Middleport Salt Plant Recalled By Local Historian
A Meigs County native recounts Middleport’s salt works at Diamond Hollow near Bungalow Park, noting rock oil encountered during drilling, the salt furnace era, and later oil and gas discoveries. The piece links local industry to the town’s rise as a major Upper Ohio industrial town and remembers Captain Tim Russell and Hiram Russell, Civil War veterans.
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Middleport
Meigs
Diamond Hollow
Bungalow Park
Pittsburgh
Hiram Russell
Texas
Hiram
Timothy Russell
Sterling
Tim
Lizzie Forbes
Pomeroy
Standard Oil Company
Upper
Ohio
Langsville Resident Honored on Birthday
Langsville Aug 15 a family gathering marked the seventy six birthday of Mrs. Jane Kennedy at her home. Attendees included Mrs. O R Nelson Mr and Mrs Jack Small and many relatives from Columbus Pratts Fork Wellston Wadsworth Akron and Rio Grande with several local friends. The Langaville Church ice cream social raised 23 dollars and a group including Frank Braley Von Miller and Mabel Miller visited Dale Miller in Rio Grande.
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Langsville
Jane Kennedy
O. R. Nelson
Jack Small
J. l. Sanspury
Mable
Roy Graham
Columbus
Eva Taylor
Eileen Edwarda
Pratts Fork
Richard Jacks
Opa
Lansbury
Delbert Hayes
Athens
Ernest Hayes
Helen and
Clarice Miller
Kermit Brown
Wadsworth
Akron
Betty Davis
Wellston
Dale Wright
Ann Davis
Tillie Robinson Yeakle
Los Angeles
Calif
Meigs County
Robert McKnight
Lafe Haley
New Lexington
E. Nelson
Frank Hayes
C. A. Atkinson
Warren Edmundson
Hollis Peterson
Kaneas
Langaville Church
Frank Braley
von Miller
Mabel Miller
Dale Miller
Rio Grande
Public Auction of Albany Village Real Estate in Athens County
Pursuant to an order of the Pro Court of Athens County the property in Albany Village is auctioned August 25 1934 at 1 PM on courthouse steps. The sale includes described parcels and an African Church lot with a strip of land. cash terms apply. Administrators and attorneys listed with the estate of S E Searis.
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District Court of the United States
Ohio
Pastor
Bankrup
Nelsonville
Athens
Eorge B. Bitzer
Kruptcy
Carlisle Block
Chillicothe
George B. Bitzer
Pro Court
Athens County
Albany
Wilkes Street
Iniot No
Sarah R Patterson
Jacob Roush
Udin
Howard Ne Jouther
I H. Carbaugh
S. E. Searis
de Jo
Jone & Erskine
Amesville Kindergartners Tour Athens Landmarks
Kindergarten children from the F. E. R. A. Kindergarten at Amesville visited Athens on a summer program tour. They viewed the Post Office Union Depot Chick Hatchery and the Bennett Company under supervisor Miss Ernestine Junod. Participants included Bobby Dick Jago Carol Jean Jago Patsy McKitrick Junior Webster and others.
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Amesville
Athens
Post Office
Union Depot
Chick Hatchery
Bennett Company
Ernestine Junod
Bobby Dick Jago
Carol Jean Jago
Patsy McKitrick
Junior Webster
Robert Mesecher
Galen Dea
Mesecher
Junior Riley
Arnold Jago
Billy Don Morris
Jimmie Chapman
Anita Robinson
Jerry McKinley
Rosalee McKinley
Ballot totals compiled for county offices
For representative to the General Assembly Republicans list H T Phillips 2800 BE C Woodworth 2801 Alex M Moore 1409 J E Bailey 1068 and Democrat George A Banks 1226 O EB Fri 878 Wilbur F Hutchins 680. Other races include clerk of courts J W Hickman 2871 Robert P Tompkins 2207 D C McVay 1905 Ida J Wise 1670. commissioner Frank Minner 3435 L H Blackwood 2979 John H Grosvenor 1188 W T Martin 1183 and Democrats Merwin Mansfield 864 James W Shafer 751 Walter Maccombs 708 Ira M Whitmore 670 Joseph C Johnson 185. Auditor Clyde C Gibson 4580 Clyde Edmundson 3649. Recorder Mrs Georgia Kilpatrick 4220 Ernett Carpenter 2311 Albert E Watkins 1810 Democrat Mrs Gladys P Whitlatch 1629 Thomas Mavin 1350. Treasurer G D Gorham 3525 T R Bennett 2612 Raymond C Cook 2281. Sheriff Charles Stratton 6016 Wyle C Frisby 293 Democrat William Williams 2207 John E Greene 488 Charles Zarley 353 William Lohmier 278. Prosectoring attorney Harold J Rose 3659 Gordon B Gray 2204 Preston E Thompson 1410 O K Parrett 1161. Coroner L F Jones 4944 Elza Graham 2746 Democrat John S Blower 1799 Clifford Rizer 781.
