Special School Tax Levy To Be Placed Before Meigs County Voters
In Meigs County Pomeroy voters in the Southern Rural School District face a Dec 15 special election to approve a three mill levy for two years after a Nov 4 defeat. Nine precincts include Great River Letart Village Letart Precinct Minersville Racine Village Racine Precinct Syracuse Village Syracuse Precinct and Portland.
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Pomeroy
Southern Rural
Meigs County
Board of Education
Hugh Roush Returns To Air Corps Base
Hugh Roush leaves Forest Run to join the U S Army aviation corps at Mather Field near Sacramento California. He says the camp offers hunting and fishing and is pleased with army life. He notes he is the only Meigs Countian there with one other local soldier, Madison Perry, from Kerrs Run.
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Pomeroy
Hugh Roush
Harry Roush
Forest Run
California
Roush
Aviation Corps
U. S. Army
Mather Field
Sacramento
Calif
Sierras
Meigs
Madison Perry
Kerrs Run
Strikes Cost United States Over Fifty Million in Wages
A historical report notes that strikes shaved more than 50 million dollars from U S wages in a single year, reflecting the economic impact of labor actions on workers and industries nationwide.
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United States
Best Sellers Now Available at Pomeroy Public Library
Several popular titles in demand at bookstores and libraries nationwide are now at the Pomeroy Public Library. The collection includes No Life for a Lady, Victoria's Heir, and Reveille in Washington, among others, plus two Ohio focused works Buckeye Country and Ohio Guide.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public Library
Cleveland
Victoria
Dangerfield
Eaton
Eisenberg
Fadiman
Latin America
Gunther
Knight
Reveille
Washington
Leech
Lutes
Partridge
Steen
van Passen
Langdon
Europe
Mills
Pinkerton
Count Luckner
Lowell Thomas
Christmas Seal Drive Opens in Meigs County
On Monday Nov 24 the annual Christmas seal sale starts to relieve tuberculosis. Meigs County retains 80 percent of receipts with 15 percent to the state fund and 5 percent to the national work. The drive funds X-ray services and skin tests in schools, and the committee lists Mrs M D Hartley as chair and Dr M D Hartinger as vice chair along with other members.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Meigs County Tuberculosis Association
Meigs Countians
Middleport
M. D. Hartley
M D. Hartinger
Lucille Smith
Frieda Faehnle
M. E. Rathburn
M. D. Hartinger
George Parker
Paul Smart
A. C. Stewart
Lucy Kibble
Avon Jones
L. J. Heiner
Pomeroy Social Notes Officers Elected at Rock Springs Grange
Rock Springs Grange elected officers including master Fred Goeglein and secretary Glen Smith at Friday meeting. Community notes report visits by Mrs. George Heber Jones to Portsmouth churches and local club and church events. Nearby residents are mentioned with travel for hospital visits and social gatherings across Pom eroy and surrounding towns.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs Grange
Grange
Fred Goeglein
Robert Burdette
Amos Leonard
Glen Smith
Frank Grueser
Raymond Cole
Gertrude Grueser
Alba Yost
Joe Weyersmiller
Ceres
Lucille Leifheit
Flora
Helen Radford
Pomona
Dorothy
George Heber Jones
Korea
Portsmouth
Jones
New Boston
Arthur Rosenbaum
Lincoln Hill
Simpson Methodist Church
Raymond Ebershach
Lasley St
Harry Smith
Wedding and gatherings mark quiet Middleport weekend
Simplicity defined Rosalie Rice and Warner French wedding at Rev Zandel home on S Sixth Ave. Guests included Delbert Rice and James Clifford family. Also 58th anniversary plans for George Bolin were tempered by illness. dinner honored with cake and gifts. Several locals attended parties, birthdays, and visits, with Pvt Lester Brooks returning to Fort Bragg and mixed illness updates across town.
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Middleport
Rosalie Rice
Warner French
Ralph Zandel
First Baptist Church
S. Sixth Ave
Delbert Rice
Gallipolis
James Clifford
Harry Rice
Meigs County
Middleport High School
French
Harvey French
Pomeroy High School
Evans Stores
Jackson
Henry St
George Bolin
Albany
Bolin
Bolins
Homer Russell
Cecil Bolin
Joe
Sewing Circle
Mrs. Fowler Returns From Richmond Social Events
Mrs. R. O. Fowler has returned from Richmond Indiana after closing her home there. Mr. Fowler left Crosley Corporation and now works for the Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association. He is a former Meigs County sheriff and the Fowlers were honored with a banquet and several social functions. Mrs. Fowler, a vocalist, has been a soloist at the Quaker Church in Richmond and will reside with her parents at Grant Street. Attending the Military Ball at Ohio University were Miss Betty Becker and another Miss.
