Taxi driver attacked by passenger on Middleport Street
Leroy Watson, a Pomeroy taxi driver, was struck in the head multiple times by a passenger during a trip from Court Street to Pearl Street near a school in Middleport. The assailant fled on foot as Chief Walter Wolfe of Pomeroy ordered further inquiry. Watson required stitches at a doctor’s office.
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Lercy
Middleport Street
Middleport
Siness
Tod
Leroy Watson
James Lewis
Watson
Pomeroy
Court St
Hobson
Wing
Thessenger
Pearl St
Jacker
Finess
Walter Wolfe
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Bereavement and Visits
Mrs Garnet Russell Fleck returns to her home in Chicago after the death of W E Russell. Mr and Mrs Ralph Sherman of fellaire visited Sunday with Mrs Shermans parents Mr and Mrs Joe Mace. Dr and Mrs Davis Middleton and children of Dayton spent the weekend with Mrs Jennie Middle ff and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnet Russell Fleck
W. E. Russell
Herome
Chicago
Ralph Sherman
Fellaire
Sherman
Joe Mace
Davis Middleton
Dayton
Jennie Middleff
Vetoria pupil overcomes odds as cket-keeper Rheinalt Hofmeyr plays
Legal notice lists Martha A Stephenson Jonas phenson Sarah widen Herbert Snowden and William Nelson in Athens County Ohio pending partition and accounting. Mary Nelson Edleman seeks division of three titled real estate tracts in Waterloo Township with specified acreages and prior deed exceptions. Respondents must answer by June 8 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha A. Stephenson
Jonasphenson
Stothill Farm
King
Yorkshire
England
Sarah Widen
Herbert Snowden
Daffodil Road
Berkenah
Liverpool
Wilm Nelson
Mary Nelson Leman
Mary Billing
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Waterloo
Ohio
George Woods
Beinning
Ohio Company
Samuel King
Robert Nelson
Eli ‘Oods
Dortha Toods
Progress Shown in WPA Sidewalk Work
After poor weather, WPA street and sidewalk work is advancing. On Lasley Street a short curbing section remains for Tuesday completion. A new concrete sidewalk will run Sugar Run Hill. Several owners in the area signed for sidewalks while the crew is in Sugar Run vicinity. Concrete curb and gutter pouring on Liberty Street began Saturday and continues this week. Liberty and Lasley are the only approved street projects.
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Pomeroy
WPA
Lasley St
Lasley
Sugar Run Hill
Sugar Run
Walter Vaughan
Liberty St
Liberty
Engineers Approve Landing Dock Plan
POMEROY plans call for a landing dock for small boats with piling driven at the lower end of the parking area to meet the river pool stage. Emil Baill of the Pomeroy Boat Club said plans will be submitted to the U S Army Engineers if public interest exists and a club meeting will discuss season activities.
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Pomeroy
U. S. Army
Emil Baill
Pomeroy Boat Club
White announces birth of 8 1 2 pound son
Mr and Mrs Monroe White announce the arrival of an 8 1 2 pound son at the home of Mr White’s mother Mrs Robert White The mother formerly Miss Agnes Duckworth of Syracuse
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Middleport
Monroe
Bob) White
Mr. White
Robert White
Agnes Duckworth
Syracuse
Vendor relief touted after long stomach troubles
Mr Jank B Weisenbach of Guys Mie Ohio praises Vendor for relieving chronic stomach distress and constipation after trying the remedy sold at Athens Pharmacy and Hickmans Drug Store. He asserts improved digestion sleep energy and general well being and urges others to ask for the Vendol Man.
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Jank B. Weisenbach
Guys Mle
Ohio
Athens
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Hickman's
Nelsonville
Funeral services for Ben Smith held at Morse Chapel
Funeral services for Ben Smith were held at Morse Chapel on Thursday afternoon with Rev. O Reilly delivering the sermon. Friends from here attended and James Hall Ira of Charleston joined the services. Various local residents visited and extended condolences, while others were noted traveling or staying with relatives nearby.
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Portland
Ben Smith
Morse Chapel
O'Reilly
Frank Ramsdall
Hamburg
N. Y
Wylie Henderson
Ramsdall
Bertram McDougle
Liverpool
Alfred News Notes
Alfred residents report visits and family notes. Rex O'Brien and Russell Collins families spent Friday with activity in Flora while Mrs. Billa Swartz and Mrs. Garnet Bentz recover at home. Local calls include Edith Betzing visiting Dana Swartz and V. L. Shumway’s Athens trip.
