Five Year Gas Ordinance Given First Reading in Middleport
Middleport council gave the first reading to a five year gas ordinance starting January 1942. Frank Phillips of Ohio Fuel Gas Company and Emmett Shuler spoke on rate studies and future tax impacts. The session also covered bond issues for a road and warehouse project, the purchase of the Nease property, banking depository, street and riverbank concerns, a levee safety plan, and updated labor rates for municipal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Council
Frank Phillips
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Athens
Emmett Shuler
Phillips
Council
C. O. Fisher
Harry Cross
Edgar Ervin
Ervin
Logan
High St
Cross
Jon Zerkle
David Miller
Homer Russell
Nease
Locust
Citizen’s National Bank
Ordinance Committee
Frank Kanouse
Robert Rawlings
Miller
Zerkle
Coal St
Rawlings
Clerk Co. P. Bradbury
Senator Attends Ashland Bridge Ceremony Toll Free
Senator Tom W. Jones visits Ashland Kentucky for the Ashland Coal Grove bridge toll free celebration. A luncheon at The Henry Clay Hotel precedes a ceremony at Central Park with speakers and entertainment. Governor Falloon of Kentucky is among the speakers.
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Middleport
Tom W. Jones
Ashland
Ashland Coal Grove
Ohio River
Henry Clay Hotel
Central Park
Falloon
Kentucky
Success U B Church Plans Home Coming Picnic
Preparations are complete for the annual home coming and old fashioned picnic dinner at Pleasant Grove United Brethren Church in the Success community, 15 miles northeast of Pomeroy. Services start with Sunday School at 9:30 led by Mrs. Ella Longenette, then Rev. Franklin Norris of Greenfield delivers the sermon, with Prof. Xenia Weatherby of Huntington College leading the song service. The noon picnic on the church lawn leads to an afternoon program at 2 with music, speaking, dialogues, preaching, and fellowship as old residents gather to reconnect with neighbors and citizens.
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Pomeroy
United Brethren Church
Success
Pleasant Grove Church
Ella Longenette
Franklin Norris
U. B
Greenfield
Xenia Weatherby
Huntington College
J. E. Mahoney
Racine News Notes from a Busy Thanksgiving Weekend
Mrs. Bertha Sayre and son Paul with Miss Myrtle Shain visited Charleston West Virginia Friday. Paul stayed to resume work on the Steamer Betty. Numerous relatives and friends visited from Canton Huntington Warren Dayton and Columbus. Marilyn Bitters remained a week with the Sherman family. The Douglas reunion at Downington was attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Bertha Sayre
Paul
Myrtle Shain
Charleston
W. Va
Betty
Johnny Clark
Rudy Obitts
Canton
Lucy McKenzie
Lois McKenzie
Pleasant View
Wilmer Byers
Warren
Ray Byers
Tom Joe Pickens
Dayton
Tom Pickens
Kelly Coe
Columbus
Sarah Spencer
Frank Eaton
Huntington
Sullivan Sayre
Clarence Coe
Ernest Ashley
Addie Bitters
Marilyn
Joe
Middleport
Joe Sherman
James Jividen
Portland
Emma Jividen
Downington
Mary Hite
Gore, O
Gomer Lewis
Licensed To Wed Pomeroy Couples in Probate Court
Two marriage licenses issued in probate court Monday and four over the weekend. Worthy Miller 21 of Kananga wed Lilly Dill MacDaniels 21 of Middleport. Charles Theiss 21 and Bonnie Fay Wolfe 19, both of Racine. Luther Davidson 20 and Marvel Welker 20, both of Pomeroy. Clearance Hackett 22 of Marietta and Dorothy Higgins 21 of Tuppers Plains. S. M. Stephens Jr 21 of Red House West Virginia and Margaret Rose Roberts 22 of Middleport.
