Lyons Opposes Pomeroy Water Plant Purchase Plan
In Pomeroy Meigs Water Co option to sell the plant and distribution system for 150000 dollars was secured by town officials with 174000 debt owed by Pomeroy. Opponent John Lyons vows to block the purchase at a public meeting attended by Middleport officials and local engineers from Barstow LeFeber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs Water Co
John B. Downing
William Robson
Middleport
M D. Hartley
State Utility Commission
John Lyons
Meigs Gallia Ministers Meet in Middleport
Meigs and Gallia Counties Methodist Ministers Association gathered at Heath M E Church in Middleport with Dr Robert Foster and Mrs Foster as special guests. Foster led the session and plans were formed for the conference year including discussion of the Million Unit Fellowship Movement. The next meeting moves to Gallipolis for a spiritual retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert Birch Foster
Portsmouth
Meigs and Gallia Counties
Methodist Ministers Association
Heath M. E
Foster
Gallipolis
Mayors court fines man for assault charge
Virgil Shifflet, arrested Sunday on an assault and battery charge, was fined five dollars and costs in the mayor's court Monday and released on a fifty dollar bond. Mare's milk is used to manufacture alcoholic drinks in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Virgil Shifflet
Russia
Pomeroy Social Notes Involves Frequent Local Visits and News
Pomeroy social notes detail illness recovery in Prospect Hill. local visits by Shumaker, Gloeckner, Reuter family and many others from Athens Columbus Parkersburg and Middleport. a birth announced. weddings and family reunions. officers installed for Doris Rebekah Lodge. Virginia Burns announces marriage to Earl Rickman in Columbus. 21 year sibling reunion at Were Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Rebekah Lodge
N. O. O. F. Hall
Blanche Roller
N. G
Grace McCullough
V. G
Lena Bartels
Bertha Sayre
Nellie Smith
Katie Becht
Cora Warner
Ella Watson
Florence Carman
Ida Phillips
John Burns
Vale St
Virginia
Earl H. Rickman
Columbus
William H. Williams
Rickman
Pomeroy High School
Middleport High School
B. & T. Linoleum Co
Charles Burk Dies Monday in Middleport
Charles Burk age 36 died Monday afternoon at Holzer Hospital after pneumonia treatment. He lived on Pearl Street and had been ill three weeks. Survived by wife Bertie Pullins Burk three children Helen Charles Harold three brothers Alfred Ambrose Carradine two sisters Nell Hall and Frank Van Hook. He moved from Kentucky 12 years ago and worked for Ohlinger's Bakery and Covert Bakery. Funeral services expected Wednesday afternoon with final arrangements pending relatives' arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Burk
Holzer Hospital
Burk
Pearl St
Bertie Pullins Burk
Helen
Charles
Harold
Alfred
Evergreen
Ambrose
Wheatland
Ind
Carradine
Shonn
Nell Hall
Stanton
Frank van Hook
Stanton, Ky
Kentucky
Ohlinger
Covert Bakery
Gene Raymond and Ann Sothern Star In Athena Picture
Ann Sothern and Gene Raymond headline the Athena offering She's Got Everything a sparkling romantic comedy. The plot follows creditors who scheme to fund a socialite’s marriage to a rich South American then force her to work as a secretary to a young millionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Raymond
Ann Sothern
Athena
RKO Radio
the Athena
Helen Broderick
Victor Moore
Billy Gilbert
Parkyakarkus
William Brisbane
Sally Ward
Long Island
New York
Alec Craig
Jack Carson
Alan Bruce
Richard Tucker
Joseph Santley
Albert Lewis
Joseph Hoffman
Monroe Shaff
Harry Segall
Maxwell Shane
W. W. Watson
Local pilot launches winter coyote campaign by air
Twin Falls Idaho. Lamoine Stevens, a local transport pilot, accepted a contract to conduct an airborne winter coyote control campaign. In his first offensive he killed five coyotes in 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Ida
Lamoine Stevens
Slot Machine Cases Settled In Meigs Court
Meigs County common pleas court settled several grand jury slot machine cases and related charges involving the Eagles Club and trustees. Hollie Green pleaded guilty to selling liquor after 2 30 in the morning, fined 100 dollars and costs, and received a suspended 90 day jail term. Dana Cleland and Lawrence Cummings also pleaded guilty to operating slot machines, with fines of 150 and 250 dollars respectively and 90 day suspended sentences. Numerous other Eagles Club charges were dropped.
