Pomeroy sewer plans ready for state examination
Pomeroy plans for a new sanitary sewer tunnel from the river shore near Court Street under Main and Second Streets are submitted for state relief commission review as a CWA project. A extending survey aims to push the project further to Mechanic Street to Super Run, with costs not exceeding 20 percent for materials. The effort seeks flood control and health improvements in Sugar Run area, funded by CWA, and village officials argue the project promises employment and essential town needs.
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State Relief Commission
Sugar Run
CWA Funce
Arnolds Celebrate 63rd Anniversary
The Arnold family visited Rocksprings to join the sixty third wedding anniversary of Mrs. Arnold's parents Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Ashworth. Mrs. Carl Weese remains in critical condition after a Windom tooth extraction. Community notices include church society activities and local school events in Syracuse and surrounding areas.
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Syracube
Co. L. Arnold
Evelyn
Rocksprings
Thomas Edwards
G. L. Bogardus
Dana Hysell
Lillian Moore
Walter Kelch
Louteville
Asbury Methodist Church
A . Williams
Helen Grace
Columbus
Syracuse
Eugene Ackley
D. B. Williams
Parent-Teacher Association
Mra Irving Karl
Eleanor
Mra
Glenroy Ewing
Pomeroy
Racine Parents and Teachers Hold Regular Meeting
Racine, Jan 4 Regular monthly session of the Racine Parent Teacher Association gathered at the high school auditorium. Ben Philsen spoke on Mental Hygiene and Bertha Sayre presented Child Home. Founders Day program slated for February meeting.
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Racine
Parent Teacher Association
Ben Philsen
Bertha Sayre
Mrs Gibbs Reported Critically Ill at Mill Street Home
Mrs M C Gibbs widow of Arch Gibbs formerly of Mason City is reported critically ill at her Mill Street home in Middleport. She is a relative of George W Peck the author of Peck's Bad Boy and other works and a reader in humor of the day.
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Middleport
Mre
M. C. Gibbs
Arch Gibbs
Mason City
Mill Street
Mra Gibbs
George W. Peck
Peck
Humeriet
Former Syracuse Man Dill Dies in Colorado Home
James W. Dill former Syracuse resident dies suddenly at his daughter Josie Dill Andersons Calhan Colorado on November 16 1933 He lived in Syracuse from 1870 to 1896 later moving to Mt Palatine Illinois then Peyton Colorado in 1925 to be with family Surviving daughter four grandchildren and one great grandson Funeral services were held November 18 at Peyton Church conducted by Rev W G Schaefer of the U B Church Colorado Springs
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James W. Dill
Colorado
Syracuse
Josie Dill Anderson
Calhan
Colo
United Brethren Church
C. F. Anderson
Caiban
Floyd F. Edwards
Florence
C. L Anderson
Greeley
Floyd J. Anderson
San Diego
Calif
W. P. Sampson
Alamosa
Local Notables Visit Kin in Columbus and Charleston
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs Charlie Bing visit relatives in Columbus for several days. Dale Werner returns to Columbus after a stay with his parents Mr and Mrs Chauncey Werner. Mrs Mary Nobles of Gallipoli visits Mr and Mrs C W Wolfe and Mr and Miss Nobles. Miss Jean McKay returns home after visiting Parkersburg with Ming Brice Michaels. Maward Anderson is reported ill at his Third Avenue home. Mira Dahlia Pauley hosts her bridge club at Bryan Place. Mr and Mrs W R Garver and family travel to Charleston to see T F Ferguson who remains in McMillan Hospital but improving. Mrs George Wittmer visits Charleston to see Mrs Ferguson and Mrs Hundley before returning home.
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Charlies Bing
Columbus
Dale Werner
Chauncey Werner
Mary Nobles
Gallipoli
Here
C W. Wolfe
Mire EU Noovles
Mies Jean McKay
Parkersburg
Ming Brice Michaels
Maward Anderson
Third Avenue
Mira Dahlia Pauley
Bridge Club
Bryan Place
W. R. Garver
Mom
Charleston
T F. Ferguson
McMillan Hospital
Mra George Wittmer
F. Ferguson
Mise Lala Hundley
Pomeroy Man Arrested in Parkersburg Burglary Case
Ernest Bowers of Pomeroy Ohio was held for arraignment on burglary and larceny charges after police found gold watches and cash hidden inside a phonograph mechanism. The suspected robbery of Kesterson second hand store occurred late Saturday night.
