Gas well drilling in Meigs County to cease this year
Meigs County producers expect gas drilling to stop in 193? as Ohio Fuel Gas Company limits to 1 5 days a month beginning February. Decreased demand from industrial slowdown and weather, plus West Virginia gas supply, cut county income and curb new well development.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Meigs
Ohio Fuel Company
West Virginia
Secree Aan
Ohio
Death Ends Grandfather Greybeards Baseball Lineage
Jan 21 POMEROY The death of Charles J. Prali in Columbus ends the Grandfather Greybeards, a town team of 22 men including the umpire, aged over 30, who played one charity game for church construction. The two clubs mixed professionals and businessmen in a spirited, lengthy contest that drew local interest.
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J. A. Franz
Lewis Paine
Mr. Pratt
Pomeroy Teams in Early World Series Game Lineup
A historical note recalls an early World Series style game in Pomeroy. Umpire Prell's decisions caused touchy calls while lineups feature Dr. B D C Whaley born 1828 and Judge P B Stanbberg born 1832 among others. Receipts from the game funded two church building funds. Dr Seebohm suffered a trouser mishap and finished in a linen duster.
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Prell
BD. C. Whaley
P. B. Stanbberg
Pomeroy National Bank
E. D. Robinsons
Meigs County
B. F
George A. Minich
Pomeroy
T. C. Flanegin
Pomeroy Schools
A. W. Seebohm
L. H. Lee
Downie
Lew Payne
George Joachim
Alban Davies
Pomeroy Foundry
A. B. Donnally
Charles J. Pratt
Seebohm
Lee Changes Plea In Burglary Case POMEROY
Melvin Lee pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny after the stage was set for a hearing. The sheriff reported 5 of 18 jurors excused or unable to attend, leaving 13 potential jurors for selection.
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Pomeroy
Melvin Lee
M. Gainor
Tuppers Plains
Mary Park
Middleport
Flossie McQuigg
Elmer Reed
Lizzie Canade
Carpenter
Mrs Ziegler Dies After Gallipolis Hospital Operation
Audrey Ziegler 22 wife of Brret Ziegler of near Darwin died Tuesday night in Gallipolis Hospital after an operation for peritonitis. She leaves a husband seven brothers and three sisters two small children and is survived by her mother now Mrs Hawk. Funeral at Burlingham Church at 2 today with burial in Burlingham Cemetery.
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Darwin
Audrey Ziegler
Brret Ziegler
Gallipolis
Burlingham
Burlingham Cemetery
Yellow Jackets Rout Rutland in Middport basketball clash
Rutland fell 35 18 to the Yellow Jackets in a trio of victories at the high school gym. The 61st string team won 35 18 while Middleport girls edged Rutland 21 17 and the junior team won 17 15 in a tight bout.
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Middleport
Rutland
Yellow Jackets
Meigs County
Rutland Bars
Borus
Gellagher
Mundmine
Lang
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Bees
Allensworth
Oan
Kincaid
Estep
Clark
Rutland Ao
Richards
Hawkins, T
Harrisonville
Giris
Bernice Cole
Doris McLane
Ruth Green
Violet Benedum
Lucy Weaver
Audria Kirkhart
Mildred Vine
Rutland Miner Berrell F Freeman Dies of Typhoid
Berrell F Freeman, 28, a miner of Rutland, died Tuesday night in South Rutland from typhoid fever. He leaves his parents, four brothers, and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at Mt Olive Church in Vinton County at 2 PM Friday with burial in Perry Cemetery.
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Berrell F. Freeman
Rutland
South Rutland
Mt. Olive Church
Vinton County
Perry Cemetery
Ohio Valley Livestock Sale Report at Gallipolis
The Gallipolis sale on Saturday January 16 lists cattle prices with steers 3.30 to 5, heifers 3.10 to 4.70, fat cows 2 to 3.25, thin cows e to 2, bulls 3.10 to 3.90. calves top 850, good 7.30 to 8, medium 5.50 to 6.20, common 3.8 to 4. lambs 5.70 top, second 4.80, others 3 to 4.50. hogs fat hogs 4 to 4.40, shouts 3.75 to 4.75.
