Red Cross sewing rooms move sought in Pomeroy
Red Cross workers in Pomeroy seek a new location for sewing rooms after renting the current second floor space of the post office. Mrs Mayme J Heiner reports cloth and clothing distribution will continue from the post office area while the search proceeds. The organization will also receive donated boys clothing and hats from Wolf Clothing Store via Farmers Bank.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
Mayme J. Heiner
Wolf
Evangelistic meetings end after crowding First Baptist
Middleport on January 31 reports the evangelistic meetings at the First Baptist Church ended with one of the largest crowds of the three week period. Dr Meyt was greeted by packed houses and 22 more people came forward for church membership, bringing totals to 99. Forty baptisms occurred last week and Dr Hoyt made many friends in the community.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Meyt
Hoyt
Evangelist J W Hoyt Opens Racine Meeting After Gallipolis
Rev J W Hoyt of Warsaw Indiana closed a three week evangelistic service at the First Baptist Church and then went to Gallipolis and Columbus. He returned to Meigs County to begin a two week meeting at Racine after attending a Columbus gathering.
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Middleport
J. W. Hoyt
Warsaw
Ind
First Baptist Church
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Baptist Church
Columbus
Hoyt
Meigs County
Racine
Zemo Skin Itch Relief Praised After 28 Years
The advertisement touts Zemo as a soothing sealing remedy for itching rashes eczema ringworm and related skin troubles. It claims 28 years of use by millions and offers relief for family use at 35 cents to a dollar, urging readers to insist on genuine Zemo.
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Ady
Missing Man L. A. Lock Remains Unlocated
L. A. Lock, missing from Athens since January 16, is still not found, with his disappearance halting work on a gasoline station project in Pomeroy. County officials and locals recall a similar missing person case in Giles Smith, sparking renewed searches and clues across Ohio and Tennessee, but no resolution to Lock’s whereabouts.
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Pomeroy
Lock
Giles Smith
Pittsburgh
Smith
William Large
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Tennessee
Meigs County
Thelma Mae Howard Honored At Pleasant Hill Party
Middleport January 31 Mrs Charles Howard entertained at her Pleasant Hill home honoring daughter Thelma Mae on her ninth birthday. Pink and white decor filled the setting as several young friends attended along with special guests Miss Nancy Reed Mrs Edward French and Mrs Herman Ohlinger. Gifts were exchanged and favors of pink white baskets with candy accompanied a cone of ice cream and cake.
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Thelma Mae Howard
Middleport
Charles Howard
Pleasant Hill
Thelma Mae
Nancy Reed
Edward French
Herman Ohlinger
Has Strenuous Day Rev Kreager Drives 220 Miles
Rev Kreager and wife traveled 220 miles to Zanesville on Sunday to officiate at the funeral of Mrs Byron Vanderbark. Services were at 2 30 p m. Vanderbark, a longtime neighbor, was interred in a nearby community. Kreager previously officiated at Vanderbark’s funeral six years earlier. Upon return he resumed duties and baptized 12 persons that evening.
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Kreager
Middleport
F. C. Kreager
Zanesville
Mr. Kreager
Byron Vanderbark
Vanderback
Entertain Bible Class in Middleport by Diles sisters
Misses Phyllis and Lois Diles hosted the Bible School Class at the Baptist Church in Middleport. Mrs. Paul Smart serves as teacher for the group.
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Middleport
Phyllis
Lois Diles
the Baptist Church
Paul Smart
Blasting Rock for Opera House Work
Workmen continue blasting behind the Old Opera House at Pomeroy to deepen the rock cut by about ten feet. A flying stone last week damaged R G Webster’s automobile on Second Street. Capt J L Lyona, owner, plans to enlarge the structure into a modern theater.
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Pomeroy
Opera House
R. G. Webster
Second Street
J. L. Lyona
Sheriff warns bad checks can lead to prosecution
POMEROY January 31 Sheriff A O Tracy notes a rise in arrests for bad checks over the past year. He says officers have collected money on fraudulent checks without arrests in many cases but this may change if conditions don’t improve. He adds that rubber checks often fail and the law imposes severe penalties. making a bad check good does not guarantee exemption from arrest.
