Meigs Story Family’s Westward Heritage Highlighted
C H Harris recounts the Story family from Meigs and Athens counties and their Montana fame led by Nelson Story. The article details William Story’s Plymouth lineage, Adoniram and John Story’s early Meigs settlements, Byron Story’s Burlingham mill, and Nelson Story’s 1866 cattle drive from Texas to Bozeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlingham
Byron Story
Bedford Township
Meigs County
Neilson Story
Montana
Athens County
William Story
Plymouth
Mass
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
Adoniram Story
Johnes
John
Meigs
George Henderson
Charles Williams
Sam Williams
Story
Nelson ‘Story
Bozeman
SS Paul
Seattle
Nelson Story
Walter Story
Ohio University
United States Army
Ohio River
Pomeroy
St. Louis
Fort Leavenworth
Missouri
Kansas
West
Forts
Raz
Has
Texas
Prairies
Nelson
Mon
Kiwanis Circus Returns With Two Shows At Fair
The Kiwanis club promotes a two show circus at the fair with advance ticket sales by members. Proceeds support underprivileged children with a portion of sales. New members Charles Chidester and Bill Casner joined. John Daugherty and Bob Kinney were reinstated. Lew Graham officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chidester
Bill Casner
John Daugherty
Bob Kinney
Stevens Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Emma Florence Stevens 55 who died Monday night at 159 Angle Ave will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Interment in Hamden Cemetery follows. Survived by husband John A. Stevens and a wide family including daughter Beulah DeLong Logan. sons Arthur and Earland Eugene. sisters Eva McWilliams Nancy Blum Sarah Ervin. brothers Robert Cecil Hattie Sam Mart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Emma Florence Stevens
Angle Ave
Evangelical United Brethren Church
A. N. Grueser
Hamden
Stevens
John A. Stevens
Jackson County
Hocking County
Beulah DeLong
Arthur
Earland
Eugene
Eva McWilliams
Nancy Blum
Greendale
Sarah Ervin
Urbana
Robert
Cecil
Hattie
Sam
New Lexington
Mart
Shawnee
Waltonian Chorus Spring Concert for Cancer Fund
Logan reports the annual Waltonian Chorus spring concert will be held April 27 at the high school auditorium starting at 3 p.m. Proceeds go to the cancer fund. Tickets cost 5 cents and are available from chorus members. A complete program will be announced later.
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LOGAN
Waltonian Chorus
Cancer Fund
Hocking Valley Hospital Admits list of patients
Hospital records show admissions including Mrs D A Ferree of New Plymouth Route 2 and Stella Belt of Junction City with medical needs. Other patients include Mrs John Starner of Rockbridge Route 3 and Nellis Stephenson of New Straits ville along with Mrs Gertrude Kerr of Logan and Mrs Raymond Daft of McArthur. Rowe 2 lists Mt Anna Tuniper of Nelsonville Route 7 and Alfred Lavender of Wellston Route X with conditions noted. Kenneth Blair of Logan is also listed as admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Ferree
New Plymouth
Medical
Stella Belt
Tunction City
John Starner
Rockbridge
Nellis Stephenson
New Straitsville
Gertrude Kerr
Logan
Raymond Daft
McArthur
Clayton Township
General Fund
Road and Bridge Fund
John C. Furgerson
Co. W. Steele
United Spanish War Veterans
U. S. McGonagie
James E. Rodgers
Soldiers Relief Commission
Perry County
Perry County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association of
Somerset
A. H. Laskely
Glenford Rfc
Rushville Bank
Farm Bureau
Clair Butts
Ruben Devore
EQ Eben
Lucas
New Lexington
Clyde Oder
Thornville
Faye Oder
Newark
Hite
Sarah Mohler
Junction City
Charles Mohler
Emerson C. Wagner
William J. Blazek
Rose Buchanan
Robert E. Soller
Zanesville
Mary
Potts Couple Headed to Chicago for Ceramic Society Convention
Mr and Mrs Amon Potts of East Main Street plan to travel to Chicago on Saturday. Mr Potts will attend the convention of the American Ceramic Society while employed as a ceramic engineer for Lowan Clay Products Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taqgan
Amon Potts
East Main St
Chicago
Fish Story Sparks Skepticism Across Southeast Ohio
Rumors swirl about a 33 inch spoonbill catfish reportedly seen in Lake Logan by Forest Weinrich. Visitors from Athens Pomeroy Marietta McArthur and a state official sought details at The Messenger office while residents doubt the tale and claim the lake lacks water. The buried creature story and Weinrich’s silence fuel local legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Sunday Messenger
