Meigs County to discuss constitutional convention April 16
Meigs County groups will send representatives to a meeting April 16 to debate the proposed constitutional convention to be voted on in November. George Meinhart and O. O. Patterson join the session with Farm Bureau leaders to discuss issues and campaign plans for May and November elections.
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MERCY
Meigs County
Schedul
Aong
Meigs Ak Farm Bureau Legislative Ittee
Meigs
George Meinhart
O. O. Patterson
Legislative Department
Ohio Farm Bureau
Legislative Committee
F. Whitney Ingraham
Ingraham
John Heiskell
Farm Bureau
Vernon Nease
Ohio Auditor Highlights Savings At Pomeroy Lions Meeting
Ohio Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson spoke at the Pomeroy Lions Club noon meeting and a following PTA gathering. He described state government savings and detailed expenditures, with Deputy Perry Van Schoik and Lions president E F Maag in attendance.
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Pomeroy
Lions Club
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio
Delmar A Canaday
Ferguson
Perry van Schoik
E. F. Maag
Canaday
van Schoik
R. T. West
A. R Knight
Willing Workers 4-H Club Elects Officers in Meigs County
The Willing Workers 4-H Club met at Mrs Ralph Turner home and elected officers Linda Cheadle president Lanna Turner vice president Janet Turner secretary Norma Gail Holliday Beulah McLaughlin and Lynn Ann Whittington recreation leaders Avane Radekin Yvonne Swett and Lynn Ann Whittington health committee Older members plan sewing and baking projects while younger members will bake cookies and cakes A meeting is set for April 14 at Avane Radekin home.
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Ralph Turner
Linda Cheadle
Lanna Turner
Janet Turner
Norma Gail Holliday
Beulah McLaughlin
Lynn Ann Whittington
Avane
Radekin
Yvonne Swett
Avane| Radekin
Indians Move East Seeking New Jobs
Indians leave Western reservations to seek work in Chicago and nearby areas. A Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs placement service has been established to aid Indians in finding jobs in the city.
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Chicago
Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau
Marriage Licenses Across Several Counties
Edward Bauer aged 23 and Patricia McKinney aged 23 both of Middleport. Don E. Gibson aged 23 and Bertha Douglas aged 21 both of Harrisonville. Walter R. Couch aged 24 of Pomeroy and Isabel Stobart aged 17 of Racine. Edward Templeton aged 31 and An na Morris aged 27 both of Pomeroy. Clifford Sarver aged 24 and Betty Vining aged 21 both of Pomeroy.
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Edward Bauer
Patricia McKinney
Middleport
Don E. Gibson
Bertha Douglas
Harrisonville
Walter R. Couch
Pomeroy
Isabel Stobart
Racine
Edward Templeton
Anna Morris
Clifford Sarver
Betty Vining
Benefit Dance for School Library by Pomeroy PTA
The Chester Parent Teachers Association sponsors a benefit dance in the high school auditorium Friday night from 8 p.m. to midnight. The Byers orchestra provides music and Whitey Beegzie serves as caller.
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Pomeroy
Chester Parent Teachers Association
Byers’ Orchestra
Whitey Beegzie
Landscaping for Highway Is Discussed in Pomeroy
POMEROY The beautification of the Johnny Appleseed Highway SR 33 from Pomeroy to the Pomeroy Mason bridge will be discussed at a meeting with Starr Winsor a Marietta landscape architect from the State Highway Department. Mayor Delmar Canaday met with garden club leaders and said the project includes evergreen planting along the route and cooperation from the street department.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Starr Winsor
Marietta
State Highway Department
Delmar A. Canaday
Canaday
Garen Stansbury
Middleport
Association of Garden Clubs
John Duerr
Middleport Garden Club
Stansbury
Winding Trail Garden Club
Twilight Garden Club
Boys Chorus Performs At Middleport High Assembly
Middleport The Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys Chorus under Franklin Ginther presented a musical program at an assembly at Middleport High School. The High School Boys Ensemble joined on Now the Day Is Over with Fred Lewis on piano.
