Youngstown Men to Speak in Steel Mills
POMEROY A J Boehme land and tax agent of the Youngstown sheet and Tube Company will be guest speaker at the September meeting of the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce The event at Hotel Martin Tuesday night begins at 6 30 with a banquet Also J M Paris former Pomeroyan associated with the Youngstown company will attend Edison Hobhstetter president notes the topic Industry for the month The visit from the Youngstown firm links to Pomeroy s historic mill industry and the chamber aims to foster cooperation with current and future industry
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Pomeroy
A. J. Boehme
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Martin
J. M. Paris
Pomeroyan
Youngstown Company
Chamber of Commerce
Der
Boehme
Farisould
Edison Hobhstetter
Youngstown Theet and Tube Company
Grand Lodge attendance and local personals notes
Mrs. J. B. Downing travels to Cincinnati for Grand Lodge of Pythian Sisters. Also in Middleport gossip, Sally Eleanor Schaaf, 7, pursues hunting dawns then returns to school. local, out‑of‑town visits and moves, piano recital guests, and family news from Grain Hill to Columbus.
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Grand Lodge
J. B. Downing
Ohio
Pythian
Cincinnati
Pythian Sisters
J. H. Grate
Belcher
Galsolis
Charles Howard
Meigs Temple
Concord News Notes highlights and gatherings around town
Concord notes report Ed Sayers hospitalized after a stroke with his three sons visiting Mercy Hospital Columbus. A long list of locals attended Lake Hope dedication at Zaleski and Waterloo State Forest visit, with many names from Sayers, Myers, Mingus, Wemner, Sanders and others. The section also records births, birthdays, family visits, a Morgan County fair attendance, a wedding in Greenup Kentucky, and the Wolfe reunion set for October 1 with local organizers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Ed Sayers
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Maynard
Milford
Victor
Waterloo State Forest
Lake Hope
Zaleski
Annetta
Ida
Ray
Ralph
Dean
Homer
Raymond
Sayers
Margaret
Opal Myers
Bob
Floyd Martin
Wayne
Jack Border
Glen
Jack
Clell
Richard Mingus
Vera
Aldine
Genevieve
Floyd Wemner
Ralph Chester
Billy Sanders
Phillip Powell
Velma Wemner
Hattie Mingus
O. B. Boudinot
Wyllie
Ardeth
James Duncan
Dayton
O. W. Duncan
Allison Siville
Sylvia
Bert Siville
Warrender
Rodney Phillips
Ferndale
W. B. Phillips
Caldwell
O. S. Ervin
Harry Martin
Alice Ann
Rut Ervin
Dexter Ervin
Reed
Dow Phillips
Jack Jolly
Wellston
Homer Phillips
New Boston
Carl _ Phillips
Harold Phillips
Otto Duncan
Loren Phillips
Wahneta Pedicord
Rignal Phillips
George
Eddie Brown
Athens
Otto Mohring
Dorothy
Mary Cole
Sylvia Cole
Tuppers Plains
Max Anderson
Trimble Heights
Mildred Whiteside
Orient
Greenup
Fred Anderson
Arthur Harrison
Helen Wolfe
Huntington
W. Va
Grass Run-Side Hill Social Notes
Rutland school appoints G C Will as new fourth grade teacher. Local residents visit kin and attend a Churches of Christ event at Rock Springs fairground. Several couples and individuals from Dexter Orient Rutland and surrounding areas are noted as visitors guests and hosts. A Rutland Sixth grade party at the skating rink was hosted by Seth Nicholson. The note ends with a linguistic aside on usage: soft coal.
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G. C. Will
Rutland
Marvin Chase
Mt. Union
O. E. Bratton
Ruth Will
Columbus
Churches of Christ
Rocksprings Fairground
Robert McKinney
Marion MacClure
Pearl Will
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Dexter
Betty Bratton
Evelyn Nicholson
Ward Nicholson
Neil J. Crawford
Wm. Nicholson
John Braley
Frank Braley
Orient
Harry Saxton
Dean Riggs
Salem
Orville
Owen Bratton
Clair Hysell
Pat McMillin
Don Hutton
Orville Bratton
Seth F. Nicholson
Declamation Contest Planned by Prince of Peace Group
Fifteenth annual Prince of Peace Declamation Contest slated to end by Armistice Sunday November 5. Rev. Warren H. Bright of Simpson Methodist Church chairs the local youth effort. Ages 14 to 18 invited. selections come from the Ohio Council of Churches book. Local winner earns bronze medal. state and national rounds offer gold medals college scholarships and cash prizes.
