Pomeroy Council Adopts Budget and Raises Taxi Licenses
Pomeroy village officials approve a 1942 budget with higher police and fire costs in 1943 and expect reduced street funds from gas tax. A supplemental appropriation adds 200 for police, 800 for fire apparatus, 600 for street workers, and 1800 for materials. Taxi licenses rise from 12 to 15 as council explores a centralized waiting room and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
County Budget Commission
Ralph Kuether
Pomeroy Defense Recreation Committee
Council
Alvin Norris
Middleport Council Maps Debt Avert Plan
Middleport officials debated village finances and agreed on a strictly paying basis to avoid new debt. They voted $5000 on a $13,000 note, $500 to Folden for property, and raised Police Chief DeWees salary by $40 for July 15. Recreation plans include tennis, horseshoe, croquet and softball with community donations sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. M. Cross
C O. Fisher
Bank of Ohio
Richard and
Marguerite Folden
Police Department
Fred DeWees
Fisher
Recreation Commission
Council
Paul Smart
Frank White
Board of Education
Charles McMaster
Guy Reynolds
Cross
Gordon Harris
DeWees
Meigs County 4-H Clubs Active This Week
Meigs County 4-H groups report meetings this week with new members admitted. Keno Stitchers welcomed Donna and Lillian White at the July 2 session at Keno Grange Hall. Pine Grove Victory Sewers held a July 1 gathering for a surprise party honoring Marie Genheimer. Alfred 4-H Victory Workers hosted a July 9 meeting with planned clothing discussion and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Langsville
Catherine Colwell
Donna
Lillian White
Keno Stitchers
Keno Grange Hall
Grange Hall
Pine Grove Victory Sewers
Tiber
Marie
Betty Lou Genheimer
Marie Genheimer
The
Grange
Hilda Cook
Henry Ewing Appointed Defense Coordinator
Henry Ewing of Mulberry Ave was named civilian defense coordinator by Mayor Hartley to succeed Frank Carson who resigned. Ewing will lead efforts to perfect an organization for a possible trial blackout and maintain active defense duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Henry Ewing
Mulberry Ave
Mercy
M. PD. Hartley
Ewing
Frank Carson
Pomeroy Marriage License Issued in Probate Court
Marriage license issued Monday in probate court to Walter Tracy 34 and Dorothy L Curtit 26 both of Middelport.
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Pomeroy
Walter Tracy
Dorothy L. Curtit
Middleport
Pomeroy Social Notes Eventful Weekend of Travel and Family Visits
Out of town relatives and friends gathered in Pomeroy for multiple funerals and weekends with local residents. Guests ranged from Marietta, Belpre, Cincinnati, Charleston, Nelsonville, Columbus to Parkersburg. Numerous trips to Columbus, Mt Sterling, Green Bay, Toledo, Pittsburgh, and Chicago framed a busy social scene with reunions and visits across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ward Windon
G. H. Shook
George Shinn
Helen Bachus
Marietta
C. E. Spencer
Belpre
George Brakeman
Cincinnati
A. C. Radford
Charleston
Dana Windon
Nelsonville
Albert Curis
Warren
Ray Windon
Walter Bramlage
Una and
Ula
Columbus
Charlotte Murray
Parkersburg
Seasonable Bonds Offer Price Based on Purchase Time
The notice states that bonds are seasonable any time within five days from the issue date at a price equal to or greater than the purchase price, depending on the length of time held.
