Three Meigs County Unemployed to Meet at Pythian Park
Meigs County unemployed men will gather at Middleport Pythian Park Thursday at 7 PM to discuss increased WPA employment. Lewis Williams named chair of the Middleport Unemployed Committee after attending county commissioners’ meeting to seek relief. Time extended to Sept 36 for Opera House rebuilding plans approved by State Fire Marshal Ray Reil to prepare and file required permits.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs County
Pythian Park
Pomeroy
Middleport Pythianrk
Lewis Williams
Williams
Middleport
Marina Ray Reil
Tha “Ullaing Inopecton
Notable Local Social and Household News Highlights
Sunday visits unfold as Ray Mathers from Columbus calls on Mrs Thatcher’s family in Middleport. Mrs Thatcher and Mrs Neola Clapp Welte of Rochester MN join luncheon at Mrs R N Barnes home before touring community friends. Jean McKay and Glenn Jarvis visit Rutland while he attends Ohio State agriculture college. Continuous local gatherings include contract club hosted by Mrs W G Davis and hospital return of Miss Laura McKay for eye care. Reverend C C Bailey and daughter Annabelle depart for Pennsylvania after two weeks here.
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Middleport
Ray Mathers
Columbus
Thatcher
James Whiteland
Neola Clapp Welte
Rochester
Minn
R. N. Barnes
B. E. Talbott
Mary Jane
Jean McKay
Glenn Jarvis
Unrichsville
James ‘Titus
Jim
W. G. Davis
J.B. Hull
Ft. Leavenworth
Kang
C. B. Stout
O. P. Klein
Stout
M. C. Hobart
Laura McKay
Portland
Holzer Hospital
A. McKay
Saddleport
S. E. Brown and Son
Orsille
Hamden
Ray’ Brown
Orrville
Margaret Gas Vine Steplenn Jarvis
Ubrichsville
R. E. Mc[Kay
S. Third Ave
Cletus Hackett
Bancroft
W. Va
George “Hackett
Gravel Hill
Winifred Skidmore
Miss
Frank Vroman
Waller Harris
Jean McMaster
Robert Harris
Davis Middleton
Tom
David
Marilyn
Dayton
Dr. Middleton
Jennie Middleton
Nina Russell
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Clarence Hamm
Bill
Lexington
Suinday
Pomeroy
Middleport Social Notes and Local Gatherings Report
Middleport social notes recount extended visits by the Baileys from Weston due to Mrs Bailey’s illness, with travel resuming after improvement. Several religious and social events are announced, including a dinner at Mary Jane Coffee Shop, a Skyline Drive trip, and various family reunions and visits across town. Serious illness updates for Pearl McKnight and John Longstaff are noted, along with upcoming revival meetings at the Christian Church.
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Baileys
Weston
Ida Bailey
Clarence Sanborn
Guernsey Breeders Hold Meeting in Litton Township
Pomeroy hosts a Guernsey Breeders Association gathering at the Oson Roush farm in Carmel with about 50 members and families from Meigs Athens and Jackson counties attending. Dr George Lasher spoke on cattle feed use while Agricultural Agent C E Blakeslee urged record keeping. Thomas Briggs of the Wooster association outlined ongoing work and a social ice cream service followed.
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Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders ‘Association
Oson Roush
Carmel
Litton Township
Progr
Meigs
Athens
Jackson
George Lasher
Marntal
C. E. Blakeslee
Thomas Briggs
Ohio Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Wooster
Registrars Attend Meeting in Marietta
RIDDLEPORT H. J. Russell and Charles Spencer newly appointed deputy sheriffs for drivers and licenses in Meigs County attended a registrar's meeting in Marietta Monday evening. They received instructions for this year's work and noted the opening date for securing new licenses as September 9.
