Racine to Little Hocking Road Wins Local Backing
Meigs County officials and residents gathered at the Meigs County Courthouse for a forenoon commissioners meeting and a noon good roads session. They voiced support for extending a state riverfront road from Racine to Little Hocking, arguing 60 foot width and economic benefits for truck growers and four districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Little Hocking
Meigs County
W. A. Sherwood
W. F. Reed
George W. Kreitler
Letart
Long Bottom
Reedsville
Portland
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Buffington Island
R. R. Castle
Sherwood
Big Sandy
Bladder Physic Ad Ad Offers 25c Test Box
An old advertisement promotes a bladder physic medicine likened to castor oil for cleansing impurities and acids. It claims relief from night urination irritation, urges a 25c test box of BU ETS five tablets, and promises money back if not relieved after four days. Visit any druggist, with pharmacy branding at the end.
Chauncey Basketball Season Opens With 15 Candidates
Chauncey High School begins the boys season with a 15 player roster led by guard Joe Gierra and centers BwKollister and Swart. Coach Theisen notes potential material as practices continue after a 35-15 loss to Hamdon. The home slate starts Saturday December 12 against Lodi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Joe Gierra
Nye
Smits
E. Kollister
Ceville
Preston
Day
Gardner
Swart
B. wKollister
Theisen
Wcone
Chassery Blue Devils
Hamdon
Eppenracs
Chauncey Girls
Scora Dd
Lodi
Ohio University Coach to Speak at Chauncey Banquet
Don Peden, Ohio University football coach, will be guest speaker at Chauncey-Dover High annual Junior-Senior football banquet planned for Wednesday night in Chauncey. The event draws a large attendance and is announced by Paul Theisen of the Chauncey-Mover school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Don Peden
Ohio University At Athens
Paul Theisen
Chauncey- Mover
Chauncey-Dover High
Musicians Gather for Christmas Practice at Church
In McHancey on December 8 the community is invited to join at 7 p m tonight at the Church of Christ for a Christmas music rehearsal. Mrs Iph Brown leads the session and all interested musicians are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
McHauncey
Ait of Christ
Iph Brown
Child Improves at Home After Ear Abscess
Clifford Field Jr 5 year old son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Banfield Chaun is reported greatly improved at home. He had been suffering from an abscess at the ear initially thought to be mumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauncey
Cliffordfield, Jr
Clifford Banfield
Chaun
Unclear Church of Christ Program Notes Reading Solo
In Mn hauncey on Sunday morning Miss La a Rivers gave a reading and Aries Sweeney Jr offered a solo accompanied by Mrs. wn. Music next Sunday to be in Fa by Mrs. Charles Ogg, it is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnhauncey
Fayop Plains Thanksgiving Dinner Hosts Mr and Mrs Dicken
Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Dicken entertained at a turkey dinner Sunday at a Fayop Plains home. Guests attended the small gathering and the event reflected holiday hospitality in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
W. EB. Dicken
Fayop Plains
Cruests
Messenger Staff Chauncey Millfield The Plains News
Chauncey Millfield in The Messenger collects local news from C S Bradfield Jr and staff. Chauncey serves as the newsroom hub with the Chauncey location and phone listing for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Bradfield, Jr
Chauncey
Family names listed for a social gathering
Mr and Mrs Ralph Hysell and son Frank and Mr and Mrs Wendell Moore and son Roger were mentioned among attendees at a local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hysell
Frank
Wendell Moore
Roger
Revival Meetings Begin at Zion Church in Lower Plains
The Rev. Fred Fields, Athens evangelist, starts a series of meetings at Zion Church. Services are held each night at 7 o clock with public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields
Zion Church
Cwuamnsyuy
Fred Fieldsa
Athens
Lower Plains
Chauncey Christmas party for Friendship Bible Class set
