County Commissioners Hold All Day Session in Meigs County
Meigs County commissioners met for an all day session at the courthouse. They adopted a resolution to improve the Grassin Road near the G. O. Wills home in Itland Township with shared cost between the township and county. Reno Locust Grove Road will be graded and surfaced with Chester Township to bear 40 percent and the county 60 percent. The county engineer was instructed to post notices for bids on surfacing Kingsbury Road in Bedford and Scipio Townships. Several candidates for warden attended the meeting but no successor to Henry Idénable was named.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
com_gesioners
Grand Ery
Yesterdy
Geo
Grassin
G. O. Wills
Itland Township
Munty
Reno-Locust Grove
Commissioners
Ison
Pomeroy Bend Society and Locals Note
A society and locals column from The Messenger highlights community notices and social updates from Pomeroy Bend Meigs County. Includes references to services, circulation, and advertising contacts, with a staff correspondent by A Hartley and classifieds guidance via John Sauvage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Sudden Death of Miss Lucile McLane at 23
Miss Lucile McLane 23 died suddenly at her mother Mrs Selah McLane's home in Tuppers Plains on July 29. A 1927 Tuppers Plains High School graduate, she attended Ohio University and taught in local primary grades for three years. She leaves a mother two sisters one brother and grandparents. Funeral services held at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile McLane
Selah McLane
Tuppers Plains
Ohio University At
Athens
Phylis Johnson
Baltimore
Doris
Thurl Meane
Columbus
Benjamin McLane
Mary Dewey
Meersburg Hospital
Effie Warren
A Knowles
Reedsville
Ig Keiler
Teeter
D. O. Morena
Sistersville
Jocal Church of Christ
George Hamilton
Hamilton
Vivian Hoffman
Bettie Jane
Parkersburg
C. B. Kincade
Bland Branch
Elore
Milas
McLane
Max Cleland
David Guckler
Pomeroy
C. T. Warren
Gesan
William Davis
New Straits- Wille
Helen Keller
Fredaeater
Emory Keller
Mable Keller
Olive Cowdrey
Audra Kirkhart
W. E. Matilack
Long Bottom
Lizzie Biddle
Near Reno
E. B. Parker
Lena Schreiber
Trucker and Passenger Escape Injury in Letart Chicken House Crash
In Racine on Saturday night W. P. Barnitz of Letart drove off the highway while returning from Columbus after a long trip. His truck crashed into Everett Hartley’s chicken house at the town’s upper end, demolishing building and vehicle. Both Barnitz and a Logan pickup passenger suffered only bruises and cuts. no chickens were inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Barnitz
Columbus
Everett Hartley
Barnitz
Logan
Mrs Stowe Dies Local Street Car Conductor Widow of E C Stowe
Mrs Jen nie Stowe widow of E C Stowe longtime conductor on the local street car line died at her Middleport home after several weeks illness. The family lived in Pomeroy for years. She leaves two daughters Carrie Hall and Gertrude Goetz and several grandchildren. Funeral will be Wednesday afternoon with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jennie Stowe
E. C. Stowe
Pomeroy
Stowe
Carrie
Webb O. Hall
Rutland
Gertrude
W. R. Goetz
Beech Grove
Miss Flora Cottrill Visits Family in Pomeroy During Mother's Illness
Miss Flora Cottrill of San Francisco travels by air to Gallia County to be with her mother Mrs Rebecca Cottrill who underwent a major operation at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. The patient is said to be recovering as Flora Cottrill arrived from California Friday morning and reached Columbus Saturday evening.
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Pomeroy
Flora Cottrill
San Francisco
Rebecca Cottrill
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Miss Cottrill
California
Columbus
Cottrill
Ohio Suits For Judgment On Mortgage Property
The State of Ohio ex rel. Ira F. Fulton Superintendent of Banks sues W H Dyke and Iona B Fulton in Highland County Common Pleas seeking a judgment of 385 dollars plus interest. The petition states the defendants mortgaged property in Salem Township to Highland County Bank, later liquidated by the Superintendent. The judgment would be paid from proceeds of the mortgaged property sale.