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Green
Dana Cleland
Lawrence Cummings
Eagles
Lawyer Will Be Candidate For Governor
Lawyer plans a gubernatorial bid amid Democratic tensions in Ohio. The piece recalls past attacks on Cox, White, Bulkley, and Donahey, mentions Davey and Sawyer, and notes Sawyer’s Cincinnati roots, WWI service, and 1932 lieutenant governorship amid a 1934 campaign context. A separate notice appoints Christine Wemmer administratrix of Harlan Wolf’s estate in Athens County, with a four month claims period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davey
James M. Cox
George White
Bulkley
Vic Donahey
Europe
Ohio
Sawyer
Prisoy
William G. Pickrel
Cincinnati
Christine Wemmer
Jacksonville
Harlan Wolf
Athens County
Louis Tyroler
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Movements
Local residents travel here and there with visits, illnesses, and family events. Guy Carson heads to Hollywood Florida to oversee orange groves and business interests while Martin Robert joins him. several households host visitors from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Guy Carson
Hollywood
Florida
Pomeroy Announces Street Commissioner Exam Date
Pomeroy will hold an open competitive examination for street commissioner on January 26, 1938 at 9 a.m. in the Village Hall. The salary is 1100 dollars yearly with a 1 dollar exam fee. Applications must be received by January 24 at 5 p.m. at the State Civil Service Commission in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Civil Service Commission
Columbus
Appointment of Administrator for Albert F. Russell Estate
Notice announces Kyle D. Russell of 6207 Roe Street Madisonville Cincinnati Ohio is appointed administrator of the estate of Albert F. Russell of Albany. The appointment is dated December 31 1937 with a bar to claims after the deadline and issued by the Probate Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle D. Russell
Roe Street
Madisonville
Cincinnati
Ohio
Albert F. Russell
Albany
Athens County
Louis Tyroler
Two Speakers Address Middleport PTA Meeting
Middleport PTA heard Miss Cosgrove county health nurse describe maternity and child welfare work with emphasis on birth registration disease prevention and tuberculosis funding from Christmas Seals. Marshall McCuen urged physical and health education and athletic participation as mentally and physically beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
P.T.A
Cosgrove
Marshall McCuen
Miss Cosgrove
Children’s Bureau
Meigs County
McCuen
Peace Evangelical
Lucille Dutton
Birth of Chauncey-Ann Marie Guerra in Norwood Massachusetts
Chauncey-Ann Marie Guerra, a 5 34 pound daughter, was born January 8 at Norwood Hospital in Norwood Massachusetts to Mr and Mrs Gabriel Guerra formerly of Millfield now residing in Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ann Marie
Gabriel Guerra
Norwood Hospital
Norwood
Mass
Guerra
Josephine Vignone
Millfield
Franklin
Olive Tablets Promote Welfare and Pep
Dr Edwards Olive Tab laxative claims mild effect and natural help for tiredness head aches sleeplessness and appetite loss linked to constipation. Advertises 15 30 and 60 cent prices at druggists nationwide.
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Lyons
Meigs
Gallia
Pomeroy Social Notes
George Peoples
Prospect Hill
Marsh Shumaker
Charles Gloeckner
Athens
Ohio University
Richard Reuter
Bradbury
William Reuter
John Epple
Second St
Dan White
Lasley St
William Cooper
Robert. Warner
Abby
Gerald Wise
Thomas Young
R. D. Young
T. E. Maness
Belpre
Emil Ball
Wehe Terrace
Keneath Grueser
Locust St
Grueser
Harold Grueser
Nitro
W. Va
Hood
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
John Smith
Indian Lake
Leo Wiener
Pete Godfried
M. S. Daniels
Union Ave
Godfried
Lena
Clara
Nettie Koehler
Butternut Ave
Pearl Hysell
Harrisonville Road
Hysell
Emerson Harper
Tom Googlein
Virginia Geoglein
A. C. Jones
Eben Harper
Rachel Church
C. M. Vining
B. T. Carl
Dan McNaughton
E. H. Morris
Robert Morris
H. E. Thomas
Agusta Gilmore
C. J. Hess
Frank Hess
Jackson
Frank Rathburn
Youngstown
Clarence Squires
Stephen Jarrett
Charleston
J. A. Grossman
Cleveland
O. L. Strauss
Charles McAfee
Sac City
Iowa
Don Hecox
Vere Hecox
McAfee
Strauss
Don
Anna Hecox
Wells Fargo
Bobby Breen
Meigs Court
Middleport Social Notes
Frank Bolton
Elizabeth Russell
Beech St
A. A. Chappelle
Powell St
J. R. Harvey
Fred Mathews
Don Ray and Son
Howard
Buffalo
Charles Wise, Sr
Wrad
Fred Settle
Settle
Ella Crowell
Lucy Downing
Alpha Somer
Ville
Crowell
C. F. Besserer
Earl Mauck
Hattie Bennett
Charles Arme
Mr. Besserer
Robert E. Leake
Episcopal Church
Henry Daugherty
Earl Titus
Tag) Long
M. E
Cecilia Mandrell
Mrs. Harvey Better
Lloyd Harvey
East Millfield
BAYON
Pry Lous
Taffeta
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