Pomeroy Council OKs Finance Measures and Water Debate
Pomeroy officials adopted an appropriation ordinance on second reading and allowed snow removal and abrasive spreading on state highways. The council again discussed public ownership of the local water system, hearing Henry K. Martin urge public ownership to lower rates and WPA-supported expansion, with no action on the $150,000 offer. A council vacancy appointment was deferred to the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council
State Highway Department
Henry K. Martin
Portsmouth
Martin
Public Utilities Commission
Meigs County Board of Education Reorganizes
Reorganization meeting held Saturday afternoon results in Van McDade named president and J T Ledlie as vice president. C O Chapman remains clerk. other members are Everett Caldwell, Joe Evans, and Harry Guthrie. Monthly meetings set for the third Saturday. regular meetings previously every two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Education
van McDade
J. T. Ledlie
C. O. Chapman
Everett Caldwell
Joe Evans
Harry Guthrie
13 Churches Plan Meeting At Bradford
Members and friends of the 13 churches of Christ in Meigs County will meet at the Bradford Church on Thursday night January 23 at 7 30. Athens County churches of Christ will present a pageant Stranded Missionaries with a free will offering for the Meigs County Youth People's Council to aid stranded missionaries. The district goal is 75 with statewide youth giving 1000 and wider church support due to the war impacting missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Churches of Christ of
Meigs County
Athens County
Churches of Christ
Youth People’s Council
Athens
Meigs
Morgan
Hocking
Washington
Church of Christ
United Young People’s Conference
Columbus
Pomeroy Brief Personals Prominent locals visit friends and kin
Maurice Red Thornton visiting parents Mr and Mrs Pat Thornton Harrisonville Road and sister Rose a nurse in Providence Hospital Washington DC. Dale Gilkey family and Olive Wilson of Gallipolis visit Charles Gilkey. O B Elberfeld recovering from influenza. Kenneth Hysell Huntington visits Pomeroy. Women's Democratic Club to meet at Mrs Gerald Wise Wednesday. Alvin Norris recovering from influenza. Errold Dawson back in Belle WV. George Wildermuth returns to Epple Grocery after illness. Harry Hannas slightly improved after a week ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
Red”Thornton
Pat Thornton
Harrisonville Road
Columbus
Rockbridge
Rose Thornton
Providence Hospital
Washington, D. C
Dale Gilkey
Olive Wilson
Gallipolis
Charles Gilkey
O. B. Elber
Mr. Dawson
Middleport Youth Enlists in U S Army
Harold Johnson, a Middleport resident, has enlisted in the United States Army and passed his physical. He is at Huntington West Virginia camp awaiting deployment next week to Camp Shelby Mississippi. He is married to Alma Leifheit of Pomeroy and plans a Sunday visit before leaving.
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Middleport
Harold Johnson
United States Army
Huntington
W. Va
Camp Shelby
Miss. Johnson
Safety Cab Company
L. B. Johnson
Johnson
Alma Leifheit
Pomeroy
Mary Jane
Home Demonstration Program Postponed
Meetings on rug making in Danville West Shade Salem Center and Portland were postponed due to illness of home demonstration agent Miss Geneva Humphreys. She is improving after influenza and will reschedule once able to return to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Geneva Humphreys
Danville
West Shade
Salem Center
Portland
Humphreys
Forty seven Meigs Countians Join CCC Enrollment
Forty seven men from Meigs County will enter CCC work soon with some on January 27 and the rest on January 31 according to the local relief office. Applicants may still enroll by visiting the relief office.
