No Agreement Reached for Joint Water Ownership in Middleport
Middleport council at a special session sent the Meigs Water Company dispute to Pomeroy for decision on whether Middleport buys the system or Pomeroy owns it with service to Middleport. A plan tied to bond payoff would allow eventual ownership split after system funds are repaid. The meeting also covered private cemetery ownership and WPA charting of Middleport Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Water Company
Pomeroy
R. A. Miller
C. M. Hennesy
H. N. Swift
Middleport Hill Cemetery
WPA
Unr
H. L. Redy
Boy Scout Workshop Busy Repairing Toys
The Federated Church troop runs a toy repair workshop to prepare gifts for needy children at Christmas. In Rev. R. Kuether’s basement on Second Street the scouts collect and fix toys and dolls and will collect items if notified.
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Boy Scout Workshop
Pomeroy
Boy Scouts
The
Federated Church
Rev. R. Kuether
Second St. Mare
Rev. Kuether
Cemetery Committee Maps Plan For Improved Service
Trustees and cemetery committee members outline an efficient supervision plan using a new map. The note indicates future steps toward improved service and orderly upkeep of the burial grounds.
Egg Marketing Tour Planned for Meigs County
Final plans set for a two day or one day tour starting Monday morning December 9 from Pomeroy courthouse. Meigs County producers will visit Wooster and possibly Columbiana to study cooperative egg markets with OSU poultry specialist R E Cray guiding. Community interest grows in southeastern Ohio with an area meeting planned for December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Wooster
Northeastern
Ohio
County Extension Office
Executive Committee
Riley Pigott
Long Bottom
Wallace Damewood
Chester
James L. Spencer
Racine
W. O. Atkins
Middleport Yellow Jackets Honored At Banquet
The Middleport High School Yellow Jacket football team with five conference losses and two wins was honored at a banquet jointly sponsored by the Rotary Club and Phi Delta Kappa. Coach Trittschuh and assistants were guests, Stu Holcomb of Muskingum College spoke on school spirit, and senior Bill Reichman was named honorary captain. One hundred attendees heard remarks as letters and photos were presented to players, with decorations and a PTA committee coordinating the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
MHS
Yellow Jacket
Yellow Jackets
Paul Trittschuh
Charles Pickens
John Lambert
Rotary Club
Phi Delta Kappa
Stu Holcomb
Muskingum College
William Mayes
Tom Blaine
Lyston Pullin
Fred Klein
Geri Grate
PTA
O. L. Roush
Louise Drake
Marjorie Mich
Kate Smith
Bernice Searles
Anna Glaze
Dorothy Ashley
Anna Barker
Bertha Hoffman
Lois Ann Roush
Marjorie Diles
Miriam Kauff
Yvonne Graham
Divine Grace
H. A. Rothrock
George Schaaf
Gordon Harris
Middleport Eastern Star installs officers in open ceremony
Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star held a public installation at the Masonic Temple with many out of town chapters represented. Mrs. William Michl hosted a dinner for twenty officers and committee members, assisted by her daughters Marjorie and Esther. Members sat among Christmas decors as various named members attended. Separately, Rev. L. O. Grant’s First Baptist class boys gave a farewell for the pastor at Bill Diles home. Tonight the Grants depart for Louisville Ky with a family farewell at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Evangeline
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
William Michl
Michl
Marjorie
Esther
Robert Harris
Griff Russell
M. L. French
J. H. Grate
L. O. Grant
First Baptist Church
Bill Diles
Court Rules in Favor of State Fire Marshal
Ironton Judge James Collier ruled in favor of State Fire Marshal Ray R. Gill in the Lyons vs Gill case. Lyons sought a permanent injunction to halt removal of the opera house building and Gill’s motion argued the suit should be filed in Franklin County where the official resides. Rutland church women plan turkey dinner to fund basement repairs at Rutland Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Collier
Ironton
Ray R. Gill
Gill
J. E. Lyons
Lyons
Franklin County
Rutland
Rutland Christian Church
WPA Musical Program Scheduled At Federated Church
Sunday at 4 o clock a WPA musical program will be held at the Federated Church, with public attendance invited. United States currency in circulation peaked at 7.679 billion dollars on December 20, 1939.
