Weakening of Walls Blamed On High Water
Pomeroy reports repair of the Reed Building began after its front bulged amid a high water period last spring. Engineers cite long flood exposure and possible riverfront ground movement as causes. George Justice fined five dollars for disorderly conduct and intoxication. Mrs. Albert Woodard remains seriously ill at Condor Street home.
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Pomeroy
Main St
Istness
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy River
Pomy
Meigs
George Justice
Dean Brinker
Albert Woodard
Condor St
December 1936 Meigs County auto sales set records
Meigs County dealers sold seventy five new automobiles in December 1936 as reported by the clerk of courts office. Eleven were trucks and the rest passenger cars. Dealers credit the launch of new models for the surge and note some additional bills may be filed later.
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Pomeroy
Meig
Clerk of Courts Office
Meigs County
Brown To End Two Terms as Meigs County Clerk
POMEROY Horton Brown Meigs County Clerk of Courts spent Thursday clearing up year end work and introducing clerk elect Herman Beards to duties. He will complete his second term after a half day on Saturday. He is noted as the first Democrat in the office since 1819 and the youngest Meigs county official. His reforms trimmed the office record keeping to a six cent discrepancy over four years.
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Meigs
Meigs County
Brown
Thomas Haley Dies At Home In Pomeroy
POMEROY Thomas Haley age 60 died at his daughter Mrs Guy Wilson home Wednesday morning after a long illness. He is survived by his daughter Mrs Wilson and two sons Ralph Healey of Idaho and Leo Healey of Columbus. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Haley
Guy Wilson
Wilson
Ralph Healey
Idaho
Leo Healey
Columbus
Middleport Woman Recovery After Throat Operation
Mrs. Emily Entsminger, formerly of Middleport, is in an Albuquerque hospital recovering from throat surgery. Her condition is reported satisfactory. In Madison West Virginia Mrs. Thomas Longstaff learned of granddaughter Mrs. Charles Capehart’s partial improvement after a severe appendicitis attack. POMEROY Announcement of birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKay at Newark on December 24. Mother Miss Lona Roush of Mason City. father a Pomeroy native.
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Middleport
Emily Entsminger
Albuquerque
N. M
Entsminger
Thomas Longstaff
Madison
Charles Capehart
Capehart
Pomeroy
Robert McKay
Newark
Lona Roush
Mason City
Pomeroy Social Notes Full Week of Visits and Travel
Pomeroy social notes list a funeral in Columbus for E. D. Ashworth attended by Bernard and Mrs. Ashworth, plus visits and moves among locals. Harriet Russell stays with Walthe Allen in Columbus. The Gardner family moves to the Feiger property on Union Ave. and Dan McNaughton vacates. Several residents visit relatives in Lancaster and Columbus, with New Year plans in Amsterdam. Edward Skinner returns to West Point. others travel to Newark and Leamington. A bridge club at Mrs. J. O. Roedel’s on E Main St ends with prize awards.
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New York
Abe Eiselstein
Chester
Bob Roberts
Spring St
Marion Ebersbach
Marguerite Meier
Columbus
Gerald Tracy Thomas Potts
John Fisher
Ashland
Carl J. House and Sons
E. Main St
Lancaster
Allen Keller
Darien
Conn
J. B. Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
Keller
Rachel Elberfeld
Barbara
Freda
Maud Grueser
Paul Sweeney
Amsterdam
Pomeroy
F. Hill
Ball Run
Newark
Ray Crumbley
Mary Ruth
Eva Russ
Anne S&sr
Hartford City
Grafton Grueser Will
Middleport People Welcome Visitors and Note Returns
Middleport mentions Dana Lambert back at Hobson shops after illness. Faye Abbott arrives from Logan for a week with parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott. Dozens of relatives visit over New Year with families in town, while others return home after holidays.
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Middleport
Dana Lambert
Hobson Shops
Faye Abbott
Logan
Frank Abbott
Donald Matthews
Grant &I
J. Hamer
Sam
Pittsburgh
Bridge Party Honors At Miss Maxine Campbell Home
Miss Maxine Campbell hosted a refined bridge party on Tuesday at her Butternut Avenue home using three tables. Virginia Compton won first prize with Florence Smith taking second. attendees included Harriett Ohlinger Aileen Rea Cora Mae Joachim Irene Ebersbach Helen Jane Faris and several Mrs. names.
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Maxine,Campbell
Butternut Ave
Virginia Compton
Florence Smith
Harriett Ohlinger
Aileen Rea
Cora Mae Joachim
Irene Ebersbach
Helen Jane Faris
Hilmer Grimm
Gerald Rice
Neiss Powell
Robert Gardner
Legion Hall Dedication in Middleport Marks Paid Note
Formal dedication of the American Legion Hall of Feeney Bennett Post No 128 in Middleport tonight features the burning of a note paid in full. A 6 o'clock turkey dinner in the decorated auditorium precedes a social evening with speeches led by Post Commander Guy Carson. A donated radio from O G Schmoll will be presented and used at the hall.
