Belpre High School - Belhio Yearbook (Belpre, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1938 volume:

Be1h1o 1938 Pubhshed by The Student COUHC11 of Belpre Hlqh School DEDICATION c I 1, af The BC'h1fJ CI c QJMQ P th1 b wk to The p Queers of Bdprc who mcrcic thg hryt fcbundcl +111 one lf11111fi10d cmfi flftlflth Cmmver , c 10s f ww 101 thf 11 CHJCGV 1 011 me Q Q N111fc1Fm1o 11:5 NIST! LYSIYS 1 1 f S1 ff, c1i11Q,i9f J E, '5 ,Q ' 1 V , ' fl 1 3 , 2 Q 'S' 11011 cf CdL1CCIUCI'1 111 51115 territory. Q11 ::c111' 1111 , fm' ' ju 3 Or, wf, fiililffx fhf is 1 1 ,1.1' f ih' 011 vs ' ,vii ry. MR I H LAWTON MR S I LIGHTFRITZ PIIDCIDCI1 of Schools Superintendent of Schools FACULTY S I LIGI-ITFRITZ VIRGINIA MARGARET LESLIE E BLOUGI-I LOUISE C DRUM OTIS R KIRACOFE Manetta College FERREI-L Brldgewater College Marietta College Bndgewaler College 7th yr Sclence Marlena College Northwestern Umv English Bxology 12th yr Sclence Enghsh General Science Latm Algebra Amencan Hxslory Chemxslry Physxcal Educauon TI-IELMA YOSS LELAND IENKINS MILDRED ALLEN CARROLLH LQFAVOR 01110 UHIVGFSHY Ohlo Umversxty Muskmgum College Ohlo Ul'llV9l'SllY Home Economlcs Industrlal Ed Malhemaucs Musrc Physxcal Educatlon Physrcal Educatxon JULIA HOVEY ANNA C CADY LEE S BROOK MARIE I-IARDING Marletla College Ohlo Umversxty Ashland College Qhlo Umversny Enghsh History Commerczal Secretory Anlhmetlc Geography Seniors 'R HELEN BROOKHART MILDRED SPENCER HELEN BUSKIRK ELAINE LAKE IANICE MCGIRR K' BETTY BROOKS VIRGINIA BECKLEY MARY WANDA LOGAN HOMER BECKLEY IACK FRASHURE T' Q 'J EDRIE MANKINS GENEVIEVE EARL STEPHENS GEORGE PARKER BETTY DUNFEE PENNYBACKER GARNET LESSON LUCY AYRES MARY EMRICK MILDRED ULLOM FLORENCE WISE ov- W' 1 ve-H RUTH MCPHERSON RUTH BARNHART IANE DRESSEL RUTH ANNE LAWTON DOROTHY FRAME HELEN HICKMAN RUBY STACY FRANCES DEMPSEY LORETTA HOLCOMB CATHERINE ELLENWOOD LYLE RYAN HOWARD STONE ROBERT REESE EVADELL WEAVER WILLARD WOLDREN GAIL FRESHOUR GEORGE BRUNEY RAYMOND LOWTHER MAC MCGRAW GEORGE GEARHART I RALPH WILEY PERNAS BARICKMAN WAYNE STEVENS CHESTER SIMPSON WALTER MOORE ga I' VN 5- X4 V N T R R T D ' U 'E L C ,C W 4- HOWARD AYHES EARNEST BRowNrrELD FRANK PENNYBACKER MILDRED LUZADER RICHARD HARDIN WAYNE CHAMBERS THURL KELLEY RALPH DUFF CHARLES GILILLAN Senrors whose prctures do not appear FRANK CAMPBELL WADE HARBERT LAST 'NILL AND TESTAMENT of the 1938 Semor Class of Belpre Hrgh School We the Senror Class of Belpre Hrqh School of the Crty of Belpre County of Washrnqton and State of Ohro bernq of sound mrnd memory and understandrnq do make publrsh and declare the tollowrnq as and for our last wrll and testament Frrst We hereby revoke all w1lls codrcrls or testamentary rnstruments by us at any trme here tofore made Second We hereby declare our faculty ad v1sor Mrss Ferrell executrrx of thrs wrll Thrrd We grve devrse and bequeath to the Iunror Class our home room teacher Mr Ienkrns 'provrdrnq they promrse to take good care of h1m Fourth We qrve and bequeath to our Superrn tendent and Prrncrpal our srncere respect and apprecratron for therr careful qurdance for the years we ve