Changes in Meigs County official family begin in new year
POMEROY Ohio Meigs County will inaugurate a new slate of officials starting January 1 1941 Attorney Cedric W Clark is to be sworn in December 31 by Clerk Herman Beards and will replace Judge C E Peoples in a six year term Clark previously served as prosecuting attorney Other officials including the probate judge and treasurer take office January 6 The sheriff position remains unsettled after the death of Delbert W Welker with Sheriff George Beards likely to continue until a new sheriff is elected
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning D. Webster
Herman Beards
George Meinhart
Meinhart
Dan Hartinger
Victor E. Eiselstein
Herb Riggs
Earl R. Titus
E. W. Peoples
Lee Archer
Archer
Delbert W. Welker
George Beards
Beards
Christmas in Havana Reaches Florida Relatives
Mrs. C. P. Klein reports her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Brown living at 101 South St. Lake Worth Florida. They planned to stay in Florida until April and spent Christmas Day in Havana Cuba after a clipper plane from Coral Gables. Mail delays during the holidays delayed communications and packages arriving December 21.
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Middleport
C. P. Klein
M.G. Brown
South St
Lake Worth
Fla
Florida
Havana
Cuba
Coral Gables
Red Men's Hall Fire Lessened by Favorable Conditions
Firemen call the Red Men’s Hall blaze the luckiest fire in years as rapid discovery by a night patrol, closed doors, swift response, calm weather, and no wind kept damage minimal. A can of waste paper and a stray burning shutter may explain the start and the oddly burned floor hole.
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Red Men
Pomeroy
Red Men's Hall
Frank Fugate
Niemeyer
Fugate
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Holiday Visits
Middleport social notes summarize numerous local residents and visitors over Christmas. Names include Miss Betty Koehler. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Koehler. families of Coats, Garber, Davis, Hartinger, Gardner, and O Brien. trips to Columbus and Charleston. hospital recovery of Mrs. V D Blizzard. Clover Farm Company meeting in Athens.
Family Dinner Hosts Honor Christmas Guests
Mr and Mrs George Tewksbury of N Third Ave hosted relatives for a Christmas dinner. Guests included their son George Matthew his wife and Mona Marie of Columbus, Mrs Steve McElhinney son Kenneth Miss Pauline Mitch Mrs Maggie Hysell Mrs Herbert Autherson of Bradbury and Mrs George Tewksbury Sr Kenneth McElhinney who had been the guest of the George Matthew Tewksburys returned Tuesday evening.
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George Tewksbury
N. Third Ave
George Matthew
Mona Marie
Columbus
Steve McElhinney
Kenneth
Pauline Mitch
Maggie Hysell
Herbert Autherson
Bradbury
Kenneth McElhinney
George Matthew Tewksburys
Return to Texas for Sanford family after Christmas visit
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sanford returned to their Texas home after spending Christmas with Mrs. Sanford's mother Mrs. Elizabeth Root of S. Second Ave. Mrs. Root has been ill for several days.
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Texas
Leslie Sanford
Mrs. Sanford
Elizabeth Root
S. Second Ave
Shirley Mills Returns to Employment as Engineer
Shirley Mills is back at work as an engineer on the New Midland project after a period away from employment.
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Shirley Mills
Christmas Baskets Delivered to Jones Coal Workers
Middleport residents James Allen and other Jones coal employees in Roseville received Christmas baskets from the owner. Each basket contained a large dressed turkey and ample food for a Christmas dinner. The baskets were distributed Christmas Eve. Mr. Allen spent the holiday with his family on Laurel Street. Water occurrences note semi aquatic snakes infesting lagoons and sluggish waters of the southwestern United States.
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Middleport
James Allen
Jones Coal
Roseville
Mr. Allen
Laurel St
United States
Pomeroy Employment Office to Close Full Time Service
The Pomeroy full time employment office on Second Street, a branch of Logan Employment Service, will be discontinued after December 31. Due to few job orders in Meigs County, the office will operate only Monday and Tuesday 9 am to 4 pm at Pomeroy City Hall to register workers and handle unemployment claims with K F Ermlich and Dorothy Gardner on duty.
