Meigs County Relief Setup Explained Amid Employment Plan
Public confusion surrounds Meigs County relief operations as a joint Federal and state committee organizes re employment efforts. Members include Probate Judge McCullough, John Sauvage, John Downing, and Ernest Evans, the new field representative awaiting confirmation. Officials warn a land-right delay on Route 7 could push back a $86,500 road project and 150 jobs, with half the funds slated for labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
W. & Compton
Red Federal
Tee
Ohio
Mr. Compton
A. McCullough
John Sauvage
John B. Downing
Walter Waddell
Pearl Parker
J. M. Thornton
Charles L. Sherwood
Ernest Evans
Thomas Fork
Columbus
Court House
Compton
Route 7
Hobson
Carter's Pills Ad Urges Liver Bile Flow Remedy
An antique advertisement promotes Carter's Pills as a liver aid. It claims the remedy stimulates two bile secretions daily to improve digestion and breath, warning against laxatives and urging readers to ask for Carter's Pills with the red label at drug stores. Produced by 1931 C. M. Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Carter's Pill
C. M. Co
Bad Check Epidemic Reported in Pomeroy
POMEROY August 10 Sheriff A C Tracy warns of a bad check epidemic in Pomeroy Bend with daily cases. He aims to avoid jail crowding while warning offenders face penitentiary penalties. Jail population at six inmates. Ben Conard 21 Buchanan W Va arrested after a home intrusion and theft. photographed for further inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
A. C. Tracy
Pomeroy Bend
Ben Conard
Buchanan
W. Va
Joe Pletnik
Dr. Shumaker
Chester Township
Tracy
Chillicothe
Pomeroy News Roundup From Pomeary Streets
Local snippets recount life in Pomeary including a NRA poster on a garbage wagon, remarks on Shade River Dam progress, Court Street radio, and town folk sharing daily observations. Residents comment on town events, weather, pets, and plans to hunt squirrels as conditions shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeary
NRA
John Sauvage
Shade River
Uncle Sam
Court Street
Chicago
W. A. Compton
Century of Progress
Windy City
Grant Garrison
Barton
Andrew Zeiher
Sommer Has Fixed Half Million Shoes
POMEROY Aug 10 Philip Sommer veteran Pomeroy shoemaker opens a modern shop on Mill Street Middleport and will alternate with John Zwilling at two stores. Sommer has repaired more than 250000 pairs in 46 years, working 12 to 16 hours daily and earning a snug competence. He praises NRA as either success or flop and credits steady town support for his steady career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Philip Sommer
Mill Street
Middleport
John Zwilling
Sommer
Mason City
NRA
Local social notes highlight visits and gatherings in Athens
Jean Duffy of Logan spends the week with Mrs. Frank Knopp. Nancy Sherman of Gassa West Virginia visits the Knopp home. Families from Worthington, Pittsburgh, Marietta and Belpre travel and attend church events, 4 H Camp, and a Homecoming at the M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Duffy
Logan
Frank Knopp
Nancy Sherman
Gassa
W. Va
Jean
Knopp
Large Is Alive Meigs County Man Denies Death Report
William W. Large, a Meigs County resident jailed in RipleyWest Virginia, confirmed he is alive after a decomposed body found near Jackson was identified as his. Large requested his friends and relatives be informed with a blanket denial of his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, O
U.R
William W. Large
Meigs County
Ripley
W. Va
Large
Reverend Kreager Heads Long Vacation Plans
The Rev. F. C. Kreager of the First Baptist Church will take a two week vacation beginning next Sunday. He will be away for two Sundays with Mrs. Kreager and granddaughter Barbara Jane Barton visiting W. D. Kreager in Middletown and Frances Kreager in Dayton. They also plan time at home on South Sixth Ave. during the rest period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Bischoff
Worthington
O. B. Stout
Fisher Avenue
Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church
Dana Hamilton
H. E. Bush
Kathleen
Marietta
G. R. McGhee
Marilyn
Marion
T. H. Davis
Hull
Greenfield
George Hayes
White Rose
No. 291
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Hayes
Harry Brunker
Belpre
M. J. Hamilton
J. K. Smith
Beulah Lee
Russell, Ky
A. D. Wilson
Middleport
F. C. Kreager
First Baptist Church
South Sixth Ave
Missionary Society to Meet in Middleport Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church in Middleport will hold August meeting Friday evening in the church lecture room. Missionary Personnel is the national topic, with China as the foreign subject. Mrs. C. T. Shumaker will lead devotions. Miss Vivian Middleton presides. Mrs. L. J. Heiner and Miss Freda Carl participate. Hostesses are Mrs. Louis Sauer, Mrs. John Mayer, Mrs. L. A. Thomas and Mrs. Margaret Sauer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Racine
