Project to Build 20 Dams in Shade River Area
The Meigs County plan to construct twenty dams in Shade River and Leading Creek areas will start soon after state officials complete easement and right of way negotiations. The project aims to deepen pools to aid fish preservation as drought-based losses spurred local fishermen to seek improvements funded by the State Conservation Department and WPA with unskilled labor.
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Pomeroy
Shade River
Leading Creek
Meigs County
State Conservat Department
State Conservation Deent
Rd Little
J. W. Reed
Meigs County Fish and Game Association
WPA
Meigs Unty
Conservation Division
State Conservation Department
Works Progress Administration
Jackets Face Fast Columbus Rosary On Home Field
Middleport Yellow Jackets return from a 41-0 win over Rutland to host Columbus Rosary. The visitors, two time defending Columbus Catholic League champs, opened with a win over Mifflin and carry a strong record. Coach Prioge likely fields Stoneking Lyons Buchanan It etc for the matchup.
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Middleport
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Rutland Red Devils
Columbus Rosary
Columbus
Mifflin
Yellow Jackets
Prioge
Stoneking
Lyons
Buchanan
Patty Ann Dow Dies in Ravenswood Funeral
Mr and Mrs Charles Karr and daughter Patty Ann attended the funeral of three year old Patty Ann Dow in Ravenswood on Tuesday. She was the daughter of Stanley and (formerly) Mrs Dow of Pomeroy and the services were at the Great Bend Baptist Church. She leaves two sisters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Karr
Patty Ann
Ravenswood
Little Patty Ann Dow
Stanley Dow
Great Bend Baptist Church
Mrs. Mina Boice Hosts Thursday Dinner
Mrs. Mina Boice entertained friends with a 12:30 luncheon at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe. Guests included Miss Cora Rowley and sister Mrs. Lilly Bingham of Cheshire, Mrs. Effie Rice, Mrs. Cora Redcay, Mrs. Leota Schreiner, Mrs. Hattie Bennett, Miss Allie Mauck, and others before returning to the Boice home on South Third Avenue for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mina Boice
Mary Jane
Cora Rowley
Lilly Bingham
Cheshire
Effie Rice
Cora Redcay
Leota Schreiner
Hattie Bennett
Allie Mauck
Boice
South Third Avenue
Past Chiefs Meet Mrs Laughead and Guests
Members of the Past Chiefs Association gathered Wednesday evening with Mrs. R. B. Laughead. Nineteen Past Chiefs attended the event with Mrs. J. T. Lewis and Mrs. Will Lowe assisting. Bingo led to a social hour followed by light refreshments.
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Middleport
Past Chiefs Association
R. B. Laughead
J. T. Lewis
Will Lowe
Baptist Pastor Urges Members to Hear Northern Convention Letter
Middleport The Rev. F C Kreager pastor of the local Baptist Church asks every member to attend Sunday services to hear a letter sent to the church by Mr H B Clark president of the Northern Baptist Convention and notable layman.
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Middleport
F. C. Kreager
Loca Baptist Church
H. B. Clark
Northern Baptist Convention
Meigs Drivers Fined by Ohio Public Utilities Commission
An Ohio Public Utilities Commission official toured Meigs County and fined two drivers twenty five dollars each for PUCO violations. Andy McKee of Cheshire and G C Ward of Parkersburg were arrested on H M McVey’s oath and arraigned before Justice of Peace Earl Titus. Several other drivers received reprimands for minor offenses during the check-up.
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Pomeroy
Public Utilities Commission of
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Andy McKee
Cheshire
G. C. Ward
Parkersburg
H. M. McVey
Commission
McKee
Ward
Court of Justice of Peace
Earl Titus
Middleport School Band Praised at Meigs County Fair
The Middleport School Band led by Dan L. Farmer performed Thursday and Friday at Rocksprings Fair Ground for Meigs County's annual fair. The band received warm reception and high compliments for its contribution, marking its second straight year at the county fair.
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Middleport
Dan L. Farmer
Rocksprings
Meigs County
Nye Funeral Rites Conducted for Mrs Gertrude Nye
Mrs Gertrude Nye died at her home on East Main Street after an illness of several months. She leaves sons George Edward and Richard, and daughter Mrs Roy McCullough along with sister Mrs Ralph Howell of Columbus and brother Emmett Fowler of Point Pleasant. Funeral services are set for Friday at 4 PM at the Episcopal Church on Main Street with Reverend Clark delivering the sermon. Burial will follow in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Gertrude Nye
E. Main St
George Edward
Richard
Roy McCullough
Ralph Howell
Columbus
Emmett Fowler
Point Pleasant
Nye
Episcopal Church
Main Street
Clark
Beech Grove
George Joachim
East Main St
Mary Joachim
Emma
Pleasant Ridge
Youngstown
Mary Bradshaw
Charles Cowin
Main St
Bradshaw
Bill Reese
Gallipolis
Meigs County Fair
Reese
C. V. Mulholland
Middleport
Hennessey
Second Street
Robert R. Boice
Minnie Davis
Sarah Phillips
Charleston
Joseph Hysell
Ralph Sisson
Frank
Frank Knopp
Homer Cooper
Pahokee
Fla
William
Ohio State University
George Nesselroad
George Nesselroad Jr
Stanley
Ewing
George
Ralph Gilmore
Raymond Harbreath
J. M. Thornton
Cleveland
Florence Smith
Tom Crow and Sons
Vern Story
Mary Kathryn Vaughn
Walter Vaughn
Mulberry Avenue
Glen Roush
Holzer Hospital
Forest Run
Finsterwald
Roush
Alice Lax
Rex Reeves
Athens County
Squire Walter McCullough
Federated Church announces services and meeting
Reverend R C Ditter calls for Sunday School at 9 00 a m and Hour of Worship at 1015 am with sermon Did People Like Jesus Ways A special congregational meeting to follow Services at Evangelical Church Minersville at 630 pm with sermon The Only Way to Life
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
R. C. Ditter
Jesus
Evangelical Church
Minersville
Family vacations mix with county fair visits across Ohio
Meigs County residents Charles and Dale Gilkey with families vacationed nine days during the Meigs County Fair. They split time visiting relatives on Pomeroy Harrisonville Road and staying in Gallipolis. Theron Ohlinger and son Dayton visited relatives in Pomeroy and Minersville while two local school board presidents are noted for father and son doctors G A Sihler Sr and Jr, both graduates of the same medical college. A separate item reports Pacific Gas and Electric to blast an 11 mile tunnel in Tuolumne County to replace an old flume in service since 1908.