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Pomeroy
A. O. Tracy
Tracy
Aged Woman Helen Daniels Dies in Middleport
Miss Helen Daniels aged 81 died Sunday night at her niece Mrs. Er nest Mulford’s home on Gravel Hill. Death from age infirmities. Survived by brother Frank Daniels of Beulah ville and several nieces and nephews. Services held this afternoon at Mrs Mulford’s home with Rev. O W Williams. Burial in Cheshire Grave Hill Cemetery.
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Helen Daniels
Gravel Hill
Middleport
Ernest Mulford
Miss Daniels
Frank Daniels
Beulahville
Mulford
O. W. Williams
Cheshire Grave Hill
Bible School Attendance Leaders In Middleport
In Middleport on January 51 the Church of Christ drew 201 attendees and the Baptist Church 236 as the top Bible school enrollments on Sunday.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
The
Baptist Church
Middleport Social Notes Touch Base With Local Visitors
Mr and Mrs James Stevens of South Avenue spend Saturday in Rgger with Pearl Stevens who has been ill. August Knob remains at home on Beech Street. Paul Young of Byesville guests W B Cross at Oak Grove. Mrs J W Major returns to Columbus after a week with her sister Mrs Herbert Chambers and family. Richard J Chambers visits in Columbus. Mrs John Powell of Columbus returns after visiting Middleport. Mrs Root improves from illness. Erma McKay of Pomeroy visits her father Mr Daniels at Bashan. Fred Hoffman spends weekend with family. Mrs S J Hamer and Sam Jr visit from Pittsburgh to Mrs Hamer's parents E R Tompkins. Clarence Bose, Marshall College student, visits his aunt Mrs R C McBride in Middleport. Mra Jaliance of
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James Stevens
South Avenue
Middleport
Rgger
Pearl Stevens
August Knob
Beech Street
Paul Young
Byesvillie
W. B. Cross
Oakrove
J. W. Major
Columbus
Herbert Chambers
South Fourth Avenue
Richard J. Chambers
John Powell
James Root
Local movement and social visits across towns
Syracuse was the week end guest of her sister Mrs. McBride. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley arrived from Columbus and will live in Pomeroy. Miss Mable Race returns to live with them. Several others traveled to Columbus, Marion, and Middleport. Workers from Middleport are employed at Raymond City Coal Company. Mrs Bennett, ill in Leon, WV, moved to her son Charles Bennett in Middleport. Mrs Elizabeth Russell visits Albany for a week with relatives.
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Syracuse
McBride
Oliver A. Hartley
Columbus
Pomeroy
Mable Race
Mayme C. Covert
Virginia Leonard
Chappelle Talbott
George van Zant
Ralph Graves
Miss Leonard
Marion
Miss Covert
Middleport
George Moore
Amil Sauer
G. O. Reynolds
Raymond City
W. Va
Raymond City Coal Company
Elizabeth Russell
Albany
Strikes Called In Germany To Impede Hitler Regime Moves
Berlin reports indicate communists and socialists called a general strike against Adolf Hitler as he began his chancellorship seeking parliamentary backing. Dock workers in Hamburg ignored agitator pressure, and clashes left fatalities. Hitler met with Ludwig Kaas as centrists weigh joining the government.
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Germany
Berlin
U.P
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Hamburg
Ludwig Kaas
Ministry of Justice
Johannes Bell
Reichstag
Wine Output Boosted To Meet Any Change
Sephus Federspell of the Grape Growers League of California announced that vintners produced 13,354,511 gallons of new wine under bond from the 1932 crop as prohibition shifts approach. He said 1932 output was the greatest single year, totaling 4,876,765 gallons.
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San Francisco
Calif
Sephus Federspei
Grape Growers League of California
California Vintners
Federspell
Army Boat Carrying Many Men Missing
Coast Guard officials report fruitless efforts to locate the army dredge Chinook with about 80 officers and men aboard. Two small Coast Guard boats were sent to search after the Chinook departed Delaware Breakwater Saturday night bound for Norfolk and orders were radioed to vessels in the area to watch for the missing vessel.
