Pomeroy Schools Prepare For 995-6 Year Sessions
Superintendent C J Rhodes outlines 9 95 6 school year plans at Pomeroy with preliminary sessions Sept 5 and Friday. Repainted rooms in good condition for the upcoming term list teachers and subjects including Asa Hos n Drake Fisher math English and Latin. Marion Ebersbach social sciences. Dorothy Grossman etc. A church group led by EES TO MEET will organize teacher training and church coordination.
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Pomeroy
C. J. Rhodes
Palport
Kerr Run
Rafter
Ding
Asa Hosn
A. Drake
Com- Fisher
W. A. Smith
Ribel Garland
Margaret
Jean Kh
Marion Ebersbach
Ition
Carl J. House
Ation
Charles Gibbs
W. R. Flesher
Zeh
Anna Houser
Dorothy Grossman
Pomeroy Community Notices Highlights Weekly Church Events
Members of Bethany Methodist Ladies Aid meet Wednesday afternoon at the church. The Women's Council of the Church of Christ sponsors an ice cream social Thursday evening July 11 on the church lawn. Mr and Mrs James Church and family spent the week end with Uncle Mitt Hysell on Thomas Fork. Helen Zeiher hosts Federated Circle Wednesday. The Waters and Russell families travel to Washington and other points, while the Chase grandparents host the Russell and Waters children on Union Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waters
Columbus
Harold Russell
Charleston
Washington
Russell
Waters
John Chase
Union Avenue
Church Groups To Meet With Mrs Downie
Mrs. C E W Downie hosts members of the Foreign Missionary Society of Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church on Lincoln Hill Thursday evening. Mrs. Glenn Chase Huntington was a week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lochary. Marguerite Moore of Dunbar W V spent the week end with Mrs. Leah Davis and was accompanied home by her mother Mrs. Alice Moore of Columbus. Women’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church will be entertained Thursday night at Mrs. Charles Ward’s East Main Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Chase Huntington
Patrick Lochary
Marguerite Moore
Dunbar
W. Va
Leah Davis
Alice Moore
Columbus
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Episcopal Church
Charles Ward
East Main Street
Middleport Social Personal Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chase and daughters Patty and Josephine Morarity visited Mrs. Chase's mother Mrs. David Sales in Lancaster over the weekend. Mrs. Austin Wood and children from Wheeling arrived Monday to visit her brother-in-law and sister Mrs. C. F. Rathburn. she will visit Chesapeake and her sisters Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Moore before returning home. Miss Lelia Hawkins returned to Columbus to resume work after visiting her mother and relatives. Mrs. A. B. Miamer returned to Akron after a several day visit with her sister Mrs. Clara Murray. Women’s Bible Class will meet this evening with Mrs. James Murray on Grant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Walter Chase
Patty
Josephine Morarity
Lancaster
Chase
David Sales
Austin Wood
Wheeling
C. F. Rathburn
Wood
Chesapeake
Hamilton
Moore
Lelia Hawkins
Columbus
A. B. Miamer
Akron
Clara Murray
James Murray
Grant Street
Middleport Visitors and Attendances Noted in Town
Miss Margaret Matheny of Haydenville visits Miss Jean McKay on Cole Street and rooms with her at Ohio University. White Rose Lodge auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will meet Wednesday with Mrs. James Snider. Huntington visitors Mr. and Mrs. Tom Weikle and children call on C. H. Snider and C. W. Snider. Melissa Switzer and daughter in Gallipolis with Charles Switzer visit Beeson family. Harry Corbin of Washington DC and relatives stay with E. Corbin and Virgie Corbin from Wednesday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Margaret Matheny
Haydenville
Jean McKay
Cole Street
Matheny
Ohio University
White Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railroad
James Snider
Tom Weikle
Huntington
W. Va
C. H. Snider
C. W. Snider
Melissa Switzer
Jacob Vervenne
New York City
Charles Switzer
Gallipolis
Beeson
South Sixth Avenue
Harry Corbin
Washington, D. C
E. Corbin
Virgie Corbin
POMEROY Builds New Dance Hall at Shenang Springs
Construction of a new dance hall on the Pomeroy Chester Road is finished and now in use per camp manager A M Ray. In nearby Dyesville the Pomeroy Cement Block beat Dexter 9 to 6 with Davis pitching for Pomeroy and Turner for Dexter drawing a large crowd. Dr Philpott hospitalized in Columbus Grant Hospital while Mrs Philpott stays at Buckeye Lake during his treatment.
