Pomeroy loading wharf near bridge nears completion
Construction of a river loading terminal below the Pomeroy Bend Bridge progresses this week. Mt. Vernon Bridge Company rushes the project to enable river shipment of structural steel to Louisiana. The rail to river station features a steam-powered derrick on a fixed derrick and a river-edge platform. A rail switch is added from below the trestle to the yards above the bridge. The report notes adjacent residents and local travelers, with several community notices interspersed.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend Bridge
Mt. Vernon
Trac
Miss Stella Palmer Returns to Duties at Mary Jane
Miss Stella Palmer resumes duties at the Mary Jane after a week in Chauncey with her parents. Mrs. Lydia Enteminger and Miss Irene Franklin of Nitro West Virginia were here Sunday visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stélla Palmer
Chauncey
Mary Jane
Lydia Enteminger
Mises Irene Franklin
Nitro
W. Va
Relieve Blood Pressure Kansas City Doctor’s Vegetable Prescription
A Kansas City physician touts a harmless vegetable treatment for high blood pressure with a free trial offer. The ad promises symptom relief within three days and states no salts, opiates, or coproducts are used. It urges readers to write Dr Heyes Assn for a one dollar trial size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Heyes
Costes House
Heyes Ass'n
Middleport Church Members Attend District Baptist Meeting
Rev and Mrs F C Kreager with many Middleport Baptist Church members traveled to Cheshire for the mid year associational meeting of area Baptist churches. An all day session began at 10 o clock Monday with numerous attendees and several prominent speakers on the program according to reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mra
F. C. Kreager
Plan Church Benefit For Young People in Morgan County
In Middleport Ohio Feb 28 members of the Loyal Sons and Daughters Class of the Church of Christ Bible Behoot will serve a cafeteria dinner Wednesday noon. The class plans to send delegates to the Southeast District meeting of young people at McConnelsville April 26 to 28 and raise funds for expenses. Hundreds of district youths are expected to attend and the local church aims for strong representation. Mrs. H. B. Curd leads the class.
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Middleport
Loyal Sons and Daughters
Church of Christ Bible Behoot
McConnelsville
H. B. Curd
Four Men Face Charges After Monkey Run Brawl at Meinhart Hall
Glen L Lawson sued for assault with intent to kill after a midnight melee at Monkey Run Meinhart Dance Hall. Harry Booth Earl Shoemaker George Venoy and Stanley Rea face charges. Venoy pleaded guilty and was bound over on $1,000. Lawson recovering, Booth pleads not guilty with $1,000 bond.
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Monkey Run
Pomeroy
Glen L. Lawson
Meinhart
Harry Booth
Earl Shoemaker
George Veney
Stanley Rea
Booth
Lawson
Justice of Peace
E. L. Titus
George Venoy
Grand
Venoy
Shoemaker
Rea
Loyal Pals plan big sister program at Bible School
Middleport February 2 Loyal Pass Class of girls at the Church of Christ Bible School will act as big sisters to the Happy Hustlers younger group. They will host parties and picnics, oversee attendance, and plan a social in early March for over 25 attendees.
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Middleport
Loyal Pass
Church of Christ Bible School
Edward French
Bible School
Local garage owner Phil William hospitalized for eye ailment
POMEROY Feb 24 Phil William son of a local garage owner and proprietor of The Old Inn was taken to a Columbus hospital by ambulance Monday for treatment of an eye ailment that has seriously impaired his vision. Mrs John Roush who recently had surgery at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis is recovering and was brought to Syracuse to stay with her brother in law Emory Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McComas
Elmer Miller
Marjorie Ward
Eno
Marion McGuire
William Huggins
New Marshfield
Trunk Russell
Oscar Cheatham
Athens
Middleport
Ferguson
Grant Street
William Cheatham
Brownell Avenue
Charlies Mack
Joe
Dea Hayes
W. G. Huddleston
Charleston
Wahna Pauley
Downing Office
Missa Pauley
Elizabeth Joachim
E. RR. Tompkins
South Third Avenue
Pomeroy
Phil Williamson
Columbus
John Roush
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Emory Roush
Syracuse
Suit to recover on promissory note filed
Suit to recover the sum of 876.13 claimed due on a promissory note was filed Saturday.
