Appeals Court Reviews Two Cases in Meigs County Session
Pomeroy Feb 21 Court of appeals met in Meigs County. Two cases reviewed Edgar Sayre vs C N Wagner and Hiram J Blackmore and State of Ohio against P G Gas Co. The gas company case concerns taxes on a producing well and earlier court reductions. The Meigs docket shows 38 criminal filings in 1904 with 40 total in 1933 35. 21 carried to 1935. verdicts guilty for three. one acquittal. several pleas of guilty and probation, plus sentences for burglary larceny auto theft and related offenses.
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Pomeroy
Court of Appeals
Meigs County
Edgar Sayre
Versue C. N. Wagner
Hiram J. Blackmore
State of Ohio and Tax Commission
P. & G. Gas Company
Common Pleas Court
Meige County
Bation
Women Sponsors Essay Contest for Better Housing
School children from fourth to twelfth grades in rural parochial and urban schools may enter an essay contest on the Federal Housing program. Prizes will be awarded for essays explaining the program, home repair needs, and how to obtain financing, with a 100 word limit.
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Pomeroy
Women's Committee
Meigs County
Better Housing
John Cranston
Alfred Elberfeld Dies in Columbus at 61
Alfred G. Elberfeld 61 long served as president of Hub Building Loan Co for about a decade. A Columbus resident 43 years formerly of Pomeroy he died suddenly at home from heart disease. Survived by brothers Jacob D H and O B Elberfeld and nephews William and Milton. burial planned in Pomeroy.
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Columbus
Alfred G. Elberfeld
Hub Building Loan Company
East Main Street
Elberfeld
Evans Trading Co
Hub Company
Meigs County Letter Travels From Rutland To Middleport
A Rutland farmer’s postal card, mailed in December 19% to a Chicago farm magazine, traveled Rutland to Chicago to Pomeroy and finally reached Middleport. The card seeks information on the Federal Housing Administration and a reply letter was prepared at the Middleport post office.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Chicago
Middleport
Chicago Farm Magazine
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Housing Office
Middleport Notes Residents Return Home for Week
Middleport mentions Dan L Farmer Orville Chambers Harold Lohse Fred Kanouse among students arriving home Wednesday and Thursday to spend the week with parents and relatives. Other items note visiting businessperson Herbert Fink in Portsmouth and Mrs M W Essex returning from Coalton for her father W E Davis illness. Church work at Heath Methodist Episcopal Church includes interior redecorations of the auditorium and Sunday School rooms.
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Dan L. Farmer
Orville Chambers
Harold Lohse
Fred Kanouse
Herbert Fink
Portsmouth
M. W. Essex
Coalton
W. E. Davia
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Richard Chambers
Pomeroy
Daisy Saunders
Sue Saunders
John Hawkins, Jr
J. B. Harley
North Third Avenue
W. C. King
Dayton
Middleport
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Scouters Plan POMEROY Meeting Dinner in Parkersburg
Annual meeting and Scoutmasters' Recognition Dinner of Kootaga Area set for St Andrew's Church Parkersburg with dinner at 6 15 pm About 40 Meigs County scouters expected Regional scout executive Clarence E Shriner of Cincinnati to speak A musical feature by Mrs Cecil Bradbury and Dick Wiley of Middleport highlighted on the program
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Pomeroy
Kootaga Area
St. Andrew's Church
Parkersburg
Meigs County
Clarence E. Shriner
Cincinnati
Cecil Bradbury
Dick Wiley
Middleport
Middleport Hopes To Secure PWA Work
Middleport officials announced possible Public Works Administration projects including a $90,000 municipal building a swimming pool completion at Pythian Park and improvements on two streets planned for spring.
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Middleport
Public Works Administration
Pythian Park
Ralph Steinmetz Sentenced in Probate Court to Six Months
Taken to Dayton Wednesday by Sheriff Roscoe Fowler and others, Ralph Steinmetz was sentenced in probate court to six months in the workhouse for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was also arrested on a charge of violating state game laws.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Steinmetz
Dayton
Roscoe O. Fowler
Frank Quillen
Syracuse
Aged Woman Dorothy Smith Dies in Racine
Dorothy Smith 86 died Tuesday at her Racine home from pneumonia. Survived by husband G H W Smith and four children from a former marriage: Mrs William Foley Middlport, Juhling Oblinger Chesire, Henry Oblinger Vernon W Va, Mrs Emma Lyons New Haven W Va. Funeral Friday 10 a.m. Broad Run Church. Burial Wilkinson Cemetery Graham Station W Va.
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Racine
Dorothy Smith
G. H. W. Smith
William Foley
Middleport
Juhling Oblinger
Cheshire
Henry Oblinger
Vernon
W. Va
Emma Lyons
New Haven
Broad Run
Wilkinson
Graham Station
Local Notes From Athens Area Social Schedule
Grass Run Side Hill Ray James and Ward Nicholson visited J M Nicholson at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a recent surgical operation in Athens. Norma Young Burlingham visits aunt Mrs C F Anderson. J H Kincaid and Marion McClure with son Carl hosted by Henry Hutton in Dexter. Jack Pierce of Happy Hollow works for Gerald Morris and Marvin Chase families. Ward Saxton visited Radcliff parents Glen and Mrs Thompson. Hengon Cleland ill from hand infection. W L Glaze hosted Marion McClure Carl McClure Juanita McKinney Ruth Alta Will Fred Kincaid Norman Will. Carl McClure visited Floyd Cleland Friday and Saturday.
