Price Controls Must Be Retained at Farm Picnic
Farm leaders declare price controls must stay in place at a community picnic. Social notes from Pomeroy list guests and visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gress and various families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Frank Edward Gress
Garry
Randy
Chicago
Frank Gress
Spring Axe
Helen Barker
Columbus
George Shiveler
George Jr
Martha Myers
George Engle
Margaret Ann
Janet
Akron Strike Ends at Imperial Electric Co
A 141 day strike by Imperial Electric Co workers in Akron ended after negotiators via the U S Conciliation Service reached an agreement. The pact provides a 17 cent per hour wage increase, a 90 day suspension for one worker and 30 days for another, plus a pledge to boost production and respect management rights. The wage rise will appear in Middleport pay once production is fully restored.
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Middleport
Imperial Electric Co
Akron
J. K.smith, Jr
United Electrical,Radio and Machine Workers of America
U. S. Conciliation Service
Meigs County Farm Picnic Urges Price Controls to Curb Inflation
At the Southeast Test Farm in Carpenter Meigs County farmers heard Chester Alspach state Grange master and Herb Evans Farm Bureau official argue price controls must stay to prevent inflation until supply meets demand. They warned against dismantling controls and cited national leaders and economists supporting continued measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester Alspach
Pomona Grange
Franklin County
Herb Evans
State Farm Bureau Organization
Meigs County
Grange Farm Bureau
Carpenter
H. E. Starkey
Grange
Alspach
State Grange
Joseph Fichter
Ohio ‘State Grange
OPA
Whitney Ingraham
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Mr. Evans
Farm Bureau
Meigs
Jthe
Sprise
Ikeep
Herbert
Pete) Shields
AAA
Pearl] Mora
M. A. Bachtell
Edgar Ervin
Fred J. Reed
Meigs Soil Conservation Service Office
C. E. Blakeslee
Howard Wolan
Pete Wells
Racine
C. N. Jones
Rutland
Veterans Farm
Wooster
Powelson
Tri-State
Mr. Powelson
Pearly Rupe
W. A.J. Ogdin
Frank Dudgeon
Columbia
Idaho Experiment Station
Corriedale
New Zealand
Roy
Guy Mutchler
Carpenter Boys
Clare Dudgeon
Wilbur Dailey
Clair Dale Stansbury
Joan Spencer
Everett J. Tracy
Guy Mutchier
Mr. Ingraham
Patterson
Raymond Grueser
Middleport Social Notes Recap of Weddings and Community Visits
Middleport social notes highlight the last of August return by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peet of Springfield and Mrs Ants Wolfe, pending residence at 342 S Sixth Ave. Their wedding at HB Smithfield Pa last month, a reception in Ithaca, and a music-filled evening follow. Norma Pierce and William Jackson wed Aug 5 at Federated Church Pomeroy, with reception at the Gilmores. Jim Jackson, now a World War II veteran, travels to Bucyrus for work. Local visits span Elmira Athens Lawrence, Camp Minnehaha WV, and a string of relatives from Williamson to Chilliothe.
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Middleport
S. Sixth Ave
Fred Peet
Ants Wolfe
Smithfield
Orey Crippen
Peet
Elmira
N. Y
Heath Methodist Church
Peets
Springeld
George Peet
Ithaca
Spencer
Low “Man
Ono
Norma Pierce
James Yeanger
Hobson
William Jackson
Robert Jackson
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Houston Gilmore
Gilmores
Middleport High School
Jackson
Bucyrus
Ackson
Crawsford Steel Foundry
Berry Tillett
Akron
Max Sanborn
Esta Eaton
Racine
Dick Karr
Patricia Karr
Ancil McKinney, Jr
Susan Allensworth
Girard
Ohio State University
N. BR. Stumbo
Williamson
W. Va
Clifford Stumbo
Viola Grueser
Val Reynolds
Gardner Reynolds
Paul Edgar
London
Ned Call
Holtern Hospital
Rawlings- Coats
Thomas Durst
Washington
Beulah White
Rt. S. White
Mary Laughead
Fordham University
R. B. Laughead
Alfred Elberfeld
Lincoln Hill
Willard Meier
R. T. West
Charles
Wise, Jr
Charles Pomeroy
Kentucky
Warner French
Albert Logan
Homer
Athens
Forrest Bachtel
Kitty
Coral
Forrest, Jr
Camp Minnehaha
Bachtel
James Ashley
John Fred Fultz
John Dudding
Richard Grogan
Rahway
WN. J
Kelly Grogan
Annamae
Chillicothe
Harry Russell
Grogan
J. E. McComas
Columbus
L. W. McComas
Jacob Betz
Thomas Snowball
Jerry
Barberton
Paul Graeser
Syracuse
Janet Frost
Charlene Walburn
Paul Graves
Portsmouth
Charles Asa Bradbury
Webern
Gravel Hill
Local Pastors List Sunday Services in Pomeroy Area
Area churches announce Sunday and next week schedules. Forest Run Baptist holds Sunday school at 9:30 and preaching 11 to 3 led by Rev. H. E. Harris. Trinity Lutheran on Butter Nut Street at 10:30 with Rev. Otto Stolzenbury of Columbus delivering the sermon.
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Pomeroy
Forest Run
House of Israel
Federated Church
F. S. Blaettar
Ralph Kuether
United Methodist
Theo L. Smith
Albert Bitters
Pomeroy Baptist
T. T. Shelton
Hemlock Grove Grange Holds Aug 3 Meeting
The Hemlock Grove Grange met August 3 with Master Ziba Midkiff in charge and 48 members present. Plans were set to visit Rock Springs Grange August 9 where Hemlock will present a program. Mrs. Clara Paulsen introduced the Happy Helpers 4 H Club which performed during the lecture hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulsen
George Carper
Mass Meeting Slated in Chester for Meigs County Churches
A mass meeting for Meigs County congregations including Racine Circuit Letart Falls Portland Reedsville and Chester will be held August 11 at the Portland Methodist Church. Dr Walter F. Caste of Lancaster will be the guest preacher with Rev E L Miller of Chester announcing.