Return of Mrs Flossie James from Piqua Glouster
Mrs Flossie James returned home from Piqua where she had cared for her daughter Mrs Ruth Cline who recently had an appendectomy. They were accompanied by Mrs Cline who stayed until Sunday evening when her husband took her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Will
Second St
Columbus
R. L. Jacobs
Main St
Mt. Sterling
Chicago
Jacobs
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Pomeroy
Charles Radford
Flatwoods
Massar Radford
Don Morgan
Oak Hill
George Lemley
Parkersburg
Ed Hite
W. Maine
Paul Thomas
Jimmy Roger
Pt. Pleasant
Royal Thomas
Syracuse
Ernest Nelson
Rosalie
Minersville
Zaleski
C. T. Atkins
Dayton
Nelson Home
Irene Stover
Pulaski
Renzo Menchini
Victor Hannahs
Patterson Field
Ned Menchini
Butternut Ave
Hurl Hannahs
Piqua Glouster
Flossie James
Piqua
Ruth Cline
Cline
Middleport Social Notices and Family Updates
Guests of Mr and Mrs Marvin Murray and family Sunday included Mrs A C Kelly and daughter Evely, and Lawrence Kelley and daughter from Henderson. Nettie Hampton ill with paralysis stroke at Langsville home. Ruth Entsminger visits from Charleston. Charles Entsminger to return home midweek after appendix surgery. White Rose Lodge Auxiliary to meet Wednesday at Woodman Hall. Various local visits include Marguerite Souders at home with Eleanor Souders family and Will Besserer returning from Charleston after a weekend with C F Besserer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Murray
A. C. Kelly
Evely
Lawrence Kelley
Henderson
W. Va
David Entsminger
Charles Entsminger
McMillan Hospital
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
Woodman Hall
R. C. McBride
James Souders
Marguerite Souders
Stantington
Eleanor Souders
John Thomas
Milton Delay
Bobby
Columbus
Harry Thomas
Middleport
Lester Bowers
Betty
Ernest Thomas
Janice Irene
Springfield
Will Besserer
Charleston
C. F. Besserer
Two July weddings in Middleport connect locals and workers
Middleport notes report the July 4 marriages of Miss Gertrude Starkey to John Wisda of Norwalk and Miss Irene Leonhart to Charles Darius of Marietta. Starkey wed at her mother’s Norwalk home, with reception and brief honeymoon before returning to town. Leonhart, a Bureau of Unemployment worker, wed at St. Mary’s rectory. both newlyweds are linked to Badger Construction. The piece also notes a Garden Club meeting at Rutland with flowers and social details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gertrude Starkey
John Wisda
Norwalk
Irene Leonhart
Charles Darius
Marietta
Miss Starkey
Wisda
Minnie Starkey
Paul Collman
Wilda
LaSalle Hotel
Mr. Wisda
E. B. Badger & Sons Construction Company
George Dick
Third Ave
Miss Leonhart
Mr. Carius
St. Mary's Church
Leonhart
Bureau of Unemployment
Columbus
Highway Department
Marietta High School
Rutland
Middleport Garden Club
Bart Rawlings
Tom W., Jones
Omaha
Neb
E. R. Tompkins
Zemo remedy and club notes from 1884 gathering
First applications of Zemo medicated liquid are praised for relief and healing. The session records a resignation accepted, new member added, a Columbus state conference report read, and a garden topic discussed. A dried flower collection from Rev. H. B. Scott is shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Fisher
Helen Terry
Columbus
J H. Grate
C. M Hennesy
Roy Lansbury
H. B. Scott
Martha and Nelle Stewart
Mill St
Robert Coats
Rawlings
Selah Sidenstricker
Coats
Guy Mutchler
James Titus
Ruth Humphrey
Carla Kay Wilson Celebrates Seven Months At Home
Carla Kay Wilson seven months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Wilson Jr of S Third Ave enjoyed Sunday with eight living grandparents at the Wilson home. Grandparents named include Mr and Mrs Russell Wilson Sr of Shade Mr and Mrs Dale Carl with whom Carla and her parents reside Mr and Mrs John Carl Pomeroy R D and Mr and Mrs W L Whaley Lincoln Hill Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Jeannette Richards
Girard
John Arnold
Herman Hoffner
Lincoln Hill
Fred German
Eva
Pittsburgh
Roy Strickland
Kerr St
Strickland
Tony Mariano
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Dayton Strickland
Chester Road
Clarinda Ebersbach
Wright Sr
Columbus
William Folmer
S. D. Folmer
Charlotte DeVol
Rock Springs
Clarence Ketter
Dayton
T. Mitch
Nye Ave
Henry Jenkinson
Pomeroy
Ben Elberfeld
Bull Run
Charles Gilkey
Harrisonville Rd
John Smith
Eleanor
Toledo
Ambrose Gibbs
William Earl
Harisonville Road
Carla Kay Wilson
Russell Wilson
S. Third Ave
Wilson Home
Russell Wilson, Sr
Shade
Dale Carl
Carla
John Carl
R. D
W. L. Whaley
Reuter Files for Divorce on Grounds of Cruelty
Mary F. Reuter files suit for divorce from Walter V. Reuter in common pleas court alleging extreme cruelty. The couple married September 9, 1920 and have four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Mary F. Reuter
Walter V. Reuter
Rubber Drive To Continue Until Friday
Meigs County leaders urge renewed scrap rubber collection through Friday midnight. County chairman Carl Shields notes Meigs ranks fifteenth statewide with about six pounds per person collected, still short of the eight pound national estimate. Residents should bring scrap rubber to a service station. large quantities may be picked up by oil companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Carl Shields
Mrs Edward Gilkey Dies at Bradbury
Mrs Edward Gilkey of Bradbury age 69 died last night after a several weeks illness. She had been recovering from an appendectomy at Holzer Hospital when her condition worsened. Survived by her husband and two step children. Funeral arrangements are being made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Edward Gilkey
Bradbury
Holzer Hospital
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Alfred 4-H Victory Workers
Eva Nell Lee
Trelma Carr
Genevieve Guthrie
Y Henry Ewing
Pomeroy Social Notes
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Floyd Mees
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Elmer Wickham
Elton Monegan
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