Meigs County Churches of Christ Hold Annual Reunion in Middleport
In Middleport the 13 Churches of Christ in Meigs County held an annual union service at the high school auditorium. Rev Frank Donaldson delivered the sermon as the climax of the Slam the Summer Slump program. An all county vested choir directed by Lois Cecil and an orchestra led by Gordon Harris accompanied hymns.
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Middleport
Frank Donaldson
First Christian Church
Athens
Churches of Christ
Meigs County
Middleport High School
Lois Cecil
Gordon Harris
L. D. Hartinger
SSS
Church of Christ
B. H. Morris
Miles Hoon
Donaldson
Don McMillin
Robert McElhinney
George Meinhart
Catherine Morris
Nelsonville
Emmett Peoples
Pomeroy
Jesus Christ
Son
God
Meigs County Realty Changes Highlight Probate Actions
Maggie Fugate named executrix of Frank Fugate Sr. estate with $1800 bond. Alberta M Reen estate exempt from inheritance tax on $13646.13 value after $10262.58 debts. Guardian ad litem E P Peoples for Thomas A Smith in Arnold estate suit. No administrator with will annexed for Katherine Graber estate. Inheritance tax due John H Koehler estate fixed at $185.20. S C Mohler named guardian of Isaac Mohler with $2000 bond.
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Isaac Mohler
Public inspection urged for Pomeroy village report
Examination by the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices covering January 31, 1939 to April 8, 1941 of the Village of Pomeroy was received. H. S. Sanderson led the review. A 26 page document detailing village government is available for public inspection at the mayor's office.
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Pomeroy
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of
H. S. Sanderson
Vale Street Surfacing Completed After Local Funding
Surfacing of Vale Street with mixed asphalt and lime stone finished Saturday after residents raised part of the material cost. The work began last week following a village council offer to surface unimproved streets where residents would supply a portion of the materials.
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Pomeroy
Vale St
Pomeroy Gridders To Meet First Foe Friday
The Pomeroy Panthers prepare for their season opener at Oak Hill this Friday under lights. Coach Creason to announce starting lineup soon as last year’s match with Oak Hill ended in a scoreless tie.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Oak Hill
Creason
Meigs County Squirrel Season Opens Amid Heavy Hunter Turnout
Reports say nearly every wooded area in Meigs County hosted hunters on opening day. Many squirrel hunters traveled from northern Ohio to join the Meigs County crowds by mid morning.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weekend Reunions
Informal gatherings at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe feature former residents and families dining together. Notable guests include Dr. and Mrs. Ernest White and Teresa Carruthers with Alice Townsend and James Townsend, plus Mrs. J. E. Hull and relatives. Local church women meet for plans and refreshments follow. Local officials and residents attend picnics and weekend visits across Mingo Junction, Pomeroy, and Charleston.
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Middleport
Mary Jane
Ernest White
Teresa Carruthers
Alice Townsend
James Townsend
Charleston
White
James Carruthers
J. E. Hull
Lucille Davis
Birmingham
Ala
T. H. Davis
Edgar Ervin
Sarah Probst
MHS
Townsend
Ohio University
Athens
John Blaettner
Pomeroy
Irene Blaettner Hickman
North High School
Columbus
Fred Blaettner
Theodore Reed
Agnes Reed
Helen Long
Hillsdale
Bruce Hobart
Myrta Calderwood
Fortification Hill
Mell Hartinger
Miriam Blackmore
Hiram Blackmore
Hillsboro
Meigs County Fair Plans Are Being Made
Meigs County Fair Board race to finish plans for the 1941 fair on October 2 and 3 at Pythian Park Middleport. A band contest with several school bands is planned. Emphasis on agricultural exhibits with premium list to be distributed this week.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Fair Board
Pythian Park
Middleport
Pine processionary caterpillar travels in single file
The pine processionary caterpillar is described as leaving a silken path from its nest and moving with others in a long, end to end line. Observers note the insect travels together in a coordinated procession.
Ebersbach and Hobstetter Bride in Pomeroy Church Ceremony
Miss Maxine Ebersbach and George Hobstetter Jr. wed at Bethany Methodist Church in a double ring ceremony. The couple, both Pomeroy High School graduates, will reside with Hobstetter's parents on Rose Hill after a 1:30 dinner and Eastward honeymoon plans.
Syracuse WCTU to Hold County Meeting at Methodist Church
A county wide meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will convene Wednesday at the Syracuse Methodist Church with an all day session and a noon covered dish dinner. The event is open to all interested in the organization.
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Syracuse
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Home-Coming of Pomeroy Church Largely Attended
Simpson Methodist Church in Pomeroy held a home-coming for its newly installed organ and church redecorations. Rev. F. O. Weed of Wheelersburg spoke at morning services after Sunday School. Five baptisms occurred, and 150 guests attended a 12:30 lunch. The ceremony included a wedding procession, organ music, and a 7:00 informal service. Redevelopment was carried out by multiple church groups. organ gifts were from four couples.
