Free first aid instruction begins at Rutland Hall
The Workers and Farmers Association Rutland Unit will run a free first aid course at Rutland Township Hall this evening under A W Hoover. The WPA funded program will use U S Bureau of Mines and Red Cross texts and certificates will be issued after completion and examination. Officers elected at Rutland Unit meeting include Herb Miller as chairman Clarence Murray as vice chairman Town Bailey as recording secretary and Marion Welch as financial secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers’ and Farmers’ Association
Rutland
Herb Miller
Clarence Murray
Town Bailey
Marion Welch
Aged Woman Hattie Jolley Dies at Middleport Home
Mrs. Hattie Jolley aged 85 died at her Union Avenue home on a Saturday. She leaves one son Frank Collins of Middleport from a former marriage. She fractured her hip in a fall weeks earlier. Funeral services were held Monday at Ewing funeral home with burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Hattie Jolley
Union Ave
Jolley
Frank Collins
Middleport
Mary Schaefer Returns From Stay in Europe
Miss Mary Schaefer daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Schaefer Lincoln Hill arrived home Saturday after weeks taking a summer course at Heidelburg University in Germany She and another Ohio State student won scholarships at the German school They left New York June 17 with 100 students from other universities Scholarships marked Heidelburg Universitys five hundred fiftieth anniversary Also notes perfumers pay 250 a pound for ambergris with a 248 pound find reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary Schaefer
Carl Schaefer
Lincoln Hill
Heidelburg University
Germany
Schaefer
Ohio State University
New York
Sheriff sale of minerals in Lodi Township Ohio
Athens County sheriff announces a public auction of coal oil gas and other minerals from 20 acres in Lodi Township to be held September 21 1936 at 1 30 PM at the Athens County Court House. The sale includes surface rights testing drilling and mining access with right of way and possible arbitration on compensation. Auction terms require cash in hand and minimum bid equal to taxes plus costs. CHARLES STRATTON Sheriff and attorney Foster B Cornwell represent the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Griffith
Athens
Ohio
Lochtown
Lodi Township
Athens County
Long Run
No. & Coal
Pittsburgh
Long Run Road
Coolville Ridge Road
Charles Stratton
Ogrot
NT J. Parmiter
Foster B. Cornwell
Birthday Celebrations Reach Eighty Five in Pomeroy
Mrs Kathryne Reibel marked her eighty fifth birthday with family gathered at the old home on Nayiors Run. Guests included Louis Reibel Philip Reibel Margaret Ramey Kathryne Krupp and many relatives from Pomeroy Columbus Harrisonville and nearby towns. The extended community also noted church services and visits across several towns as neighbors shared congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryne Reibel
Nayiors Run
Louis Reibel
Philip Reibel
Pomeroy
Margaret Ramey
Kathryne Krupp
John Reibel
Charles Lyons
Jack
Columbus
Social notes from Pomeroy and surrounding towns
Edward Reuter hosted a Sunday dinner at the old Reuter home on Ball Run with guests including Mrs. Clara Zink and family, William Bertsch of Cincinnati, the Neutzlings of Athens, the Leifheits and Lehews, and many others from Pomeroy, Gallipolis, Columbus and nearby communities. Several residents visited travels in Virginia, Parkersburg, and Pittsburgh, while locals returned from visits to Cleveland Huntington and Magnetic Springs.
