Athens Ordinance Lets City Contract for Electric Power
The Athens City Council authorizes the Director of Public Service with Board of Control approval to contract with Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company for electrical energy to operate water pumping machinery. The contract fixes ten year terms, delivery at West State Street, and a tiered rate schedule with demand and energy charges, plus semi annual adjustments for taxes and costs.
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Athens
Athens County
Ohio
Board OF Control
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Columbus
State OF
Southern Ohio Electric Pany
Conner
Ohio Electric
West State Street
K. W
K.W.H
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Meigs County WPA funds debated at county meeting
Meigs County officials consider WPA program status and sponsor share as budget limitations stall county work. Auditor and surveyor discuss payments and funding gaps, with a Thursday meeting planned to estimate needed funds and address sponsor requirements cited by WPA authorities.
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Pomeroy
WPA
Meigs County
J. Ray Hickey
Zanesville
Theodore Beegle
George Daniels
Commissioners’ Journal
Daniels
Commissioners
Beegle
Hickey
Post Office Will Be Finished in July
Middleport expects completion of its new post office by mid July as work advances with four dozen workers, material and roof supplies ready. The article notes contractual access to city premises for meters and equipment and outlines liability limits and succession rules in the 1939 agreement between Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company and the City of Athens Ohio.
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Middleport
Angela George
Ang Construction Company
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Athens
Ohio
Frazier Funeral Held in Silver Run for Mrs Sarah Frazier
Private funeral services were held at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Sarah Frazier 78 who died at her home in Silver Run after a battle with pneumonia. Interment followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire. Survived by four daughters and three sons including Hazel Witham of Murray City Cora Farley Edith Jones Chloe Potts Jesse Pearl Frazier and Fred Frazier of Columbus.
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Middleport
Sarah Frazier
Silver Run
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Building Activity Shifts Through Middleport District
Local property owners in Middleport undertake several improvements. La Salle Hotel rooms gain new light fixtures wiring and redecorating. George Tewksbury builds a three car garage on N Third Ave and repaints his Cole Street cottage. James Weber constructs a modern two story garage on Gravel Hill with storage upstairs and two car space on first floor.
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Middleport
la Salle
George Tewksbury
N. Third Ave
Tewksbury
Cole St
John Vroman
James Weber
Gravel Hill
Simpson Brotherhood Meets at M. E. Church
About 40 men attended a Simpson Brotherhood gathering at Simpson M E Church Tuesday evening. Dinner by Ithamer Weed and Ralph Gilmore preceded a program led by president J E Mahoney. Edison Hobhstetter spoke on the origin of money and banking. A Father and Son Banquet is planned next.
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Pomeroy
Simpson Brotherhood
Simpson M. E
Ithamer Weed
Ralph Gilmore
J. E. Mahoney
Edison Hobhstetter
Brotherhood
Ministers Attend Meeting in Rutland
Meigs County Ministerial Association met in Rutland for their regular monthly gathering. Rev. L D Phipps led the devotional, Rutland High School chorus sang, and members discussed morals and the liquor situation. They urged closing all liquor establishments at midnight Saturdays. Dinner followed served by Rutland Church women.
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Middleport
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Rutland
L. D. Phipps
Rutland High School
Rutland Church
Former Pomeroy Residents Die in Columbus
Two former Pomeroy residents died in Columbus this week. Mrs. G. W. Belt, 46, formerly Eva Chapman, whose husband was once Columbus Federation of Labor president, will be buried there. Mrs. Magdalene Gloeckner, 82, widow of Anthony Gloeckner, had lived in Columbus nearly 40 years and once ran a Central Market produce stand. funeral services will be held in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
G. W. Belt
Magdalene Gloeckner
Belt
Eva Chapman
Columbus Federation of Labor
Gloeckner
Anthony Gloeckner
Central Market
Taylor Ridge Church Group Meets Friday Night
Taylor Ridge The Ladies Aid Society will meet Friday night at the church. Mrs Davis recovering from illness visits Mr and Mrs Mont Davis in Columbus and Mr and Mrs Charles Mackey of Redtown with their daughter Sylvia spend Sunday with the Lindholms. Revival services at Trimble Church of Christ attended by several locals.
