Pomeroy Council Begins Start of New Terms as Mayor Falls Ill
Pomeroy council meets briefly as Mayor C. J. Hess is reported ill. Prisoners will be set to work on streets with Street Commissioner A. H. Ebersbach to assign labor. A $13,000 bond refunding plan is approved. New two year terms start January 1 with Duerr Finsterwald Person and Fugate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
A. H. Ebersbach
Henry Durst
H. D. Brown
E. P. Duerr
R. W. Finsterwald
L. A. Person
James Fugate
T. A. Downie
F. Robinson
Duerr
C. J. Hess
Ralston Russell
Russell
Alvin Norris
Ebersbach
Racine Social Notes Highlights Weekend Visits
S M Cross left Sunday for an indefinite stay in Florida. Families and friends from Racine send reports of visits with grandchildren in Mid dleport Huntington Clarksburg Ports mouth and Gallipolis. The M E Guild met Friday and planned a soup dinner for December 8 while quilting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GUILD
M. E. Guild
Athens County Fair Financial Statement for 1937
The Athens County Agricultural Society reports receipts totaling 11 262 50 plus 2 468 cash at start to 13 557 15 and expenditures of 11 515 71 leaving a treasury balance of 1 741 47. Officers listed are J Howard Cline president Clarence Wolfe vice president Herb J Parker secretary and S F Beverage treasurer dated 12 7 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Agricultural Society
Adam Weber
United
Poultry Department
Treasury
J. Howard Cline
Clarence Wolfe
Herb J. Parker
F. Beverage
Plan for Distribution of Car Registration Fees
Distribution of motor vehicle registration fees for the period ending Nov 15 will be made soon by County Auditor George Daniels. Allocations include Middletown $500 Pomeroy $500 Racine $175 Rutland $150 Syracuse $150. The county will receive $2,773.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Daniels
Middleport
Racine
Rutland
Syracuse
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits
Pomeroy residents host and visit relatives across towns on Union Avenue and Lincoln Terrace. Notables include Mrs. M E Bing entertaining the Rices of Rutland, and Adam Ebersbach hosting Powell visitors from Parkersburg. Also noted are family updates, hospital stays, and community society activities.
Garland Home Hosts Minersville Social Guests
Misses Ethel and Clara Garland entertained at their Minersville residence Sunday with Mrs Mary Huber and guest Mrs Nellie Eichelberg. The party traveled to Gallipolis for dinner and the afternoon was spent socially with Misses Freda and Maud Grueser also as guests. Refreshments were served in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Clara Garland
Minersville
Mary Huber
Nellie Eichelberg
Gallipolis
Freda
Maud Grueser
Garland
Dinner guests at Erwin home on Mulberry Ave Sunday
Family members and friends gathered for a Sunday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs A M Erwin on Mulberry Avenue. Attendees included Mr and Mrs D L Reisinger of Gallipolis Mr and Mrs E V Atkins Mr and Mrs Virgil Atkins Eugene Atkins and Miss Stella Diehl of Harrisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Erwin
Mulberry Ave
D. L. Reisinger
Gallipolis
E. V. Atkins
Virgil Atkins
Eugene Atkins
Stella Diehl
Harrisonville
Youth council attendees return from Portsmouth convention
Rev. F. Beuscher Rev. Warren Bright Audrey Smith Mary Ellen Miller Abbie Warner Mary Elizabeth Williams Emma Kathryn Ebersbach Joe Ohlinger Er win Gloeckner attended the Ohio Council of Youth Convention in Portsmouth and returned Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Beuscher
