'Absolute Need' To Be Enforced For Meigs Relief
Meigs County relief officials restrict direct aid to absolutely needy families only. No family receiving relief can own or operate a car. 1940 license plates must be surrendered during relief. Interviews begin Sept 3 with sworn statements. heads of households or widows may apply. those with private employment or WPA assignments may exit relief and have plates returned.
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Meigs County
Relief Commission
The
Meigs County Relief Commission
Corning Social And Personal Highlights And Community News
Mrs. Vivian Keller hosted a Friday bridge party honoring Patricia Clifford vacationing with her parents, P. H. Clifford. Prizes went to Patricia and Emma Hensler, lunch served to a list of local guests. Southeast Ohio Conference assigns Arthur C. Shonkwiler as pastor. Various visits and travels noted among Corning residents, with numerous relatives and friends mentioned across nearby towns.
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Southeast Ohio
Burgess Avenue United Brethren Church
Columbus
Arthur C. Shonkwiler
U. B
Miss Mae Rodgers
Divorce Granted in Bierbauer Case
Maude Bierbauer obtained a divorce from Charlies A Bierbauer in common pleas court. The case was not contested and the entry was filed on Monday.
Middleport Social Notes Move of Local Couple Prominent
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Bessie Cartwright and Mr. Ben Pickens in Gallipolis followed by their return to Middleport. The groom is a Middleport High School 1932 graduate and a football standout, now employed by Covert Baking Co. Social items note vacations, visits, and illnesses in town life including Mrs. Glen Lambert’s illness and Mrs. Sidney Pickens recovery.
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Middleport
Bessie Cartwright
Ben Pickens
Gallipolis
Scott Westerman
Pickens
Mr. Pickens
Margaret Pickens
West Columbia
Speed Pickens
Middleport High School
Covert Baking Co
Joe Davis
Gale Hysell
Columbus
Jean Hanna
Huntington
Ruth Rothrock
S. Third Ave
Louise Rothrock
Cincinnati
H. A. Rothrock
Bloomsville
Ralph Blosser
New York
Ralph
Beech Sr
Walter Forquer
Glen Lambert
Sidney Pickens
Shirley Mills
Donald
Bob
Charleston
Mr. Mills
New York Central
Donald Mills
United States
Athens
Mills
First Baptist Church
Thatcher party visits relatives during weekend in Columbus
Herbert Thatcher of Columbus visited relatives here on Sunday. He returned home with his wife Mrs. Thatcher who had been hosted by her brother James White. Also traveling were Mrs. Neola Clapp Welte and Ruth Welte of Rochester Minnesota. They were entertained by the Talbott White and Taylor families and stayed with Miss Daisie Saunders.
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Jeannette Lehr
Sims
Chas. Fenneken
Don
Harbor Hills
Buckeye Lake
Eldon Duncan
Zanesville
Billa Ramsey
Ray
Owen Henderson
William Gladd
George Gladden
O' Spence
Chas. O'Farrell
William Jones
Naomi
Jones
Alice Nunnaly
Ironton
George Dunlap
Pleasant City
Russell Dunlap
Lois Ann
Marion
Mae Yarrington
Roberta
Midland
Michigan
Chas. Dunlap
William Hill
Lois
Harold Mason
Akron
Dave Mason
Herbert Thatcher
Columbus
Thatcher
James White
Thatchers
Neola Clapp Welte
Ruth
Rochester
Minn
R. N. Barnes
M. A. White
Welte
B. E. Talbott
Mrs. White
Susie Taylor
Daisie Saunders
Community family reunions and social visits common in region
The passage lists numerous weekend gatherings and visits. Families hosting Turtle soup supper or attending Burlingham Church homecoming unite relatives from Vine Street Beaverton Mich Leading Creek Columbus and Cadiz with connections to Carney Mills Reed Gilmore Fisher Layne Shauver and Bush.
Funeral of Jacob Koehler Held at Chester Church
Funeral services for Jacob Koehler aged 53 were held Sunday at Chester Church with Rev. Howard Tuttle presiding and interment at Mound Cemetery Shade Valley. The notice also lists local social events and visiting relatives from Ohio communities.
Guysville Social and Brief Personal Notes
Omah Tucker, 20 months, scalded stepping into hot water while mother undressed laundry. Dayton visitors Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bean with Ray Bean family. Waldo Buck family vacationing three weeks in Minnesota and Canada. Bob Brown family moved from Clarence Petty farm to Isaac Weatherbee home. Pauleta McLaughlin visited Audra Harper Athens RD3. Edith Whetzel visited Athens Thursday. Garrison Tucker moved Os Craft goods to Willoughby for Mr. Ashcraft’s garage employment.
