Meigs County Farmers Urged to Suggest Conservation Practices
AAA Leader Edson E. Roush urged Meigs County farmers to submit suggested conservation practices for the 1941 Agricultural Conservation Program. Recommendations go to the State AAA Committee in Columbus. practical ideas advance to Washington for the national conference. Payments will be offered for approved soil building practices in 1941.
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Pomeroy
AAA
Edson E. Roush
Meigs County
Columbus
Washington
Roush
Chester Grangers Plan Activities at March Meeting
At the Chester Grange March meeting Earl Hassell presided as master and Mrs. Ralph Parker served as secretary. Members received first and second degrees by the Women’s degree team and plans were made for a public party March 29 with The Melodiers from Great Bend providing music. A pie supper for four granges was announced for April 23 and food committee members were named for April. Third and fourth degrees are scheduled for April 9 for a class of eight.
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Chester
Chester Grange
Arthur Orr
Norman Rose
Denver Holder
Beulah Nelson
Arlene Frecker
Melodiers
Great Bend
Ada Weaver
George Mora
Charles Woode
Juanita Thomas
Elza Osborne
Clyde Calvert
Eileen Hayes
Food Committee
Pearl Mora
Ralph Parker
Earl Hassell
Pearl Koblentz
Former Middleport Man Dies Suddenly
H Worthey Webb 68 longtime Columbus Slate Co. secretary treasurer died after a heart attack while driving on Broad Street near Jefferson Avenue. A Middleport, Ohio native, he helped found Columbus State Co and was active in Masonry Shrine charity and Humane Society. Survived by wife Edna K Webb and sister Mrs Della Earnshaw. Funeral at Schoedinger & Co. Saturday 11 a.m.
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Columbus
H. Worthey Webb
Columbus Slate Co
Broad St
Jefferson Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Webb
Middleport
Columbus State Co
Masonic Lodge
The
Columbus Humane _ Society
Edna K. Webb
Della W. Earnshaw
Joseph H. Earnshaw
Schoedinger & Co. Mortuary
Sunday Services on Circuit Announced
The Bradbury Bradford Dexter Church of Christ Circuit schedules regular Bible School at 9:30 Sunday morning across three churches. The 10:30 service precedes with pastor J P Miller. Bradford members plan a 20 o'clock communion at Charles Buck’s home for ill Mrs Maggie Bailey. The Bradbury preaching service is at 7 p m with an illustrated lecture on the 40 days post Resurrection. Youth Choir selections plus old hymns, Christian Endeavor meetings at 8 p m installation of new officers. Dexter Endeavor meets Thursday at 7:30.
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Bradbury
Bradbury- Bradford-Dexter Church of Christ
Ev. J. P. Miller
Bradford
Charles Buck
Maggie Bailey
Bradford Christian Endeavor
Bradbury Christian Endeavor
Dexter Christian Endeavor
Scouts To Receive Court of Honor Awards
The Racine Court of Honor for the Kootaga Area, Boy Scouts of America, held last night. Review shows Second class recipients Ed Ihle Bud Simpson Sam Curtis Harry Johnson Bob Cleland Bill Woods Jack Kessler all from Troop 43. First class honorees Lawrence Haldare Junior Weaver Harry Pickens also from Troop 43. Merit badges go to Jack Rosenbaum Troop 49 and Junior Weaver Charles Marry Floyd Clark from Troop 43. The bark of a wild dog can be imitated by the lyre bird.
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Racine
Kootaga
Boy Scouts of America
H. A. Rothrock
Harry Ohlinger
Fred Rosenbaum
Court of Honor Committee
Ed Ihle
Bud Simpson
Sam Curtis
Harryohnson
Bob Cleland
Bill Woods
Ack Kessler
Lawrence Haldare
Junior Weaver
Harry Pickens
Jack Rosenbaum
Charles Marry
Floyd Clark
Middleport Social Notes Celebrates Local Birthdays and Meetings
Mrs. Orah Dillard turned 89 and was honored by family in Middleport along with mention of her health and long-time residence. Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held a luncheon and meeting with guests, while other notices report birthday celebrations for Mrs. Ida Edwards of Riverview Camp and upcoming church activities and club meetings.
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Grand International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
C. E. Smith
Mary Jane
Smith
S. Second Ave
Evelyn Lewis
R. O. Fowler
Richmond
Ind
Lee Roush
Ida Edwards
Riverview
Royal Neighbors
Edward
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Birth
Mrs. Aaron Zahl and companions plan a Louisville trip then Florida to visit family in Oneco while returning with Mr. and Mrs. Hill. Ethel Ashworth hosts contract club with Hilda Pinkston and Helen Zeiher. Zeiher wins high. August Compton announces birth of son Walter Dillon. Baptist Church One Way class to elect officers Friday at 8. Geneva Humphreys attends Columbus home agents conference.
