Meigs County Trustees Fight Bill Before Ohio Legislature
Meigs County township trustees gathered at City Hall to discuss relief funds and a bill to eliminate their offices. They will oppose the measure through the state association of township trustees. Salaries total 12,000 dollars a year across 12 townships. trustees serve 100 road days annually at two dollars per day.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
State Association of Township Trustees
Meigs
The Cobbler and the Elves at Middleport High School
The Cobbler and the Elves, a musical by B. Elsmith, was staged Monday night in the high school gym. Cast included Kenneth McEihinny Pauley Anne Kincaid Lonnie Hugh es John Snider Bobby Bailey Virginia White Jacqueline Maag Jeannette Grueser Norma Wayland Eu nice Fbersbach Janet Dillard Mary A. Smith Martha Marcum Marjorie Ingles Lillian Martin Florence Singer Lalu Hughes Stella Jackson Myrtie Long Marion Davis Mildred Lyons Clara Still and Marjorie Wolfe. The program also featured high school orchestra numbers and a short talk by Supt. W. E. Melvin.
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Middleport
Cobbler and the Elves
B. Elsmith
Kenneth McEihinny
Pauley Anne Kincaid
Lonnie Hughes
John Snider
Bobby Bailey
Virginia White
Jacqueline Maag
Jeanette Grueser
Norma Wayland
Eunice Fbersbach
Janet Dillard
Mary A. Smith
Martha Marcum
Marjorie Ingles
Lillian Martin
Middleport Pastor Opens New Series in Syracuse Church
Dr. T. Boyd Gay of Middleport Presbyterian Church opened a series of meetings at the Syracuse Presbyterian Church Monday night He will remain in Middleport and travel to Syracuse each night at 4 o'clock He has previously preached in Syracuse on Friday nights and reported enthusiastic audiences at past meetings.
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Middleport
T. Boyd Gay
Middleport Presbyterian Church
Syracuse
Mrs Stansbury Dies Rutland Widow at Miles Cemetery
Rutland obituary reports Mrs Emma Stansbury 87, widow of Harvey Stansbury, died at her Rutland home Sunday. A life long resident, she was buried today at Miles Cemetery with local family in attendance.
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Rutland
Emma Stansbury
Harvey Stansbury
Stansbury
Rut
Zemo Relief Promises Quick Eczema Itch Cure
Texas reader G. C. G. reports ten years of itching and costly efforts before Zemo provided relief in five seconds. Ad emphasizes Zemo's rare ingredients soothing rash pimples ringworm and other irritations with the promise of worth the price. Available from all druggists.
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Texas
Funeral services for Mrs Stansbury held at Baptist Church
The obituary notes the death of Mrs Stansbury and lists her survivor a daughter Mrs Homedoo. Funeral services are held this afternoon at 2 oclock at the Baptist Church with Rev Harvey Bolton officiating. Burial will follow at Miles Cemetery.
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Homedoo
Stansbury
Baptist Church
Harvey Bolton
Miles Cemetery
Mrs Russell Dies in Bradbury After Illness
Mrs Dave Russell, 73, died at her Bradbury home Monday after weeks of illness from pneumonia. Survived by husband Brad Budd son and brother Jake Musser of suiiand. Funeral at Bradbury Church Wednesday at 2 PM. Rev A W Williams to officiate. Interment Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Dave Russell
Bradbury
Brad
Letart
Budd
Jake Musser
Suiiand
Bradbury Church
A. W. Williams
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Lelia Hawkins
Columbus
Walter Eblin
Duke
Fostoria
Andrew Lowrey
Baileys Run
Steven Goett
Lincoln Hill
Pomeroy
James Stevens
Charleston
F. M. Sisson
Guernsey Breeders Name New Officers
At the Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association winter meeting near Racine Harold Carnahan was named president with William Greenwood as vice president and Edson Roush as secretary treasurer. Talks by F. & Halley and Floyd Barlow highlighted the event. The group promotes pure bred Guernseys in Southeast Ohio and plans a summer field day at Athena.
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Ohio
Cecil Robinson
Athena
Divorce Adultery Charged by Columbia Township Woman
Ora Nelson of Columbia Township files for divorce from Mace Nelson alleging he left Dec 9 to live with Violet Perle Turner. They married in 1919 and have two children. She asks for a temporary restraining order on farm property and a divorce with alimony.