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Pomeroy
CCC
Loyal Pals celebrate 11th anniversary with chicken dinner
Middleport social notes report the Loyal Pals Class of the Church of Christ marking 11 years. The women hosted a birthday style party with a chicken dinner at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe. Fourteen members dined together then visited president Mrs. Robert McElhinney for games and prizes awarded to Mrs. Dwight Frost, Miss Selah Sidenstricker, and Miss Nina Russell.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Mary Jane
Robert McElhinney
Dwight Frost
Selah Sidenstricker
Nina Russell
Contract Club Resumes Play With Seven Round Session
Mrs. O. P. Klein hosted a Contract Club gathering last night after a December break. Substitute player Mrs. D. C. Miller joined seven rounds with high scores by Mrs. Edison Hobstetter and Mrs. Klein. Refreshments followed. Mrs. Der Schaefer will host next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. P. Klein
D. C. Miller
Edison Hobstetter
Klein
der Schaefer
Legion Auxiliary to Present Cap Andy and Flip Show
American Legion Auxiliary announces a Saturday 7 30 p m entertainment at the Legion Hall starring Cap Andy and Flip. Tickets are on sale through auxiliary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Cap
Andy
Flip
American Legion Hall
Middleport Literary Club Meet Moved to Stewart Home
Mrs. M. L. French, president, announced the Middleport Literary Club will hold its regular meeting Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. O. H. Stewart’s home on S. Fourth Ave instead of Mrs. Earl Probst’s residence as listed in yearbooks. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bush and daughter Sharon of Nitro visited relatives here, recovering from influenza spreading in West Virginia.
Dr. George Lasher to Speak in Farmers Week Program
POMEROY Meigs County residents will attend Farmers Week in Columbus where Dr. George Lasher a leader in local land use study will speak twice. On Thursday January 30 he will discuss Population Problems in Meigs County.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Columbus
George Lasher
Lasher
Meigs County
Grace Episcopal turkey dinner hosts Clark family
Judge and Mrs. Cedric Clark and daughter Carla attended the Grace Episcopal Church turkey dinner in Pomeroy. Judge Clark serves on the church vestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Grace Episcopal Church
Pomeroy
Cedric Clark
Carla
Judge Clark
Buttoned coats recall sword belt era fashion
The article notes that buttons on the backs of certain coat styles date from days when belts for swords were worn. The design persists as a vestige of historical gear and style.
Sample Fair Scheduled for Friday Night
A Friday night fair hosted by the Band Boosters Association at the high school will offer sample refreshments and booths from food companies. An informal band concert will be staged in the auditorium starting at 7. Proceeds will fund a new horn for the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Band Boosters’ Association
Paul Smart
Boosters
PTA
Racine Social And Personal Highlights
Racine society notes visit many relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. David Easterday depart January 27 for an army camp in Florida where he will train as a second lieutenant. Several locals, including Marietta Burgess and Raymond Helber, spent the weekend with area residents. Updates on exams, relocations, and weddings are noted, with Neigler moving to Cuyahoga Falls and Nadine Bennett's marriage announced.
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Racine
David Easterday
Thornville
Florida
Easterday
Ohio State University
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Carl Easterday
Will Krider
Marietta Burgess
Faye Hashman
Raymond Helber
Logan
Pearl McLaughlin
Haydenville
Harry Shain
Ann
Marcus Roush
Rutland
Ben Salser
R. D
Owen Watson
Ivan
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Illinois
Jed Wilcoxen
Saint Marys
W. Va
Charlie Wilcoxen
Orion Holter
Mary Ann
George Joachim
Pomeroy
Eber Neigler
Kent
Cuyahoga Falls
Neigler
Bessie Farley
Nadine Bennett
Columbus
Jack F. Hamilton
Emerson J. Hamilton
Frederick Wilcoxen
Virginia Ann
T. T. Shelton
George Osborn
Harold DeWolfe
Eureka
Charles Ogg
Athens
Howard Neigler
Music Club Chorus Rehearsal Set at Heath Church
The Wo mans Music Club chorus will rehearse this evening at Heath Methodist Church directed by Mrs Willis Aleshire who has been ill. They prepare for a February modern music program and plan several numbers for the union Good Friday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Woman's Music Club
the Heath Methodist Church
Willis Aleshire
Names Withdrawn From Petition Start Middleport Village Meeting
A Middleport Village Council session led by Mayor C. O. Fisher discussed surfacing gravel streets and a three member committee to verify a petition withdrawal by T. A. May of Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric. The panel found 145 of 146 signatures valid, leaving about 90 signatures, below the required amount for referendum submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. 0. Fisher
M. C. Hobart
Clarence Ebersbach
T. A. May
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Hobart
D. C. Miller
Mr. May
Homer Russell
Robert Rawlings
H. M. Cross
Pomeroy Bend
Burton
Eureka
H. M Cross
David Durst
Edgar Ervin
Real estate transfers reported in Meigs County last week
Meigs County real estate changes include transfers in Pomeroy Lebanon Olive and Letart. Notable moves involve Lucy Leach Ernest Rice and Grace Rice to Lester Price and other parcels sold at sheriff sale and by affidavit for title to various buyers including Holly Rose J E Bailey and the RhodesEs.
