Scouts Observe National Week in Meigs County Troops
Scout Week activities span Kinshuta District with displays in Pomeroy Elberfeld Store windows and Middleport Shiflet Building. Troop 40 of Middleport tours Hobson Railroad Shops and attends Heath M. E. Church service. Court of Honor set for Feb 15 at Senior High Auditorium.]]>
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Pomeroy
Kinshuta
Elberfeld
Middleport
Shiflet
Hobson Railroad
Heath M. EK
Clarence Swearingen
Court of Honor
Donald Mills
Charles Reed
Allen Bradford
Gene Harris
Reed
Radford
Harris
Federated Church
R. C. Ditter
Railroad Man Dies Suddenly in Middleport
Speed Pickens, a local railroad man, was found dead in his bed Sunday morning in Middleport. He had recently moved from Letart Falls and is survived by his wife and eight children. Siblings in the West, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse are listed. Funeral plans await arriving sons.
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Middleport
Speed Pickens
Pickens
Mr. Pickens
Letart Falls
Tom
Baltimore
Warren
Dayton
Rob
Mason City
Ben
Richard
William
Charles
Ruth
West
Pittsburgh
A. D. Williams
Syracuse
Middleport Mention brings local notes to readers
Miss Helen Bee returned from a visit with family in Cincinnati after a stay on S Sixth Ave. Clifford Cunningham, a high school senior, homebound with a left foot infection. Relatives from Cincinnati and Chicago attended Miss Mary Curtis funeral. Margaret and Sarah Curtis from Cleveland visit Mrs. Roy Russell’s family. Donna Reichman ill with mumps on Seventh Ave. Roush family visited Kaylong West Virginia relatives. J A Kent and Frank Simms returned from a Columbus business trip.
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Middleport
Helen Beecon
S. Sixth Ave
Columbus
Clifford Cunningham
Cincinnati
Chicago
Mary Curtis
Margaret
Sarah Curtis
Cleveland
Roy Russell
Donna Jean Reichman
Seventh Ave
O. L. Roush
Lois Ann
Kaylong
W. Va
Quilting Meeting Planned by M. E. Guild in Racine
Members of the M. E. Guild will hold an all day quilting meeting Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Clark Jividen with a potluck dinner to be served at noon. Jonah Cottrill of Harrisonville visited his mother Mrs Rebecca Cottrill on Friday. S M Cross left for Florida for a month or longer. Harold Weatherholt and his two sons of Gallipolis visited Mrs Weatherholt's parents, Mr and Mrs Clark Jividen, Sunday. Also visiting were Mrs Emma Jividen and Mrs Frankie Gaylord of Middleport. Misses Bonnie Miles and Helen Bentz, Ohio University students, spent the weekend here with their parents.
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Racine
M. E. Guild
Clark Jividen
Jonah Cottrill
Harrisonville
Rebecca Cottrill
S. M. Cross
Florida
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
Birth announced for son of Mr and Mrs Marion Allensworth
Are parents of a son born Sunday at home on Pearl Street. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs H E Allensworth of Grant Street and Mr and Mrs W W Leonard of Locust Street. The couple now have a daughter and a son.
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Middleport
Marion Allensworth
Pearl St
H. E. Allensworth
Grant St
W. W. Leonard
Locust St
Ohio commission sets plan to speed workmen's comp hearings
Ohio's industrial commission will audit 117000 payrolls and clear about 4000 rehearing claims with a 250000 budget. The plan adds 108 extra workers in 1936 and creates six district referees to speed hearings, aiming to boost the compensation fund by about 1000000 yearly through tighter payroll inspection.
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Columbus
Ohio
Big Industrial Commission
Simpson church groups host events and birth announced
Pomeroy residents visit ill Betty Mae Couch at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Home Missionary Society of Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church hosts guests at Fern Gilmore home. Daughters of Union Veterans hold potluck and Valentine party at Odd Fellows Hall. Chauncey Shumaker from Ohio State University visits with his parents. Lend-a-Hand Society meets Tuesday at Simpson M E Church. Floyd Stobart and wife announce the birth of an eight and a half pound daughter Kerrs Run Saturday morning.
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C. D. Shumaker
Lincoln Hill
Simpson M. E. Church
Floyd Stobart
Kerr's Run
Special Services Begin at Racine Baptist Church
Racine Winter series of services has begun under local pastor Rev. P. T. Shelton. Evening services will be held for the next two weeks and the public and all church members are invited to attend.
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Racine
The
Baptist Church
P. T. Shelton
Child in hospital after appendix operation in Gallipolis
Improvement reported in the condition of Miss Betty Mae Couch daughter of Mrs Flilen Couch after an appendix operation at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. The surgery was performed Saturday to treat a ruptured appendix and she had been in serious condition.
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Racine
Betty Mae Couch
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Funeral for Charlies Carrier Held in Cheshire Cemetery
Pomeroy Woerd attended the funeral of Charlies Carrier, held Saturday afternoon in Cheshire. Burial followed at Cheshire Cemetery, with services conducted for the brother-in-law of David Watoan.
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Pomeroy-Woerd
David Watoan
Charlies Carrier
Cheshire
Collins Rites Held Today
Mrs. Martin Collins aged 76 died after 10 months illness from a heart attack at her home near Hobson. She was a Church of Christ member and resident of Middleport for many years. Survived by husband eight children three sons five daughters. Funeral held at home this afternoon conducted by Rev F I Gardner. Burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery. All children were home except Mrs Smith of California.