The Friendship Bible Class of the Church of Christ Chauncey will hold its annual Christmas party and gift exchange Thursday night at Mr. and Mrs. Clell Cunningham home on Mound Street. Mrs. Gladys Pickering leads devotion and Mrs. Allen Riley Jr leads the program. Mrs. Arthur Smith directs entertainment and Mrs. Ralph Brown chairs the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Dec
Friendship Bible Class
Church of Christ
Clell Cunningham
Mound Street
Gladys Pickering
Allen Riley, Jr
Arthur Smith
Ralph Brown
Mines bustle in Chauncey district with several active pits
Chauncey reports Hocking Mine No. 255 and Poston 6 at Mill field as the big operations today while Chauncey Mine No. 25 is idle. Eleven mines are marked for work including No. 9 No. 10 No. 28 Black Diamond Hocking Poston No. 6 Luhrig L. D. Poston and Offio No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Hocking
Poston
Millfield
Black Diamond
Luhrig
L. D. Poston
Offio
Local social notes from Lower Plains area
Mrs Ralph McCathran and Mr and Mrs Arthur Burchfield hosted as the week ended. Charles McHarg’s illness drew calls from Lancaster and nearby towns. Ohio visitors include Mr and Mrs Wesley Lyman, Pauline Potts, Let Guess, and Mrs Nettie Shields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Plains
Ralph McCathran
Columbus
Arthur Burchfield
George Gabriel, Jr
Mr. McHarg
Lancaster
Charles McHarg
Charles Reiner
William
Charlotte
Demetres Moore
Wesley Lyman
Bent Potts
Pauline
Jacksonville
Charles Baker
Pomeroy Council Deliberates Brick Storage and Taxi Licenses
Pomeroy councilmen met to settle Henry Straile brick storage claims from the riverfront road project and review a disputed $130 storage bill later reduced to $60. The issue was left for the Street Committee. Discussion covered a $73.25 motor cycle supplies bill, a $23.70 speed fine, cemetery and railroad receipts, and payrolls. The old boatyard building was ordered torn down for safety. Taxi license grievances prompted ordinance committee review with 14 drivers affected.
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Pomeroy, Dec
Straile
Council
Pomeroy Boatyard
Pomeroy
Jui Beahrs
Middleport
Aged Woman Dies Mrs Samuel Conkle Die Mr Samuel Conkle
Mrs. Samuel Conkle, 80, died at her daughter Mary Sill’s home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm at the Nazarene Chapel in Rutland with burial in Miles Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Conkle
Rutland
Middleport
Mary Sill
Nazarene Chapel
Miles
Local Marriages And County News In Meigs County
Lemus Lambert and Jewell Wallace were married by Justice E. R. Titus after taking a license in Pomeroy. Mrs. C. O. Brown left Tuppers Plains for West Virginia with relatives questioned over mine wire stealing. Dr. S. A. McCullough and Philip Meinhart returned from a Pennsylvania deer hunt. A Cass car was stolen in Pomeroy. George Edward Nye, son of the late cashier, now works at Pomeroy National Bank. Mrs. Andrew Zieher is reported critically ill at Mulberry Avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Lemus Lambert
Langsville
Jewell Wallace
Rutland
Pomeroy
E. R. Titus
C. O. Brown
Tuppers Plains
Mountains
West Virginia
S. A. McCullough
Philip Meinhart
Pennsylvania
Chas Cass
George Edward Nye
George B. Nye
Pomeroy National Bank
Andrew Zieher
Mulberry Avenue
Wild Deer Inhabits Tuppers Plains Patch
Residents of Tuppers Plains report a five prong buck that wandered into fields and woods and appears tame, likely escaped from a game preserve. Witnesses include Don Greene Lash Lott and J Schreiber with schoolchildren noting the deer dashing across a road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Don Greene
Lash Lott
J. Schreiber
Music Club Vesper Service Planned in Middleport
The Women's Music Club of Middleport will present its annual vesper service December 18 at 3 30 PM at Heath Memorial Church. The program features a chorus processional of Christmas carols, piano violin and organ solos, and a cantata The First Christmas by Fenno and Coerne, performed by 40 voice chorus. the event lasts about 30 minutes and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath M. BE
Fenno
Coerne
County appraisement for Meigs County set for review
The county board of revision the County auditor treasurer and the chairman of the board of commissioners are ordered to appear in Columbus before the State Tax Board at 1 o'clock December 10. The 1931 Meigs County property appraisal will be approved or disapproved. the appraisement fell from about 22 million to 17.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