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Pomeroy
State of Ohio
Ira F. Fulton
Superintendent of Banks
W. H. Dyke
Iona B. Fulton
Common Pleas Court
Salem ‘Township
Highland County ‘Bank
Local residents return from trips and visits
Miss Marcia Karr returned from a ten day trip to Charleston Cincinnati Marion and Columbus. Miss Dorothy Winebrenner came back from Weirton and Steubenville. Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson and family arrived to visit relatives in East St. Louis for two weeks. The Nazarene convention brought several others back from Columbus. Avery Roberts visited Fort Thomas Kentucky with Marvin in training camp. Local boys came home from Co M T C Fort Thomas. Mrs Helen Underhill returned to Columbus after two weeks with her mother. Carl Helmick and Nonga Fleming were weekend guests in Parkersburg. Mrs Irving Karr and Eleanor spent two weeks in Parkersburg with Martha Echols. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society plans a picnic at Syracuse bathing beach tonight. Mrs Elwood Engle and baby of Columbus visit the Zeihers. Robert Flanagan, away for four months, is now able to be out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Karr
Charleston
Cincinnati
Marion
Columbus
Dorothy Winebrenner
Weirton
Steubenville
Henry Johnson
East St. Louis
van Johnson
Paul Hayman
Rex Ackley
Emma Duckworth
Church of the Nazarene
Avery Roberts
Ft. Thomas
Marvin
Helen Underhill
Mary Karr
Carl Helmick
Nonga Fleming
Parkersburg
Mia
Ira Fleming
Irving Karr
Eleanor
Martha Echols
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Asbury Methodist Church
Syracuse
Elwood Engle
Baby
Henry Zeiher
Robert Flanagan
Genevieve Dyer
Marietta
Virginia
Clara Louise Smith
Grant Street
Ott Larson
Albert Larson
Coolville
Sarah Lant
E. L. Parson
Mary Evans
George
Lettie Besserer
Emma Thomas
C. F. Besserer
R. C. Meadows
J. G. Talbott
L. D. McMaster
Lincoln Street
R. L. Smith
Jennie Smith
Virginia Smith
Helen Keller
R. M. Grogan
North Third Avenue
J. K. Smith
John
Russell
A. D. Wilson
Wil Chaffin
Zanesville
C. H. Church
George Russell
Bradbury
Miller transfers to Holzer Hospital for observation
R A Miller, critically ill for days, was moved to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis on Sunday for observation and treatment. Mrs Miller accompanies him and will stay at the hospital. His sister in law Mrs A W Mc Kay assists. Four family members are at the Gallipolis Hospital, joined by Lydia Powell and her sister Mrs Willis J Root from the same area.
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Middleport
R. A. Miller
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Lydia Powell
Willis J. Root
Despoiling Dogs Ordered Away From Catholic Cemetery
Aug 4 Pomeroy reports Father Dunn of the Catholic Church complains to Sheriff Tracy that dogs owned by Orin Jones are despoiling graves in the Catholic Cemetery. With no dog warden, owners will be asked to keep the animals confined. noncompliance may lead to officers shooting the dogs.
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Pomeroy
Tracy
Father Dunn
Orin Jones
Former Resident Cary Nelson Hanes Dies in Kansas
Cary Nelson Hanes, 62, a former Meigs County resident, died July 26 at his home in Hutchinson Kansas, according to friends in Pomeroy. He married Anna I Lyle in 1917, has five children from his first marriage, a widow and one daughter from the second, and leaves 15 grandchildren plus a brother Ellsworth and a sister Mrs Dow Williams.
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Pomeroy
Cary Nelson Hanes
Meigs County
Hutchinson
Kansas
Hanes
Anna I. Lyle
Ellsworth
Dow Williams
Speeding Costs $20.70 in Pomeroy Court
Ray Reed of Jackson was arrested for speeding by Chief Roush and found guilty by Mayor Hess. Fine and costs totaled $20.70. Frank Harris of Syracuse pled guilty to fighting in a hearing before Mayor Mathewson and paid a $5 fine plus costs.
