Pomeroy Meigs County Commissioners Form Board and Budget
POMEROY Meigs County Commissioners met Monday for the first time, selecting Herb Riggs as chairman and Homer Hysell as clerk. They changed meeting days to Mondays and approved a $21 000 three month road fund appropriation. They face a $90 000 general fund budget with $72 000 income and plan to study costs and space needs as they seek balance.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Herb Riggs
Dan Hartinger
Victor Eiselstein
Homer Hysell
George Daniels
Hysell
Daniels
Jed Hartinger
Hartinger
Common Pleas
Cedric W. Clark
Beware of Contagious Colds Time Tested Treatments
Health notice urges normal living and hydration to prevent colds and promotes two Vicks products, Vatronal and VapoRub, as first line and relief remedies. Advises consulting a physician if symptoms worsen and prep with bottles on hand.
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Vicki VapoRub
Pomeroy Council Finalizes Present Year Funds and Budget Cuts
Pomeroy Village Council completed the annual appropriation Monday night, with expenditures of 9,918, within a 9,920 income forecast. The meeting saw a councilman resignation, a taxi regulation ordinance adopted, and no sale of the Meigs Water Company as Downing refused a 150,000 offer.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
General Fund
Howell
Robinson
Downie
Canterbury
T. A. Downie
Hartley
John B. Downing
Downing
Meigs Water Company
Middleport social notes highlight garden pictures and local visits
Edison Hobstetter showcased his garden and others through photos at the Middleport Garden Club meeting hosted by Mrs. D. B. Hartinger. The event included flower arrangement slides by Mrs. R. E. McKay and reflections by Mrs. Hartinger, plus acknowledgments for Meigs County Fair prizes.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy
D. B. Hartinger
Lincoln Hill
A. A. Dillard
Gravel Hill
Hobstetter
C. O. Fisher
William Stansbury
M. G. Harnick
R. E. McKay
Gordon Harris
Beaver Announces Birth of Son at Walnut Street Home
Mr and Mrs William Beaver Jr announce the birth at their Walnut Street home of a nine pound twelve ounce son on Sunday January 5.
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William Beaver, Jr
Walnut St
NYA Takes 100 More Meigs County Youths
POMEROY Projects to employ 100 additional 18 to 25 year olds not now working will start in Meigs County. George W. Munson, NYA area supervisor, announced the plan. NYA reps will work from 8:30 to noon on Wednesday at the Meigs County Courthouse and Thursday in Middleport mayor's office.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
George W. Munson
NYA
Middleport
Reverend L. R. Wilson Conducts Talbott Rites
Middleport obituary notes funeral services for B. E. Talbott, longtime local merchant and former grocer. Reverend L. R. Wilson, ex First Baptist pastor now in Greenfield, will officiate. Talbott died at home on N Third Ave after a prolonged illness and had been a Baptist Church member for 53 years. He was son of John and Jane Haning Talbott of Athens County and built The Big Three, later expanding to dry goods, ladies wear, groceries, and wholesale groceries before retirement.
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Middleport
L. R. Wilson
First Baptist Church
Greenfield
B. E. Talbott
N. Third Ave
Ben
John and
Jane Haning Talbott
Athens County
Talbott
J. W. Talbott
Meigs Officers Arrest Two Release Three
POMEROY Delbert Motley Middleport was brought to the county jail by Middleport Police Chief Allensworth Monday afternoon. He was arrested on an assault and battery charge filed by Bernice Easter. Clarence Potts indicted for non support, was arrested Sunday near Hobson by county officers. Three young men from this county Jackson of Rutland Branch and Hubbard of Syracuse were recently released from the Mansfield Reformatory.
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Pomeroy
Delbert Motley
Middleport
Allensworth
Bernice Easter
Clarence Potts
Hobson
Potts
Jackson
Rutland
Branch
Hubbard
Syracuse
Mansfield Reformatory
Week Of Prayer Begins At Middleport
The Week of Prayer theme The Sufferings of the Nations was launched at Middleport with Edward French leading the laymen. The service at First Baptist Church featured music by Gene Grate and Louise Drake, a sermon by Rev. H A Rothrock, and a prayer for the warring nations. Attendees included Young People from Pomeroy Association with reps from Gallipolis Racine and Middleport, who then held a chili supper and devotional. Racine to host February meeting.
