Meigs County utility tax values cut in Meigs County
Meigs County shows a $184 000 drop in total valuations for utilities including railroad express telephone telegraph power gas and water as the state tax commission releases new figures. The cuts affect most districts except Pomeroy and Lebanon Township with potential savings in future tax duplicates and revenues. The county also reports initial savings from centralized purchasing led by Purchasing Agent Homer Hysell with bids for the treasurer’s supplies ranging from 8.90 to 30 dollars, prompting policy to use the purchasing agent for all county office purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
State Tax Commission
George P. Daniels
Tax Commission
Lebanon Township
Meigs County Commissioners
Homer Hysell
Hysell
Board of Commissioners
Junior High Students Entertained at Lunch
MIDDLEPORT recreation for high and junior high students at noon aired films in the auditorium including a travelogue of the Mediterranean and Something About Crackers. The MHS male quartet debuted at the weekly assembly, singing There Is A Tavern in the Town Goodbye My Lover Goodbye Vive L'amour under director Gordon Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
M.H.S
Bill Root
Gene Harris
Allen Bradford
John Dillard
Lover
Panthers to clash with Wellston Friday in league game
Pomeroy Panthers, the sole remaining undefeated Southeastern Ohio League team besides Gallipolis, prepare for their third league contest against Wellston at the Junior High School gym Friday night. A 7:30 preliminary features reserve teams. Gallipolis holds five league wins, Pomeroy has two, Logan drops from top with recent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Gallipolis
Wellston
Logan
Middleport
Pomeroy Social Notes and Church Activities
Pomeroy reports church and club events from Monday evenings. The Simpson M E Church boards plan Easter cleaning under Jesse Brewster supervision. Rev L O Grant spoke to the First Baptist Missionary Society about church missionary work and library resources. DUV MEETS members hosted by Elmer Wickham include games and awards while listing attendees and ill member Mrs Julia Howder. Pauline Davis, child of Mr and Mrs Ernest Davis, injured at a theater seat fall. Dr M S Daniels treats her. Funeral attendance noted for Roush baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson M. E. Church
Epworth League
Jesse Brewster
L. O. Grant
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Ross Pullin
H. M. Cross
Mygatt
DUV
Elmer Wickham
Daughters of Union Veterans
Mulberry Ave
Wickham
Julia Howder
Gravel Hill
Minnie Neutzling
Effie M. Tracy
Bertha Radford
Elizabeth Campbell
Pearl Reynolds
Frankie Gaylord
Story
Jennie Howell
Charity Seakus
Mable Wolf
Hattie Nesselroad
Jean Hart
Ola Smith
Lula Googlein
Minnie Eiselstein
Bertha Miller
Pauline Davis
Ernest Davis
Monkey Run
M. 5. Daniels
Minnie Davis
Sarah Phillips
Ethel
Clara Garland
Roush
Carmel
Local notes from Pomeroy and Athens
M E Shumway of Athens visits Pomeroy on business. Harlan Wehring had major surgery at Holzer Hospital Monday. Harlan works at the Ewing Store. Mrs Sophia Shiveler of Enterprise still ill but improving. Jake Thomas and Donald Strauss returned from Columbus. Sam Williams of Columbus works for Rig and Reel Company and was a former Pomeroy resident. Mrs Marcella Hodge returns to Columbus work after visiting her mother. Baptist One Won One Class to entertain Mrs J Edward Foster’s home on East Main with Mrs Esther Gibbons assisting. Simpson M F E Sunday School Board met at the church for its regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Shumway
Athens
Pomeroy
Harlan Wehring
Holzer Hospital
Harlan
Ewing
Sophia Shiveler
Enterprise
Jake Thomas
Donald Strauss
Columbus
Sam Williams
Rig and Reel Company
Williams
GOP Group To Meet Governor In Columbus Meigs Crisis
