Court Suit Over Stolen Potatoes and Rail Right of Way
Lawrence Dis nen and Jennie Howell sue Charles Dil for stolen potatoes and damages alleged after 24 hours in Irving Creek. The case claims $675.39 due on a note and asks for court action. Central Railroad is accused of encroaching on a private right of way with automobiles involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joner
Howell
Charles Dil
Irving Creek
Lawrence Disnen
Earl Dill
Jennie C. Howell
Haffie
Hobson
Central Railroad
Local Community Notices Highlight Meetings and Visits
A jumble of names and places shows community events from church gatherings to grange reinstatement. Attendees include Mrs. Reeves Wilda Mae Starkey and many from Ath, Wayne Caster, Rev W A, and families from Wheeling and Toledo with ongoing services and missionary reports.
Local Social Notes From Middleport and Surroundings
Mrs. Helen Bowles and mother Mrs. Martha Bryant with Mrs. Kathryn Monahan and daughter spent Tuesday in Parkersburg. Visitors included Mrs. Edward French and others in Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Max Lambert with grandchildren in Athens. Fred German from Columbus visited relatives on Walnut Street. More than 53 Baptist Church youths attended a Wednesday outing at Carpenter State Farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Helen Bowles
Martha Bryant
Kathryn Monahan
Parkersburg
Edward French
C. O. French
Lewis Burford
Louise
Columbus
Max Lambert
Wright
Marjorie Hughes
Athens
Robert Hughes
Fred German
Frank Vroman
Walnut Street
C. W. Boyd
Mr. Boyd
Baptist Church
Carpenter State Farm
G. H. Stansbury
Contract Bridge Club
Grant Street
Frances Vaughn
Jackson
Walter Chase
Railroad Street
R. M. Spencer
D. S. Farmer
Kathryn
Arthur Skinner
Pomeroy
Maddie Rites Held For Flora Maddie at Pomeroy
Out of town relatives attended funeral services for Flora Maddie in Pomeroy. Guests included Arthur Maddie and wife, Lewis Probst and wife, Charles Lloyd and wife from Columbus, Arthur Probst and daughter Carolyn from Cincinnati, George Probst and daughter Gladys from Washington DC, Roswell Maddie of Philadelphia, Will Probst and Harry Probst of Dayton, and Reverend Baker of Northminster Presbyterian Church of Columbia conducted rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Maddie
Arthur Maddie
Lewis Probst
Charles Lloyd
Columbus
Arthur Probst
Carolyn
Cincinnati
George Probst
Gladys
Washington D. C
Roswell Maddie
Philadelphia
Will Probst
Harry Probst
Dayton
Reverend Baker
Northminster Presbyterian Church of Columbia
Maddie
Pomeroy
Glenn Chase
Huntington
Campers Ready at Cheshire Beach for Long Season
Middleport Fishing Club’s houseboat, freshly painted and redecorated, was moved to Cheshire Beach Wednesday for a camping season starting this weekend. The first group from Columbus will arrive Saturday, including Mr and Mrs Sue E Saunders and their sister Miss Daisy Saunders visiting on South Third Avenue.
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Middleport
Middleport Fishing Club
Cheshire Beach
Columbus
Sue E. Saunders
Daisy Saunders
South Third Avenue
Middleport Bridge Club honors at North Second Avenue
Mrs. Fred Crary hosted the Thursday Evening Bridge Club with three tables. Awards went to first Mrs. W H Juhling second Mrs W F Harris guest Mrs L D McMaster. Guests included Mrs W E Bryan Miss Helen Beeson and Mrs L D McMaster. Light refreshments followed.
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Middleport
Fred Crary
Evening
Bridge Club
North Second Avenue
W. H. Juhling
W. F. Harris
L. D. McMaster
W. E. Bryan
Helen Beeson
Two Plead Guilty in Gallipolis Disorderly Conduct Case
Marie Burgess and Lena Pierson of Pt. Pleasant West Virginia pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct before Municipal Judge A J Stormont on Wednesday. They were fined $2 and costs each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marie Burgess
Lena Pierson
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
A. J. Stormont
Nelsonville Patient Shafer Sent Home After Hospital Stay
Shafer was moved from a Columbus hospital to his home in Nelsonville on Wednesday after a week of treatment.
