Meigs County WPA Assistant Post Appointment Turmoil
Meigs County surveyor Beegle seeks an assistant as job disputes erupt over WPA oversight. Clerk Paul Leonard resigns to join the State Highway Department, while Jed Hartinger also takes a highway post. Rival factions insist on patronage, with observers noting state influence and divided support for appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Leonard
Ort
Meigs County
Jeegle
Anoth Lgxon
Ed Tape
WPA
Jed Hartinger
Pervisor
Highway Department
Rveyor
County Bean Committee
Meigs
Garden Club notes and social events in Middleport
Mrs. John Duerr hosted the Garden Club at her West Main Street home with twenty members. Reports covered community plants, cemetery evergreens, and a Redbud Trail gift from Dorothy Biddle. A regional director was chosen, a picnic set for August 16, and flower displays planned for the Meigs County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Duerr
Garden Club
West Main St
M. G.brown
James Harley
John Kincaid
A. A.dillard
Mill St
Garen Stansbury
Dorothy Biddle
Pomeroy
Flowerland
Ray Rawlings
Union Ave
Brown
E. R. Tompkins
Fred Crary
W. C. Davis
Jon Duerr
Wesley Green
O. P. Klein
Meigs County
Robert Harris
A. W. McKay
Victor Reis
David Miller
J. D. Downing
A. A. Dillard
T. H. Davis
Calico Club Reunion Picnic At Five Points
An informal reunion of Calico Club members hosted by Mr and Mrs J E D Hartinger at their suburban Five Points home featured a picnic supper. Original members included Mr and Mrs C M Hennesy and Mr and Mrs A R Hecox among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calico Club
J. E. D. Hartinger
Five Points
C. M. Hennesy
A. R. Hecox
Many Visitors and Relatives Spend Fourth of July Week
A long list of guests and family visitors converged in the area over the Fourth of July. Ruth Rowley Evans and daughter Ruth Ann returned to Columbus after visiting cousins Dr. and Mrs. George Lasher, with other locals hosting relatives from Gallipolis Columbus and Ind. Richmond. Multiple families and individuals from Columbus Gallipolis Akron Zanesville Crooksville Buckeye Lake and Welch West Virginia joined in holiday gatherings at homes along Chestnut Street S Third Avenue and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Rowley Evans
Ruth Ann
Columbus
George Lasher
Ben Fultz, Jr
Alfred Roush
Gallipolis
Lee Roush
John Russell
George Tewksbury
Mona Marie
Pomeroy
Frances Bowen
Charleston
Eben Bowen
Chestnut St
Bowen
Ruth Harvey
Point Rock
Nelson Gardner
R. O. Fowler
Richmond
Ind
A. J. Beaver
Grant St
L. FE. Saunders
Harry Morris
Akron
Harold Hubbard
S. Fifth Ave
Lemuel Butcher, Jr
Charles Wilburn
Don McMillin
Zaleski
W. P. Wilburn
Lindsay Lyons
Thomas Mankin
Maxine Mankin
Erma Riffee
Helen Pradid
Taylor Flesher
Ravenswood
George Flesher
Cleveland
M. G. Brown
Rutland St
Edith Klein
New York Central Railroad
New York City
Eva Klein
A. Z. Junkerman
Richard
John Major
Howard Yount
Herbert Chambers
Edward Tewksbury
Jackson
J. H. Grate
Thomas Riley Jr
S. Second Ave
Oo. G. Suter
William
Welch
W. Va
Suter
Stansbury
S. Third Ave
Accidents Fail To Spoil 4th In Middleport
Independence Day in Middleport featured a firecracker display and a circus by the American Legion with many visitors. Perfect weather drew crowds to Buckeye Lake and local pools while families gathered at Gallipolis Cora Dam and Long Bottom. An evening thunderstorm followed the Richard Brothers Circus as spectators departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
American Legion
Buckeye Lake
Orville Chambers
Herbert Chambers
Rex Koons
Gallipolis
Cora Dam
Noah Haskins
Charles
Shirley Mills
Frank White
Paul Smart
Middleport Colony
Long Bottom
Richard Brothers Circus
Only One Arrest Over Fourth in Pomeroy
POMEROY A quiet Fourth ended with one arrest. Sheriff George Beards said only Harvey Redcay of Middelport was jailed on assault and battery after a complaint from his wife. Deputies made the arrest on Independence Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Beards
Harvey Redcay
Middleport
Beards
Slam Summer Slump Church Rites Planned
Reedsville church workers plan the first in a county wide series titled Slam the Summer Slump. Charles Walburn a singing salesman from Middleport will lead the musical program with a mystery preacher delivering the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsvilie
Church of Christ Workers of the County
Charles Walburn
Middleport
Hayes Baby Born in Syracuse Home Celebration
Mr and Mrs Raymond Hayes celebrated the Fourth with the birth of a seven pound daughter at their Syracuse home Tuesday afternoon. Earlier a daughter named Shirley Jean was born to Mr and Mrs George Liebrand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Raymond Hayes
George Liebrand
Shirley Jean
Two Couples To Wed In Local Probate Court
Marriage licenses issued over the holiday go to Vernon Lonas and Alice Pidcock both of Middleport. and William Jacobs and Margaret Reitmire, both of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Vernon Lonas
Middleport
Alice Pidcock
William Jacobs
Margaret Reitmire
POMEROY Divorce Suit Filed Over Cruelty and Neglect
Mildred Mahon sues for divorce from Isaac Mahon in common pleas court here on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. The couple married May 5 1926 and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mildred Mahon
Isaac Mahon
Common Pleas
Pastor Bright Denies Planned Lecture on South America
Rev Warren H Bright of Simpson M E Church denied plans to lecture on South America its customs and beliefs stating he knew nothing about the subject. Published reports had claimed he would speak at a Simpson Church public assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Warren H. Bright
Simpson M. E. Church
South America
Bright
Simpson Church
Burson Daughter Enters Marietta Business College
Mr and Mrs Otho Burson of Rutland took their daughter Marian to Marietta Saturday to begin study at Marietta Business College. Marian Burson is a former Rutland pupil and Athens High School graduate of 1938.
