Federal Farm Families Urged to Boost Production in Meigs County
Meigs County families cooperating with the Farm Security Administration are asked to increase daily milk output by one quart per cow and yearly egg production by one dozen per hen. Officials say cooperation across all USDA branches could raise national milk and egg output significantly while promoting home production and defense needs.
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Pomeroy
National Food For Defense
Farm Security Administration
Meigs County
Vaughn B. Crites
United States
Department of Agriculture
Food For Defense
Mr. Crites
FSA
Corn Belt
Crites
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Haddox Wedding Plans
Mrs. Chester Haddox marries in early May with reception at S Third Ave. home. Guests include family members and friends, cake table centerpiece, and garden club meeting notes amid community notices and local visits.
Ohio River News Notes expands Coast Guard reach downstream
East Liverpool reports Commander S. S. Yeandle extends Chief J. S. Sorensen's authority to the Ohio River area down to Marietta. Upcoming arrivals include Coast Guard Cutter Cleander and Greenbriar repairs. Towboats Irene Chotin and Joseph Chotin bring gasoline cargoes. Duke to upgrade power. Steamer American towed for repairs. Greene Line excursion planned. river jobs down by 33 with engineers and contractors trimming crews.
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East Liverpool
S. S. Yeandle
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Coast Guard
Cleander
Jeffersonville
Ind.) Boat and Machine Co
Ohio
Monongahela
Allegheny
U.S. Greenbriar
Marietta
Eleven Methods Proposed at Philadelphia Convention
At the Philadelphia convention that framed the United States Constitution eleven different methods of selecting the president were proposed and considered by delegates.
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Philadelphia
Middleport Yellow Jackets Open Season Against Wahama High
Middleport four o clock Friday afternoon meet Wahama High School at the local field in the season opener. Coach Paul Trittschuh and assistants John Lambert and Earl Knight have drilled the team on fundamentals with emphasis on blocking and tackling. Hot weather hindered practice but the Yellow Jackets are in good shape except for elbow hurt William Red Bolin. Newcomers include Sam Walter Eugene Wolfe Dale Lyons Leonard VanMeter while regulars at practice are Bill Mayes O T Ohlinger Jim Hartinger Jim Bennett Lyston Pullin Jack Walter Fred Klein Joe Young Pete Moriarity Charles Gomer Gene Swith Maurice Russell and John Barker.
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Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Wahama High School
Paul Trittschuh
John Lambert
Earl Knight
William
Red) Bolin
Sam Walter
Eugene Wolfe
Dale Lyons
Leonard VanMeter
Bill Mayes
O. T. Ohlinger
Jim Hartinger
Jim Bennett
Lyston Pullin
Jack Walter
Fred Klein
Joe Young
Pete Moriarity
Charles Gomer
Gene Swith
Maurice Russell
John Barker
Camera Fans Prepare Meigs Exhibit at County Fair
The Meigs Photographic Society approved revised by laws and discussed new legislation at Ohio Fuel Gas Co. offices in Middleport. Members prepare more than 50 prints for display at the Meigs County Fair October 2 and 3 at Pythian Park. A follow up meeting is planned next Wednesday to arrange the prints of the month.
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Middleport
Meigs Photographic Society
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Meigs County
Pythian Park
Rutland Bible Class Opens With Seventy-Eight Members
The newly organized Bible Class of Rutland High School met at the Methodist Church with an enrollment of eighty three. Rev Buckley, experienced in this field, directs the study. Officers for the first semester include President Pauline Haley, secretary treasurer Ann Wakefield, and pianist Elsie Jean Roush.
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Rutland
Rutland High School
Buckley
Pauline Haley
Ann Wakefield
Elsie Jean Roush
Marriage License Issued in Pomeroy
In Meigs County Probate Court a marriage license was issued Wednesday to Ray M. Reuter 21 and Freda Smith 19, both of Pomeroy. The license, unused for a week, marks the fifth issued since Aug 17 when the new Ohio marriage law took effect.
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Pomeroy
Ray M. Reuter
Freda Smith
Meigs County
Ohio
Scout Troops Active As Autumn Begins
First fall meeting of Troop 1 Girl Scouts was held in the library basement. They voted to complete good citizenship tests in first class work. Halloween celebration discussion led by Captain Pearl Reynolds and Lt. Jean McMaster. Fourteen Boy Scouts of Troop 40 with Scoutmaster R E McKay hiked over the school hill and worked on fire building and cooking tests, cooking their supper during the hike.