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Taylor Ridge
Ladies Aid Society
John Wenger
Donald Hooper
Columbus
Mont Davis
Fred Heffken
Rolland Mulpas
Doras
Geraldine Mulpas
Carl Welling
Perry Chalfant
Gerald Nagle
Amesville
Chauncey
Clyde Canter
New Lexington
Elmer Davis
Sherley
Jacksonville
John Davis
Walton vs Hart Trespass Case Continued to Trial
Case continued for Benjamin D. Walton against Rufus Hart of Benton Township. No new trial date set.
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Logan
Benjamin D. Walton
Rufus Hart
Benton Township
Rich Nugget Found Near Placerville Gold Nugget Found
William Wulff of the Rescue section visited town to display a gold nugget weighing 40% ounces from a quartz formation on his property. Experts valued the gold content at 1000 to 1300 dollars despite remaining quartz.
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Placerville
Cal
William Wulff
Twelve-year-old traveler joins parents on western tent show
June Brunk of Plainview Texas travels with her family as they pitch a tent show. In six years she has attended 250 schools across nine western states and rarely misses a day of class, moving from grade to high school as needed.
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June Brunk
Plainview
Texas
Social notes from Middleport reveal visits and illnesses
Mrs. O G Suter returns to Welch after five weeks with her ailing aunt Mrs Eva Stansbury who is slowly recovering. Fred Fultz improves from several weeks of influenza as his son T Lyston Fultz visits from Xenia. Mrs Louis Burford and Mrs R B Laughead join White Shrine members for Athens Chapter meeting. Mrs Clarence Ebersbach and daughters visited Huntington. Miss Frieda Faehnle hosted Circleville guest Mrs Culp with her. Mrs John Lewis left Holzer Hospital to home on Broadway for ankle infection treatment. Miss Jessie Crary of Crown City, sister of the late Dr Herman Crary, is seriously ill. Mr and Mrs C M Hennesy and Mrs W G Davis drive to Crown Point for a late afternoon visit.
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O. G. Suter
Welch
W. Va
Eva Stansbury
Fred Fultz
T. Lyston Fultz
OSSH
Xenia
Louis Burford
R. B. Laughead
Athens
Clarence Ebersbach
Huntington
Guy Culp
Circleville
Frieda Faehnle
Faehnle
Culp
John Lewis
Holzer Hospital
Broadway
Jessie Crary
Crown City
Herman Crary
C. M. Hennesy
W. G. Davis
Crown Point
Wyatt Takes Special Photography Course
Mr and Mrs Gene Wyatt returned from Cleveland and Kent where Mr Wyatt took a Kent State University short course in news photography for his journalism teaching. An exhibit of 225 outstanding news pictures by metropolitan cameramen from leading American cities toured. Pomeroy and Middleport photos were shot by Lloyd Flowers and will appear in the Columbus paper April 9 Easter Sunday.
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Middleport
Gene Wyatt
Cleveland
Kent
Middleport Pictures
Columbus
Pomeroy Pictures
Wyatt
Letart Falls Truck Growers Meet Form Plan
An important meeting for truck growers will be held Wednesday evening April 5 at Le tart Falls School House to plan collective marketing and advertising. Speakers include federal supervisor M. W. Baker K. D. Marsh and Russell Devol of Marietta.
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Letart Falls
M. W. Baker
K. D. Marsh
Russell Devol
Marietta
Middleport Board Eyes Five Year Essex Contract for Superintendent
Middleport board of education unanimously offers M W Essex a five year contract as superintendent. L W McComas receives a three year contract for high school principal. Essex, a longtime Middleport educator, has guided major school improvements and 100 percent free textbooks.
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Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
M. W. Essex
L. W. McComas
Supt. Essex
Ohio State University
A. W. McKay
Essex
Phi Alpha Theta
Board of Control of Athletics
Southeastern Ohio
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Rotary Club
Knights of Pythias
The
Masons
Board of Education
McComas
Ohio University
Pomeroy Garden Club elects officers and sets plans
The Pomeroy Garden Club elected officers at Monday’s meeting. President Mrs. J O Roedel, VP Mrs. Ralston Russell, secretary Mrs. Earl Titus, treasurer Mrs. H B Smith. Committees named include program, membership, flower arrangement, civic, publicity, and librarian. District meeting set for April 25 in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Chris Brider
Arthur Skinner
Harry Smith
J. O. Roedel
Sidewalk Construction To Start In POMEROY This Spring
Mayor M D Hartley announced sidewalk work will begin April 11 if plans hold. WPA labor will build the walks while property owners cover material costs at 10 cents per square foot in advance. bricks replaced by concrete may be credited if reusable.
