Distribution of State Funds to Meigs Relief Clients
Meigs County begins winter relief distribution with a $2,500 state auditor check for Meigs County. An additional $800 is expected soon as relief funds are allocated to winter needs. Sheriff Beards notes the stopgap payment will offset with permanent funds later and urges continued relief into February.
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Saeen Owe
Athens Messenger
Athens
OHTO
Meigs
State Auditor’s Office
Meigs County
Pomroy
Floyd F.mees
George R. Beards
Beards
Ohio
Beard
Sheriff Tearhs
Jan
Pomeroy Social Notes Holiday Guests Arrive Over Christmas
A long list of local residents and relatives share Christmas visits and holiday plans. Distant family members from Cincinnati Columbus Huntington and Akron join in at homes on Main Street Harrisonville Road Lincoln Hill and other local locations.
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Holiday Gatherings
Middleport residents enjoyed a Christmas season spread at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe with candlelit decor and a gift exchange. The evening featured cards led by Mrs. C. P. Gallagher and honors for Mrs. Amy Bowen, Mrs. Wilmetta Mulford, and Mrs. Grace Stace.
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Middleport
Birthday Club
Mary Jane
C. P. Gallagher
Main St
Amy Bowen
Wilmetta Mulford
Grace Stace
Thelma Morehart
Commercial
Carroll
Doris Allen
Athens
Guy Reynolds
Pasadena
Calif
Margaret Sauer
Madelynne Sauer
Tiltonsville
Celia Keffer
Bobby
Bradbury
Gauley Bridge
S. H. Keffer
Ray Underwood
Edith Schreiner
Portsmouth
Fred Schreiner
Charles Snider
S. Second Ave
Jean McKay
Conesville
A. W. McKay
McKay
Parkersburg
Charles Grant
Lawrence Bradford
William Reynolds
Kathleen Bush
Ohio State University
Columbus
Don McMillen
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
H. A. Rothrock
Robert
Huntington
Ruth Rothrock
Marshall College
Gerald Rupe
Sara Reynolds
Cheshire
Children of Meigs Home Get Treats
Meigs County Children’s Home will receive candy and toys this Christmas from funds created by the late Charles Francis Rathburn. Rev H A Rothrock and Mrs Rathburn will lead carolers from Epworth League and the Heath church members to the home at 10 AM Christmas morning for a talk and gifts. The youngsters will also attend the Community Christmas Tree celebration that night.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Mr. Rathburn
H. E. Cook
Katherine Flesher Rathburn
Epworth League
Rothrock
League
Gordon Harris
Lights POMEROY-Lights brighten lower lot with carols
The lights on the wall of the lower parking lot were turned on Thursday at 7 30 PM. John Sauvage, head of the Civic Club committee, pulled the switch that funded the purchase and installation. A brief Christmas carol program followed under the Civic Club Auxiliary.
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Pomeroy
John Sauvage
Civic Club Committee
Civic Club Auxiliary
Scout Patrol Plans Hike to Camp Kinshuta Chester
Green Bar Patrol of Troop 40 BSA meets at scoutmaster R E McKay home to map an overnight Chester hike. Patrol leaders Gene Harris Robert Snider Allan Bradford and Bob Roth outline the menu and program for the trip to Camp Kinshuta.
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Middleport
Green Bar Patrol
Boy Scouts of America
R. E. McKay
S. Third Ave
Camp Kinshuta
Chester
Gene Harris
Fox Patrol
Robert Snider
Gnat Patrol
Allan Bradford
Dodo Patrol
Bob Rothrock
Father Awarded Temporary Custody in Clark Divorce
Judge Phil Henderson grants temporary custody of the minor to Lloyd Clark in the Ruby Clark versus Lloyd Clark case. Ruby Clark receives $50 alimony in two installments of $25 each, due by the end of January.
Funeral Rites Held For Roush Infant in Middleport
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Denner Roush of Minersville died at St. Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg and was buried in Riverview Cemetery. He was brother to Don Roush who died after a fall near their home. Mrs. Roush is formerly Gladys McDaniel. three children in the family have died in two years. An earlier report misnamed Everett McDaniel as deceased.
