Meigs Primaries Cost Exceeds Seven Hundred Dollars
POMEROY Aug 11 The Meigs primary cost more than 700 dollars for two towns with 11 precincts. Ballots were 824 and poll books 80 with the rest for expenses yielding about 30 cents per vote. Mayor C J Hess fights a sixth term as Virgil Campbell enters the race by write-in in Middleport and Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Board of Deputy Supervisors of Elections
C. J. Hess
Virgil Campbell
Messenger
EB. G. Campbell
State Highway Department
Columbus
Hess
Germany
Herbert Dailey
Marriage Announced for Miss Meten Hess and Emmet Shuler
Announcement from Pomeroy reports the marriage of Ming Helen Hess and Emmet Shuler in Cadl ettburg Kentucky on August 3. Hess is a Middleport graduate and Motel Martin employee. Shuler is connected with the Cheshire gas office. The couple will reside in Middleport. Also note: Diphtheria illness involves John Kreinbits and grandfather D Geyer with two nurses attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Emmet Shuler
Howard Shuler
Cheshire
Ming Helen Hess
William Hess
C. J. Hess
Martin
Cadletteburg
Keyser
M. E. Church
John Kreinbic
Kreinbiht
Butternut Avenue
D. Geyer
Pomeroy Couple Returns to Jacksonville After Short Stay
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lowry move from Vaile Street back to their former Jacksonville home after eight weeks in Pomeroy during which they made many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester Lowry
Vaile Street
Jacksonville
Gas Well Drilled For County Farm
Milo Stewart of the County Farm announced a gas well strike on county property near Pomeroy, expected to provide free gas for infirmary cooking and heating and generate income. A similar well at the Children’s Home, drilled by Albert Benge, pipes gas into the home for use by the trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Milo Stewart
Stewart
P. L. Peoples
Albert Benge
Board of Trustees
Fisherman Clings To Snag After Boat Capsizes
Homer Young escaped drowning in Shade River when his boat overturned near Long Bottom. He clung to a snag for about 30 minutes until rescuers arrived. his uncle E L Young reached shore, while the river ran swift from recent rains.
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Homer Young
Long Bottom
Shade River
Here
Young
E. L. Young
Eastman
Stewart
Students to Register at Olive-Orange High School
Students planning to attend Olive-Orange High School next year must report for registration at the high school on Saturday August 26 at 1 30 o clock in the afternoon. Buses will run their regular routes per J S Davis superintendent of schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive-Orange High School
Tuppers Plains
Olive- Orange High School
J. 8. Davis
Middleport Legion and Auxiliary Pick Delegates for Lima Meeting
Feeney-Bennett Post No. 128 selects H. D. Ingers George Childs and M. T. Wayland as Legion delegates to the Lima state meeting. Auxiliary representatives are Mrs. Lawrence Bing and Mrs. C. A. Poindexter. The convention runs Sunday Monday and Tuesday August 18 14 and 15. Other members plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Legion and Auxiliary
Middleport
Aug. Y
Feeney-Bennett
American Legion
Lima
H. D. Ingers
George Childs
M. T. Wayland
Lawrence Bing
C. A. Poindexter
State Department
Ice Cream Social Nets Twenty Two Dollars In Harrisonville
Harrisonville notes report the Ladies Aid Society ice cream social raised twenty two dollars last Saturday night with music by the German Band from Pomeroy. Visitors include Mr and Mrs John Painter and son Charles and Mrs Andrew Dye in Marietta.
