Steps Toward Unionization at Pomeroy Rig and Reel Plant
Union organizers began in the Pomeroy plant of the Parkersburg Rig and Reel Company with a meeting in a church basement. About 200 workers would be affected as molders, who have been the main union presence, help form a broader workers union with separate committees. The plant has operated near capacity, with a flood shutdown only period.
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Pomeroy Rig and Reel Company
Pomeroy
Parkersburg Rig and Reel Company
Molder
Committee Plans for Home Improvement
Trustees of the Meigs County Children's Home and county officials met at the Courthouse with a citizen's committee to discuss a potential WPA project to improve the Home. No action was taken. trustees will meet with commissioners to determine plans.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Board of Commissioners
False Alarm Near Gallia County Line Sparks Fire Crew Response
Middleport volunteers rushed to the Gallia County line Monday after reports of a beer truck on fire. Arriving on scene, they found no trace of the vehicle or flames.
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Middleport
Gallia County
Hagen back-Wallace circus drew Middleport people today
John Leeper attended the Hagen back-Wallace circus in Parkersburg with others from Middleport. A series of weekend visits and gatherings are noted including Flossie Frecker with relatives in Long Bottom, and Miss Daisy Barker's sister in Lancaster. T. E. Stewart opened a general repair shop in Bradbury building. Mrs Mina Boice celebrated her eighty eighth birthday with family from Old Ryger and local relatives. Church group meetings and garden club activities are listed along with local visits to Nelsonville Columbus Athens and Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Leeper
Parkersburg
Flossie Frecker
Long Bottom
James Hawley
C. H. Swanson Sr
C. H. Swanson Jr
Gloria
Gallipolis
Carrol Swanson
Hearst Meadows
Columbus
Myrtle Allen
Chapman
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Allen
Daisy Barker
T. E. Stewart
Bradbury Building
Powell Property
S. Second Ave
Mina Boice
Fred Schreiner
S. Third Ave
Syracuse
Mrs. Ables
Garden Club Hosts Guests and Speaker in Middleport
Mrs. John Cranston was guest speaker at the Middleport Garden Club gathering with hostess Mrs. A. A. Dillard. Attending were Mrs. Thomas Davis Jr of Tulsa Oklahoma Mrs. Gomer Lewis and daughter and Mrs. Ben Philson the club president and vice president of the new group.
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John Cranston
Middleport Garden Club
A. A. Dillard
Thomas Davis Jr
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Gomer Lewis
Ben Philson
The
New
Pomeroy Social Notes Recap of Local Visits and Tales
Pomeroy residents gather for family and friend visits across Columbus Nelsonville and Gallipolis. Guests include Ed Blaetmar Engles and Blake, Lena and Katie Roos, Lena Reuter and daughters, Billy Young improving from pneumonia, Eddie Smith hospitalized, Evans Evans and Ebersbach, Fugate families, Glen Chase and son Jack, Helen Lochary, Wallace Glenn family, IOOF Bidwell meeting attendees, Gilkey at Gallipolis OHE, Ament Ohlinger Columbus trip, Maxwell Dayton visit, Ray Reuter moving to Middleport, Defenbacher in Columbus, Roy Tracy sidelined by a foot injury, Lena Katie Guth hosts birthday dinner with Fred Guth honored.
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Pomeroy
Ed Blaetmar
George Engles
Eddie Blake
Mason City
Roy E. Tracy
Spring Ave
Emma Darst
Katie Roos
Naylors Run
Columbus
Lena Reuter
Billy Young
Albert Young
Eddie Smith
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Evans Evans
Zanesville
Val Ebersbach
Evans
Ebersbach
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
F. M. Fugate
Frank Fugate
Fugate
Glen Chase
Jack
Huntington
Mr. Chase
John Chase
Wehe Terrace
Pat Lochary
Chase
Nelsonville
Helen Lochary
Wallace Glenn
Robert Warner
Jacob Roller
Walter Lottridge
John Baily
IOOF
Bidwell
Charles Gilkey
OHE
Pat Thornton
Jake Ament
Conrad Ohlinger
Robert Maxwell
Laurel Cliff
R. B. Maxwell
Dayton
Ray Reuter
C. O. Fisher
Middleport
Reuter
Fisher
Ed Defenbacher
Myrtle Griffith
Spring St. Roy
Tracy
Spring St
Lena
Katie Guth
Fred Guth
Guth
Scout Training Group to Gather at Camp Kinshuta
County wide meeting of men who completed the Boy Scout training course plus families and friends will convene this evening at Camp Kinshuta near Chester. A potluck supper is set for 6:30. Gorda L. Wilson of Parkersburg, an active scout leader, will be the guest speaker.
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Camp Kinshuta
Chester
Gorda L. Wilson
Parkersburg
Daughters Honor M eigs County Homes with Flag Presentation
Sunday May 23 the Daughters of Union Veterans will present a flag to the Meigs County Infirmary at 2 PM and to the County Children's Home at 3 30 PM The program is at the Home for the Aged and the Children's Home in Pomeroy Boy Scout Troop 42 members receive achievement round up awards Ed ward Burkett Thomas Hennessy George Massar Paul Kautz Don Mullen and Donald Rosenbaum honored at Federated Church meeting
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Pomeroy
Daughters of Union Veterans
Meigs County
BOY Scouts
Boy Scout Troop No. 42
Federated Church
Kootaga
Edward Burkett
Thomas Hennessy
George Massar
Paul Kautz
Don Mullen
Donald Rosenbaum
Missionary Sisters Host Benefit Chicken Dinner
A Sunday dinner served by the Missionary Sisters of the Naomi Baptist Church raised 31 dollars and 50 cents in profit for the society.