County Board of Revision
Board of Commissioners
Columbus
State Tax Board
Meigs County
Letart Township Court Action Over School Transport Contract
E R Norris files mandamus in Meigs County Common Pleas to force the Letart Township Board of Education to sign a contract to transport district children. The court voided existing contracts with W O Branitz and Jack Adama, leaving no current agreement. An appeal bond is pending one signature, potentially delaying the appeal filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. R. Norris
Meigs County
Ceommon Pleas Court
Board of Education
Letart Township
W. O. Branitz
Jack Adama
Court of Appeals
Two Meigs County Funerals Set for Wednesday
Everett R. Wells, an old soldier who died near Chester, will be buried from the Chester Church at 11 AM with burial in Chester Cemetery. He leaves a wife and a daughter, Mrs Gard Chase, from a prior marriage. At 2 PM, Mrs Frank Diehl, who died in Pomeroy, will be buried in Beech Grove Cemetery from St Paul Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett R. Wells
Chester
Gard Chase
Scipio Township
Frank Diehl
Pomeroy
Beech Grove
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Christmas Class Party At Mrs Roller Home
Miss Vesta McCoy and her class met at Mrs. Max Roller’s Sixth Avenue home in Middleport for a Christmas party. Mrs. O B Stout assisted, gifts were exchanged, social time followed by light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Max Roller
Sixth Avenue
Vesta McCoy
Standard Rife Dies. Rites Held in Middleport
Standard Rife died at his Toledo home Saturday. His body arrived in Middleport Monday and was taken to Rawlings Funeral Home. The funeral was held this afternoon at Storys Run M E Church with burial at Cheshire Grave Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Standard Rife
Toledo
Rawlings
Storys Run
M. E
Cheshire Gravyel Hill
Middleport Social Roundup Sees Visits from Regions Nearby
Miss Emma Jean Smith and Ruth Wise traveled to Columbus for a weekend. Many relatives and residents visited elsewhere, including the Junkerman family from Sugar Grove and Dr. Junkerman, Foldens returning from Toledo, and others from Charleston Huntington Wellston Langsville Gallipolis Portsmouth and Columbus. A birth announced in Middleport and local movements include Edna Leona Folden born Dec 5 and Paul Cunningham resuming senior year at Middleport High School. The week closes with a Bible class gathering and Walter Reed’s return to Columbus after a death in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Emma Jean Smith
Ruth Wise
Columbus
George Junkerman
Sugar Grove
Dr. Junkerman
Richard Folden
Toledo
Folden
Hobson Shops
FE. B. Smith
Charleston
Michel
Clarence White
Kananga
Thomas Longstaff
Farry Laing
Pt. Pleasant
Fred Fisher
J. C. Fisher
Huntington
Paul Cunningham
Wellston
Middleport High School
Frankie Gaylord
Rutland
P. A. Jiiden
H. E. Surface
Edna Leona
G. H. Pauley
Hanlin
W. Va
Bert Riggs
Langsville
E. H. Holmes
Dallas
Texas
New York City
Max Roller
Kenneth Barter
Gallipolis
Errett Russell
George Graftman
Eunice Kunzli
Alice Willard
Portsmouth
David C. Miller
George Hayes
Mary Ohlinger
Betty Davis
West Columbia
Charles Circle
Ash Street
Frank Pooth
Bucyrus
Lera M
Community Notes Include Visits and Obituaries
Mrs. C Y Bridgman hosted the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stobart went to Marietta after the death of his brother John Salser. Miss Anna Karr of Columbus vacations with brother Howard Karr. Robert Flanagan remains ill. Carl Helmick and Miss Nonga Fleming visited from Parkersburg. A E Williams of the Hocking Valley Railroad spent weekend here. Mr. and Mrs. W S White traveled to Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Nease visited Gallipolis. Ira Fleming of Columbus visited on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W E Karr attended George Nye’s funeral in Pomeroy. The Asbury Church Ladies Aid met for weekly session with soup and lunch. Syracuse Parent-Teacher Association met with a program led by Rev EB Wilson. Funeral attendees from here joined George Nye’s service in Pomeroy. Local churches are preparing Christmas programs.
