Extension Service marks 25 years in Meigs County
Meigs County marks the 25th anniversary of the Extension Service with a Tuesday October 24 meeting at Middleport High Auditorium. Leaders and former county officials review the service since 1921 and highlight early 4-H clubs, with a style revue by 4-H and demonstrations by farm women and Home Economics Extension.
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Meigs County Agricul
H. C. Ramsower
Ohio
Eigs County
Middleport Lightweight football clash with Pom
Middleport's after school match against Pom drew many students as eighth graders and sophomores formed the squad. Middleport scored in the second on a pass to Blaine and a center plunge by Anger while Pom fought back late but fell short.
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Iddleport
Pom
Pomeroy Athletic
Middleport Ng
Middle
Artinger
Blaine
Ndt
Pomeroy
Eet
Pom Kiddieport
Tom Blaine
E Mayes
James Bennett
O. T. Honeyfinger
Joe Young
Fred Klein
Gavin Stewart
Lyston Pullin
Santa «Dles Gomez
Jim Hartinger
Les Hughes
Wiffles Burk
Jack Smith
Huardfish
Marshall McCuenn
Blue Devils
Infant Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Jordan Buried
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at lerved & Oak for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Jordan. The baby, born October 5, died shortly after arrival at Hol Hospital in Gallipolis, and was laid to rest at White Oak Cemetery beside family. The report notes burial details and location.
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Dani Mercy
Lerved & Oak
Sidney Jordan
Ohio Ji
White Oak Cemetery
More
Thurssoan
Freshmen Initiated by Future Homemakers Club
Middleport social notes report the First monthly meeting of the Future Homemakers of America in the Home Economics Department. Mary Jean Bailey elected president with Ruth Seines as VP Miriam Kauff secretary Mazie Wise treasurer Jo Quickle historian Louise Winebrenner social chairman Marjorie Dies news reporter and Louise Drake sponsor. Halloween party planned for Oct 30 and 359 members attended.
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Middleport
Homemakers of America Club
Artie Mae Baker
Mary Jean Bailey
Ruth Seines
Miriam Kauff
Mazie Wise
Jo Quickle
Louise Winebrenner
Marjorie Dies
Louise Drake
June Pratt
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Betty Brown
Jean Ebersbach
Pomeroy Area Social News Highlights Week End Visits
Local residents and visitors populate Pomeroy and nearby towns with weekend trips and gatherings. Dr and Mrs Clarence Shaffer recently moved to Pomeroy and spent Sunday with relatives in Marietta. Mrs Frank Byrd of Xenia visits her mother and sister on Lincoln Hill. Kenneth and Larson Seyfried from Columbus vacation with their parents. Various church and social events are noted, including Lend-a-hand Society hosting at Mrs Charles Nease home and Junior Shakes Club gathering on Wehe Terrace.
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C. E. Smith
McCauley
Englehard
S. A. Englehard
T Here
Nora
Vesta McCoy
Ella Wyatt
John Thiele
Dayton
Clarence Billett
Spooner
Spafford
Hubbard
Roy Russell
Chauncey Vance
N.Y.C
Dickinson
Fred Healy
Columbus
Healy
Frank Betz
Gravel Hill
Louise Talbott
J. G. Talbott
Stella Palmer
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Palmer
R. A. Miller Lumber Co
East
Entsminger
Clarence Shaffer
Pomeroy
Marietta
Frank Byrd
Xenia
Belle Vaughan
Anna Vaughan
Lincoln Hill
Kenneth
Larson Seyfried
Chris Seyfried
Charles Nease
Simpson Methodist Church
Herbert Giles
Cadding
Elmer Wickham
Davis
Gallipolis
George Parker
Mulberry Ave
Guy Mutchler
Rutland
Jackson
Ralph Kuether
Amanda Caspar
Charles
Ebersbach
Second St
Homer Ihle
Rehm
W. Main St
Shakesare Club
Margaret Ann Strauss
Wehe Terrace
Alex Downie
B. F. Gravely
and Ear
E. W. Downie
Lincoln
Charles Otto
George Zeigler
H. V. Carl
Union Ave
Carl
William McQuigg
Ohio State University
Women’s Temperance Union Meet at Mrs Mary Cook Home
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will convene at the home of Mrs Mary Cook on N Second Ave Thursday afternoon October 12 at two o’clock.
