Rare Northwest relics to be shown in Pomeroy display
The Meigs County Pioneer Society plans a Northwest Territorial celebration display in Pomeroy during the October week. The exhibit features relics dating to 1787 including a pin cushion, a calico baby dress from 1852, an 1825 story book, hymnal of 1831, an 1810 New Testament, a spun 1834 table cloth, graded coins, flints, a Gettysburg sword, a Dent-in-the-head Indian tomahawk, and a doctor’s pill box from 1830. Mrs. E A Wingett chairs the committee and invites relics for cataloguing.
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Pomeroy
Northwest Territorial
Meigs County
Pioneer Society
Emma Waterman
E. A. Wingett
Racine
Memorial funeral for J. O. Leonard
Hundreds attend the funeral of J. O. Leonard a New York Central Railroad conductor at First Baptist Church Middleport The service was led by Rev F C Kreager with church quartet singing Floral pieces were arranged by the Busy Bee Class More than 50 cars in the cortege carried the deceased to Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire for interment with Masonic rites The pallbearers were E M McCarty W Wilson Henry Bush Orville Sh John Dillard and T A May.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
J. O. Leonard
New York Central Railroad
F. C. Kreager
Thomastown
Harley Sanborn
Paul Smart
H. M. Cross
L. D. Diles
Busy Bee
Dam
Dillard
Racine Dam
Ora Dillard
Walter Owens
C. O. Fisher
William Dillard
Paul Dillard
Buckeye Lake
Frank Fugate, Jr
Eva Mae
Marion Fugate
Hulda Klein
Eva Klein
Anna Margaret Hayes
Robert Kaser
Columbus
Dorothy Caldwell
Memorial Hospital
Huntington
A. A. Dillard
Gravel Hill
A. R. Hecox
Troy
Hecox
Heritage Lewis
Janet
Ulah Ann Lewis
F.C. Enright
Martha
Robert Bush
Harry Enright
Honey Lou
Virgie Major
Noah Haskins
Charles Preston
Cora Dam
Gallia County
Harry Schoen
Charleston
Blanche Tullis
New Jersey
Ben Fultz
N. Third Ave
Paul Hoffman
Matilda Fultz
Allan Fultz
Chicago
Ben Fultz Jr
Helen Beeson
William Beeson
Miami
Quebec
Beeson
Christine Garrison
Garrison
Corning
W. L. Beeson
Lula Starr
Bradbury Wins Game In Gallipolis Sunday
In Gallia County Fairgrounds Middleport Ohio Val ley Baseball League clash Bradbury defeated Gallipolis 2 to 1. Pitcher Hubert Pullins earned the win for Bradbury with strong control and a three straight wins streak against Gallipolis. Gallipolis lineup featured Allen and Morrow. Bradbury next plays Pt. Pleasant at Pythian Park Thursday at 6 PM.
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Middleport
Bradbury
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Baseball League
Gallia County Fairgrounds
Gallipors
Hubert Pullins
Allen
Morrow
Pullins
Koehler
Pt. Pleasant
Pythian Park
Oldest License Holder Highlights State Sport Program
Pittsfield Mass report notes more than 150 residents over 70 have secured free sporting and trapping licenses this year under state conservation rules. George A. Nichols, 89, is cited as the oldest licensee. The piece also mentions pearls being found in many large U S streams.
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Pittsfield
Mass
State Department of Conservation
George A. Nichols
Wandling family murders stain Meigs County history
In Bedford Township John Wandling killed his mother over a trifling dispute about a leg chain and was sentenced to life in the Ohio Penitentiary. He died during an escape attempt by falling from a high roof. Wandling had nine children, including Joe Wandling who killed his wife and died by suicide about 18 years ago, and Edward Wandling who last Thursday killed his wife and committed suicide in Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Meigs County
Bedford Township
John Wandling
Wandling
Common Pleas Court
Ohio
Joe Wandling
Edward Wandling
Middleport Social Notes Picnic At Dam And Weekend Guests
A Middleport social roundup notes the Dillard family at a Racine Dam picnic with Ora Dillard and relatives and friends. Other visitors include the Fugates from Buckeye Lake and Col umbus guests, with multiple car trips and a funeral. The piece ends noting the parachute’s first use in France.
Social Notes From Lottridge and Nearby Towns
Social items recount visits and hospitality across Athens Coolville and neighboring communities. Named residents like James Day Bessie Robinson Ira Fortney Harvey Depoy Mary Shock Jake Zumbach and others appear in dinners picnics and family gatherings with frequent moves between Athens Parkersburg Coolville and Vienna.
