Settlement Reached In Sugar Run Sewer Project
Mayor Wortley announced final settlement with the United States Government over the Sugar Run sewer damage project. The agreement provides a $17,978 payment from U S Engineers for sewer improvements and includes flow easements and deeded parcels of flood impacted real estate. Congressman Jenkins praised the cooperation in securing the funds.
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Pomeroy
United States
M. D. Hartley
U. S
Wortley
WPA
Nc 1
Eureka
Sevax
Yvernment
Thomas A. Jenkins
One People One World Methodist Mission Service at Heath Church
A Sunday program at Heath Methodist Church promotes Missionary Ship service titled One People One World. Rev H A Rothrock will preach Macedonia for Meth ism and other schedule includes Sunday School 9 15 a m Roy Barnes superintendent and the Ep worth League at 6 p m with Betty Roush leading worship at 7 p m Christ s Appointments theme.
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Middleport
E Heath Methodist
Hasen
Roose
Christ
Columbus Day Closures Noted In Pomeroy and County Offices
Holiday observance kept county offices closed and Pomeroy Banks closed on Thursday while business houses stayed open and displayed flags in observance.
Pomeroy Parking Lots Ease Traffic Problem
Traffic congestion in Pomeroy eased after the Main St parking lots opened Wednesday afternoon. Town officials urge drivers to slow down to protect the new surface while remaining work continues with a seal coat expected in two to three weeks.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Social News and Local Moves
Members of Eastern Star No 186 host an allied chapter from Guysville at the Masonic Hall with Mrs Thelma Mc Murray chairing and refreshments by a committee. Meigs County residents attended a Farm Bureau meeting in Columbus, with many listed attendees. Cedric and Mabel Kingsland Head visit Pomeroy en route to Chicago for a three day Marionette engagement.
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Order of Eastern Star No
Eastern Star
Guysville
Masonic Hall
Thelma McMurray
W. A. Smith
C. H. Jewell
Albany
Ebersbach
Second St
Ore
Harold Hilligas
Vernon Nease
Arthur Nease
Esther Frecker
Ernest Nelson
David Yost
John Hamm
Roy Spencer
Ruth
Earl Cross
A. B. Cross
G.L Michael
Samuel Michael
Wilbur Parker
J. B. Hayes
Lawrence Roush
Homer Ashworth
John Beaver
Tom Young
William King
Harry Guthrie
John Hartung
Richard Hartung
Jerrold Hartung
Roy Eastman
L. L. Roush
Robert Gardner
Dan White
C. S. Morris
Orvie Gainor
Roy Kiffle
Eleanor Riggs
Ruth Koehler
Guy Riggs
U. S. Nease
Butternut Ave
Alfred Huber
Albion
Mont
Julia Howder
Middleport
Theron Russell
Cedric Head
Mabel Kingsland Head
Kingsland
E. W. Kingsland
Court St
Richmond
Chicago
Marshall Field's
Purple and White Will Win Tonight at Middleport
Local fans expect Pomeroy and Logan to clash in the Middleport football game under lights at 8 pm. Both wear purple and white, making a definite winner uncertain until the final whistle. This marks Pomeroy’s first home game.
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Pomeroy
Logan
Middleport
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Philathea Society members hosted at Mrs. Lewis Burford’s home with Mrs. Boyd Dilgard presiding. Committees named for November 2 chicken supper and Halloween decorations noted. Attendees included Mrs. Charles Howard, Mrs. Clara Murray, Mrs. A. J. Beaver, Mrs. Edgar Reynolds, Mrs. Estella Roush, and others amid visits to Columbus and nearby events.
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Charles Howard
Philathea Society
Lewis Burford
PTA membership drive opens in Middleport outreach
Mrs. Floyd Koehler, chair of the PTA membership committee, announced the drive starts Tuesday Oct 17. Committee members will visit every Middleport section to boost membership and Mrs Koehler asks anyone missed to notify her.
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Floyd Koehler
Parent Teacher Association
Middleport
Athens Presbyterians To Meet Sunday
Sunday afternoon and evening events at Middleport Presbyterian Church gather Presbyterian Young People from Athens Presbytery. Delegates register at 2 30 start worship led by Federated Church Pomeroy group. Speakers include Rev and Mrs Fred Lucis and Miss Margaret Shannon with music by Miss Alice Smith Hartford.
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Middleport
Presbyterian Young People’s League of the
Athens
Margaret Shannon
Westminster Foundation
Ohio University
Alice Smith
Hartford
Chester
Gallipolis
Logan
Oxford
Lake Geneva
Wooster
Centennial program for Letart Francis Willard cen
A centenary celebration with a tree setting will be held in Hartford West Virginia Sunday October 15 at 2 p.m. in the M E Church. An appropriate program will be rendered.
