Meigs County Commissioners Hold All Day Session
Meigs County commissioners met in the grand room of the Courthouse for an all day session. They adopted a resolution to improve Grass Beard and Reno-Locust Grove roads with cost sharing between townships and county. Notices will be posted for materials on surfacing Kingsbury Road. No successor to the warden was named as the position remains unfilled.
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Meigs County
Yester
Ritland
Keno
Orange
Chester
Younty
Kingsbury Road
Bedford
Scipio
Hiaeting
Henry Stigenable
Letart Trucker Drops Off Highway Impacts Chicken House
W FP Barnitz of Letart driving home from Columbus reportedly dozed off and left the highway near Racine. His truck crashed into Everett Hartley’s chicken house, partly demolishing both structure and vehicle. Barnitz and passenger Aman Logan escaped with minor cuts and bruises. no chickens were harmed.
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Racine
W. FP
Barnitz
Columbus
Everett Hartley
Aman
Logan
Widow of street car conductor buried Wednesday in Beech Grove
Mrs. Jennie Stowe widow of FE C Stowe longtime conductor on the local street car line dies at her Middleport home after several weeks illness. Survived by daughters Carrie Hall and Gertrude Goets and several grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Flora Cottril of San Francisco travels to Ohio to be with her ill mother Mrs Rebecca Cottrill at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis recovering from recent major operation.
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Middleport
Jennie Stowe
FE. C. Stowe
Pomeroy
Stowe
Carrie
Webb C. Hall
Rutland
Gertrude
W. FR. Goets
Beech Grove Cemetery
Flora Cottril
San Francisco
Rebecca Cottrill
Holezer Hospital
Gallipol
Thursda
Cottrill
Cafornia
Columbus
Ohio sues for 385 judgment in bank liquidation case
The State of Ohio ex rel. Ira F. Fulton Superintendent of Banks sues W H Dyka and Iona B Fulton in Highland County Common Pleas asking for 385 plus interest. The petition alleges mortgaged property in Salem Township to Highland County Bank, now liquidated, with judgment to be paid from sale proceeds.
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Pomeroy, Aug. d
State of Ohio
Ira F. Fulton
W. H. Dyka
Iona B. Fulton
Common Pleas Court
Salems'Township
Highland County ‘Bank
Local residents return from trips and gatherings
Miss Marcia Karr arrives from a ten day trip to Charleston Cincinnati Merion and Calumbus. Dorothy Witchrenner returns from Weirton and Steubenville. Henry Johnson family from East St. Louis visit two weeks with relatives in town. Several locals attend Nazarene convention in Columbia and training camp in Ft. Thomas. Household and church group notes and other travel recaps.
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Marcia Karr
Charleston
Cincinnati
Merion and
Calumbus
Dorothy Witchrenner
Weirton
Steubenville
Henry Johnson
East St. Louis
Mirra
van Johnson
Paul Hayman
Rex Ackley
Emma Duck
Nonga Fleming
Parkersburg
Ira Fleming
Irvine Karr
Eleanor
Maretha Echola
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Asbury Methodist Church
Syracuse Bathing Heach
Elwood Engle
Baby of
Columbus
Henry Zeiher
Robert Flanagan
Miller in Gallia hospital amid family joins
R A Miller was taken to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after several days of critical illness for observation and treatment. Mrs Miller and his sister Mrs A W McKay are with him. Also at the hospital are Mrs Lydia Powell and her sister Mrs Wille d Root, all from MYIDDLEPORT area.
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Myiddleport
R. A. Miller
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Lydia Powell
Willed, Root
Dogs blamed for desecrating graves at Catholic Cemetery
Father Dunn reports that local dogs, owned by Orin Jones, are spoiling graves in Pomeroy Catholic Cemetery. Sheriff Tracy says no dog warden exists and the owner will be asked to keep them chained. if ignored, an officer will shoot the dogs.
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Pomeroy
Sheriff Tracy
Father Dunn
Orin Jones
Tracy
Former Meigs County Resident Cary Hanes Dies in Kansas
Cary Nelson Hanes, a former Meigs County resident, died at his Hutchinson Kansas home on July 26. He married Anna I Lyle in 1917. she was his second wife. Survived by five children from the first marriage and one daughter from the second, 18 grandchildren, a brother Elaworth and a sister Mrs Dow Williams.