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Pomeroy
Lucy Leach
Ernest Rice
Grace Rice
New Portland
Lester Price
Una Foreman
Delila Dotson
Lebanon
Holly D. Rose
Fred M. Lewis
Olive
Linnie B. Lewis
W. F. Zehm
Chester
J. E. Bailey
Caroline Schaefer
Reed
Linnie Crary
May Nicholson
Rutland
Ray Nicholson
George E
Esther F. Wright
Alva C
Margaret M. Will
Meigs Commissioners Resume Budget Work
Meigs County commissioners continued work on the annual appropriation measure. They discussed 1940 road fund expenses and carry-over bills likely affecting the 1941 appropriation. County Engineer Jed Hartinger was asked to review the matter after the president Herb Riggs recovered from influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Herb Riggs
Jed Hartinger
Resumes NYC Duties With New Promotion for Root
Harold Root of the New York Central System resumes duty in Middleport and has been promoted to conductor after his first run in months. London, Ohio reports Ira Whitmore, a prisoner at London Prison Farm, is eligible for parole hearing on or after March 1, 1941 for bribery and a 110 year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harold Root
Brownell Ave
New York Central
Sunday
Root
London
Ohio
Ira Whitmore
Athens County
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
A. K. Chenowet
Little Men Opens Two Day Athena Theater Engagement
RKO Radio presents Louisa May Alcott tale Little Men at the Athena Theater with Kay Francis Charles Esmond Jimmy Lydon Ann Gillis and Elsie the cow. New characters Willie the Fox and Major Burdle add comic intrigue as Jack Oakie and George Bancroft bring the roles to life in a modernized adaptation.
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RKO Radio
Louisa M. Alcott
Kay Francis
Plumfield School
Professor Bhaer
Charles Esmond
Dan
Jimmy Lydon
Nan
Ann Gillis
Daisy
Asia
Old Silas
Buttercup
Cow
Elsie
Bovine
Gene Towne
Graham Baker
Willie the Fox
Major Burdle
Jack Oakie
George Bancroft
County Court Tourney To Be In Pomeroy
POMEROY permission was granted for use of the Pomeroy basketball court for the Meigs County tournament. The county event runs Feb 27 28 and March 1 and had not been held in Pomeroy for 10 years due to seating limits at county school gyms. The Pomeroy Panthers and Middleport Yellow Jackets do not participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy Panthers
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Mrs Richard Grogan Returns to Part-Time Work
Middleport report states Mrs Richard Grogan who recently sprained an ankle is able to work only part time at the Grogan Market due to injuries.
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Middleport
Richard Grogan
Grogan Market
Illness Update From Local Households
The report notes that a family member has recently recovered from influenza and Mrs. Wesley Ely is also improving from an influenza illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Ely
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Sack George
Ted Husing
Tonite
Dick Arlen
Andy Devine
Lucky Devils
Bowery Boys
Tim McCoy
Philadelphia Story
Middleport Social Notes
Mrs. Klein
Dr. Lasher
Music Club Chorus
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J. C. Tovey
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Little Men
Vicks VapoRub
Shemaon
VapoRub
Coats
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