Middleport Council Rejects Petition for Light Contract Referendum
A Middleport petition of 236 names requesting a referendum on the village light contract was rejected for noncompliance with Ohio law. The council had recently approved an 18 thousand dollar appropriation and a six year contract with Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company. Fire Company officials appealed for supplies, pledging monthly drills and village support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnemenenee Eiaidi
the Sunday Messenger
Athens
Middleport
M. C. Hobart
Larence Ebersbach
Ohio
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
H. M. Cross
D. C
Cross
Fisher
Gallia Pastor Delivers Guest Sermon to Week of Prayer
The Friday service at First Baptist Gallipolis featured Rev. George Sagen as guest speaker closing the Week of Prayer. Mrs. Noah Haskins spoke for the laity on "The Business of the Church." The Baptist choir provided music and Marcus Chambers of the Presbyterian Church led the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist
First Presbyterian
Heath Methodist
George Sagen
First Baptist Church
Gallipolis
Noah Haskins
The
Baptist Church
William Haptonstall
Marcus Chambers
Presbyterian Church
Syracuse PTA Meeting Postponed to Jan 21
The Syracuse Parent-Teacher Association postpones its meeting by one week to Tuesday night January 21. After the business portion, seven 4-H Club girls directed by Mrs. Lucille Duckworth will present the comedy Aunt Deborahs First Luncheon, with tap dances by Viola Foit and Betty Lou Hawley and piano by Mrs. Fern Bradbury.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Parent- Teacher Association
Deborah
Lucille Duckworth
Viola Foit
Betty Lou Hawley
Fern Bradbury
Ruth Ann Evans Ill With Pneumonia In Bashan News
Ruth Ann Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evert Evans, is seriously ill with pneumonia. Lisle, a Bald Knobs resident, dies at home. burial at Greenwood Cemetery after services in Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
Anna Tuttle Thursay
J. A. Torrence
Ray Smalley
Pomory
Floyd Hoback
Racine
Paul Smith
Carmel
S. A.rairdan
Charles Miller
Joy Cross
Louisville
Greenwood Cemetery
Pomeroy Social Notes and Club Installations
Local social items report Royal Neighbors and Daughters of America meetings in Middleport with installations of officers led by Martha Childs and Ada Morris. Nearby clubs host gatherings, visits from Gallipolis and Alfred, and a Jane Howell Tent installation with a potluck supper at the Odd Fellow’s Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Karr, Jr
E. Main St
Mary Clifton
Majel Lee
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Ave
Homer Marshington
Dexter
Roller
Emma Sisson
Middleport
Co. E. Blakeslee
Lincoln Hill
Athens
Greta Price
Detroit
Mich
Ella Bryant
Larkin Club
Alex Fisher
Lasley St
Mary Miller
Margaret Jean Bryant
Odd Fellow’s Hall
White Cove Council 134 installation at Red Men’s Hall
Friday night at Red Men’s Hall the White Cove Council 134 installed officers led by Prophetess Aileen Bowers Pocahontas Verna Hendricks Winona Meda Gibbs Collector of Wampum and Keeper of Records Helen Miller Keeper of Wampum Verna Hysell Installing officer Mrs Blanche Roller assisted by Verna Hysell Roller to serve as council deputy after the ceremony refreshments were served
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Riverview
Woodmen's Hall
Middleport
Martha Childs
Blanche Roller
Cora Redcay
Oracle
Estella Idle
Ida Edwards
Mattie Bush
Pauline Gallagher
Mattie Mulford
Kathryn Anderson
Nell Warner
Faith
Alma Miller
Modesty
Nora Higgins
Nelly Betz
Endurance
Clara Murray
Courage
Gallipolis
Alfred
White Cove
Miscel laneous Shower Honors Mrs Sayre at Pomeroy Home
Miss Ruth West hosted a miscel laneous shower at her Union Ave residence in Pomeroy for Mrs. Charles Sayre Clara Esihinger. Lucy 13 Club members and neighbors attended the games and gifts were given to Mrs Sayre. Refreshments were served by the hostess with present guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth West
Union Ave
Pomeroy
Charles Sayre
Clara Esihinger
Lucy 13 Club
Mrs. Sayre
Henrietta Ihle
Evelyn Grueser
Loraine Grueser
Clara Francis Grueser
Marie Farrell
Margaret Emma Woods
Alice Huber
Margaret Hartenbach
Olga Perrotti
Helen West
Ada West
Flags Presented to Four Rooms at Sugar Run School
On Thursday, Sugar Run School in Pomeroy awarded flags to four rooms in a ceremony led by Jane, honoring classroom units for their participation and school spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Run School
Pomeroy
Jane
Court Approves School Bond Fund Transfer
The Salisbury Rural School District board requested a transfer of 1017.67 dollars from the bond fund to the general fund. Judge Cedric W. Clark approved the transfer after the bond fund showed an unexpended balance after debts and obligations were settled.