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Pomeroy
Second St
Logan Employment Service
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Officials
Meigs County
Pomeroy City Hall
K. F. Ermlich
Dorothy Gardner
Christmas at the O H E and area gatherings
Mr and Mrs Charles Gilkey visited the O H E in Gall ipolis during Christmas where they previously worked for 13 years. Dale Gilkey, now at the hospital, shared Christmas dinner with them. A Century of community joy seen at Antiquity recreation center where 150 attended a program featuring The Shoemaker and the Elves with local youths in the cast.
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Charles Gilkey
Harrisonville Road
O.H.E
Gallipolis
Gilkey
Hospital
Dale
V. S. Greenler
Elijah Michael
Francis
Lawrence
Elza Michael
Thelma
Pauline Brown
Billy
George Michael
Oliver
Orville
E. L. Koehler
Olan
Lowell Hubert
Robert Lear
Findlay
Bert Webster
Helen Lochary
State Conservation Division
Columbus
Pat Lochary
Lincoln Hill
William Downie
C. E. W. Downie
Recreation Center
Antiquity
the Shoemaker
the Elves
Betty Johnson
Bernard Diddle
Edna_ Sayre
Kathleen Boyd
Mary Roberts
Adria Diddle
Marilyn Diddle
Ted Parson
Doris Pickens
May
Mabel Sayre
Mildred Powell
Mary Shain
Dorothy Powell
Carolyn Diddle
Returning Mailmen Greeted by Catalogue
Middleport mail carriers resumed work after a one day Christmas break to find hundreds of mail order catalogues awaiting delivery. Officials report the post office did its largest Christmas season business in years.
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Middleport
Township livestock study meeting held in Salisbury Township
A livestock study session was conducted Thursday night at the county extension office as part of the tenth township meeting. The Salisbury Township committee led the session using the land use study committee as the base, with options to add or change members.
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Pomeroy
County Extension Office
Salisbury
Watch Service Planned at Pomeroy Church of Christ
Pomeroy Sunday schedule lists Bible School at 9 30 Worship at 10 30 with the sermon The Living Word C E meeting at 6 30 led by Elizabeth Duffy. A Meigs County Churches of Christ youth watch party is set for Tuesday at 9 p m.
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Pomeroy
Colds Spread Across Meigs District Amid Spring Laryngitis Concerns
In Meigs district, doctors report a wave of illnesses including colds and throat infections with several laryngitis cases. Physicians note the mild spring weather has not halted the outbreak as offices fill with patients seeking care.
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Middleport
Russell Family Hosts Christmas Dinner at Middleport
Guests at the Sidney Russell home for Christmas dinner included Mrs Russell's parents Mr and Mrs Rue Tucker man. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Robert McElhinney for the evening meal and social gathering.
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Russells Middleport
Sidney Russell
Club Members Visit Bradbury Home
The Motor cycle Club of late Victor Bradbury a 21 year old member visited his Cheshire home Christmas Day. Bradbury was a well known local figure and the third family death in a year after Poe Bradbury and Allie Bradbury.
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Middleport
Victor Bradbury
Cheshire
Young Bradbury
A. H. Bradbury
Poe Bradbury
Gallipolis
Allie Bradbury
Wins Popular Acclaim for Home Display
Mrs Norma Goodwin receives First honors for Originality in Christmas decorations from Twilight Garden Club. Her Second Street home features a rectangular array of lights and greenery, a diagonal ribbon, and a large gift box look with a Merry Christmas label, highlighting originality of execution.
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Pomeroy
Norma Goodwin
Second St
Olan
Twilight Garden Club
Goodwin
Holidays at Robson Home Near Broad Way
William Robson hosts holidays at his Broad Way residence with his wife and relatives including niece Jeanie Robson of Syracuse and Gilbert Ervin of Columbus. Ervin, en route from Charleston after Christmas with his parents, returns for work in Columbus after a death nearby. Martha Robson, holiday guest and former Beta Beta Sigma president, enjoys a Columbus beauty school vacation.
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Middleport
William Robson
Broadway
Beta Beta Sigma
National
Sorority of Beauticians
Beta Beta Lambda
Columbus
Christmas Business Reported To Be Good In Pomeroy
Local merchants say Christmas business in Pomeroy was exceptionally good with large crowds in town during the holiday buying season. Reports indicate November and December were good months for most local business houses.
