Sheriff tightens jail visiting rules amid liquor case
Sheriff Roscoe O. Fowler orders restricted visits at the Meigs jail after a prisoner Searls pleads guilty to supplying liquor to another inmate. The measure limits visits to one hour daily from 9 to 10 as officers cite rumor, evidence and disorderly conduct as the basis, with stricter enforcement promised in future.
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Meigsail
Roscoe O
Dexter
Searls
H. H. Mees
Fowler
Local Social And Family News From Portsmouth Area
Sunday visits and family gatherings highlight community life in Portsmouth and nearby towns. Residents include Mrs. Russell Mills and kin, Mr. E Snyder and Dorothy Mae, Coraopolis visitors, Klein and mother near Pearl Street, and Mrs. C T Shu visiting relatives.
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E. Snyder
Dorothy Mae
Tax rules for farmers and gardeners in amended law
Town gardeners face land tax rules and exemptions under a legislative amendment. The measure, passed by the legislature, clarifies which sales of plants and vegetables are taxable and which are exempt for farmers and their vendors.
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Legisweek
Vening Court Details Incomplete From OCR
Fragmentary OCR notes mention people and a Monday event with possible arrests or charges. Names include Malcolm Hartley Mrs Ruth and Mrs Jenn Webster, with references to paying fines and a President. Content is unclear and lacks full context.
Taxpayers League Opposes Higher Property Valuation Stand
Meigs County Tax Payers League chairman John Sauvage states the group will oppose higher property valuation, arguing past high valuations brought higher taxes and urging economy. He cites 1929 to 1934 tax rates in Pomeroy and notes a standing budget committee ready to cooperate with county officials.
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Taxpayers League
Pomeroy
John Sauvage
Meigs County
Walter McCullough
Charles Young
Tuppers Plains
Harley Musser
Rutland
Meigs County special school work expands with five centers
Mrs. Derna Cranston is named parent education leader for Meigs Emergency Schools with sessions starting Monday 2 p m at Park Street School Middleport. Centers will be held in Racine Reedsville Harrisonville Syracuse Rutland Middleport Thomas Fork Pomeroy and farm education coordination by Mrs Avice Roush and Homer Ashworth.
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Pomeroy
Derna Cranston
Meigs County
Park Street
Middleport
Cranston
Racine
Reedsville
Harrisonville
Avice Roush
Homer Ashworth
Roush
Audrey Wyatt
Athens
A. W. Hoover
Marian Welch
Syracuse
Rutland
Thomas Fork
G. H. Wyatt
Forest Run Agriculture Center
Homer Blackwood
Silver Run
Blackwood
Wolf Pen
C. E. Peoples
Court of Common Pleas
L. D. McMaster
Herman Warner
Lincoln Russell
Benton Carl
BE. J. Tracy
Weber Thoma
Norman Heilman
Carey Hysel
Middleport Groups Active This Week
The Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Church of Christ met Monday at the church for its April session led by president Miss Etta Gaskill and studying Japan. The Sanborn Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met at Mrs. F. C. Kreager’s home Monday evening and completed the second chapter of Out of the Far East. A reception planned by the Loyal Berean Class for new members was postponed to Tuesday evening, April 16.
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Middleport
Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Church of Christ
Etta Gaskill
Japan
H. B. Curd
Pearl Graves
Jake Young
Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
F. C. Kreager
Far East
Berean
Church of Christ
Youngsters Return to Homes in Meigs Co
David Goodwin and Donald Rolland, who disappeared Sunday, returned to their homes near Pomeroy around 2 PM Monday after considering running away beyond Red House West Virginia. Police had been alerted but the boys were spotted when they reached the Pomeroy Bend Bridge. Orval LaFiver, 28, died Saturday at St. Vincent's Hospital Toledo. He is survived by his wife formerly Daisy Hysell of Bradbury and is brother-in-law to Mrs. J. V. Meier. Mrs. Meier returned from Toledo after several weeks there.