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Lettie Jennings
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Peter Jennings
George Beards
Dave Jenkins
Youngstown
William Jenkins
Geneva Humphreys
William L. Manahan
Defiance
Herbert F. White
Columbus
C. E. Blakeslee
Lincoln Hill
Robert Vaughan
Donald Leifheit
Adele Fowler
Carol Guthrie
Jackson County
Genevieve Lorrey
Mt. Vernon
Christy Krautzer
Betty Lou Kennedy
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Ave
Herman Woyan
Gallipolis Ferry
William Wells
Bull Run
Hiram Blackmore
Marilyn Young
Pittsburgh
Thomas Young
W. Main St
R. O. Fowler
Richmond
Ind
Fowler
Crosley Corporation
Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association
Meigs County
Fowlers
Seven Arrested on Intoxication Charges in Pomeroy
POMEROY seven arrests for intoxication were made by village and county officers from Friday to Sunday. Police Chief Walter Wolfe and Deputy Marshal Charles Werry jailed George Schuler and Walter D. Moore of Cheshire. Willis Will and Virgil Will were fined after a Saturday night hearing. John Davis, Charles Hannum, and Edward Brown were also jailed by the same officers.
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Pomeroy
Walter Wolfe
Charles Werry
George Schuler
Walter D. Moore
Cheshire
Willis Will
Virgil Will
George Lee Beards
Ross Evans
Ronald Grindley
Justice of Peace
Frank Stoe
John Davis
Charles Hannum
Edward Brown
Meigs Cows Produce High Quality Milk
Meigs county dairy men report top butter fat cows for October with Everett Colwell’s cow 11 among five highest at 53 pounds. James Titus of Rutland has the largest tested herd in Meigs, while state hospital and Willard Grover herd in Gallia outnumber. The Dairy Herd Improvement Association aims to locate profitable cows and invites new herds to test via Wayne Roush or the County Extension office.
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Pomeroy
Wayne Chase
Meigs
Athens, Gallia
Everett Colwell
Harold Carnahan
Norman Rose
Mr. Colwell
Edson Roush
James Titus
Rutland
Meigs County
State Hospital
Willard Grover
Gallia County
Wayne Roush
Thanksgiving Eve Services In Middleport Planned
Annual union Thanksgiving Eve services will be held at the Methodist Church at 7:00 PM with participation from Rev. Ralph Zandel, Rev. H J Carr, Rev. H A Rothrock, and Rev. Don McMillin. Special music by Mrs. C M Hennesy and the Women's Music Club features Tschaikowsky God of All Nature and a choral speech. Mrs. Willis Aieshire directs.
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Middleport
Ralph Zandel
First Baptist Church
H. J. Carr
First Presbyterian Church
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Don McMillin
Church of Christ
Methodist Church
McMillin
C. M. Hennesy
Women’s Music Club
Tschaichovsky
God of All Nature
Willis Aieshire
Real Estate Transfers in Meigs County
Meigs County transfers list multiple parcels and affidavits with transfers involving Meigs County townships including Columbia, Pomeroy, Rutland, Sutton, Salisbury, Rutland, and Salem. Notable names include Kathryn Monahan, Edward H Bauer, Tracey H Whaley, Emma Lentner, Samantha McGonagle, Emma A Lentner, R B McGonagle, Martha Borham, Samuel Sisson, Byron Parmelee, Augusta Russell, C W Bright, Frank Fugate Jr and Sr, Howard Carr, and Leona Verigan.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Kathryn Monahan
Middleport
Willis L
Kathleen Anthony
Elsworth S
Bertha H. Woolweaver
Edward H
Amelia M Bauer
George P. Daniels
Mary Ann
Emma Burney
Rutland
Tracey H
Grace Whaley
Nancy Lentner
Columbian Township
Emma A. Lentner
Samantha Ll
Charles A. McGonagle
Charlie A
Lillian A. McGonagle
Columbia Township
Samantha McGonagel
Samantha L. McGonagle
Charles A
R. BR. McGonagle
R. B. McGonagle
Charles A. McGonagile
Martha Borham
Sutton Township
Theodore
Laura Maag
Mary Matlack
Betty Roush
William
Robert
Donald Matlack
Samuel
Everett Sisson
Elizabeth A. Roush
Edward P. Roush
Byron F
Wilma A. Parmelee
Lewis T
Ida Manley
Salisbury Township
Augusta Russell
James Osler
Salem Township
C. W. Bright
Alex K
Eva PD
Oliver
Frank Fuggate, Sr
Frank Fugate
Webber F
Harley Carr
Genevieve C. Saxton
Emerson W. Carr
Gertrude
William and
Lela M. Haley
Belle McKnight
Tra Holter
Etta Shain Wolfe
Local Amateur Radio Operators Find Jobs Dimming Fad
John Werner runs an amateur radio station from Leading Creek and recently received WS9HON from Colorado Springs, the farthest contact yet. The local boom in ham radios has waned as several operators have moved into paid radio work including Werner who works at a local auto supply store.