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Pomeroy
All Services
Simpson Methodist Church
F. O. Weed
Wheelersburg
Christine Downie Brabbin
Dunbar
W. Va
Residents Return Home After Columbus Hospital Operation
Pomeroy resident is back in Columbus following a surgical operation at a Columbus hospital. Her mother Mrs. Milo Stewart of Long Bottom accompanied her. Visitors to Simpson Methodist Church homecoming included Rev. F. O. Weed of Wheelersburg Rev. and Mrs. Warren H. Bright and their son Peter of La Rue. Both Reverends Weed and Bright are former pastors.
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Middleport
Anson Jackson Jr
Marion Maguire
Mingo Junction
William Huggins
Rutland
Pomeroy
Will Besserer
Charleston
C. F. Besserer
S. Third Ave
William Stocker
Cincinati
Frank Fugate
Eva Klein
Hulda Klein
Pearl St
Fred Schroath
Ann
Schroath
Clifford Ervin
Front St
J. M. Mygatt
William Beaver
N. Third Ave
Columbus
Virginia Lewis Egner
OHE
Gallipolis
Noriine
Betty Holter
Arthur Stuart
Jean
Mary Cook
Marjorie Darst
Bernice Darst
William Waters
T. A. Downie
Lincoln Hill
E. R. Geyer
Middletown
Gertrude Geyer
Cincinnati
Simpson Methodist
A. J. Kestle
Geyer
Harold Brabbin
Dunbar
W. Va
Racine
Ed Salser
Donald C. Salser
Fort Custer
Mich
Katie Morris
Zanesville
Fred Crenshaw
Rudy Obitts
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Douglas Wickline
James Wayne
Dana Wickline
Herbert Dailey
Dailey
Gaul
Walter R. McCarley
W. S. Bentz
Antiquity Methodist Church
George Stewart
Crenshaw
James McKenzie
Cross
M. L. Landrum
William Stewart
Chillicothe
Farmersville
Oren Nease
Time Nease
Camp Grant
Gerald
CCC
Pierce
Idaho
Guy Sayre
Neigler
Intercession Bible College
Intercession
Fla
Milo Stewart
Long Bottom
Hughes
F. O. Weed
Wheelersburg
Warren H. Bright
Peter
la Rue
Simpson Methodist Church
Weed
Ee Bright
Recent Business Changes In Middleport
Edgar Reynolds takes charge of Salyers Confectionery on Mill St after purchasing it from Bailey Dairy. William Stansbury buys the retail side of Stansbury Drug Co and, joined by Mrs. Stansbury and Howard Byers, will run prescriptions cosmetics and fountain service. Gar en Stansbury will operate the wholesale drug business from Grant St with assistance from Mildred Hazelton.
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Middleport
Salyers Confectionery
Bailey Dairy
Mill St
Edgar Reynolds
Reynolds Dry Cleaning
William Stansbury
The
Stansbury Drug Co
Chester Grange Hosts Visitors From Chester Grange
POMEROY Rock Springs Grange met Friday evening with Chester Grange members as visitors. A potluck supper followed by a business session. Next meeting set for Sept 26 with a Meigs County motion picture shown by Edison Hobstetter, president of the Pomeroy National Bank.
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Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Chester Grange
The
Grange
Meigs County
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
Religious Courses Open to Students
A second study session in the religious education course offered by local churches will meet Wednesday at 8 15 am. Any high school student may enroll at the church of his choice and may join this week if he missed the opening class. The course surveys The Life of Christ.
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Pomeroy
Christ
Albanian girlhood practice creates so called man woman role
In Albania a girl who rejects the childhood chosen husband becomes a man woman. She adopts male dress and bears arms while gaining the right to inherit property, reflecting a unique gender role tradition.
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Albania
Racine Man Bound Over to Federal Grand Jury
Eugene Neville of Racine was bound over to the Federal Grand Jury after a preliminary hearing in Marietta. He was held on $2500 bond after previously posting $1500. Neville, who operated a Racine garage, is charged with transporting a minor female across state lines for immoral purposes and pleaded not guilty.
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Pomeroy
Marietta
Eugene Neville
Racine
Neville
Uncertain Women Question Husbands Census Facts
A 1940 census finding shows fifty percent of American women are unsure of their husbands age birth date or salary. The statistic highlights gaps in household knowledge and record keeping across the nation.
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Seines
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William Haptonstall
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Charles Sauer
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N. Third
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Alma Cook
Chicago
Cora Cook
G. B. Cook
Grand Rapids
Myrta Musser
Lake
Cocoa Cola Company
Lake Hope
Women’s Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian Church
Ray Sherman
Muriel Lester
Delia Kirkendall
Vinton
General Assembly
Henry Carr
Anna Weed
Frank Vroman
L. A. Thomas
Plummer Beeson
Pomeroy Social Notes
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Hebbardsville
Russell
Wallace Russell
Roy Reuter
Rompel
Val Reuter
Meigs Greenhouse
Clifford E. Smith
Ruth Lambert
Norman Foss
Ruth Ebersbach
Abbie Warner
Velma Geary
Carrie Neutzling
Dorothy Peoples
Isabelle Powell
Lambert
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C. E. W. Downie
Harry P.smith
Nettie Wisecarver
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New York Corporation
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20Th Century-Fox
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