Meigs Churches of Christ Hold Victory Day at Rock Spring
Victory Day drew Meigs County Churches of Christ to Rock Springs Fair Grounds on Sunday. The event featured Rev Bert Wilson as principal speaker, a combined choir, Meigs Victory Band, and a communion service led by Elders Edward French and G O Will.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs Churches of Christ
Rock Spring
Pomeroy
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Churches of Christ
Bert Wilson
Wilson
Indianapolis
Disciples of Christ
Meigs Victory Band
George Meinhart
Edward French
Middleport
G. O. Will
Dexter
Racine Notes Report Local Social and Travel Among Residents
A long list of local visits and movements includes Mr. and Mrs. Jake Gaul and Ruth Ann Gaul with Miss Pauline Beegle at a Chester wedding shower for Mr. and Mrs. John Wickham. Many relatives traveled or hosted in Racine and nearby towns, with several church and school affairs noted.
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Racine
Jake Gaul
Ruth Ann
Pauline Beegle
Southern Ohio Gas Co
Knapps
Alf Cooper
Main St
Two Births Announced in Parkersburg Area
Friends of Mr and Mrs David Singer of Parkersburg announce the birth of a son at Parkersburg City Hospital on Tuesday September 3 This is the Singers third child all boys Mr and Mrs Clifford Beegle Racine RD announce a son born Tuesday September 10 He is their second son and a grandson of Charlie Beegle Racine RD and Mr and Mrs Emory Powell Old Town The United States has about 30000000 dwelling units including owned homes rented homes and rented apartments
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David Miller
Jackie
Alexandria
Fred Miller
Columbus
Rebecca Cotterill
Garrett Cavin
Pens Grove
New Jersey
Ed Harpold
Minnie Harpold
Octavia
Harpold
Mack McCarty
Middleport
Sidney Fadely
Allegra
Parkersburg
Charles Stephenson
Lakeside
Methodist Church
Leta Jane Sayre
West Liberty
W. Va
James Simpson
Racine
David Singer
Parkersburg City Hospital
Singer
Clifford Beegle
Racine R. D
Charlie Beegle
Emory Powell
Old Town
Tom Grant
Bill
Kansas City
Grant
Lucy Downing
Alpha Summerville
Coffeysville
Kas
Wendell Willkie
Charles Price
S. Third Ave
Lucille Price
Dell Hall
Chris Gluesenkamp
Charleston
Gluesenkamps
Gluesenkamp
Price
Dena Strauss
Pomeroy
Strauss
Ruth
Fred Shauver
Detroit
Shauver
NYCRR
Mary Jean Bailey
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Herman Bailey
Phyllis Diles
Wheaton
Wheaton College
Eugene
Pat) Baldwin
Akron
Baldwin
Irene Murphy Baldwin
Guy Reynolds
Reynolds
C. A. Poindexter
Anna Trimble
Col
Tom Daniels
Drexel Hill
Philadelphia
Col. Daniels
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Dale Winebrenner
Bucyrus
Winebrenner
Riva Crans
Front St
Hubert Mace
Charles Lloyd
Eunice Probst
George Ebersbach
Hez Root
Ted Richards
Mary
Joe
Root
A. J. Beaver
Toronto
Canada
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Moves and Visits
Middleport residents report students entering Ohio University Athens and other colleges. Harold Saurer will live with Rev Fred Luchs while studying education. Various locals attend visits, travel, or family gatherings across Columbus Charleston and Detroit, including nurses training and summer trips.
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Middleport
Harold Saurer
College of Education
Ohio University
Athens
Fred Luchs
Saurer
Presbyterian Church
George Laurer
Powell St. Harold
New York Central Railroad
Columbus
Hobson
Motorcycle Club trip to Athens ends with roadside picnic
The Middleport Pomeroy and Gallipolis Motorcycle Club youth group rode Sunday to Athens for a picnic at a roadside park. The caravan included teen riders and two cars with members from Kyger and Gallipolis, among them Louise and Dorothy Winebrenner, Rosalie Rice, Dorothy Dillard, Charles Burdette, Dick Neutzling, Kenney Durst, Victor Bradbury, and Charles Gilfillen.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Athens
Louise
Dorothy Winebrenner
Rosalie Rice
Dorothy Dillard
Charles Burdette
Dick Neutzling
Kenney Durst
Victor Bradbury
Kyger
Charles Gilfillen
Turtle Supper Honoring Reese West at Hennesy Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Hennesy hosted a turtle supper for Mrs Hennesys brother Reese West and family of Pomeroy. Twenty five relatives and close friends attended the gathering at the Hennesy residence.
