Mason County Financial Affairs In Good Shape Declared
Mason County Court issued a public statement denying rumors of fiscal distress. The court said audits up to 1932 show better-than-average state finances, 1952 levy intact, no funds overdrawn, and an upcoming sheriff’s office audit to reveal exact fund statuses.
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Mason County
Pomeroy
W. Va
Kanawha Valley
Mason County Court
Board of County Commissioners
Ohio
Mission Group Studies Seed Time in China at Church
Woman's Missionary Society of the Church of Christ in Middleport met Monday evening with Group No. 2 as hostesses. Miss Etta Gaskill led the business, Mrs. Will Reynolds directed the devotional, and the program on Seed Time in China covered ministery through schools. Guests enjoyed a special time and refreshments.
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Middleport
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Church of Christ
Etta Gaskill
Will Reynolds
Slumber Party Hosted by Mrs Knopp for Frances Wilson
Mrs. Frank Knopp held a Saturday night slumber party honoring her niece Miss Frances Wilson of Russell KI. Attendees included Mrs. Charles Bing Miss Emma Jean Smith and Miss Genevieve Bing. Miss Wilson left Monday with her mother for Russell.
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Middleport
Frank Knopp
Frances Wilson
Russell, KI
Charles Bing
Emma Jean Smith
Genevieve Bing
Wilson
Russel
Quilt of One Hundred Names Donated to Church Home
In MIDDLEPORT on February 14 a quilt bearing about a hundred embroidered names was completed by the Loyal Berean Casa of the Church of Christ Bible School. The blocks include up to twenty names each and the quilt will be sent to the Christian Church Home for orphan children in Cleveland once framed and finished. The class has previously provided fruits and foods to the orphanage.
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Middleport
Berean C Casa
Church of Christ Bible School
Christian Church Home For
Cleveland
Mrs. Jacob Eck Dies in Cincinnati
POMEROY Ohio February 14 Mrs Jacob Eck 80 died Sunday morning at her Cincinnati home Her family in Pomeroy say she was born and raised in Monkey Run as the eldest of 12 children now five are living She is survived by two brothers three sisters and three grown children all in Cincinnati Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 PM in Cincinnati Those from Pomeroy attending include Mr and Mrs John Gans Fred Gans Mrs Raymond Zeiher and Andrew Zeiher.
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Pomeroy
Jacob Eck
Cincinnati
Eck
Fred
John Gans
Monkey Run
Fred Gans
Raymond Zeiher
Andrew Zeiher
Has Birthday Party for Warner French
Warner French hosted a Saturday afternoon birthday gathering at his Union Avenue home. From 2 to 4, friends played games and contests then enjoyed refreshments provided by Mrs. Harvey French. Attendees included Jean Radford, Okla Spencer, Mae Kimes, Martha Clifton, Alice Huber, Frances Elberfeld, and several others.
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Warner French
Union Avenue
Harvey French
Jean Radford
Okla Spencer
Mae Kimes
Martha Clifton
Alice Huber
Frances Elberfeld
Geraldine Flint
Ruth Will
Vivien Mees
Clarence Casto
George Massar
Donald Rosenbaum
Arthur Fick
Norman Gloeck
Guest of Honor POMEROY Sixth Birthday Party
Little Miss Peggy Strauss celebrated her sixth birthday with a Saturday afternoon party hosted by her mother Mrs. Sam Strauss at their Breesy Heights home. Guests included Yeddy Reed Gardner Wehrung Willis Giles and many other children along with several adults. Refreshments featured pink heart shaped ice cream after games.
