Meigs County Pastor to Leave for Bible College Studies
The Rev. J. P. Miller, pastor for Bradbury Bradford Rutland and Denter churches, resigns effective Aug. 31 to pursue a Bachelor of Divinity at the College of the Bible in Lexington. He and his wife and son will reside in Butler, Kentucky where he will serve at a new pulpit. A playlet “A Day at OYO” will mark his last Rutland service at 10:15 a.m. with preaching at 11. The same program is set for Dexter at 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Middleport
J. P. Miller
Bradbury- Bradford - Rutland-Denter
Church of Christ
Meigs County
Miller
College of the Bible
Lexington
Millers
Marvin Murray
Marcella Russell
Donald
Bradbury
Rutland
Dexter Church
Educators Review County School Stats for 1940 41 Year
County records show 11.4 percent of elementary and 6.8 percent of high school pupils failed in 1940 41, costing state funds between 10 000 and 15 000. Meigs County operates mostly junior high in high schools with one room schools gradually eliminated. Ten percent of high school graduates go to college. 1940 41 operating cost was about 250 000 dollars.
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Pomeroy
C. O. Chapman
Racine
Meigs County
Chester High School
Chester
Social notes from Middleport host guests and gatherings
Middleport reports honor guests from Akron and Long Bottom at bridge and picnics. Rolling visits include families from Columbus New York and Jersey as residents and friends travel for summer visits, with multiple house calls and domestic events noted.
Miss Mary Haggerty to continue studies at MHS
Miss Mary Virginia Haggerty of Clarksburg will stay to continue her school work at MHS with her mother Mrs Ed Haggerty and relatives visiting. She was injured last summer in an automobile accident and spent winter with her grandparents while her parents moved to West Virginia and she received treatment at Holzer hospital.
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Mary Virginia Haggerty
Clarksburg
Ed Haggerty
MHS
Haggerty
West Virginia
Holzer Hos
Konrad Scholl Publishes Brief History of Music
Konrad Scholl, former Pomeroy and Pomeroy High School instructor, prepares a text book titled Brief History of Music. The volume, due mid September, targets Casper High School Wyoming and potential wider use. Scholl and his wife will move to Casper after visits in Middleport. He studied composition under Roy Harris this summer at Colorado Springs.
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Pomeroy
Konrad Scholl
Pomeroyan
Casper
Wyo
Scholl
Middleport
Pomeroy High School
Dundas Social And Personal Mention
Mr and Mrs Jack Righter and Joe Thompson of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Homer Smathers and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dave Eberts and Mrs Floyd Peck motored to Lake Erie over the weekend. Mrs Thompson and children returned to Murray City with her parents for a visit. Mrs Emma Jenkins and Joe Cooper and family of Mineral visited Homer Smathers Sunday. Lauretta Lenane, employed in Columbus, spent Sunday with Thomas Lenane and family. Vernal Wise and son Bobby spent the weekend with Mrs Rachel Camp and daughter Lelain.
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Dundas
Jack Righter
Joe Thompson
Columbus
Homer Smathers
Dave Eberts
Floyd Peck
Lake Erie
Bernard
Murray City
Lillian Thompson
Thompson
Emma Jenkins
Joe Cooper
Mineral
Lauretta Lenane
Thomas Lenane
Vernal Wise
Bobby
Rachel Camp
Leli
Byrne Vaughan
Don Leifheit
Chillicothe
Walter Vaughan
Charles Leifheit
Mulberry Ave
Anna Henderson
Jacob Roller
Robert Boice
Unn Parker
Jacksonville
Fla
Camp Blanding
Patricia
Michigan
Lavender
A. H. Blakeslee
St. Johns
Mich
Bernice Blakeslee
Owosso
Joe Chapman
Eugene
E. Main St
Oil City
Rebekah Association
Cora Warner
Peter Stace
Kananga
Circle No. 1
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Simpson Methodist Church
Elizabeth Young
Naylors Run
Pomeroy Rebekah District Holds School of Instruction
Pomeroy district Rebekah Lodge 57 held a school of instruction at the LOOF Hall in Pomeroy with district president Blanche Roller presiding. Five candidates were initiated, with Emma Sisson among them. Officers were installed and district meeting attendees numbered about 100 from Ironton, Jackson, Bidwell, Dexter and Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Rebekahs
Blanche Roller
Gladys Foster
Chagrin Falls
Anna IL. Henderson
Columbus
Emma Sisson
Middleport
Ironton Lodge
Hartley
Doris Rebekah
Gertrude Mininaning
Thelma Massie
Louise Jackson
Doris Frank
Ironton
Jackson
Bidwell
Dexter
Norma Win
Florist
Meigs
Shumway
Lronton
New Plan Will Be Used on Gravel Roads
A new technique for Meigs County gravel roads uses thin layered spreads with dirt between layers compacted by a sheep's foot roller. The WPA improved roads. if successful the method will be expanded.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
WPA
Middleport Beats Bidwell 15-0 in baseball rout
Middleport overwhelmed Bidwell 15-0 as Bill Walter pitched for Middleport and Wilson started for Bidwell. The teams meet again Sunday at Pythian Park for a doubleheader against New Era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bidwell
Bill Walter
Wilson
Pythian Park
Chester Garden Club Flower Show Draws Local Attention
The Chester Garden Club hosted a colorful flower show at the high school on Friday night with judges Mrs. Garen Stansbury Mrs. James Titus and Mrs. George Lasher. Other items include social events, visits, and property moves among Chester residents.
