Middleport Officials Alarm at Village Treasury Shortfall
Middleport council learned from Clerk Bradbury that the general fund is $3,259.61 in the red and only $4,589 is estimated for this year. With $5,489 in salaries and labor and $4,800 in utility bills, drastic action is required to meet obligations and the town hopes for state funds, beer tax, and a limited 1930s financial rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Co. P. Bradbury
O. H. Stewart
William Robson
Bradbury
Robson
Davis
Harry Cross
Hysell St
W. H. Beeson
Stewart
Beeson
Ernest Burton
Eureka
Burton
Carson
Russell
Finance Committee
Gilmore
Meigs Water Company
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Russell Auto Sales Co
Ohio Standard Telephone Co
Rawlings- Coats
Racine Social And Personal Highlights
Local families report weekend visits as Mr. and Mrs. James McClaskey of Midland Pa. spent time with the Stewarts. Marian J. returned with the Mays from Little Hocking. Weatherholt and Jividen families visited in Gallia and Portland. Patty Owen Watson joined her family from Pomeroy. The Happy Hustlers meet at Flora Stewart’s Friday. Miss Helen Smart, Columbus, visited her grandparents. The Cotterill and Miles families gathered for celebrations. Racine Garden Club to meet at Racine High School with ribbon awards.
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Racine
James McClaskey
Midland
Walter Stewart
George Simpson
T. Mays
Little Hocking
Marian
Wilda Mays
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
Gallipolis, Spent Sunday With Mrs. Weatherholt’s Mother, Mrs. Emma Jividen
James’ Jividen
Portland
Emma Jividen
William Watson
Patty
Pomeroy
Owen Watson
Flora Stewart
Helen Smart
Columbus
William Mart
Charles Edwards
Janice K
Foss
Bessie Cotterill
Owen
Raymond
Don
Harrisonville
Rebecca Cotterill
Bonnie Miles
Athens
Howard Miles
Racine Garden Club Will Meet At the Racine High School
Aged Kerrs Run Resident John Stiles Stills Dies
Kerrs Run resident John Stiles Pomeroy died Monday at his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harry Snyder home at Thomas Fork. He leaves daughter Garnet Snyder and two sons Del and Frank. His wife Mrs Stiles is reported in poor condition.
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Pomeroy
John Stiles
Kerrs Run
Harry Snyder
Thomas Fork
Garnet Snyder
Del
Frank
Pomeroy Council Reviews WPA Sidewalk Plan and Street Upgrades
The Pomeroy Council discussed resuming WPA concrete sidewalk work set to begin in April with the village collecting ten cents per square foot on sidewalks and two cents for brick walks if bricks are turned in. Mayor Hartley reported progress on Cole Street and parking lot rock bases, with Liberty Avenue and Terrace Avenue plans submitted to the WPA. NyA project prep is ready for next week, and insurance for village trucks was debated with instructions to investigate rates.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council
Walter Wolfe
M. D. Hartley
Cole St
WPA
Main St
Liberty Ave
Lasley St
Alvin Norris
NYA
Hartley
Fire destroys two story home in Sharpsburg
A two story dwelling owned by W. O. Lambert in Columbus and occupied by Clarence Croston and family was destroyed by fire on Friday. The entire family was at home and all household goods were saved. Origin of the fire is unknown. Several local residents were noted as visiting or staying with friends on Sunday and Monday. A closing note mentions Romans tossing nuts at newly married couples.
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Sharpsburg
W. O. Lambert
Columbus
Clarence Croston
Hiram Thompson
Dale
Clarence Kerns
Richard Henthorn
Vernon
Earl Dickson
Ella Grimes
Chauncey
John Black
Albert Brooks
Joy
Everett Brooks
Carl Quinn
Pollyanna Armstrong
Marietta
B. E. Armstrong
Nellie Kerns
Lloyd Henthorn
Athens
Ella Thompson
Gilbert Henthorn
Emery Shaner
Bartlett
John Armstrong
Markham
Mt. Carmel
Betty
Broadwell
Lucile Croston
Pomeroy Social Notes Recaps Local Visits and Meetings
Pomeroy residents share visits with relatives in Charleston Huntington Corning Minersville Chillicothe and Columbus. Hospitals and influenza illness surface. Social events include REUTERS ENTERTAIN at Laurel Street and a postponed Twilight Garden Club meeting. Home Missionary Society met at Simpson M E Church with one guest and future plans announced.
