CWA Registrations Decline as Meigs County Quota Is Reached
Pomeroy reports a sharp drop in CWA and federal work registrations with only seven on Wednesday and six on Thursday. The local office in City Hall operates mornings, and no new quota has been received. Roedel states stricter eligibility excludes paid political position holders, reducing registrations and resignations are reported elsewhere.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
CWA
J. QO. Roede
Meigs County Farmer Hurley Nelson Sets Corn Yield Mark
Hurley Nelson of Meigs County on Rural Route No 1 Langsville raised 1028 bushels from 934 acres for an average 106 1 2 bushels per acre beating a Morgan County crop by John Joy who averaged 86 1 2 bushels per acre. Both yields are considered remarkable and likely unsurpassed locally.
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Dexter
Meigs County
Hurley Nelson
Langsville
John Joy
Morgan County
Nelson
Joy
Ohio
No Changes Here Pomeroy Bricker Opinion on Medical Bids
Attorney General Bricker says counties may opt to seek bids for physician services for county institutions. Meigs County, Ohio, clerk Homer Hysell notes bids are not required here, so Bricker’s opinion won’t prompt changes locally.
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Pomeroy
Dec
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Homer Hysell
Meige County
Pomeroy Personal Notices Report Holiday Visits End
Mrs. George Hudson and family left for Hamilton Ohio after visiting since Christmas at Mrs. Hudsons sisters home on Liberty Avenue and with local relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Roberts and daughter departed for Oz City Pennsylvania after a week with Mrs. Cora Roberts and Syracuse relatives.
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George Hudson
Hamilton
Ohio
Middleport Holiday Visitors and Local Family Notes
Middleport records holiday visits and returns across many families. Augustus Wilson and relatives travel from Russell. Herbert Chambers and J R Chambers families return from Columbus. Eugene Roberts of Akron visits with the Daniels and Frances.
Relief Worker Jailed for Forging Order in Meigs County
William Kent colored, jailed 60 days in Meigs County for raising a relief order from 1 to 7 dollars by adding a top line to the figure. He bought seven dollars in groceries with the forged order. officials say a graft probe continues as Kent admits no weapons on arrest.
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Pomeroy
William Kent
Court of Justice of Peace
RE. R. Titus
Kent
Henry Corradis
Relief Office
Ewing Grocery
Corradint Ia
Christmas party and visits mark Long Bottom notes
The Olive Grange Christmas party featured an exchange of gifts. Sunday Schools gave an entertainment at the Christian Church Christmas Eve. Mr. Olive Sunday School presented a program Friday evening. Bert German and daughter Eloise visit relatives in Weirton and Moundville. Petty family from Canal Winchester and Miss Margaret Petty of Columbus visited Mrs. Jane Petty and son. C E German, captain of the Mary Alice, returned home. Guy Hayman at Columbus business college and Betty Matlack at Ohio University enjoy vacation at home. Charles Massar and wife announce the birth of a son on December 27.
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Long Bottom
Olive Grange
Christian Church
Olive
Bert German
Eloise
Weirton
Moundaville
German
M. A. Petty
Canal Winchester
Margaret Petty
Columbus
Jane Petty
C. E. German
Mary Alice
Guy Hayman
Betty Matlack
Ohio University
Athens
Stevens Family Update From Hopemont Sanatorium
Mr and Mrs James Stevens report their grandson James Sisson improving but confined to bed at Hopemont Sanitarium Hopemont WV He will have stayed there 19 months starting January 1 After visiting Charleston they return home. The Loyal Woman's Class Church of Christ will hold its annual business meeting tonight in the church lecture room reconstitute officers and appoint committees for the coming year.
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Middleport
James Stevens
James Sisson
Hopemont
W. Va
Loyal Woman's Class
Church of Christ
Last Day for 1938 Auto Tags in Pomeroy
Dec 30 is the final day to purchase automobile tags before the Jan 1 deadline. No extension will be granted per A R Clifton local deputy of the motor vehicles bureau. Clerk Horton Brown will open Saturday afternoon to allow filing of automobile bills of sale since the last day falls on Sunday.
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Pomeroy
A. R. Clifton
Motor Vehicles Bureau
Horton Brown
Look ing Backwards at Middleport Church Service
Rev. F C Kreager will lead morning services at Middleport Church of Christ with the sermon All Things New. There will be a watch meeting at 8 PM after no evening B Y P U, featuring a pageant music speaking and communion.
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Middleport
F. C. Kreager
Veteran Hartley Observes 77th Birthday at Home
POMEROY December 29 C A Hartley veteran newspaperman and former Messenger correspondent quietly marked his seventy seventh birthday today at his Butter Nut Avenue home. Now retired after fifty years in journalism he still writes occasional features and fiction and sent news from Pomeroy to outlets nationwide. He recalls writing on Meigs countians birth marriage and death events.
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Pomeroy
C. A. Hartley
Messenger
Butternut Avenue
Hartley
Sunshine Class Social at M. E. Church in Racine
Racine notes report the Sunshine Class of the M. E. Church meeting with Mrs. E C Hardin for a Big Sisters party on Wednesday night with an oyster supper and social hour. Mrs Gilbert Rich and son left for Chicago after visiting Mrs Kate Wolf. Mrs Mert Curtis arrived to spend the week with relatives. Mrs Dill Petris and Mrs Bert Crow are ill at home.
