Meigs County Women Barred From WPA Projects Seek Federal Help
Meigs County women formerly on the WPA sewing project face a grim fate as Ohio and federal rules bar ADC or WPA aid. County officials and WPA representatives discuss re assignment and the one child family rule, with many women still awaiting placement or relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apriday. Prb
Meigs County
Pomeroy
WPA
Washington
Ray Overholzer
Zanesville
District No. 3
Overholzer
Ohio
Congress
Preaches on Lincoln Sunday at Bradbury
The Rev. J. P. Miller of the Bradbury Bradford Dexter Circuit of Churches of Christ will preach at 10 45 Sunday at Bradbury on Lincoln the Outside Saint Russell Gibbs leads Sunday School at 930 am with the circuit churches following suit The Bradbury C E meets at 530 pm and at 6 pm goes to Middletport for a joint service The Bradford C E will meet at 6 pm with Hands Across Racial Barriers as the theme An old time song service led by Guy Glaze and Virgil Glaze will accompany the Dexter Church service at 730 pm Virgil Glaze will line old hymns and the Rev Miller will preach
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Bradbury
J. P. Miller
Bradbury- Bradford - Dexter
Churches of Christ
Lincoln
Church of Christ Society
Bradford C. E
Guy Glaze
Virgil Glaze
Dexter Church
Vergil Glaze
Miller
Scouts Attend Lincoln Birthday Service Week Observance
Boy Scout Troop No. 49 from Pomeroy will attend Sunday morning worship at Bethany Church. Services align with Abraham Lincoln birthday and National Celebration of Boy Scout Week observances.
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Pomeroy
Boy Scout Troop No
Bethany Church
Abraham Lincoln
Meigs County Road Project Starts Feb 11
Meigs County launches a sweeping WPA blanket road program covering Pomeroy Middleport and Rutland with 125 miles of roads 1.57 miles of streets 2.87 miles of sidewalks and 58 miles of storm sewers. J E D Hartinger WPA supervisor will run all road street and sewer work while County Engineer Theodore Beegle supervises for the sponsors.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Rutland
WPA
Zanesville
J. E. D. Hartinger
Blanket
Theodore Beegle
Birthday celebration at WPA Nursery School marks third year
Buddy Allensworth shared his third birthday with 16 peers at the WPA Nursery School on Pearl Street yesterday. Miss Mary Virginia Reibel and Miss Wilmetta Burton led the party with hot chocolate, singing, and a large candle cake. Toys and candy were given as favors, and the teachers note weekly attendance averaging 17 while inviting toy donations to the playroom.
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Buddy Allensworth
WPA
Pearl St
Mary Virginia Reibel
Wilmetta Burton
Reibel
Burton
Social Notes From Cutler Circle House
Social notes recount a Sunday school gathering at the Ford French home with pie and coffee. The community attended the funeral of R. T. Lee at Presbyterian Church. Virgil Wallraven and Wilbur Wallraven visited grandparents A. J. Gould in Canaanville.
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Cutler—Friendly Circle
Ford French
R. T. Lee
Presbyterian Church
Cutler I. O. O. Lodge
Virgil
Wilbur Wallraven
Canaanville
A. J. Gould
Garnet Goddard
Virginia
Louise Place
J. W. Leyda
Lucy Place
Vincent
Clifford Goddard
Business College
Parkersburg
David Masters
Jessie Davis
Warner
Paul Welch
Roy Bennett
Paul
Glen Gould
Young boy preacher to fill Plains Nazarene pulpit Sunday
Huntington youth Bunyan Chauncey Herbert age 12 preaches gospel at 10 45 Sunday morning at The Plains Nazarene Church. Rev Drell Goff to deliver evening sermon at 7 p m after attending district ministerial convention in Logan. Mrs Goff and Eva Ferrel were at Tuesday night service. The ace of clubs in cards is called the pussyfoot.
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Chauncey
Herbert Bunyan
Huntington
W. Va
Plains Nazarene
Drell Goff
Goff
Logan Thiseek
Churches of Nazarene
Vendor remedy Vendol relieves back pain and constipation
A medical advert describes Vendol as a natural diuretic easing backache joint pains and constipation. Clyde E. Snyder of Athens endorses rapid relief and urges others to buy Vendol at Athens Pharmacy and Hickmans Drug Store with claims of improved sleep and mobility.
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Clyde E. Snyder
West State St
Athens
Vendor
N. Court St
Hickman
Nelsonville
Pomeroy Social Notes: Trainmen Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs B F Turner hosted the Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at Condor Street with Mrs William Woodward and Miss Della Turner assisting. Mrs H E Bush presided at the business session and hostesses served refreshments.