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Aaron Zahl
Omagene
Marguerite Durst
E. Main St
Maxine Ebersbach
Louisville
Zahl
Oma Prentiss
Oneco
Fla
Walter ‘Dillon
W. A. Compton
W. Main St
Baptist ‘Church
Geneva Humphreys
Columbus
Methodist Activities For Week Announced
Rev C Lloyd Strecker of Cincinnati will preach at 10 30 am worship at Simpson Methodist Sunday after Sunday school at 9 15 am The evening service at 7 pm led by Pastor Warren H Bright The Couples Club meets Sunday 8 pm The Simpson Brotherhood meets Monday 6 30 pm with supper and program Dr Asa James Kestle of Portsmouth district superintendent speaks The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society meets Monday 2 pm at Miss Lydia Ebersbach’s Choir practice Wednesday 7 pm Epworth League Thursday 7 pm
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Simpson Brotherhood
Asa James Kestle
Portsmouth
Methodist Church
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Lydia Ebersbach
Mulberry Ave
Epworth League
Jones to lead Bricker panel in Willow Grove mine probe
Sen Tom W Jones returned to St Clairsville to help conclude the Willow Grove Mine disaster inquiry. He is one of five appointed by Gov Bricker to assist federal investigators in the case.
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Ohio
Middleport
Tom W. Jones
St. Clairsville
Willow Grove
Senator Jones
John Bricker
Women’s Class Meet at Church of Christ Tonight
Loyal Women’s Class of the Church of Christ will gather at the church tonight with Mrs Val Reynolds’s group in charge of the meeting.
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Church of Christ
Val Reynold
Busy Bees Meet at First Baptist Church Social
Busy Bee Class hostesses Mrs Harry Houdashelt Mrs Cora Pullin Mrs Jennie Kauff and Mrs Milton Hood led a meeting at the church social room decor with lamps ferns and plants Group singing and devotionals were led by Mrs Bertha Mygatt and Mrs L D Diles A tribute to the late Mrs Lindsay Lyons was read and plans for a rummage and bake sale set for April 13 14 were approved A late supper closed the evening hosted by the group.
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Harry Houdashelt
Cora Pullin
Jennie Kauff
Milton Hood
First Baptist Church
Bertha Mygatt
L. D. Diles
Lindsay Lyons
Willis Anthony
Middleport Personal News Highlights Guests and Illness
Shirley Mills of Charleston visits his family. Mrs. Edward Dempskey is ill at her Fourth Ave home. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wood of Wheeling stay with Mrs. M. G. Brown on Rutland Street today.
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Middleport
Shirley Mills
Charleston
Edward Dempskey
Fourth Ave
A. W. Wood
Wheeling
Meigs County Garden Clubs Reach Fifteen
Meigs County now has 15 garden clubs after the Letart Falls group formed this week. Officers elected at the first meeting include Sadie Roush as president Fannie Varian as vice president Rose McDade as secretary and Mary Roush as treasurer.
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Middleport
Letart Falls
Meigs County
Garen Stansbury
James Titus
Letart Club
Sadie Roush
Fannie Varian
Rose McDade
Mary Roush
Pomeroy
Racine
Rutland
Chester
Syracuse
Reedsville
Long Bottom
Tuppers Plains
Harrisonville
Hemlock Grove
Forrest Run
Dexter
Probate Court Notes of Meigs County
Meigs County probate notes report hearings on proposed wills for Dottie W. McCarty of Middleport and Elmer H. McCarty. Richard Franklin Arnold estate admin Perry F. Smith bonded at $2 000. Withee estate sale of personal property authorized. appraisers named for Hortense Case estate. Dan Devlin estate tax exemption with debts and costs totaled. Powell and McBride obtain marriage license in Pomeroy.
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Billa Shuler
Pomeroy
William S. Powell
Helen Mae McBride
Rutland
Families On the Move at Pomeroy
POMEROY moving activity covers several families changing residences this week. W J Atkins relocate from Cleveland to the Ebersbach property on Lincoln Hill. Frank Johnson rents Maple Place to F R Clement, who moves from the Lippincott property on Mulberry Ave to Johnson’s Burford home in Middleport. George Mowery and son move to the Harry Feiger house on Union Ave after leaving the Seyfried property on Mulberry Ave now occupied by Roy Seyfried who moves from Harrisonville Road. The Maytag sales room shifts from the lower block by Stark's Pharmacy to the upper block near Bendvue Theater. The Plants house on W Main St was purchased by Dr.