spent here Frith We qrve and bequeath to the Iunror Class the care of the dear faculty hoprnq that they wrll be able to partrally frll the vord left rn the hearts of sard faculty by our qraduatron Srxth The rndrvrdual Senrors each havrnq valuable possessrons do hereby bequeath them as follows ofa Lucy Ayres Wrlls her Rockland irrend to any qrrl who wants to be a storekeeper Wrllard Woldren wrlls hrs ambrtron to be a rrver prlot to anyone who wants rt tW1ll1e s qornq rnto the Beauty Shoppe busrnessl Ruth Barnhart wrlls her quretness to Phyllrs Wayman Ralph Wrley wrlls hrs technrque wrth the ladres to Clrnton McGrrr Result a new Romeo' Vrrqrnra Beckley wrlls the good trmes she had rn Englrsh class to Betty Deeble Howard Stone wrlls hrs basketball playrnq abrlrty to next years teams Helen Brookhart wrlls her hrqh soprano to the Belpre Frre Department tl-lelen thrnks the srren mrqht breakll Wayne Stevens w1lls all the red harr rn Belpre to the Marretta boys Betty Brooks wrlls her name and address to all the Lonely Hearts Clubs rn the country Earl Stephens w1lls hrs clean sportsmanshrp rn basketball to Gay Santee t I , col r 1 Il I W I I' I 'I I ' I I V .ll I, 'rl I I v I 'I ' I I ll I I 1. ill I 'I ': I ' D - I L., I . ..':. I I' I ' 'll I I ' I Helen Buskrrk leaves her love of under class men to Wrlda Stephens so next years seventh grade wrll have a chance Chester Srmpson wrlls hrs abrlrty as a taxr drrver to Earl Sams Frances Dempsey wrlls her posrtron as rack of all trades to Kate Grlbert Lyle Ryan doesnt care to wrll hrs secret for perfectly groomed harr to anyone lane Dressel wrlls Marrorre Bradley the prrvr lege of berng Mr La Favor s goat for a whrle Robert Reese wrlls hrs beautrful curls to Mr Lrghtfrrtz Betty Dunfee wrlls her very popular name to all the other Betty Dunfees George Parker wrlls the Presrdency of the Bachelors Club to anyone who wants a lot of worrres Catherrne Ellenwood wrlls her freckles to Han nah Hrll Walter Moore wrlls hrs pug nose and lrrsh tem per to anyone desrrrng to be a boxer Mary Emrrck wrlls her rmportance to everyone Wrth an rnferrorrty complex Mac McGraw wrlls hrs thumbrng abrlrty to any one who has gone Marretta Dorothy Frame wrlls all her troubles to the old krt bag tFrom now on she s gonna Smrle smrle smrlel l Raymond Lowther wrlls hrs rnventrve genrus to Donald Cornes Helen Hrckman wrlls her excellent scholastrc record to the school as an example for the runrors Thurl Kelley wrlls hrs stature to some of the Freshmen who look lrke they belong rn krnder garten rnstead of Hrgh School Loretta Holcomb wrlls her place on the school bus to anyone who wrshes a hrgher educatron Rrchard Hardrn wrlls hrs love of argurng wrth the teachers to anyone who can get away wrth rt Elarne Lake leaves her quret mardenly qualr tres to Peg Brooks Wade Harbert wrlls hrs gurtar playrng abrlrty to anyone desrrrng to broadcast over WPAR Ruth Lawton wrlls her parental supervrsron at hrgh school to Marrorre Lrghtfrrtz George Gearhart wrlls hrs abrlrty to go to sleep rn class to anyone who has rnsomnra Garnet Leeson wrlls her garrulous ways