Meigs County WPA Workers Seek Better Living Conditions
Meigs County WPA workers petition for improved living conditions and continued employment. A committee will forward the petitions to Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins after the meeting at Pythian Park. The group cites reduced job rolls and ongoing rent, fuel, and food costs as justification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs County
WPA
Middleport
Pythian Park
Meigs
Louis Williams
Thomas A. Jenkins
Peterson's Ointment advertised for eczema relief
An advertisement claims Peterson's Ointment eases severe eczema itching and skin blemishes from external causes. It promises a money back guarantee if one application does not offer relief and notes use for itching feet and cracked toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Unemployed protest over relief car license tag ruling
The committee debates a local ruling that directs direct relief recipients owning automobiles to surrender license tags. Chairman Williams calls the mandate unfair arguing it worsens job seeking as fuel and coal are not provided. He pledges cooperation with officials but warns of action if aid stalls. A second meeting is set for Saturday night.
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Williams
Syracuse Home Coming Fest Attended by 150
Syracuse Recreation Center hosted a home-coming day for 150 attendees. Winners included Bernard Guinther in the foot race Virgil Teaford in cycling Paul Branch in the sack race Carroll Leibrand in the potato race Mrs Eva Vargas won a nail driving contest Don Guinther claimed the cracker eating prize Earley Teaford won the milk drinking contest and Carroll Leibrand the shoe lacing contest. Group games featured led by Fred Sayre Maude Branch with string music by Fred Sayre Racine and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Syracuse Recreation Center
Bernard Guinther
Virgil Teaford
Paul Branch
Caroll Leibrand
Eva Vargas
Don Guinther
Earley Teaford
Fred Sayre
Maude Branch
Racine
George Leibrand
Vernon Jones
Jack Williams
Earle Grant
Don Lisle
U B Church Leader Visits in Syracuse
Rev. D S Mills and family and friends visited Rev. Mills' mother Mrs. Margaret Nease in Syracuse. Mills recently returned to Avondale U B Church Columbus from a church conference and has led the church for fourteen years as superintendent of the Columbus District. Visitors also included Mr and Mrs Thomas Reese of Glouster. Mrs Thomas Clark Sr and others returned from an Akron D of A convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
D. S. Mills
Paul
Delberta
Merrill Thompson
Merrilyn
Mills
Margaret Nease
David
Thomas Clark
Pearl McBride
Avondale U. B
Columbus
U. B. Church Conference
Thomas Reese
Glouster
Albert Duckworth
Elizabeth Duckworth
Roscoe Harden
Akron
Eber Lewis Returns From Mayo Clinic Treatment
Eber Lewis has returned to Middleport after months at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for treatment of impaired vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Eber Lewis
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Pomeroy Social Notes and a Racine Marriage
The Syracuse Presbyterian Missionary Society met at the church next Friday evening with Devotionals led by Mrs. Lizzie Quick. Mrs. Ora Nease read the foreign topic and Mrs. Daisy Duckworth led the national topic. Mrs. Lizzie Liance and Mrs. Pearl McBride hosted. In Racine on Saturday night Mr. Randall Parsons and Miss Agnes Durst of Letart Falls, R. D. were married at the Baptist Church in a single ring ceremony led by Rev. T. T. Shelton. The bride wore teal blue silk crepe. bridesmaid Miss Marie Parsons wore black. Best man was Mr. Martin Gandee. Miss Helen Normand attended from Parkersburg, W. Va. The altar featured orchid gladiolins. reception at Rev. and Mrs. Shelton’s home followed with ice cream and cake. Durst and Parsons are members of The Melodeers.