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Harrisonville
Aug. I
Ladies’ Aid Society
Pomeroy
John Painter
Charles
Andrew Dye
Marietta
R. B. Lambert
G. A. Wyatt
Clyde Lambert
Harneat Carr
Cabin Creek
W. V
Dell Jewell
Ton Welle
Dana Turner
Akron
Ruby Dethia
Chicago
John Jewell
Mr. Jewell
A. D. Jewell Howard Hoops
Dayton
George Siders Dies After Athens Hospital Stay
George Siders, recently committed to the State Hospital at Athens, died Thursday morning. His body was taken to Rawlings funeral parlors in MIddport for funeral arrangements to be announced later. He is survived by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
George Siders
State Hospital
Athens
Rawlings
Barbers Set New Prices in Pomeroy and Middleport
B R Sanders secretary of the barbers union in Athens announced new prices for all shops in Pomeroy and Middleport. Haircuts will cost 40 cents and shaves 20 cents, correcting yesterday’s 25 cent shave report from the Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
B. R. Sanders
Barbers’ Union
Athens
Pomeroy Bend
Local Guests and Social Events Noted in Middleport
Middleport residents and visitors are listed with arrivals and weekly engagements. Mr and Mrs George Hartinger of Cleveland stay through the week with Mrs Hartingers mother on South Third Avenue. Mrs Jenkins and children from Charleaton visit Mrs L H Fickingert. Mrs Iva Brown returns from Rio Grande after visiting Miss Emma Richards. Mrs G H Stansbury hosts a bridge gathering on Grant Street with Mrs W B Bryan as guest. Four young women visit the McMaster cottage near Plants with chaperone Mrs R B McKay. Winmore Class of Heath M E B Sunday School plans a 6 oclock pot luck at Mrs M L Frenchs on South Fourth Avenue and Lincoln Street, hosted by Vannie Townsend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hartinger
Cleveland
Hartinger
Cornelia Murphy
South Third Avenue
Jenkins
Char
Grant Street
W. B. Bryan
Jean McKay
Marguerite Hysell
Jean McMaster
Henrietta Ewing
McMaster
R. B. McKay
Winmore
Heath M. EB
M. L
Middleport Residents At Ohio Fuel Company Picnic
Mr and Mrs Noah Haskins and others from Middleport attended an Ohio Fuel Company picnic in Zanesville on Wednesday. Mrs Mary Evans Mrs Emma Thomas Miss Little Besserer and George Evans visited in Charleston and returned home Thursday. Kenneth Entsminger came home Wednesday after a week in Columbus with his uncle Fred Miller and family. George Swallow and daughter Mrs Lester Snyder and her husband plan end of week visits with Mrs Swallow sister Mrs D S Farmer and family. W B Ruseeli will return to Columbus for a two week vacation from Citizens National Bank duties and visit other points during absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Evans
Emma Thomas
Miss Little Besserer
George Evans
Charleston
C. F. Beasserer
Miss Besserer
Kenneth Entsminger
Columbus
Fred Miller
George Swallow
Lester Snyder
Swallow
Farmer
W. B. Ruseeli
Citizens National Bank
Death of Mrs Mary Virginia Stokes in California
Word arrives of the death of Mrs Mary Virginia Stokes aged 46 formerly of Meigs County at her Alhambra California home She is survived by her husband one son her parents one brother and seven sisters Other items note Mark Price returning to Downington Anna Ebersbach and Mrs Joe Ebersbach visiting Owen Watsons and a Methodist Sunday School picnic at Oak Grove after services
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Racine
Mary Virginia Stokes
Meigs County
Alhambra
Cal
W. &. Bentz
Mark Price
Downington
Anna Ebersbach
Joe Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Special Two Week Services At Orange Township Church
Special services will be held at the Church of Christ in Orange Township Athenson County for two weeks from Monday Aug 14 to Sunday Aug 27. Kenneth J Reed pastor of the Pomeroy church will lead with Maurice Guthrie of Coolville as director of music. J B Artrip of Muntington W Va will preach the morning service on the last day basket dinner Aug 27. Services start 8 am daily except Saturday evenings. Public invitation extended by Judge C E Peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Church of Christ
Orange Township
Athens County
Kenneth J. Reed
Walter Dobbs Dies Former Middleport Resident Laid to Rest