to the Economrcs classes of future generatrons Charles Grlrllan wrlls hrs loud manners to Dotty Barley Mary Wanda Logan wrlls her place on the basketball team to Wrlma Ater Mrldred Luzader wrlls per professronal basket ball playrng to Mrs McPherson Iack Frashure wrlls hrs beautrful frgure to Eva Kelley Garl Freshour wrlls hrs role of Mrss Ferrells protector to the brawnrest member of the Iunror Class Ruth McPherson wrlls her frrendshrp to every one tAn undertaker rs always tryrng to get on the good srde of hrs future patrentsl Ralph Duff wrlls hrs qurck wrt and ready an swers to anyone who wrll do them Justrce Edrre Mankrns wrlls her crushabrlrty to Mar garet Trce Wayne Chambers wrlls hrs seat besrde Vrrgrnra Bond on the Lrttle Hockrng bus to Durwood Gun ne Ianrce McGrrr wrlls her careful drrvrng to Harold Crandall Frank Campbell wrlls hrs style of walkrng to Charles Wrley Swrng rt Charles! Genevreve Pennybacker wrlls her drmples to Eva Ruth Mrckey already has her man' George Bruney wrlls hrs wonderful comprehen sron of electrrcrty to next year s Physrcs class Mrldred Ullom wrlls her farthfulness to all these frckle freshmen Frank Pennybacker wrlls hrs Wanderlust to Bob Overmyer Mrldred Spencer wrlls her frckle ways to Mar garet Ann Dressel Ernest Brownfreld wrlls hrs seat rn the honor study hall to anyone who wrll be as good as he has been Ruby Stacy wrlls her srlly grggle to Vrrgrnra Bond Homer Beckley wrlls hrs unusual and amusrng ways to anyone who wants to be drlferent Pernas Barrrckman wrlls hrs studrousness to Evelyn Grady Evadell Weaver wrlls her darnty feet tSrze 9s Edl to Ioe Parks Howard Ayers wrlls hrs grrl frrend to the rrrnth grade When Howard becomes a man he wrll put away chrldrsh thrngs Florence Wrse wrlls her lrngurstrc abrlrty to no one She hopes to use rt rn Hollywood later Srgned the thrrteenth day of May 1938 By the Senror Class of 1938 Frank Campbell Mac McGraw . 1 - . . . . . . 11. . . . . 1 11 . 1 . . . 1 1 - - - , , . . . , . . . 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ORGANIZATIONS l iuuvnma skull sv' STUDENT COUNCIL Top row left to rlqht Mrss Allen Mr Krracofe Mrss Snyder Edwrn Kester Dean Trpprns Ray mond Krqht Hal H111 Bottom row left to rrqht Elrzabeth Currey Martha Lohr Marquerrle Edqell Robert Reese Mar qaret Ann Dre-ssel Kathryn Grlbert Vrrqmra Maze Ruth Anne Lawton +-A L5- grim x J 'Q' BELHIO STAFF' Top row left to rrqht Lyle Ryan Iames McManus Merlm Eltzroth Robert Overmyer Mr Brook Bottom row left to rlqht Adelme Grlbert lane Dressel Ruth Lawton Frances Dempsey Wm ui , ,' 0 ' M 'Q , sf ' ' A ' .f 'K H . 1-3 h I . Vit!! -K I . . , Q gg i 3 . wr f. , y Qi , 4 , A It if ,8 . M Q 5. , an K f , X f A' It 1 - It r 5, bv A . . , . N '4 , . . I . 'I ., . 1 ' I r - ' , ' , I , 4 ' , - , . I W I 1 1 ' , , - I . . . ' ' - Q- . 7' ' ., t ,, .. Q V Q am, A V .., ga, , ,e sw. .- 1 W , W, ,rua L :fa ,I 2-'f-. ' , .-Q' 3 44. . 'A of . , , ,, .,, , 1 W., -Ld ... X t I , to -E' 1' '+:,,r - ' , A , .y O 1 1 v , , VI .Ng - K V url W t 4. 4 Y f ' Selig . f l - , L V A lv , 4 3 ,. V. ' ,f Q gag, i O O 8 4- 5 lv A f , ' '7ff?.f 4 -A Q. I ,--ig 5.5, I in 'V W 1 xr , A 1 f ' + ' . . 