Middleport Board Considers Loss in State School Revenue
Middleport Board of Education considers a $2500 reduction in state aid for 1940-41 due to enrollment and attendance declines. They discuss cost savings, banking depository arrangements with Citizens National Bank, and plans toFund notes under House Bill 282. A bequest of $25,000 from Katharine Sefton is reviewed for potential use by the school. Superintendent Essex attends post graduate work in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport — Board of Education of
Middleport
Elizabeth Anne Newman
Nampa
Idaho
Thelma Morehart
Newman
Alderson-Broaddus College
Phillips
W. Va
Citizens National Bank
Federal Insurance Corporation
Library Board
Paul Smart
Ohio
M. W. Essex
Catherine Sefton
Columbus
Ohio State University
Racine Social and Personal Highlights Weekend Visits
Racine residents and guests enjoyed a busy weekend with family visits and travels. Mrs Ernest Wingett and son Johnnie joined by Earl Schuler of Letart Falls traveled to Sandusky and will spend the summer there.
McKelvey Couple Honored at Shower in Racine
Mr and Mrs Charles McKelvey were guests of honor at a shower hosted by Mrs Edward Harpold in Racine. More than 100 relatives attended a program featuring the Southeastern Ohio Orchestra, vocal and violin solos, group singing, and a history of the orchestra. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegra Fadely
Mary Jean Watson
Paul Sayre
William McKelvey
James T. Lewis
Verne Watterson
Martha Lou
Mildred Morris
Lillian Simpson
Johnsons announce birth of daughter in Racine
Mr and Mrs Thereon Johnson announce the arrival of a daughter born Saturday July 12 at the home of Mrs Johnsons parents Mr and Mrs Fred Philson in Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thereon Johnson
Racine Garden Club Holds Picnic at Syracuse State Park
Members and families of the Racine Garden Club gathered for a picnic at Syracuse State Park on Wednesday. A brief business session followed with President Mrs. Sidney Fadely naming a nominating committee of Laura Bell, Mrs. Grace Jiiden, and Mrs. Charles Spencer to report in August. The next meeting is set for August 6 at Mrs. Gomer Lewis's home with Mrs. Charles Spencer leading the program and Mrs. Sidney Fadely directing the study lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine Garden Club
State Park
Syracuse
Sidney Fadely
Laura Bell
Grace Jiiden
Charles Spencer
Gomer Lewis
Fred Payne Attends Funeral of Sister
Fred Payne leaves Middleport for Charleston to attend the funeral of his sister Mrs. Alice Wanzo formerly Alice Payne who died Sunday morning. She is survived by four daughters Maude Dorcas Adona and Delia, three brothers Fred Andrew and Ernest, and one sister Kate Waday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred Payne
Charleston
Alice Wanzo
Wanzo
Alice Payne
Maude
Institute
W. Va
Bluefield
Montgomery
Dorcas
Adona
Detroit
Delia
Arizona
Fred
Andrew
St. Albans
Ernest
Uniontown
Kate Waday
Bradford leaves for Fort Sill after Ohio State graduation
Lt Lawrence Bradford, son of Mr and Mrs William Bradford of Brownell Ave, departs Friday for Fort Sill Oklahoma to be stationed. He graduated from Ohio State University in June and has spent his vacation at Indian Lake with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lawrence Bradford
William Bradford
Brownell Ave
Fort Sill
Okla
Bradford
Ohio State University
Indian Lake
Vinton Garden Club Hosts Program and Social
Vinton Tuesday evening meeting at Mrs H D Devore's home featured a pest themed program and vocal performances by Mrs William Daft and Nancy Ellen Woodley. Kenneth Devore and Ann Clark offered piano pieces.Members and guests shared refreshments.
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Artie Roush
Arlene Roush
Barbara
Edna Porter
Stella Wilcox
Marion Hall
Jackson
Kay Quickle
Verna George
Peggy Lou Ward
Betty George
Gallipolis
Mary Ward
Harley Cloud
Burris Spires
Dundas
Blaine Mathews
Jeanne Holcomb
of McArthur
Jessie Holcomb
Picnic and society notes from Middleport church events
Thirty eight members and guests of the Missionary Society and Whatsoever Class at First Presbyterian enjoyed a country picnic at L J Heiner’s near Rutland. A review of A Christian Imperative tied the war’s world situation to missions. Multiple out of town guests attended from Portsmouth Kansas Syracuse Ath ens and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
L. J. Heiner
Rutland
Henry L. Carr
Missionary Society Meeting At Church Hosts Announced
Missionary Society of the Church of Christ meets this evening at the church with Mrs William Bradford's group acting as hosts. The Loyal Berean Class will meet Tuesday evening at the church with Mrs Lillian VanMeter and her group as hostesses.