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Chester
Meigs County
Racine Circuit
Letart Falls
Portland
Reedsville
Portland Methodist Church
Walter F. Caste
Lancaster
E. L. Miller
Cheshire 17-2 routs Gallipolis in Elimination tilt
Cheshire softball produced three first inning homers to crush Gallipolis 17-2 in the Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion tournament second round. Manley Hendrix and Rupe homered, Rupe’s shot over right field set a tournament long-distance mark. Cheshire pitcher Rupe allowed three hits and two runs. Gallipolis Swan gave up 17 runs on 18 hits. Syracuse beat Letart Farmers 10-1 in a prior game.
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Middleport
Cheshire
Softball
Gallipolis
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Manley
Hendrix
Rupe
Swan
Syracuse
Letart Farmers
Point Pleasant Lion
Middleport Legion
Pomeroy League
Rothgeb
Ons
Haskins
Hawley
Martin‘Gardner
Hendrix Thomas
Hood Roush
Gallipolis _ AB
RH Burns
L. Holley Saunders
H. Belvilleo
Canaday N. Borden
B. Houck
Licenses Issued in Meigs County Probate Court
Meigs County Probate Court granted marriage licenses to Carl J. Materna Jr. and Beverly Garrett both 21 from Sandyville and Dexter, Paul Taylor 38 of Youngstown and Ioie Miller 40 of Middleport. Miss Cora Mae Joachim, newly named traveling traffic supervisor for Standard Telephone Co., departed for Brooksville with home office there.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Carl J. Materna, Jr
Sandyville
Beverly Garrett
Dexter
Paul Taylor
Youngstown
Ioie Miller
Middleport
Cora Mae Joachim
Standard Telephone Co
Brooksville
Miss Joachim
Edith
George Joachim
East Main St
Liberty Theater Installs New Loud Speaker System
Ollie Hindy proprietor of the Liberty Theater announces this week the installation of a new loudspeaker system called The Voice of the Theater. Claimed to be the first of its kind in this section, the system promises to reproduce delicate tones and louder noises such as earthquakes battles and surf roars.
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Middleport
Ollie Hindy
Liberty Theater
Hindy
Lake Meet Scheduled at Lake Alma Aug 11
WILKESVILLE Pomona Grange Rural Life meeting opens to all grangers at Lake Alma August 11 at 2 pm Thelma Campbell lecturer announces Religious services at 3 30 pm by Rev Weir from McArthur and Wilkesville Churches Picnic dinners served 430 to 6 pm Demonstration attended by Pomeroy Guy Lynch Wallace Bradford and Albert Coates in Charleston Monday to see electrical appliances.
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Wilkesville
Pomona Grange
Lake Alma
Thelma Campbell
Weir
McArthur
Pomeroy
Guy Lynch
Wallace Bradford
Albert Coates
Charleston
Rev H A Rothrock to preach at Heath Church Sunday
Middleport report Rev H A Rothrock who has been on vacation will occupy the pulpit at Heath Methodist Church Sunday morning. Sunday School starts at 9 30 am with Mrs Eleanor Schaaf assistant superintendent and morning worship at 10 30. Sermon titled The Keys of the Kingdom. Rothrock family enjoying a house party at the Lancaster Camp Grounds with a cottage stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Eleanor Schaaf
Rothrock
Lancaster Camp Grounds
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Walter
Summerdale
Ala
Dorothy Wolfe
Theodore Beegie
Spring Ave
Erwin Eubanks
Tommy Dayton
Eubanks
T. A. Hennessy
Diana Eubank
Dayton
Mabel Wolfe
Zana Baxter
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
George Beaver
New Cumberland
J. W. Beaves
E. Main St
Louis Harper
E. W. Harper
Elmer Johnson
Martins Ferry
Florida
Carrie Yeanger
Callie Klees
Helen Russell
Carolyn Jean
Maxine Ogdin
Langsville
Jenny Roush
Marshall Miller
Floyd Spence
Norman Spencer
Big Prairie
E . Jacobs
Mary
Mrs. N
Whiting
Thomas Fork
U. 5
KEDS
Carty
Marguerite Shoe Shop
Marguerite Meyer
Ohio
Liberty Theatre
Border Badmen
Buster Crabbe
Fuzzy” St. John
Three Caballeros
Walt Disney
Donald Duck
Jose Carioca
King OF the Forest Rangers
Larry Thompson
Greenwich Village
Don Ameche
Carmen Miranda
William Bendix
Kay Francis
Paul Helly
Meigs County Fair
Wills Tire and Battery Shop
Mechanic St., Pomeroy
Colares
Moon Over Montana
Jimmy Wakeley
Lasses
White
Freddie Stewart
Frankie Darro
Abe Lyman
Eddie Hayward
SUN
Bendvue
Redwood Valley
Bill Eliott
Little Beaver
Wally Brown
Alan Carney
Bela Lugosi
Royal Mounted Rides
Bil Kennedy
Robert Armstrong
Triple Bill
Laramie Trail
Smiley Burnette
Bob Steele
Kermit Maynard
Milburn Stone Duan Kennedy
Mon
Paulette Goddard
Test Farm
Middleport Social Notes
Becky's Baby Shop
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Gene Comstock
Kerns Roush
Charles Stewart
Dunbar, W. Va
Homer Spree
Middleport Book Store
Athens County
Athens County Fairgrounds
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