Thburn Department Store Sold a West Virginia Interests Today
The sale of a long established Rathburn Middleport facility is announced with D. and Harold Rathburn to retire from active management. William Rathburn remains president of the firm and will oversee continued operation. store restructuring will preserve most departments. Constance Morrow pursues college activities amid Hauptmann trial coverage in Washington.
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Thburn Department Store
West Virginia
Finnerring
Te D. & Harold
W. Va
Harold
Middleport
Rathburns
Rathburn
Orn Company
J. N. Ther
C. N
Rutsame
Midwas
College
Charles A. Lindbergh
Dwight Morrow
Constance Morrow
Washington, D. C
Smith College
Grange Officers Meet Locally for 1935 Plans
Deputy Musser presided at a Grange Hall gathering of subordinate granges. They reviewed proposed 1935 plans, urged compliance with requirements, and discussed additional degree work. Committees were formed, a June conference was planned, and about fifty members attended with a recess and refreshments.
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Musser
Grange Hall
Wong
Ledheir
Suggertiorg
Downie and Bengle Lead Columbus Gathering at Post Meeting
The Columbus event featured T. A. Downie and Theodore Bengle addressing members of the American Legion Post. A Methodist Episcopal church group hosted a potluck dinner and short business session with bingo and white elephant gifts as prizes.
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T. A. Downie
Lin
Columbus
Theodore Bengle
Methodist Episcopal
Post
The
Middleport Social Notes Mention Travel and Family Visits
Middleport residents record travel for health and family reasons with Mrs. Frank Vroman leaving for Fort Lauderdale to join relatives for a month or more due to her ill son. Wilkesville visitors include Ernest Major’s sister Virgie Major. Howard Lewis and Clara Watson of Middleport are visiting in Syracuse and Huntington after moving from Betsy Lane. Don Allen and Hilah Bradbury return to Dayton from Huntington following deaths in the Bradbury family.
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Frank Vroman
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Lulu Mason
Claude Crawford
Parkersburg
South
Ernest Major
Wilkesville
Middleport
Virgie Major
South Sixth Avenue
Walter Chase
Patty
Jackson
Chase
D. L. Vaughn
Howard Lewis
Syracuse
Betsy Lane
Middleport High School
Lewis
Pittsburgh Coal Company
A .H. Bradbury
Don Allen
Huntington
C. R. Comer
Hilah
A. H. Bradbury
Dayton
Evangelist Continues Sermons at First Baptist Church
Special revival services at the First Baptist Church in Middleport continue through the week and Sunday with Reverend W B Colegrove delivering sermons. Next Tuesday night will stress men’s roles in the church. Seventeen listeners came forward after Sunday services.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
W. 8. Colegrove
Sunshine Class to Hold Regular Meeting at church annex
Members of the Sunshine Class of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet Wednesday night at the church annex for their regular monthly gathering. Miss Jane Cooper and Miss Onnie Miles were weekend visitors in Athens at a relative’s home. Mrs. Vinnie Woode, employed at the children’s home, spent Sunday with her son Harley. Harold Weatherholt and two sons of Gallipolis visited with Mrs. Weatherholt’s relatives Clark Jiiden and wife. Mortz Peterson and son of Charleston visited Sunday with Mrs. Peterson’s aunt Amanda Cross.
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Sunshine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Church Annex
Jane Cooper
Onnie Miles
Athens
Vinnie Woode
Harley
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
Middleport Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Birth
Billy Sisson from Charleston visits his grandparents Mr. and Mrs James Stevens for a week during a Charleston Junior High School break. Relatives from Belville Rutland and Parkersburg join the Stevens family on South Third Avenue. Clarence Lewis announce the birth of a daughter Jan 17. Snider relative from Huntington visits aunt Mrs C H Snider, while Estie Stanley visits Clarksburg.