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Pomeroy
Lewis Garber Visit In Middleport
Charles Lewis of the Canton Repository spent Christmas with his mother and grandmother in Middleport. He traveled from Columbus to Athens and back, visiting his friend and roommate William Garber at Ohio University before returning to Middleport.
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Middleport
Charles Lewis
Canton Repository
Evelyn Lewis
Elizabeth Maupin
Columbus
William Garber
Ohio University
Athens
Garber
Lewis
New Year Church Services Announced by Rev Sodt
Rev Walter Sodt announces New Year morning service at St Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy at 10 o clock. Congregation annual meeting set for Jan 5 after service. Brotherhood plans oyster stew at Rev Sodt home on Jan 2 at 7 30.
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Pomeroy
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Walter Sodt
Brotherhood of the Men of the Church
Sodt
Chauncey Hosts Two Page Turkey Dinner on Christmas Day
Mr. and Mrs. Har old Jones entertained at their Mill Street home in Chauncey with a two course turkey dinner on Christmas Day. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Wood Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brooks Mrs. Cora Brooks and several Brooks family members from Albany R D. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Wallace Nelsonville Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones and Miss Juanita Jones plus Ellen and Jerry Blackford and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Harold Jones
Mill St
Pearl Wood
Edward Brooks
Cora Brooks
Mike Charles Brooks
Pearl Howard Brooks
Albany
R. D
D. L. Wallace
Nelsonville
Edward Jones
Juanita Jones
Ellen Blackford
Jerry Blackford
Mrs
Hill Family Visits Jamestown Guests in Millfield
Mr and Mrs John D Hill and sons Ronnie and Dick of Jamestown New York were Christmas dinner guests of Ida Hill and Mrs John Sharick and family in Millfield They plan to stay a week and visit relatives in the area.
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Chauncey
John D. Hill
Ronnie
Jamestown
N. Y
Ida Hill
John Sharick
Millfield
Children of Dover Native Killed on Christmas Day
News of a tragedy on Christmas Day in Springfield as four Owens children return from a party were struck by a car. Donald 12 and Charles 10 died instantly, Mary 14 and Irene 8 injured with Mary in serious condition. Double funeral set in Springfield with burial there. Lou Hillen Owens daughter of Isabel Hillen. Emory Hillen left Millfield for Springfield after the message.
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Chauncey
Springfield
Lulu Hillen Owens
Austin Owens
Mary
Donald
Charles
Irene
Charlies
Owens
Isabel Hillen
Millfield
Clarence
Government Hospital
Chillicothe
Clive
Emory Hillen
Chauncey District Social and Personal
Chauncey district notes list Frances Cox ill at her mother’s Millfield home. Christmas guests include Mr. and Mrs. Oat Wess of Chauncey with their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Tonnie Baron of Parkersburg. Others visiting Millfield and Chauncey homes include Mrs. William Simmons and son Billy in New York City, and locals William Davis Woodrow Lester and Ansil Dowler heading to Keystone West Virginia to work shaft sinking for George Williamson.
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Chauncey
Frances Cox
Chauncey-Dover High School
Ohio University
Clive Hilson
Millfield
Oat Wess
Tonnie Baron
Parkersburg
W. Va
William Simmons
Billy
New York City
Arthur Triplett
William Davis
Woodrow Lester
Ansil Dowler
Keystone
George Williamson
George Gabriel
Lower Plains
Floyd Barker
Wilbur Michael
Athens
Frances Gabriel
Eileen Bullock
Dean Hamilton
Wellston
Thomas Duffee
James Duffee
Thomas Hamilton
Mound St
Shafers Welcome Holiday Guests From Near and Far
Clifford Shafer of Columbus visited his parents Mr and Mrs Carl Shafer and grandparents Mr and Mrs George Shafer in Beaumont. Mrs Shafer recovering from influenza. Rev Drell Goff and wife of West Lafayette spent Christmas here with her parents near Chauncey and visited the Shafer home.
