Meigs County Officials Clash Over Retaining Three Employees
Meigs County officials face a stalemate as commissioners demand the discharge of three long‑time county workers. Surveyor Theodore Beegle argues the men are efficient and that funds depend on his compliance. The board plans to move county WPA work to force account and contracts, altering duties and authority.
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Pomeroy
Theodore
Theodore Beegle
Arthur Beegle
Board of Commissioners
Beegle
Messenger
City Parking Zone System Is Changed
Painting of parking lines and crossings on Pomeroy streets finished Tuesday. Changes swap angle for parallel parking reducing space but officials expect traffic benefits.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Streets
Pilot Tests New Airmail Station at Pomeroy
The first test of the new airmail station at Pomeroy occurred Tuesday at noon. The mail plane on its regular route circled the station several times to learn the course for future mail pickups. Regular daily service starts Monday after Sunday's first flight, with no flights on Sundays or holidays.
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Pomeroy
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visits
Mrs. Frank Allen improves at Holzer Hospital after foot infection. Miss Phyllis Diles, Wheaton College student, visits home for the summer. Fred Bush and Lois Diles return to Nitro after Harris Hennesy wedding. Robert Coats to World’s Fair and Rotary meeting in Cleveland. J B Downing and family attend Cathedral School for Girls graduation in Washington. Mary Statts visits Ontario, Miss Margaret Ella Hysell, art supervisor, earns straight A’s at Kent State and Ohio University graduation. Don McMillin attends ministers’ convention in Cincinnati. Mrs. Curtis Clark returns to Canal Winchester from a visit with relatives.
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Frank Allen
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Phyllis Diles
Wheaton College
Wheaton
L. D. Diles
Fred Bush
Lois Diles
Nitro
Robert Coats
Cleveland
Coats
J. B. Downing
Washington, D. C
Cathedral School For Girls
Nancy Singleton
Charles Singleton
Charleston
Mary Statts
Ontario
Harry Hysell
Margaret Ella Hysell
Hysell
Kent State Normal
Disabled Veterans Active in Meigs County Meeting
Meigs Chapter No. 53 Disabled American Veterans of the World War elected delegates B F Turner J E Spencer E H Reuter C E Withrow S H Fadley with alternates Jacob Turner W A Bolin Dan Price H V Ohlinger E J Hysell to attend the Department Convention in Canton July 14 15 16 The chapter earned praise from the national adjutant for exceeding its quota for three straight years and assisting veterans Three new members were enrolled bringing the largest membership in five years The national convention will be held in Boston July 29 to Aug 5 William Foley returned from Dayton Hospital and adjutant Owen Watson remains in Huntington W Va for operation
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Middleport
Meigs
Department
Canton
B. F. Turner
J. E. Spencer
E. H. Reuter
C. E. Withrow
S. H. Fadley
Jacob Turner
W. A. Bolin
Dan Price
H. V. Ohlinger
E. J. Hysell
National Adjutant
William A. Foley
Dayton
Owen Watson
Government
Huntington
W. Va
Boston
Mass
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Club Elections
Pomeroy Junior Shakespeare elected Mary E. Keehne as president Marilyn Young as vice president Eva Jane Simpson as secretary and Margaret McCallum as treasurer The group plans to buy chairs for the Meigs County Infirmary with dance proceeds Committee members are Maxine Russell Kathryn Hennessy Marilyn Young and Nora Tracy The Lend-a-Hand Society met at Mrs Mary Huber with Eva Simms assisting Federated Circle to meet at the church Mrs Leverett L Roush recovering from scarlet fever Earl Hartenbach Jr honored at a miscellaneous shower at Mrs Earl Hartenbach Sr home Paul French visited Gallipolis for business Majel Lawrence of Clarksburg W Va visiting Emma Waterman and Eva Simms on Mulberry Ave
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Shakespeare
Mary E. Keehne
Marilyn Young
Eva Jane Simpson
Margaret McCallum
Meigs County Infirmary
Maxine Russell
Kathryn Hennessy
Nora Tracy
Mary Huber
Eva Simms
Federated Circle
Leverett L. Roush
Sugar Run
Earl Hartenbach
Paul French
Gallipolis
A. E. Lawrence
Majel
Clarksburg
W. Va
Emma Waterman
Mulberry Ave
Rutland Antique Sale Draws Large Crowd on Porch
MIDDLEPORT Several dealers and many townspeople attended the auction of the late Mrs Lula Humphrey s household goods in Rutland. Auctioneer Charles McNamee conducted the event from the porch despite heat while C N Humphrey son of Omaha Neb employed with Standard Oil supervised the sale which featured all furniture from the large home.