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Red House
W. Va
Margaret Rose Roberts
Middleport
Former residents featured in Middleport papers
Middleport papers carry two stories about residents. In "Men of the House" R. J. O'Donnell is seen with sons Jim and Bill at 2548 Sherwood Road, with wife Margaret Davis and family visiting. The piece notes paper routes for the boys, hunting and travel as hobbies. Rosemary is the daughter. The other article profiles Mack Sauer of Leesburg Ohio, editor of "The Editor Squeaks" with wife Edith Kasler, a Middleport High School graduate and Kasler family member.
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Middleport
Columbus
R. J. O'Donnell
Jim
Bill O'Donnell
Sherwood Road
Mr. O'Donnell
Margaret Davis
W. G. Davis
Third Ave
Miami
Fla
O’donnells
Rosemary
Mack Sauer
Leesburg
Pomeroy Personal Notes and Local Visits
Mrs. William Downie of Cleveland visits her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Elberfeld on Mulberry Ave and in laws Dr and Mrs C E W Downie on Lincoln Hill Rev Noble Rompel hosts his Chicago relatives at Union Ave home Mrs George Heber Jones returns from Lancaster camp activity Mr and Mrs Carl Dunn and two daughters of Lincoln Hill return from Kentucky trip Mr and Mrs Rolla Young of Columbus weekend visitors Walter Smith and family return to Columbus Guy Watson of Ravenna visits with daughter Marcella visiting Ravenna Mrs Charles Werry and sons John and Paul leave for Widen West Virginia family visitors John Woodrum and wife and son of Widen visit Werry home
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William Downie
Cleveland
Jacob Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Noble Rompel
Rompel
Chicago
Union Ave
George Heber Jones
Lancaster
Carl Dunn
Kentucky
Rolla Young
Columbus
Walter Smith
Guy Watson
Ravenna
Pomeroy Suit Seeks 1848 Dollar Judgment Against Coal Co
M. L. French doing business as M. L. French Coal Co sues West Virginia Coal & Transportation Co seeking $1,848.70 plus interest. Petition lists coal amounts allegedly sold by the plaintiff to the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
M. L. French
M. L. French Coal Co
West Virginia Coal & Transportation Co
Meigs County School Staff Shakeup Reported
Meigs County schools undergo teaching staff changes as several resignations surface. Grace Skinner leaves Harrisonville Grade School for Tippecanoe, Gene Adkins resigns for a Mansfield area post, Gerald Lamb moves to government chemical work, and Kenneth Cleland accepts a Centralia teaching position.
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Pomeroy
Fomeroy
Middleport
Grace Skinner
Harrisonville
Tippecanoe
Gene Adkins
Mansfield
Gerald Lamb
Tuppers Plains
Kenneth Cleland
Racine
Centralia
Garden Clubs Plan Meetings and Picnic in Middleport
Two garden clubs in the community meet this week. On Wednesday evening the Amateur Gardeners gather at Mrs. Neils Powell's home with Miss Elizabeth Joachim as hostess. On Thursday evening the Middleport Garden Club holds its annual picnic at Mrs. R. L. Rawlings in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Neils Powell
Powell St
Elizabeth Joachim
R. L. Rawlings
Pomeroy
Worth while Class picnic announced by First Presbyterian
Middleport residents are invited to a picnic at Roadside Park announced by First Presbyterian Church president Miss Jean Lama. The event aims to bring church members and neighbors together for a daytime gathering at the park.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Jean Lama
Seyfried Wedding Ties Pomeroy and Columbus Families
Miss Margaret McWilliams of Kenton wed Kenneth Seyfried of Pomeroy in a Columbus church ceremony at 2 30 Sunday. Attendants included Virginia Seyfried. wedding party and relatives traveled from Kenton and Pomeroy. Newlyweds plan to reside at 52 Shultz Ave Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Margaret McWilliams
Kenton
Kenneth Seyfried
John V. Lacy
The
Gates Fourth Methodist Church
Columbus
Virginia Seyfried
Durbin McWilliams
C. C. Seyfried
Bids Opened on Pomeroy Bond Issue
Pomeroy village council opened bids at 8 o'clock Monday night for a 10000 refunding bond issue. The low bid came from a Cincinnati bond house at 2.25 percent interest, the lowest rate yet for Pomeroy bonds. Street work dominated the meeting with postponed sewer plans and talks on surfacing unpaved streets with pit gravel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Sugar Run
Julius Sauvage
Board To Meet For Supt. Essex Successor
There will be an important board of education meeting this evening to select a successor to Supt. M. W. Essex who has accepted a principal post at East Liverpool High School. Several applications for the post have been received since the Sunday announcement.
