Gas Franchise Issue Again Before Middleport Council
Middleport council discusses a proposed gas franchise to take effect in 1942. Ohio Fuel Gas Co. faces rate questions tied to West Virginia gas, with local producers selling gas at 15 cents and rebuying domestically at 45 to 50 cents. 861 gas consumers in Middleport. Police chief granted one month leave. Meetings cover road work, cemetery shelter, and local fund balances.
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Dleport
Middleport
John
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Emmett Shuler
Middleport Council
McElroy
Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
West Virginia
Meigs County
Edgar Ervin
Homer Russell
David Durst
C. O. Fisher
Middleport Hill
Russell
Zirkle
Robert Allensworth
Calvin and Harris
Marietta
C. P. Bradbury
J. H. Williams
H. L. Redcay
Calderwood’s
R. V. Ebersbach
Surprise wedding tied to Pt Pleasant shower in 1940
A surprise shower at Miss Lucille Brown's home preceded the July 14 1940 marriage of Miss Erma Anderson and William Pickens in Albany. Erma, daughter of Mr and Mrs R R Anderson, and William, son of Mrs Maggie Pickens and the late Speed Pickens, will reside in Gravel Hill. Both came from local schools and workplaces, with Erma employed at G C Murphy and William at Bethlehem Steel Mills.
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Middleport
Lucille Brown
Pt. Pleasant
Erma Anderson
R. R. Anderson
Leon
William Pickens
Maggie Pickens
Speed Pickens
Gravel Hill
Albany
R. A. Black
Methodist Church
Pickens
Pt. Pleasant High School
G. C. Murphy
Philathea Class
The
Daughters of America
Middleport High School
Bethlehem Steel Mills
Pennsylvania
Middleport Personal Items and Club Meeting Plans
The Rev and Mrs Henry L Carr and baby visit Cairo West Virginia this week. Mrs Homer Russell is ill at her home. Amateur Gardeners meet Wednesday at Mrs Robert Coats home with Mrs Robert Rawlings assisting. Officers will be elected and plans set for a June 4 all day meeting with Victor Reis. Boy Scout Adult Training picnic postponed to May 13 at Chester Scout cabin.
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Middleport
Henry L. Carr
Victor Reis
Ohio State University
Chester
Potential Lumber Industry In Meigs County Explained
Dr. J Alfred Hall director of the Central States Forest Experiment Station spoke to the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce on Meigs County forestry. He warned of hardwood shortages in Southern Ohio and urged expanding lumber activity to provide livelihoods, noting relief costs and future plywood uses for planes and cars.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Ohio
J. Alfred Hall
Central States Forest Experiment Station
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Hall
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
George Lasher
Hold Funeral Rites For Emma Aumiller
Funeral services were held at the residence for Miss Emma Aumiller who died Friday after a brief illness. She planned to visit her niece in Pt. Pleasant, W Va, and was to leave Thursday. Rev. Walter R. McCarley led the rites with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Out-of-town attendees included Homer Martin and family of Pt. Pleasant, Filson family, Verne Filson, Ed Filson, Bertha Reed, Mrs Westerberry of Pt. Pleasant and Flossie Wolfe and son Jimmie of Parkersburg.
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Racine
Sallie Wolfe
Emma Aumiller
Aumiller
Homer Martin
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Walter R. McCarley
Racine Methodist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Curtis Daniels
Frank Filson
Ross Filson
Verne Filson
Ed Filson
Bertha Reed
Westerberry
Flossie Wolfe
Jimmie
Parkersburg
Collision Injures Two Women Motorists
Mrs. J. B. Downing and her daughter Mrs. Charles Singleton escaped serious injury when their car, driven by Mrs. Singleton, was struck near White Sulphur Springs W Va Sunday. Downing suffered knee injuries while Singleton endured head injuries. both cars were badly damaged. They were returning from May Day events at Sweet Briar College Va where Miss Nancy Singleton studies. Mrs. Downing came back to Middleport Monday with Mr. Downing who went to Charleston for her.
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Middleport
J. B. Downing
Charles Singleton
Singleton
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Downing
Sweet Briar College
Nancy Singleton
Charleston
Jenkins is Speaker for Memorial Day
Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins of Ohio’s Tenth District will speak at the Memorial Day Service May 30 at Beech Grove Cemetery, with a parade from the Legion Hall at 9:30 AM, honors from Gold Star Mothers, veterans groups, and Legion officers, and music by the Pomeroy High School Band before the benediction.
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Jenkins
The
Legion Auxiliary
Frank H. Johnston
Pomeroy High School
Father Murphy
America
Marcinko
Margaret Stanley
Ralph Kuether
Library adds several new books to shelves
The Pomeroy Public Library has added many new adult titles to its shelves. Librarian Virginia Ramsey said acquisitions came from library purchases, Ohio State Library borrowing, and gifts from the Pomeroy Garden Club and Mrs. L. C. Blake. The collection features mystery, Western, romance, and a large mix of stories.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public
Owned Liquor Still Rutland Man Arrested
James Hendricks Jr was arrested Sunday by county officers after a liquor still was found at his Rutland area property He was turned over to federal authorities and taken by investigator Frederick Bianco to Marietta jail then Cadiz jail for trial in Federal Court
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Pomeroy
James Hendricks, Jr
Rutland
Frederick Bianco
Hendricks
Marietta
Cadiz
Town Council Holds Meeting Monday Night
POMEROY Ohio village council met but discussed no major issues. They refunded ten thousand dollars in bonds and adopted a resolution cutting hydrant rental from 75 to 55 per year. An ordinance empowered the mayor to hire an office clerk for 30 dollars a month. Ohio Fuel Gas Co requested fire protection for two booster stations with a retainer of 50 dollars a year per station and 25 dollars for each fire call.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Darwin
Nease Settlement
Appendectomy For Local Student At Holzer Hospital
Jimmy Whitlock, a Central School student from Pomeroy, was taken to Holzer Hospital Saturday evening for an appendectomy. His condition was serious during surgery but is improving satisfactorily.
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Middleport
Jimmy Whitlock
Holzer Hospital
Jimmy
Leah Whitlock
Fred Whitlock
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Birthday Party
Mrs E W Schreiber and Miss Bess Bentz hosted a Sunday dinner on Lincoln Hill in honor of niece Marilyn Rae Ashworth who turned four the next day. Guests included D D Ward Irene Ward E W Schreiber Juanita Ashworth and the hostesses.
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Pomeroy
E. W. Schreiber
Bess Bentz
Lincoln Hill
Marilyn Rae Ashworth
Marilyn
D. D. Ward
Irene
New Plymouth
Huntington
Juanita Ashworth
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Athens Messenger
Eastern Star
Pomeroy Masonic Hall
Sugar Run
Dorothy Diane Stark
Edward Stark
Massar Radford
Columbus
Middleport Social Notes
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Brown
Florida
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Heath Methodist Church
Woman's Music Club
Bawden
Willis Aleshire
A. R. Hecox
O. P. Klein
Tom W. Jones
Ralph Graves
Pearl Graves
C. C. Chapman
River Hill
Hilda Chapman
E. E. Cartwright
Harold Chapman
CCC
Rockbridge
Richard Collins
Nelsonville
Eileen Chapman
Chapmans
Wademoiselle
Harpers ‘Bazaar
Wizards of Ancient Egypt
Iluckoff
Pomeroy Social Notes
Twilight Garden Club
Vida Ihle
Jake Hartenbach
Theodore Reed
Pomeroy Social Briefs
Mary Lindsey
W. R. Farnham
Meigs County Public Health Association
Pomeroy City Hall
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H. D. Allmendinger
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Falls City
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