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Syracuse Presbyterian Missionary Society
Lizzie Quick
Ora Nease
Daisy Duckworth
Lizzie Liance
Pearl McBride
Randall Parsons
Agnes Durst
Letart Falls
R. D
Baptist Church
Racine
T. T. Shetten
Marie Parsons
Martin Gandee
Frederick Wilcoxen
Logan
Lohengrin
Helen Normand
Parkersburg
W. Va
T. T. Shelton
Miss Durst
Mrs. Parsons
The
Melodiers
Local residents share weekends with relatives and travel
Mr and Mrs W A McCullough return to Toledo after visiting parents Mr and Mrs J W McCullough and Mrs E H Spence. Several couples from Columbus and Huntington travel to see relatives. Reoments include Shumaker house move, Methodist conference trip to Lakeside, and visits by the Ohlinger and Caverlee families. Mrs H T Proctor recovers from surgery.
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W. A. McCullough
Toledo
J. W. McCullough
E. H. Spence
Charles Welch
Columbus
James Hazelton
Henry Jenkinson
Gravel Hill
Charles Gilkey
Harrisonville Road
Frank Hundley
Georgia Williamson
Ben Elberfeld
Henry Stein
Frank Weatherby
Nicklaus
Ralph Graves
Union Ave
View
Shumaker
Shumaker House ‘On Lincoln Terrace. Rev. Warren Bright, Union Ave
Phipps
Rutland
Rothrock
Middleport
Lydia Ebersbach
Mulberry Ave
Lakeside
Methodist Church
Marion Ebersbach
Virginia Ramsey
Virginia
Theron Ohlinger
Douglas
West Carrollton
C. D. Shumaker
Theron Russell
Indianapolis
Marsh Shumaker
Grace Finley
Los Angeles
Calif
Kathryn Balding
Frank McBride
Logan
James O'Reilly
Dayton
Mabel Race
Hybrid Corn Field Day Planned at Humphrey Seed Farm
POMEROY hybrid corn field day set for Monday September 9 at the Humphrey Seed Farm near Reedsville Route 124 announces county agent C E Blakeslee. Farmers will view twelve hybrid and open pollinated plots from 10 am and 2 pm with experts on hand to explain comparisons production methods and equipment.
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Humphrey
Reedsville
Route 124
C. E. Blakeslee
Ohio
Meigs County
Schools Close Friday for Meigs County Fair
Schools will close Friday to allow children to visit the Meigs County Fair. The break eases first week strain with only three school days. Labor Day delayed the opening until Tuesday.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Commissioners Hold Meeting in Pomeroy
Regular meeting of the board of county commissioners was held Tuesday at the Court house. The session covered routine business conferences with township trustees and others involved in road work and bill approval. Morning visits included Rock Spring Fair grounds where the fair setup is in progress.
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Pomeroy
Board of County Commissioners
Rock Spring Fairgrounds
Eiselstein's Trotter Tops Summer Meets
Vic Eiselstein longtime horseman reports a strong season with a trotter winning three of four starts this summer. The horse races next week at Cadiz, continuing a noted record in local circuits.
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Pomeroy
Vic Eiselstein
Sam S
Cadiz
Dissolving Partnership in Chambers and Juhling Clothing Store
Herbert Chambers and William H. Juhling dissolve their partnership in the Chambers and Juhling Clothing Store. The business will be owned by Mr. Juhling. Mr. Chambers will take an extended vacation with future plans not announced.
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Middleport
Chambers & Juhling
Herbert Chambers
William H. Juhling
Mr. Juhling
Chambers
Harold Sauer Attends International Youth Planning Conference
Harold Sauer returned Monday from Lake Geneva Wisconsin where he spent two weeks at the International Youth Planning Conference with participants from various regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harold Sauer
Lake Geneva
Wis
Marriage licenses issued for Moneypenny Francis and Cline Hill
A marriage license was issued Tuesday to James C. Moneypenny 60 of Salem Center and Jennie C. Francis 49 of Salem Center. Another license went to Roy V. Cline 42 of Parkersburg and Kathryn Louise Hill 25 of Long Bottom.
