15 Youths Leave For Fort Knox CCC Training
Meigs County relief officials announce 15 youths of WPA families aged 17 to 23 are enrolled in CCC camp and will train at Ft. Knox Kentucky before relocating to Western camps. The group includes Marvin Healey Vernon Jones Harold Lamley Dorse Little Carl Logan Albert Martin Leland Nelson Donald Stiles Terrence Wilson Melvin Rupe Vernon Bing Ray Nelson Carl Fisher William Zwilling Robert Wilson. Fancy Workers Club of Flatwoods meets at the home of Mrs. Etta Will with roll call, business, and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
WPA
CCC
George R. Beards
Meigs County Relief Commission
Relief Office
Meigs County
Ft. Knox
Marvin J. Healey
Vernon Jones
Harold Lamley
Dorse Little
Carl Logan
Albert Martin
Leland Nelson
Donald Stiles
Terrence Wilson
Melvin Rupe
Vernon Bing
Ray Nelson
Carl Fisher
William Zwilling
Robert Wilson
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits
Local residents share greetings and travel news with visits to Glouster Athens Canton Racine and Columbus. Notable events include Mrs Elizabeth Mandary and Betty visiting, families visiting relatives in Alfred Brindley Ark Baton Rouge plans, and the St Paul Lutheran Church redecoration by Otto Lohn and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Sydney McKnight
Jean Mees
Brindley
Ark
Baton Rouge
Fred Eiselstein
Pomeroy
Racine
Long Bottom
Bertha Reed
Point Pleasant
George Shaw
Logan
Roy Tracy
Ruth
Gallipolis
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Sycamore St
Eastman Reinstated as Meigs County Children's Home Chief
The Civil Service Commission of Ohio ordered the reinstatement of J. H. Eastman as superintendent of the Meigs County Children's Home after a two day hearing on seven charges by the trustees. Eastman will receive back pay for the suspension period, with formal notice expected.
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Eastman
Smith Family Visits Old Pomeroy Friends
Mr and Mrs Chris Smith son Robert and daughter Florence left Wednesday for San Diego after a brief visit in Pomeroy. Smith a former Pomeroyan worked at the rolling mill then United States Steel Co until 1930 retiring on pension. He noted few old friends remain in town as he talked with locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chris Smith
Robert
Florence
San Diego
Calif
Smith
Youngstown
United States Steel Co
Mrs Senkus Hosts Simpson Church Unit Meeting
Mrs John Senkus entertained 23 members of the Lend A Hand Society of Simpson Church at her home Tuesday evening. Mrs Senkus presided as president and Mrs Bertha Pownall led the devotional. A silver tea at the home of Mrs Albert Young with Mrs Mary Renshaw assisting will be held soon.
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Middleport residents note guests and travel including Mrs. Paul Hoffman and Allen Fultz of Chicago visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fultz Sr. Their family also includes Kar en Askren from Bellefontaine and Henrietta Ewing. Other items mention visits by Mrs. Lillie Hysell, Miss Mary Eunice Hennesy at Pomeroy, and trips of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas to Belmont, Massachusetts with stops in Baltimore on the way.
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Paul Hoffman
Allen Fultz
Chicago
Ben Fultz
N. Third Ave
Middleport
James Askren
Bellefontaine
Karen
Henrietta Ewing
Herbert Ewing
National American Red Cross
Marietta
Zanesville
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
G. M. Frye
Columbus
Racine
Point Pleasant
R. A. Miller
Miller
Harbor Hills
Buckeye Lake
Mary Eunice Hennesy
Auditor’s Office
Pomeroy
John Wood
Architect Mills
Nelsonville
Arnold Hughes
Jacob Hughes
Maple St
Holzer Hospital
Harry Pierce
St. Pearl St
C. W. Ashley
Ash St
Lulu Quivey
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Margaret Coe
Westfield
New Jersey
M. G. White
Brownell Ave
World Wide Guild
Corn Falls
Belmont
Mass
Job Hunt MIDDLEPORT Goes Awry Over Farm Work Trip
Ten men sought work in Oak Harbor at 2.50 a day then piecework in a canning factory after tomatoes ripened. Fifteen unemployed men from Middleport rode a driver’s truck 200 miles to find only 1.50 per day and no tomatoes. They returned by Sunday evening and seek restitution for the transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Oak Harbor
Lawrence Willis
S. Pearl Sr
Earl Kauff Rites Held in Pomeroy
The body of Earl Kauff 43 son of George and Rosa Kauff Dodson arrived in Pomeroy from Lima State Hospital. A funeral will be Friday afternoon at the Bradford Church with interment at Middleport Hill Cemetery. He was born and long-time resident of Pomeroy. Also noted is a tip about Christmas card ink using aluminum flakes mixed with varnish.
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Pomeroy
Earl Kauff
George
Rosa Kauff Dodson
Lima State Hospital
Bradford Church
Middleport Hill
Kauff
Two Fraternal Groups to Meet on July 25
Announcement for a Grand Get-Together by Modern Woodmen of America and Royal Neighbors at Rock Springs Fairground Meigs Athens and Gallia Counties Sunday July 25. Basket dinner at noon followed by games and contests including cash prize fiddling contests. State Lecturer McDonald to address the gathering expected to be a large Woodmen meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Woodmen of
Chester Nine Defeats Giants 11-0 In Twilight League
In Middleport at Pythian Park the Chester baseball team shut out the Colored Giants 11-0. Chester pitchers Quillen Eiselstein Gaul and Nesselroad held the Giants without a hit while Eiselstein hit a home run. The Bradbury Tigers forfeited a scheduled game with Chester. The Twilight League aims to boost youth baseball in the county with summer games guided by Robert Rood of The Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Chester
Colored Giants
Pythian Park
Giants
Davis
Payne
Quillen
Eiselstein
Gaul
Nesselroad
Eistelstein
Bradbury Tigers
Middleport Firemen
Robert Rood
the Haven
Funeral services for Fred Bird held at Lee Chapel
Fred Bird died suddenly at his Bashan home Tuesday night. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at Lee Chapel with burial in Lee Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and two children from a previous marriage. Also noted, Harvey Allensworth a veteran New York Central Lines engineer and gardening hobbyist on Grant Street has one of the first ripe corn patches of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Bird
Bashan
Lee Chapel
Lee Cemetery
Middleport
Harvey Allensworth
New York Central Lines
Grant St
Ice Cream Social Planned by Willing Workers Class
Members of the Willing Workers Class of the United Brothers Church at Enterprise will host an ice cream social in the church basement on Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brothers Church
Enterprise
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Pomeroy Social Notes
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Betty of
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Wehe Terrace
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