Meigs County Extension Service Reports Broad Year of Activity
The annual report details extensive work by Pomeroy Meigs County Agricultural Extension Service with two agents on duty 607 days, 759 farm or home visits to 400 farms, 475 meetings affecting 12 481 attendees. Major projects include cotton mattress production and the Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction, plus 4-H clubs, farm institutes, home demonstration rugs, and pasture demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Agricultural Extension Service
Meigs County
Meigs County Agricultural Extension Advisory Council
Geneva Humphreys
C. E. Blakeslee
Dorothy June Cook
Easter Ewing
Mildred Morgan
Farmers’ Institutes
Grange
Farm Bureau
Ohio
Former Minersville Resident Dies in West
D R Williams a former Minersville resident died this week at his home in Louisville Colorado reports to his sister in law Nellie Smith Mulberry Ave He was the father of 11 children three of whom survive him They are Mrs Frank Johnson Denver and Mrs George Pydock and Mrs Frank Hodgson both of Louisville He is also survived by his wife Laura Williams former Laura Roush Mr and Mrs Williams observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary on Aug 25 this year Funeral services were held today at Louisville for Mr Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
D. R. Williams
Minersville
Louisville
Colo
Nellie Smith
Mulberry Ave
Frank Johnson
Denver
George Pydock
Frank Hodgson
Laura Williams
Laura Roush
Engagement Announced Between Miss Woolridge And Mr Kuntz
Miss Naoma Daune Woolridge daughter of Judge and Mrs Chester Carr Woolridge of East Grand Rapids Michigan and William Hoyt Kuntz of Pomeroy were engaged at a December 27 tea hosted at the bride elects home. Both are connected to Balaban Katz Television in Chicago with Woolridge serving as Kaleidoscope Projection Engineer and Kuntz as radio and television engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Naoma Daune Woolridge
Chester Carr Woolridge
Seminole Road
East
Grand Rapids
Mich
William Hoyt Kuntz
W. Main St
Brideelect
Michigan
Woolridge
Sullins Women's College
Bristol
Balaban & Katz Television Company
W9xbk
Chicago
Kuntz
Pomeroy High School
Ohio State University
R.C.A
R.C.A. Radio School
Church Group Inaugurates Home Visits in Middleport
Forty laywomen from four churches conducted a house to house canvass in Middleport distributing Let’s Go To Church literature to spur unified church attendance. The program runs from Sunday Jan 4 through Easter with ministers Henry L. Carr Don McMillin H A Rothrock and Ralph C Zandel and lay leaders H M Cross A A Dillard Edward French I E Miller planning. Union Week of Prayer Jan 5 9 at 7 pm at Church of Christ. Heath Methodist Choir rehearsal directed by Willis Aleshire Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Presbyterian
Heath Methodist
First Baptist
Church of Christ
Henry L. Carr
Don McMillin
H. A. Rothrock
Ralph C. Zandel
H. M. Cross
A. A. Dillard
Edward French
I. E. Miller
Union
Willis Aleshire
Rutland Area Christmas Visiting Traditions
Rutland area residents report holiday guests from Charleston West Virginia Mingo Junction and Columbus Ohio. Families including the Kings Rupe Schoon Egnor Plummer Snowden Hartenbach and Romine travelary visits reflect regional gatherings during Christmas and New Year periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Clyde King
Charleston
W. Va
Sylvester King
Georgia
Earl King
Gerald Rupe
Mogador
Wayne Rupe
Barberton
West Alexandria
Frank Utsinger
Lawrence Snowden
Rudy Yorke
Baltimore
Ethel Snowden
Neva Bradford
George Hartenbach
Mansfield
Frances Snowden
Earl Hartenbach
Mintersville
Marion Wood
Columbus
Lawrence Milhoan
Middleport
Helen Black
Walter France
Fred Dunfee
Fort Clark
Texas
Floyd Dunfee
C. O. Chapman
Jean
Newark
Floyd Longstreth
Almus Rawlings
Anson Jackson, Jr
Mingo Junction
Anson Jackson
Alma Brown
Weyland
Kenneth
St. Albans
Dwight Brown
Delbert Romine
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ed Nelson
Fin Folden
Salem St
Sol Kelley
Depot St
Grant Romine
