Gas explosion damages Middleport home as crews restore service
A Saturday afternoon gas explosion partially wrecked the Philip Meinhart residence at 320 58 Third Ave in Middleport. Gas company workers in the basement were attempting to restore service when the blast blew out windows and moved foundation walls. No serious injuries reported though flood waters clogged mains creating ongoing danger as crews work to resume gas service.
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Middleport
Philip Meinhart
Third Ave
Pomeroy
Panthers Set to Clash With Ironton Next Friday
Pomeroy Panthers resume regular schedule with a game against Ironton next Friday after practice in county high schools. Floods interrupted matches with Logan Wellston Middleport and Gallipolis. two home games remain Feb 19 Nelsonville and Feb 20 Newark before entering the postseason.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Panthers
Ironton
Logan
Wellston
Middleport
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Newark
Frances Young Weds George P Volk in Cincinnati
Frances Young daughter of Henry Young Laurel Sr married George P Volk son of Mrs. Margaret Volk of Price Hill Cincinnati. The bride a 1929 Pomeroy High School graduate has worked in Cincinnati for seven years.
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Pomeroy
Frances Young
Henry Young
Laurel Sr
Cincinnati
George P. Volk
Margaret Volk
Price Hill
Pomeroy High School
Studio Fire In Pomeroy Damages Ben Franklin Store
A Sunday fire at the Kincaid Photographic Studio on East Main Street in Pomeroy, believed caused by an electrical short, was quickly controlled by the local fire department. Water damage extended to goods in the neighboring Ben Franklin Store, which had been moved to safety before the flood and prepared for Saturday business.
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Pomeroy
Kincaid Photographic
E. Main St
Ben Franklin
Man Charged With Delinquency Of Stillwagner Children
Melvin Lee Pomeroy was arrested Saturday night by Sheriff Fowler and Night Patrolman Walter Wolfe on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of the Stillwagner children.
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Pomeroy
Melvin Lee
Fowler
Walter Wolfe
Stillwagner
Sheriffs Sale Of Real Estate In Athens County Ohio
Public auction to be held at the Athens County Court House on March 1 1937 at 1 PM for three described parcels totaling about 21 acres in Sec 13 Town 5 Range 11 Troy Township. Sold without appraisement for $92.56 and costs, cash at sale. Charles W Bayless Clerk. Foster B Cornwell Attorney.
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Athens
Ohio
the & F
Rner
Senta
Austin C. Mills
Ethel Mills
L. C. Shaffer
Catherine Shafer
David Randolph
Kizzie Halana Geo. Hall
C. C. Landon
Unseasonal Thunder Rains Slip Through Fog Over Route 7
Motorists near Tuppers Plains along Route 7 reported a rare mid winter downpour accompanied by heavy fog. The storm produced rain in low areas while higher elevations remained fogbound, with rain clouds seemingly touching the hills during a Sunday night thunderstorm.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Pomeroy Social Notes Emphasizes Local Movements and Visits
Nellie Smith and daughter Gertrude bought the Herbert Lowery property on Mulberry Ave, with their West Main St. home previously flooded to the second floor. Various locals traveled, hosted visitors, and moved homes as relief efforts continue, including a moved soup kitchen to Camp Meigs.
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Pomeroy
Nellie Smith
Gertrude
Herbert Lowery
Mulberry Ave
West Main St
Clarence Hoover
Painsville
A. C. Jones
Bert O'Connor
Chester
Meier
Ruth West
Gordon
Frances Martin
OHE
Gallipolis
Roy E. Tracy
Spring Ave
D. L. Tracy
Nora
E. E. Jeffers
Fredrick Reibel
Baby
Columbus
Elsie Hart
Hart
Wilson Ave
Phillips Sisters
Crow Building
Mert
Marge
Horton
Sarah Phillips
Virgil Campbell
Butternut Ave
E. K. Lippincott
Clair Gettles
Frankfort
Floyd Mees
House of Representatives
Ruth Alkire
Harrisonville
Second St
Norma Goodwin
Warner
City Hall
Camp
Golden Wedding Is Celebrated on Feb. 2
Mr and Mrs D Kimes formerly of Chester observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary on February 2. They have lived in Columbus for 23 years. Mr Kimes a retired carpenter and contractor, brother of the late Dor Kimes of Pomeroy, and the couple held an anniversary celebration at their daughter Mrs J T Moore’s home in Columbus. Watches first were made at Nuremberg Germany at the start of the sixteenth century.
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Pomeroy
D.&. Kimes
Chester
Columbus
Kimes
Dor Kimes
J. T. Moore
Schools Will Open Feb 15 In Pomeroy
Pomeroy school children will return next Monday Feb 15 after a board decision to extend vacation one more week as a health safeguard. Chief of Police D L Tracy and William Reinhart ferried Mr Dull to the Lima Hospital for the Criminal Insane as flood displacement forced the Dull family from their home and to Coalport School. A white cloud is formed of minuscule water particles reflecting light. As they coalesce toward raindrop size they absorb light and the cloud appears dark.
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Pomeroy
Board of Education
D. L. Tracy
William Reinhart
Mr. Dull
Lima
Dull
Coalport
Athens Hospital
Chester Takes Double Bill Friday Night
Chester High School swept two Friday night games at Harrisonville. The junior varsity beat Scipio 19-15 in overtime while the varsity led 23-17 at the end. Coaches Earl and Howard Knight guided the teams. Mountain State Business College visits Chester Tuesday. Police seized a brown billy goat from a car showroom after it entered and refused to leave.
