Ohio State Poultry Tour to Visit Meigs County
Meigs County will host part of the annual Ohio State Poultry Tour announced by Geo W Kreitler county farm agent. The itinerary runs Aug 22 to Aug 24 starting in Columbus and visiting Gallipolis Point Pleasant Meigs County Parkerburg Marietta and Bellville with stops at Shadle farms Weed and Frecker Brothers and the State Poultry Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
O.H.E
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Meigs County
B. E. Saxton
J. H. Musser
Lena Jordan
Presbyterian Church
Harrisonville
Pomeroy
I. B. Weed and
Frecker Brothers
Parkersburg
E. 8. Humphrey
Bellville
Marietta
Kreitler
Vienna
Ohio
Camp Perry
George W. Kreitler
Meigs
Funeral services for Horace W. Karr held at Forest Run
Funeral services for Horace W. Karr were conducted this afternoon at 1 30 from his Forest Run residence. Rev. Glenn L. Tennell of Pomeroy Bethany M E Church led the service. Burial followed in Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Horace W. Karr
Forest Run
Glenn L. Tennell
Pomeroy Bethany
Birthday Celebration With Family In Middleport
Mrs. Robert Washington marked her birthday with a family gathering at home in Middleport. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zerkle and their children from Leon West Virginia. She later travelled to Sprigg West Virginia to visit son C C Washington and his wife for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert Washington
Howard Zerkle
Leon
W. Va
Sprigg
C. C. Washington
Summer travel options with low fares advertised
An old advertisement promotes travel with frequent weekend excursions and low one way and round trip fares. It lists price ranges from 5.90 to 9.50 dollars, mentions a daily trip price, and cites Red Star Station as the depot with a contact phone number.
Meigs County 4-H Club Camp Heads to Jackson County
Seventy Meigs County 4-H youths join peers from Gallia Lawrence and Vinton counties for a week long camp on Little Raccoon Creek near Jackson. Camp totals reach 173 with 25 tents and meals by Raymond Deck.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gallia
Lawrence
Vinton
Little Raccoon Creek
Jackson County
Ohio
Raymond Deck
New
Dexter Defeats Radcliffe Nine In Hard Fought Game
Dexter at Dexter Aug 9 edged Radcliffe 4 0 after three fourth inning runs on a series of hits. McCann the Dexter pitcher allowed only two scattered hits and remained unthreatened. Nelson led Dexter with a single and a triple as Diehl’s fielding supported the win.
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Dexter
Dexter Independents
Radcliffe
McCann
Dexter Slinger
Nelson
Diehl
Dexter AB
Oat
Manera Wells
LE Simsscommitoan Vem Semenens Ptorori CF
Scccinnisenenean
Davis
Carter
Jeffers
Radchi
Lee Arbaugh
Cci
Barnes
Arbaugh
LI Cmmvin
Cages Ence Ij Mguide
Cepcinecumatuns Tockis
Connor Omnes
Searles
Picken
McGee
Diehl McGee
Pastor on Vacation in Ohio Heads North and East
The Rev. Fred Gardner pastor of the Church of Christ left Monday for a two weeks vacation with wife and daughter Joyce. They will visit relatives in Glouster Crooksville Columbus and Eaton with Gardner's mother before returning for services on Sunday August 21.
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Middleport
Fred Gardner
Church of Christ
Joyce
Glouster
Crooksville
Columbus
Eaton
Gardner
Local families visit Chester area for reunions and visits
Miss Janice Wells returns to Charleston after two weeks with Mr and Mrs T F Ferguson. Several relatives travel from Huntington Columbus and Wellston to Chester for Wills family reunion and weekend visits. Others picnic at Bashan. Miss Helen Beeson and nephew visit Quannacut Camp for a week. ongoing family and illness updates noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Wells
Freda Faehule
Chester
Wills
William Wilson
Glenn Lam’pert
Bert Knight
Ironton
Columbus
Waynesville
J. F. Dillard
Walter Owens
Bashan
Gallipolis Area Strawberries and Town Notices
Community notices list numerous local movements and visits including Bradfield reunion near Gallipolis and various trips from August 4. Teachers hired for the coming year include principals Springer Racine Knight Pomeroy and staff Bowles Warner. Hospital and visits to Holzer Hospital and Akron vacationing residents noted among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Chase
Weber French
Raymond
Carl Chase
Bradfield
Gallipolis
Ladies’ Aid
M. E. Church
Edgar Koehler
Washington, D. C
Gettysburg
Baltimore
Richmond
Norfolk
Shenandoah Valley
Koehler
Vernon Greenle
Howa Hoops
William Hunter
Sandyville
W. Va
Hadley White
Dale Williams
Bird Warner
Zelda
Charley Carsey
Tom Wells
Eugene Wyatt
Springer
Athens
Winger
Racine
Knight
Chester
Chapman
Pomeroy
Adrian Bowles
Rutland Township Village Origins in Meigs History
Writings from Isaac Carleton trace Rutland Township beginnings back to 1799 with May 6 settlement by Brewster Higley on Leading Creek. Early settlers include John Miles and Abijah Hubbell Sr in 1801, Hubbell a salt pioneer and Rutland’s first merchant. Rutland village laid out 1828. Rutland Academy founded 1822. railroad reached Rutland in 1882. Langsville and New Lima notable nearby. Post office established around 1812 on route Athens to Gal lipolis.
