Meigs County drives toward flood relief goal
Pomeroy leads the Meigs county flood relief drive as the county allotment of 1050 dollars nears completion with Middleport joining the effort. Donations include a 100 dollar gift from Mrs. C. L. Bradbury. General Chairman W. F. Reed expresses confidence in a successful outcome.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
C. F. Rathburn
Liberty
W. F. Reed
C. L. Bradbury
See You Later musical comedy planned by Eastern Star
Pomeroy April 28 The ladies of the Eastern Star prepare a home talent musical comedy to be staged at the K of P hall Friday evening. The production titled See You Later is directed by Mary Chandler Moore of the Triangle Producing company.
Woman Fortune Teller With Show Here Succumbs
MIDDLEPORT April 28 Mrs. Itha Virginia Wall 36 a fortune teller traveling with the Howards at Pythian Park for a ten years engagement died early yesterday morning from heart failure. Her home was Cincinnati a sister came from that city to take charge of the body which will be taken to her home at Dayton Ky for burial.
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Middleport
Itha Virginia Wall
The
Howards
Pythian Park
AIDS VETERANS Representative to Aid Ex-Service Men
Reld inbauer representing the local Ican Legion post will be at Legion show headquarters in Me rooms once a week to assist ex service men. He will receive and act on compensation and insurance claims for ex service men between 6 and 7 PM each Monday.
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Legion Post
Moon
Pomeroy
Reld Inbauer
Ican Legion
Ciary
Legion
The
Red
Redross
Operation Pomeroy Ongoing at Holzer Hospital
April 28 report from Gallipolis notes Mrs Genes McQuigg underwent abdominal surgery for appendix at Holzer hospital. The patient was on the operating table about two hours. Latest reports say she quietly passed away Monday, with no family aware of the exact nature of the procedure.
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Genes McQuigg
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolise
Child Sent to Sanitarium for Lung Observation
POMEROY April 28 Dr Jane Gilliford county health officer and Miss Helen Lochary deputy in probate office have delivered Teenie Conkle to the Mt Vernon sanitarium for observation and treatment of lung trouble at the children’s home.
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Pomeroy
Jane At
Gilliford
Helen Lochary
Teenie Conkle
Mternon
Two Placed in Jail In Pomeroy April 28
Edward ing from Mid ael Pa arrives with Deputy Welker and is jailed for non support of his wife and four children at Rutland. Clarence from Columbus follows with wife and four children at Pityme. Con stable Mayer of Middleport involved.
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Pomeroy
Edwarding
Midael
Del
Welker
Rutland
Clarence
Columbus
Pityme
Mayer
Middleport
Rio Grande College Rally Draws Meigs County Students
April 28 rally at Rio Grande college in Gallia county gathers Meigs County students and teachers as schools close. The campus yearbook notes Meigs county youth in college activities. The athletic field rebuild led by Elbert Oder and Gerald Rupe, with a new gridiron and improved turf, aims for a top field next fall.
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Pomeroy
Rio Grande College
Gallia County
Meigs County
Metzs County
Rio Grande
Elbert Oder
Gerald Rupe
Rutland
Rio
Sauer Party Joins Trip To Pomeroy On Tuesday Evening
Middleport April 28 George Sauer Sr and daughter Margaret along with Vivian Middleton and Mrs Lou Sauer joined Mr and Mrs J F Blaetmar of Pomeroy for a motor trip Tuesday evening.
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Middleport
George Sauer
Margaret
Vivian Middleton
Lou Sauer
J. F. Blaetmar
Pomeroy
Athens students stage play directed by Blaetmars’ daughter
Athens audience enjoyed a junior high production directed by Miss Irene Blaetmar, daughter of Mr and Mrs Blaetmar, showcasing student talent and community involvement in the arts.
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Athens
Mrs. Blaetmar
Irene
Mother Honored in Middleport for Eightieth Birthday
Mrs. Mary Dawson, a Welsh immigrant who arrived at age five, is celebrated in Middleport on April 26 for her 80th birthday. Active and well, she has lived in the town for about 75 years and is urged to participate in The Messenger's Mother's Day program.
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Middleport
Mary Dawson
Seeeks Divorce Roy McClain Alleges Wife Left Home With Children
Roy McClain filed a divorce suit in Pomeroy charging Anna McClain with unfaithfulness and desertion after she took their two children Franklin and James and left Barbertoh Ohio on March 27 1924. He states she is living in that city with another man under a false name. The couple married at McArthur six years ago and previously lived near the Essex mine on Thomas Fork.
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Pomeroy
Roy McClain
Anna McClain
McArthur
Franklin
James
Barbertoh
McClain
McClains
Essex
Thomas Fork
Closer Together Trip From Here To Marietta
Figures show towns closer now when Mrs. Alice Sidenstricker and daughter drove by automobile to Marietta in one hour forty five minutes. They spent the day with Mrs. D. L. Lansbury and returned in two hours, a feat hard to imagine in earlier days.
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Middleport
Alice Sidenstricker
Marietta
D. L. Lansbury
Embroidery Club Event Honors Out-of-Town sisters
Mrs. W. G. White hosts an Embroidery club gathering at her Middleport home tonight to honor her sisters Mrs. Margaret Coe and Mrs. Ascher from Columbus.
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Middleport
W. G. White
Margaret Coe
Ascher
Columbus
Embroidery Club
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Potts
Bernice McCormick
Jamestown
N. Y
Tompkins
H. C. Russell
Hobson
A. H. Skidmore
Kenton
Skidmore
Charleston
Louise Sargeant
Helen Brown Russell
Russell
Ohio State University
Neil
Sargeant
Fasting Dramatic School
John McClure
Emmet Stansbury
North Third Street
Dan C. Hartinger
Ohio Fuel and Gas Company
Athens-Lancaster
Lancaster
Newark
Logan
New Lexington
Zanesville
Wheeling
Central Ohio Transit Coo
Here
Aluminum
Boudoir
Nyt
Suk
Swanson Furniture Co
Jimmy
Coxwell
Allen-A
Allen
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