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Alfred
Rex
O'Brien
Russell Collins
Flora
James Burke
Jim Swartz
Lester van Meter
Billa Swartz
Garnet Bentz
Vesta Bentz
J. M. Bentz
C. D. Bentz
Pomeroy
John van Meter
Potts Fork
Jim van Metter
Edith Betzing
Silver Ridge
Dana Swartz
Harry Guthrie
Frank Guthrie
Verl Swartz
Harry Swartz
V. L. Shumway
Athens
Claud Woodard
Zina Bentz
Ravenswood Woman Wins World’s Fair Hobby Prize
Mrs M E Polsene of Ravenswood wins a five day trip to the World's Fair as a prize in a needlecraft contest of the World's Fair Hobby Olympics run by The Hobby Guild of America. Her tapestry used scraps of old silk stockings and lingerie to portray a woodland scene.
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Pomeroy
M. E. Polsene
Ravenswood
Hobby Guild of America
Critically Ill Manners Matthews in Serious Condition
CRITICALLY ILL MIDDLEPORT F E Matthews, who became critically ill while in the business district Thursday evening, remains in a serious condition at his Grant Street home. He had only recently recovered from a serious illness.
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Middleport
F. E. Matthews
Grant St
Matthews
Raccoon Outperforms Guards on Connecticut Farm
Southington resident Stanislaw Ogonowski says one trained raccoon outsmarted three watchdogs on his dairy farm. He notes the animal was more alert and observant in monitoring the property.
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Southington
Conn
Stanislaw Ogonowski
Garden Clubs Convene in Middleport for District Convention
More than 100 reservations have been received for the luncheon at the New Martin Hotel in Pomeroy as Garden Club members from the 11th district gather for the district convention Tuesday. Dorothy Biddle, a national authority on flowers, will discuss Flower Arrangements. Regional director Mrs. Garen Stansbury announces four new clubs formed in two months: Rio Grande, Chesterhill, The Star, and Dexter, with listed presidents.
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Middleport
New Martin
Pomeroy
Dorothy Biddle
Garen Stansbury
Grant St
Rio Grande
Evan Reese
Chesterhill
C. E. Williams
G. L. Michael
the Star
Dexter
Miles Nelson
Wanted One Feline for City Hall Residence
Police Chief Walter Wolfe announced on Saturday he seeks a cat to reside at City Hall. The feline is expected to catch rats, with Wolfe promising regular feeding in exchange for its room and board.
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Pomeroy
Walter Wolfe
Wolfe
Elected President of Young People's League
Harold Sauer was chosen president of the Presbyterian Young People's League at a Sunday meeting. Kathryn Holmes of Syracuse was elected treasurer. The Athens Presbytery event drew more than 200 attendees from Middleport and Syracuse including Rev. J. D. Ryan and many Young People's members.
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Middleport
Harold Sauer
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Young People’s League
Kathryn Holmes
Syracuse
Miss Holmes
Mr. Sauer
Athens
Kathryn Jean
Alice Louise
Dorothy
Margaret Stewart
Jane Stansbury
Minerva Matthews
Mary Jean
Doris Bailey
Wanda Byers
Hortense Dillard
George Buchanan
Joe French
Philip Joachim
Middleport Student Takes Second in Jalopy Race at Marietta Fair
George Schmoll, a Middleport High senior, finished second in the Jalopy Race at the Marietta Fairgrounds yesterday. He traveled to Marietta with George Lee Beards as Middleport youth flocked to the event and the Phi Delta Kappa convention.
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Middleport
George Schmoll
J. J. Schmoll
Middleport High School
Marietta Fairgrounds
Marietta
George Lee Beards
Phi Delta Kappa
Marvel
Jimmie
Billy Hartwell
Mildred Asbury
Bernice Snyder
Dorothy Durst
Betty Hoeflick
Lenore Bingham
Betty Becker
Carl Barsotti
Jack Covert
Jack Abbott
Charles Brooks
Steve Cope
Allen Bradford
David Ohlinger
George Taylor
Pomeroy Social News Highlights Local Visits Illnesses and Events
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. W. Downie and Mrs. Alex Downie spent the weekend in Dunbar West Virginia visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brabbin. Teresa Marie Graber recovers from a school knee injury and attends classes with a leg cast. Billy Roush shows improvement after a scarlet fever attack. R. G. Webster improves after a stay at Holzer Hospital. Shakespeare Club meeting postponed to May 2 at Mrs. Dey Hysell’s on Harrisonville Road. Daughters of the Union Veterans meet at IOOF Hall with potluck. Mrs. James Donahue and family attend Emma Kay funeral in West Virginia. Malcolm D. Hartley and family visited Parkersburg over the weekend.