54,-1. P -r' ., V .,r . ,, Q . , I , . It A 'lt pw , ' I ' , - x, . X v ,A 1 , I , I 1 1 ' I 1 ' ' PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Top row, left to riqht4Frank Campbell, Helen Buskirk, Kim Parker, Bob Over- myer Elmer Holstein Charles Fish. Bottom row Harry Roberts Bull Hall Bob Reese Bob Graham Raymond Lowther Howard Ayers FUTURE HOMEMAKERS W- BACHELORS Top row left to rzqht Mrss Yoss Con nell Watson Ioe Parks Charles Frsh Donald Carnes Estelle Sprmqston Ernest Brownfleld B111 Parks Clxfton Spencer Lawrence Ullom Chester Sxmpson Georqe Parker Bottom row Deane Davrs lack Fra shure Frank Trautman Elmer Hol stern Homer Beckley Krm Parker Walter Moore Wade Harbert Ray mond Lowther Thurl Kelley Georqe Bruney MAWDERN SEKRETARIES CLUB MONITORS lp WlyCpl Q Rh yI.t ffm Dev SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB PATROUMEN Top row left to rxqht Raymond Low ther Ned West Warren Stone Rlch ard Stealey Frank Trautman Lyle Ryan Ernest Brownfleld Coach Ktra coe Bottom row left to rrqht Harold Cran dell Howard Conley Put Gmlbert B111 Hall Ralph Wlley Armllda Rxffle James Marne Wxlbur Hardm Robert Doman BAND Top row left to rxqht Dwlqht Barnhart Bert l-lendrlcks Elmer Holsteln Mll dred Brownfxeld Second row left to rlqht Mr LaFavor Mable Eve-rhart Margaret Smlth Betty Kemp Mxldred Luzador Doro thy Knowles Adalme Grlbert Ray mond K1qht Clemmton Mf:G1rr Rus sell Sxmpson Bottom row left to nqht-Carl Fexqht Carlton Barnhart Merlln Bell Merlm Eltzroth Wrlbur Hardm lamce Mc Grrr Bruce Chambers Cllfton Spen cer Kenneth Webb Robert Dornan PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB ttf HOME ECONOMICS CLUB The Future Homemukers of Amerlcu i k 'I THE. MAVVDERN SEKHLTARIES KLUB GLEE CLUB 11 ff Left to R1ght Frank Campbell Frances Dempsey Ralph W1ley Helen Brookhart Cl1nton MCGIIT M11clred Ullan GGHEVIGVG Pennyboker Ralph Duff H1gh Glee Clubs presented an outstand1ng Cl'1f1Sl mas concert Two approprrate lullabys were sung by Iune Clark Whlle Margery Bradley and Con nell Watson portrayed Ioseph and Mary at the manger The boys and g1rls glee clubs pre sented numbers 1nd1v1dually and comb1ned IH Glona from the Twelhh Mass All the tam1l1ar Chr1stmas Carols and select1ons by the orchestra completed the program In March the glee club presented The Tea House of Smg Lo an operetta ID two acts The act1on takes place 1n a Chmese tea house oper ated by the old fash1oned S1ngLo and h1S two daughters An Amer1can couple accompan1ed by the1r daughter and a salesman arr1ve hop1ng to 1nduce Smg Lo to buy one ot the1r advert1s1ng SIQHS Through a mlstake IH 1dent1ty the sales man 1S royally welcomed and the august consul ev1cted by the man of all work at the tea house As do all sat1sfy1ng SlOf19S the m1stakes are cleared up and everyone 1S LICIDDY and to all ln December the comb1ned Iumor and Sen1or appearances l1ve happ1ly ever after The cast IS as follows S1ng Lo Lyle Ryan Ah Mee Mlldred Ullom So H1 Genevleve Pennybacker Bert Cl1nton MCGIII une Helen Brookhart Mr Maxwell Ralph W1ley