Meigs County Board Rejects Five Central Committee Petitions
The Meigs County Election Board rejected five petitions for central committee seats at a June 20 meeting with final action on June 27. Rejections cited pencil signatures, missing declarant details, missing wards, and lack of notary. Two candidates responded. others withdrew.
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Worley Butcher
Silver Run
Minute Book of the Election Board
Butcher
Riley Manley
Manley
J. 4
Clatworthy
Middleport
Central Committee
A. A. B Scarberry
A. A. Steele
Rutland West
Carl J. Duckworth
Syracuse
John B. Downing
Lawrence County
Republican State Central Committee
Meigs County
Columbus Dispatch
John P. Biehn
Ohio River
Republican Central Committee
Olive Branch
Harmony
Wounded Twice Pomeroy Inmate Suffers Head Wound
Delbert Heinie of Letart was injured Saturday when he fell headfirst from a car in Pomeroy. He received first aid and a severe head wound, then was placed in county jail to recover. He later tore off head bandages and stitches, requiring rebandaging before leaving with bandages still on.
G O P Women Meet Pomeroy at Courthouse
Second meeting of the Women's Republican Club in Meigs County was held Saturday afternoon at the Courthouse. Plans were laid for a program and refreshments, with four active political clubs in the county including Republican and Democratic groups for both men and women.
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Meigs
Union miners to celebrate Fourth of July at Bartels Park
The Pomeroy Bend union miners sponsor a July 4 celebration at Bartels Park with a large expected turnout.
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Syracuse
Pomeroy Bend
Bartels Park
Weekend Visitors and Family News in Middleport
Middleport notes report Mrs Ralph Young and her daughter from Gallipolis visited with the Gilfillens on Brownell Avenue. Emma Jean Smith of Columbus returned for a weekend with her parents and for the funeral of cousin Walton L Carney. Helen Bailey, after visiting friends on Pelee Island Ontario, is back at her Mill Street home. O L Roush, ill in Maggie West Virginia, plans to return home after recovery. Gene Harris spent the weekend in Wellston with Rodney Richards. Mrs Thomas Davis and two sons were here visiting relatives.
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Ralph Young
Gallipolis
O. B. Gilfillen
Brownell Avenue
Emma Jean Smith
Columbus
J. K. Smith
Walton L. Carney
Helen Bailey
Pelee Island
Ontario
Mill Street
O. L. Roush
E. J. Zuspan
Maggie
W. Va
Gene Harris
Wellston
Rodney Richards
Thomas Davis
Charles
Thomas
Oscar Carleton
Kessler
Harold Morris
Tabosa
Ohio
George Dean
Powell Kruger
Helen
Washington
Jack Haines
Winefred Jean
Hopewell
Virginia
Francis Smith
Guy Davis
Akron
J. W. Davis
B. F. Blackwell
O. Blackwell
Dover
D. B. Grimes
Carrol Grimes
Howard Parrish
David
James
Roy Stewart
Paul
Iva Morrison
Stella Arnold
Cyril
D. 8. Morrison
New Car Sales Hit Year High in Meiga County June
Sixty five motor vehicles were sold in Meiga County in June per Clerk Horton Brown records. Of these 57 were passenger cars and eight were trucks, matching the year’s previous high. Dealers expect a favorable 1934 if sales hold, noting the upward trend since mid last year.
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Pomeroy
Meiga County
Middleport Visitors and Camp Plans Highlight Local Briefs
Local residents from Columbus and Middleport arrived for visits with families including Mrs. Edward Parsons and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Thomas. Seven Middleport boys were chosen for a 30 day Citizens Military Training Camp at Ft. Thomas Kentucky beginning July 3. Nellie Radekin hosted a bridge party with friends from Albany and Dyesaville and local couples in attendance.
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Middleport
Citizens Military Training Camp
Ft. Thomas
Ira N. Butcher
Paul Graves
Lawrence Lewis
Paul Kerns
John Vieth
Karl Kerns
John Russell
Carpenter
Nellie Radekin
Nihle Frank
Wayne Welch
Clyde Harper
Worley Webb
Agnes Roas
Albany
Sedwick Vale
Dyesaville
Judge Frees Man With $100 Fine Note From Roosevelt
An aged Black man accused of vagrancy pleads for mercy before Judge J P Finnegan. The judge reads a note signed Franklin Delano Roosevelt and agrees to discharge the man if he pays a $100 fine, sending him to the work house with the note.
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ST. Louis
J. P. Finnegan
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Pomeroy Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Pomeroy personals note Leo J. Byrne and family visited local relatives over the weekend. Charleston guests Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brabbin stayed with Dr. and Mrs. C. EB. W. Downie on Lincoln Hill. Edward Skinner departs Kerra Run for West Point to enroll today. Charleston visitors Mr. and Mrs. Harold Russell and children visited Mrs. Russell’s parents on Union Avenue. George Daniels and children attended the funeral of Mrs. H. A. Parcher in Youngstown. George Clifton of Wilkinsburg, Pa., is visiting friends in town.
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Harold Brabbin
Charleston
W. Va
C. EB. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Edward Skinner
Ben Skinner
Kerra Run
West Point
Army School
Harold Russell
Russell
John Chase
Union Avenue
George Daniels
Hugh
Mary Elizabeth
H. A. Parcher
Lara Newby
Youngstown
George Clifton
Wilkensburg
Picnic at Shenang Springs Draws 75 for Presbyterian Sunday School
About 75 people attended a Shenang Springs picnic hosted by the Blue Team of the Presbyterian Sunday School to celebrate the Red Team's victory. The Ladies' Aid Society members were invited. Mrs. C Y Bridgeman, after a month at home, left for Columbus joining her sister Miss Rose Hammond for a twelve week visit to Ludington and other parts of Northern Michigan.
