Middleport appoints Allensworth as chief of police amid funding crisis
Mayor Robson, still recovering, swears in Robert Wick Allensworth as Middleport chief after Charles Wise Jr. resigns. City to seek a three mill levy for five years as officers work payless, while road repairs on Grant Street and Third Avenue move toward bids.
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Middleport
William Robson
Charles H. Wise, Jr
Robson
Robert
Wick) Allensworth
Wise
Allensworth
James Lewis
Common Pleas Court
Manning Webster
Bradbury
Steve McElhinney
Webster
McElhinney
Will
Levy
Town Faces Charter Return If Funds Fail
Councilmen warn drastic steps may be needed as the town lacks funds to operate. Mayor Robson says returning the charter could be the only solution if salaries for the chief of police and other officials cannot be paid.
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Robson
First July Meeting of Alfred Health Club
The Alfred Health Club met at Mrs. Wilbur Parker’s home with Ethel Woodyard Daryl Van meter Wilma Griffin Mabel Guthrie Hazel Swartz Helen Findling and Margaret Henderson present. Miss Nelle Bing county health nurse gave physical examinations and Geneva Humphrey attended as guest. A luncheon followed by a business session. next meeting set for Mrs. Woodyard’s home.
Visit Old Homestead After Many Years
Misses Caddie and Nelle Bing Mrs John Chase and others visited their old homestead in Wayne County West Virginia. They found the house standing with the river's course shifted away from the residence since the 1884 flood. They recalled Ernest Bing who taught there for years and located former pupils and their children during the visit.
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Pomeroy
Caddie
Nelle Bing
John Chase
Alfred Bing
Waterloo
Iowa
Glen Chase
Huntington
Wayne County
West Virginia
Ernest Bing
Mate Bing
Union Ave
Bing
Kingsbury 4-H Club Hosts Outing and Softball Game
Fifteen members of the Kingsbury 4-H Club held their fifth session of the year. The Kingsbury 4-H softball team played Bunkerhill, with Bunkerhill winning 17 to 14. President Denver Thomas led the business session where 4-H camp plans were discussed. The next meeting is set for July 20.
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Pomeroy
Kingsbury
Bunkerhill
Denver Thomas
Breau Turns Tables on Newton Fire Department
Mrs Edward W Breau phoned Newton fire headquarters claiming her stove could not start a fire. Fireman Willard White was sent to her home and soon had a cheery blaze crackling in the kitchen range.
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Newton
Mass
Edward W. Breau
Willard White
Jacqueline Hysell's 16th Birthday Party in Middleport
Sixteen youths gathered at Mill Street Hill home to celebrate Jacqueline June Hysell’s sixteenth birthday. Music games and dancing filled the night with pink and white decorations and homemade refreshments including ice cream cake and mints. Guests included several out of town friends such as Margaret Souders Sylvia Mayer Thelma Howard Della Mae Vance Edith Spires and others.
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Jacqueline June Hysell
Pearl Hysell
Mill Street Hill
Della Mae Vance
Jackie
Margaret Souders
Sylvia Mayer
Thelma Howard
Della Mae
Vivian Vance
Edith Spires
Jackson
Eva Whaley
Flora
James Souders
Richard Fink
Alan Bradford
Charles Eiselstein
Chester
Denver Rice
Robert Russell
Columbus
Miller Family Visited by Extended Kin in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Dennis Miller and son Bobby traveled to Bardstown Kentucky after a week with I E Miller and relatives. In Middleport they attended gatherings hosted by D E Miller with Norma Lyle George Hoff man and others. A picnic at Chickamauga Park and various visits followed including Miss Martha Robson and Miss Edith Spires guests at local homes.
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Dennis Miller
Bobby
Bardstown
Mr. Miller
I. E. Miller
Mrs. Miller
Indianapolis
Middleport
Millers
D. E
Mont) Miller
S. Third Ave
Norma Lyle
Syracuse
George Hoffman
Columbus
Iva Ward
William Ward
Doyle Miller
D. E. Miller
Chickamauga Park
Gallia County
WPA Workers Organize at Stiversville
Permanent organization of a local WPA workers group was formed Thursday night at Stiversville with seventeen new paid members. Officers elected include Irwin LeMay president Floyd Powell vice president Dana Carpenter financial secretary Charles Newman treasurer James Jeffries sergeant at arms Oscar Allen doorman.
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Pomeroy
Workers Alliance
WPA
Stiversville
Chdsen
Irwin LeMay
Floyd Powell
Dana Carpenter
Charles Newman
James Jeffries
Oscar Allen
Silversville
Rutland
Rutland High School
George Bower
Meigs County
Max Russell Dies Thursday
Max Russell aged 49 died at his home in Brad bury from a severe heart attack Thursday morning after working the previous day as a WPA foreman. He enjoyed fox hunting before retiring. Funeral rites are delayed for relatives in Kansas and Colorado. Surviving: widow Dora Gilmore, mother Mrs. Marcella Russell, three daughters, three sons, a stepdaughter, a sister in Colorado, and four brothers in Colorado, Kansas City, and Bradbury. Griff Russell and his family visited the Bradbury household.