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Middleport
Lula Humphrey
Rutland
Charles McNamee
McNamee
C. N. Humphrey
Omaha
Neb
Standard Oil Company
West
Humphrey
Daft Funeral Held at Zaleski
Charles Daft aged 66 died at home on Thursday after a long illness. Survived by widow Cora Knowlton Daft two sons Leland and Oren one daughter Mrs. Frank Lewis a sister in Columbus and a brother in McArthur. Funeral Saturday at M E Church with burial in Elk Cemetery. Relatives and friends from Dayton Columbus Crooksville Athens and Nelsonville attended the observance. Texcluded details follow.
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M. E. Church
J. G. Deeds
Elk Cemetery
McArthur
Frank Lewis
Dayton
John Junks
Columbus
Maggie Adams
Nora Knowlton
Crooksville
Minnie Peters
Roy
Dundas
Elvin Bean
Lily Daft
Nelsonville
Herbert Sharp
Athens
Merritt Wilson
Elkins
W. Va
H. L. Atkinson
Ida Lemley
Mont Herwick
Betty
Roger Herwick
Beulah
James McKibben
Harry Markins
Myrtle Brown
Jackson
Albert Ider
Rider
Brown
Gale Watts
Portsmouth
Albert Pennell
Alonzo Azbell
Lancaster
Emma Vansky
Ruth ‘Tripp
Jank Button
Tom Compton
Indianapolis
Ind
John Button
Weldon Brown
Ralph
Walter Lanner
James Cush
Watson Hill
Helen McKibben
Chillicothe
Ira Egelberry
Columbus Dispatch
Don Anders
Daily Bible School Opens June 12 in Three Churches
Pomeroy sponsors a Daily Vacation Bible School starting Monday June 12 held in Bethany Simpson and Federated churches. Age groups from 4 to 14 are assigned to specific levels at each church with Elsie Smith as general superintendent and four women teachers. A Mothers Class may be organized pending interest, per the committee.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Ministers
Bethany
Simpson
Federated
Federated Church
Elsie Smith
Joe Cook
Harold Roush
C. E. W. Downie
Walter Reibel
Warren Bright
Walter Lodt
Ralph Kuether
Cox Reunion Celebrated at Ferndale Home
Jacksonville residents attended a Cox family reunion at the Ferndale home of Mr. and Mrs. David Cox. Attendees included numerous extended family members from Columbus Glouster Millfield and Pontiac Michigan with plans for Father’s Day events and a district church rally note.
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Jacksonville
Cox
David Cox
Ferndale
J. G. Dawson
William Dawson
Paul Schmidt
Russell Kephart
J. W. Murdock
Ruth Morris
W. B. Henestoful
Columbus
William Cox
Elbert
Roger Graham
Vern Chesler
Bartlett
Walter Hill
William Stephenson
Glouster
Eliza Cox
Charles Guinther
James Morris
Lawrence
Francis
Walter Hilt
William Hilt
Billy
Wilbur Hilt Land
Patsy O'Neal
Emily Jo Sams
Millfield
Bert Bingman
David Cox Rand
Jacksonville U. B
Cole
United Brethren Church
District 8
Miss Henry
Philo
U. B
William Johnson
Lucy Johnson
Della Johnson
Lillian Miller
Newark
Bessie Vess
Pontiac
Mich
Mae Sw
Grace Musinski
Concord
Mirrors Installed at Middleport High School Restrooms
Middleport High School completed installation of two large plate glass mirrors in its rest rooms. The project was a gift from the Class of 1939, with frames added and a plate inscribed Class of '39 placed beneath each mirror.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Woman to Speak at Pomeroy Chamber Meeting
The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce invites members to a June 20 session at the American Legion Hall Terrace Ave. The guest will be Miss Laura E. Armitage assistant director of public relations at Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. Dinner starts at 6 with Legion Auxiliary serving.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Plans Summer Recreation Program Start
Rev Warren Bright chair of the recreation commission announces a cooperative summer program with the Pomeroy School Board. The commission meets tonight to push for full operation, noting last year’s late start and ready swings teeter totters sand boxes this season.
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Pomeroy
Warren Bright
Recreation Commission
WPA Begins Work On Racine Road
WPA project on Apple Grove Racine Road started Monday per Commissioner Arthur Beegle. Work had paused due to missing easements but is now underway to widen the road reduce curves and add a gravel top.
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WPA
Racine Road
Pomeroy
Apple Grove Racine Road
Arthur Beegle
Banner Road
Airmail Hop Planned By Bachelor Committee
Major social event next week the Airmail Hop is set for Friday June 16 with final arrangements by a committee of bachelors led by chairman Frank H. Johnston. The event will take place in the Pomeroy Junior High Auditorium with music by the Carleton Brooks Orchestra and proceeds to fund airmail station equipment for the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce.
