Pomeroy Council Proposes New Gas Rate of .45 Per Thousand
The Pomeroy village council proposed a new gas rate of 45 cents per thousand cubic feet. The ordinance faces readings and a 60 day filing window with the State Utilities Commission. If the company does not file, the rate may take effect. a two year franchise and publication costs are noted in the process. A party at Lyra Beach in Aston Beach is also mentioned with attendees listed.
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Omeroy Council
Pomeroy
Suspen
Beney
Counbeen
Inter
Coi
Clerk Eight Years Ends Term in Pomeroy
R G Webster concluded eight years as village clerk of Pomeroy after Monday night’s council meeting. He earlier served two years on council, totaling a decade in village work before resigning to assume county treasurer duties September first. George Faris will fill the remainder of the term. Webster urged creating a place to preserve town records to prevent loss of valuable documents.
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Pomeroy
R. G. Webster
Webster
George Faris
Guild Honors Bride With Shower At Home
In Middleport on August 22 the Guild Society of Heath Methodist Episcopal Church honored Mrs. Robert Ellison McKay, a recent bride, at a gathering hosted by Mrs. R. A. Miller with assistance from Mrs. A. W. McKay. A miscellaneous shower accompanied gifts for the guest of honor, niece of Mrs. Miller and daughter-in-law of Mrs. McKay, as friends and neighbors enjoyed social time and refreshments.
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Middleport
Robert Ellison McKay
Guild Society
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
R. A. Miller
South Third Avenue
A. W. McKay
Miller
McKay
Middleport visit by Chambers family at fishing club
Mr and Mrs Herbert Chambers and daughter Mrs Willis Aleshire are spending the week at the Middleport Fishing Club houseboat below Cheshire. They host friends from Rio Grande and elsewhere, with two large tents set up on shore to house guests for the week.
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Middleport
Herbert Chambers
Willis Aleshire
Family Reunion Preview From Chauncey District
An upcoming Stalder family reunion is planned for Sunday August 22 in Chauncey with a basket dinner and officer elections. The gathering, one of the district’s social highlights, will be hosted by Chauncey residents and local families including Leach, Schoonover, Morgan, and others. Attendees include Virgene Leach, Ruth Cruickshank, Cynthia Mn, and Marie Mor with plans to visit Niles Michigan for a ill health event surrounding Leach.
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Tipton
John
Virgene
Schoonover
Chauncey
City Park
John Leach
Athens
Cary
Cynthia Mn
Luther Cruickshank Ruth
W. Va
Leach
Niles
Mich
Henry Morgan
Marie Mor
Richard Dehman
Eugene Morgan
Im Jean
Byers
Ne J Morgan
Weilaton
Chauncey and Millfield Families Gather for Sunday Dinner
Unclear OCR text indicates Chauncey and Millfield families hosted a Sunday morning gathering with extended relatives. Names include Mr and Mrs Sanders, Mr Tt Albany, Mrs Tyan Matheny, and Robinett family. Location Millfield and Chauncey referenced.
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Chauncey
Endinner
Russel
Bethany
Oo. Mn
Sanders
Heights
Albany
Ders
Millfield
New Marshfield
Frank McDaniel
Tyan Matheny
Robinets
William Robinett
Petes
Bitar
First Visit In Nine Years For Chauncey Family
Chauncey residents report Daniel Fulton and wife hosted guests from Salt Lake City Utah and Belpre last week. This marked their first Chauncey visit in nine years. Twelve mines are listed as operating today including Luhrig Chauncey No 25 Black Diamond and several numbered mines.
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Chauncey
Daniel Fulton
Millfield
Clyde Fulton
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ervin Stevens
Belpre
Fultons
Luhrig
Chauncey No
Black Diamond
Carbondale
Poston
Hamilton Carpenter Wedding Solemnized
Announcement notes the marriage of Miss Marjorie Hamilton to Archie Thurman Carpenter in Chauncey. The ceremony occurred Saturday at 11 o clock at the Church of Christ with only the bride s father John Hamilton in attendance. They plan to reside in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Marjorie Hamilton
Archie Thurman Carpenter
G. B. Courtney
Church of Christ
John Hamilton
Chauncey-Millfield Baseball Game Slated At Diamond
Chauncey Baseball Club will play Millfield this evening at the Chauncey park. Manager Otto Russell of Chauncey announces the game.
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Chauncey Diamond
Chauncey
Millfield
Chauncey Park
Otto Russell
Chauncey Car Crash Injures Two Men
Clarence Stalder and Frank Cunningham of Chauncey were slightly injured when a front wheel locked on their machine causing a rollover near the Welling railroad crossing north of Chauncey. Stalder suffered a shoulder injury.
