Meigs County Eyes Right of Way for Route 338 WPA Project
Meigs County commissioners and the engineer will begin securing right of way on State Route 338 Racine to Letart to avoid WPA project delays. A map from Marietta will guide property owner notices. If easements cannot be obtained, condemnation may start to prevent postponement of employment through the WPA program.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Marietta
Racine
Letart
Highway Department
WPA
Racine Social And Personal Comes From Local News
Racine social notes describe a six o clock dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wingett for Mr. and Mrs. Leon Morris of Washington D C. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ben Philson Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cross and others with a three course dinner. Additional items report weekend visits and local club plans along with illness and river ice incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jividen
Ohio University
Athens
John Jams
Caldwell
Clark Jividen
Racine Garden Club
Laura Bell
Flossie Wolf
Jerry
Parkersburg
Sallie Wolf
Harold Bigley
Warren Herron
Howard Miles
Harry Roush
Roy Proffitt
City Transformed as Snow Blocks Traffic
Heavy snow fell overnight transforming Middleport streets into a winter scene. The snow hindered travel with the hill impassable and city crews using a cinder truck to clear routes. Residents headed to Bradbury via Pom eroy due to blocked roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Paul Swisher
Bradbury
Pomeroy
Racine to Meet Tuppers Plains Five in Prelude to Tournament
Racine hosts the Tuppers Plains five Friday night at the local high school auditorium. This is the Purple Tornadoes last game before the tournament on February 22 23 and 24 at Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Tuppers Plains
Purple Tornadoes
Guernsey Breeders to Meet at Racine on Feb 15
POMEROY-Southeast Ohio Guernsey Breeder's Association will hold its annual winter meeting at Harold Carnahan's home in Racine on Thursday February 15 at 1 o'clock. Thomas Briggs will attend and Mr Schultz will speak on Guide posts in Breeding Guernseys. All interested breeders invited. Also note: first balloon flight carried a lamb rooster in Versailles on September 19 1783.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Guernsey Breeder's Association
Harold Carnahan
Racine
Thomas Briggs
Ohio Guernsey Breeder's Association
Schultz
Guernsey
Lamb
Luck
Rooster
Versailles
France
Pomeroy Social Notes and Club Meetings Recap
Pomeroy Social Notes report 14 members attend Senior Shakespeare Club at Mrs. Aten Shain’s home with readings on The American Indian and Indian music by a diverse committee. The next meeting is set for Feb 27 with Mrs. Louis Reibel. Also notes a marriage announcement for Helen Frances Sharp and D Russel Lee at Grace Methodist Church parsonage in Gallipolis on Feb 3 1940. The bride wore blue velvet. Mr. Lee is a West Chester Ohio Smith Hughes instructor, Ot Ohio State alumnus. Junior Shakespeare Club met hosted by Miss Marilyn Young with 25 members. sweater and skirt information dance planned for March 16 with proceeds for a formal summer dance. Syracuse Garden Club met Monday with 25 members. Lincoln and Washington quotes roll call. Finger Tip Gardening and lilies papers presented. next meeting March 11 with Miss Teckla Hess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Shakespeare Club
Aten Shain
Clarence Massar
Warren H. Bright
Nex
Louis Reibel
Charles Sharp
Letart Falls
Helen Frances
D. Russel Lee
Racine
Grace Methodist Church Parsonage
Gallipolis
W. Scott Westerman
Lee
Huntington
W. Va
Huntington High School
Marshall College
Mr. Lee
Dale Lee
Ohio State University
Smith Hughes
West Chester
Ohio
Syracuse
Reedsville Girl Honored At Birthday Dance
Miss Jane Kibble celebrated her eighteenth birthday with a dance at Mrs. A. C. Stewart home in Reedsville. The event featured red Valentine decor, a green velvet suit for the honoree, pink heart shaped refreshments, and an 18 candle birthday cake. Attendees included locals from Reedsville Long Bottom Chester Parkersburg and Hartford with chaperons and overnight guests. The John Fawcett and his Commodores orchestra provided music.