Walter Dobbs, 56, a former Middleport resident, died Tuesday at his Catlettsburg Kentucky home after a period of illness and was buried there today. His wife died four months earlier. He leaves four children, all in Catlettsburg, his mother Ida Dobbs, a sister Sara Dobbs and a brother Joe Dobbs, of Middleport. Middleport relatives attend the funeral and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Catlettsburg
Walter Dobbs
Catletteburg
Wee
Dobbs
Ida Dobbs
Sara Dobbs
Joe Dobbs
Miller Barton family reunion on Gallipolis Fairgrounds
Mr and Mrs David Entsminger and children of Lincoln Street and Mr and Mrs Robert McKnight of Langsville attended the Miller Barton family reunion at the Gallipolis Fairgrounds on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
David Entsminger
Lincoln Street
Robert McKnight
Langsville
Gallipolis Fairgrounds
Budget hearing set for Happy Hollow Rural Schools
Legal notice states the Happy Hollow Rural Schools budget in tentative form will be heard on August 25 at the clerk’s office in Nville R D No 1 Shit pape imion Rural Board of ucar ADDA MACCOMBS Clerk. Harley Holcomb of Wheeling WV is named in a probate action in Athens County Ohio where Charles W. Craig seeks approval to act as executor to access the one half of Cora Craig’s interest in Lot 12 Nelsonville to pay decedent’s debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Hollow
Nville
R. D
Harley Holcomb
Zane Street
Wheeling
West
Virinia
Charles W
Cora Craig
Athens County
Ohio
Cora Cone
Nelsonville
Charles W. Craig
Emmettan
Pleasant Valley Church to Hold Saturday Night Services
Pleasant Valley residents hear preaching at the Pleasant Valley church on Saturday night August 12. Nearby visits include D L Wallace of Nelsonville calling on K B Brooks and family. Community members gather at Pearl Wood home Sunday evening with several officers present. Joe Norris, Clara Cooper and Doris Baylor spent Sunday in Chillicothe visiting Mrs. Cooper’s daughter, Mrs. Carl Coburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Church
D. L. Wallace
Nelsonville
K. B. Brooks
Howard Brooks
Anna Powers
Charles Wood
Pearl Wood
Joe Norris
Clara Cooper
Doris Baylor
Chillicothe
Mis. Cooper
Carl Coburn
Pleasant Valley Ladies Aid notes and gathering list
The Ladies Aid Society of Pleasant Valley met at Mrs Kate Brooks home Saturday night with many attendees including Mr and Mrs Inman Mr and Mrs W B Givson Ruth Mr and Mrs Howe Brooke Anna Powers and others. Refreshments were served and music was provided by Tracey Whaley Virgil Reeves and Zelda Gibson. The next meeting will be at Mrs Belle Gibson residence Aug 31. Rev C A Spriggs and Mrs Spriggs visited Pear Wood Tuesday evening. Tracey Whaley and family from Darwin spent the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bolin
Ted Brooks
Pearl
H. M. McKinley
Felix Dorsey
Loyd Bolin
Bobby
Mina Jeffers
Lulu Welch
Bila Welch
Alice Reeves
Hetty Brooks
Gertrude Reeves
C. A. Spriggs
Ciara Cooper
Doris Saylor
Bernice Gibson
Mary Gideon
J. A. Graham
Untitled fragment hints at a medical or personal note
Fragmentary text mentions a person in a home, a Pugh, Mrs Howard, Miss Minnie, a tonsil operation, Margton gy Arms Hospital, and Tweall ported at doing Clea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Tonsil
Marg Ton Gy Arms Hospital
Doing Clea
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Meigs
Miss Meten Hess
Mr. Eromet Shuler
Little Boy
E. F. Sells
North Court St. Athens
Soe Ey
Harrisonville News
Furniture Factory
J. B. Swanson
N. Court St
Noah Haskins
Zanesville
Ohio Fuel Company
Orange
Pape
Imion Rural Board of
Ucar Adda Maccombs
Lottridge
Lawrence Chapel
Emmett Swisher
Glenn and
Harold
H. C. Swisher
Esmond Bran Geberry
W. A. Barnhill
J. W. Barnhill
Freda Barnhill
Carl Barnhill
Marietta Field
Aldo McKinley
Frank Lawrence
Frank Caldwell
C. M. Bhartz
Ida Jeffer
Nellie Bernard
Celia Kinnen
Herman Ahaft
Eva Whileen
Little Hocking
L. T. Runnion
Ssmond Brandeberry
Fafl Kincade
Ores Swartz
John Snyder
Clarksburg
Mr. Snyder
Lee Gaston
John Pinel
Albert
Belpre
John Chevalier
Gotlieb Zumbach
City Hospital
Parkersburg
B. B. Boger
Pennsylvania
Boger
John Gaston
B. EB. Boger
R. M. Allen
Lennie Sharp
Grace Jeffers
John Archer
Carrie Gainer
Ried
Orange Church
C. D. Swartz
C. M. Swarts
Stoutsville
L. T. Runni
Bill Gillian
Carol
Fairview
Ofes Swarts
Pleasant Valley
Pugh
Mrs. Howard
Tj Field
Golle
On’ Koo
Clover Farm
Sea View Solid Pack
P&g
Wanda
Price
Bunches
Oxydol
Grendale
Cycaiv
New Bartlett
Jumbo Bologna
Frankfurters
Roes
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