Hearing Continues Over $4000 Given by Mrs. Stewart
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court the dispute over whether $4000 given in 1930 by Mrs Edna B Stewart of California to her sister Mrs Iva Buckley was a loan or a gift unfolds through cross examination. Buckleys testified the money was a gift while Stewart denied it. The case also touches on other gifts and the Buckleys purchase of a farm with contingent payments.
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Pomeroy
Edna B. Stewart
California
Iva Kibble Buckley
Reedsville
C. E. Peoples
Common Pleas Court
Carl Buckley
Stewart
Buckley
Peoples
Fred W. Crow
Albert Russell
Divorce Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Edna I. Carson files for divorce from Kenneth H. Carson on cruelty grounds. The couple married October 5, 1932, and have one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Edna I. Carson
Kenneth H. Carson
Honor Roll For Racine Is Released
Honor roll for Racine schools lists seniors and juniors by name for six weeks. Eighth grade math tests yield percentages and addresses for students in Antiquity Racine Syracuse Letart Stiller Bull Knob Forest Run Cemented by lists of ranks and scores.
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Racine
Stanley Cozart
Billy Atkins
Bernice Harpold
Lois Hayman
Hazel Hilldare
Naomi Johnson
Jessie McCoy
Iva Mae Roush
Dixie Spencer
Beryl Worthington
Harold Wright
Mildred Carnahan
Mabel Ann Cox
Howard Lawrence
Eileen McKinney
Christine Morris
Mattie Ross
Doris Wagner
Faye Worthington
Burl Ashley
Thanet Batnitz
Betty Buck
Emma Jane Carmichael
Darryn Johnson
Frances Shain
Gerald Cozart
Ruby Lawrence
Ruth Moore
Mildred Morris
Teddy Parsons
Dorothy Pickens
Alverta Sayre
Mary Mildred Shain
Betty Roberts
Antiquity
Martha Lou Waterson
Dean Sayre
Evelyn Sayre
Earl Teaford
Syracuse
Mildred Lisle
Beryl Wolfe
Letart
Robert Roush
Wilma Barnitz
Naomi Hayes
Marian Simpson
Floyd Sayre
Mary Jean Watson
Kenneth Cundiff
Marjorie Forbes
Minersville
Wilma McDade
Esther Neville
Ray Larson
Portland
Gladys McMurray
Dorothy Stobart
Harry Rhodes
William Heiney
Ruth Carnahan
Virgil Teaford
Pauline Decker
PTA Head To Visit Pomeroy For All Day Meeting
Mrs. Charles Snider PTA president announces Mrs. Charles E. Roe field secretary to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers will be in Pomeroy for an all day meeting with friends of the PTA in Athens Meigs Gallia and Vinton Counties on February 4.
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Middleport
Charles Snider
PTA
Charles E. Roe
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Washington, D. C
Pomeroy
Friends of the
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Vinton Counties
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Moves
William Atkins Pomeroy on Mulberry Ave left Tuesday for several days in Indiana on business. Velma Geary, formerly of Harrisonville and a music teacher in Albany schools, left for Delphos where she will supervise music in schools. Helen Gilmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Gilmore, underwent surgery Tuesday at White Cross Hospital. Dana L. Tracy of Lincoln Hill visited Columbus on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Atkins
Mulberry Ave
Indiana
Velma Geary
Harrisonville
Albany
Delphos
Helen Gilmore
Wade Gilmore
White Cross Hospital
Dana L. Tracy
Lincoln
Daughters of Union Veterans Meet at Mrs Radford Home
Members of Jane Howell Tent met Monday night at Mrs Bertha Radford’s Union Avenue home for a combined business and social gathering.
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Jane Howell
Daughters of Union Veterans
Bertha Radford
Union Ave
Civil War Veteran Adams Recovers at Letart Falls
John H. Adams, 95, last Civil War veteran in Letart Township, has been seriously ill at his daughter Monroe Pickens home in Antiquity but is now recovering. He had shown good health in recent years despite advanced age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
John H. Adams
Monroe Pickens
Mr. Adams
Letart Township
Play by Syracuse Girl Scouts Friday at school auditorium
The Syracuse Girl Scouts will present a play Friday night at the Syracuse school auditorium. After the performance, games and refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Syracuse Girl Scouts
Collision near Lo cust and Sycamore ends with no injuries
Reverend Taylor of Columbus drove into Leo Kennedy’s car on Lo cust Street as he failed to stop at Sycamore Street. Both cars were damaged but occupants were not hurt. Chief Charles Wise Jr. investigated the crash.