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B. F. Turner
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Condor St
William Woodward
Della Turner
H. E. Bush
Miss Virginia Devol Hosts C W S Club Evening
Miss Virginia Devol and Miss Evelyn Grueser entertained C W S Club members at Devol's home on Wednesday evening. Refreshments were served to Theda Martin Lorena Grueser Nellie Marie Fugate Henrietta Ihle Evelyn Mayer Dorothy Durst Rosella Donahue Mrs. Shir ley Guinther and Mrs. George Tewksberry. The next meeting will be with Miss Evelyn Mayer.
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Virginia Devol
Evelyn Grueser
C. W. S. Club
Miss Devol
Theda Martin
Lorena Grueser
Nellie Marie Fugate
Henrietta Ihle
Evelyn Mayer
Dorothy Durst
Rosella Donahue
Shirley Guinther
George Tewksberry
Bearhs
Opal Beards
Theodorus Council Daughters of America
Nye Ave
Meinhart
Carrie Meinhart
Bessie Grueser
Grace Stace
Frances Gilfilen
E A Yountz Dies at 81 in Middleport
E A Yountz died after a three month illness at his daughter Dottie Yountz McCarty's home in Middleport. He would have turned 82 next month and was a native of New Salem. He is survived by his daughter and was the last of his family. Funeral services will be held at the McCarty residence on Cole Street.
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Middleport
E. A. Yountz
E. M. McCarty
Mr. Yountz
New Salem
McCarty
Joseph Yountz
Fairfield County
Methodist Protestant Church
Heath M. E
Dottie Yountz McCarty
Cole St
Local notices span path from Post Office work to community events
M C Brown leaves with grandson for Inman S C as Post Office work nears completion and Judd Bradford suffers another stroke. Various residents travel, visit, or recover, including Eldon Weeks after surgery, Mrs. Geraldine Sisson’s treatments, and multiple family gatherings. Pasadena reports hoop skirts boost taxi demand during Tournament of Roses festivities.
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M. C. Brown
Inman
South Carolina
Judd Bradford
Rutland
N. C. Stout
Clifton
Main St
Athens
Chauncey
Russell Brown
P. K. Smith
Huntington
Eldon Weeks
Enterprise
Holzer Hospital
Pasadena
Cal
Funeral processions and services in New Salem
A funeral cortege will depart Saturday at 3 o'clock for New Salem for a service at the Yountz home place. Interment will follow in a nearby cemetery.
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New Salem
Yountz Home Place
Racine Personal and Brief Social Notes
Racine notes list visits and family events including the Shains traveling to Ostrander after Mrs. Carpenter's death, the Crow family visiting from Lancaster, Mrs. Cross with Fricker in Pine Grove, the Coes from Columbus visiting Mrs. Spencer, Gomer Lewis on a Columbus trip, and Marjorie Durst visiting Cross. An economic note states many fur garments rely on inexpensive pelts from cats goats and sheep.
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Racine
Earl Shain
Ostrander
Mrs. Shain
Carpenter
Charles Crow
Daughters of
Lancaster
Dr. Crow
C. B. Crow
Miles Cross
Fricker
Pine Grove
Kelly Coe
Columbus
Sarah Spencer
Gomer Lewis
Marjorie Durst
Burma Pastor Forum Speaker At Middleport
The Burma mission preacher Rev H C Wyatt spoke at the Better Church Forum in Middleport First Baptist Church with sessions led by Paul Judson Morris of the Ohio Board of Promotion. Attendees included ministers from Pom eroy Gallia and Rio Grande Associations and local church leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. C. Wyatt
Burma
Better Church Forum
First Baptist Church
Paul Judson Morris
Ohio Board of Promotion
Northern Baptist Convention
Young People's
Paul Smith
William Haptonstall
L. O. Grant
Ernest Higginbotham
Cheshire
Pomeroy, Gallia
Rio Grande
George Sagen
Gallipolis
A. R. Stark
Pomeroy
Turner Dog Warden Named In Meigs County
Joe Turner of Downington was named County Dog Warden by the Meigs County Commissioners succeeding Jonah Cottrill of Harrisonville who held the post for four years. Cottrill started Jan 18 1934 with a salary of 1200 dollars. Turner will receive the same pay.
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Pomeroy
Joe Turner
Downington
Meigs County
Jonah Cottrill
Harrisonville
Cottrill
Turner
License to Wed Granted in Meigs County Probate Court
Paul Ward aged 21 of Portland and Juliana Johnson aged 16 of Long Bottom obtained a license to wed in Meigs County Probate Court upon the couple’s filing.
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Meigs County
Paul Ward
Portland
Juliana Johnson
Long Bottom
Brick Shipment Mixup Delays Middleport Job
Temporary delay in the Middleport post office building at Mill and Fourth Streets due to nonuniform brick color and refusal of the first shipment. Prof. A. W. McKay, longtime former Middleport schools superintendent, will place the first clay block. Building is expected ready for occupancy in May.
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Middleport
Mill and
N. Fourth Sts
A. W. McKay
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Geraldine Sisson
Mt. Vernon Sanitarium
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Leonard Campbell
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