City voters weigh bond for new school building
The bond issue, worth $120000, would fund a new central school building in the Ohio district. The special election Tuesday determines eligibility to vote and whether the school board can proceed with remodeling and construction costs in the 19th century era project.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Middleport
Tto
Loccal School Board
Ohio Department of In- Hons
O- Street
Robert Hess Rites Conducted Sunday
Funeral services for Robert Hess age 83 were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the residence with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery at Pomeroy. Hess was a son of the late Capt. John Hess and brother of T. J. Hess a Syracuse merchant. He worked in Pittsburgh for years and returned home two years ago an invalid. He is survived by three sisters and other relatives.
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Syracuse
Robert Hess
Beech Grove
Pomeroy
Hess
John Hess
Mr. Hess
T. J. Hess
Pittsburgh
Orr Family Moves to New Wilmington Home
Dr and Mrs John Orr with daughters Mary Martha Margaret and son John Jr depart for New Wilmington Pa where they will move into a new home then visit a summer resort. Dr Orr is a Bible professor at Westminster College New Wilmington where he has served for years. They also visited Mrs Orrs father George Sauer Sr and family and sister Mrs John Binetmar in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
John Orr
Mary Martha
Margaret
John Jr
New Wilmington
Orr
Westminster College
George Sauer
John Binetmar
Pomeroy
Crops See Strong Growth After Plentiful Rains
Local gardeners report robust garden and flower foliage and crops this year, noting better quality and quantity than in years past. Heavy rainfall has saturated the soil reaching deep roots, and tree foliage is described as heavier than average.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Education adopts mileage pay
Township education board members previously received two dollars per meeting and now earn ten cents per mile to attend meetings. The change was issued to County Superintendent Chapman. The Meigs County Board of Education members who previously got three dollars per meeting now operate under the same mileage scheme.
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Pomeroy
Township Boards of Education
Chapman
Meigs County Board of Education
One Woman Surveyor Leaves Gallia County Courthouse
Thelma White, a longtime Gallia County deputy surveyor appointed to finish E Rife’s term, leaves the office after eight years of service. She managed maps and plans at the courthouse and shifted roads and bridge projects in Gallia and surrounding townships. White, a 1921 Gallia High School graduate, remains noted for her skilled pie baking and quiet competence.
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Gallia County
DLIS
Thelma White
Ohio
Kite
E. Rife
White
Polis
Guyan
Springfield
Relaxation White
Alf
Fife
Om Haskins
Galliand
Thelma
Gallia
Aircraft freight traffic may come to Holzer Airport
John T. Corrodi of Columbus, visiting Holzer Airport as sales and service supervisor, predicts freight traffic by air will soon be a reality. He cited a recent New York state glider flight with five passengers behind a powered plane and suggested gliders and radio controlled planes could enable continental freight movement, making Holzer a midway stop between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati and Columbus and Charleston.
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Gallipolis
John T. Corrodi
Columbus
Holzer
New York State
Corrodi
Local Woman Noted for Public Service and Work History
Three and a half years as clerk in the Orin Thomas store here followed by a bookkeeper role in a Pittsburgh hardware firm. She serves as Council deputy and representative of the Daughters of America Lodge locally and has taught Sunday School in the Baptist Church.
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Orin Thomas
Pittsburgh
Daughters of America Lodge
Baptist Church
Johnson Re-elected President Of Tobacco Association
GALLIPOLIS The Tobacco Association of Gallia County met at the county extension office Saturday and elected officers for the coming year. Fenmore Johnson of Gallipolis was re elected president and M. E. Gatewood of Swan Creek was named secretary treasurer. W E Welker of Bidwell stepped down after selling his tobacco acreage. H H Bane of Gallipolis was chosen vice president. Other cabinet members for the allotment committee are W E Slagle of Gallia and Charlies B Ward of Bidwell. A new budget covering June 1 1935 to June 1 1936 was adopted but the amount was not announced.