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Hamtramck
Detroit
Middleport
Reverend Taylor
Columbus
Leo Kennedy
Locust St
Sycamore St
Charles Wise, Jr
Fever Case Reported in Middleport
County health officer Dr. W. S. Ellis reports one scarlet fever case in Middleport, Kenneth Frye son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frye. He notes many measles and whooping cough cases in the county not quarantined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
W. S. Ellis
Kenneth Frye
Charles Frye
Plum St
Landers Welcome Son At Railroad Street Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Landers announce the birth of a son at their Railroad Street home recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Henry Landers
Railroad St
London Nonconformist preacher 90 keeps preaching
Reverend John Hunt Lynn, a 90 year old Nonconformist pastor in London, continues to deliver four sermons each week, matching a long record of prolific preaching. He has long served as a prominent church figure in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Hunt Lynn
Perfect Specimen to Open Thursday at Athena Theater
The Perfect Specimen a comedy drama starring Errol Flynn and Joan Blondell opens Thursday at the Athena Theater. Warner Bros. release praised by critics as a top laugh and thrill photoplay featuring Flynn as a boxing tutor in a tale of Eugenics and environment with two fights and a kidnapping scare alongside Hugh Herbert Edward Everett Horton Allen Jenkins Dick Foran Beverly Roberts and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol Flynn
Joan Blondell
Athena Theater
Warner Bros
Flynn
Captain Blood
Light Brigade
Prince and
The
Errol
Chance
Miss Blondell
Erroll
Hugh Herbert
Edward Everett Horton
Allen Jenkins
Dick Foran
Beverly Roberts
Two Attend Service at Gallipolis Revival
Rev. C. L. Thayer and J. E. Stewart attended fellowship services in Gallipolis on Tuesday. Thayer leads daily prayer meetings at Plants during a revival. A Ladies Aid Society and Epworth League will be organized at Plants M E Church Sunday. Rev. D. H. Sharp opened a revival at the A B Church with Ava Hamer of Wellston to lead nightly song services.
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Letart Falls
C. L. Thayer
J. E. Stewart
Gallipolis
Thayer
Plants
Ladies Aid Society
Epworth League
Plants M. E
D. H. Sharp
A. B
Ava Hamer
Wellston
Meigs County
J O Roedel Named To School Board
POMEROY selection of J O Roedel as a member of the Pomeroy Board of Education was announced Tuesday. He will complete the unexpired term of Charles Keehne whose death created the vacancy and Keehne was president of the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. O. Roedel
Pomeroy Board of Education
Roedel
Charles Keehne
Mr. Keehne
Marriage Notice for Ruth Rowley Adams and Sylvanus E Evans
Announcement of the marriage of Ruth Rowley Adams of Columbus to Sylvanus E Evans of Columbus, Adams born and raised in Middleport, son of Oliver Rowley and wife. Evans a Columbus real estate businessman. In Middleport social notes, Contract Club hostess Mrs. W T Moore hosted in Mrs Rathburn's absence, with guests Mrs Harris and Mrs Hobart scoring high. Sixth Grade party for Gladie Lou Folden aged eleven with many friends, games, candy baskets, and refreshments.
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Middleport
Ruth Rowley Adams
Sylvanus E. Evans
Columbus
Evans
Oliver Rowley
Charles Rathburn
W. T. Moore
Rathburn
Rutland St
Walter Harris
M. C. Hobart
O. P. Klein
Gladie Lou Folden
Richard Folden
Jean White
Carlena
Mary Lou Allensworth
Martha Jane Owens
Wanda Thomas
Mary Virginia Haggerty
Mary Martha Roller
Susan Filleen Allensworth
Vera Knopp
Rosanna Barker
Martha Jane Scott
Roger Beach
Billy Hubbard
Dale Mattox
Billy Bramlage
Charles Swindler
Frederick Klein
Pearl Reynolds
William Robson
Berean Class Guests Honor Mrs Daugherty at Shower
Loyal Bereans of the Church of Christ gathered at Mrs. Jacob Hughes home in Gravel Hill Monday evening to honor the recently announced marriage of Mrs. Henry Daugherty formerly Irma Van Meter. Each member brought a gift for a surprise shower. The Philathea Class plans to meet at Mrs. D S Farmer's home Thursday evening with Mrs. Charles Howard and Miss Mildred Hawley assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bereans
Church of Christ
Jacob Hughes
Gravel Hill
Henry Daugherty
D. S. Farmer
Charles Howard
Mildred Hawley
Bankers Dinner Attendance at Pom eroy Meigs Meeting
W. E. Russell vice president and Paul S. Smart cashier of Citizens National Bank attended the Meigs County Bankers Association dinner at the New Martin Hotel in Pom eroy last night. Also noted are pneumonia recovery for Harry Rice son of Mr and Mrs Delbert Rice of S Third Ave and travels of local residents to Zanesville Columbus and Pt Pleasant with relatives in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Russell
Paul S. Smart
Citizen's National Bank
Meigs County Bankers Association