Mrs Maxwell Frances Dempsey No Fan Ralph Duff Honorable Appletree Frank Campbell Equally as 1mportant as the cast but no prom1nent are Mr Carroll La Favor D1rector ot the Glee Club lane Dressel P1an1st MISS Thelma Yoss Costumes Mr Leland Ienkms Stagmg MISS Helen Francls Danc1ng SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB Pres1dent Hal H1ll Secretary Tommy Lou Bronaugh Adv1sor MISS Anna Cady 'ISO The members of thls club are e1ghth graders outstand1ng programs was concerned w1th the who ma1nta1n A and B grades 1n soc1al sc1ence b1ograph1es of men prom1nent 1n Un1ted States Regular meetmgs are held and 1nterest1ng pro- h1story durmg the C1V1l War per1od Another pro grams presented by the members One of the gram planned 1S a Whats the Answer contest 'Q 'Q' ff ,4 f .- ' 1 1 7.1 I U V ,.. ..,.,I I 1 e, w ,YQZ1 11 ' :Qt 1' .K 8, f 1 , H yv 0, Q.. 5 x ' '91, Q ' ' - ' v 1- ww . if - 1 , 1 1 'T f ' n 4 .I 7 in ' 1 -- .1 . 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Bottom row left to nght Homer Beck ley Wayne Stevens Earl Stephens Ralph Wlley Dlck Hardm Howard Stone IUNIOH HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM Top row left to nqht Bruce Price Iames Mayne Robert Doman War ren Stone Rlchard Stealey Dxck Hamxlton Bottom row left to nqht Walter Col vm Harold Dlllmqer Wayne Hamll ton Hal H111 Robert Stephens GIRIS BASKETBALL TEAM Top row left to rxqht Manorle Brad ley Bertha Dugan VIIQIHIC Bond Paulme Delble Ann Davls Mlldred Ford Mrs McPherson Bottom row left to nqht lane Dressel Eleanor Reynolds Peg Brooks Helen Brookhart Mary Logan Helen New man Mary Robmson BASKETBALL SCHEDULE GIRLS BASKETBAI L fr 9 Eg V, VT: 51' :,- it '.','t 24 Q7 A 14 'Cfi Vi!-K f':,T, .V :7 xfkfjlz. ,f, Q X r 1 ' 1 145i 'n ., ,, r , ,.', . , T1 A'- ., 1 . A HH 'LJ 'Z .' flu .', 'fm 1' A :fri V --3 ' 1 f .,. ' L :ty N .L . 3' .Sf vw., ,. T: :XP lim Q31 'wi 1' fy, . 1,7 .. , .1171 . ZX: 1 i pi. A' l . O 1 J 'If J Af ' W 1 fl t '14 X ,Viz I V 1 .. 1 V' .v 1 1' 3, 43 .M -1 f. I . 'L . , , .. , .. 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I TRACK TEAM ATHLETIC COUN Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Oc Qc Cc Oc Oc Oc Oc Gc Oc 27 28 Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 25 29 Dec Dec Dec Dec c Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec an lan SD SCHOOL CALENDAR School begrns Assembly Student Councrl Assembly Barlow Farr Columbus to G S U vs Texas Chrrstran game Senror we1ner roast Reverend Murdoch Assemb y lun1or hay r1de Sophomore party Freshman party P T A Supper Chorus and Band Assembly Assembly Ralph Morgan CYulcon eakerl O E T A Meetrng Seventh Grade Assembly Carnrval Erghth Grade Assembly Athlettc Arssocratron Thanlcsgt Jrng Servrces Mrs W1 son Future Romemakers Banquet Thanksgrvrnq Vacatron Dr Lynche Assembly Newport Game here Every Puprl Tests Coolvrlle Game there West Penn Lrghts Dlsplay Tuppers Plarns Game there Mem Assembly lacques DAlbert ber of Byrds Expedttron to South Poe Chrr tmas Concert Dexter Crty Boys Lower Salem Grrls there Alumnr here Chrrstmas Assembly Rev l-ladwtn Openrng