Refunding of City Bonds Is Considered by Pomeroy Council
Pomeroy council Monday heard requests from citizens on street work and drainage changes. P. L. Peoples offered property for a new creek route to prevent flooding. Yale Street residents urged street upgrades. sewer issues undermined a building foundation. The council deferred some items to committee, approved refunding 7700 bonds, and discussed issuing delinquent-tax bonds to pay overdue street light and hydrant bills. Mayor Hartley reported a near 7000 deficit with liquor licenses remaining the main general fund source.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council
P. L. Peoples
Union Ave
Peoples
Yale St
Henry Koehler
Incoln Hill
Malcolm D. Hartley
General Fund
Sayre Rites Are Held on Middleport
Relatives of the late George Sayre gathered from Columbus for funeral services at the First Baptist Church in Middleport yesterday afternoon. Attendants included his sister Mrs. Ann Bailey a son Gordon Sayre a married daughter and Mrs. Clara Griffith Crutchfield.
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Middleport
George Sayre
Columbus
First Baptist Church
Ann Bailey
Gordon Sayre
Clara Griffith Crutchfield
Foot Injury Sinks Pomeroy Fire Chief and Employee
Herb Giles, a Pomeroy Fire Chief and local telephone company employee, sustained multiple fractured foot bones after a rolling telephone pole struck him. The incident occurred in Pomeroy and is under local investigation for causes and safety protocol review.
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Pomeroy
Herb Giles
Bull Kicks Man Injures Leifheit in Sunday Incident
Leifheit suffered facial and arm injuries when a bull he was leading to pasture kicked him Sunday. He was tending the animal when the incident occurred. no further details on condition are provided.
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Leifheit
Revival to Begin at Carleton Church on Kingsbury Creek
A revival starts Sunday night at 7 30 at Carleton Church on Kingsbury Creek with Captain Walter Carson in charge. Special music and singing will be provided.
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Kingsbury
Carleton Church
Kingsbury Creek
Walter Carson
Fishing Trip Scene On Muskingum River
Middleport residents James Lewis Norman Way lands Edward Jenkins and David Jenkins enjoy fishing on the Muskingum River during a night outing. Legal notice outlines sealed bids for Athens City School District Stadium excavation. Bids due September 14 at 12:00 PM EST, Athens. Plans and specs available for $5 deposit. Board of Education reserves right to reject bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Lewis
Norman Wayland
Edward Jenkins
David Jenkins
Muskingum River
Athens City School District announces building bid
The Athens City School District Board seeks bids for an addition to the West Side School Building in Athens Ohio. Bids due by 12 00 M EST on Wednesday September 14 at the Board of Education office. Plans and specs are on file at the Board office and may be obtained for a deposit of 5.00.
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Board of Education
Athens City
Athens
Ohio
E. R. Walker
West Side
Athens City School
BR Walker
Pomeroy City Schools Open To Begin New Year
Pomeroy public schools will open Thursday September 1 with pro session meetings for all pupils in the mornings September 1 and 2. Regular classes start September 6 after Labor Day. Dismissal is September 16 at Meigs County Fair. Minors must have work certificates to withdraw.
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Pomeroy City
Pomeroy
Superintendent of Schools
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Social Ties
Pomeroy residents share travel stories, visits, and gatherings across Tipton Bozeman Raymond Columbus Athens Minersville and more. Notables include Mr and Mrs John Schorr moving to Logan and many relatives visiting or staying with family in the area.
Racine Social And Personal Highlights This Week
Racine social notices show Mrs. Frank Eaton and children visiting relatives, Mrs. Gertrude Long with family, and multiple weekend travels including Miss Portia Ann Mott and William Cameron. Twenty Scout Troop 43 headed to Old Man's Cave for a week of camping. Bradford notes mention Iea Warner visiting Middleport and Edward Warner Jr. traveling in Missouri and Arkansas.