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Pomeroy
Cary Nelson Hanes
Meigs County
Hutchinson
Kansas
Hanes
Anna I. Lyle
Elaworth
Dow Williams
Speeding Costs 20 70 Pomeroy
Ray Reed of Jackson was arrested Sunday by the Chief of Police for speeding. He appeared before Mayor Hess and was found guilty with costs totaling 20 70 dollars. Frank Harria of Syracuse was jailed Sunday night for fighting and fined 5 dollars and costs, which were paid before release. A visitor, George DeCamp, president of the National Reserve Bank in Cleveland, traveled to Rio Grande for a director meeting, accompanied by others. Further local notices mention residents visiting Columbus Huntington and Parkersburg for various reasons.
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Pomeroy
Aus
Ray Reed
Jackson
Police Board
Hess
Frank Harria
Syracuse
Sunda
Willian Mathewson
Case
Casin
Meigs County
George DeCamp
National Reserve Bank
Cleveland
Rio Grande
Lin
Middleport
Tom Jones
C.F. Rathburn
Meiga County
Fio Grande
DeCamp
H.il Having
Athens
Death of Mrs Anna McCracken Prompts Columbus Burial Plan
Mrs. Anna McCracken 80 died Monday evening in Columbus at her daughter in law Emma McCracken's home due to illness. Funeral services are planned in Columbus and Middleport with burial in Middleport Cemetery. The Pythian Sisters will conduct rites at Heath M R B Church and Rev C Hi Flichinger will officiate. The deceased was a charter member of Meiga Chapter No 152.
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Middleport
Anna McCracken
Emma Mmccracken
Columbus
David McCracken
Aday
Heath M. RB
C. Hi Flichinger
Pythian Sisters
McCracken
Meiga
Middleport Bill
Social Roundup Sees Visits From Marietta to Zanesville
Miss Genevieve Dyer arrives in town for a week with Virginia and Ctra Louise Smith on Grant Street. Ott Larson and Albert Larson of Coolville visit Mrs. Sarah Lant, aged 97. HE. L. Parson returns from Columbus. Mrs. Mary Vans and family from Charleston visit C. F. Besserer. R. C. Meadows, WW.YY. C. railroad engineer, vacationing in Columbus. J. G. Talbott and family travel to Columbus to be with Mrs. Talbott’s parents A. A. Chappelle. Mr and Mrs Dutton of Chicago visit Lincoln Street. RL. Smith and Jennie Smith spend Sunday at Coolville camp meeting. Virginia Smith returns from Coolville after visiting Helen Keller. R. M. Grogan recovering from injury at North Third Avenue. J. K. Smith and son John visit A. D. Wilson. Will Chalfin and Hf. Church from Zanesville spend Sunday with George Stusell. now at Bradbury with daughter and family.
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Genevieve Dyer
Marietta
Virginia
Ctra
Louise Smith
Grant Street
Ott Larson
Albert Larson
Coolville
Sarah Lant
HE. L. Parson
Columbus
Mary Vans
Gon
George
Misa Lettie Besserer
Ermine Thomas
Charleston
C. F. Besserer
R. C. Meadows
Ww.yy. C
J. G. Talbott
C. G. Fullerton
Lakewood
L. D. McMaster
Lincoln Street
RL. Smith
Jennie Smith
Misa Virginia Smith
Helen Keller
R.M. Grogan
North Third Avenue
J. K. Sraith
John
Russell
A. D. Wilson
Will Chalfin
Zanesville
Hf. Church
George Stusell
Bradbury
Council Meeting Not Meeting After All
POMEROY August 4 Mayor Heas Sheriff Tracy Chief of Police Roush and others attended a council session at City Hall but session was hampered by absent councilmen The meeting opened with Clerk Webster recounting a moose head decoration incident and remarks from Sheriff Tracy and Chief Roush about future handling of duties The minutes were read and the stumps in Maine woods were discussed with winter cutting cited as the cause. LETART August 4 Letart baseball team traveled to Dyesville for an 8 to 6 win Brown Badgley Roush and Brown hit well and Shuler Belles pitched tightly The Letart infield committed two errors in the game.
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Pomeroy
Heas
Tracy
Roush
Casto
Webster
Letart
Dyesville
Brown
Badgley
Shuler
Belles
Pine Grove
High School Students Visit The Messenger
Twenty four ninth and tenth grade students from Athens Senior High School toured The Athens Messenger offices on a Monday. The group, part of Haoglish summer classes, learned about newspaper workflow after viewing a print process film. Accompanied by Mrs Mildred Cable and Misa Kathryne Faulkner, OU practice teachers.