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Pomeroy
Salisbury Rural
Common Pleas Court
Board of Education
Cedric W. Clark
Illness Reported in Middleport Postal Run
Middleport reports several illness cases among residents and postal workers. Neils Powell, a city mail carrier, returns to work after a week of absence due to illness. Charles Sauer remains ill at home. Sauer’s daughter Jane has missed school for a week. Dale Holter, with heart ailment, shows improvement at home. George Swindler, son of Mr and Mrs Swindler, is recovering from a recent illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Neils Powell
Charles Sauer
Brownell Ave
Jane
Dale Holter
S. Second Ave
George Swindler
Charles Swindler
Middleport Social Notes Entertains Club and Guests
Local women gather for card games with Mrs. D. B. Hartinger hosting. Prizes awarded to Mrs. Herman Kuntz and Mrs. Stansbury. Social events include visits by Miss Sara Jones and members of the Stansbury family. Catherine Sulzer, health nurse, to speak at the Heath Methodist Church. Installation planned for Meigs Temple officers with a pot luck supper. George McAllister prepares for Alaska trip after December visit. spoke at Rotary Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Sulzer
Meigs County
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
Sulzer
Elizabeth Cosgrove
Vesta McCoy
Walter Hayes
Meigs Temple
No. 153
Erma Smith
Anchorage
Alaska
George McAllister
Louesa McAllister
Orin Smith
Montana
McAllister
Rotary Club
Woman's Music Club to Hold Semiannual Meeting
The Woman's Music Club meets Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Heath Methodist Church. President Miss Vesta McCoy will lead the session with officer elections and votes on new members. Active members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Music Club
Heath Methodist Church
Vesta McCoy
Officers Installed as Racine Grange Meets
Racine Grange held a Wednesday meeting featuring installation of officers. New officers include master Earl Cross and overseer Ben Spencer with chaplain Verna Circle and lecturer Isabelle Carnahan. Seated were officers and a 33-member gathering enjoyed refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Racine Grange
Clifford Morris
Margaret Spencer
Wallace Amberger
Earl Cross
Ben Spencer
Chaplin
Verna Circle
Isabelle Carnahan
Tom Joe Pickens
Roy Spencer
Frances Shain
Earl Shain
Ceres
Mary Virginia Easterday
Pomona
Jean Carnahan
Flora
Pauline Spencer
Marion Easterday
Mary Spencer
Harold Carnahan
Judge Peoples Dies Saturday in Ohio
Judge Peoples long served as common pleas judge in a district covering Fairfield Hocking Vinton Gallia and Meigs counties. Health decline led to hospitalization on May 12 1940 after a fall that blinded one eye. Survivors include his second wife two sons and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Peoples
Common Pleas
Fairfield
Hocking
Vinton
Gallia
Meigs
Fred W. Crow
Meigs County
George White
Holzer Hospital
Judge Peoples
E. M. Peoples
Huntington
E. W. Peoples
Pomeroy
J. C. McKay Injured Directing Traffic In Middleport Crash
J C McKay age 50 suffered a broken leg, dislocated shoulder and other injuries when a car struck him while directing traffic at N Second Ave and Dock St in Middleport Friday evening. Everett Hawkins faces charges for driving without due regard. Casto truck passengers were bruised but not seriously injured.
