May Is Meigs Recorder's Busiest Month Since 1923
Pomeroy in Meigs County reports record activity in the recorder's office for May with 175 deeds recorded, 502 papers filed, 72 chattel mortgages, and 47 service discharges. Total fees reached $60665 as staff expanded to five to handle surging workload. No vacations since 1942 due to busier period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Recorder
George Meinhart
Meinhart
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Middleport
Ann Kelley
Norma Jean French
Polla Jean Britain
Middleport Garden Club Meeting Notes and Guests
The Middleport Garden Club met at Mrs. C. A. Emmish’s home with Mrs. Rodney Downing presiding in Mrs. C. Q. Fisher’s absence. Roll call yielded June Tips. Plans for the June 5 regional meeting were discussed and Mrs. W. H. Juhling reported on the Garden Club tea at Mrs. R. H. Rawlings. Mrs. Downing reviewed Louis Bromfield books The Farm and Pleasant Valley. Mrs. Arthur Stuart attended as a guest. a coffee hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
C. A. Emmish
Rodney Downing
C. Q. Fisher
W. H. Juhling
Garden Club
R. H. Rawlings
Louis Bromfield
Pleasant Valley
Downing
Arthur Stuart
Students Find Jobs Scarce in Local Area
Middleport reports many high school students finding summer work while some graduates struggle to secure employment. Local employers list workers such as Bob Fisher at C. Q. Fisher Market and James Haggerty at Dutton's Drug Store, among others. Provisional marriage licenses issued by Meigs County Probate Court include Russell Cobb and Elizabeth Schoolcraft, Harry Mescher and Helena Grueser, and several other couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bob Fisher
C. Q. Fisher
Edward French
M. L. French
Kenny Sauer
Crosses
Milton Smart
Mit White
James Haggerty
Dutton’s
Bob Neal
Patty Karr
Evans’ Market
Mary Schaaf
Jean Ashley
Doris Barker
Iris O ‘Palmer
Joan Gilmore
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Russell Cobb
Clarksburg
W. Va
Elizabeth Schoolcraft
Harry Mescher
Minersville
Helena C. Grueser
James A. Deem
Parkersburg
Mervin Shivers
Nelsonville
Ramona Rutherford
Gifford
Custis
Wilmington
Louise Hopkins
Charles Coffey
Washington D. H
Emma Sulsebarger
Lee R. Nelson
Rutland
Florence Handling
Evangeline Club Hosts Social After Eastern Star Meeting
Mrs Helen Terry Mrs Dea Hayes and Mrs Lettie Roush plan to host Evangeline Club Thursday evening after the Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star meeting. Neighbors and friends visit the home of Dell Fife 8 Second Ave in honor of Mr and Mrs Robert Fife whose spring marriage brought many gifts. A social hour and refreshments follow. Will Drury Gloucester and C Burr Forrest visited Vesta McCoy. Bertram Payne Charleston and grandparents J B Downing hosted the Payne visit. Mrs A A Dillard and Dorothy Caldwell return from Tennessee. Caldwell a nurse resumes work in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale
Earl
Gilbert Hayes
Wanda Thomas
Middleport
P. S. Mills
Akron
Joy Clark
LaPorte Ind
Richard Palmer
Robert Clark
Palmer Home
Robert E. McKay
Bowling Green
A. W. McKay
Laura McKay
A. R. Mills
Charles Mills
Cynthia
Arlene
Springfield
Shirley Mills
Harry Russell
Mason
Nease
Carl Powell
Harry Powell
Indianapolis
Fern Barker
Tarmaily
James Hawley
F & A. Lazarus Co
Columbus
Patrolman McCreedy
Pomeroy
Grogan
N. Third Ave
Bob Richards
Faye Richards
Peggy
Helen’ Terry
Dea! Hayes
Lettie Roush
Evangeline Club
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Dell Fife
Second Ave
Robert Fife
Will Drury
Vesta McCoy
C. Burr Forrest
Bertram Payne
Charleston
J. B. Downing
Huntington
Jack
Terrell
Nancy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middleport Social Notes
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs Recorder
Her Root
Lee Smith
Chambers’ Grocery
George Reynolds
Vine St
O. O. McIntyre
the Hare
Weise
Adda Smith
Hal
Roy Lansbury
Seth Shepherd
Third Ave
Toledo
Almida Chittenden
Plains
Ruby Byers
Matt
Wilbur Theobald
de Terman
Col
Racine
Mildred Louise Kneece
John Daniel Kneece
Gilbert
S. C
William Guy Suter
Guy Suter
Welch
Saint Paul's Lutheran Church
Suter
Middleport High School
Armed Forces
Suters
Eva Haptenstall
Frank Titus
Vivian Knopp
Frank Knopp
First Baptist Church
Mrs. Titus
Mesdames Marie Hauck
Janice Daniels
Eloise Boice
Lillian Dempsky
Frances Smart
Freda Edwards
Deida Chase
Minnie Russell
Ellen J. Beaver
Bernice Baker
Clara Mae Darst
WCTU
Harry Houdashelt
H. A. Rothrock
Margaret Saver
David Darst
Charles Pomeroy
James. Keffer
Paul Smart
Beulah White
Lillian Stieff
Harry Cross
Herbert Thatcher
C. F. Besserer
Allie Mauck
Millard Grimm
Langsville
Dunbar
Howard Byers
Galion
O. Harley Devol
Gladys
Che
Auncey Weise
New York
Star Brand
Hartley & Bennett
Pomeroy, Ohio
Eereas
Williamson Heater Company
Williamson
Anyete Ag
J. F. Haemhorst
Obie
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Hanna Picket Cloth
Big Yank
HUCK
Mr. and
Mrs. Fife
H. M. Goldman
Cleveland
Dad
Poplin
Waterman
Emerg
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