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Pomeroy
Shenang Springs
Pomeroy-Chester Road
A. M. Ray
Dyesville
Pomeroy Cement Block
Dexter
Davis
Turner
Weed Cutting Sparks Meigs County Court Suit
A Meigs County township faces a heavy damage suit from a motorist who claims vegetation on a township road shoulder obscured the view and caused an accident. The State Department of Conservation notes mowing was curtailed to July 10 to protect nesting pheasants partridges and quail, arguing that roadside mowing is unnecessary before then.
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Pomeroy
State Department
Meigs County
State Department of Conservation
Ohio
State Highway Department
Veterans Will Meet In Pomeroy July 11
Overseas veterans in the Southeastern Ohio District are invited to a Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting in Pomeroy at 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 11. The event, announced by Commander J F E Mahoney, will be at the Red Men’s Hall and cover delegate reports and important forthcoming items for ex service members with overseas duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Red Men's Hall
J. F E. Mahoney
Mahoney
Boy Scouts Aid Traffic Flow In Local Parking Lot
Local Boy Scouts will direct traffic and parking on the Main Street lot when needed. The Tiger Patrol reported building two cabins and plans for signal towers after meeting Monday, amid jams caused by lack of markings and an unclear system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Tiger Patrol
Entertains Young People's Class at Dyesville Sunday School
Miss Dorothy Morrison of Columbia hosted the Dyesville Young People’s Class gathering at her home Tuesday night. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Donald Swearingen and son Lester, Mr and Mrs Jarret Bo’o, Cora Turner, Anise Vale, Clemma Vale, Mr and Mrs A D Morrison, Joe and Warren Turner, Walter Swett, and Bernie Derry. The entertainment featured guitar music by Walter Swett and Bernie Derry, with refreshments served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyesville
Dorothy Morrison
Columbia
Donald Swearingen
Lester
Jarret Bo'o
Cora Turner
Anise Vale
Clemma Vale
A. D. Morrison
Joe
Warren Turner
Walter Swett
Bernie Derry
Open Air Service Planned by Bethany and Forest Run Churches
Annual outing set for Sunday July 14 at Wills Grove Flat Wood with T Eiselstein leading a Sunday School session and lesson explanation. Rev Frank Beuscher conducts morning service after the outdoor gathering followed by a basket dinner. Members to meet at 10:00 at the church to depart for the picnic site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bethany
Forest Run
Wills Grove
Flat Wood
T. T. Eiselstein
the Grove
Frank Beuscher
Gallipolis Township Churches Receive Ministerial Fund Grants
Gallipolis Township churches will share 150.50 from the state ministerial fund per distribution orders to County Auditor Emmet Keeler. The fund uses section 29 lands once set aside for churches and section 16 for schools, with rental proceeds and purchase price interest funneled into church support. Grants include Grace Methodist 51, First Baptist 44.75, First Presbyterian 14.57, Paint Creek Baptist 13.26, St. Lewis 8.13, St. Peters 6.70, Church of God 5.33, John Gee 2.34, Fair Haven Kanauga 4.62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Township
Emmet Keeler
Keeler
Gallia County
Far- Mera
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Paint Creek Baptist Church
St. Lewis Catholic Church
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Church of God
John Gee Methodist Church
Fair Haven Methodist Church
Kanauga
Ohio River news from Gallipolis notes ferries and packets
A stream of river traffic details operations on the upper Ohio with barges docking at Kanawha and cargo moves to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. The F. D. Bolten ferries gasoline at Gallipolis en route to New Cumberland, while historic Chesapeake and Hibernia steamers are remembered for mail, schedules, and landmark runs along Marietta, Parkersburg, Pomeroy, and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Julius Fleishman
Kanawha River
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ben Franklin
Pittsburgh
F. D. Bolten
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Bolten
New Cumberland
W. Va
James D. Robinson
Patrick Dougherty
Upper Ohio
Bellaire
Robinsons
Huntington
Marietta
Ohio
Edwin F. Maddy
To &T
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant
Chesapeake
Wheeling
Marietta Island
Ohio River Packet Transportation Company
Ohio River Coal and Towboat Company
Senator Cordditl
Betsy Ann
Queen City
General Wood
Liberty
United States Mail
Pomeroy
Hibernia
Lizzie Bay
Union Furnace Social Notes And New Metal Report
Mrs. Herbert Swingle hosted sisters from New York City and Port Clinton with other relatives visiting Nelsonville and Columbus guests. The Truth Seekers Class will meet July 10 at the United Brethren Church. A Brit ish firm claims a new metal lighter than aluminum and stronger than iron, cheaper than brass, sea-water resistant and bendable when cold, used by the admiralty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Furnace
Herbert Swingle
Will Churchill
New York City
Tom Withers
Jean
Port Clinton
Admiralty
Carnival Delayed. parade planned for 1 PM
Gallipolis reports the Legion sponsored carnival did not open Monday night due to incomplete equipment. Local children were busily preparing for a 1 PM children's parade today.