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Harry Feiger
Union Ave
Seyfried
Mulberry Ave
Roy Seyfried
Harrisonville Road
Maytag
Stark’s Pharmacy
Bendvue Theater
Plants House
W. Main St
Entertain Churches At Fellowship Meet
Hemlock Grove Church of Christ to host 12 churches of Christ on Thursday night at 7 30 following weather postponements. Hemlock Grange members to attend as special guests and Mrs Pearl Stanley is reported to be razed with construction planned soon. Former Glenroy Ewing house foundation cleared and the Ewings to begin a new one story home on Lincoln Hill within weeks. They reside at Seven Gables on Spring Street.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grove
Church of Christ
Churches of Christ
J. P. Miller
Hemlock Grange
Pearl Stanley
Stanleys
Glenroy Ewing
Lincoln Hill
Pomeroy Grange to Meet at Tuppers Plains April 4
The C G Williams Grange gathers at Tuppers Plains on Thursday April 4 per secretary Mabel Kim. A program is planned for the meeting.
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Pomeroy
C. G. Williams Grange
Tuppers Plains
Mabel Kim
Real estate transfers logged in Meigs County
Meigs County transfer notices show multiple property deeds and affidavits. Recent changes include J Price and Susan Price transferring 50 acres in Lebanon Township to Albert A. Price, Wallace Baker moving five acres to Everett and Beulah Schultz, a sheriff sale of 141.02 acres in Olive Township to Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, Susan Price transferring another 50 acres to Albert A. Price, Harry Will and Cora Will selling 25 acres in Salisbury Township to Homer Bailey, Millie Roush Pickens’ lot in Middleport to Joseph and Ellen Wilson, and Whitney Borham transfers in Minersville plus Leona May Chapman’s Tuppers Plains lot to Carl and Hazel Barnhill. Also Philip Reibel parcels in Pomeroy to Hannah Reibel. Ward Ihle and Rosa Ayers with Lawrence and Fred Ihle listed.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Co. J. Price
Susan Price
Lebanon Township
Alber A. Price
Wallace M. Baker
Olive Township
Everett L. Schultz
Beulah B. Schultz
Jershua Shumway
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Albert A. Price
Harry Will
Cora Will
Salisbury Township
Homer Bailey
Millie Roush Pickens
Middleport
Joseph V. Wilson
Ellen M. Wilson
Cornelius Borham
Minersville
Amanda Borham
Blanche Borham Roller
Leona May Chapman
Tuppers Plains
Carl J. Barnhill
Hazel Barnhill
Philip Reibel
Hannah Reibel
Ward C. Ihle
Rosa V. Ayers
Lawrence M. Ihle
Fred R. Ihle
Hold Rites at Grave For Former Resident
Services at the grave were held yesterday for Vernon Byers age 40 who died recently in Colorado after an extended illness. The body was brought to Middleport his former home for interment. He is survived by his wife two children and two sisters Dana Jones and Georgianna of Toledo.
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Middleport
Vernon Byers
Colorado
Byers
Dana Jones
Georgianna
Toledo
Real estate transfers across multiple towns reported
Frank F Ihle transfers a Racine lot to M B Harris. A L Fish parcels in Orange Township go to Josie Fish. Giles G Smith sheriff sells a Pomeroy lot to B W Swisher. Frank Gaul and Daisy Gaul lot in Chester to Eldon Gaul. Clinton Sanders and Reena Sanders 20 acres Olive Township to Nela Faye Blake. Meigs Realty Co parcels in Salisbury Township to Ray Darst and Frank Darst.
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Frank F. Ihle
Racine
M. B. Harris
A. L. Fish
Orange Township
Josie Fish
Giles G. Smith
Pomeroy
B. W. Swisher
Frank Gaul
Daisy Gaul
Chester
Eldon Gaul
Clinton Sanders
Reena Sanders
Olive Township
Nela Faye Blake
Meigs Realty Co
Salisbury Township
Ray Darst
Frank Darst
Essex to Speak Middleport at April Ministerial Meeting
Meigs County Ministerial Association holds its April meeting at Heath Methodist Church on Monday 1 starting at 10 a m. Guest speaker is M W Essex superintendent of Middleport schools. Subject titled The Minister and His Community School.
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Middleport
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Heath Methodist Church
M. W. Essex
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