Distress Lingers in Middleport As Flood Repairs Continue
Middleport residents report ongoing cleanup from January flooding with many improvements in homes and businesses. The Ohio Fuel Gas Co office near revamped by Mrs. H. L. Ward and praised by local manager John Leaper. Repairs at Southern Ohio Electric in Rawlings Building nearing completion. The Burford remodels and store fronts at Grogan’s Meat Market and Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe noted along with new refrigerators and paintings across shops. Anna Root, wife of Robert Root, died recently in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
H. L. Ward
John Leaper
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Rawlings
Harry
Lewis Burford
Burford
Marion French
Cecil Bradbury
Schmolls
la Salle Hotel
Henry Swift
N. C. Welch
Roy
Grogan's
Chamber’s
Big Three
Leonard's
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
The Past Matrons of Evangeline Chapter Eastern Star were entertained at Mrs. Marion French’s Lincoln Street home with a social hour and candy. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Scott announce the birth of a daughter, mother Virginia Childs. Rev. and Mrs. Gardner return from a Churches of Christ convention in Indianapolis. Joyce Gardner visited in Eaton. Mrs. Irving Karr Jr. hosts Michigan Club with Betty Reed as guest. Joe Lunsford notes Mrs. Lunsford’s health improving and relocation to the Lewis farm. Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Cluff travel to Columbus. Mrs. Root convalesces. Mrs. Ross Pullin elected president of the B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society. officers include Paul Smart, Harry Houdashelt, Lawrence Bing, and William Haptonstall. Lesson from Congo Passes led by Mrs. Paul Smart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeline Chapter
Eastern Star
Marion French
Lincoln St
Paul Scott
Cheshire
Virginia Childs
Fred I. Gardner
Indianapolis
Churches of Christ of North America
Middleport
Karr
Irving Karr, Jr
Michigan Club
Third Ave
Betty Reed
Joe Lunsford
Pt. Pleasant
Harry Root
Columbus
Pythian Sisters Invite Wilkesville Temple Inspection
Invited Wilkesville Temple members to attend the inspection for Wilkesville Temple scheduled for May 7, following a Tuesday meeting of Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WILKESVILLE _ MIDDLEPORT
Wilkesville Temple
Instruction Course For Central Engineers
Middleport A school of instruction was conducted Monday and Tuesday by R W Nutting trainmaster for the locomotive engineers of the New York Central Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. W. Nutting
New York Central Lines
Paddled Boy Sues Over Damages At Elmwood Junior High
Elmwood Workman, a seventh grader, seeks 10000 dollars in damages after paddlings administered by Principal F E Gleize. The boy's father Robert Workman also accuses Gleize of assault in Aledo.
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Aledo, III
U.R
Elmwood Workman
F. E. Gleize
Gleize
Robert Workman
Cow leaps 7 feet at Cape Girardeau stock pens
A high jumping cow escaped as a train halted at the stock pens in Cape Girardeau Missouri. The startled animal cleared a seven foot fence by inches and headed for the woods beyond the pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Missouri
Mysterious Sybil Invites Joan to Tea in Green Hills
In Green Hills, Sybil Hendry interrupts Bob and Joan’s lunch with a sudden invitation and offers Joan tea next week. Sybil’s charm masks a cooler, calculating edge, and Joan feels unease about the invite while Bob praises Sybil’s influence on his career and life in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Sybil Hendry
Sybil
Miss Barrett
Newark Airport
Joan
Green Hills
Long Island
Mee
Grass Run-Side Hill Social Events and Visits
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Plummer hosted Sunday guests including Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Taylor and son Junior Mrs. O U Camp Miss Marie Catherin Camp Selby King Columbus Mr and Mrs Claude Dulaney and daughter Dexter Miss Rosalie Carr Mud Fork and Mr and Mrs Vint King and three sons Mr and Mrs Earl King and Mr and Mrs Wayne King Bradbury. Also social notes on attendees at the Southeastern Ohio Disciples Youth Meet in Nelsonville April 23 to 25 and visits by Bart Romine in Huntington W V and by families in New Lima Athens and Happy Hollow with various relatives and friends listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Plummer
W. H. Taylor
O. U. Camp
Marie Catherin Camp
Selby King
Columbus
Claude Dulaney
Dexter
Rosalie Carr
Mud Fork
Vint King
Earl King
Wayne King
Bradbury
Ruth
Rita Will
Norman Will
Nelsonville
Chas. Romine
Huntington
W. Va
Bart Romine
V. L. Glaze
Don Morgan
New Lima
Eleanor Fitch
Florida
George Harmon
Pearl
Orville
Athens
Betty Bratton
Evelyn Nicholson
Alice Jean Plummer
Dorothy Molden
Hurley Hutton
John McClure
W. A. Hutton
Minersville Couple Weds at Bride's Home
Elmer Grueser son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Grueser and Katharine Carnahan from Racine were married Thursday evening April 22 at the bride's home with Rev Bert O Conner of the Minersville M E Church officiating. Only immediate family attended. The Gruesers hosted a family dinner afterward.