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Port
Bobby Tompii
Rebie
Recové
Mills
Max Lam
Portsmouth
Russell Mills
Victor Grimm
Dolan
Coraopolis
Pomeroy
David Goodwin
Donald Rolland
Red House
W. Va
West Virginia
Pomeroy Bend Bridge
Toledo
Bradbury
Orva! LaFiver
St. Vincent's Hospital
Daisy Hysell
J. V. Meier
Middleport Families Attend Aunt's Funeral
Mr and Mrs Frank Simms of Middleport and Mr and Mrs Clarence Clifford Pom eroy will travel to Rgger Wednesday to attend their aunt Ita Alnam Darste's funeral.
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Middleport
Frank Simms
Clarence Clifford
Pomeroy
Rgger
Ita
Alnam Darste
Wanderer to Meet Parents at Evangelical Church
Wanderer Leon Ray Livingston known as the A No 1 Wanderer will speak at the Evangelical Church of Peace on Wednesday at 7:00 pm under Federated Church auspices. Rev R C Ditter notes his career, his San Francisco roots, European and American roaming, and his new focus on solving run away youth problems. He cites unemployment and roaming youths as context for the talk Where Is My Wandering Boy.
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Europe
America
Rev. Ditter
Services Close Strong at Trimble Evangelistic Series
Rev. F I Gardner and Mrs. Gardner concluded evangelistic services at Trimble after a two week series. Twenty five new members were added to the church roll during the meetings. Mrs. Gardner accompanied her husband to Trimble and stayed for the closing session before returning to Middleport.
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Middleport
F. I. Gardner
Trimble
Gallia County Schools Report Narrowed Budgets and Mergers
Gallia County districts cut teaching and transportation costs overall though consolidations occurred late January. Vinton District saves 1500 with 500 from Huntington Rural merger. Cheshire Rural and Kyger reduce operations by 200 while Cheshire Special adds a teacher. Clay Chambersburg merger saves 2000. Ohio District up 1000. One room schools preserved staff as new state bus rates applied to new buildings.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Vinton
Huntington Rural
Cheshire Rural
Kyger
Cheshire Special
Walnut
Green Rural
Perry Rural
Clay
Chambersburg
Ohio
Wedded in Pomeroy and Alfred Weddings Reported
Norma Griffith and Edward Diefenbaugh married at Peace Church with Rev. R C Ditter officiating. They will reside in Columbus. Roy Van Meter and Marie Antolok wed in Alfred by Justice J W McCullough.
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Pomeroy
Norma Griffith
Myrtle Griffith
Spring Avenue
Edward Diefenbaugh
Columbus
the Peace Church
R. C. Ditter
Chester Blankenship Acquitted by Jury in Gallia Co
A Gallia County jury found Chester Blankenship not guilty of manslaughter in the April 1934 death of Charles Red Long. After a half hour of deliberation, Blankenship testified that he shot Long after Long raised a shotgun during a confrontation near Wagner's Store. Patrolman Chester Leaper corroborated Blankenship by saying Blankenship surrendered his revolver and admitted the shooting.
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Gallipolis
Chester Blankenship
Charles “Red” Long
Blankenship
Long
Spruce
Second Street
Wagner
Red Long
Chester Leaper
Leaper
Lon Valentine
Alvarado Lewis
A. H. Robinson
Charlies A Francis
Clyde Dale
Ellis Ball
Ed Kerr
Stanley Lanier
Maude Gray
Clyde Harrison
Edith Christ
Homer Myers
Lecta
Jack Phillips
Bladen
Airport Open At Gallipolis With New Aeronca Plane
Holzer Airport resumes operation with Lieut. E Hodgson in charge of a new Aeronca plane. He will continue student training begun before winter and maintain an office at the flying field. When weather allows, he will accept passengers.
Road Needs Shown By Gallia Engineer
Gallia County faces over three times more road area than neighboring counties with the same or less funding. Surveyor Haskins notes 6090 miles of roads with 70000 annually for maintenance and construction. 480 miles surfaced with gravel or limestone, 150 miles dirt. 120000 would shape and surface dirt routes. He outlined FPERA project plans for quarrying and district work using 32 men over 80 days. Gallia also reports the State Scholarship test leaders Betty Ann Henke and Charles Stevers with 257 points.