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Racine
Frank Eaton
Huntington
E. A. Wingett
Herbert Rose
M. E. Rowen
Frankfort
Ind
William Cameron
Tyree
Gertrude Long
Grace Jiiden
Ed Mallory
Will Frecker
Pine Grove
Milo Cross
Kyle Stump
Zanesville
H. W. Roush
John Clark
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Cecil Applegate
Troop 43
Old Man's Cave
Logan
Robert Carvel
Virginia June
Bradford
Iea Warner
Carl Allensworth
Middleport
Edward Warner Jr
Missouri
Arkansas
Mrs. Freeman Dies Sunday at Parkersburg Hospital
Mrs. William Freeman died Sunday evening at St. Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg after a long illness. Survived by husband William Freeman and daughter Mrs. Mabel Sears of Cleveland and many distant relatives. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 30 at Ewing Chapel with body there until service. Interment in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
William Freeman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Mabel Sears
Cleveland
Ewing Chapel
Beech Grove Cemetery
Grange Picnic at Carpenter Park Draws Large Attendance
The annual Meigs County Grange picnic was held at State Farm Park on Thursday Aug 11 despite bad weather. Highlights included an Ohio State Grange lecturer Joseph N Fichter, a brief talk by Wooster Experiment Station’s Mr Bachtell, a dinner, and a softball game in which married men lost to single boys 14 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Roy Barnes Ill Among Quarantined Residents
Roy Barnes of Third Ave has been ill since Saturday and unable to leave home. Herbert Moore on Hamilton St remains quarantined with diphtheria and is recovering. Mr and Mrs B F Barnes of Parkersburg were guests of their son and daughter in law, who is also under doctor care.
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Pomeroy
Chauncey Shumaker
Wendle Frecker
Tipton
Iowa
Bozeman
Mont
Raymond
South Dakota
Pacific Coast
H. D. Defenbacher
Columbus
E. D. Will
Frank Will
Lincoln Hill
John Schorr
Mulberry Ave
Logan
Schorr
John Bailey
Forest Run
George Kreitler
Newark
Kreitler
Meigs County
Herman Beards
Marie
Raymond Brown
Herman Will
Harvey Will
Rock Springs
Ray A. Tracy
Charleston
A. O. Tracy
Richard Estle
South Gate
Calif
Lily Jones
Athens
Ray Evans
William Stavens
Rutland
Carl Grueser
Minersville
Fred Mees
Fred Eiselstein
Harry Potts
Holzer Hospital
Syracuse
Roy Kasper
Edythe
Euclid Beach
Cleveland
Kasper
George Morris
W. Main St
Earl Karr
Lebanon
State Park
J.O. F
Simpson Episcopal
Caroline Showman
Gertrude Murdock
Liberty Center
Estrilla Daniels
Emma Waterman
Eva Simms
Dolly Bean
C. A. Schaefer
Daniel Z. Gibson
Cincinnati
Joe Kennedy
Ralph Tremain
John Stace
C. D. Shumaker
J. B. Shumaker
Long Bottom
Emma
Lizzie Seitz
Phil Harbrecht
Parkersburg
Robert Lytle
Brother-Inlaw
Middleport
Ella Rusk
Mary Williams
S. Third Ave
Miss Rusk
Williams
Wm. Ely
Harry Schoen
Elmhurst
L. I
Mason Williams
Will Bumpis
North Abbington
Mass
Roy Barnes
Herbert Moore
Hamilton St
B. F. Barnes
Visitors Attend Grange Meeting at Columbia
An unusually large audience attended the Columbia Grange meeting on Friday evening with 21 visitors from Harrisonville Laurel and Star Granges. No degree work occurred but a lively program was presented and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. A bullet proof vest made of nickel chromium molybdenum steel is worn by Japanese policemen.
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Carpenter
Columbia Grange
Harrisonville
Laurel and
Star Granges
Suit for Money Filed Against Grimes Estate
Ed Molden and Alma Molden sue G H Pratt administrator of the estate of R E Grimes for 3029 dollars for nursing board room washing and labor services rendered by the late R E Grimes. filed Monday in common pleas court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
R. E. Grimes
Common Pleas Court
Ed Molden
Alma Molden
G. H. Pratt
Middleport Social Notes highlights hometown gatherings and travel
Middleport social news reports a Michigan motor trip by the Reichman and Emmish families, visits by McCoy return to Richmond, beauty school student Dorothy Satterfield visiting family, clergy guests at funeral events, improvements for Mrs. Miller, gatherings with a Kent aunt in Athens, and a Pt. Pleasant reunion. Also noted are a birthday party for Raymond Eugene Manley and Eben Bowen’s hospital discharge with Frances Bowen visiting. several local residents travel or relocate, and families receive visitors.
