Pomeroy Panthers Trip To Play Ashland And Portsmouth
Pomeroy prepares for road games against Portsmouth Trojans tonight and Ashland Kentucky Wildcats Tuesday. The Panthers seek victory after many close battles with Ashland, with Tippie Dye and Fred Crow highlighted in past thrillers. Local fans will hear play by play via long distance hookup with Eagles Club Court Street Grill and Haven hosting broadcasts.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Portsmouth
Trojans
Panthers
Ashland
Wild Cats
Kentucky
Tippie Dye
Fred Crow
Panther
Eagle's Club
Court Street Grill
The
Haven
Eagles
Touring Pomeroy Merritt Speaks at Masonic Temple
Pomeroy Mel Merritt a former Meigs and Athens county school man travels the West addressing Masonic Lodges. He spoke at the Masonic Temple in Tucson Aziz on December 23 about a Masonic Lodge in Jerusalem.
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Pomeroy
Will C. Merritt
Meigs
Athens County
Masonic Lodges
Merritt
Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Tucson
Aziz
Masonic Lodge
Attend Funerals in Season of Holidays
Mr and Mrs C L Roush and Mrs Zuspan of Kaylong W Va attended the funeral of Carl Rayburn in Huntington W Va. Rayburn died from blood poisoning. later the group attended services for Mrs McKinna who died in a single car accident. Six deaths have occurred in Mrs Roush family in six months.
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Middleport
C. L. Roush
Sixth Ave
Zuspan
Kaylong
W. Va
Huntington
Zusyan
Carl Rayburn
Rayburn
Pt. Pleasant
Dice
Funeral for Mrs Wilda Bolin Held in Middleport
Mrs Wilda Bolin died Christmas evening at 79. Funeral services were Sunday at 1 pm at her daughter Mrs John Russell’s home Lincoln Street. Rev F J Gardner of the Church of Christ officiated. Burial followed in Albany cemetery.
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Middleport
Wilda Bolin
John Russell
Lincoln St
Bolin
F. J. Gardner
Church of Christ
Albany
Pomeroy Social Notes Reflect Wide Family Visits
Local social notes show numerous travels and gatherings. Residents visited relatives in Pomeroy Columbus Parkersburg Wheeling Chester Minersville Cincinnati and Gallipolis while others hosted family during Christmas and returned home.
Thrills of Mountain Driving in West Virginia Roads
Edna Ervin recalls a driving tour from Marietta Ohio through Buckhannon Clarksburg and Pt Pleasant noting rough WPA roads, minimal guard rails, winding routes and quirky local rules. The piece blends humor with portraits of towns and county structures, praising Clarksburg courthouse and Upshur County signage.
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Marietta
Ohio
Buckhannon
Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio River
Ripley
Cape Cod Bay
Point
Pennsboro
West Virginia
Dodfridge County
Clarksburg
Tiny Bride Triggers Arrest in Auto Theft Case
The complaint of a three foot tall bride led to the arrest of Charles W. Swisher of Middleport for alleged theft of his father’s automobile. Sheriff Fowler and Police Chief Robson arrested Swisher near Bradbury after a telegram from his father W. B. Swisher claimed the car was stolen. The missing vehicle was recovered and Swisher is jailed awaiting possible further action.
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W. B. Swisher
Greensburg
Fowler
Charles W. Swisher
Swisher
Robson
Dave Dodson
Bradbury
Christmas Round of Visitation in Middleport and Nearby Towns
A flurry of holiday visits fills Middleport and nearby areas as families travel from Springfield Pittsburgh Huntington Racine Connersville Columbus and Charleston to spend Christmas with relatives. Numerous gatherings at the homes of the Lansbury Snider Beeson Behaaf McBride and Downing households mark the season with travel to Parkersburg Syracuse and Pt. Pleasant noted for visits and funerals.
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Lyston Fultz
Soldiers and Sailors
Xenia
Fred Fultz
Elmer Tretchler
C. W. Snider
S. Pearl St
Connersville
Ind
RR. C. McBride
Margaret
Parkersburg
Dinner guests mark Christmas at Mitch Foss Edwards home
Mr and Mrs Perry Mitch and two children of Toledo hosted Christmas dinner with Norman Foss and Charles Edwards, William Foss Jr., and A N Benge family from Pomeroy. Cathrine Benge of Chicago attended. Dr and Mrs C B E W Downie and son Bill joined from Lincoln Hill.
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Pomeroy
Homer Cooper
Pahokee
Fla
Columbus
H. D. Defenbacher
E. H. Yuill
Frank
Lincoln Hill
Paul Davis
Will
Parkersburg
Clarise Cleland
Chester
D. L
Dor Schaefer
Simon Hill
William Arnold
Billy
Arnolds
Lorenzo Parker
Minersville
Fritz Swatzel
Toledo
Swatzel
Corning
Emma Ebersbach
Kate
Anna
Harry Watson
Ruth Tracy
Roy E. Tracy
Spring Ave
Virgie Hartley
Rose Hill
Allen Hartley
Union Ave
R. T. West
Zanesville
Willard Meier
Meier
Gordon
W. Va
Benton Penn
Mulberry Ave
David Watson
Inlaw
Fred Foss
Harry
New Port
John Shorr
Scorr
Cleveland
F. Dunn
Millersburg
Warren Armstrong
Byron Bing
Butternut Ave
Dorothy Mees
William Waters
William Foss
Dillon Cross
Racine
Willam Brit
Ton and Daughter
Middleport
Perry Mitch
Norman Foss
Charles Edwards
William Foss, Jr
A. N. Benge
Cathrine Benge
Chicago
Hoffners host Christmas visit from Harrisonville guests
Mr and Mrs Herman Hoffner entertained on Christmas with Mrs Hoffner's parents Mr and Mrs J. Arnold of Harrisonville and Mr and Mrs George Morrie and their son Edward of Main Street.
