Court Asks Mandamus For Court Expenses in 1940 Meigs County
Probate Judge Emmett W. Peoples petitions the Meigs County Common Pleas Court to compel Commissioners Arthur Beegle Herbert Riggs and Alvin Bingham to appropriate 1625 for probation and court administrative expenses for 1940. The petition notes commissioners refused funds Feb 28 after two commissioners’ terms end.
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Eroy
E. W
Common Pleas Court
Arthur Beegle
B. Bingham
State of
Meigs County
State of Ohio
Herbert Riggs
Alvin B. Bingham
Peoples
E. R. Titus
Bation
Equip Room At Letart For Church Group
Residents and former residents of Letart contributed to equip a room in the community building as a meeting place for the Ladies Art Society of the Methodist Church. The society has renamed to the Woman's Council of Christian Service as part of a church wide reorganization. About 175 dollars has been received. The room now has linoleum flooring and furniture shopping was planned to complete the project. It will serve as a gathering spot at the annual Decoration Day home-coming.
Pomeroy Auto Collision on Main Street
A minor collision occurred Tuesday on E Main St between W A Heim of Columbus and John Goett Jr of Pomeroy.no injuries were reported and both cars were only slightly damaged. In a separate action D W Rothgeb doing business as Meigs Star Dairy sues Helen B Russell and Ralston Russell for 361.93 in common pleas court.
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Pomeroy
E. Main St
W. A. Heim
Columbus
John Goett, Jr
Walter Wolfe
Goett
Main St
Heim
D. W. Rothgeb
Meigs Star Dairy
Common Pleas
Helen B. Russell
Ralston Russell
Bans on Pipe Smoking in Russia and Turkey History
In historic contexts both Russia and Turkey enforced bans on pipe smoking with punitive practice of placing the pipe against a smoker's nose when detected. The note highlights cultural legal responses to smoking in the past.
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Russia
Turkey
Yellow Jackets Triumph in Openers Over Rutland Red Devils
Middleport opens basketball season with varsity win 41-25 and reserves 20-14 over Rutland at Rutland gym. Enzo Barsotti led Middleport Varsity with 9 points, while Don Kennedy topped Rutland with 10. Reserves saw four freshmen debut for Middleport including Klein and Hubbard.
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Middleport
Yellow Jacket
Rutland Red Devils
Rutland
Rutland High School
Kennedys
RHL
Thomas
Klein
Middleport Varsity
Clatworthy
Aeeeeen Diles
Gomer
Ohlinger
Barsotti
Aere E Noon Ee Reichman
G Bennett
Brown
Les Snowden
Snowden
M.H.S
Hartinger
Guthrie
Hubbard
Rothrock
Wee Enone
W. Smith
G Klein
Pullin
G. Smith
Social Notes of Carpenter Highlights and Local Gatherings
Carpenter notes recount a buffet dinner honoring Miss Mayme Webb at the Swearingen home with guests from Albany Pomeroy and Columbus. Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa Wood age 67 were held at Carpenter Church with distant attendees. The Sixth and Seventh Degree Banquet at Rock Springs featured many locals and a burlesque performance. Delegates attended the Ohio State Grange session in Cleveland and civil service exam participants were listed. Neighbors husked corn for A R Curry injured, and several residents visited Columbus for weekend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum
Pomeroy
Louisa Wood
Carpenter Church
Grace Jordan
Lelia Roberts
Luella Wilcox
Columbus
William Wilcox
Marion
John L. Wilcox
Fostoria
Rock Springs
J. E. Radekin
R. S. Vale
W. S. Swett
J. L. Rawlings
H. E. Starkey
Nellie Starkey
Annie Golf
Erma Vale
Neva Ogden
H. T. Trainer
Wilbur Rupe
Eddie Lou Howery
John Rawlings
Willie Swett
Harry Trainer
Owen Kennedy
Dyesville
Jonah Cotterill
Cleveland
Ohio State Grange
Bessie Stout
Vale
Columbia School
Eugene Holliday
Athens
Chester Steward
Dana Nelson
Bill Ogden
Dayton
A. R. Curry
Meigs County Pomona Grange Holds Banquet at Rock Springs
The Meigs County Pomona Grange Sixth and Seventh Degree banquet for 57 members of the National Grange and many State Grange members was hosted in Rock Springs Grange Hall on Friday December 6. Attendees included officials Mrs. Nellie Vale Mr. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Arley Musser and H E Starkey with performances by Bernie Derry Gerald Hoffner and Mrs Josephine Hartinger. New officers Harley Musser president Ada Hoskins secretary and the Meigs delegation to the state session in Cleveland was announced chaired by Mrs. Nellie Vale and her husband and Mr and Mrs Jonah Cotterill as alternates. Special entertainments followed by Columbia Laurel Rock Springs and Hemlock Granges capped the event.
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Carpenter
Meigs County Grange
Rock Springs
National Grange
State Grange
Owen Keneady
Pomona
Ohio
Kennedy
Nellie Vale
Meigs County
Vale
Eddie Lou Howery
Arley Musser
H. E. Starkey
Bernie Derry
Gerald Hoffner
Josephine Hartinger
Musser
Ohio State Grange
Cleveland
Jonah Cotterill
May Mora
Harley Musser
Ada Hoskins
Dems Celebrate Roosevelt Victory With County Dinner
About 253 Meigs County Democrats held a victory dinner and rally at the American Legion Hall in Middleport to mark President Roosevelt's re election. Oral Daugherty delivered the main address, with Joseph D. Bryan as toastmaster and several local leaders giving talks.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Roosevelt
American Legion Hall
Oral Daugherty
Athens County
Democratic State Executive Committee
Joseph D. Bryan
Daugherty
C. C. Dew
Nelsonville
Democratic Committee
Weber Thoma
A. J. Beaver
Thomas Clark
Dale Carr
Democratic Women's Club
Ed O’brien
Gladys Grueser
Charles Hysell
W. L. Stivers
Ellsworth Rowe
Lillian Durst
E. A. Wingett
Pearl Hysell
Minersville Center to Host Benefit Party This Thursday
Minersville recreation center will host a benefit party Thursday evening with prizes to be awarded. Local residents are invited to attend and support the fundraiser.
