Meigs County Old Fair Board Recognized as Official Body
Attorney general opinion of June 25 1940 confirms only one county agricultural society may exist in Meigs County and governs eligibility for county funds. It states the old Meigs County Agricultural Society keeps the Meigs County Fair at Rock Springs with Sept 4 5 6 as 1940 dates announced by Ray Gibbs secretary.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Rock Springs
Ohio
John T. Brown
Brown
State Department of Agriculture
Meigs Society
Department of Agriculture
Pythian Park
Middleport
Meigs County Agriculural Society
Meigs County
Ray Gibbs
Fair Board
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Motion Pictures Of Farm Work Shown At Portland
About 100 farmers gathered Monday night at the Portland Methodist Church to view Edison Hobstetter's film titled Meigs County's Answer. The reels depict improved livestock and farms across the county.
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Pomeroy
Portland
Edison Hobstetter
Meigs County
Garden Club Silver Tea Delights Pomeroy Guests
The Middleport Garden Club hosted a silver tea at Mrs. Rawlings home on Union Ave. Pomeroy drawing 250 guests from Syracuse Racine Long Bottom Reedsville Chester Athens Glouster Albany New Haven Hartford and Columbus. The event featured a musical program by Mrs Hartinger Miss Pullin and Mrs Hennesy with tours of the grounds and a reception in the log cabin and outdoor living area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport Garden Club
R. H. Rawings
Union Ave
Syracuse
Racine
Long Bottom
Reedsville
Chester
Athens
Glouster
Albany
New Haven
Hartford
Columbus
Zanesville
McConnelsville
Rawlings
Dan Hartinger
Frances Pullin
C. M. Hennesy
A. A. Dillard
Dea Hayes
John Duer
Lewis Sauer
Guy Suter
H. A. Rothrock
Kelly Grogan
John Kincaid
Robert Harris
Walter Harris
Rock Garden
Middleport High School
Gene Grate
T. W. Jones
W. G. Davis
Vesta McCoy
R. A. Miller
David Fapymer
A. W. McKay
J. H. Grate
Lenore Giles
Chile
C. O. Fisher
W. H. Juhling
D. B. Hartinger
John Duerr
A. A. Dillard Garden
Garen Stansbury
M. L. French
W. S. Shepherd
E. R. O'Neill
Athens Garden Club
Hariette Weymueller
Carl Pico
Getta Ley
Maynard Davis
Pomeroy Firemen To Picnic in August
The annual Pomeroy Firemen picnic will be held on the last Sunday in August at Dr. L. G. Gribble's farm. The event is hosted by the three fire companies First Ward Second Ward and Third Ward and invites village officials to attend.
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Pomeroy
L. G. Gribble
Smoke Filled House Sparks Fire Department Call
Middleport the volunteer fire department was called to Clyde Frazier on Custer Street at one o'clock yesterday afternoon when smoke filled the house. It is believed the smoke came from a faulty flue. The home is occupied by Moses Frazier his wife and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clyde Frazier
Custer St
Moses Frazier
Borglum Lincoln Head Stands 28 Feet High in Capitol Rotunda
A colossal portrait by sculptor Gutzon Borglum rises in the Capitol Rotunda Washington a head scaled to a full standing figure reaching twenty eight feet in height as a monumental dedication to the former president.
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Gutzon Borglum
Lincoln
Capitol
Washington
Rev Ryan resigns as church pastor in Middleport
At a meeting of the Elders of the First Presbyterian Church Rev J D Ryan resigned as pastor after two years. The resignation becomes effective August 1. The Ryan family will depart Friday for Michigan to vacation at Mrs Ryan's father’s summer home.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
J. D. Ryan
Ryan
Michigan
Meigs County Real Estate Transfers Highlight Numerous Parcel Grants
Recent Meigs County land transfers list multiple parcels changing hands. Names include Richard Jones to A D Townsend and others as trustees. Transfers cover Columbia, Bedford, Lebanon, Salisbury and Scipio townships with parcels ranging up to 89 acres and several lot transfers to individuals and corporations.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Richard Jones
Columbia Township
A. D. Townsend
J. W. McCullough
W. Foreman
Bedford Township
Harvey W
Richard M. Foreman
Donald A
Margaret Roush
Three Acres
Lebanon Township
Ethel Hoback
Hazel P. Roach
Aldine R. Flegal
Fred G. Flegal
H. W. Roach
Helen H. Roach
Louise P. Roach
Fee Now Charged for Handbill Circulation
Pomeroy authorities announce an ordinance requiring a license for distributing handbills and similar material. A one dollar fee is set for individuals or firms circulating handbills dodgers or related items in the town. Placing handbills on automobiles is prohibited.