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Henry Hennesy
Freshmen Lew Koehler Jr and Lew Sauer Jr Board Evening Train
Two young men leave on the evening train to Athens and Columbus to begin their freshman year in college. They are identified as Lewis Koehler Jr and Lewis Sauer Jr, both heading to campus for study.
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Athens
Columbus
Lewis Koehler Jr
Lewis Sauer, Jr
Night blooming Cereus blooms draw Bashan visitors
A night blooming Cereus in Mrs. A. H. Bailey’s yard drew crowds with 24 blooms and 13 more buds. Various locals and visitors, including Harry Fisher from Ocala Florida, left for home after a four week stay. Neighborhood social notes include Ladies Aid quilting at Mrs. James Torrence’s and several visits among Bashan residents and relatives.
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Oss Baker
Marshal Kepper
Spencer
W. Va
Secil Bissell
Parkersburg
Bissell
Elmer Baum
Bremen
Emma Tucker
Delaware
R. E. Torrence
Floyd Powell
Brown
Congo, W. Va
Otis Frederick
Camp Zaleski
Anna Singers
A. H. Bailey
Albert Hill Letart
Stanley Trussell
Wretha Frederick
Pomeroy
Racine Methodist Women Elect Officers
The Racine Methodist Church Women in the church annex elected officers for the coming year in the Women’s Division of Christian Service. Mrs. Howard Miles was chosen president, Mrs. Maxine Philson vice president, Mrs. Iva Wolfe secretary, and Mrs. Addie Philson treasurer. They planned a soup dinner at the church on Tuesday September 24.
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Racine
Concrete Pouring Starts on Route 7 Project
Concrete pouring on the Route 7 improvement between Five Points and Chester began last week. Two short sections have been laid to date.
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Pomeroy
Five Points
Chester
Meigs County 4 H Members Attend State Congress at Ohio State
Four Meigs County 4 H Club members Twila Brooks Lucy Jo Daye Mildred Morgan and Virgil King left for the Ohio State University for a week at the 4 H Club Congress. They earned selection on records leadership and activities. C E Blakeslee county agriculture agent accompanies them to assist with the program and tours.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio State
Ohio State University
Ohio
Twila Brooks
Tuppers Plains
Lucy Jo Daye
Carpenter
Mildred Morgan
Chester
Virgil King
Kingsbury
Miss Brooks
Miss Dye
Miss Morgan
King
C. E. Blakeslee
Columbus
Federated Church Groups Schedule Weekly Activities
Federated Church announces weekly events. The Junior Women's Guild meets Tuesday at 7 30 PM at Mrs. Fred Blaettar’s home. Thursday features an all day Busy Bees meeting. The Young People’s League gathers Thursday evening and a hamburger fry is planned for Friday evening.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church Groups
Junior Women’s Guild
Fred Blaettar
Busy Bees
Young People’s League
Driver Hurt Slightly In Truck Auto Crash
A coal truck owned by H. C. Roush of Dayton collided with a passenger car driven by Clifford Thomas of Langsville on a Rutland highway. The car was badly damaged and Thomas suffered a chin cut. Deputy Sheriff Ike Neal investigated and Thomas said headlights blinded him.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
H. C. Roush
Dayton
William Till
Clifford Thomas
Langsville
Thomas
Ike Neal
Rebecca Venable dies at 88 in Kerr's Run home
Mrs Rebecca Venable aged 88 died Saturday at the home of her daughter in law Mrs Susan Venable Kerrs Run She was born and raised in Pomeroy and survived by two grandchildren
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Pomeroy
Rebecca Venable
Susan Venable
Kerr's Run
Parker to Command 13th Naval District in Alaska
Captain Ralph Chandler Parker, recently named commander of the newly created 13th Naval District in Alaska, will oversee a key post as the Navy builds a $7,900,000 chain of air bases at Sitka Unalaska and Kodiak.
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Ralph Chandler Parker
13Th Naval District
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Navy
Sitka
Unalaska
Kodiak
Mineral Brief and Personals Highlight Local News Moves
Mineral notes report Edith Cox’s death in Toledo for Mineral-Hadley Ely. Local calls and visits include the Snyder and Reiff groups in Hamilton and Athens. Attendees at Lake Hope donkey reunion and relatives in Canton, Carroll.
