Business Men Will Support Movement
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce convened creditors at the courthouse to back a one mill tax levy to fund Meigs County. TMd H Condon outlined steps to reorganize county finances and avoid new debts, with the commissioner's pledge to cut expenses. Creditors pledged support to help the county obtain funds to pay its bills.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
D H. Condon
Chamber of Commerce
Condon
Middleport Hopes To See Logan Band
Middleport townspeople anticipate the Logan High School Band may accompany the Logan Chief tans to Middleport Friday evening. The Logan band, known statewide for musicianship and showmanship, will be welcomed at Middleport Stadium. The MHS Marching Band, directed by Gordon Harris, plans an entertaining pregame and halftime program. Local fans praised last Friday’s Rutland game performance.
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Middleport
Logan High School
Logan
County creditors attend meeting plan next Monday at Courthouse
Condon announced 95 county creditors hold about 30000 dollars in county bills. The sum excludes bills owed to firms outside the county.
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Condon
Jackets Ready for Logan in 1941 Season Opener
Middleport Yellow Jackets prepare for the opening 1941 SEC League game against Logan Chieftains at Middleport Stadium Friday night at eight. Logan, favored to win, features most of last year’s backfield, two strong ends, and a heavier squad. Coach Trittschuh works on tackling and pass defense as Middleport seeks revenge for last year’s defeat.
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Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Logan Chieftains
Middleport Stadium
Logan
Chieftains
Johnson
Tommy Bender
Rutland
Paul Trittschuh
Yellow Jacket
Ohio River
Yellow Jackets
Neighbors Convene Meetings Ahead of Gallipolis Convention
Royal Neighbors of Middleport plan at 1 C C F Hall in Pomeroy while Riverview Camp 3244 meets at Woodman Hall in Galion to arrange involvement in the upcoming Gallipolis convention.
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Middleport
Ohio Valley
1.C.C.F
Pomeroy
Riverview
Woodman Hall
Gallipolis
Funeral for Mrs Sophia Franz Thursday at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for Mrs Sophia Franz who died Monday at her Mulberry Avenue home will be held Thursday at 9 AM at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Sophia Franz
Mulberry Ave
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Letart Falls Fair Plans Two Night Run
Letart Community Fair runs Friday and Saturday at Community Hall with livestock and produce exhibits. Benjamin Franklin IV, magician, returns Saturday with two show times 6 30 p m and 8 15 p m. Edson Hobstetter screens Meigs County movies before each show and prizes are awarded for exhibits. A Fair Board meeting will set prize distribution Monday night.
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Letart Falls
Benjamin Franklin IV
Edson Hobstetter
Meigs County
Letart
Farewell party for L D Hartinger at church
Middleport notices describe a farewell for L D Hartinger who leaves for U S Army service. The event featured organist Hartinger and singer Charles Walburn’s group, with gifts and a gold Christian Endeavor pin. Other items note local social visits, club gatherings, nursing exams, and a garden club convention in Dayton.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
L. D
Dee) Hartinger
United States Army
Hartinger
Charles Walburn
Don McMillin
McMillin
Leon
Mary Miller
Lawrence Hartinger
Hazel Farmer Hartinger
Dell Farmer
Reynolds Dry Cleaning
Vergil Hayes
Meigs Group to Hold Columbus Picnic and Reunion
Annual Meigs County reunion in Columbus set for Sunday at Schiller Park starting 3 p.m. with basket supper. Event invites all born or lived in Meigs or visiting from the county, featuring talks by Johnny Jones, a What Do You Know quiz, music, readings, and officer elections. About 2,500 former Meigs residents live in Columbus. Officers listed: Oliver Hartley president, Phil Meier vice president, Mrs. Roy Ogden secretary, Mrs. Charles Lloyd treasurer.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Schiller Park
Meigs
Meigs County
Johnny Jones
Columbus Dispatch
W. Herbert Dailey
Meigs County Society
Oliver Hartley
Phil Meier
Roy Ogden
Charles Lloyd
Raise Funds for Resurfacing Streets
Pomeroy residents on two more streets have raised funds to cover part of resurfacing costs. Work on a roadway in Welshtown began Tuesday and completed today. Grading on Wehe Terrace started Monday with surfacing begun today. Officials said no further applications have been made.
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Pomeroy
Welshtown
Wehe Terrace
Flood Relief Building Nearing Completion
The Flood Relief and Storage Building in Middleport nears completion with the first shipment for the Industrial Garment Manufacturing Company received and set up. Construction has been ongoing 60 days as of the sixteenth. exterior brickwork finished and floors laid while wiring is completed this week. A community celebration is planned.
