Meigs County Officials Face 1940 Budget Shortage Struggle
Meigs County and village officials confront a tight 1940 budget with anticipated general fund cuts. County commissioners plan substantial reductions, seek relief funds, and remove courthouse telephones. Townships and villages like Pomeroy Middleport Syracuse Rutland Racine vow to operate within income while trimming or delaying nonessential services.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Middleport
Syracuse
Rutland
Racine
Pageant by Church Youth group Lights of 1940
Young people of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ presented the New Year pageant Lights of 1940 during the regular evening worship. Rev. Don McMillin led devotionals with Mrs. A. B. Bingham at organ and as accompanist.
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Middleport
Christian Endeavor Society
Church of Christ
Don McMillin
A. B. Bingham
Patricia Devol
Barbara Stout
Carmen
Stella Jackson
Mary Miller
Carla Clark
Anna Price
Donna Jean Reichman
Joan Hamilton
Dorothy Darst
Jesus
Middleport Schools To Resume Tuesday
Middleport 800 pupils return to classes Tuesday as vacation ends. Teachers arrived back from holidays including Coach and Mrs. Marshall McCuen and daughter Marcia, Miss Thelma Morehart, and Miss Louise Drake. Charles Bing and Mrs. Bing visited Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Harman in Cleveland.
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Middleport
Marshall McCuen
Marcia
Ashland
Thelma Morehart
Carroll
Louise Drake
Waterford
Charles Bing
Bing
Nathaniel Harman
Cleveland
Christmas Lights To Be Removed Tuesday
Christmas decorations and lights in Middleport will be removed Tuesday. Businessmen who funded the lights and street lighting added an extra day of display despite a recent waning moon, enhancing the town’s appearance for the last two weeks of December.
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Middleport
Meigs Farm Pastures To Be Improved
Meigs County farmers show interest in pasture improvement with lime and fertilizer trials on five acres per demonstrator this spring. Forty signatories will work with the Extension Service and TVA to obtain phosphate and keep farm records during material shipments.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Tennessee Valley Authority
Extension Service
Harley Nelson
Thereon Johnson
Harley Musser
C. A. Radekin
W. B. Thoma
Homer Radford
C. E. Humphrey
Emory Powell
Wayne Chase
Dayton
Tubbs
George H. Lasher
Norman
Heilman
H. B. Pickett
Everett Colwell
Harold Carnahan
Homer Holter
Edson Roush
Theodore Mora
Carney L. Michael
H. T. Trainer
D. C. Gill
W. A. Compton
Horter Welsh
Herry Dudgeon
Dale Dye
Homer Lee
Jonah Cotterill
S. S. Minor
D. W. Cummings
George Titus
Howard Bradford
J. M. Cox
D. T. Summerfield
Ralph Parker
A. F. Halsey
W. F. Hawley
Dan Hartinger
Bud Morgan
Will Fellrod
Pomeroy Shower Honors Miss Jean Ebersbach in Butternut Ave
Miss Mary Clifton and Miss Virginia Compton hosted a shower Saturday afternoon for Miss Jean Ebersbach ahead of her January 6 wedding to Dr. Max Greindl at the Clifton residence on Butternut Ave. Three bridge tables were played and prizes awarded to Marion Ebersbach and Amy Kingsland.
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Pomeroy
Clifton
Butternut Ave
Mary Clifton
Virginia Compton
Jean Ebersbach
Max Greindl
Martha Clifton
Marilyn Young
Rachael Elberfeld
Velma Geary
Edith Bowen
Mildred Smith
Florence Smith
Marion Ebersbach
Helen Jane Faris
Amy Kingsland
Carlotta Compton
Manning Webster
A. R. Knight
Ray Farnham
Howard Ewing
Miss Compton
Miss Clifton
Pomeroy Personal News and Local Gatherings
Miss Charlotte Murray of Parkersburg visits over New Year weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Otis Murray. Mr and Mrs Howard Feasley of Zanesville and Miss Shirley Duerr arrive to spend New Year’s Day with Mr and Mrs John Duerr, joined by their son Howard Jr. Dr and Mrs Clarence Shaffer of Lincoln Hill visit with Mr and Mrs John of Marietta. Mr and Mrs Robert Warner and children dine with Mr and Mrs Horace McElhinney Leading Creek. Happy Hustlers meet at Simpson Methodist Church Tuesday evening. Frank Johnston hosts 506 clubs Saturday night at Maple Place. Malcolm D Hartley and Mrs Roy Barnes win/receive awards. Refreshments close event.
