Scout Troop Activity Reports Highlight April Meetings
The April 18 meeting, badge awards for Tom Smith and Bob Roberts, and plans for a patrols night are noted. Beavers led in talks by O Fowler and August White with a guest, and a birthday party for a girl’s escort at the Crowegh eighteenth birthday is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine High Yight
W. Essex
Louis Reibelion
Vernon Howeop
Beavers
Poscoe O. Fowler
White
Prilot
Patrol
O'Grady
Tom Smith
Bob Roberts
Charles
Dr Peetee’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted
An vintage ad touts Dr Peetee’s Golden Medical Discovery as a dependable vegetable tonic for poor digestion and weak blood. It claims health benefits and offers pricing in large or small bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Peetee
Veterans Plan To Organize in Meigs
J E Mahoney announces plans for a local Meigs chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars. A meeting and banquet for all veterans will be held Wednesday evening May 8 at the Odd Fellows Hall. All veterans are invited and urged to attend as organization plans are discussed.
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Pomeroy
Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. E. Mahoney
Odd Fellows Hall
Mahoney
Covert Family Return From West and Local Moves
Mrs. Arthur Covert and W A B Covert returned from Berkeley after two weeks visiting the West and Hoyt Covert. They stopped in Columbus to see Mrs. Covert's daughters Mrs. K C Bright Mrs. Charles Keesey and Miss Ruth Covert. Mr and Mrs C W Jones moved to the Miss Mary Root cottage on Brownell Avenue for quiet due to his illness Jones moved from Shenang Springs where he built cabins and ran the park but could not continue in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Arthur Covert
W. A. B. Covert
Berkeley
Calif
Hoyt Covert
West
Columbus
C. W. Jones
Shenang Springs
Pomeroy-Chester Road
Miss Mary Root
Brownell Avenue
Jones
Meigs County Unemployed form Farmers and Workers' Org
After meetings at the Second Ward Fire House the Meigs County Unemployed League voted to withdraw from state and national Unemployed League groups. A new Farmers and Workers' Organization was formed with a similar structure, aiming to improve working conditions and bring more work to Meigs County. Officials cited lack of returns from state dues and potential AFL affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
A. W. Hoover
Farmers’ and Workers
American Federation of Labor
Racine News Briefs
Mrs. Charlies Sharp rushed to Huntington for her mother Mrs J B Booths illness. Adrian French and Mrs French with Mrs J B French visited from Akron past weekend. Dorothy Brown and Lois Fling visited Columbus with Mrs Mabel Coffee. Eileen Roush in Huntington Saturday. Hopesburg Ky couple Mr and Mrs Arthur Banks visited relatives. Ruth Spencer and Mary Virginia Easterday joined Frank Wilsons party returning from Detroit. Owen Watson attended American Legion spring conference at New Lexington. Free electricity cooking demo Wednesday evening in Methodist Church annex by Mrs Thelma McMurray of Pomeroy.
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Racine
Charlies Sharp
Huntington
J. B. Booth
Adrian French
Akron
Clark Jiiden
French
J. B. French
Dorothy Brown
Lois Fling
Columbus
Arthur Banks
Methodist Church
Thelma McMurray
Pomeroy
Middleport News Notes Local Visits and Socials
Middleport residents report visits from Will Murray and relatives in Huntington. Masonic Square Club to host a card party and dance at the Masonic Temple auditorium Monday night. Attendances include Cadmus and Sewickley visitors. Rummage and bake sales by Philathea Women of the Church of Christ drew praise. People move, travel for family, and check on pneumonia cases in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Will Murray
J. E. Murray
Grant Street
Huntington
Masonic Square Club
Masonic Temple
L. M. Bowman
Cadmus
Robert Cheatwood
Philathea Women
Church of Christ
G. O. Reynolds
United
W. Va
Sidney Ray
Effie Hundiey
Grave Hill
M. S. McAllister
Barbara
Sewickley
M. J. McCarty
Mary Dawson
North Second Avenue
James Cowie
Pittsburgh
H. P. Stewart
Pomeroy Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
POMEROY Theodor Thress of Zanesville visited Miss Adela Schoenlein in Mulberry Avenue where they were classmates at Ohio State. Edward Graber of Mansfield spent the weekend with his parents on Butternut Avenue and recently moved to northern Ohio to oversee a sanitation district. Howard Hughes and family, and Mrs. Hughes, visited Mr. and Mrs. Milo Stewart before returning to Columbus. Mrs. Oliver Hartley stayed on Lincoln Hill while Mr. Hartley returned to Columbus. Mrs. M. D. Hartley and daughter with Mrs. T. A. Downie visited Parkersburg and came back today. A. R. Tedrow, his children Marvin and Betty, and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bryan of Hamden visited A. R. Tedrow. Roscoe O. Fowler joined a spring American Legion conference in New Lexington Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Theodore Thress
Zanesville
Adela Schoenlein
Mulberry Avenue
Thress
Miss Schoenlein
Ohio State University
Edward Graber
Mansfield
Charles Graber
Butternut Avenue
Graber
Meigs County
Ohio
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Milo Stewart
Columbus
Oliver Hartley
Lincoln Hill
Hartley
M. D. Hartley
T. A. Downie
Parkersburg
A. R. Tedrow
Marvin
Betty
Steve Bryan
Hamden
Roscoe O. Fowler
New Lexington
American Legion
Annual Canadian halibut catch reaches 30 million pounds
The annual Canadian catch of halibut totals about 30 million pounds, marking a substantial yield for the season. Industry officials note strong quotas and robust harvest activity across key fishing regions.