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Francis Willard
Hartford
W. Va
M. E
Sunday church services and events announced
POMEROY Rev Warren Bright to preach on Why Others Give to Missions at 10 30 a m Sunday Simpson Methodist Church. Odd Fellows group with Rev Bright at 7 p m on Toleration. Church school board Monday 7 p m Epworth League Thursday 7 p m. Choir practice Friday junior 6 p m senior 8 p m. Rev Damon D Watkins to lead Zion Church Sunday evening at 7 30 p m. Grace Episcopal Church 11 a m service with Rev Smythe H Lindsey of Cincinnati in charge. Sunday School classes at 10 a m.
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Warren Bright
Simpson Methodist Church
Odd Fellow Lodge
Bright
Church
Epworth League
Damon D. Watkins
Zion Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Smythe H. Lindsey
Cincinnati
Civic Groups Visit Park Site Nearing Completion
Middleport civic leaders from the Rotary Club American Legion Phi Delta Kappa and the Garden Club met with the Board of Education to review a roadside park at the former Central School site. Clearing work and construction of two rest rooms two stone fireplaces and steps are nearly finished. Members plan a park visit Saturday afternoon.
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Middleport
Rotary Club
American Legion
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Garden Club
Middlepore Board of Education
Rock Springs Grange to Hold Annual Inspection Night
Annual inspection of Rock Springs Grange will be held at the hall by Deputy State Master Harley Musser Friday evening at 8 o'clock. A potluck dinner will be served during the evening.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs Grange
Harley Musser
Mrs Taft To Be Speaker At Pomeroy Dinner
Out of town guests from Gallipolis and Athens head to Pomeroy to hear Mrs Robert Taft address the Women's Republican Club after a dinner at Hotel Martin at 6 00. Senator and Mrs Phillips and Mrs Nora Atkinson of Athens are among attendees with about one hundred guests expected.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Athens
Robert Taft
Women's Republican Club
Hotel Martin
Phillips
Nora Atkinson
New AAA Officers Elected for 1940
POMEROY community com mitteemen have been elected to the Agricultural Conservation Association for 1940. The lineup lists chairman vice chairman and regular member for Bedford Harley B Pickett Edward OBrien Harold Jones Chester Charles C Reed George A Young Elmer Kautz Columbia Howard W Bolton Davis B Cummings Lauren E Hoffman Lebanon Howard B Bradford Okey E Paynter and Ruda A Durst Letart Herbert F Shields Harold G Roush and Carrel Roush Olive George R Collins Robert A Halsey and Paul Andrews Orange Lee C Henderson Charles F Betzing and Harry A Swartz Rutland George F E Carson George W Wells and Pearl A Lanning Salem Hurley M Nelson Leslie G Hoffman and Pearl Russell Salisbury Norman O Heilman William A Carman and Homer Radford Scipio Wayne H Chase Charles L Carsey and Reed L Jeffers Sutton Lloyd W Roush James L Spencer and Ralph E Lee
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Pomeroy
Agricultural Conservation Association
Bedford Township
Harley B. Pickett
Edward O'Brien
Harold Jones
Chester
Charles C. Reed
George A. Young
Elmer Kautz
Columbia
Howard W. Bolton
Davis B. Cummings
Lauren E. Hoffman
Lebanon
Howard B. Bradford
Okey E. Paynter
Ruda A. Durst
Letart
Herbert F. Shields
Harold G. Roush
Carrel Roush
Olive Township
George R. Collins
Robert A. Halsey
Paul Andrews
Orange Township
Lee C. Henderson
Charles F. Betzing
Harry A. Swartz
Rutland
George FE. Carson
George W. Wells
Pearl A. Lanning
Salem
Hurley M. Nelson
Leslie G. Hoffman
Pearl Russell
Salisbury
Norman O. Heilman
William A. Carman
Homer Radford
Scipio
Wayne H. Chase
Charles L. Carsey
Reed L. Jeffers
Sutton Township
Lloyd W. Roush
James L. Spencer
Ralph E. Lee
Mrs. Rose Barker 81 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Rose Barker 81 longtime Middleport resident died at home on S Second Ave after a paralytic stroke. Native of Zanesville she came to Middleport in 1904 with husband Eugene Barker and children. Survived by daughter Mrs Myrtle Allen and Burns Barker. Funeral at 2 p m Sunday from the residence. charter member of Eastern Star and Heath Methodist Church.
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Middleport
Rose Barker
S. Second Ave
Hobson
Eugene Barker, Jr
Chicago
Daisy Barker
Myrtle Allen
Burns Barker
Barker
Order of Eastern Star
Nelsonville
Evangeline Chapter
Heath Methodist Church
Fights Arranged in Middleport Card at Community Building
Local boxers Dusty Durst and Cunningham from Middleport face Ollie Condee and Eddie Condee in a four bout card tonight at the Community Building in Pt. Pleasant. Weighs listed include 138, 150, 130 and 138 pounds.
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Middleport
Pt. Pleasant
Dusty Durst
Cunningham
Ollie Condee
Eddie Condee
Pomeroy
Aviation City Plans and Air Base Funding, Denver Abandoned
Congress appropriated more than $5,000,000 to rebuild the air base after plans to transfer the training school to Denver were abandoned in a modern aviation city project.
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Denver
Congress
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