Warren Bright
Audrey Smith
Mary Ellen Miller
Abbie Warner
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Emma
Kathryn Ebersbach
Joe Ohlinger
Erwin Gloeckner
Portsmouth
Ohio Council of Youth
Elberfeld Family Reunion Guests On Mulberry Avenue
The Elberfeld children visited their parents on Mulberry Ave in Martin Chillicothe Parkersburg Logan Darien Conn Marietta and Marietta relatives joined for the Sunday gathering with Mr and Mrs J B Elberfeld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
Martin
Chillicothe
Robert
Parkersburg
Earl Elberfeld
Logan
A. H. Keller
Darien, Conn
Emerson Liddell
Marietta
Oil firm promotes J. C. Emmert to district sales manager
J. C. Emmert, longtime salesman for Standard Oil Co. of Ohio in Gallia and adjacent counties, is promoted to district sales manager. The district covers Gallipolis Iron ton Jackson Wellston Pomeroy and Middleport. He will remain residing in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. C. Emmert
Standard Oil Co. of
Ohio
Gallia
Lronton
Jackson
Wellston
Pomeroy
Middleport
Leonard III Gravely Ill at Gallipolis Home
W. D. Leonard III is seriously ill at his home in Gallipolis. The report notes his condition as dire and seeks concerned inquiries from friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Leonard III
Gallipolis
W. D. Leonard
PTA Garden Club Meeting Hears Columbus Expert Talk
Despite icy streets, a joint Middleport PTA and Garden Club meeting at the High School Auditorium drew many. Dallas Dupre Jr. of Columbus spoke on three years of roadside improvement and beautification with slides, citing erosion control and the rebuilding of natural beauty during road construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Parent Teacher Association
Middleport Garden Club
Dallas Dupre Jr
Columbus
H. B. Youmans
State Highway Department
Division 10
Marietta
Dupre
Highway Department
Syracuse
O. B. Stout
Garen Stansbury
Garden Club
Southeast
Charles Snider
Garden Club Hosts Winter Meeting in Middleport
Mrs Edward French welcomed members to a decor themed session with hemlock branches and red tapers. Mrs E R Tompkins presented Mulching for Winter Protection while Mrs Charles Hennesy read the Garden Club letter. Committees named for the Christmas party at Mrs Tom Jones on December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Edward French
Garden Club
E. R. Tompkins
Charles Hennesy
Garen Stansbury
Tom Jones
Missionary Society Hosts Mrs Hoyt at Sanborn Home
Women of Heath M E Church gather at the Sanborn residence with Miss Hoyt as guest of honor. Bess Sanborn and M G White assist as hostesses. Miss Sanborn led devotionals and Mrs. Harris read the lesson. Absent members sent potted plants to Hoyt. Jennie Smith Athens former member attended. Vera Ballard Eno visited Mrs Lee McComas. Several members traveled to Columbus for a Stage Door performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Hoyt
Sanborns
Women’s Missionary Society of the Heath M. E. Church
Sanborn
Bess Sanborn
M. G. White
Miss Sanborn
Robert Harris
Miss Hoyt
Jennie Smith
Athens
Vera Ballard
Eno
Lee McComas
Nellie Zerkle
Ruth Drake
Mildred Hawley
Nan Moore
Columbus
Joan Bennett
Russell Bailey
Bradbury
Bailey
Bailey Dairy
Mill St
Pomeroy
Middleport
Alfred Lee Roush
Lee Roush
John Russell
Christmas Party Plans by What-So-Ever Class Leaders
Mrs. O. H. Stewart and committee members map the annual Christmas party for the What-So-Ever Class of the First Presbyterian Church to be hosted at the Stewart home on Thursday evening. All class members are invited to attend.