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Rutland
Otho Burson
Marietta
Marian
Confessions of Nazi Spy opens Friday at Athena Theater
Warner Bros film Confessions of a Nazi Spy will open at the Athena Theater on Friday with 10 o clock start and continuous performances daily. Director Anatole Litvak leads Edward G Robinson with Paul Lukas Francis Lederer Lya Lys in a noted espionage drama.
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Warner Bros
Athena
America
United States
Anatole Litvak
Edward G. Robinson
Paul Lukas
Francis Lederer
Lya Lys
Beauty
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Meigs County residents host visitors from Bryan Dayton and Columbus during a busy weekend. Eastern Star notes address a picnic supper planned for August 1 on the Masonic Temple lawn. Several local families and guests from East Liverpool Columbus Athens and Lima are mentioned with travel for holidays and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Chapter Order of Eastern Star
W. A. Smith
Everett Tracy
Masonic Temple
Many Ohio Residents Visit Family During Fourth of July
Miss Magdalene Fick visited from Zanesville while Philip Fick of Columbus spent the holiday at the West Main Street home. Dozens of relatives and friends from Akron Belpre Cleveland Columbus Mulberry Ave Utica Canton Lexington and Tiffin gathered in towns across the region for the Fourth of July weekend, with travel back planned for late week and fireworks injuries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalene Fick
Zanesville
West Main St
J. Y. Corpening
Akron
George Hetzel
Lincoln Terrace Ward
H. B. Curd
Hartwell
Philip Fick
Columbus
Fick
W. Main St
Ruby Y Rensberg
Helen
Fileen
Levi Glick
Lee
Tiffin
Ohio
Jesse Brewster
L. G. Bean
Athens
Emma Waterman
Eva Simms
Mulberry Ave
Minnie Davis
Wyllis
Marilyn Sue
Sadie Phillips
Charles Greenler
Thena Brunker
Belpre
Fred Bradgier
Dorothy Hayman
Cleveland
Laura Hayman
Minersville
Philip Meier
Walter
Philip H. Meier
Brick St
Henry Rasp
Spring Ave
Joseph Seimer
Corning
George Ewing
Marilyn
Phil Williamson
Edith Lee
Tuessey
Nelsonville
Mabel
W. K. Dean
Minnie Dean
Betty Dean
W. R. Hill
Utica
N. Y
Edison Hohbstetter
Lincoln Hill
George Hobstetter
Rose Hill
Orland Cramer
Earl Casto
Cincinnati
Eva Quivey
Ed Schoenl
Everett Thomas
Locust St
Wayne Shumway
Doris
Flora
Helen Morris
Revival to Begin at McArthur Keno Church
Rev O W Williams of McArthur will begin a series of meetings at the Keno Church of Christ Sunday evening July 16. Sunday School attendance for July 2 was 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keno
O. W. Williams
McArthur
Keno Church of Christ
Kerrs Run Ends Unbeaten Streak With 14 12 Win
Pomeroy recreation softball action, Kerrs Run stays undefeated by edging Chamber of Commerce 14 12. Eagles topple Collegians 8 2 and Central defeats Naylors Run 22 11 in another night of league play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
Pomeroy Recreation
Chamber of Commerce
Eagles
Collegians
Naylors
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Sar
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Taylor
Vicious United
Roose
Audette Colbert
Don Ameche
Virginia Bruce
Walter Pidgeon
Ann Dvorak
Confessions of
Miam Arts
Middleport Social Notes
Lenore Giles
Theodore Reed
C. P. Bradbury
Lenore Hobart Kent
Cedric Clark
O. B. Stout
Melissa Hennesy
Suzy Q Club
Frances Pullin
Dorothy Sauer
Josephine Emmish
Jean Clark
Elizabeth Russell
Beech St
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Citizens National Bank
John B. Downing
Middleport, Ohio
Paul S. Smart
Athena Theater
Majestic
Toby Steps
Katty Wampus
Dorothy Barsotti
Collier's Magazine
Pomeroy Social Notes
Hugh Towney
Bryan
Edith Harrison
Bruce Towney
Dayton
Charles Nessel
Athens Road
American Express Company
Raymond Brown
E. H. Morris
Harrisonville Road
Dwight McBride
East Liverpool
A. E. Lawrence
Laura Bailey
Bertha Pownall F
Mulberry Avenue
George Funk
Theodore Maag
Marian McCullough
Toledo
Mr. Swisher
Pomeroy Personals
Kerrs
CC Nine
Resinol
Dept
Baltimore
the Colonial Finance
Berry Hotel Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Securit
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve
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