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Pomeroy
James C. Moneypenny
Salem Center
Jennie C. Francis
Roy V. Cline
Parkersburg
Kathryn Louise Hill
Long Bottom
Preparations Begin for Courthouse Records Review
Preparations for a new examination of courthouse records started Tuesday with John Whitney of the Bureau of Inspection of Public Offices arriving to oversee the task. The prior audit was conducted by Freeman Smith in 1939.
Old Kyger Personal and Brief Social Notes
David Swisher of Columbus called Saturday on his father Samuel Swisher. Fred Sisson and Dale Mulford attended the State Fair Thursday. Arthur Jenkins attended a Sunday picnic with Clarence Peters at Cheshire. Darlene Roush spent Sunday with grandparents C A Bradbury Ryger. George Lemley week end in Akron with Lawn Blackburn. Albert Thomas of Columbus was Sunday guest of George and M Mrs Coulson. Harry Van Seyoe of Orient visiting Wendell Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Kyger
David Swisher
Columbus
Samuel Swisher
Fred Sisson
Dale Mulford
Arthur Jenkins
Clarence Peters
Cheshire
Darlene Roush
C. A. Bradbury
Ryger
George Lemley
Akron
Lawn Blackburn
Albert Thomas
George Coulson
Harry van Seyoe
Orient
Wendell Roush
Billy Marie Hawley
Detroit
H. F E. Bush
Joe Davis
Fred Tuckerman
Clyde
Sidney Russell
Mr. Tuckerman
Russell
Harry Walter
Mary
Pearl
Elwood
Russells
Homer Gordon
Eugene Bachner
Albert Gordon
Ray Bachner
U. S. Navy
Newport
Rhode Island
George Quillen
The
Star Shoe Repair
William Dillard
Paul William
Pomeroy
H. H. Martin
Margaret Keehne
New York
Washington, D. C
Keehne
Dallas Roush
Charleston
Roush
Hobson Road
W. B. Peeples
Peeples
NYCRA
Grace Ellis
Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital
W. S. Ellis
S. Second Ave
Jane Ellis
Fred Houdashelt
Baby
Logan
Racine
Carroll Meadows
M. J. McCarty
Meadows
R. C. Meadows
Maurice Douglass
West Carrollton
Sam Hamer
Sammy
Craig Reynolds
Labor Day
Reynolds
George Reynolds
Freda Welling
J. W. Merrall
Vine St
Kelly
Grogan
Frank Ley
Athens
Meyer Heller
Flint
Mich
J. C. Goodrich
Dayton
George Swisher
Sue
Karl Owens
Anna Owens
Gertrude Talbott Baker
Miami
Fla
John Talbott
Baker
John Rupe
A. A. Chappelle
Gravel Hill
Chappelle
Will Ervin
Thomas Whitehall
James Hall
Matoake
W. Va
Howard Huffman
Henry Garber
Jessie Garber
Jacob Betz
W. E. Colwell
Fostoria
Darrell Walter
Ralph Lintner
Phyllis
Guy Walter
Betty
William
Richard
James Walter
Middleport
Labor
D. E. Miller
S. Third Ave
Floyd Barcus
Roy Riggs
Crooksville
Cora Goff
Danville
Howard Goff
Charles Walter
Rolesville
Herman Wogan
South Side
Sophia Betz
Edgar Reynolds and Son
Lookout
L. D. Hartinger
Boomer
Business visitors return from 1200 mile Blue Ridge trip
Mr and Mrs Eldon Will and Mr and Mrs Henry Dailey of Wright Street returned Monday evening after a three day trip covering 1200 miles through the Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. They averaged 400 miles daily and visited sites, stopping Monday afternoon in Cincinnati for a ball game. An African elephant species is noted with tracks 29 inches in diameter.
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Pomeroy
Eldon Will
Henry Dailey
Wright St
Blue Ridge
Cumberland Mountains
Cincinnati
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Labor Day Reunions
Miller-Barton reunion at Rock Springs fairground elected I E Miller president and Robert Carson vice president with Vera Miles secretary. Dozens from Meigs Gallia and Athens Counties attended including Burton Durst Addison Miller and J F Steele letters read from former residents. Plans for next year discussed depending on shelter house completion at Roadside Park.