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General Assembly
Dr. H. T. Phillips
BE. C
Woodworth
Alex M. Moore
J. E Bailey
George A. Banks
O. EB. Fri
Wilbur F. Hutchins
J. W. Hickman
Robert P. Tompkins
D. C. McVay
Ida J. Wise
Frank Minner
L. H. Blackwood
John H. Grosvenor
W. T. Martin
Merwin Mansfield
James W. Shafer
Walter Maccombs
Ira M. Whitmore
Joseph C. Johnson
Clyde C. Gibson
Clyde Edmundson
Georgia Kilpatrick
Ernett Carpenter
Albert E. Watkins
Gladys P. Whitlatch
Thomas Mavin
G. D Gorham
T. R. Bennett
Raymond C. Cook
Charles Stratton
Wyle C. Frisby
William Williams
John E. Greene
Charles Zarley
William Lohmier
Harold J. Rose
Gordon B. Gray
Preston E. Thompson
O. K. Parrett
L. F Jones
Elza Graham
John 8. Blower
Clifford Rizer
Poultry Raising Not Profitable Proposition
Cleveland August 15. Councilman Herman E Kohen and wife Mrs Kohen trial a summer on a Wickliffe farm to raise poultry for eggs. They bought 15 hens at 1.10 each. The couple calculated 830 dollars a month for feed and 14 cents an egg, 1.66 a dozen, with overhead not yet counted.
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Cleveland
Herman E. Kohen
Kohen
Wickliffe
Rollie
Marcia
Joann
Fish in Paint Creek Rise When Quarry Explodes
Greenfield August 15. Two local fishermen Lawrence Heaton and Charles Clark report that fish in Paint Creek jumped after a dynamite blast from a nearby quarry near Rock Mills seven miles north. A cough from Clark and then Heaton caused another jump, drawing curious onlookers.
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Greenfield
Paint Creek
Lawrence Heaton
Charles Clark
Rock Mills
Here
Heaton
Clark
Stocks Drift In Uneven Early Trading On Mixed News
New York Aug 15 Stocks pursued an uneven course in dull early trading today. Some building shares showed modest gains while rails and metals slipped. Major fraction declines touched Howe Sound Cerro De Pasco Union Pacific and Westinghouse with Sante Fe U S Steel edging lower while Johns Manville American Radiator American Telephone and Du Pont held steady to slightly higher.
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New York
Howe Sound
Cerro de Pasco
Union Pacific
Westinghouse
Sante Fe
U. & Steel
Johns Manville
American Radiator
American Telephone
du Pont
Stock index indicators show varied activity across firms
The listing details percentage figures for multiple companies including American Can, American Power and Light, Bethlehem Steel, Goodyear, Johns Manville, National Distillers, Northern Pacific, and Woolworth among others. Total sales are noted, with several firms reporting double digit changes and others near flat movements.
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Adams
Holling Mus
Ches, & Ohio
Chrysler
Nvcememcensesene Ieee
Gert
Cocccemna
Wenenesee Dupeet
Nnccsnmcess
Covescs
Nat
Distillers
Cccome
Power & Light
Northern Pac
SSS
Ghigo
Pear
B. BR
O'R. O
Warner Pic
West
Elec, and
Mfg
Woolworth
Gallia County selects seven incumbents in heavy primaries
In Gallia County Tuesday seven incumbents were nominated in a large primary. Victory margins were still unsettled as final totals from Harrison Township precincts arrived. Key races included Republican auditor Emmett B. Keeler narrowly winning. other GOP nominees were Victor J. Niday, Mrs. Robert McCormick, Elijah C. Johnson, Lucille Rees, E. E. Myers, Elmer Hatfield, Fred E. Cherrington, and Dr. W. Lewis Brown as coroner. Democratic slate featured Rev. L. C. Watts, A. P. Miller, Levi White, Oscar Russell, John Halliday, Clyde A. Dale.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Harrison Township
Emmett B. Keeler
Victor J. Niday
Robert McCormick
Elijah C. Johnson
Lucille Rees
E. E. Myers
Elmer Hatfield
Fred EB. Cherrington
Farnom A. Haskins
W. Lewis Brown
Rev. L. C. Watts
A. P. Miller
Levi White
Oscar Russell
John Halliday
Clyde A. Dale
Ohio hospital claims under new motor vehicle law
Claims totaling 46 have been accepted for consideration by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles as of Aug 9 under the new law to reimburse hospitals for caring for indigent injured motorists. Payment of $16,443.95 has been made on 257 claims. $10,654.34 on 122 claims approved for payment. Registrar West says 121 claims approved for payment will yield warrants to hospitals, about $5,000, in the next few days.