Funeral Held for Michael J. Hammerstein in Columbus
Funeral services were held from the Columbus residence on Monday morning with a requiem high mass at St. Leo Church. Hammerstein, formerly of Pomeroy and a shoe cobbler by trade, opened a Columbus shop years ago and stayed there until his death last Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Michael J. Hammerstein
Columbus
St. Leo Church
Hammerstein
Social notes from Middleport and surrounding area
Miss Edith Klein visited Middleport with her mother Mrs Eva Klein then left for New York City where she works as a secretary with a railroad company. Miss Lulu Lett of Bowmans Run spent Sunday with Mrs Anna Hoops in Racine. Mrs Elmer Miller was reported at her home on Grant Street over the weekend. Mrs J W Merrill was ill at her Vine Street home after months of declining health. J W DeVinny stayed at his Vine Street home for the past week. Miss Virginia Hamm of Pomeroy visited her aunt Mrs Wallace Weaver in Racine. William Michael returned home to Middleport after a week in Jackson with his daughter Mrs Malcolm Cottingham and family while recovering from an operation. Mr and Mrs William Watson and daughter of Mechanic Street Pomeroy spent Sunday with Mrs Watsons father G L Whitlock in Syracuse. Mr and Mrs Fred B Fisher of Gallipolis were here over the weekend with the Fisher and Warner families on South Sixth Avenue. Mr and Mrs Mark Roller of Huntington W Va spent Sunday in Middleport with Max Roller and family on South Sixth Avenue. Mrs Cora Warner of Five Points and Robert Warner of Mulberry Avenue were also in Middleport. Pomeroy party left this morning for Cincinnati for a short business trip.
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Edith Klein
Middleport
Eva Klein
Pearl Street
New York City
Lulu Lett
Bowmans
Anna Hoops
Racine
Elmer Miller
Grant Street
J W. Merrill
Vine Street
J. W. DeVinny
Virginia Hamm
Pomeroy
Wallace Weaver
William Michael
Jackson
Malcolm Cottingham
William Watson
Mechanic Street
Cora Warner
Five Points
Robert Warner
Mulberry Avenue
Cincinnati
Bank Closed Monday Middleport
February 4 report that the Crescent Bank in Middleport was observed closed on Monday in observance of Abraham Lincoln’s holiday. Local merchants noted the townwide pause for the federal memorial.
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Middleport
Cisene Bank
Abraham Lincoln
Senator Hensley Dead at Hartford Noted Leader
Ex Senator J. M. Hensley 78 died at his Hartford home after a long career in business politics and public service. A Mason County native from Virginia, he rose from mule driver to coal mining lumbering and multiple mills. He served as Hartford mayor ten terms and was active in Republican circles and local press reporting.
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Pomeroy
J. M. Hensley
Hartford
Pomeroy Bend
Hensley
Mason County
Virginia
State Senate
Tuppers Plains Seminary
Wedded Here Rutland Girl Becomes Bride
POMEROY Ohio February 14 Dan E Morley 24 of Marietta state highway department employee and Miss June Allene Rose 21 of Rutland secured a marriage license in probate court and were married by Justice J W McCullough immediately after. Earlier James M Cain 22 of Pomeroy and Lelia Etta Allen of Syracuse also received licenses and were married by Justice McCullough.
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Marietta Road
Pomeroy
Dan E. Morley
Marietta
State Highway Department
June Allene Rose
Rutland
Justice of Peace
J. W. McCullough
James M. Cain
Lelia Etta Allen
Syracuse
Student Injured Coasting On Rutland Hill Road
Dorothy Gardner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Pearl Gardner of Rutland Street, Middleport, suffered a facial cut and head injuries requiring stitches when a coast down Rutland Hill Road led to a collision with a parked car. The Middleport High sophomore attended classes despite injuries.
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Dorothy Gardner
Middleport
Pearl Gardner
Rutland Street
Rutland Hillroad
Miss Gardner
Middleport High School
Attendance Grows at Local Bible School and Church Events
In Middleport on February 14 Rev F I Gardner reported 252 at the Church of Christ Bible School morning services, beating the prior week. Baptist Church leaders noted 215 at Sunday morning services. Nearby, more than a hundred Baptists planned to travel to Gallipolis to hear Dr Massie evangelist meetings. Also, Middleport Boy Scouts hosted a Valentine party at Scout Francis Bush’s Mill Street home with Scout Master L D McMaster present.