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Nelsonville
Harve Shafer
This City
Columbus
Surprise Birthday Party For Wallace Couple At Grace Church
Members of the Women’s Bible Class of Grace Methodist Church and their husbands hosted a surprise party Wednesday night for Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wallace of Fortsmouth Road in celebration of their birthdays this week.
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Gallipolis
Grace Methodist Church
Ross Wallace
Fortsmouth Road
Dolores Eloise Botce Weds Joseph Wilson in Gallipolis
Middleport announces the marriage of Dolores Eloise Botce to Joseph Everett Wilson. The ceremony took place in Gallipolis on Monday July 15 with Rev. Mark Shifler officiating. Mrs. Wilson and the groom are 1934 graduates of Pomeroy and Middleport High Schools respectively.
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Middleport
Lester Botce
Dolores Eloise
Joseph Everett Wilson
Joe Wilson
Gallipolis
Mark Shifler
Pleasant
Wilson
Pomeroy High School
Middleport High School
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Pedicord
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 o'clock in Bishopville at the church with Rev. Charles Crawford presiding. Burial will follow in the cemetery at Bishopville.
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Glouster
Frank Pedicord
Bishopville
Charles Crawford
Ryesville
Thurlas
Postponed Nelsonville benefit by Rebekah Lodge
The Rebekah Lodge benefit party for Nelsonville has been postponed from tonight to Saturday night July 20. The event will proceed as a charitable gathering with proceeds supporting local causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Rebekah Lodge
Mrs Mary Ann Eblin Birthday Observed at Union Avenue
A group of relatives and friends gathered at Mrs S A Eblin home on Union Avenue Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the eighty third birthday anniversary of Mrs Mary Ann Eblin. The guest of honor, recently in poor health, is recovering slowly. A birthday dinner followed by an afternoon of social enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
S. A. Eblin
Union Avenue
Eigthy
Mary Ann Eblin
Advocate of Monetary Reform Visits Ohio
Middleport guest list features Ben Spear a Spokane newspaper veteran and author of Lincoln Legal Tender Money and The Money Changers. He toured Gallipolis with relatives, staying near the Grand Coulee Dam area, sharing reform theories alongside William Brown of Glasgow who visited Davis earlier.
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Middleport
Ben Spear
Spokane
Wash
Gallipolis
Charles F. Davis
Spear
Waterville
Grand Coulee Dam
William Brown
Glasgow
Scotland
Davis
Delegates Elected for State Legion Convention Day ton
MIDDLEPORT Ladies Auxiliary to the Feeney Bennett Post of the American Legion elected delegates and alternates for the state convention in Dayton on July 25 26 and 27 with Wilmetta Mulford as first delegate and Gertrude McElhinny as first alternate Helen Cooper as second delegate and Lillian Steiff as second alternate Also plan an August 11 picnic at Shenang Springs inviting auxiliary members and their families for a day of entertainment.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett
American Legion
Dayton
Wilmetta Mulford
Gertrude McElhinny
Helen Cooper
Lillian Steiff
Shenang Springs
Auxiliary
Daughters of America Hold Pomeroy Meeting
Middleport Council No 187 ladies attended the Daughters of America gathering in Pomeroy on Monday evening. Attendees included Mrs. M. D Brickles, Mrs. Ed Spencer, Mrs. William Ely, Mrs. Fred Gilmore, and Mrs. Lelia Beaver with the 100 percent family of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Badgley and their three daughters. Mrs. W. P. Ouager represented Middleport Charity County No. 245.
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Middleport
Middleport Council No
Daughters of America
Pomeroy
M. D Brickles
Ed Spencer
William Ely
Fred Gilmore
Lelia Beaver
W. A. Badgley
Middleport Charity
W. P. Ouager
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Laure
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Wheeling
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Reynolds
Toledo
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Abyssinia
Africa
Eboli
Salerno
Husband
Gulflube
Pomeroy Personals
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Priday
Mrs. Eblin
Teterman
Eee
Childe
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Vailes
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