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Ray, James
Ward Nicholson
Athens
J. M. Nicholson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Norma Young
Burlingham
C. F. Anderson
J. H. Kincaid
Marion McClure
Carl
Henry Hutton
Dexter
Jack Pierce
Happy Hollow
Gerald Morris
Marvin Chase
Union
William Nicholson
Ward Saxton
Glen Thompson
Radcliff
Hengon Cleland
W. L. Glaze
Juanita McKinney
Ruth
Alta Will
Fred Kincaid
Norman Will
Carl McClure
Floyd Cleland
Literary Club Meets in Middleport
The Middleport Literary Club gathered Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Edward French presiding. Members answered a Washington themed roll call as two papers were read by Mrs M W Essex and Mrs Tom W Jones. Mrs M S McAllister will host the next meeting at her Pearl and Grant Streets home.
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Middleport
Edward French
Middleport Literary Club
George Washington
M. W. Essex
Tom W. Jones
Middleport mourns Mrs Charles T King death
Mrs Peter Stace of Middleport and others attended funeral services for Mrs Charles T King who was accidentally killed early Monday evening in Cheshire. The service was held at 10 a.m. at the Methodist Episcopal Church and burial followed in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Peter Stace
Cheshire
Charles T. King
Funerel
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gravel Hill
Middleport Briefs and Dickens Lecture
Mr and Mrs Frank Booth visit Carbon Hill with Mrs Margaret Ross and family. Mr and Mrs D H Harold and others travel to Spencer West Virginia where Harold conducts business. E Stanley Brookes to lecture at Middleport High School gym at 2 90 o'clock presenting Dickens characters.
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Middleport
Frank Booth
Carbon Hill
Margaret Ross
D. H. Harold
W. H. Jubling
Wilma Garard
Spencer
W. Va
Harold
E. Stanley Brookes
Brookes
Australian University At
Melbourne
Charlies Dickens
Racine News Notes On Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Kelly Coe of Columbus spent the week end with friends and relatives. Walter Stewart Jr and Charles Scott of Clarksburg W Va visited here with Walter Stewart. Ray Johnson of Marietta arrived to spend two weeks with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs John Meredith. Mrs Francis Eisler spent Sunday with her brother Dana Cleland and other relatives. Homer Meredith drove to Marietta for the Freshman tournament. Spencer Jones of Columbus came for two weeks with his grandmother Mrs J M Spencer. Clyde Cross Judy Bell and Charles Spencer drove to Columbus Monday. Winifred Wolfe, employed there for the past year, accompanied them home.
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Kelly Coe
Columbus
Walter Stewart Jr
Charles Scott
Clarksburg
W. Va
Walter Stewart
Ray Johnson
Marietta
John Meredith
Francis Eisler
Dana Cleland
Homer Meredith
Spencer Jones
J. M. Spencer
Clyde Cross
Judy Bell
Charles Spencer
Winifred Wolfe
Social Affairs At Racine Churches Highlight Young People
Valentine parties for Epworth League and Baptist Young People Union hosted by local families. residents, gardeners, and visitors named include James Spencer, Charles Stobart, Buel Summerfield, Amy Kingsland, Mrs. Kay, Emma Hayman, Edith Hayman, Maureen Lott, Bonnie Gregory, Rev. E. E. Hardin, and others from Parkersburg to Goolville.
Sunday School Class Hosts Meeting at Chesterhill Home
The Good Will Sunday School Class met at Lena Whitacre's home in Chesterhill on Saturday with 15 members attending. A short program followed the business session and plans were made for an all day sewing event at the church with a pot luck dinner.
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Chesterhill
Lena Whitacre
Trixie Thomas
Good Will
Whitacre
Thomas
A. Ewart
William Wheeler
Zanesville
Wheeler
Julia Murphey
Alice Newburn
Anna McBride
McConnelsville
Newburn
Aurelius Rowland
Aurelius Robert
Will Peebies
Memorial Hospital, Marietta
Government Posts Typographer in Government Printing Office
Civil Service Commission announces an opening for Director of Typography at the Government Printing Office with a 3600 dollar yearly salary after retirement deduction. Applicants need practical printing experience and at least four years in layout design, dummy preparation, and decorative typography for publication production. Full details from J L C Kelley at the Post Office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Government
J. L. C. Kelley
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
British coal plants to produce gasoline from coal
Due to high imported fuel costs, multiple plants across the British Isles are under construction to convert coal into gasoline. Each plant can produce 3,000 imperial gallons daily from 150 tons of coal.
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British Isles
Mineral Rights Stir Reforestation Debate in Ohio
Rep. E. R. King of Vinton County warns federal plans may claim surface or full title on sub marginal lands to support reforestation. He stresses mineral rights could be affected if the government takes fee simple title or only surface rights in southern Ohio counties.
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Columbus
E. R. King
Vinton County
Ohio
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Charles Stobart
John Stobart
Buel Summerfield
Chester
Amy Kingsland
Win
Gertrude Kay
Sajem
Howard Bardo
Fred Philson
Wilbur Ellis
Edith Hayman
Emma Hayman
Little Elan Boer
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Goolville
Bert Bridgett
Bonnie Gregory
Carpenter
E. E. Hardin
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King
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