Middleport council delays final reading on gas franchise
Middleport council postponed the third final reading of a proposed five year gas franchise after the absence of Councilman Homer Russell and Zerkle. The meeting included Mayor Fisher and officials from the Ohio Fuel Gas Company with discussions on rate fairness and industrial versus private gas pricing.
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Middleport
Homer Russell
Zerkle
Middleporte
C. O. Fisher
C. P. Bradbury
Edgar Ervin
Dave Durst
H. M. Cross
D. C. Miller
Robert Rawlings
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Frank Phillips
Athens
Emmett Shuler
A. H. Bradbury
M. C. Hobart
Charles Yost
Ernest Burton
E. R. Tompkins
H. N. Swift
H. E. Cook
Charles McMaster
Phillips
Gaspolis
Pomeroy
Public Utilities Commission
Mr. Phillips
Town considers vacating High Street along Locust frontage
The town owns a 261 ft Locust Street frontage and 224 ft Paige Street frontage on the Nease lot between the factory site and Locust Street. It purchased the lots from Folden for 1550 dollars with 550 dollars down. A resolution to vacate High Street from Logan to Locust Street on town property will be debated at the next meeting.
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Nease
Locust St
Ond Paige St
Folden
High St
Logan
Lojcust St
Mrs. Sophia Franz Dies in Pomeroy at 67
Mrs. Sophia Franz 67 lifelong Pomeroy resident died suddenly at 146 Mulberry Ave Monday afternoon. Born Sophia Miller in Sutton Township she married E. J. Franz Jan 26 1898 in Columbus. Survivors include six children 16 grandchildren four sisters and her husband. funeral plans pending.
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Pomeroy
Sophia Franz
E. J. Franz
Mulberry Ave
Franz
Sophia Miller
Joseph Miller
Sutton Township
Columbus
Walter
Louise Siemer
Corning
Leo J. Franz
Malvern, Ark
Emma McBride
St. Louis
Mich
Loretta Franz
Albert Franz
Steelton, Pa
Bertha
Pufina
St. Francis Order
Rochester
Minn
Emma Miller
Richmond, Va
John Wipple
Sacred Heart Church of
Bus Drivers Face State-Mandated Physical Examinations
The health commissioner Dr. W. S. Ellis is to conduct required medical exams for all bus drivers. State Education Department guidance says certificates will not be issued without the examination, and drivers with existing certificates must also be examined.
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Pomeroy
W. S. Ellis
C. O. Chapman
State Department of Education
Racine Social And Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Racine Social And Personal column lists weekend visits and travel. Families hosting and visiting include Theobald and Williams households with Rutland Akron Crown City and Pomeroy connections. Various relatives and students from Ohio University Athens join gatherings and dinners across Racine, Pomeroy, Stiversville, and Dunbar.
Inspection at Hemlock Grange in Pomeroy
County Deputy and Matron H E Starkey conducted a Saturday night inspection at Hemlock Grange. Thirty nine members attended a program with tableaux quiz musicale travel talks duets and an agricultural talk. Booster Night is set for Sept 29 with public welcome. Hemlock Grange to exemplify the Fifth Degree at the State Grange in Columbus in December.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grange
H. E. Starkey
Ada Hoskins
Glen Taylor
Herman Beards
Frank Clark
Dayton Tubbs
Maude Tubbs
Bernice Hawk
Clarence Cummins
Blanche Roller
Columbus
Six Men Called for Service Sept 25 in Pomeroy
Six men will be called for selective service training on September 25, announced the selective service office. Names include Don R. Stiles, Rutland. Raymond P. Fields, Portland. Lawrence D. Hartinger, Middleport. Richard A. Eblin, Middleport R. D.. Kenneth R. Story, Pomeroy R. D.. Finley D. Collins, Middleport. Another call for 28 men is set for October 26, the second largest Meigs County group after February’s 31.
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Pomeroy
Selective Service Office
Don R. Stiles
Rutland
Raymond P. Fields
Portland
Lawrence D. Hartinger
Middleport
Richard A. Eblin
Middleport R. D
Kenneth R. Story
Pomeroy R. D
Finley D. Collins
Meigs County
Local Pythian Sisters Attend Grand Lodge in Toledo
Mrs. J. B. Downing Past Grand Chief Mrs. L. E. Burford Grand Manager and Mrs. J. H. Grate delegate from Meigs Temple attend the Grand Lodge in Toledo this week. Mrs. T. R. Cowie of Massillon is here during her mother’s absence. Records show 90 percent of automobile owners have bought new cars every 22 to 30 months.
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Middleport
J. B. Downing
L. E. Burford
J. H. Grate
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters
Toledo
T. R. Cowie
Massillion
Meigs County hunter wounded by companion
Meigs County reports the first hunting accident of the season after Roy Frecker was shot by his hunting companion, Frank Vincent, while both aimed at a squirrel. Frecker, hit from neck to knee, was taken for treatment. condition not serious. Vincent said the shot occurred as the squirrel appeared between them.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Roy Frecker
Frank Vincent
Syracuse
Frecker
Vincent
Nurse Trainee Ruth Thornton Visits Pomeroy Family
Ruth Thornton, who began nurse training at St Josephs Hospital on Sept 9, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs J M Thornton on the Pomeroy Harrisonville Road She is sister to Rose Thornton now with a veterans hospital in Bronx N Y and formerly at a Washington hospital Ruth enjoys flying in spare time Local church groups plan district meetings and visits involve Simpson Methodist Church women and others Also noted were visits by Clerk of Courts Herman Beards and plans for Cleveland Clinic entry by Mrs O B Elberfeld and sister Georgia Williamson
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Ruth Thornton
St. Joseph’s Hospital
J. M. Thornton
Pomeroy-Harrisonville Road
Rose Thornton
St. Joseph's
Washington, D. C
Veterans’ Hospital
Bronx
N. Y
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Simpson Methodist Church
Portsmouth
P. L. Peoples
Union Ave
Herman Beards
Decatur
August W. Beards
F. A. Morris
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Federated Church
O. B. Elberfeld
Georgia Williamson
Pomeroy- Harrisonville Road
Cleveland
Elberfeld
Cleveland Clinic
Middleport Cemetery Improvement Complete
Two blueprints and maps of Middleport Hill Cemeterywere framed at the town hall showing plot layouts and a new addition. Neal Moore and Frank Collins receive credit for the maps while the project was led by the late Harvey L. Redcay who left a numbered corner plot with small x marks. Redcay died by suicide in Columbus a month earlier and asked to be buried in that plot per a note to Mayor C O Fisher.
