Middleport Council Validates Light Ordinance Referendum
Middleport council finds petition for Ordinance 714 valid under Sec. 4227-6 but takes no action. Council discusses rescinding, appointing a legality committee, and authorizes city solicitor to study the ordinance. An agreement with Meigs Water Co. lowers hydrant rates if semiannual payments are made. Mayor reports $19.50 in fines and licenses. Street dept plans include stop signs sewers and curb improvements. Paul Swisher seeks 24 seven aid for street work.
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Middleport
M. C. Hobart
Clarence Ebersbach
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric
C. P. Bradbury
Ohio
Florida
Bradbury
Hobart
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Homer Russell
Robert Rawlings
Cross
Darst
Miller
Russell
Rawlings
Pomeroy
Paul Swisher
Council
Draft Board Prepares To Call 31 Men
POMEROY The old World War draft board members Tom Thomas John Blair and B F Talbott have died. Talbott passed away recently in Middleport. The current board plans to call 31 young men on February 7 with 23 notified to report and the rest chosen from volunteers.
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Pomeroy
Selective Service Board
Draft Board
Tom Thomas
John Blair
B. FE. Talbott
Mr. Talbott
Middleport
Campaign to raise funds for infantile paralysis in Meigs County
Dr. George Schaaf of Middleport was named county chairman for the Meigs County Infantile Paralysis Fund drive. The campaign will feature a countywide re show of the play Lotsadoin at Middleport High School Auditorium directed by Ed H. Condon with most of the original cast. Funds benefit both local needs and the national organization, providing access to iron lungs and other aids.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Infantile Paralysis Fund
George Schaaf
Middleport
Middleport High School
Ed. H. Condon
Schaaf
Meigs County
Racine Cagers Run Win Streak With 60 25 Victory
Racine Tornado bulldozed Coolville 60 to 25 to extend their seven game winning streak. The club had just defeated Rutland 61 to 19 the prior night and continues to press for a dominant season.
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Racine Cagers
Coolville
Racine
Rutland
Pomeroy
Panther
Influenza Epidemic In Meigs Declines
Pomeroy reports influenza in Meigs County is on the decline after a near epidemic sweep. New daily cases are few and recovering patients rise, though some cases prove stubborn, physicians say.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Be ware now of epidemic colds and home remedies
Readers warned about contagious colds urge normal living and simple care. Use Vicks Vatronol for nasal irritations and Vicks VapoRub for chest coughs with warm cloth. If symptoms persist or worsen, consult a physician.
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Vicks VapoRub
Captain Tom Jones Honored With Key Senate Assignments
MIDDLEPORT Capt Tom Jones longtime Ohio Senate member from the 7th and 8th districts drew standing committee assignments in a recent reorganization. He was named chair of Public Utilities and General Section Finance and chairs of Schools and Military committees. Jones is noted for experience, quiet work behind the scenes, and a home in Middleport.
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Middleport
Ohio Senate
Tom Jones
Meigs County
Jones
Pomeroy P T A Plans Wednesday Meeting at School
The Pomeroy Parent Teacher Association will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon at the school, with the session opening at three o'clock. Dr and Mrs M D Hartinger of W Main St have left for Florida for an indefinite stay.
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Sugar Run Parent Teacher Association
M. D. Hartinger
W. Main St
Florida
Rebekah Association
Nellie Smith
Mulberry Ave
Myrtle Kauffman
Alva Hite
Tier
Lancaster
Personal Tax Distribution Announced for 1940
The 1940 general personal tax revenue of 15719.35 is allocated among county funds townships schools and corporations. May and October settlements adjust amounts for each township school district and corporation with specific figures for Bedford Chester Columbia Lebanon Letart Olive Orange Rutland Salem Salisbury Scipio Sutton and others. Libraries and selected corporations receive designated shares including Middleport Pomeroy Racine Rutland Syracuse and more.