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Columbia Township
Pomeroy
Mace Nelson
Violet Perle Turner
Ora Nelson
Common Pleas Court
Mra. Nelson
Reverend Eichinger Named Director on State Health Board
Middleport reports Rev. C. H. Eichinger former Heath Methodist pastor is appointed to the State Board of Health directors. He now has a Methodist charge in Circleville.
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Middleport
C. H. Eichinger
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
State Board of Health
Eichinger
Circleville
Charity Council Initiates Four Daughters into Order
Middleport notes Charity Council No. 245 Daughters of America initiated four candidates at the regular meeting Monday evening. Initiated were Mrs Durst and daughter Miss Helen of Cheshire Mrs Howard Williams and Mrs Harrington. Light refreshments followed served by the committee.
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Middleport
Charity Council
Daughters of America
Order
Durst
Helen of Cheshire
Howard Williams
Harrington
Chicago's New Public Enemy No 1
Murray Hump Humphries named successor to Chicago’s Public Enemy No 3 once held by Al Capone now in Atlanta. He is tied to Capone era rackets, gambing and labor racketeering and heads remaining Capone activities in Chicago after a downtown raid revealed organized HQ under a fake name in a Loop building. Nearby notes report family visits and local illness among residents including James Sisson in Hopemont Sanatorium, Mrs. Sarah Hartinger, and updates on Earl Arnold and Daughters of Union Veterans meeting.
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Murray “Hump
Humphries
Chicago
al Capone
Atlanta
Brainy
Capone
James Sisson
Hopemont
Terre Alte
W. Va
Sarah Hartinger
Shade
Athens-Jersey Road
Middleport
Ernest Hartinger
Scott Ridgeway
Pomeroy
Canton
Columbus
Earl Arnold
Toledo
Herman Hoffner
Lincoln Hill
J. H. Arnold
Harrisonville Road
Elmer Wickham
Union Avenue
Daughters of Union Veterans
Odd Fellows Hall
Suits Filed at Courthouse Monday in Pomeroy
Fourteen cases opened in Meigs County common pleas court led by Chas. H. Draper as receiver for Coolville National Bank. Thirteen suits seek judgments on promissory notes. one case is a divorce. Amounts include multiple notes totalled across numerous residents.
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C. M. Young
H. B. Woode
Vinnie Woode
R. M. Swindler
FE. M. Swindler
J. K. Swindler
W. F. Osborn
Rex Green
C. H. Green
H. N. Dean
Elmer Newland
A. H. Osborne
H. A. Monroe
M. B. Monroe
Wiliam Founds
B. Swank
P. BE. Cole
Albert Cole
Lavina C. Barrett
A. A. Bahr
M. Baker
W. M. Baker
J. B. Torrence
Oliver Torrence
John Smith Dies in Michigan Burial Planned There
John Smith former Meigs resident died at his Breedsville Michigan home. He left the county in 1844 and settled on a farm where his death occurred. He is survived by six brothers and sisters and a daughter Effie Smith. Burial services will be held in Michigan. Mrs Effie Calvert of Chester learns of the death.
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John Smith
Meigs
Chester
Effie Calvert
Preedsville
Mich
Smith
I. W. Smith
Droon
Breedsville
Horton Smith
George Smith
Clifford Smith
Flora Davidson
Kate Cuckler
Harrisonville
Effie Smith
Michigan
Meigs County Faces Budget Strain Over Sheriff Gas Bill
Sheriff A O Tracy's kerosene economy plan to light the Meigs County Jail with lamps sparks laughter from A B Bingham chairman of the board as the commissioners seek county cutbacks. State Examiner John Whitney notes the sheriff residence uses county gas and urges separate meters or cost division so the sheriff pays personal bills and the county adjusts past charges.
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Pomeroy
A. O. Tracy
Meigs County
A. B. Bingham
Board of Commissioners
Bingham
John Whitney
Roadwork at Middleport Hill Cemetery Improves Approach
Middleport relief workers widen the road to the Hill Cemetery by laying cinders and relaying bricks. Weather paused work but it has resumed. Fifteen thousand bricks have already been relaid, and the cemetery has been cleaned up enhancing its appearance.