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Middleport
American Legion Hall
Feeney-Bennett Post
No. 128
Legion
Guy Carson
O. G. Schmoll
Young Rites Monday in Middleport for Los Angeles man
John Young, a former Middleport resident who died recently in Los Angeles, is identified as a nephew of Miss Salie Young. His body will arrive here next Sunday, with funeral services expected Monday.
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Middleport
John Young
Los Angeles
Calif
Salie Young
S. Second Ave
Young
Union Personal and Brief Social Notes
Union notes list local residents visiting relatives in Athens and Columbus. Several Christmas gatherings are reported, with families like Say lor Blythe and Hollands sharing meals and celebrations. Illnesses include Mrs. Marion Bell and Barbara Mulpas with whooping cough.
Mineral Brief Holiday Notes
Christmas program at M E Church led by Orland Ely and Sylvia Addis finished with a community tree on the playground. Local families hosted holidays and news items include births, illnesses, deaths, and school holiday activities with visitors from several towns. Mineral School closed for holiday with a joint party for teachers and pupils and resumes Jan 4.
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Mineral
Orland Ely
Sylvia Addis
M. E
Frank McDaniel
Walter Jones
Glen Scott
Sam Rosser
Eldon McDaniel
Lloyd McDaniel
Nora Herron
Hadley Ely
Marjory
Lane
Lane Ely
Wellston
Martha French
Mae
George Hayes
Middleport
Hayes
Jesse Dowler
John Taylor
Jackie Lee
Dowler
Nazarene Church
M. EF
Carbondale
Carl Hull, Jr
F. Emish
Youngstown
J. P. Emish
Emish
Helen Drake
Wellsville
Mina D. Fry
Ardilla Shuster
G. B. Spring
Albany
Florida
Lake Worth
Messenger
Lawrence White
Joe Young
Martha
Ralph Young
Broadwell
Ross Hoon
Eleanor
Kay
Chesterhill
Ethel Young
Hulbert
Mich
Dorothy Young
W. D. Shingler
Alton Haning
Pleasanten
Mineral School
Bertha Syx
Kathleen Withers
Christmas Eve program at Mt Union church delights crowd
Christmas Eve service at Mt Union church drew a large audience. Local families visited from Grass Run, Bunker Hill, Chillicothe, Harrisonville, and Millersport. Rev. Leah Weatherby completed her year with an appointment and planned next year.
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MT. Union
Harley Carr
Rosalie
Lewis Saxon
Grass Run
Saxon
Sidney Jordan
Gilbert Michael
Bunker Hill
S. A. Wyatt
Harrisonville
John Wiseman
Roy Wiseman
Chillicothe
John Nicholson
Otto Wiseman
M. A. Epple
Calvin
Leonard Epple
Dana
S. R. Hardy
Dayton
M. A. Chase
William Chase
Leah Weatherby
Dayton Stewart
Ethel Ennis
Albany
Glenn Turner
Delbert Turner
Dyesville
William Weatherby
Frank Wood
Hazel Slater
Millersport
Alfred Brief Social Notes
Alfred notes Christmas programs and family gatherings across local homes. Many relatives from Athens Flora Pomeroy Chester and Orange share Christmas visits and dinners. Obituaries mention the death of a brother in law in West Virginia and Mrs Guthrie’s funeral in Orange after a hip fracture.
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Alfred
Alfred M. E
Chas, Woode
Catharine Woode
R. EB. Burson
Athens
V. L. Shumway
Gus Vannest
Aon
James Swartz
Dana Swartz
Ervin Merdith
Chester
Ihla Fae Swartz
Will Bentz
C. E. Woode
Dutch Ridge
M. L. Bahr
Warren Bentz
Maxine
Murray Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Bessie Hopkins
Otto Swartz
New Lexington
George Guthrie
Guthrie Hospital
Huntington
Frank Guthrie
Orange
Returns to Work Pomeroy Nurse Rejoins Bethesda Hospital
Miss Margaret Nease, a student nurse at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, returns to duties after holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Aswin Nease of Nease Settlement. Mr and Mrs Fred Shumway hosted dinner in Syracuse with Mr and Mrs David Jones and daughter from Medina. Mrs Jones formerly Miss Evelyn Eichinger of Middleport.
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Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Aswin Nease
Nease Settlement
Pomeroy
Fred Shumway
Syracuse
David Jones
Medina
Infant Son Dies in Welshtown Pneumonia
William Edward Pomery son of Mr and Mrs Smet Haning died at the Decks home in Welsh town Wednesday night of pneumonia. Funeral Saturday at 1 from the Deck residence with burial in Burclingham Cemetery. Fred Mesher underwent a tonsil removal operation Thursday morning.
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Pomeroy
William Edward
Sms Mett Haning
William Decks
Welshtown
Deck
Burc
Fred Mesher
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J. O. Roedel
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Cecil Bradbury
J. B. Downing
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Lubby
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George Bowen
Fred
Darrell Withers
Guy Gabriel
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Clyde Withers
Will Liggett
Harry Liggett
Robert Mulpas
Patty Pierce
Barbara Mulpas
Mr. Union
Union Shop
H. J. Hysell
Clarence Chapman
Mgr
Middleport, Ohio
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Shumways Entertain
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United Dept. Store
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