Weather Delays Meigs Co State Route 7 Surfacing
Pomeroy reports weather halted tar seal on State Route 7 between Chester and Coolville delaying traffic. After a late-week rain, the seal coat could not set, forcing a temporary closure and detours via Route 33 to Athens and Route 50 to Coolville. Route 7 reopened Sunday afternoon.
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THE
Athens Messenger
Meigs Co
Pomeroy
Chester
Coolville
State Highway Department
Athens
Car Crashes at Busy Kerrs Run Intersection
Three recent wrecks in Kerrs Run highlight risky turns at Route 7 and Route 33. Paul Akers narrowly avoided injury after crossing into a bank as he reached the intersection. Two other crashes near Reedsville involved Claude Polk and Harold Johnson. Local youths aided a seriously injured car victim en route to Holzer Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
Paul Akers
Pleasant
Akers
Claude Polk
Harold Johnson
Dog Ridge
Reedsville
Herman
George Niemeyer
Mickey Scholl
Jackson
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Reedsville Garden Club Plans Halloween Party
Reedsville Garden Club will entertain the Junior Club with a Halloween party on October 27 at the M. E. basement. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fellows of Long Bottom visited Mrs. Anna M. Randolph. Kathryn Williams of Pom eroy spent last Sunday with her parents. Lillian Williams and Warren Pickens attended the Lancaster Fair. Louise Coleman and Mr and Mrs Eugene Coleman of Columbus visited over the weekend with Mrs Elizabeth Coleman. Alice Fischer of Flatwoods spent Wednesday night with Helen Sprague. Mrs George Hamilton returned to Tuppers Plains after visiting her grandchildren. Mr and Mrs Fred Shumway returned from several weeks in Washington. Hazel Buckley and family spent days in East Liberty.
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E— Reedsville Garden Club
M. E
Arthur Fellows
Long Bottom
Anna M. Randolph
Kathryn Williams
Pomeroy
R. E. Williams
Lillian Williams
Warren Pickens
Lancaster Fair
Louise Coleman
Eugene Coleman
Columbus
Elizabeth Coleman
Alice Fischer
Flatwoods
Helen Sprague
George Hamilton
Tuppers Plains
Fred Shumway
Washington
Hazel Buckley
George
Roger
Eloise
Maralyn
East Liberty
Probate Court Receipts Rise in Meigs County
Meigs County probate receipts from January to October 1941 totaled 2075.90, up from 1710.94 last year. Marriage license income dropped after Ohio's new law. 371 licenses issued before August 17 at 1 dollar each, about 50 per month, and 19 licenses after at 2 dollars, about nine per month, reducing average income to about 18 dollars monthly.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
Funeral Services for Mrs Stansbury Held
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Stansbury 81 died at her Rutland home were held at the Rutland Christian Church today. She is survived by her husband Harvey Stansbury and other relatives.
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Rutland
Emma Stansbury
Rutland Christian Church
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Charity Efforts
Middleport Burdles for Britain unit led by Mrs J B Downing mobilizes knitters and sewers from Troops Girl Scouts and other groups to make afghan squares Dorothy bags sweaters and stuffed animals for English children Christmas. Households host gatherings weekly to sew and renovate donated clothes while volunteer workers are welcomed. Engagement announced for Miss Mary Jane Roush to Mr George Ury Jr both of Columbus.
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Middleport
Middleport Burdles
Britain
J. B. Downing
Fellowship Group Holds Second Supper at Heath Church
The Heath Methodist Church Fellowship Group met at the Middleport church at five o'clock for the second supper meeting. Rev. H A Rothrock led a discussion on denominations and a devotional period. Miss Mary Adaline Smith played piano. Norma Jean French Donna Maguire and Marjorie Miller read scripture. Officers plan a Halloween party and booth festival with meetings set for Oct 29 and Nov 3 at Simpson Church Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
H. A. Rothrock
Mary Adaline Smith
Norma Jean French
Donna Maguire
Marjorie Miller
M. L. French
David Entsminger
O. P. Klein
John Gundy
Lancaster
Lancaster Camp Ground
Simpson Church
Pomeroy
Nan Fisher
Fred Klein
Ruth Taylor
Mary Martha Roller
Pomeroy Social Notes and Personal Notices
Miss Mila Jane Stark celebrated her seventh birthday with a Halloween party at the Lincoln Hill home hosted by Mrs. Edward Stark. Attendees included Barbara Daune Coates and Marilyn Ashworth among others. E. W. Schreiber and family spent weekends in Huntington and New Plymouth. the Niemeyers welcomed a daughter in Mechanicsburg. Lester Bailey and wife welcomed son Stephen Lester on October 12.
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Pomeroy
Mila Jane Stark
Lincoln Hill
Edward Stark
Stark
Barbara Daune Coates
Mary Louise Drake
Mary Ann Holter
Lynne Hartley
Mary Anne Peoples
Lucy Amsbury
Annie Canady
Corrinne Ashworth
Marylin Davis
Ramora Boice
Lois Ann Campbell
Janet Lee Bolin
Carolyn Graves
Ruth Ann Powell
Mary Ruth Stace
Dorothy Stark
Briggs Crites
Buddy Smith
Junior Willoughby
Bobby Dillard
E. W. Schreiber
Huntington
Bess Bentz
Juanita Ashworth
New Plymouth
D. D. Ward
Irene
Marilyn Ashworth
Ward
John Niemeyer
Mechanicsburg
Niemeyer
Herman
Thompson
Cheshire
Tippie Dye Urges Bond Issue For Pomeroy Projects
Former Pomeroy High School star Tippy Dye writes to Superintendent W A Smith urging a bond issue to fund an athletic field a swimming pool and an agriculture building. Dye argues a home field improves teams the pool benefits youths and the facility supports Meigs County agriculture. He asks voters to pass it one hundred percent.
