Grange Picnic and Field Day Draws 150 Farmers at Carpenter
More than 150 Grangers and farmers from Meigs and nearby counties gathered at the Southeast Test Farm in Carpenter for the annual range picnic and Farmers' Field Day. Paul McNish urged wartime planning and Grange unity while M. A. Bachtell and L. K. Bear led farm tours on hay quality soil improvement and sheep management.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Carpenter
Pomerov
Meigs
Paul McNish
Ohio State Grange
McNish
M. A. Bachtell
L. K. Bear
Ohio State University
Pomeroy Personals Highlights Local Visits and Moves
Local notices list residents visiting family in Gallipolis Columbus and Pennsylvania and returning from trips to Minnesota. Inductions, relocations, and housing changes include Lyle Hysell entering the Army, Edwin Coats family moving to W Second St Guth Building apartment, and Eldon Walburn purchasing and moving into the former W Main St home.
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Fred Guth
Lena
Katie Guth
Denver Kapple
Parkersburg
Fred Healy
St. Joseph Hospital
Lyle Hysell
Ravenna
Carey Hysell
Harrisonville Road
Hysell
Edwin Schoenleb
Canton
Guth Building
W. Second St
W. Main St
Eldon Walburn
Walburns
Second St
Middleport
Three Arrested in Pomeroy Saturday
In Pomeroy Mark Evans was fined 25 dollars in mayor's court for intoxication, Roy Mohler paid 15 dollars on a similar charge, and Mrs. Max Seyfried of Fourth Ward is in county jail under investigation likely facing a delinquency charge after late Saturday arrest nearby her home. Modern blast furnaces are about 100 feet tall. Notice of Appointment names R FE Renry of Columbus as executor of Vinnie H Howard estate Athens County Ohio with four month claim deadline.
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Pomeroy
Mark Evans
Roy Mohler
Max Seyfried
R. FE. Renry
Bummit
St. Columbus
Ohio
Vinnie H. Howard
Athens County
Francois D. White
Miss Louise Rothrock Weds Donald Upton Albright at Home
In Middleport a quiet noon ceremony tied Miss Louise Rothrock daughter of Rev H A Rothrock to Donald Upton Albright of Republic. The couple, married by Rev Rothrock, hosted a family dinner and planned a week at Lancaster Camp Grounds before settling on a Tiffin-area farm residence.
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Middleport
Louise Rothrock
H. A. Rothrock
Donald Upton Albright
Upton Allbright
Republic
Mr. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Albright
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Rothrock Cottage
Tiffin
Rothrocks
Bremen High School
Western College For Women
Bloomville
West Lafayette
The
Republic High School
County Schools Report Details Attendance and Staffing
Superintendent C. O. Chapman releases annual data for the county system. Average daily attendance was 2946 from a last year total enrollment of 3144 with 117 teachers, 46 men and 71 women, many men leaving for the Army or defense work. There are 27 elementary and six high schools, including six one room schools. Sixty eight vehicles carry students, 1181 lunches were served daily at 15 elementary and two high schools, and the lunch program will not continue next year.
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Pomeroy
C. O. Chapman
Death of Mrs Catherine Anderson Widow of Edward Anderson
MIDDLEPORT Aged widow Mrs Catherine Anderson 72 widow of the late Edward Anderson died suddenly at her home on N Third Ave at 11 last night She had attended Sunday School at the Church of Christ yesterday and suffered a heart attack Calling friends summoned a physician she died after a severe attack She is survived by her son Ralph employed in the New York Central Railroad office at Detroit Funeral services will be delayed pending his arrival.
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Middleport
Catherine Anderson
Edward Anderson
N. Third Ave
New York Central Railroad
Detroit
Pop Bottle Explodes Injuring Gallipolis Driver
Kenneth Hysell, a Nease Settlement delivery man, received a serious eye injury Saturday afternoon when a pop bottle exploded. He was delivering a case of soft drinks to a Gallipolis business when the cap struck his eye. Hysell remains at home under medical care and will stay home a few days before a full eye examination.
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Pomeroy
Kenneth Hysell
Nease Settlement
Hysell
Gallipolis
Guest Ministers Speak at Middleport Church Services
With no pastor for the summer the Church of Christ hosted guest ministers Rev. Edward Russell of Indianapolis and Raymond Jackson of Johnson Bible College Cumberland Heights Tenn. A Christian Endeavor picnic followed a vesper at Roadside Park with devotions led by Miss Mary Miller and music by Miss Anna Glaze. The Loyal Sons and Daughters led Sunday School and reported on the Tri-State Youth Camp in Grayson Ky.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Edward Russell
Harvey Russell
Locust St
Russell
Indianapolis
Raymond Jackson
Johnson Bible College
Cumberland Heights
Tenn
Jackson
Christian Endeavor Society
Frances Roush
Mary Miller
Anna Glaze
Loyal Sons and Daughters
Marcella Walburn
Grayson
Four Traffic Cases Heard in Pomeroy
POMEROY State Highway Patrol traffic cases heard in the mayor's court over the weekend include D. F. Jones pleading guilty to failing to stop at Route 33 and Route 7, fined $3 plus $2 costs. Cc. E. Irvine fined $10 and $4.70 costs for driving to the left of center and causing an accident. B. T. Maag fined $5 and $4.70 costs for speeding. M. O. Lipscomb fined $50 and $4.70 costs for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
Mayor's Hcurt
D. F. Jones
Cc. E. Irvine
B. T. Maag
M. O. Lipscomb
Mayes Rites Are Held in Middleport
Funeral services for the late Charles Mayes, who died suddenly Saturday from a heart attack, were held this afternoon at 2 30 p m with burial at Cheshire Cemetery in Middleport.