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Pomeroy
Charles Gilkey
Dale Gilkey
Gallipolis
Meigs County
Pat Thornton
Pomeroy-Harrisonville Road
Litchfield
U.R A
G. A. Sihler
G. A. Sihler, Jr
San Francisco
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Tuolumne County
Calif
Plans for Rural Electrification Far Advanced in Meigs County
Plans for rural electrification in Meigs County have progressed beyond neighboring counties. About 200 rights of way have been secured and one third of easement work completed. Once enough signatures and rights of way cover roughly 200 miles of line, the project will go to Washington for approval. Townships Salem Orange and Chester lead progress with six to seven hundred rural families to be served. Representatives from Athens Gallia and Meigs County and a Jackson County delegation attended.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Washington
Salem
Orange
Chester
Farm Bureau
Athens
Gallia
Southeastern Farm Bureau Electrification Cooperative Association
Jackson County
Pomeroy Social Notes Recap of Local Visits and Events
Social items from Pomeroy report a Bumble party at Mrs Anna Hootes Racine with 17 attendees and bingo prizes for Mrs Roller and Gibbie Duskey. Notes include residents' travel to Youngstown Charleston Gallipolis Cols visits, illness recovery, a Meigs County Fair stop, moving houses, and local business and Legion activities.
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Pomeroy
Jake Roller
Mulberry Ave
Anna Hootes
Racine
Vera Beegle
Pomeroy Woman Named District II Head At Pythian Meet
At Columbus this week Mrs Alva Hite was appointed Dept of District II at the Pythian convention in a surprise honor after two years in the role and a third year seen as unusual. The Bethany Church Missionary Society met at Mulberry Ave home with Rev Frank Beuscher and guests present. Helen Nease led devotions as business matters were discussed and refreshments served during social hour.
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Alva Hite
Hite
The
Missionary Society of the Bethany Church
Frank Beuscher
Mulberry Ave
Helen Nease
Couple Club Hosts Evening of Five Hundred At Lasley Street
Members of the Couple Club were entertained at Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith’s Lasley Street home on Wednesday. Two tables of five hundred played with Mrs. Clarence Massar winning the first prize and Louis Reibel taking the first gents’ prize. Refreshments were served during the social period.
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Harry Smith
Lasley St
Clarence Massar
Louis Reibel
Middleport Social News Highlights from Week
Mr and Mrs James Robson of Brooklyn New York visit Middleport as house guests of Mr and Mrs William Robson in Gravel Hill. Mr and Mrs John Rawson stop in Kansas City on trip to California, reporting a pleasant journey. Several families travel for visits to Tulsa Elizabeth Pa Pittsburgh and Columbus with assorted relatives. Kathleen Bush resumes studies at Ohio State University in Columbus. John Michael Kent recovering from illness. Mrs Frank Vroman and Mrs Dea Hayes travel to Columbus for visits and family time.
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James Robson
Brooklyn
N. Y
John A. Kent
Neils Powell
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Mr. Kent
Ralph Stahl
Carl Weisenberger
Mansfield
Allen Knopp
Park St
George Howder
Elizabeth
Pittsburgh
Gravel Hill
Ida Hendrickson
Pitts
Music Clubs Set Meeting in Middleport
The Southeast District of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs will hold a session Saturday, October 24, at the Presbyterian Church in Middleport. An all.
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Middleport
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs
Presbyterian Church
Whatsoever Class Plans Day Program and Luncheon
A day program is planned with members serving luncheon at 12 30 o clock. An elaborate program is being prepared for the afternoon session. Many out of town visitors guests and Music Club members will be present.
Rupture Expert to Demonstrate Zoetia Shield in Zanesville
H. M. Shevnan, a Chicago rupture expert, will appear at the Zane Hotel in Zanesville on Friday and Saturday September 29 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. He claims the Zoetia Shield offers immediate results by closing openings in ten days without medicines or belts. Demonstrations are free. address is 6441 N Richmond St, Chicago. He previously served 15 years as assistant to F. A. Seeley, a noted rupture expert.
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Shevnan
F. A. Seeley
Chicago
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Meigs
Meigs Co
Theron Ohlinger
Dayton
Ce. F. Sells
N. Court
Pomeroy Social Notes
Tom Bennett
Pomeroy-Rutland
Pearl Hysell
Mr. Jones
Luckoff
Shirley
Coats
Mr. and Mrs
James Cowie
H. P. Stewart
H. M. Shevnan
Will
Zane Hotel
Zanesville
Mr. Shernan
Richmond
Clover Farm
jovErfin
Llover Pver
Tarr
Shedd's
Goreasin
Kellogg's
Olover Farm
Lover Farm
China Oats
Kellogg's Kaffee
Qlover Farm
Bisquick
Glendale
Lou
Ace
NEW Clover Farm
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