Lake
Forest Weinrich
Ohio
Athens
State Department of Natural Resources
Pomeroy
Marietta
McArthur
Sohio
Spring
Main Sts
Barker's Point
Lake Logan
Red Cross Directors Meet Tonight in Logan
Logan chapter Red Cross campaign shows 3500 collected so far. A special directors meeting led by Hugh Hooper will chart steps to reach the 4300 goal. Districts without receipts include Haydenville Murray City Washington Township Laurelville Salt Creek and Perry Townships. Chairmen are urged to report to county headquarters now to reflect campaign progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Red Cross Fund
Ae Qwenty
Hugh Hooper
Ohalf- Bat
Haydenville
Murray City
Washington Township
Laurelville
Salt Creek
Perry Townships
Florida Funeral Rites Held for Charles C. Florida Sr
Funeral services for Charles C. Florida Sr who died Saturday night at his Gibisonville home were held Tuesday at 3 pm in the Heinlein Funeral Home with Rev. M. F. White officiating. Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Newton Steody Otto Nes Clayton Kuhn Emory Huffines Harold Moore and Earl Vorhees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Charles C. Florida, Sr
Gibisonville
Heinlein
M. F. White
Fairview
Newton Steody
Otto Nes
Clayton Kuhn
Emory Huffines
Harold Moore
Earl Vorhees
Pvt Dickens Returns To Georgia Army Post
Private Guard F. Dickens has returned to Fort Benning Georgia after a 12 day furlough with his parents in Millfield He also spent 4 weekends in New Philadelphia Ohio visiting his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Warren Zeger
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield
F. Dickens
Fort Benning
Ted Dickens
iMckens
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Warren Zeger
Local Visitors and Moves Touch Jasper County
Stella Coen and daughter from Charleston W V visit the Trier home. Donna Paisley hosts Terry family. Chatfield and son from Charleston call on Alice Chatfield. Earl Trent and son from Baker Ridge stop by. Patricia Terry improves after illness. Myers family from West Virginia moves into Mrs. Roberts’ house. Jarrel Killin Foster and Linda Farley visit. Sherry Cottritl, Rodney Sprouse, Margaret and Tommy shop in Gallipolis. James Garvin and Mya from Hamden conduct business. Verna Woodall and others on local calls. Myron Stoltz, local druggist, on business trip to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewington
Stella Coen
Charleston
W.va
Jasper Coen
Donna Paisley
Terry
Chatfield
Alice Chatfield
Trier
Earl Trent
Baker Ridge
Patricia Terry
Myers
West Virginia
Roberts
Jarrel Killin
Lively golden anniversary for Andersons in Canton
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Orbiston mark 50 years together in Canton Ohio where they now reside. Married April 13 1801 the couple began their life in Orbiston and later moved to West Canton They celebrate with a family dinner at the home of their son Walter in East Canton and include guests Frank Johnson Susan Johnson Richard Anderson and Rick Deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orbiston
Mont Anders
Canton
Ohio
Mes Amberson
Omitue
Mnaeing
West Cantain
Dale Teas
Me. Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Walter
East Canton
Frank Johnson
Susan
Richard Anderson
Rich
Willoughby
Chris Waldeck
Rick
Mullery
Rutland WSCS Meeting and Local Notices
The Rutland WSCS met with Mrs Don Anderson and Mrs Lee Myers leading devotionals. Attendees included Rosa Barnes Grace Thomas Eva Fleming Edith Bean Allie Gardner Myrtle Simkins Dora Schmitt Goldie Anderson Lucille Myers and others. Local visits include Mildred Pierce travel to Gallipolis and Syracuse. Frances Hall and Geraldine Burk families visited. Bet nearby entertainment and alumni banquet scheduled at Rutland High School in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Hubbard
Holzer Hospital
Lestie Hubbard
Syracuse
Finssie Hall
Geraldine Burk and
Chartie Greer
Don Anderson
Farm Bureau
Leroy Hutton
Jean Ann
Nalsonville
William Deem
Will Hutton
Jimmie Thomas
Marcus Roush
Bob Dunfee
Columbus
Carlos Snowden
Alberta
Wilkesville
Junior Wiliams
James Thomas
Rutland High School
Double funeral held for Talbert Marshall and wife in Corning
Funeral services were held at Wallace funeral home for Talbert Marshall and his wife, who died at the home of a daughter in Detroit. Burial was at Beech Grove Cemetery on Glouster Road. Rev Teeters of Glouster officiated amid a day of local memorials and visitors from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Sam Tippett