New Martin Hotel
Pomeroy
Harry Rice
Delbert Rice
S. Third Ave
O. B. Stout
Zanesville
Walter Owens
Pt. Pleasant
Clarence Schneider
Charleston
Bake sale planned by B. H. San Born Missionary Society
At a Monday night meeting held at Mrs. Harry Houdashelt's home, plans were made for a bake sale set for February 5. In Moscow a person dropping a paper as small as a train ticket on the street can be fined on the spot by a policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Harry Houdashelt
Moscow
Racine Personal and Social News Items
Neil Krider visits his brothers Bob and Frank in Cincinnati while Mrs. Wilbur Theobald of Rutland visits Mrs. A V Chittenden. Mrs. Gibbie Duskey shows improvement after a two week illness as Rev. Clelland leads Methodist services in the pastor's absence. Funeral attendees for Mrs. Aurilla Hayman include Mrs. Kelly Coe Joe Cross Ray Reithmiller Cora Warner and Allen Ball. A potluck honors Mrs. A V Chittenden before her move to Rutland to live with Wilbur Theobald. Neighbors listed include Mrs. A B Cross W B Cross Ben Salser Della Carnahan Iva Carnahan Norman Theiss and George Theiss and Owen Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Clelland
Methodist Church
Aurilla Hayman
Kelly Coe
Joe Cross
Ray Reithmiller
Columbus
Cora Warner
Allen Ball
Pomeroy
A. V. Chittenden
Wilbur Theobald
Rutland
A. B. Cross
W. B. Cross
Ben Salser
Della Carnahan
Iva Carnahan
Norman Theiss
George
Owen Watson
Middleport Council Talks Water Purchase
Middleport village council met in an informal session to discuss the proposed purchase of the Meigs Water Company by Pomeroy and its effect on Middleport. The council will meet with the Pomeroy council soon for further reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Water Company
Pomeroy
Glad I'm Alive and Feeling Peppy with Golden Medical Discovery
A reader testifies that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery improved appetite digestion and gastric juice flow. The tone promotes relief from stomach upset and acidity and says the tonic builds up well being with available liquid and tablet forms from druggists.
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Dr. Pierce
Hobson Locomotive Works Sets Record
Hobson Locomotive Works in Middleport reports one of its longest layoffs in 25 years. Starting Jan 16 the NY C shops’ locomotive department reduced staff to only two boiler makers remaining.
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Middleport
Hobson
Middleport Dance Head Completes Plan
William Lowe, appointed Middleport chairman for the Presidents Birthday Ball, has submitted plans to the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity. Albert Romine of Dexter named County Chairman replacing Fowler who moved to Richmond. The Birthday Ball occurs Saturday night at the K of P building with tickets at Big Three Grocery.
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Middleport
William Lowe
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Albert Romine
Dexter
R. ©. Fowler
Richmond
Ind
K. of P
Big Three
Zuspan Receives University Dairy Extension Merit Certificate
Ezra J. Zuspan of Kaylong West Virginia earned a certificate of merit from Morgantown University Dairy Extension for a butter sample he sent in. He is the father of Mrs. O L Roush of S Fifth Ave.
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Middleport
Ezra J. Zuspan
Kaylong
W. Va
University Dairy Extension Department of
Morgantown
Zuspan
O. L. Roush
S. Fifth Ave
Wait Report of Group on Utility Rate
POMEROY waterworks purchase question remains in the limelight as citizens form a committee under Theodore Ebersbach. Acceptance of the appointment as chairman prompts observers to expect a thorough investigation. Mayor Hartley sees a comprehensive report of facts and figures that will aid the council.
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Pomeroy
Theodore Ebersbach
Ebersbach
Hartley
Lockmaster Earnest Shank Transferred Between Dams
Earnest Shank, the lockmaster at Dam 25, has been moved to Dam 23 at Apple Grove in the same role. His family will occupy the government residence there.
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Messenger
Oht
Olit
Ben Boultman
Hamilton, O
Pomeroy Social Notes
Cincinnati
East
McArthur
Clarksburg
Washton
D. C
Union BI
W. Union Bt
West
Parkersburg
Hillsboro
St. Louis Station
Phi
Greyhound
Florida
Athena
Middleport Social Notes
Mike
Romania
Prince Michael
King George of
Greece
Prince Paul
Frederika Luise
Hanover
Neil Krider
Bob and
Frank Krider
Gibbie Duskey
Charles Stephenson
Middleport Council
Fred Sanders
IL Usanead
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Hobson Locomotive Works
Apple Grove
Baltimore & Ohio
Singer
Yale
Harris
United Dep't
Parkersburg Road
Myrna Loy
Everett Horton
May Robson
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Dick Purcell
Jean Dale
John Sitel
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