Disagreement On Measure Indicated In Pom eroy Meeting
Businessmen and coal operators gathered Monday night in Pom eroy Town Hall to discuss the Burn Ohio Coal Bill. Speakers cited Meigs County border concerns and urged tax supported institutions to burn Ohio coal without legal compulsion. Some noted price disparities between state orders and jobber payments. Civic groups in Pomeroy and Middleport oppose endorsing the bill while supporting its aims. In unrelated news, John A Lawson sues Exevera Lawson for divorce alleging abuse after 10 children from a 1901 marriage.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Pomeroy Town Hall
Meigs County
West Virginia
Ohio Hospital
Gallipolis
Messenger
O.H.E
Middleport
Common Pleas Court
John A. Lawson
Exevera Lawson
Lawson
Meigs Sheriff Shows Signs of Recovery After Illness
Sheriff George Beards of Meigs County, homebound since Friday due to illness, was reported somewhat improved Monday after a weekend decline from a severe cold and influenza and a minor heart attack. The article also discusses coal market perceptions, labeling practices, and state costs influencing Ohio coal competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Beards
Mr. Beards
Ill in Middleport Stricken by Severe Colds and Flu
Severe colds and influenza sweep Middleport with daily new cases. At home, Mrs Walter Burns Harris, Mrs Leroy Barsotti, Miss Mabel Hysell, Charles Bradbury, and Jimmy Arnold are listed as ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Walter Burns Harris
Leroy Barsotti
Mabel Hysell
Charles Bradbury
Jimmy Arnold
Pomeroy Social Notes Headlines of Local Visitors and Illness
Pomeroy social notes record numerous visits and illness updates. Mrs John Seakus remains hospitalized at Holzer. several residents and relatives travel between Lincoln Hill Torch Columbus Pittsburgh and Coolville. Names include Will Shumaker Beards Williamson Neutzling Weed Farnham Dye Rawlings Stace and Ebersbach among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Seakus
Holzer Hospital
Fred Will
Akron
E. Db. Will
Frank
Lincoln Hill
L. A. Person
Harry Runion
Torch
Ralph Young
Gallipolis
Olive Young
Haning
Coolville
J. B. Shumaker
Long Bottom
C. D. Shumaker
John Leitwiler
Grace Horton
Grace Episcopal Guild
Henson Will
Dayton Will
George Will
Will
Pittsburgh
August Beards
Herman Beards
E. Main St
Bellevue
Jeanne Williamson
Marshall College
Huntington
Georgia Williamson
Harrisonville Road
Ben Neutzling
Mary
Lois Ann
Almont Hite
Columbus
Donald Weed
Ohio State University
Registrar Gets Calls For Special Numbers
Middleport Mrs. Charles Wise Jr newly appointed deputy registrar of motor vehicles is already handling calls as her appointment was announced. Licenses do not go on sale until Wednesday March 1 but she has received many requests for special license numbers. She is the wife of Police Chief Charles Wise Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Wise, Jr
POMEROY Hemlock Grange Plans Saturday Meeting
The Pomeroy Hemlock Grange will meet Saturday night March 1. The program includes a literary segment titled Study of Ohio with questions and answers on the state’s natural resources, industries, and points of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Hemlock Grange
Ohio
Farmers and 4-H Boys Plan Spring Tree Planting
Meigs County farmers and 4-H members will plant thousands of trees this summer on hillsides. The state nursery offers seedlings and transplants from 2.50 to 6 per thousand, with about 800 trees needed per acre. The Agricultural Conservation Program pays seven dollars per acre within soil building limits, often covering most costs. Harley Pickett leads a Columbia Township 4-H Forestry Club, and groups can obtain trees by paying transport. Farmers have started ordering. others should get order blanks at the Extension office.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Agricultural Conservation Program
Columbia Township
Harley Pickett
County Grange Meeting Friday Night Honors Pomona Degree
Carpenter Columbia Grange hosts Athens County Pomona degree team Friday night March 3. State cooperative department representative will provide instruction. A literary program will be presented.
