Courthouse Plan Aims to Move All County Offices
Meigs County commissioners study courthouse changes to relocate all rent paying offices. First steps place three rear top floor rooms for the common pleas judge and law library. Title, WPA, and probate spaces are reorganized with new passageways and a moved judge bench to create two usable offices.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Common Pleas
Law Library
County Superintendent of Schools
W. Second St
WPA
Probate Court
County Relief Office
County Surveyor's Office
Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid meeting set for Friday night
Taylor Ridge Delaware area notes report the Ladies Aid Society will meet Friday night February 7 at the home of Mrs Fred Olbers. Also listed are numerous social visits and family gatherings including Heffken and Leake families from Glouster Greens Run and Jacksonville with illness and travel updates.
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Taylor Ridge — Ladies Aid Society
Fred Olbers
Fred Heffken
Dora Heffken
Theodore Heffken
Glouster
Fred Leake
Greens Run
Guy McVay
Dora Jane Mallett
Harrietsville
Henry Heffken
Millfield
James Harrison
Willard Coey
Lancaster
John Davis
Gladys Davis
Eileen
Columbus
Clara Golding
Elmer Davis
Sherley
Jacksonville
Dwight Smith
Ronnie
Carol Ann
Bishopville
Edward Welling
Carl Welling
Elijah Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Bernard Smith
Clea
Glenna Hanning
June
Jean Heffken
Florest Kelly
Boyd Kennedy and Sons
Eugene Dowler
Chauncey
Ethel Corwin
Deanville
Albert Moody
Divorce action filed in common pleas court
William Hill sues Kathleen Moulton Hill in a Pomeroy common pleas divorce action filed Tuesday. The couple married November 29, 1939, have no children, and the petition accuses the defendant of failing to perform household duties and refusing to live with him after March 6, 1940. The 17 day gap since filing is noted as the longest in over a year by court clerk staff.
Middleport Youth Gains Expert Rifleman Honors
George Taylor, a Middleport High School graduate and U. S. Marine private, has transferred from Paris Island to Portsmouth for intensive training. He recently set the highest sharpshooter record in his battalion and was among two awarded expert rifleman honors with a $9 monthly pay raise.
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Middleport
George Taylor
U. S. Marines
Addie Branch
Paris Island
S.C
Portsmouth
George
MHS
Meigs County
Clifford Ervin
Pancake Supper Draws Large Crowds In Middleport
Miss Lucille Rolland of Kirk Milling Co led about 2000 pancakes baked for Heath Methodist Class No 12 pancake supper advertised all you can eat for a quarter. Nearby events included a Young Married People Class supper and a Worthwhile class salad course.
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Middleport
Lucille Rolland
Kirk Milling Company
Findlay
Heath Methodist Church
Rolland
Rutland
Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Funeral services held in Charleston for Mrs Jeannette Miller
Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis Knopp attend services for Mrs Jeannette Miller in Charleston at McMillan Hospital where she died Friday. The last rites were delayed awaiting a daughter from the west. Survivors include Mrs Lulu Cash and Sue Ellen Knopp, great granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lewis Knopp
Charleston
Mrs Wilburn Returns as Daughter Recovers at McMillan
Mrs W P Wilburn returned to Charleston after a short stay at home on Hudson Avenue. Her daughter Julia Mae Wilburn who underwent a major operation at McMillan Hospital last week is now considered out of danger by hospital attendants. Mrs Wilburn will remain in Charleston for several days.
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J. B. Downing
Florida
South
M. G. Brown
Lake Worth
M. D. Hartinger
Miami Beach
Otto Hoffman
Vine St
Cedric Clark
Racine
PTA
D. C. Miller
Grant St
Charles McNamee
Alice Ritchie
Tuppers Plains
Anna Davis
Dorothy Sauer
S. Second Ave
Louise Drake
E. R. Tompkins
Middleport
W. P. Wilburn
Charleston
Hudson Ave
J. L. Schilansky
Julia Mae Wilburn
McMillan Hospital
Mrs Dor Schaefer Hosts Contract Club at Lincoln Hill
Mrs Dor Schaefer entertained members of her contract club Monday evening at her Lincoln Hill home with Mrs Ray Farnham as substitute. High scores were posted by Mrs C P Bradbury and Mrs Edison Hob.
