State Dump Blaze Threatens Route 33 Near Pomeroy
State Highway Department will move burnt dump along Federal Route 33 near Kerrs Run after smoldering fire resisted water. A crane is expected midweek to reach the site and clear the debris while health officials warn of prosecutions for violators of new dumping bans.
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Athens
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Corporation
Kerrs Run
State Highway Department
Mont Osborn
Highway Department
Racine Garden Club Elects New Officers
Mrs. Gomer Lewis was elected president of the Racine Garden Club replacing Mrs. Sidney Fadely who led her final meeting at the home of Mrs. Gomer Lewis. New officers include Mrs. B M Tyree as vice president and Mrs. Laura Watson as secretary and treasurer.
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Racine
Sidney Fadely
Racine Garden Club
Gomer Lewis
Ben Philson
Fadely
Mason City
B. M. Tyree
Laura Watson
Fred Bell
Grace Jiiden
Charles Spencer
Lewis
Ralph Hayman
George Simpson
Ruth Tucker
Allen Bailey
Long Bottom
R. D
Frank Eaton
Huntington
W. Va
Kathryn Philson
Clarington
Bonnie Miles
Henry Cleland
Fred Philson
Death of Henry Peterman in Columbus
Local residents report the death of Henry Peterman, an elderly Black man, who died this month at relatives’ home in Columbus after a recent stroke. He leaves several adult children and resided on South Third Avenue.
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Middleport
Henry Peterman
Columbus
Peterman
S. Third Ave
Social notes from Middleport and surrounding area
Mr and Mrs Ernest Mulford hosted a cottage gathering on Campaign Creek Gallia County for guests including Mr and Mrs Charles Howard Miss Mildred Haines of Zanesville and H Spencer of Springfield Miss Haines assists in Royal Neighbor Camp work in Zanesville and plans an initiation class in the city Mrs Howard campaigned last week with Haines to advance the project Mr and Mrs J K Smith Sr and family of Sixteenth Avenue hosted guests before Mr Smith, an executive with John B Rogers Producing Co of Fostoria, returned to Little Rock Ark Tommy Horden son of Dr and Mrs Cecil Horden of Columbus visited relatives here Mrs Bessie Grogan and son Kelly Grogan visited in Athens Coca Cola employees from Parkersburg area including O L Roush and family attended a picnic at Highland Park Beverly with company foods provided by hosts Carla Clark spent Friday in Racine visiting Miss Alice Ann Eaton and relatives of Huntington A party honored the Eaton cousins Miss Anna Mae Spencer hosted Friday night.
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Middleport
Ernest Mulford
Campaign Creek
Gallia County
Charles Howard
Mildred Haines
Zanesville
Ann Bergy
Columbus
H. Spencer
Springfield
Haines
Howard
Nor
J. K. Smith
Sixth Ave
Little Rock
Ark
Smith
John B. Rogers Producing Co
Fostoria
Tommy Horden
Cecil Horden
Bessie Grogan
Kelly Grogan
Athens
N. Third Ave
Coca Cola Company
Parkersburg
O. L. Roush
Roush
Lois Ann
Ed Baer
David Darst, Jr
Billy
Highland Park
Beverly
Carla Clark
Racine
Alice Ann Eaton
Frank Eaton
Bill and
Frank
Patsy Hager
Huntington
Eatons
Anna Mae Spencer
Mattie Ross
Ralph Ross
Edward Beegle
Gene Roberts
Granville
Joe Arnott
Ralph Neigler
Forest
Canton
Neigler
Jan
Arthur
Fern Gaul
Ruth Ann
Pauline Beegle
Mary Shain
Mrs Meinhart Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs Phillip Meinhart is back at her home on S. Second Ave after Holzer Hospital treatment for severe hives and complications from anti tetanus serum. Mrs Elsie Wiseman assists in her care.
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Phillip Meinhart
S. Second Ave
Holzer Hospital
Elsie Wiseman
Local residents host weekend visitors and family ties
A stream of guests arrives in town as Mr. and Mrs. August Albrecht of Chicago visit Mrs. Lucy Downing and Miss Alpha Somerville. Colum bus figures, Columbus friends and Ames and Ravenna relatives share weekend stays with families on S Second Ave Broadway and S Third Ave. Discussions include work ties and schooling.