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Herman Hoffner
Repairs Busy at Gallia Academy and Washington Building
Gallipolis city schools are closed for vacation as workers repaint floors in Gallia Academy High School and modernize the home economics area with new stoves sinks and cupboards. Washington Building floors receive waxing stairways painted and seats repaired while playgrounds get lime dust and rest rooms are modernized with new equipment.
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Gallipois
Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
E. E. Higgins
Washington Building
Washington Grounds
Gallia Youths to Enter CCC Camps in January Enrollment
Gallia County will send thirty six young men to Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the January enrollment period from January 1 to January 20, 1937. Otis Garber, acting Ohio FERA director, said openings arise from recent discharges and some withdrawals found new jobs. Applications are taken by Othniel Jones at the relief office in the Logan Furniture Factory Building, corner of Second and Sycamore Streets.
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Gallipolis
Civilian Conservation Corps
Gallia County
Otis Garber
FERA
Ohio
Garber
Othniel Jones
Logan Furniture Factory
Second and Sycamore 8 Sts
Snake Killed Copperhead Near Snow Bank on Christmas Day
William A. Davis, a local retired mail carrier, shot and killed a copperhead while rabbit hunting on Raccoon Island near a snow bank on Christmas Day.
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Gallipolis
Raccoon Island
William A. Davis
Honors Odd in Candy Stamp of Local Places
The chef at Hotel Victoria New York reproduced Gallipolis landmarks Gatewood O O McIntyre home Silver Bridge and the steamboat Harry Maddy in Christmas candy decorations for the season.
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Gallipolis
Clifford Winton Rites Are Conducted Sunday
Funeral services were held Sunday for Clifford Winton age 57 who died at his home in Winton after three weeks illness. He is survived by two children Able Winton of Chesapeake and Mrs. May Hood of Huntington, a sister Mrs. G. C. Adkins and brother Dr. John L Winton of Huntington. Burial was at Milton, West Virginia.
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Middleport
Russell Shirk
Minnie Erlewine
Grant St
Shirk
Gallipolis
Cifford Winton
Winton
Able Winton
Chesapeake
May Hood
Huntington
W. Va
G. C. Adkins
John L Winton
Milton
Garretts Enjoy Christmas Watermelon on Ice For Years
Gallipolis note: Dr. A B Garrett 92 oldest Civil War veteran in Gallia County and wife enjoyed Christmas dessert watermelon kept on ice since last summer. Also Cheshire funeral for Charles Mapes 41 with American Legion services at Cheshire Baptist Church burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
A. B. Garrett
Third Ave
Dr. Garrett
Gallia County
Haskins Learns Sol Wenzioff Dies in California
Mrs. F A Haskins reports the death of Solomon Wenzioff husband of her cousin the former Edith Ward at their Santa Monica California home He formerly lived at Rio Grande with his wife before moving to California.
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Gallipolis
F. A. Haskins
Solomon Wenzioff
Edith Ward
Santa Monica
Calif
Wenzioff
Rio Grande
Couple Receives Marriage License in Gallipolis
Vernon Lasure 22 a truck driver of Gallipolis and Clara Bigler 21 native of Columbus were issued a marriage license in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Vernon Lasure
Clara Bigler
Columbus
Roush Funeral Held in Pomeroy
Funeral services for Robert F. Roush were held this afternoon at 2 from Simpson M. E. Church. Burial followed in Gilmore Cemetery at Nease Settlement.
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Pomeroy
Robert F. Roush
Simpson M. E
Gilmore Cemetery
Nease Settlement
Charles Hughes Victim of Christmas Day Accident
Charles C. Hughes aged 45 was burned in an explosion at his home near Thivener while throwing kerosene on a fire to smoke meat. He is reported in satisfactory condition at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis and teaches physics and commercial subjects at Gallia Academy High School.
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Gallipolis
Charles C. Hughes
Thivener
Holzer Hospital
Gallia Academy
Gus Young Heir of Charleston Dies in Ohio City
MIDDLEPORT Ohio friends report the sudden death of Gus Young of Charleston. Funeral held there Sunday. He was apparently in perfect health when his sister in law Nelle Dumble Young died less than two weeks earlier.
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Middleport
Gus Young
Charleston
Young
Nelle Dumble Young
Knowles Rites Held at Reedsville Cemetery
Funeral services for Fred F. Knowles were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at his sister Mrs. Effie Warren's home with Rev. G. C. Holman of Tuppers Plains presiding. Burial followed in Reedsville Cemetery.
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Reedsville
Fred F. Knowles
Effie Warren
G. C. Holman
Tuppers Plains
Reedsville Cemetery
Harmon Christmas Dinner Party Attended by Guests
Mr and Mrs Clyde Harmon hosted a dinner party on Christmas Day with guests Mr and Mrs Dwight Mace of Carbondale and Mr and Mrs Arthur Burchfield and Kenneth Reeves of Lower Plains.
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Chauncey
Clyde Harmon
Dwight Mace
Carbondale
Arthur Burchfield
Kenneth Reeves
Lower Plains
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M. J. McCarty
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