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Max Harrah
Athens Road
Five Hundred
Louis Sauer
Lulu Mason
Harrah
C. P. Gallagher
Dor Schaefer
Lincoln Hill
Ray Farnham
C. P. Bradbury
Edison Hob
Bradford Bible School marks 66th anniversary with Rainbow of Promise
Bradford social notes report a Bible School opening on Sunday February 2 with a Rainbow of Promise pageant marking the Christian Endeavor 66th anniversary. Various local visits and family gatherings are listed including the Lamberts Middleport Eskews Bradburys and Kaloys.
Antiquity Center party announced for Friday evening
Ross Stobart announces a party at the Antiquity Recreation Center on Friday Feb 7. The program starts at 6 30 pm with music and dancing and is open to all. Special programs run each evening this week at the center.
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Pomeroy
Antiquity Recreation Center
Ross Stobart
Clergy Meeting Discusses Marriage Divorce and Home Life
Meigs County Ministerial Association at Federated Church heard Rev. McCarley discuss marriage and divorce and the home. Rev. Baird led devotion. county agent Blakesee urged mattress aid for low income farmers. group praised law enforcement against gambling devices and urged lawmakers to back two bills on liquor option and marriage license physicals.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Federated Church
McCarley
Racine
Baird
Kuether
Naylor
Syracuse
Blakesee
Meigs County
Pomeroy Brief Social Notes
Miss Jeraldine Hartsing and Mr Loren Hendrix wed at Bradbury home. Rev J P Miller officiated. Bride in dark military dress. groom in army uniform. Attendants were Tom and Mrs Hinx Hendrix. Bride's parents are Russell Hartsing of Toledo Ohio and Mrs Hartsing. She is Waite High School 1940 graduate, works in Toledo Selective Service Office. Groom former Bradbury and Millport student, over a year in U S Army. Reception guests included John Clark Paul Johnson Letha Russell Thomas Hendrix Jr. No plans yet. Also Young Girls Class at Simpson Methodist elected officers Marcia Hysell host. officers Saunders Kaylor Ebersbach Barnitz.
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Pomeroy
Jeraldine Hartsing
Loren Hendrix
Tom Herrix
Bradbury
J. P. Miller
Tom Hendrix
Hendrix
Russell Hartsing
Toledo
Ohio
Waite High School
Selective Service Office
Middleport
U. S. Army
John Clark
Paul Johnson
Letha Russell
Thomas Hendrix, Jr
Simpson Methodist Church
Marcia Hysell
Mary Josephine Saunders
Mary Kaylor
Louanna Ebersbach
Wilma Barnitz
301 Titles Filed On Cars in January Monticello County Clerk reports 301 titles
January certificates of title on new and used automobiles totaled 301, per Clerk of Courts Herman Beards. Receipts for the month were $337.25. the county kept $221.25 and the state received $106.
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Pomeroy
Herman Beards
NYA Crew Resumes Terrace Street Paving
Work on Terrace Street pavement with bricks resumed Tuesday under NYA supervision of George Howell. Materials are being provided by the American Legion.
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Pomeroy
Terrace St
NYA
George Howell
American Legion
Courthouse Employees Receive January Pay After Uncertainty
Courthouse staff in Pomeroy receive their January salaries following a hold up due to final detail work on the county budget. County Auditor George Daniels says three month figures remain to be completed but the three month appropriation sets a flat $1,000 yearly for deputies and $850 for two title office clerks, with elected officials’ pay governed by law.