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Middleport
Franklin Ginther
Middleport High School
Fred Lewis
Army Air Corps
Jack Coleman
James Custer
Larry Easter
Bill Fink
Frank Martin
Bob McKinney
Kenneth Murray
Russell Roush
James H van Cooney
James Mourning
Ray Myers
Alvin Searles
Raymond Turner
James A. van Cooney
Larry Varney
John Vroman
Ronnie Walburn
Roger Covert
Harry Keig
Richard Rawlings
Franklin Richards
Jon Schaaf
George Greenlee
Carl Glaze
Larry Rice
Bill Darst
Olive-Orange School Spelling Bee Winners Named
Betty Vencill and Janet Christy, eighth grade students, are first and second place in the Olive-Orange School District spelling bee. They will compete with 16 finalists from eight county districts and Middleport in the all county bee on April 3 in the courtroom.
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Pomeroy
Betty Vencill
Janet Christy
Olive-Orange
Middleport
Pastor Invents Word Game to Raise Funds
Rev. P W Hayes of the Central Church of Christ in Effingham Illinois has created a word game named Smarteee that resembles a crossword puzzle. He aims to fund a new church by selling the game which helps teach spelling and broadens vocabulary.
Columbia Grange Conveys Degrees. Meeting Postponed
At a Columbia Grange session Molly Welch received first and second degrees. The next meeting is moved to Saturday evening March 29 due to the Albany Junior play. A pot-luck supper will be served and guests included the Reeves and East families, Lancaster, and Paul Martin, local. Ruth Starkey resumes teaching at Columbia School after a three week absence. Lawrence Bowen of Athens attended with her parents Alva Rupe and spouse. Odell Marshington is acting as school janitor in the absence. The Menda Jordan family bought the Will Cooley farm. Mrs Westina Crabtree is noted.
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Carpenter
Columbia Grange
Molly Welch
Albany
Ray Woodrum
C. S. Reeves
Clarence East
Lancaster
Paul Martin
Ruth Starkey
Columbia School
Lawrence Bowen
Athens
Alva Rupe
T. M. Galaway
Odell Marshington
Menda Jordan
Will Cooley
Westina Crabtree
Past Chiefs Plan District Conference And Social Notes
Middleport social notes report plans to attend the Nelsonville district conference, with Past Chiefs of Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters meeting at Miss Irma Smith’s home. The event featured an opening reading, an annual temple inspection discussion, illness updates, prizes, and a St Patrick’s Day themed meal for nine members and guests.
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Middleport
Nelsonville
Meigs Temple
Pythian
Irma Smith
Philip Meinhart
Miss Smith
Althea Anderson
Max Sanborn
C. F. Hawkins
William Anderson
Phil Edwards
C. P. Gallagher
Barbara Smith
Lena McElhinney
Homer Jones
Pythian Sisters Meet at Mrs Lowe Home
Middleport Meigs Temple staff and officers announce a Monday evening meeting at the residence of Mrs William Lowe to conduct temple business and plan activities.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
William Lowe
Canasta Club Prizes Awarded at Mrs Bradbury's St Patrick Day Event
Mrs P F Klein assisted host Mrs Charles Bradbury as her Canasta Club met on S Third Ave. Prizes went to guest Kathryn Thompson and club members Mrs Donald Mills Mrs Edward T French Mrs Don Stivers and Mrs Robert Schmoll for vari colored aprons. Guests included Mrs Robert Hysell and Mrs Carl Brannan. Spring flowers adorned the Bradbury home.
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Middleport
P. F. Klein
Carla Clark
Charles Bradbury
S. Third Ave
Kathryn Thompson
Donald Mills
Edward T. French
Don Stivers
Robert Schmoll
Bradbury
Robert Hysell
Pomeroy
Carl Brannan
Martha Haggerty
Middleport Child Conservation League to Meet Tonight
The Middleport chapter of the Child Conservation League will gather this evening at the home of Mrs Michael Hackett with Mrs Waldo Hock as president in charge.
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Middleport
Child Conservation League
Michael Hackett
Waldo Hock
Meigs County Churches Hold Men’s Fellowship
Middleport West Dean pastor spoke on The Oneness of God s Program at the Bradford church. Ray Whelan presided as host, with churches from Middleport Pomeroy Dexter Hemlock Grove Zion Bradbury represented. Refreshments were provided for 58 men.
