Meigs County road maintenance plan seeks 75000 for 1932
Meigs County commissioners heard a 75 000 request from County Engineer J E D Hartinger for 1932 road maintenance and ditching. The plan lists about 190 miles of roads needing ditching resurfacing and patching across multiple townships including Mount Blanco Point Rock, Wales Mills, and Langsville Dexter, with limestone and gravel routes.
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Mount Blanco
Point Rock
Vinton County
Limestone
Wales Mills
Limene
School Lot
Athens County
Point Rock-Dexter
Point Rock Road
Salem
Carpenter-Albany
Cherry Ridge
Carpenter
Scipio Line
Dyesville School Lot
Lmestone
Salem Center
Dexter
Mud Fork
Mmestone
Danville
Langsville
Turner Road
Salem Center-Dexter
Caster
Star Hall
Romine
Parker Run
Local Roads Report in Salisbury Township
Gravel roads described along Thomas Fork Road four miles from Leading Creek Road, plus Story's Run Road one mile, indicating maintenance or inspection details in Salisbury Township.
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Salisbury Township
Thomas Fork
Leading Creek
Story’s Run
Meigs P T A Sets Syracuse Meeting Agenda
Meigs County Council of P T A schedules a Bi Centenary themed gathering at Syracuse on February 5 with a 10 am start and 1 pm program focused on Washington’s role in citizenship. Attendees urged to bring concerns, lunch served, adjournment at 8 pm to allow travel home.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Syracuse P. T. A
Fred Shumway
Syracuse
George Washington
Washington
Ministerial Group Has Meeting Monday in Meigs County
Meigs County Ministerial Association met at Pomeroy with forty attendees. Attending ministers from Middleport included Rev. Fred Gardner and wife Joyce, Rev. W B Patterson, Rev. F C Kreager, Rev. C W Williams and Dr. Gay. Eugene Mehl led a roundtable on Sunday School work. Glenn Tennell and wife sang. Gallia County ministers joined as guests.
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Middleport
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Pomeroy
Fred Gardner
Joyce
W. B. Patterson
F. C. Kreager
C. W. Williams
Gay
H. L. Henthorne
Eugene Mehl
Glenn L. Tennell
Gallia County
William M. Ebersbach critically ill in East Pomeroy
William M. Ebersbach age 63, a son of the late Martin Ebersbach, is critically ill at his East Pomeroy home after a series of heart attacks. He is father of Edgar Ebersbach, a Town Council member, and heads the Ebersbach Hardware Co. in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
William M. Ebersbach
Martin Ebersbach
East Pomeroy
Edgar Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Funeral held for Owen F. Roseberry in Point Pleasant
Several Meigs County residents attended the funeral of Owen F. Roseberry at Point Pleasant. Roseberry was fatally injured in an automobile accident recently and was a brother of Mrs. Ham Parr of Great Bend and a cousin of the Crow children. Judge F. W. Crow of Pomeroy also attended.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Owen F. Roseberry
Point Pleasant
Roseberry
Ham Parr
Great Bend
Charles Crow
F. W. Crow
Wheat crop fears from sudden freeze in Pomeroy
Farmers in Pomeroy fear the recent sudden freeze, with saturated ground, may injure young wheat blades by lifting plants. They argue that a heavy snowfall could protect and save the crop.
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Pomeroy
Groundhog Quits Weather Forecasting Amid Weather Woes
Local item reports J Augustus Groundhog resigning in disgust on a day he was due to forecast. He complains the year is chaotic with wild weather patterns and jokes about sunburn in New York and frost in California.
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Augustus Groundhog
J. Augustus
California
Dax
New York
Petitions for Road Repairs Received
POMEROY February 2. County commissioners met and paid current bills while receiving road improvement petitions. Thirty dollars was appropriated for spreading red cinders on the Caster Road in Salem Township. Three petitions were taken under consideration for Chester-Hemlock Grove Road, old McArthur-Pomeroy Road, and Gold Ridge to connect with Darwin Ervin Creek and Kingsbury Road. A farm lease related to Arthur Orr farm continues for another year as buyout issues are resolved.
