Budget Meeting in Meigs and Pomeroy Tightens Service
Officials from Middleport and Meigs County Budget Commission met to discuss methods to raise municipal incomes. No concrete steps were taken as hours-long discussions yielded no actions. In Pomeroy, the School Board authorized spending for a stage and room improvements while passing a policy to retain teachers in the event of service calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomproy
Middleport
Pomeroy
Meigs County Budget Commission
C. C. Fisher
Harry Cross
Rob Awlings
Ervin
W. Stewd
Tom Mayes
Auditoriu
Omergy School Board
Cor. Rhodes
William Hobstetter Improves at Holzer Hospital
William Hobstetter son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hobstetter remains in serious condition at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after an automobile accident Friday night. He was thrown from the car when it overturned several times on the highway between Gallipolis and Pomeroy and suffered a heavy blow to the head. He regained consciousness after several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Hobstetter
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Young Hobstetter
George Hobstetter
Oh Doctor musical to be staged by local fire department
The Middleport Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a musical comedy Oh Doctor to be presented next week by an out of town producing company. The director arrives today and is assisted by Miss Helen Wood who is handling casting and contacting members of a large cast including seasoned local talent and a chorus of children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Helen Wood
S. Third Ave
Tractor tank fire injures C F Shain in fog route 7
While fueling a Bellefontaine Construction Co tractor on Route 7 early Monday gasoline vapor ignited by a lighted lantern. C F Shain, tank truck driver for Standard Oil, suffered severe facial burns. fire was quickly extinguished by nearby workers with no equipment damage.
Lewis Manley Post Elects New Officers
Lewis Manley Post American Legion elected Earl Rickman as post commander Arva Bryant as vice commander Campbell Harper as adjutant Harris Bentley as adjutant Allen Hampton as chaplain Harry Stevens as sergeant at arms Officers to be installed October 10, announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lewis Manley
American Legion
Earl Rickman
Arva Bryant
Campbell Harper
Harris Bentley
Allen Hampton
Harry Stevens
Public Auction of Rural Land in Athens County Ohio
Sheriff Charles W. Bayless advertises sale of 41.25 acres in Waterloo Township near Hamley Run with coal rights excluded. Property is appraised at 205 dollars and must sell for at least two thirds of that amount. Sale set for October in Athens County Court order, cash only.
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Minnie Reynolds
Athens
Ohio
Waterloo
Eli Smith
Wm. M. Kurtz
Athens County
Hamley Run
Waterloo Two
Common Pleas Court
Charles W. Bayless
Esther B
Middleport notes mark anniversary and club events
A Middleport family reunion celebrated Earl and Rickman Cranston’s twenty sixth wedding anniversary with eight children and guests at a yellow and white themed dinner. The issue also covers a Woman's Music Club chorus rehearsal at Heath Methodist Church and a Busy Bee Class dinner rescheduled to October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Earl Cranston Rickman
Rickman
Kathryn
Earl Charles
Columbus
Lewis Chilthe
James
Marguer
Mary Kelly
Douglason
Lotis Alexander
Rendville
Genevieve
Pomeroy
J. H. Rickman
Carrie Cassell
James Rickman
Illness Strikes Decorator rd Demoskey of Miller Co
Report says rd Demoskey a decorator for the R. a. Miller Co is seriously ill with a throat streptococcus infection. Mrs Margaret Boice of Colt bus visited Saturday with Mr and Mrs George Childs and her granddaughter Miss Bet Johnston who spent the week with her father Frank H. John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Childs
George Childs
N. Second Ave
Miss Childs
Margaret
Freddie Houdashelt
Norma
Wanda Koehler
Marcella Frasier
Gilmore
Mary Adaline Smith
Rd Demoskey
R. A. Miller Co
Margaret Boice
Colt
Bet Johnston
Frank H. John
World Series Fans Gather in Cincinnati
Among base ball fans attending the World Series this week are Charles McMaster, Walter Harris, and Malcolm Roller. Harris has hosted friends in the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe side yard, providing chairs to listen to radio accounts of the games during the summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cincinnati
Charles McMaster
Walter Burns Harris
Malcolm Roller
Mr. Harris
Mary Jane
Public Asked To Use Meigs Libraries
Residents near Syracuse and Racine urged to use Pom eroy Public Library libraries run with WPA cooperation. Syracuse hours are 10 4 30 Mondays Wednesdays Fridays. Racine hours 10 4 30 Tuesdays Thursdays. 737 books loaned from February to date, 3197 circulations. New collection includes titles such as Wuthering Heights and Wind Sand and Stars.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Racine
Pomeroy Library
Wuthering Heights
Bronte
Dowdey
Hertzler
Overland Trail
Lant
Lawrence
Saint Exupery
Ol’ Man River
Bryant
Lane
Meigs Parish to Mark War Veterans Graves
Meigs County seeks to mark unmarked Civil War Spanish American and World War veterans graves. Committee members W L Russell and Ed Reuter, representing Gerber Camp and Disabled American Veterans, coordinate efforts. They note many graves already marked, others remain unmarked amid ongoing campaign.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
W. L. Russell
Ed Reuter
Russell
Gerber Camp
Reuter
Meigs
Wedding at Highland Nazarene Church for Louise Jeffers and Jack Dodridge
Miss Louise Jeffers and Mr. Jack Dodridge wed at Highland Nazarene Church at 9 AM on Sunday September 28 officiated by Rev. Lawrence W. Fick. The ceremony drew witnesses and updates include social notes of local residents visiting relatives and new parent Carol Price welcoming a baby boy in Columbus.