Irving Karr
Sue Batey
Marcia Karr
G. L. Bogardus
Gomer Lewis
Carl Weese
Ohio University
Athens
Homer Roush
Beaver Falls
Patricia Karr
Middleport
Ruth Richards
Gallipolis
L. Arnold
Otto Oliver
John
Charleston
Fred Kiltan
Rutherford Sellers
Steubenville
Mary Dalton
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
John Dalton
J. E. Carleton
Virginia (Bentz) Stokes
California
Emma Heyman
Tillie Bentz
Nonga Fleming
Margaret Jacobs
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
China
C. T. Shumaker
Vivian Middleton
L. J. Heiner
Freda Carl
Louis Sauer
John Mayer
L. A. Thomas
Margaret Sauer
Ohio Home Owners Loan urges early written applications
State Manager Henry G. Brunner asks loan seekers to write to the Ohio Home Owners Loan Corporation now to avoid congestion at offices later this week. Applicants will receive blank forms by mail and be given swift consideration for relief under the act, which covers refinancing pre act mortgages where the owner is in distress and cannot be financed through normal channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Henry G. Brunner
Brunner
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Refinancing Rules And Loan Conditions For Home Ownership
The document outlines four refinancing types with conditions for each. It covers conversions to corporate bonds, cash payoffs for lenders unwilling to exchange, loans with lost homes within two years, and unmortgaged properties needing tax and maintenance support. Restrictions cap value at 20 000, require owner occupancy, and limit loans to 80 percent of appraised value up to 14 000. Mail applications to state offices in Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati Akron or Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Akron
Toledo
Wyandotte Building
Social event at church basement and local reunions noted
The church basement Friday evening hosted a social by the Men’s Sunday School class for the Ladies’ class, which won the contest for highest attendance. Ice cream and cake were served. Families and individuals, including the Deems, Delaney, Swan, Slaughter, Jewett, Ramadel, and Seales, were mentioned with picnics, reunions, illnesses, and reorganization of the M. EB. Sunday School with new officers elected for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Deems
Marshall Delaney
Laurel Cliff
Harry Swan
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Adam Slaughter
James
Kissimmee
Florida
Earl Jewett
Frank Ramadel
Hamburg
N. Y
Wylie Henderson
Nancy Seales
M. EB
School Roles and Social Visits Highlight Local News
The district lists superintendent W G McKelvey assistant Pearl Milhoan secretary Adam Slaughter assistant Charles Lee librarian Mary Jo Swan pianist Mary McDade assistant Corine Wilford treasurer P E Browning. Residents and guests from Parkersburg Bashan New Haven and Charleston visit area families and host Wiener roast for Sunday School class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. McKelvey
Pearl Milhoan
Adam Slaughter
Charles Lee
Mary Jo Swan
Mary McDade
Corine Wilford
P. E. Browning
Parkersburg
Maxie Browning
Rana Paynter
Cross Landing
Gay Price
Ben B. Davis
Abner Price
A. A. Adams
Daniel Sayre
Rolandus
Charles Babcock
Bashan
Thomas Burke
Frank Ramesdell
Ernestine Price
Salad Craft: How to Choose and Cut Ingredients
Use foods that complement in flavor texture and color and present them in distinct shapes. Cut meat into cubes across the grain, bone and flake fish, slice or grate cheese, and large pieces for soft items. Include light lemon juice to preserve color and blend gently with bold flavors.
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Columbist
Freile
Pomeroyesque
Elberfeld
The
RED Anchor
Manent
Toy and Novelty Dept
Syracuse News
Margaret Grim
Emmett Guthrie
Helen Pierce
William's Diamond
Pearl Smith
Burlingham
Smith
J. Smith
John Hope
Near Athens
Earl Cowan
Vienna Kelley
West Virginia
Samantha Jeffers
Isaac Dailey
Howard Frazee
Pittsburgh
J. Hamer
Fisher Station
Sam Forman
Ralph Palmer
Fort Wayne
Ind
M. E
Woodrow Wilson
Frank Jeffers
Joe Bobo
Nettie Melroy
Zanesville
Lew Woode
Doris Cowan
Kathryn Cowan
Maude Ramsey
Ora Hall
George Douglas
William Rice
Philadelphia
R. W. Finsterwald
Leo Williams
George Williams
James Sewell
Kirkeraville
Williams
Fromer
Meigs Countian
Rev. Kreager
Fanny
Portland
Rufus Cobb
Joe Cox
Donald Cox
Tom Burke
Billie
Athens County
Hope Laugh
New Haven
Etta Coates
Lulu Glassford
Howard
Wooster
Clyde Bowman
Rex Lane
Parkersburg Fe
Herbert Price
Rosetta Cobb
Mattie Henderson
Gillette
Auto Strop
Durham
Eveready
Prescription Druggieta
McKee Drug CO
Pathfinder
Tire and Accessory Company 1
St., Athens
Coodtear
Pat
Firestone and Penn Batteries
Blouse Wafe
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