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Billy Sisson
Charleston
James Stevens
Carrie Rutherford
Belville
Dora Braley
Rutland
Ida Stevens
Parkersburg
South Third Avenue
Rutherford
Braley
Stevens
Clarence Lewis
Weather men forecast no Ohio flood threat
Government meteorologists in Cincinnati say there is no flood danger in Ohio despite heavy rain. The Ohio River rises but remains well below flood stages from Pittsburgh to Cairo as forecast models show restrained growth overnight.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
W. C. Devereaux
Sanborn Rites Held in Middleport
Funeral services for Mrs. Bina Sanborn were conducted at her South Sixth Avenue home with Rev. Clarence Swearingen officiating. Death resulted from complications after years of ill health. she was active in Heath Methodist Episcopal Church and well known locally.
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Middleport
Bina Sanborn
South Sixth Avenue
Palmer Street
Clarence Swearingen
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Enrights Visit Middleport With Family Guests
Mrs. Frank C. Enright visited Middleport with sister Miss Virgie Major on South Sixth Avenue. Joined by husband and sons Harry and Mark of Columbus, they returned home after a weekend at the Major home. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bar cus of Gallipolis with Miss Major and the Enrights' parents.
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Middleport
Frank C. Enright
Virgie Major
South Sixth Avenue
Harry
Mark
Columbus
Enright
Floyd Barcus
Gallipolis
Miss Major
Mrs. Enright
Here You Are Men How To Be Ideal
The Cleveland symposium of 40 stenographers and private secretaries surveyed ideal traits for men. The ideal man should have humor without constant wisecracks, look decent but not dazzling, possess high morals, value education, enjoy social interaction, be interested in children, and have real ambition.
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Cleveland
Cosmopolitan Club
Young Women's Christian Association
Actress Exiled by Nazis Arrives in New York
Elizabeth Bergner, the noted actress driven from Germany by Nazi bans on her nationality, arrives in New York to star in the Broadway version of Escape Me Never following sensational London success.
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Germany
Elizabeth Bergner
New York
London
FERA Engineer Proposes Street Repairs in Pomeroy Council
H W Nixon FERA Meigs County engineer reports on street repair plans in Pomeroy including Lincoln Hill road and Wehe Terrace. Proposals call for crown reduction, narrowed sidewalks, retaining walls, possible limestone and tar coating, and paving of Butternut Avenue with brick from the river levee. Labor to come from the relief office with village supplying materials and hauling. A Racine payment of 25 to the village clerk is noted.
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Pomeroy
H. W. Nixon
FERA
Meigs County
Nixon
Lincoln Hill
Wehe Terrace
Butternut Avenue
Relief Office
George Faris
Racine
Resignation of Cemetery Trustee Accepted in Beech Grove
Beech Grove council accepted O R Faris resignation as cemetery trustee and appointed W L Stivers to fill the unexpired term. The body also passed a resolution to raise Walter Wolfe deputy marshal and night watchman salary to 300 dollars annually.
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O. R. Faris
Beech Grove Cemetery
W. L. Stivers
Walter Wolfe
Loot of Active Thief Not Worth Efforts
A bold thief climbs stairs to a roof, breaches a cafe, uses a cable and window to descend, and finds the Ranstead Cafe door barred before finally entering. He is only inches from a telephone coin box before the intrusion ends. A separate note reports mad dog scare easing in Middleport with 30 rabies fatalities in Pt. Pleasant.
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Middleport
Pt. Pleasant Ag
Pomeroy-Howard Man Freed After Paying Costs
Daily release notes that Pomeroy-Howard, previously jailed for slot machine involvement, was discharged Monday after paying case costs and fulfilling the fine.
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Pomeroy
Howard Daily
Don’t Get Up Nights Advertisement for Bukets tablets
An old advertisement touts Juniper oil and Buchu leaves in small green Bukets tablets to flush acids and waste, relieve bladder irritation, and stop waking at night. It promises a 25 cent test and a refund via Clines Pharmacy if not pleased after four days.
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Clines
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Roscoe
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Hank Young
Girls’ Industrial School
Delaware
Middleport Briefs
Miss Snider
C. H. Snider
Estie Stanley
Clarksburg
Ohio Transport Survey
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