Traffic Accidents Light Up Pomeroy Evening Saturday
A flurry of minor crashes distracted Pomeroy traffic on Saturday evening. Isaac Lewis and Lee Teegarden collided on W Main Street, with damages settled privately. Carl Wright and Wanda Leibrand caused rear damage to the latter’s car on E Main Street. Lewis Walker and John Zerkle’s trucks and cars collided near Sycamore Street. An older Route 124 truck accident was noted. Police and constables logged multiple intoxication arrests. Edward Barnum and Albert Dixon faced hearings. Dixon pleaded not guilty.
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E. Main St
Carl Wright
Jenkins, Ky
Wanda Leibrand
Syracuse
Night Trolman H. H. Neimeyer
Lewis Walker
Forest Run
John Zerkle
Middleport
Harry Hoffman
E. Main
Sycamore St
Walker
Pomeroy
Riverside Mill Co
Aneer
Herbert Ose
Racine
Edward Barnum
Ronald Grindley
Albert Dixson
Clint Jewell
Squire P. L. Peoples
William Motley
Allensworth
Leif Bolin
Sam Hutton
Grindley
Ike Neal
Carroll Durst
Leroy Bartram
Rutland Township
John Conker
Ike Neale
Oscar Whitlock
Pomeroy Band Mothers Plan Rummage Sale
Pomeroy High School Band seeks funds to finish paying for new uniforms. Band Mothers announce a rummage sale to run Tuesday through next week at the Gloeckner Building next to Starks Pharmacy. Proceeds aid uniforms caps and equipment, with clothing drop offs available Tuesday or later.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Gloeckner
Starks Pharmacy
Children of Simpson Church Get Awards
Sunday was Promotion Day at Simpson Methodist Church. Sunday School children received awards and promotion certificates marking advancement in classes. Rally Day is planned for next Sunday per Pastor Rev. Warren H. Bright.
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Pomeroy
Simpson Methodist Church
Epworth League
Simpson Church
Warren H. Bright
Two Racine Ministers Honored Friday Night
Racine Baptist Church members honored their pastor Rev. T. T. Shelton his wife and son Billie during a seventh anniversary fellowship at the parsonage. A 7 p.m. dinner at the Methodist Church welcomed Rev. and Mrs. Walter McCarley as the new Methodist pastor.
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Racine
Crew Pays Respects To Mr. Schaefer
In MIDDLEPORT the crew of a C&O train paused near S Second Ave to pay their respects to the late George Schaefer a retired C&O engineer who died at his home. He was survived by his sisters Mrs Ed Angle and Mrs Harry Might of Logan. the funeral was held Friday morning. The Thoroughbred Stud Book of Horses first published in England in 1793.
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Middleport
George Schaefer
C&o
S. Second Ave
Schaefer
Ed Angle
Harry Might
Logan
England
Elizabeth Unger Graves Wedding in Middleport
Miss Elizabeth Unger and Paul Arnold Graves wed in a simple ceremony held Friday night at the bridegroom’s parents’ home. The double ring service followed by a family reception, with fall floral decor and a three tier cake, preceded Graves and his bride’s departure for Dayton where they will reside.
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Middleport
Elizabeth Jane Unger
Paul Arnold Graves
Pearl Graves
Pearl St
Miss Unger
Charlene Walburn
Janet Frost
Carolyn Jane Graves
Curtis Stitler wedding surprise in Coshocton
Mr and Mrs Harry Curtis announce the marriage of their eldest son Richard to Miss Iris Stitler of Coshocton. The ceremony was held at the Methodist Church parsonage in Coshocton on Tuesday evening September 24. They will reside in Coshocton where Mr Curtis is employed.
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Racine
Harry Curtis
Vine St
Richard
Iris Stitler
Coshocton
Curtis
Shakespeare Club Opens Year With First Regular Meeting
The Shakespeare Club plans its first regular meeting of the year on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harry Feiger on Mulberry Avenue. The annual luncheon usually held at the initial gathering has been postponed for now. Meigs County PTA holds an all day session Thursday in Racine with all members invited and a noon luncheon planned. Mr and Mrs T A Downie hosted their 500 card club Saturday evening with Mrs John Duerr and Mr Lee Rudisill posting high scores. Howard Ewing of Charleston and Mrs Glenroy Ewing visited the Downies on Lincoln Hill. Shirley Duerr, Ohio University student, spent the weekend with her parents and returned with her mother and Mrs Downie.
