Legion Auxiliary appoints new chairmen in Middleport
At the Legion Auxiliary meeting Mrs. W. Davis chaired and named chairmen for hospital child welfare worship and publicity. The president added to the executive board Mrs. C. B. Smith Ada Bing and T. W. Nes. Mayor Harley was elected Community Christmas committee chairman with Edwards as secretary treasurer. An effort will be made to outdo last year’s Christmas success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Legion Auxiliary
W. &. Davis
R. N. Barnes
Harry Bennett
AT. W. Jones
Sue Sauer
C. BE. Smith
Ada C. Bing
T. W. Nes
Legion Post
Feveniny Ago
J. E. Harley Fives
Mirgil Edwards
Rabies Treatment Bill Presented by Meigs County Officials
Meigs County commissioners in Pomeroy discussed paying for rabies treatment under a July law. Dr. S. Stanley billed 880.50 for serum and patient care in Meigs and Athens Counties, with 37 for serum. Names listed include Dayton Tubbs, John Stanley, Elizabeth Rathenson, Ritz Andrews, Leonard Martin, Pearl Hayes, Gerald Hayes, Everett Douglas, and many Blackwood family members. Athens County may cover residents bitten in Meigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Karr
Collipton
William Smith
Magnetic Springs
S. Stanley
Albany
Meigs
Athens
Stanley
Athens County
Dr. Stanley
Dayton Tubbs
John Stanley
Elizabeth Rntheson
Ritz Andrews
Leonard Martin
Pearl Hayes
Gerald Hayes
Everett Douglas
Winnett Gilkey
Frank Cavin
Verna Young
Trugene Young
John McNutt
Norma Young
Kanis Levacy
Maydie Levacy
Virgil Blackwood
Wadwerd Dbinehwood
Worner Blackwood
Wayne Gilkey
Dorothy Blackwood
Ruth Blackwood
Julia Blackwood
Dean Blackwood
Lelia Blackwood
Charles I. Blackwood
Reaic
Rush for Tags in County Auditor Office
The rush for dog tags began early at the county auditor's office. H. J. Blackmore, the county auditor, did not take the first number. John Sauvage, a Pomeroy business man, got Nos. 5 6 and percent. He wanted 2 45 and 4, but others beat him to those numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
H. J. Blackmore
John Sauvage
Meigs County Auto Sales Fall In November
Pomeroy reports a drop in new car purchases with 31 passenger cars and 6 trucks sold in Meigs County during November. Used car transactions totaled 131 as winter approaches, slowing overall vehicle trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Wedding at Court House Binds Miner and Teen Bride
Monda wed Donald Bails aged 23, a Radcliff miner, to Helen Phelps 16 of Langsville at the Court house. Consent came from Helen’s parents Marion and Dessa Phelps. Justice S W Gilmore performed the ceremony.
Albany High School Construction Moves Forward
Construction of the new Albany High School, budgeted at 89 009 dollars, will begin in January per H R McVay county school superintendent. The contract is to be awarded January 6. The facility sits 50 feet south of the current building with a 117 foot frontage and 121 foot depth. The gym will be the county's largest, seating 260 permanently and 600 more when used as an auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany High School
H. R. McVay
McVay
County commissioners to attend state meeting in Columbus
Athens County commissioners J. H. Grosvenor John Fox and C. A. Daugherty and County Surveyor J. W. Wilson will attend a state meeting in Columbus at the Southern Hotel. Gov. Myers V. Cooper and President Hoover push speedier public works to reduce unemployment. directors will hear planned six month expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
J. H. Grosvenor
John Fox
C. A. Daugherty
J. W. Wilson
Southern Hotel
Columbus
Myers V. Cooper
Hoover
Anl
Robert Waid
Suit Settled Out of Court Over Street Car Rails
In Pomeroy a judge hears Wilt versus Neiman over rails salvaged from a street line. After private talks Neiman agrees to pay Wilt 40 dollars plus costs, criminal charge dismissed. check later deemed good. The dispute centered on ownership of rails and contract changes involving Ward and the Parkersburg Junk Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Justice
W. Gilmore
Middleport
Middle- Hart
Sam Neiman
Nelsonville
Parkersburg Junk Company
Charles Ward
Ward
Charles Wilt
Neiman
Ww. Peoples
Lord J. Hysel
Divorces Granted in Pomeroy Court Hearings
Rosie Cook was granted a divorce from Henry Cook and Floride Larkin was granted a divorce from John L. Larkin. The Romine case, Murl Romine against Warner Romine, was dismissed after a prior hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rosie Cook
