Shade River artificial lake plan eyed for relief project
Meigs County officials discuss a proposed Shade River artificial lake in Chester Township and Orange Township to be built as an emergency relief project with an estimated cost near 90000 dollars. Labor would account for about 60000 dollars, with 30000 dollars for materials and land to be provided by the county.
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Malcolm Hartley
Pomeroy
William H. Reinhart
Ohio
Shade River
Meigs County
State Highway Department
J. F H. Smith
Chester Township
Orange Township
Buck's Mill
Junior-Senior Banquet At Pomeroy Tomorrow
Gala junior high banquet set for 8 to 12 Friday night in the Pomeroy Junior High Auditorium. Green and white decorations, a picket stage fence, flowers and plants from Meigs Greenhouse. Athens orchestra to play and refreshments at 11.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Athens
Ruth Kaspar
Rachael Elberfeld
Betty Campbell
Paul Casel
Dick Nye
Howard Ewing
Eloise Boice
June Dilgard
Mary Hennessy
Russell Hayes
Maurice Thornton
James Simpson
Recalls Marksmen POMEROY April 20 Shooting Match
Sumner sage Asbury Smith recalls old fashioned shooting club marksmen long gone. Names include Robert Hill Jack Keller Ambrose Parker Aaron Worthen Allen Day Marion Bodkin and many others with Si Smith and his sons still living.
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Pomeroy
Asbury Smith
Sumner Sage
Robert Hill
Jack Keller
Ambrose Parker
Aaron Worthen
Allen Day
Marion Bodkin
David
Eliphaz Mercer
Rufus Nelson
John
George Bailey
Silas Carleton
William Hess
John Gual
John Buck
McKenzie Keebaugh
Jim Keebaugh
Elda
Guy
Josiah Smith
Del
Bart
Si Smith
Pomeroy Lodge Installs New Officers at Letart Falls
District Deputy Blanche Roller led Fair Haven Lodge of Rebekahs at Letart Falls on Wednesday night installing new officers. Noble Grand is Mrs J D Roush, vice grand Mrs Homer Pickens, finance secretary Mrs M C Johnson, treasurer J B Roush, warden Mrs Er W Baker, conductor Mrs Henry Baker, chaplain Mrs Lillian Wagner. A banquet followed the session.
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Pomeroy
Blanche Roller
Rebekkahs
Fair Haven Lodge
Letart Falls
Noble Grand
J. D. Roush
Homer Pickens
M. C. Johnson
J. B. Roush
Er. W. Baker
Henry Baker
Lillian Wagner
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters Hold Regular Meeting
Regular meeting of Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Sisters was held in FP Hall. One candidate Mrs. Jake Young was initiated. The group plans for the annual inspection on May 2 and will attend the Gallipolis inspection led by Past Grand Grace Downing, with several sisters accompanying her.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Fides K
FP. Hall
Jake Young
Gallipolis
Grace Downing
Easterday and Christy families noted in period rural notes
Local items record deaths and family moves in Columbus Gallipolis and Minersville with references to infant Helen Lois Dorst and other kin. The report lists moves from the Christy property to a farm near Chester, visits by Dewald Conroy, and attendance at obituaries and conventions.
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Reed
Columbus
Ester Christy
Gallipolis
Helen Lois
Edgar Dorst
Grover Christy
Christy
Chester
Dewald Conroy
Orlando
Florida
Bert Dodson
Dorsel Reibel
Reibel
M. ©. Ridenour
Donald Ridenour
Abe Eiselstein
Floyd Ridenour
E. L. Newell
Reedsville
T. W. Kimes
Pomeroy
Dana Fick
J. C. Meredith
L. of A
Theresa Gans 68 Dies at Monkey Run Widow of Peter Gans
Theresa Gans 68 widow of Peter Gans died Wednesday morning at her Monkey Run home after a short illness. No immediate relatives survive. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 30 PM from a Monkey Run residence with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Theresa Gans
Peter Gans
Monkey Run
Beech Grove Cemetery
Middleport Citizens Visit Charleston Throat Specialist
Mrs J F Dillard and daughter Janet traveled to Charleston Tuesday to consult a throat specialist for a monthlong illness. Local residents Mrs George Gibbs, Mrs Will Wittner and daughter Frances from Dayton joined relatives here for the week. Others visiting include Conductor H S McClure of Charleston, Mrs Guy Miller and Phil from Penn Yan, and Mrs Margaret Ralph of Gallipolis.
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J. F. Dillard
Janet
Charleston
George Gibbs
Will Wittner
Frances
Dayton
George Wittner
North Third Avenue
H. 8. McClure
Fred Hoffman
Grant Street
Mrs Stella Eblin Fractures Ankle After Chickens Incident
Rutland report says Mrs Stella Eblin slipped while tending chickens on Wednesday and suffered a fracture of the ankle bones.
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Rutland
Stella Eblin
Pomeroy Delegates Attend Eighth District Legion Auxiliary
Several residents from Pomeroy Bend traveled to Nelsonville for the Eighth District meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary. Attendees included Mrs. Roscoe Fowler Mrs. Cora Bennett of the Middleport chapter and Mrs. Elizabeth Maber and Mrs. A. F. Eljserstein among others from Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Nelsonville
American Legion Auxiliary
Roscoe Fowler
Cora Bennett
Middleport
Elizabeth Maber
A. F. Eljserstein
Tigers Erect 36-Foot Screen in Right Field Wall
Detroit Tigers install a W shaped barrier on the right field wall to force batters to clear a 36 foot screen before home runs. The change alters how hits toward right field are judged and may affect scoring and play strategy.
