Meigs County Jurors Chosen for October Term of Court
Meigs County grand and petit juries for the October term were drawn in the clerk of courts office with Judge C. W. Clark and Sheriff George Beards present. Grand jurors include J R Boggess and Lon Thompson among others. petit jurors include Hazel V Wright and Otis Crawford among many others in Langsville Letart Middleport Pomeroy Rutland and surrounding areas.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohto
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Venice
Grand and Petit Juries
Clerk of Courts
T. H. Bengel
W. J. B Carleton
Common Pleas
C. W. Clark
George Beards
Perry Riggs
J. R. Boggess
Long Bottom
Lon Thompson
Langsville
R. D
Roy Proffitt
Jessie Lansbury
Middleport
Bertha Rathburn
Rutland
James D. Adams
Pomeroy R. D
Hobart Taylor
Ben Morris
Charles Gilkey
Homer Radford
Ira Hill
Letart
George Clark
Harrisonville
W. A. Carman
E. H. Condon
Harry Feigler
Petit Jury
Hazel V. Wright
Otis Crawford
Letart ‘Falls
Mote Yeanger
Cheshire R. D
Alice Richie
Tuppers Plains
Homer Ashworth
H. F. Bolton
Faye Pratt
Jesse Brewster
Clara M. Bing
H. J. Russell
Ruby Halliday
H. B. Smith
Norman Heilman
Evelyn Googlein
J. W. Young
Richard
Portland
Charles Beach
E. M. Damewood
Oscar Roedel
Pomroy
Maude Tubbs
Pratts Fork
R. Die
Fruit Growers Must Secure Allocation
Meigs County apple growers wishing to sell to the Surplus Marketing Administration in 1941 must submit an allocation request to the Ohio Apple Industry Committee at 401 Rowland Building Columbus. Blank request forms are available from the County Agricultural Agent or any State Apple Industry Committee member. R. H. Burdette of Pomeroy serves as the Meigs County representative.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Surplus
Ohio Apple Industry Committee
Rowland Building
North Third Street
Columbus
State
Apple Industry Committee
R. H. Burdette
Sugar Run PTA Plans Buy Sound Movie Machine
Sugar Run PTA discussed purchasing a sound moving picture machine after a demonstration at the Thursday meeting at the school. A public party is set for next Thursday evening with a small charge and awards during the program. New president Mrs. Robert Warner named standing committees including membership, publicity, recreation, health, first aid, safety, motion pictures, radio, and program with various room mothers assigned.
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Emma Seitz
Carl Shields
Manning Daniels
Charles Bolin
Ralph Gilmore
M. D. Hartley
Robert Roberts
Minerva Pryor
Jay Myers
A. R. Knight
Verlie Conway
Patrick Lochary
Eddie Smith
Eugene Bryant
Veda Lehew
Helen Neutzling
Miss Pryor
Willard Ashworth
Elizabeth Campbell
Conway
Howard Ebersbach
Clyde Jones
Robert
Aaron Zahl
Betzing
Seitz
Dailey
MHS Marching Band To Appear Tonight
The MHS Yellow Jackets perform tonight against Rutland Red Devils under director Gordon Harris with M E McKay assisting. The band has practiced after school three nights weekly and features Williams of Rutland returning from Pom eroy to face his former club as a top threat.
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Middleport
MHS
Yellow Jackets
Rutland Red Devils
Gordon Harris
M. E. McKay
Williams
Rutland
Pomeroy Purple Panthers
Pomeroy
Northern Lights Reported Over Meigs Middleport
Meigs Middleport residents saw a vivid aurora display last night between seven and eight. The green vortex hovered with rays radiating from its center while the western sky glowed blood red making the sight unusually brilliant for the area.