Henry Cook
Floride Larkin
Johnl. Larkin
Murl Romine
Warner Romine
Kelley Sentenced In Court Monday In Liquor Case
John Kelley and his wife were arrested on a liquor charge at a home near Minersville. Kelley pled guilty to manufacturing liquor for three years, with a misdemeanor plea allowed on prosecutor's recommendation. He faces one to five years if violations recur, plus an $800 fine and jail until paid, with hard labor and highway work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vomeroy
John Kelley
Minersville
FF. Ivy. Crow
Kelley
Kesley
D. H. Peoples
Woman Injured in Pomeroy Car Accident
Mr and Mrs James Thompson of Ravenswood West Virginia were hurt in a late yesterday automobile crash near the upper end of Pomeroy Their car a new model struck a stone wall and slid over a river bank to the river bank Only a pole kept it from falling into the water Mrs Thompson drove and sustained serious injuries taken to a Parkersburg hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James Thompson
Ravenswood
W. Va
Thompson
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant
Marion Estep Held Under Bond After Pomeroy Accident
Pomeroy report says Marion Estep, a Middleport youth, drove a borrowed car under the influence and struck Miss Mildred Joachim as she was alighting in front of her home. Joachim’s injuries are described as very serious, with a deep leg wound noted. Estep is in custody on bond awaiting medical and legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Marion Estep
Middleport
Mildred Joachim
Estep
Missionaries from Africa and India speak at Heath Church
Two missionaries visited Heath M E Church in Middleport on Sunday. Mrs Alpha Miller spoke in the morning on Africa and its customs, noting five years in Africa and work with a girls school in Hangola. Rev D Dr Abbott spoke at night on India, where he has served 26 years in the Reiber district and plans to return next March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath M. E
Africa
India
Alpha Miller
Hangola
Portugese
Local residents leave for home after holiday visits
Mr and Mrs Clayton Hayes and baby return to Bucyrus after Thanksgiving with Gilbert Hayes family in Bucyrus. Several others travel to Columbus Jackson Zanesville and Columbus for visits and jobs. The Rev D D Abbott on furlough is hosted by the Eichingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Hayes
Gilbert Hayes
Bucyorus
Jackson
A. H. Bradbury
Zanesville
Don Alen
J. R. Adams
Ruth
Adams
Myra Rowley
E. A. Reed
Columbus
Helen Beeson
Helen Hess
Fred Wilson
Ketty
Earl Quivey
Will Boring
Charles Walburn
Fred Conway
Laird Injured at Chauncey Mine in Coal Hollow Vicinity
Laird of Coal Hollow near Kimberly, a leader at Chauncey Mine No. 250 of Manhattan Coal Company, sustained a serious back injury Monday while attempting to lift a car onto the tracks. Dr Warren V Sprague of Chauncey attended and he was removed to his home by the KE R Walburn ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Dec
Elmne
Laird
Coal Hollow
Kimberly
Chauncey Mine
Manhattan Coal Company
Warren V. Sprague
KE. R
Gillespie Family Hosts Millfield Chicken Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Eben Gillespie entertained at their home in Millfield with a Sunday chicken dinner. Guests included James Gillespie and Joyce Terry of Detroit, Panthea Pratt, Carl Robinett and two sons, Stewart and Victor, and Kathryn, Dorothy and Pauline Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Eben Gillespie
Hem
Millfield
James Gillespie
Joyce ‘Terry
Detroit
Panthea Pratt
Carl Robinett
Stewart and
Victor
Kathryn
Dorothy
Pauline Gillespie
Friendship group meeting postponed at Chauncey Church
Illness among several class members forces the Friendship group of the Chauncey Church of Christ to postpone its Wednesday evening gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Henry until next Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Donald Henry
Illness Reported for George Shingler at Sand Ridge Chauncey
George Shingler is ill at his Sand Ridge home near Chauncey with his condition described as critical. His brother Leisworth Shingster from Carbondale arrived Monday to care for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Dev
George Shingler
Sand Ridge
Leisworth Shinster
Carbondale
Shingter
Regular bus service now for The Plains