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Ohio Valley Livestock Sales Co
Gallipolis
Four attend Rotary banquet in Middleport district meeting
Four local men attended a six oclock Rotary banquet at Parkersburg Tuesday evening for Rotary Club and Boy Scout work. They were Supt. A. W. McKay, R. A. Miller, J. H. Grate, and D. C. Miller. R. A. Miller was elected to the executive board.
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Rotary
Middleport
Parkersburg
Rotary Club Organization
Boy Scout Movement
A. W. McKay
R. A. Miller
J. H. Grate
D. C. Miller
Joseph Beaver Dies in New Matamoras
Joseph Beaver died in New Matamoras Ohio on Tuesday night from pneumonia. He was a brother of A Beaver and Mrs. C B Smith of Middleport. Relatives from Middleport will attend the funeral at the place of his death.
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Joseph Beaver
Middleport
New Matamoras
Ohio
A. Beaver
C. B. Smith
Remembers 60th Wedding Anniversary in Syracuse
Mr and Mrs E B Ashworth recently marked sixty years of marriage and received a letter from J M Thrumme of Davenport Iowa once a Syracuse resident who recalled a year ago ending a 64 year union in the city.
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Syracuse
Jan. Zi
E. BD. Ashworth
J. M. Thrumme
Davenport
Iowa
Good of the Order Club Gathering in Syracuse
More than 300 members of the Good of the Order Club met in Syracuse to attend a district convention of the combined Junior Order of American Mechanics and Daughters of America. Entertainment featured local talent and Bert Martin presided in Elizabeth Dorst’s absence. Next district session set for Nelsonville in late February.
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Syracuse
Good of the Order Club
Junior Order of American Mechanics
Daughtere of America
Ohio
Douglas Branch
Pete Duffy
Fred Shumway
Rich Rawlings
James Quick
Turnbull Brothers
Bert Martin
Local Guests and Births Noted in Community Tidbits
Mrs. Andrew Tewksbury of Albany visits Mrs. W. E. Reeves. Harold Hutton of Rutland stays with his sister Mrs. A. W. Rupe and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Cheadleida Jeffers announce a son born Monday January 18. Lee McComas of Middleport and Lloyd McComas of Little Hocking visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McComas. Mrs. Eliza Bodkins of Albany visits relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dudgeon and M. D. Swearingen visit Athens Tuesday.
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Andrew Tewksbury
Albany
W. E. Reeves
Harold Hutton
Rutland
A. W. Rupe
William Cheadleida Jeffers
Lee McComas
Middleport
Lloyd McComas
Little Hocking
J. A. McComas
Eliza Bodkins
J. S. Dudgeon
M. D. Swearingen
Athens
Trainmaster Tours Banquet After Colum bus Trip
Trainmaster C. L. Wilson returned home Tuesday following attendance at a banquet Monday night hosted by the Railroad Veterans Association. Community notes list local visits, church events, and club activities including a soup dinner at Church of Christ, a soloist hired for Grace Episcopal, and a Literary Club meeting with papers on Spanish art.
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C. L. Wilson
Columbus
Railroad Veterans' Association
C. A. Emish
Waynesburg
Church of Christ
Louisa Dennis
Hysell Street
Heath M. E. Church
Sara L. Scott
E. G. Probat
D. C. Miller
M. R. Chambers
Fasteeth Powder Promises All Day Denture Comfort
An old advertisement claims Fasteeth powder keeps dentures from slipping and provides a gummy sweetening breath feel. It promises day long comfort and praises from users and dentists, urging purchase at Qylen's Cut Rate or a local druggist.
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Qylen
Sheep Price Cycle Highlighted At Meigs County Meeting
L. A. Kauffman of Ohio State University told Meigs County stock owners prices for sheep and wool rise over several years then fall in a similar period. He cited six to eleven years between peaks and urged improved wool and lamb quality through better management. President Stephen Davis and officers J. H. Musser and Will Clark were elected for a new dues free sheep association.