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Pomeroy
Foreclosure Sought by Meigs County Savings and Loan
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court the Meigs County Savings and Loan Company sues Addie A. Thompson and Ira Rusk seeking foreclosure of a mortgage held by the lender. The action requests that the court order sale to satisfy the loan and secure the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Meigs County Savings and Loan Company
Addie A. Thompson
Ira Rusk
Neutzling Building Razed for Modern Structure at Pomeroy
Workmen in Pomeroy this week raze the Neutzling building on Main Street between Butternut Avenue and Court Street. Once owned by Victor Neutzling, it was foreclosed and taken by the First City Bank. The bank later sold the property to Robert Hysell of Thomas Fork, with plans to remodel into a more modern structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Neutzling
Main Street
Butternut Avenue
Court Street
Victor Neutzling
First City Bank
Robert Hysell
Thomas Fork
Two Funerals Held for Mrs Robinson and Henry L Wheeler
Brief services were held Monday for Mrs. Emily Roush Robinson 77 at Gilmore Cemetery Williamson West Virginia and for Henry L Wheeler longtime Mt Alto resident who died in Ripley West Virginia. Both had many Meigs County ties and acquaintances in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
W. Va
Meigs County
Mrs Lera Roush and Daughters Visit Charleston
Mrs Lera M Roush and daughters Eleanor and Mary Jane stayed in Charleston W Va Sunday to visit Mrs Frank Booth who is recovering from an operation in McMillan Hospital The plan was to bring Mrs Booth to Middleport today where she will recuperate Mrs Booth remains in the hospital as she heals
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lera M. Roush
Eleanor
Mary Jane
Charleston
W. Va
Five Year Old Swartz Daughter Taken For Surgery Near Alfred
In Pomeroy on Monday the five year old child of Mr and Mrs Dana Swartz from the Huffman farm near Alfred was diagnosed as critically ill. Dr M S Daniels suspected acute appendicitis or bowel strangulation and the girl was taken to a Parkersburg hospital for possible immediate operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dana Swartz
Huffman
Alfred
M.S. Daniels
Parkersburg
Daughters of Veterans Favor Civil War Monument Site Plan
The Daughters of Veterans met at Odd Fellows Hall in Pomeroy and favored improvements at the Second Street and Mulberry Avenue site of the Civil War Soldiers monument. They proposed cutting several trees and cleaning the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Daughters of Veterans
Odd Fellows Hall
Second Street
Mulberry Avenue
Government flour distribution in Chauncey moved to Wednesday
Government flour will be distributed in the Chauncey Dover district Wednesday afternoon at 1 o clock, instead of Thursday as has been the custom. The distribution will be made from the same points at Chauncey Birge building Sugar Creek Mill field and Beaumont Columbus.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
Birge Building
Sugar Creek
Millfield
Beaumont
Millfield Church meeting to discuss building project
Millfield Church of Christ schedules a congregational meeting Wednesday at 7 PM to discuss the building project. Building committee members include F E Boudinot T H Blower and H O McDaniel. Also noted Mazon Council No 93 holds monthly meeting and birthday social with pot luck supper. teams asked to be present for practice led by Mrs Myrtle Olbers.
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Millfield
Mazon Council No. 93
Degree of Pocahontas
Myrtle Olbers
Local families attend weekend visits around Chauncey
Mr and Mrs George Spitzer of Canton and Mrs Gladys Spitzer Zimmer Akron were guests of their parents after the death of Mrs Hiram Tinkham. Theisen Jr and his wife visited Mr and Mrs Edward Quinn at Sharpsburg. Leslie Kittle and family visited Fred Sayers near Millfield. Mr and Mrs L D Lamberson and son from Columbus were in Chauncey, with Mrs Lamberson's brother, Postmaster F McCafferty and family and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wolfe also listed as visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spitzer
Canton
Ohio
Gladys Spitzer Zimmer
Akron
Hiram Tinkham
Luther Spitzer
Chauncey
Herman Theisen, Jr
Edward Quinn
Sharpsburg
Leslie Kittle
Crescent Ridge
Fred Sayers
Millfield
L. D. Lamberson
Columbus
Chauncey Sunday
Chauncey P T A to Meet for Founders Day Service
Chauncey P T A will hold a meeting Wednesday night in the high school auditorium directed by Mrs. Ruth Bridgewater. A Founders Day program and candle lighting service will be held. All interested in P T A work are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Parent-Teacher Association
Ruth Bridgewater
Supper at Chauncey Church to raise funds for books
Chauncey Church of Christ hosts a social supper from 5:30 to 7 PM in the social room to fund song books for the Bible school. A program of instrumental and vocal music and readings by the Bible school orchestra follows at 7 PM, sponsored by the Friendship Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Bible School
Chauncey Pastor Ill At Home Reported Suffering
Rev. Guss Graham minister of Chauncey M F Church is reported ill of tuberculosis at his Chauncey home.
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Chauncey
Guss Graham
Local Union No 388 to Meet in Chauncey Friday
Local Union No 388 in Chauncey holds its monthly business meeting Friday at 7 o clock in the Grade School Building. Elmer Allen of Chauncey serves as president and Floyd Karns is secretary.
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Chauncey
Elmer Allen
Floyd Karns
Ladies Aid Society meeting at Millfield Church of Christ
The Ladies Aid Society of Millfield Church of Christ will hold its monthly meeting Friday night at the home of Mrs Bart Pettit. Mrs CH Boudinot will lead the session with a business meeting followed by a social hour and refreshments.