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P.T.A
Vesta McCoy
McCoy
Lucille Dutton
O. H. Stewart
Louise Thomas
Marcus Chambers
Foster Reed
Earl Lama
Sarah Probst
Lewis Seyfried
George Sauer
First Presbyterian Church
Stewart Home
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Gnats Win in Scout Tests at Middleport
The Gnat Patrol of Troop 40 won the Inter-Patrol Rally at the Heath M. E. Church basement Monday evening led by scoutmaster R. E. McKay. Bob Snider led the patrol. he received a Boy Scout Diary and the troop earned automatic pencils for top points in attendance firemaking signaling dressing race first aid knot tying and bringing home the bacon. Five scouts earned tenderfoot ranks Allyn Rothrock James Bennett Charles Burk Harry McGuffin and Ralph Blosser receive tender foot badges. Louis Reibel praised the troop after inspection. A December 17 court of honor will award merit badges and second class ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gnat Patrol
R. E. McKay
Heath M. E. Church
Bob Snider
McKay
Louis Reibel
Allyn Rothrock
James Bennett
Charles Burk
Harry McGuffin
Ralph Blosser
Olive Grange Plans Christmas Meet and Degree Work
Next Olive Grange meet set for December 17 after a one week delay for the farmers institute. A Christmas program with small gift exchanges and candy and pop corn balls will be featured. Officers elected include Master Alban Curtis and secretary Nerva Pryor with an active home economics committee and executive group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Grange
Farmers’ Institute
Alban Curtis
Willard Taylor
Tress Swain
Rubhin Shumway
Nerva Pryor
Ava Myers
Fred Lewis
Denver Curtis
Murl Taylor
Hazel Curtis
Pomona
Lucy Cowdery
Flora
Linnie Lewis
Ceres
Frances Larkins
Bess Rose
Ella Hannum
Charles McCain
C. E. Myers
Ulysses Rose
W. F. Hawley
Davies Home Destroyed by Stove Fire in Middleport
A stove overheated stove pipe started a blaze that gutted Ervin Davies's Locust Street home Monday morning. Middleport firefighters saved part of the house and adjacent frame dwelling, but interior and most furniture were ruined. Davies works for the New York Central Railway. Later that day at 3:30 pm a second alarm followed for George Lewis's Pearl Street home due to a defective flue. The Lewis fire forced temporary vacating of the house and was put out quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ervin Davies
Locust St
Davies
New York Central Railway
George Lewis
Pearl St
Lewis
Racine Honor Roll Is Large
Racine High and Southern Rural Schools publish the six week honor roll. Seniors include Stanley Cozart Billy Elkins Bernice Harpold Naomi Johnson Iva Mae Roush Beryl Worthington. Juniors Mildred Carnahan Charles Ihle Eileen McKinney Christine Morris Doris Wagner Faye Worthington Carolyn Yost. Sophomores Burl Ashley Thanet Barnitz Alma Jane Bostick Ruby Bradford Betty Buck Emma Jean Carmichael Daryl Johnson Cora Mae Miller Frances Shain. Freshmen Gerald Cozart Thorne Longsworth Ruth Morris Teddy Parsons Alberta Sayre Mary Mildred Shain Ruth Spencer. Eighth Grade Antiquity Adria Grace Diddle Dean Sayre Letart Wilma Barnitz Doris Hill Wilma McDade Opal Miller Gayle Wagner Beryl Wolfe. Great Bend Garnet Baker Waynia Creek Minersville Marjorie Forbes Syracuse Bud Crew John Crooks Janie Greaser Miriam Holmes Mildred Hubbard Wanda Leibrand Mildred Lisle Charles Moore Wanda Potts Earl Teaford Racine Ruth Carnahan Betty OConnor Marian Simpson Dorothy Stobart Mary Jean Watson Spiller Lawrence Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Stanley Cozart
Billie Elkins
Bernice Harpold
Naomi Johnson
Iva Mae Roush
Beryl Worthington
Mildred Carnahan
Charles Ihle
Eileen McKinney
Christine Morris
Doris Wagner
Faye Worthington
Carolyn Yost
Burl Ashley
Thanet Barnitz
Alma Jane Bostick
Ruby Bradford
Betty Buck
Emma Jean Carmichael
Daryl Johnson
Cora Mae Miller
Frances Shain
Gerald Cozart
Thorne Longsworth
Ruth Morris
Teddy Parsons
Alberta Sayre
Mary Mildred Shain
Ruth Spencer
Antiquity
Adria Grace Diddle
Dean Sayre
Letart -Wilma Barnitz
Doris Hill
Wilma McDade
Opal Miller
Gayle Wagner
Beryl Wolfe
Great Bend
Garnet Baker
Waynia Creek
Minersville
Marjorie Forbes
Syracuse
Bud Crew
John Crooks
Janie Greaser
Miriam Holmes
Mildred Hubbard
Wanda Leibrand
Mildred Lisle
Charles Moore
Wanda Potts
Earl Teaford
Ruth Carnahan
Betty O’connor
Marian Simpson
Dorothy Stobart
Mary Jean Watson
Spiller
Lawrence Bush
Legion Auxiliary Dance Benefits Christmas Donations