A Downing-Swift faction from Meigs County Republican Central Committee traveled to Columbus to meet Governor John Bricker. Led by Charles Spencer with Mrs. E. R. Lama and other Republicans, they seek recognition for campaign work and control of the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Republican Central Committee
Downing-Swift
Columbus
John Bricker
Charles Spencer
E. R. Lama
Vendor advert promotes Vendol for constipation and pain relief
A grainy advertising notice from Athens Pharmacy promotes Vendol a compound of Nature roots and herbs with mild alkalines. It cites Mr Hobart R Weaver of New Haven West Virginia as a user who reports relief from constipation back and limb pains headaches and indigestion after starting the treatment. The Vendol Man at 7 N Court St Athens will explain the product with sales points and lists Nelsonville Hickmans Drug Store as a local seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hobart R. Weaver
New Haven
W. Va
Clyde Snyder
Glouster
Ohio
Mr. Weaver
N. Court St
Nelsonville
Hickman
Adv
Divorce Cases Being Tried at Pomeroy
Common Pleas Judge C. E. Peoples heard the third divorce case in two days. Rena Eastep of Marion Eastep was granted a decree for extreme cruelty and gross neglect with custody of their son. Earlier Sarah Edwards and John W. Hanes received decrees on cruelty grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Criminal Court
Common Pleas
C. E. Peoples
Rena Eastep
Marion Eastep
Middleport Wpa
Fire Department Sponsors Benefit Motion Picture
Tickets are on sale for the benefit movie Newsboy's Home at the Temple Theater on February 7 and 8. Proceeds go to Ray McCallum vice president of the company who has been bedfast for weeks. Neil Moore is employed by the Volunteer Firemen to care for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Temple Theater
Middleport Fire Department
Ray McCallum
Neil Moore
McCallum
Powell Receives Regular City Mail Carrier Appointment
Middleport announces M. Powell has been appointed as regular city mail carrier after years as substitute. Others, Charles Sauer and O P Klein, had served while Klein was absent three weeks due to illness. Powell collaborates with his father R E Powell at Sunoco Service Station on N Second Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Neils Powell
Powell
Charles Sauer
O. P. Klein
R. E. Powell
Sunoco
N. Second Ave
Illness Affects Gravel Hill Residents including Vale and Hackett
Middleport reports Billy Vale age 88 of High Street has been ill for weeks. Several Gravel Hill residents are confined to their homes by illness including Yvonne Hackett daughter of Mr and Mrs George Hackett and Mrs Jacob Hughes who was taken to Holzer Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Billy” Vale
High St
Gravel Hill
Yvonne Hackett
George Hackett
Jacob Hughes
Holzer Hospital
John Dillard
McMillan’ Hospital
Charleston
Ralph Davis
Don Davis
Corning
Davis
Marvin Kelly
I. E. Miller
L. W. McComas
Henderson
W. Va
Mr. Kelly
Miller
A. C. Kelly
Mason County
Jack Bachner
Ray Bachner
George Sauer
Photography class meeting led by Ray Harper
Several from Middleport attended a photography class meeting under Ray Harper held last night at Pomeroy City Hall.
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Middleport
Ray Harper
Pomeroy City Hall
Mrs Carl Edwards Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Carl Edwards returns to Syracuse from Holzer Hospital where she was treated for a fractured ankle after a fall at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Carl Edwards
Syracuse
Holzer Hospital
Licenses Issued to Shoemaker and Ratcliff for Marriage
A marriage license was issued for Albert Shoemaker 26 of Cheshire and Audrey Ratcliff 16 of Cheshire R D 2. The couple plans to wed locally after obtaining parental consent where required.
