Change in WPA Rule Sought by Meigs County Workers
Workers and Farmers Association members in Meigs County hold a town meeting in Middleport at the Legion Hall to press for changing the WPA rule that limits eligibility to those on relief between May and November. They argue the policy is unfair and may exclude needy men not previously on relief even as work is sought elsewhere.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Workers ' Farmers Association
Middleport
Legion 1S
Pomeroy Cond Ward
A. W. Hoover
Workers and Farers Association
Garden Club Meeting in Middleport Alumni
Middleport gardeners meet at the Iddleport Garden Club gathering held Monday afternoon at the McKay home on Cole Street. Flowers adorned the house, next session set for May 4 with Mrs. G. H. Stansbury on Grant. Plans discussed for district meeting May 6 in Chili and attendees urged to contact Mrs. E. A. Reed, club secretary.
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Middleport
Iddleport Garden Club
A. Y. McKay
Cole St
McKay
G. H. Stansbury
Grant
Chillithe
E. A. Reed
Club Secre
Leaguers Set One Day Institute at Rutland
Epworth Leagues of Methodist Churches in Meigs County reorganized last fall plan a one day institute at the Rutland church on Saturday April. Registration starts at 9 am with an afternoon session and banquet program in the evening. All young people in the county are invited to attend.
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Pomeroy
Epworth
Meigs Unty
M.hurch
Rutland
Unty
Mrs. W. B. Patterson Victim of Dresden Accident
Word arrives that Mrs. W. B. Patterson of Dresden fractured the same arm in a recent fall. The Pattersons have been based in Dresden since leaving Heath M E Church, with Reverend Patterson starting a new post there.
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W. B. Patterson
Middleport
Lee McComas
Wade Knight
Napoleon
Dresden
Patterson
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Missionary Society Meeting Opens New Year at Church
The Presbyterian Missionary Society gathers Friday evening April 10 in the church lecture room at 7 30. Mrs J F E Harley leads business and social activities with Mrs F E G Probst as devotional leader. Speakers include Mrs G H Stansbury and Miss Sara Tones presenting American Indian and Chosen.
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Middleport
The
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
J. FE. Harley
FE. G. Probst
G. H Stansbury
Sara Tones
Harley
Officers Elected At M. E. Church Meeting
Regular church meeting in Syracuse with 18 members present elected new officers for the coming year. Mrs Ella Nease was chosen president followed by Mrs Lillian Moore as vice president Mrs Mary Potts as secretary and Mrs Clara Rizer as treasurer.
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Syracuse
M. KE
Harvey Holter
Ella Nease
Lillian Moore
Mary Potts
Clara Rizer
Middleport Social Personal Mention
Mrs Dennis Gallagher held a brief stay in Middleport with her parents on Gravel Hill and returned Tuesday to Charleston accompanied by her mother Mrs William Hetteseimer and Miss Martha Heines. In Charleston Mrs Hetteseimer visited Mrs Fred Shawver at McMillan Hospital. Mr and Mrs A A Chappelle spent Tuesday in Athens with Mr and Mrs J R Harvey. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Patch of Maumee and George Walker of Delaware were here Wednesday due to Amos Walker's death in Cheshire. Mr and Mrs G H Stansbury traveled to Columbus to see Mrs C H Horden who had been in the hospital. Ann and Billy Horden accompanied them home.
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Middleport
Dennis Gallagher
Gravel Hill
Charleston
William Hetteseimer
Martha Heines
Hetteseimer
Fred Shawver
McMillan Hospital
A. A. Chappelle
Athens
J. R. Harvey
Lawrence Patch
Maumee
George Walker
Delaware
Amos Walker
Cheshire
G. H. Stansbury
Columbus
C. H. Horden
Ann
Billy Horden
Stansburys
Auxiliary meeting at Mrs Leonard's residence
Members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen auxiliary were entertained Wednesday at Mrs J O Leonard's home corner S Fifth Ave and Hooker St. President Mrs Harold Root conducted the business session and two new members Mrs Dave Entsminger and Mrs FE M McCarty were initiated. Refreshments were served by Mrs Leonard.
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Middleport
Brotherhood of Railroad
J. O. Leonard
S. Fifth Ave
Hooker St
Harold Root
Dave Entsminger
FE. M. McCarty
Leonard
Aged Man Dies of Heart Attack En Route Home
Amos Walker age 79 died suddenly Tuesday from a heart attack while returning to Cheshire from Middleport where he had worked on bringing electric lights to the village. He stopped at Horace Herman’s home below the Roush farm, died shortly after, survived by daughter Mrs. Lawrence Patch of Maumee and son George Walker of Delaware. Burial at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Amos Walker
Cheshire
Horace Herman
Roush Farm
Walker
Lawrence Patch
Maumee
George Walker
Delaware
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Former Meigs Woman Succumbs in Florida
Julia Humphrey Lourcey former Meigs County resident died April 2 on her fifty sixth birthday at her home in New Smyrna Florida. She was active in Simpson Memorial Baptist Church and later in First Methodist Church in New Smyrna. She is survived by her husband Captain W M Lourcey two sisters Mary Baker of Huntington West Virginia and Mrs Emmett Seref of Denver Colorado and several nieces and nephews. Funeral and burial services were held in New Smyrna.
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W. M. Lourcey
Mary Baker
Foster Memorial Home
Huntington
W. Va
Emmett Sereff
Denver
Colorado
New Smryna
Benefit Musicale At Rutland Draws Strong Local Crowd
A Tuesday evening benefit at the Rutland gymnasium featured a varied program. Performances included vocal solos by Mary Frances Jividen and Eleanor Myers, piano accordion by Elizabeth Ann Chapman, and a trumpet solo by L. V. Calvin. The event closed with a solo by Mrs Mildred Fowler and a dancing act by Jacqueline Maag and Carla Clark.
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Mary Frances Jividen
Elizabeth Ann Chapman
Eleanor Myers
Elsie Jeanne Roush
Laing Spires
Ross Stansbury
Fart Lansbury
Frank Wilson
Jimmie Pierce
Arnold Cremeans
John Franklin
Catharine Colwell
L. V. Calvin
Strengthen the Bladder with Bukets Tablets Ad
Drink plenty of water to soothe bladder irritation and reduce night trips. Bukets tablets, made from buchy leaves and juniper oil, claim to drive out acids and deposits and lax the bladder similar to castor oil. If not pleased in four days, refund available at Cline Pharmacy.
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Cline Pharmacy
Western Europe Sees Less Rain Than Eastern United States
The report notes France and western Europe receive less rainfall compared to the eastern United States. It highlights regional precipitation contrasts and implies climate patterns favoring drier conditions in the west.
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France
Europe
United States
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Rutland Gymnasium
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