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Chester Road
Pomeroy
Salem Township
Chester-Hemlock Grove
McArthur-Pomeroy
Gold Ridge
Pomeroy Tales Tie Local Ties to China War Event
Local readers hear of Commander Anton Main on the U S S Palos patrolling the Yangtze River. Marines dispersed bandits with tear bombs after a raiding party seized on board treasurers’ funds. The tale links Pomeroy families to the Far East crisis and Shanghai based relatives.
Veteran of Spanish American War Seeks News From Friends
Lewis J. Allen, keeper of the Lighthouse at Shoals Light Station Bridgeport Conn, writes comrades in Pomeroy for military information. Allen enlisted at 18 in Company L Seventh Ohio Infantry during the war with Spain and has since traveled much of the United States before taking a lighthouse post.
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Pomeroy
Lewis J. Allen
Stradford, Shoals
Bridgeport
Meigs County Veterans Sought for Philippine Insurrection Reunion
An Atlantic Coast letter notes an effort to locate all comrades who served 1899 to 1901 in Company I 41st Infantry U S Volunteers during the Philippine Insurrection. Several Meigs County men are listed as unreached: Jarvis Middleport Boring Middleport Brown Pomeroy Gary Pomeroy Howell Pomeroy Jackson Rutland. Comrade Allen asks these veterans to contact for a planned reunion.
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Atlantic Coast
41St Infantry
United States
Meigs County
Thieutenant
Walter Harvey
Pomeroy
Ohio
William M. Jarvis
Middleport
James W. Boring
Leroy Brown
Harvey Gary
William H. Howell
William Jackson
Rutland
Allen
Man from Salem Township Sees Blessing in Hard Times
A Meigs County man argues that the current business downturn will teach thrift to a spendthrift generation. He cites bread wagon prices as evidence and urges housewives to bake their own bread to avoid waste and high costs.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Salem Township
Pomeroy Council Considers Municipally Owned Utilities
Four council members met two hours to discuss the town water electric and gas plants. A Meigs Water Company report showed 11 years of net proceeds totaling 25475.25 with losses expected from meter removals. The company offered to sell the plant at a price set by a three engineer committee. Light and gas issues were referred to committees for further investigation.
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Pomeroy
Schaaf
Ebersbach
William Ebersbach
Meigs Water Company
School District To Receive State Aid
Forest Run School in Minersville District will receive state school aid after Common Pleas Court ruling. An election error left votes uncounted but a court review found a large majority supported aid and the district will participate. Bedford Township and Long Bottom oppose state aid.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Forest Run
Minersville
Bedford Township
Long Bottom
Burnell Bible Class Elects New Officers
The Burnell Bible Class names J. O. Leonard president, H. M. Cross vice president, Cecil Root secretary, Harry Houdeschelt treasurer. Harley Sanborn will teach. Mr. Leonard hosted and Mrs. Leonard provided refreshments.
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Middleport
Burnell Bible Class
J. O. Leonard
H. M. Cross
Cecil Root
Harry Houdeschelt
Harley Sanborn
Leonard
Mission study class to reading Korea dawn book
The Middport Mission Study Class will study Korea the Land of the Dawn at the Presbyterian Church after mid week service. Mrs C A Poindexter begins with chapter one on Wednesday and eight chapters will be covered with different readers each week. All are welcome.
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Middleport
Presbyterian Church
Korea
Land of the Dawn
C. A. Poindexter
Local residents visit and recoveries noted
Tom Belcher and daughter Mrs. Julia Dawson of Gallipolis spent Saturday here with Mrs. J. H. Grate their hospital recovery noted. W C T U to meet Thursday with Mrs. Charlotte Burnell. Fred Russell returned to Toledo after weekend with family. Byron Allen Langsville visited with Kenneth Entsminger. Walter Major and son Jack visited with Mrs. Herb Chambers family. Mrs Major visited Mason City with her parents. Hobart family returned from Cleveland after time with Julia Hobart and Dr Will Hobert family. Mrs Dave Entsminger attended J W Miller funeral at Heinsville. Mrs A H Schwartz visited from Athens. Emishs visited Logan and Nelsonville. Badgleys moved back from Bucyrus to Gravel Hill property.
