Meigs County Miners and Operators Hold Safety Meeting
In Pomeroy on Tuesday the Meigs County mining sector launched a safety campaign. Sixty five miners from Syracuse Nos. 16 and 5 heard from state safety official C Lewis and mine owner Fred Essex about cutting accidents by at least half and reducing costs from preventable incidents. Local officials Coroner B H Ewing deputy inspector Val Brown and miners committee member George Tucker spoke as foremen and helpers pledged support. A seven member committee will lead the effort across both Erie mines and secure miner cooperation.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Martin Hotel
Essex
Syracuse
No. 16
No. 5
RR. T. West
Ik. C. Lewis
State Safety and Hygiene Department of Mining
Fred Essex
West
Lewis
Ucted
B. H.ewing
Val Brown
Henry Ewing
State to Launch Support Initiative Aiding New Operations
The plan moves into operation today with ongoing weekly meetings and the state pledging full assistance. Officials say the effort will receive continuous support to ensure smooth implementation and progress tracking.
Presbyterian Missionary Society Hears 1931 Reports
The February meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Middleport heard programs on The American Indian and Chosen. Officers for the coming year were elected, with Mrs. C. T. Shumaker as president and Mrs. H. E. Thomas as secretary. Hostesses included Mrs. J. M. Buchanan and others.
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Presbyterian Missionary Group
Middleport
Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
C. T. Shumaker
Plummer Beeson
L. J. Heiner
Edward Tewksbury
H. E. Thomas
J. F. Harley
J. F. Dillard
C. Shumaker Steward
Vivian Middleton
W. H. Jubling
Margaret Sauer
Mra. C. T. Shumaker
Lillian Middleton
J. E. Harley
J. M. Buchanan
Alice Fitch
A. V. Smith
Brothers Arrayed Against Each Other in School Transport Suit
Pomeroy Feb 3 A Salem Township man sued the Dexter Special School District for 520 contending the board refused to transport his two children Emerson and Lelia to Rutland High School though he enrolled them there. He handled transport himself and sought payment for Sept 1922 to April 30 1926. The two brothers faced off in court with A D Russell for the district and Ralston Russell for the plaintiff.
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Salem Township
Pomeroy
Homer J. Marchington
Dexter Special
Emerson
Lelia
Rutland
Marchington
A. D. Russell
Ralston Russell
Hemsley Faces Damage Suit After Columbus Wreck
POMEROY February 3 Ralston Hemsley Chicago Cubs player has been served with papers in a Columbus suit seeking $5000 for injuries from a Sunday wreck involving Hemsley and Helen Dahavier both defendants with driver Joseph Luckhaupt in the other car. He also faces a Pittsburgh case alleging collision and $500 damage. Deputy Hank Young served the papers Tuesday afternoon.
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Pomeroy
Ralston Hemsley
Chicago Cubs
Columbus
Hemsley
Joseph F. Luckhaupt
Helen Dahavier
Pittsburgh
Hank Young
Prisoner meals total in January in Pomeroy jail
Fifteen hundred and eleven meals were served to prisoners in the county jail for January at a cost of 57 cents per day. The county expects to cap daily costs at 75 cents, yielding a savings of 18 cents per day.
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Pomeroy
Mrs. Ann Goble Buried in Rutland Area
Mrs. Ann Goble aged 43 died at her Columbus home. Wife of H W Goble she leaves two children. Body to reach Rutland Thursday noon with funeral at Radford Church that afternoon. Husband, child and Jack Goble accompany the remains.
Serious Condition Of Mrs Lloyd In Pomeroy
Report reaches Pomeroy that Mrs. Lloyd widow of the late Thomas Lloyd is in serious condition after a recent fall which caused a fractured hip. Thomas Lloyd once operated a Pomeroy laundry. A son Dana led a local business once known as the Sweet Shop.
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Pomeroy
Lloyd
Thomas Lloyd
Dana
Sweet Shop
Chauncey-Dover Seniors Tour Columbus Events
A Chauncey-Dover High School Vocational Department senior class visited Columbus on Monday with instructor Woodrow Ferrer. They attended an automobile show and toured the airport, with students Orlantine Pencelli Virgil Ogg Steve Madek Frank Madek Adam McClean Carlos Wolfe Harold Linscott Hubert Burchfield Steve Baney and Stanley Nadroski among the travelers.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover High School
Woodrow Ferrer
Columbus
Orlantine Pencelli
Virgil Ogg
Steve Madek
Frank Madek
Adam McClean
Carlos Wolfe
Harold Linscott
Hubert Burchfield
Steve Baney
Stanley Nadroski
Fierbaughs Visit Columbus Friends Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fierbaugh and family were in Columbus Sunday visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Hooper. They were joined by their daughter Doris Fierbaugh and Beatrice Hixon a student at Ohio University who spent the weekend in the Capital City.