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Pomeroy
Albert Shoemaker
Cheshire
Audrey Ratcliff
Cheshire, R. D
Busy Bee Class to Meet at Mrs Ray Turley Home
The Busy Bee Class of the First Baptist Church will meet at Mrs Ray Turley’s home Thursday evening instead of at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Ray Turley
Syracuse Notes Highlight Local Church and Community Life
Mrs Carl Edwards fractured a leg and was moved to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Rev Charles Taylor preached at Asbury M E Church as the Boosters Club grew to fifty two members. The group hosted a Roosters party after a Friday service, with three weeks of efforts ending Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Roberts
Rev
L. D. Phipps
Mary Karr
F. A. Shumway
Henry Zeiner
Ernest Duffy
Irving Karr
Mollie Clark
Floyd Clark
Pomeroy
Marcia Karr
Federated Church Women
Ralph Kuether
Ira Fleming
Athens
Gladys Crooks
Carl Edwards
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ladies’ Aid Society of Asbury M. E. Church
Vera Mae Williams
Electric Company
Pt. Pleasant
Pt. Pleasant David Flanagan
Ohio University
Flanagan
Syracuse
A. L. Flanagan
Syracuse Village Council gift to Pomeroy fire dept acknowledged
Syracuse officials announce a $50 gift to the Pomeroy Second Ward fire department in appreciation of its service during a time of need. The money arose from a Friday evening entertainment in the Syracuse school auditorium under local council auspices. Robert Flanagan, village clerk, reported the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Pomeroy Second Ward
Pomeroy
Robert Flanagan
Straitsville Social Notes Highlights Local Events
In Straitsville on January 25 Woodbine Rebekah Lodge marked birthdays of Agnes Wilson and Florence Huston with members and guests. Community gatherings include Euchre clubs, church classes, and visits. a 16 year old, Billie Hammond, died hitching near Columbus. Local residents are noted visiting family, traveling to Cleveland, and recovering from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Woodbine Rebekah Lodge
Agnes Wilson
Florence Huston
Myrtle Wallace
Bea Dishon
Jessie Orndorf
Hazel Keeler
Dora Webb
Helen Sayre
Mabel Stoltz
Jessie Stobbs
Nelle Shuttleworth
Faith Thompson
Lottie Jewitt
Millie Keeler
Jeanette Livingston
Eliza Neal
J. S. Wilson
Elizabeth Nye
Margaret Jinks
Elizabeth Reynolds
Logan
Betty Johnston
Columbus
Sidney Johnston
Minnie Bird
Lois Brown
Novella
Jean Mills
Betty Heavener
Rosa
Dottie Huston
Jerry
Mary Blosser
Marie Angle
Myrna Wallace
Marlyn Todd
Betty Thomas
Margie DeLang
Martha Lou Ross
Gertrude Strain
Jacqueleen Matthews
Lena Smith
Lois Jones
Miranda Wilson
Pete Lillico
Clarence Callahan
Joe Callahan
M. E. Sunday School
Rompel
Dickhaut
Shawnee Church
Pauline Slatzer
Cleveland
Carl House
William Brown
Jack Brown
Billie Hammond
Mattie Drum
Edith Rilley
Nelson Garlinger
Shawnee
Margaret Lanning
Maude Hoy Sheets
Ruth Bell
John Shuttleworth
William Shuttleworth
Edward Mills
Dean Collison
Minnie Lines
Cherrington Hospital
Margaret Edwards
Lena Grandy
Gertrude Mills
Margaret Cran
Somerset
Ray Griggs
Maxville
Ordination, visits mark New Plymouth notes
New Plymouth reports attendances at Cecil Jones ordination in Logan Presbyterian Church. The Reverends Stewart and Elsea are noted with family visits by the Da yton group and local residents. Several residents, including Mary Cremean and Ruth Hawk, are mentioned with health news and weekend travels among families in Logan, Dundas, Union Furnace, Blackfork, and nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Plymouth
J. M. Stewart
Stewart
Cecil Weed
Emma Weed
Martha Lowry
Raymond Sigler
Cecil Jones
Logan Presbyterian Church
Stuart
Elsea
Lancaster
Shaffer
Elmer Steele Dayton
Steele
Mary Cremean
H. W. Harden
Logan
Harden
Mattie Weed
Joseph Wallace
the Plains
Homer Haas
Rosalie
Albert Kirkendall
Dundas
Charles Graham
Ruth
Annie Hawk
Herman Sniff
Made Cherry
Catharine
John Mowery
Mowery
Lewis Sniff
Union Furnace
Norman Cooper
Blackfork
J. W. Haas
New Officers Installed At Loy al Berean Class