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Meigs
Rutland Township
Brewster Higley
Leading Creek
John Miles
Abijah Hubbbell
Otsego County
New York
Hubbell
Meigs County
Rutland Village
Barzilas Miles
Abijah Hubbell
Rutland Academy
Institution of
Ohio Central Railroad
New York Central
New Lima
Rutland
Langsville
John Morgan
Athens
Gallipolis
Waddell Divorce Suit Filed For Cruelty In Pomeroy
Euphemia Jeannette Waddell filed for divorce in Common Pleas Court alleging extreme cruelty by Graham B. Waddell. Married in 1928 at Lafayette Indiana the couple has been apart for about a year. she seeks custody of their child and alimony.
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Pomeroy
Graham B. Waddell
Euphemia Jeannette Waddell
Common Pleas
Thomson and His Pal a Turtle Visit Here
POMEROY August 9 Hugh Thomson of Hemlock Grove toured to Pomeroy with an old friend. The 15 acre Bedford Township farm once housed a land turtle marked on its roof and with a polished basement floor. The turtle carries initials carved by Rev W W Thomson in 1881 and later by Hugh Thomson and John Swartz. The shell was once bore a string as a captive but was released. The creature roams a 15 acre area and has been moved to the house over fifty times. It disappeared for four years after a landslide and then reappeared.
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Pomeroy
Hugh Thomson
Hemlock Grove
Thompson
Bedford Township
W. W. Thomson
Thomson
John Swartz
Attend Family Reunion at Matlack Picnic Grounds
Mr and Mrs C L Brooks and son Charles attended the Matlack Osborn family reunion in Tuppers Plains this August first Sunday gathering. About 175 registered, Coolville Band played, noon dinner followed by an afternoon program headlined by Rev Elias Wilson of Coolville. Visitors from across the state shared brief talks.
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Middleport
C. L. Brooks
Charles
Tuppers Plains
Matlack-Osborn
Matlack
Register
Guild Girls Meet MIDDLEPORT Church Group
The World Wide Guild Girls of the Baptist Church met with leader Mrs. Frank Kreager. Anna Margaret Wiley led a lesson from The Three Arrows on American Indians. The junior missionary society, for teen girls, meets at the church or members’ homes and had strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
World Wide Guild Girls of the Baptist Church
Frank Kreager
South Sixth Avenue
Guild
Anna Margaret Wiley
Maag Family Camps in Portland Week with Relatives
Dr and Mrs EB Maag and daughter from Lincoln Street left Sunday for Portland to spend a week camping. They are joined by 11 relatives and friends from Middleport and Pomeroy. Additional locals plan to visit the camp through the week, with Lester Hart of Pomeroy as a guest on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
EB. F. Maag
Lincoln Street
Portland
Pomeroy
Lester Hart
Pomeroy to Host County WCTU Convention
The Meigs County Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets at Simpson M E Church in Pomeroy on Thursday Aug 11 with Mrs J Myrtle Kesselring of Newport Ohio as principal speaker. Local participants handle the rest of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Women's Christian Temperance Union of
Meigs County
Simpson M. E. Church
J. Myrtle Kesselring
Newport
Grand Jury Session Called to Try Walter Boyd
Gallia Prosecutor Harry M. Miller called a special April Grand Jury session to seek a first degree murder indictment against Walter Boyd for the July 30 fatal shooting of Fred Brumfield. Boyd surrendered after a three day fugitive period and waived preliminary examination. The panel will reconvene Friday at 9 am to consider indictments against others bound over by local courts.
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Gallipolis
Harry M. Miller
Walter Boyd
Fred Brumfield
Boyd
Lower
Gallia County
Charles Swanson
Fred Milliser
Miller
Blind River
Canada
Gallia County to Set State Aid Term After Meetings
Gallia County Superintendent E. W. Edwards attended a semi annual meeting of county superintendents in Southeastern Ohio and planned to join a Columbus session to discuss state aid and school term length. Clerks begin compiling financial reports and state aid applications, with completion expected by Wednesday.
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E. W. Edwards
Gallipolis
Athens
Ohio
Columbus
State Department of Education
Gallia County
Edwards
Maintenance Workers Lay Calcium Chloride Dust Control
Gallia County state highway crew began laying calcium chloride on Route 218 to dust control. The Meigs County line approach to Route 7 was finished last week, linking Gallia’s new concrete roadbed with Meigs’ macadam. Crews also quarry near Gallia Furnace and on Gage Road.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Maintenance Department
Gallia County
Meigs County
Gallia Furnace
Gage Road
Prather and Meadows Moved After Accident at Point Pleasant
James Prather, 27, and Charles Meadows, 19, both from West Virginia, were removed Monday from Holzer Hospital to Point Pleasant for several days rest after being injured Friday morning when they fell from a B and O train on a trestle at Point Pleasant. Robert Bellis of Syracuse was admitted Sunday night. Annette Lewis, 5, daughter of C C Lewis, Gallipolis, had an operation at Holzer Hospital Monday. Frank Wallace of Vinton was released.