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C. E. W. Downie
Alex Downie
Dunbar W. Va
Harold Brabbin
Anthony Graber
Lincoln Hill
Teresa Marie Graber
Teresa Marie
Billy Roush
Leverett L. Roush
R. G. Webster
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Shakespeare Club
Garden Club
Dey Hysell
Harrisonville Road
Daughters of the Union Veterans
IOOF
James Donahue
Ruth
Harrison Donahue
West Virginia
Donahue
Emma Kay
Kay
Senior-Junior Prom Shows Mother Goose Rhyme Motif
Senior and junior students held their annual prom in a gym decorated as Mistress Marys garden with life size nursery rhyme figures. The program featured musical numbers, skits by students, a senior will, and a Toreador portrayal, followed by dancing and games.
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Middleport
Mistress Mary
King Cole
Mary Jean Bailey
Dorothy Barsotti
Martha Robson
Easter Ewing
Dann Joan Hamilton
Harris
George Taylor
John Harley
Sir Echo
Jane Stansbury
Marvel Schmoll
Alyce Ebersbach
Carl Barsotti
Charles Bradbury
Charles Entsminger
Bertha Stevens
Martha Raye
Toreador
Gene Harris
Fifty Children Attend Party
About 50 youngsters were invited to Jon Schaffs birthday party held at his parents home on S Second Ave. Jon greeted each guest and received a tissue-wrapped gift. Ice cream cake and small cakes were served at 3 30 with several relatives helping. Out of town guests included Michael Kent Athens Shirley Beegle Robert Boice Pomeroy and Richard Green Five Points.
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Middleport
Jon Schaff
George Schaaf
S. Second Ave
Jon
Roy Lansbury
Schaaf
Lansbury
M. J. McCarty
Eleanor Wessa
Mazie Wise
Michael Kent
Athens
Shirley Beegle
Robert Boice
Pomeroy
Richard Green
Five Points
Evans Store Manager Recovers After Surgery
Middleport L K Evans local manager of the Evans Store underwent an appendectomy at St Josephs Hospital on Thursday and is recovering satisfactorily.
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Middleport
L. K. Evans
Evans
St. Joseph's Hospital
Boy Scout Financial Drive To Be Started
Preparations are under way for the annual Boy Scout financial drive to begin mid next month. A countywide push will use pledge cards and place barrels in communities to receive cancelled sales stamps. Barrels are secured and stored in Pomeroy City Hall awaiting May 1 start. The plan aims to redeem stamps at three dollars per hundred to fund scouting activities.
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Pomeroy
Frank H. Johnston
Scout Organization
Pomeroy City
Marietta Visit by Local High School Faculty
L. W. McComas principal Mrs McComas and seniors Margar et Stewart and Margaret McBride were in Marietta Saturday on business tied to publishing the high school yearbook.
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Marietta
Middleport
L. W. McComas
McComas
Margaret Stewart
Margaret McBride
Women's Civic Club Plans Clean-Up Week in Pomeroy
The Women’s Civic Club outlined plans for Clean-Up Week beginning May 1. Twelve flower boxes will be placed along parking lot walls, with calls for donations from others. The Pomeroy Retail Association and Chamber of Commerce will assist, while city trucks will collect rubbish along prepared routes.
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Pomeroy
Women's Civic Club
Pomeroy Retail Association
Chamber of Commerce
Amsbury
Pomeroy Supervisor to Wed Pomeroy Principal
Miss Frances Day and Jesse F E White plan marriage in June in Pomeroy. Day has led Pomeroy schools as supervisor after earning a bachelor of music from Capital University. White, principal of the Pomeroy Senior High School, is an Ohio University and New York University graduate and Phi Delta Kappa member.
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Pomeroy
Frances Day
Jesse FE White
Chris Day
Columbus
Miss Day
Capital University
White
C. R. White
Nelsonville
Ohio University
New York University
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Householders Find Coal Hard To Get
Householders report difficulty securing coal to keep homes warm as most mines in Meigs County are idle due to sympathy lay offs. Only two or three mines operate to supply coal to hospitals and schools, and local miners expect the Pomeroy Bend field to remain closed amid a potential general strike.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy Bend
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Frank B
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