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Riddleport
H. J. Russell
Third Ave
Charles Spencer
Racine
Ars
Meigs County
Marietta
Mr. Russell
Pomeroy Schools Set to Open September 3
Pom eroy schools will open Tuesday September 3 after a pre school session on Friday August 30. The county system will also begin the day after Labor Day with classes resuming.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Social Notes and Community Events Update
Pomeroy reports bridal showers for Miss Elberfeld to wed Mr. William Anderson on Sept. 11 at the Elberfeld home. social gatherings include a Tuesday pre nuptial shower and a Saturday event hosted by Mrs. Ward. Green of the Ohio Farm Bureau speaks at Meigs County Farm Bureau gathering. Residents are noted for nursing training, visits, and family travel. A death in Ironton is noted with regional attendance. Earthworms are mentioned as a soil detail.
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Ohio
Bureau Co-operative
N.S
Woodyard
Grady
Lorane
Lavona
Cincinnati
C. D. Dailey
Albany
Meigs
Gallia
Athens
Vinton Counties
Racine Social And Personal Highlights
Racine hosts a seventh birthday party for Mary Elizabeth Bradford with games on the lawn and family guests including Tom Rose, Gayle Bradford, and Mrs Glen West. Lige Williams returns from Crown City after his father L W Williams died of uremic poisoning. Alfred Lyons announces the birth of a son born August 15 to Mr and Mrs Junior Stewart in Belle West Virginia. Flood damage from a cloudburst in the mountains affects Belle households. Racine Eastern Star Lodge plans its annual picnic at Mrs Dorothy Wolfe’s Great Bend home.
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Racine
Crit Bradford
Mary Elizabeth
Martha Lou Watterson
Rosalind Beards
Marjorie Tiart
Tommy Joe Rose
Gayle
Paul Bradford
Bulah
Gordon West
Gloria Jean Johnson
June Beegie
Billie Cross
Dwight Wams
Bryan
Gerald Simpson
Jackie Stephenson
Charles Norris
Mary Ann Holter
Don Edward Wolfe
Patsy Hart
Ruth
Crit
Junior Bradford
Glen
West
Charles Stephenson
Dillon Cross
Lige Williams
Williams
L. W. Williams
Crown City
Alice Sweeney
Charleston
W. Va
Sidney Fadely
Dorothy Wolfe
Great Bend
Business Men Subscribe to Bentley Plan
Middleport reports a canvass of business and professional men and other citizens who did not attend a meeting Friday night. G A Bentley of the Bentley System was hired for a week period to attract an industry to locate here. Contributions exceeded the amount needed and were collected weekly with each donor paying a thirteenth of the total. The Business Men's Association and allied groups praise the response to A New Industry for Middleport and anticipate success with Bentley’s services and local enthusiasm.
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Middleport
G. A. Bentley
Bentley
Eud
Thas
Progress Is Made War Memorial Plan
War memorial plan progress noted with committee meetings and committee chairmen named. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate ongoing efforts and labor day context in a wartime memory project.
All-Ohio Boys Band rehearses for state fair performance
Middleport youth Gene Harris joined 250 All-Ohio Boys Band members in Columbus this week. The group camps in tents and performs two daily practice blocks while preparing for the Ohio State Fair. Harris, a Middleport High School graduate, returns from Huntington where he played with a local orchestra and will join the French horn section at Ohio State University this fall.
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Middleport
Gene Harris
Columbus
Gene
Middleport High School
Huntington
All-Ohio
Ohio State University
Methodist officials to attend Pomeroy conferences Friday
Dr. Kestle district superintendent of the Methodist Church will be in Pomeroy Friday evening to attend quarterly conferences of the Simpson Methodist Church and the Bethany Methodist Church. The Simpson conference will be from 7 to 8 30 and the Bethany conference will follow immediately.
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Pomeroy
Kestle
Methodist C Church
Simpson Methodist Sharch
Bethany Methodist ‘Church
Simpson
Bethany Conference
Racine Playground Day Planned At Recreation Center
Racine Recreation Board to observe Playground Day Friday at the Racine Recreation Center from 9 a m to 5 p m. The event features contests games and activities with a bean dinner served and prizes donated by local merchants.
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Racine
Racine Recreation Center
Racine Recreation Board
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