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Middleport
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Crowds Grow at Hoyt Meetings in First Baptist
Evang elist Hoyt draws large crowds in Middleport as seven baptisms occur at Sunday services. Family night is planned Tuesday with families urged to attend and sit together. Hoyt speaks plainly and is well received in the area.
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Middleport
Hoyt
First Baptist Church
Cutler Woman Dies At Home After Illness
Miss Anna Elizabeth McPeek 47 of Cutler died Monday after a week with pneumonia. She was daughter of the late Robert and Hannah Mahoney McPeek, born at Yankeeburg. Survived by sister Mrs Sylvester Forshey of Marietta and five brothers John Shannon Frank Lewis and Otis McPeek. Funeral at Centenary M E Church Wednesday at 2 p m with burial nearby.
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Marietta
Anna Elizabeth McPeek
Cutler
Miss McPeek
Robert
Hannah Mahoney McPeek
Yankeeburg
Sylvester Forshey
John McPeek
Shannon McPeek
Bartlett
Frank McPeek
Roxbury
Lewis McPeek
Chesterhill
Otis McPeek
Centenary M. E. Church
Centenary Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate P Starkey
Funeral services for Mrs. Kate P Starkey who died at her home in Coolville will be held at the Congregational Church on Wednesday at 2 PM Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery Friends may call at the White Funeral Parlor until 1 30 PM Wednesday
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Coolville
Kate P. Starkey
Congregational Church
Fairview Cemetery
Pamiora
Relief Fund Details Outline Local Allocations
The document breaks down remaining relief funds totaling 23 000 with 1 945 18 reserved for bond interest. It lists county and township appropriations for tubercular care mothers pensions soldiers relief medical services direct relief and other expenses with specific town names and amounts.
Halsey To Address Missionary Society
Dr. Jesse Halsey of Cincinnati will address the Athens Presbyterian Church Missionary Society Thursday at two o clock. He planned the talk last fall before leaving east due to his sister’s death. Mrs Clarence Gill oversees the meeting as society president.
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Jesse Halsey
Cincinnati
the Missionary Society of the
Athens Presbyterian Church
Clarence Gill
The
Missionary Society
Pomona Grange To Officiate at Trimble Meeting
Pomona Grange members will attend the Trimble Grange meeting at 7 30 Thursday night. Degree work will be exemplified by Pomona members. Trimble grangers are asked to bring pies and others are asked to bring sandwiches.
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Pomona Grange
Trimble Grange
Pomona
Trimble
Young Boy Shoots Self in Cleveland Tragedy
Samuel Fasone an 18 year old high school student in Cleveland died by suicide Monday night relatives described his school standing as good but offered no reason for the self inflicted death.
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Cleveland
Samuel Fasone
Kiwanis Club Receives Waterfall Painting in Athens
Charles Hamp e n, Athens artist, wowed the Athens Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Berry dinner by transforming several paint gobs into a waterfall scene. Hamp presented the painting to the club as plans for an upcoming auction and bridge tournament to aid underprivileged children were announced by Earl Beckley. Committee members include P. F. Good as chair, Dr. R. J. Studer, and Rufus Hopkins. Dr. C M Bowman welcomed as new member.
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Charles Hampen
Athens
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry
Hempen
Kiwanis Club
Earl Beckley
P. F. Good
R. J. Studer
Rufus Hopkins
C.M. Bowman
Brotherhood To Hear Dr. Halsey Thursday
The Brotherhood at Athens Presbyterian Church will host a Thursday dinner at six o clock. Rev Dr Jense Halsey of Cincinnati's Westminster Church will deliver the evening address. Dr Halsey is in demand for men audiences due to his public affairs knowledge. Dinner is prepared by the Friendly Society under Mrs Arthur Boyles. Dr W S Gamertsfelder is Brotherhood president.
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Brotherhood
Athens Presbyterian Church
A. Y. Wilcox
Jense Halsey
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
Halsey
Wilcox
Ladies of the Friendly Society
Arthur Boyles
W. 8. Gamertsfelder
Erie County Commissioners Defy Call for Larger Pay Cuts
Erie County commissioners refused to back off the pay reductions for all county officials and employees, sticking to 16 23 percent cuts. A taxpayers committee had urged a 40 percent reduction.
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Sandusky
Erie County
Taxpayers
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J. H. Moulden
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