26 4-H Clubs Represented At Conference in Gallia Co
Gallia County 4-H leaders from 26 of 30 clubs attended a conference led by C C Lang of Columbus, noting 2,700 eligible farm youths and 2.4 percent membership last year. Lang outlined club activity across May to September and discussed age and retention trends for boys and girls in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
C. C. Lang
Columbus
Larg
Lang
Rotary committee to guide Good Will tourists in Gallipolis
A Columbia Chamber of Commerce Good Will party will visit Gallipolis on Thursday May 2. Rotarian hosts H. W. Walter J. P. Martin and John Harrison will provide transportation and tours of scenic spots and business houses. A 12 car train will move the Columbus group through Ohio to the Kentucky Derby in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Good Will
H. W. Walter
J. P. Martin
John Harrison
Columbus Group
Ohio
Louisville
Dr Holzer to Undergo Gall Bladder Operation
Gallipolis residents learn that Dr Charles E Holzer owner of Holzer Hospital will undergo a preventive gall bladder operation in Cincinnati this week. He is not ill and the procedure is precautionary. Nurses Miss Helen Womeldorff from Gallipolis and Miss Elizabeth Parsons from Nebraska assist preparations. Dr O F Vornholt will lead the surgical staff during his absence.
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Gallipolis
Charles E. Holzer
Holzer Hospital
Cincinnati
Holzer
Helen Womeldorff
Elizabeth Parsons
Nebraska
O. F Vornholt
Oak Hill Man Attacked With Knife Slashed and Injured
Pearl Delaney, 22, of Oak Hill, was hospitalized at Holzer with severe wounds after being attacked by an acquaintance wielding a butcher knife on a street corner Saturday night. The injuries include lacerations to the right elbow hip and abdomen with exposed intestines escaping during transport. Delaney offered no details on the assailant beyond the suspect being an acquaintance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pearl Delaney
Oak Hill
Holzer Hospital
Delaney
Rodney Teacher in Gallipolis Appointment
Howard Broyles, a Rodney school teacher, is ill at home. George Tope has been appointed to substitute.
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Rodney
Gallipolis
Howard Broyles
George Tope
Daughter of Teacher Dies Sunday Night
Mary Jane Sloman three year old daughter of Russell M Sloman and his wife died at Holter Hospital at 9 o clock Sunday night after critical illness from scarlet fever She was the child of a Gallia Academy High School vocational agriculture instructor The mother and infant sister survive The body lies in state at Elias Wetherholt Funeral Parlor all day Monday then will be taken to Illinois for funeral and burial Tuesday.
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Russell M. Sloman
Holter Hospital
Gallia Academy High School
Elias Wetherholt
Parior
Ilinoia
Pioneer Gallia Family Mourns Death of Mre Annse Cheatwood
Funeral services were held at Sand Fork Church for Mre Annse Keller Cheatwood 73 who died at Cadmus after a stroke of paralysis. She was widow of Robert Cheatwood and a descendant of a pioneer Gallia County family. Surviving children include Mrs Walter Kinnison and Mrs Emerson Simms of Oak Hill Ada at home Earl Cheatwood and Glenn Cheatwood of Kitchen. An adopted daughter Dorothy Cheatwood, sister Mrs D F Bostic of Cadmus, and brother Calvin Keller of Payette Idaho also survive. Gallipolis notice: Rio Grande high school commencement set for May 10 with speaker Dr H T Houf.
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Cadmus
Calvin Keller
Payette
Idaho
Annual Easter Dinner Held at Alfred
Alfred residents gathered for the annual Easter dinner on Saturday with large attendance. Mrs Mabel Swartz attended the field meet at Athens on Friday. Mrs Vesta Bentz visited relatives over the weekend. Hobart Swartz and family attended funeral services for Mrs Logan near Harrisonville. Various local residents, including the Swartzes and Robisons, spent Sunday visiting and at home in the area. Norman Midkiff traveled to Athens on Friday.