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Pomeroy
Smokers Contest Held at Menin on Belgian Border
At Menin near the Belgian border a yearly pipe smoking contest awards competitors seven hundredths of an ounce of tobacco and one match. Each contestant must keep the pipe lit and show smoke at intervals. Last year’s winning time was 68 minutes.
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Menin
Appointment of Administrator for Hester A Druggan Estate
Foster B. Cornwell of Athens Ohio is named Administrator of the estate of Hester A Druggan formerly of Glouster Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated June 28 1940 Francis D White Probate Judge County.
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Foster B. Cornwell
Athens
Ohio
Hester A. Druggan
Glouster
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said
Pomeroy to name new solicitor after Russell removal
Mayor M D Hartley said no immediate action will be taken to appoint a new solicitor for Pomeroy following Ralston Russell’s removal as an attorney. Judge Richard L Cameron’s Monday opinion found a series of offenses from 1932 onward justifying removal rather than suspension.
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Pomeroy
M. D. Hartley
Ralston Russell
Russell
Richard L. Cameron
Cameron
Ohio
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Summer Trips and Graduations
Middleport social items note a motor trip by Mr. and Mrs. O B Stout and party to West Virginia Virginia Skyline Drive and Washington DC returning Sunday. Syracuse visit by Mrs. Stevens Howard and Sauer for Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society first birthday celebration. Bradburys vacationing in Buffalo NY returning Sunday. Donald Lesher grand son of the Smiths graduates from University of Oklahoma School of Law and will join the Federal Bureau of Investigation after bar exams. Leshers now reside in Ogden Utah.
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O. B. Stout
Barbara
Lucille Dutton
West Virginia
Virginia
Skyline Drive
Washington, D. C
Stouts
James Stevens
Charles Howard
Margaret Sauer
Syracuse
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society
C. B. Smith
Second Ave
Donald Lesher
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
School of Law
Lesher
Miles Lesher
Edith McMaster
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Colorado
Oklahoma
Leshers
Ogden
Utah
Funeral for Frank Moore in Ann Arbor visit
Mr and Mrs William Michi attended funeral services in Columbus Tuesday for Mrs Michis brother Frank Moore who died Monday in Ann Arbor Michigan while visiting his son John He had been in ill health Survived by his wife two sons a brother Roy Moore publisher of the Canton Repository and a sister Mrs Michl
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William Michi
Columbus
Double-Header Feature On Fourth of July
Meigs County fans may see two fast games at Topper Plains on July 4. At 1 15 p m the Nelsonville Buffalo Club meets The Plains in the first game, then Meigs Countians face The Plains at 3 o clock seeking revenge after a 4 3 early season defeat.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Toppers Plains
Nelsonville Buffalo
Meigs
Haddox
Wills
B. Nelson
Kestival
Tuppers Plains
Pickens
B. Barnett
Brannon
Kibble
Barnett
Dodderer
Curtis
Shumway
Smith
Randolph
Valentine
Green
Carbondale
Pomeroy Social Notes: Eastern Star Session and Wedding News
Tuesday night the Eastern Star held at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. Nellie Tracy in charge. Initiations included Mrs. Raintleen Ebersbach Bailey and Homer C. Carleton. Saturday June 29 a wedding at Nye Avenue home joined Miss Nancy Winner and Webster Gage with Rev. William Bartoe officiating. attendees included Mrs. Hattie Winner and the Wright family.