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Gallipolis
Tobacco Association
Gallia County
Fenmore Johnson
M. E. Gatewood
Swan Creek
W. E. Welker
Bidwell
H. H. Bane
W. E. Slagle
Gallia
Charlies B. Ward
Tarshish Lecture Set at Gallipolis High School
Dr. Jacob Tarshish of Columbus will lecture free at the Gallipolis high school auditorium Monday night July 15. This marks his first appearance south of Hamden Vin ton County in Ohio. The Lamplighter radio program airs Sundays via Olive Tablet Company, of which Fred E. Rathburn is president. Rathburn, Gallipolis native, arranged the appearance.
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Gallipolis
Fred E. Rathburn
Jacob Tarshish
Columbus
Tarshish
Hamden
Vinton County
Ohio
the Lamplighter
Olive Tablet Company
Rathburn
Gallipolis Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Births
Mr and Mrs Charles Arthur and family plus Mr and Mrs Sherman White and families picnicked Sunday on Symmes Creek. Mrs Erma Jeffers begins work as matron of U S Marine Hospital succeeding Mrs Agnes Burdett. Birth announced for Berkley Wright and Kanangua couple's fourth child.
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Gallipolis
Charles Arthur
Sherman White
Symmes Creek
Erma Jeffers
U. S. Marine Hospital
Agnes Burdett
Plan Ends Salaried Board Chairs After Governor Davey Bill
The new plan, pushed by Governor Davey, eliminates salaries for all board members. It shifts compensation away from fixed pay to other forms or none, aligning with the bill's provisions.
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Davey
Heath Is New Vocational Agriculture Teacher At Gallia Academy
Heath, a Londonderry Ohio native and Wilmington College graduate, brings three years of service in the Philippine Islands to Gallia Academy High School for the coming year. He taught last year in Londonderry, attends summer classes at Ohio State University, and will inspect agriculture projects on weekends before establishing quarters August 1. He succeeds Russell Sipman, who becomes district manager for Welch Fertilizer Company in southeastern Ohio with headquarters in Columbus.
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Gallipolis
Philippine Islands
Dwight Heath
Gallia Academy High School
Heath
Londonderry, O
Wilmington College
Islands
Londonderry
Ohio State University
Russell Sipman
Welch Fertilizer Company
Sipman
Ohio
Columbus
Arrests for intoxication in Gallipolis hit with fines
Gallipolis police arrested John DeWitt of Cheshire and Fred Null of Waterloo Saturday night for intoxication. Municipal Judge A. J. Stormont fined each $10 plus costs. DeWitt arranged to pay, Null was returned to jail. Eyeglass leases noted to gain strength by rapid cooling after casting.
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Gallipolis
John DeWitt
Cheshire
Fred Null
Waterloo
A. J. Stormont
Wag
Middleport Briefs Highlight Local Family Visits and Travel
The column records multiple short notices: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Koehler and children travel to Jacksonville for a week with Mrs. Koehler's parents the Leys. W. A. B. Covert spends two weeks in Hillsboro with the Shannons. Edgar and Mrs. Tuckerman visit Ashland and stay with cousins the Nichelsons. Adele Nichelson joins them. L. E. and Daisy Saunders visit from Columbus for a weekend. Jeanne Millsot visits G. H. Stansbury in Middleport. D. A. Howell and Mrs. Howell visit Charleston to see Dr Work. Mrs. Huddleston returns home after Huntington trip for niece Miss Foster who underwent an appendicitis operation last Wednesday.
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Floyd E. Koehler
South Third Avenue
Jacksonville
Koehler
Frank Ley
W. A. B. Covert
Hillsboro
Shannon
Edgar Tuckerman
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Ashland
Will Nichelson
Adele Nichelson
Middleport
W. H. Juhling
South Second Avenue
L. E. Saunders
Daisy Saunders
South Third
Columbus
Jeanne Millsot
G. H. Stansbury
Grant Street
D. A. Howell
Charleston
Dr. Work
W. G. Huddleston
Huntington
Miss Foster
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Local Visits
Pomeroy residents report a series of weekend visits and travel. Mr and Mrs James Mahoney returned from Lima where he attended a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wyatt Radford and their son with Mrs Radford's parents Mr and Mrs Harry Canterbury. The Elberfelds spent Sunday near Tuppers Plains with relatives in Chillicothe Logan Parkersburg and Marietta. Withrows host Joseph Withrow from Huntington for the week. Wests depart for Birmingham and southern resorts to tour sites and inspect a large mechanical mine.