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Chauncey
Clifford Shafer
Columbus
Carl Shafer
George Shafer
Beaumont
Federal Food Available Saturday in Chauncey Dover District
Federal relief commodities will be available Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Robinson Building on Converse Street. Ill clients must show a physician statement for a second allotment, and those who miss calls twice will be dropped from the list.
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Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover
Robinson Building
Converse St
Chauncey Watch Meeting at Zion Church New Year Eve
A watch meeting is announced for New Year’s Eve at Zion Church in Lower Plains. The service will be led by Rev. Guss Graham of Chauncey.
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Zion Church
Lower Plains
Guss Graham
Chauncey
Chauncey Mayor Reports Candy Treat Distribution
Chauncey mayor W. D. Hines, chairman of the Christmas treat committee, announced 748 pound bags of candy were given at the community tree event. The card system guided distribution and funds came from personal donations, a barn dance, and a turkey sale. The committee thanks residents for support and cooperation.
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Chauncey
W. D. Hines
Hines
Christmas Day Dinner Hosts Include Daughertys and Coe
Chauncey Mr and Mr Charles Daugherty entertained guests for Christmas dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Elwood Daugherty and children Robert Donald and Carolyn Sue, Mr George Coe and Miss Pauline Daugherty. Afternoon callers were C D Shafer Nelsons ville and Paul Beasley and Mis Doris Buck of Athens. Eldwood Daugherty, employed at Chagrin Falls, visited for Christmas and returns with Mrs Daugherty and children for several days.
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Chauncey
Charles Daugherty
Elwood Daugherty
Robert
Donald
Carolyn Sue
George Coe
Pauline Daugherty
C. D. Shafer
Nelsonsville
Paul Beasley
Mis
Doris Buck
Athens
Eldwood Daugherty
Chagrin Falls
Announce Services In Chauncey Parish
Preaching services in the Church of Christ parish Sunday December 29 by Gilbert Courtney at Taylor Ridge at 9 30 a m and Trimble at 10 30 a m and by Glaze Thompson at Greens Run 9 30 a m and Millfield 10 30 a m Youth meet at Millfield Sunday 7 p m Missionary pageant Stranded Missionaries by parish youth Music by the Youth Chorus Choir Pageant rehearsal at Millfield Church Saturday 2 p m
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Taylor Ridge
Trimble
Glaze Thompson
Greens Run
Millfield
Millfield Church of Christ
Scouts Seek Youth Basketball Games in Chauncey
Chauncey Boy Scout Troop 78 invites teams with players 14 years or younger to schedule Saturday morning games at Chauncey High School gym. Interested teams may call 2141 in Chauncey during the day.
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Chauncey Chauncey Boy Scout Troop 78
Chauncey High Gymnasium
Chauncey
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Carl Dane Thusgaard, Jr
Carl Thusgaard
Jamaica
L. L
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Middleport Social Notes
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Freddie Houdashelt
Grant St
Betty Koehler
Lewis Koehler
Rutland St
New Lexington
Betty
Norma Koehler
Nelle Childs
Esther Gilmore
Robert Coats
Stephen H
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Ind
Charles Coats
York Central Railroad
Gravel Hill
Maxine Davis
Orbie Parsons
Miss Davis
Don Davis
Cole St
Ralph Davis
Beech St
Corning
Adda Smith
Roy Lansbury
W. R. Garber
Ohio National Bank
Ruth Garber
George Swisher
Charles Wood
Charlestown
J. B. Downing
Rodney
Charleston
R. C. Singleton
Lester Bowers
Virginia Delay
J. E. French
French
Huntington
V. D. Blizzard
Holzer Hospital
Seventh Ave
James Faulkner
Fred Mees
Pearl Gardner
Ernest Gardner
Roy Barnes
Clover Farm Company
Betty Hartinger
State Motor Vehicle Department
Lawrence Hartinger
Russell Mills
Portsmouth
Pomeroy Personals
Pomeroy Social Briefs
Meigs District
Robson
Lewis, Garber
Rev. Sodt
Dover
Lulu Owens
Chauncey District
Wakes
Smith Ieros
E. V. Baughman
Chauncey Parish
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Civille Market
North Lancaster
2Nd Sta
Athens Ohio
Isaac
Wilson
Barbara Ann
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Richardson Baking Company
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Isaly
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