Pomeroy Council weighs water system purchase financing
Pomeroy Council entertains a Cincinnati bond house proposal to finance a water works purchase or new system via revenue bonds. The meeting mainly discussed the purchase. no action was taken. Council also ordered a stop sign on Butternut Ave at Lincoln Hill due to limited northern visibility for crossing pedestrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Pomeroy Council
Butternut Ave
Lincoln Hill
Miss Lena Mae Fels Leaves Middleport for New Post
Miss Lena Mae Fels, long-time Middleport High School teacher, takes a job at Scioto Union Consolidated School in Ross County near Chillicothe. She will head the lunch room at the new high school serving about two hundred meals daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lena Mae Fels
Scioto-Union Consolidated School
Ross County
Chillicothe
Miss Fels
Marion Rife
Bainbridge
Eagles Banquet Draws About 100 Members
About 100 members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles attended a Monday night meeting and chop suey banquet at the clubrooms. Twelve candidates were initiated during the 7:30 session, with several Athens visitors present and Val Brown preparing the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Order of Eagles
Athens
Val Brown
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
A string of visitors and travels across Pomeroy are noted. Mr and Mrs Ted Scott Stewart attend business in town. Dana Pritchard and family return to Barberton after visiting Wickham relatives. Many relatives and friends share Sunday calls, hospital visits, and weekend gatherings in multiple nearby towns. A social evening honors Mrs Margaret Jones of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Scott
Stewart
Pomeroy
Dana Pritchard
Barberton
Caddie
Nelle
Albany
Mattie Reeves
John Seakus
Downington
Almont Hite
Frankie Bailey
Mary Ellen Hennessy
Columbus
Miss Hennessy
Pat Thornton
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Thornton
Clair Gettles
Clair
Gallipolis
E. K. Lippincott
Mulberry Ave
Herald Sisson
Logan
East Maine
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Racine Social News Items Highlight Weekend Visits
Local society notes list residents and relatives visiting Lancaster Reedsville Chester Parkerstown and Canton. Entries mention camp meetings, hospital visits Typhoid illness at St Joseph Parkersburg and family travels to Springfield and Ceremonial gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Gomer Lewis
Ben Philson
Fred Philson
Lancaster
W. B. Cross
Curman Bailey
Reedsville
Charles Scott
Gertrude Scott
Davis
Clarksburg
Walter Stewart
Helena Radford
Chester
Charles Crow
Bert Crow
Amelia Parrott
Hazel
Helen
Columbus
A. B. Cross
C. J. Easterday
Robert Smith
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Ray Salser
Canton
Salser
Nial Salser
Joe Schaefer
Dayton
A. J. Schaefer
H. H. Hall
Springfield
Frank Gillian
Hve
Dexter Social News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Marriages
D H Denny took daughter Hattie to Parkersburg for goiter surgery with a favorable outlook. Arline Nelson is hospitalized in Holzer. Mrs. W R Amos visited Lancaster for her daughter-in-law’s illness. Mrs. Blanche Davis of Lancaster visits Dexter. Charles Bowen and Mildred Cartwright wed at the bride’s home with Rev Selah Weatherby officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selah Weatherby
Athens
Jacob Roller
Pomeroy
Amber Lodge
Earl M. Nelson
Mac Johnson
Langsville
Johnson
Walter Compton
Mina Jewell Downington
W. R. Halliday
Hortense Bowen
Worley Davis
W. R. Amos
Lancaster
Caroll Halliday
Washington
D. H
Fred Nelson
California
Hysell Nelson
Old Dexter
Peter Nelson
Delano Nelson
Elsworth Garby
Hanesville
Charles Tyler
Rebecca Goff
Pomeroyan Describes Europe in Hugh Davis Travel Notes
Hugh Davis, son of Mrs. Leah Davis, shares impressions from arrival in Europe. He describes landfall near Plymouth, English chalk cliffs, Boulogne, and a third class rail journey, noting France’s flat countryside, brick and stone buildings, dense land use, and Paris ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Europe
Hugh Davis
Rome
Davis
Leah Davis
W. Main St
England
France
Plymouth
Ocean
Devon
Boulogne
Paris
Social notes recount visits and trips in Middleport area
Middleport society pages list Mr and Mrs Charles Price guests in Columbus and Pom eroy relatives, plus several Columbus visitors. Other entries note boat excursion attendance, trips to Syracuse Beach, a hotel job in Charleston and a penitentiary guard.
