Pomeroy Council Grants Taxi Parking on Court Street
On June 25 Pomeroy Council approved additional taxi parking on Court Street for a 30 day trial. Officials urged taxi drivers to adopt a telephone call system and scheduled a meeting for all drivers at the Pomeroy Town Hall. Deputy marshals will be given preference for extra police work as needed.
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Pomeroy
Court St
Mdinanee
Laromouven
Ehetnes
Teale
Clarence Sargent
Letart
Council OF Falls
Clara May Robinson
Ohio
Letart Falls
Donald Grant
Alberta Stephens
Tirm
Aisens
Ate ‘Rate
U. S
Post Office Department
Relief Funds In Meigs Exhausted
Pomeroy officials say county relief funds are exhausted and no relief orders were distributed in the second half of June. The county is heavily in debt on relief orders and must await legislative action before resuming distributions.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
County Relief Office
Final Week of Bible School in Progress
Daily Vacation Bible School ends its final week with Monday assembly at Bethany Methodist Church. Attendance grows weekly. closing program Thursday at the Fe ed Church features a student program and artwork display. Final gathering Friday offers a treat for attendees.
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Pomeroy
Bethany Methodist Church
Auditium
Middleport Social Notes Jitterbug Club and local gatherings
Middleport social items note the Jitterbug Club host a slumber party for Miss Janet Hecox at her South Third Avenue home. A large local group enjoyed a Sunday reunion at the Hamilton summer cottage near Chester, with a noon picnic for many families including the Bowmans and Adams. The column also lists other group activities, club meetings, and community notices, including Mothers Club meetings and Troop 1 Girl Scouts resuming weekly sessions at the Public Library.
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Janet Hecox
S. Third Ave
Hecox
A. Ru Hecox
Columbus
Middleport
Hundleys Hamiltons
Bowmans
Diles
S. Milton Hamilton
Chester
H. L. Bowman
Detroit
Stewart Adams
Edward Heaber
Pittsburgh
Claude Ryger
Dayton
Ruger
Orville Chambers
Adams
Shadyside Inn
Hunt
Heater
Ington
Homer
Robert Harris
Ted Wilder- Smith
Ashland
Ironton
Hayes Funeral Held Today at Middleport Church
A funeral service for Billy Hayes, a fourteenth year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hayes, is set for today at 2:30 PM at the Church of Christ in Middleport. The boy, who had been promoted to the fourth grade this spring, drowned after falling into the river while playing near an excursion boat with friends. Fire and rescue crews recovered the body after a lengthy search, with local volunteers aiding. The Hayes family, long residents of the area, mourns this sudden loss as friends recall his church attendance and small-town life.
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Middleport
Leon “McMillin
New York Central Railroad
Dickinson
Legion 1
Billy
Ricard Moss
George McDaniel F
Voluers
Okey Fon Meter
Walter Blake
Sifton
W- Va
Robert Bradford
Francia
Piaem Ney
Hayes
W. Va
Francis
Eugene
Arthur Ashbaugh
Qi' Y
Mire
Dent
Racine
Rerandson
Quested
Johnnie Clark
Detroit
Suster
Kate Bell Wolfe
John Clark
Maysville
Anna Clark
Francis. Moore
Vinis Lee
Margaret Spencer
Eileen Buck
Apple Grove
Elma’ Thiee
Ohio University At
Athens
Martin Gandee
Gayle
Manuel Rhoades
New Brighton
Mr. Gandee
Foster Little
Cheshire
Meigs After 20 Years Absence
Mrs John t of Dallas Texas and Mrs Elizabeth Cook of Oklahoma City are visiting Pom eroy for the first time in two decades. They reside until youth there and return to Meinhart family at Monkey Run. They recall river boat names and plan to visit relatives in Ohio before going home.
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Pomeroy
John T
Dallas
Texas
Elizabeth Cook
Oklahoma City
Okla
Henry Meinhart
Monkey Run
Meinhart
Two Accidents Reported In Pomeroy Area Sunday Night
Two men were injured in separate incidents Sunday night in the Pomeroy region. Woody Cal, son of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Cal, fell from a riverbank to the bottom amid a large crowd, suffering painful back and leg injuries. Ralph Bennett, son of Mr and Mrs S A Bennett, rescued a drowning victim Billy Hayes, then struck his head on a door while returning home, losing consciousness for five minutes.
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Middleport
Woody Cal
Woodrow Cal
Ralph Bennett
Billy Hayes
Bennett
S. A. Bennett
Homemakers Plan Picnic For June 27
Rural homemakers of Meigs County invite all to a June 27 picnic at Syracuse Roadside Park Route 124. The afternoon features games music skits a short talk and group singing. Committees chaired by Mrs Lawrence Roush and Geneva Humphreys arrange tables dinners and activities.
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H.C. Cummings
Miles Nelson
Geneva Joachim
J.T. Ledlie
Olive Wilford
Hostress Commutter
Avice Roush
G. A. Radekin
Clara Wells
Clara Follrod
Georgia Springer
Sunday and Monday church engagements and travel notes
Christ Sunday covered morning and evening services. Monday the Reverend McMillin traveled to Grayson Kentucky for a Tri-State Youth meet. Mr and Mrs Noel Hysell drove to Marion to visit relatives. They were joined by Mrs Chapelle Talbott and son John who will stay two weeks.
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Christ
McMillin
Grayson
Noel Hysell
Marion
Chapelle Talbott
John
Calls Issued For CCC Applicants In Meigs County
The Meigs County Relief Office announces CCC enrollment calls for ages 17 to 23, single and unemployed. Two calls are set in July on the 1st and 13th, with further regular calls through October. Interested youths should visit the relief office to sign up.
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CCC
Meigs County Relief Office
Repairs on Corner Business Room Near S Third Ave
Building repairs are underway on the large business room at the corner of S Third Ave and Locust St. It is owned by Fred Shifler and prepared for rental to a grocery concern, according to reports.
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S. Third Ave
Locust St
Fred Shifler
Fife Named Bridge Attendant on Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Dell Fife received an appointment as relief bridge attendant on the Pomeroy Mason bridge. He will serve while recovering from an eye operation. In other news an old Coast territory of Africa yields about 500 million pounds of econ.
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Middleport
Dell Fife
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Fife
Old Coast Territory
Africa
Marietta Trip With Bowen Searles McCiats Hughes
Earl Bowen Charles Searles and Orville McCiats with Lonnie Hughes traveled to Marietta Sunday and spent the day enjoying a plenie.
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Marietta Middleport
Earl Bowen
Charles Searles
Orville McCiats
Lonnie Hughes
Marietta
Bedford Township School District Teacher Appointments
The 1940-41 staff list includes Darwin Frank Chaney George Sargent Ada Hosking Kingsbury E. O. Saunders Helen Burson Hoyttown R. E. Whaley and Pauline Sinclair, with Happy She Can as noted.
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Bedford ‘Township
Darwin
Frank Chaney
George Sargent
Ada Hosking
Kingsbury
E. 0. Saunders
Helen’ Burson
Hoyttown
R. E. Whaley
Pauline Sinclair
Ohio Woman Praises Williams Formula For Relief
Mrs. L. B. Feeley of La Grange Ohio reports Williams Formula eased heartburn and bloated feelings, boosting energy and appetite. The ad touts the medicine as mild and pleasant with laxatives, urging readers to visit Juick's Cut Rate Drug Stoney 9 W Union St Athens Ohio to buy a bottle.
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Juick’s
Union St
Athens
Ohio
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