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Nancy Winner
Hattie Winner
Sharpsburg
Webster Gage
Ernest Gage
Bartlett
William Bartoe
Enterprise A. B. Church
George E. Wright
Nye Ave
Gladys
Mabel
Norma Jean
Cost of Oiling Gravel Hill Streets Clarified
Middleport Village Council members said at Monday’s meeting that the reported sum of 1400 dollars for oiling Gravel Hill streets was incorrect. The figure covers oiling all gravel streets in town, and residents in the Gravel Hill area have started a collection for the work.
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Middleport
Middleport Village
Gravel Hill
Hartinger Named Meigs County Engineer to Fill Unexpired Term
Jed Hartinger, Republican nominee for Meigs County engineer, was appointed by the county commissioners to complete the unexpired term of Theodore Beegle who resigned. Hartinger has previously served two terms in the office and resumes duties amid WPA projects dominating county road funds.
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Pomeroy
Jed Hartinger
Meigs
Theodore Beegle
Hartinger
Beegle
WPA
Meigs County
Examiner Will Aid Dealers in Reports
POMEROY Examiner FE R Lama will be at the auditor's office in Pomeroy on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in July to assist with sales tax reports and to collect Ohio use tax from consumers who bought merchandise outside Ohio. Reports must be filed in July to avoid a fifteen percent penalty. Ohio Use Tax Law began January 1, 1936, and consumers who have not paid the tax to the seller must submit quarterly reports within fifteen days after the quarter ends.
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Pomeroy
FE. R. Lama
Ohio
Entertain Club At Carpenter Hosts Initiations
Mr. and Mrs. Merald Fletcher of Radcliff hosted a Thursday evening gathering for Carpenter Young Married Folks Club. Two new members, Mr. and Mrs. William Spires of Wilkersville, were initiated by Mrs. Thelma Campbell, Mrs. Inez Fletcher, and Mrs. Edith Campbell. Ice cream and cake were served to numerous couples including Kent Campbell, Eugene Campbell, Harry Peters, Woodrow Parsons, Clifton Spires, George Ragan, Leo Ragan, Ralph Wiseman, Kenneth Nelson, and the hosts.
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Carpenter
Merald Fletcher
Radcliff
Young Married Folks Club
William Spires
Wilkersville
Thelma Campbell
Inez Fletcher
Edith Campbell
Kent Campbell
Eugene Campbell
Harry Peters
Woodrow Parsons
Clifton Spires
George Ragan
Leo Ragan
Ralph Wiseman
Kenneth Nelson
Boy Made Life Member of Society
Edward Lee McComas, eight months old, is named a life member of the Portsmouth district Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. McComas, report the honor, with Mrs. McComas serving as a district officer. In Cincinnati zone, he is among a few Methodist children chosen for the distinction. Dinner will be served Sunday, July 7, by the Ladies Aid Society for dedicatory exercises of the MFE Church basement.
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Middleport
Edward Lee McComas
Portsmouth
Reedsville
Ladies Aid Society
M. FE
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Lane
Fitz
Shad
Athens Pharmacy
Konkler
Amal Ucc
TN Court
China
Chungking
Soong Sisters
Mme
H. H. Kung
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang Kai-shek
Garden Club
E. R. Tompkins
J. B. Downing
M. G. Brown
Stansbury
Royal Crown Cola
Nehi Bottling Company
Middleport, Ohio
Ripley
Royal Crown
Nebi Corp
Middleport Social Notes
Buffalo
C. P. Bradbury
Charles
N. Y
Mr. Bradbury
Donavin Allen
Nikko
Japan
Billy Hayes
Frank Hayes
Mill St
Ohio River
Billy
Central Building
Church of Christ
New York Central Railroad
Pomeroy Social Notes
Nancy
Examiner
Colonial Plan
Colonial
the Colonial Finance
Berry Hotel Bldg
Americas
Symbol of Liberty
Athens National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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