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J. B
Orange
Orange Church
Albert Ebersbach
L. Wrench
East Orange
New Jersey
Richard
Charles Keehne
W. Main St
Emma Roush
Harry Roush
Forest Run
Columbus
F. G. Jones
St. Albans
Fenton Jones
Tamplin
Montgomery
W. Va
H. F. Proctor
Sugar Run
Marcella Reibel
Chillicothe
Blue Grass
Kentucky
J. L. Fauber
Helen Zeiher
Billie
Logan
Margarette Meier
Clifford Hood
Mr. Hood
Mollie Hood
Minersville
Dana Brown
Russell
New York
H. D. Brown
Albert Whipple
Cecelia
John Goett
Alfred
Roy Kasper
Edith Mae
Cleveland
Gladys Koontz
Dorothy
Carlyn
George Daniels
E. Main St
Frank Fugate
A. C. Rosenbaum
American Legion
Portsmouth
Paul Bauman
Elizabeth Arnouid
Zanesville
J. W. Brown
Elizabeth Ann
Bexley
Frank Leifheit
Middleport
John Roberts
Point Pleasant
Bier
P. E. Stanley
Parkersburg
Foreat Stahler
Bellefontaine
Florence Smith
Butternut Ave
Stahler
Bellefontaine Construction Co
Pomeroy-Rutland Road
Garrett Laurel
Pomeroy
Fred Guth
Lena
Katie
Anna Brown
Holzer Hospital
Dexter
Emma Gloeckner
Leroy Bartrum
Martha Joan
Lois Filaine
Gloeckner
George
Weirton
Pomeroy-Rutland Rd
Mason City
Clara Zink
Ralph
Earl
Elizabeth Zink
Mary Huber
Ruth Huber
James Dobbie
Huber
Frank Cox
Charleston
Edward Reuter
Reuter
Clara (Reuter) Zink
William Bertsch
Cincinnati
Gertrude Neutzling
Paul Neutzling
Athens
Homer Hawkins
Emma Leifheit
Emma
Richard Leifheit
Theo. Lehew
Billy
Bobby
Fearl
Theo
Charles Reuter
Mrs. Reuter
James Dyscart
Jake Roller
Mulberry Ave
Homer Marshington
Loyal Felen
Gallipolis
Hart Stanbery
Thor Olson
Old Point Comfort
Virginia
Paul Davis
E. D. Will
Frank
Lincoln Hill
Kathryn Rolls
Green Bay
Wis
Bob Jacobs
William Downie
Mr. Jacobs
Ben Franklin
Alice Moore
Marguerite Moore
Willard Meter
Gordon
Spring Ave
Irene Ebersbach
Bill Clark
Bob Ebersbach
Pittsburgh
Victor Hysell
Virginia King
John Lenkus
Norman Johnson
Ellen Sue
Herman
Anna Lee
Magnetic Springs
Emil Ball
Robert Burnell
Anna Blumeneaur
Huntington
Margaret Moore
O. H. Bissell
M. P. Arnold
Daugh
4-H Club Plans Last Meeting For Aug 26
Hap py Go Lucky 4-H Club members held projects complete at Ida Waddell’s, with judging set for Aug 26 at Charlotte Williams home. Five visitors and eight members attended. names listed and each member received a keepsake.
Smiths to move to Athens open rooming house for OH University students
Mr and Mrs Ray Smith of Grant Street will move to Athens next week and establish a rooming house on Race Street for Ohio University students. They intend to sell all their property in Middleport as part of the move.
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Middleport
Ray Smith
Grant St
Athens
Race St
Ohio University
Landon Campaigners Welcome Alf Landon Across Midwest
Gov Alf Landon greeted hundreds at each stop during his midwest rail tour as the Republican presidential nominee He leaned from his railway car rear platform to return as many handclasps as possible before the train pulled away
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Landon
Midwest
Landon
Hollister Personal And Social Notes
Twelve Senorita Class members of Hollister United Brethren Sunday School met at Waterford home of Mary Ellen Mounts for August. A two course lunch, lawn games, and a business meeting led by president Olive Bethel followed by handkerchief showers for Jane Bethel Olive Bethel and Mildred Mitchell. The Loyal Workers Class met at Mrs Ad McGee with Ruth Holcombe hosting gifts and contests. prizes to Mary Williams and Elma Rhinehart. September and October meetings planned with Leona Andrews and Susie Waldeck.
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Hollister
Hollister United Brethren Sunday School
Mary Ellen Mounts
Waterford
Miss Mount
Olive Bethel
Jane Bethel
Mildred Mitchell
A. B
Ad McGee
Ruth Holcombe
Mary Williams
Elma Rhinehart
Leona Andrews
Susie Waldeck
Woman summons fire department for tangled washing
In Edmonton Alberta a woman called the fire department to free clothes tangled on a clothesline. The entire crew responded but the wash was eventually freed without injury or further incident.
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Edmonton
Alta
Young Chef Ann Morgan Bakes Sponge Cake
Six year old Ann Morgan bakes a sponge cake and earns a helping. The writer vouches for the cake texture and flavor, noting her skill at a tender age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Ann Morgan
Middleport Firemen to Meet Zanesville in Next Sunday Game
The Middleport Fire Department baseball team, idle for the last two Sundays, will play Zanesville next Sunday. Zanesville’s youthful lineup has built a solid record over the past two seasons, and the contest was postponed two weeks ago due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Fire Department
Zanesville
Zanesville Nine
More Middleporters To Travel This Season
Middleport residents have shown travel interest this summer with 16 locals already vacationing on the Pacific Coast. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marshall will soon depart for Long Beach California, likely raising the total to 18. Additional trips to Canada and the Atlantic Coast are noted along with many shorter excursions. The Uganda twins festival remark closes the piece.
