Pomeroy and Middleport Councils Update Damages Claim
Pomeroy and Middleport councils revised their offer to the U S Engineer for Sugar Run sewer damage from river pool level changes. The new ordinance waives interest, offering 17978 dollars, with measures for enforcement and stalled on property legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
U. S. Engineer Office
Huntington
W. Va
Hugh Leifheit
Naylors Run
M. D. Hartley
James Fugate
L. A. Person
Fire Committee
Former Meigs County Resident Elvin Vining Die s
Mrs. Elvin Vining a former Meigs County teacher died at her home in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio She is survived by her husband and two daughters Funeral services will be held Thursday in Cuyahoga Falls and burial will follow The notice appears in the Meigs County area dates March 13 1939
Middleport Council Considers Levy Pool Land Transfer
Middleport council discussed a three mill levy, building a federal funds aided swimming pool, and transferring land from Pomeroy. Solicitor Stewart noted a law allowing cross town land transfers under five voters with an ordinance. Committee to meet Pomeroy on the road transfer and WPA work was formed. Mayor Robson outlined village finances and utility bills.
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Middleport
O. H. Stewart
Middleport Council
Pomeroy
Stewart
William Robson
Pomeroy Council
Guy Carson
Homer Russell
David Miller
Robson
Carson
Miller
Harry Cross
Ralph Davis
Name Won By Town Baby Robert Eugene Pomeroy
Alvin Norris village clerk claims the town’s only baby name honors. After his son’s birth Mr and Mrs Norris discussed Robert Eugene as a potential name and later observed the papers announced the same, prompting them to confirm the choice to keep the newspapers accurate.
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Pomeroy
Alvin Norris
Robert Eugene
Norris
Social Notes of Syracuse
Social activity in Syracuse includes visits from W J Williams and Lenora Campbell while others travel and recover from illness. Easter sun rise services planned. property moves and family gatherings noted with several local residents and university student David Flanagan returning for vacation.
Middleport Social Notes Add Initiates and Local Movements
Middleport Social Notes report the initiation of Lewis Koehler John Lyons Jr Marvin Roush William Downie Charles Pickens and Joe Gloeckner by Ohio Gamma Xi Chapter Phi l Delta Kappa. a $5 donation to a river lifesaving equipment fund is approved and the group supports a Nursery School project. local residents travel for business and family events, with several Columbus trips and beauty shop activities noted.
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Ohio Gamma Xi
Phil Delta Kappa
Lewis Koehler
John Lyons Jr
Marvin Roush
William Downie
Charles Pickens
Joe Gloeckner
Garden Club Sees Flowers Plans Project
The Garden Club met at Mrs. William Juhling’s house to discuss “The Pageant for the Daffodils” with specimens from Barbee Gardens Pt Pleasant and members including Mrs. A A Dillard and Mrs. Kathryn Thurbin Brown. Seventeen members attended with one guest Mrs Homer Galbroner Louisville Ky.
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Middleport
A. A. Dillard
Garden Club
William Juhling
Barbee Gardens
Pt. Pleasant
Rock Garden
Homer Galbroner
Louisville
Dillard
Arthur Lewis
Garen Stansbury
Main St
J. B. Downing
Missionary Society Meets at Hennesy Home on Garfield
Mrs. C. M. Hennesy hosted the Heath M E Church Missionary Society Monday night at the Hennesy residence on Garfield Ave. Devotions were led by Mrs. H A Rothrock Mrs. Mary Cook and Mrs. Tompkins with Miss Bess Sanborn presenting Higher Education in India. The group sang hymns and discussed the Portsmouth District meeting planned for April. Ice cream and cake were served during social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Tompkins
C. M. Hennesy
Missionary Society of the Heath
M. E
Hennesy
Garfield Ave
H. A. Rothrock
Mary Cook
Tompkins
Bess Sanborn
India
Portsmouth
Railroader Recovering
MIDDLEPORT Tom OLeary a New York Central Railroad employee formerly of Middleport and recently of Charleston is recuperating at his brother in law Clyde Winebrenners home after an automobile accident in January He says he has been crippled and on crutches for the third time since entering railroad service.
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Middleport
Tom O'Leary
New York Central Railroad
Charleston
Clyde Winebrenner
S. Second Ave
O'Leary
Suit for Divorce Filed by Mrs. Cecil Tracy
Mrs. Cecil Tracy files suit for divorce at Mt. Hope West Virginia against Cecil Tracy who resides in Pomeroy. The defendant is named in the action and listed as current resident.
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Pomeroy
Cecil Tracy
Mt. Hope
W. Va
Meigs County Couple Obtains Marriage License
Granville Layne and Myrtle Barcus faced a delay on April Fool's Day as Clerk Herman Beards and probate deputy Robert Peoples miscommunicated. After a series of missed calls and mistaken pranks, the license was finally issued in the Meigs County Courthouse.
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Clerk of Courts
Peoples
Beards
Mr. Layne
Miss Barcus
Searles jailed on intoxication charges after arrest by Night Patrol
Hod Searles was placed in the local jail last night on intoxication charges. Arrest was made by Night Patrol man James Lewis.
