Three Mill Levy Carries All But Two Precincts in Meigs County
Meigs County voters backed a three mill school levy in most precincts with Bedford and Long Bottom voting against it. Pomeroy supported the levy 1002 to 139. Middleport did not vote. State welfare issue lost countywide. many local offices changed hands including mayors in Pomeroy and Rutland, and several council and marshal elections across towns.
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Fomeroy
Meigs County
Cqunty
Long Bottom
Bedford Township
Pomeroy
Middleport
Bedford
Neurtziing
Duerr
Finsterwald
Ersbach
Sauvage
Schaaf Durst
Nease
Fugate
Stweiler
Strasle
Blaettner
Keuhne
City Board of Education
J. E. Harley
Peter Mees
Salisbury Township
Racine
W. K. Smart
William Seyfield
Gilbert Weeks
Harry Smith
Chiff Williams
C. A. Springer
Henry Zeihr
Syracuse
W. F. Baxter
Richard Rawlings
Clark Jiiden
Francis Morris
Racine-Sutton Board of Education
Great Bend
Local Elections Tie and Board of Education Results
In Racine William Price and Earl Hart tied for marshal with 60 votes each and a coin toss will decide. J. S. Frank and J. W. Young won seats on the Meigs County Board of Education by a clear majority over Harley Musser and J. Wilbur Lee, as reported this morning.
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Racine
William Price
Earl Hart
Marshal
J. S. Frank
J. W. Young
Meigs County Board of Education
Harley Musser
J. Wilbur Lee
Hayman Charged In Bashan Shooting Incident
Pomeroy November 4. Bred Hayman a 22 year old charged with shooting Arthur Lovett and his son with a shotgun on Oct 29 near Bashan. Lovett harmed in the back and his son shot in the leg hindering schooling. Warrant served. hearing expected Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Bred Hayman
Court of Justice
E. R. Titus
Arthur Lovett
Hayman
Bashan
Lovett
Hyman
Pomeroy High Glee Club Elects Ruth Flanagan President
POMEROY November 4 Ruth Flanagan is named president of the Pomeroy High School Girls Glee Club with Velma Geary as vice president Nancy Rawlings secretary and Agnes Reed treasurer. The club aims to rebuild after recent graduations and plans a Christmas cantata Bethlehem by Paul Bliss with Miss Ohlinger in charge.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School Girls
Ruth Flanagan
Velma Geary
Nancy Rawlings
Agnes Reed
Gow
Bethlehem
Paul Bliss
Miss Ohlinger
Meigs Teachers Program At Church Of Christ In Pomeroy
Meigs County teachers meet at the Church of Christ in Pomeroy on Saturday at 9 o clock. program prepared by J B Davis Fred Rice and Rachel Warner includes songs innings prayers and talks on education and school issues with midday dinner. additional items cover physical education the mental and legal age problem and the Bible in public schools with various speakers.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Church of Christ In
Davia
Fred Rice
Rachel Warner
O. W. Wiliams
Miss Smith
D. B. Willams
W. H. Hampton
Myrtie Halliday
F. G. Muttehler
Church
Mr. Lewis
Rutland
Robt. Roberts
Edna Carleton
W. R. Hayman
Agusta Perry
Weekend visits noted across Columbus and Peebles region
Mr and Mrs Emily Adams spent the weekend in Columbus. Miss Fannie Henderson visited Rev and Mrs Miller at Eureka. Families and friends from Parkersburg Belpre and Pittsburgh gathered with Price and McKelvey households. Grace Middelswart at Holzer Hospital was struck by a machine last week after exiting a school bus.
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Emily Adams
Columbus
Fannie Henderson
Miller
Eureka
Ralph McDade
Will Carney
Parkersburg
E. Carney
William Martin
Manchester
Marshall Delaney
Vern Webster
Belpre
G. B Price
Robert West
Robert McKelvey
Leta
G. McKelvey
Gerald Price
Clara Price
Harry
Lester Price
Pittsburgh
Joe Schmit
Annie Price
Helen Schmit
Sidney Durst
Mary Louise McDade
Little Grace Middleswart
Holzer Hospital
Mission Group Meets Middleport in Baptist Society
The B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. R. N. Barnes. They studied the sixth chapter covering Two Thirds of the Island and The Dominican Republic. Participants included Mrs. J. M. Mygatt, Mr. Ross Pullins, and Mrs. M. J. Hamton. Light refreshments followed.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
The
First Baptist Church
R. N. Barnes
Dominican Republic
J. M. Mygatt
Ross Pullins
M. J. Hamton
Pittsburgh Station Broadcast Full Description of Giles Smith
POMEROY Nov 4 Monday evening a full description of Giles Smith the Pomeroy produce dealer who disappeared from Pittsburgh on Oct 22 was broadcast over a Pittsburgh radio station. The report included his habits and even the hat and shoes he wore. No trace of the missing man had been found by searchers as of late Tuesday night.