Ownership of Stock Sought in Action
Stella Rodgers files in common pleas court to compel transfer of a $1,000 stock share to her sole ownership. Defendants are Eleanor Phillips Werry Emiline Phillips Hendricks and The Ohio Power Company. Current record lists Rodgers Werry and Hendricks as owners. Rodgers claims she funded full purchase price.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Power Company
Stella Rodgers
Common Pleas
Eleanor Phillips Werry
Emiline Phillips Hendricks
Marriage Licenses Delayed In Ohio Probate Court
Officials report POMEROY Page in the probate court book remains blank after four days as the new marriage law takes effect. Probate Judge E R Titus predicts it may take a full week before a license is issued.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
E. R. Titus
Bradford Attends National Rural Letter Carriers’ Convention
Racine notes Bradford spending this week in Columbus at the national rural letter carriers convention. Rev T T Shelton and family return from Hillsboro after visiting relatives. Russell Lee vacationing with parents and wife in Apple Grove. Mrs Howard Miles and others were business visitors in Parkersburg. John Sayre of Columbus visited his sister in Letart Falls. Barbara Kessler leaves for South Charleston to visit Virginia Fitzgerald. Edith Hayman and Homer Hayman of Ravenswood visited relatives in Ravenswood.
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Racine
Crit
Bradford
Columbus
T. T. Shelton
Billie
Rev. Shelton
Charles Shelton
Hillsboro
Russell Lee
West Chester
Dale Lee
Charles Sharp
Apple Grove
Howard Miles
Bonnie
Walter Stewart
Clyde Wolfe
Parkersburg
John Sayre
Harriett Allen
Veatrice McClintock
Letart Falls
Barbara Kessler
South Charleston
W. Va
Virginia Fitzgerald
Edith Hayman
Homer
Ravenswood
Harry Hayman
Wife Seeks Divorce From Orval Ohlinger
Miriam M. Ohlinger files for divorce in common pleas court claiming cruelty and abuse by husband Orval T. Ohlinger. They wed November 3, 1906 and had ten children, two of whom have died.
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Middleport Social Notes
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Akron
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Cluff
Seventh Ave
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Miss Moore
Elizabeth Moore
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Long Bottom
Mildred Hawley
Jo Frances Frecker
Eunice Burdette
Mary Martha Roller
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Phyllis Smart
Martha
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CBS
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Glouster
C. B. Smith
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Walter Bunce
Pital
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Anna Schofield
New York
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Maplewood
N. J
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Portland
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J. M. Mygatt
Mygatt
Denzil Marteney, Jr
Roy Barnes
Denzil
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Ankrom
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Bowen
Safety Cab Co
Charles Swindler
George
Battle Creek
Fred Casto
Ralph Frecker
John Frecker
Flossie Frecker
R. B. Laughead
Mary B. Laughead
Fordham University
Lena Bradford
Jessie Miller
Portsmouth
Will Reynolds
Charleston
NYCRA
Mr. Reynolds
Tom Ferguson
Pearl Stuckey
Williams
Town Hall
C. O. Fisher
Buckeye Lake
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Beaco
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Baties
Hocking Ang, Fayette Sts
ABRHE
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Ceens C. Moore
C Wilson
Ween
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Garen Stansbury
James Titus
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Edison Hopstetter
Ward Kimes
Guy Singer
Eagle Ridge
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Rex Bailey
Lina Pigott
Lake Hope
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Ada Weaver
Chester Telephone Exchange
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Sandusky
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Ravenna
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State
Route 50
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Donna Gaul
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Donna Wolfe
Rose Easterday
Betty
Kimes
Bailey
Charles
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Herbert Warner
Elma Smith
Gerald Eiselstein
Brady Lake
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