Meigs County Probate Judge Sworn In Two Year Term
Pom eroy attorney E W Peoples named by Gov Davey to fill the Meigs County probate judge vacancy after S A McCullochs death was sworn in by Clerk Herman Beards. He will serve until the next general election with option to run. His son Robert Peoples named deputy clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. W. Peoples
Davey
Meigs County
S. A. McCulloch
Herman Beards
Peoples
McCulloch
Gerald Eiselstein
Pat Thornton
Uiselstein
Thornton
Margaret Jones
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Guests and Funerals
Social items from Middleport note Mr. and Mrs. John Theile and Mrs. Ella Wyatt of Dayton visiting relatives, and multiple funeral attendances including Mrs. C. P. Kircher in Athens and Emma Owens in Middleport. Several locals recoveries and travel to Columbus for thyroid surgery follow.
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Middleport
John Theile
Ella Wyatt
Dayton
Ore
Richard Clark
C. W. Clark
M. C. Hobart
Frank Gibbs
H. E. Thomas Lincoln Sr
E. M. Harrah
N. Fourth Ave
Ernestine Burton
Gravel Hill
Holzer Hospital
J. P. Lawson
Cleveland
James Jones
Grant St
Ernest Mulford
Foster
Huntington
Lulu Mason
Parkersburg
Claude Crawford
Dc. L. Brooks
H. M. Cross
George Steiff
Rutland St
Hanna Owens
Walter
George Shook
Youngstown
J. R. Duerr
B. F. Fultz, Jr
Don Rice
Harrison Rice
Maple St
McMillian Hospital
Billy Anderson
Elberfeld
W. J. O'Brien
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
W. W. O’brien
Atlanta
Eva Welch
Athens
Emma Owens
Heath Church to Hold Sunday School and Services After Cleaning
Heath M. E. Church in Middleport will conduct Sunday School at 9 15 a m and hold morning and evening services. The building was cleaned by church members and WPA workers who disinfected it after flood damage worse than any other church in town. Officials await Home Missionary Board aid while pews and two pianos were lost. a piano donated by Mrs Mary E Cook will be used in Sunday School.
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Middleport — Heath M. E
Clarence E. Swearingen
WPA
Home Missionary Board
Philadelphia
Licensed to Marry Pomeroy and Masters in Probate Court
Howard Christy age 20 of Long Bottom and Stella Le Masters age 21 of Alfred secured a marriage license in probate court on Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Howard Christy
Long Bottom
Stella LeMasters
Alfred
Miss Hysell Visits Bar Harbor Family Home
Miss Margaret Ella Hysell, art supervisor in Bar Harbor schools, arrives for a weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hysell of High Street. Her mother tends eleven pots of Amaryllis with four blooms and buds, and keeps love birds, a parakeet, a canary, two cats and a dog named Boots.
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Middleport
Margaret Ella Hysell
Bar Harbor
Harry Hysell
High Street
Hysell
Boots
Boots misfit prompt in flood relief tale
After March 1936 floodwaters, pharmacist William Stansbury and Dr F M Cluff bought two pairs of hip boots and stored them. Last month Dr Cluff found both boots were right foot only but wore them anyway in a concise local anecdote from Middleport.
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Middleport
William Stansbury
F. M. Cluff
Laurel Grange to Meet February Twenty Seventh
Laurel Grange will meet Saturday evening February 27 for the last meeting in an attendance contest. The program includes America the Beautiful, flag salute led by Carolyn Holcomb, a play Mrs Barker's Small Pox tribute to Washington, lecturer A Little Boy's Hatchet Clyde Morris, stunt Anna Elizabeth Ogdin, Bits of Advice, readings from James Whitcomb Riley, a history quiz led by Dorothy Bolen.
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Carpenter
Laurel Grange
America the Beautiful
Carolyn Holcomb
Mrs. Barker
Washington
Clyde Morris
Anna Elizabeth Ogdin
James Whitcomb Riley
Dorothy Bolen
Building Collapse After Transport In Middleport WPA Job
Workers from the Mill Street project moved a building to the town’s lower end, then it collapsed upon arrival. The incident involved Middleport workers and industrial effort, with no injuries reported in available text.
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Ers
Mill St
Mrs. Chambers Attends Rio Grande Operetta
Mrs. Herbert Chambers travels to Rio Grande with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Chambers and Miss Daisie Saunders to watch an operetta directed by her daughter Mrs. Willis Aleshire who oversees music in the Rio Grande public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Herbert Chambers
Rio Grande
Willis Aleshire
Sermon on Stewardship Planned at Middleport Church
Rev. C. C. Bailey of the Middleport Presbyterian Church announces Sunday services starting 9:15 AM Sunday School and 10:30 AM worship with the theme What the Bible Teaches About Stewardship. Christian Endeavor at 6:00 PM. Limited pianos remain. all services proceed on regular schedule.
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Middleport
C. C. Bailey
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Pomeroy society rounds up residents with court of appeals attendance in Athens. Mrs. Luke Casto returns home from Belpre visit, while Miss Ruth Maness of Belpre is a house guest for the week. Socials include Young Church Woman's Club at Grace Episcopal and Junior Shakespeare Club hosts.
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Pomeroy
Fred Crow
Dana
P. L. Peoples
A. N. Bengel
Court of Appeals
Athens
Luke Casto
Pt. Pleasant
Betty Gibbs
Ruth Maness
Belpre
F. C. Smalley
Ironton
George Phillips
Minersville
Arnold Tuggles
Columbus
Lillian Oblinger
Middleport
Almont Hite
Butternut Ave
Tuggles
Carlotta Oblinger
Pomeroy High School
Herman Bert
Parkersburg
Bert
Dana Logan
OHE
Gallipolis
Don Logan
Horner Hill
Roy Betzing
Kenneth Grueser
Roy Tracy
Miss Ruth
Young Church Woman's Club
Grace Episcopal Church
Manning Webster
Lincoln Terrace
Dorothy Ward
Kathryn Krider
Betty Kimes
Shakespeare Club
Disappearance of Ruth Doolittle and Betty Dodson Explained
Mrs. Ruth Doolittle and her 10 year old niece Betty Dodson vanished from the Dodson home on Thomas Fork last Sunday. A Wednesday message from Marion Ohio confirmed they are safe there. The pair left without notice, walked to the Meigs County Fairgrounds, then rode stops to Marion. the family seeks an explanation and their return.
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Pomeroy
Ruth Doolittle
Betty Dodson
Dodson
Thomas Fork
Marion
Victorious Week for Olive-Orange Teams
Olive-Orange varsity beat Racine 24 21 on Wednesday while the Reserves fell to Racine Reserves. On Saturday Olive-Orange upset Mason City 36 12 after an earlier loss this year to Mason City. High scorers were Millhone 13 and Christy 12. Mason City Reserves were defeated 24 12.
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Tuppers Plains
Olive- Orange
Racine
Olive-Orange
Mason City
West Virginians
Millhone
Christy
Accepted for Patrol at State Highway Patrol
Max Lambert has been accepted by the State Highway Patrol and is now in the Mansfield office. He will stay there until the patrol training school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Max Lambert
State Highway Patrol
Mansfield
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