Middleport social notes report the Loy al Berean Class of the Church of Christ installed new officers led by President Charles Howard. Out-of-town members attended a potluck, with devotionals by Rev. McMillin and reports from committees outlining new projects including a doughnut sale and a sample fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Don McMillin
Berean
Church of Christ
Eleanor Sauders
Charles Howard
Mr. Howard
Homer Rice
L. R. Wiley
Frances Stovler
Martha Searles
Nell Ohlinger
Frieda Reed
Building Fund
Reed
Mabel Graves
Alice Fink
Inez Turner
Edith Spencer
Jennie Satterfield
Marie Williams
Fred Cunningham
Kenova
J. B. Downing
Columbus
Hortense Dillard
Arrangements Made For Annual Ball In Middleport
The President's Ball set for Friday night from 9 to 1 at the K of P Hall Middleport with a 12 piece Carleton Brooks Orchestra of Wellston. Local chairman George Faris and county chairman Roy Davis announced the event.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Middleport
Roy Davis
K. of P. Hall
Middleport
Carleton Brooks
Wellston
Pomeroy Bend
George Faris
CWS sewing club formed at Monkey Run home
The CWS sewing club was organized at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. Shirley Guinther, Monkey Run. Founding members include Mrs. Guinther, Mrs. Lloyd Moore, Lorena Grueser, Theda Martin, Virginia Devoll, Evelyn Grueser, Nellie Marie Fugate, Ruth Strauss, Evelyn Mayer and Henrietta Ihle. Next meeting is scheduled for February 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
CWS Sewing Club
Shirley Guinther
Monkey Run
Mrs. Guinther
Lloyd Moore
Lorena Grueser
Theda Martin
Virginia Devoll
Evelyn Grueser
Nellie Marie Fugate
Ruth Strauss
Evelyn Mayer
Henrietta Ihle
Mulford Committed to Meigs Jail for Fine Default
Pete Mulford, 35, was committed to Meigs County Jail after failing to pay a $25 fine and costs assessed by Mayor William Robson of Middleport. He was arrested by Chief of Police Charles Wise Jr and charged with intoxication.
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Meigs
Pomeroy
Pete Mulford
William Robson
Middleport
Mulford
Charles Wise, Jr
Plan Roberts Rites In Mason For Andrew Roberts
Funeral rites are arranged for 75 year old Andrew Roberts found dead at his Mason West Virginia home yesterday. Police believe death resulted from a heart attack. Surviving brothers Herbert and Wilbur of Mason are listed as survivors.
Revival Is Success At Free Methodist Church
Laurel Cliff Newland of Grand Rapids Michigan attracts capacity crowds at revival services in the Free Methodist Church. He uses painting visuals during sermons and a Sunday afternoon talk illustra tes what science thinks of the movies. State Patrolman Max Lambert returns to duty after a two day visit with Mrs. Lambert and her parents. Their first baby, a son weighing eight pounds, born Tuesday, is welcomed by grandparents Mills and Lambert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Cliff
C. W. Newland
Grand Rapids
Mich
Free Methodist Church
Middleport
Max Lambert
Middletown
Bowman Pleads Guilty To Assault And Battery In Meigs County
Don Bowman aged 19 withdrew a not guilty plea and was fined 50 dollars after pleading guilty to assault and battery. His twin brother Dean was cleared on similar charges when the court dismissed the indictment with consent of the prosecutor. Don said his brother did not participate in the street fight. He told the judge two bones were broken in his hand when he struck Alphonse Shorn after being taunted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Don Bowman
Common Pleas
C. E. Peosples
Meigs County Grand Jury
Dean
M. D. Webster
Don
Valo
Peoples
Alphonse
Ford V-8 Upgrades Highlight Luxury Ride
The copy describes refined upholstery and workmanship for a new luxury experience. Passengers notice triple cushioned seating and quieter, smoother travel. The 85 horsepower Ford V-8 is improved for smoothness and quietness with dependable hydraulic brakes, meeting Ford safety standards.
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