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Lottridge
James Day
Athens
Harvey Person
Bessie Robinson
Ira
Harter Fortney
Asbury
Ray Depoy
Pt. Mountain
W. Va
Mary Shock
Herbert
Pickens
Joe Depoy
Jake Zumbach
Reno
John Chevalier
J. B. Persons
Pomeroy
Harvey
Maurice Guthrie
Cleveland
Elza Guthrie
Clifford James
Follanshee
Westoa
James Deems
Frank Tigley
Huntington
Christian Endeavor Society
R. M. Allen
Pearl Theirry
Jacqueline
Mary Looney
Bobbie
Akron
L. H. Allen
John Archer
Carrie Gainer
Tuppers Plains
Jess Minerd
Coolville
R. L. Sharp
Abe Burdette
Margaret
Buford Findling
Moxahala Park
Roy Lambert
Lennie
William Stiles
Willie
Pickerington
Harry Willet
L. T. Runnion
Harold
Homer Gist
Nina Townsend
Beebe
John Jeffers
Elza Gutherie
Ernest Story
Salina
Kansas
Floyd Alloway
Mose Metz
Cairo
Donovan Mason
Vienna
Rex Butcher
Ben Dicken
Baby
Edd Williams
Carl Alloway
Charles Vernon
Parkersburg
Pet of Dead Couple Bites Captor in Groundhog Incident
In Middleport Marl Ward was bitten on the right thumb by the Wandling couple’s groundhog while restraining it during the handling of the late Mr and Mrs Wandling. The animal loosened its grip after Ward choked it with his other hand. Ward remains under medical care. Burial occurred per the couple’s notes with two caskets side by side at Riverview Cemetery.
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Middleport
Edward Wandling
Riverview
Social notes from Pomeroy residents entertain class members
Members of the Happy Harvesters Class of the Federated Church were hosted by Miss Verda Klein and Miss Genevieve Sisson in the Peace Church recreation room Friday evening. Awards went to Mrs. George Morris and Mrs. Lily Lowe. refreshments were served by the hostesses. Hospital news includes Howard Jeffers of the Kroger Store admitted for observation and treatment. Other items note visits and travels of local families to Cleveland Buckeye Lake Columbus and Toledo, with several relatives mentioned and travels to and from the area.
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Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
the Peace Church
Verda Klein
Genevieve Sisson
George Morris
Lily Lowe
Howard Jeffers
Kroger
Holzer Hospital
Jeffers
Conley
Jesse Brewster
Chillicothe
Stanley Dunn
Powhatan
Dunn
Howard Coates
George Campbell
Youngstown
Art Kloes
Columbus
Kloes
Jessie Mitch
Orient
Albert Young
Thelma
Pleasant Ridge
Randolph
Pete) Young
Toledo
O. B. Elberfeld
Georgia Williamson
Marguerite Meier
Marion Ebersbach
White Sulphur Springs
Williamstown
Charles Price
Peacock Ave
Charles Jr
Mt. Carmel Hospital
D. H. Peoples
Florence Brickels
Gloria Jean Gest
New Lexington
Shawnee
Hart Stanbery
Cincinnati
Gilbert Weeks
Ped Bailey
Ed McIntosh
Piketon
Mary Williamson
Office Training School
Phil Williamson
George Sayre Dies in Columbus After Middleport Ties
George Sayre formerly of Middleport died Saturday in Columbus. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church, with Rev. F. C. Kreager of Thomastown officiating. Interment followed in Middleport Cemetery on the Sayre lot beside his wife who died in 1903. Nearly 80, Sayre was known in Middleport for years with the Wertheimer brothers in the clothing business and had once owned the Ohio Hotel. After moving to Columbus he worked in insurance as a Bankers Life representative.
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Middleport
George Sayre
Columbus
First Baptist Church
F. C. Kreager
Thomastown
Sayre
Wertheimer Brothers
Ohio Hotel
Bankers Life Insurance
Turtle catch by Meigs County wardens weighs 20 pounds
Dolph Joachim, Meigs County game warden, brought in a huge turtle believed to be the largest in the area last week. He and E. B. Dailey recovered over 28 pounds of cleaned turtle meat from their joint foray along Meigs County creeks.
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Middleport
Dolph Joachim
Meigs County
E. B. Dailey
Radio network list and Pennsylvania native president
The article lists key stations across networks including Columbia Mutual NEAF WABC WLW KDKA WLW WIR WGN WLW WMAQ WCAT WOK WSB WTAM WHIO. It notes James Buchanan as the only U.S. president native to Pennsylvania.
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Networks
Give Gap
Columbia Mutual Neaf
WABC
WLW
KDKA
WIR
WGN
WMAQ
WCAT
WSB
WTAM
WHIO
James Buchanan
United States
Pennsylvania
Glouster Social Notes Brief Wedding and Local News
Glouster notes report Theo Williams and Tanna Lintala wed at four pm in Glouster with Rev. Gladden officiating. Guests from Columbus, McConnelsville, Fayetteville and Cleveland attended. The couple honeymoon at Belmont Lake near Gaylord Michigan and will reside in Columbus. Local socials list many visitors, trips, and family events across Athens, Columbus, and nearby towns.