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C. A. Emmish
Roger
Josephine
Willetta Emmish
Columbus
Houghton Lake
Michigan
Hugh McCoy
Richmond
Ind
Frank McCoy
Dorothy Satterfield
Roscoe Satterfield
F. C. Kreager
Akron
Harry Hysell
Gravel Hill
Middleport
J. O. Leonard
George Sayre
Kreager
B. E. Talbott
R. A. Miller
S. Third Ave
Buckeye Lake
Carla Clark
Martha Jane Downing
Lige Walton
Hansford
W. Va
Mae Naylon
Nora Clatworthy
Shrewsbury
J. H. Clatworth
Reunion at Columbia Chapel Draws Green-Caster-Ogdin Family
The Green-Caster-Ogdin reunion gathered 165 people at Columbia Chapel on Sunday with a noon picnic. Roy Ogdin led games and Metta Ogdin played accordion selections for attendees. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Merritt and son Worley from Columbus, plus several other Columbus residents, and Mrs. Nancy Holliday of Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Ogdin
Wesley Ogdin
Raymond
Mabel Deardorf
Columbus
Nancy Holliday
Akron
Three Face Mayor In Municipal Court
Dale Willis Middleport charged with disturbing the peace after a Saturday night Aug 6 incident at the Dailey dance hall on W Main St was fined $6 and costs by Mayor M D Hartley. Clair Spires, involved in a crash on W Main St last Saturday, held at county jail since then, pleaded not guilty to two charges leaving the scene of an accident and driving while intoxicated. the Spires case slated for afternoon before Mayor Hartley. Harold Laudermilt, with Spires at the time of the crash, pleaded guilty to intoxication with sentence deferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dale Willis
Middleport
W. Main St
M. D. Hartlry
Clair Spires
Spires
Hartley
Harold Laudermilt
Birthday celebrated quietly for 93rd year in Letart Falls
In Letart Falls Mrs. Nancy M. Sayre marked her 93rd birthday with neighbors calling to extend congratulations and a burst of cards. She has been unable to walk since a fall years ago and lives with her son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Varian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Nancy M. Sayre
Coalport Triumphs Over Kyger In Night Softball Tilt
Coalport defeats Kyger 7 to 4 in the Night Softball Tournament third game. A six run fifth inning gives Coalport the margin after Kyger pitcher G Rupe held them scoreless early. Davis and Brickles lead Coalport with two hits apiece. Sisson hits a homer for Kyger. Rupe fans 10 in a full nine innings while Ward allows nine.
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Middleport
Coalport
Kyger
Rupe
Davis
Brickles
Holley
Spires
Sisson
Ward
Gilmore
G. Rupe
Parsons, McElhinny
Hudson
Officials Double Up In Vacation Season
Middleport Chief of Police Charles Wise Jr and Street Commissioner Arthur Lewis double up this week while Night Patrolman James Lewis and James Swisher are on vacation. Arthur Lewis shifts to night duty as Wise and Lewis plan their vacations next week. Mayor William Robson arranged the breaks with no extra town cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Wise, Jr
Arthur Lewis
James Lewis
James Swisher
Wise
Lewis
William Robson
Priors Move to New School Job at Leipsic
Mr and Mrs Alexander B Prior relocate from Chauncey to Leipsic Ohio near Mrs Prior's parents Mr and Mrs J M Weaver The move follows two years with Chauncey Dover Schools as superintendent and Claudius McClanahan will take over in Chauncey The article notes a school leadership transition with the Priors shifting assignments
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Leipsic
Chauncey
Alexander B. Prior
Morristown Revival Opens Tonight With Mrs Nichols
Revival services begin tonight at Morristown Holiness Church led by evangelist Mrs A P Nichols of Huntington West Virginia with her daughters Melva and Muriel as singers. They held a meeting in Morristown last February and will conduct services nightly at 7 30 with special music. Public is invited.
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Chauncey
Morristown
A. P. Nichols
Huntington
W. Va
Melva
Muriel
Sawyer Family Annual Reunion Planned Near Jacksonville
The Sawyer family will hold its annual reunion Sunday August 21 at the Sawyer Grove near Jacksonville. A basket dinner is planned at noon followed by a short program. President Charles Sawyer of S Charleston will lead activities with vice president D M Sawyer assisting. Relatives and friends are urged to attend.
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Jacksonville
Sawyer
Sawyer Grove
Charles Sawyer
S. Charleston
D. M. Sawyer
Chauncey Socials and Local Health News Summary
Chauncey residents report Mrs. Warren V. Sprague returning from Madison with her son Dr. Lindley V. Sprague. Mrs. Esther McKinney Adkins shows good recovery from illness. Dorothy McKinney attends a Holiness camp meeting tour via Chillicothe and Circleville. Delores Phillips, granddaughter of Frank Phillips, is seriously ill with inflammatory rheumatism at her mother Louise Phillips’s Shawnee home. Clifford Banfield couple and children visit Shawnee. Betty Jane Phillips returns home due to sister Delores’s illness.