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Pomeroy
Frank H. Johnston
Pomeroy Junior High
Carleton Brooks Orchestra
Bowman Suffers Second Broken Leg in Los Angeles
Mrs. L D Diles reports Burt Bowman, an employee at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, broke his leg at work. This is the second broken leg since the Bowmans moved to the city.
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L. D. Diles
Burt Bowman
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Bowman
Local Man Kills 27-Inch Copperhead at In-Law Home
Fred Healy killed a 27 inch copperhead snake that was coiled and ready to strike near the home of his in law Mr John G Talbot and Mrs Talbot. Healy has been visiting at the Talbot residence and acted to remove the threat.
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Middleport
Fred Healy
John G. Talbot
Middleport School Board Plans for Kindergarten Work
Middleport will mail notices to 49 families with eligible children for a fall kindergarten start. The first 25 respondents will gain entry. children must be five by February 1. Lucille Dutton returns as instructor in the basement program at Central School Building. The board also approved routine bills and repairs, and reported rapid progress on the stadium project with cement work continuing.
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Middleport
Board of Education
Supt. M. W. Essex
Lucille Dutton
Lonely Surface Patient at Mt Vernon Sanatorium
Lonely ten year old Harry C Surface of Sycamore Street is in Ohio State Sanatorium Mt Vernon for tuberculosis treatment. He has gained two pounds and has a roommate, but remains lonely and longs for comic books and letters from Central School friends. He can receive mail at Ohio State Sanatorium Mt Vernon Box 247 Ohio.
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Middleport
Harry C. Surface
Ohio State Sanatorium
Mt. Vernon
E. H. Surface
Sycamore St
Central School
Harry
Churches Prepare Children's Day Observances in Middleport
Middleport churches plan Children's Day events this Sunday including infant baptisms and multiple programs featuring children.
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Middleport
Motor launch arrives from Florida to river
Edgar Ebersbach, a local hotel man, recently brought a motor launch here from Florida and placed it in the river on Tuesday afternoon. The craft, now neat after a second paint job, had its first paint ruined by vandals who threw dirty paint on the boat.
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Pomeroy
Florida
Edgar Ebersbach
Purity Dairy Group Enjoys Camp Kinshuta Wiener Roast
Twenty five boys and girls traveled from Middleport to Camp Kinshuta near Chester for a group cookout and wiener roast. The Purity Dairy group is listed among the attendees.
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Middleport
Purity Dairy
Camp Kinshuta
Chester
Begin Street Repairs on Second Ave Surfacing
Work on resurfacing Second Ave from Cedar to Court St in Gallipolis began Wednesday morning. The project will affect traffic as crews complete the street upgrade and restore roadway condition.
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Gallipolis
Second Ave
Cedar
Court St
Canberra to establish compulsory national manpower registry
Canberra will create a compulsory national manpower registry to prepare for war emergencies, replacing the former voluntary system. In Massachusetts, Erma L. Sargent of Amesbury received one year probation after a charge of taking liquor to her jailed husband. The English Board of Education spends two and a half million dollars yearly on physical training.
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Canberra
Australia
Lawrence
Mass
Erma L. Sargent
Amesbury
English Board of Education
Girl Scouts Plan First Camping Trip in June
The Middleport Troop 1 Girl Scouts finalize plans for their first camping trip since spring. Captain Pearl Reynolds and Lieutenant Ruth Pickens will lead the group to Camp Kinshata for three days starting June 20. Troop 42 Boy Scouts announce an overnight hike next Tuesday at the same meeting.
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Middleport
Girl Scouts
Camp Kinshata
Pearl Reynolds
Ruth Pickens
Boy Scouts
Time Card No. 1 No. 2 No. 3
A brief catalog entry lists time card numbers 1 2 and 3. The text presents a simple listing style with no additional context or dates. The fragment suggests an organizational or payroll note referencing three time cards.
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Athens Messenger
Ohio
Meigs County
Baricide
Flytox
Pratt
Rathburn
Middleport Social Notes
Meigs Co
H. J. Hysell Company
Dave S. Farmer
Mgr
Middleport, Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
Daft
Zaleski
Fred Snite, Jr
Lourdes
France
Bethany Church
Simpson Church
By Geraldine Hoilington
McMaster
Chamber of Commerce
Copperhead
Middleport School Board
General Electric
Ewings
Pomeroy Ohio
Gallaher Drug Stores
Gallaher Drug Store
Gallagher Drug Store
Gallaher
AL Aee
South Court Street
Clover Leaf Salt and Pepper Set
Griffin
Horlick’s
Ruth
Snooty
Peg
TEEL
Jeannine
Baltimore & OF East Bound
Diplomat
National Limited
Chesapeake & Ohio
NEW York Central South
NEW York Central North
Wee
Athens Airways
Parkersburg
Marietta
Fred C. Sanders
Fred Sanders
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