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Pomeroy
Charlotte Murray
Parkersburg
Otis Murray
Howard Feasley
Zanesville
Shirley Duerr
Hame
John Duerr
West Main St
Howard, Jr
Maple Place
Malcolm D. Hartley
Roy Barnes
R. R
Christmas donors aid Meigs County Home children
Avon Jones and wife thank supporters for gifts to Meigs County Children's Home in Pomeroy. List includes Hayman Hardware Racine oranges toys Frank Mumaw nuts Evelyn Cool books Will Britton dishes and paper dolls Evelyn Fick toys George Wildermuth decorations Presbyterian Sunday School cash gifts and many more for each child.
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Rachel Chapman
Boston
Ohlinger Bakery
Blanche Graves
Ash Children
Christian Endeavor Society of Church of Christ of
Middleport
Ted Palmer
Stewart Boston
Helen Meier
Mansfield
Edith Kerns
Jean Buell
Middleport Literary Club
Fugate Grocery
Paula Jean Britton
Class of
Minersville
Mullen
Phil Meier
Thomas Snowball
Helen Zeiher
James
Charles Lochary
Harry Feiger
Gerald Wise
Lucy Kibble
A. A. Massar
Massar Grocery
W. S. White
Alpha Summerville
Eleanor Zeiher
Phillip Sisters
Edith Mallory
Theodore Ebersbach
Pearl Ash
Glenroy Ewing
Effie Warren
Federated Church
Charles Carpenter
Charles
Ellen Ebersbach
Mona Lee Swartzwalder
Earl Blake
Viola Morris
Audrey McKenzie
Wanda Blake
Mildred Betzing
Clarence Beaver
Donovan
George Massar
William Kauff
Kauff
Murl Douglas
Carl Heilman
Phyllis Johnston
Nettie Turick
Miss Fink
O. F. Rathburn
Homer Cook
John Downing
Nick Hennessy
New Year's Party Aboard Middleport Houseboat
A New Year celebration was hosted by Nicholas Hennesy on his Middleport houseboat, now anchored on dry land beside his home since the 1937 flood. The bean soup supper and dessert by Mrs. Henry Hennesy drew guests including George Swift, W. Grueser, Hugh McCoy, Billy Hill, Jack Evans Sr, Howard Hawkins.
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Middleport
Nicholas Hennesy
First Ave
Henry Hennesy
Mr. Hennesy
George Swift
W. Grueser
Hugh McCoy
Billy Hill
Jack Evans, Sr
Howard Hawkins
Boice Guests and Society Events Highlight Local News
Boice was the evening’s guest as members of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of Simpson Methodist Church plan a Thursday afternoon gathering at Mrs. George Parker’s Mulberry Ave home. Local residents Roy Tracy Jr and others attended a New Year’s Eve dance in Parkersburg at the Coliseum. Wilbur Russell, son of Norman and Mrs. Russell, is ill with appendicitis off Athens Road. Velma Geary and Amy Kingsland spent the weekend in Athens, joining Miss Mary Allen Bibbee and Miss Kingsland at a New Year’s dance with Joe Gill. John Weed and Donald Weed left for Columbus after visiting here. Kimble Hite departed for Frinding after a holiday visit at home.
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Boice
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Simpson Methodist Church
George Parker
Mulberry Ave
Roy Tracy
Parkersburg
Coliseum
Wilbur Russell
Norman Russell
Athens Road
Velma Geary
Amy Kingsland
Athens
Miss Geary
Mary Allen Bibbee
Joe Gill l
Bradbury To Spend Winter in Florida
A. H. Bradbury, noted salesman from Meigs Athens and Gallia Counties, left for Florida for several months. He traveled with Fritz Nunnencamp from Gallipolis, joining in the New Year’s BPOE celebration there. They will reside in Orlando.
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Middleport
A. H. Bradbury
Meigs
Athens
Gallia
Florida
Mr. Bradbury
Gallipolis
Fritz Nunnencamp
Orlando
Covert Baking Co. Hosts Ballroom Night in Middleport
Employees and friends of the Covert Baking Co. danced at the bakery transformed into a ballroom with over 100 couples. Dick Wiley and his orchestra provided music while a roasted pig feast and festive decorations highlighted the event for guests from Middleport and nearby towns. Open house hosts Mr and Mrs H J Hausmann welcomed visitors at their Seventh Avenue home.