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Chauncey
Warren V. Sprague
Madison
Wis
Lindley V. Sprague
Esther McKinney Adkins
Dorothy McKinney
Chillicothe
Circleville
Delores Phillips
Frank Phillips
Louise Phillips
Shawnee
Clifford Banfield
Betty Jane Phillips
Delores
Forest Phillips
Plan Lodge Benefit At Chauncey Forest Rose Reb
Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge will stage a benefit party Thursday at 8 15 p m following its regular lodge session at the K of P Building Public invited and expected to attend from the community to support the lodge’s charitable project.
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Chauncey—Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge
Chauncey
K. of P
Church Class Picnics Near Chauncey
Chauncey unit of the Church of Christ enjoyed a picnic dinner in the woods Monday. Teachers Isabel Courtney and Pauline Agin led the Junior Girls Sunday School class in the outing.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ
Isabel Courtney
Pauline Agin
Class to Take Hike Chauncey Junior Boys
The Dix Pickering Sunday School class in the Church of Christ plans a breakfast hike Wednesday morning. Junior boys should meet at the Pickering home on Ellis Ave at five o'clock.
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Chauncey
Church of Christ Sunday School
Dix Pickering
Pickering
Ellis Ave
William Channell Gains Chauncey Recovery After Illness
William C. Chan nell of The Plains has recovered from pneumonia followed by pleurisy after a period of serious illness. His condition has improved and friends hope for full restoration.
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William Channell
Chauncey
William C. Channell
the Plains
Stalder Chauncey Trip Ends. Webb Family Returns
Chauncey residents Miss Mary Stalder and Charles Tribe with Mrs. Virgil Webb toured to Madison Wisconsin for a 10 day visit. While they were away Webb children Billy Buddy and Jimmy stayed with Mila Stalder and the Webbs plan to return to Washington after a short stay here.
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Chauncey
Mary Stalder
Charles Tribe
Virgil Webb
Washington, D. C
Madison
Wis
Billy
Buddy
Jimmy Webb
Mila Stalder
Webb
Washington
Athens
Clarence Stalder
Jimmy
Chauncey Jackson Family Returns From Indiana Vacation
Mr and Mrs Chauncey Jackson and daughter Margaret Marie plus Miss Margaret Tippett of Chauncey have returned from a two weeks vacation visiting relatives in Lynne Moreland Bicknell and other Indiana points. They visited Tippecanoe Lake where Burg Johnston and Ralph Barker joined them from Athens.
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Chauncey
Andrew Jackson
Margaret Marie
Margaret Tippett
Lynne
Moreland
Bicknell
Indiana
Tippecanoe Lake
Ind
Burg Johnston
Ralph Barker
Athens
Past Noble Grands Club Picnic at Chauncey
Annual picnic of the Past Noble Grands Club was hosted at Chauncey by Mrs Grace Stalder with Ella England Rinda Hixson and Ruth Bridgewater as hostesses. Delle Finsterwald led the post supper business meeting. prizes went to Emma Bennett and Clara Tribe with Lily Sweeney earning the mystery prize. September gathering set with Pauline Marlowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Noble Grands Club
Grace Stalder
Stalder
Ella England
Rinda Hixson
Ruth Bridgewater
Delle Finsterwald
Emma Bennett
Clara Tribe
Lily Sweeney
Pauline Marlowe
Myrtle Carmichael
Nora Frank
Naomi Finsterwald
Dorthy Frank
Blanche Finsterwald
Kate Spitzer
Kate Henry
Marguerite McHarg
Ida Strawn
Flora Murphy
Edna Junod
Mayme Rice
Lillian Porter
Anna Shirley
Copeland
Detroit
Reed
Columbus
Frances Gabriel
Lower Plains
Olive Sommers
Nelsonville
Bullock announces birth of son John Thomas
Mr and Mrs Napoleon Bullock welcome a nine pound son at their Bailey Run home on Saturday August 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Napoleon Bullock
John Thomas
Bailey Run
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Athens Mess
Senger
Sayre
Pomeroy Social Notes
Wyatts Entertain
Gene Wyatt
Carpenter Park
Columbia
Grimes
Middleport Social Notes
Mrs
Calvin Reichman
Emmett Shuler
McConnelsville
Raymond Eugene Manley
Lawrence Manley
Raymond Eugene
Eben Bowen
Chestnut St
McMillan Hospital
Bowen
Bowens
Frances Bowen
General Hospital
Columbia Chapel
Morristown Revival
Chauncey Socials
Plan Lodge
Fishbaugh
W. Union Street
Wisconsin
United Department Store
Coolville
Ann Fair
Athens County Fair
Herb J. Parker
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