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Gallipolis
The
American Legion
Missionary Society Meeting at Mrs Lyons Home
Mrs L L Lyons hosted the Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church on Monday night with Mrs Florence Bush leading the lesson. Refreshments were served to the guests.
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Middleport
L. L. Lyons
The
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Accident claims life of 80-year-old near Thornville
Newark reports that Alen Winegardner, age 80, died Monday from injuries sustained in an automobile crash last Thursday near Thornville. The obituary notes the fatality followed the accident and confirms the victim’s name and age.
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Newark
Alen Winegardner
Thornville
Rabid Dog Bites Halley in Gallia County
The state laboratory has pronounced the dog that bit Ted Halley rabid after the animal’s head was sent for examination. Halley was changing a tire on Garfield Avenue when the dog bit his hand.
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Gallipolis
Ted Halley
State Laboratory
Halley
Garfield Avenue
New Ambulance Plane Arrives at Gallipolis
The Waco ambulance airplane arrived at Holzer Airport Gallipolis flown by Lieut Eckford Hodgson from Troy Ohio It can carry pilot patient physician nurse and companion and could reach Columbus in 30 minutes Cincinnati in 40 and Huntington or Charleston W Va in 20 minutes. Educational note mentions George Kratz solo flight with Lieut Hodgson and Paul Graham as first Holzer solo pilot.
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Gallipolis
Waco
Holzer
Eckford Hodgson
Troy Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
Huntington
Charleston
W. Va
George Kratz
Nia
Hodgson
Paul Graham
Holzer Airport
Nine Boys Implicated in Silver Bridge Field Robbery
A 15 year old confesses to Sheriff E E Hatfield that nine boys robbed the Silver Bridge Athletic Field ticket office. J F Clendenin of Pt Pleasant WV reports the theft and minors will be arraigned in Judge J S Clark s court. A push through a ticket window and small loot including pop nuts and baseballs were taken but largely recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Silver Bridge Athletic Field
E. E. Hatfield
J. F. Clendenin
Pt. Pleasant
W Va
Clark
Lit Men Clear Ohio River Bank of Trees
114 men are clearing the Ohio River banks on the Ohio side with more to join as tools arrive. About 1075 acres in the Gallipolis pool will be cleared before the new dam raises the river stage to prevent driftwood and debris from littering the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Ohio
Derry Wetherholt
NRS
Fines for Intoxication St May Court in Gallipolis
In Judge A J Stormonts court on Monday several defendants were fined ten dollars plus costs for intoxication. Named individuals include Ernest Batley of Patriot Horton Roush of Cheshire Clyde Berry of Bulaville and Clarence Edwards of Bulaville Thomas W Jones and C F Stauffer of Corn William Garlinger of Maple Shade remained jailed on an old fine.
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Gallipolis
A. J.stormont
Ernest Batley
Patriot
Horton Roush
Cheshire
Clyde Berry
Clarence Edwards
Bulaville
Thomas W. Jones
C. F. Stauffer
William Garlinger
Maple Shade
Holzer Hospital admits skull fracture victim and others
Atha Rayburn of Pt. Pleasant W Va was admitted to Holzer Hospital Monday with a fractured skull after a brick strike. He was conscious and recovering. Mrs Victor Niday wife of Representative Niday had surgery Monday morning and was reported in satisfactory condition. Other surgical patients include Mia Orville Hogue Pomeroy Miss Hat Ue Vieth Cheshire and Henry Wilson seven from Bidwell who had a minor eye operation.
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Gallipolis
Atha Rayburn
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Victor Niday
Representative Niday
Mia
Orville Hogue
Pomeroy
West Virginian Fined for DWI in Ohio County
James Lewis of Pt. Pleasant West Virginia was arrested by Sheriff EB Hatfield for driving while intoxicated Sunday night. He was fined and sentenced to 10 days in jail by Justice Freda Millis. Companion C F Keeney of Charleston paid a $10 fine and $4.20 costs for being intoxicated and dis orderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goallipolis
James Lewis
Corecred
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
EB. Hatfield
Freda Millis
C. F. Keeney
White
Charleston
Lewis
Puckett Swain Wed After Parental Consent
A marriage license was issued to Charles Puckett age 20 of Leaper son of James Puckett and Margaret Swain age 18 of Crown City daughter of EF S Swain with parental consent. The bride hails from Sugar Creek in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Puckett
James Puckett
Leaper
Margaret Swain
Crown City
EF. S. Swain
Sugar Creek
Athena County
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