The Plains residents gain regular bus service as eight daily trips operate via the new hard surface road from Beaumont bridge to Athens. Earl Johnson, owner of the line, led a Plains delegation to the Utilities Commission two weeks prior to approval. First Chauncey to The Plains trip leaves at 8 20 each morning with service every two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Del 3
Plains
Earl Johnson
Beaumont Bridge
Athens
Johnson
the Utilities Commission
Robinett Thanksgiving guests from Millfield visit CHAUNCEY
Mr and Mrs Carl Robinett hosted at their Millfield home for Thanksgiving Day guests Miss Panthea Pratt and Mr and Mrs Eben Gillespie and daughters Kathryn Dorothy and Pauline of Millfield New location CHAUNCEY with a warm family gathering and seasonal hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Carl Robinett
Millfield
Panthea Pratt
Eben Gillespie
Kathryn
Dorothy
Pauline
Five Course Dinner For Miss Guerra Massie Wedding
A five course dinner at Millfield home celebrated the marriage of Miss Louise Guerra and Mr. Lewis D. Massie of Pittsburgh. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. ID. Giffel, Mrs. Mike Thomas, Mr. Anthony Thomas, Miss Elizabeth Guerra, Mrs. Ralph Guerra, sisters Mary and Carolyn, and brothers Joseph and Gabriel Guerra. The couple headed for a tour of the eastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Guerra
Lewis D. Massie
Pittsburgh
Millfield
ID. Giffel
Mike Thomas
Anthony Thomas
Elizabeth Rassonyi
Ralph Guerra
Mary
Carolyn
Joseph
Gabriel
Millfield Area Personal News Highlights Visits and Travel
James Gillespie and Joyce Terry of Detroit visited Millfield with Gillespie’s parents, then traveled back to Detroit. Dan Simpkins from Columbus spent the weekend in Millfield with Mrs Simpkins and the Howard family. Ralph Brown returned to Pontiac after visiting Millfield with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millepield
James Gillespie
Joyce Terry
Detroit
Millfield
Mra
Gillespie
Dan Simpkins
Columbus
Simpkins
Mace Howard
Earl Howard
Ralph
George
Paul Howard
Pontiac People Return to City
Chauncey residents who moved to Pontiac during the miners strike have begun returning as mines resumed. Many kept homes in Chauncey while some remained employed in Pontiac. During Thanksgiving a large share visited Chauncey for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Pontiac
Mich
Michigan City
Prank McDaniel
Chalmer Voling
Harold Brown
Ralph C. Brown
Blanche Brown
Parents to Organize Parental Education Class in The Plains
A meeting of The Plains area parents is set for tonight in the high school auditorium to organize a parental education class. Miss Hornback of the State Department of Education will attend from Columbus to address the gathering and aid in organizing the class. All local parents are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Plains
Hornback
State Department of Education
Columbus
the Plains
Bohram Family Guardian Named for Oil Lease Need
Syracuse reports Harry Boh ram appointed guardian of his father John Boh ram an incompetent. The court action enables an oil company to lease the Bohram tract behind town for development, a block never drilled though gas and oil lie nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Harry Bohram
John Bohram
Bohram
Thanksgiving Week Visitors Depart Pomeroy to Pittsburgh Families
Clarence Casto and Earl Biggerman with families from Pittsburgh left Pomeroy after Thanksgiving visit with Street Commissioner Sherman Casto and wife. New baby born Akron a ten pound girl named Virginia Elizabeth to Mr. and Mrs. Brennick Medford and Mr. and Mrs. Roush Minersville. Columbus couple Scott McQuigg and former Pomeroy residents celebrate tenth wedding anniversary with twelve guests. Daniel Bass of Thomas Fork dies age 20 to be buried at Middleport Baptist Church Wednesday. George Owens, former Pomeroy merchant, in poor condition after appendicitis. his brother Walter to be with him. Mrs. Mary A. Karr Syracuse learns of brother W. F. Williams Glendale, Cal. Williams was a former Meigs County teacher. David S. Gilmore, brother of Curtis Gilmore, dies in Sabetha Kansas. former Nease Settlement resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Casto
Earl Biggerman
Pittsburgh
Pomeroy
Sherman Casto
George Brennick
Akron
Michael Brennick
Medford
Mass
Homer Roush
Minersville
Virginia Elizabeth
Scott McQuigg
Columbus
Daniel Bass
Thomas Fork
Middleport Baptist Church
Ft. Wayne
Ind
George Owens