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Chauncey
Clarence Stalder
Frank Cunningham
Welling
Stalder
Chauncey Dinner For Mrs Dickerson Family Guests
Mrs Rose Dickerson hosted a chicken dinner in Chauncey on Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs James Dunn and daughter Betty, Mr and Mrs Earl Householder and on from Detroit Michigan, and Mrs Dickerson with Mr and Mrs Carl Conrad and children. The Dunn Householder and Conrad ladies are Mrs Dickerson’s daughters.
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Chauncey
Rose Dickerson
Carl Conrad
James Dunn
Betty
Earl Householder
Detroit, Mich
Dunn
Householder
Conrad
Dickerson
Rum Runner Pueblos Captured in Scituate Harbor Chase
Eighteen men were arrested and 1500 cases of liquor plus two motor trucks seized after customs officers chased the rum boat Pueblos in Scituate Harbor in the early hours.
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Scituate, Mass
Scituate Harbor
Impressive Ceremonies Mark Roush Clan Reunion Sunday
POMEROY Aug 22 More than 2 000 members and guests of the Roush and Allied Families Association of America attended a reunion and grave dedications for Henry Roush in Plants Ohio and George Roush in Racine Ohio on Saturday August 19 The event was hosted by the Roush Association and the Ohio Society Sons of the American Revolution at New Haven W Va with a program of calls to order minutes reports speeches and musical numbers by family members and the New Haven Band The next annual reunion will be near Portland Jay County Ind in 1934 with Indiana Association of Roushes joining the national group
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Lester LeRoy Roush
Bryan Roush
New Haven
Edgar Ervin
Columbus
Virginia
Kathleen Roush
Walter D. McKinney
Ohio Society
Howard A. Roush
Shenandoah Valley
George W. Kunkle
White Church
Lockland
Ohio
Samuel D. Roush
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Ralph Bryan Roush
Parkersburg
W. Va
Henry N. Roush
Portland
Jay County
Indiana Association of Roushes
National Association
Methodist Merger To Unify German and Ohio Conferences
Final session of the German Methodist Conference will be held in Cincinnati this week as the German and Ohio Methodist Conferences merge. Lay delegates from Bethany M E Church, Mrs A N Schaefer and Mrs Sophia Fisher attend. Merger may affect Simpson and Bethany churches in Pomeroy and area.
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Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Ohio Methodist
A. N. Schaefer
Bethany M. E
Sophia Fisher
Bethany Church
Simpson M. E
Return After Vacation In Middleport News
Aug 22 report from Middleport notes Dr. and Mrs. Leland Welch and daughter returning to Gasaway West Virginia after visiting Clint and Mrs. Welch and relatives. Rosener Zeiher and family plan several days with Dr. Welch’s brother. Local youths Billy Barker James Buchanan and Charles Gardner head to Chicago after winning a World’s Fair trip. Delbert Rice family visits Vinton and relatives. Ida Hindkerson and son Capt Avil Hindkerson of Pittsburgh visit Gravel Hill parents Capt and Mrs George Howder.
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Middleport
Leland Welch
Charles Gardner
Chicago
Delbert Rice
Bessie Rice
Vinton
Sue Switzer
Ida Hindkerson
Capt
Avil Hindkerson
Pittsburgh
George Howder
Gravel Hill
Visits and family gatherings dot a Pomeroy scene
Middleport residents and relatives travel to Akron Pomeroy and nearby towns for visits including Mr and Mrs Paul McClure and children of Akron with Fred Hoff man family. Frank Knopp and son Frank Lewis return from Logan. Otto Hilderbrand and daughters with Lena Hilderbrand visit J W Wolfe. Priscilla Harper and Arthur Daugherty join Howard Williams family. Buntings McKay families visit South Fourth Avenue. Junkerman and son attend Jackson family reunion in Lancaster. Hulls return to Fort Benning. Louder McBride and Lallance travel to Parkersburg. Marcums and Dillard to Charleston for a specialist. Vance family hosts in Ewington. two daughters stay awhile. marriage license issued in probate court to William Little and Mary Ellen Brickles.
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Paul McClure
Akron
McClure
Fred Hoffman
Grant Street
Pomeroy
Frank Knopp
Frank Lewis
Logan
Otto Hilderbrand
Elizabeth
Alice Marie
Lena Hilderbrand
Cleveland
J. W. Wolfe
South Sixth Avenue
Priscilla Harper
Columbus
Arthur Daugherty
Ironton
Howard Williams
Pearl Street
William Bunting
Prestingburg
Ray McKay
Bashan
Thomas McKay
J. C. McKay
South Fourth Avenue
A. Z. Junkerman
Jackson
Rising Sun Park
Lancaster
J. Edwin Hull
T. H. Davis
Fort Benning
James Louder
R. C. McBride
Curtis Lallance
Parkersburg
J. O. Marcum
Phyllis Dillard
Charleston
Marcum
Howard Vance
Ewington
Mr. Vance
Chauncey Vance
Hazel
Sylvia
Two in Family Dead in West Virginia Tragedy
Friends in Middleport report the death of Mrs. Harry Moore at her Wharton home due to a complication of diseases. The same letter details the death of the Moore family’s three year old daughter. Mrs. Moore leaves a husband and three children and is survived by other relatives. The family formerly lived in Middleport. Harry Moore is the oldest son of the late Edward Moore.