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Missionary Sisters of the Naomi Baptist Church
Three Groups Meet at City Hall in Pomeroy
Three meetings crowded Pomeroy City Hall Monday night as the Pomeroy Council WPA workers and the Salisbury Township Board of Trustees gathered in adjoining rooms. After a brief delay the groups addressed their housing problems and sessions proceeded.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy City Hall
WPA
Salisbury Township
Police arrests in Middleport lead to county jail intake
Pete Mulford Raymond Lee Ira Taylor and William Motley Jr were arrested on intoxication charges and brought to the county jail by Middleport officer C. H. Wise. Harold Estep Earl Mitch and Charles Morarity, also from Middleport, were held on intoxication charges after Deputy Sheriff Hank Young arrested them.
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Pomeroy
Pete Mulford
Raymond Lee
Ira Taylor
William Motley, Jr
C. H. Wise
Middleport
Harold Estep
Earl Mitch
Charles Morarity
Hank Young
Crippled Children Clinic Set for Pomeroy May 24
The Crippled Children’s Department of the State Board of Health will hold a diagnostic clinic for Meigs County crippled children Monday morning May 24 at 9 o’clock in the Senior High School Building Pomeroy. County Health Commissioner W S Ellis invites referrals by phone or letter. Betty Jane Gibbs and John E Lyons wed at Belpre Methodist Parsonage with Fe and Almont Hite present.
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Pomeroy
Crippled Children’s Department of the
State Board of Health
Meigs County
W. S. Ellis
Betty Jane Gibbs
Ray Gibbs
John E. Lyons
Lindsey Lyons
Middleport
Belpre
T. A. Maness
Simpson M. E. Church
Almont Hite
Frank Bailey
Pomeroy High
Mr. Lyons
Middleport High School
Pomeroy Suit Seeks 2500 Over Tree Damage
William J. Krider sues the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. in common pleas court for 2500 alleging damage to trees on his Racine area farm.
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Pomeroy
Racine
William J. Krider
Common Pleas
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hold Baptismal at Federated Church
POMEROY At an impressive service Sunday morning at the Federated Church seven were baptized by the pastor Rev. Ralph Kuether. The following were confirmed: Edna Mae Durst Theodore Fisher Jean Williamson Margaret Amberger Margaret Jane Allis Theda Martin Charleen Hines Lucretia Kasper Roland Durst Willis and Willard Durst Richard Campbell James Greathouse Floyd Griffith Louis Harper Melvin and Floyd Hood Paul Kaiser Charles Meinhart Raymond Klees Robert Wilson Robert Lewis Walter Martin Manning Seyfried Elery W. Smith Lawson Seyfried George Williamson and Frank Kimes. Holy communion was then administered to the members.
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Walter Martin
Manning Seyfried
Elery W. Smith
Lawson Seyfried
George Williamson
Frank Kimes
Dredge Boat Blocks Kerrs Run Sewer in Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council heard that a dredge boat tied to the Ohio shore at Kerrs Run was blocking a drain sewer. Arrangements to fix the issue were made and the council ordered the obstruction on Kerrs Run street stopped amid routine business.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Kerrs Run
Pomeroy Council
Swanson Child Named After 2 Grandfathers In Middleport
Charles Ferdin Swanson is the newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Swanson born Monday noon at the home of Mrs. Swanson’s parents on S Third Ave. The baby’s kin include grandparents T W McDermott C H Swanson Sr Gallipolis and the baby was named to honor two grandfathers. The cradle used for the infant has a long family history linked to Mrs. Charles McNamee and generations of Middleport families.
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Middleport
Charles Ferdinand
Carrol Swanson
James van Meter
Charles McNamee
Powell St
Fannie van Meter
Cecil Bradbury
Ferne McNamee
Charles Wise, Jr
Kathryn McNamee
Mazie
Virginia Joan Wise
Charles Asa Bradbury
Kathryn Braley
Kerrs Run
Bob
Frank Richards
Jack
Bill Hoffman
Jenny Lind
POMEROY CLERGY SON TO ORGANIZE LEAGUE AT SIMPSON CHURCH
Cecil Stafford, son of Rev and Mrs R C Stafford formerly of Pomeroy, will arrive from Rio Grande Thursday evening to organize a Young People's League at Simpson M E Church. Daughters of Ruth Class will serve dinner at 6 in the church dining room.
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Pomeroy
Cecil Stafford
R. C. Stafford
Rio Grande
Simpson M. E
Daughters of Ruth
WPA Paving Repairs Continue on Middleport Streets
WPA workers rebrick Fourth Ave from Mill to Race and Race to N Third Ave intersection after tearing up paving since last week in Middleport.
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Middleport
Fourth Ave
Mill St
Race St
Third Ave
WPA
Pomeroy Divorce Filed by Leota Cullums
Leota Cullums files for divorce from Roger Cullums in common pleas court on desertion grounds. The couple married Oct. 20, 1928 and are parents of one child.
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Pomeroy
Roger Cullums
Common Pleas
Leota Cullums
Mrs M Dolan Dies In Idaho Memorial in Wallace
Abe Eiselstein reports sister Mrs Mattie Eiselstein Dolan 74 died at her Wallace Idaho home Monday. She long lived in Chester and will be remembered by older residents. Funeral and burial planned in Wallace. Buenos Aires motorists must keep cars mud free per city authorities.
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Pomeroy
Abe Eiselstein
Mattie Eiselstein Dolan
Wallace
Idaho
Buenos Aires
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