School Board Meets in Middleport for Various Repairs and Changes
The Middleport Board of Education met Monday night approving refinishing of chairs and teachers desk in Grade 1, repairs to window sashes in Central Building, seeding and sodding of grounds, trimming and treating campus trees, rehiring Mrs Roy Lansbury as school enumerator, and several textbook changes for grades and high school.
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Middleport
Board of Education
Roy Lansbury
Chamber Plans Livestock Improvement For Meigs County
The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee recommends distributing herd sires to boost dairy and beef breeds in Meigs County. A locker storage facility is discussed as beneficial for farmers while plans for livestock development proceed, with a joint meeting of committees and a forthcoming planning session.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Committee
George H. Lasher
Dan C. Hartinger
A. E. Crew
Theron Johnson
Harley Musser
Wesley S. Green
Manning D. Webster
Edison Hobstetter
W. O. Atkins
Racine Social Notes and Community Highlights
Local families gathered for Easter visits. Bonnie Miles from Ohio University stays with four parents. Families in Plants, Rutland, and Washington Court House connected through Sunday visits. School groups at Racine High held a Senior Sweater Swing and tested for scholarships and agriculture. Garden Club and Foreign Missionary Society announced meetings. neighbors Jerry Gaul and family moved into a new home at Lock 24, a property purchased from the U S Government.
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Racine
Bonnie Miles
Ohio University
Mrs. Howardes
Theron Johnson
Owen Watson
Racine High School
Pomeroy
Charles Shie
Charles Jiiden
Ivan Watson
Wilmer Myers
En Fadely
Ruth Wingett
Mildred Carnahan
Mabel Ann Cox
Howard Lawrence
Paul Moore
Wayne Roush
Miles McCullough
Columbus
Amanda Cross
Bertha Hopkins
New Jersey
Emma Hopkins
Lena Petrel
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
E. A. Wingett
Racine Garden Club
Claudia Schaefer
Maxine Wingett
Dana Hamm
Dorothy
Virgil
Dora Hamm
Nease Settlement
Rebecca Cotterill
Jake Gaul
Mrs. Gaul
U. S
Good Friday Services At Bethany M E In Pomeroy
Good Friday services set for April 7 from 2 to 3 pm at Bethany Methodist Episcopal Church presided by Dr. A R Stark of the Baptist Church. Pomeroy stores close so workers may attend. Program includes hymns prayers solos scripture offering sermon Christ's Cross Today by Rev Ralph Kuether and benediction.
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Pomeroy
A. R. Stark
The
Baptist Church
Bethany Methoodist Episcopal Church
Ben Neutzling
Bright
Simpson M. E. Church
Frank Beuscher
Extension Group Elects New Assistant Councillor
Pomeroy-Rocksprings Women's Extension Group held an all day meeting at Mrs. Howard Bolin's home on Tuesday April 4. New assistant councillor Mrs. Avice Roush was elected. A clothing care demonstration covered washing and pressing of special garments. Potluck luncheon at noon accompanied by members and two guests.
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Pomeroy
County Federation of Church Women
Columbus
C. E. W. Downie
Ralph Kuether
J. A. Edwards
Parkersburg
Malcolm D. Hartley
Lynn
Bay City
Mich
M. J. Edwards
Tommie J
L. L. Ward
Lima
Ohio
Edwards
William Grueser
Hattie E. Bolin
Louis Reibel
Margaret Douglas
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J. B. Poston
J. A. Niles
City of
Public Service
P. F. Good
C. H. Harris
A. D
Cliff Cornell
Frazier
M. E. Church
Taylor Ridge Church
Middleport Social Notes
Pomeroy Social Notes
Racine Social Notes
Bethany M. E
Messenger Insurance Pays
Kenneth Hoffman
Murray City
Messenger Insurance
Hoffman
Glumbus Mutual Life Insurance Cmpany
Vto ‘& Order OF
Ohio National Bank
Athens Messenger
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
P. P
R. F
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