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Guysville
Omah
Garison Tucker
Harry Bean
Dayton
Ray Bean
Waldo Buck
Minnesota
Canada
Bob Brown
Clarence Petty
Isaac Weatherbee
Pauleta McLaughlin
Audra Harper
Athens
R. D
Edith Whetzel
Garrison Tucker
Orla Ashcraft
O. O. Ashcraft
Willoughy
Mr. Ashcraft
Newlyweds Making Home at Shade
Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wilson settle at Shade with his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is the former Hazel Carl daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Carl of S Second Ave. The marriage occurred earlier this month.
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Middleport
Russell Wilson
Laurel Cliff Social Briefs
Local social notes list visits and gatherings among Laurel Cliff residents and nearby towns. Highlights include Mr and Mrs Henry Beach Bradbury hosting, Louise Burdette’s tonsil operation, Roy and a surprise birthday party, and multiple family visits from Kerrs Run Belpre Columbus Harrisonville Middleport and Sugar Creek.
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Laurel Cliff
Mrs. Henry Beach
Bradbury
Mrs
Clifford Jacobs
John Deihl
Wolf Run
Lou Deihl
Emerson Russell
Pleasant Valley
James Radford
Milton Hysell
Elijah Michaels
Bunker Hill
Ed. Decker
Belpre
Fred Hysell
Columbus
Louise Burdette
Vernon Howell
Roy
Charles Karr
Faye Allen
Cheryl Parker
Shirley Jacobs
Evelyn Turner
Rock Springs
Junior Finlan
Harrisonville
Roy Howell
Junior Wright
Mary Linday
Hanford Elliott
Martha Curtis
Russell Wilson
Middleport
William Strauss
Vern Akley
Roland McPherson
Sugar Creek
Carleton Rites Planned for Syracuse Judge J. E. Carleton
Funeral services for Judge J. E. Carleton 69 who died Sunday at his Syracuse home will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Syracuse Presbyterian Church. He served three terms as Meigs County probate judge and owned The Democrat newspaper until his death. Burial follows in Letart Cemetery.
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J. E. Carleton
Syracuse
Meigs County
Carleton
The
Leader
Democrat
Carleton College
Isaac Carleton
Will Carleton
Judge Carleton
Edna Whetstone Carleton
Julia
Alma Edwards
Letart
Long Bottom Social Notes Show Visits and Upcoming Event
Mrs. F W Potter of Beaver and Miss Abbie Olson of Phoenix visit their mother Mrs. J B Shumaker. W K Riggs of Marion begins a revival at the Christian Church and runs through the week. Preparations proceed for the September 1 homecoming at the Methodist Church.
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Long Bottom
F. W. Potter
Beaver
Abbie Olson
Phoenix
Ariz
J. B. Shumaker
Fsta Gillian
Kansas City
Belle Whiteside
W. K. Riggs
Marion
Christian Church
Geneva Yates
Jeananne
Cleveland
H. C. Swan
L. J. Myers
Noble County
James Blake
East Liverpool
M. W. Stewart
Howard Hughes
Columbus
Virgil Roush
Heaton
C. B. Hayman
R. L. Larkins
Virginia Beach
Rains Make Highway Difficult for Travel
Heavy rains Sunday night and Monday made the State Route 7 stretch from Five Points to Chester muddy and nearly impassable. Workmen scraped the mud and kept traffic moving while many vehicles detoured via a narrow back road to the Chester Bridge, which soon deteriorated for heavy trucks.
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Pomeroy
Five Points
Chester
Chester Bridge
Pomeroy Personalities and Local Family News
Dale C. Gilkey of Gallipolis heads to Duluth Minnesota for the National Convention of State Employees after recent Toledo appearances and a State Federation of Labor presidency. The Heaton Family held its annual reunion at Filatwoods with officers elected including C. L. Heaton president and Betty Roush secretary. Doris Ann born to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fisher in Minersville weighed eight and a half pounds. Doris Ann joins other new arrivals mentioned with Perry County ties. Aust in Beaver of Purcell Oklahoma visits Racine area. he manages two stores in Purcell and Lexington. Conrad Seitz of Monkey Run left for an indefinite visit to relatives in Mansfield.