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Alfred
Mabel Swartz
Athens
Vesta Bentz
E. Swartz
Herbert Dixon
Pomeroy
VL. Shumway and Son
Guess Vannest
Hobart Swartz
Mr. Logan
Holzer Hospital Patients Update and Local Notices
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis reports Prosecuting Attorney Fred Cherring ton ill with catar rhal jaundice and other ailments, while Police Chief John Fraley faces an infected arm. Mrs. C. T. Robinson Mrs. 8. C. Pinkston and Mrs. Carl Barnes recover from major operations. A daughter Vaughneda Joan born to Mr and Mrs H. E. Beta of Jackson. Blaine Mohr, son of Mrs. Stella Mohr, underwent a minor operation for scarlet fever aftermath. condition satisfactory. The region’s school bus drivers Jim Stobart Joseph Beegie and Fagan Price entertained pupils at Old Man's Cave near Logan signaling the start of summer vacation. Paul Curtis of Dam 2 observed at Holzer Hospital for diabetes. condition serious. In Middleport Miss Margaret Isabel Stewart hosted a club gathering with attendees including Margaret McBride Ruth Entsminger Alice Louise Lame Kathryn Rose Monahan Jane Ann Fick Grace Ingles Betty Jane Marcum. Middleport Music Club completes season activities under chairman Roscoe C. Fowler with meetings at the Heath M F Church October through April. Cotton fabric letterheads gain favor with local firms.
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Gallipolis
Fred Cherrington
Holzer Hospital
John Fraley
C. T. Robinson
8. C. Pinkston
Carl Barnes
Athens
Vaughneda Joan
H. E. Beta
Jackson
Middleport
Margaret Isabel Stewart
South Fifth Avenue
Hooker Street
Margaret McBride
Ruth Entsminger
Alice Louise Lame
Kathryn Rose Monahan
Jane Ann Fick
Grace Ingies
Betty Jane Marcum
Hitchcock Burial In Torch Cemetery After Chicago Auto Crash
Burial services for Misa Elinore Hitchcock of Athens were held at the Baptist Church Cemetery in Torch on Wednesday. She died as a victim of the auto accident near Chicago Sunday and was known locally through visits with her grandmother Mrs. M. A. McGrew. The Easter program at the M B Church featured children recitations and choir music led by Clyde Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Goodwin
J. Stern
Reedy
W. Va
A. B Bean
Stern
Ira Mickle
Galena
A. C. Watson
Floyd Richards
A. B. Bean
H. 8. Dye
Lucy Coleman
Eileen Johnson
Athens
Presbyterian Church
Elmore Hitchcock
H. A. Dewees
Mra
Rex Anderson
Jess Smith
Bernard Brewster
Beiore
American Legion Auxiliary
J. Bowermaster
Bowermaster
Kingwood
Aged Man Succumbs in Green Township Burial at Mound Hill
L. D. Watts aged seven or so died in the house near Alexander Green Township where he was born. He was buried Sunday from the Alexander Church where he belonged. Interment was at Mound Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his wife two sons and a daughter Ernest A Watts and Herman Northup of Gallia County and Heber L Watts of Columbus.
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Gallipolis
L. D. Watts
Alexander
Green Township
Alexander Church
Mound Hill
Ernest A Watts
Herman Northup
Galita County
Heber L. Watts
Columbue
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Igs
Atland
J D H. Clelandom
Dorcas
Paul
Frank
Tommy Beech
Guy Beegie
Wader
Scribe Frank
William Heines
Norman Terrell
Heines
Martin
Depu- Young
Mse
Glouster Mepech
Slended
Evelyn Lew. Rorden
Meigs
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Jerome D. Barnum
New York
Barnum
Syracuse
N. Y
Post - Standard
Sas
Bledo
Detroit
Detroits
Toledo
Boston
York Central
Pomeroy Personals
County
WED
Millard Gilmore
Cheshire
Louise Gardner
George Gardner
Vernon I. Coleman
Bidwell Farmer
Elizabeth Kelsey
Bidwell
Robert Jackson
Vinton Painter
Cora Hesson
J. W Heason
Vinton
Goldie Peters
Clarence
Peters
Common Pleas
Mary Jane Sloman
Mr. and
DR. Houf
Rio Grande
H. T Houf
Rio Grande College
Ohio University
Blaine Mohr
Stella Mohr
Jim Stobart
Joseph Beegie
Fagan Price
Old Man's Cave
Logan
Paul Curtis TU
Paul Curtis
Dam 2
Curtis
Dam
Entertains Club
Middleport Music Club
Roscoe C. Fowler
Heath M. F
Hitchcock
McPherson St
W. Union St
Mobiloil Arctic
Mobiloil
Biedel-Mead Oil CO
Lancaster St
Richland Ave
Mobilgas Socon
Lek
Mobilgas & Mobiloil
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