WPA Yards Urged to Redirect Funds in Meigs County
County and alliance officials discuss diverting WPA road funds to support local industries and employment in Meigs County. Meeting notes stress using the money for constructive labor programs, with church and civic groups weighing in and Labor Day considerations noted.
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WPA Yards
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Chamber of Te
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Bowers
Rutland
Bonns
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Middleport Social Notes Highlights Dinner Honors
Honored guests Rev and Mrs Cecil Bailey and daughter Annabelle dined at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe with the Worthwhile Class of the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev J D Ryan, current pastor, attended. The Middleport band and orchestra planned a Camp Kinshuta picnic with instructor Gordon Harris and parents. Various locals visit relatives, travel, and enjoy trips, with numerous mentions of family ties and social events in the area.
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Cecil Bailey
Annabelle
Alice Sanborn
Lincoln St
Mary Jane
First Presbyterian Church
Bailey
J. D. Ryan
Middleport
Gordon Harris
Kinshuta
Chester
Sarah Ogdin Cain Rites Held Saturday
Mrs Sadie Ogdin Cain age 62 died at her home Thursday Aug 17 after a long illness Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm at Salem Center Church Burial followed at Salem Center Cemetery Rev Bolton officiating
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Carpenter
Sadie Ogdin Cain
Salem Center Church
Salem Center Cemetery
Rev. Bolton
Banana Trees Draw Tourists to Senator Jones Yard
In Middleport the front yard of Senator Tom Jones and wife attracts visitors with large banana trees. A blooming stalk hosts visible bananas, while each stalk yields multiple shoots after fruiting. A prior stalk vanished in October during a local celebration and was linked to a souvenir display by visiting ox team caravan members.
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Middleport
Tom Jones
S. Third Ave
Northwest Territory
Ox Team
Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Outings Update
Social notes from Pomeroy report Lowell Wingett and Eleanor Ruth Edwards united in marriage in Syracuse. Other items cover a Laurel Cliff outing by fifty-nine youngsters, a Bing family reunion at Tim's Tourist camp, and visits among locals including Dorothy Reibel, the Downie family, and Mary Baber’s guest book. A separate line cites battery failure counts as a data point.
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Pomeroy
Lowell Wingett
Eleanor Ruth Edwards
Syracuse
C. P. Taylor
Bing
Tim
McArthur
M. E. Bing
Dorothy Reibel
Union Ave
Steubenville
William Downie
Lincoln Hill
Dunbar
W. Va
Harold Brabbin
C. E. W. Downie
John Chase
Wehe Herrace
Columbus
William Waters
Mary Huber
Mary Baber
Huber
Baber
Foster Memorial Home
Huntington
J. A. Edwards
Parkersburg
M. D. Hartley
Philip H. Meier
Will Huggins
Follansbee
Must File Expenses Soon
POMEROY August 8 primary election candidates face a Saturday deadline for expense accounts with few filed by Thursday. Petitions for the November 7 general election are due September 8, and about 150 petitions have been issued. The ticket includes trustee, constable, justice of the peace, school board and village officials. Competition for trustee posts is expected to be strong due to higher salaries. GOES TO COLUMBUS MIDDLEPORT Leaving tomorrow for Columbus, Sept. M. W. Essex will join the Ohio Education Association tenure planning committee meeting there Saturday.
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Constable
Justice of Peace and School Board
Columbus Middleport
Columbus
Essex
Ohio Education Association
New Garden Club Formed in Syracuse
A new Garden Club organized Thursday at Mrs. Carl Weese home with Mrs. Garen Stansbury assisting. Nineteen members joined the original charter. officers include President Mrs. Weese and Vice President Mrs. Clark. Next meeting set for August 23 to appoint committees and plan future work. Carla Clark and Martha Jane Downing earned Red Cross swimming certificates after tests conducted by George Costello.
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Syracuse
Carl Weese
Garen Stansbury
Middleport
Tom Clark
Frank Capehart
C. H. Williams
Carla Clark
Martha Jane Downing
Gallipolis Pool
George Costello
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
School Work Is Completed In Pomeroy After Flood Repairs
The Pomeroy rehabilitation program for flood damaged school buildings nears completion. A new composite roof on the Senior High is costing about 800 dollars, the first since 1914. Central School rooms were replastered and the Junior High Auditorium slated for painting before opening. About 1,350,000 motorists ran out of gasoline in 1938.
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Pomeroy
Central School
Demonstration Agent Judges Callaway Ridge 4-H Nutrition Projects
Ms Geneva Humphreys home agent judged nutrition projects for the Cheerful Helpers 4-H Club of Callaway Ridge on Friday August 11. Older girls titled Fresh from the Oven and younger ones The 4-H Club Girl Makes Desserts. Officers listed Roxie Russell Edith Cremeans Orpha Holman Laura Lenz. The club has held nine meetings including a picnic.
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Tuppers Plains
Geneva Humphreys
Cheerful Helpers 4-H Club
Callaway Ridge
Roxie Jean Russell
Edith Cremeans
Orpha Holman
Laura Lenz
Miss Humphreys
Funeral in Columbus for Elias Hammerstein, 80
Elias Hammerstein, 80, formerly of Pomeroy, died in Columbus where he lived for 50 years. The shoe repairman ran a shop in Columbus and mentored local craftsman Philip H. Meier who learned the trade under his guidance.
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Columbus
Pomeroy
Elias Hammerstein
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Pomeroy Social Notes
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