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Syracuse
Shenang Springs
Presbyterian Sunday School
Ladies’ Aid Society
C. Y. Bridgeman
Columbus
Rose Hammond
Ludington
Michigan
Smith Starts Duties as Postmaster in Middleport
J. H. Smith, a Democratic appointee, assumes the postmaster duties today, taking over from R. B. Powell. Smith previously ran the Dixie Store. Syracuse notes the Town Council will meet at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, July 3.
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Middleport
J. H. Smith
R. B. Powell
Smith
Dixie
Syracuse
Social News From Coolville and Nearby Communities
A roundup of local visits and family gatherings includes Coolville residents hosting relatives from Ohio Virginia and Washington. Guests include Harold Morris family Tabosa and Francis Smiths family. Akron and Dover travelers stopovers. a 300 friend serenade and shower for Mr and Mrs Howard Parrish.
Eastern Star Attends Funeral and Cemetery Ceremony
In Gallipolis members of the Order of Eastern Star attended the funeral of Mrs. Edna Gwinn this afternoon and conducted their lodge ceremony at Mound Hill Cemetery where burial occurred. In Middleport a daughter was born Saturday June 30 to Prof. and Mrs. L. M. Boice of Youngstown, formerly Miss Irene Soles of Middleport.
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Gallipolis
Order of Eastern Star
Edna Gwinn
Mound Hill Cemetery
Middleport
L. M. Boice
Youngstown
Boice
Irene Soles
Agnes Soles
Rutland Street
Pomeroy Jail Serves 1316 Meals in June
A June report by jail matron Mrs. A. O. Tracy notes 1316 meals served to inmates at the county jail costing 51 cents per day for three meals and an average of 17 cents per meal.
Gallia County Districts Share Federal Teacher Grants Plan
Gallia County districts prepare to distribute federal relief funds to teachers lacking other income sources. Affidavits will be issued to clerk-treasurers, with county officials coordinating signoffs when eligibility is confirmed. Payments may come as individual checks for unpaid 1983 84 salaries, limited to approved districts.
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Gallia
Gallipolis
Gallia County
H. Bion Bradbury
B. O. Skinner
Ohio Emergency Schools Administration
E B. 0. Braught
State Relief Commission of Ohio
Supt
Bradbury
Skinner
Sachoola
Wife files for divorce over extreme cruelty in Gallipolis
Grace B. Smith sues Ernest Smith for divorce alleging he fired a revolver to frighten her, struck her with the gun, and threw her off the porch. She seeks temporary alimony and restoration to her maiden name Grace Beckett. The couple married December 24, 1930, and have two children.
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Gallipolis
Grace B. Smith
Ernest Smith
Grace Beckett
I.dren
Weather Turns Cooler After Three-Hour Rainfall
Gallipolis endured days of 100 degree heat with sparse showers until a Sunday morning thunderstorm delivered a three hour steady downpour. By evening temperatures cooled to comfortable levels and some residents slept through the night, reviving relief after a week of wakeful heat.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis closes all beer parlors after midnight
On orders from Police Chief John Fraley and Sheriff BR Hatfield all local beer parlors and liquor dispensaries were locked at 12 o'clock Saturday night. Complaints that some establishments handling wet goods had remained open after midnight prefaced the move.
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Gallipolis
John Fraley
BR. E. Hatfield
Gallipolis News Notes On Hospitals Marriages And Arrests
Mrs. R. Lt, widow of Appellag Mauck, discharged from Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after surgery. Ruth age 8 of Pt. Pleasant and Mrs. Bargery of Gallipolis were also released after skull fracture and other procedures. Admissions included Miss Pykoff from Buffalo and Brown 11 in Gallipolis, plus Miss Lela Blackfork and Lloyd Spires. Marriage licenses issued in Gallipolis: Walter Mac Ashton and Mayes, 29. James We and Dolph, 53, Bladen. Carnie g and son. Wilson and Mont R. Portsmouth under Hinsman. Renovation work on Annama Bridge by George P. Bush Co. Six men arrested for intoxication over weekend in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Mauck
Pital
Bargery
Ruth
Pt. Pleasant
Pykoff
Buffalo
Ohio
Brown
Harvey Brown
Forrest Howell
Lela Blackfork
Lloyd Spires
Dundas
Walter Mac Ashton
W. Va
Mayes
Natri Son
Bladen
Skaggs
Thomas Hinsman
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G. O. P. Banks
Letart
Shoppers
Boston
Athens
Nelsonville
Toyo
Iituen
Aes Men's Choice
Middleport Briefs
Corinne Jones
Jesse DeVol
J. J. McCarty
Edward Parsons
Mr. McCarty
Earl O. Bright
Emma Juhling
Arthur Covert
J. A. Beverage
W. H. Jubling
T. C. Wilson
Lo Ann
Miss Radekin
Pomeroy Personals
Leo J. Byrne
Jackson
Coolville
The
Athens County Savings and Loan Company
New York
Chicago
la Salle St. Station
New York Central
George P. Bush Companburgh
U. S
the Security Bank
Legion Athens Fair Grounds
S. E. Ohio
Miners’ League
Jackie Hester
Freddie Brown
Newark
Cunningham
Clyde Willis
Mr. Davis
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