Middleport council backs bond issue for factory
Middleport Village Council voted unanimously to endorse a proposed 35000 bond issue to fund a relief and storage building and another project with government aid. The plan includes 25000 for the garment factory use and 10000 for a third venture. Bond sale arrangements were set with solicitor Edgar Ervin, despite two absences.
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Middleport
Middleport Garment Factory
C. O. Fisher
Robert Rawlings
David Miller
Edgar Ervin
Cleveland
Attend Reunions and Home-Coming in Midport
Mr and Mrs William Smith and family attended the Poplar Ridge church annual home coming with many out of county guests including Hon Thomas A Jenkins who gave a non political talk. D S Harold visited Euler West Virginia for a family reunion and Charleston. The Parsons Luellens stayed with Lonnie Allen at Graham Station West Virginia for a family reunion.
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Middleport
William Smith
Poplar Ridge
Thomas A. Jenkins
D. S. Harold
Euler
W. Va
Harold
Charleston
Ross Luellen
George Parsons
Sylvania
Parsons and
Luellens
Lonnie Allen
Graham Station
Relatives Gaither At Hennesy Home
Mr and Mrs C M Hennesy hosted weekend guests from Columbus and Pittsburgh including Melissa Hennesy Charles Gates and Richard Elm. A Sunday dinner featured Mrs W G Davis and family. Mr Gates presented travel color pictures and Melissa Hennesy returned to Columbus with her cousin Mrs O Donnell.
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Middleport
C. M. Hennesy
Melissa Hennesy
Columbus
Charles Gates
Pittsburgh
Richard Elm
Beaver Falls
Hennesys
W. G. Davis
Ray J. O'Donnell
Charles Davis
Gordon Harris
Gates
Miss Hennesy
Mrs. O’donnell
Middleport Social Notes and Local Gatherings
Social items report a wedding at Federated Church Pomeroy, guests from Kenton Huntington Huntington and Hamilton, and a family reunion at the Sauer home. A Friday ice cream social and band concert on the MHS campus raised about 50 dollars for a new horn, with Gordon Harris directing. Other notes list local visits, travels, and weekend guests including families from Richmond IN Battle Creek MI Steubenville and New Brighton.
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MHS
Cc. O. Fisher
Gordon Harris
Heatons and Kinsmen Hold Reunion at Will's Grove
The Heatons and Allied Families held their annual reunion at Will's Grove, Chester Township, drawing near a hundred attendees. Edison Heaton led organ music as a large choir performed. officers elected included Clarence Heaton as president and Wilbur Bailey as vice president. Attendees traveled from Athens, Columbus, and across West Virginia and Kentucky, with plans announced for a Urbana reunion on September 7.
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Edith Bahr
Athens County
Allie Johnson Smith
Elmer Woodey
Jonesville
Ashland County
Ira de Lapp
Norwalk
Eliza Pullins
Delaware
Ralph McCullough
Urbana
Columbus
A. B. Curtis
William
Patsy
Meredith Scott
Milton Barnes
Barbara Williams
Helen Ohlinger
Out of the State
Robert Jones
Wyandotte
Mich
Louise C. Stephens
Wilmore Ky
Rhoda Coffman
Cora Curtis
Newell
W. Va
A. H. Young
Nitro
J. M. Fisher
Buffalo
Meigs County
Chester Township
William Foster
Foster
West Virginia
Heatons
Abner
Joe
Abner Heaton
Heaton
Champaign County
McCullough
Eather Heaton
Labor Day Tourists Benefit Local Business
Improvement in business locally over the Labor Day weekend is attributed to tourist trade and a steady stream of Legionnaires passing through to the West Virginia State convention of the American Legion in Huntington. A large motorized locomotive model of the Forty or Eight toured the town with bell clanging.
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Middleport
West Virginia
The
American Legion
Huntington
Pomeroy Couple Wed in Federated Church Ceremony
Miss Lorena Grueser daughter of Albert Grueser of Monkey Run and Ed Arnold son of Mr and Mrs Ed Arnold of Rose Hill were married Saturday night by Rev Ralph Kue ther pastor of the Federated Church. Both graduates of Pomeroy High School. The bride has worked at Massars Grocery and the groom is employed at Ravenna. Mrs Arnold will remain at home here for now.