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Middleport
J. C. McKay
Holzer Hospital
N. Second Ave
Dock St
Bob Bailey
Pomeroy High School
Burn Bailey
Roy Casto
McKay
Everett Hawkins
Gravel Hill
Robert Allensworth
Geo. Lee Beards
Ike Neal
Hawkins
Meigs County
Dailey
Olive-Orange Honor Roll Listed At Tuppers Plains
Olive-Orange School announces honors for the period. Seniors include Clarabel Barnett Eileen Damewood Vonda Goodwin Helen Story Robert Barton Bertha harr. Juniors Esther Parker Ruby Randolph Gladys Osborn Inez Keebaugh Wilma Griffin Twila Brooks Eva Whaley Sophomores Mildred Campbell Paul Goodwin Fred Smith Helen Cullums Freshmen Iris Boring Evelyn Camp Dorothy Matlack Lucile Newland Mace Smith Gyn er Betty Stiles Mary Camp. Seventh grade names Wilma Rice Seldon Rutherford Billy Sommers Norma Jean Torrence. A ball game with Rutland is planned Friday evening January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Olive-Orange School
Clarabel Barnett
Eileen Damewood
Vonda Goodwin
Helen Story
Robert Barton
Bertha Harr
Esther Parker
Ruby Randolph
Gladys Osborn
Inez Keebaugh
Wilma Griffin
Twila Brooks
Eva Whaley
Mildred Campbell
Paul Goodwin
Fred Smith
Helen Cullums
Iris Boring
Evelyn Camp
Dorothy Matlack
Lucile Newland
Mace Smith
Guyner
Betty Stiles
Mary Campwrighth
Ethel Baker
Clara Murphy
Virgie Swartz
Daryl van Meter
Wilma Rice
Seldon Rutherford
Billy Sommers
Norma Jean Torrence
Rutland
Whitcraft Addresses Middleport Rotary Meeting
W H Whitcraft from Logan visited Middleport Rotary to maintain a four year perfect attendance record. He is the son of the late Judge Harley Whitcraft. Emmett Shuler of Ohio Fuel Gas Co spoke on the Sugar Grove plant described as the world’s largest of its kind and the heart of Ohio gas supply. The company employs 26 in Meigs County and pays 11378.66 in taxes annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Logan
W. H. Whitcraft
Rotary Club
Whitcraft
Harley Whitcraft
Paul Smart
Bob Coats
Emmett Shuler
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Sugar Grove
Ohio
Meigs County
Foreclosure Sought in Hayman vs Ammons Suit Over 1937 Judgment
RE E Hayman sues Burris Ammons and Norma Ammons to foreclose a mortgage to satisfy a $100 judgment with interest from April 24 1937. The promissory note securing the claim was assigned to Hayman from John Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
RE. E. Hayman
Burris Ammons
Norma Ammons
John Bush
Did Diamond Jim Have Stomach Or Ulcer Pains
Sufferers with stomach or ulcer pains indigestion gas pains heartburn burning sensation bloat should try a 25¢ box of Adya Tablets. They must help or money refunded. At Athens Pharmacy and drug stores everywhere Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim Brady
Athens
Ady
Licensed to Marry Pomeroy
Two marriage licenses were issued Saturday morning to Glenwood Mahan of Jackson City and Evelyn Whited of Middleport, and to William Napier of Parkersburg and Nellie Marguerite Hughes of Pomeroy Route 2.
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Pomeroy
Glenwood Mahan
Jackson City
Evelyn Whited
Middleport
William Napier
Parkersburg
Nellie Marguerite Hughes
Epidemic of Cold Symptoms Relieved by 666 Remedies
An advertisement claims 666 liquid or 666 tablets with 666 salve or 666 nose drops relieve cold symptoms in one day. It presents a general cure claim and urges use for quick relief.
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Tullius Ocu
PTA
Bashan
Westminster Cathedral
London
Pomeroy Social Notes
Council
Chester
Daughters of America
Lula Bell
Lelia McLane
Ethyl Orr
Pauline Ridenour
Ida Young
Fannie Adams
Clarice Cleland
Lucile Bauer
Inside Sentinel
Erma Cleland
Outside Sentinel
Elizabeth Hayes
Nevada Beaner
Anna Tuttle
Lillie Christy
Mabel van Meter
Letha Morris
Ada Morris
Bernice Ridenour
Apin
Pomeroy Personals
Westinghouse
Modern Appliance Co
W. Union St
Pedigo Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Cary Grant
Martha Scott
Virginia
Net
Gary Cooper
Middleport Social Notes
Entertains Club
Garen Stansbury
Sara Jones
New York City
T. H. Davis
William Stansbury
R. E. Boice
Charlies Wise, Jr
Rawlings
Luckoff
Shades
Pickens Paints Hardware
Sycamore Pomeroy
Ineral Motors Masterpiece
Pontiac
Elle Torpedo
West State Street
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