Compete For Three Cash Prizes
Two tub races on the Ohio River drew few entrants reflecting waning interest. Three local merchants posted cash prizes with all three entries receiving awards. Kenneth Mankin won the first race paddling two oars, John Hawley finished second, Marion Johnson third. Ed Hardwick won the second race using hands, Milford Mowery and William Stivers followed. A Bucks Auction on Saturday night drew many spectators on the parking lot as a local business promo event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio River
Kenneth Mankin
Mankin
John Hawley
Marion Johnson
Ed Hardwick
Milford Mowery
William Stivers
All-Stars Bow to World Champions in 15-Inning Thriller
Covington World Champion Softball Team and Meigs County All-Stars played 15 innings at Pythian Park in heat with Covington leading 3-1 by the first of the ninth, before a late surge by Meigs to tie 3-3 and force extra innings as local lineup Gilmore Manley Allensworth Lewis R. Allensworth Hendricks Hubbard Crow Kloes contended on defense and offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Covington
Meigs County All-Stars
Pythian Park
Covington Outfit
All Stars
Gilmore
Manley
Allensworth
Lewis
R. Allensworth
Hendricks
Hubbard
C. F. Crow
Rf. Kloes
German Language Use Fades in Pomeroy Community
The town of Pomeroy shows a sharp decline in German language use among residents, contrasted with fifty years ago when German was common and two churches held German services. Bethany Methodist once hosted a German church, with its 1897 Second Street building replacing a 1846 frame structure. The Federated Church, once German Evangelical then Peace Evangelical, united with the Presbyterian about ten years ago. A WWI shift hastened the language change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated
German Evangelical
Peace Evangelical
Presbyterian
Federated Church
Meigs County Expenses 1850 Revealed in Clipping
A Citizens Tax League push for 10 percent cuts revived a 1850 Meigs County financial exhibit. Auditor Samuel Halliday logged receipts of 3616.45 and expenditures of 3363.95 for the year ending June 1 1850, leaving a county balance of 252.50. Commissioners earned 36 each, prosecuting attorney 140, clerk and sheriff 210.67, and treasurer 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Citizens Tax League
Meigs County
Samuel Halliday
Fingerprinting Hobby Of Deputy Sheriff Pomeroy
C. H. Jewell, a telegraph operator at Albany, is also a deputy sheriff famous for fingerprinting. He maintains a complete fingerprinting outfit and is said to be the only person in the area who can classify prints. Jewell studied at the State Bureau of Identification and Investigation in London, Ohio.
July 1940 production hours target at US plane maker
Production charts for July 1940 show a total of 138000 working hours planned by a major American aircraft manufacturer. Of this, 43000 hours are earmarked for military aircraft aid, reflecting wartime production shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Budget hearing set for Bern township budget 1941
Tentative budget for the Township of Bern for year ending December 31, 1941 filed with the clerk. Public hearing will be held at 1 p m Saturday August 3 1940 at the township trustees office. Lyle E Harris clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Publc
Bananas Thrive At Senator Jones Home In Middleport
Middleport residents report warm recent weather boosts banana trees owned by Senator Tom W. Jones. The nine trees, over 12 feet tall, grow in a semicircle behind a bed of red and yellow flowers, with two banana-heavy hands on one tree. Tourists on Route 7 regularly stop to view the display.
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Middleport
Tom W. Jones
S. Third Ave
Jones’ Yard
Senator Jones
St. Bernard
Social guests and relatives visit Middleport area
Middleport notes describe residents and visitors traveling to Kansas City Detroit and Akron for brief stays. Ed Frecker and Donald Ridenour, both Meigs County natives, rode in a Frecker Malted Milk Shops plane. Other locals include the Lamberts on vacation in Akron and multiple families visiting Charleston and Belmont or hosting dinners. The article ends with the burial of Lewis Byers.
