Swan Family Holds Sixth Annual Reunion and Golden Wedding
The Swan family reunion at Meigs County Fair Grounds in Middleport on August 11 drew 103 relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Swan renewed their marriage vows in a ceremony officiated by Reverend Chambers, with two grandchildren as flower girls, a Bible inscribed with Leviticus 25 19, and a purse gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Swan
Meigs County Fair Grounds
A. A. Swan
Chambers
Lone Bottom
Swan Family
Matthews Family Heads on Summer Motor Trip to Washington
On August 14 in Washington Middleport Mr and Mrs F I Matthews and their three children David Donald and Minerva left for a motor trip to Washington TD. Mr Matthews takes a week or 10 days off work at Hobson and the children enjoy the annual summer excursion before school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Middleport
F. I. Matthews
David
Donald
Minerva
Washington, TD
Matthews
Hobson
Minersville Man Wendell Schaeffer Dies in Columbus Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Wendell Schaeffer, 45, died in a Columbus tubercular sanitarium after two to three years of treatment. A former Minersville resident, he leaves a Columbus-based widow with no children. His mother Elizabeth Schaeffer and sister Mary live in Minersville, sister also works in Red Anchor Dept Store in Pomeroy. Burial plans set for his old Minersville home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minersville
Wendell Schaeffer
Columbus
Schaeffer
Elizabeth Schaeffer
Mary
Red Anchor
Pomeroy
Streich
Pomeroy Dentist Injured In Carb Collision
Doctor Nunnamaker of Pomeroy was badly bruised but at home after a Sunday crash at Carroll. His car and another vehicle collided on the road to Columbus, wrecking both autos. A motorcyclist aiding the wreck was struck by a second car and killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Nunnamaker
Carroll
Columbus
Paul Dye
Harrisonville
Hingea
Konjola Restores Health for Dayton Man
Mr W Earl in of 29 Pleasant Street Dayton credits Konjola with curing long standing stomach trouble and poor digestion. He reports appetite return weight gain of over eight pounds and renewed energy after using Konjola sold at Mr Drug Store in Athens and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W. Earlin
Pleasant Street
Dayton
Ives
Athens
Abandoned Sutton Township One Room Schools to Be Sold
Old schoolhouses at Doreas Oak Grove and Bowman's Run in Sutton Township face sale or dismantling as centralized schooling draws pupils away. Doreas will likely become a dwelling, Oak Grove may yield lumber with land returning to Cross heirs, and Bowman's Run could become a tenant house or be moved back to the Jividen farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Sutton Township
Doreas
Oak Grove
Bowman's Run
Dorcas School
Cross Settlement
Cross
Lucius
David
Bateys
Bowman's
Curtis Family
Woodrufts
Salsers
Thomases
Coopers
Neases
Jividen
Jividen Farm
Brown
Bartels Visiting Pomeroy from Newtown Suburb
August Bartels and sons of Newtown Ohio will visit relatives in Pomeroy on Saturday. He is brother of W F Bartels of Syracuse. They moved from Syracuse to Newtown 50 years ago to grow truck for Cincinnati markets and used profits to acquire farms for his four sons. He recently sold part of a Miami valley farm for Cincinnati airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
August Bartels
Miami Valley
Cincinnati
Meigs County
Middleport Factional Fight Dominates Primary Vote
In Pomeroy and Middleport the primaries drew heavy votes with bitter clashes. Harley leads after five wards in the Middleport contest while Williams challenges. Police chief race sees Mayer win by 193, with four Republicans seeking the post. Village offices see multiple incumbents and new faces in council contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
R. G. Webster
Walter Vaughan
Charles J. Hess
Shiffer-Ebersbach
James H. Williams
James E. Harley
Harley
Willams
Bert Doddridge
F. L. Davis
John Lewis
H. P. Mayer
Mayer
John Hawkins
Oace
W. H. Juhling
Pomroy Church of Christ Building Campaign Progress