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Middleport
Edward French
Church of Christ
First Baptist Church
Gene Grate
Louise Drake
The
Presbyterian Church
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Pomeroy Baptist Association
Gallipolis
Racine
BYPU
George Sagen
State Board of the Ohio Federation of Young People
Dayton
Margaret Ella Hysell
Margaret Houdashelt
Mildred Gill
Carlton Gallimore
Hilda Halley
Ervin Folden
Maurice Kerr
Amyl Haffelt
Leland Berridge
Anna Mae Halley
Julia Agnes Wood
T. T. Shelton
Billy Shelton
Lillian Simpson
Betty Becker
Alice Mourning
Betty Brown
Ruth Seines
Freddie
Ferne
Ethel Badgley
Maxine Bennett
Association
Adlerika Quick Relief for Intestinal Gas Pains
Athens Pharmacy promotes Adlerika as fast relief for gas pains from delayed bowel action. The ad highlights rapid results and urges customers to obtain the product today.
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Adlerika
C.b.ohio
Athens
Middleport Fraternity Installs Officers
Middleport Phi Delta Kappa instals Richard Chambers and other new officers at a regular meeting. The group discusses summer plans on the Ohio River with a cabin in Long Bottom and a replica ash tray from Island Queen Company. The fraternity announces it is out of debt after extensive remodeling on N Second Ave and new furniture and recreation equipment.
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Middleport
Richard Chambers
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Ohio River
Long Bottom
Island Queen Company
N. Second Ave
Native of Meigs Dies in Arizona
Mrs. Ella Cooley Castle born in Meigs County Ohio in 1854 died in Phoenix Arizona on December 23 at age 86. She lived in Victor and Cripple Creek Colorado during mining days and her husband J Nial Castle worked in mining in Bisbee and Douglas. Survived by two sons James and Everett Castle of Phoenix and eight grandchildren. Burial at Phoenix. Veterans to Meet Middleport. Meigs County Chapter Disabled American Veterans holds Mid Winter Celebration this evening at American Legion Hall with a chicken supper served at 7 30.
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Middleport
Meigs County
American Legion Hall
Second Draft Calls 31 From Meigs County
Meigs County selects thirty-one men for the second draft to run January 20 to February 8. Byron Parr, clerk of the selective service board, announces the figures. It is expected the total will come from volunteers, with forty eight men having volunteered and about one third failing the physical exam.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Byron Parr
Selective Service Board
Meeting Postponed In Middleport Council Session
The Middleport council meeting scheduled for last night was postponed due to Mayor C. O. Fisher illness the death of B. E. Talbott and councilman D. C. Miller being in Washington on business. Mayor Fisher is reported improving slowly.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
B. E. Talbott
Harry Cross
D. C. Miller
Washington, D. C
Fisher
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Indian Refining Company
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Mary Jane
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H. W. Craig
J. H. Thomas
D. R. Brown
Ironton
Clark Goodman
Pittsburgh
J. A. Wenger
Indianapolis
Beavers
Charles Sauer
John Walter
Yorkville
Jane
Eldridge Sauer
Sauer
Sally
Harry Johnston
L. B. Johnston
Huniington
United States Army
Johnston
Shelby
Miss
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Maxine Wilson
Edith Collins
Walter Harris
Lawrence Bing
Ruth Hamilton
Kenneth McElhinney
Barbara Stout
Cedric Clark
Lula Russell
Anderson
Ind
Columbus
B. F. Fultz Sr
Paul Hoffman
Chicago
Bellefontaine
James Askren
Paul Trittschuh
Stella Palmer
Holzer Hospital
Marcus Chambers
Donna Jean Reichman
McMillan Hospital
Meigs
Mens Suede Leather
Allsien
Luckoff
Middleport Fraternity
Arizona
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A&p
McFarland Chevrolet Co
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