Racine Social And Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Harold Weatherholt of Gallipolis and her mother Mrs Emma Jiiden spent Wednesday in Racine. Pauline Beegle returned from a week with Kyle Stump and Edward Beegle in Zanesville. Several relatives from Toledo Pike ton and Le tar t Falls visited local families, while others traveled to Steubenville, Warren, Apple Grove and Zanesville for family gatherings and news.
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Racine
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
Emma Jiiden
Pauline Beegle
Kyle Stump
Edward Beegle
Zanesville
Clifford Hill
Letart Falls
Missing Racine Girl Widely Publicized
A sheriff’s office mailed about a thousand posters with Wanda Brownell’s photo and description. Half went to police and sheriffs in Ohio and the rest to agencies in other states. The 13 year old has been missing since Friday August 1. County officers say no closer to solving the case than a week ago.
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Pomeroy
Wanda Brownell
Racine
Ohio
Returns to Home Pomeroy Lenita Geiger Returns After Rest Home Stay
Lenita Geiger four years old ill with tuberculosis improved after ten months in Franklin County Rest Home and has been sent home to her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Geiger in Columbus. The news came to Mrs. Geiger’s sister Mrs. Lee Rudisill of Terrace Street. Ted Reed in Middleport Ted Reed son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Reed contracted a severe arm poisoning while on a fishing trip in the Leading Creek area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Franklin County
Lenita Geiger
William Geiger
Columbus
Ted Reed
Middleport
Leading Creek
Theodore Reed
Fisher family changes residence in Athens
Thomas Fisher and his sons Denver and James have moved from Walnut Street to 412 South Avenue. The Fisher family, carriers for The Athens Messenger, will continue delivering the newspaper from the new address.
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Middleport
Thomas Fisher
Walnut St
S. Ave
Pomeroy Personal Celebrations Highlight Shower and Class Picnic
Mrs Frank Kunzleman former Mary Whitlock was honored with a miscellaneous shower at Mrs Frank Fugate Jr Mulberry Ave Guests enjoyed Five Hundred rounds with prizes to Mrs Robert Costen of Pt Pleasant and Mrs Willis McMurray Flowers marked the tallies and a wedding cake decorated the bridal table The Happy Hustlers Class of Racine Methodist Church held a picnic at Syracuse Park voting $50 to the church treasury The September meeting will be at Mrs Sidney Fadely Mason City former member
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Pomeroy
Frank Kunzleman
Frank Fugate, Jr
Mulberry Ave
Kunzleman
Mary Whitlock
Ohio Power Company
Robert Costen
Pt. Pleasant
Willis McMurray
Stewart Social Notes Highlight Family and Out-of-Town Visits
Recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Asher Cain included Mrs. Carrie Davison of Zanesville and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Parkison with Nancy, Becky, and Junior of Barnesville. Weekend visitors at Buckeye Lake came from Stewart, Athens, Columbus, and Chicago.
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Stewart
Asher Cain
Carrie Davison
Zanesville
Herbert Parkison
Nancy
Becky
Son Junior
Barnesville
Buckeye Lake
Paul Dean
Fred Hawk
K. E. Gorham
Athens
William Nice
Roy Nice
Columbus
Perry Freese
Bess Swafford
Louise Pino
Chicago
Pino
R. B. Justin
Forest Linton
Richard Linton, Jr
Canton
Eugene Linton
Richard Linton
E. E. Linton
Clarice
Janice
Lillian
Bob
Fern Secoy
Carol Tooney
Ruth Seaman
Parkersburg
Carl Seaman
Ruth Cain
Marietta
Delbert Ogg
Lathrop
Melvin Dunfee
Wandalee Linton
Rich Linton
Linton
James Caldwell
Lester Welch
Carol Louise Cunningham
Lela Lightfoott
Springfield
Belva Norris
Fred Charlton
Mary Minear
Agatha Brill
Washington, D. C
Three Are Arrested In Dual Wyoming Spinner Report
POMEROY Thomas Bailey and Earl Morris were arrested Sunday by Constables Grindley and Evans for intoxication. The Morris case, a minor, will go to juvenile court and juvenile officers may be asked to decide if charges of driving while intoxicated are appropriate. Thurston Stone, jailed weeks ago for intoxication, was arrested again Saturday for intoxication by Police Chief Walter Wolfe. ROCK SPRINGS An ice cream social on the Rock Springs school lawn Tuesday evening August 19 will be sponsored by the Women’s Society of Christian Service.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Bailey
Earl Morris
Grindley
Evans
Morris
Thurston Stone
Walter Wolfe
Rock Springs
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Evaporation: Land Moisture Loss Outpaces Water Surfaces
Moisture evaporation from vegetated land areas exceeds that from water surfaces of the same size. The finding highlights how sun and plant cover drive evaporation rates, affecting moisture balances and climate models.
