Third Liquor Offense Leads to Heavy Fine in Meigs County
Clyde Taylor age 50 of Middleport pled guilty in Meigs County Common Pleas Court to a third liquor offense. Judge C E Peoples fined him 300 dollars and sentenced him to 90 days in jail with 10 days to be served before possible release on probation. A future conviction could add the remaining jail time. Roy Frecker also faced liquor related charges, withdrawing a not guilty plea to operate a vehicle under the influence after a street crash on East Main Street. Frecker admitted the indictment and was fined 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas
Clyde Taylor
Middleport
C. E. Peoples
Taylor
Peoples
Roy Frecker
Frecker
E. Main St
Navy
Reports Rise In Sales Of License Tags
MIDDLEPORT Deputy registrar of motor vehicles Mrs. Charles Wise Jr. reports a slight increase in the sale of license tags since Jan 1. Prices were reduced for the last quarter with a $10 tag now $2.50 and a $7 tag $1.75. Those seeking special numbers and letters for 1940 tags to go on sale March 1 have already placed orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Social Notes Highlight Local Club Activities
Miss Harriett McIntosh and Mrs. Mable Moore hosted the Willing Worker Class gathering at Harriett McIntosh’s home. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. George Zeigler of Marietta. Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Hartinger arrived from Florida. Luncheon and a W C T U meeting followed by a Legion Auxiliary session. Five Hundred Club hosted by Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Boice with awards to Mrs. Norman Russell and Mr. Henry Ewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett McIntosh
Mable Moore
Enterprise
George Zeigler
Marietta
A. V. Carl
George Heber Jones
Union Ave
M. D. Hartinger
Main St
Florida
W.C.T.U
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the American Legion
Legion Hall
W. Main St
Paul Dillard
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
H. H. Coates
Paul Coates
Edward Stark
Marie Richman
Simpson Methodist Church
Bertha Pownall
Mulberry Ave
R. E. Boice
Norman Russell
Henry Ewing
Boice
Alvin Norris
Parkersburg
Harvey French
Columbus
Meigs Officials Are Given State Posts
Two Meigs County township officials will hold key positions at the Ohio Association of Township Trustees and Clerks convention in Columbus January 25 27. Miles Nelson clerk of Salem Township will join the Resolutions Committee and A D Tuttle Chester Township trustee will serve on the executive committee and represent the Meigs County association at the state meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio Association of Township Trustees
Columbus
Miles Nelson
Salem
A. D. Tuttle
Chester
Meigs County Association
Birthday Cake Brings Bowen Family Celebration in Middleport
One hundred twenty five candles marked three birthdays at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eben Bowen on Chestnut Street. Honor guests included Mrs. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. John Vroman and their sons Charles and John Eben, plus the Bowens’ daughter Miss Frances Bowen and son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gardner of Gallipolis. Additional relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Eben Bowen
Chestnut St
Bowen
John Vroman
Vromans
Charles
John Eben
Boen
Frances Bowen
Inlaw
Nelson Gardner
Gallipolis
Pearl Reynolds
Akron
Nina Bland
Minerva Childers
Miss Jean Bland
Miss Bland
Ira Buck, Jr
Charles McNamee
Wyoming
Mr. Buck
Marion
Clyde Fisher
Lindsey Farm
Hobson
Holzer Hospital
Hartwell Curd
Springfield
H. B. Curd
Clarence Ebersbach
Linda Lou Helrich
Lloyd Helrich
Don Davis
L. L. Cunningham
Broadway
John Longstaff
Margaret Ellisson
Columbus
Birthday Celebration For Miss Betty Michl At Home
Miss Betty Michl celebrated her birthday with a dinner party at her home on S Fourth Ave. Guests included Mrs. George Skinner Mrs. Wick Crow Mrs. Don Davis Mrs. Viola Allensworth McCullough Mrs. Rut Hawkins Simpson and Miss Stella Palmer who arrived bearing gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Michl
S. Fourth Ave
George Skinner
Wick Crow
Don Davis
Viola Allensworth McCullough
Rut Hawkins Simpson
Stella Palmer
High School Future Home Makers Serve Spaghetti Supper
Members of the Future Home Makers Club cooked and served a spaghetti supper in the home economics room. Spaghetti, salad and a beverage were prepared by committees under instructor Miss Louise Drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers Club
Louise Drake
Janet Hecox 17th Birthday Party Noted in Home Buffet
Red and white colors highlighted the Sunday evening buffet hosted by Mrs. A. R. Hecox for her daughter Janet’s 17th birthday. Red tapers and a large red and white birthday cake formed the centerpiece while guests presented Janet with a bouquet of red roses including Dorothy Stewart Dame Hamilton Sally Fisher Catherine Hennesy Easter Ewing Jane Stansbury Martha Robson Peggy Robson Mary Bailey Doris Bailey Betty Roush and Jean Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Hecox