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Carpenter
Columbia Grange
Pomona
Athens County Pomona
State Cooperative Department
Gallia County WPA Road Plan Aims to Hire 500 Workers
Gallia County Engineer E N Leonard says about 250 WPA workers will be reassigned to upgrade 59 miles of county roads now in state system. Federal funds earmarked through the Treasury of State cover costs, with relief via Gallipolis street repairs and county road work totaling 500 workers and about 600000 dollars annually in WPA payroll.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
E. N. Leonard
State
Gallia County
Cheshire - Porter
Porter - Rio Grande
Vinton-Bowlesville
Vinton-Rio Grande
Carter-Crown City
Leonard
WPA
Gallipolis City
Bogus monument salesman warned by Gallia sheriff
Gallia County Sheriff E E Hatfield reports Spring brings a bogus cemetery monument salesman. He seeks arrest of Melvin Patrick Gribble at the request of Pickaway County Sheriff Charles H Radcliffe for fraudulent monument sales to elderly customers, including Mrs Sheets widow of the late Rev Ira Sheets.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Charles H. Radcliff
Pickaway County
Melvin Patrick Gribble
Gribble
Hatfield
Sheets
Burial Place Records in Gallia County Under WPA Work
About 250 burial sites in Gallia County are being checked by WPA Graves Registration workers led by Dewey Saller. They compare soldier lists with rosters to verify graves and plan to cross reference with family records to locate all former soldiers and burial places. Monuments in Pine Street Cemetery and Ebenezer, Tyn Rhos and Nebo Cemeteries show inscriptions in French Welsh and German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
WPA
Dewey Saller
Pine Street
Ebenezer
Tyn Rhos
Nebo
Red Cross Official Visits Ironton For Lectures
Mrs. Co. Wayne Booth executive secretary of Gallia County Red Cross spends three days in Ironton attending lectures and demonstrations on Red Cross social service and case work.
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Gallipolis
Wayne Booth
Gallia County
Red Cross
Ironton
New Deputy To Start Sale of Tags Soon
Mrs. Rupert Trout is the newly appointed deputy automobile registrar for Gallia County. She plans to begin selling the 1939 license plates March 1 if received from the Columbus office. Her office will be in the Moore Bros. salesroom on Second near State St with three or more assistants during the rush before April 1.
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Gallipolis
Rupert Trout
Gallia County
Columbus
Moore Bros
Second
State St
Concert Audience Applauds Mrs. Laird Harvey Recital
A large appreciative crowd welcomed pianist Mrs. Frank Laird Harvey and the supporting artists Elizabeth Shough A Jord Bayless and Robert Southwick in the Washington Auditorium. Performances spanned varied numbers and drew frequent encores.
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Gallipolis
Frank Laird Harvey
Christine Holzer
Elizabeth Shough
A. Jord Bayless
Robert Southwick
Washington Auditorium
Plans for March 24 Wedding in Alexandria
Announcement states Miss Elizabeth Mills daughter of Frank Mills Swan Creek will marry Mr William Beary of Ventnor City New Jersey on March 24 in Alexandria Virginia They will have a Caribbean wedding cruise and will reside at Algoma West Virginia where Beary owns coal mining interests.
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Gallipolis
Alexandria
Elizabeth Mills
Frank Mills
Swan Creek
William Beary
Ventnor City
N. J
Algoma
W. Va
Beary
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Zimrode Wills
Funeral services were held for Mrs Mary Zimrode Wills 60 of Bladen who died Saturday at Bethel Church near Bladen where she lived. Survived by husband Ellsworth Wills and children Orville Wills Mrs Boyd Jeffers Garrett Wills Mrs Waldo Tipton William and Alice Wills.
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Gallipolis
Mary Zimrode Wills
Bladen
Bethel Church
Ellsworth Wills
Orville Wills
Boyd Jeffers
Garrett Wills
Waldo
Tipton
William
Alice Wills
Attend Funeral of Former Gallia Man
Mrs. Clarence Booth Mrs. Charles Ward and Mrs. Jennie Ward attended funeral services for Joseph McGhee 86 year old former Vinton harness maker who died at a daughter's home in Clayton Indiana. A sister Mrs Katherine Richards lives in Vinton.