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Columbus
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
White
Weather Outlook For District Shows Showers Likely
Columbus August 1 The 36 hour outlook notes moderate temperatures in the north and warmer in the south. Pressure changes are expected to bring showers tonight and Thursday with little temperature change.
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Columbus
Baltimore Produce Market Prices Steady for Eggs and Butter
Eggs about steady with nearby receipts 16 18 cents, hennery whites large 28 26, medium 20 23. Butter 1,222 tubs and 1,503 cases noted in market report.
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Baltimore
Produce prices and availability from Ohio Michigan Virginia markets
Green beans priced at 1.60 to 1.90 per basket, cabbage 0.60 to 0.85 per bushel, celery from Michigan and Ohio at 3.50 per crate, corn about 0.99 to 1.24 per dozen, huckleberries Virginia 1.50 to 1.75 per 12-quart basket, lettuce from Ohio field 0.66 per 10-pound basket.
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Ohio
Michigan
Virginia
Bbc
Tennessee
Eggs and Potatoes Prices Across Regions
The listing shows Eggs at 25c for firsts, 20c for firsts, 1éc for seconds, and 20c for nearby ungraded. Potatoes priced by weight and variety including Idaho Triumphs at $1.9002 and New Jersey cobblers at $1.25 40, Virginia cobblers at $1.35040, Virginia Maryland reconditioned $1.25, and Kentucky cobblers at $1.15.25. Poultry prices include colored broilers at 1 and 1% weight over 14c, two pounds and over 16c, leg horn broilers at 14%c, fowls 8 lbs and over 9c, and leghorns at 3 lbs and over 9c.
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Idaho
Alabama
Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Pittsburgh Produce Prices Steady Across Egg Grades
Pittsburgh market reports eggs unchanged with current receipts at 17 1/2 to 21 24 cents per dozen. Fresh extra firsts run 19 to 20 cents, henery white extras 21 to 24 cents, ordinary current receipts 14 5 cents.
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Hennery
Butter Prices and Creamery Extras Reported
Fragmentary data notes butter and creamery items with tub packaging and fat content. Mentions potatoes and sweet potatoes with price figures, but details are unclear and partially garbled.
Butter Market Update from Chicago Trade Desk
Reports show steady butter prices with 10 750 unit market and creamery specials. Pricing lists include 93 score butter at 274 0 percent, extras at 36 percent, and standard tubs with 26 percent. egg sales are unsettled with no current egg sales.
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Chicago
Bhadlu
Toledo Grain Prices on Track and In Store
Toledo grain quotations for August 13 list Wheat No 2 red at 98 9 and No 1 red 9 1, Corn No 2 yellow 76 4 and No 8 yellow 14 4 0 75, Oats No 2 white 51 and No 1 white 0 05 3. Grain in store shows transit billing attached with track quotations: Wheat 46 above, corn 20 3 above.
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Toledo
Parkerburg Livestock Auction Aug 11 Receipts 2300
Livestock sale reports total receipts 2300 head with demand strong for top cattle. Cattle receipts 400 with better grades steady and lower grades down 10 to 20 cents. Veal 475 and hogs 160 priced by quality, sheep and lambs 1280 with good lambs at 7.20 and feeders at 5.40 per head.
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Parkersburg
Livestock Market Report With Prices and Trends
Prices across hogs cattle sheep and goats show steady to mixed action. Hogs 3600 head, lighter weights steady to up, butcher weights up to 6.25, cattle about steady with fed steers around 66 to 75, goats good beef bulls and vealers steady to higher, sheep lambs 1300 to 1600 with fat lambs steady and ewes around 2.59.
Treasury August receipts and outlays report
The Treasury report for August 13 shows receipts 12 807 076.55 dollars and expenditures 45 606 706.41 dollars leaving a balance of 2 316 905 654.45. Customs receipts for the month were 8 903 973.79 dollars. For the fiscal year since July 1 receipts total 970 772 051.73 while expenditures total 699 790 970.11 including 346 542 882.87 in emergency spending, creating an excess of expenditures of 327 018 938.58. Gold assets stand at 7 077 413 344.72.
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U. & Treasury Washington
the Treasury
Wool market activity and mixed farm commodity prices
The report notes little business in Boston Wool with sparse commitments from buyers, while worsted makers seek greasy combing wool. Toledo grain prices show small fluctuations with various grades listed, and Ohio vegetable prices include beans cabbage celery corn and tomatoes with modest ranges across several markets.
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Boston
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