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mary Cook
Second Ave
Wells divorce filed in common pleas court
Laura R. Wells sues John M. Wells for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty. The couple married September 16, 1905, and are parents to eleven children, eight living.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Laura R. Wells
John M. Wells
Point Rock Residents and Elections in Waterloo Township
Bus drivers picked up pupils for a Rock Springs Fairgrounds inspection. Residents visited relatives and attended Grange events. Notices announce two elections in Athens County on November 7 1939 including a five year cemetery tax and welfare relief funding.
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Point Rock
Columbia Township
D. V. Morris
G. A. Radekin
Earl Starkey
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Belle Kelly
May Cloud
Vinton
Maggie Hutton
W. R. Holcomb
Freda Kennedy
S. D. Webb
Columbus
Frank Westfall
Edwin Westfall
Levi
Preston Westifall
Bidwell
Laurel Grange
Star Grange
Hrange
J. E. Mulholand
Clara
Wilkesville
Waterloo Township
Athlens County
Ohio
Athens County
Athens County Board OF Elections
David Johnson
Len B. McCune
Simpson Methodist Church Class Meeting Recaps Social Night
The J. O. F. Class of Simpson Methodist Church met at Mrs. Hattie Russell’s home on the Athens Road near Rock Springs. The event included a brief business session followed by social and recreations, continuing the group’s community traditions.
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George McQuigg
Lincoln Hill
Simpson Methodist Church
Hattie Russell
Athens Road
Rock Springs
Mrs Eva Ash Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Eva Ash 75 died Sunday night at her Union Avenue home after a long illness. She leaves husband and ten children Emma Esther Lana Alpha Burt Clarence Lester Buy Pearl Elmer. Surviving sisters are Emma Copenhaver Chillicothe and Lucy Ornett Smithburg W Va. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
Bricker-for-Governor Club Renamed to Meigs Republican Club
The Meigs Republican Club was chosen as the new name for the Bricker-for-Governor Club at a Monday night meeting in Pomeroy City Hall. Officers elected for the coming year include President T A Downie Vice President Clair Spencer Secretary M D Hartley and Treasurer Roy E Tracy. Regular monthly meetings were set for the second Monday night of each month.
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Bess Sanborn
The
Heath Methodist Church
Roy Lansbury
Nellie Zerkle
Roy Barnes
M. L. French
H. A. Rothrock
Robert Harris
Ruth Drake
Pomeroy
Meigs
Republican Club
Bricker-for- Governor
Pomeroy City Hall
T. A. Downie
Clair Spencer
M D. Hartley
Roy E Tracy
Fall Injures Aged Middleport Resident
Mrs Belle Gatewood aged resident of South Third Avenue fell at her home Sunday and sustained serious bruises. It is believed her hip may be broken and she will be sent to a hospital. She lives with her son John Darnell who is totally deaf and blind. Darnell handles marketing, lawn work and painting chores despite his handicaps.
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Middleport
Belle Gatewood
S. Third Ave
Bond Set for Eight of Ten Indicted Men
Eight of ten men indicted by the grand jury last week were arraigned Monday before Judge Peoples and pled not guilty. Bonds ranged from 300 to 1,000 dollars for defendants including Charles F. Davis Morton Rupe Edward Jackson Dave Nieman Clarence Nichols Chris Kearns John Wilt Leonard Jewell Carl Manley and others. An Eratosthenes note on Earth's circumference is referenced.
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Clarence Nichols
Chris Kearns
John Wilt
Leonard Jewell
Carl Manley
Williams Resumes Work After Illness on Rail Line
Howard Williams of the New York Central Railroad has recovered from influenza and is able to return to work. The Williams family recently came back from a vacation in Iowa, Williams’ native state.
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Middleport
Howard Williams
New York Central Railroad
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First Baptist Church
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R. N. Barnes
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White Cross Hospital
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S. Second Ave
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