Social notes from Middleport and area
Middleport society page lists visits and greetings among Parsons and Davis families of Corning and Parkersburg guests. Local travel includes Mr and Mrs Hart Winbrenner of Syracuse visiting Mayor Robson and ill Mrs Robson. Obituary note for Mrs Mary E Welch of Harrisonville. Birth announced for daughter Char lene Hawkins.
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Mrs. McKinley
Mac) Hawkins
Charlene
Hawkins
Maxine
Census on Church Activity Shows Student Interest
A Simpson M E Church report presents a student census on church affiliation from 544 students in Junior and Senior High Schools. Of 473 returned cards, 380 listed parents as church members and 354 students as church members. 2/3 attended regularly with 300 at Sunday School and 124 at Young People meetings.
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Jesus Christ
Son of God
British pupils now weigh more than parents did at same age
The annual report by Sir Arthur MacNalty shows British school children now average heavier than their parents were at the same age. Since 1921 the 12 year old boys and girls have gained about seven pounds in average weight.
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London
Board of Eduction
Arthur MacNalty
Land Use Studied Over Meigs County
Meigs County land is examined by farmers and county agents to determine best future use. Many acres are poor or abandoned, while others decline in productivity. Land Use committees seek practical plans and community input, with data soon available for interested readers. Herman Neimeyer Jr. was returned to hospital with pneumonia complications and England reports cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep totals.
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Wesley 8. Green
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Herman Neimeyer, Jr
Liberty Ave
Holzer Hospital
Goodwill Ambassador to Present Wonders at Middleport
Middleport will host Harry White known as the Ambassador of Good Will of General Electric in a PTA program at the high school auditorium. White will demonstrate the electric eye used to operate the town street lighting system. The event is free for local school children fourth through twelfth grade, with 100 public tickets available.
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Middleport
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Harry White
General Electric Company
T. A. May
U. S & C. Company
Mr. Whity
Mr. May
PTA
M. W. Essex
Former Meigs Countian Dies in Pennsylvania
Mary Korn of Anne Street learned Henry Korn died at his McKees Rocks home. The 66 year old former Meigs County resident was survived by two daughters, a son, a brother and three sisters. Funeral and burial are set for McKees Rocks.
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McKeestocks
George Korn
Delbert Eiselstein
Ontario
Canada
Lucy Bradshaw
Pleasant
Catherine Yunker
New Kensington
Eva Hundt
Milwaukee
Wis
McKeesrocks
Nurses Return to Duty After Weekend Visit in Parkersburg
Miss Lillian Gloekner and Miss Mary Ellen Randolf, nurses at St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg, resumed duties Monday after a weekend visit with the Gloeckner parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gloeckner.
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Pomeroy
Lillian Gloeckner
Mary Ellen Randolf
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Charles Gloeckner
Mrs Richard Moore Injured in Electric Wringer Accident
Mrs Richard Moore of Thomas Fork was injured Monday when her fingers were crushed in an electric wringer.
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Pomeroy
Richard Moore
Thomas Fork
Club Plans Planting 200 Hemlocks at Cemetery
Middleport Hill Cemetery will gain more than 200 hemlock trees under plans announced by garden club civic chair Mrs A Dillard. The March meeting at Mrs W G Huddleston's home approved the project and noted committee appointments, fund reports for Wayne Forest, and a resignation.
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Middleport
Middleport Hill
A. Dillard
Garden Club
W. G. Huddleston
N. Second Ave
M. G. Brown
Wayne Forest
Garen Stansbury
R. E. McKay
Ray Sherman
Vesta McCoy
James E. Harley
Dr Pierce’s Annie Tablets Claim Nightly Relief
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Annie Tablets as a diuretic stimulant for night awakenings and urinary discomfort. It cites a testimonial from W. C. Peasley of Bradford Pennsylvania praising improved rest and daytime energy after use.
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Pierce
W. C. Peasley
Bradford
Dr. Pierce
Annie
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