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Minersville
Minersville Recreation Center
Urge Participation in Decorating Contest
Middleport Garden Club offers three prizes for the best holiday decorations to inspire residents. Judges will tour the town days before Christmas, but their names will not be disclosed. No restrictions on decoration types. simple door adornments encouraged.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
Do. ©. Fisher
Panthers Beat Coolville By Small Margin
Pomeroy Panthers edged Coolville 33 to 26 in a close season opener second game for Pom with a late rally by Coolville. Hamm led Pomeroy with 12 points while Lake of Coolville scored 10 as the defense contained the visitors andCoach Clark shuffled lineups for balance.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Coolville
Panthers
Coolville Boys
Panther
Wahama
Clark
Hamm
Brickles
Lake
Pomeroy G
Ale
Aiscar Ene Wen
Bodine Droeite Ibaa
Wormams
Enccantun
Seine Cot Etnsel Sll
Eeer Seng
Bk Kee
Coolville G
Ccuenward
Renok Aaenmeal
Pompom
Otesaacen
NRO Fo Or Sao Sade
ORT Fee Ee
Doctors Warn Constipation Causes Discomforts
A noted Ohio doctor Dr. F. M. Edwards treated constipation with his Olive Tablets sold by druggists. The vegetable tablets cleanse bowels aid liver bile flow and aid digestion. Priced 15¢ 60¢ 80¢.
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Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Young Father to Be Sent to Hospital in Milton
Meigs County Infantile Paralysis Fund Committee arranged on Tuesday to send Edwin Farley aged 25 of Middleport to Morris Memorial Hospital in Milton West Virginia. Farley diagnosed with infantile paralysis two months ago and deemed in need of immediate hospitalization by two specialists. Despite a leg loss he supported his wife and baby, and friends hope hospital treatment will restore his health. The Milton hospital is a non profit facility specializing in infantile paralysis care.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Infantile Paralysis Fund
Edwin Farley
Middleport
Morris Memorial Hospital
Milton
W. Va
Farley
Young Farley
Pomeroy Personal Notices Include Births and Visits
Mrs Blanche Roller Mulberry Ave and Mrs Lillian Steiff Middleport spent Monday afternoon in Gallipolis. Mr and Mrs Jacob Roller Mulberry Ave and Mr and Mrs Ed Spencer Middleport were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Carl Allensworth. Mr and Mrs Herbert Boney Union Ave announce birth of a nine pound son Monday morning Dec 9 at a Marietta hospital Edwin Dwight is the name. Ed Reese left for Cleveland to attend funeral of his niece Sadie Reynolds. Mrs Reynolds former local resident died Monday night survived by husband Rev E J Reynolds. No state has ever led a woman as lieutenant governor.
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Blanche Roller
Mulberry Ave
Lillian Steiff
Middleport
Gallipolis
Jacob Roller
Ed Spencer
Carl Allensworth
Herbert Boney
Union Ave
Marietta Hospital
Boney
Edwin Dwight
Ed Reese
Cleveland
Nice
Sadie Reese Reynolds
Rutland Rural Social And Personal Notes
The notice reports Mrs. Fin Anderson ill with no change in condition. Mr. Davis and Mr. Shuster butchered several hogs. Mrs. Claude Wallace remains seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Burger and son and Jack Janey from Gallipolis visited Mrs. Wallace. Mr. Burger is her uncle. Mrs. T. H. Brown, her daughter, will join soon. Mrs. Bert Campbell ill but improving. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKenney welcomed a daughter named June Ann. Eva Fink assists with care.
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John Martin Mygatt
Columbus
D. B. Hartinger
William Besserer Thomas
Belmont
Mass
Donna Kitchen
Howard Kitchen
Arthur Clark
Cedric Clark
Crary Davis
Lenore Giles
James Sauders
R. W. Nutting
Harris
Dan Sullivan
Seventh Ave
Walter Burns Harris
S. Second Ave
Vern Blizzard
Holzer Hospital
James Stevens
NYCRR
Marguerite Downie
Huntington
C. E. Smith
Fann Downie
Ohio University
Athens
Rutland, RD. No
Fin Anderson
Davis
Shuster
Claude Wallace
P. H. Burger and Son
Jack Janey
Gallipolis
Wallace
Mr. Burger
T. H. Brown
Bert Campbell
Robert McKenney
June Ann
Eva Fink
McKenney
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Ettore Bastico
Dodecanese
Mussolini
Yellow Jackets
Pomona Grange
Dems
FC Victory
Armstrong
Armstrong Tires
Armstrongs
Fidelity
Fidelity Co
Syracuse, Ohio
Middleport Social Notes
First Baptist Church
Frank Ginther
Elizabeth Kirby
Frances Smith
Dana Hamilton
James Murray
World Wide Guild
The
David Durst, Jr
Willis Anthony
Barbara Grant
Meigs Temple
No. 153
Emma Sisson
Soft Water Service
Culligan
Athens Ice & Storage CO
Soft Water Dept
Pomeroy Personals
Union
Ammmeow
Mell
Athens Pharmacy
Tie Agile
Aehesterfields
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