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Chauncey
W. H. Fierbaugh
Columbus
Silas Hooper
Doris Fierbaugh
Beatrice Hixon
Ohio University
Greens Run Church Attends Young People Conference
Misses Doris Fierbaugh Ada Leake Beatrice Hixon and Nyle Cannon represented the Greens Run Church of Christ at the Young People Conference Monday night at the Athens Church of Christ. Mrs J C Daft of Baltimore was guest of her sister Mrs Lottie Cannon and Mr and Mrs D H Cannon in Greens Run Sunday. Effie Cartwright Mary Cartwright and Lena Leake of Greens Run attended a birthday party for Mrs Aurther Lowery in Jacksonville Friday. Mr and Mrs Fred Leake of Greens Run hosted Sunday guests.
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Doris Fierbaugh
Ada, Leake
Beatrice Hixon
Nyle Cannon
Greens Run
Church of Christ
Athens Church of Christ
J. C. Daft
Baltimore
Lottie Cannon
D. H. Cannon
Effie Cartwright
Mary Cartwright
Lena Leake
Meigs County Fields Two Democratic State Representative Candidates
Meigs County will nominate two Democratic candidates for State representative. J. D. Hoback, from the northern area, was endorsed by party leaders, while incumbent Jacob Dean of Orange Township has filed for a second term.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
J. D. Hoback
Jacob Dean
Orange Township
All Around Meigs County Courtroom Update and Local Notices
In Pomeroy on Tuesday Rev. Harley Bolton praised health as he announced efforts to reduce by skipping meals. Meigs County saw ten new cars and four trucks for January. Mrs. Ben Skinner was discharged from a Gallipolis hospital after weeks in recovery. Mrs. Cliff Jenkinson was moved to St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg for a serious ailment. Louise Burris was moved from the Meigs County Infirmary to the Columbus feeble minded institution. her two children remain at the Children’s Home. The groundhog did not show a shadow as rain and thick weather dominated the day.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Harley Bolton
Rutland
Ben Skinner
Gallipolis
Cliff Jenkinson
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Louise Burris
Meigs County Infirmary
Columbus
Mrs Nobles Celebrates 74th Birthday at Middleport Dinner
Middleport on Feb 3 reported Mrs W C Wolfe hosted a noon dinner honoring her mother Mrs E M Nobles who turned 74. Attendees included Mrs Nobles, Mrs David Durst, Mrs John Wolfe, and Genevieve Betz along with other family members.
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Middleport
W. C. Wolfe
E. M. Nobles
Nobles
David Durst
John Wolfe
Genevieve Betz
Middleport People in Columbus Visit and Local Events
T H Davis and Lawrence Smith were business visitors in Columbus Monday. Mrs Frank Vroman hosted her Five Hundred Club Tuesday at Walnut Street home. Miss Sara Jones left for New York City after a week with her sister Mrs T H Davis. Local PTA members prep for Meigs County PTA Council in Syracuse on Friday. Mrs Foster Egner and Mrs W H Steiff in Columbus Saturday. Bob White operated on for hernia at McMillan Hospital and is recovering. George Childs, Charles Childs, Earl Mankin took Clarence Quall, a
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Middleport
T. H. Davis
Lawrence Smith
Columbus
Frank Vroman
Walnut Street
Sara Jones
New York City
T. Jesse Jones
Parent-Teacher Association
Meigs County
P. T. A. Council
Syracuse
Foster Egner
W. H. Steiff
Bob White
McMillan Hospital
George
Charles Childs
Earl Mankin
Clarence Quall
Local notices from town include social events and family news
Colored soldier sent to Dayton National Military Home on Monday. Three men returned home the same evening and visited Harry Fowler who was in very serious condition. Mrs Roscoe Fowler and Mrs Cora Bennett travel to Dayton Columbus Akron and Cleveland by car for a couple weeks. Mr and Mrs James Salisbury who stayed in Dayton for a month while he received treatment at the military home are home again. Salisbury is nearly 90 in June and has been ill since returning last Friday night. Local ladies attended a bridge party at the LaFayette Hotel on Monday: Mrs J B Downing Mrs C Rathburn Mrs G H Stansbury Mrs Clayton Welch Mrs W G Davis and Mrs D A Howell. Third plate luncheon at First Baptist Church Tuesday noon followed by the Sanborn Missionary Society February meeting. Mr and Mrs Vanatter announce the birth of a son born Sunday the sixth child in their home. Mrs W E Stansbury was brought home today from a Gallipolis Hospital and is convalescing. Her niece Mrs O E Suter of Welch West Virginia will arrive tonight or tomorrow to assist in care.
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Roscoe Fowler
Cora Bennett
Dayton
Columbus
Akron
Cleveland
James Salisbury
Salisbury
LaFayette Hotel
J. B. Downing
C. ¥. Rathburn
G. H. Stansbury
Clayton Welch
W. G. Davis
D. A. Howell
First Baptist Church
Sanborn Missionary Society
Vanatter
Local family visits and kinship rounds noted
Mr and Mrs Dan Johnson Jr and family of Chauncey visited relatives. Mr and Mrs D H Cannon and family stayed with Mr and Mrs Arthur Hunter in Athens on Sunday. Mary Lee and Donna Blower of Millfield visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Leake in Greens Run last week.