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Mayes
Middleport
Charles Mayes
Cheshire Cemetery
Rubber collections near seven pounds per person in Meigs County
Meigs County scrap rubber collections neared seven pounds per person by Friday midnight. County chairman Carl Shields said final report is being prepared this week. Collections continued to rise during the 10 day extension added to the campaign.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Carl Shields
Youths Win Positions in Defense Work
Middleport reports NYA training yields army air corps posts for Meigs County youths. Donald Mills and Warren Bennett, from Middleport, now work as mechanic helpers at the Army Air Corps via NYA Miami Resident Center near Dayton after passing civil service tests. Charles Seines also trains, with more opportunities opening at Chillicothe and local NYA shops.
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Middleport
NYA
Meigs County
Donald Mills
Warren Bennett
Miami
Dayton
Army Air Corps
Charles Seines
Fourth St
V Shaped Potato Grown on Pratts Fork Farm
G. R. Burson of Pratts Fork reports a potato grown on the farm in the shape of a V. The farmer views the unusual form as a good omen and a symbol of victory for the United Nations.
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Pratts Fork
G. R. Burson
United Nations
Meigs County Real Estate Transfers In 1900s Property Plots
Meigs County transfers list numerous parcels from Middleport Pomeroy Rutland and Racine to various buyers including Zuspanns Higgins Hennessy and Miller. Transfers involve certificates incumbents and trustees with parcels 8 24 25 32 38 61 72 73 1145 acres and multiple 110 fractional interests. LF statement notes a historical remark about auto weight scaling from 1900 materials.
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Wilmetta D
Ernest C. Mulford
Middleport
Benjamin
Elizabeth Zuspann
Zerkle Trucking Co
Lawson B
Nora H. Higgins
Anthony J
Alma L. Schaefer
Pomeroy
Mary Ella Hennessy
G. Clyde Wolf
Henry Clayton Pickens
Racine
Fred Frank Pickens
Anna
Henry L
Eppelin
Dorothy F. Roller
David Ashworth
Charles E. Augustus
Robert Ashworth
Kate Hoskins
Pearl Ashworth
Mary C. Smith
Mary P. Smith
Mary Smith Parker
Blanche
Reid Easterday
Lewis Gibbs
Gail M
Althea Miller
Pearl
Hannah McKnight
Sylvia Burford
Hardiett Stiddard
Federal Farm Mtg. Corp
Rutland Township
B. G
Emma, Glenn
Cora Vance
Sara Dobbs
Mary FE
Kathleen S. Spaulding
Kathleen Spaulding
Frederick S. Steinhauer
Har
A. Spires
Rutland
Emma Spires
Faye S. Harrison
Marie S. Rose
Don Spires
Emma
Don
Faye S
Ernest Harrison
Mary
Carl L
Marcia M. Dennison
Family Reunion Held At Russell Home
A Middleport gathering honored Rev. Edward Russell at the Harvey Russell residence on Locust Street. Attendees included Ruth Russell of Mill Valley Naomi Russell Katie Russell and Don Pierce Milton Russell Thomas Omar Russell Truman Russell and Pomes Roy Russell plus James Russell and Elizabeth Moore. The guests traveled home yesterday afternoon.
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Middleport
Harvey Russell
Locust St
Edward Russell
Russell
Indianapolis
Russell Yard
Robert F. Russell
Ruth Russell
Mill Valley
Cal
Harey Thompson
Naomi Russell
Clem Pierce
Katie Russell
Don
Columbus
Milton Russell
Thomas Omar
Bradbury
Truman Russel
Pomes Roy
Howard Stover
Ross Stobart
Elizabeth Moore
James Russell
H. B. Russell
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Mulberry Ave
Farmers Bank
Ernest Davis
Walter Scheider
Carl Davis
J. S. Hartenbach
Zanesville
E. Main St
Waltho Alien
Springfield
Eleanor Smith
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Harriett Russell
W Main St
Florence Smith
Butternut Ave
Janet Allen
J. J. Stafford
Cleveland
W. L. Russell
Lincoln Hill
Ellis Faulkner
New Hartford
Hines
Fisher St
Middleport Social Notes
Edith Young
Chicago
Aeek
Miss Young
R. FE. Boice
Charles Sauer
Brownell Ave
Kelly Grogan
Annamae
Grogan
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William Robson
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Lima
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Martha Robson
Cunningham
Dennis Foster
Eugene Butcher
Utah
Archie Butcher
Diamond St
Owen Fink
Gallia County
Thomas Boggs
Lewis Entsminger
Langsville
Richard Fink
Patterson Field
Herbert Fink
Dennis Gallagher
C. P. Gallagher
Main St
U S. Air Force
Charleston
Harry Laing
Wallace Wright
Wallace and
Joe Laing
Huntington
Roger Kittle
Glouster
Frank McCoy
Hugh
Granville
Baptist Assembly
Martha Seines
Jerry Pullins
Jean Clark
Nona
Alice
R. E. McKay
Plum Brook Ordnance Plant
Bikkle
Abe
Meigs County Real Estate
Nurito
Gabriele d’Annunzio
City Loan Varanty Company
GS. Court St
Fred Sanders
Mgr
Damiel Raravath
Ender
P.X
BJ Berogids Bodecce Company
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