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Lelia Flint
Madyline
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Estella Skinner
Charles Brummer
Cuyahoga Falls
E. Main St
Frank Brandenburg
W. Main St
Paul Brandenburg
Dayton
Paul Glodde
Glodde
Max Harrah
Edna Stewart
Akron
Pomeroy
Reedsville
Edward Skinner
West Point
Herbert Eiselstein
Huntington
Tracy Goodwin
Ohio State University
Loretta Franz
Columbus
Ed. Franz
Dorothy Long
Parkersburg
Myrtle Long
Rock Springs Road
Bertha Pownall
Mulberry Ave
A. C. Jones
East Main St
Bert O’connor
Chester
L. V. Reuter
Rock Springs
Vivia Hines
Harry
Rutland
O. B. Elberfeld
Sarah Williamson
Georgia Williamson
Harrisonville Road
Carl Schaefer
Lincoln Hill
Daniel Z. Gibson
Finsterwald
Holzer Hospital
Kate Ebersbach
A. F. Eiselstein
Fred Bell
Racine
Alva Hite
Nelsonville
Allen Griffin
Hite
Miss Almont
Harold
Charles Pickens
East Liverpool
Charles Graber, Jr
Hugh
Charles Graber
Ella Hennessy
Butternut Ave
Howard Logan
Cleveland
Elmer Logan
Chillicothe
Earl Logan
Gallipolis
John Logan
Sumner
Emma Reeves
Middleport
Henry Young
Iva Roush
Beaver Falls
Roe Brown
Fred Guth
Lena
Katie Guth
Second St
J. W. Dunn
Bess
New Lexington
Henry Durst
Monkey Run
Bolan
John Schmittauer, Jr
Charleston
John Schmittauer
Gladys
Lin
Coln Hill
C. E. Price
Peacock Ave
George Faris
Clarksburg
Helen Jane
Denison University
Granville
O. R. Faris
D. L. Tracy
J. A. Edwards
O. A. Hartley
Malcolm D. Hartley
C. A. Hartley
Milford Burford
Vivian
Paul Roush
Follensbee
W. Va
Charles Foss
Denner Roush
Minersville
St. Joseph's Hospital
Riverview
Don Roush
Messenger
Everett McDaniel
Roush
Meigs Men Named to Anti-Paralysis Drive
New York report states Keith Morgan names Ohio City and County chairmen for Fight Infantile Paralysis planning next year. Appointees include Elmer Caldwell Gallipolis William Lowe Middleport Walter France Rutland John Walter Frank Chester John Andrews Long Bottom and others with events tied to President Roosevelt's birthday observances.
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New York
Ohio
Keith Morgan
National Foundation For
Roosevelt
Elmer Caldwell
Gallipolis
William Lowe
Middleport
Walter France
Rutland
John Walter Frank
Chester
John Andrews
Long Bottom
Lucy Kibble
Reedsville
Dailey V. Morris
Carpenter
F. A. Miller
Langsville
Co. F. Delaney
Dexter
Ward Sayre
Syracuse
C. B. Crow
Racine
W. E. Matlack
Tuppers Plains
W. O. Crow
Letart Falls
Edithmiden
Portland
W. A. Dye
Harrisonville
Maud Gruesser
Minersville
John Matthews Dies Suddenly in Middleport
John Matthews age 66 died early Thursday after a period of ill health. He was a former employee of the New York Central Shops at Hobson and is survived by five brothers Joe Lindsey Elwood Henry of Columbus Blaine of Vinton and three sisters Mrs Margaret Ralph Mrs Bert Daugherty and Mrs Flora Wyatt of Chauncey.
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Middleport
John Matthews
Matthews
New York Central
Hobson
Joe
Lindsey
Elwood
Henry
Columbus
Blaine
Vinton
Margaret Ralph
Bert Daugherty
Flora Wyatt
Chauncey
Pomeroy Eagles Plan To Sing Yale Carols
The Fraternal Order of Eagles in Pomeroy holds its annual Christmas Eve events with the Eagles Club Male Chorus singing at 6 pm. Santa arrives with treats for children, then the chorus visits the Meigs County Home for the Aged at 7 30 pm. They sing on the streets before returning. At 10 pm the chorus and Santa visit the Meigs County Children's Home for carols and gift distribution.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eagles
Eagles Club
Santa Claus
Meigs County
Epworth League Carols To Go Door To Door
Members of the Epworth League of Heath M. E. Church will sing Christmas carols from door to door tonight. A group from Mrs Gene Wyatt's Shakespeare Class will also form a group of merry carolers.
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Epworth League of the Heath
M. E. Church
Norrow
Gene Wyatt
Federated Church to Present Yale Pageant and Christmas Program
The Federated Church will stage The Shepherd Who Didn't Go a Christmas pageant plus recitations and songs Friday evening with treats for children. An 11 30 p m worship service is planned for adults. Sunday services follow. Church members delivered gifts to the County Home for the Aged Thursday evening.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Davis Rites Are Held Today
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis age 57 died at her daughter Mrs Dana Roush home on Spring Street after a lingering illness. She had been at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis and with daughter Mrs Roush who was assisted by sister Mrs Louis Stanley. Survived by husband three daughters sisters and brothers. Funeral services at Ewing Chapel Friday at 2 pm with Cheshire Cemetery interment.
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Pomeroy
Elizabeth Davis
Elmer Davis
Dana Roush
Spring St
Davis
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Roush
Louis Stanley
Ray E. Nice
Athens
Ed. Griffith
Hollis White
Union Furnace
Frank Davidson
John Davidson
Ewing Chapel
Cheshire Cemetery
N Spurrier Dies at 69 in Pomeroy Home
POMEROY Newbert Spurrier, 69, died at his son Clarence Spurrier’s home on Thomas Fork Thursday morning. Funeral arrangements are not set, but services are planned for Monday.
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Pomeroy
Newbert Spurrier
Clarence Spurrier
Thomas Fork
Two Arrests Reported in Pomeroy Incident
Arthur Hoppess and Wayne Harrison of Rutland Township were arrested Thursday by local authorities. Details of charges were not available in the readable text.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Hoppess
Wayne Harrison
Rutland Township
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