DAR December meeting at Lincoln Hill hosts Ellis Island program
Daughters of the American Revolution plan Friday afternoon gathering at Mrs. R. W. Finsterwald home with roll call and programs Thoughts About Giving Els Island Angel Island featuring Mrs. Mildred Daniels and Mrs. Leah Schaefer. Members are asked to bring a gift box for immigrant women containing knitting yarn sweater embroidery floss and crochet cotton. The National Society runs a teacher program to employ detained immigrant women.
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National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Group Three Home Guards met after school Thursday news
Group Three Home Guards gathered after school Thursday with Gene Harris of South Second Street. Mrs ey H EKichineer led the lesson from the first chapter of the new study book The Road to the Loving P Heart. Refreshments were served by Mrs R W Harris.
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Home Guards
Gene Harris
South Second Street
Ey H. Ekichineer
R. W. Harris
James
M. J. Schmoll
Fred S. Wilson
Daugher
Columbus
H. E. Hoagland
C. Sauvage
E. R. Lama
Shemer
South Pearl Street
Edward French
Ladies Aid
Heath Church
Margaret Riley
Logan
Edgar Ewing
M. J. Hamilton
J. W. Kincaid
Columbus Thursby
Heath M. FE
Tom Witton
Bus drivers must take examination under new license law
Pomeroy December 13 A feature of the new automobile license law is that all bus and truck drivers operating under a public utility license must take a chauffeur examination and obtain a badge by January 1 Some urge early testing to avoid end of month tag rush Examinations for Meigs County must be taken before R G Webater in Pomeroy the county’s sole officer appointed for this work
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Pomeroy
Lcense
Meigs County
R. G., Webater
Farmers to Meet at Rock Springs This December
The county farmers institute will be held at the Methodist Church in Rock Springs on December 18 and 19. Officers are W. A. Carman president Homer D. Ashworth secretary and Mrs Bremer Ashworth lady correspondent. State speakers are John Azierson Hillsboro and Mrs Thomas R Pierce Harrison.
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Ast Farmers’ Institute
Methodist Church
W. A. Carman
Homer D.ashworth
Bremer Ashworth
John Azierson
Hillsboro
Thom
R. Pierce
Harrison
Baby Seized by Aunt Sparks Habeas Corpus Action
Albert Milhoan seeks possession of his year old daughter in Common Pleas Court against his sister in law Minnie Earlewine who took the infant at birth and has kept it. The petition says the aunt refuses visitation or custody to the couple despite the mother’s recovery. The hearing is set for Friday at 9. The baby’s mother suffered mental illness at birth and was treated at Athens State Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Albert Milhoan
Athens State Hospital
Karlewine
Milhoan
Roller Seeks Share of Estate in Pomery High School Janitor Case
Dee Pomeroy December 13 Jacob Roller janitor at Pomeroy High School Building who married Blanche Borham seeks a court order to sell the Butternut Avenue home and divide the estate. He claims his deceased wife was a half owner and asserts his half and the dower in the undivided one half. Defendants are Malcolm Roller Dorothy Mark Oneida and Palmer Roller a minor, heirs of Phoebe Jane Roller.
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Pomeroy, Dee
Jacob Roller
Pomeroy High School
Blanche Borham
Minersville
Butternut Avenue
Pomeroy
Malcolm Roller
Dorothy
Mark Roller
Oneida
Palmer Roller
Phoebe Jane Roller
Classified Advertisements to Riz in The Messenger Columns
The Messenger column features a Riz classified section inviting readers to place ads via telephone 322-L. The notice conveys a concise call for classified listings in the newspaper’s local pages.
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Riz
The
Messenger
Telephone
Middleport Town Decked For Christmas Displays
Middleport residents decorate streets and stores for Christmas. Three large evergreens stand in the center of town and show windows display attractive scenes. The overall display is described as beautifully crafted and above the ordinary, with no single merchant singled out.
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Middleport
Correction clears alimony suit misprint in Pomeroy
The Dec 13 report wrongly said John K. Howard faced a charge of living unlawfully with a woman in the upper end of Pomeroy. He is actually boarding with Mr and Mrs Philip Folmer on Kegis Run. The error mixed two petitions filed in court.