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James Mahoney
Mulberry Avenue
Lima
Wyatt Radford
Radford
Harry Canterbury
1St Ward
Jacob Elberfeld
Tuppers Plains
Martin
Chillicothe
Jacob and Earl of
Logan
Robert
Parkersburg
E. W. Siddall
Marietta
Charlies Withrow
Joseph Withrow
Huntington
Withrow
R. T. West
Birmingham
Ala
Mr. West
Local visitors and departures noted in Racine
Mrs Cora Snyder and Mrs Trudie King and daughter from Steubenville are visiting sister Mrs Roy Spencer. Miss Eileen Roush and Miss Lena Byers returned home after two weeks with Mrs Arthur Banks and family at Whitesboro Kentucky. Wallace Pickens of Columbus spent the weekend with relatives here, returning with Mrs Pickens who had visited her parents Mr and Mrs Oren Wolfe.
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Cora Snyder
Trudie King
Steubenville
Roy Spencer
Eileen Roush
Lena Byers
Arthur Banks
Whitesboro
Wallace Pickens
Columbus
Pickens
Oren Wolfe
Leo Phillips Elected President of Meigs Society in Columbus
Policeman Leo Phillips formerly of Pomeroy is named president of the Meigs County Society of Columbus at its annual outing at Franklin Park. Dr. Thomas Lewis is vice president and Mrs. Pearl Spence is secretary. notes report on society finances and local errands.
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Leo Phillips
Meigs Society
Columbus
Pomeroy
Meigs County Society of Columbus
Franklin Park
Thomas Lewis
Pearl Spence
Racine
Firemen Edge Huntington Collegiates 5–4 in Sunday Baseball
Pomeroy Middleport Firemen won 5 to 4 over Huntington Collegiates in a hard fought game Sunday afternoon. The Firemen, organized this year, show promise for a strong season.
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Pomeroy
Middleport Firemen
Huntington
Sneak Thief Snoops Mayor’s Ice Box and Bakery
A thief raided Mayor J. E. Harley's ice box on the back porch taking a dressed chicken and supplies. The burglar used a ladder in the mayor's yard to enter the Ohlinger Bakery through a back window while village and county officers investigate the case.
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Middleport
J. E. Harley
Ohlinger
Roscoe ©. Fowler
Middleport Social Notices Include Visitors and Trips
Mrs Emma Sisson of Long Bottom visits with sister-in-law Mrs R H Horden and family. Dan L Farmer and James Russell head to a Muskingum River camp above Marietta for a week or more. Lulu Mason visits Parkersburg with niece Mrs Claude Crawford and family. Edgar Baker and children of Akron visit Middleport and Clyde Baker then travel to Jackson. W E Melvin and daughters of Ironton stay at Gravel Hill for a few days.
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Emma Sisson
Long Bottom
R. H. Horden
Dan L. Farmer
James Russell
Muskingum River
Marietta
Lulu Mason
Parkersburg
Claude Crawford
Edgar Baker
Akron
Middleport
Mr. Baker
Clyde Baker
Jackson
Four jailed over weekend in intoxication arrests
Four men named on the weekend jail blotter Ben Brewer Willis Wolf Charlies Dairy and George Justus were arrested on intoxication charges. Frank Pickens is held for alleged interference with an officer and George Betzing is being held for investigation by village police.
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Ben Brewer
Willis Wolf
Charlies Dairy
George Justus
Frank Pickens
George Betzing
Gallia 4-H Club elects officers and details camp start
Gallia County 4-H Club Council announces new officers Esta George news reporter Maurice Thomas Betty Hamrick Kathryn Gothard Merrill Bunce Vera Ballard and Mary Jenkins with a camp set to start August 12. Members must keep project books up to date and plan to exhibit at the county fair with attendance rules after July.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
4-H Club
Esta George
Maurice Thomas
Betty Hamrick
Kathryn Gothard
Merrill Bunce
Vera Ballard
Mary Jenkins
R. R. Starbuck
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