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Chester
Chester High School
Harrisonville
Earl
Howard Knight
Chester Boys
Scipio
Warner
Robie
Cate
Osborne
FTP Chase
Apecscenninnsoe
Cotterill
Ee Dileher
Clark
Douglas
Mountain State Business College of Parkersburg
Carthage
Chauncey Quintets Defeat Waterloo in Double Victory
Chauncey Blue Devils boys and girls both beat Waterloo at New Marshfield on Saturday. Girls win 25 21 with Nye scoring 21 of Chauncey s 25 as Childress and MacQuade guard well. Boys rally from 12 6 halftime deficit to win 17 16 with Pendergrass scoring and drawing late fouls.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Blue Devil
Waterloo
New Marshfield
Nye
Childress
Macquade
Pendergrass
Burr Oak Resident Evelyn Marshall Dies of Stroke
Evelyn Dew Marshall of Burr Oak aged 73 died last Sunday at home near Burr Oak Route 13 after a stroke suffered the prior Wednesday. Survived by sister Florence Moore and brothers John and Riley Dew. Husband died years ago. she returned to Burr Oak. Funeral Tuesday 2 PM at home, Rev. David P. Morris officiating. Burial in Dew Cemetery near Burr Oak. Neighbors Mae McDonald and Eva Ivers visited from Columbus. Mildred Weaver visited and Eugena Fisher of Ohio State University stayed with her parents.
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Burr Oak
Evelyn (Dew) Marshall
Florence Moore
John
Riley Dew
Kansas
David P. Morris
Glouster Church
Ohio State University
Fred Fisher
Plains Class No 4 Plans Valentine Party
The Plains M E Sunday School junior girls class No 4 led by Ruth Shamel will meet at the Shamel home next Thursday night for a Valentine party. Members should bring Valentines for the donation box.
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Plains
Plains M. E
Ruth Shamel
Shamel
Otto Graham Home Destroyed by Fire
Mr and Mrs Otto Graham and their children escaped in night clothing as a fire destroyed their five room frame home in Sand Ridge near Chauncey. A defective flue is believed to have caused the blaze. The building and contents were a total loss with no insurance. Mrs Graham is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Shields, and her husband is the son of Mr and Mrs Guss Graham, Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Otto Graham
Sand Ridge
Graham
Henry Shields
Mrs
Guss Graham, Chauncey
Shafer Boy Clifford Secures GE Job in Bridgeport
A Chauncey telegram from Clifford Shafer informs Mr and Mrs Carl Shafer that he left Friday noon for Bridgeport Connecticut and arrived Saturday at 9 am where he has secured a position with the General Electric Co There is also a note on the superstition of the number 13 tied to the Last Supper and the thirteenth betrayer.
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Chauncey
Carl Shafer
Clifford Shafer
Bridgeport
Conn
General Electric Co
Christ
Naomi Bible Class Plans Auction for Building Fund
The Naomi Bible Class of The Plains M E Church met with 18 members present to plan an upcoming auction sale. Attendees included Jeanette Tipton, Bernice Humphrey, Thelma Linncott, Helen Michael, Lillian Michael, Audra Kail, Ruth Cade, and Ruth hostesses. Proceeds from the sale will support the building fund.
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Plains—Naomi Bible
Plains M. E. Church
Lawrence Calvin
Jeanette Tipton
C. J. McCullough
Bernice Humphrey
Audra Kail
Thelma Linncott
Helen Michael
Lillian Michael
Ruth Cade
Maude Michael
Thelma Linscott
Lola Yates
Edith Barrows
Clara Slater
Anna Slater
Fay Se
Class Meets Wednesday Chauncey Woman's Bible Study
Loyal Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Thomas Hamilton's home on Mound Street. Mrs. Addie Tippett will lead the program and Mrs. Floyd Nye will conduct the meeting. Women of the church are invited.
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Chauncey
Everyman
Church of Christ
Henry Cass
Church
Carl Shafer
Chauncey — Friendship Bible
Greens Run
Chauncey—Loyal Woman's Bible Class
Thomas Hamilton
Mound St
Addie Tippett
Floyd Nye
Bus Driver John Brady Records 21 Years with No Passenger Injury
Rochester veteran bus operator John Brady has spent 21 of his 58 years guiding buses, totaling about 1.25 million miles about 50 trips around the world. He prides himself on a flawless safety record with no passenger fatalities and no injuries in eight years of service.
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Brady
Punahou Students Build Modern Chairs for Dormitory
Students at Punahou academy in Honolulu, oldest American private school west of the Rockies, are crafting chairs for a new dormitory. They follow modular designs with tubular steel, padded leather seats, and mahogany back rests, each costing $3.50.
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Honolulu
Vendol touted by Carpenter woman for back and stomach relief
Mrs. Albert Cone of Carpenter Ohio describes severe back and leg pains and stomach upset improving after using Vendol double action root herb and alkaline medicine. She cites relief from constipation, better sleep, and renewed strength. Vendol claimed to act as a mild diuretic and aid digestion, sold at Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville.
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Albert Cone
Carpenter
Ohio
Athens
Vendol
Athens Pharmacy
Hickman
Nelsonville
Adv
Herb” Lewis
Detroit Red Wings
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Tony Manero
Lou Meyer
Pat” Patton
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Pasadena
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Arctic
Jack Oakie
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Lauretta Fielder
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