Welfare Agencies: Ohio Directory Details Meigs County
Meigs County hosts eighteen welfare agencies listed in a new Ohio directory from the Department of Public Welfare. Agencies span aid for the aged, dependent children, aid to the blind, and juvenile and probate courts. Health education and library services are also detailed alongside extension and farm programs.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
State of Ohio Department of Public Welfare
Bureau of
Bureau of Aid
Red Cross Chapter
County Relief Area
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Projects Administration
County Grange
Farm Security Administration
County Commissioners and Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission
County Board of Health
W. S. Ellis
Tuberculosis and Health Association
M. D. Hartley
County Medical Society
R. R. Boice
C. O. Chapman
Central
Chester
Harrisonville
Racine
Rutland
Middleport
M. W. Essex
C. J. Rhodes
Rhodes
Virginia Ramsey
Alpha Somerville
C. E. Blakeslee
Geneva Humphreys
Robert Kre
Costly Carelessness and Legal Notice in Ohio Probate Case
Costly carelessness cited as causing large postal losses while legal notice announces Nell W. Smith as administratrix of Lelia M. Walker estate in Athens County Ohio. The filing seeks heirs and distribution of real and personal property including described land in Athens City, with July 19 1941 as the answer deadline and M D Hughes as attorney.
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W. Robert Enoch
Care
Chevrolet Motor Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Charles W. Walker, Jr
Viola Ridgley Evans
Box
Hebron
Nebraska
Gideon Mingus
Lina Love Mingus
William Walker
Matilda Claxton Walker
Nell W. Smith
Lelia M. Walker
Athens County
Ohio
Athens
College Street
Alice C. Brown
William M. Kurtz
F. B. Foster
Edward Michael
Algernon B. White
Ulysses P. White
Lella M. Walker
M. D. Hughes
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
The brief item lists WPA Music Education Unit pupils at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church with piano and vocal performances. It notes many residents and visitors including Mildred Hawley hosting a card club, family travels, housing moves, and a birth in the Carruthers household, with relatives visiting from Virginia, Columbus, Akron, and other locales.
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Middleport
Meigs County
WPA
Hattie Fisher Smith
Mt. Moriah
Brahms
Royce
Newton
Dawn
Dvorak
Barnby
Martha Rickman
Paul Gomer
Laura Scott
Flora Rickman
Birdie Boyd
Nancy Williams
Mary Gomer
Maxine Guthrie
Catherine Rickman
Billy Guthrie
Effie Mae Fender
James Rickman
Martha
Zandel-Jasper Wedding Guests Picnic in Zanesville
Attendees included Misses Margaret Ella Hysell Betty Brown Margaret Houdashelt Freddie Houdashelt Alice Mourning and Mary Mourning who shared a picnic at Moxahala Park then attended a Children's Day program in Chandlersville where Hysell taught last year. Mrs Cedric Clark and Mrs W G Davis led Tuesday Contract Club at Mrs M D Hartinger's home in Fomeroy with Clark Stout and Stansbury as substitutes.
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Leroy Barsotti
Edison Wessa
Washington, D. C
Leonard Taylor
Ruth
Sidney Pickens
Columbus
Tom Greenlee
Robert Welte
R. N. Barnes
M. A. White
Middleport High School
Rochester
Minn
Bob
MHS
Neela Clapp Welte
Indiana
White
Robert Chapman
Apollo, Pa
Fred Shauver
Broadway
Margaret Gaskill
Vine St
Flora Power
Dorothy Stone
Hartford
W. Va
E. R. Bolin
Akron
Homer Russell
Cecil Bolin
Clark Lake
Kenneth Boster
Parkersburg
E. Scholz
Nitro
Howell
Catherine Burns
Edward Duffy
Walter Harris
Patsy E. McGrevey
Burns
Robert Carruthers
Pearl St
Carruthers
Marie McCord
Levi Carruthers
William Board
Zanesville
Margaret Ella Hysell
Betty Brown
Margaret
Freddie Houdashelt
Alice
Mary Mourning
Moxahala Park
Chandlersville
Hysell
Cedric Clark
W. G. Davis
M. D. Hartinger
Fomeroy
Clark
O. B. Stout
William Stansbury
Social notes from Racine and Barboursville funeral attendance
Mrs. Sylvia Radcliffe of Racine R D guest of Mrs. Ella Byers on S Third Ave. Mrs C H Wise Sr recovering at home on S Third Ave and Mrs D S Farmer improving after serious illness with Mr Farmer also ill at home. Attendees at A D Wilson's Logan W Va funeral in Barboursville Ky included Mr and Mrs J K Smith Sr Mr and Mrs Frank B Knopp Mr and Mrs Frank L Knopp and Mrs Charles Bing.