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Edith Klein
New York City
Eva Klein
Pearl St
Eva Mae Fugate
Holzer Hospital
Gene Bennett
Charleston
Alberta Bennett
S. Second Ave
Harold Hubbard
Ohio University
Athens
M. A. White
Bill Wood
Bob Welte
Bill Diles
Paul Martin
Margaret Croushore
Jack
Bob
Columbus
Walter Harris
Edward Duffy
Catherine Burns
Helen Beeson
Christine Garrison
Lawson
Townsend
William Longstaff
Corning
Burns Barker
John Wesley Longstaff
Roy Lansbury
Elmer Dent
Middleport
Sansbury
Frieda Faehnle
Ruth Drake
Lois Cecil
Lucille Smith
Tallulah Bankhead
James Askren
Bellefontaine
James Harley
Zanesville
Terry Allis
Martha Bryant
J. Harry Parsons
Estella Parsons
Dale Dennis
South Dakota
L. L. Burt
Caliente
Nev
Luella Dorman
Las Vegas
Charles Gregg
Shakespeare Club
Harry Feiger
Mulberry Ave
Meigs County
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Racine
T. A. Downie
John Duerr
Lee Rudisill
Howard Ewing
Glenroy Ewing
Lincoln Hill
Shirley Duerr
Ohio University At
Main St
Duerr
Midnight Express Travels Highway Through Pomeroy
A locomotive pulling a single box car paraded through Pomeroy Sunday night via the highway, drawing astonished onlookers. The crew, from Voiture No. 748 40 et 8, had participated in a large American Legion Convention parade in Boston and were returning to Ashland Kentucky with six Legionnaires aboard the box car built to French specifications for eight horses or forty men.
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Pomeroy
Boston
Ashland
Cold Weather Cuts Attendance at Local Carnival
Nye's 4 Star Shows of Middleport left Sunday with the Volunteer Fire Department for Bluefield for a week then Georgia for the winter. The past week’s cold weather reduced attendance at the carnival, now in its fourth week of bad weather, but operators say enough money was made to fund their winter quarters.
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Middleport
Nye
Bluefield
Georgia
Record of 1939 platinum metal imports by the United States
The United States imported more than half of the world’s 500 ounces of platinum metals produced in 1939.
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United States
Middleport Family Prize Football Fans
The Harvey Mourning family of Middleport is noted as the No 1 family for football attendance. They have supported every home and out of town game since son Paul entered high school, while Henderson Mourning, a longtime follower, has not missed a home game for years. he recalls game details and player numbers from years past.
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Middleport
MHS Yellow Jackets
Harvey Mourning
Paul
Henderson
Potts Leads Syracuse To 5-3 Victory
Syracuse beat The Plains 5 to 3 at King's Park on Sunday. Potts struck out nine for Syracuse while Nelson pitched for The Plains with four strikeouts before Harrison finished.
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Potts
Syracuse
Pomeroy
King’s Park
Athens County
The
Plains
Harry Potts
Nelson
the Plains
Harrison
Guinther
Cundiff
Clark
L. Moore
Hemsley
C. Moore
Hendrix
Duckworth
Anaes the Plains Abr KE Cole A Aee Ew Eeesess | Haddox
Stillwell
Hunter
Oweweeees Coon
Kestival
Savage
B. Nelson
Moore
Head Binding in France Shaped Infant Skulls Historically
The practice in parts of France during the 20th century involved binding a child’s head to create a tall sugarloaf shape. Medical and social records note its cultural roots and decline as pediatric health knowledge expanded.
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France
Federated Church Schedules A Week Of Activities
The Federated Church activity calendar lists adult confirmation at 7 on Monday, Women's Guild at 7 30 Wednesday, Busy Bee quilting Thursday, choir and Young People’s League at 7 30 Thursday, and teachers’ meeting at 7 30 Friday.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Women's Guild
Choir
Young People’s League
Eagles To Hold Open House In New Quarters
Meigs Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles launches a week of events starting Sunday October 20 to dedicate its new meeting hall in the Koehler Building at Main and Sycamore. Activities include dances contests a banquet and a public open house with inspection of the hall and facilities. The second floor venue features a large dance room with orchestra platform and circular seating while the club lounge is reserved for members.
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Main St
Harrisonville Community Fair Ends Two Day Run
The Harrisonville Community Fair at the schoolhouse grounds wrapped up Saturday night after a two day run. Opening Friday featured magician Benjamin Franklin IV drawing a large crowd, with Saturday the main day drawing growing attendance and showcasing varied exhibits of agricultural products and home handiwork.
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Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Benjamin Franklin IV
Hostess Gift From Barbert on Meigs County Hunt
For three years a group of Barbert on youths have hunted in Meigs County staying with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hennesy on Front Street. This year guests Russell Ronig Howard Smith Terry Buckehr and Gus Bowman visited from Tuesday to Saturday evening and presented Mrs. Hennesy with a wristwatch.
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Middleport
Barberton
Meigs County
Henry Hennesy
Front St
Hennesys
Russell Ronig
Howard Smith
Terry Buckehr
Gus Bowman
Hennesy i
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Children of Simpson Church
Mr. Schaefer
Middleport Social Notes
Mrs. Sauer
Charles Sauer
Ernest Hartinger
L. B. Higgins
H. L. Redcay
Eben Bowen
Church of Christ
George Russell
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Social Briefs
Midnight Express
Middleport Family Prize
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Pomeroy Police
Eagles
Fee, AM
Joneses
Common Council
Reformatory
Bon Ton
Bureau OF Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
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