County School Year Set to Open After Labor Day
Meigs County announces the 1939-40 school calendar with start dates in September. The plan lists first day as Tuesday Sept 5 and details holidays and month endings through May 24, extending safety education to sixth and eighth grades. The issue notes the death of John Burnell and references local figures in education and industry.
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UGUST
SSS
Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs County
Pman
Storm Sewer District 2 Battles Sabotage and Center Line
A chaotic report details district actions around the Hocking and nearby streets including center line designations, sewer projects, and a sabotage investigation. It notes wrecked trains, fatalities, and officials in various towns amid a broader infrastructure push in 1939.
State Park To Be Built Near Middleport Post Office
Middleport announces final papers in place for a state park on the Central School site beside the new post office. The 1.14 acre grounds will include a playground with swings slides and a wading pool and will be maintained by the state with local cooperation from N Y A administrator Robert Kleinschmidt and Meigs Water Co. The large stone shelter house will also serve in floods or as a food kitchen and refugee space.
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Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
Mill St
Robert Kleinschmidt
Kleinschmidt
Meigs
Gallia
State Health Department
Meigs Water Company
John B. Downing
N-Y.a
Columbus
Athens Pastor To Conduct Revival Meetings
Rev Neil Crawford of Athens will lead a series of revival meetings at the Dexter Church of Christ from Sunday August 20 through September 3. Alta Will will be pianist and Guy Glaze song leader with special music nightly. Rev J P Miller is pastor of
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Dexter
Neil Crawford
Athens
Dexter Church of Christ
Alta Will
Guy Glaze
J. P. Miller
Reverend Crawford Leads Athens Church of Christ
Reverend Crawford serves as pastor at the Athens Church of Christ, guiding parishioners through worship and community programs.
Middleport Social Notes Recap of Club Gathering
Mrs Cedric Clark hosted the Monday Contract Club at 6 30 with a picnic supper in the yard. Members and former players sat at three tables as rounds of contract were played with high scores earned by Mrs Alfred Elberfeld Mrs Dor Schaefer and guest Miss Lucille Dutton.
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Middleport
Cedric Clark
S. Third Ave
Clark Yard
Alfred Elberfeld
Dor Schaefer
Lucille Dutton
M. C. Hobart
Resener Zeiher
William Reifel
Lenore Hobart Kent
Hunter McFarland
Athens
Reifel
Helen Ebersbach
U. S. Navy
Edward
Billy
Elizabeth
Edward Ebersbach
Lincoln Hill
McFarland
Althea Miller
Howard
Marilyn
Sadie Miller
Albany
Miami
Fla
Kent
Bridge Club
Missionary and Ladies Guild Hold Picnics Nearby
Missionary Society of the Church of Christ enjoyed a chicken supper at the William Hetteseimer farm after meeting at the church and riding by motor to Mrs. Hetteseimer's home. Ladies Guild of the Heath M E Church toured to the Cooky Jar summer home of Mr and Mrs Cook on Lake Breezy for their annual picnic with strong attendance.
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Ladies Guild of the
Heath
M. E. Church
H. E. Cook
Breezy
Local residents visit week in pursuit of books and travel
Mrs. Thelma Rupp of Wellston discussed a Grapes of Wrath book review with Gallipolis leaders during a business trip. The Zeihers spent two weeks in Canada visiting Dionne quinTuplets and Niagara Falls. Other local families shared travel and hosting news from Roseville, Buckeye Lake, Morgantown, Glenwood, Columbus, and Shelby.
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George Rupp
Thelma Robbins
Wellston
Gallipolis
John Steinbeck
Rupp
Rosener Zeiher
Canada
Woolsey Bay
French River
Zeihers
Callander
Ont
Dionne
George Baker
Artie Mae
Mary
Mazie Wise
Betty Hartinger
Freda Johnson
Buckeye Lake
Marshall McCuen
West Virginia University
Morgantown
McCuen
Marcia
Shelby
S. Second Ave
Ulah Jones
Glenwood
W. Va
Barbara Linkfield
Columbus
Miss Jones
Meigs County Fair Opens August 29 With Lum and Abner
Meigs County Fair in Pomeroy begins August 29 with Pine Ridge Follies featuring Lum and Abner as the opening act. Barker Brothers Rodeo joins afternoon and evening programs on days two and three, alongside livestock shows and premium displays. Premium books will be issued this week. copies available at Mrs. Cora Roberts Courthouse office, fair headquarters.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pine Ridge Follies
Jwitch Lum
Abner
Barker Brothers Rodeo
Cora Roberts
Will's Grove Picnic Draws 250 Guests From Multiple Churches
The annual Will's Grove Churches of Christ picnic at Bradbury Bradford Dexter and Rutland drew about 250 attendees with 200 at Sunday School. Reports on the Ross Hocking State Camp were given by Mrs. Jessie Sisson and G. O. Will. A 2 pm singing session featured Walburn leading a mixed quartet from Long Bottom Bradford Chauncey and Keno. Reverend Gilbert Courtney spoke on Why Not Try the Church as the resolutions committee set the next picnic for the second Sunday in August at the same site.
