Meigs County Relief Exhibit Chosen as Best in District
WPA photographer M. M. Carothers documents Meigs County relief operations for a county fairs exhibit. The display, featuring relief office staff and commissioners Arthur Beegle Herb Riggs and A. B. Bingham, demonstrates client intake interviews home visits and the checkup process to show county and WPA cooperation.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County Relief Office
WPA
Ohio
Meigs County
Arthur Beegle
Herb Riggs
A. B. Bingham
Relief Agency
M. M. Carothers
Relief Office
Carothers
Messenger Customers in Pomeroy
Messenger customers in Pomeroy are urged to call 42 M if they receive irregular or unsatisfactory service. The notice directs patrons to report issues to address service problems promptly.
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Messenger
Pomeroy
Middleport Social Notes Review of Local Gatherings
Mrs Wells received a miscellaneous shower after the Council meeting. High Hatters Club hosted Miss Mickey Hartenbach’s group in Minersville. Teens held two get togethers with a hamburger fry and a Camp Kinshuta wiener roast. Local residents from Columbus Canton Parkersburg and Mt. Carmel Hospital noted among visiting friends and returning campers.
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H. E. Cook
Lake Breezy
Tex
Fifth Ave
Camp Kinshuta
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Daughters of Union Veterans Event
Mrs. Viola Jones and Mrs. Minnie Neutzling hosted the Daughters of Union Veterans on Laurel Street with games awarding prizes to Clara Zier Caddie Wickham Minnie Eiselstein and Julia Howder. Many members and guests attended and a Bradbury meeting was planned with Helen Sayre.
Sand fleas menace local homes amid dampness and humidity
Damp basements and foundations have brought a sand flea problem to Pomeroy residents. Tiny reddish insects breed in damp places and have spread to upper rooms, prompting thorough spraying. In Flatwoods, the 4 H Club planned an ice cream social for July 28 at the Flatwoods M E Church with Helen Rolan and Gladys Well as guests.
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Pomeroy
Flatwoods
Flatwoods M. E
Helen Rolan
Gladys Well
Horseshoe Backfires. Player Hit in Barn Accident
In Orangeville Ontario a young lacrosse player tossed a horseshoe for luck. It struck a barn rafter, bounced, and hit him on the head. He could not play his best and the team lost the game.
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Orangeville
Ont
Ice Cream Social Aids Bradbury Tigers Star
Home made ice cream and cake were sold to many friends of Charles Archer star fielder of the Bradbury Tigers. Archer broke his collar bone while playing ball several weeks ago and the event helped defray expenses incurred by his accident. The social was held last night at Bradbury and sponsored by team members.
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Middleport
Charles Archer
Bradbury Tigers
Bradbury
Lawyer Forces Will Hold Rally in Meigs
In Meigs County a large rally and free dance are planned at the K P Hall in Middleport on Thursday night. Judge J McBride of Columbus will speak for Sawyer, with others from the Athens County Lawyer for Governor Club and candidates Clarence Kinsley for treasurer and James Metzenbaum for lieutenant governor. Carter's Rhythm Aces of Pomeroy will provide music for square dancing.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
K. of P. Hall
Middleport
J. McBride
Columbus
Sawyer
Athens County
Clarence Kinsley
James Metzenbaum
Carter
Rhythm Aces
Lewis Bros Circus Comes to Middleport at Pythian Park
Middleport residents welcome a Lewis Bros Circus show under the Middleport Volunteer Firemen at Pythian Park on August 23. CC S Primrose, advance department agent, finalized arrangements for the first Middleport engagement in three years. Local memory recalls the Robinson Circus once drew large crowds with three performances in a single day.
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Middleport
Lewis Bros. Circus
Pythian Park
CC. S. Primrose
Advance Department
Robinson Circus
Peterson's Ointment Offers Quick Pile Irritation Relief
A Buffalo druggist created a formula thirty years ago that quiets itching and smarting from piles. Its fame spread nationwide by word of mouth. Try Peterson's Ointment risk free with money back if not delighted. Available in a tube with a hard rubber applicator.
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Buffalo
Peterson
Beegle Family Reunion Planned Near Bedford
Annual Beegle reunion announced by Arthur Beegle president of the Beegle Family Association. The event will be held Wednesday August 10 near Bedford Pennsylvania. County Commissioner Beegle of Racine notes several Beegle families live in Meigs County.
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Pomeroy
Beegle
Bedford
Arthur Beegle
Racine
Meigs County
Beegle Family Descent Traced to 18th Century Scotish Roots
The clan in Pennsylvania traces all members to Charlies Karl Beegle born 1750 died 1808. He immigrated from Scotland to America and enlisted in the Revolutionary War in the Continental line of Pennsylvania under Major Church.
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Pennsylvania
Charlies Karl Beegle
Scotland
Major Church
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Middleport Social Notes
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Charity Council
Daughters of Merica
George Wells
Mary Louise Stephenson
High Hatters Club
Mickey Hartenbach
Minersville
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Kay Powell
Rowena Harrah
Dorothy
Phyllis Dillard
High Hatoe
Nice’s Park
Athens Road
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L. D. Hartinger
Leo Searles
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Fuller
Santi Barsotti
Parkersburg
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John Lippi
Oscar Scholl
Effie Mae Fender
Mary Frances Reese
Cincinnati
Baptist Sunday School
Mt. Moriah
Pomeroy Social Notes
Luella Durst
Henry Durst
The
Daily Tribune
Holzer Hospital
Finsterwald
Epworth League
Simpson M. E. Church
Long Bottom
Home Missionary Society
Eulalia Webster
Foreign Missionary Society
Russell
Mulberry Ave
Pomeroy Personals
John Schorr
John Sue
Phyllis
Logan
Schorrs
H. D. Defenbacher
Paul Davis
E. D. Will
Lincoln Hill
Jean Peragora
Ralph Young
Gallipolis
Olive Young
Wilma Freeman
St. Joseph Hospital
Wilson Norris
P. L. Peoples
Union Ave
Captain Hauck
Frank Will
American Legion
Minnie Hiland
J. E. Tracy
Ernest Tracy
Tulsa
Okla
C. D. Shumaker
Fred Rosenbaum
Maag
Elizabeth Fick
Miss Fick
Hartley Shoe Store
Charles Lyons
John Reibel
Katherine Reibel
Pleasant Ridge
Nora Tracy
Marilyn Young
Eddie Blake
Mason City
Clyde Marsh
Cumberland
Adam Ebersbach
FE. Main St
J. T. McLain
Lancaster
A. A. Massar
McLain
Helen Windmiller
Josephine Ward
Elmer Ashworth
Butternut Ave
L. J. Heiner
Rutland
Lucille Browne Jesse
Patty
Zanesville
E. H. Priode
Russell Brown
Charles Priode
Canal Winchester
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Rodney Kane
Louise DeBrosse
Dayton
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A. R. Knight
Charlotte Ann
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Billy
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Syracuse
Virginia Hoover
Miss Hoover
T. N. Hoover
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Betty Gullum
Marjorie Wheaton
Mary McCune
Janet Mackinnon
Patty Mackinnon
Martha Jones
Alma Acomb
Frances Moler
Ellen Biddle
Agnes Engle
Carl Clifford
Amy Kingsland
Velma Geary
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Erie Island
Plan Beegle
All America
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