Justice Weds 1 800 at Jackson Missouri
Justice of the peace John G. Putz marked his 1 800th marriage ceremony in Jackson Missouri after 24 years on the bench.
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Justice
Jackson
U.pr
John G. Putz
Justice of the Peace
Columbia High to stage Dont Darken My Door play
Columbia High School senior class will present the three act play Dont Darken My Door in the Columb ia Auditorium on Friday May 7 and Saturday May 8. Cast includes Jean Gotschall Dorothy Morrison Laura Holcomb Alma Chase Thelma Galaway Leonard Brown Rolland Crabtree and Eddie Lou Howery who will direct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Zeiher
Columbia High School
Columbia Alumni Association
Columbia
Carpenter Baptist
Arthur Woodyard
Mary Virginia Starkey
Alma Chase
Elda Starkey
H. E. Starkey
Jessie Carpenter
Leona Chase
Lloyd McComas
G. C. Gorby
Laurel Granges
Columbia Auditorium
Ruth Foltz
Wales Mills
W. W. Jordan
Ervin Spafford
Clarence Lee
Velma
June Jordan
Columbus
Harold Hubbard
William
Middleport
Vina Jordan
Athens
Mendel Jordan
Jessie Jewell
Charleston
C. O. Whitlatch
S. F. Howery
B. A. Howery
E. G. Nelson
Woodsfield
Wilbur Rupe
J. A. Turner
Owen Kennedy
D. Webb
Grange
McCarleyville
Kennedy
Pomona
Grange Loyalty
Mary Billips
W. Va
Dora Price
Addie Hanna
J. A. Gotschall
Mr. Kennedy
Vinton
Arlie
Carold Price
Portsmouth
Ralph
Frank Turner
Cecil Jewett
Millersport
Broadwell Social Briefs Place Local Visits and Appointments
Broadwell community notes Rev Campbell to fill appointment and lead Sunday School next year. Various families visited relatives in Joy Mansfield Chesterhill Mt Herman Amesville and Marietta over the weekend and Sunday.
Taylor Ridge Social And Personal Notes
Miss Mary Keck returned to Lancaster after visiting her mother Mrs Minnie Keck. Mr and Mrs William Dalton Jr and daughters Bonadine and Bernadine and Frances Lemoine and son from Athens visited friends Sunday. John Wenger Walter Hill and nephew were in Columbus over the weekend. Sullivan Maxwell of Hartleyville recently visited Mr and Mrs Carl Welling. Mrs John Davis spent Thursday in Jacksonville with her son and daughter in law Elmer Davis. Ed Sower and Chauncey visited Sunday. Clifford Olbers and parents were here for the weekend. Vern Kempton from Athens visited his father John Kempton. Charlene Wahl returned to Columbus after a brief visit with her mother Mrs Mary Wahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Ridge
Mary Keck
Minnie Keck
Lancaster
William Dalton Jr
Bonadine
Bernadine
Dayton
Frances Lemoine
Athens
Eileen Dalton
John Wenger
Walter Hill
Columbus
P. H. Willeke
Alfred Willeke
Trimble
Sullivan Maxwell
Hartleyville
Carl Welling
John Davis
Jacksonville
Elmer Davis
Ed Sower
Chauncey
Clifford Olbers
Fred Olbers
Vern Kempton
Kempton
John Kempton
Charlene Wahl
Mary Wahl
Katherine Thyne
Florence Morrison
Evelyn Deal
Anna Chappelear
Mary Davis
Irene Grossman
Anna Chappélear
Helen Kearns
Bess Sayre
Bertha Steinmeyer
Lillian Kinney
Ernestine Shirkey
Nell McCann
Mary McCann
William Parker
Ray Leake
Bonnie Sayre
Leake
Barbara
Donna Sayre
Verna Sayre
Bernarda Danford
Ann Haskins
Ila Jean Nelson
Catherine Davis
Rita McMenamy
Beas Sayre
Louis Watkins
Joan
Jimmie
William Hill
Harry Dehman
Norma Jean
David Evans
Carl Dehman
M. E. Church
David Cox