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Pomeroy
County Fund
Bedford
Chester
Columbia
Lebanon
Letart
Olive
Orange
Rutland
Salem
Salisbury
Scipio
Sutton
Middleport
Racine
Syracuse
Central
Northern
Southern
Western
Olive Orange
Honor Roll for Chester Rural Area Schools
The Cen tral Rural School District lists honor roll by grade with multiple students named across Chester and Bashan campuses. Notable names include Joe Ritchie Harold Newell Vernon Bahr Effie Wells Gloria Shumway and Helen Bissell among many others across grades one to eight.
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Chester Rural Area
Chester
Central Rural
Joe Ritchie
Wilma Spencer
Betty Nelson
Anna Lee Eiselstein
James Borgan
Harold Newell
Laura Baum
June Buckley
Rose Easterday
Dorothy Pullins
Vernon Bahr
Bonna Sue Beaver
Betty Davis
Joyce Fischer
Betty Gandee
Betty Jane Mora
Nora Mae Riggs
Keith Well
Donna Well
Jo Ann Riggs
Lois Spencer
James Eiselstein
Howard Wolfe
Dorothy Holter
James Heaton
Reid Young
Edgar Abbott
Roy Hannum
Donald Mora
Clarence Will
Vernon Weber
Dale Kautz
Earl Dean
Naomi Megee
Charles Humphrey
Glennis Hoffman
Kathleen Prince
Lois Reed
Opal Singer
Ralph Sorden
Mildred Morgan
Howard Parker
Donald Pigott
Betty Warner
Farmers To Discuss 1941 AAA Program
A farmers meeting will be held Wednesday Jan 22 at Rutland High School to discuss the 1941 AAA program crop insurance price adjustment grant of aid tobacco programs and unit counts for 1941. Edison Roush C E Blakeslee H E Shields and Wayne Chase will assist. Edison Hobstetter will show moving pictures of the Meigs County livestock industry.
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Pomeroy
Rutland High School
Edison Roush
Triple A
C. E. Blakeslee
H. E. Shields
Wayne Chase
Edison Hobstetter
Meigs County
Investing theme guides Middleport society meeting
The January gathering of the Women's Society of Christian Service at Heath Methodist Church featured Miss Catherine Sulzer Meigs County Health Nurse as speaker on community health efforts. She spoke on disease control maternal and child care and yearly pupil examinations with discussion on food and the common cold.
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Middleport
United States
Women's Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
Catherine Sulzer
Meigs County
Sulzer
Mrrs
Walter Hayes
Mary Cook
H. A. Rothrock
A. W. McKay
Nora
Vesta McCoy
Frank McCoy
Lois Cecil
Jack Terry
Mrs. McKay
Mrs. McCoy
Lodge installs officers for Charity Council No 245
Installation of officers held during regular meeting. Several members absent due to illness will be installed later. Frances Roush named new councillor. Potluck supper preceded the meeting. Senior World Wide Guild at First Baptist met with plans to present an Easter play and a Love Gift mission contribution. Names mentioned include Mrs Durst and Mrs Willis Anthony as prize winners. Disorderly details omitted.
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LODGE
Charity Council
Daughters of America
Frances Roush
James Stevens
Emma Sisson
Fannie Mourning
Estella Roush
Lorena Davis
Cora McBride
Pearl Huggins
World Wide Guild
The
First Baptist Church
Paul Smart
Lincoln St
David Durst, Jr
Durst
Willis Anthony
Smart
Dinner party planned for Mrs. Robert Stephenson's birthday
In celebration of Mrs. Robert Stephenson's birthday, a dinner party was organized by her husband. The readable fragment notes a social gathering with a familial host and a celebratory occasion.
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Robert Stephenson
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity Plans Young Members Drive
At a regular Middleport meeting, younger members earned praise for progress and a membership drive was announced by new president Richard Chambers. Committees were formed for the year and plans discussed include summer cabin use at Long Bottom and other six month activities.
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Middleport
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Richard Chambers
Long Bottom
Phi Delts
Island Queen to Make 1941 Excursion Run from Cincinnati
The Island Queen passed Middleport on Sunday traveling from Cincinnati toward Pittsburgh. The fraternity aims to schedule a first spring return excursion. Grand Coulee dam contains 23,000,000 tons of concrete, four times the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
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Middleport
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Grand Coulee Dam
Great Pyramid
Egypt
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