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Sylvia Radcliffe
Racine R. D
Ella Byers
S. Third Ave
C. H. Wise
D. S. Farmer
Farmer
A. D. Wilson
Logan
W. Va
Barboursville
J. K. Smith, Sr
Frank B. Knopp
Frank L. Knopp
Charles Bing
Henrietta Ewing Wins Double Honor in State Exams
Middleport announce ment lists Henrietta Ewing among eligibles for the Division of Aid for the Aged and also first in the Aid for Dependent Children list. Ewing, daughter of Frances Russell Ewing and the late H O Ewing, educated at Middleport Schools and Ohio University, now in Washington DC with government work. Percy W. Curtis, Mrs. Mayme J. Heiner, Howard C. Hull, Marion A. Welch, George Thomas, and Thelma Wildermuth follow in rank.
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Middleport
State Civil Service Commission
Henrietta Ewing
Frances Russell Ewing
H. O. Ewing
Miss Ewing
Washington, D. C
Ohio University
Athens
Percy W. Curtis
Pomeroy
Mayme J. Heiner
Red Cross
Meigs County
Howard C. Hull
Harrisonville
Marion A. Welch
George Thomas
Minersville
Thelma Wildermuth
Bradfords Attend Ohio State Graduation
Mr and Mrs William Bradford returned from Columbus after attending Ohio State University commencement exercises. Their son Lawrence was in the graduating class and plans to enter the United States Army in a few weeks.
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Middleport
William Bradford
Columbus
Ohio State University
Lawrence
United States Army
Father’s Day Observed by Hemlock Grange at Meeting
Hemlock Grange will observe Father’s Day at its regular meeting this Saturday night. The fathers of the organization will sponsor the lecture hours.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grange
Federal jobs draw Meigs skilled men to housing project
Several Meigs County carpenters left for a Federal Housing project on Route 30 and Raff Avenue in West Canton where houses are being built for Naval Ordnance Plant workers. Placements were arranged by the Ohio Employment Office in Pomeroy. The job lasts about three months with high pay for first class carpenters.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Route 30
Raff Ave
Canton
Naval Ordnance Plant
Ohio Employment Office
Pomeroy Town Hall
Carol
Ralph Neigler
Racine
Ben Alvis
Rutland
Henry Keyes
Longsville
Max Bunce
Addison
Philip Hostetter
Long Bottom
William Myers
John Clark
Sullivan Sayre
Rudolph Obetz
Bent Wolfe
Columbus
Pomeroy Scout Troop 42 Reorganized by Chamber
The Pomeroy Boy Scout Troop 42 was reorganized Monday night and will be sponsored by the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce. Committee members are E. F. Robinson, Robert Coates, Rev. Ralph Kuether, R. M. Cheseldine and Frank Will. Olan Goodwin becomes scoutmaster with Edward Burkett as assistant, and meetings will be at the Federated Church. British railways employ 600000 men who receive 500000000 dollars in annual wages.
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Pomeroy
Bank Valley League Baseball Leaders Named
Leading players in the Ohio Valley Association are announced for league games to date. Batting leaders include Burton and Ritchie with high averages. J Gibbs and Hubbard top hits and runs, Durst and Wilson lead home runs. Sayre of Hartford leads pitching with 4 wins and no losses.