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Middleport
Martin Collins
Hobson
Collins
Church of Christ
William Huggins
Gordon Ely
Columbus
H. Wilson
Akron
Myrtle Smith
Los Angeles
Cal
Roads to Africa Advance From Cairo to Cape Town
Project notes report rapid progress on building a continental highway system from Cairo through Africa toward Cape Town making long distance travel feasible across the continent. The plan envisions integrated routes improving commerce and mobility for multiple nations along the corridor.
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Cairo
Cape Town
Africa
Ohio Stork Numbers Rise After Long Decline
Ohio births rose in 1934-35 for the first time since 1924 with about 102,164 births and a 14.4 per thousand rate, up from 100,164 and 14.3 in 1934. I C Plummer cites improved economic status of married couples as a factor and notes white native births dominate the count.
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Columbus
Stork
Ohio
Division of Vital Statistics
State Department of Health
I. C. Plummer
Police hunt for car in injury crash near Mine 16
County and state police search for a black 1935 sedan with windshield defroster and heater after it struck and injured George Sommers of Syracuse on Friday night. Sheriff Roscoe Fowler says the driver may live in New Lexington and the car likely has a damaged left headlight. State patrol continues investigation Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Roscoe O. Fowler
George Sommers
Syracuse
New Lexington
Sommers
Mine 16
Slagels announce birth of son Robert Bernard
Mr and Mrs Robert B R Slagel announce the birth of a son, Robert Bernard, born Friday night at Ironton Hospital. He is grandson of Mr and Mrs John Schlaegel of W Main Street and Mr and Mrs Jacob Elberfeld of Mulberry Avenue. The Slagels, former Pomeroy residents, recently moved to Ironton.
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Pomeroy
Robert BR. Slagel
Ironton Hospital
Robert Bernard
John Schlaegel
W Main St
Jacob Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
Slagel
Ironton
Missionary Society Meeting at Church of Christ
Middleport residents will attend a regular monthly meeting of the United Christian Women’s Missionary Society this evening at the Church of Christ. President Miss Etta Gaskill will preside and lead the session.
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Middleport
United Christian Women's Missionary Society
Church of Christ
Former convict Gaston Quien seeks case reopenings
On charges of betraying Nurse Edith Cavell to the Germans and aiding a World War spy network, Gaston Quien served 17 years in prison. He was recently released and is pictured at a conference with his attorney to push for reopening the case to prove his innocence.
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Edith Cavell
Gaston Quien
William Wolfe Dies After Long Illness
Death occurred at 1 o clock Sunday at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harry Feiger after a prolonged illness Funeral arrangements are not definite but the final services are expected Wednesday with burial at Letart
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Pomeroy
William Wolfe
Harry Feiger
Letart
Crile Returns From Africa With Animal Collection
Dr. George W. Crile and Mrs Crile arrived in New York aboard the Majestic after a Central Africa trip. They collected about 200 animals for research, including a 14 640 pound bull elephant shot by Crile. England continued minting five shilling coins, producing 2832 in 1934.
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Africa
George W. Crile
Cleveland, O
S. S. Majestic
Central Africa
Crile
Alfred Brief News Notes Highlights from Alfred area
Mrs. Vesta Bentz assists Mrs. David Russell as she is ill. Mr and Mrs Ross Hawk are ill with Mrs Hawk recovering from pneumonia. The Shumways and son visit with Keehler family while Delbert Gaul recovers from oil stove burns. Athens visitors include Ivor Shumway Betzing, Vern Shumway and family, Ruth Dixon. Tupper Plains School closed three weeks due to snow. Edith Betzing visits Mable Swartz. Whooping cough affects several children. Coy Hawks horse dies. Modern Woodmen of America met in Alfred on Saturday.
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Alfred
Vesta Bentz
David Russell
Vern Shumway
Charles
Ruth Dixon
Athens
Tuppers Plains
Edith Betzing
Mable Swartz
Coy Hawk
Woodman of America
Smithfield Market Workers Vote to Return to Work
In London striking workers at Smithfield Central Market voted at a mass meeting on Sunday to resume duties at the meat clearing venue amid ongoing labor action.
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London
Smithfield Central
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement claims Creomulsion relieves chest cold bronchial irritation by soothing inflamed membranes and loosening germ laden phlegm. It guarantees money back if not satisfied from the first dose and urges readers to obtain Creomulsion immediately.
Old German Bible Owned by Pomeroy Family
An antique German Bible printed over 125 years ago is owned by Jacob Grueser of Enter prise. Brought to the United States by Wendell Grueser his grandfather who arrived in Pomeroy in 1848 he was a builder who helped construct many early local buildings. The Bible a gift from his German school master remains in the family and holds the family record.
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Jacob Grueser
Entereprise
Wendell Grueser
Pomeroy
Germany
Don’t Cough Tonight Thoxine Treats Harsh Cough
An old ad claims Thoxine soothes throat irritation in 15 minutes with one swallow and relieves coughs and congestion. It promises internal relief for throat and chest colds, money back if it fails, and notes prices of 34¢ 60¢ and $1.00 at Cline’s and Quick’s Drug Stores.
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Cline
Quick
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