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Pomeroy
Ray Reed
Jackson
Roush
Hess
Frank Harris
Syracuse
William Mathewson
Banker George DeCamp Visits Meigs County Heads to Rio Grande
George DeCamp president of the National Reserve Bank Cleveland rode with Capt. Tom Jones and C. F. Rathburn from Meigs County to Rio Grande for a college directors meeting. He was joined by H. H. Haning of Athens as they traveled by Middleport en route to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
George DeCamp
National Reserve Bank
Cleveland
Rio Grande
College
Middleport
Tom Jones
C. F. Rathburn
Local visitors and weekend family travels reported
Mr and Mrs Floyd Price and their son Floyd Jr along with cousin Lawrence and Miss Erna Russell of Cincinnati visited Rose Hill and Monkey Run. Bernadine returned home after six years away. Other locals host and visit relatives across Ohio.
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Floyd Price
Floyd, Jr
Lawrence
Erna Russell
Cincinnati
Rose Hill
Monkey Run
Bernadine
Father Gloeckner
Ironton
Peter Gloeckner
Anna Marie Shorr
Logan
Pat Haley
Columbus
J. R. Hood
Fred Guth
David Elias
Parkersburg
Joe Siemer
Corning
John Seakus
Pearl Hysell
Hysell
Death of Mrs. Anna McCracken in Columbus
Mrs. Anna McCracken aged 80 dies at her daughter in law Emma McCracken home in Columbus after a period of illness. She was widow of David McCracken of Middleport. Funeral services are set at Heath M E Church on Thursday and Monday in Middleport with Pythian Sisters rites and burial at Middleport Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Anna McCracken
Emma McCracken
Columbus
David McCracken
Heath M. E
C. H. Ehichinger
Pythian Sisters
McCracken
Meigs
Middleport Hill
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
The Middleport column lists numerous short visits and travels. Residents visit families in Toledo Athens Marietta Columbus Coolville Zanesville and Charleston while others entertain guests locally. Several illnesses and recoveries are noted along with trips to Columbus and Chicago for family events.
Council Meeting Not Meeting After All
Pomeroy, August 4. Mayor Hess and city officials attended a council session at City Hall. Clerk Webster described a moose head decoration mishap, and discussion on tall stumps in the Maine woods surfaced before the meeting adjourned due to absent council members.
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Pomeroy
Hess
Tracy
Roush
Streg
Casto
Webster
Maine
Letart Baseball Edges Dyesville In Close 8 to 6 Victory
Letart traveled to Dyesville Sunday and won 8 to 6 after early scoring bursts in the first and second innings. Badgley Roush and Brown led batting while Shhuller and Belles pitched tightly. The infield made only two errors. Letart also beat Pine Grove 15 to 4 on July 26.
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Letart
Dyesville
Brown
Badgley
Roush
Shhuller
Belles
Pine Grove
High School Students Tour The Messenger Office
Twenty four ninth and tenth grade summer school English students from Athens Senior High School visited The Athens Messenger Building on Monday. They toured the newspaper offices related to their seven page paper The Summer Breeze and had a film show on newspaper production. Teachers Mrs Mildred Cable and Miss Kath ryne Faulkner accompanied the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Senior High
Irene Hand
Athens Messenger
Summer Breeze
Mildred Cable
Kathryne Faulkner
Ohio University
Ice Cream Social for Clarks Chapel Benefit
The Young People's Society of Clarks Chapel will host an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday night to raise funds for the church.