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Sunshine
M. E. Church
E. C. Hardin
Gilbert Rich and Son
Chicago
Kate Wolf
Mert Curtis
Dill Petris
Bert Crow
Christmas Program At Lottridge School Ends Vacation
The Lottridge school closed Friday for Christmas vacation with a music filled program and Santa delivering treats to pupils. A Christmas program followed the United Brethren Church service Friday evening. L. T. Runion and John Jeffers were in Pomeroy recently. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Runion hosted guests for Christmas dinner including Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ahart and daughters Eva Ileen and Marjorie Gist from En-
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Santa
United Brethren Church
L. T. Runion
John Jeffers
Pomeroy
Herman Ahart
Eva, Ileen
Marjorie Gist
Couple from Ravenswood and Long Bottom Obtain License
Herbert Dye 22 a Ravenswood West Virginia postal clerk and Virginia Cozart 22 of Long Bottom daughter of Avery Cozart secured a marriage license in probate court Thursday afternoon.
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Pomeroy
Herbert Dye
Ravenswood
W. Va
Virginia Cozart
Long Bottom
Avery Cozart
Stewart Alumni to Clash with Racine Independents
The Stewart Alumni basketball team travels to Racine for a Saturday night game against the Racine Independents at the high school gym. A preliminary game starts at 7 o clock. Racine High has no mid year holiday games.
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Racine
Stewart Alumni
Racine Independents
Racine High School
Local Socials Include Oyster Supper and Sunday Visits
Athens residents host visitors and family gatherings with Sunday dinners and an oyster supper at the home of J A Hill. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Eugene py family of Athens and numerous relatives such as the Brandeberrys, the Shards, the Boggses, and the Mooneys. The gatherings feature neighbors and relatives from Amesville Coolville Dutch Ridge and other local towns.
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John Ch
Florence Mooney
J. A Hill
Jom Bo
Frieda
Lennie
Edward Bailey
H. Rea
Oryn Wo
King Billy
Amesville
Bett Blair
Betty
Coolville
Hardman
Lucile Rose
Watkins
Athens
Leroy Boggs
Erine
A. L. McBee
Lucile
Mary Cathering
Rexel Boggs
Extensive Ohio Area Grocers Listed With Locations
An OCR compiled list catalogs numerous grocers and stores across Athens Glouster Chauncey Chauncey Sugar Creek Nelsonville Meigs counties. Entries include business names and street addresses such as Market Basket May Avenue Athens Sanders Cash Store Millfield Kosler Amesville Chauncey Pomeroy Logan and others.
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D. W. Brill
Sharpsburg
A. D. Scarlett
Little Hocking
Lathrop
A. Gardner
Amesville
Chauncey
Pred Mills
Plantsville
Shari’s
McArthur
JONES
O. 'Ryr
MeArthur
Hanley's
Sugar Creek
VETER
VERBA
Hollister
Hnysell
New Marshfield
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Roedel
Ornce
KOLNA
Ladies and Childrens
Childeren
Ali
SK. Choi
BOK
AE WO
Mark
Pomeroy Personals
Middleport News
Augustus Wilson
J. K. Smith
Frank Knopp
Russell
Mrs. Herbert Chambers
J. R Chambers
Eugene Roberts
Akron
D. H. Daniels
Frances
Roberts
Gynnity Bryan
Middleport High School
Carlos Thomas
Mra
Helen Bailey
Mill Street
Edgar Allensworth
H. E. Allensworth
Grant Street
Alpha Russell
Witcher
W. Wars. Weins
John Mayer
Kay Farmer
Will Longstaff
J. W. Longstall
North Second Avenue
Corning
John Wesley Longstall
G. D. Sauer
Lewis Sauer
L. D. Diles
Lois
Phyllis
Cincinnati
Dayton
Diles
Harlow Russell
Herbert Riggs
W. E. Stansbury
Myrtie Allen
Dee Ward
Thomas Midgley
Neva Salser
William Cheatham
Brownell Avenue
Kathryn Gibbs
Jean
Joan Gardner
A. O. Tracy
Jvet
Tracy
Charles Massar
Middleport Church
Lottridge
WED
Terprise
Kins
Billy
Grace Jeffers
Eugene Py
Safternoon
Baker's % Ib
Ator's
Richland Ave
F. Beverage
Harvey Cone
Householders
Joan Milar
O. Risley
Smith'’S Cash Market
Union Grocery
Community Grocery
C. A. Brean
O. Barich
Kohner Grocery and
LONG
Stewart Street
Bethel’s Grocery
Home Grocery
G. W. Pierce
H. Slaughter
Cash and Carry
Murray City
J. Curl
Logan
O. Wilson Bothers
New Straiteville
Lewis Sarvis
Shawnee
Mundew Grocery
Glouster
A. Keifper
W. BH. Evans
Carbon Hill
Lester R. Faires
G. Faires
O. Morris Grocery
O. Shahan , CO
Sanders’ Store
Albany
G. V. Wingo
BON Hebbardsville
O. Nagel's Grocery
EKC
Russell, Stewart
Maxwell House Coffee
Pure New Deal
Royal Baking Powder
OLE Top Coffee
Richards
Phillips
Grimes
California
Ube
White House
Vt Eee
Morton
Turkey
Kraft Chees
Miller’s Corn
Southeastern Ohio
Hill Top
Page St
C. W
Gumpp Groc
Chapman, Tuppers Preiss
A. Lowry
Jacksonville
Nease Geocery
Harrisony'te
Juhling
Hartford
Farmers
New Haven
West Columbia
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