Walter Owens
Mary A. Karr
Syracuse
Glendale
Cal
W. IF. Williams
E. Williams
Burlingham
Commendation for Athens County Courthouse Records
State examiner HH W Riley commends Athens County Courthouse offices for careful clerical work and efficient office administration. The audit notes few record mistakes, minor in amount, easily adjusted, with Riley inspecting books from April to October. J Clyde Edmundson filed the report with the county auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
HH. W. Riley
Department of Auditor of State
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices
J. Clyde Edmundson
Riley
Aupiter
Joseph Tracy
Shertift
Athens
Beer Gardens raided. two fined for liquor possession
Mrs Doris Stratton Shrives and George Schenz of Buchtel were arraigned Monday afternoon before Magistrate Car H Porter on charges of possessing intoxicating liquor. Each was fined 100 dollars and costs, released on part payment with bonds for the remainder after a raid by six county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Stratton Shrives
George Schenz
Buchtel
Car H. Porter
Shrives
Schenz
William Williams
Wayne Wingett
Fred Heck
Harry L. Dalton
Secret Service
Peter Barrows
Marshal Williams
Glouster
Phillies Lead 1929 Home Run Pace with Three Star Trio
Three stars Chuck Klein Lefty O Doul and Don Hurst powered Philadelphia Phillies to 106 of 153 homers in 1929, driving the team’s major league leading power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Klein
Lefty O'Doul
Don Hurst
Phillies
Press freedom urged to sustain world peace at Athens talk
Leslie D. Harrop of United Press told the Athens Rotary Club that absolute press freedom is vital to peace. He warned that part truths and censorship fuel war currents and urged open government reporting and end to government tampering by news agencies worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie D. Harrop
United Press Association
Athens Rotary Club
Hotel Berry
Harrop
Athens Messenger
Mr. Harrop
Loree
General Hindenberg
Germany
Russia
Italy
Romania
Japan
United Press
Piqua Attorney Sentenced for Embezzlement
Common Pleas Judge W H Duncan sentenced William H Valentine of Piqua to one to seven years in the State Penitentiary for embezzling 380 from a company he represented. Valentine was convicted previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PIQUA
U.P
Common Pleas
W. H. Duncan
William H. Valentine
State Penitentiary
Valentine
Whonjola credited for relief from digestion and neuritis
A Troy Ohio resident testifies that Whonjola cured longstanding indigestion and neuritis, restoring appetite and reducing pains until they disappeared. He praises the medicine and notes its availability at McKee Drug Store in Athens and at other local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konjola
Whonjola
Athens
Mc-Kee
County to Get $14 000 More Than Expected
County will receive 11 000 more than the initial 10 000 estimate in the final gasoline tax distribution. State Auditor Tracy set final figures at 250 per township and 10 090 per county, boosting Athens County revenues for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
J. Clyde Edmundson
Joseph T. Tracy
Death of C. P. Fullington in Columbus Grove
Charles J. Fullington aged 68 of Columbus Grove died of heart trouble. Father of Mrs. H R McVay wife of the county superintendent of schools. He was active in the lumber business in Florida and returned to Columbus Grove this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Fullington
Columbus Grove
H. R. McVay
Fullington
Florida
Columbia Drrove
Athens man ends head cold with doctor’s advice
Charles V. Hutchins followed his physician's guidance and used Aver’s Vees total to treat a severe head cold after a car starter issue overheated him. Ayer’s Pectoral is touted in the article as hospital certified among eleven medicines for head colds, coughs, and chest colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Hutchins
Athens
Mr. Hutchins
Aver
Ife
Ayer
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Rotary Club
Ohio
Pomeroy, Dee
R. G. Webster
Art Genheimer
Cincinnati
Toledo
Cleveland
Josephine Curtis
Clara D Godkins
Bliss College
Kenneth Guinther
Rh. FE. Boiece
Ft. Wayne, Inc
H. S. McClure
Charleston
S. T. Tinklepaugh
Billy Weg Pen
Hordon
Hordons
D. D. Abbott
C. H. Eichinger
Shingler
MR. Br, FF
DE Abe
C. P. Fullington
Mondy
Morocco
Boston
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