Pomeroy Civic Club Pushes Parking Lot funding
A Pomeroy Civic Club report urged immediate council action to raise 1800 for the lower parking lot project. The club also backed repaving Route 124 segment and approved brewery operation plans while disapproving a gasoline station lease on the upper lot.
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Pomeroy Council
Pomeroy
Acion
Civic Club
Gloeckner
Union Avenue
State Highway Department
Harley E. Calvin
Marietta
Frank Phelps
Wildermuth Brewing Company
WPA
Studies Close At Middleport
The Daily Vacation Bible School concluded in Middleport on Wednesday morning after a two week session. Certificates were given to over 100 children amid sewing and handicraft displays. Mothers attended. offerings supported mission work in Palestine and the school. Four similar schools will be held in Meigs County at Portland Letart Falls Eden and Epitome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Palestine
Meigs County
Portland
Letart Falls
Eden
Epitome
Taylor Jury Trial Set for Manslaughter Charge
Harold Taylor faces a jury trial Friday in common pleas court for manslaughter after his car struck and fatally injured John Beards on May 22. Also noted, Mrs. William Walker of Cincinnati is visiting the Downie home on Lincoln Hill through the Fourth of July.
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Pomeroy
Harold Taylor
Common Pleas
Taylor
John Beards
William Walker
Cincinnati
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Ladies' Aid Society Ice Cream Social Planned
The Ladies' Aid Society announces an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday night July 10. Proceeds support church programs and community projects. Gentlemen and families are invited to attend for a community gathering and refreshments.
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Social Dexter
Ladies’ Aid Society
Church Lawn
Special School Proves Worth All Over Ohio
Middleport reports Ohio WPA Nursery Schools provide pre school education for 2700 children in 40 centers, employing 280 women. The program, not day care, develops mental and physical welfare through play, cooperation, self-reliance and citizenship. Teachers trained at Ohio State University or the University of Cincinnati hold certificates.
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Middleport
Ohio
Carl Watson
WPA
Lady O’brien
Gallipolis
Ohio State University
University of Cincinnati
West Virginia board of education members from Kerr's Run
Three of the five members of the West Virginia State Board of Education for Colored Schools are Kerr's Run natives and Pomeroy High School graduates. The trio includes Prof. J. Rupert Jefferson of Parkersburg, Arthur Morton, and Miss Irene Chilton, all active in education for their race.
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Pomeroy
West Virginia
State Board of Education For Colored Schools
Kerr's Run
Pomeroy High School
J. Rupert Jefferson
Parkersburg
Arthur Morton
Irene Chilton
Meigs Realty Transfers in Meigs County
Real estate transfer notices from Meigs County list multiple properties. Chester Township parcels shift to Homer Frank and others. 13.50 acres to Gayle and Hubert Price. various transfers include Esther Pickens, Virgil Jacks, Thomas Edwards, and others in Letart Readsville Sutton Pomeroy and surrounding towns.
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Jacob Klein
Harry Klein
Susan
Peter Reinhart
Clarence
Phena Clifford
Sutton
Joseph Lovett
Chas
J. Hayden
Olive Farm Women Club Meets At Hull
Farm Women of Long Bottom host Myrtle Rose as K of P Hull venue dinner and program led by Effie Warren and Iva Buckley. Theme The Constitution of the United States. Next meeting set for July 30 at Meg Humphreys' home. RACINE news notes G B Cross and Keiley Wolfe headed to Texas for yearlong work after Leechburg assignment.
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Long Bottom
Myrtle Rose
Olive Farm Women's Club
K. of P. Hull
Muses Bottom Improvement Club
Effie Warren
Iva Buckley
United States
Meg Humphreys
Straitsville Brief Notes
Mr and Mrs Sidney Johnston and family accompanied the former's mother Mrs Joe Johnston to Athens en route to Parkersburg Also Ms Wayne Lowry Columbus William Grandy Buckeye Lake spent the weekend with Grover Whitmer Mrs Jeanette Gutches sister of Mrs J C Jones died Saturday at her Columbus home Mr and Mrs Leonard White weekend at Carey Rev and Mrs Hilgerman returned after a course of study in Delaware Mr and Mrs Chester Wade and
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New Straitsville
Sidney Johnston
Joe Johnston
Athens
Parkersburg
Wayne Lowry
Columbus
William Grandy
Buckeye Lake
Grover Whitmer
Jeanette Gutches
J. C. Jones
Leonard White
Carey
Hilgerman
Delaware
Chester Wade
Tuppers Plains Social And Personal Notes
TUPPERS PLAINS social items list visits and gatherings. Names include J A Bar rett and family, Marguerite Kincade, Ida Whitmer, Eber Cole, Pearl Castle, Rex Green, W EF Matlack, Tillie Reed, Lucile and Orpha Holman, J Parker, James Gardner, and others. Events include birthdays, picnics, trips to Detroit and Canada, a band concert, and a church ice cream social. Several illnesses noted.
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Eber Cole
Pearl Castle
Orange
Ed Davis
Bethal
Sidney Lee Branch
Rockland
Myrtle Keller
C. RB. Kincade
Fred Larkins
Olive
Pomeroy
Nettie Stewart
Pittsburgh
Tillie Reed
Lucile
Orpha Holman
Business Group to Meet Pomeroy
The Business and Professional Women's Club will hold a meeting Thursday evening at the M. & M. Tea Room An out of town speaker is expected to attend the event.
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Pomeroy
Business and Professional Women's Club
M. & M. Tea Room
Sugar yield per square yard of reef surface
A square yard of reef surface produces one third of an ounce of sugar in a day.
Racine Bible School Closes with Commencement
The Racine Daily Vacation Bible School ended Friday night after 67 students completed the program led by Rev. T. T. Shelton and Rev. Stump. Students sang, pledged allegiance, and demonstrated work from each department. 42 diplomas were awarded. Teachers included Mary Lou Philson, Christene Morris, Helen Lott, Mrs. Carrie Nease, Margaret Shelton. An ice cream social followed to cover expenses.
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Racine
T. T. Shelton
Stump
Mary Lou Philson
Christene Morris
Helen Lott
Carrie Nease
Margaret Shelton
Wife Seeks Divorce in Common Pleas Court
Mary Ellen Little files for divorce from William Little citing cruelty and neglect. She is 19 and seeks custody of their two year old son.
Girl Scouts Host Ice Cream Social Benefit
Girl Scouts plan an ice cream social on Saturday July 4 featuring a play program. A quilt will be awarded as the prize in the fundraiser.
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Letart Falls
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Middleport News
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J. A. Barrett
Lucy
Opal Bridwell
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Eldred Grimes
J. ©. Parker
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M. E. Church
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Ed Lawson
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Raymond Nixon
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Shawnee
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Hannah Grandy
Chicago
James Gardner
Joseph Gardner
Akron
Switzer
Webb Switzer
Canada
Ralph McCannon
West Branch
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George Price
T. J. Price
Robert Blankenship
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
P. M. Strain
Charles Strain
C. D Strain
Harry Strain
Washington, Pa
Robert Leake
Harvard
Episcopal Church
Gambier
Harry Leake
Brown-Forman Distillery Co
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Racine Bible School
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