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Pomeroy
George Daniels
Automobile Certificate of Title Office
Eastern Star Plans For District Meeting
POMEROY final plans for a district meeting and school of instruction to be held Thursday at the Masonic Hall were completed Tuesday night at the Order of Eastern Star regular meeting. Worthy Matron Marcia Hobstetter led the session and Mrs Elizabeth Young was welcomed into the order. Refreshments were served by the local refreshment committee.
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Pomeroy
Masonic Hall
Order of Eastern Star
Marcia Hobstetter
Elizabeth Young
H. B. Smith
Charles Price
Lenora Hobstetter
Lettie Rea
Grace Rhodes
Helen Nease
George Howell
Licensed To Marry POMEROY
Recent marriage licenses issued in probate court here list Robert C. Foutty 41 and Ber tha Ritter 59 both of Middleport united by Justice of Peace J W McCullough Dayton D Spencer 21 and Marie Lewis 22 both of Middleport They were joined in marriage by Justice of Peace J W McCullough Robert L Stevers 28 of Gallipolis and Bonnie Lou Winner 21 of Pomeroy RD
Racine Social And Personal Highlights Under Way
Miss Anna Cornell celebrated a birthday with her aunt Mrs. Emma Williams in Racine. Quaker City’s Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ashbaugh visited relatives in the area. Steubenville’s Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart and family spent a week with Walter and family in Racine and Belle, West Virginia. Donald McKay, Atlanta teacher, stayed with his parents in Racine. Kathryn Philson, Clarington High School home economist, visited her parents. Mrs. Mary Hite returned to Gore after three months with her son-in-law and daughter. Several families hosted and visited relatives across Ohio and West Virginia during the weekend.
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Racine
Anna Cornell
Emma Williams
R. D
Carl Ashbaugh
Quaker City
Mr. Ashbaugh
Arthur Ashbaugh
James Stewart
Steubenville
Walter Stewart
Junior Stewart
Carol
Belle
W. Va
Donald McKay
Atlanta
Verne Watterson
Kathryn Philson
Clarington High School
Athens
Joseph Bridgewater
Chauncey
Martin Gandee
Gayie
Columbu
Gandee
Kate Wolfe
Native of Meigs Co Buried at Dyesville
Funeral services were held at the Dyesville Community Church for Martha Stansbury McGraw age 9. She was the last survivor of five sisters and one brother and her parents migrated to Ohio from Baltimore County in 1854. She married William A. Stansbury in 1863 and had six children.
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Dyesville
Martha Stansbury McGraw
Ohio
Baltimore County
Rutland
William A. Stansbury
Berta Eulalia
Thelmore
Bertha Rodessa Smith
Millersport
Obituary notes life of Dyesville resident who died in 1906
The obituary records a resident who died in 1906 and later married Wesley McGraw in 1908. He died in 1915. She was a charter member of the Dyesville Church.
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Wesley McGraw
Dyesville Church
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UT Cease
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Meigs Commissioners
Taylor Ridge Social Briefs
W. Hill
Sam
Fort Ord
Calif
Middleport Social Notes
William Beeson
S. Fifth Ave
Beeson
Leo Beeson
Helen Beeson
Ben Philson
Willis Aleshire
the Heath Methodist Church
Woman's Music Club
Mr. Aleshire
Mr. Philson
Aleshire
Bradford
Vernal Caldwell
Ralph Frye
Paul
John Eskew
Charles Lambert
J. E. Kaylor
Kaylor
Clarence Might
Nancy Might
Charles Buck
West Rutland
Stewart
Methodist Church
Cline
Optometric Service
S. Court
Eastern Star
Ouig
Roland
Uncle Willie
Young
Richard Carlson
Victor Mature
Roland Young
Meigs Co
Cag
Victor Fleming
Clark Vivien Gable
Leigh Leslie Howard
Carol Bruce
Louisiana Purchase
Wrsiae
Aed
Chesterfield
Laconis & Mrand Tonaces Co
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