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Middleport
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Ralph Reuther
Mary Hoover
Howard Hamm
Lewis Sauer
S. Second Ave
Rodney Downing
Hamm
Anna Hamm
Albert Smith
Huntington
Walter Smith
Hamilton
Clarence Hamm
Bill
Lexington
Elmer Hamm
Fred Casto
Battle Creek
Mich
Elizabeth Swindler
Joe Michl
Steubenville
W Lram Michl
S. Fourth Ave
Mary Kail
I. J. Kail
H. A. Rothrock
Gardner Reynolds and Son
London
Val Reynolds
Viola Grueser
Fred Bush
Sharon
Judy
L. D. Diles
Florence Bush
Paul Smart
Citizens National Bank
Nellie Smart
Marion
Ginny Jo Wise
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Elizabeth Ann Newman
Iowa
A. W. McKay
N. Third Ave
Lewis Byers
W. T. Byers
Robert Byers
Evelyn Weber
New Brighton
Sylvia Radcliffe
Ray Byers
Racine
Edith Young
Mary Jane
Smoky Mountains
Shenandoah Valley
Jack Abbott
Charles Entsminger
Charleston
MHS
St. Albans
David Ohlinger
W. P. Ohlinger
Calvin Reichman
Diane
Columbus
Reichman
McMaster's Hardware Co
S&r
Alyce Ebersbach
Clarence Darst
Jasper Durst
Pearl St
Ed. Hughes
Hurl Hannas
Victor
Arnold Bennett
Alberta Bennett
Crooks Swift
Wellsville
Henry Swift
la Salle Hotel
Lorena Grueser
Albert Grueser
Monkey Run
Ed Arnold
Rose Hill
Ralph Kuether
Pomeroy High School
Massar’s Grocery
Arnold
Ravenna
Howard Ewing
Deanna Rawlings Ewing
Akron
Glenroy Ewing
R. H. Rawlings
Ewing
Greensboro
N. C
Harry Feiger
Mulberry Ave
Florida
Helen Zeiher
Billy
South
C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Michigan
Blakeslee
Patricia
Upper Peninsula
O. B. Kreinbihl
Utica
Mary Clifton
Dayton
A. R. Clifton
Butternut Ave
C. E. W. Downie
Langsville
Mary Williamson
Labor Day
Phil Williamson
W. Main St
Williamson
Charles Ewing
Simpson Methodist Church
Frances Ihle
Reizer
Clarence Ihle
Second St
Vida Ihle
Lincoln Hill
Robert Roberts
Pat Hennessy
Cora Roberts
Ira Fleming
Syracuse
East
Skyline Drive
Washington
Althea Reibel
Henry Reibel
Pleasant Ave
L. A. Person
Torch
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Merrill
Zanesville
M. D. Webster
Boston
Cape Cod
Woman's Guild to Hear Mrs Worrell at Federated Church
Mrs Worrell of the Ohio Council of Churches in Columbus will speak at the Woman's Guild meeting at the Federated Church. The event is scheduled for Wednesday evening at 7 30 and will be held at the church.
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Worrell
Ohio Council of Churches of Columbus
Woman's Guild of the Federated Church
Community News Notes Roundup of Local Travels
Local residents report returns and departures from Akron Columbus and Greensboro with a schedule of visits. Families including Ewings Blakeslees Kreinbihls Cliftons and Ihles travel for business family and Labor Day events. Simpson Church prepares Home-Coming services with organ dedication and speakers.
Drivers Held After Week-End Crashes In Meigs County
Ironton men Joseph Ash and Charles Atkins were arrested after Saturday night hit and run on Route 7 near Hobson that damaged Everette Blair's car. Ash later collided with Ralph Robson, injuring Atkins who was jailed. Sunday morning Ted Warren and Benny Davidson, with Sam Arnold, collided on East Main Street. Warren Davidson fined 50 dollars with suspended penalty and repair obligation. Ash and Atkins remain in county jail.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Joseph Ash
Charles Atkins
Ironton
Everett Blair
Lucasville
Hobson
Blair
Dave Jenkins
Ross Evans
Ash
Ronald Grindley
George Lee Beards
Racine
Route 124
Ralph Robson
Atkins
Ted
Warren
Benny Davidson
Sam Arnold
E. Main St
Jenkins
Grindley
Justice of Peace P. L
Firemen Hold Groundhog Dinner in Second Ward
Members of the Second Ward Fire Company at the Second Ward House Sunday served seven groundhogs at a dinner. A regular meeting of the fire company is scheduled for this evening.
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Pomeroy
Second Ward Fire Company
Second Ward
Fire Company
Trittschuh Couple Welcome Daughter in Middleport
Coach and Mrs. Paul Trittschuh announce the birth of a daughter born Saturday August 30 at their Lincoln Street home. The Trittschuhs already have a daughter and a son.
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Middleport
Paul Trittschuh
Lincoln St
Trittschuhs
Hold Services for Two Months Old Twin
Twin sons Jack Lee and John Lynn Pomeroy, born two months ago in Columbus, died Sunday from a gland affliction in the throat. Funeral services were held Monday at the grandmother’s home on the Pomeroy Harrisonville Road, with Mr. and Mrs. French Hundley of Columbus listed as the parents.
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Pomeroy
Jack Lee
French Hundley
Columbus
John Lynn
Georgia Williamson
Pomeroy-Harrisonville Road
Religious Education Program for Local High School Students
The 1941 42 year will feature a religious education program arranged by the Ministerial Association with Board of Education cooperation. Each Wednesday morning students will attend a Christ life course at a church of their choice with all Protestant churches involved and the same text used.
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Pomeroy
Ministerial Association
Board of Education
Meigs County Coon Hunters Sponsor Rocksprings Field Trial
The Meigs County Coon Hunters Association will hold a field trial at Rocksprings Fairgrounds on October 19. The field purse is set at 100 dollars, the largest offered here. Officers re-elected: Eldon Gaul president, Norman Klees vice president, G. L. McCullough secretary treasurer. The association released 39 raccoons in the county this year. Annual dues are one dollar.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy High Band Rehearsal Scheduled Wednesday
Aleshire director of the Pomeroy High School Band announces a rehearsal Wednesday at 1 PM at the high school.
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Pomeroy
W. O. Aleshire
Pomeroy High School
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