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Gallipolis
Jackson
Lawrence
Gallia County
Farnom Haskina
Lawrence County
Jackson County
Haskins
Gallia
Betty Ann Henke
Charles Stevers
Daurel Willis
Joe Clark
Marguerite Frederick
John Thomas Hamilton
Geraldine Valeda Burnette
Jane Eloise Rothgeeb
What It Takes To Make a Home sermon at Kanauga church
Kanauga notes report Rev J W Mc Mahon preached on what it takes to make a home Sunday night. Callers included Charles Duval and mother John Miner and Miss Johnson of Gallipolis Ferry. Otis Lewis bought the Andrew White property on Main Street. Harry Owen visited Pt Pleasant on business. In Gallipolis a marriage license was issued to Woodrow Martin and Lyda Love.
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Kanauga News
Kanauga
J. W. McMahon
Charles Duval
John Miner
Miss Johnson
Gallipolis Ferry
Otis Lewis
Andrew White
Main Street
A. G. Haner
Harry Owen
Gallipolis
Woodrow Martin
McConnelsville
Farmer
Lyda Love
Arthur Love
Damages Sought After Collision Near Addison
William W. Betz seeks $200 against Ed Judy for damages to his car after a March 4 collision near Addison. Garnet Betz was driving and parked with a tire change in progress when Isabelle Manning died from injuries after the Betz car was struck by Judy’s coupe.
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Gallipolis
William W. Betz
Ed Judy
Addison
Garnet Betz
Mise Isabelle Manning
Betz
Judy
Meeting attendees visit Gallipolis church
At a Monday gathering at the Presbyterian Church in Gallipolis Morgan County residents J. E. Patterson and C. A. Gaylord attended along with Mrs. Kate Finley and the Rev T. E. Leonard MacConnellville Patterson works in the state Bureau of Accounts and Gaylord is a Malta banker Mrs Finley is widow of former Common Pleas Judge H M Finley Judge J S Clark was visited by Patterson and Gaylord, longstanding friends.
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Gallipolis
Presbyterian Church
J. E. Patterson
C. A. Gaylord
Kate Finley
T. E. Leonard
MacConnellville
Patterson
State Bureau of Accounts
Gaylord
Malta
Obituary notices from Gallipolis mourn two local women
Mrs Elizabeth Simms Darst aged in Gallipolis died at home near Kgger leaving husband Alonzo and several children including Floyd Hunting ton W Va Mrs James Stewart Toledo Mrs Ivan Grover Mrs Forest Rathburn James Daret Cheshire Mrs Frank Markin Carpenter and Douglas and Walter at home a brother James Simme Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Old Kgger Church burial Gravel Hill Cemetery Also Mrs Alice Caldwell Ross age 63 husband W Grant Ross Ohio Township and one sister Mrs Sarah Jane Montgomery survive her Funeral services held Tuesday at Mt Zion Church burial there
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Kgger
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Gallipolis
Mra
Alice Caldwell Ross
Mt. Zion Church
Court session docket lists four civil suits
The Gallipolis court calendar includes Gertrude Newman versus Stanley Haskine on Tuesday, Monroe Winston versus Delphos Noble on Wednesday, Bay Clear versus Mary E. Tabit on Thursday, and Irene Erwin versus Paul Wagoner on Friday.
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Gallipolis
Gertrude Newman
Stanley Haskine
Monroe Winston Va
Delphos Noble
Mary E. Tabit
Irene Erwin
Paul Wagoner
Coroner Reports Accidental Death of State Ward
In Gallipolis coroner Dr W L Brown ruled an accidental death after investigating Joe Schrien an inmate at O H B E He was with John Harsch when Harsch convulsed dropped tobacco Schrien and others said Harsch attacked Schrien Schrien pushed him and Harsch fell fracturing his skull dying twelve hours later A separate Gallipolis decree foreclosed a $1100 debt against Hobart George Inez George Wilburine and Stella Katherine George with three day payment required or property sale.
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Gallipolis
W. Lewis Brown
Joe Schrien
O. H. BE
Schrien
John Harsch
Cleveland
Harsch
W. R. White Monday
Grace Downing
Hobart George
Inez George
Wilburine
Stella Katherine George
Pomroy Civic Club Meeting Postponed by Chairman
The Pomroy Civic Club meeting scheduled for Tuesday night is postponed by chairman L. D. McMaster. Time of the new meeting will be announced by the chairman once decided.
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Pomeroy
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