War Department Help Hinted for Pomeroy Sewer Problem
The Sugar Run sewer issue in Pomeroy may gain federal aid after Lt. Col. J. D. Arthur Jr. suggested flowage easement and possible WPA funding for a rebuilt open cut sewer along Butternut. Army engineers warn a dam pool raise would cut sewer capacity by about 28 percent and risk cave-ins.
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Pomeroy
War Department
John Sauvage
Pomeroy Civic Club
Malcolm D. Hartley
J. D. Arthur, Jr
United States Engineer Office
Huntington
W Va
Sauvage
Army Engineers
Gallipolis
Sugar Run
Civic Club
U. S. Engineer Office
Sugar Run Creek
WPA
J. E. D. Martinger
Col
Arthur
United States of America
Butternut
Ofice
Ohio River
Pomeroy, O
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Middleport residents hosted and attended numerous social gatherings. The Busy Bee class held a cafeteria supper. visitors included Mrs. Max Roller and her children from Syracuse. many neighbors enjoyed boat parties, camp trips, and birthday celebrations. Medical updates note several local patients recovering from surgery with ongoing hospital care and blood transfusions.
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First Baptist Church
Max Roller
Mary Martha
Jimmy
Clyde Pauley
Charleston
John Kincaid
Dahlia Pauley
Lewis Via
Miss Pauley
Cedric Clark
Martha Jane Downing
Philadelphia
J. B. Downing
Rodney Downing
Carla Clark
Barbara Stout
Martha Jane
Athens
Miss Stout
Lucille Dutton
Raymond Boice
Chicago
Frank H. Johnston
Margaret Sullivan
Seventh Ave
P. J. Daugherty
Daugherty
Phyllis
Marian
Marie
Thomas
Cleveland
W. Va
New York
Leo Sisson
Reedsville
Sisson
Emma Sisson
Jean McMaster
Ohio State University
McMaster
Stella Palmer
Chauncey
C. O. Fisher
Point Pleasant
Mr. Fisher
John Fisher
Jane Stansbury
Minerva Mathews
Shirley Duerr
Camp Wyandotte
Lancaster
Camp Fire Girls
Dame Joan Hamilton
Charles Hamilton
Columbus
Miss Stansbury
Garen Stansbury
Frank White
Donald Coe
Westfield
N. J
Many in Hospitals in Middleport Area
A number of Middleport residents remain confined to hospitals or have been released recently. Mrs Frank Knopp is among those hospitalized with an illness described as developing.
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Middleport
Frank Knopp
Devel
Seven Arrested in County Probate Court Investigation
Seven individuals named Pomeroy John Glover H G Phillips Cecil Glover Mildred Selby Eva Glover were taken into custody Saturday and Helen White Lawrence White on Sunday by deputies and a probation officer. They are held in the county jail for probate court investigation. Marie Van Meter was brought to the county jail Sunday by a city officer, held for investigation.
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Pomeroy
John Glover
H. G. Phillips
Cecil Glover
Mildred Selby
Eva Glover
Helen White
Lawrence White
Hank Young
Harvey L. French
Marie van Meter
Middleport
Charles Wise
River area flow limits set by historic Ohio river events
The run area carries 350 cubic feet per second while the structure's capacity reaches 226. The outlet has been submerged about one fifth of the past decade due to river rises, reducing capacity to 164 cubic feet per second during submergence.
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First St
Sugar Run
Second St
Ohio River
Ohio
Bradbury Wins in Close Contest
In Bradbury, the Leon West Virginia nine lost to the Bradbury Tigers 2 to 1 on Bradbury diamond. Two double plays helped Bradbury and Van Nest hit a home run as Nelson Williams and Van Nest led the Tigers with strong batting averages. The Tigers face Letart next Sunday.
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Middleport
Leon
W. Va
Nine
Bradbury Tigers
Bradbury
Tigers
Letart
van Nest
Nelson
Williams
Middleport Firemen
Nelsonville Giants
Tye
Bitore—Lavageti
Mancuso
Moore Melton
Chiozza
Hassett Berger
Phelps
Davis McCarthy
Lavagetto
Moore
McCarthy Chiozza
Cooney Stripp
Brack
Berger Bartel
Bartell
Bucher Lavagetto
Hassett Manush
Stripp
Lavaetto
Hassett
York
Brooklyn
Mungo
Jeffcoat
Melton
Hamlin
Birkofer
Melton Gett
Pomeroy Social Notes Show Weekend Visits Across Towns
Pomeroy residents share weekend travels and gatherings with relatives in Columbus Charleston Gallipolis Wheeling and Orlando. Daughters of Union Veterans plan a meeting at I O O F Hall. bridge club shower honors Irene Ebersbach. several families return from visits to Cedar Rapids Columbus and Chicago.