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Tom Belcher
Julia Dawson
Gallipolis
J. H. Grate
Charlotte Burnell
Fred Russell
Toledo
Byron Allen
Langsville
Kenneth Entsminger
Walter Major
Jack
Herb Chambers
Major
Mason City
Farley
Columbus
M. C. Hobart
Cleveland
Julia Hobart
Will Hobert
Dave Entsminger
Heinsville
J. W. Miller
A. H. Schwartz
A. W. McKay
Athens
C. A. Emish
Logan
Nelsonville
Vaunie Bad
Mothers Warn Mothers About Child Cold Dangers
Mothers urge vigilance as children’s head colds can settle in throat or chest becoming dangerous. Use Children's Musterole at the first sniffle, applying hourly for five hours. Musterole combines mustard oil camphor menthol to relieve by penetrating skin and stimulating circulation.
Paul Leonard Illness Reported by Family Doctor
Mrs Harris and her children travel from Columbus to visit relatives and return home Sunday night amid Paul Leonard remaining under the care of a family physician during his illness.
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Paul Leonard
Robert Harris
Gene
Columbus
Marjorie
Robert
Gordon
Sunday School Parties and Local Events in Syracuse Area
Miss Rachel Mills class entertained Miss Mary Dalton at Miss Agnes Duckworth home in honor of Dalton who left for Columbus to enter White Cross Hospital for a tonisil operation and nurses training. Geraldine Ables hosted Asbury Methodist Sunday School on Tuesday. Mrs Carl Weese attended. Community outings included a Pomeroy Nelsonville basketball trip and a February meeting of the Asbury Women’s Foreign Missionary Society at Grace Jiiden’s home.
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Rachel Mills
The
Presbyterian Church
Agnes Duckworth
Mary Dalton
Columbus
Geraldine Ables
Asbury Methodist Church
Upper
Syracuse
Carl Weese
White Cross Hospital
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
Grace Jiiden
Carl Helmici
Nonga Fleming
Parkersburg
Ira Fleming
Harry Dye
Rutland
Rex Ackley
Paul Hayman
Nazarene
Herbert Zeiher
Fred Shumway
Temporary bridge work begins ahead of concrete span
Work started last week on a temporary bridge in the village to prep for a new concrete span replacing the existing wooden structure. Mr and Mrs Lindsey Locke of Pomeroy announce the birth of their child.
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Lindsey Locke
Pomeroy
Births and local social notes touch Rutland area
A ten and one half pound son was born Thursday with Worley Rupe and Ruth Clark among those cited. The Clarke couple announce daughter Joan Evelyn at their home with Henry M. Clarke as father. Mrs Reese Williams and Mrs Paul Lennard recently visited Mrs Cash Johnston. A Church of Christ social drew a large crowd despite bad weather. Julius Katz died of heart trouble at his Bailey Run barn aged 69, survived by sister Miss Emma Katz who lived with him. J E Smith attended United Mine Workers convention in Indianapolis. Mrs Lulu France and others visited Mrs Charles Haley.
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Julius Katz
Bailey Run
Emma Katz
J. E. Smith
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Lulu France
Elza Haley
Dora Kennedy
Walter France
Charles Haley
Akron Man Ellis Person Visits Richerd Person Family
Mr Ellis Person of Akron is spending several days with Richerd Person and family. Prof and Mrs E R Hays spent Sunday in Huntington W Va. Mr and Mrs Meredith of Parkersburg are mentioned in the same notice.
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Mr. Ellis Person
Akron
Richerd
E. R. Hays
Huntington
W. Va
Mrs. Meredith of
Parkers
Chester and Harrisonville basketball trip yields rain soaked return
Chester teams traveled to Harrisonville Friday night with fans. The boys won both games while the girls fell by six points. A downpour forced the Chester crowd to spend the night at the High School and return home at 6 30 Saturday morning. Multiple local residents appear in short notices of visits illnesses and travels across the weekend.
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Lancaster
C. A. Fox
Mr Fox
Ward Hays
Don Betzing
Ross Cleland
Lethe Road
Coolville
R. C. Tuttle
J. M. Tuttle
Enna Reiber
Philip Weber
Weber
Pape's Cold Compound Claims to Kill Germs and Relieve Cold
The ad states a cold has three effects on airways perspiration and bowels and promises Pape's Cold Compound will reduce inflammation induce perspiration open bowels and remove germs and wastes. It argues the product both treats symptoms and cleanses the system. It warns tablets dry stores price 35 cents.
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Pape
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