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Pomeroy
William Henry Harrison
Tippy) Dye
Pomeroy High School
W. A. Smith
Tippy
Ohio
Meigs County
Racine Social And Personal News Roundup
Mr. and Mrs. Rus sell Radcliff and son Lester of New Brighton Pa spent weekend with Ward Foster and Mrs Sylvia Radcliff Silversville. Mr. and Mrs. Donald McKay and daughter Sandra Lou of Atlanta visited Verne Watterson. Mrs. Ward Smith and son Jimmie of Menessen Pa spent weekend with her mother Mrs Ralph Neigler. Emerson Holter announces birth of eleven pound son on Oct 6 grandparents Clarence Polk Long Bottom and Estella Holter Racine. Mrs Mary Turner visited son and daughter in law Charles Turner at Columbus. Clara Roush returned home after weeks with son in law Kyle Stump at Zanesville.
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Racine
Russell Radcliff
Lester
New Brighton
Ward Foster
Sylvia Radcliff
Silversville
Donald McKay
Sandra Lou
Atlanta
Verne Watterson
Ward Smith
Jimmie
Menessen
Ralph Neigler
Mary Turner
Charles Turner
Columbus
Clara Roush
Kyle Stump
Zanesville
Family Day Observed At First Baptist Church Middleport
A large congregation gathered at the First Baptist Church in Middleport for Family Day on Sunday. Families including Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Turner and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Anthony and son were honored, with Mrs. Ed Snyder and children recognized as the largest family group. Special music by the Junior Choir accompanied a sermon by Rev. Ralph Zandel.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Paul Smart
Jacob Turner
Willis Anthony
Ed Snyder
Ralph Zandel
Rollers announce birth of son Richard in Holzer Hospital
Mr and Mrs Malcolm Roller announce the birth of a son at Holzer Hospital on Saturday October 18. The child weighed eight pounds and is the couple’s fourth child.
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Middleport
Malcolm Roller
Richard
Holzer Hospital
Rollers
Probate Court Notes On Meigs Docket
Pomeroy notes show Matilda Carleton’s will admitted to probate. Distribution of 1200 from the James B. Biram estate approved. Inheritance tax on Leonard Brown estate set at 76.56 to be paid to Salisbury Township. Hearing date for Sophia C. Franz will set for Oct 20.
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Salisbury Township
Sophia C. Franz
Pomeroy
Nurito Promises Fast Pain Relief for Rheumatism
A promotional note touts Nurito as a dependable non opiate remedy for rheumatism neuritis neuralgia and lumbago claiming pain relief within minutes. It offers a money back guarantee and urges readers to ask their druggist for Nurito.
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Nurito
Two Meetings Scheduled for Tonight in Middleport
Two meetings tonight address town affairs. The bond booster meeting at town hall, led by Mayor C O Fisher and officials, will present arguments for the 35000 bond issue to be voted in November. PTA Dad’s Night at the high school features Prof. L C Staats of Ohio University as guest speaker, hosted by Mrs William Bradford, with refreshments after.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
PTA
L. C. Staats
Ohio University
Athens
William Bradford
High School Junior Betty Snyder Returns Home After Appendix Surgery
Miss Betty Snyder daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Snyder has returned home at N Fifth Ave Middleport after an appendectomy at Holzer Hospital She is a junior in high school.
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Middleport
Betty Snyder
Ed Snyder
Holzer Hospital
S. Fifth Ave
Stolen bicycle recovered after warning on Main Street
Night Patrolman H H Niemeyer stopped a cyclist on W Main Street near the Pomeroy Bridge to warn him about lights. He then received a report that William Lehew’s bike was stolen on Mulberry Avenue and found Lehew’s bicycle abandoned at the roadside where he had halted the rider.
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Pomeroy
H. H. Niemeyer
W. Main St
Pomeroy Bridge
William Lehew
Mulberry Ave
Lehew
Paul Cunningham Visits His Parents
Paul Cunningham son of Mr and Mrs L L Cunningham returns to Ohio for a several weeks visit with his parents from his hometown after high school graduation He has been active in several big band outfits including Sammy Kaye's Swing and Sway and is expected to enter military service on November 6.
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Elizabeth Swindler
Battle Creek
Mich
Charles Swindler
S. Third Ave
Miss Swindler
Buffalo
Swindler
Middleport
Paul Cunningham
L. L. Cunningham
Sammy Kaye
Ohio
Middleport Girl Named to Ohio Unemployment Office
Miss Dorothy Gardner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Pearl Gardner, Rutland Sr, has been appointed from Civil Service eligibility lists to a position in the Logan Athens branch office of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. She is among the recently certified and in the second group of appointments. She has been classified as Interviewer II.
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Middleport
Dorothy Gardner
Pearl Gardner, Rutland Sr
Civil Service
Logan-Athens
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Gardner
Intereviewer Iti
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Tippie Dye
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