Local family visits span Marion and Bucyrus
Chapelle Talbott and Mr and Mrs Noel Hysell left Friday for a weekend visit with relatives in Marion and Bucyrus. Mrs Talbott and son John had already been guests for two weeks with Marion and Bucyrus relatives. Charles Walburn led congregational singing and presented solos at the home coming service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapelle Talbott
Noel Hysell
Marion and
Bucyrus
Open Center For Making Mattresses In Meigs County
The first mattress center opened at Hemlock Grove Grange Hall Meigs County led by Mrs Avery Neilson Mrs Dorsel Smith and Mrs George Paulsen. About 40 mattresses will be produced for low income farm families with government supplied cotton and labor by recipients under county agricultural and home demonstration leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Hemlock Grove
Grange Hall
Avery Neilson
Dorsel Smith
George Paulsen
Probate Actions in Meigs County Crown Appraisers and Executors Named
Probate notes from Meigs County recount actions over the past week. Appraisers named for Sugar Run Flour Mill assets include R. W. Finsterwald Ernest Duerr and Henry Wippel. Will admitted for Allen M. Tucker of Lake County Indiana. Estates of James B. Birman Sarah Parr and Perry E Browning exempt from inheritance tax and bonds set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Parr
Frankie Parker
Carl E. Parker
Clarence Edward Young
Wilbur Young
E. Paul Browning
Perry E. Browning
Lebanon Township
Editor Speaks At Service In Middleport
The Tribune Telegraph editor M R Cheseldine spoke at the Church of Christ evening service in Middleport. He urged faith as a balance wheel and warned against sentimentality and fear amid world chaos. The Home Builders Class led the service with a musical number and closing announcements previewed next week's youth drama A Day at Camp by Meigs County youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. M. Cheseldine
Tribune-Telegraph
Pomeroy
Church of Christ
Mr. Cheseldine
Cheseldine
Wallace Bradford
Cecil Heilman
William Theobald
Dan Farmer
Ernest Nelson
Arthur Skinner
Grayson
Loyal Pals
Racine Home Being Moved to High Ground
Walter Lines house is being relocated to higher ground to escape flood risk. George W. Saunders Contracting Company of Huntington leads the project, moving the structure to a lot across the street from the Butler Pickens property in Upper Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Walter Lines
George W. Saunders Contracting Company
Huntington
Butler Pickens
Fred Beards Funeral Held Sunday Noon
Middleport mourned Fred Beards with funeral services at Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home Sunday afternoon led by Rev. Don McMillan. Attendants included his daughter Mrs. Mary Bradfield and Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spencer and their son, Mrs. Thelma Reuter of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dillinger and children of McKees Rock PA. Flower bearers were members of Pearl Hysell's Loyal Bereans class. interment at Middleport Hill Cemetery beside his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred Beards
Rawlings-Coats
Mary Bradfield
Betty
Ralph Spencer
Thelma Reuter
Columbus
Ralph Dillinger
McKees Rock
Pearl Hysell
Loyal Bereans
Church of Christ
Don McMillin
Hysell
Beards
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Grand Master to Attend Meigs Odd Fellows Picnic
John Herbert Grand Master of Ohio will attend the Meigs picnic at Rock Springs Fair grounds Sunday July 20. Other state officials N Senitzh Grand Warden and Julius Rose District Representative are expected to join the event open to Odd Fellows and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N., J. Senitzh
Ohio
Sparta
Julius Rose
Akron
Spends Sunday at Home in Maxwell Field Family Weekend
William Keith Kincaid of Maxwell Field Montgomery Alabama spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs John Kincaid at their summer home. Before leaving for Ohio Lieb Kincaid went to Ft Blanding Florida where Dr R R Boice joined them for a family trip by plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Keith Kincaid
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Real Estate Transfers in Meigs County Last Week
Meigs County real estate transfers for the past week include multiple parcels and acreages. Transfers involve Ardis G. and D. W. Cummings, Alien M. Tucker deceased, A. G. Bailey and Bessie E. Bailey, Sarah E. Salyers, Russell G. Bailey, F. L. and Bessie McKnight, Samuel E. Bailey administrator of Anna Margaret Davis estate, Ethel Ward deceased, Ida M. Gates, Stanley Holter, Charles and Blanche McMurray, Rhoda M. Ashworth, Ovid A. Scott, Claudie D. Thompson Jessie Craig, J. W. and Roxie Lee Eskew. Parcels span Columbia, Orange, Middleport, Rutland, Salisbury, Lebanon, Sutton, Chester, and Syracuse Townships.
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Pomeroy
Ardis G
D. W. Cummings
Columbia Township
A. D. Townsend
M. Tucker
Orange Township
Beulah
Mary Ellen Tucker
A. G. Bailey
Bessie E. Bailey
Middleport
Sarah E. Salyers
Sarah E
Charles H. Salyers
Rutland Township
Russell
Clifford
Letha Morris
Stanley Holter
Sutton Township
Mae M. Falkenburg
Charles and
Blanche McMurray
Lebanon
Louis McMurray
Rhoda M. Ashworth
Chester Township
Bernard S
Sidney B
Dan D. Ashworth
Lois FE. Norris
Homer D. Ashworth
Ovid A. Scott
Syracuse
Emmett A. Scott
Claudie D. Thompson
Jessie Craig
Salisbury Township
Harry Kauff
Barbara
Jacob Becker
Lillian Hauck
J. W
Roxie Lee Eskew
Walter
L. Dodson
Lesher's Condition Improves After Corpus Christi Crash
Mrs Miles Lesher reports improvement in Cadet Donald Lesher's condition after a crash at Rodd Field Corpus Christi Texas. Donald Lesher and his instructor were in the aircraft when it went down leaving the pilot dead. Lesher suffered a broken leg and arm and head injuries. He is grandson of Mr and Mrs C B Smith.
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Middleport
Miles Lesher
Lesher
Ogden
Utah
Charles McMaster
Corpus Christi
Tex
Leshers
Donald Lesher
Rodd Field
C, B
Home Leaders Picnic at Portland Park
About 50 Home Conservation leaders and their families attended a Sunday picnic at Portland state park. Mrs. Ralph Lee led the event as county keywoman with talks by Dr. George Lasher and County Agricultural Agent C. E. Blakeslee following the noon meal.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Aaa
Portland
Ralph Lee
George Lasher
C. E. Blakeslee
Middleport County Ree Orderon George Meinhart Improves
George Meinhart, recovering from an appendicitis attack Saturday, shows satisfactory progress. Local medical staff report stability and gradual improvement in his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Meinhart
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Meigs County Realty Change
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