Loren Phillips
Millfield M. E
Lawrence Morris
David Cox, Jr
Enid Cox
St. Francis Hospital
United Brethren Church
Kenneth C. Ray
Jacksonville Trimble High School
Joseph Watson
Richard Guinther
James Goodlive
Mary Goodlive
Gore
Hester Terrell
H. O. Davis
William Colliton
Carlena Hallam
Rose Hummeltenberg
Harrisburg
Juanita
Frank Moody
John Moody
Glouster
George McClelland
Riley McClelland
Roger
Joe Judson
Margaret Tinker
Frances Judson
New Straitsville
Eastern Star Lodge
Leonard White
Charles Hazelton
William Shuttleworth
Sharpsville
Otis Grandy
Ford Crnchter
Youngstown
Alf Matthews
Walter Orndorf
Anna Telljohn
William Snedden
Mathew Wilson
George Breeze
M. E
John
Henry
Sam
Logan
William
Shawnee
Delbert Orndorf
Akron
W. J. Miller
Nelsonville
James Mills
Zanesville
Ed Mills
Fred Youst
Roy
Donald Lawson
Florence Blankenship
Herbert Fleming
R. O. Hinderlitter
Toledo
Carl Norris
Mary Wilson
Reukert
Florida
John Evans
Ada Cox
California
William Grandy
Novella Whitmer
Wayne Lowry
Jack Foster
Hannah Beaven
Anna
Woodbine Lodge
Jessie Orndorf
Lena Vernon
Nellie Shuttleworth
Ernest Wilson
Charles Galloway
Jacksonville Social Notes Entertains with bridge play and prizes
Jacksonville notes report Mrs Katherine Thyne hosting a bridge club with three tables. Florence Morrison wins first and Evelyn Deal second. Anna Chappelear earns consolation and Mary Davis guest prize. Luncheon for listed members and guests followed. Other items include birthday celebrations for William Parker and Bonnie Sayre, Scouts activities, church events, and travels spanning Columbus Athens and Akron. A Minnesota social security joke ends the item.
Syracuse Flood Cleanup Continues Amid Civic Pride
Rehabilitation in Syracuse progresses after spring flood damages many basements. Crews haul ash and debris, repair walls and paint while residents plant bulbs and seeds. Local school closes term May 28 as families relocate and community support remains strong.
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Syracuse
Clarence Whetstone
Dillie McDaniel
Richard Rawlings
Raymond
Donald
Maxine
Erie
Rawlings
Izora Greathouse
Clarence Naylor
Howard
Morris Hill
Ind
Dellas White
Nease Settlement
Purley Karr
Forest Run
Glenroy Ewing
Pomeroy
Irving Karr
Mary E. Calkins
van Johnson
David Scott
Pittsburgh
Fred Shumway
Parkersburg
A. Lodge
Asbury Methodist Church
Thomas Potts
James Dobbie
Hoboken
N. J
Elizabeth Duckworth
Dobbie
William Vaughan
Straitsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Funerals
Straitsville social page notes Eastern Star inspection Friday and a chicken supper by M E Church ladies. Mentions travel by relatives to Sharpsville for funerals of Otis Grandy and Ford Crnchter, plus multiple attendances at funerals in Columbus and Nelsonville.
Murray City Social Briefs
The notice surveys guest visits and travel within Murray City and nearby towns. Many individuals from Barberton, Columbus, Logan, Akron, and other places are listed visiting or staying with local families, plus a church event scheduled for Friday night April 30.
Notice of Appointment for Addie Pinsterwald Estate
John Fin sterwald of Athens Ohio is appointed administrator of the estate of Addie Pinsterwald deceased in Athens County. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated April 12 1997 Louis Tyroler Probate Judge.