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary held a dance at their Wilkesville hall Thursday night and another on Armistice night, clearing 5.85 to be used for Christmas donations to soldier hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesville
American Legion Auxiliary
Soldier's Hospitals
Middleport Council Tackles Bills and Land Offer
Middleport village council held its final regular meeting of the year with a special session to follow after Christmas. Bills for water and electricity were ordered paid, Lawrence Manley named caretaker of the City Dump near Jordie Manufacturing brick yard, and councilmen discussed land purchase prices with owners. Ray McAllumi appointed janitor after Pearl McKnight resignation. The main item was a US Government offer of 700 for six riverbank tracts to be flooded by Eureka Dam, just 50 under the town’s assessed value, with negotiations ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lawrence Manley
Jordie Manufacturing Company
Swift and
Powell
Ray Mcallumi
Pearl McKnight
United States
Eureka
Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving
Syracuse resident Pomeroy Elba Wright pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated and is barred from driving for six months by the common pleas court. Charles Duffy, a transient, was fined ten dollars and costs after arraignment on intoxication charges. Duffy was arrested Sunday by Night Officer Walter Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Elba Wright
Syracuse
Order of Common Pleas Court
Wright
Charles Duffy
Council
E. P. Duerr
Duffy
Walter Wolfe
Elliott Family Hosts Niece and Newlyweds at Albany Home
Mr and Mrs Lee Elliott hosted relatives at their country home near Albany for their nephew and his wife Mr and Mrs Richard Elliott and Ethel Bolton. Other guests included Mrs Edith Saylor and daughter Miss Jaanita, Dr Berton Elliott of Lebanon Ohio, and Mr and Mrs Carroll Elliott of Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Lee Elliott
Richard Elliott
Ethel Bolton
Edith Saylor
Jaanita
Berton Elliott
Lebanon
Carroll Elliott
Ricketts Hit With Foreclosure Judgment in Kananga
The Court of Common Pleas grants the Home Owners Loan Corporation a judgment for 5122.98 against W. W. Ricketts. Foreclosure is ordered on the Kananga property with sale to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis — Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Court of Common Pleas
W. W. Ricketts
Kananga
Mrs. Ezra Zuspan Dies After Weeklong Illness
Mrs. Ezra Zuspan, 65, died at her Kaylong West Virginia home after a week of influenza illness. She was a Middleport farm product marketer and mother of Beulah Zuspan Roush. Survived by husband, daughter, son Kenneth, and seven grandchildren. Funeral conducted by Rev Don McCuen at their residence. Bees must visit several thousand flowers in order to make one gram of honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ezra Zuspan
Kaylong
W. Va
Local Pharmacy Offers Doctor Prescribed Asthma Medicine
Athens Pharmacy at 7 N Court St advertises a doctor’s prescription in use over 25 years with a money back guarantee. The offer promises relief from bronchial asthma symptoms in thousands of cases and invites inquiries with no obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fugate
Athens
N. Court St
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Harold Wetherholt
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Owen Watson
Win Nye
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Walter Stewart
Gertrude Scott
Clarksburg
C. J. Easterday
Mary Virginia
Myrtle
Mike Powell
Holzer Hospital
Athens County Fair
Pomeroy Social Notes
Joe Ebersbach
Kate Ebersbach
Tennyson Young
Anthony Korn
Reed
Mary Korn
Anne St
P. E. Stanley
Edison Hobstetter
Huntington
John Baily
Purly Karr
Syracuse Foreign Missionary Society
John Schmitt
Dan Tracy
Norma Goodwin
Kathleen Brown
Charles Wildermuth
Mary Ellen Hennessy
Ed Deifenbauch
Myrtle Griffith
Spring St
Deifenbauch
Glouster
Fred Leifheit
Pearl Hysell
Harrisonville Road
Hysell
Fred Runion
Coolville
Runion
Pat Duffy
Youngstown
John Ackley
Owen Duffy
Laurel St
Elberfeld
Cigie Lewis
Evee Lewis
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U. S. Pat
PTA
Middleport Social Notes
Heath Missionaries
Planning Party
Wun-Der Shoe Store
S. Court
Shoe Store
Middleport Council
P. J's
Melton Jackets
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