Serenade for Newlywed Bandmaster in Middleport
Junior and Senior Bands of Middleport High School escorted Dan Farmer and his bride Mary Frances Carpenter from the former bandmaster’s home to a garage concert. The informal serenade featured Farmer conducting his former pupils and closing with the alma mater The Orange and the Black. Refreshments followed at Bailey's Dairy Shop, marking a farewell concert as Farmer accepts a position in Tiltonville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Dan Farmer
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Mary Frances Carpenter
Farmer
Roberts files for divorce from Mable Roberts
Claude Roberts seeks a divorce in common pleas court on grounds of gross neglect. The couple, married October 15 1917, have one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mable Roberts
Common Pleas
Claude Roberts
Entertain Mrs Lowery With Potluck Dinner At Tracy Home
A group of Mrs. Frank Lowery’s friends will host a potluck dinner at Mrs. A. O. Tracy’s home Friday evening to honor the guest. All Pythian Sisters and friends are invited for 7 30 PM. The note adds a historical line about the first American flag raised on January 1 1776 24 years after Bey Ross’s birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowery
Frank Lowery
A. O. Tracy
Bey Ross
Amesville Grange To Meet Tuesday Evening
Amesville Grange will meet next Tuesday evening Aug. 3 with T G Watson secretary of the Agricultural College of Ohio State University as guest speaker. The program includes a one act play and music by Amesville Grange members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Amesville Grange
T. G. Watson
Agricultural College of
Ohio State University
Hattie Wyatt
Lancaster
Ida Pendergrass
George
Chauncey
New England
Lewis Smith
Minnie Koons
Smith
Pendergrass
Columbus
Riley Thompson
Dail
Roma Dell Schmuck
Washington, D. C
Owen Linscott
Clyde Gibson
John Hartley
Wilbur Carpenter
Gallipolis
Our House
Erma Lee
Pauline Ziegler
George Morgan
Jimmie
Toronto
Ohio
Morgan
Frank
Ella Morris
Carl Halowell
Jean
Parkersburg
W. Va
Halowell
Florence Porter
Sadie Wilson
Jean Morris
Marietta
Billy Don Morris
Esther
M. E. Church
Louise Linscott
George King
James Mescher
Everett Moore
Harry Lee
Clarence Fleming
Roxbury
Ellis Morris
Vincent
Garnet Sedwick
Gilbert Sedwick
Anna Orndorff
Kay Lucas
LaVerne Lamborn
Miss Sedwick
Birth of 12 Pound Daughter in Chester
Mr and Mrs Bernard Fiselstein of Chester announce the birth of a daughter weighing 12 pounds born on Saturday July 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bernard Fiselstein
Chester
Record-Setting Student Keeps Perfect Attendance
Greenwich, Conn. Dorothy Prelier posted ten and a half years without missing a day in elementary and high school. The truancy officer noted her flawless record and no concerns were raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Dorothy Prelier
Pomeroy Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters Honor Emma Foss
The Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters held services for Emma Foss at Ewing funeral home Monday evening at 7 30. The Daughters of America also held their service at 7 45. Foss was among the first Pythian sisters initiated when the order began in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Magnolia Temple
Pythian Sisters
Emma Foss
Ewing Funeral Home
Daughters of America
County Approves 37000 Deficiency Bond Sale
Final arrangements for the sale of 37000 in deficiency bonds were made today by the county commissioners with a bond house in Cincinnati. Auditor George Daniels accompanied a company representative to Cincinnati to sign the bonds. Funds will pay old county bills up to January 1 1937, with some already paid and others approved at today’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
George Daniels
Clyde Cross Injured In Auto Accident
Clyde Cross son of Mr and Mrs A B Cross was critically injured in an automobile accident Sunday. He received a neck wound below the ear and was unconscious the next day. He was taken to a Martins Ferry hospital and physicians gave little hope for recovery. The family traveled to Martins Ferry after the telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Cross
Helen Cross
Russell Lee
Martins Ferry
Middleport Legion Groups Plan Picnic
The American Legion Auxiliary the American Legion and the Sons of the Legion plan a picnic at Shenang Springs on Sunday August 8. They meet at the Legion Home at 10 a.m. for transportation arrangements. Mrs Helen Cooper Auxiliary president named delegate to the state convention in Columbus August 15. Mrs Kathryn Anderson named as alternate at the Monday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