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Millfield
Ladies Aid Society of
Standings Report From Athens Kiwanis Bridge Tourney Round
Standings compiled after the fourth night show contract division leaders Don Peden with Russ Finsterwald at 78 points and Mrs J A Palmer with Mrs R W Finsterwald at 74.14. Auction results list Mike Collins Jr. and William Moler Sr. at 16 percent and Edith Bertram with Mrs Lawrence Dupler at 16 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Kiwanis
Don Peden
Russ Finsterwald
J. A. Palmer
R. W. Finsterwaild
C. E. Cooper
Capt. Lowry
John Kircher
D. H. Biddle
James Biddle
EB. Beckley
Evan Jones
John Preston
M. M. Kerr
Carl Stickney
E. C. Bibbee
Ben Covert
Gaige Paulsen
E. H. Gaylord
Harry Beckley
Pansy Morgan
F. B. Dilley
W. M Bryant
Maude Fenze
Margaret Abel
Ann Brown
Oscar Bingman
J. B. Swanson
John Groundwater
Louis Schouch
J. R. Johnston
Tom Biddle
Kenneth Wilcox
Jack Bobo
M. D. Worley
Harley Moler
P. O. Nichols
C. N. Mackinnon
R. H. Paynter
Harry Beck
Women's Missionary Society Meets At Mrs Rambo Home
The Jacksonville Women's Foreign Missionary Society met Wednesday evening at Mrs Hettie Rambo's home with President Mrs A R Woodgerd in charge. Activities included a Washington birthday themed program and readings. Several social visits and a French Club gathering were noted with multiple attendees and refreshments.
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Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Hettie Rambo
A. R. Woodgerd
Washington
Russia
B. C. Shirkey
John Altman
Dude Grandy
Trimble Heights
Mae Swindell
Bessie
Lawrence Miller
Glouster
Harry Vernon
RK. E. Davis
Frank Talbert
St. Francis Hospital
Madge Harry
Sue Anne
John Seckinger
Mary Hilt
William Swartz
Freda
W. C. Hilt
Wm. Dalton
McDonald
Bridget McDonald
William Deal
Merrimac
W. Va
Harold Shirkey
Paul
W. C. Hill
Harold Sams
Millfield
Riley Judson
Columbus
Julia Ginnan
Canton
Andrew Ginnan
John Brown
Albany
Robert Brown
Ward Deagon
Billie
Akron
Andrew Ginnan, Sr
Josephine
Young People Surprise Leader With Party At Home
Baptist Young People's Union members in Guysville held a surprise party for leader Miss Bea Windsor at her home Saturday night. Gifts, music, games, and refreshments were shared. many named attendees included the Windors, Hixons, Kincades, and Snodgrass among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysville
Baptist Young People’s Union
Bea Windsor
Bruce
Rex Nickison
Paul Wood
Charles Bean
Bernice Metcalf
Rolla
Mildred
Eula Windland
Dennis Hixon
Willey Hixon
Weldon Moore
Scott Snodgrass
Raymond Crawford
George
Walter Carsey
Clarence Smith
George Halburt
Ethel Ackley
Lucille
Mary Belle Kincade
Frances Bobo
Luella Fulton
Louise Butts
Faye
Howard
Ralph Kincade
Donald
Ralph
Gerald Hoskinson
Virgil Hill
Paul
Herman Whan
Delma Bean
Leslie
Lois Windsor
Mrs Charlies Windsor
Evangelistic Services Open in Glouster Church
Evangelistic services begin Wednesday at the Church of Christ in Glouster with Rev. Gilbert Jones of Ironton as evangelist. Services continue nightly except Saturday with a sermon lineup including Where Jesus Had Appointed Them and The Deity of Jesus and end with Bible study and a gendered reading contest.
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Gilbert Jones
Ironton
Glouster
Church of Christ
Jesus
Flying Finns To Play Merchants Wednesday
The Flying Finns basketball team of Jacksonvill will face the Athens Merchants at the Jacksonville Trimble High School gym Wednesday night. Athens is one of the district’s strongest teams with only one loss, and they defeated the Finns earlier this season. In the prelim, the Junior Merchants meet a J. T. High School junior team.
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Glouster
Flying Finns
Jacksonvill
Athens Merchants
Jacksonville- Trimble High School
Athens
Trimble P T A to Sponsor Carl Porter Lecture
The Trimble P T A will sponsor an illustrated lecture by Mr. Carl Porter of Athens at the J. T. High School auditorium Wednesday night at 7 o'clock.
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Trimble
Trimble P. T. A
Carl Porter
Athens
J. T. High School
Pinex Cough Remedy Mixed at Home for Quick Relief
A popular home cough remedy uses 244 ounces Pinex in a pint bottle topped with granulated sugar syrup to full measure. The mix promises fast relief by loosening phlegm clearing airways and healing inflamed membranes, claiming cost savings and purity with no cooking required.
Dresses Sewers Aid War Effort In Glouster
Red Cross sewing drive by Mrs Zella Brown and Mrs Stella Dyer through the PTA produced over 10 dozen dresses last week with four dozen more planned this week. Community groups including churches lodges and organizations assisted. volunteers urged to contact Brown or Dyer.
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Glouster
Zella Brown
Stella Dyer
Red Cross
Parent- Teacher Association
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