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Middleport
WCTU Elects Officers For Coming Year
Meigs County WCTU at the Syracuse Methodist Church conference elects Caryl B. Cook as president for the coming year. Other officers include Mrs. Arthur Lewis vice president Miss Marcia Karr recording secretary Mrs. Paul Winn treasurer Mrs. Ira Fleming corresponding secretary and several chairmen for flower exhibits publicity religious education and more. Miller named delegate to state convention with Downie as alternate.
Eight County Schools Feed 720 Children
An average of 720 school children daily were fed this week in eight Meigs County lunch centers per a report by Mrs. Selah Weatherby. Four more centers are to be opened in the county.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Selah Weatherby
Mrs. Melvin Spence Dies in Columbus
Mrs. Melvin Spence, formerly of Racine, died in her Columbus home early Thursday. Survived by husband two daughters two sons two brothers Joe and Arthur Lovett of Portland R D and sister Rose of Georgia. Funeral Saturday at 10 in Columbus, burial at Greenwood Cemetery at 2.
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Racine
Melvin Spence
Columbus
Joe Lovett
Joe
Arthur Lovett
Portland
R. D
Rose
Georgia
Greenwood Cemetery
Rent Owed in Pomeroy Case Against Roushs
O. M. Roush sues Lewis H. Roush and Mrs. Lewis H. Roush in common pleas court for 375 dollars in back rent. Petition states five dollars monthly rent for a Long Bottom house owned by the plaintiff and occupied by the defendants.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
O. M. Roush
Lewis H. Roush
Long Bottom
Automobile overturns near Albert Duckworth residence
An auto overturned on a curve near the Albert Duckworth residence in Syracuse early Thursday morning causing heavy damage. No report or official investigation followed. The vehicle was said to be driven by William Nease of Racine.
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Pomeroy
Albert Duckworth
Syracuse
William Nease
Racine
Wilmina Crosbie Dies at 82 in Hartford
Wilmina Crosbie aged 82 died at her Hartford home on Thursday. Funeral services are set for 3:30 this afternoon at Ewing Funeral Home with burial to follow in Be Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Wilmina Crosbie
Hartford
Ewing
Be Grove Cemetery
Nine Meigs County Youths Win Training
United States Civil Service Commission informs NYA Ohio that nine Meigs County youths passed exams for immediate enrollment in the Miami aircraft resident center near Dayton. They will train at the NYAA center, earn salaries, and may be appointed to civil service aircraft jobs after proving their worth. Names include Richard Fink, Harold Kanff, Raymond Steward, Grafton Stout, Charles Allenworth, Chester Leibrand, Raymond Robinson, Lawrence Teaford, and George Wortmen. Information on future exams available via the NYA Employment officer at Meigs County Court House each Wednesday morning.
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Middleport
Harold E. Kanff
Raymond C. Steward
R.F
Carpenter
Grafton D. Stout
Harrisonville
Charles Allenworth
Chester Leibrand
Syracuse
Raymond E. Robinson
R.F.D
Racine
Lawrence Teaford
George Wortmen
NYA
Meigs County Court House
Premium lists for Meigs County Fair distributed
Meigs County Fair premium lists for October 2 and 3 at Pythian Park Middleport were distributed Thursday. Free entertainment on both nights features Moonlight Riders with Manley brothers Fiddling Fisher Banjo Ewing and Little Elmer. A complete midway will include six rides.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pythian Park
Middleport
Moonlight Riders
Manley Brothers
Fiddling Fisher
Banjo Ewing
Little Elmer
Garment Factory Interviews At Middleport Factory Hiring
George Paulsen and Dorothy Gardner interviewed 185 men and women in Middleport at the town hall and NYA school on Park Street. About 75 had not been contacted before and 110 had prior service contacts. Officials of the new Middleport Garment Factory requested the interviews to find prospective employees.