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Middleport
Board of Education
Supt
M. W. Essex
East Liverpool
Essex
WSCS Picnic At Roadside Park In Middleport
The Ada Bing Circle of the Woman's Society for Christian Service hosted a picnic at Roadside Park. Miss Esther Louise Hoyt, cousin of visitor Miss Bess Sanborn, attended. The group noted park users should register, with sheets sent to state authorities for upkeep decisions.
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Middleport
Ada Bing
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Esther Louise Hoyt
Bess Sanborn
P. Klein
S. Third Ave
John Lambert
State Seeks Registered Fruit Pickers at Pomeroy
State Employment Office at Pomeroy City Hall opens Mondays and Tuesdays for applications. 15 to 25 farm hands needed with 30 to 45 dollars a month plus keep. Milking machine experience adds ten dollars. Fruit picking to start Sept 10 with 800 to 1000 placements at 25 to 40 cents an hour plus 45 cents for skilled pickers. Some tomato picking jobs already open.
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Pomeroy
State
Pomeroy City Hall
George Paulsen
Pomeroy Divorce Filed by Anna Davis Against Ersel Davis
A divorce suit was filed Monday in common pleas court by Anna Kathryn Davis against Ersel N. Davis on cruelty grounds. The couple, residents of Pomeroy, wed June 16, 1932, and have no children.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Anna Kathryn Davis
Ersel N. Davis
Sleeping Like a Top or Mole Confusion Travels Languages
A note explains the phrase sleeping like a top is better understood as sleeping like a mole. It traces the expression to the French dormir comme une taupe and describes the mix up with the English word top.
Rival High Schools Pit Creason In Coaching Swap
The Pomeroy School Board hired Forest Creason as football and basketball coach, intensifying the Gallipolis Pomeroy rivalry. Creason, former Arcadia coach and college classmate of George Blackburn the Gallipolis appointee, are both Columbus natives who played rival teams in the capital and attended Findley College together. J O Roedel, the school board president, received Creason's offer.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Pomeroy High
Pomeroy School Board
Forest Creason
Creason
Arcadia High
George Blackburn
Blackburn
Columbus
Findley College
J. O. Roedel
Hordens Visit Relatives During Week End
Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Horden and family of Columbus were guests of relatives over the week end. They were accompanied home by their niece Miss Jane Stansbury who joined Miss Jane Bowsher of Jackson and Miss Dame John Hamilton who has been the guest of her mother Mrs. Luther Boger for a trip to Ft Wayne Ind. There they will be the guests of a school friend.
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Middleport
Cecil Horden
Columbus
Jane Stansbury
Jane Bowsher
Jackson
John Hamilton
Luther Boger
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Blue Devils and Panthers Set for Friendly Rivalry Clash
Former classmates announce a Monday telegram acceptance of the job and promise fierce competition as the Blue Devils face the Panthers in a spirited rivalry where both sides aim for victory.
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Blue Devils
Panthers
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Franklinton
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DPD
M. Murphy
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Murphy Bakery
East State St
Fern St
Murphy's Bakery
D. M. Murphy
W. A. Carpenter
John Finsterwald
Charles W. Reayless
Esther B. Gross
Success U. B
Wed
Pappy
Molly O’daniel
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas, Center
Jack D. Wrather, Jr
Austin
Tex
Pomeroy Personals
Sues Coal Company
Meigs County
K. Seyfried
WSCS
Jane Parker
Marvel
Angel Food Cake
Sunnyfield
Red
Rocky Mountain Gang
W.I.N.G
Fairgrounds
L. C. Baker, Sec'y
Colonial
C * * Anh CE Company
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Rebel Youth
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Ynexcel
Grace Yiere
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Hordens
F.R. Beasley
Nelsonville
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