Meigs County Board Cuts Budget to Meet Law
Meigs County Commissioners completed a new 1939 appropriation reducing about $15 000 from the original total bringing it from 92 000 to 77 702 21 The revision aligns with budget commission figures leaving a 5 000 margin for supplemental appropriations The largest cut eliminates a 2 500 election board appropriation with village and township costs shifted There are also reductions in county fair state extension fund office supply and deputy pay Officials caution the changes do not create funds just adjust figures to satisfy legal requirements Unpaid bills from past years remain a concern as officials note little can be done at present to settle them and no past due bills can be paid from current revenue
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Budget Commission
Election Board
Coon Hunting Gets Boost in Meigs Co
Meigs County boosts coon hunting with 75 coons released over three years by the Meigs County Coon Hunters Association. Coons provided by the Fish and Game Association, State Conservation Department, and Coon Hunters Association. A large crowd attended a Rocksprings Fairgrounds chase. winners named for each heat with listed dogs and owners.
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Joe
Don Weese
Pat
D. C
Pre-Convention Rally Planned by Young People at Middleport
The Rev L O Grant of First Baptist Church invites all church youths to a Pre-Convention Rally in Middleport Monday evening. Miss Isabelle Boggs of Gallipolis is group president with Miss Alice Mourning leading devotionals and Dean W T Packer of Rio Grande College delivering a brief address. A social hour with recreation and refreshments follows.
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Middleport
L. O. Grant
First Baptist Church
Young People’s Societies
Pomeroy
Radio Stars Postponed to November 22 in Pomeroy
Boone County Jamboree organizers announced the radio entertainers will now perform November 22 at the Bendvue Theater in Pomeroy. The event, under the Drew Webster Post American Legion, was moved from Pomeroy Junior High School due to schedule changes.
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Pomeroy
Boone County
Husband Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Third-Party Home Visit
Carl Ours files for divorce from Georgia Ours in common pleas court alleging she brought another man home to live. The case notes the couple have three children and the husband seeks custody of the children after the visitor left and Mrs. Ours also left.
Treasurer Ill at Home as Office Duties Handled
POMEROYLee Archer county treasurer is ill at his Thomas Fork home and confined to bed for several days. Ernest Wingett, formerly a treasurer deputy, handles office duties during the absence.
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Pomeroy — Lee Archer
Thomas Fork
Ernest Wingett
County Water Charge Reduced After Overcharge
Meigs Water Company credited the county 120.59 on its water bill for an overcharge. County Auditor George Daniels cited billing methods that denied the county the decreasing rate for large water usage on a single meter. State Examiner Freeman Smith requested the adjustment.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Water Company
George Daniels
Freeman Smith
Daniels
Birthday Party Honors Eleanor Wessa at Hamilton Scene
Mrs. Edison Wessa hosted a 17th birthday celebration for Eleanor Sis Wessa in Hamilton. High school friends attended the 7:50 pm gathering, with a fall-leaf decorated table, orange and white cake, and angora mittens as gifts before dancing and dessert. Guests included Mary Emmaline Keehne Maxine Russell Vera Hepp Betty Gress Margaret Ann Strauss Catherine Hennessy and Martha Clifton.
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Hamilton
Edison Wessa
Eleanor
Sis) Wessa
Wessa
Mary Emmaline Keehne
Maxine Russell
Vera Hepp
Betty Gress
Margaret Ann Strauss
Catherine Hennessy
Martha Clifton
Philathea Society Plans Soup Sale and Christmas Party
The Philathea Society met at the church with six hostesses and voted to aid the Loyal Sons and Daughters with a soup sale next Thursday. Edith Russell and others hosted. Secretary Edward French was named soup committee chair. Blanket Club to finish in two weeks. Christmas party set for Thursday December 14. Refreshments served buffet style with yellow and white décor. White Rose Lodge auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen met at E M McCarty’s home. J W Terry funeral caused Wednesday postponement. Mrs McCarty elected auxiliary head for the coming year. officers include D E Miller vice president and additional posts filled. Refreshments followed.