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Middleport
Middleport Hill
Neal Moore
Frank Collins
Harvey L. Redcay
C. O. Fisher
Redcay
Columbus
Drivers Licenses Available In Evening Hours
The registrar of motor vehicles announces evening hours from 8 am to 9 pm at the Russell Auto Sales office on S Third Ave in Middleport. Deputy Registrar Homer Russell urges applicants to come early to avoid the rush as license sales have been slow.
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Middleport
Registrar of Motor Vehicles and Licenses
Homer Russell
Russell Auto Sales
S. Third Ave
Russell
Examination Notice for Ohio Embalmers License
The Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors of Ohio will hold an examination to license embalmers on October 7 8 and 9 1941 in Columbus Ohio. Published under Section 1335-4 G C Ohio. STOUT Secretary Treasurer.
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Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors of
Ohio
Columbus
G.C
Veterans To Raise Funds Through Forget-Me-Not Drive
Meigs Chapter No 53 Disabled Veterans opens its Forget-Me-Not fundraiser in Meigs County on Friday September 26 with sales in Pomeroy and Middleport on September 27. Committee includes Dale Mourning Norman V Ohlinger Edward H Reuter and James E Spencer. Girl Scouts and Ladies Auxiliary D A V assist, James E Spencer says the effort supports disabled veterans and dependents and shifts some care burden to the Federal Government. Wearing the Forget-Me-Not on Saturday is urged.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Middleport
Argonne
Dale Mourning
Norman V. Ohlinger
Edward H. Reuter
James E. Spencer
Pearl Reynolds
Ladies Auxiliary
D.A.V
Edith Spencer
Pomeroy Chamber Promotes Regional Industrial Aid
Pomeroy executive and development committees discussed helping Middleport industrial growth. They explored funding options for neighboring towns and endorsed a $61,000 bond issue for a swimming pool stadium and vocational building to be voted in November. Ed H. Condon will select a committee to plan next steps.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Middleport
Ed H. Condon
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Smith
Racine Baptist Class Hosts Friday Business Meeting
Racine class meets at Racine Baptist Church with hostess Mrs Verne Watterson and assisting hostess Mrs Homer Sayre. Mrs Hugh Daniels presides with Mrs Glen Simpson as vice president. Readings by Mrs T T Shelton Mrs Bertha Sayre and Mrs Edward Simpson. Refreshments served.
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Racine
Racine Baptist Church
Verne Watterson
Homer Sayre
Hugh Daniels
Glen Simpson
T. T. Shelton
Bertha Sayre
Edward Simpson
Boy Scout Troop 40 Sees Color Movies
Color films of the 1941 Athens Camporee were shown to Troop 40 at Heath Methodist Church during the weekly meeting. R. E. McKay led the session as scouts continued tests for second and first class ranks with a planned 14 mile hike that Saturday.
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Middleport
Athens
Heath Methodist Church
R. E. McKay
Misfortune Comes Often To This Family
Misfortune strikes the McMaster Smith family as Harry McMaster sustains head injury and two broken ribs after a basement stair fall while inspecting a water leak at his apartment. His wife Mrs C B Smith and relatives face a string of hardships including a major operation, a son Cadet Donald Lesher injured in a Texas plane crash, and the death of Tom Smith in Tecumseh, with bronchial pneumonia affecting Mrs Smith as she recuperates.
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Middleport
Harry McMaster
C. B. Smith
Donald Lesher
Texas
Grange and Rotary Plan New Middleport Unit
Masters from Meigs County Granges will join H E Sharkey and Harley Musser as guests of the Rotary Club at the Masonic Temple for a dinner Friday. A follow up discussion will address organizing a Grange in Middleport open to town residents and nearby communities.
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Middleport
Meigs County
H. E. Sharkey
Harley Musser
Rotary Club
Masonic Temple
Rotary
Pomeroy Daughters of Union Veterans Convene
District convention of the Daughters of Union Veterans will be held in Pomeroy on October 23. Plans for the event were started at a Monday night meeting.
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Pomeroy
Middleport To Start Kindergarten This Fall
Announcement for a nursery school and kindergarten opening in Middleport on Monday September 29. Miss Frances Pullin will lead sessions from 9 to 11 each morning at the Public Library basement. The program follows patterns from prior local nursery schools run by Mrs Kelly Grogan and Mrs D C Miller. A Nursery School Mothers' Club meeting Friday invites interested parents to enroll.
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Middleport
Frances Pullin
Pullin
Capital University
Kelly Grogan
D. C. Miller
Mothers’ Club
Club Discusses Welfare and Nursery Projects
A club meeting covered child welfare topics and social activities while aiding nursery school projects. Egyptians wear sandals made from fish skin.
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Monessen
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Leona Story
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Dunbar
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Chillicothe
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Evan Goddard
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