of Chrrstmas Flolrdays School resumes Newport Game there CID CIN GD CIT1 GU Feb Feb Feb Feb Fe Feb eb Fe March l March 4 5 March l l March 20 March 24 25 March 30 Aprrl Aprrl Aprrl Apnl Aprtl Aprrl Aprrl May May May May May May May May Parkersburg Game here Racme Game there Wrllramstown Game there Coolvrlle Game here Tuppers Plarns Boys Lower Salem Grrls here Beverly Game there Dexter Crty Game here Belle Valley Game there Lrn olns Brrthday Be erly Game here Washrngtons Btrthday l-lolrday Wrllramstown Game here Farm Bureau Essay Parkersburg Game there Tournament P T A Sh w The Cohens and Kelleys Proneer Meetrng rn Marletta Opereta The Tea l-louse of Srng Mawdern Sekretarres Klub Werner Roast Semor Scholarshrp tests at Marletta Bachelor Banquet Ptoneer Landtng at Martetta Holr day P T A Show Robrnson Crusoe Last Senror Party Band Drnner Easter Sunday Everyone to church even Homer' Semor Day French hamburger fry Drs r1ct Scholarshrp Tests at Athens Track Meet at Athens lun or Senror Banquet Baccalaureate Servrce Class Nrght Play Lxghtmn Co nrnencement Alumnr Banquet and Dance I ' O . 6 ' . l . l4 ,- . . l6 , . l . l5 ' M- . . 23 ' . l . 21 ' ' --4 . . 25 ' . l . 22 ' e . . 25 . . . . 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XFX igx,-sa,-X ffljx N, BELPRE iff Belpre ftrst called Belle Pre was the ftrst off shoot of the Manetta settlement and was founded tn 1789 when the p1oneers began selectxng and occupymg the best lands IH the Ohto Company purchase lts htstory IS closely tnterwoven wtth that of the mother settlement There were three d1v1s1ons of the orrgrnal Belpre settlement These were known as the upper the m1ddle and the lower settlements The upper set tlement extended down the r1ver to what 1S now Rockland the m1ddle settlement came next and lS now Center Belpre the lower was known as the Newbury settlement Log cab1ns were bu1lt along the rtver front and the f1rst bustness of the settlers was to clear ground for crops The Belpre p1oneers suffered from the famtne of 1789 an early frost bltghted the corn crop destroytng about 200 acres 1n the settlement In 1791 the frrst fort1f1cat1on agatnst the lndtans was planned The nucleus for the famous strong hold, Farmers' Castle, was the log houses of Ebenezer Batelle and Colonel Nathantel Cushtng The srte of Farmers' Castle was nearly oppostte the center of Blennerhassett lsland The Ohlo Rrver gave protectton on the front, as a deep swamp dtd at the rear Mtlttary regulattons were enforced under Mator Nathan Goodale, who was placed tn charge of the garnson There were 70 men enl1sted for m1lttary duty Absence at roll call at sunrtse was pun1shed by reautrmg the vlo- lator of the rules to cut one of the many stumps tn the stockade The stumps raptdly dtsappeared Two more garrtsons were constructed before the close of the lndran War These were known as Stone s Garrlson and Goodale s Garrxson At the close of the lnd1an War however Indlan troubles were over so Farmers Castle was torn down and the settlers turned the1r attentlon to farmtng Among the ploneer settlers of Belpre were Cap- tam Wrlltam