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Pomeroy
Jan
L. A. Hagffman
Ohio State University
Meigs County
Harrisonville
Kauffman
Ohio
J. F. Walker
Ohio Wool Growers’ Association
Stephen Davis
Salem Center
J. H. Musser
Rutland
Will Clark
Speedsters Lessen Under Pomeroy Traffic Officer
Dana Roush, lately reappointed as special traffic officer by the Pomeroy Council, reports drivers are slowing and traffic conditions have improved over the past few months in Pomeroy streets.
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Pomeroy
Jan
Dana Roush
Roush
Request Is Granted Hall Avoids Reformatory Time
Jennings Hall pleads guilty to forgery and, after brief deliberation, Judge C E Peoples sentences him to the Ohio Penitentiary for one to 20 years instead of returning to Mansfield Reformatory. Hall had previously spent 14 months in the reform school.
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Hall
Reformatory
Pomeroy
Jennings Hall
C. E. Peoples
Mansfield Reformatory
Peoples
Ohio
Garth Keller Returns to Sar dina High School
Mr Garth Keller came back to Sar dina Sunday to resume his place in the High School after a two week illness at his home. The report notes several local visits and family updates including Patricia June Chapman and ongoing illness of Miss May Osborn.
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Garth Keller
Sardinia
Elva Dean
Maggie Parker
Ormvia Davis
Bethel Ridge
J. K. Swindler
Ottie Millhone
E. B. Parker
Lena Schreiber
Carl Parker
Myrtle Keller
Kenneth Christy
Parkersburg
Christy
I. C. Chapman
May Osborn
Maxine Chapman
Patricia June
Vietta Springer
Tom Calaway
Bethel
Cletus Chapman
Nelsonville
Patricia June Chapman
Effie Swank
Success
Bessie Bahr
Parkinson
U. B
Charles Fairbanks
H. EH. Green
Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance List From Olive-Orange Rural School
The first semester honor roll includes senior Harold McDole Mary Weaver and Lola Bentz. junior Lloyd Van Nest Mary Swartz Olen Young and Hazel Christy. sophomore Leota Matlack Harry Swartz and Charles Sommers. freshman Josephine Barnhart Reva Douglas and Carol Guthrie. Perfect attendance at the high school level features Edward Williams Charles Benedum and Marguerite Kin.
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Harold McDole
Mary Weaver
Lola Bentz
Lloyd van Nest
Mary Swartz
Olen Young
Hazel Christy
Leota “Matlack
Harry Swartz
Charles Sommers
Josephine Barnhart
Reva Douglas
Carol Guthrie
Olive- Orange Rural School
Edward Williams
Charles Benedum
Marguerite Kin
Local Names Include Milhane Dodderer Koehler and More
Readable fragments list Vance Milhane Rochel Dodderer Pearl Koehler Cregto Newland Cecil Caldwell Berry Nett Chester Barnett among local names mentioned in Yard section.
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Charies Prali
Grandfather Graybeards
C. A. Eee
Lee
Charleston, W. Va
Ohio River
al Ie
Gael
Glouster
Rutland Miner
Good of the Order
Carpenter News
Borders
Mr. Knight
Jessie Fish
Clarence Henderson
Sue Dantee
Eloise King
Ida Sommers
Amber Cozart
Wilma Summerfield
Thelma Kim
Marsdon Santee
Russell Wilson
Luther Cook
Pauleta Caldwell
Vincent Hawk
Elma Fay Kincade
Alma May Kincade
Freda Groves
Miss Kathryn Detker
Avery Douglas
Floyd Milhone
Harold Cole
Hallie Westfall
Sherman Henderson
Robert Haisey
Lester Hawk
Amy Linthicum
Beryl Day
Radie Santee
Elsie Bahr
Sarah Virginia Connolly
Wilma Bahr
Lester Damewood
Betty Jane Hoffman
Virginia Adkins
Gladys Osborn
Maxine Spurlock
Carleton Follrod
Donia Chevalier
Earnest Saunders
Ardith Cowdery
Cross Bros
W. Union Stre
Covington
Clarksburg
Washington
New York
ST. Louis
Chicago Winchester
Chillicothe
Los Angeles
RED Star
Capitol Greymound
Liggett & Myers
Granger
Aleve
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