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Middleport
George Paulsen
Athens
Ohio State Employment Service
Dorothy Gardner
Town Hall
Middleport Garment Factory
Paulsen
Miss Gardner
NYA School
Park St
Troop 40 Scouts To Present Program
Franklin Ginther and Milton Smart of Troop 40 Boy Scouts will be guests of the Rotary Club at the weekly dinner this evening. The two second class test passers with the most tests will represent the troop, and they will present a short novelty program for Rotarians. They are sons of Mrs. Frank Johnson and the late Kenneth Ginther, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smart.
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Middleport
Franklin Ginther
Milton Smart
Troop 40
Boy Scouts
Rotary Club
R. E. McKay
Franklin
Milton
Frank Johnson
Kenneth Ginther
Paul Smart
Pomeroy Man Seeks Restraining Order Over Buildings
J. A. Smith filed suit in common pleas court to restrain Bellefontaine Development Company from removing two small buildings on State Route 7 between Pomeroy and Chester. The structures valued at $150 were used by the contractor during the Route 7 project. Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Elberfeld, 79, were held in Cincinnati with burial at Rocksprings Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Bellefontaine Development Company
Pomeroy and
Chester
J. A. Smith
Common Pleas Court
Smith
Elizabeth Elberfeld
Cincinnati
Ewing Chapel
Rocksprings Cemetery
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Doings
Middleport news records the Flowers visiting, then returning to Akron after Mr. Flowers suffered a heart attack. Other items note funerals, moves, births, birthdays, church events, and residents traveling between Akron, Syracuse, Columbus, and Gallipolis.
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Middleport
George Flowers
Raleigh Flowers
Meigs County Egg Auction Plans Annual Meeting
Meigs County egg auction members join with ten counties for the Nelsonville meeting Tuesday evening Sept. 23. Speaker L L Rummell of Cincinnati, OSU trustee, will open with a 7 p.m. supper at the Nelsonville Methodist Church. Reservations due by Sept. 20. A Meigs tour of producers is postponed to Oct. 10.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Nelsonville
L. L. Rummell
Cincinnati
Ohio State University
Ohio Farmer
Riley Pigott
Long Bottom
Junior Women's Guild Picnic Tuesday in Middleport Park
Members of the Junior Women's Guild of the Federated Church will hold a picnic next Tuesday evening at the state highway park in Middleport. A teachers meeting for the Federated Church was held Wednesday night at Rev. Ralph Kuether's home with about 20 in attendance.
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Pomeroy
Junior Women’s Guild of the Federated Church
Middleport
Native of Meigs Dies in Colorado
Rev. A. C. Steward age 56 died in Golden Colorado after months of ill health. He grew up in Rutland and studied at the U S and S O Home in Xenia. A Christian Church minister most of his life was spent in the western states. He leaves wife three children four grandchildren a brother in Brookfield Missouri and a sister Mrs Mae Ball of Harrisonville.
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A. C. Steward
Golden
Colo
Rutland
U. S
S.O
Xenia
Christian Church
Brookfield
Mae Ball
Stolen car reported in Pomeroy Texas owner
Lewis Rockwell of Texas reported a car stolen Wednesday night from the Main Street lot in Pomeroy Meigs County. The vehicle was found abandoned Thursday on the road between Five Points and Canada Church.
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Lewis Rockwell
Texas
Meigs County
Main St
Five Points
Canada Church
Rally Day Work Begins Across Local Churches
Rally Day activities launch a series of Evangelistic Sundays across community churches. The Church of Christ starts the series with Victory Day, while First Presbyterian, Syra-cuse Presbyterian, and First Baptist outline sermons on church attendance, loyalty campaigns, and themes like Is Hell a Fact or Fancy. Heath Methodist holds regular worship with sermons on The Task of the Church Today and Renewal of Strength.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Henry L. Carr
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Ralph Zandel
First Baptist Church
Hell
Heath Methodist Church
H .A. Rothrock
Local Fire Corps Edges Toward Quarters Upgrades
Middleport volunteer firefighters push ahead with a new kitchen and toilet blocks at the town hall quarters. They met last night to discuss further improvements and then held a social hour with refreshments after the session.
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Middleport
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