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Middleport
Pearl Reynolds
Jean McMaster
R. E. McKay
Pennsville Personal Notes Reflect Local Events
Mr and Mrs J W Van Fossen and granddaughter Sarah Sue and Samuel Van Fossen and daughters Alice Faye and Elizabeth visited the latter's wife in Athens hospital Sunday. Mrs Emma Wagoner and son Ralph and wife attended the funeral of the former's oldest son's mother in law at Newcomerstown Tuesday. Mr L O Snearly and nephew Ernest Snearly and wife were in Michigan over the weekend. Miss Lola Marie Archer spent the weekend with Miss Helen Van Fossen. Mr and Mrs Roy Jones were in Zanesville Saturday evening. The basket dinner at the Church of Christ school house Sunday drew a large crowd. Two horses and a colt of Frank Blackmer near Stockport were killed by lightning Thursday. Leora Hann sister of Mrs Jess Bailey is seriously ill in a Zanesville hospital. Iso me is entertained for her recovery. Morgan County Fair opens at the Fairgrounds near McConnelsville Wednesday for a three day session.
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Pennsville
J. W. van Fossen
Sarah Sue
Samuel van Fossen
Alice Faye
Elizabeth
Athens Hospital
Emma Wagoner
Ralph
Newcomerstown
L. O. Snearly
Ernest Snearly
Michigan
Lola Marie Archer
Helen van Fossen
Roy Jones
Zanesville
Church of Christ
Frank Blackmer
Stockport
Leora Hann
Jess Bailey
Iso Me
Morgan County Fair
Fairgrounds
McConnelsville
Meigs County Fair Board Sets Plans For October Event
Meigs County Fair Board members meet at Russe Auto Sales in Middleport to discuss a two day fair in Pythian Park on October 2 3. Homer Russell says preliminary park cleanup and setup are underway as the year’s event aims for a small but complete offering with potential for next year.
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Middleport
Meigs County Fair Board
Russe Auto Sales
Third Ave
Pythian Park
Homer Russell
Delegates Named for Toledo Pythian Sisters Convention
Mrs. J. B. Downing and Mrs. L. E. Burford to attend the Grand Temple meeting in Toledo on September 22 23 and 24. Mrs. J. H. Grate elected Tuesday night as delegate to Meigs Temple No 153. Pythian Sisters resume after two months with a potluck supper preceding the regular meeting.
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Middleport
J. B. Downing
L. E. Burford
Grand Temple
Pythian Sisters of Ohio
Toledo
J. H. Grate
Eyning
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
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Mme Bet
Eity
Athens Messenger
Athens
Meigs
County
Marion Crosby
Banff
Alberta
Middleport Social Notes
Chester Haddox
Nina Louise Triplett
Charles Swindler
S. Third Ave
Herman Haddox
Lewis Triplett
Haddox
Charleston
Ray Bachner
Harley Devol
Indianapolis
Ind
Herbert
Fink
Clarence Clark
Tom W
United
Jones
P. A. Hysell
Ray States. Bachner
Bel Hysell
David Durst, Jr
Carl Owen
Dana Hamilton
Joe Wilson
Austin Phillips
Tom Pullin
H. J. Hysell
Harry Craig
Robert Craig
James White
Clyde Winebrenner
Hazel Walters
Mother's Club
Leo Kennedy
Leroy Brown
Wallace Bradford
Ralph Graves
Pomferoy
William Theobald
Kathryn Davis
Ernest Nelson
Don McMillin
George Skinner
Mary Jean Bailey
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Herman Bailey
Fisher St
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Doris Bailey
Jean Roush
Dame Joan Hamilton
Wanda Byers
Sally Fisher
Esther Michl
Peggy Robson
Bailey Home
Mary Jean
Betty Koehler
Crooksville
George Frame
Lewis Koehler
Rutland St. Lewis Koehler
Warren
Ohio University
Craig Reynolds
Marjorie Louise
Cuyahoga Falls
George Reynolds
Bruce Hobart
Akron
C. B. Smith
Tom Smith
Tulsa
Oklo
Twighlight Garden Club
T. A. May
N. Third
Cole St
Cora Webb
James Weber
Style-Mart
Hart, Schaeffner & Marx
Arrow
the Friendly Men's Store
E. Main St
Pomeroy, O
Ohio River News Notes
Irene Chotin
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Scott Chotin
Midland
Joseph Chotin
Duke
W. F. Archey
Cincinnati Engineers
American
Ashland
Louisville
Omar
Greene Line
Cincinnati
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Gordon C. Greene
H. J. Hysell Furniture Company
D. 8, Farmer, Prop
Wahama High
Fair Board
Clomsa Farm Stores
Sha Ae
Clover Farm Coffee Sex
Clover Farm
Wheaties
Breakfast of Champions
Kelloggs
Glendale
Edgemont
U. S. No
Jonathan
Nancy Hall
Shefford
Frantz Bakery
White Mountain
Mart
Razor Blades Clover Farm
Brooms
Clorox
White
Canon
Pe Rces
Clover Farm Stores
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