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Nial Hysell
Columbus
John Senkus
Hysell
Jack
Fredrick Reibel
A. C. Jones
Gerald Wildermuth
Matt Crary
George Crary
Louisville
Ruth Tracy
Spring Ave
Ray Tracy
Charleston
A. C
Dana Tracy
Gallipolis
Bessie Bentz
Schreiber
Huntington
Carlisle Elberfeld
Cedar Rapids
Philip Meier Jr
Philip Meier
Brick St
Walter
Henry Rasp
Cora Mae Joachim
East Main St
Irene Ebersbach
George Powell
Parkersburg
Leo Phillips
Colubus
Maxine Ebersbach
Wyllis McMurray
Fred Blaettar
Miss Ebersbach
Farmer Ogden Ends Life In Barn Near Dyesville
Carl Ogden 43, farmer and WPA foreman, shot himself with a .22 rifle in a barn two miles west of Dyesville. Sheriff and deputy coroner ruled death by own action after family offered no clear motive. despondency noted. Survived by wife Neva. children William Ann Elizabeth Wesley Allen and Emma Marie Bolton.
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Pomeroy
Carl Ogden
Dyesville
Roscoe O. Fowler
Tedrow
Ogden
WPA
Neva Ogden
William and
Ann Elizabeth
Wesley Allen
Columbus
Emma Marie Bolton
Norris Dam film to be shown at Bradbury School Tuesday
Norris Dam a three reel motion picture prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture will be shown in Bradbury School Tuesday night. Gene Wyatt says adults at other centers saw it last week with forum discussions of Norris Dam and the TVA program. Special string music and a community sing will accompany the study period. All adults of Bradbury and vicinity are urged to attend.
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Norris Dam
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bradbury School
Gene Wyatt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bradbury
Scouts Return From National Jamboree
Middleport residents C W Snider and Charles Reed returned from the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington DC with Snider in the solo clarinet section and Reed named as an Expert Drummer and Drum Major on the Region Four Band program. Both are members of Middleport High School Band.
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Middleport
W. Snider
Parkersburg
Robert Snider
Charles Reed
Foster Reed
Washington, D. C
Snider
Reed
Middleport High School
Publicize Blue and Gray Trail Publicity Campaign Starts
The Harrisonburg chamber announces a campaign to promote the new Federal route known as the Blue and Gray Trail from Benton Harbor Michigan to Richmond Virginia. The plan aims to attract tourists and highlights Pomeroy as a key Ohio River town on the route.
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Pomeroy
Benton Harbor
Mich
Richmond
Harrisonburg
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio River
Canada hunts metals in northern Canada exploration drive
Ottawa reports fifty exploration and survey parties will soon begin search for untapped mineral wealth. Financed and equipped by the Canadian government, the groups will survey thousands of miles of northern territory to locate new mineral resources.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Hearing May Benefit Home Pomeroy Meigs County
The Ohio Civil Service Commission decision in the H J Eastman case at the Meigs County Children's Home may be aided by a sensational hearing held Wednesday and Thursday. Crowds heard testimony on repairs and some believe publicity could push for much needed improvements.
Frogs Return After Stringing Them With Tags
In Pasadena California George Howell captured eight frogs from his pond tied strings on their legs and released them around the area. Within a few days all the frogs returned to his fish pond illustrating their homing behavior.
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Pasadena
Cal
George Howell
Horsehair Thieves Sought in Martinez
Police hunt several men suspected of stealing horsehair hatbands and watch fobs on the street. They allegedly cut 18 inches from the tail of Ed Watcher’s horse while the animal stood at a hitching stand.
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Martinez
Cal
Ed Watcher
Fined Trio at Local Dance Suspected Assault and Intoxication
Dean Bowman was fined 25 dollars plus costs after a Saturday arrest for assault and battery at a local dance and released Sunday. H. E. Phillips was fined five dollars and costs for intoxication by Mayor Hess, following arrest by Assistant Police Chief Walter Wolfe.
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Pomeroy
Dean Bowman
Charles Werry
H. E. Phillips
Walter Wolfe
Hess
Middleport Man Held on Intoxication Charge
Charles Skeet Kysell was arrested by Police Chief Charles Wise on Sunday and jailed in Pomeroy on an intoxication charge.
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Middleport
Charles (Skeet) Kysell
Charles Wise
Pomeroy
Q-623 relief claim for rheumatism and nerve pains
A drug ad promotes Q-623 a guaranteed remedy for rheumatism neuritis sciatica and lumbago with a promise of quick pain relief. It also advertises Q-Tabs a diuretic stimulant tablet from Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Athens Ohio.
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Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Union St
Athens, Ohio
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McMillan Hospital
Margaret Riley
Allen Jenkinson
Vine St
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S. Fourth Ave
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Edna Stansbury
Charles Stansbury
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Simpson M. E. Church
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Mulberry Ave
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