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Harnest Bowers
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ernest Bowers
Pomeroy
Kesterson
Beach sand bar near Mason recalled by dredge activity
Pomeroy reports a Pittsburgh firm dredge boat near the West Virginia shore just below Mason recalls the long vanished sand bar that drew crowds when Ohio River levels were higher. Local residents Josephine Tisher returns from Hannibal. E E Porrelle family visits. Epworth League holds watch party at the parsonage.
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Pomeroy
Pitteburgh Company
West Virginia
Ohio River
Mason Beach
Josephine Tisher
Hannibal
E C. Hardin
E. E Porrelle
Helen
Hazel
Columbus
A. B. Crows
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Rutland Man Is Severely Punished
Leonard Freeman, arrested for disturbing a Rutland church meeting, was sentenced by Judge S A McCullough to six months in the workhouse and fined $50. Freeman had prior jail time and a history of offenses, leading to a harsher punishment per Deputy Sheriff Dana Tracy.
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Pomeroy
Leonard Freeman
Rutland
S. A. McCullough
Freeman
Dana Tracy
Webster Will Accept Village Solicitor Post
Manning D. Webster, named village solicitor by council, will acceptif he can. He faces a potential legal clash with the Ohio Fuel Gas Company over a new gas rate ordinance opposed by the company in a protest to the state utilities commission. The council will discuss the rate dispute at tonight’s adjourned meeting.
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Pomeroy
Manning D. Webster
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Mrs Stevens Hosts Enjoyable Potluck Party
Mrs James Stevens entertained Tuesday evening at her South Third Avenue home in Middleport with a 6 o clock potluck dinner. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Lee Rudisell Mr and Mrs William Fisher Mrs Charlies McNamee Mr and Mrs John Russell Mr and Mrs Ernest Mulford Mrs Roland Beards Mrs Chris Beards Mr C P Gallagher Mrs Paul Grueser Mrs Erma Jesse and Miss Lucille Beards Five Hundred provided the evening’s fun with high score prizes for both ladies and men.
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Middleport
James Stevens
South Third Avenue
Lee Rudisell
William Fisher
Charlies Mc. Namee
John Russell
Ernest Mulford
Roland Beards
Chris Bearda
C. P. Gallagher
Paul Grueser
Erma Jesse
Lucille Beards
Rudisell
Gallagher
Ernest Multerd
McNamee
Funeral for Frank Williams Held in Middleport
Funeral services were conducted at the Williams residence on South Third Avenue with Rev. Clarence Swearingen of Heath M E Church presiding. Burial followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery. The report notes the date as January 4 in Middleport.
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Middleport
Frank Wiliams
South Third Avenue
Clarence Swearingen
Heath M. E. Church
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Rev M S Rogers Resigns as Glouster Minister
Rev M S Rogers, pastor of the Church of Christ in Glouster, resigns effective January 31. He is understood to have accepted a call to a Pennsylvania church, though verification was not possible as he and his wife were away. Rogers arrived in Glouster in June 1939.
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Rogers
Local Union Meeting Set at Greens Run High School
Vague notice says Local Union No 8 U M W of A plans its regular meeting this Saturday at 1 PM in the Greens Run High School auditorium. All members must attend under Rule 6 with fines for absence unless good cause is shown.
Joneses Mark 25th Wedding Anniversary Dinner
A dinner was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jones on Hill Street in Glouster to honor their 25th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hambel of Bishopville, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Murphy, Elmer Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Enion Grubbs and daughter Margaret Jean, and Miss Betty Stewart and Miss Elsie Keating from Nelsonville.
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H. E. Jones
Hill Street
Fred Hambel
Bishopville
Eugene Jones
This City
Marvin Murphy
Elmer Jones
Enion Grubbs
Margaret Jean
Betty Stewart
Elsie Keating
Nelsonville
Arrest Reported of George Murray in Glouster
Constable Henry Williams said he helped arrest George Murray, colored, in a telephone report Wednesday night. The incident was described in yesterday's Glouster news.
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Glouster
Henry Williams
George Murray
Funeral attendees return home after service in Louisville
GLOUSTER Jan 4 Eugene Jones Fred Handel Enion Grubbs and Dale Shepard attended the funeral of George Shepard in Louisville Kentucky on Wednesday afternoon and arrived home this morning about oclock.
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Glouster
Eugene Jones
Fred Handel
Enion Grubbs
Dale Shepard
George Shepard
Louisville
Rugby Gains In Favor On Coast
Fresno State College plans to introduce rugby in February as athletics officials seek matchups with Stanford or USC. The move aims to develop football talent by building a strong rugby program on the campus.