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Detroit Tigers
Angle Named Temporary Postmaster at Glouster
GLOUSTER April 0 B. R. Angle, clerk of the board of public affairs and township clerk, has been appointed temporary postmaster to succeed Herman FE. Jones, acting post master. Mr. Jones has been in charge of the local post office since H. F. Hambel, the former postmaster, was transferred to the city delivery service effective March 1. Angie was endorsed for the position by the Athens County Democratic Executive committee at a meeting in Athens on Jan. 26. Late in February, H. F. Hambel, Republican postmaster, asked to be ice to fill a vacancy created when Henry Archer reached retirement age. Hambel's transfer was made March 1. permanent appointment will await a civil service exam in the near future. The Glouster Cemetery report notes the death of Mrs. Reese at 56, found in Columbus. she is survived by her husband, two daughters, an adopted son, a sister, a mother, a brother, and four grandchildren, with the family having lived in Glouster previously.
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Athens County
H. F. Hamber
City Delivery Service
Henry Archer
Hambel
Glouster
Reese
Columbus
BE. M. Reese
Hollister
Alva Jennings
Basil Davis
Edmund
Elsie Hewetson
Alta Ray
Louisa Banfield
Funeral for Mrs Reese in Columbus at M E Church
Funeral services for Mrs. E. M. Reese of Columbus, a former city resident, were held at the M E Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial to follow.
Big Ten baseball results from April 19 games
Pur due's 5 0 win over Wabash at Lafayette featured Hum and Griffin holding the Little Giants to no hits. Purdue, Northwestern, Illinois and Chicago posted wins as Northwestern beat Notre Dame 9 7 in South Bend, Frink drove in the ninth inning run for Illinois 7 6 at Champaign, and Chicago hit Lake Forest 11 5 in Chicago.
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Columbus
U.P
Purdue
Wabash
Lafayette
Hum
Griffin
Little Giants
Boilermakers
Elmer Johnson
Northwestern
Notre Dame
South Bend
Fred Frink
Illinois
Bradley
Champaign
Chicago
Lake Forest
Shelton Society Meeting at Glouster Details Mission Work
TRIMBLE April 20 Shelton Missionary Society met at the Church of Christ with 14 members and visitors. Mrs. James McClellan directed the program on Home Missions and Mrs. Alice Eddy led devotions. Readings cited Proverbs 28 19 and John 9 25. Reports covered Chinese converts and missions work in France Acadians Japan Mexico New Americans and other areas. May meeting set for Mrs. Connie Brown's home with Miss Raber leading. GLOUSTER April 20 Mrs. Susan Pickering and daughters and Mrs. Polly Nelson visited friends here. all former residents. They planned visits to Athens and Marietta.
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Trimble
Shelton Missionary Society
Church of Christ
James McClellan
Alice Eddy
McClellan
Mexico
Mrs. Christman
Connie Brown
Glouster
Susan Pickering
Julia Perry
Ethel Pickering
Youngstown
Polly Nelson
Athens
Giouster
Kempton Golden Wedding Celebrated in Kingston
More than 80 friends and relatives gathered at the Kempton home in Kingston Easter Sunday to honor Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Kempton on their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple spent their married life in Kingston and vicinity and raised six sons and three daughters. A noon cafeteria-style dinner followed. Many Taylor Ridge residents attended church at Greens Run the prior Wednesday.
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Taylor Ridge
D. E. Kempton
Kingston
Whistier
West Alexandria
Mary Keck
Lancaster
Minnie Keck
Irene Golding
Charles Lefmer
Chillicothe
James Golding
Emmett Olbers
Billy and
Emmett, Jr
Greens Run
Fred Olbers
Helen Kilcoski
Glouster
John Kilcoski
Grange Plans Friday Meeting at Mountville
A Homer Grange program is set for Friday night featuring a song salute, roll call by bird name and song, jokes by the lecturer, a discussion on officers’ attendance, and a reading Farmer's Wife Is Queen by Pauline Shepard followed by a peanut contest. Easter visits and illness updates are noted among local families.
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Mountville
Homer Grange
the Grange
Pauline Shepard
Akron residents attend A Biddison funeral in Trimble
Mrs. D J Thornton and Mr and Mrs Fred Thornton with Mr and Mrs Alfred Stahl of Akron visited April 20 and 21 to attend the A Biddison funeral at the Church of Christ in Trimble. The service Wednesday afternoon followed by burial at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Biddison
Glouster
D. J. Thornton
Fred Thornton
Alfred Stahl
Akron
J. H. Henshaw
A. Biddison
Trimble
Church of Christ
Maplewood
Thea Chapter O E S Inspection Friday Night
The annual inspection of Thea Chapter O E S will be held Friday night with Mrs. Theona H. Miller of Marietta as deputy grand matron conducting the inspection. A short program follows and a 6 o'clock dinner will be served in the M F E Church social room.
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Glouster
Thea
Theona H. Miller
Marietta
M. FE
Marvin Long Presents Graduation Recital at Ohio University
Marvin Long of Thornville, a senior in the Ohio University School of Music, gave a graduation recital in Memorial Auditorium. The program featured four groups with classical modern and contemporary pieces sung in English French German and Italian. Long studies under Prof. C C Robinson and performs with the Men's Glee Club the Ohio University Vested Choir and the Varsity Quartet. His accompanist was Edwin Violet.
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Marvin Long
Thornville
Ohio University School of Music
Memorial Auditorium
Long
C. C. Robinson
Ohio University
Edwin Violet
School of Music
Guards Actin lansla shooting case details emerge
The, in a continued trial segment, described a 5 O clock fire and gunfire that killed Bantielg from a turret. Mrs Arthur Bay testified the slain youth died within about 20 minutes after the shooting as Bartrug and Clarmont reentered the house. Names of jurors were listed including James Cy and Charles Norris.
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Bartrug
Bantielg
Arthur Bay
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