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C. Y. Bridgman
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Herbert Stobart
Marietta
John Salser
Anna Karr
Columbus
Howard Karr
Robert Flanagan
Carl Helmick
Nonga Fleming
Parkersburg
A. E. Williams
Hocking Valley Railroad
W. S. White
Huntington
Harvey Nease
Gallipolis
Ira Fleming
W. E. Karr
Irving Karr
George Nye
Pomeroy
Ladies’ Aid Society
Asbury Methodist Church
Syracuse
Parent-Teacher Association
EB. H. Wilson
United Brethren Church
Aged Man Prepares Own Coffin to Bypass High Burial Costs
A Meigs County man, 89, longtime contrarian to trusts, arranged in advance to be buried at a fixed price. He built a walnut coffin himself for forty dollars, planned the grave and sod, and will be sent to the county infirmary Saturday, with his casket kept ready for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mrs. Leon a Babcock Burned by Rendering Lard Incident
Mrs. Leona Babcock suffered severe burns to arms face and neck when lard she was rendering in an oven caught fire and spilled on her clothing while she tried to remove it. The burns were painful but not serious and she is recovering. Mr and Mrs WA Martin of Middleport and A A Swan of Milton West Virginia visited relatives here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Léona Babcock
R WA. Martin
Middleport
A. A. Swan
Milton
W. Va
No More Neuritis With Tysmol Relief Claim
Advertises Tysmol as a powerful absorbent and emollient to quickly ease neuritis sciatica rheumatism and nerve pains. Claims rapid relief from back neck shoulder blade face head forearm fingers thigh to toe with reduced soreness stiffness and numbness. Promotes purchase at drug stores and mentions Cline Pharmacy in alerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cline Pharmacy
Must Observe Agreement in Bridge Work
Ohio contractors were warned by State Highway Director O W Merrell to follow the labor clause in winter bridge program contracts for unemployment relief. The directive notes field engineers can halt work if lists of workers are not provided 24 hours before employment and require 85 percent of labor lists supplied by county emergency relief committees.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
O. W. Merrell
White
Merrell
Emergency Relief Committee
Monuments and travel notes from a Pennsylvania region
I C Matlack spent last week in the Pennsylvania mountains hunting. A monument has been erected at Morgan Shumway’s grave in Sand Hill Cemetery. Postmaster R H Hannum was summoned to Tuppers Plains by his sister Mrs A A Bahr’s illness. A P and John Chevalier attend funeral of sister Mrs James Merritt in Athens. Mrs Nelli Shumway, here for some time, left for Wellsville due to niece Miss Naomi Coleman’s illness, after a two week visit with friends at Richwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Matlack
Pennsylvania
Morgan Shumway
Sand Hill
R. H. Hannum
Tuppers Plains
A. A. Bahr
A. P
John Chevalier
Athens
James Merritt
Nelli Shumway
Highway Contract Rules Allow Contractor Hiring Freedom
Merrell stated the highway director allows the contractor to select his own staff. He may bring a superintendent or foreman, a carpenter, and such truck drivers, mixer operators, crane operators and pile driver operators as he chooses. Workers must be employed for the specific work they are designated.
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Merell
Prince Loses Commoner Wife by Court Decree
Bucharest district court in Romania annuls Prince Nicholas of Roumagnia’s marriage to Mile Lucia Deleti a commoner after finding the mayor who officiated lacked authority. The ruling also states a prince marrying without royal consent forfeits royal status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Roumania
Dec
U.P
Nicholas of
Roumagnia
Royal House of
Roania
Buchaest
Mile
Lucia Deleti
Home Drug Co. Offers liver and gall bladder treatment
An advertisement from Home Drug Co. at 18 96 No. Fourth Street Minneapolis Minnesota promotes a literature based remedy for liver and gall bladder trouble. It claims a recognized practicing specialist and 28 years of gratifying results with a money back guarantee. Clip this out now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Write Home Drug Co
Mothers Mix This At Home for a Bad Cough
Advert describes a home remedy using Pinex to treat coughs and bronchial irritation. Instructions include mixing 4 24% ounces Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup or honey, claiming quick relief, pleasant taste, and cost savings. Emphasizes Pinex as a concentrated Norway Pine extract and guarantees relief or money back.
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Good Roads
John B Downing
Rotary Cup
Harry Dye
Routland
Poke
Meigs County Ministerial Association
C. J. Rhodes
Pom- Okoy
Gipsen
George Childs
Lawrence Reed
Chas. McElhinney
Harvey Frencill
Cc. A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Phone
River
Wheeling
Highway Department
Fred Swan
Grange
County Superintendent of Schools Co
N. Wagner
John Philson
Okey Sayre
Antiquity Mills
Antiquity
Cagers
Hamden
Ohio University
Nettie Shields
Let Guess
Ralph Hysel
Floyd Potts
Kenneth
Nelsonville
Music Club
Diehl
Syracuse News
Long Bottom News
ITV
Caithens
OFIO
Cesta
Glouster
Daisy Air Rifles
Daisy
Kerr Howe. Co
Betty Cavanaugh
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