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Reedsville
A. C. Stewart
Jane Kibble
Mrs. Stewart
Mildred
Ada Kibble
Myra Jane Sisson
Fay
Gladys Pickens
Sylvia
Phyllis Bailey
Kathryn Williams
Eileen Larkins
Louise Coleman
Earlene Humphrey
Kate L
Lucy Kibble
Josephine Pickens
Charles Edwin Humphrey
Billy Williams
John Kibble
Ronald Coleman
Long Bottom
Juanita Thomas
Kathleen Prince
Virginia Pigott
Elizabeth Swan
Mary Jo
Rosa Jane Marcinko
Iris Weber
Jack Hawley
John P. Andrews
Charles
Robert Marcinko
Robert Mackin
Chester
Betty Warner
Lloyd Wolfe
Virgil Wood
Charles Eiselstein
Paul Kimes
Parkersburg
Margaret Sims
Delmetta Mehl
Goldie Sims
Hartford
W. Va
Alice Smith
Minersville
Jean Young
Pomeroy
J. Otis Bailey
Paul Kibble
C. E. Humphrey
Howard Coleman
Social notices and travels of area residents
Mrs. Harry Feiger recovers at home on Mulberry Ave after surgery. Miss Dorothy Reibel visits Columbus for Hamlet. Mrs. Helen Elberfeld and Mrs. Ima Keller visit Chilliothe to see Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lytle and newborn daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Aten Shain spend Sunday in Columbus socializing. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rosenbaum and Miss Helen Mess attend Capital University glee club concert in Columbus finalizing east tour. George Arnold and three daughters of Millersport visit parents J. H. Arnold and sister Mrs. Herman Hoffner. Blanche Roller and Helen Miller attend Charity Council inspection in Middleport. Dr. and Mrs. Harold Conn of Morgantown announce marriage of daughter Virginia to Robert Mahanna on Feb. 10. Mahanna formerly with Rig and Reel here, now in Sharon, Pa.
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Harry Feiger
Mulberry Ave
Dorothy Reibel
Union Ave
Columbus
Helen Elberfeld
Ima Keller
Chillicothe
Robert Lytle
Aten Shain
Arthur Rosenbaum
Helen Mess
Capital University Glee Club
Donald Rosenbaum
Glee Club
George Arnold
Millersport
Arnold
J. H. Arnold
Herman Hoffner
Blanche Roller
Helen Miller
Charity Council, Daughters of America
Middleport
Harold Conn
Morgantown
W. Va
Virginia
Robert Mahanna
Mahanna
Rig and Reel Company
Sharon
Storm Snow Causes Multiple Minor Traffic Accidents
A truck owned by Fugate Grocery and operated by Harry Hazelton collided with a car driven by Clayton Barrett of Rutland R D on Brick Street Tuesday afternoon. Barrett's wife and Mr and Mrs Hollis Taylor were passengers. Mrs Barrett suffered a cut above the left eye and a hand injury, Mrs Taylor a forehead cut. Several minor accidents were reported during the snowstorm.
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Pomeroy
Fugate Grocery
Harry Hazelton
Clayton Barrett
Rutland
R. D
Brick St
Barrett
Hollis Taylor
Cheerleaders Named For Grade Eight And Seven Teams
Middleport selects Barbara Stout Carla Clark and Jane Owens as eighth grade cheerleaders. Seventh grade leaders Susan Allensworth Wanda Koehler and Mary Lou Kelly will lead the cheers as the two teams compete Friday night at the high school auditorium in the first of a three game schedule.
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Middleport
Barbara Stout
Carla Clark
Jane Owens
Susan Allensworth
Wanda Koehler
Mary Lou Kelly
Olive Grange Hosts POMEROY Valentine Party Preview
Olive Grange 2135 met with Worthy Master Alban C Curtis at the helm. Thirty seven grangers enjoyed a program by County Agent Wesley S Green with assistance from his wife and Miss Geneva Humphreys. The group plans a Valentine party Friday night.
