Meigs County launches traffic safety drive
State patrols and county officers join village authorities in Meigs County to curb speeding on Route 124 between Pomeroy and Racine and Main Street in Pomeroy. Deputy Ike Neal and Syracuse officials assist, with ongoing plans for regular patrols as accidents tied to fast driving rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Racine
Ike Neal
Walter Wolfe
Syracuse
Oscar Whitlock
Main St
Corning Social Notes Highlights Aug Activities
Corning society items report Ladies Aid meeting set for Tuesday at the Methodist Church with officers to be elected. Past Chiefs Association of Py thian Sisters met at Mrs. Dessie Sands home with games and prizes. Outing group visited Lake Hope Zaleski Ash Cave Logan and New Lexington. Brinkman reunion planned at Ben Mathis home Sunday Aug 4. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to meet Aug 5 at ICCF Hall. Mrs Leon Keller hosted a dessert bridge with scores announced. Corning personals list several local visitors and travels among residents and relatives.
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Corning — Ladies Aid Society of
the Methodist Church
Chiefs Association of Pythian Sisters
Dessie Sands
Albert Schlingerman
August Schlingerman
Louise Wemmer
Nancy
Charles Fenneken
Don
Margaret Sauders
Lake Hope
Zaleski
Ash Cave
Logan
Arethusa Park
New Lexington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
1.C.C.F. Hall
Middleport Golden Wedding Celebration for Stevens
A Middleport family dinner and open house honored Mr. and Mrs. James Stevens on their golden wedding anniversary. The event drew about one hundred friends, including railroad and GIA members, with gifts in gold and a poem by Mrs. Noah Haskins. The couple, married August 4, 1890, have one daughter in Chicago and have lived in Meigs County since 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Stevens
GIA
L.E
Stevens
Meigs County
New York Central Railroad
Squire George Lasher
Rutland
Fred Sisson
Chicago
Sisson
William
Noah Haskins
Ben Franklin
Pt. Pleasant
Frank Harris
Montgomery
W. Va
Stella Peace
Charleston
Charles Keller
Isaac Taylor
Alice McHaffie
Frank Braley
Robert Long
Fostoria
G. J. Hamilton
McHaffie
Keller
Taylor
Braley
Chester Social And Personal News Roundup
Miss Lucille Smith returned from a motor trip to Mexico City with Miss Frieda Faehnle. Several friends and relatives, including Miss Ada Kinder Edna Martin and Miss Vergie Mae Swartz, visited and relocated residents moved within town. Gordon Ridenour and family moved to the Main St property. Marion Woods and Rosalind Dean made moves. Eiselstein completed five weeks at Fort Benjamin Harrison earning a citation. Mrs Gaul recovers from a recent fall injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Lucille Smith
Mexico City
D. F
Smith
Frieda Faehnle
Iddleport
Harry Feiger
Pomeroy
Ada Kinder
Edna Martin
Portsmouth
Vergie Mae Swartz
Alfred
Ida Ridenour
Daisy Saunders
Middleport
Ward Hayes
Harry Lodwick, Jr
Bernard Fiselstein
Ridenour
Main St
Fiselsteins
I. C. Meredith
Resent
Meredith
Marion Woods
W. Va
Norman Dean
Lime
Mr. Dean
Lloyd Dean
Rosalind Dean
Roy Eisel
Holden
Donald Ridenour
Toledo
Manning Ridenout
T. K. Bell
Dc. E. Calvert
Charles Eiselstein
Citizens Military
Printer in Crash in Middleport Car Damages Settled
Local printer Harry Houdashelt and Pennsylvania tourists were in a Saturday crash when Houdashelt turned left in front of the other vehicle. No injuries reported. Officer James Lewis supervised the investigation and Houdashelt agreed to cover the damages to the Pennsylvania car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harry Houdashelt
Pennsylvania
Houdashelt
James Lewis
Coach Marshall McCuen Visited En Route to Morgantown School
Former MHS coach Marshall McCuen, now at Ironton with two associates, traveled through MIddleport yesterday on the way to Morgantown to attend a coaching school at West Virginia University. The article notes a historical claim about the Sahara desert shifting southward over the last 300 years by 186 miles affecting fertile areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Marshall McCuen
MHS
Ironton
Morgantown
University of West Virginia
Sahara Desert
Pomeroy and Middleport Meet on Water Plant Purchase