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Middleport
Will's Grove
Churches of Christ
Bradbury
Bradford
Dexter
Rutland
Jessie Sisson
G. O. Will
Ross-Hocking
Charles Walburn
Celia Keffer
Dee Hartinger
Walburn
Long Bottom
Chauncey
Charles Read
Keno
George Meinhart
Gilbert Courtney
Resolutions Committee
Edith Russell
Blanche Braley
Elder Chambers
McMillin
Holman
AAA Employes Hold Outing at Lucasville
More than 100 AAA officers and office employees from nine counties gathered for an all day outing at Lucasville fairgrounds. Counties represented included Meigs, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Scioto, Pike, Adams, Clermont and Brown. The event was directed by district field man Glen E. Moore of Brown County with oversight of the nine counties. Attendees from Meigs County included Elizabeth Titus Hilda Sayre Gleana Rummel Mary Ellen Miller Evelyn Ross Delores Tubbs and Hurley M Nelson and his two sons Ernest and John Major.
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Pomeroy
Lucasville Fairgrounds
Meigs
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Scioto
Pike
Adams
Clermont
Brown
Glen E. Moore
Brown County
Meigs County
Elizabeth Titus
Hilda Sayre
Gleana Rummel
Mary Elen Miller
Evelyn Ross
Delores Tubbs
Hurley M. Nelson
Ernest and
John Major
Visits Meigs County After Forty Years
Fred Stevens a former Meigs Countian returned for the first visit in four decades. He and his wife and three Tekamah Nebraska daughters stayed with Bert Pickett near Hemlock Grove with relatives and friends in Meigs County. Also present were W F Pickett and Mary Lou Nichols of Winter Haven Florida. W F Pickett left Meigs County thirty years ago and is now a noted Florida businessman.
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Mary Lou Nichols
Winter Haven
Fla
W. F. Pickett
Meigs County
Florida
Home Canning Demonstration Planned at Tupers Plains School
Miss Geneva Humphreys extension agent and Mrs Helen Baer farm supervisor will lead a canning demonstration Wednesday at 1 pm at Tup pers Plains school. Silver Ridge 4 H Club sponsors the event inviting all interested in canning methods to attend. Corn and peaches will be canned.
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Pomeroy
Geneva Humphreys
Helen Baer
Tuppers Plains School
Silver Ridge
Miss Ramsey Takes Over Library Post in Pomeroy
Miss Virginia Ramsey of Walton West Virginia becomes librarian at the Pomeroy library succeeding Miss Estrilla Daniels who left for Mentor. Ramsey currently resides with Miss Eva Simms and Miss Emma Waterman on Mulberry Avenue. Also announced is another Ohio Rural Women's Tour to New York City and the World’s Fair from October 1 to 5, with information available at the Pomeroy extension office.
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Pomeroy
Virginia Ramsey
Walton
W. Va
Pomeroy Library
Ramsey
Estrilla Daniels
Eva Simms
Emma Waterman
Mulberry Ave
Ohio
New York City
Heaton Family Reunion Set for August 27 at Will's Grove
The Heaton family reunion will be held Sunday August 27 at Will's Grove in Flatwoods. This gathering marks seven years of meeting at the same location.
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Heatons Meet Pomeroy
Heaton
Will's Grove
Flatwoods
Flying Ant Invasion Strikes Pomeroy Streets
Millions of winged insects swarmed the Pomeroy vicinity on Monday night covering sidewalks especially along Main Street. Shoppers and residents slapped at the pests as store lights drew them, turning sidewalks into a sea of swatting activity.