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John Finsterwald
Athens
Ohio
Addie Pinsterwald
Athens County
Louis Tyroler
Notice of Private Motor Carrier Ermit and Bankruptcy Hearing
Notice lists Karl Shafer applying for a Private Motor Carrier Permit to transport for The Hocking Valley Brick Co Ohio Plant Nelsonville using a Ford 1/4 ton truck. Includes bankruptcy petition by Alfred Richardson in the Southern District of Ohio with a June 11 1987 hearing in Columbus and publication in The Messenger Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ermit P
Karl Shafer
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Hocking Valley Brick Co
Ohio
Nelsonville
Ford
District Court of the United States
Southern District of
Alfred Richardson
Mell G. Underwood
Southern District of Ohio
Eastern Division
Athens
District of Ohio
Columbus
Messenger
Kanauga Legion Meet and Local Notices Chronicle
Kanauga residents attend American Legion District conference and banquet at Welles Stone High School. notes include visits by Gallipolis and Pt Pleasant figures. Athens billiard law ordinance adopted with licensing and age rules. local officials schedule and enforcement details.
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Anna Root
Robert Root
William Root
Middleport Social Notes
Goodby
Minersville
Elmer Grueser
Theodore Grueser
Katharine Carnahan
Racine
Bert O'Conner
Edmond Grueser
Bradford Maag
William Grueser
Raymond Thomas
Child
Henry Winters
Mason City
Elizabeth Roberts
Pearl Phillips
Adolph Grueser
Otto Hartenbach
Jeanne Hines
Lois Dean
Albert Alward
Frank Stewart
Albert Hartenbach
Earl Hartenbach
Charles Withrow
George Roush
New Haven
Margaret Thomas
George W. Rea
Almont Hite
Ray Wilson
Jack St
Linnie Rumel
W. K. Dean
Dean
Elizabeth Grueser
Joseph Withrow
Cambridge
Otis Parker
Lorenzo Parker
Jack McDowell
Ed Grueser
Jack
Grueser
Charles Hilewick
George Brown
Gretta Brown
Miss Brown
Carpenter
Broadwell Social Briefs
Howard Smith
Donna
Mona Mae Ewart
Chesterhill
Lotie
Evalina Brill
Willie Phillips
George Taylor
Harold
Delia McGill
Stewart
William Young
Ora Gorham
Lotie Brill
Keith
Evertt Starling
Amesville
Joe Young
Ralph Young
Marietta
Lisle White
Westland
Ernest White
Frank Parsons
Geneva Nice
Max Keirns
Mt. Liberty
Jacksonville Social Notes
Social Security
Minneapolis
U.P
Social Notes of
Straitsville
Murray City Social Briefs
Murray City
Frank Sikora
Taylorsville
Ill
Barney Penn
William Bush
Edgar Hellyer
Howard Bush
Robert Arndt
Robert Keach
Willoughby
Cora Walters
Berne Franklin
Barberton
John Simons
Dorothy
Isaac Loper
New Pittsburgh
Swyers
Vintie Hopkins
Theodore Hopkins
Emma_Franklin
Fred Franklin
Maria Franklin
Willis
Junior Albaugh
Detroit
Edna Dyson
Jesse Dyson
Frank Cox
John Walters
Cox
Frank Snyder
Snyder
John Toth
Charles Huston
Cherrington Hospital
Earl Shafer
Chauncey, Ohio
Harry F. Rabe
Kanauga
Legion Meet
W. F. Deem
Leslie Deem
American Legion District
Welleston High School
Sune Day
Gallipolis High School
Homer Beck
Fannie Kraus
Gallipolis
James Roberts
F. F. Thornton
Sue
Paul Smith
Owen
Samuel Giles
Cecil Daugherty
Georges Creek
Frank Maddy
Findlay
Mary Halfhill
Poplar Ridge
John Flynn
George Boardman
William Smith
Letitia Jennings
Pleasant
Wry Deem
Earl Vance
S. A. Stewart
Frost
Gordon Carney
H. N. Snider
Virgil Rogers
Michigan
Hunter
Sydney
Cecil Freer
Northern Territory
Australia
COUN
City OF
State of
C. Cornell
C H. Harris
Len B. McCune
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