Pomeroy Forms Recreation Board for WPA Program
The Pomeroy village council named Frank H. Johnston William Atkins Rev Warren Bright John Blaettar and Herman Kuntz to the Recreation Board to oversee a public program with WPA and act as trustees for future playgrounds. The meeting also discussed river bank property sale to the government for 570 dollars related to the new pool stage with caveats on sewer damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frank H. Johnston
William Atkins
Warren Bright
John Blaettar
Herman Kuntz
M. D. Hartley
WPA
Union Ave
Herb Giles
Julius Sauvage
Hold Funeral Rites For Mrs Hawkins
Funeral services for Mrs. Melissa Hawkins who died Sunday night were held from the residence at 2:00 this afternoon. Attending were Mrs. Carrol Swanson a granddaughter from Gallipolis and Lawrence Spooner a nephew from Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Melissa Hawkins
Carrol Swanson
Gallipolis
Lawrence Spooner
Toledo
Syracuse PTA to Hold Tuesday Meeting and Ice Cream Social
Syracuse PTA will hold a regular meeting and ice cream social Tuesday evening at the school auditorium. A minstrel performed by school children will begin at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Pta
Syracuse
Meigs Farm Money To Be Mailed Soon
Meigs County farmers will soon receive notices of money due under the 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program and notices of 1938 acreage allotments. About 748 participants must report to sign for a definite sum earned in 1937, with meetings likely early next week. Allotments for 1938, based on crops like corn and wheat, will be mailed and may reduce payments if totals exceed the allotment. Farmers may appeal in writing within 15 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley 8. Green
Pomeroy
Meigs County
PTA Members Hear Report of Year's Work
At the Middleport PTA last night the treasurer and secretary presented the year’s activities. Supt. M. W. Essex outlined accomplished objectives and a beautification project, while Mrs. H. A. Rothrock reported on the Southeast district congress in Portsmouth. New officers were elected: Snider president, Entsminger and Lama vice presidents, Roush secretary, Dutton assistant secretary, Sauer treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
PTA
Paul Smart
Supt
M. W. Essex
H. A. Rothrock
Portsmouth
Andrew Pavlish
Dolores Green
Viola Foight
Syracuse
Betty Hawley
Jimmy Lochary
Elson Spencer
Carla Clark
Nan Fisher
Patricia Sherman
Ferne Bradbury
Snider
R. C. McBride
Helen Sauer
Miss Hawley
Lee McComas
Frank White
Cline Mathews
Grace French
David Entsminger
E. R. Lama
O. L. Roush
Ex-Husband Seeks Return of 80 Acres in Land Deed
Sabas S. Terzopoulas files in common pleas to set aside a deed to Alice E. Terzopoulas Lathey alleging his ex-wife and a justice of peace pressured him at his Harrisonville home on January 20 to sign away 80 acres in Scipio Township. He claims she offered $400 after warning of U S officers over a license issue and that she refused reconveyance when he asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Terzopoulos
Teropoulos
Harry Russell 52 Dies After Short Illness in Middleport
Middleport. After a short illness, Harry Russell, 52, died at his Garfield Avenue home Monday evening at 5 30. Cause given as heart failure. A Clifton West Virginia native, he moved here seven years ago and served with Lyons Pool Room recently. He played as a baseball rider on West Virginia teams and enjoyed river fishing. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs Walter Harris Burns, two sons Chester Indiana lis and Clifford Anderson nd, two grandchildren Ronnie Jack and Sharon, plus several brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements by Rawlings Coats not announced.
