Pomeroy Officials Elect Fire Chief Amid Parking Bid Debate
Mercy officials follow voters as WPA work committees form. Roy Herb Giles named fire chief. C. J. Hess and others sworn in with new council. A heated vote and parking lot bond discussion reflect tensions over Lincoln Street project and town financing.
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Roy
Herb Giles
Agor
C. J. Hess
Ting
Giles
Hessush
Rehy
Routh
Edison Hobstetter
Hobstetter
Coin Hill
Hobstetter de
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Middleport Social Notes and Local Updates
Mr and Mrs W G Huddleston spent the holidays in Detroit with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Lee Boyd and are now home. Oscar Cheatham and family from Athens visited relatives in Middleport on Brownell Ave and Hysell St. Mrs Mary Ferguson accompanied Mrs Cheatham home for an indefinite stay. Mrs Hysell has been seriously ill but showed slight improvement. Leo Moore 87 of Logan St is slowly improving. Vern Hysell, once critically ill, was somewhat better Monday. Mrs Dora Boice returned from Jackson to Lincoln St after five weeks with grandson Wilbur Curtis. the grandson married on Christmas Day to a Jackson girl. Miss Lelia Hawkins returned to Columbus to resume work after illness with her mother Mrs Melissa Hawkins. The L Crary Davis property on Main St is being renovated with a new furnace. The executive meeting of the parent teacher association met Monday evening in the Home Economics Room on Pearl St. Mr O B Stout drove to Columbus for a visit. Miss Sara Jones, previously in Detroit and Greenfield, returned home Monday.
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Middleport
W. G. Huddleston
Detroit
Lee Boyd
Oscar Cheatham
Athens
William Cheatham
Brownell Ave
James Allen
Hysell St
Mary Ferguson
Cheatham
Hysell
Homer Hysell
Lewis Moore
Logan St
Vern Hysell
Dora Boice
Jackson
Wilbur Curtis
Lincoln St
Lelia Hawkins
Melissa Hawkins
Columbus
L. Crary Davis
Main St
S. P. Coe
Parent Teacher Association
Home Economics
Pearl St
O. B. Stout
Sara Jones
Harry Nelson
Greenfield
Robert Jones
Local Residents Travel and Visits Highlight Week
Mr and Mrs Jacob Mulberry Ave and Greta Price visited Homer Marchington and Anna B Detroit during the holiday period. Detroit returns home on E Main St and a member heads to Cal for military academy training.
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Homer Marchington
Greta Price
Anna B. Detroit
E. Main St
Cald
Military Academy
Columbus
Eats
Wilbur Curtis Weds Miss Lucie Blake in Jackson
Wilbur Curtis married Lucie Blake of Jackson in a ceremony that surprised Curtis’ Middleport friends. Curtis operates a filling station in Jackson and the couple will reside there, with the bride having spent time in Middleport visiting Curtis’ grandmother, Mrs. Dora Boice.
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Middleport
Wilbur Curtis
Lucie Blake
Jackson
Meigs Native Tom Curtis Dies Suddenly in Marietta
Mrs. Herbert Chambers reports the sudden death of her brother Tom N. Curtis of Marietta after he collapsed on his porch. Born in Middleport, he was the son of the late J. A. Curtis and survived by his wife, a son Carl, two grandsons, two sisters Mrs. Chambers and Mrs. J. W. Major, and a brother Walter Curtis of Texas. Funeral and burial will be in Marietta. Mr. and Mrs. Chambers will attend.
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Herbert Chambers
Tom N. Curtis
Mariletta
Curtis
Mr. Curtis
J. A. Curtis
Carl Curtis
Marietta
Chambers
J. W. Major
Columbus
Walter Curtis
Texas
Heath M. E. Church Gets Together at Midweek Dinner
Members of Heath M. E. Church and Rev Clarence Swearingen and family will host a Wednesday evening gathering at the church with a 6 o clock covered dish dinner.
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Middleport
Heath M. E. Church
Clarence Swearingen
50 Men From Meigs Will Go To Marietta
The CCC Meigs County unit will establish a side camp at Marietta from early January for a month to continue unfinished projects. A detachment of 50 men will work under the present Marietta superintendent and two foremen. Camp consolidations reduce camps at Gallipolis Athens and Marietta. veterans from Malta move to Athens. The Meigs camp likely stays open at near full strength until April 1 with ongoing county surveys to assess six more months of work.
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Camp Meigs
Marietta
CCC
Gallipolis
Athens
Malta
Meigs County
Foreign Missionary Society Meets In Racine Home
The Racine Methodist Church group gathered at Mrs. Dan Stewart’s home for their monthly program. Reports were heard from the secretary and treasurer as worship and readings accompanied talks on stewardship, leadership preparation, and South America.