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Pomeroy
John K. Howard
Vlassie Howard
Howard
Philip Folmer
Kegis
Doctor Claims Apparent Cure for Cerebrospinal Meningitis
Dr. Edward S. Lauter of Rock Springs Wyoming is reported to have found an apparent cure by removing spinal fluid to relieve pressure and then injecting it into a large muscle.
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Edward S. Lauter
Rock Springs
Wyo
Griffith Dies at 49 in Laurel Cliff Area
William Griffith, 49, of Laurel Cliff near Pomeroy, died Thursday evening after a month of illness. He worked for the State Highway Department and is survived by his wife, several children, and many relatives.
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Laurel
Pomeroy
William Griffith
Laurel Cliff
Thomas Fork
State Highway Department
Miss Moxcey to Speak at Presbyterian Church
Dr A Y Wilcox ill so cannot conduct services at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. Miss Mary E Moxcey Ph D of Cincinnati will speak at 10:30 a m on Program of Religious Education. She will also address Sunday School at 9 15 a m and Westminster Fellowship will lead the evening services.
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Mary E. Moxcey
Cincinnati
Presbyterian Church
A. Y. Wilcox
Moxcey
Westminster Fellowship Group
Youth Lived Here Middleport Death of Noted Youth
Lester Murray of Columbus, an 18 year old involved in a theft spree with another youth, was killed by police after a chase in a Virginia yard. His body returned to Columbus for burial with his family noting he once resided in lower Middleport.
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Middleport
Lester Murray
Columbus
Wheeling
Lower Middleport
Murray
Couples marry in Pomery and Portland on Dec 13
Cecil C. Nichols 22 a Rav enswood West Virginia minister wed H Florence Wolfe 37 of Rav enswood in Pomery by Rev P A Bright. On same day Thomas Gorrell 64 farmer and Lucy I Larkins 61 both of Portland married by Justice M L French.
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Pomeroy
Cecil C. Nichols
Ravenswood
W. Va
H. Florence Wolfe
P. A. Bright
Pomeroy Methodist Church
Thomas Gorrell
Lucy I. Larkins
Portland
M. L. French
Two Gallipolis Marriages Now In Divorce Courts
In Gallipolis two recent marriages are headed to divorce actions. David Davenport, 64, and Alice Burchett, 45, are in court with alimony claimed by the bride. On November 25, Vint Walker, 62, and Alling Younger, 20, were married then filed for divorce after about three weeks of marriage in Gallia County courts.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
David C. Davenport
Alice Burchett
Vint Walker
Alling Younger
Gallia
Talbott Bible Class elects new officers
In Middleport on December 13 the Talbott Bible Class of the Baptist Church announced new officers for the coming year. Rosa Peters is president, Margaret Jones vice president, J O G Leonard secretary, M J Hamilton treasurer, D B K Talbott teacher, Effie Hundley and Serena Lloyd assistant teachers. Mrs Talbott has led the class for 15 years and remains active in its work.
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Middleport
Talbott
The
Baptist Church
Rosa Peters
Margaret Jones
J. OG. Leonard
M. J. Hamilton
DB. KE. Talbott
Effie Hundley
Serena Lloyd
Christmas Tree to Light Up Pomeroy by American Legion
A large electrically-lighted Christmas tree will stand at the foot of Lynn Street in Pomeroy as the focal point for Christmas exercises. James Donahue has moved from the Weed property on Second Street to the DBeegle property on Butternut Avenue.
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Meigs County
Lynn Street
Pomeroy
American Legion
James Donahue
Weed
Second Street
Dbeegle
Butternut Avenue
Christmas Carol Service By Athens Women's Club
The Athens Women's Music Club will hold its annual Christmas service at % o'clock Sunday afternoon at Mrs. W. R. Phillips home 16 South College Street. Members are asked to invite a guest. Committee in charge includes Miss Jettie Denmark chairwoman Mrs. William Ruston Miss Joy Cutler and Mrs. Ida Brown.
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Athens Women’s Music Club
W. R. Phillips
South College Street
Jettie Denmark
William Ruston
Joy Cutler
Ida Brown
Missing deer killing case retracted by paper
The paper retracts a Thursday Pomeroy story from the Washington DC dateline about three teens brought into court on a deer killing charge. Meigs County officials report no wild deer seen for years and deny knowledge of the incident. names cited are not recognized by local justice offices.
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Pomeroy
D. C
Meigs County
Beiwg
Dently
Messepret
Messenger
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