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WPA
Federated Church
United States
One Woman Sewing Circle Helps War Refugees
Mrs. Lafe McKnight of Middleport R. D. volunteered to sew for Red Cross relief. She will begin by making 12 dresses as officials seek more volunteers to supply clothing for war refugees.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
Lafe McKnight
Middleport R. D
Meigs County School Busses Are Examined
Meigs County assesses its fleet under state rules with eight Class A and 42 Class B buses after inspection by State Patrolman H H Caldwell. The report notes two horse drawn vehicles used on feeder roads, and 2,668 pupils ride buses in the county.
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Pomeroy — Meigs County
H. H. Caldwell
Meigs County
Salem Township
Bedford
Week of Prayer Planned in Pomeroy
POMEROY The Ministerial Association group at the Federated Church approved sponsoring the Universal Week of Prayer in Pomeroy from January 5 to January 10. Services are set for Grace Episcopal Church each evening at 7 30 oclock with Rev Baird Rev Bright Rev Frisch Rev Kluesener Rev Lodt and Rev Kuether among the participating pastors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Universal Week of Prayer
Ministerial Association
Federated Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Baird
Bright
Simpson Methodist Church
Frisch
Missouri Lutheran Church
Kluesener
Bethany Methodist Church
Lodt
American Lutheran Church
Kuether
Middleport Resident Pearl McKnight Dies After Illness
Mrs. Pearl McKnight 67 semi invalid for years died at her Lincoln Street home after months of illness from diabetes. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs. Lewis Burford of N Second Ave, two granddaughters Mrs. Harriet Stiddard Elizabeth Pa and Mrs. T R Cowie Columbus, and one great granddaughter Sylvia Lou Stiddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pearl McKnight
Lincoln St
Meigs County Plans Tubercular Skin Testing in 1941
Meigs County Public Health League members outline a 1941 program to skin test first graders and upper grade high school students for tubercular reactions at Meigs County schools. The plan includes educational material, X rays for positives, and cost estimates around 500 dollars, with support from county nurses Miss Sulzer and Miss Felkner and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Helen Felkner
McArthur
Felkner
Miss Sulzer
State Department
Public Health Committee
Sulzer
A. C. Stewart
Lucy Kibble
Reedsville
Lawrence Heiner
Lucille Smith
Rutland
Frieda Faehnle
Middleport
M. D. Hartinger
M. D. Hartley
Malcolm Hartley
Ohio Public Health League
State
Relapse in Mrs. Maude German Sends Her to Columbus Hospital
Condition of Mrs. Maude Mason German has grown worse and she has been taken to a Columbus hospital for treatment. Her mother Mrs. Lula Mason has been with her in Columbus for months due to a heart ailment. Mrs. Frank Vroman also went to Columbus to be with her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Maude Mason German
Columbus
German
Lula Mason
Frank Vroman
Degree Work To Be Exemplified at Grange
At the Chester Grange meeting on Tuesday December 10 degree work will be exemplified for four candidates. Plans will be made for the Christmas party later in the month. A banquet for all sixth and seventh degree Grange members will be held at Rock Springs Grange Hall starting at 7 30 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester Grange
Rock Springs
Chester Haddox Undergoes Operation
Chester Haddox son of Mr and Mrs Herman Haddox recently returned to Huntington and joined his orchestra after recovering from an appendicitis attack. He was taken to McMillin Hospital yesterday and this morning underwent surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Chester Haddox
Herman Haddox
Huntington
McMillin Hospital
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Charleston
Mr. Haddox
Fidelity CO
Syracuse, Ohio
Telephone Company
Athens Home Telephone Co
Middleport Social Notes
Nith Drug
E. W. Kingsland
West Court St
Grimes
Rome
E. V. Baughman
Loo
Aig
A&p
Rauch's Bakery
John McKenzie
David Davies
Oeownrn
Kirk
Coce Hardwater
Castile
Chipso
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