Meigs County Leases Fairgrounds to Agricultural Society
Meigs County Commissioners lease the Meigs County Fairgrounds to the Meigs County Agricultural Society after a Monday meeting. They also name the County Engineer as County Government Mileage Administrator. A resolution transfers sand and gravel orders to Huntington Sand and Gravel Company due to Ohio River Sand and Gravel Company delivery issues. Bridges under construction expected to finish soon. meeting adjourned to July 3.
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Meigs County Fairgrounds
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Meigs County Commissioners
Heislestein
Walburn
Islestein
Eislestein
Meigs County
Watburn
Middleport War Bond Sales Progress Report
Middleport reports its fifth war bond drive totals to date with a goal of 160000.00 while subscriptions show 138043.75 still needed. Leading sales stores include A and P 2000.00 Roush Shoe Store 1743.75 McMaster Hardware 1518.75. merchants surpassing goals include Tri Lustre Cleaners.
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Roush Shoe
McMaster Hardware
Tri Lustre Cleaners
Chase hosts open house for fiftieth wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John Chase of Wehe Terrace invite friends to an open house on Sunday, June 25, at their home. They will greet guests from two to five in the afternoon and from seven to ten in the evening to celebrate fifty years of marriage.
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John Chase
Wehe Terrace
Chases
Ray Null
Nzorah Ginther
Frank White
Mill St
Null
Mt. Sterling
Nulls
Reynolds
Legion post screens war loan drive films in Pomeroy
Monday night members of the Drew Webster Post American Legion in Pomeroy viewed combat pictures and timely reels during the Fifth War Loan Drive. T. T. Reed announced Meigs County’s $800,000 quota while Hobstetter spoke. the program followed the post’s regular meeting and refreshments were served.
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Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Gene Co
Middleport
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T. T. Reed
Meigs County War Bond Sales
Hobstetter
Ewing to Close Grocery After 38 Years on Main
Glenroy Ewing to close his Main Street grocery and garden seed business after 38 years. He will devote time to his furniture store and prepare for postwar expansion in electrical appliances. Brown interests purchase much stock including garden seed line. a state wide sale is planned later this summer.
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Pomeroy
Glenroy Ewing
Main St
Ewing
Brown
Grueser Family Attends Bell Vernon Funeral
Mr and Mrs Al Grueser and daughter left Tuesday for Bell Vernon Pennsylvania to attend the funeral of Mrs Teen Grueser who had been cared for by Mr and Mrs John Grueser. She was a former Pomeroy resident and sister in law of Mrs Katie Grueser with the late Andy Grueser as her husband. A son had preceded her in death.
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Allie Grueser
Bell Vernon
Teen Grueser
John Grueser
Katie Grueser
Andy Grueser
Edward Hysell
Alice Grueser
Willard Ashworth
Akron
Corrinne
John Will
Pvt
Ward Gorby
Ft. Bragg
Minamae Sinclair
Naylor
Mary Goodwin
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Norma Goodwin
Howard Hamm
Radar Department
U. S. Navy
Provincetown
Mass
Hamm
Avon Park
Fla
Columbus
John Kincaid
John Kincaid, Jr
Pomeroy-Luther Wells Held for Liquor Offense
Luther Wells of Dewitt's Run is jailed in Meigs County for non payment of a 200 dollar fine for illegal possession of liquor and moonshine equipment.
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Pomeroy Social Notes Elenore Bricker Weds Lt Stout
Miss Elenore Bea trice Bricker daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Dibley Dayton became the bride of Lt Grafton Denver Stout son of Mr and Mrs John Stout Harrisonville June 3 at 7 30 p m in Dayton Central Presbyterian Church with Rev Stanley L Weems officiating. The couple were married in a single ring ceremony before a bridal setting of palms candelabras and spring flowers. Miss Ruth Geddes maid of honor wore dusty pink lace and carried Johanna Hill Roses and Delphinium. Miss Harriett Hull bridesmaid wore aqua blue taffeta.
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Charles Dibley
Marjorie Avenue
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Grafton Denver Stout
John Stout
Harrisonville
Dayton Central Presbyterian Church
Stanley L. Weems
Stanley Weems
Ethel Dare
Ruth Geddes
Johanna Hill
Harriett Hull
Norma Low, Jr
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Charles Co. Budd
Tech
George Blaine
Stout
Edison C Bricker
BE. M
U.S.N
John Gilbert
Opal Wells
Toledo
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Margaret Bricker
Vernon
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Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma City
Okla
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Community Celebrations
The column recaps multiple local events. Harry Mohler’s birthday dinner features gifts including a cake from Isaac Mohler and family. Charles Wayland’s birthday party with friends and neighbors, plus a surprise shower for Mrs. Ray Null, mark social life in Middleport. Several service members are noted with furloughs and assignments, and Father’s Day gatherings are mentioned.
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Isaac Mohler
Margaret Mohler
Logan
Walter Clark
William Reynolds
Jackie Edwards
Willard Mohler
New Haven
Millie Rice
Janet Mason
Margaret Mason
Columbus
Plans Completed for MHS Alumni Banquet and Dance
Final plans for the MHS Alumni Association banquet and dance this Friday at 6 30 P M at the high school. Supper, fried chicken buffet on the campus, with Band Boosters and Mrs Max Roller presiding. The program includes a business meeting led by Mrs Schaaf and remarks from Miss Wanda Thomas.
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High School Alumni Association
Max Roller
G. ©. Schaaf
Wanda Thomas
Schaaf
Nina Russell
Robert Rawlings
Nellie Zerkle
Celebration Honoring Ashworths and Wildermuths
A picnic dinner at the Matlack home in Long Bottom honored the birthdays of D. V. Ashworth and Corrinne Ashworth and the 34th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Wildermuth. Attendees included D. W. Ashworth and spouse, George Wildermuth and spouse, Willard Ashworth family, Mrs. Chester Knight and Terry, William P. Matlack and son George Dallas, Mary Matlack and Jack Rosenbaum.
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George Dallas
Mary Matlack
Jack Rosenbaum
Three Girls Held in Meigs County Jail
Three young girls, one a mother with her baby, are held in Meigs County jail. One girl fled from Racine, another is jailed for pilfering a local bus cash box from Pom eroy, and the young mother faces a vagrancy charge and will be sent to Guernsey County authorities.
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Meigs County
Racine
Guernsey Co
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