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Middleport
Harry Moore
Wharton
W. Va
Moore
Miss Lucille Mayer Visits Middleport From Columbus
Miss Lucille Mayer who works with the Franklin County Red Cross Chapter in Columbus arrived home in Middleport for a two week vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer. She will spend two weeks there before returning to Columbus for her Red Cross duties.
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Middleport
Lucille Mayer
Franklin County Red Cross
Columbus
John Mayer
Test for U S Service Schools Offered in Oct
Preliminary exams for West Point and Annapolis entry will be held October 21 at Athens and Ironton Post Offices. Exams run six and a half hours for one academy and seven and a half for both. Eligibles 16 to 22, or 16 to 20 for Annapolis, may apply with congressional designation forthcoming from Rep. Jenkins.
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U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Athens
Ironton
Thomas A. Jenkins
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Jenkins
Military Academy
Washington, D.C
Dresses Made by Girls for Needy Children in Doanville and New Floodwood
Athens County Red Cross provided material for 51 dresses and blouses made by girls in the Daily Vacation Bible School at Doanville and New Floodwood. The 30 Doanville members and 21 New Floodwood members completed one garment each for local needy youngsters.
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Athens County
Julia McCombs
Mollie Wicks
Ruth Delong
Kathryn O’nail
Audrey Delong
Frances Delong
Helen Perry
Maxine McDonald
Helen Hammond
Bonnie Powell
Eileen Lattimer
Elizabeth Wicks
Verta Miller
Madelina Delong
Harriett Powell
Mary Wicks
Portland Woman Learns of Nephew’s Death at Sea
Portland resident Mrs Earl Wilford has learned that her nephew Lauren Pitt, a navy aviator, was killed in a plane off Honolulu. The notice records condolences from family and mentions Pitt’s service and location. The report also lists several social visits and gatherings across nearby towns including Reno Coolville Columbus Parkersburg and Sandusky with multiple families attending.
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Earl Wilford
Lauren Pitt
Honolulu
Pearl Millioan
Reno
Mattie Henderson
Richard
Coolville
Troy Treadway
Columbus
P. B. Browning
M. EB. Ladies Aid Society
Joe Cox
Earl
Wheeling
Sandusky
A. M. Deems
Parkersburg
Local residents visit relatives and travel abroad
Reedsville residents Mrs W D Moore and family and Mr and Mrs Packard Moore and twin daughters Carol and Corene return to Columbus after visiting Mr and Mrs W J Packard and daughter Ethel. Families and individuals from Columbus Mason City Portland Joppa Marietta Parkersburg and Cleveland are listed in social visits and travel notes.
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W. D. Moore
Packard Moore
Carol
Corene
Columbus
W. J. Packard
Ethel
Patience Russell
E. D. Randolph
Treasie Jane Kibble
Little Hocking
Arthur Mills
Mason City
Bertha M. Montgomery
Parkersburg
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Fay
Gladys Pickens
Portland
Mattie Henderson
H. Ruth of
Joppa
Algia Mills
H. Warren
Chicago
G. C. Nutter
Haydenville
Mary D. Wilson
A. B. Hoyt
8. Gray
Ruth
Marietta
Hoyt
Caroline Cottle
Charles Hamilton Jr
Philo
Rhea Wendling
Cleveland
Idea Kiddle
Virginia Meredith
Pleasanton Residents Visit Various Homes Sunday
Pleasanton residents shared Sunday visits with family and friends across nearby towns. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith hosting at their home with multiple guests, and others visiting Mrs. Haning, Mrs. Wise in Athens, and families such as the Bolens, Marshalls, and Ellises in Marietta Toledo and Athens.
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Fred Smith
Herb Douglass
Everett Douglass
Mary
Margerite
Carl
VY. Lynch
Weekend Visitors Tie Families Across Columbus and Mansfield
Ellis Run and Jarvis families from Columbus visited over the weekend with Mr and Mrs Raymond Jarvis. Mrs Kirk France returned from an extended Mansfield visit. Mt Liberty services were well attended Sunday evening. Ralph Nice of Big Run stayed Thursday with John Martin family. K H France Homer France families attended church in Athens Sunday evening. Orlo Jarvis visited Ed Williams Saturday. Locals visited Camp Washington Saturday evening.
