Pomeroy Chamber Names Committees for 1940
The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce held its 1940 opening with Theodore Reed as president. Committees were announced including Executive, Membership, Agricultural, Industrial, Merchants Retail, Tax and Legislative, Highway and River, Public Welfare, Entertainment, Good Will, Conservation, and Publicity, listing chairs and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
R. W. Finsterwald
Olive Township
R. L. Jacobs
Retail Merchants’ Council
Dor Schaefer
W. A. Compton
Chesiter
Letart
Portsmouth
NAMES
Edison Hobstetter
M. D. Hartley
Ohio Employment Service
Second St
J. D. Arthur
the Messenger
Chamber of Commerce
Theodore T. Reed
Cedric W. Clark
J. E. White
Allen Hartley
George H. Lasher
Mary Ellen Miller
F. Ray Wilson
Frank Will
John Hite
Herman Beards
James Mamney
Thereon Johnson
Dan C. Hartinger
W. O. Atkins
Harold Hilligas
Riley Pigott
A. E. Crew
Edson Roush
Harley Musser
Scott Ridgeway
E. P. Duerr
J. O. Roedel
C. A. Schaefer
H. E. Koehler
M. C
Ethan Harper
Fred Blaetmar
Edgar Ebersbach
Robert Coates
Frank Johnston
Virgil Campbell
Paul Grueser
R. H. Harbrecht
David Miller
Edward Stark
Irving Karr
J. E. D. Hartinger
Edgar Ervin
Frank Kunzelman
Floyd Mees
Wesley Green
Dan Hartinger
Earl Humphrey
Malcolm Hartley
Carl Schaefer
Lowell Wingett
Lehman Birth Announced In Sand Run
Mr and Mrs Bob Lehman announce the birth of a son on Feb 13 weighing nine pounds James North leaves for North Carolina April 1 for a pro baseball tryout Mr and Mrs Harold Blake visited Mr and Mrs Eugene Blake Monday evening Mr and Mrs Curt Kinneer and Guy Champ visited Mr and Mrs Floyd Champ Sunday Mr and Mrs Elbert Hannahs were guests of Mr and Mrs Chester Barton Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Lehman
Harold Blake
Eugene Blake
Curt Kinneer
Guy Champ
Floyd Champ
Elbert Hannahs
Chester Barton
James North
North Carolina
Texas Ranchers Use Same Brand Differently
A Texas ruling states that one brand mark may be registered by multiple owners if each uses it on a different section of the animal. The same reclining S on the shoulder may belong to one ranch while the same mark on the side designates another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Tex
State Legal Department
Meigs County WPA projects closed due to weather
WPA projects in Meigs County are shut down because of cold and muddy ground. Progress has been irregular since December 26 with frozen soil and difficult working conditions delaying tasks.
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Pomeroy
WPA
Flood Control Plan Details by U S Engineer
U S Army engineer outlines a comprehensive flood control plan totaling about 176 million dollars for 91 communities across the river, with 50 million federal plus 25 million already appropriated. Pomeroy Middleport Syracuse and Racine named on the list with local protection costs estimated at six million for Pomeroy. Only communities actively pursuing protection will receive flood walls, and rights of way plus maintenance fall to local entities. The plan, including reservoirs, is said to reduce a flood crest by about six feet, though officials caution no definitive statement is possible. No policy change on flood wall height beyond 1937 levels is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Congress
Pomeroy
Middleport
Syracuse
Racine
Arthur
United States
Main St
Meigs Tourney Opens Thursday With Trio of Local Games
POMEROY The Meigs County Basketball Tournament starts Thursday at Racine with Racine reserves facing Harrisonville reserves at 7 pm. Rutland meets Tops Plains reserves, followed by Rutland regulars vs Tops Plains. Previous wins over Chester suggest an open race for the county title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Racine
Harrisonville
Meigs County
Rutland
Toppers Plains
Tuppers Plains
Chester
Chester Racine
Benefit at Bradbury Church for Infantile Paralysis
Bradbury community program Thursday night February 22 at Bradbury Church will feature Charlie Walburn a singing salesman directing songs. An able orchestra will play with other special music. There will be a fish pond and refreshments for sale. Proceeds go to combat infantile paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradbury Church
Bradbury
Charlie Walburn
New Industry Proposed as Middleport Planning Meet Discusses Center
H E Cook presided as reports from Planning Commission committees were heard at a Middleport session. Proposals for a new industry and a recreational center were discussed alongside tax, water and light rate reviews, highway work, and a potential assembly plant by Lawrence Burton. A committee was formed to meet Burton and study the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. E. Cook
Planning Commission
Eber Willock
Finance Committee
Council
County Budget Commission
H. M. Cross
Pythian Park
Board of Education
D. C. Miller
Marietta
Fred Shifler
Lawrence Burton
C. L. Brooks
Ross Powell
Burton
Bulletin Board At Pomeroy Library Highlights Good Books
The Pomeroy Public Library installs a large bulletin board created by Pom eroy High School’s manual training class. It aims to call attention to worthwhile books the public might overlook, with displays changed at least every two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public Library
Pomeroy High School
Ruptured Men Offered Free 3.50 Truss Trial
A Kansas City doctor’s invention for reducible rupture is offered with a free 3.50 truss for 30 days. No leg straps or belts, it holds rupture, claims comfort and ease. Read ers may write Physician's Appliance Co. at 4759 Koch Bldg 2906 Main St to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Physician's Appliance Co
Koch
Main St
Letart Dam Favored in Middleport River Meeting
Middleport Council passed a resolution backing a U S government plan for a 38 mile navigation pool with a roller type dam near Letart West Virginia The move follows a briefing by Walter Compton on river development and Col J D Arthur Jr chief engineer for the Ohio River The plan envisions dam removal of four old dams and potential hydroelectric power with broad regional support and a public hearing set for February 27 in Portsmouth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Council
Letart
W. Va
U. S
Walter Compton
River, Roads and Flood Control Committee
Pomeroy
Ohio River
E. H. Marks
Corps of Engineers
Portsmouth
Eureka
Council
United Front
Meigs County
Greenup
Robert Rawlings
Harry Cross
The Need for Eye Care by a Registered Optometrist
The passage stresses that girls with jobs and homemakers alike rely on sharp vision to perform tasks accurately and safely. It urges scientific examination by a Registered Optometrist and properly prescribed glasses to support any lifestyle.
Richard F. Arnold Pomeroy dies at 83 in Kerrs Run
Richard F. Arnold, 83, died Tuesday morning at his Kerrs Run home. He leaves seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Ewing Chapel with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. A Father and Son banquet will be held Thursday evening at the Pomeroy Masonic Temple, arranged under Edison Hobstetter’s committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Richard F. Arnold
Kerrs Run
Ewing Chapel
Beech Grove Cemetery
Pomeroy § Masonic ‘Temple
Edison Hobstetter
Valley Likely Benefit From Dam, Council Hears
Solicitor Edgar Ervin will present arguments in its favor. An informal discussion followed the business meeting of council, where river conditions the recent freeze and the coal industry in regard to river trade were described. It was unanimously agreed that a great period of productivity and prosperity for the valley would result from such a dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Ervin
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Social Notes
U.S
Meigs Tourney
Caromel
Carter
Optometric Service
Court Athens, O
Ity
F. J. Beasley Co
Fleming
Washington
Philip B. Fleming
the Athens Messenger
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