East Main St
Columbus
John. Choate
Hearn
Deime
Jones
Zanesvillle
Minnie Grimes
South Valley
Kenneth Fouts
Indiana
Kemper Latta
Jesse Drake
Cora Williams
Drakes
Gusta Nichols
PTA
Landh
Lone Dein Marshall
Col
Marshall
Calum
Talbert Marshall
Hemlock
Don Hammon
Amall
Rg Tg
Joseph Wright
Corning Ave
Hartford Social Notes Recap of Local Gatherings
The Hartford column lists numerous social events and visits including DAR anniversary in Gallipolis, birthdays in Huntington and local parties for Mrs Earl Fields and Miss Mildred Chapman. Travel to Florida and Norfolk noted, nursing training completion, influenza and mumps cases, and multiple family and guest visits across Gallia and Mason counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
H. Jubling
A. Keith McClung
Gallipolis
Patricia Lerner
Marshall College
Huntington
Terence
Kan
Patricia Riley
Carolyn Turnbull
Chalkie McDaniels
Rose Ross
John Ross
Sharon Richardson
Gladys Riley
Herman Ross
Clyde Board
Juhling McChung
Irma Mae Grinstead
Buddy Board
Gerald Board
Ellen Grimm
Mildred Chapman
Earl Fields
Mary Ruth Fiber
Jane Ann Kell
Betty Kelly
Sarah Kelly
Irma Roush
Ruth Beard
Kathleen Juhling
Carl Jones
Louis Ray Gillland
George Reitmire
George G. McKnight
Berny Lerner
James Fiber
Norman O. Wein
Thurl Stone
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Mis
Elzanna Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
T. M. Johnson
Harold Embleton
Akron
C. R. Rockwell
W. Fiber
Middlebourne
W. J. Fiber
Harry Gibbs
Mann
W Va
Edward Kell Hag
Donald Howard
Mack Howard
Barney Biffie
New York
Mary Ann Evans
David
Syfried
Pomeroy
Katherine Embleton
James Robert
Norfolk
Mary Ann Klass
Helen Johnson
Peexy
Vera
Annette
C. W. Fields
Lucille Powell
Gordon Johnson
James Robert Fields
Jack Frye
Cheser W.va
Recent visitors and hometown updates in The Plains area
A long list of guests and local radio for The Plains residents includes John and Eleanor Welch, Charles Sandusky and family, Neil Welch with children, and many others visiting from Columbus Athens Detroit and beyond. Local health updates note Mrs. Charles Bickley ill at Ten Hill while Bert Knight rests in Mount St Mary Hospital after a stroke. Joseph W. Saylor enlists in the armed forces and is stationed at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas per grandparents Mr and Mrs John Krivesti Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Ro D. Welch
John B. Sillaman
Eleanor Welch
Midway
Charles Sandusky
Marilyn
Columbus
Neil Welch
Virginia
Roger
Athens
John Krivest
Margaret
Michael
Billy
Mary
Babe) Krivest
Joe Savior
New Riegel
John FE. Wandling
David
Susan
Herman Kempton
Jacksonville
Winfield A. Lewis
Millfield
Mrr
Andrew Hanus
Ione Bob and
Johnny
Detroit
John Krivesti
Paul Ro Charney
Fr. Knox
Steve Charney
Albert Labo
Ellen Kowalcik
Owen Scurlock
Dayton
Russell Adams
Clarence Rutter
Woodrow Cook
RW. Jones
Fisher
Richard Fought
George Thorne
Charles Bickley
Ten Hill
Dave Miller
Addie Dontey
Akron
Lake Hardy
Riley Keeton
Fostoria
Ben Atkinson
Parkersburg
W. Va
James Rutter
Dale Wharton
Nelsonville
Bert Knight
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Martina Bowe
New Straitsville
Vincent Bowe
Joseph W. Saylor
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonis
Texas
R. Kovaleik
Businessmen See Forecasts Shape Future Trends
In a shifting economy amid global conflict, business leaders heed forecasts of trade, politics, and economics. Harvard economist Sumner H. Slichter envisions a mixed future with government direction and strong group influence, while Twentieth Century Fund warns of inflation unless wage earners farmers and business sacrifice. Slichter cautions about price shifts tied to labor costs and predicts growing union influence in defense economics without a full socialist shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. BE
Applegate
New York
Sumner H. Slichter
Harvard
Twentieth Century Fund
Defense Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
Slichter
Perry County Court News Highlights Local Filings
Court records show guardian accounts for Roland E. Nichols with receipts of 2347.98 and disbursements of 1925.36, and a balance of 422.62. Suits include partition of 30.54 acres, transfers between county funds, and multiple divorces. Marriage licenses issued for three couples and several realty transfers listed across Perry County townships.