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Middleport
Covert Baking Co
Arthur Covert
Dick Wiley
Covert
Pomeroy
Parkersburg
Marietta
Huntington
H. J. Hausmann
Pennsylvania
Seventh Ave
Hausmann
H & H Billiard Room
Juhlings Host New Year’s Eve Gathering Again
Mr and Mrs W H Juhling hosted friends for their annual watchers of the old year. A midnight supper followed as the custom was observed once more this year.
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W. H. Juhling
Brown Family Hosts Weekend Guests In Home Get Together
Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Brown over Sunday and Monday included Mrs. W. T. Moore and Mrs. R. L. Hamilton, Mr. Moore, and Miss Linda Hamilton. A family dinner Sunday featured Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Klein and son Frederick. In the evening Mrs. Klein hosted a small informal gathering for Miss Hamilton with a theater party, refreshments at Hamilton's, and music and games at the Klein home until midnight.
Miss Melissa Hennesy Hosts New Year Party Before Columbus Move
Miss Melissa Hennesy honored guests at a New Year’s Eve at her parents home Mr and Mrs C M Hennesy before departing for Columbus to study at Capital University. A buffet supper and dance at Gallipolis followed with guest Miss Lord Ann Crites of Stoutsville, also a Capital University student and soloist at Heath Methodist Church the prior Sunday.
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Melissa Hennesy
C. M. Hennesy
Columbus
Capital University
Gallipolis
Lord Ann Crites
Stoutsville
Hennesy
Heath Methodist Church
Local residents host relatives and friends for holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Russell of Indianapolis spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Harry Russell. Ruth McCallum of Athens visited here. Mrs. Beeson returned from Portsmouth. Rev. L. O. Grant visited Easley with his ill mother. Dr. Bartlett and Mrs. Meyer joined Mr. and Mrs. Hennesy for the holidays. Fowler family traveled home to Richmond. Dorothy Caldwell, nurse, visited her mother. Sara Jones from New York City stayed with her sister. Charles Reed of Columbus visited Mrs. Jennie Middleton. A New Year’s party was hosted informally by Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury with guests Mr. and Mrs. Wise and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall McCuen.
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Ruth McCallum
Athens
Plummer Beeson
Portsmouth
Rev. L. O. Grant
Easley
S. Carolina
Henry Hennesy
R. O. Fowler
Richmond
Ind
T. Jesse Jones
Riverside Drive
New York City
T. H. Davis
Charles Reed
Columbus
Jennie Middleton
C. P. Bradbury
C. H. Wise, Jr
Marshall McCuen
Betty Henke
Chicago
Northwestern University
Dorothy Shrewsbury
Donald Long
Nettie Goetting
Harry Goetting
Ann Goetting
D. Smith
Hagerstown
Morton Dickey
Robert Been
Lewis C. Bean
George Kershaw
Huntington
Fred Foster
Aaron Davis
George Luckey
Charles Taylor
Cynthiana
Emmett Bostic
Bladen
Hugh Evans
Dayton
Lewis Co. Bean
Leo C. Bean
Rutland
W. P. Beall
Burtch
Neil
Cleveland
Elmer Hern
Kenneth
E. D. Hughes
Wilson
Sallie Nancy
Robert Sibley
Terre Haute
Sibley
Carl Wirmel
Cincinnati
Eleanor Bush
Gilbert P. Bush
California
Howard Gates
State Hospital
Elijah Balser Dies Sunday Near Letart
Elijah Webster Balser, 80, died Sunday near Letart. He is survived by wife Henrietta and six children Everett of Delaware, Henry, Mrs. Alberta Alexander, Mrs. Cora Webb all of Letart Ohio, Mrs. Blanche McNickle and John Balser of Jackson Michigan. Funeral services are expected Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Elijah Webster Balser
Letart
Henrietta
Everett
Delaware
Henry
Alberta Alexander
Cora Webb
Blanche McNickle
John Balser
Jackson
Mich
Lee Halley Receives Retirement Dinner at Electric Co
Gallipolis honors T Lee Halley who retires after 35 years with Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co on his 65th birthday. A group dinner in the all electric kitchen featured speeches and a floor lamp and electric clock gift. He plans to retire to a chicken farm on Brandstetter Heights with a pension.