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Pomeroy
Main St
Pomeroy J C F Class Meets At Mrs. Smith Home
Pomeroy POMEROY J C F Class met Monday evening at the home of Mrs Eddie Smith Wehe Terrace Devotionals were led by Mrs Ralph Gilmore and Mrs Jed Webster presided over the business session Next meeting will be at the Hartley residence with Mrs T A Downie assisting a white elephant sale planned A social hour followed with refreshments for fourteen members and one guest
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Pomeroy
Eddie Smith
Wehe Terrace
Ralph Gilmore
Jed Webster
Malcolm D. Hartley
T. A. Downie
Hartley
Lincoln Hill
Smith
Social round of visitors and local travels this weekend
A stream of visitors and relatives arrived and departed across Pomeroy and nearby towns. Baltimore guests Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Carl visited H V Carl. Miss Mary Williamson stayed with her parents. several couples from Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Gallipolis spent weekends with relatives here and at Hanksonville Road. Notable trips included Pearl and Leland Hysell to Niagara Falls and the New York World's Fair, and Frank Kunzelman on business to Charleston. Local dances drew attendance from Mary Neutzling and others at the Coliseum in Parkersburg.
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Maurice Carl
Baltimore
H. V. Carl
Union Ave
Mary Williamson
Columbus
Phil Williamson
Pearl Hysell
Niagara Falls
Millersburg
Leland Peoples
Percy Peoples
William Williamson
Williamson
W. Va
Richard Williamson
Pomeroy
Robert Burnell
Cleveland
Anna Blumanauer
Minersville
Huntington
Margaret Moore
Mary Leifheit
George Hetzel
Lincoln Terrace
Dale Gilkey
Gallipolis
Gilkey
Charles Gilkey
Harrisonville Road
Tewksbury
Athens Fairgrounds
W. S. Hart
Elsie Hart
Eva Russ
Ray Crumbley
L. A. Person
Harry Runion
Torch
Person
Walter Wolfe
Naylor
Harley Hardman
Morgantown University
Chauncey Shumaker
Manning Daniels
Indian Lake
Frank Kunzelman
Charleston
Parkersburg
Mary Neutzling
Frances Elberfeld
Dorothy Sauer
Marjorie Brown
Betty Chase
Chauncy Shumaker
March Shumaker
Roy Tracy, Jr
George Beards
Bill Robinson
Nettie Wisecarver
Butternut Ave
West
Beronica Maurer
Frank
Urbana
Tom Googlein
A.C. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Harvey Jones
Columus
Roush Family Plans Two Day Reunion in Ohio
Canton and North Canton prepare for the Roush and Allied Families Association of America Inc to host a two day 228th anniversary reunion for John Raush who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1736. The event gathers about 50000 members across the United States. The celebration runs August 25 and 26 in both cities.
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Canton
Ohio
North Canton
United States
Roush and Allied Families Association of America Inc
John Raush
Rausch
Philadelphia
Mrs. Anna Beal Dies Near Harrisonville
Mrs. Anna Beal, 77, died Monday at her Harrisonville area home after a yearlong illness. She is survived by husband J. M. Beal, son Garth Beal in Athens, and brother Dr. W. S. Hart of Pomeroy. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Simpson Methodist Church at two o'clock.
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Harrisonville
Anna Beal
J. M. Beal
Garth Beal
Athens
W. S. Hart
Pomeroy
Simpson Methodist Church
Revival to Begin KENO Keno Road meetings begin Aug 19
A two week revival series by the Church of Christ at Red Brush on Bashan and Keno Road starts Saturday evening August 19. Evangelist O V Smith of Burr Ky will preach. Meetings run each evening at 7 oclock and Sunday mornings at 9 30.
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Keno
Church of Christ
Red Brush
Bashan
Keno Road
O. V. Smith
Burr, Ky
Two Escape Injury In Auto Collision Near Syracuse
Mark Duerr of Pom ery and Bernard Patterson of Marietta were in an automobile collision Monday afternoon near Syracuse. Both cars sustained damage but no injuries. Deputy Sheriff Hank Young investigated the crash.
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Pomeroy
Mark Duerr
Bernard Patterson
Marietta
Syracuse
Hank Young
Stork Distributor Moves to Richleaf Company in Glouster
Karl Kerns leaves Stork Baking Co in Parkersburg for a distributor post with Richleaf Co in Glouster. Francis Anderson replaces him at Stork, coming from Columbus. In Bogliasco Italy bread is baked in fish birds and snake shapes.
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Middleport
Karl Kerns
Stork Baking Co
Parkersburg
Richleaf Company
Glouster
Francis Anderson
Kerns
Stork Company
Mr. Anderson
Columbus
Bogliasco
Italy
Ill caretaker and ill resident reported in Middleport
Harold Hub bard, caretaker of the High School Building, became suddenly ill Monday. His case diagnosed as hand poisoning. Charles Asa Brad bury, long ill with throat infection, is improving.
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Middleport
Harold Hubbard
Charles Asa Bradbury
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