Improved Farming Discussed by Pi Pomeroy
Meigs County agricul tural development dominated recent Chamber of Commerce discussions. A committee arranged to secure 470 World Poultry Congress memberships for the county, with plans to aid in the county drive. The agricultural and executive groups met to plan a program for better livestock and farm products, including a centralized marketing agency.
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Chamber of Commerce
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Redbud Trees To Be Planted on Main St
Mrs. Oren Stansbury regional director of the Garden Clubs announces Main Street will become an avenue of redbud trees through cooperation of property owners and Garden Club members. Since the project began about 15 years ago by Mrs. Homer Grant, landscape gardener T. R. Teague will plant many trees for Mt. Moriah Church Heath M. E. Church Church of Christ and others.
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Middleport
Oren Stansbury
Main St
Homer Grant
Welch Funeral Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Welch mother of N C Welch Middleport and M E Welch Harrisonville were held in Columbus this morning. Interment followed at Wells Cemetery Harrisonville at three this afternoon.
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Middleport
Mary Ellen Welch
N. C. Welch
Middlett
M. E. Welch
Harrisonville
Columbus
Wells Cemetery
Man Monitored Swimming Near Iroquois Towboat
A Saturday night incident at the government marine repair plant on the Ohio River in Marietta involved a man seen swimming toward the towboat Iroquois. He identified himself to police as Lowell F. Wingett, 35, of Pomeroy, and a skiff was dispatched to aid him.
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Pomeroy
U. S. Government
Ohio River
Marietta
Iroquois
Lowell F. Wingett
New Post Office Open to Visitors in Pomeroy
Several hundred people visited the new Pomeroy Post Office on Tuesday to inspect the building from 3 to 9 PM. Postmaster C. H. Mullen and staff guided tours and explained equipment and room layouts. after today patrons may use the lobby service windows and boxes but cannot access the entire building.
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Pomeroy
Post Office
C. H. Mullen
Kite Safety Warnings Reach Ohio Youths
Ohio Power Company official H C Doughty distributes safety posters and instructions to schools and Scout units in Middleport and nearby towns. The bulletins urge flying kites only in open fields away from overhead wires and warn against metal parts and wired strings.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Ohio
H. C. Doughty
Ohio Power Company
Boy Scout
Kinshata
Frank H. Johnston
Rocksprings Resident Emma Terrell Dies in Columbus Hospital
Emma Terrell of Rocksprings died Monday in a Columbus hospital after two weeks of treatment. Daughter of the late Dan A. Terrell, Civil War veteran, she was active in church and community work. Survivors include sisters Linnie Terrell and Jane Euler and Nancy Johnson, and brothers David John and Tom Terrell. Funeral services will be at the Rocksprings Church with burial in the local cemetery. time to be announced.
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Pomeroy
Emma Terrell
Rocksprings
Columbus
Miss Terrell
Dan A. Terrell
Linnie Terrell
Jane Euler
Nancy Johnson
Minnesota
Revival To Continue At United Brethren Church In Syracuse
Revival continues at the United Brethren Church in Syracuse for the fourth week. Mrs. Roush and her trained young singers will perform Friday night with a choir aged seven to fifteen. Services begin at 7 50 p m with daily prayer meetings at 2 p m.
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Syracuse
United Brethren Church
Pomeroy Garden Club Meeting Recalls Spring Flowers
Mrs C E W Downie hosted the Pomeroy Garden Club with Mrs Harriett Russell assisting. Members responded to roll call with My Favorite Wild Flower and heard papers on The Business of Flower Seeds and Nature s Own Gardens.
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C. E. W. Downie
Harriett Russell
Pomeroy Garden Club
Downie
J. B. Elberfeld
Harry Feiger
Warren Bright
R. G. Webster
Scott Ridgeway
A. H. Rosenbaum
Theodorus Council Daughters Hold Pot Luck Dinner Awards
Following a regular meeting, Theodorus Council Daughters of American Revolution held a pot luck dinner with awards to Mrs. Clara Eichinger, Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, Mrs. Thera Hood, Mrs. Caddie Wickham, and Mrs. Doris Grueser.
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Theodorus Council Daughters of American
Clara Eichinger
Elizabeth Campbell
Thera Hood
Caddie Wickham
Doris Grueser
Portland and area residents visit. list of local happenings
Mrs. John Chase and others visit Portland on Monday while many residents return home from Columbus Minersville Dayton and Gallipolis. Many families host guests in Alfred Athens Youngstown Bucyrus and Monkey Run with illness at Holzer Hospital and Lutheran services planned Wednesday evening.