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Norfolk
U.R
Coast Guard
Delaware
Army
Judge Kingstone to hear Martin Insull extradition case
Ontario justice A. C. Kingstone will preside over extradition hearings for Martin Insull former Chicago utilities magnate arrested on new theft by bailee charges Insull must appear for arraignment on February 7 Extradition hearings are expected to begin on March 4
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A. C. Kingstone
Ontario
Martin Insull
Chicago
Justice Kingstone
Insull
Championship Basketball Game Set Friday at Trimble Gym
A championship basketball game between Stewart High School and J-T High School is slated for Friday night on the Jacksonville Trimble gym floor. Both teams are undefeated in league play, and the 7:30 PM start is expected to draw a packed house.
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Trimble
Jacksonville- Trimble
Stewart High School
J-T
Fang
County Grand Lodges Meet at Jacksonville
The Athens County K of P Lodge meet tonight at 7 30 in Jacksonville for the County Grand Lodges bringing all lodges in the county. Former members with due or unpaid dues are welcome to attend per The Sunday Messenger notice.
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Jacksonville
Athens County
K. of P
Glouster
Noble Grands Club
Marcellite Rebekah Lodge
Three Youths Held In Bakery Robbery In Glouster
Three 16 year old boys accused of stealing candy and cigars from Munden Bakery on High Street will be brought before Mayor Andrew Allen. The night watchman W E Shrieves says he has evidence to convict all three and the bakery owner may decline charges. The theft occurred Friday night after the boys pushed a glass piece to reach goods.
Funeral attendees from out of town in Glouster
Out of town visitors for Mrs. John Gatchel Sr.'s funeral included Willis and Jane Cline. Charles and George Barrett. Claude Brown. John Gatchel. Ed Mappus. Roy Gatchel. Paul Gatchel. James Kasler. William Lyons. R J Kittle. Guy Wakres. John Gatcher Jr.. William Kasler. Ross Kasler. Elizabeth Kasler. C F Reed and family with travels from Barnesville Ashtabula Columbus Akron Los Angeles Bristolville Jacksonville Crooksville and Athens.
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Akron
John Gatcher, Jr
Los Angeles
Calif
William Kasler
Ross Kasiler
Crooksville
Elizabeth Kasler
Bristolville
C. F. Reed and Family
Jacksonville
Third Ben Jeby Paul Pirrone Bout Planned After KO
Plans for a third fight between New York middleweight world champion Ben Jeby and Paul Pirrone were announced after their second meeting ended with a technical knockout in the fifth round of a 12 round bout in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
U.P
New York
Red and Black Teams Formed at Athens High School
Basketball squads from the Girls' Athletic Association organized color teams after a series of class games. The Second Red defeated the Second Black 14 to 3 while the First Black beat the First Red 22 to 7. Standouts included Ruth Lewis Bee Sanders and Mary Winning with referees Marianna Schuler Mary Winning and Jane Marquis Helen Gibson.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Athens High School
Jewell Chandler
Ruth Lewis
Dolores Henderson
Jean Barlow
Dorothy Rose
Mary O
Cowan
Mildred Edmundson
Ruby Rice
J. Mills
Jane Marquis
Agnes Kilpat
Frances Wilkes
Helen Stacy
Bee Sanders
Mary Winning
Marianna Schuler
Helen Gibson
Dorothy Duncan
Pauline Kimes
Phyllis Jordan
War Times Told in Verse In Old Record
A Civil War era scrap book reveals poems set to popular tunes about battles and incidents. Pieces include Going to Fight My Siege and The Giant Boys in Blue, with Homespun Plaid chorus lamenting homespun dress. One piece recounts a soldier buried near Fairfax Virginia and a Ride of Great Grandmother Lee from the Revolutionary era.
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Calico
Fairfax
Lee
Massachusetts
George
Bolivar Church Fire Destroys Bilaugh United Brethren
Fire destroyed the Bilaugh United Brethren Church near Bolivar on Monday January 31. Local firefighters battled the blaze but the building was consumed by flames. No injuries were reported.
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Bolivar Church
New
Philadelphia
Bilaugh United Brethren
Bolivar
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