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Middleport
Pacific Coast
Fred Marshall
Long Beach
Calif
Canada
Atlantic Coast
Birthday Observed In City of Columbus
Mrs. Lemuel Birtcher Sr celebrated her sixty ninth birthday Sunday at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs James Clark of Columbus. Guests included Mr and Mrs J W Birtcher and four children Mrs Mary Birtcher and Travis Birtcher of Toledo Mr and Mrs Norman Birtcher and Mr and Mrs Griffith Birtcher and children of Columbus Mr and Mrs Lemuel Birtcher Jr and two children and Mr and Mrs Fred Birtcher of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Birtcher
Pomeroy
Funeral Attendees From Across Regions for Martin Collins Rite
MIDDLEPORT relatives travel from Washington DC Akron Toledo Columbus Gallipolis and Mingo Junction for the funeral of Martin Collins with many extended family members listed. Also announced is the birth of Ronald Eugene Nicholson weighing 9 4 pounds born Thursday August 20 with grandparents and a great grandfather named in Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Martin Collins
J. S. LeFever
Ruth Shoults
Washington, D. C
E. J. Bryant
Cuyahoga Walls
William Collins
W. A. Wilson
Frank Winegar
H. B. Russell
Akron
Tom Collins
Toledo
Gorden Ely
Columbus
Florence Chandler
Gallipolis
Marion McGuire
James Baindbridge
Mingo Junction
Carpenter
James Nicholson
Neva Radekin
Ronald Eugene
Ray Nicholson
Rutland
J. F. Radekin
John Nicholson
Dexter
Reverend Rus Sell Visits Middleport from Beech Grove
Rev Edward Rus sell of Beech Grove Ind visits his father Harvey Russell and family on Locust Street. He preached the evening sermon at the church of Christ and is a Middleport native and 1925 Middleport High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Edward Russell
Beech Grove
Ind
Harvey Russell
Locust St
Russell
Church of Christ
Middleport High School
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Middleport residents report weekend visits with relatives in Clarksburg and Orton. Mr and Mrs James Sauders returned home after a stay in West Virginia. Paul Gordon Jr underwent tonsillectomy, and C A Emmish plus daughter Josephine spent Sunday with relatives in Nelsonville.
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Middleport
James Sauders
Clarksburg
W. Va
Delbert Reed
C. O. French and Sons
Owen and
Curtis
Orton
A. K. Lynch
Thelma Alton
Jack
Dorothy Alton
C. A. Emmish
Nelsonville
Josephine
Buckeye Lake
Heaton Family Reunion Set for Flatwoods Sunday
The annual Heaton family reunion will be held at Wills Grove in Flatwoods on Sunday August 30. Family members from Meigs Athens and nearby counties will attend with a program being prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Heaton
Wills Grove
Flatwoods
Meigs
Athens
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Rutland Hall
A. W. Hoover
Red Cross
Europe
Ambergris
State of
Common Pleas Court
D. Gorham
Pomeroy Social Notes
James Stevens
Burnell
Dayton Strickland
Harold Roush
William Watson
Mr. Stevens
Pomeroy Baptist Trio
F. Ray Wilson
Evelyn and
Lorene
Mr. Wilson
John R. Wilson
Sarah Gilmore
Harrisonville
William Day
Ter
William Wagner
Stanley Bobo
Grant Bobo
Harry Williamson
Charles Ewing
J. C. Fisher
Phil Williamson
Lafe Williamson
Harrisonville Road
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Oxfords
WUN der
Athens’ Family Shoe Store
Phe
4-H Club
Philathea Women
The
Shenang Springs
Virgil Will
Jed Will
Henry Werry
S. J. Hess
Coats
Shirley Temple
Uganda
Africa
City of Columbus
H-A Relief, Inc
Mansfield
America
Aschenley
Mart of Merit
Scheistributors, Inc
Jivoniri Gan
Sorrite Ree
Mubrnay
Mormah Rockoell
Ieviey
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