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Gallipolis
T. Lee Halley
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
All Electric
Halley
Emory Carter
W. H. McCormick
Frank Brothers
R. L. Ranneis
Eddie Watts
Paul McNealey
Lonnie Valentine
Hende Persinger
L. C. Persinger
Sylvan Gardner
John Gard
George Lumsey
J. C. McNealey
Betty van Gilder
Winifred Bosworth
Ruth Peters
Miss Rowena Stormont
Charles L. Rathburn
Brandstetter Heights
Few Arrests Mark Holidays in Gallipolis
During the holiday week Gallipolis police report a record of strong order with few detentions. Officers say only up to three people were taken into custody for intoxication, with cases handled in police court and the sheriff’s office.
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Gallipolis
Revellers Ring in New Year in Gallipolis
New Year revelers in Gallipolis kept late hours with many heading out late and attending watch night services at the Methodist and Baptist churches. Elks and Eagles clubs reported full capacity parties with programs lasting into the early hours. многочисленные частные вечеринки по городу.
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Gallipolis
The
Elks
Eagles
Burns Fatal to George Edelstein in Trucker Crash
Gallia county report says George Edelstein a Columbus junk dealer died Friday night in a Columbus hospital from burns suffered August 14 when a truck overturned and burned near Thurman. Edelstein and companion Nelson Francis were en route to Gallipolis when the accident occurred and both were badly burned. Francis remained hospitalized in Columbus with uncertain recovery. Funeral services for Edelstein were held Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Thurman
George Edelstein
Columbus
Edelstein
Nelson Francis
Holzer Hospital
Francis
Lloyd divorce case set for January hearing
Hearing on the divorce case of Mrs Anna M W Lloyd versus James Lloyd is scheduled for Tuesday January 9 before Judge W R White.
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Gallipolis
Anna MW. Lloyd
James Lloyd
W. R. White
Calvary Baptist Church Rio Grande Holds Watch Night
Calvary Baptist Church in Rio Grande held a Watch Night service starting at 10 p m and continuing to midnight on Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Will Give Dan Gallipolis Modern Woodmen Dance
Modern Woodmen will hold their annual New Year dance Tuesday night at the hall with a large attendance forecast.
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Dan Gallipolis
Middleport Welcomes 1940 Quietly After New Year
Middleport residents rang in 1940 with distant railway whistles and church bells, interspersed by gunfire and firecrackers. A severe chill and icy roads kept people indoors. private watch gatherings replaced public celebrations. Some youths went to Gallipolis for early balls, while the Eagles Club dance was canceled.
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Middleport
New York Central Railway
Hobson Brown
Gallipolis
Eagles Club
Reich man Sr. recovers from broken ankle after move
William Reich man Sr. is recovering satisfactorily from a broken ankle sustained when he fell the first day after moving to his new home on Gravel Hill. He is employed by the New York Central Railway.
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Middleport
William Reichman, Sr
Gravel Hill
New York Central Railway
Funeral services for Mrs. A. Z. Stormont
Funeral services for Mrs. A. Z. Stormont were held in Gallipolis with Rev. W. S. Westerman of the Methodist Church delivering the discourse. Active pallbearers included Major O. G. Lyle and George Lear, with several named as honorary pallbearers.
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Gallipolis
A. Z. Stormont
W. S. Westerman
Methodist Church
O. G. Lyle
George Lear
Herbert Cardwell
John C. McNealey
Charles Hanninger
C. M. Yeanger
Boyd Thomas
T. S. Berridge
A. C. Safford
Loren Stone
A. W. Davis
December Leads Year In Marriage Licenses In Gallia County
Gallia County issued 448 marriage licenses in the year with December topping the list at 58. January 23, February 19, March 30, April 36, May 22, June 33, July 48, August 45, September 38, October 45, November 51, and December 58.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Business Rests in Gallia at New Year
All official and professional offices and merchandising places closed for the new year. Many homes kept open house and exchanged calls. An observer noted nearly every home served cabbage to bring luck throughout the year.
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Gallipolis
Groups Are Asked To Meet in Gallipolis
Gallipolis reports the Sesquicentennial Committee asks local organizations to consider Gallipolis for state meetings in 1940. The committee cites prospects for three meetings here and will pursue additional possibilities.
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Gallipolis
Sesquicentennial Committee
Victim Dies After Car Crash in Gallipolis
Mrs. Nellie Penn, 41, of Jackson, died at Holzer Hospital Saturday from injuries suffered a week earlier when struck by a car. The driver, Orville Potts, is held blameless after police investigation.