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Pomeroy
Prince of Peace
Warren H. Bright
Simpson Methodist Church
Ohio Council of Churches
Bright
Meigs DAV Chapter Installs Officers
Meigs DAV Chapter met Friday in Pomeroy to install new officers led by installing officer Albert L. Daniels. Officers include Edward H. Reuter as commander Charles E. Withrow senior vice commander William A. Bolin junior vice commander Lloyd Thomas adjutant Herman V. Ohlinger treasurer Gordon Wolfe sergeant at arms and executive committee members Weber Dons William A. King Eskey Hill Thomas Whitington and B. F. Turner. Daniels warned of war propaganda and urged staying out of foreign conflict while protecting veterans’ care and compensation.
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B. F. Turner
Department
Albert L. Daniels
Daniels
America
Sonny Boy Killed in Auto Accident. Little Pete Injured
Pomeroy reports a dog named Sonny Boy, a nine year veteran, died Sunday after being struck by a passing car. His companion Little Pete, also in the incident, is hobbling with a heavy splint after a previous accident the prior Thursday.
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Sonny Boy
Little Pete
Pomeroy
Theron Russell
Pete
Condition Improves After Collision Near Athens
T R Cowie, badly cut in a two vehicle crash with Clyde Walton’s auto near Athens last Saturday, is reported to be improving.
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Middleport
T. R. Cowie
Clyde Walton
Athens
Death of Amos Matheny Brings Millfield Family Grief
Joshua and Albert Matheny mourn Amos Matheny of Millfield who died at St. Anthony Hospital in Columbus. Logan visitors Clara James and Dan Bateman, employment at No. 5 mine in Murray City, and several trips and visits are noted among local residents including the Potter, Sowers, Wetzel, and Potter families in nearby towns.
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Joshua
Albert Matheny
Amos
Millfield
St. Anthony Hospital
Columbus
Clara James
Dan Bateman
Logan
Ray Camp
Arthur
Roy Evans
No. 5
Murray City
Andrew Cheek
Bertha Potter
Massillon
John Potter
Tom Sowers
Camp Hocking
Roger Sowers
Lawrence Wetzel
Charles
Jessie Ann
Elmer Byrd
Emmett Sorre
Carbon Hill
Longstreth
Joshua Matheny, Jr
Joshua Matheny
Attempts To Collect Unpaid Court Costs
POMEROY Clerk of Courts Herman Beards reports efforts to recover unpaid court costs. He cites cases where attorneys advised clients not to pay, and others where defendants claim inability to pay yet pursue further litigation. Beards notes the county sometimes pays expenses part of the costs without reimbursement.
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Pomeroy
Herman Beards
Beards
Pomeroy Social Notes Honors Guests and Local Events
Eighteen guests attended a dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Charles McNamee home on Powell Street honoring Mrs. McNamee’s cousins Mrs. Ethel Wagner and Miss Effie Caldwell of Dayton. Attendees included the McNamee daughters and their families, the Paulins, Van Meter, and Weber families from nearby towns. Mrs. Wagner and Miss Caldwell plan to return Thursday after visits in Parkersburg. Rachael Elberfeld leaves for New York to enter Columbia University. Dr. and Mrs. C E W Downie hosted a noon family dinner for son William’s birthday. Frank Johnston and family held a 500 Club gathering with Mrs. Roy Barnes and Gordon Harris winning top awards.