American Legion Auxiliary
The
American Legion
Sons of the Legion
Shenang Springs
Legion
Helen Cooper
Columbus
Kathryn Anderson
Mortgage foreclosure suit filed in common pleas court
The State of Ohio ex rel S H Squire superintendent of banks of Ohio in charge of the First City Bank liquidation files a mortgage foreclosure in common pleas court to recover 761 dollars from defendants Lawrence Baum Bateman and Mangold partnership R G Webster treasurer of Meigs County and Peter Dorst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas
State of Ohio
S. H. Squire
Banks of
Ohio
First City Bank
Lawrence Baum
Bateman and Mangold
R. G. Webster
Meigs County
Peter Dorst
Right to Shift Firemen Indemnity Fund Granted
Pomeroy common pleas court approved transferring 3179.27 from the Firemen's Indemnity Fund to the village general fund on the solicitor's filing. The fund, set aside for firemen on duty, has been used once, for a payment to William Wat. State insurance ended the need for the fund, but the method of transfer remained unsettled. A portion is held by Meigs Savings and Loan Co with about 900 in a local bank. Council estimates around 2000 will reach the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Ralston Russell
William Watson
Meigs Savings and Loan Co
Garden Club Motors To Rutland Farm Picnic
Thirty members of the Middleport Garden Club motored to the James Titus farm at Rutland for their annual picnic Monday evening. A short business session, lawn games, impromptu talks, and a Welsh talk by Mrs. T H Davis provided amusement. Mrs. Frank Vrooman and her committee planned a fried chicken picnic supper served on tables under pine trees. A Round Robin letter was written to Mrs. A A Dillard confined to McMillan Hospital in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
James Titus
Rutland
T. H. Davis
Frank Vrooman
Titus
A. A. Dillard
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Chester 4-H Meeting of Happy Hustlers Club
The Chester Happy Hustlers 4-H Club held its July 27 meeting with seven members and one visitor, Miss Eleanor Whitney, present. President Grace Kautz led the session under adviser Mrs. Ada Morris, who, with Whitney, explained the club project. Refreshments followed and the club set a new meeting for August 10 at two o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Happy Hustlers 4-H Club
Grace Kautz
Ada Morris
Eleanor Whitney
Stars Shine 40,000 Times Brighter Than Sun
Astronomers report certain stars emit light about 40 000 times more intense than our sun, indicating extreme luminosity. Measurements suggest these stars power vast energy output through nuclear fusion and rapid stellar processes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middleport School
Eagles
Pomeroy Social Notes
Hazel Milhoan
Reno
Pittsburgh
Russell Harding
Theron Ohlinger
Elizabeth Ohlinger
Laurel St
Kate Austin
Phil Williamson
Main St
Luella Parcher
Charles Grueser
E. Main St
Roy Foss
Jackson
Floyd Foss
J. B. Person
Stanley Barry
Foss
Barry
Ella Blaetmar
Jeff Larch
Richard Campbell
Forest Run
Virginia Googlein
Betty Story
Kingsbury
Viola Jones
P. L. Peoples
Konrad Scholl
George Dallas
St. Salisbury
Maryland
W. G. Downie
P. K
Waxep
Pennsylvania Sugar CO
United States Labor
Dexter Social
U. S
Pensacola
Fila
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris
Biscarosse
Bordeaux
North America
Pomeroyan
Middleport Social Notes
Charles Price
Carl Owens
S. Third Ave
C. E. Price
Owenses
James Derby
Huntington
George Swisher
Thelma Schell
Jane Owens
Margaret Isabelle Stewart
Kathryn Rose Monohan
Kathryn Monohan
Cecil Root
Michigan
Root
Marjorie Patton
Akron
Donna Maguire
Addie Maguire
Mary Walter
Gravel Hill
Lancaster Camp
G. H. Becker
Ralph Winkler
Orville, O
D. C. Becker
Dan Armel
Charles Armel
C. F. Besserer
Hattie Bennett
Allie Mauck
W. T. Grant
Businessmen’s Assurance Company
Kansas City
Lucy Downing
Fifth Ave
Grant
L. L. Johnson
Boggess
John Bachman
Betty Jane
Bachman
Ohio State Penitentiary
Shirley Duerr
Minerva Mathews
Wanda Byers
Easter Martin Ewing
Mildred Asbury
Tommy
Mark Duerr
Syracuse
Kenneth Entsminger
Dave Entsminger
Lincoln St
Charles Cochran
McArthur
Stewart Hawkins
Coolvilles
Parkersburg Road
Mohawk Mills
Armstrong
Serviee
Krokat
Harris
Mar
Clyde Cross
Middleport Legion
Garden Club Motors
Rutland Farm
Fishbaugh
W. Union Street
Athens Home Telephone Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!