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Middleport West
Church of Christ
Meigs County
Churches of Christ
Bradford
Ray Whelan
Hemlock Grove
Middleport
Pomeroy
Dexter
Zion
Bradbury
Canasta Club Awards Prizes At St Patrick Themed Meeting
Canasta Club members gathered Tuesday at Mrs James Simp sons home where prizes were awarded. Attendees included Mrs Robert Rawlings Mrs Earl Knight Mrs E M Blake Mrs Millard Wildermuth Mrs Walter Crooks Mrs William Grueser and Mrs Russell Wilson. The next meeting will be at Mrs Wildermuths home.
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Middleport
Canasta Club
James Simpson
Robert Rawlings
Earl Knight
E. M. Blake
Millard Wildermuth
Walter Crooks
William Grueser
Russell Wilson
Mrs Lula Mason and Mrs Hawkins Visit in Pomeroy
Mrs Lula Mason and Mrs Hawkins spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs R B Laughead who is spending the winter with her daughter Mrs Alfred Elberfeld. Pomeroy recent visitors of Mr and Mrs.
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Lula Mason
C. F. Hawkins
R. B. Laughead
Alfred Elberfeld
Pomeroy
County Agent Enrolls At OSU Leaves For Study
POMEROY C. E. Blakeslee Meigs County agricultural agent since May 1 1940 will leave next week for Columbus to enroll in advanced studies at Ohio State University to prepare for his master's degree He has been granted a leave of absence and Mrs Blakeslee and their two daughters will stay at their Lincoln Heights home David Miskell of Fairfield County will arrive Friday to act as agent during Blakeslee's absence.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Columbus
Ohio State University
Blakeslee
Lincoln Heights
David Miskell
Fairfield County
Radar May Aid Weather Forecasters
Radar may assist forecasters by spotting distant rain clouds to predict storms. The Public Service Co. of Northern Illinois and Commonwealth Edison Co. collaborate with the Chicago weather office of the U S Weather Bureau in radar experiments to determine location density altitude and direction of clouds.
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Chicago
The
Public Service Co
Northern Ilinois
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago Weather Office
U.S Weather Bureau
Railroader Retires After Half Century on Several Railroads
MIDDLEPORT C M Erwin retired from the New York Central after almost fifty years of railroad work. He began with Hocking Valley, moved to Kanawha and Michigan, then Kanauga Junction and Wagner yards, later joined Norfolk and Western, and finally served as dispatcher at Hobson and Meigs Siding before retirement. He and his wife live at 572 S Third Ave and will return to develop several properties after his retirement.
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Middleport
C. M. Erwin
New York Central Railroad
Hocking Valley
Kanawha and
Michigan
Dickinson and
Hobson
Kanauga Junction
Wagner
Point Pleasant
Gauley Bridge
C. E. Smith
S. Second Ave
William Garber
Second Ave
Hobson Yards
Norfolk and Western Road
John Glover
William O’brien
Columbus
Hobson Shops
Harry Brunker
NYC
Dexter
Charleston
Dickinson
Fred Schroath
Bridgeport
W. Va
Erwin
VFW Elects New Officers In Post 4736
Thomas McKay was reelected commander of VFW Post 4736 at a Tuesday night meeting held at the VFW hall on E Main Street. New officers include Howard Graham as senior vice commander and William Motley as junior vice commander, with several others elected to roles such as quartermaster chaplain and trustees.
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Florence McKay
Kathryn Graham
Sadie Wolfe
Mary Nesselroad
Hattie Woodard
Mary Welch
Sue Johnson
Farm Bureau Chorus Heads to Columbus for Radio Broadcast
Meigs County Farm Bureau Women's Chorus left for Columbus to present a 1:30 to 2 p.m. program over WRFD radio. The appearance coincides with the opening of the radio station's new facilities.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Farm Bureau Women's Chorus
Columbus
WRFD
Birth of Helena Sheridan Price in Jersey City
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Price of Jersey City announce the birth of daughter Helena Sheridan on March 9 at Jersey City Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Price of Middleport and Mrs. Martha Hudson is a great grandmother. The baby has a four year old brother Louis Jr.
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Middleport
Louis Price
Jersey City
N.J
Helena Sheridan
Ed Price
Martha Hudson
Louis, Jr
Bean soup supper after Knights of Pythias meeting
Middleport announces a bean soup supper after the regular meeting tonight led by Cash Bahr chancellor-commander of Fides Lodge.
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Middleport Cash Bahr
Fides Lodge
Knights of Pythias
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