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John Chase
Gertrude French
Caddie
Nelle Bing
Portland
Laura Hayman
Columbus
Minersville
John McCallum
Dayton
Norman Foss
Wehe Terrace
Dd. L. Tracy
L. A. Person
Charles Findling
Sarah Estelle
Mina Robinson
Raymond Follrod
William
Alfred
Aaron Kelton
Gallipolis
Kelton
Jay Myers
Alma Adams
Tommy Thompson
Adams
Lena Hoeflich
Wyllis Hill
Hoeflich
William Mikesell
Youngstown
Allen Hartley
Union Ave
Richard Campbell
Lois Ann Campbell
Rachel Church
Charles Cohen
Jess Larch
Athens
Raymond
Monkey Run
William Sauer
Bucyrus
Meigs County Society Lists Columbus Residents
Bulletin by Will C. Merritt of Columbus lists nearly 400 former Meigs County residents now in Columbus. Merritt, a former Meigs countian, chairs the Meigs County Society in Columbus. The group recently held its semi annual meeting and plans a Fall picnic for October 1.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Meigs County
Will C. Merritt
Merritt
Meigs
Meigs County Society
Two Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Two marriage licenses were issued Tuesday in probate court. Kenneth Wilt 21 of Middleport and Doris Cramilet 18 of Letart Falls. Herman P. Johnson 33 of Sutton Township and Eileen Howell Bennett 19 of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Kenneth Wilt
Middleport
Doris Cramilet
Letart Falls
Herman P. Johnson
Sutton Township
Eileen Howell Bennett
Meigs Ministers Discuss Pastoral Work At Forest Run Church
Meigs County Ministerial Association met at Forest Run Methodist Church in Middleport with 23 ministers and wives present. Rev Don McMillin spoke on the minister and pastoral work while Rev Frank Beuscher presided and Rev J P Miller led devotionals. A wife’s advice on calling emphasized limits and health. A luncheon followed.
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Forest Run Church
Middleport
Meigs County
Forest Run
Frank Beuscher
J. P. Miller
Frank Beuacher
Mr. Thompson
Ohio Council of Churches
Beuscher
Don McMillin
Ladies of the Forest Run Church
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Middleport notes report several local residents returning to work after illnesses Harry Houdashelt Frederick Wilcoxen and Don Strauss resume duties at Middleport Printing Co. George Tittle and family visited their niece Mrs Henry Hennesy in Tiltonville. Estie Stanley Lawrence returns to Gallipolis after visiting C F Hawkins Eben Bowen and others attended Mrs Peter Brechtels funeral at Storeys Run.
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Harry Houdashelt
Frederick Wilcoxen
Don Strauss
Middleport Printing Company
George Tittle
Edward Kotchka
Jewell Eyre
Tiltonville
Henry Hennesy
Estie Stanley Lawrence
Gallipolis
C. F. Hawkins
Eben Bowen
Ernest Mulford
Philip Edwards
John Dixon Sr
Peter Brechtel
Storey's Run
Brechtel
Royal Neighbors
Herman Dornick
Bob
Wellsville
Lewis Sauer
Harry Russell
Harry Young
Mason City
Bancroft
W. Va
G. W. Shank
Charleston
Charles Williamson
Columbus
James Williamson
John Williamson
Marietta
Hollis Bradshaw
Guy Reynolds
Mildred Feeney
Legion Meeting Hosts Film on Conservation Spirit
Drew Webster Post American Legion members gathered Monday evening as a gasoline company representative presented motion pictures on conservation life in Ohio and the Northwest Territory for the 1938 celebration. The Post will soon move to the new home on the Pomeroy Terrace. Hemlock Grove Garden Club plans March 9 meeting at Mrs. Elba Story’s home to plan spring and summer activities.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster Post American Legion
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Elba Story
Shower Given At Wilkesville
A Wilkesville miscellany column notes a Thursday evening shower for newlyweds Mr and Mrs Carey Hawk at the groom’s father's home. It lists local illness trials, church and lodge plans, visitors, and family updates from Wilkesville and nearby towns.
Old Age Causes Gosney's Death at 82
William Gosney Sr. age 82 died at his home near Hobson Monday night from complications of old age. Survived by wife and seven children and two sisters along with a brother. Garden Club names committee to sell tickets for district meeting in Pomeroy on April 25 led by Mrs. Frank Vroman and others with Dorothy Biddle as speaker. Travelogue On To Washington shown to students at Middleport High School.
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William Gosney
Hobson
Gosney
Pearl
Harry
Buchtel
Emma Short
Murray City
Carl Roush
Mason City
William
Don
John Paul
New York City
John Andrews
Hallwood
W. Va
Clendenin
Robert Gosney
Garden Club
Pomeroy
Frank Vroman
W. G. Huddleston
E. R. Tompkins
Walter Harris
Walter Hayes
Dorothy Biddle
Washington
Langsville Social Briefs Report Birth and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Burl White announce the birth of a son Gary Edward on March 3. Grandparents are Race Hill and Mrs Ron Wright. Clarice Miller visits relatives in Columbus and Westerville. Numerous local visits span Charleston Rutland Gallipolis and Parkersburg areas with kin and friends. Rev Bolton to conduct services Sunday night.