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Middleport
I. E. Miller
Rock Springs
Robert Carson
Leading Creek
Vera Miles
Vinton
Burton Durst
Columbus
Addison Miller
New Orleans
Robert B. Carson
Cora D. Webb
Meigs County
J. F. Steele
Colorado
Schuyler Hill
Akron
Barton Durst
Cora Sebold
Helen Burris
Mabel Weese
A. L. Armstrong
Gertrude Lighter
Frances Cramer
Otto Osborne
Max Miller
Sherman Miller
Huntington
Lesage
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Meigs
Gallia
Athens
Racine Graduate Wins Beauty Title
Racine High School Class of 37 graduate Miss Juanita Wright residing in Huntington won Miss Huntington in a bathing beauty contest. She departs Saturday for Atlantic City to compete with 55 rivals for Miss America 1940. Wright is a junior at Marshal College majoring in journalism.
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Racine
Juanita Wright
Racine’ High School
Marshal College
Huntington
Atlantic City
Miss Wright
Harold Wright
Flower Show to Highlight Meigs County Fair
The Meigs County Fair hosts its largest flower show yet organized by the Garden Clubs of the county with expanded county display. Any resident may enter. judging occurs Thursday morning with out of town judges provided by the clubs. In Middleport, Craig's Service Station at Beech and Locust was acquired by Tru man Russell who will manage the station.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Craig
Beech and Locust Sts
Truman
Mike) Russell
Russell
Pomeroy Woman's Democratic Club Postponed Meeting
The Women’s Democratic Club meeting scheduled for Friday has been postponed due to the Meigs County Fair. President Mrs. Dale Carl announces the rescheduled date for Friday September 20.
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Pomeroy
Women’s Democratic Club
Meigs County
Dale Carl
Home-Coming At Bethlehem Church In Great Bend
Annual home coming and basket dinner held at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Great Bend with morning and afternoon programs. Joe Burke of Detroit delivered the morning sermon and Rev. Bush of Old Town spoke in the afternoon. Music by the Melodiers and several visitors gave addresses. Attendees from Racine included Miss Vera Beegle Mrs. Annie Hoops Mrs. Mae Wolfe Rev T T Shelton and family, Mrs. Homer Sayre and Leta Jane, and Mrs. Edward Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Great Bend
Joe Burke
Detroit
Bush
Old Town
Margaret Newman
Virginia Kelch
Portland
Raymond Radcliff
Melodiers
Vera Beegle
Annie Hoops
Mae Wolfe
T. T. Shelton
Billie
Homer Sayre
Leta Jane
Edward Simpson
Autos Damaged In Route 33 Collision At Kerrs Run
Two cars were damaged Tuesday at the intersection of Routes 33 and 7 Kerrs Run. Drivers were Fred Shumway of Syracuse traveling Route 33 toward Athens and FE F Harper of Wilgus entering Route 33 from Route 7. No serious injuries.
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Jenkins
Eczema
Mens Pharmacy
Court ST
EMA Pharmacy
NEA
Rumania
Mihail Manoilescu
Transylvania
Hungary
Valerian Pop
Manoilescu
Vienna
Berlin
U. S
U. B
Remington Rifles
Winchester
Ranger
Remington
Kerr Hdwe. Co
Pomeroy Social Notes
Eiselstein
Kyger
Africa
Middleport Social Notes
Denny
Cecil Denny
Roy
New Castle
Arnold Denny
Charles
D. N. Denny
Claude Denny
New Lexington
Bertha Mygatt
William Beaver
John Martin
Bethlehem Church
City Loan
the City Loan and Guaranty Company
Fred Sanders, Mer
S. Court St
Gallaher
McKer, Cline
ANOVA
Athens Pharmacy
Member
Federal Reserve System
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