Charity Lodge Holds Annual Inspection
Mrs. Pribble Wilson district deputy was the inspecting officer for Charity Council No. 245 Daughters of America during the annual inspection held Monday evening. Members from nearby councils attended along with local Daughters. Miss Lucille Beards and Mrs. Charles Howard held officer roles. Lorena Davis is local councilor. After ritual work, Mrs. Wilson received a gift. a Valentine box was opened, with each member getting a heart souvenir bearing officers’ names. Heart shaped cookies and a large cake were shared.
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Middleport
Pribble Wilson
Charity Council
Daughters of America
Lucille Beards
Charles Howard
Lorena Davis
Many Fans Will Go To Gallipolis Game
A large Blue Devil fan delegation is expected to attend Friday’s basketball clash between the Gallia Countians and Yellow Jackets at the high school auditorium. The middle section is reserved and tickets go on sale at Martin & Roller Drug Store until 6 p m. Friday. A student section will also be held for mass attendance.
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Middleport
Blue Devil
Gallia Countians
Yellow Jackets
Martin & Roller Drug Store
Taylor Ridge Social Notes
Ida Chalfant hosted the Needle Clickers Club first meeting with next gathering set for February 21 at C. M. Anglim's home. Local church groups plan a soup sale and supper in connection with Thursday night services and Geraldine Mulpass led a youth meeting toward organizing a Christian Endeavor Society. Numerous residents and families are noted for visits and returns from hospitals and travels to nearby towns.
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Taylor Ridge
Ida Chalfant
Needle Clickers Club
C. M. Anglim
Della Olbers
Irene Strausbaugh
Gladys Kempton
Bertha Heffkin
Cora Davis
Flora Harrison
Emily Anglin
Chalfant
Church of Christ
Geraldine Mulpass
Christian Endeavor Society
John Davis
Jacksonville
Elmer Davis
Emmett Sainey
Cleveland
Dora Heffkin
Millfield
Henry Heffken
Raymond Davis
Ford Cliff
Doras Bulloch
Glouster
Evan Davis
John Kulkowski
White Cross Hospital
Wallace
Carl Welling
Dwight Smith
Ronnie
Carol Ann
Athens
Fred Leake
Greens Run
Fred Heffken
Dora Heffken
John Wenger
the Plains
John Loper
Homer Strausbaugh
Heath Methodist Ladies Guild Valentine Party Recalls Devotion
The Heath Methodist Church Ladies Guild hosted a Valentine event at Mrs. Max Roller’s Sixth Ave home with a Valentine box, gifts for members, and a plan for the February 22 Washington Birthday dinner. New member Thelma Morehart joined as others helped with committees and hosting duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Max Roller
Sixth Ave
Antis Wolfe
Wolfe
Gordon Harris
Roy Barnes
Local Family Visits Highlight Gallipolis News
Mrs Sylvan Gardner and Frank Abbott hosted relatives after returning from a California wedding trip. Frank White is home with a sprained back. Mrs Jack Gibson from Charleston visited the Smith family. Paul Lewis departed for Tulsa Oklahoma to join an aeronautical school.
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Sylvan Gardner
Ferne Abbott
Gallipolis
Frank Abbott
Gardner
California
Frank White
Jack Gibson
Charleston
A. V. Smith
Paul Lewis
Tulsa
Okla
Ice Piled Ten Feet High on Minersville Road
The Messenger reporter Mrs. Will Thomas prints old photographs from W. J. Jones showing Ohio River flood ice burying the Minersville road in 1904 with ten foot piles. A tunnel carved through the ice allowed street cars to pass along the Pom eroy Bend.
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Minersville
Will Thomas
the Messenger
Ohio River
W. J. Jones
Columbus
Pomeroy Bend
Five Day Leave From City of Flint Reported
Perry Mc Haffie, in active service aboard the City of Flint, came through recent harrowing months unharmed. He departed for a five day leave to visit his mother in New Orleans. A long distance call confirms Thomas Mankin has arrived safely in Glendale, California where he enters aeronautics school to specialize in radio in the service.