Pomroy Aug 14 reports mid August services confirm strong volunteer response to a full scale remodeling and rebuilding program. The public can view plans at C E Dow Lynn Street while community donations and brick supply from D W Hennessy boost the project. Excavation foundations planned this week with meals provided by the Loyal Women's Class and building committee members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Damon D. Watkins
C. E. Dow
Lynn Street
D. W. Hennessy
Ebersbach Construction Company
KE. W. Hyenell
2. H. Priede
John A. Leifheit
Ae Burtfora
Damon Dpd. Watkins
Local residents and visitors seen in town gatherings
Mrs. Mark Jones returned to work at Southern Ohio Electric Company after vacation. A White travels home to Osceola Iowa with his sister Minnie Baldwin. Mr and Mrs H M Russell spent Sunday in Huntington with Phyllis Bowman. Dorothy Lansbury leaves with Alice Sidenstricker and Mrs William Hetteseimer to Marietta. Visitors from Kansas City Chicago and Norfolk accompanied by local relatives stayed week or two. Several families including the Gaskills and Lawns shared Sunday gatherings in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Jones
Southern Ohio Electric Company
A. White
Osceola
Iowa
Minnie Baldwin
Mrs. H. M. Russell
Huntington
Phyllis Bowman
Alice Sidenstricker
William Hetteseimer
Marietta
Dorothy Lansbury
Harvey Kellner
Kansas City
J. D. Bryan
Chicago
Will
W. E. Bryan
W. F. Harley
Will Fenwick
Virginia
Norfolk
D. H. Gay
Charleston
Robert Stephenson
John Lane
Edward
Carl
John Sullivan
Olden
W. Va
Will Powers
Coshocton
Loretta Belle Lemley
Harry Gaskill
Zanesville
Etta Gaskill
Story of Tracy shooting uncovered in old liquor raid case
In Pomeroy Aug 14 a police officer named Tracy was shot during a liquor raid on Thomas Fork three years earlier. A pellet lodged under his shoulder was removed by A. O. Tracy. Clyde Martin was later arrested for firing the shot and Tracy survived the incident with little apparent harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
A. O
Tracy
Thomas Fork
Clyde Martin
Martin
Mr. Tracy
Meigs County Ills and Regional Updates
Mrs John Eblin of Thomas Fork and her sister in law Mrs G W Russell of Stacine are seriously ill. Pearl Molden freed on bond after the Rutland shooting.On trial news Pearl Frazier faces liquor charge. his wife Mrs Sarah Frazier bonds the home. Jank Quillen returns and posts bond. Ohio M E Conference could reshuffle Meigs County pastors in September. Eris Spencer at Holzer Hospital remains very ill after surgery. West Virginia National Guard Band to visit aboard the excursion Washington. Garfield Junior Hale released from Holzer Hospital to Bartley W Va. Chris Greene carries 90 passengers Cincinnati to Charleston. Senator Cardill arrives Cincinnati en route to Pittsburgh with passengers and freight. Old streetcar track torn up from Huckson to Court Street in Pomeroy. about 14 miles remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Frazier
Middleport
Sarah Frazier
Ohio M. E
Road Street M. E
Columbus
Meigs County
Eris Spencer
Holzer Hospital
Long Bottom
West Virginia National Guard
Matecte
Washington
Pomeroy Bend
Garfield Junior Hale
Stutland
Bartley
W. Va
Chris Greene
Cincinnati
Charleston
Senator Cardill
Pittsburgh
Huckson
Court Street
Pomeroy
Family visits and births noted in regional notices
Mr and Mrs Kelley and guests travel from Oklahoma to Huntington for a few days with relatives. The Waltzes and others visit in Lithopolis Wellston and return home. Mrs Forquer visits Columbus with nephew Lester McCracken. Maurice Thompson announces a son born August 10. Moore family travels in Crookeville and Columbus. Dwight Kim visits Virginia Beach and Shenandoah Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Jeff Anguish
Oklahoma
Eli Hartinger
Huntington
W. J. Forquer
Columbus
H. L. McCracken
Lester McCracken
J. K. Smith
Beulah Lee
John Jr
Nite
Maurice Thompson
Philathea Women Honor Two Members Before Move
The Philathea Society of the Christian Church in Middleport entertained guests at Mrs. F I Gardner’s home. Mrs Dana Jones and Mrs Warren Mahaffey were presented gifts as they prepare to move to Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Philathea Women of the Christian Church
Alice Sidenstricker
F. I. Gardner
Picnic visitors from Middleport tour Chillicothe area