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Pomeroy
Giles Smith
Pittsburgh
Smith
Family Attends Funeral of Mrs William Snyder
Mrs Emma Owens and daughter Miss Naomi traveled to Mingo Junction to attend the funeral of Mrs William Snyder who died suddenly Monday morning of a heart attack. The Snyders had been visiting at this place and Clifton, West Virginia, their former home.
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Middleport
Emma Owens
Naomi
Mingo Junction
William Snyder
Snyder
Clifton
W. Va
D A R Members at Gallipolis Meeting
Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter and Col Charles Lewis Chapter members attended a Gallipolis meeting. Congressman Tom Jenkins spoke on immigration with other officials including Mrs Baught and Mrs C F Rathburn. Meigs Chapter attendees listed by name.
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Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Gallipolis
French Colony
Col. Charles Lewis
Pt. Pleasant
Tom Jenkins
Baught
C. F. Rathburn
Southeast
Bid
Pomeroy P T A to Meet at Senior High Auditorium
The Pomeroy High School Parent Teacher Association will hold a meeting at the Senior High School Auditorium on Thursday November 5. Members are urged to attend as plans for school programs and student activities will be discussed.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
School meeting urged for parents and members
At 7 20 p m the president Mrs Harry B Roush calls attention to an important matter to be taken up at the meeting and urges all members and parents interested in school work to be present.
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Harry B. Roush
Divine Will Speak Bishop Edgar Blake to Address Meigs Methodists
Bishop Edgar Blake of the Ohio Conference will speak at a mass meeting of Meigs County Methodists at Simpson M E Church in Pomeroy on Thursday evening November 5. A hospital committees meeting with Dr F G Fowler and Bishop Blake will precede at noon, open to attendees.
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Pomeroy
Edgar Blake
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Meigs County
Simpson M. KE
Pormeroy
F. G. Fowler
White Cross Hospital
Bishop Blake
Simpson Church
Surprises Highlight Middleport Sunday School Event
Miss Vesta McCoy led Heath M E Bible School class at Mrs. Walter Duncan's home on North Fourth Avenue with help from Mrs. Goetz and Mrs. Milhoan. The gathering was a fine social time and included two surprises, the teacher and Mrs Willis Aleshire. Barbara Stout is noted as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O.
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Middleport
Vesta McCoy
Heath M. E. Bible School
Walter Duncan
North Fourth Avenue
Bride and Birthday Celebration at Mrs Alshire’s Event
B Stout dressed as a bride presented Mrs Alshire a recent date wedding gift and later Miss McCoy celebrated her birthday with a cake and a pocketbook. The event ended with refreshments.
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B. Stout
Mrs. Alshire
Miss McCoy
Accident Proves Fatal for Mrs Zahrndt in West Virginia
Mrs W L Zahrndt 738 of Ravenswood died in a Parkersburg hospital after a Sunday wreck near Ripley. The car went over an embankment on a gravel road fracturing her skull. She had lived in Ravenswood 36 years and was mother of Mrs L M Lyons of Mason City.
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Mason City
W. Va
W. L. Zahrndt
Ravenswood
L. M. Lyons
Mt. Aito
Ripley
Parkersburg
Mrs Lucy Sheets Dies in Pomeroy Funeral Obit
Mrs Lucy Sheets, 71, wife of Thomas Sheets, died at 9 pm Monday at her niece Miss Fannie Fugate’s home on Sugar Run in Pomeroy. She leaves her husband and a son William, who lives in Columbus. The Sheets family long resided in Pomeroy before moving to Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Lucy Sheets
Thomas Sheets
Fannie Fugate
William
Columbus
Sheets
Paralyzed Husband and Wife Return Home Die in Florida
A husband and wife returning to the Fugate home from Florida died days after a paralytic stroke. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Wednesday from the residence, with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Florida
Beech Grove
First Meigs County marriage license issued since Oct
Alvie Phalin 21 of Rayford West Virginia and Garnet Luela Moore 18 of Pomeroy obtained Meigs County’s first marriage license since Oct 17. Parents Solomon and Minnie Moore gave consent for the bride. Pomeroy banks and courthouse offices closed at noon for election. board of education did not meet so election results could be studied.
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Meigs County
Alvie Phalin
Rayford
W. Va
Garnet Luela Moore
Pomeroy
Solomon Moore
Minnie Moore
Pomeroy Banks
Pomeroy Board of Education
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Iféss
Harley
Pratt
Matthewson
Miles
A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Arthur Lovett and Son
Glee Club
Girl's Group
Meigs
Church of Christ
Portland News
Wedgwood Dinner
Heisey Glass
Logans
Pomeroy, Pt
Meigs County Methodists
Sugar Run
Cooking
Edna Ferguson
General Electric
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens
Nelsonville
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