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Middleport
Max Russell
Bradbury
Russell
WPA
Kansas
Colorado
Mr. Russell
Dora Gilmore
Marcella Russell
Marcella
Bernice Jean
Edith Mae
Philip
Harding
John Ellis
Leonard Hanning
Roseville
Clarence Morris
Frank
Fisher
Kansas City
Clarence
Griff
Griff Russell
Virginia
Russells
Lyston Sewell
Frank Russell
Churches of Christ Exchange Delegates
Bradbury Bradford Dexter plan Booster Day as part of 12 Slam Summer Slump Sundays. Each church sends a delegate to visit another church with preachers, pastors, and county superintendents named. Regular services: Dexter 10:30 sermon on Baptism, Bradford 6:30 p.m., Bradbury 7:30 p.m. All welcome.
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Bradbury
Bradford-Dexter
Churches of Christ
J. P. Miller
Russell Gibbs
Clarence Might
Norman Will
Wilbur Pierce
Long Bottom
Mrs. Betzling
Hemlock Grove
Bradford
Elizabeth King
Rutland
Mr. Chambers
Dexter
G. O. Will
Keno
George Meinhart
Middleport
C. E
Middleport Wins 1-0 From Gallipolis
Middleport beat Gallipolis 1 to 0 in an errorless game at Pythian Park. Harry Thomas Jr pitched all seven innings with eight strikeouts, while Davis fanned five for Gallipolis. Batteries: Thomas Lewis for Middleport and the Davis brothers for Gallipolis. Middleport advances to meet Leon Sunday at the Park.
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Middleport
Pythian Park
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Baseball Association
Harry Thomas, Jr
Thomas
Meigs County
Gallia
Davis
Thomas and
Lewis
Davis Brothers
Leon
Park
Bicyclists Start 62 Mile Homeward Trip From Huntington
Two young bicyclists, John Chase and Fred Hayes of Huntington, began their 62 mile ride home early this morning after spending a day with Mr and Mrs John Chase on Wehe Terrace. They arrived Wednesday afternoon tired but said the trip was good despite the heat. They rested briefly in Gallipolis before continuing toward Huntington.
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Pomeroy
Huntington
John Chase
Wehe Terrace
Fred Hayes
Gallipolis
Carlsbad High School to Feature Radio in Every Room
Construction has begun on a $300,000 Carlsbad high school with an auditorium for 1200 and a gymnasium for 900. The report also notes a Maori village maiden ensuring ritual food purity for tohunga priest or doctor among New Zealand Maoris.
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RADIO
Carlsbad
N. M
Carlsbad High School
Meigs County Mayors to Attend Pomero y Chamber Dinner
Mayors from Middleport Rutland Syracuse Racine and Pomeroy will join Meigs County officials and Chamber members at the Hotel Martin for a dinner meeting led by Cincinnati Mayor James Stewart. The program centers on government with more than 100 guests expected.
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Pomeroy
Uincorporated
Meigs County
Edison Hobstetter
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Martin
Ohio
All Family Christmas Party in Pomeroy Federated Church
The Federated Church hosted the All Family Christmas Party sponsored by the Women�s Guild missionary committee with Rev. Ralph Kuether delivering readings. Children performed recitations and stories, gifts were collected for the foreign field, and toy exchanges benefited an orphans� home. Nearly 100 attended with refreshments served by the Federated Circle.
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Ralph Kuether
India
Federated Circle
Women's Guild
Illness reports and a birthday party noted in Belpre area
Mrs. R H Rawlings and Miss Callie Klees are ill at home while Rev Ralph Kuether family travels to Ann Arbor for Mrs Ruether aunt’s illness. Charles E Cabell moves to Carl Sauvage property on E Main St Belpre. Mrs John Baily hosts seventh birthday party for Betty Anne Genheimer with games hats fortunes and gifts. attendees include Darlene Wolf Carolyn Baer Martha Baer Yvonne and Manning Roush Kathryn Karr Constance Karr Barbara Roush Francis Roush Virginia Mary Jo Hilda Brennick Mary Jane Scott and Betty Anne Genheimer.
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R. H. Rawlings
Union Ave
Callie Klees
Ralph Kuether
Second St
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ruether
Charles E. Cabell
Belpre
Carl Sauvage
E. Main St
John Baily
Forest Run
Betty Anne Genheimer
Darlene Wolf
Carolyn Baer
Martha Baer
Yvonne
Manning Roush
Kathryn Karr
Constance
Ill health leads to appendectomies at Holzer Hospital
Miss Mary Grate was taken to Holzer Hospital on Wednesday morning and underwent an appendectomy the next morning. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grate and has been in ill health. Norma Louise Weyland has returned home after an appendix operation at Holzer Hospital last week.
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Middleport
Mary Grate
Holzer Hospital
Miss Grate
J. H. Grate
Norma Louise Weyland
Norman Weyland
Milk Prices Boost Meigs County Farm Income and Guernsey Rise
Meigs County farmers earn a sizable share of income from selling whole milk to the Huntington district market. Guernsey cattle numbers grow, spurred by the Southeast Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association formed in 1930. Edson Roush’s Guernsey herd leads butterfat production in several counties, as state testers measure milk, butterfat, feed, and net profit per cow. A pure bred livestock directory is planned by County Agricultural Agent Wesley Green. Legion Plans Regular Meet and district convention in McArthur.
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Pomeroy
Huntington
Meigs County
Southeastern Ohio
Racine
Meigs
Gallia
Washington
Vinton
Leonard Ball
State Cow Testing Association
Wesley Green
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Front St
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Charleston
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Jacob Turner
Brownell Ave
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Meigs Co
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