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Fresno
Calif
Fresno State College
Stanford University
University of Southern California
Cycle of Bicycles Returning to Bend
POMEROY January 4 Santa Claus appears unusually generous with bicycles for children in Pomeroy Bend and nearby Middleport. Many youngsters now own a wheel or hope to receive one with balloon tires and new features. Local theorists joke that cycle usage runs in cycles and note a revival of bicycle culture from the 1880s to today.
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Pomeroy
Santa Claus
Pomeroy Bend
Middleport
Middleport School Board Organizes for New Year
Middleport Ohio board reorganizes at the high school with J. C. Fisher as president and C. E. Willock as vice president. New members L. D. Diles C. L. Brooks and John K. Smith join. meetings moved to Tuesday nights. committees named for rules, building, and finance.
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J. C. Fisher
Middleport
C. E. Willock
Paul Smart
L. D. Diles
C. L. Brooks
John K. Smith
Wife Seeks Divorce From Husband Behind Bars
Mamie Burton files for divorce from Sidney Burton in common pleas court on January 4. They wed April 1932 and he received a penitentiary term of one to twenty years. She seeks divorce, restoration of maiden name Mamie Conker, and related relief.
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Pomeroy
Sidney Burton
Common Pleas
Mamie Burton
Burton
Miss Bradford Hosts Christian Endeavor Meeting
Misa Elizabeth Bradford entertained members of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ on Tuesday at her Brownell Avenue home. Harriet Martin, president, led the business session followed by social activities.
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Middleport
Misa Elisabeth Bradford
Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ
Brownell Avenue
Harriet Martin
Beavers Face Hard Seed in 3 Schedule
Oregon State plans a tough 1940 football slate with seven conference games and several non conference contests. The schedule lists Willamette San Francisco Stanford Gonzaga Santa California Washington State Washington Oregon Montana USC.
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Corvallis
Ore
U.P
Oregon State
Beavers
Willamette
Sancisco
Stanford
Gonzaga
Sant California
Washi State
Washin
Oregon
Montana
U. C
Southern California
Fordham
Nebraska
Knights of Pythias to Install Officers in Glouster
Glouster Lodge No. 236 Knights of Pythias will install officers at its regular meeting on Monday night. The event is scheduled for January 4 and will be conducted at the lodge.
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Glouster
Glouster Lodge
Knights
Pythias
Thea Chapter Members Attend District Meeting in Malta
Thea Chapter of The Order of the Eastern Star attended the District 26 meeting in Malta. Worthy Matron Esta Haskins led the chapter with Vera Kinney Lena Blackburn Georgia Sayre and Lote Edwards present. A district school of instruction will be held at Nelsonville on January 24 announced by Mrs Haskins.
Homer Grange To Install Officers At Mountville High
Homer Grange plans to install officers at Mountville High School Building Friday night with the Homer Grange team leading the ceremony Oysters will be served after the installation The group kept a perfect meeting record in 1933 with several special sessions and steady attendance year round
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Glouster
Homer Grange
Mountville High School
Local social notes highlight visits and a birth
Dexter and Mrs Walter Hampton of Columbia were Saturday guests of the Perrys. Maggie Chaney and daughter stayed with Mr and Mrs John Warner in Dayton from Thursday to Monday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Hutton. Garland Weaver, after holidays with his parents, returned to Ohio University in Athens. Miss Maud Dulaney, nurse at McMillen Hospital Charleston, WV, visits her mother Mary Dulaney. Amber Lodge 1 O O F members enjoyed a guest treat Saturday night.
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Rutland
Robert Chase
Ohio State University
T. J. Chase
Columbus
Judd Chase
Walter Hampton
Columbia
George Perry
Maggie Chaney
John Warner
Dayton
Garland Weaver
John Weaver
Ohio University At
Athens
Maud Dulaney
McMillen Hospital
Charleston
W. Va
Mary Dulaney
Progressive Mayor Hartman Completes Eighteenth Year in Galion
Jacksonville reports Dr. H. H. Hartman who began as a physician here and has now completed his eighteenth year as mayor of Galion. He is noted as a highly progressive leader, previously partnering with the late Dr. F. N. Pilcher. Their office stood at Sixth Street and the main highway opposite the Odd Fellows Building.
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Fr. Hartman
Galion Jacksonville
H. H. Hartman
Galion
Hartman
F. N. Pilcher
Sixth Street
Odd Fellows
New Grange Officers Prepare Program in New Marshfield
Summit Grange No. 1728 in New Marshfield will host its regular meeting on Saturday January 6 at 7 30 p m. New officers will run the program with a lecture hour lunch a play Buying Eggs a contest special music a poke and a recitation The question Why I belong to the grange will be answered at roll call
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New Marshfield
Summit Grange
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