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Middleport
Perry McHaffie
Flint
George McHaffie
J. M. Stevens
S. Third Ave
Young McHaffie
Nelle Long
New Orleans
Thomas Mankin
Glendale
Cal
Girls Present Special Verse Numbers in Bubbling Over Play
Forty two young girls perform original business verses and join a chorus in the college comedy Bubbling Over under the Volunteer Fire Department. Final rehearsal at the Legion Hall last night promises an entertaining production with curtain at 8 07 p m directed by Miss Shimeall.
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Middleport
Joan Wood
Clarabel Gilmore
Anna Kathryn Ranes
Bernadine
Imogene Donegan
Shirley Bobby Mills
Ruby J. Wince
Frances Taylor
Tommy Fultz
Betty Jane Lewis
Connie Lee Koehler
Jean Clark
Phyllis Wills
Carla Clark
Ginny Lu Schaaf
Nina Harrison
Helen Ervin
John Smith
Opal Birchfield
Betty Romine
Hazel Hawkins
Jackie Grogan
Charles Walburn
Geraldine Hysell
Peggy Lewis
Yolanda Little
Betty Jean Lewis
Arthur Hoover
Barbara Stout
William Hayes
Larry Hix
Maxine Searles
Betty Dempsky
Oscar Vince
M. Donegan
James Ashley
Jimmie Schmoll
Ginny Jo Wise
Selmar Webb
Charles Rayburn
Wilma Price
Eileen Blosser
the Legion Hall
Miss Shimeall
Sewer Project At Council Session In Pomeroy
Pomeroy council met in a special session with L G Merrill engineer of Parkersburg to direct the Sugar Run sewer project. Engineering work is to begin next Monday and officials aim to start the project as soon as possible.
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Pomeroy
L. G. Merrill
Parkershoro
Sugar Run
Simple Home Remedy to Ease Rheumatic Pain
A home recipe using Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice promises quick relief from rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pain. Two tablespoons twice daily may show results within hours, with a money back guarantee if no improvement. Athens Pharmacy and other drugstores reportedly carry Ru-Ex Compound.
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Athens
Ady
Meigs County Society Of Columbus To Meet
POMEROY The Meigs County Society of Columbus will hold its winter meeting at Frecker's Restaurant 67 East State Street Columbus at 7 30 Wednesday evening February 21 Entertainment and refreshments have been planned The committee includes officers of the society W B Pickens president Oliver Hartley vice president Mrs B Elberfeld recording secretary Will C Merritt membership secretary and Mrs Alice Carter treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Society of Columbus
Frecker's
East State St
Columbus
W. B. Pickens
Oliver Hartley
B. Elberfeld
Will C. Merritt
Alice Carter
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Athens Messenger
Athe Meigs
Stalin
Suomussalmi
Pomeroy Social Notes
Junior Shakespeare Club
Marilyn Young
Pomeroy Social Briefs
Olive Grange
Charity Lodge
Taylor Ridge Social Notes
Middleport Social Notes
Entertains Club
M. C. Hobart
Contract Club
Cedric Clark
D. B. Hartinger
J. B. Downing
Theodore Reed
W. W. Leonard
Missionary Meeting
Misionary Society
J. D. Ryan
Ethel Mattox
Rosalie Carroll
Barnes
B. I. Barnes
J. T. Smitherman
Washington, W. Va
E. M. McCarty
New Salem
R. C. Meadows
M. J. McCarty
Gilbert Hayes
Gilbert
Clayton
Corning
John Longstaff
Burns Barker
Belle Whitington
Edith Whitington
Edward Mankin
Ray McElhinney
Dickinson
Ira Butcher
Carlos Thomas
Nelle Bailey
Bettie
Tre City
Auc
Euanaurte
Fred Sanders
Court St
City of Flint’ Post
Millio
Optometric Service
Court Athens
Vantage
Ake Gas Company
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