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Clarks Chapel
Fair Secretary Jackson County Leader Dies
Jackson County agricultural fair secretary and prominent land owner Powers has died. He served as chief organizer for the fair and was a notable figure in local agriculture. His passing marks the loss of a longtime community leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Benton Powers
Jackson County Agricultural Fair
Plane Wreck at Coe Field Near Jacksonville
A plane owned by Black Henry of Akron and piloted by Henry was wrecked on take-off at Coe field near Jacksonville. Passengers Ewart Henry and Ted Morgan escaped with shakes. Henry suffered a bad cut above the eye. The craft had been repaired after a Sunday wing damage and propeller break, before this Monday trial flight ended in further damage. The owner had previously used the machine for a Akron to Jacksonville trip in one hour fifteen minutes.
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Glouster
Coe Bottom
Jacksonville
Black Henry
Akron
Ewart Henry
Ted Morgan
Morgan
Henry
Coe Field
South-Weller families hold 17th annual reunion at Lancaster
The 17th annual South-Weller families reunion was held in Lancaster with a basket dinner at the Fairgrounds. Officers elected for 1932 include President Mrs Edna Embrey Glouster Vice President O S Birtcher Columbus Secretary-Treasurer Lizzie Bair Basil. Next reunion set for Glouster on first Sunday in August 1932. Glouster attendees listed.
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Glouster
Lancaster
Fairgrounds
Edna Embrey
O. S. Blrtcher
Columbus
Lizzie Bair
Basil
Harvey South
Sam South
Charles Canter
Will Embrey
Ella Green
Sue Murphy
John Hooper
Riley Judson
Miss Crawford Returns From McGill Visit
Miss Helen Crawford of Jacksonville returns from six weeks at McGill University in Montreal Canada. She is a faculty member of Jacksonville Trimble High School and is accompanied home by her cousin Mrs Frances Kelley of New York City who is visiting the Crawford home.
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Canada
Glouster
Helen Crawford
Jacksonville-Trimble High School
Montreal
McGill University
Frances Kelley
New York City
Crawford
Scouts Return Home From Camp Endubonah
Seven Glouster Boy Scouts returned from a week at Camp Endubonah near Lake Chute on the Muskingum River. Scout master C. A. Bingman and Harn Cheney drove to the camp to bring the boys back to the city. They earned nineteen points for good beds camp cleanliness and orderly gear. Scouts listed include Joe Cheney Eugene Bingman Dar Rice Virgil McGirr Clyde Bingman Darrell Jones and Max Moty Mick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Endubonah
Lake Chute
Muskingum
C. A. Bingman
Harn Cheney
Mongs
Joe Cheney
Eugene Bingman
Dar Rice
Virgil MecGirr
Clyde Bingman
Darrell Jones
Max Moty
Mick. Y Kepj
Ellis Family Reunion Plans Next Year at Lancaster Fy
The Ellis family met at Lancaster Fy for an August 4 gathering with seven present and attendees from out of state. A social dinner followed a business session which set the 1922 reunion at the same location, with Willard Davis as president and Thomas Ellis as secretary.
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T. D. McAfooes
Local fishing trip returns with salmon trout and pike
Julius Pico C E McCaffert Chauncey and Don Lamberson of Columbus returned from a fishing trip on Georgian Bay Ontario Canada. They landed several salmon trout and a pike. The trip, described as remarkably good, took hours each way by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Julius . Pico
C. E. McCaffert Chauncey
Don Lamberson
Lumbus
Georgian Bay
Otario
Canada
Women’s Mission Picnic Postponed For A Week
GLOUSTER Aug 4 The Women’s Foreign Missionary S Piety picnic at Mrs E E Munden’s home Wednesday afternoon has been postponed to one week from Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
E. E. Munden
Sabo Family Visit Lights Up Albany Area
Mr and Mrs Joseph Sabo and children John and Marguerite spent two days in Colunrdd visiting Joseph Sabo's brother Jo Sabo and Mrs Steve Cundiff at Ne Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sabo
John
Marguerite
Colunrdd
Mr. Sabo
Jo Sabo
Steve Cundiff
Albany
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Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered phrases and garbled names. Core readable items mention We and Se, with references to a vill, Col, ter, ate, Chi Tau, and 1. Further context unavailable.
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Colter
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Toledo
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D. L. Sansbury
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W. E. Stansbury
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