Dana Iohn and Rebecca Rouse whose daughter Bethsheba was 1n 1789 the f1rst female school teacher 1n the Northwest Terrltory W11l1am Brownmg who marrled Ab1ga11 daughter of General Rufus Putnam Captatn Ion athan Stone Colonel Battelle Captatn Ionathan Devol master mechamc of the p1oneers Aaron Waldo Putnam son of Israel Putnam Captaln Perley Howe who marned Persls daughter of Rufus Putnam and many other mtelltgent and enterprtsmg men The tlrst 11brary 1n the Northwest Terrltory was the Putnam Famtly Llbrary whtch was later called the Belpre Farmers Lrbrary, and IH whlch the Belpre p1oneers owned stock Be1pre was 1a1d out as a v11lage IH 1852 Au gustus H Brown1ng secured the SGFVICGS of S H Chamberlatn 1n maktng the plat There were onqrnally 18 burldmg lots Add1t1ons were made rn succeedmg years unttl the present area was reached In 1901 the resldents voted to lncorporate and the charter for the town was recetved tn 1902 Belpre has a populatton of 1,724 accord1ng to the census of 1934 4 Q ' ,' '- f- -'y.f-T , 1 X X1 Q if , ' 1 , -I -C 1 It ' ',, 1 -- E 5 - , . ,.,. 1 - Nh., ,l 'MIX , .. uh M .,. 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Cornphments MILLER STORE CO 213 Second St BELPRE OHIO Thor L1ne of IRONERS SWEEPERS AMBASSADOR F1116 Shoes or Men and Boys WALL PAPER CLOTHING N OTIONS DRY GOODS COMPLIMENTS COMPL IMENTS Tun 674' BEAUTY Class of 193 8 BELPRE AUTO SERVICE PUTNAM GILBERT Owner 2nd and MapIe Sfreefs BELPRE OHIO Phone 943 J Tatronzze Our vldvertzsers of OF OF I C M ' FO- to WASHEHS Hgppg . f V Comphments COMPLIMENTS Mac s Super Servlce GULF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Pr1ce s Grocery Second and Walnut 213 Second Street Phone 9560 Phone 4046 Belpre Ohxo Phone 9377 PLYMOUTH SANDWICH SHOPPE Belpre Sandwiches and Cold Drinks T a HOT DOGS OUR SPECIALTY S Clgareffes Candy and Tobacco Phone 9505 Mafheny and Barley Props Be pre Ohio B E L P R E Complzmenls COMPLIMENTS S H O E Pr1ce's OF R E P A I R Grocery Belpre 208 Second St Hardware Co J R EATON 213 Seco d Street Prop lhone 9560 PA TRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS of I l ' 9 ooo O o Q I 1 I ofa ' , . I , ' 0 1 n , . n . , 1 BELPRE AUTO SERVICE PUTNAM 6lLBERT Owner 2nd and Maple S'rree+s Louls Andns CLOVER FARM STORES We Deliver Phone 943 J Phone 9518 BELPRE CHIC 708 Mann Street Joe Adams Ice Coal Trans er LENOX 86 LONG Gas Ozl Grease General Repazrmg 4 Mann St Phone 347 BELI RE OHIO '1 ate's SPENCERS GROCERY Sandwich op Grocerzes Meats Fruzts Home Made Ice Cream Vegetables SANDWICHES Phone 95 57 416 Mam Street SOFT DRINKS We Deliver MAIN STREET SERVICE STATION Phone 9544 C S HULL General Repairing wmzcxme senvnce BELPRE omo I u'o O f 0-ko 13 ' . - .o.to Complzme :fs U11011 THCMAS BRCS Barber Shop Standard Oll Products ROCKLAND OHIO 2 d c Belp e Ol o Belpre Helghts F lllmg Statlon Shell Products SUPER SHELL GASOLINE MOTOR OIL Ph 9579 BELPRE O G D I PA TRONIZE UUR ADVERTISERS ' 1 Of I I n S . r , ui . . Q l Distributors of Goodyear and U. S. Tires and Tubes. We carry largest stock of tires ' B l . Why go any place else and buy. e - - .