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Dan McNaughton
Portsmouth
Wayne McElhinney
Charles
Dana’ Lambert
Cincinnati
William Keith Kindecard
Wat
Woodlawn Ave
San Anthonio
Tex
St. Kincaid
Kelly Field
Ruth Entsminger
White Cross Hosheatal
Columbus
Margaret McBride
steiJhio University
Walter Harris
Virginia
Harris
Arneen
S. Second
Clayton Hayes
Polisndren
Ulford
Gravel Hill
Athens Fairgrounds
Sunstat
Edward Tewkscampy
Jackson
Edward Tewksbury
J. H. Grate
William True
Akron
Beulah Forquer Strauss
Blackumbus
Walhear
Lelia Hawkins
High
Leonard Taylor and
Offens
Elmer Mattox
Granqu’ Hill
Paul Chasekeslee
Herbert Mace
Henry Swift
Tom Leifhert
Charles McNamee
Powell St
Nease Settlement
Charles van Meter
Glen Paulin
Athens
James Weber
Parkersburg
Wagner
Caldwell
Rachael Elberfeld
Jacob Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
New York
Columbia University
C. E. W. Downie
William
Frank Johnston
500 Club
Maple Place
Roy Barnes
Gordon Harrris
Middleport pianist Billy Root presents first public recital
Billy Root a gifted Middleport student and high school graduate gave his first public recital at Heath Methodist Church. He performed Prokofieff The Witch Moussorgsky The Cat and Mouse Chopin Tarentelle and Debussy Fireworks with confident touch and bright tone assisted by his sister Barbara.
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Middleport
Billy Root
Heath Methodist Church
Billy
Louise Morehart Grant
Bill
Barbara
Grant
Prokofieff
Moussorgsky
Glissandoes
Koelling
Chopin
Root
Barbara Root
Holst
Debussy
Insurance applications due for wheat under ACA program
Applications for wheat crop insurance under the Agricultural Conservation program must be made by Sept. 30, according to Harley M. Nelson, Meigs County AAA office chairman. Numbers for 1940 insurance are expected to exceed those of 1939. The policy covers losses from winterkill Hessian fly flood drought hail fire and other natural hazards.
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Pomeroy
Harley M. Nelson
Meigs County
AAA
Nelson
Squirrel Season Opens in Meigs County Hunts
Meigs County reports vary as squirrel season opens with many hunters hitting woods. Some return with bag limits while others say squirrels are scarce. Early reports indicate plentiful stands in some areas but overall numbers may lag last year. Women of the First Presbyterian Church plan a cafeteria supper Tuesday from 5 to 7.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
First Presbyterian Church
Youth joins Navy four from Athens District sent to Newport
Bob Flesher recently joined the U S Navy and was among four youths from the Athens District sent to the Naval Training Station at Newport Rhode Island last week. He is the nephew of Mrs M G Brown and has lived here since childhood.
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Middleport
Bob Flesher
U. S. Navy
Athens
Naval Training Station
Newport
R. I
Bob
M. G. Brown
Money Problem in Meigs Still Existent
Meigs County commissioners did not meet as planned to address the county’s ongoing budget shortfall. They held conferences all week and considered cutting courthouse employee salaries as a few other cost-cutting options exist. Employees have not received pay for some time.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Meigs Trustees To Meet Friday in Pomeroy
The Meigs County Township Trustees Association will convene Friday night at Simpson Methodist Church in Pomeroy. After the business portion and program a luncheon will be served about nine o'clock.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Hemlock Grove Grange Plans Booster Night Entertainment
Regular meeting held Saturday night discussed plans for Booster Night on Thursday. Entertainment features were arranged and the event is open to the public with expectations of a large attendance.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grove Grange
Employed by Railroads Raises Officials’ Job Strains
Railroads increasing work force may deplete local law enforcement as officials shift to railroad duties. Mid dleport police chief Charlies Allensworth, mayor William Robson, night patrolman Fred Swatzel, and deputy Hank Young are noted for taking railroad work while still holding police or sheriff roles.
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Pomeroy
Charlies Allensworth
Middleport
William Robson
Fred Swatzel
Hank Young
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Nimrod
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Sally Eleanor H Schaaf
George Schaaf
Sally
Concord News
Meigs Dav Chapter
Court
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Meigs
Nurito
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Coprrtadt
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