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New Lexington
E. P. Walser
Roland E. Nichols
Leo J. Mitchell
Verna May Gordon
Allen and Allen
Homemakers Club Meets At Mrs Blauser Home
The Homemakers club gathered at Mrs. Alice Blauser home. Colleagues from Columbus Marietta and Zanesville visited relatives and friends during the weekend. The Friendly Circle Class was hosted by Rev and Mrs Brison at Bartlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Root
Hilda
Zanesville
H. R. Gotcal
Parkersburg
W. Va
Elva Root
Kitty Kee
Columbus
Helen Kee
Athens
Orland Kee
Lyle Basim
Davis Residence Shower Planned for Homer Davis Family
A shower at the home of Mr and Mrs Homer Davis will take place next Saturday at 8 p m to honor Mr and Mrs Homer Davis Jr Norma Lanning. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Homer Davis
Norma Lanning
Laurelville Community Notes and Local Visits
The WSCS met at the Hinton and Hart homes with Adelphi WSCS guests and an anniversary candle service. Sixteen members and five visitors attended. a Laurelville High School concert featured the band chorus and Donna June Taylor. Local visits included the Karshners hosting and several dinner gatherings. a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Robinette in Logan on April 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurelville
WSCS
Arthur Hinton
Mary Hart
Rosa Beourher
Florence Fetherolf
Fred Fetherolf
Mary Rose
Adeliphi
Frieda Lappen
Virgie Karshner
Ice Karshner
BUB
Joe Robinette
Joyce Lee Alexander
Logan
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Laurel ‘Valley Pythian
Adelphi
Circleville
Amanda
Stouteka
Washington D.H
Asheville
William Dumming
White Cross Hospital
Laurelville High School
Donna June Taylor
Robert White
Celesta Hoy
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C. H. Harris
Tana
Montana College
Los Angeles
Kiwanians
For Cancer Fund
Hocking Valley Hospital
Kenneth Blair, Logan
Red Cross
Pvt
Dickens
Georgia
Myron Stoltz
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
Rutland
John White
Walter France
Susanne
Clyde Kennedy
James
Sandra
Wayne
Hich
George
Hallie Kennedy
Elsie Deem
Leroy Hutten
Myr
Bernard Higley
Blanche McCarmic
Erwin Lanning
Kennedy
Clyde King
Elza Barton
Carla Miller
Betty Siders
Corning
Hartford Social Notes
Kenneth Roush
Point Pleasant
Vernon Grinstead
Louis Stane
Lily Jane
Jacob Phillips
Mary Ann Klaas
Christian Siegfried
Sgt
Lee Gibbs
Fort Meade
Front St
Lawrence Powell
Nitro
Barbara Knight
James M. Crump
Ottis Rice
Mason County Schools
Grover Smith
Helen Jenkins
Henry Jenkins
Ora Johnson
Bellaire
Maxine Kearns
James McKnight
Esther McKnight
Bluefield
Doyle McKnight
McKnight
William Harper
William
Lena Embleton
Virginia Carleton
By Galbraith
Joan Kinsel
Maurice Donovan
Robert David Beckham
Air Force
Angela Patricia Montell
J. P. Nash
Edwin and
Maude Whitlock
Perry
Pike Township
Charles
Laura Lehman
Edith Helmkee
Us, of America
Mildred
Elsie Fooling
Frank
Earl Poling
Jackson Township
Dorothy L. Perkins
William Ho MerClean
Harrison Township
Robert E. Perkins
William H. McClean
Roseville
Richard and
Thelma White
Morris
Jean Willison
Stineway
Cutler
Davis
Willis Conkle
Meshoro
Pearl Allen
C. B. Chilcote
Hazel
Margaret Chilcote
Lillian Hey
Leoca
William Justice
South Bloomingville
Rolla Karshner
Edith Armstrong
Ray Poling
Linda Ray Poling
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