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Middleport
Industrial Garment Manufacturing Company
Pomeroy Social Notes: Wedding Set in Findlay for Hite Ghaster
Kim ble Hite son of Mr and Mrs John Hite to Miss Margaret Ghaster of Findlay to be solemnized today in Findlay. They will make their home in Pomeroy with Hite employed on the New York Central Railroad.
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Pomeroy
Kimble Hite
John Hite
Margaret Ghaster
Findlay
Hite
Miss Ghaster
Mr. Hite
Findlay College
New York Central Railroad
Pomeroy High School
Meigs County Republican Women attend state convention in Columbus
Fifteen members of the Meigs County Federation of Republican Women attended the state convention of Republican Women’s organizations in Columbus on Monday. Attending from Meigs County were Mrs. Allen Hartley, Mrs. Herman Hoffner, Mrs. Genevieve Hoffner, Mrs. Hubert Mace, Mrs. Claude Darst, Mrs. Will Sayre, Mrs. Ben Neutzling, Mrs. Charles Spencer, Mrs. Will Fisher, Mrs. Bernice Darst, Mrs. Hattie Russell, Mrs. Harvey Pierce, Mrs. Homer Casto, Mrs. Clarence Heaton and Mrs. Earl Lama.
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Meigs County
Federation of Republican Women
Republican Women's Organizations
Columbus
Allen Hartley
Herman Hoffner
Genevieve Hoffner
Hubert Mace
Claude Darst
Will Sayre
Ben Neutzling
Charles Spencer
Will Fisher
Bernice Darst
Hattie Russell
Harvey Pierce
Homer Casto
Clarence Heaton
Earl Lama
Garden Club Leaders Injured in Falls
Middleport Mrs Tom W Jones new president of the Middleport Garden Club and Mrs Edward French both of whom planned to attend the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs convention in Dayton this week stayed home due to injuries from recent falls. Mrs Jones injured her ankle at home and Mrs French hurt her knee at the H B Laughhead home.
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Middleport
Tom W. Jones
Middleport Garden Club
Edward French
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Dayton
Jones
French
Junior High Mixed Chorus Elects Officers for 1941 42
Pomeroy Junior High School Mixed Chorus elected officers for the school year. Miss Velma Geary announced the officers: President Charles Stanley, Vice President Elaine Young, Secretary Shirley Clements, Librarians Patricia Karr and Francis Gibson. Members listed include Eugene Conde Kathryn Will Mary Grim and many others. The group plans activities and will appear at the Christmas Concert.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Velma Geary
Charles Stanley
Elaine Young
Shirley Clements
Patricia Karr
Francis Gibson
Eugene Conde
Kathryn Will
Mary Grim
Wilma Neutzling
Virginia Gibbs
Ralph Grimm
Etta Romine
Joann Arnold
Billie Jean Barnitz
Hope Bennett
Shirley Bunthoff
Evelyn Cook
Leona Cunningham
Mary Curtis
Ruth Agnes Curtis
Virginia Pauline Durst
May Marie Ebersbach
Evelyn Lavonne Feiger
Robert Hawley
Marion Hawk
Dorothy Ann Hartenbach
Mildred Kapteina
Allison Gibson
Elnora Barnitz
Agnes Bentz
Betty Boyd
Eva Jean Brickles
Jane Clifford
Louise Dailey
Nina Donovan
Bernice Ann Durst
Hope Gill
Margaret Alice Haning
Eunice Hill
Harold Hysell
Patricia Jenkinson
Lonnie Kesterson
Freda Koster
Carol Leibrand
Betty Moore
Ruth Nease
Romola June Qualls
Winifred Raub
Erma Reuter
Bob Story
Sylvia Schwartzwalder
Ruby Spencer
Barbara Ann Scholl
Mildred Louise Teaford
Rose
Mary Ward
Richard Weaver
Patty Watson
Marcella Watson
Betty Young
William Zahl
Mary Zwilling
Edward Martin
Kenilworth Nease
Bill Ohlinger
Viola Pullins
Dick Rosenbaum
Cris Roush
Alfred Sapp
Joan Scholl
Mary Schaaf
Pat St
Star Grange Booster Night at Dexter Hall Tuesday
Star Grange will observe Booster Night at their Hall on Tuesday evening September 30. An interesting program will be presented and the meeting is open to the public. The Grange will also entertain the teachers of the Western Rural District.
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Dexter — Star Grange
The
Grange
Bailey divorce suit filed in common pleas court
Kathleen Bailey sues Edward Giles Bailey for divorce on failure to provide. They were married June 30 1937 in Sarasota Florida and are parents of one child. Mrs Ebersbach is her mother.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Kathleen Bailey
Edward Giles Bailey
Black Squirrel Noted by Pomeroy Councilman
Harry Canterbury, Pomeroy councilman, showcased a coal black squirrel found Tuesday, a rarity that drew interest from local hunters.
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Pomeroy
Harry Canterbury
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