Have Pic nic and Mrs C L Brooks and son Charles joined Mr and Mrs G R Mc Gee and daughter Marylin with Abe Norris and family from Tuppers Plains and Will Norris Salem Center Earl Norris Delaware to visit J B Woodall’s family. They shared basket dinners and a group picnic at You tangy Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. L. Brooks
Charles
G. R. McGee
Marylin
Abe Norris
Tuppers Plains
Chillicothe
Will Norris
Salem Center
Earl Norris
Delaware
Norris
J. B. Woodall
Youtangy Park
Ohio Free Methodist Conference Gathers in Zanesville
Pomeroy residents travel to Zanesville for the Ohio Free Methodist Conference with Rev. Warren Crain and family from Laurel Cliff, plus Mr. and Mrs. Mike Russell of Cook's Gap and Mrs. Lovina Bennet of Middleport joining others for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio Free Methodist Conference
Zanesville
Meigs County
Warren Crain
Crain
Laurel Cliff
Mike Russell
Cook's Gap
Lovina Bennet
Middleport
Meigs County 4-H Club Members Camp in Jackson County
Fifty members of the Meigs County 4-H Clubs with county agent George W Kreiter and other leaders camp in Jackson County for a week from August 12 to August 17. Lawrence and Vinton County clubs join in the same camp period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
4-H
George W. Kreitler
Jackson County
Lawrence
Vinton County
Mankins Take Three Weeks Pleasure Trip by Car
Mr and Mrs Ed Mankin and a child are on a three weeks motoring trip. They will stop briefly in Columbus with relatives then visit Fostoria before spending the rest of the time at a Lake Erie point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ed. Mankin
Columbus
Fostoria
Lake Erie
Local Residents Visit relatives Over Weekend
Carpenter Apr. 14 Fletcher Metcalf from Athens spends a few days at his farm nearby. Mrs. Beulah Starkey from Columbus visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Starkey. Den Wood and two children from Pomeroy tour Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Wood. Chauncey resident Everett Starkey visits Chillicothe parents. W S Sweet of Columbus stays at their home here. Mrs. Jackson Foley Clarence Foley and Mrs. Frank Foley visit Mrs. Anna Gott Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Fletcher Metcalf
Athens
Beulah Starkey
Columbus
Emmett Starkey
den Wood
Pomeroy
G. G. Wood
Charles MecCa
Chauncey
Everett Starkey
Chillicothe
Harvey Starkey
W. S. Sweet
Jackson Foley
Clarence Foley
Frank Fole
Anna Gott
Pleasant Valley Social News Reunion and Visits
Aug. 14 notes from Pleasant Valley record visits and family gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. John Cuckler with Marshal Dixon spent Tuesday with E A Dixon Bert Hanning and family. Harrisonville relatives with Jances Hanning Friday. Arthur Goodin family attended Isaac Snowden’s reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
John Cuckler
Cuckler
Marshal Dixon
E. A. Dixon
Bert Hanning
Columbus
Clyde Hanning
Harrisonville
Jances Hanning
Arthur Goodin
Isaac Snowden
Frank Puch
Mildred
Reunion of Kincade Family Held at Tick Ridge Home
COOLVILLE Aug 18 The Kincade family reunion was held Sunday at the Tick Ridge home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kincade. Attendees included F J Caldwell Colonel Woodee Blair H C Blair and family E S Kincade Carleton Jeffers and others. Local social notes also list Probate Court attendees for Isai McIlhaney and a guardian appointment for R I Wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Kincade
Carl Kincade
Tick Ridge
F. J. Caldwell
Colonel Woodee
H. C. Blair
Dale
Dorothy
Kinscade
Carleton Jeffers
Mabel Buck
Mia
J. W. Kincade
Jess Mann
C. C. Wigal
Blanche Blair
Athens
Isai
Mcklhaney
O. F. Larson
St. J. Wolf
Pi D. Sheets
Ray Strickler
John McLaughlin
Oo. C. Ward
Roy Gordon
R. I. Wolf
C. BE. White
C. Ll. White
Clyde, Jr
Jack
Lancaster
W. C. Warren
Warren
Adda B. Reed
Selma Menller
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Alfred Parrish
Parkersburg
Ella Gray Evans
W. B. Roberts
Mary Louisse
Paul Atkinson
Philo
Mark Dunfee
Muncie
Middletown
Dunfee
Ettie
Ora Dunfee
Clyde White
Adam Brandeberry
Ireland
Lillie Dunfee
Etta
Ora
Lisses Merrel
Forest Grubble