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Middleport
Ed Frecker
Columbus
Donald Ridenour
Toledo
Fory Robinette
Port Columbus
Mary McDonald
Kansas City
Kas
Detroit
Frecker
Mr. Ridenour
Meigs County
Week’s Local Visits Span Ohio and Nearby Cities
Mrs. William Allman toured Middleport with cousin John Mahan of Los Angeles who came to Ohio to buy an airplane and visit relatives before returning home. Guests at Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Russell over Sunday included Mrs. Bernice Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stuyvesant and guest and Marvin Ramsey all of Lancaster, with Mrs. Ramsey joining from Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Allman
Middleport
John Mahan
Los Angeles
Cal
Ohio
A. E. Russell
Bernice Gilmore
Ernest Stuyvesant
Marvin Ramsey
Lancaster
Ramsey
Huntington
Minerva Mathews
Columbus
Roy Barnes
Franklin
Parkersburg
Robert Ley
Robert
Marietta
Ernest Walters
Billy
Lewis Triplett
S. Third Ave
Gordon Harris
Robert Harris, Jr
Meigs Pioneer Society Eyes Museum In County
Meigs County Pioneer Society aims to stress the need for a local museum at its annual meeting on Thursday August 8 in Racine at the Methodist Church. The all day event will feature relic displays luncheon coffee for members free, and plans to expand membership while honoring Civil War veteran Henry Dixon posthumously.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Pioneer Society
E. W. Kingland
Pioneer Society
Methodist
Racine
Henry Dixon
Downington
Meigs Man Injured By Short Circuit
Charles Clinton, about 32, was shocked by a conveyor short circuit at Covert Baking Company on Sixth Ave in Middleport Sunday evening. He was loading a truck and failed to release the conveyor as current surged through his body. Life-saving squad arrived after he was partially revived. he lives on Middleport Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Clinton
Covert Baking Company
Sixth Ave
Clinton
Volunteer Fire Department
Middleport Hill
Group Picnic Set for August 18 in Pomeroy
POMEROY A group picnic for township trustees clerks school bus drivers rural mail carriers and their families is scheduled for August 18 likely at Rock Springs Fairgrounds. The date and tentative venue were approved Friday by three associations with county and other public officials expected as guests and an interesting program planned.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Community Band Rehearsal At City Hall Enlists New Members
More than 20 members attended the first rehearsal Sunday at City Hall for the Community Band directed by Gordon Harris with Wallace Bradford as manager and William Stephenson as treasurer. New music has been ordered and new members will be welcomed. next rehearsal is planned for next Sunday at the same time and place.
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Middleport
City Hall
Gordon Harris
Wallace Bradford
William Stephenson
Marriage Licenses and County Budget Actions in Vinton County
Judge C O Chapman issued a marriage license to James William Roberts and Fayma Virginia Cottrill. Jury Commissioners finished compiling the 200 names for the county jury wheel. County budget for 1941 shows a five percent cut to 47 904.02 from 50 475.47. A proposed half mill tax levy may fund the 1940 fair, with legality review by the Ohio Tax Commission before ballot consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Elections
Lawrence Gill
Fair Board
Tax Commission of
Ohio
Cheap and Useful Two Seat Plane For Private Flyers
A low price two seat aircraft with a pusher 85 horsepower engine will travel at 130 miles an hour or more and land with the nose down. The design targets affordability and practicality for private pilots, emphasizing performance within a compact frame.
Boat Moved Downstream After Sand and Gravel Unloading
Derrick boat No 1 of the Muskingum River Gravel Co. which had been tied up here for days unloading sand and gravel was moved Sunday evening. The boat and its barges were pushed by the gasoline boat Marguerite and headed down stream to a new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Muskingum River Gravel Co
Marguerite
Band Pupils To Receive the Lessons
Middleport students in the school band will receive free instrument instruction from Gordon Harris the district music supervisor funded by the board of education. One weekly rehearsal for the full ensemble will run for five weeks ending before September. Students should report to the High School for lessons and prospective members may contact Mr Harris to enroll.
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Middleport
Gordon Harris
Board of Education
Harris
No Week End Law Violations in Meigs
Meigs County officials reported no arrests or auto accidents over the weekend in Pomeroy. Village officers noted a larger Saturday night crowd but said there was no trouble of any kind, describing the period as unusually quiet despite the heat.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Stomach relief advertised by Vendol remedy pitch
Mr John M Widmater of Columbus describes daily misery from stomach upset and constipation. The ad promotes Vendol as a mild kidney diuretic and alkaline root extract that relieves gas sour belching heartburn and related symptoms, claiming many citizens praise it across the state.
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MR. John M. Widmater
East Starring Street
Columbus
Saya
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Lyle E. Harris
Middleport Social Notes
S. Second Ave
Max Lamber
Middletown
Lambert
Max Richard
Akron
Millard Bennett
T. R. Cowie
J. E. D. Hartinger
Thomas
L. H. Flickinger
Charleston
Herman Bailey
Mary Jean
Long Bottom
Jean Roush
William Robson
Nina Byers Sattes
Charles Sattes
Sattes
Lewis Byers
Lee Chapel
Byers
Meigs Pioneer Society
United States
Vinton County Court
Pitca
Ernest Simpson, Jr
Ernest Simpson
Duchess of Windsor
England
New York
Ernest
Athens Pharmacy
Court St
Nelsonville
Hickman’s Drug
aEarby
City Loan and Guaranty Compan
YS. Court St
Fred Sanders, Mgr
WC Lwol
Kagulle
U.S. A
Turkey
Greece
Goer
Rvequire
Chesterfield
U.S.A
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