Nicholson Family Annual Reunion Held at State Roadside Park
The twelfth Nicholson reunion met Aug 10 at State Roadside Park west of Marietta Route 7 with a brief business session. Officers elected for 1942 were Charles L Williams president Seth F Nicholson secretary treasurer and J E Miller vice president. Deaths reported include Joseph Nicholson May Nicholson James Carpenter and Virgil Nicholson. Numerous members attended from Ravenswood W Va Waverly Elk Falls Moline Parkersburg Marietta Wellsville and more.
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Rutland
Nicholson
State Roadside
Marietta
Charles L. Williams
Ravenswood
W. Va
J. E. Miller
Seth F. Nicholson
Joseph Nicholson
Plad
May Nicholson
Ohio
James Carpenter
Washington
Virgil Nicholson
Moline
Kansas
Irene
Lucy Miller
Lois
Donna
Charles Nicholson
Waverly
Clayton
Elk Falls
Kans
F. S. Nicholson
Ray Nicholson
Jett
Clarence
Tressie Gourley
Mary Lou
Jackson
Wellston
Clarence Nicholson
Anna Florence
Mary Catherine
Wellsville
Chalmer Nicholson
Eyesville
Bertha Nicholson
Bertha Mae
Ida
Lawrence
Pleasant City
L. S. LaFontaine
Beverly
Ray Nolan
Marianne
Pomeroy
Dana Epple
Hazel
Kermit
Leonard Epple
Dexter
J. M. Nicholson
Clyde Davis
Dorothy Molden
Dale Nicholson
M. A. Nicholson
Evelyn
Ernest
William Nicholson
E. B. McCumber
Ward Nicholson
Native of Meigs Returns for Visit
Rutland residents recall Rutland Township roots as Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Nicholson of Elk Falls Kansas visit relatives near here. Their son Ray Nicholson and daughter-in-law Jette Rae Nicholson of Moline join the reunion near Marietta. The elder Nicholson taught school and farmed after moving to Kansas and this is the first visit home since 1908.
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Rutland
Frederick S. Nicholson
Elk Falls
Kansas
Ray Nicholson
Jette Rae
Moline
Nicholson
Marietta
Mr. Nicholson
Rutland Township
J. M. Nicholson
Dexter
William Nicholson
George Nicholson
Shawnee
Okla
Emma Winn
Winfield, Kansas
Old Material Used For Building Steps
Granite cobble stones once forming a roadway to the ferry landing at Mason City are being used by Clan Goodwin on Second St to build front steps. Goodwin and his brother David recovered the stones by diving and transporting them in a canoe, then broke them to create flat surfaces set in cement for the steps.
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Mason City
Clan Goodwin
Second St
Goodwin
David
Cattle Breeders Set Summer Meeting At Nice Park
POMEROY Summer field day and basket dinner of the South eastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association will be held Wednesday August 20. The site is Nice Park on Route 33 about five miles south of Athens. Officers announce talks by state association leaders. Open to all Guernsey cattle enthusiasts.
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Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Wnice’s Park
Route 33
Athens
Car Fender Again Comes To Grief
Mrs Selah Weatherby WPA school lunch supervisor reported her car fender was damaged twice in separate incidents. The initial fender was crumpled in a collision Friday evening near Mulberry Ave and later repaired, only to be crushed again by an unknown driver on Saturday morning.