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Church of Christ Bible School
Middleport
F. I. Gardner
F. C. Kreager
the Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Gallipolis
Massie
Francis Bush
Mill Street
L. D. McMaster
Cannon Case Reaches Supreme Court for March Argument
The government appeals to the U S Supreme Court from a D C Court of Appeals ruling that invalidated the indictment charging Bishop James Cannon Jr and Ada L Burroughs with violation of the Corrupt Practices Act during the 1928 presidential campaign. The court set March 13 for argument on the regularity of the proceedings.
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Washington
U.2
James Cannon, Jr
Ada L. Burroughs
Supreme Court
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Cannon
Miss Burroughs
Expedition Finds Busts Of Old Egyptian Rulers
Cairo reports the Egyptian Exploration Society near Tel El Amarna uncovered a 14th century Amenophis bust linked to sun worship heresy, a life size Queen Nefertiti bust, and a sculpted APE of Thot scene weighing souls. Excavations faced disruption as Tut Ankh Amen ordered Amenophis works destroyed and Amarna cemented.
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Cairo
Amenophis
Tut- Ankh-Amen
Tel-El-Amarna
Nefertiti
Amarna
Garner Plan Faces Senate House Conferees
Washington February 14 A secret meeting of Senate and House conferees on the Treasury Post Office appropriation bill debated Garner proposed economy measures. The plan would extend Roosevelt authority to reorganize or abolish agencies and impose near pay as you go by withholding funds including the War Veterans Fund. Critics from both parties warned it could cripple the Navy and weaken the Army while veteran hospitals risk paralysis and thousands of postal workers could lose jobs under a five percent cut.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Garner
Treasury Post Office
Roosevelt
Adams
Navy
MacArthur
Army
American Legion
Brown
Japanese Set to Take War to China
Tokyo reports indicate Japan will order occupation of Jehol Province by the Manchurian army despite world opinion. If extended, Japanese infantry could push beyond the Great Wall toward Tientsin and Peiping, as Chinese resistance sharpens with Soong declaring united action against any Jehol attack.
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Tokio
U.P
Japan
Jehol
Great Wall
Tientsin
Peiping
Pieping
Nanking
T. V. Soong
Japan Resists Pressure to Alter Far East Policy
Informed sources say the league and the United States face no deviation from Japan’s fixed policy and must be prepared to use extensive military force if they pursue any efforts to enforce their viewpoints in the Far East, pending League Assembly recommendations.
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League
United States
Japan
Far East
League Assembly
Liquor controls tighten as state gains licensing power
The measure sets open hours 10 am to 2 pm Saturdays and enforces lower prices. Whisky remains cheaper than most European capitals while gin runs about half the price due to cheaper taxes. Smuggling has narrowed, limited to rarer spirits and wines, under a state-controlled monopoly with absolute license and supply authority.
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England
Finland Tightens Liquor Law After Prohibition Era
Helsinki report on Finland's state liquor monopoly shows a drop in drunkenness despite 1932 revisions that relaxed some restrictions. The law aimed to curb smuggling and consumption but faced protests over Black Days weekends holidays and limited selling hours. Smuggling rose, prompting late 1932 changes extending hours on weekdays and narrowing sale days.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Mrs Fugate Improves After Sanatorium Stay
Mrs. Frank Fugate, long treated at Rocky Glenn Sanitarium near MacConnellville, is reported much improved by her mother Mrs. Eva Klein of Pearl Street Middleport. She has moved to the home of her sister Mrs. R S Kas er in Columbus for recovery.
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Pomeroy
Frank Fugate
Rocky Glenn
MacConnellville
Eva Klein
Pearl Street
Middleport
Fugate
R. S. Kaser
Columbus
How to Get Relief From Catarrh
Simple home treatment for catarrh and related hearing issues. Buy Parmint Double Strength from local druggists. Dissolve in hot water with sugar, take one tablespoon four times daily to ease breathing and reduce head noises and mucus. Advocate claims strong relief for catarrh sufferers.
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Cline
Quick
Parmint
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L. S. Supreme Court
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