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Dan Johnson, Jr
Chauncey
D. H. Cannon
Athens
Arthur Hunter
Mary Lee
Donna Blower
Millfield
Greens Run
Fred Leake
Ladies' Aid Set Meeting at Greens Run Church
Greens Run Church of Christ in Chauncey will host the Ladies' Aid Society monthly business and social gathering Thursday evening led by Mrs. Fred Leake. A program of games and music is planned with hostesses Mrs. Fred McClelland and Mrs. Emmett Olbers. All women of the church are invited.
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Chauncey
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Greens Run
Church of Christ
Fred Leake
Fred McClelland
Emmett Olbers
Miners Recovering After Accidents in Local Mines
Chauncey February 3. Steve Molen ski returns home to Jacksonville from St. Francis Hospital Columbus after injuries at L. D. Poston Mine north of Chauncey. Guy Morrison Redtown recovers from injuries at Poston Mine No 6 Millfield after being caught between a mine car and a post.
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Chauncey
Steve Molenski
Jacksonville
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
L. D. Poston Mine
Guy Morrison
Redtown
Poston Mine
Millfield
Birthday Social Celebrates Milestones in Chauncey
Busy Bee Needle Club held a birthday social at Mrs. Glyde Jorden’s Mill Street home honoring Mrs. Dana Osborne and Mrs. Gerald Blackford. An oyster supper was served. The group will hold a Valentine party this Friday at Mrs. Charles Sweeney’s High Street home. Members present include Mrs. Lawrence Tennehill and others.
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Chauncey
Busy Bee Needle Club
Glyde Jorden
Mill Street
Dana Osborne
Gerald Blackford
Charles Sweeney
High Street
Lawrence Tennehill
Dane Osborne
Eddie Blackford
A. L. Preston
Harry Swart
Gabriel Pencilli
Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge to Hold Pot Luck Supper
The Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge of Chauncey will hold a pot luck supper during its regular meeting Thursday night in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge
Cunningham Couple Hosts Chauncey Dance Night
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. C Cunningham entertain with a party and dance Saturday night at the Harvey Dance Pavilion in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Visitors and Local Moves Reported
Miss Margaret Johnson and Charles Fenders visited Chauncey Sunday from Columbus to stay with Miss Johnson’s parents Mr and Mrs Burg Johnson. Montford Cunningham who works in Columbus spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs De Cunningham. Mrs Lulu Smith and Mrs Thomas Witham are reported ill at their Chauncey homes. Mr and Mrs Ernest Champlin moved from the France property to the Oscar Six property in Chauncey.
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Margaret Johnson
Charles Fenders
Columbus
Chauncey
Miss Johnson
Burg Johnson
Montford Cunningham
Surprise Party for Neil Cooper in Middleport
In Middleport on Walnut Street, Neil Cooper was surprised by friends gathered by his wife for an evening. They played Five Hundred with three tables. ladies high score went to Mrs. Frank Vrooman and men to H. F. Scott. Cooper is a World War II veteran with the VA and Marines, awaiting service amid current tensions.
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Middleport
Neil Cooper
Walnut Street
Frank Vrooman
H. F. Scott
Cooper
VA. 8
World Day of Prayer Observed at Heath M. B. Church
World day of prayer will be observed at Heath Memorial Baptist Church in Middleport at 2 PM on Friday February 12 Lincoln's Birthday. Members of four churches will participate in the program.
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Middleport
Heath M. HB
Lincoln
Funds For Test Farm In Next County
Fleming experimental farm in Washington County received a $500 appropriation from the county commissioners to continue its two decade long research in corn wheat apples and sheep. Officials say the work boosts yields and profits, with seed wheat increasing acre yields by five bushels and improved corn adding three bushels. The program supports fruit disease work and cross breeding, stressing unbroken long term studies to maintain records. Ohio funds about $30,000 on two county farms and a state forest nursery at Reno.
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Marietta
Fleming Experimental Farm
Washington County
Fleming
Ohio
Reno
Commissioners Allocate 700 Dollars for Devol’s Dam Farm 1932
The commissioners approved seventy hundred dollars to sustain the track experimental farm at Devol's Dam for 1932. Hartman urged economy at Fleming farm and requested a five hundred dollar appropriation.
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Devol’s Dam
C. Hartman
Fleming Farm
Roosevelt Opposes League Membership and War Debt Cancellation
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt declared against both United States entry into the League of Nations and cancellation of World War debts. He spoke to New York farmers of the Grange after previously saying he was too busy for national and international affairs. His stance followed a war secretary’s remark that membership would require convincing sentiment.
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Albany
N. Y
U.R
Franklin D. Roosevelt
League of Nations
New York
League
Newton D. Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
Navy
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Dana Brown
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Ann Goble
Roatland
Chauncey-Dover
Columbus Airport
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Bradfield, Jr
Chauncey, Millfield, the Plains
Greens
National Military
Harry Fowler
U. S
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U. S. California
Pearl Harbor
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Fear Harbor
Orient
Shanghai
Greens Run Church
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Morrison
F. J. Beasley Co
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