Rainy Season Shortfall Slashes Meigs County Corn Yield
Meigs County agricultural agent C E Blakeslee says the current corn crop will drop about five bushels per acre due to July and August drought. He notes pasture and hay losses exceed grain decline, while farm ponds installed with AAA funding prove their value in the dry spell.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
C. E. Blakeslee
Blakeslee
Shade River Valley
Herbert Shields
AAA
Shields
Soil Conservation Division
Rally Day at Methodist Church in Minersville
Rally Day and Homecoming services are set for Sunday at the Minersville Methodist Church. Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m and the program runs to 4 p m. A basket dinner will be in the basement. Rev C W Boyer will speak at 11 a m. Children will join in the service. In the afternoon the church choir along with the Racine men's quartet and the Venetian Singers from Parkersburg perform.
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Minersville
Methodist Church
C. W. Boyer
Racine
Venetian Singers
Parkersburg
Courthouse Painting Continues This Week
Painting on the Point Pleasant courthouse resumed Monday after a morning halt caused by contractor G R Hiehle failing to secure a permit to use spraying equipment. Hiehle expected good weather to allow finish work within the week.
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Pomeroy
G. R. Hiehle
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Hiehle
Mrs Heritage Lewis To Live in Toledo
Mrs Heritage Lewis, widowed recently in Akron, has stored her household goods and moved to Toledo to reside temporarily with brother Stewart Peters sister Miss Laura Peters and mother Mrs Peters aged 93 The Lewises formerly lived in Middleport and daughter Ulah Ann Lewis has returned to New York City
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Middleport
Heritage Lewis
Akron
Toledo
Stewart Peters
Laura Peters
Peters
Lewis
D. J. Pepponis
Ulah Ann Lewis
New York City
Lewises
Pomeroy Club Officers and Local Social News
The Twilight Garden Club installed new officers led by Miss Ethel Garland. Plans were made for a flower show with two other village clubs. Other items cover Federated Circle reviews, birthday dinner for Bobby Roberts, and various local visits and hospital notes.
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Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
Dey Hysell
Lucy Gibbs
Carrie Nye
Ethel Garland
Max Sanborn
T. A. Hennessy
H. RB. Kress
A. A. Dillard
Middleport
Miller
Dexter Stork Shower Honors Mrs Kenneth Davis
Mrs Kenneth Davis was honored at a stork shower hosted by Mrs Mildred Jeffers Friday afternoon. Refreshments were served to a large group of guests including Mrs Bert Davis Mrs W R Halliday Mrs Charles Amos Mrs Norman Will Mrs Alma Betz Mrs Harold Davis and many others.
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Marvin Wilson
Worley Davis
Ray Nicholson
Orion Nelson
Emory Johnson
Max Smith
Max Nelson
Cash Braley
C. FE. Stout
Kenneth Davis
Mildred Jeffers
Garden Clubs Host Show And Lecture In Pomeroy
Pomeroy garden clubs plan a flower show at Federated Church with displays in the church basement. The event opens at 1 pm and runs to 9 pm featuring a lecture by Mrs. Leo R. Storey of Huntington and musical programs. Admission is free.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Pomeroy Garden Club
Twilight Garden Club
Winding Trail Club
Leo R. Storey
Huntington
Ethel Garland
Mra. Dow Hysell
George Hines
J. C. Roedel
Pomeroy Club
Local News Briefs of Moved Families and Visits
Mr and Mrs Jack Lewis moved to Tuppers Plains where Lewis is employed. JoAnn Gilmore and Anne Smith from Ohio University spent the weekend at their homes. Mr and Mrs Marvin Burt from Columbus visited relatives in town. Phil Wolff of Portsmouth and owner of the New York Store were business visitors in Pomeroy. Anna Reuter returned Friday from a visit with her children in Pontiac Michigan. George Reuter was mentioned.
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Carolyn
Pontiac
Pat Jones
Howard B. Kress
Ohio Power Co
Canton
H. D. Defenbacher
Columbus
Frank B. Will
Pomeroy
Middleport
Kimball Hite
Granville
Ralph Graves
Harold Hite
George
James Radford
Holzer Hospital
Leatha Russell
Bradbury
William Mitch
Birmingham
Ala
Norman McCullum
Ethel
Clara Garland
Fred Sprouse
Virgil Brown
Athens Road
C. F. Tompkins
Jack Lewis
East Second St
Tuppers Plains
Lewis
JoAnn Gilmore
Anne Smith
Ohio University
Marvin Burt
Ben Neutzling
H. G. Burt
Phil Wolff
Portsmouth
Wolff
New York
Anna Reuter
Mich
George Reuter
Injured Man Uses Crutches After Lye Solution Incident
MIDDLEPORT C W Ramsey retired minister and father of Mrs Arthur Covert and Mrs Walter Rainey sustained serious foot injuries when he stepped into a lye solution while cleaning a building at a local establishment. He is able to walk with crutches. Mrs Ramsey’s condition remains improved after a period of illness.
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Middleport
C. W. Ramsey
Ramsey
Arthur Covert
Walter Rainey
Fourth in Family Is Born in October
In Middleport OctOBer brings a new baby son to Omar Russella and family. Thomas Gaylen was born Sunday at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Milton Russell and Mr and Mrs Robert Winebrenner. The Russells, of Columbus, have been visiting here. Mrs Russell is Aldine Winebrenner.
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Middleport
Omar Russella
Thomas Gaylen
Holzer Haspital
Gallipoll
Russells
Rugeel
Robert Winebrenner
Milton Russell
Columbus
Russell
Aldine Winebrenner
New Vocal Music Instructor Hired for Salisbury Schools
Mrs. Maxine Wingett of Racine was appointed as vocal music instructor by the Salisbury Township School District Board of Education at its regular Friday night meeting.
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Pomeroy
Mra
Maxine Wingett
Racine
Salisbury Township
District Board of Education
Federated Church Choir to Present November Concert
The Federated Church choir plans a concert on the first Sunday in November with a covered dish dinner to follow at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Hegnauer.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Robert
Hegnauer
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Rutland
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Cora Roberts
Hewert Roberts
Mike
Retha Fleming
Branch Fleming
Gallipolis
Geneva Nolan
Chillicothe
The
Extension Service
Anti Freeze
Unico
Meigs County Farm Bureau Co-operative Association, Inc
Pomeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy Personals
Plumbing & Electric
Chase Hardware
Lacust St
Tryina
Samuel Goldwyn
Rand Shoes
Rand
Hartley & Bennett Omero Y Shoe Store
Saturday Evening Post
Esquire
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NYE Chevrolet Company
N. Court St
Athens
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Fayette St
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