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Dale C. Gilkey
Gallipolis
Duluth
Minnesota
Gilkey
Charles Gilkey
Harrisonville Road
Toledo
Federation of Labor
Pomeroy High School
Harrisonville
Mary DeWitt
Heaton
Filatwoods
C. L. Heaton
Betty Roush
Charles Curtis
Norman Fisher
Minersville
Henry Wells
Dana Fick
Chester
William Wells
Doris Ann
Art Beaver
Bethany
Okla
Austin Beaver
Waldo Beaver
Purcell
Racine
Stobart
Antiquity
Lexington
Oklo
Conrad Seitz
Monkey Run
Mansfield
Dedication Planned for Middleport Stadium Locker Rooms
Middleport High School locker and shower rooms in the northern stadium section near completion will be dedicated in a Friday ceremony. The event features an old time community sing led by Rotary Club members, a public inspection, and remarks by NYA supervisor Robert Kleinschmidt.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Community Service Committee
Rotary Club
National Youth Administration
Harold Hubbard
High School Athletic Association
L. W. McComas
Board of Education
The
Athletic Association
Gordon Harris
NYA
Portsmouth
Robert Kleinschmidt
Pomona Grangers Meet Friday Night at Tupers Plains School
Pomona Grange will hold a meeting Friday evening September 6 at the Tupers Plains School under the Alfred Grange auspices. The fifth degree will be offered. On Saturday night September 7 county deputy H J Musser will inspect Hemlock Grange.
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Pomeroy
Pomona Grange
Tuppers Plains
Alfred Grange
H. J. Musser
Hemlock Grange
Child Jenny Sue Brickles 10 days dies at home
Jenny Sue Brickles ten day old daughter of Clyde and Mrs. Brickles died Sunday after a brief illness at the parental home. Funeral services were held Monday at Finsterwald Chapel and burial followed in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Jenny Sue Brickles
Clyde Brickles
Finsterwald Chapel
Beech Grove Cemetery
Hayes Home Burns Sunday at Reedsville
A Sunday fire destroyed the H. K. Hayes home and coal house in Reedsville. Neighbors formed a bucket brigade to save the Cottle house then Mrs Amanda Hoyt and her son-in-law Carl Holzhour arrived to find the house empty and furniture across the road. The home was insured.
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Reedsville
H. K. Hayes
Caroeline Cottle
Amanda Hoyt
Marietta
Damages Denied in Court Ruling Over Beegley Estate
Judge W. R. White ruled damages denied in the case of Frank Findling versus Otto L. Strauss administrator of Sara E. Beegley estate and U S Fidelity and Guaranty Co. Findling sought 101.26 in taxes on property purchased from the Beegley estate and 100 in damages for alleged untimely tax payment and a claimed clear title.
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Strauss
Beegle
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Athens Messenger
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Meigs
Past Chiefs Association of Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Arethusa Park
New Lexington
Corning Personals
New
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Cape
Atlantic Ocean
Hamilton
Rf Castle
Bermuda
U. S
Britain
Colonial Assembly
Great Sound
Royal Navy
America
Middleport Social Notes
B. F. Parmelee
A&p
Parmelee
Josephine Stewart
David Meadows
Pittsburgh
Mr. Parmelee
Clarence
Parmelees
New Haven
Conn
George Reynolds
Vine St
Jerry DeVenney
George DeVenney
Loraine King
Beaverton
Mich
Frank DeVenney
Carl and
Mary
Fletch DeVenney
Barberton
Guy Reynolds
L. D. Hartinger
Burlingham Church
Frank Beach
Leading Creek
William Lowe
Richard Reed
Cynthia Davies
William Reed
Carl Gilmore
Virginia
Tennessee
John Fisher
Cadiz
Edgar Layne
Wheeling
Frank Shauver
Broadway
James Layne
H. E. Bush
Jacob Koehler
Howard Tuttle
Mound Cemetery
Shade Valley
Johnny Wickem
Frank Gaul
Wickam
Opal Gaul
Chester High School
Eldon Gaul
James Wickam
West Shade
Ridenour
W. D. Cleland
Lucille Smith
R. C. Windsor
Windsor
Clarence Roush
Johnny Howell
Frank Fleming
Bob Neville
Pennsylvania
Gordon Ridenour
Roush
C. N. Jones
T. H. Mora
Dickie Gaul
Holzer Hospital
Ernest Brown
Parkersburg
J. S. Frank
Darrell Cleland
Hannah Cleland
Elma Smith
New York City
Grace Eiiselstein
Shade
Laurel Cliff Social Briefs
Margie Burkhart
Kerrs Run
Pomeroy Personals
Middleport Stadium
Chamepions
Yellow Jackets
Pomona Grangers
Hayes
Hill's
Enna Jettick Shoes
Athens, Ohio
Gulf
Od Gulf
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