Portage of Funds May Force Closing of Meigs County Relief Office
The Meigs Relief Office near closing due to funds shortfall as county officials seek state aid. Auditor Daniels reports expenses around $4,000 monthly, with $200,000 in relief funding tapped. state funds may arrive later, possibly keeping the office open briefly, while surplus commodities and debt notes are used to manage obligations.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs County
Roy
Meigs
Ous
Daniels
WPA
Counhis
Herb
George Daniels
Glenn Simpn
Willard Ashworth
Yas
S County
Meigs County Public Health League Meets for Health Sale Plans
The Meigs County Public Health League plans a Thursday meeting at 7 30 in the courthouse. Mrs J E Harley will chair the session and B F Knepper of the Ohio Public Health Association will present two sound pictures Let My People Go and Behind the Shadows focusing on better health conditions.
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MERCY
Meigsnty Public Health League
J. E. Harley
B. F. Knepper
Ohio Public Health Asiation
SF Pictures
Paralysis Victim Eric Farmer Critically Ill
Middleport reports Dell Farmer suffered a stroke Monday night while returning home from a Fowler store. He was found on Grant Street, carried to Vine Street, and remained in critical condition Tuesday. Local relatives gathered for a Langsville visit with extended Roush and Kennedy family members.
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Dell) Farmer
Farmer
Fowler
Grant St
Vine St
Conservation leaders head to Ohio meeting this week
Mrs M G Brown state chairman and Mrs Garen Stansbury regional director depart Middleport with accompanying guests for the water convention in Ohio this week. The group travels with Robert Vollesher and Gomer Lewis among Racine Garden Club members.
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Middleport
M. G. Ha*rown
Garen Stansbury
Ohio Association
Turf Garden Clubs
Brown
Robert Vollesher
Stanbury
Dec Cent
Gomer Lewis
Ie Racine Garden Club
Society Holds Meeting at Syracuse Presbyterian Church
POMEROY meeting of the Syracuse Presbyterian Missionary Society was held Monday evening at the church. Mrs. Rachel McBride presided. sixteen members attended. Aides for the evening were Mrs. William Guinther and Miss Duckworth. Also notes of visits in Columbus and Middleport as Mr. and Mrs. Brown spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Cooper.
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Pomeroy
Nracuse Presbyterian Missionary Rociety
Rachel McBride
William Guinther
Momma Duckworth
Columbus
Middleport
of Coy Brown
Phelliam Cooper
Clara Mae
Overflow of Entries Mark Deadline at Meigs Co. Fair
Meigs County Fair officials in Pythian Park Middleport prepare for a three day event as overflow entries arrive. Cattle sheep ponies and poultry will be shown while a 15 team horse pulling contest is featured. Free nightly entertainment and a radio show are planned. No horse racing due to no track. fair funds come from local private contributions with bills to be paid regardless of attendance.
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Meigs Co. Fair
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pythian Park
Middleport
Fair Board
Racine News Notes from Racine area social visits and events
Charles Jiiden and Miss Allegra Fadely depart for Athens to enter Ohio University. Local residents attend church meetings, gardens, and family visits. C. J. Easterday returns home after appendicitis surgery. Nial Salser suffers a cerebral hemorrhage in a fall and remains in critical condition.
Move to Middleport by Florence Henry family
Mrs Florence Henry and her son Billy moved from Byesville to the McCullough property on Pearl Street in Middleport. The former residents were Mr and Mrs W W Leonard. Mr and Mrs Ben Ervin sub-rented Kathleen Brown’s furnished apartment on South Third Avenue for his Middleport headquarters while he works as an engineer on the New York Central Railroad.
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Florence Henry
Billy
Byesville
McCullough
Pearl St
W. W. Leonard
Ben Ervin
Kathleen Brown
S. Third Ave
Ervins
Charleston
Ervin
N.Y.C.R.R
Middleport Ias
Mrs L D Diles Returns From Dayton and Akron
Mrs L D Diles returns from Dayton where she visited relatives and attended the September 2 wedding of her cousin Frank Pumphrey in Dayton. In Akron she visited Mrs Neva Parsons Ward and the Rev and Mrs C F Kreager.