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Langsville
Burl White
Evelyn Hill
Gary Edward
Race Hill
Dexter
Ron Wright
Rutland
Clarice Miller
Columbus
Westerville
L. E. Entsminger
May
Davis
Charleston
Francis Roush
Mag Rosa Barnes
Clarence Longstreth
Almus Rawlings
John Longstreth
Floyd Longstreth
Harry Lang
Pt. Pleasant
Wallace Wright
Dale Wright
Ruth Musser
Carl
Mina Wise
Flora Chase
Marvin Jeffers
John Jeffers
Thomas Fork
William Musser
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Worley Tate
Rgger
Arnold Riggs
Roseville
Bert Riggs
Longsville
R. D
Wallace Cortill
Danville
Bid Lyle
Jackson
Topper Sequel Opens Thursday at Athena Theatre
Hal Roach presents Topper Takes a Trip sequel opening Thursday at the Athena Theatre. Constance Bennett leads a starry cast including Roland Young Billie Burke Alan Mowbray and Verree Teasdale in a light comedy about dematerializations on the French Riviera. Directed by Norman McLeod the United Artists release delivers holiday laughter.
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Hal Roach
Topper
Hollywood
Roland Young
Billie Burke
Alan Mowbray
Alexander D'Arcy
Verree Teasdale
Franklin Pangborn
Paul Hurst
United Artists
Chesterhill News Briefs Headline Weathers Illness and Local Incomes
Mrs. Clara Starling facing pneumonia illness with several relatives and local figures also ill. Local farm sale of J L Ray’s 148 acres split between a daughter and buyer. Community notes include relocations births illnesses and a bake sale fundraiser netting about 10 dollars.
Plates Sell Slowly In Middleport Auto Licenses
The Middleport registrar Mrs. Chas. Wise Jr. reports a slow plate sale with only 105 automobile licenses issued, plus 7 truck and 3 trailer licenses as the month nears its end and a last minute rush is anticipated.
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Middleport
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Chas. Wise, Jr
Rio Grande Hosts Major Farm and Civic Betterment Rally
Today in Rio Grande a significant meeting on farm improvement and civic betterment gathers leaders from Gallia Jackson Vinton Meigs and Lawrence counties. County agents bankers school officials vocational teachers ministers and others attend with OSU speakers Dr Charters Nisonger Ramesower Brownfield Schmidt Tom. Topics include rural churches farm organizations schools livestock seeds and civic improvement.
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Rio Grande
Ohio
Gallia
Jackson
Vinton
Meigs
Lawrence
W. B. Charters
W. Nisonger
Chamber Sets Stage for Gallipolis Centennial Grant
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce forms a celebration committee led by secretary J. Paul Mossman to apply for a federal financial grant for next year sesquicentennial events.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce
J. Paul Mossman
Howell to Lead Series of Meetings at Macedonia Church
Dr. R A Howell, local evangelist, announces a series of meetings at Macedonia Church in Harrison Township starting Friday evening. The events aim to attract residents from surrounding areas and share religious teachings.
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Gallipolis
R. A. Howell
Macedonia Church
Harrison Township
Divorce Granted To Meigs Woman In Contested Suit
Mrs Garnet Moore Phalien of Thomas Fork was granted a divorce Tuesday from her husband Alva Phalen in a trial before Judge C KE Peoples. The case involved an arrest for immoral conduct two years earlier and testimony on a local boarder linked to non support charges. Witnesses spoke to her character and she denied misconduct.
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Pomeroy
Garnet Moore Phalien
Thomas Fork
Alva Phalen
C. KE. Peoples
Engineer Urges Action On Road Construction
Gallipolis county engineer E N Leonard urges the Chamber of Commerce to coordinate road improvement efforts to keep WPA projects going. He notes the county payroll for WPA runs about 600000 annually and that revenue to merchants would be harmed if county WPA cooperation ends.
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Gallipolis
E. N. Leonard
Chameer of Commerce
Water blocks Highway at Proctorville causing detour
High water halted all automobile traffic on State Highway No 7 at Proctorville yesterday. Detour via Miller, near the Gallia County line, was required. Louis Souther, John Haskins and Joseph Carter named appraisers in partition suit Seldon L. Moore versus Stanley Moore and others regarding Lafay ette Moore farm in Guyan Township.
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Gallipolis
Proctorville
Miller
Gallia County
Louis Souther
John Haskins
Joseph Carter
Seldon L. Moore
Stanley Moore
Lafaysette Moore
Guyan Township
Minersville Couple Receive License to Wed in Gallipolis
Vance Imboden 20 and Elma Martin 20 both of Minersville in Meigs County obtained a marriage license in Gallipolis yesterday. Lincoln Ladies Aid plans its next meeting on April 4 at Mrs. Ella White's home.
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Gallipolis
Vance Imboden
Elma Martin
Minersville
Meigs County
Lincoln Ladies Aid
Ella White
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