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Gallipolis
James Prather
Willow Branch
W. Va
Charles Meadows
Spry
Holzer Hospital
Point Pleasant
Prather
Meadows
Momrning
Robert Bellis
Syracuse
Annette Lewis
C. C., Lewis
Frank Wallace
Vinton
Gallipolis Man Saves Two Swimmers From Ohio River Incident
At Bane's Landing near Clipper Mill on the Ohio River, Ruby Van Sickle 14 and Paul Holley 24 were rescued Sunday after Holley submerged four times and Van Sickle swallowed water. Bud Hamilton of Gallipolis swam out with a log to pull them to shore. Holley works at a local service station.
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Bud’ Hamilton
Ruby van Sickle
Paul Holle
Bane
Gallipolis
Bane’s Landing
Ohio River
Clipper Mill
Paul Holley
Bud’* Hamilton
Holley
Miss VanSickle
Magdaline
Evans
Ruby VanSickle
Maga
Hamilton
FILES RECOVERY SUIT IN GALLIPOLIS COURT
J J Sha hen files a suit in Gallipolis to recover on a cognovit note given by Homer Baker and others.
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Gallipolis
J. J. Shahen
Homer Baker
Williams pair heads to Ohio horseshoe tournament
Mr and Mrs Alva Williams and Mr and Mrs Knox Williams left Sunday to attend the Ohio horseshoe tournament and enjoy a two weeks vacation in northern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Alva, Williams
Knox Williams
Ohio
Jenkins Will Address Camp McCarley Picnic
Gallipolis notes the Camp McCarley annual picnic is set for Thursday night August 11 with main speaker Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins Ironton. Rev O P Wright of Paint Creek Baptist Church and others will speak as the choir of the Baptist Church sings. Camp meetings continue nightly with special Sunday services.
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Gallipolis
Camp McCarley
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
O. P. Wright
Paint Creek Baptist Church
The
Baptist Church
Marriage License Granted in Gallia County
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Par ry B Tanner, 24, farmer, Gallia, and Mary Elizabeth Evans, 18, Oak Hill, R. D. 6, in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Parry B. Tanner
Farmer
Gallia
Mary Elizabeth Evans
Oak Hill
R. D
Local notes on residents returning home and visits
Frank Stowe, hospitalized in Hoyzer Hospital, was brought home from Gallipolis. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Proctor sustained minor injuries in a West Virginia trip mishap. their car left at Point Pleasant for repairs. Several residents returned to Columbus after visits. church conference held by Dr. Bowman at Asbury. families hosted relatives in Pomeroy Circleville and Huntington. various drivers and travelers noted.
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Frank Stowe
Hoyzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Harry Proctor
West Virginia
Point Pleasant
Gladys Karr
Columbus
Ruth Covert
Bowman
Portsmouth
Asbury Methodist Church
Jennie Mullen
Charles
Pomeroy
Elwood Engle
Henry Zeiher
Anna Karr
Marvin Roberts
Lawrence Setlers
Gerald Arnold
Herbert Zeiher
Fort Thomas
C. H. Eichinger
Circleville
Fred Shumway
Evelyn
Doris Shumway
Mary Karr
Marcia Karr
Arthur Covert
Middleport
Huntington
Arthur Karr
Walter E. Karr
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
Syracuse
William Houdashelt
Minersville
Reunion Postponed by Stephenson Family This Year
The Stephenson family reunion is postponed due to low mood and illness among family members.
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Stephenson
Blair Held in Jail On Not Guilty Plea
Blair 22 of near Crown City pleaded guilty to stealing a filly from Leron Haskins near Crown City. He was bound over to the Grand Jury after arraignment by Fred Milliser. Bond set at 500 dollars was refused. Blair remains jailed in Gallia County. He was captured on Route 7 after riding the animal ten miles with Harlin Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
David Blair
Crown City
Leron Haskins
Fred Milliser
Two Divorce Actions Filed in Gallia County Court
Lottie Baker of Vinton sues Selmer Baker for divorce and alimony, they married January 1, 1907 and have eight children, with extreme cruelty alleged and custody sought. Ella Crump of Gallipolis seeks divorce and custody from Van Buren Crump of Point Pleasant, married October 12, 1927 with two children, alleging gross neglect and cruelty and asking child support.
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Callipolis
Gallia County
Estate releases issued for Brumfield and McClurgh
Probate Judge J S Clark issues release from administration for the estate of Fred Brumfield and for Melissa McClurgh, both from Gallia County. Local notice notes formal discharge of estate responsibilities.
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Gallipolis
Fred Brumfield
J. S. Clark
Melissa McClurgh
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Quannacut Camp
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R. B. Loughead
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Harrisonville News
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Arlington National Cemetery
William Hushka
Isaac Carleton
J. E. Carleton
Turtle
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Ww. Cc. T. U
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Syracuse News
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Ella Crump
Order Estates
Masonic Temple
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