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Pomeroy
John L. Werner
Leading Creek
Werner
Colorado Springs
Harold Denny Dies Suddenly at Rutland
Harold Denny age 32 died shortly after noon Sunday at his Rutland home. Coroner W. H. Ewing ruled heart disease as the cause after investigation. He had been working on his automobile near his home when he died near the car. He leaves several relatives. funeral arrangements by Rutland undertakers are being completed.
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Pomeroy
Harold Denny
Rutland
W. H. Ewing
Denny
Rutland Undertakers
Funeral Services Held For Ernest Gardner
Rutland funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the residence for Ernest Gardner who died Friday evening at his home. Burial followed at Wright Cemetery.
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Rutland
Ernest Gardner
Wright Cemetery
Gardener Dies at 43 After Illness
Gardner age 43 died after pneumonia illness. Survived by wife Grace three sisters Mrs Henry Caves Mrs Lewis Wood Columbus Mississippi? and Mrs Cora Roush Rutland and three brothers Frank Gardner Langsville Eugene and Ray Gardner Columbus.
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Gardner
Grace
Henry Caves
Lewis Wood
Columbus
Cora Roush
Rutland
Frank Gardner
Langsville
Eugene
Ray Gardner
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Athens Messenger
Athe
Air Corps Base
Nurito
Beaco
THE
F. J
Beasley CO
Ilse Engel
France
the City Loan and Guaranty Company
Court Street
Athens
Fred Sanders
Mgr
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Social Briefs
Loretta Franz
Grant Hospital
J. Franz
Lou Diehl
Walter Vaughan
Everett Tracy
F. L. McKnight
Cambridge
Middleport Social Notes
Charles Vroman
Eben Bowen
Chestnut St
Charles
Mary Root
John Vroman
Frank Vroman
Don Davis
Pete
Bob Davis
Jimmy Schmoll
Billie Swisher
Charles Tewksbury
Val Edgar Reynolds
Jon Schaaf
Eddie Koehler
Connie Koehler
Colleen Waddell
Larry Lee Wiley
Shirley Evans
Diane Beechman
Judith
Megan Cluff
Susie Smith
Ethryn Nash
Paddy Jo Lambert
Sidney Kloes
Jimmy Arnold
Sheila Stover
Junior Russell
Charlene Dillard
Betty Warner
Malcolm Allen
Victor Hannas
Lawrence Reed and
Rutland St
Bailey
Mill St
Lois Cecil
Ohio State University
Edgar Tuckerman
Harrie Marie Smith
H. N. Swift
W. H. Beeson
Helen Beeson
Christine Garrison
Otter
Garrison
Corning
Ralph Zundel
Zundel
Fred Shauver
Mae Fields
James Layne
New Haven
Lester Brooks
Ft. Bragg
N. C
H. H. McCormack
Don
Patricia
Oklahoma City
Jane
Vance Stewart
Logan
Kermit Wiseman
Stewart
New York Central Railroad
Ohio
Ohio University
Betty Becker
Roe
Pepsi-Cola Cot
America
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Athens, Ohio
John Werner
Curtisa
Bill Ward
Navy
Tappan
Glas Company
Lers
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