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Hiland Nazarene Church
Louise Jeffers
John Jeffers
Jack Dodridge
Bertie Dodridge
Lawrence W. Fick
Middleport
Christmas Seal Drive Planned in Meigs County
The Meigs County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association executive committee met at Pomeroy City Hall Monday night to plan the annual Christmas seal drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Pomeroy City Hall
Former Resident Pays Visit to Meigs County
A. F. Barrows from Washington Pennsylvania returns to Tuppers Plains Meigs County on his first visit in 18 years. He praises the county as the greatest place on earth while noting lack of livelihood keeps him from moving back.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
A. F. Barrows
Tuppers Plains
Mr. Barrows
Washington, Pa
Meigs Election Board Prepares for Nov. 5
Meigs county election board met in the Ma sonic Temple basement to plan general election duties. The Middleport precinct cannot vote on wet and dry, as outlying township precincts must vote together. Ballot printing was awarded to The Middleport Printing Co.
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Pomeroy
County Election Board
Election Board
Masonic Temple
Middleport
Secretary of State
Middleport Printing Co
Racine Youth in U S Navy Sends Letter Home
James Spencer Pomeroy, a Racine youth in the U S Navy, writes to his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Spencer detailing time aboard an airplane tender on the Pacific. He notes two weeks in port at San Francisco with a chance to visit the World’s Fair. Charles Spencer serves as the local deputy registrar of motor vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Spencer
Racine
U. S. Navy
Pacific Ocean
Charles Spencer
San Francisco
Last Minute Drivers Licenses Sold at Russell Office
The Russell registrar office in Middleport drew a crowd as motorists queued to buy licenses before the deadline. Mrs. Russell and Miss Jane Ann Fick assisted H. J. Russell in processing the purchases.
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Middleport
H. J. Russell
Russell
Mrs. Russell
Jane Ann Fick
Children Join Red Cross Membership Drive Progress
About 325 ten year old students are registered in the Junior Red Cross campaign led by Miss Wilma Roush. Nine school rooms have joined and paid fees, making all children in those rooms members. The drive ends October 19.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fire Department
State of
Daniel Smith
A. C. Shire
U. S. Housing Authority
Washington
War Department
Middleport Social Notes
Woman's Music Club
Heath Methodist Church
Vesta McCoy
Willis Aleshire
Gordon Harris
First Baptist Church
Bridge Club
Marie Richman
Butternut Ave
Manning Webster
O. P. Klein
Edison Hobstetter
Russell Bailey
Gerald Anthony
Willis Anthony
W. P. Stewart
O. H Stewart
Coraopolis
Edgar Ervin
Stewart
T. H. Davis
Sarah Probst
Guy Bush
Marvin Roush
Evans
Bush
St. Francis Hospital
Charleston
Lenore Giles
W. A. Giles
Tacoma
Wash
Giles
Ella Bell
Chicago
Fred Sisson
Herbert Chambers
Clarence Rupe
Ravenswood
S. S. Swayne
Swayne
Union Tobacco
Wheeling
Mayme Byers
O. B. Stout
Michigan
Stout
Cedric Clark
Reedsville
A. S. and
Emma Besserer Thomas
Thomas Fields and Co
Walt
Colonial
Colonial Plan
A Na Ueto Berry Hotel
Bidg
Athens,o
Middleport High School
Margie
Margie Hart
William Haskell
New York
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Lena Fick
W. Main St
Virginia Ramsey
Marion Ebersbach
Walton
W. Va
Marie Miller
Eva Simms
Emma Waterman
Gertrude Smith
Nellie Smith
Raymond Elberfeld
Norman Kloes
Arthur Kloes
Paul
Kenneth Hysell
Giles Hysell
Huntington
Realrby
Gs Company
Meigs Election Board
Racine Youth
Navy
Red Cross
Luckoff
Oxfords
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