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Mineral—Hadley Ely
Edith Cox
Toledo
John B. Cox
J. P. Snyder
Earl Bobo
Ada Reiff
Bobo
Hamilton
Reba van Dyke
Paul Coley
Athens
Orland Ely
Ronnie
Hadley Ely
Idene
Lake Hope
Eorge Sickels
Shirley
Canton
G. C. Sickels
Harvey Chesser
Laverne
Washington, D. C
Clyde Dunlap
Corning
J. P. Emish
le Seur
Dunlap
Emish
Caroll Chesser
M. E
Alton Haning
Pleasanton
W. D. Shingler
Billy
F. D. Carlin
Shingler
William Brooks
Gladys Davis
Cass City
Mich
Kenneth Brooks
Parkersburg
Inheritance Tax Decision and Probate Actions in Meigs Court
The Meigs Probate Court ruled that Gustav Becker's inheritance tax, on property in Lebanon Township, owed by his son Walter A. Becker, totals 8.98 dollars after exemptions. The docket also notes debts filed for Alfredo Angeletti, guardianship for Beards minors, real estate transfer approvals, and the admission of Edward Ebersbach's will to probate along with appointing Carl E. Parker as administrator of Virginia Shields' estate. Mabel Cummings was deemed suitable for observation at Athens State Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Gustav Becker
Meigs County
Lebanon Township
Walter A. Becker
Walter A. Beckler
Alfredo Angeletti
Paolina Angeletti
Mabel Beards
Harriet Beards
James Beards
Mary Elizabeth Beards
Eva H. Suter
de Bonis Non
Eva J. Stansbury
Seid
Edward Ebersbach
Chalmers Parker
Vida E. Ihle
Mary R. Ebersbach
Leo L. Shields
Carl E. Parker
Virginia Caroline Shields
Orange Township
Carl FE. Parker
Mabel Cummings
Athens State Hospital
Funer al for Ollie Folmer Held at Tuppers Plains
The funeral of Ollie Folmer aged 26 was conducted at the Christian Church in Tuppers Plains with burial in the nearby cemetery. The brief personals note also lists social visits and club activities including the Rose Garden Club officers elected for the coming year and flower awards given to members.
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Tuppers Plains
Ollie Folmer
Christian Church
L. L. Keller
Coleman
Howell's Grove
Coolville
Leo Shields
East Live
Daisy Parr
Pittsburgh
Lena Parr
Twilla Brooks
Columbus
Meigs County
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Mabel Hostetterer
J. S. Davis
Rose Garden Club
Chester Barnett
Davis
Keller
Emma Springer
Syracuse Beats Ohio Valley Stars In Fast Game 5-2
Syracuse defeats Ohio Valley League Stars 5-2 at King's Park in Syracuse. Harry Potts pitched for Syracuse, with Dinty Moore and Guinther also in the lineup as Syracuse jumped to an early tie and then pulled ahead.
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Syracuse
Sro Pom
Harry Potts
Dinty Moore
Guinther
King’s Park
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Club Dinner Plans
Members of the Women's Civic Club will host a potluck dinner Friday evening at Mrs. John Chase's home on Wehe Ter race with invitations extended to all members. Miss Shirley Duerr leaves for Ohio University at Athens to begin studies this fall.
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Women's Civic Club
John Chase
Wehe Terrace
Shirley Duerr
John Duerr
Ohio University At
Athens
Charles Probst
Columbus
George Ebersbach
Louis Ebersbach
Pittsburgh
Walter Ebersbach
Lima
Fred Weed
Wheelersburg
Oliver A. Hartley
Malcolm D. Hartley
Lincoln Hill
Mary Keehne
Land Transfers in Meigs County Reported This Week
Real estate transfers in Meigs County list numerous parcels with buyers including John Downing to Henry Cade and Sarah Stobart to Arthur Stobart. Other notable exchanges cover Middleport and Lebanon Townships, with entities like Ohio Trusteed Realty Co and Home Owners Loan Corp involved. A separate note records 800 000 books borrowed by federal prisoners from institutional libraries in fiscal year 1939.
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Robert E. Cross
James M. Cross
Lebanon Township
Robert FE. Cross
Home Own Loan Corp
Sutton Township
A. K. Hutchins
Home Owners Loan Corp
Middleport
Mary K. Williams
G. E
Lucy E. Guthrie
Orange Township
J. Maurice Guthrie
Emma A. Terrell
Salisbury Township
Sarah J. Euler
Linnie A. Tererell
Nan Johnson
David W. Tererell
John W. Terrell
Thos E. Terrell
W. B. Noyes
Emma Noyes
Orange Towneship
Josephine Hawk
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R. A. Tyree
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Middleport Social Notes
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