Janet
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Joan Hamilton
Sally Fisher
Catherine Hennesy
Easter Ewing
Jane Stansbury
Martha
Peggy Robson
Mary Jean
Doris Bailey
Betty Jo
Jean Roush
Miss Hecox
Not Far Enough South Says Florida Warmth Shortfall
A. H. Bradbury of C. D. Shafer Co. Athens reports Florida not far enough south to stay warm. He notes daily heavy wear of overcoat and undergarments, uses drain nightly due to freezing temperatures, cannot buy anti freeze, but praises low food prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
A. H. Bradbury
C. D. Shafer Co
Athens
Florida
Bradbury
Chorus rehearsal at Heath Methodist Church tonight
Middleport reports the Women s Music Club will rehearse at Heath Methodist Church tonight at 7 30. The group is preparing for an February program of light opera numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Women’s Music Club
Syracuse Village Plans Street Improvement Program
Syracuse village officials map a tentative plan to improve all streets using the street fund and NYA labor. A street drainage project and operation start are expected at the February 1 council meeting, with 1940 appropriations to be formally acted on and draconian cuts anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
NYA
William Kelly
Both Are Held On Charges in Ohio Courts
Georgia Ours 21 bound over to Meigs County grand jury on adultery charges. Carl Ours 21 ordered to Licking County to answer contempt charges for alleged failure to pay $10 weekly alimony. Mrs. Ours arrested in Newark and returned here. Both sought custody of their children in divorce actions in Licking and Meigs counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Georgia Ours
Meigs County
Grand
Carl Ours
Licking County
Ours
William McElroy
Newark
Licking Court
Meigs County teams open basketball week with Pomeroy Gallipolis
Pomeroy meets Gallipolis tonight to start the Southeastern League title bid for Meigs county schools. Other games this week include Pomeroy at Jackson Racine at Oak Hill Tuppers Plains at Rutland Saturday Middleport at Racine Coolville at Chester Rutland at Cadmus.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gallipolis
Jackson
Racine
Oak Hill
Tuppers Plains
Rutland
Middleport
Coolville
Chester
Cadmus
Deaths of two former Meigs County families noted
Mrs. Ward E. Wolf died in Lyons Kansas after 55 years in state. Miss Ida Mae Durst age 22 died in Erie Pennsylvania after a one week illness. Mrs. Wolf was formerly Nancy Parr of Apple Grove and sister in law to Curtis Gilmore of Pomeroy. Durst’s mother is Frances Fick and father a brother of Anna Durst all of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ward E. Wolf
Lyons
Kan
Ida Mae Durst
Fred Durst
Erie
Wolf
Curtis Gilmore
Nancy Parr
Apple Grove
Kansas
Durst
Frances Fick
Anna Durst
Ellsworth Rowe
Harry P. Smith
Suit for Divorce Filed in Kansas City
Kenneth David Ford sues Alice Mary Ford in Circuit Court of Kansas City Missouri alleging cruelty. Petition lists Mrs. Ford as a Rutland resident and notes the action was disclosed by the Meigs County sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Circuit Court of
Kansas City
Kenneth David Ford
Alice Mary Ford
Meigs County
Corning Social Notes and Local Illness Report
Corning notes report Eugene Post in serious condition after appendectomy at his Hatfield home. Drs. James and Robert Miller performed the operation. Post, a Jewell Tea salesman and former local high school student, is listed among community residents. The item also lists numerous social visits, illness, and minor incidents involving Hatfield, Glouster, Columbus, and surrounding areas.
Fire Quenched at Pooler Residence on East Main Street
Fire at the Charles Pooler residence on East Main Street was quickly extinguished Monday with little damage. It marked the third fire call in four days for the Pomeroy Fire Department, following two prior blazes that destroyed homes of Frank Hood, Kerri Run, and Glenroy H. Ewing on Lincoln Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Pooler
East Main Street
Frank Hood
Kerri Run
Glenroy H. Ewing
Lincoln Hill
Cowdery Will Appeal Forestalls Estate Dispute
Meigs County Common Pleas Court ruled on the Cowdery estate constraining the will and denying several parties a share of property while granting an eighth portion to Emma J. Prince George W. Cowdery Leah L. Stansbury Nellie Packard Wintner M. Cowdery Linnie M. Parker Pearl Nelson Cowdery and James L. Pierce. The decision will be appealed to the Court of Appeals.
Former Resident of Meigs County Dies
Mrs. Sara han Jay, 82, of Lakewood, sister of the late E. E. Weeks and aunt of Edith Battey Gilbert Edward and Eldon Weeks, died Saturday evening. She is survived by three daughters Elizabeth Reiter Florence Wehring and Nellie Shultz and a son William Jay. Burial was Monday afternoon at Lakewood.