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Dayton
Middleport
L. D. Diles
Akron
Frank Pumphrey
Neva Parsons Ward
C. F. Kreager
Entertains 4-H Club At Meigs Theater Party
Mrs. Lloyd Jenkins of Silver Run entertained the True American 4-H Club and adviser Mrs. C. F. Werner at a theater party at the Meigs Theater Sunday.
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Middleport
Lloyd Jenkins
Silver Run
C. F. Werner
Meigs Theater
Edward Paul O Connor and Nellie Louden Wed at Residence
Edward Paul O Connor and Nellie June Louden were married on September 11 at the residence of W D Chambers.
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Long Bottom
Edward Paul O’conner
Nellie June Louden
W. D. Chambers
Picnic Set By Mothers Club At Mootz Cabin
Members of the local Mothers' Club and friends will picnic tonight at the Mootz cabin on Raccoon Creek.
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Gallipolis
Mothers’ Club and
Friends
Mootz Cabin
Raccoon Creek
WCTU Reorganized At Middleport
Mrs. Jessie O Beebe state field organizer attended the reorganization of the local WCTU in Middleport at Mrs Mary Cooks home. County president Mrs Viola Jones Pomeroy also attended. Officers elected Norma Ward president Margaret Sauer secretary Anna Hy sell treasurer Mary Cook devotional superintendent. Monthly meetings set for the second Thursday afternoons with location to be announced.
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Middleport
Jessie O. Beebe
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mary Cook
Viola Jones
Pomeroy
Norma Ward
Margaret Sauer
Anna Hysell
Salem Center Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Salem Center residents and guests share a weekend of travels and calls. Numerous outings include Athens visitors Mrs. Lee Marsh and Mr. Leroy Lyons. The Miller family hosts and travels with relatives from Columbus and Langsville. A milk poisoning illness affects a Miller child but shows slight improvement.
Picture of Nazi Germany in Bottome novel at local library
The Mortal Storm by Phyllis Bottome offers a vivid portrayal of life in Nazi Italy and Germany with characters drawn from real people. The local library reports nine of the ten Wilson Library Bulletin top sellers are available including Grapes of Wrath, Rebecca, Gone With the Wind, and The Yearling among others.
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Pomeroy
Nazi Germany
Phyllis Bottome
Pomeroy Library
Wilson Library Bulletin
John Steinbeck
Rachel Field
Rebecca
Daphne DuMaurier
Wickford Point
John Marquand
Lloyd C. Douglas
Thomas Wolfe
Marjorie K. Rawlings
Pearl Buck
Margaret Mitchell
Son
Howard Spring
Maps Show All Meigs County Churches of Christ Display
In MIDDLEPORT a unique Meigs County map displays all Churches of Christ with each community’s church marked by a Kodac picture made by Rev. J. P. Miller of Bradbury. He joins the Victory Day program at the Meigs County Fairgrounds where 1,200 Sunday School and church members will wear tags proclaiming Summer Slump Slammed and attend a song and communion service after an address by James DeForrest Murch of the Standard Publishing Co.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Churches of Christ
J. P. Miller
Bradbury
Meigs County Fairgrounds
James DeForrest Murch
The
Standard Publishing Co
Cincinnati
First Aid Station to Be Erected at Meigs County Fair
A Red Cross first aid station will be set up at the Meigs County Fair in Pythian Park this week. W A Hoover will oversee instruction and the station will be fully equipped to handle emergencies with Mrs L J Hiner and others in charge. A prior station at Rock Springs treated several injuries including broken bones and sprains.
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Middleport
A. W. Hoover
Red Cross
Meigs County
Meigs County Fair
Pythian Park
L. J. ‘eHiner
Rock Springs
Condition Improved for Charles Gilkey After Injury
Mr. Charles Gilkey, who suffered a slight concussion and neck injury from a falling timber while working on a building, is reported in favorable condition. His son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs Dale Gilkey of Gallipolis visited him on Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Charles Gilkey
Dale Gilkey
Gallipolis
Home Is Lost In Fire At Middleport
Mr and Mrs Oscar Wince return to their farm on Athens Road to find their home burned to ashes with only smoke and charred embers remaining. The family planned moving day for school access and asks for furniture or clothing donations for their children in four grades. Items may be left at the Mayor's office for delivery to the rented Front Street residence.