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Racine
Foreign Missionary Society
Sidney Fadley
South America
Fred Philson
Gomer Lewis
Good Housekeeping
Wings
Claudia Cranston
Dana Clelland
Miss Pilchard Dies at 83 in Letart
Miss Sarah Pilchard aged 83 died Sunday at her home in Letart. She is survived by one sister Hattie Warner of Huntington and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Letart Falls Methodist Church with burial in Letart Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Sarah Pilchard
Letart
Hattie Warner
Huntington
Letart Falls Methodist Church
Garden Club Meeting Highlights at Middleport
Middleport Garden Club met Monday evening at Mrs. John R. Duerr’s home. President Mrs. J. B. Downing led the session with the topic Successful Bulbs and a flower arrangements study. Mrs. FE A Reed presented a bulb lecture with slides. another on Rock Gardens and Pools is planned. Next meeting set with Mrs. Clarence Swearingen on Monday Feb 3.
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Middleport Garden Club
John R. Duerr
N. Fourth Ave
Walnut St
J. B. Downing
FE. A. Reed
Rock Gardens
Clarence Swearingen
South Third Ave
Mongay
French Scientist Claims Dust Tells Worker’s Trade
A French scientist says microscopic dust analysis from a watch reveals the owner’s occupation. He asserts that material traces match specific trades, offering a novel method to deduce a person’s work from tiny residues.
Mines Idle in CHAUNCEY District News
All but three mines in the CHAUNCEY district reported operation on Tuesday. Nonworking sites were Salem Hollow No. 24 No. 15. Active mines included No. 5 No. 9 No. 28 No. 69 No. 107 Shady Hill No. 255 No. 267 No. 219 No. 10X Ohio No. 1 Chauncey N Y 25 Poston No. 6 Hocking Kimberly Coonville Lick Run Luhrig Car bondale Black Diamond. Glass may lose up to fifty percent efficiency from dirt within six months.
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Salem Hollow
Shady Hill
Ohio No
Chauncey N. Y
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Hocking
Kimberly
Coonville
Lick Run
Luhrig
Carbondale
Black Diamond
Woman and Truck Driver Hurt In Chauncey Crash
In Chauncey near F. H. Staffinger residence two people were injured when a sedan driven by Glenn Gardner and his mother Mrs. Karl Gardner collided with a northbound coal truck driven by J P Tucker. Mrs Gardner was cut on the face. Glenn Gardner unhurt.
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Converse St
F. H. Staffinger
Glenn Gardner
Karl Gardner
J. P. Tucker
Athens
Botty
Gardner
Tucker
Gardners
Sugar Creek
Two Escape Injury As Car Skids On Ice
CHAUNCEY William and John Franz sons of Mr and Mrs Bartel Franz Jackson Ohio former residents of Chauncey were uninjured Sunday night when their machine skidded on ice and left the road near the home of Mr and Mrs West on the Chauncey Athens Road The windshield and other glass were broken and the machine was badly damaged They had spent the week end in Chauncey visiting friends and were returning home when the accident occurred.
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Chauncey
William and
John Franz
Bartel Franz
Jackson
Ohio
West
Chauncey-Athens
Chauncey Ladies Aid Society to Quilt at M F E Church
The Chauncey Ladies Aid Society of the M E Church will meet at the church on Wednesday for an all day quilting session and will hold their monthly business meeting in the afternoon.
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Chauncey — Ladies’ Aid Society
M. FE
Greens Run Teams Defeat Lodi on Home Floor
Greens Run girls avenge an earlier loss to Lodi with a 42 26 victory on their court. Zelenski led with 13 points while Robinson paced both teams with eight field goals. The Greens Run boys edged Lodi 36 22 as KulakowskI scored seven baskets and Gadnai shone on defense.
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Chauncey
Greens Run
Lodi
Robinson
Zelenski
Kulakowski
Sapp
Gadnai
Greens
Funeral Service Held for William Jewell in Paris
Funeral conducted by CHAUNCEY-ev. Gilbert Courtney of the Church of Christ in Paris on Sunday for William Jewell who died Friday at age 74. Services were at the residence with burial in Maplewood Cemetery. he leaves a wife 11 children three brothers and four sisters. large attendance.
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Gilbert Courtney
Church of Christ
Paris
William Jewell
Maplewood Cemetery
Infant Chauncey James Mullins Dies at Mill Street Home
Chauncey James Mullins infant son of Mr and Mrs James Mullins died Saturday at their Mill Street home. Survived by parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Hiles and Mr and Mrs Ben Mullins Chauncey.
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Chauncey
James Harlan
James Mullins
Mill St
Charles Hiles
Ben Mullins
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