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Orlo Jarvis
Dennis Jarvis
Marion Jarvis
Columbus
Raymond Jarvis
Kirk France
Mansfield
Mt. Liberty
Ralph Nice
Big Run
John Martin
K. H. France
Homer France
Athens
Ed Wiliams
Camp
Washington
Local Social News and Wedding Report
Dexter Musser and family from Springfield visit Mr. and Mrs. Amos and family. William Murray of South Bloomfield stays with C E Murray and relatives. Miss June Dunfee of Rutland visits the Cooks. Wade Halliday and Anna Bowen marry in Huntington West Virginia on Wednesday.
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Russell Musser
Springfield
W. R. Amos
William Murray
South Bloomfield
C. E .Murray
June Dunfee
Rutland
Mrs
8S. C. Cook
Wade Halliday
W. R. Halliday
Anna Bowen
Harrisonville
Huntington
W. Va
Seventh Anderson Graves reunion held at O Shaughnessy Dam
The seventh annual Anderson Graves reunion gathered on Sunday August 6 at O Shaughnessy Dam in Columbus. Attendees included numerous Andersons Linscotts Duffys Clarks and Grays from Amesville Chauncey Glouster Westerville Chillicothe Kenton Ray and Dun Kirk with many children present.
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Anderson- Graves
O'Shaughnessy Dam
Columbus
Orlando Anderson
Fred Anderson
Max
Amesville
Arza Linscott
Israel
Carol
Clyde Easler
Warren
Hooper Ridge
Harry Linscott
Thelma
Harold
Howard
Chauncey
Dorothy
Westerville
Joe Meade
Elizabeth Daniels
Ernest Cartwright
Glouster
Gill
Shute Seeks Divorce From Wife in Huntington Case
Cleveland Aug. 21 Herman D. Shute golf professional and father of H. Densmore Shute filed suit for divorce from Mrs. Alice Ella Shute of Huntington West Virginia charging gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
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Cleveland
Herman D. Shute
H. Densmore Shute
Alice Ella Shute
Huntington
W. Va
Seamans Gather for Reunion in Lancaster
The sixth annual reunion of the Buckley Seaman descendants met Aug. 20 at Rising Park Lancaster with 27 attendees. Officers D O Seaman Springfield president J E Seaman New Vienna vice president Frances Seaman Athens secretary treasurer and arrangements committee were kept. Next gathering set for Aug. 1934 at the same location on the third Sunday in August. Guests included J E Seaman and son Robert Carl Deck Will Elliott and Raymond Floyd Alice Brown Marjorie Catherine Haddox Gladys Vaughn Harrold Vaughn W E B Seaman Edward Seaman Flora Murphy Angie Boring Will Bobo John Ludweil William Saum Freda Minter Neta Stauffer.
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Jessee and
Artaliss
Buckley Seaman
Rising Park
Lancaster
Shelter House
D. O. Seaman
Springfield
J. E. Seaman
New Vienna
Frances Seaman
Bobo
Athens
Robert
Carl Deck
Will Elliott
Raymond
Ida Alice Brown
Floyd
Roy Haddox
Marjorie Catherine
Columbus
Guy Vaughn
Gladys
Harrold
W. EB. Seaman
Edward Seaman
Flora Murphy
Angie Boring
Will Bobo
John Ludweil
Buchtel
William Saum
Freda Minter
Clarksburg
W. Va
Neta Stauffer
Dog Guards Body of Mate Killed by Auto
A shepherd dog stood watch for five hours over the body of its mate at a Cincinnati street intersection after a car struck and killed one dog. The surviving dog remained beside the body until police removed it.
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Cincinnati
The Enzymes Tat Mystery in Everyday Life
A mysterious natural substance labeled as an enzyme is described as present in all living cells including the mouth and stomach and found in malt, hops and yeast. The text hints at a universal role of this enzyme in biological processes and fermentation materials.
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Har- Agnes Reed
Marcella Schaefer
Mary Elliza- Marcella Compton
Lillian Reed
Elma Geary
Mary Rus- Ebersbach
Phyllis Flanagan
Amy Kings- Probst
Bowen
Neaster
Uncey Personals
Hamilton-Carpenter
Roush Clan
Methodist
West
William Little
Cheshire
Mary Ellen Brickles
Dennis Brickles
U. S
New
Floodwood and
Doanville Girls
William Neisch
St. Paul
Minn
Mississippi
St. Louis
Neisch
Reedsville
Pleasanton
Cora Gilkey
Dale
Jane Haning
Gold Ridge
Jodie Gilkey
Charles Sargant
John Haning
Alton Haning
Homer Ellis
John Bolen
Orville Martin
Harry Tribe
Dexter
Sheldon Graves
Billie
Oris Duffy
Edwin Clark
Jean
Ruth Marie
Milliard Clark
Alice
Frank Clark
Lois and Dale of
Bert Preassier
Dunkirk
Chute
Schlitz
Louis Pasteur
Milwaukee
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