Stockport
Pearl Cody
J. T. Roland
Inlaw
Charles# Ladd
Local notes from Syracuse and surrounding towns
A string of social and business items from Syracuse and nearby communities. Visitors and travelers include Avery Roberta in Parkersburg, Miss Adeline McBride finishing at Rio Grande College, Miss Lenora Campbell visiting Athens, and families such as Mr. and Mrs. John Roush returning from Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Carl Seidenabel
Point Pleasant
Clermont Arnold
Pittsburgh
Roscoe Hardin
Oscar Nease
Fairmont
W. Va
John Roush
Robert, Sr
Bertha Hess
Wiliam Wallace
Miss Ruth Flanagan to be heard on Foreign Missionary Program
Friday program at the Camp Ground features Miss Ruth Flanagan on the Foreign Missionary Story Program. Mrs Cassie Fields of Akron visits her brother George McBride and other relatives for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Flanagan
Camp Ground
Cassie Fields
Akron
George McBride
Community News Highlights From McArthur Area
The week hosted families visiting from Columbus Athens Crooksville and Zanesville. Obituaries note the death of Mrs. Henry Harkins at Athens State Hospital. Marriage licenses issued to Elden Jeffers Beatrice Potts and Ray Bush Ruby Parker. Dorothy Diles accepted a high school teaching post in Erie County near Sandusky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howell
Saebert Neal
Columbus
George Turner
E. Lowry
Frank
Francis Lomax
Jimmy
Jacqueline
Hampson Lomax
Anna Cundiff
Anna Louise
Mary Cozad
Mable Brown
Tranks Nest
W. Va
FE. J. Wood
Athens
Jerry Martin
Jacob Milhon
Nettie
P. . Pettit
A. S&s Pettit
Addie Amerine
Chauncey
McArthur
Ivan Amerine Land
Cecil Milhon
Mont McCray
Crooksville
McCray
Nettie Milhon
Fair Grounds
Rose Merrill
Orian
Sanford
Jess Walters
Hamden
Sam Brown
Lancaster
Jimmy Brown
Akron
Lemand Stiffler
Hugh Stiffler
Raymond
Cecil
Austin Brown
Betty
Anne
John Wyckoff
Frank Wyckoff
Betty Lou
Henry Hall
Emma Vansky
Zaleski
Etta Vansky
Mrs Ida Miller Killed When Car Skids Into Ditch
Mrs. Ida A. Miller, 0, was killed near Columbus last night when her husband lost control of the car and it plunged into a ditch according to local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ida A. Miller
Here
Lottridge Revival Adds Six Members to Church
Aug 14 in Lottridge Rev. Hoffman closed a revival at the U B Church Sun evening with six additions. Revival services begin in Laurence Chapel Church Monday under Rev. Nutter. The piece also lists numerous local visits and movements including families from Chicago Akron Zanesville and New Lexington among other close community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Frost
Akron
Wil Chevalier
Edward Chevalier
Julia Mingus
Ruth Mingus
Peach Ridge
Forest Frazier
Irene
Laurelvils
Robert Sharp
Peer Lonas
Jamile Nelsonville
Dorothea Runnion
Speed
C. W. Townsend
Beebe
Carson Boggs
Rexal Boggs
Raymond Boggs
Emmett Swisher
Homer
Marion
Clarence
Morrow County
Sylvia Daugherty
Rex
L. T. Hunni
Sociable at M EF Church Draws Strong Attendance
The sociable at the M EF Church on Saturday evening drew a good crowd with proceeds totaling 23.70. Byron Dean is improving, Floyd Starkey and family visited Harve Cunningham, and Press Winner delivered an excellent service. The Chester brothers are named for the M Es Church, preaching is planned next Sunday at 2 86 o'clock, and James Summoers returned from Columbus. The Miller Run Pike will soon be completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Sociable
M. EF
Byron Dean
Floyd Starkey
Harve Cunningham
M. FE
Williams
Coolville
Chester Brothers
M. Es
James Summoers
Columbus
Miller Run Pike
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Schaeffer
Konsola
Konjola
Happy Man
MR. W. FE. Marlin
Cornwell
Athens Jewelers
John Eblin
G. W. Russell
Stacine
Pearl Molden
Junior Hale
Rutland
Jank Quillen
Hess Brothers
Russell Waltz
Lithopolis
Woltz
Herschel Pope
Wellston
Dwight Kim
Virginia Beach
Sshenandoah Valley
Isaac Wilson
Chauncey, Ohio
Philathea Society
Youtangy Park Sumilay
Pleasant Valle
J. M. Knowlton
Squibb’s Shaving
Gibson
Prescription Store
Ical Cay
F. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery Co
Uni
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