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Pomeroy
Selah Weatherby
WPA
Survey Team Maps Site for Racine Water Tank
Pomeroy Homer Hysell and assistants in Racine surveyed a three acre tract on the Warren Wolfe farm for a storage tank for the new Racine water system. The tank is planned to be atop Pine Hill.
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Pomeroy
Homer Hysell
Jed Hartinger
Racine
Warren Wolfe
Pine Hill
Charles Huber Dies in Meigs
Charles Huber, 70, died Saturday after a long illness in Meigs County. He was unmarried and survived by nieces and nephews. A member of Odd Fellows and Masons, he will be laid to rest Tuesday at 2:30 PM at Ewing Funeral Home and Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Charles Huber
The
Odd Fellows and Masons
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Middleport Man Fined for Assault and Battery
Milton Little of Middleport was fined 200 dollars and costs 8.70 and sentenced to six months in jail for assault and battery after a Saturday trial by Justice of the Peace Frank Stowe. He also faced a motor vehicle charge fined 25 dollars and costs 13.75. Aggregate fines total 247.45 with daily fines at 1.50.
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Pomeroy
Milton Little
Middleport
Little
C. O. Fisher
David Miller
Miller
Ronald Grindley
Justice of Peace
Frank Stowe
Disabled Vessel Drift Tale Draws Local Attention
Middleport resident Miss Carla Clark, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Cedric Clark, receives a letter from friend Miss Marian Schem recounting a perilous episode on the disabled boat Dolly Dear in Lake Huron. The group drifted all day and night without food or water, endured rough seas, and swam to a deserted island after rescuers failed to reach them. They were later rescued and stayed with Captain Ed Hamilton at Hidden Hills, Stokes Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Carla Clark
Cedric Clark
S. Third Ave
Marian Schem
Tommy
Kathryn Schem
Cleveland
Capt
Ed. Hamilton
Royal Canadian Air Force
Dolly Dear
Lake Huron
Miss Schem
Hamilton
Captain Hamilton
Hidden Hills
Stokes Bay
Miss Clark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs County Health Department
Health Department
Chungking
U. S
Tuituila
Yangtze River
Garden Club
Athens County
Bank of Athens National Banking Association
Edward C. Berry
Mattie J. Berry
Grace Howell
East 23Rd Street
Kansas City
Missouri
Maybelle Henderson
Ohio Strt
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Audey Carter
Berent Street
Loses
California
Marie Bell Knight
West Wayne Street
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Guy Carter
East 28Th Street
Los Angeles
Frank Hale
North Kansas Street
Topeka
Gladys Berry Pope
Vernon Avenue
Illinois
Rachel Berry Hawk
Fifth Avenue
New York City
New York
Colored Branch
Young Women’s Christian Association
Eva D. Bowles
Seventh Avenue
Wilburta Howell
Young Women's Christian Association
Thomas Madrey
James E. Madrey
Paul Hale
Walter Williams
Philip Cooley
Bank of Athns National Banking Association
Edward C. Pare
Bevere Co. Berry
Jones, Jones & Erskine
Middleport Social Notes
Employes Picnic
Meigs Temple
No. 153
Pythian Sisters
Pearl Gardner
Rutland St
August Albrecht
Lucy Downing
Alpha Somerville
Albrecht
Pauline Downing
Charles Lucas
Charleston
Faulkner
Jane Ellis
W. S. Ellis
John Justice
A. A. Scarberry
Broadway
Bill Scarberry
Mallable Iron Co
Scarberrys
Herman Mees
Roy Lansbury
A. B. Hilton
Sidney Stone
Ames
Iowa
James
William Ward
St. Albans
Dunbar
W. A. Ward
Charles Neal
Ravenna
Fred Hoffner
Letha Russell
Frank Engler
Herman Engler
H. E. Angell
J. K. Smith, Jr
Roy Flee
John Lucas
Piketon
Pomeroy Personals
Nicholsons
Meigs
the City
S. Court St
Fred C. Sanders
Mgr
Athens, Ohio
Nice Park
Make Racine
Nurito
Miner
Messenger
the Athens Messenger
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