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Elizabeth Reiter
Florence Wehring
Cleveland
Nellie Shultz
Miami
Fla
William Jay
Lakewood
Lemon Juice Recipe for Rheumatic Pain Remedy
A home remedy claims to ease rheumatic or neuritis pain quickly using RU-EX COMPOUND mixed with water and lemon juice. Consume 2 tablespoons twice daily. results touted within 48 hours with a money back guarantee if no relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruex
Point Rock Social And Personal Notes
J R Caster remains in poor health. Families from nearby areas visit relatives and attend events. Local residents attend stock sales, trips to Pomeroy, and a Columbia School House picture show. Families include Pickett, Cottrill, Oxley, Morris, Bable, and Shenefield among others.
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Point Rock
J. R. Caster
Harley Pickett
Maude Holcomb
Lib Cottrill
Carl Cottrill
Radcliffe
Lawrence Oxley
Albany
D. V. Morris and Sons
Clyde and
Clayton
L. D. Cottrill
George Radekin
Darwin
Evelyn
Athens
Harley
Bud) Pickett, Jr
Royal Windsor Farms To Step Up Production
King George orders expanding cultivation at Windsor holdings to boost wheat and barley output. Windsor Castle vegetable production to rise significantly. Royal herds of pedigree cattle will be maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Windsor Farms
London
George
Windsor
Windsor Castle
Scouts Attend Conference at Parkersburg
Scoutmaster R E McKay and three Troop 40 patrol leaders Lewis Durst James Eg nor and Harry McGuffin attended the annual scout meeting and dinner in Parkersburg Saturday with Kootaga Area representatives. Pearl Whitehead deputy regional executive Region 4 spoke at the dinner held at the Presbyterian Church parish house. Observance plans for Scout Week February 8 to 15 were set including a window display a church service and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. E. McKay
Troop 40
Boy Scouts of America
Lewis Durst
James Egnor
Harry McGuffin
Parkersburg
Kootaga Area
Harry Ohlinger
A. W. Hoover
Charles Dye
Pearl Whitehead
The
Presbyterian Church
McKay
Social Notes From Radcliff Area Skims Local Happenings
Community news highlights moving to Columbus for work by the Burns family, local basketball games with Vinton Township wins and league lead, visits from relatives, temple of school projects, illnesses and attendance notes, and a tip on fowl dressing weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radcliff
Raymond Burns
Columbus
McArthur
Vinton Township
Washington Township
Kermit Dean Boring
Chillicothe
Mary Boring
Genoa Roof
Elmer Canade
Lawrence Barnes
Springfield
PTA
McCuskey
Earl Timms
Daphne McLaughlin
Skaters Find Ohio River Ice Too Rough for View
The Ohio River remains frozen but skating is blocked by uneven rough ice and large ice blocks jammed together, preventing any safe passage for skaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio River
James Crans Leaves For Pascagoula Shipyard Job
James L. Crans left Sunday for Pascagoula Mississippi to work as an electric welder with Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. He previously worked at the Marietta Plant in Pt. Pleasant which is shut down due to river conditions. If Pascagoula conditions are satisfactory he will stay permanently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James L. Crans
Pascagoula, Miss
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Crans
Marietta
Pt. Pleasant
Pascagoula
Car Turned Over Near Hobson Station
A car driven by A. Bradbury of Ryger and companions turned over near Hobson station as they escaped serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. A. Bradbury
Ryger
Bradbury
Hobson Station
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Bouesday
Athens Messenger
Ohio
Meigs Cou County
Wayne Saylor
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Meigs
France
Belgium
Honschote
Maurice Jerome Ballen
Paulina Jarzyzena
Middleport Social Notes
Will
Corning Social Notes
Maxine Barnett
Hester Latta
Wanaseeka Club
Betty Brown
Lily Fisher
Betty Dunlap
Louise Roberts
Catherine Eickel
Janette Rodgers
Martha Mason
Betty Clarke
Miss Barnett
Corning Personals
Margaret Marshall
Claude Marshall
Perry County
Wilbur Swisher
Lois
Carolyn Hickok
B. H. Hickok
True Smith
Hannah Rodgers
Ara Post
Mary Frances Post
Glouster
Gerald Marshall
Hattie Johnston
Clyde Marshall
Burr Oak
Beryl Dawson
Rheta Walters
Toledo
William Morgan
Wilbur Swartz
New Lexington
Margaret Sanders
Leila Little
Charleston
W. Va
Chas
August Schlingerman
J. G. Blower
Carl Stalling
Edward Wilson
E. H. Wilson
U. B. Church
Mayme Lehew
Frank Murphy
Mary Brown
Alice
Stanley Brown
R. Brown
Walter Graf
Lancaster
Henry Spray, Jr
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Fred Barnett
Dave Mason
Andy Wilson
William Boswell
Perry [Eponeantae Trustees Association
Amelia Laird
William Spence
Tommy Gaitten
John Gaitten
Pooler Residence
Cowdery
N.court
Ss Colonial
Colonial Service
Berry Hotel
James Crans
Vicks
Luckoff
Victor
Ecru
BOE St
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