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Gallipolis
Nellie Penn
Holzer Hospital
Jackson
Orville Potts
Licensed To Marry in Weekend Marriage Licenses
Weekend marriage license applicants include Harold Kay 21 and Halene Hall 21 Evans West Virginia Carl W France 23 New Philadelphia and Doris Wolfe 24 Gallipolis John Bogdue 50 and Anna Stone 50 Coalburg West Virginia Clyde Bryan 29 and Bessie Byrd 23 St Albans West Virginia Ira Stover 22 and Ruby Moodispaugh 21 Apple Grove West Virginia Homer Searls 24 Harpster and Hazel Gable 21 Kyger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Harold Kay
Halene Hall
Evans
W. Va
Carl W. France
New Philadelphia
Doris Wolfe
John Bogdue
Anna Stone
Coalburg
Clyde Bryan
Bessie Byrd
St. Albans
Ira Stover
Ruby Moodispaugh
Walnut Township's Oldest Man Patient at Holzer Hospital
Frank McDaniel, 89, longtime Walnut Township resident, remains a medical patient at Holzer Hospital as of the latest update.
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Gallipolis
Frank McDaniel
Walnut Township
Holzer Hospital
Paint Creek Baptist Church Holds New Year Service
Beginning at 11 30 p m on Sunday members of Paint Creek Baptist Church held a New Year welcome service in Gallipolis. The event marked the churchs first gathering of the year with reflective worship and fellowship.
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Gallipolis
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Gallipolis Holiday Socials and Visitors Noted
Gallipolis residents and visitors are featured in a holiday week roundup. Dorothy Lanier hosted a party from Ohio University with a large guest list. Other locals welcomed relatives and friends from Columbus Cincinnati Huntington Wheeling Dayton Chicago and Massachusetts while several trips and family events were noted.
Funeral services for George Wood Held in Columbus
Funeral services were held in Columbus today for George Wood a 76 year old retired insurance salesman native of the Cora neighborhood in Gallia County and resident of Columbus for 30 years.
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Gallipolis
Columbus
George Wood
Cora
Gallia County
Schools to reopen district wide after extended vacation
Gallipolis district announces resumption of classes tomorrow after over a week off. All rural schools opened this morning and will continue regular operations.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County Pastor Chevalier Dies After Illness
Rev. Charles Sylvester Chevalier 77 died Friday night at home in Clipper Mills after years of illness. Funeral services were held at Ohio Chapel with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Metta Rainer and children Lillian Sealey Blanche McCalla Clark and Charles Chevalier, all of Gallipolis. first wife Naomi Baker preceded him.
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Gallipolis
Charles Sylvester Chevalier
Clipper Mills
Ohio Chapel
Mound Hill Cemetery
Naomi Baker
Metta Rainer
Lillian Sealey
Blanche McCalla
Clark
Charles Chevalier
Paul Muni Film Opens Tuesday at Athena Theater
Paul Muni stars in We Are Not Alone opening Tuesday at the Athena Theater. James Hilton wrote the drama produced by Warner Bros with Jane Bryan Flora Robson and a strong supporting cast. The studio touts the film as among its high calibre offerings and a major event for the star.
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Paul Muni
Athena
Lune
Athena Theater
Mr. Chips
James Hilton
Warner Bros
Elizabeth
Essex
Louis Pasteur
Emile Zola
Juarez
Jane Bryan
Flora Robson
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Eigs County
Hes Pharmacy
TN Court ST
Ohio
Wesley S. Green
Pomeroy Social Notes
Bradbury
Middleport Social Notes
Clifford Russell
Indianapolis
Russell
Harry Russell
Garfield St
Elijah Balser
Iger
Burns
Hitler
Colin Ross
Dies Committee
U. S
United States
Stormont
F. J. Beasley Co
Laan Ua
Dorothy Lanier
Ohio University
Stanley Lanier
Pauline Johnson
Betty Cottrell
Janet Booth
Nancy Leaper
Marjorie Kelton
Grace Derry Wetherholt
Louise Evans
Aldo Fontana
Donovan Dillon
Glenn Judy
Edward Oliver
Joe Walter
John Houck
Harold Fife
Harry Dexter
John
Laura Hare
Massachusetts
J. T. Robinson
Leland Darling
Heber Robinson
D. M. Abersold
Wheeling
John Blazer
New Bethlehem
W. C. Haskins
Janice
Jean Luman
Mary Ward
Elizaeng van Zant
Marn
Schine
Athens, Ohio
Ayy Ih
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the Security Savings Bank Co
Banking House
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