A joint meeting of Pomeroy and Middleport village councils is planned for Wednesday evening in Middleport to discuss the possible purchase of the water plant. J. M. Atkinson and R. G. Howes of the bond company will report on data gathered. No concrete purchase steps have been made yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
J. M. Atkinson
R. G. Howes
Bond Company
Place Six in Jail In Pomeroy Area
Weekend intoxication cases fill Pomeroy area jails with five arrestees on Saturday including Alex Lemley George DeWeese Ralph Warner John Davis and Ernest Davis Gideon Hyse jailed Sunday by Middleport Police Chief Allensworth on the same charge DeWeese arrested at the skating rink in lower Pomeroy by Deputy Marshal Niemeyer Warner arrested beyond Rutland by Constable Grindley who also arrested John and Ernest Davis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alex Lemley
George DeWeese
Ralph Warner
John Davis
Ernest Davis
Gideon Hyse
Middleport
Allensworth
DeWeese
Iower Pomeroy
Niemeyer
Warner
Rutland
Grindley
John
Weekend Visitors and Local Trips Highlight Area
Mrs Roy Tracy and Mrs Eddie Blake with daughter visited relatives in Columbus and returned Sunday. Miss Betty Cosgrove county nurse left for Jamestown N Y for vacation. Mr and Mrs C E Blakeslee returned to Lincoln Hill after a week at the 4 H Club camp near Jackson. Mr and Mrs John Bachman left for Columbus after visiting local relatives while Mrs Helen Zeiher and sister Mrs Philson and daughter of Pleasant left for an eastern tour including New York and West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Miller
John Barker
Don Strauss
Springfield
Bill Barker
E. L. Lambert
Alice Jane
Cleveland
Clarence Reed
Columbus
Reed
Robert Bell
Crooksville
C. P. Gallagher
Red
Gallagher
Carolyn Forrest
Rutland
Robert Blizzard
Virginia Beach
Betty Jo Camp
Gallipolis
Dorothy Barsotti
Mazie Wise
Sam Hamer
Sammy
Pittsburgh
Mrs. Hoffman
Miss Hern
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Agatha
Barbara Joachim
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Misses Healy
Roy Barnes
Huntington
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company
Camden Park
Roscoe Wise
New York Central Railroad Company
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Josephine Curtis
John Curtis
S. Third Ave
Curtises
Dell Pauley
Virginia
French
Dorothy Crawford
James Crawford
Nitro
Frances Curtis
Joe Curtis
Mason City
M. E. Baker
Pearl St
Ned Miller
Charleston
Roy Tracy
Eddie Blake
Betty Cosgrove
Jamestown
N. Y
C. E. Blakeslee
Lincoln Hill
Jackson
John Bachman
Helen Zeiher
Philson
New York
West Point
Pioneer Society Seeks Antique Sewing Machine Display
Meigs County Meigs Pioneer Society searches for an antique sewing machine once shown at the Chester meeting. Officers wish to display it at the Racine event Thursday but lack owner details. No owner record was taken when first exhibited. Relics are welcomed for display at the annual meeting.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Chester
Pioneer Society
Racine
Heart Attack Proves Fatal in Pomeroy Family
Elizabeth Grueser 54 died suddenly of a heart attack early Sunday at her Monkey Run home between 1 and 2 am. Survived by husband Albert two sons Harold Nitro WV Kenneth Pomeroy two daughters Evelyn Lorena Pomeroy two brothers William A H Durst Pomeroy one sister Emma Mayer Pomeroy Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm Federated Church Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Elizabeth Grueser
Monkey Run
Grueser
Albert Grueser
Harold
Nitro
W. Va
Kenneth
Evelyn
Lorena
William Durst
A. H. Durst
Emma Mayer
Federated Church
Beech Grove Cemetery
Pomeroy Tavern Partner Buys Interest From Nelson
Norman Russell of Pomeroy has taken over H M Nelson’s share in the Light House Tavern near Racine. The two had been partners. Nelson moves his family back to Rutland as Russell becomes part owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Norman Russell
Lighthouse Tavern
Racine
H. M. Nelson
Rutland
Russell
Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Rutland golfers plan rounds at Scioto Country Club
Paul Dillard Frank Johnston Ed Stark and Bob Coates left early Sunday for Columbus to play a round or two at the Scioto Country Club. All are members of the Rutland club.