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H Pet
G. Burton
N. E
Ritchie
Suir
Deeters
T. P
Palmer
J. Gibbs
Hart
Hubbard
Hartford
Darst
Stiversville
C. Burton
New Era
Tuppers Plains
Robinson
Racine
Sorden
Stivers
Syracuse
Durst
C. Wilson
Sayre
Sixteen First Aid Squad Members Enroll in Refresher Course
Sixteen members of the Volunteer Fire Company First Aid squad enrolled in a weekly refresher course conducted by A W Hoover, Red Cross first aid instructor. Members must complete ten hours of instruction annually. Last night seven chapters were reviewed with emphasis on artificial respiration and practical problems supervised by Hoover.
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Volunteer Fire Company
A. W. Hoover
Red Cross
Hoover
Lunch Prices Rise Two-Bit Days Gone
POMEROY quarter plate lunches have disappeared as restaurants raise price from 25 cents to 35 cents. Propr proprietors cite higher costs for food and meats as the reason for the change, answering patrons’ questions.
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Pomeroy
Bidwell Group presents Mrs. Apple and Her Krazy Entertainers
The Bidwell M FE Society of Women’s Christian Service presents a benefit play in Wilkesville on Wednesday June 25. Proceeds go to the church with ice cream and cake served after. Cast includes Mrs T J Moore Mrs Georgia Leonard Mrs Floyd Walker and others.
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Wilkesville
Apple
Bidwell M. FE. Society of Women's Christian Service
Paul Cline
Lowell Glassburn
Nelle Kraus
Bessie Frederick
Marguerite Moore
Estell Denny
Blue Grays Triumph Over Kerrs Run in Recreation League
In a Pom eroy Recreation League game Tuesday, Blue Grays beat Kerrs Run 10 to 2. Winning pitcher Kloes starred for the Blue Grays while Harris took the loss for Kerrs Run.
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Pomeroy — Blue-Grays
Kerrs Run
Kloes
Blue- Grays
Harris
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Advertised For Constipation Relief
An Ohio doctor promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative to ease constipation and boost energy. The ad claims they cleanse bowels aid liver bile flow and assist digestion with prices of 15 30 and 60 cents.
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Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Free Blanche Williams On Probation
Blanche Williams, jailed nearly six months in Meigs County Jail on a murder charge, was released on probation to report monthly to Sheriff George R. Beards in West Virginia. She had been indicted for manslaughter in the Dec 22 1940 shooting near Bashan of Evelyn Stewart. The release closes two murder charges under grand jury review. another local case did not result in indictment.
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Pomeroy
Blanche Williams
Meigs
Williams
Mittie Ables
Syracuse
Rutland Tent Meeting Led by Rev Inez George
Rev Inez George of Middleport conducts a Rutland tent meeting with nightly services at 7 45 and three Sunday services at 10 30 2 and 7 45. Special singing noted each night. Also a Calcutta museum displays a crab with a body one foot wide and a five foot span from claw to claw.
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Rutland
Inez George
Middleport
Calcutta
Peterson's Ointment Ad Promises Relief for Eczema
An old classified style advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment for eczema itching and skin blemishes. It claims quick relief from external irritations and offers a money back guarantee if one application fails. It also advertises use for itching feet and cracks between toes at 35 cents.
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Peterson
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Middleport Social Notes
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Mildred Hawley
N. Fourth Ave
Herman Mourning
Elizabeth Washington
Bobby
Robert Washington
Nan Moore
Wilson
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Knopp
Rita
Lindley Hall
Miss Duffy
Pomeroy High School
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Perry Hoffman
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Fidelity CO
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New Friends
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Eva Morris
Donald Cone
George William Webb
Eileen Stansbury
Stella Radekin
All
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Nellie Vale
Emma Marie Bolton
Albany
Columbia
Lodi
Chamber of Commerce
British Railways
Bank Valley League
Bidwell Group
Pomeroy Social Notes
Meigs County Pioneer Society
E. W. Kingsland
Court St
First Baptist Missionary Society of Rutland
Harrison Bentley
Pomeroy Personals
Walton
Cleveland
Marilyn Young
Naomi Swatzel
Pittsburgh
John Elwood
Nobel Rompel
C. F. Tompkins
Epworth
Bethany and
Simpson Methodist
Waverly
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Rebecca
Daily Vacation Bible School
Federated Church
Blue-Grays
Middleport-Hoadley
Eczema
Argain Carnival
Luckoff
Sluckoff
Athens, Glouster and
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