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Middleport
Hod Searles
James Lewis
Early Fishermen Report Strong Ohio River Catches
Reports from Long Bottom say the Ohio River is yielding good catches for early fishermen. The section near Long Bottom attracts locals with cabins nearby and remains a favored spot for angling.
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Ohio
Long Bottom
Fossilized Nebraska Fossil Seized by Museum Assistant
Fossilized bones of an early man and a human jaw believed to be 25 000 years old are now held by C Bertrand Schultz assistant director of the University of Nebraska museum The find was made near Brady in a Tri County Public Power District canal
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Lincoln
Neb
C. Bertrand Schultz
University of Nebraska Museum
Brady
Tri-county
Judge To Decide Fate of Old Opera House on Thursday
POMEROY Fate of the opera house on Second St will be decided Thursday when Probate Judge E W Peoples rules on whether the State Fire Marshal Ray Gill order for removal shall be sustained. Lyons appeals the order, hearing set for 10 o clock, with expected large probate court attendance. The fire marshal requires removal and debris cleanup within 30 days. Lyons plans to remodel the building into a modern 1500 seat opera house. Lyons has owned the property 17 years.
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Lyons
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visit Recaps
Local society notes record visits among Pomeroy residents. Jesse Brewster and Mrs. A O Tracy visited Ed Jenkinson in Crown City where he is recovering from illness. Mrs J R Elder returned to Columbus after visiting Roy and Tracy. Horton Pownall departed for Portland Oregon after a stay with Bertha Pownall. Mrs Richard Campbell and Mrs Charles Senkus visited at Holzer Hospital and plan Easter return. Joe Renshaw returned from Columbus to work at Harry Mescher Garage.
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Jesse Brewster
A. O. Tracy
Ed Jenkinson
Crown City
Jenkinson
J. R. Elder
Columbus
Roy E. Tracy
Spring St
Horton Pownall
Portland
Oregon
Bertha Pownall
Mulberry Ave
Pownall
Richard Campbell
Charles Cohen
John Seakus
Holzer Hospital
Senkus
Joe Renshaw
Harry Mescher
New Members Added at Simpson Church Service
Three new members were received at the morning service at Simpson Church, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins and Allison Tracy. Miss Emma Rayburn and Neal Newman have returned to Columbus after a week end visit here with her mother, Mrs. Florence Rayburn. Mr. and Mrs. George Hetzel of Lincoln Terrace are visiting their daughters in Cleveland and Akron. Mrs. Val Reuter has returned home after a surgical operation at Holzer Hospital.
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Syracuse
W. J. Williams
New Straitsville
S. F. Clark
Gordon Suter
Elizabeth
Charles McDaniel
Lenora Campbell
Cleveland Public Schools
Herbert Stobart
F. A. Shumway
Helen Underhill
Columbus
Mary Karr
Elizabeth Clark
Glouster
Everett Fields
William Houdashelt
William Holmes
George Rea
Robert Roush
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of Asbury M. E
A. M. Roberts
William
Emmett Bartels
Huntington
Ernest Bartels
Ethel Roberts Karr
Charles Taylor
Louisa Wilson
Dana Hysell
John Gilmore
Simpson Church
Tompkins
Allison Tracy
Emma Rayburn
Neal Newman
Florence Rayburn
George Hetzel
Lincoln Terrace
J. Y. Corpering
Cleveland
Harry Sterns
Akron
Val Reuter
Holzer Hospital
Pomeroy Marriage License Issued in Probate Court
Marriage license issued in probate court to Fred Gildersleeve age 24 and Estalena Holt age 21, both residents of Pomeroy, on Monday.
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Pomeroy
Fred Gildersleeve
Estalena Holt
Hartley couple announce birth of son David Austin
Mr and Mrs Earl P Hartley of Mansfield announce the birth of their son David Austin on Friday March 31 He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Oliver Hartley The item notes a separate fact stating France governs 366 of every 1000 square miles in Africa today with Great Britain second at 348 and Belgium third at 81
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Pomeroy
Earl P. Hartley
Mansfield
David Austin
Oliver Hartley
France
Africa
Great Britain
Belgium
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Stansbury Drug Co
Chicago
Charles Hofberr
Lake Villa
Ill
J. B. Downing and Son
Rowley and Reed
Ohio Standard Telephone
George Durst
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Meigs Water Company
R. A. Miller Lumber Co
Shell Service Station
Mongolia
Tibet
Social Notes of
Middleport Social Notes
John Kincaid, Jr
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Miss Brown
Satterfield
Burford
Kincaid
J. D. Ryan
J. H. Gate
Nelsonville
J. J. Schmoll
Thelma Snyder
Phyllis Dillard
Cincinnati
T. A. May
H. N. Swift
C. O. Fisher
Marjorie Brown
Dorothy Satterfield
Louis Koehler
McLaney
William Board
Crary
N. Second Ave
Bess
Sycamore St
Blanche Ballantine
Becky
Trader Mark
Ing
Kerr Hardware Co
Walkine Dei
LeRoy
Arthur Eblin
Albert Manley
Floyd Rhodes
Mayor's Court
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pierce
Calden
W. H. King
Sendesky
Dr. Pierce
Mrs
Emily Lautz
Athens
Cooking
Regus
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