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Gallipolis
Clarence Booth
Charles Ward
Jennie Ward
Marion
Joseph McGhee
Vinton
Clayton
Ind
Katherine Richards
Minister WesTerman attends Michigan funeral for Westerman matriarch
Rev. W. S. Westerman of Gallipolis travels to Adrian Michigan for funeral services for his mother Mrs Walter S Westerman 84 who died Sunday She was the mother of nine children six of whom survive her
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Gallipolis
W. S. Westerman
Adrian
Mich
Walter S. Westerman
Engineer Transferred In WPA County Posts
Gallipolis reports L. Arnold, WPA county engineer, moved to Hocking County in a similar role. Delbert S. Parlet of Lawrence County succeeds him in Gallia after 18 months stationed there. Transfers said to be part of the state WPA policy. Miss Carrie Sawyer after eye operation left Holzer Hospital for home in Bidwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leroy Arnold
WPA
Hocking County
Delbert S. Parlet
Lawrence County
Arnold
Gallia County
Carrie Sawyer
Holzer Hospital
Bidwell
Apply for Crop Control in Gallia County
Gallia County Soil Conservation and Crop Control office prepares for a busy week with over 2000 applications filed for the federal program. Applicants must sign locally after Columbus checks. Last year’s participants are due to receive more than 60000 dollars as checks will be issued once state approval is received.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Court House
Columbus
Anna Gates White
Gallia resident's son inherits $1000 after Irish will
Gallia Eau Claire Lewis of Harrison Township, a New York chemist and executor of the late Michael O Connor's will, receives a $1000 legacy. O Connors, long a New Yorker, died recently after returning to Ireland.
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Gallipolis
Eau Claire Lewis
New York
W. V. Lewis
Harrison Township
Michael O'Connor
Ireland
Lewis
Legion Post Anniversary Party Planned in Gallipolis
La fayette Post American Legion and the Women’s Auxiliary plan a March 15 party for the Legion birthday. Charles Huber, first vice commander, leads activities during commander D O Taber’s absence. Taber is in Chicago for publicity work for the World’s Poultry Congress opening in Cleveland in July.
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Gallipolis
Lafayette Post
American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
Charles Huber
D. O. Taber
Chicago
Cleveland
Gallia Native Dalton Dies in Toledo
Gallia native Josiah S. Dalton, longtime railway clerk based in Toledo, died there over the weekend. Survived by wife Luella Stewart of Ironton after first wife Diana Roach of Rio Grande. Funeral and burial held in Toledo Monday.
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Gallipolis
Josiah S. Dalton
Toledo
Diana Roach
Rio Grande
Luella Stewart
Ironton
Surplus Food Shortage Hit Gallia County Relief
Gallia County director Othneil Jones says no new surplus food has arrived for eligible relief clients. Three weeks have passed since the last shipment and supplies are low. beans are most urgently needed.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Othneil Jones
Jones
Slate Fall Causes Death in Gallia Co
A slate fall in St. Albans West Virginia led to the death of Robert James a colored resident of Morgan Township Gallia County today. The incident was reported as a fatal injury from slate collapse.
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Gallia Co
Gallipolis
Morgan Township
Robert James
St. Albans
W. Va
Rathburn Drug Co building to be occupied by Orin Thomas store
Gallipolis reports the Second Avenue park square structure once home to Rathburn Drug Co is in liquidation and will soon house Orin Thomas' store. The move reflects ongoing business shifts on Gallia County’s Main Street.
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Gallipolis
Second Avenue Park Square
Rathburn Drug Co
Orin Thomas
Appointment of Agent for Gallia Delayed
Gallia County awaits a home demonstration agent as county officials report no selection. The Board of County Commissioners allotted $1,000 for the position, while the Gallia County Women's Home Council backs the request. Three local candidates were considered and no endorsement has been made by the council.
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Gallipolis
Woman Home
Gallia County
Board of County Commissioners
E. D. Keeler
Woman's Home Council
Signs of Spring Noted in Gallia Co
Gallia County report from Gallipolis cites U S weather observer Edward H McCormick claiming springtime is near in the valley with migratory birds returning and early bloom signs including jasmine forsythia pussy willow bush honeysuckle and watercress. He predicts some March snow and ice but not severe weather and notes fruit buds not swelling yet while marble games and top spinning by school boys signal spring activity.