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Pomeroy
Paul Dillard
Frank Johnston
Ed Stark
Bob Coates
Columbus
Scioto Country Club
Rutland
Racine Social And Personal Highlights Include Visits
Racine social news lists Richard Hayman of Chicago visiting parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Hayman. Rev T T Shelton and Mrs Shelton visited Logan at their son in law and daughter Frederick Wilcoxen. Several families plan trips to Michigan and Ohio towns with dinners and parties noted including Mr and Mrs Charlie Spencer and Grace Powell visitors from Parsons Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Richard Hayman
Chicago
Ralph Hayman
T. T. Shelton
Logan
Frederick Wilcoxen
Okey Sayre
Ashton
Houghton Lake
Mich
Charlie Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Mr. M. Powell
Miss Grace
Parsons
Kansas
Glen Simpson
Arthur Stobart
R. D
Simpson
Homer Beegle
Parkersbug
A. J. Schaefer
Joe Schaefer
Pomeroy
George
Perry Mitch
Julie
Bob
Foss
Miles Cross
Gallipolis
Solon Butcher
Jerry
Columbus
Emma Sargeant
Harold
Letart Falls
John Fisher
Emma Jane Jiiden
Betty O'Connor
Mary Jean Watson
Dolly Russell
Marian Simpson
Booty Lee
Bobbie Cleland
Wilda Mayes
Hockingport
Jividen
City Council Debates Court St Taxi Zone Status
The council meets tonight to decide whether the Court St taxi zone, set up on a 30 day trial, will become permanent. Officials consider options as part of the ongoing tax and transit issue.
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Pomeroy
Court St
Torch Social Events Highlight Community Gathering
The ice cream social hosted by the Parent-Teacher Community Club at the school grounds drew a large crowd on Saturday evening. Various local residents visited family and friends, with many travels and visits noted among attendees from Huntington to Athens and beyond.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Corning Social Notes
Brinkman
Ben Matthis
Leon Keller
East Main St. Hill
Christine Garrison
Helen Garrison
Helen Beeson
Orla Hockman
George Wolfe
Herman Eickel
Henry Eickel
Middleport Social Notes
Carl Hoffman
Carl F
Hoffman
Mary Cook
N. Second Ave
H. E. Cook
Cooky Jar
Lake Breezy
Fred Bush
Bush
Sharon
L. D. Diles
Francis Bush
Fred
Mary Jane Roush
Frank Booth
Locust St
Robert Harris
Walter Harris
Frank O. Harris
William Sisson
D. C. Miller
Mary Carolyn
Miller
Harbor Hills
Buckeye Lake
Ford
Henry Ford
Detroit
Anders Anderson
Pomeroy Area
Pomeroy Personals
Francis Romine
Vet— Hospital
A. A. Blackburn
Sheridan
Clifford Dixon
June
Cooper's Grove
Floyd Britt
Little Hocking
Jacob Lyons
Fanny Dewees
Washington, D. C
Howard Dewees
Alice Coleman
Fern Romine
Romine
Glen Barton
Middlesboro
Ona Russell
Walter Harper
Chelsea
Edgar Dixon
Frost
Melvin Blackburn
A. A
Clyde Featherston
Emma Stout
Alma Jones
Hobart Cunningham
Cyrus Baker
Harry Pettit
Marietta
Fred Pettit
Herbert Blair
Dale
Dorothy
Coolville
Emmett Blair
Delbert Biles
Galion
Lee Buckley
Victor Russell
Ents
C. E. Newman
Belleville
the City Loan and Guaranty Company
Nancy Love
R. J. Reynolds Toharee Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
Nancy Harkness Love
Vassar
Furkisy
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