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Athens Senior High
Irene Hand
Athens Messenger
Summer Breeze
Mildred Cable
Misa Kathryne Faulkner
Ohio University
Ice Cream Social Planned by Clarks Chapel Youth Group
Aug 4. The Young People's Society of the local church will host an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday night to benefit the church. Benton Powers, secretary of the Jackson County agricultural fair and a prominent landowner, has died.
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Clarks Chapel
Young People's Society
Jackson
Benton Powers
Jackson County Agricultural Fair
Plane wrecks during takeoff at Coe Field Monday
A plane owned by Brack Henry of Akron and piloted by Henry nearly wrecked during a Monday takeoff from Coe Field near Jacksonville. Passengers Ewart Henry and Ted Morgan were shaken. Henry sustained a bad cut above the eye. The craft had prior damage from a Sunday incident and had been repaired before today’s trial flight.
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Glouster
Jacksonville
Brack Henry
Akron
Ale
Ewart ' Henry
Ted Morgan
Morgan
Henry
Coe Field
Evert Henry
Aolsonville
Scouts Return Home After Camp Outing
Scouts from Glouster return from a Camp Chute outing. Master C. A. Bingman Cheney drove to the scene and brought the group back to the city. Nineteen points awarded for good conduct and orderly gear handling. Scouts named include Joe Cheney Eugene Bingman Rice Virgil Ate Gir Aman Darrel Jones Mick.
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Glouster
C. A. Bingman Cheney
Joe Cheney
Eugene Bingman Rice
Virgil Ate Giraman
Darrel Jones
Ellis Family Reunion Draws Glouster Residents to Lancaster
At Lancaster Glouster August 4 the Ellis family reunion drew attendees from several states. A supper and business session followed, and officers for next year were elected: President Willard Davis Calumby secretary Thomas Ellie Cambri treasurer Dottie Simons Laura. Also noted were fishing trip reports from Georgian Bay Ontario Canada and a postponement of a Missionary Society picnic at Mrs E H Muniew.
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Glouster
Lancaster
Fairgrounds
Edna Embrey
Q. I. Blrtcher
Columbus
Lineaie Bair
Basil
Arvey South
Sam South
Charles Canter
Will Embrey
Ella Green
Sue Murphy
John Hooper
Riley Jude Tran
Reuny
Ellis Fam
Willard Davis
Calumby
Thomas Ellie
Cambri
Dottie Simons
Laura
William Ewilis
T. D. McArones
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Eo As
Bracelwace
Wo Meigs
Solons
Liasion Workers
Pian Wane
Seiddleport
B. H. Sanborn
First Baptist Church
Electa Hywell
Kreager
Joe ‘Ilaon
Hatty Cross
S Bigwall
Wtfg
Awitk
Bfysell
Baptist Church Bible School
Ep Iiden Butcher
Yet
Tuppers Plains
Wiss Lucile McLane
Selah McLane
Uppers Plains
Ohio University At
Phylis Johnson
Baltimore
Doris
Pomeroy Bend
A. Hartley
Messenger
John Buoyage
Vocal Street Car
California
Entera Sait
Syracuse News
le Colts
Keen Man
Pomeroy Bieds
Floyd Price
Floyd, Jr
Lawrence
Erna Russell
Monteey
Bernadine
Father Gloeckner
Ironton
Feter Gloeckner
Anna Marie Shorr
Pat Haley
John Sonkas
Pearl Hysell
Collumbus
Hysell
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Test
Putin Bay
George White
Ohio
Middlelport
Foreign Missionary Society of the Heath BM. EB
I Owill
Will Reynolds
Frank Brumley
Toledo
A. Webb Hall
W. ST. Partlow
Thelma
Evelyn Stewart
Freda Cheatham
Maggie
W. Wa
Wil Cheatham
Gladys Stevens
Wthrbus
Maxine Smith
Sarah Siderstricker
Colurbus
D. %. Lansbury
Dorothy Lansbury
W. Stansbury
Georgia
Elberta
U.S
Certo
General Electric
N. E.C
General All-Steel
Southern Ohio
Ele Electric Co
Sunday Creek Valley _ & CRAFT
Canada
Helen Crawtorat
Jacksonville-Trimbla High School
Montreal
McGill University
Frances Kelley
New York City
Crawford Hore
Boye
Glgveion
Mug. Osu
Pico
C. E. McCatter
Chauncey
Don Lambersen
Georgian Bay
Otario
Duri
Fickic
Ciety
E. HE. Muniew
Joseph Sabo
John and
Margueritcently
Col
Mr. Sabo
Jo Sabo
Steve Cundiff
Albany
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