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Gallipolis
Edward H. McCormick
U. S
Fairfield Lake
Green Township
Ohio
McCormick
Kildeer
Fined for Displaying Slot Machine in Gallia County
In Gallia County a local automobile service station operator was charged after displaying a slot machine. Municipal Judge John Halliday fined him $10 and costs and ordered Chief of Police John Fraley to destroy the machine.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
John Halliday
John Fraley
Gas thefts reported to Gallia sheriff
Sheriff Hatfield reports many complaints from car owners about gasoline thefts. An organized gang operates in the city and county, using stolen fuel and reselling residual gas for as low as ten cents per gallon.
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Gallipolis
F. E. Hatfield
Hatfield
Brick pave ment relaid at Our House Museum
Workmen relaying brick paving in front of the Our House Museum as preparations begin for the spring tourist season in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Our House Museum
Rites Held for Mrs Julia Frances Elliott in Pt Pleasant
Rites were held Monday in Pt Pleasant for Mrs Julia Frances Elliott, 68, who died after paralysis led to hospitalization. Her funeral followed in the city, with relatives and friends attending.
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Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
Julia Frances Elliott
Samuel F. Clark Dies In Syracuse Home
Samuel Floyd Clark age 70 died Monday at his Syracuse home. He belonged to IOOF and Knights of Pythias lodges and was active in Syracuse Methodist Episcopal Church. Survived by widow Olive, daughter Mrs. Freda Fields, four sisters G Clyde Wolfe Racine Belle Shaw Crafton PA Arthur Bryant Pittsburgh PA Myrtle Inhoff Hollywood CA, and brothers J J Clark Pomeroy and Ira Clark Bentley Ark.
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Pomeroy
Samuel Floyd Clark
Syracuse
IOOF
Knights of Pythias
Syracuse Methodist Episcopal Church
Olive Clark
Freda Fields
G. Clyde Wolfe
Racine
Belle Shaw
Crafton
Arthur Bryant
Pittsburgh
Myrtle Inhoff
Hollywood
Calif
J. J. Clark
Ira Clark
Bentley, Ark
Kerrs Run Recreation Center Painted by WPA Workers
The Kerrs Run Recreation Center in Pomeroy has a brighter appearance after painting by workers connected with the WPA recreation program. The center has been open during winter and proved popular with local youth.
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Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
WPA
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Endorsed For Nervous Complaints
A Toledo reader reports improved appetite strength and nerves after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It claims to aid digestion promote regularity and calm nerves. Available in liquid or tablet form from druggists.
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Dr. Pierce
Suse Kelley
Miam St. Toledo
Hill Funeral To Be Held Thursday In Middleport
Middleport death notice reports Mrs. H. H. Hill of Columbus died Monday after long illness. Survived by husband H. H. Hill and children Gloria Ida Lee and Dr Herman Hill. Funeral at 2 30 p m Thursday at 278 14th Ave with Union Cemetery burial. Intervening item notes Paul Eugene Knopp infant death in Harrisonville. sister Frances Knopp mentioned.
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Middleport
H. H. Hill
Columbus
Hill
Chestnut St
Paul Eugene Knopp
Harry Knopp
Harrisonville
Frances Knopp
Lenore Hobart Kent
Athens
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Meigs
Pomeroy Social Notes
J. B. Weed
Butternut Ave
Edward Stark
Spring Ave
Mary Korn
Anthony Korn
Reedy
Elizabeth Conde
Mulberry Ave
Anna Ebersbach
Wetzgall St
W. R. Farnham
Tip) Dye
Cincinnati
Ralston Russell
Dorothy Ward
W. Main St
Grant Hospital
Carol Louise
Clifford Ebersbach
Wesley
County Grange
the Colonial Finance Co
Berry Hotel Bldg
Pheas
Legion Post
City of
Samuel F. Clark
Paint Recreation Center
Washington
Greyhound
Washih
Clarksburg
Los Angeles
D. C
ST. Louis Romney
Omoan
Union Bus
W. Union St
Athens, Oble
Ma Eaea
Cardigan
Rts
Big Yank
Musling
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