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Middleport
Oscar Wince
Winces
Athens Road
Wince
McCullough
Front St
Pomeroy Local Notes On Garden Club And School Updates
Pomeroy personals note Mrs Elmer Wickham attended the state Garden Club conference in Lima this week. Dorothy Reibel returned home from Fredericks town for repairs at the school and will be available after September 18. Federated Circle members plan a church meeting with hostesses Mrs Herman Burt Mrs Raymond Parker and Mrs Raymond Hood. Earl Williamson visited Columbus with sister Miss Jean Williamson. Mrs William Wells and son Edward Wells with Mrs Henry Wells spent the weekend in Columbus. Mrs Henry Wells joined a husband employed in St Marys. W L Hysell remains critically ill on Harrisonville Road. Mr and Mrs J M Thornton visited Parkerburg to see daughter Rose Thornton in nursing training at St Joseph Hospital. Alston Tracy left for Athens to begin first year at Ohio University.
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Elmer Wickham
Lima
State Garden Club
Dorothy Reibel
Fredericks
Federated Circle of the
Federated Church
Herman Burt
Raymond Parker
Raymond Hood
Earl Williamson
Columbus
Jean Williamson
William Wells
Edward Wells
Henry Wells
St. Mary’s
W. L. Hysell
Harrisonville Rd
J. M. Thornton
Parkersburg
Rose Thornton
St. Joseph Hospital
Alston Tracy
Athens
Ohio University
Farm Bureau Council Plans Oct 5 Meeting
County wide Farm Bureau gathering set for October 5 at Chester High School Auditorium. Advisory Council No. 3 met at the Roush home to plan arrangements led by G L Michael. Harold Hilligas reported county cooperative activities and J E D Hartinger led a discussion on buying from mail order firms versus local stores.
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Farm Bureau
Chester High School
Farm Bureau Advisory Council No. 3
Lawrence Roush
Pomeroy-Athens Road
G. L. Michael
Harold Hilligas
J. E. D. Hartinger
Howard Bolin
G. L. Michael and Son
Elmer Kautz
J. E. D. Martinger
Jarry Pickens
C. E. Humphrey
Howard Smith
Slam the Summer Slump Fellowship Moves to Bradbury Church
The meeting at Bradbury Church will be held tonight at 8 oclock instead of Thursday night. The change is due to the Kitties Quartette engagement in Middleport on Thursday night.
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Pomeroy
Bradbury Church
Kitties
Middleport
Firemen Contain Two Small Yesterdays Blazes
Two small fires reported in Middleport yesterday caused little damage. Gill Produce Co. truck in Gallipolis ignited early morning. Firemen B. F. Parmelee and John Vroman extinguished flames. At 1 p.m. Bradbury garage of Tom Hendrix caught fire but was put out before arrival.
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Middleport
Gill Produce Co
Gallipolis
B. F. Parmelee
John Vroman
Bradbury
Tom Hendrix
Annual Cedar Rapids Trip For Middleport Man
Middleport resident Howard Williams prepares for his yearly journey to Cedar Rapids Iowa. A 31 year veteran of the New York Central Railroad he returns to his birthplace to renew old ties. This year he travels with his wife their dog Major Mrs L H Thomas his sister and Mrs Effie Johnson. They will stay with cousin B W Curtis a relative of the late Charles Curtis former vice president.
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Howard Williams
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Williams
New York Central Railroad
Major
L. H. Thomas
Dunbar
Effie Johnson
Charleston
Grange Plans Booster Night Open Meeting
Hemlock Grange will hold the third and fourth degree work this Saturday night. Booster night is set for Friday September 29 and will be an open meeting inviting the public to attend.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grange
Injuries Shrink MHS Lineup for Wahama Clash
MHS football faces Wahama in its season opener with three players sidelined Mike Hackett Gene Harris and Joe French out of the lineup Coach Marshall McCuen notes an inexperienced light weight squad Charles Entsminger designated captain and the Yellow Jackets weigh under 145 pounds. Wahama holds a historical edge in series with recent decisive losses for MHS.
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MHS
Wahama
W. Va
Mike Hackett
Gene Harris
Joe French
Marshall McCuen
Charles Entsminger
West Virginians
Yellow Jackets
Mhs-Wahama
Hackett
Harris
French
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