Local Socials and Movements Include Navy Exam and Visits
A parade of locals attends Clover Farm party at Hotel Berry in Athens. Harold Vogelsong passes the first Naval Reserve exam in Athens and heads to Cincinnati for the final. Various visits to relatives and work updates appear across Ravenswood, Camp Blanding, and Cincinnati venues alongside nursing student postings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Klees
Arthur Klees
Pauline Clark
Joan Finlan
Naomi Johnson
Berry
Athens
Roy Barnes
Middleport
Harold Vogelsong
E. Main St
Naval Reserve
Cincinnati
B. S. Vogelsong
Ironton
Western Union
Renzo Menchini
Ted Wildermuth
Ravenswood
Leo Vaughan
Camp Blanding
Fla
Walter Vaughan
Mulberry Ave
Margaret Ann Strauss
Otto Strauss
Wehe Terrace
Christ Hospital
R L Osborne Elected To School Post
Middleport board of education selects R L Osborne of Wheelersburg to teach science and mathematics at the local high school. He succeeds R E McKay who resigned to accept a physicist post in Sandusky. Osborne, a Winchester native, studied at Wilmington College and Ohio State University, with ten years teaching experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
R. L. Osborne
Wheelersburg
Ohio
R. E. McKay
Sandusky
Osborne
Winchester
Wilmington College
University of Cincinnati
Ohio State University
Montgomery Rural High School
Wheelersburg High School
Board of Education
Push Drive For 5000 War Fund Reaches Halfway Mark
Pomeroy and Middleport report $2400 raised toward the Red Cross war fund drive with a Jan 12 goal for reaching $5000. Five districts have topped their targets and others near completion. Rutland district plans a Thursday canvass led by Mrs. James Titus and Rev. Buckley after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Middleport
Rutland
Salem Center
James Titus
Buckley
Meigs County Names 23 Grade A Dairies
The Meigs County Board of Health completed grading of all milk dairies supplying the county. Twenty three dairies received Grade A ratings for six months, including Bailey Pasteurized Dairy Middleport, Bolin and Roush Dairy Pomeroy R D, Ben H Cross Dairy Racine R D, William Cross Dairy Racine R D, B E Carl Dairy Pomeroy R D, Thomas Duffy Dairy Syracuse, Charles Greenler Dairy Pomeroy R D, Theodore Grueser Dairy Minersville R D, Kanawha Dairy Pasteurized Pt Pleasant, Mrs Mary Korn Dairy Pomeroy, Harold Moore Dairy Pomeroy, Pearl Phillips Dairy Minersville, Okey Paynter Dairy Portland, William Phode Dairy Cheshire R D, Springhill Dairy Pasteurized Gallipolis, D E Sanborn Dairy Pomeroy, Ben Smith Dairy Chester, Grover Salser Dairy R D Racine, Mrs Floy Scott Dairy R D Cheshire, James Titus Dairy R D Rutland, Earl Wilford Dairy Portland, John L Wolfe Dairy Letart Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Bailey Pasteurized
Middleport
Bolin & Roush
Pomeroy
R. D
Ben H. Cross
Racine
William Cross
B. E. Carl
Thomas Duffy
Syracuse
Charles Greenler
Theodore Grueser
Minersville
Herman Hoffner
Kanawha
Pt. Pleasant
Mary Korn
Harold Moore
Pearl Phillips
Okey Paynter
Portland
William Phode
Cheshire
Springhill
Gallipolis
D. E. Sanborn
Ben Smith
Chester
Grover Salser
R. D. Racine
Mrs. Floy Scott
R. D. Cheshire
James Titus
R. D. Rutland
Earl Wilford
John L. Wolfe
Letart Falls
Middleport Social Notes Farewell And Visits Share Local Gatherings
A series of social notes from Middleport recounts farewell for Miss Josephine Pettit returning to Chesapeake Ohio after weeks with the Millers. Guests include Edward Lee McComas and Marjorie Miller with Millers’ staff at the 5 cent to $1 Store. Other items note Lenore Hobart Kent’s Washington visit with the Dresser family, plus Hayworth and Hull households hosting in Westchester Apartments.Darrel Davis and family movements link RAF service and ferrying training in Nova Scotia with Meigs County relatives. Several local families travel or host gatherings from Pomeroy to Columbus and Huntington. The column closes with hospital notes on Orin Smith and Red Cross secretary H O Ewing’s Washington trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
L. W. Mc- Comas
S. Third Ave
Josephine Pettit
Millers
Chesapeake