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Philathea Society of the
Church of Christ
Edith Russell
Teresa Autherson
William Allman
Clara Dilgard
Margaret Lallance
Etta French
Sons and Daughters
Edward French
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
E. M. McCarty
McCarty
Herman Bailey
D. E. Miller
J. W.terry
John Dillard
R. C. McBride
William Robson
James Sanders
Walter Hayes
L. D. Diles
Harold Root
Bush
American Legion Hall
D. S. Harold
Paul Smart
Rotary Club
E. R. Tompkins
Lewis Sauer
Garden Club
E. R. Mulford
Charles Sauer
American Legion Auxiliary
R. A. Miller
O. P. Klein
DAR
David Entsminger
William Bradford
PTA
L. W. McComas
George Schaaf
Music Club
J. B. Downing
F. G. Hunker
H. N. Swift
Richard Horden
K. of P
J. H. Grate
Pythian Sisters
Homer Jones
Modern Woodmen of America
Phil Edwards
H. L. Redcay
Royal Neighbors
Thomas Mankin
Wayland Covert
Phi Delta Kappa
W. H. Juhling
T. A. May
Middleport Lodge
A. M
Marion French
Evangeline Chapter
Lorena Davis
Fannie Mourning
Charity Council
D. of A
Edith Spencer
Middleport Council
Jacob Turner
Dwight Frost
R. E. McKay
Boy Scouts
Guy Reynolds
Ohio Synod Moderator Speaks at Middleport
The First Presbyterian Church in Middleport will host Rev. John Sharpe of Martins Ferry, moderator of the Synod of Ohio, who will deliver the morning sermon at 10 30 with special music by the vested choir conducted by Mrs. John Talbott.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
John .Sharpe
Martins Ferry
Synod of Ohio
J. D. Ryan
Sharpe
John Talbott
Red Cross To Start Drive On Saturday
Middleport prepares a yearly Red Cross membership drive beginning Saturday after a morning breakfast at the Mary Jane. Chairman O. B. Stout notes volunteers and supplies will be distributed to a list of local workers including Mrs. Lewis Sauer Mrs. E. O. Smith and Miss Margaret Healey.
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Middleport
Red Cross
Mary Jane
O. B. Stout
Lewis Sauer
E. 0. Smith
J. W. Terry
Sarah Probst
Nannie Agee
Edward French
Lee McComas
Dale Mourning
William Bradford
William Robson
Nan Moore
Warren Davis
Gordon Harris
Dae Hayes
Elsa Wiseman
Kelly Grogan
Ray Sherman
Garen Stansbury
Emmet Shuler
Will Reynolds
Frank Vroman
Margaret Healey
J. W. Kincaid
Antis Wolfe
Sarah Dobbs
Charles Hennesy
Roy Barnes
Sanford Thomas
Frank White
Virgie Major
Cedric Clark
F. M. Cluff
Iva Brown
Orin Smith
Jeanette Waddell
Paul Smart
Henrietta Ewing
D. B. Hartinger
J. H. Grate
Black to Speak at Pomeroy Chamber Meeting Change
Colonel Lynn Black head of the State Highway Patrol will address the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce on November 15. The talk covers law enforcement patrol work and modernization needs. The date moved from November 21 to avoid the Masonic Temple dedication on the original meeting night.
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Pomeroy
Lynn Black
State Highway Patrol
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Edison Hobstetter
C. of C
Black
Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Temple
Meigs County Farm Bureau Holds Annual Meeting
Meigs County Farm Bureau members gathered at Simpson Methodist Church for an annual meeting drawing more than 100 attendees. County president J. E. D. Hartinger greeted the group as L. J. Bennett, principal speaker, discussed the bureau’s origins and aims. Harold Hilligas reported a 53 percent rise in cooperative business in the first ten months of 1939.
Special Class Will Be Formed in Meigs Co
In Middleport Ohio Upper Ohio University plans an extension class to offer extra college credits. Prof. James Floyd Dixon will be present next Thursday at 7 PM at Middleport High School to organize the class. Attendees will help choose the most in demand course.
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Meigs Co
Middleport
Ohio University
James Floyd Dixon
University
Dixon
Middleport High School
Town Organizations Mull War Memorial Site Change
Middleport civic and fraternal groups met at the American Legion Hall to discuss moving the Meigs County War Memorial from Pythian Park before it is sold at sheriff's sale. A coordinator and committee were named to oversee removal and financing with first meeting set for Monday night.
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Middleport
American Legion Hall
Meigs County War Memorial
Pythian Park
H. L. Redcay
Board of Education
Mill St
Middleport Council
Charles Sauer
O. P. Klein
Salesman Finds Silver Lining in Pomeroy Visit
A traveling salesman, after proving credentials in mayor's court, sold a watch to Mayor Hartley and later to Sheriff Beards. County officers jailed him for investigation on suspicion of stolen goods but learned he conducted legitimate business before departure.
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Pomeroy
Mayor's Court
M. D. Hartley
George Beards
Marriage license issued in probate court
Vinson Martin aged 19 of Middleton and Marjorie Little aged 16 of Pomeroy have been issued a marriage license in probate court.
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Pomeroy
Vinson Martin
Middleport
Marjorie Little
Jacket Fans Plan Trip to Wellston
Middleport Yellow Jacket followers gear up for a 5:30 p.m. departure to Wellston with football players and MHS band leading the march. After voting to take the trip, band members rehearse under Director Gordon Harris and will perform at the game and banquet hosted by the Volunteer Fire Company. The squad aims to rebound from a prior loss to Logan and extend their single loss record this season.
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Middleport
Yellow Jacket
Wellston
MHS
Gordon Harris
Logan
Yellow Jackets
Methodist Services Are Announced Pomeroy
At Simpson Methodist Church Rev. Warren H. Bright outlines a schedule of services and activities. Sunday includes Church School at 9 15 am and morning worship at 10 30 am with a sermon Change Challenge or Decay. Evening worship at 7 features Discoverers Explorers and Colonizers.
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J.C.F
H. Smith
Brotherhood
Epworth League
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Clover Farm Stores
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