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Williams
Glouster High School
Ohio State University
Lintala
Mill Mutuals Insurance Co
Columbus
V. C. Wagaman
Joyce
C. A. Gladden
McConnelsville
Lena Hartzok
Fayetteville
Charles Aho
Isaac Lintala
Martin H. Pohpola
Ashtabula
Hilma Arvidson
Marjorie A. Raja
Cleveland
Errett Davis
Marilyn Davis
Athens
Jack K. Gardner
H. E. Gardner
Mary Jane Morris
William Zimmer
Robert Kinney
Zack Williams
Flood Easler
Billa Dew
Theodore Williams
Richard Williams
Vesta Norris
Norma Thompson
C. FE. Williams
Tanno Lintala
Belmont Lake
Gaylord
Mich
Knight Couple Celebrate 14th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Roy Knight celebrated their fourteenth wedding anniversary August 12 with Mr and Mrs Lee Clark of Corning as guests.
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Glouster
Roy Knight
Lee Clark, Corning
Pomeroy Officers Make Arrests Late Saturday
POMEROY officers chased down Clarence Spires and Harold Laudermilt after a collision on W Main St Saturday night. Spires faces driving while intoxicated charges. Laudermilt is charged with intoxication. A separate earlier crash on lower W Main St involved H E Williams and J C Raney, causing damage. Estelle Mink and Raymond Betz were arrested on intoxication charges near Route 7, and William Cartwell also faced an intoxication charge. A bridge club of eight Duffy sisters, ages 38 to 65, from nearby towns meets about every two months.
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Pomeroy
W. Main St
Clarence Spires
Harold Laudermilt
Spires
Laudermilt
Main St. Terrace
Wayne Gibbons
Middleport
Fred Swatzel
John Terrell
Walter Wolfe
H. E. Williams
J.c. Raney
Williams
Estelle Mink
Raymond Betz
Shenang Springs
Hank Young
Grindley
William Cartwell
West Warwick
R. I
Duffy
Holyoke
Andover
Mass
Mrs. Lowery of Jacksonville Dies in Columbus Hospital
Mrs Oscar Lowery 51 of Jacksonville died at White Cross Hospital Sunday at 3 15 am Survived by husband son Chester five brothers and five sisters including Robert Moody Tulsa Joseph Moody Millfield and Mrs Dan Evans Jacksonville and Mrs Thomas Judson Glouster Funeral at Jacksonville M E Church Wednesday at two oclock Rev Lawrence officiating burial in Maplewood
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Glouster
Oscar Lowery
Jacksonville
White Cross Hospital
Chester Lowery
Jacksonsville
Robert Moody
Tulsa
Okla
Joseph Moody
Millfield
Frank Moody
Albert
Taylor Ridge
Harry
Morgan County
Dan Evans
Thomas Judson
Fred Echstenkamper
Columbus
Homer Banfield
Philo
Albert Hayden
Elsie Moody
Greens Run
M. EF
Lawrence
Maplewood
Sawyer Carried Gloucester by 76 Vote Margin
The Sawyer for Governor Club disputes a Wednesday statement on election returns. Official totals show Sawyer carried Gloucester in all but one precinct, losing by one vote in Precinct 2. Sawyer wins Gloucester by 76 votes. Two births announced in Gloucester: Mr and Mrs Walter Martin announce a son born Saturday. Mr and Mrs Leo McMenamy announce a daughter born Saturday, their first girl after six sons.
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Glouster
Sawyer-for- Governor Club
Davey
Sawyer
Walter Martin
Martha Sley
Leo McMenamy
Jacksonville
Mrs Theodore Williams Taken In Serious Condition
Mrs Theodore Williams was taken to Grant Hospital today in serious condition by the John 8 Blower ambulance. Accompanied by Mr Williams Mrs C E Williams and Dr Elias, her husband and Mrs Williams stayed with her.
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Glouster
Theodore Williams
Pat Ross
Grant Hospital
Wife Follows Husband In Death at Miller
In Middleport relatives were summoned to Miller for the funeral of Mrs. John Chapman, 58, who died Saturday after suffering a heart ailment. It was said her death was hastened by the shock of her husband John Chapman’s passing. C. C. Chapman, a stepson, and family traveled to attend the service held at two o'clock this afternoon.
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Middleport
Miller
John Chapman
C. C. Chapman
Scouts Enjoy Hike To East Branch Area
Nine members of Boy Scout Troop 73 hiked to the third covered bridge on East Branch Friday evening and camped there overnight returning to Glouster Saturday afternoon. Participants included Ley McMenamy Beshara Matyskella Rice Mathews Carter Heiskel Darling and guest Babe Faires. They fished swam and cooked over wood fires. Assistant Scoutmaster Bob Carter led the camping party. The troop plans a river trip and Ohio State Fair details at Tuesday’s church lawn meeting.
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Glouster
Boy Scout Troop 73
East Branch
Lawrence Ley
Dick McMenamy
Paul Beshara
Leo Matyskella
Gene Rice
Glen Mathews
Charles Carter
Dick Heiskel
Frank Darling
Babe Faires
Bob Carter
Bob Carter, Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 73
Scout Troop 73
Church Lawn
Bible School teachers plan Glouster- A conference
A Glouster A conference of Bible School teachers and workers in the Church of Christ will be held this evening. At 6 30 a pot luck supper will be served.
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Glouster
Church of Christ
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Athens County
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Lenore Hinton
Charles
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Trimble Township
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