Ohio
Edward Lee McComas
Marjorie Miller
Mary Elizabeth Miller
Miller
Lenore Hobart Kent
Washington, D. C
Jack Dresser
Helen Davis
Westchester Apartments
Ellis Hayworth
Elaine Ervin
Edgar Ervin
Main St
Thomas Edgar Ervin
Sally Ervin
New York
Dressers
Hayworths
Edwin Hull
Lucille Davis
Washington
Darrel Davis
RAF
Meigs County
Young Davis
Ward Davis
Faye Grimes
Dexter
Ottawa
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Western College For Women
Oxford
Jane Stansbury
Catherine Hennesy
Janet Hecox
Bowsher
William Lannon
Columbus
Vesta McCoy
Lucille Dutton
Nashville
Tenn
O. L. Fairs
Helen Jane Farris
Arthur Skinner
Pomeroy
D. C. Miller
Mary Carolyn
E. L. Lambert
Portsmouth
Middleport
Orin Smith
Bradbury
Holzer Hospital
Beech St
M. W. Essex
Essex
East Liverpool
Leona Eblin
Paul Smith
Smith
Beecher Kessinger
Beech
Herald Hite Enlisted in Air Corps Service
POMEROY Mr and Mrs Alva Hite 415 W Main St have been informed by the War Department that their son Herald Hite has enlisted in the Air Corps He previously worked at Jeffrey Manufacturing Co in Columbus He sought service after Pearl Harbor and had tried Marines enlistment in Charleston W Va Baltimore Md and Cincinnati He is now stationed in Missouri at Jefferson Barracks School Squadron 356 Flight 31.
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Pomeroy
Alva Hite
W. Main St
War Department
Herald Hite
Air Corps
Jeffrey Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Pearl Harbor
Charleston
W. Va
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Missouri
Herald W. Hite
Flight
Jefferson Barracks
Grangers To Meet Friday In Columbia Auditorium
Meigs County Pomona Grange will join Star Grange in the Columbia Auditorium Friday evening. Fifth Degree will be conferred in full form, likely the last time for months. Laurel Grange held a birthday supper and Christmas party, presenting retiring master Ariin Verigan with a leather billfold engraved with army insignia as he heads to the army in January.
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Carpenter
Meigs County Pomona Grange
Star Grange
Columbia
Laurel Grange
Grange
Ariin Verigan
Firemen's Ball expected large crowd at Pomeroy Junior High
A near record crowd is anticipated for the annual Firemen's Ball at the Pomeroy Junior High School Auditorium drawing attendees from Ath ens Nelsonville Logan and surrounding communities where many tickets have sold Local groups have cooperated by keeping New Year's Eve open Fraternal Order of Eagles will dance New Year s Eve Moose Lodge hosts Friday night dance and barometers should be protected from drafts heat and sunlight Notice of Appointment Margaret McHarg Athens County Ohio named administrator with will annexed of the estate of insane N McHarg deceased creditors must file claims within four months or be barred Probate Judge Francis D White sign 12 16 41 30tw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Order of Eagles
Moose Lodge
Margaret McHarg
Athens County
Ohn
N. McHarg
Ohio
Prancis D. White
Nurseries Topic Discussed by Middleport Mothers' Club
The Middleport Nurseries Mothers' Club hosted Le nore Hobart Kent of Kansas State College last night at Mrs. Ced ric Clark's home. Kent described Manhattan nursery work and the college project in a three story colonial building. a large wait list for the school was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mothers’ Club
Lenore Hobart Kent
Cedric Clark
S. Third Ave
Kent
Michael
Kansas State College
College Nursery School
Clark
R. E. McKay
Former Pastor Dr Burt Eveans Dies in Columbus
Dr Burt David Evans, 72, former Simpson Methodist Church pastor, died Monday at a son's home in Columbus. Evans had served in Pomeroy in the early 1900s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Burt David Eveans
Simpson Methodist Church
Columbus
Evans
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George Conde, Jr
Artamae Baker
Elizabeth Conde
Dayton
George Conde
M. J. McCarty
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J. M. Meadows
Bill Davis
W. A. Giles
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