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Middleport
Harry Russell
Garfield Ave
Mr. Russell
Clifton
W. Va
Lyons Pool Room
Russell
Pomeroy Bend
West Virginia
Walter Burns Harris
Chester
Indianalis
Clifford
Anderson, Nd
Ronnie Jack
Sharon
Rawlings Coats
Busy Bee Class to Meet at Mrs. Cecil Root’s Home
Middleport notes show the Busy Bee Class of the First Baptist Church will meet Thursday night at Mrs. Cecil Root home, with the gathering moved from Friday night. The item also records a church wedding, school operetta, Easter christening, birth, and multiple visits among residents and relatives in Middleport and nearby towns.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Cecil Root
Silver Run
Racine High Honors Roll Members Named
Racine Southern Rural High School lists Honor Roll students by class. Freshmen include Gerald Cozart Ruby Lawrence Ruth Moore Alberta Sayre and Mary Mildred Shain. Sophomores include Burt Ashley Betty Buck Thanet Barnitz Emma Jean Carmichael June Farra Daryl Johnson Gretta Lyons Norma McDade Derrell Sayre Carl Taylor and Frances Shain. Seniors include Stanley Cozart Billie Elkins Bernice Harpold Naomi Johnson Jessie McCoy Maxine Ritchie Iva Mae Roush Kathryn Wilson Beryl Worthington and Freda Bradford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Southern Rural High School
Gerald Cozart
Ruby Lawrence
Ruth Moore
Alberta Sayre
Mary Mildred Shain
Burt Ashley
Betty Buck
Thanet Barnitz
Emma Jean Carmichael
June Farra
Daryl Johnson
Gretta Lyons
Norma McDade
Derrell Sayre
Carl Taylor
Frances Shain
Bernice Bass
Mildred Carnahan
Mabel Ann Cox
Eileen McKinney
Christine Morris
Oca Scarberry
Doris Wagner
Faye Worthington
Delores Woodgerd
Stanley Cozart
Billie Elkins
Bernice Harpold
Naomi Johnson
Jessie McCoy
Maxine Ritchie
Iva Mae Roush
Kathryn Wilson
Beryl Worthington
Freda Bradford
Groups Discuss Pool Project at Meeting
Middleport council and the swimming pool committee heard a Hunter Pools Inc representative in a joint session. The committee will meet WPA officials in Athens soon to discuss possible pool options and next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Robson
Hunter Swimming Pools, Inc
Indianapolis
J. B. Downing
Henry Swift
J. H. Smith
WPA
Athens
Pomeroy Social Notes Pomeroy Bride Weds in Bradbury Home
Garnet Whitlock of Zanesville daughter of Sanford Dodson and Bradbury residents married Herman Knapp of Zanesville on Sunday April 17. Ceremony at the bride’s parents home conducted by Rev J P Miller. Guests and local residents attend with a wedding dinner and cake. The couple to reside in Zanesville.
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Pomeroy
Garnet Whitlock
Zanesville
Sanford Dodson
Bradbury
Herman Knapp
J. P. Miller
Bradbury Church
Frances Robinson
Pearl Hysell
Knapp
Burnham
Griff Russell
Russell Wallace
Roland
Agnes Fry
Oral Wallace
Gallipolis
Herman Beards
Marie
Raymond Brown
Charles Ricketts
Virginia
Donald
Marcella Russell
Philip Russell
Alma Fry
Pomeroy Personal Notes Report Illness andVisits
Phil Windon of Athens Road is ill with measles. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neutzling and their son Carl from Zanesville spent the Easter weekend here. Miss Maxine Ebersbach a student nurse at Gallipolis visited with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McLain and daughter Mary K. of Lancaster also visited during Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Klein
Robert Kaser
Columbus
Eva Klein
Effie Lockett
Howard Bowen
Bowen
Lockett
Harry Russell
Ned Miller
Mae McClure
M. E. Baker
A. A. Massar
Mulberry Ave
Harold Hilligas
Chester Road
Cadiz
Edmund Greaser
Willis Davis
Pomeroy
Phil Windon
Athens Road
Walter Neutzling
Carl
Zanesville
Maxine Ebersbach
Gallipolis
J. T. McLain
Mary K
Lancaster
Middleport Becomes Base For Army Engineers Survey
U S Army engineers establish headquarters in Middleport at J H Williams building for flood wall survey. N F Dortch arrives to oversee setup while local WPA workers fill most positions. Similar surveys planned in Parkersburg and Pt Pleasant as project spans over two months.
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Middleport
U. S. Army Engineers
J. H. Williams
N. Third Ave
N. F. Dortch
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant
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Georg Swisher
Thelma Schell
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Akron
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Long Bottom
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Dell Pauley
Nitro
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Ross Evans
Luther Ramsey
Huntington
Mr. Ramsey
Mayme Byers
C. E. Ramsey
Ravenswood
J. L. Curtis
Pearl McCrary
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