Meigs County 4-H Camp to Host 125 Clubs Week of July 30
Meigs County 4-H clubs will send about 125 clubs totaling 460 members to the tenth annual camp the week of July 30. The 1934 event, largest in the district, will draw roughly 10,000 youth from six Ohio camps as part of a statewide gathering. Delegations from Vinton and Lawrence counties join the Meigs group, with 30 tents, meals by camp cook Raymond Deck, and evening vesper services coordinated by campers.
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Vinton
Lawrence
Raymond Deck
New Vienna
Ohio
Norman Dillinger
Windown
Wesley Green
McArthur
Doan's Pills Promised to Wash Out Kidney Tubes
An old advertisement extols Doan's Pills to ease kidney trouble by washing out 16 miles of kidney tubes. It claims relief for swollen feet and ankles, rheumatic dizziness, and warns serious illness if kidneys fail to remove waste. It emphasizes safe, non habit forming ingredients and urges requesting Doan's from the druggist.
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Pep
Doan
Coeter
Foster-Milburn Co
Dry Speakers Plan Meigs County Tour
Middleport will host a July 2 gathering as 8 P McNaught and Captain F W Wilkinson tour the state with the Anti Saloon League. A 7 PM street service precedes a 7:30 PM mass meeting at the Christian Church uniting prayer groups and Pomroy churches. County ministers are to appoint delegates for the afternoon session to discuss local option fights and community sentiment.
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Middleport
P. McNaught
Anti- Saloon League
F. W. Wilkinson
Middleport Presbyterian Church
Christian Church
Pomeroy
McNaught
Chester Notes from the Reedaville Camp Visit
A.C. Cleland and son Ross and Herb Warner with sons Charles and Lawrence spent last week camping near Reedaville. Women of the MFE Sunday School will serve lunch at the Leslie Parker sale on July 25. Mrs Abe Elselstein and Mrs Bernard Eliselstein visited Gallipolis Tuesday. Mrs Gladys Orr and daughter Hildred spent Monday in Reedaville. G A Eiselstein family and Fred V. Rice visited the George Moore family at Radcliff Sunday. Mrs J R Shank, lately ill at E B Knight’s home, was taken to Columbus last Saturday for medical care. Mrs Eldon Gaul spent Monday in Pomeroy.
Birthday Party Observed for Mrs Myrie Knopp and Others
A July 11 gathering at the Bachner home honored Mrs Myrie Knopp and numerous relatives and friends. Friday guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Saxton and family. Dry weather halted Eva Welsh farm drilling by Kiggins Gas & Oil. Mildred Braley visited Langeville. Eleanor Taylor stayed with grandparents F W Winn. Klbert Bachner and June Hysell visited Middleport.
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William Bachner
Myrie Knopp
W. EB. Kennedy
Ray Bachner
June Hysell
Eva Brown
Frances Curtis
Leland Brown
Middleport
H. L. Knopp
Harrisonville
Dorothy Forrest
Columbus
Don L. Wood
Pomeroy
Philip Nicholson
Abe Eiselstein
William Nicholson
Seth F. Nicholson
Gerald Morris
Oliver Bratton
Dale Bachner
George Wells
Beech Grove
Homer Winn
Harry Saxton
Eva Welsh
Kiggins Gas & Oil Company
Mildred Braley
Frank Braley
Langeville
Eleanor Taylor
F. W. Winn
Klbert Bachner
Local Residents Visit Family and Friends Over Weekend
Racine notes show Mrs Vina Gorslin and three sons visiting with Mr and Mrs Clark Jiiden along with Mrs Sarah Guetsch of Akron. Mrs Mary Hite of Gore visits daughter Mrs Gomer Lewis. Joe Cross and two sons from Columbus spend the weekend with his mother Amanda Cross. Charlies Mallory and two sons accompany them home to Condit and Columbus for two weeks. Laura Baker leaves for Midland Pennsylvania after three months with the Stewarts. Moritz Peterson of Charleston WV guests of Amanda Cross. Dana Cleland hosts Frances Keffier and Joe Metcalf with a Columbus connection for a weekend visit. Pearl Spence returns to Columbus after visiting her parents Frank and Mrs Weaver.
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Vina Gorslin
Sarah Guetsch
Akron
Clark Jiiden
Mary Hite
Gore
Gomer Lewis
Joe Cross
Columbus
Cross
Amanda Cross
Charlies Mallory
Condit
Laura Baker
Midland
Walter Stewart
Moritz Peterson
Charleston
W. Va
Frances Keffier
Joe Metcalf
Dana Cleland
Pearl Spence
Frank Weaver
Middleport Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Miss June Sansbury travels with Mr and Mrs Ralph Hayman and son Richard to Columbus for a day. Frank Booth of Bucyrus visits with daughter Mrs Lera M Roush in Locust Street. Mrs Jessie Lansbury returns from Charleston where her brother in law Griff Sauvage is hospitalized. Mrs E M McCarty and her father visit New Salem Tuesday. Mrs Harry Batley on Lincoln Street is...
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June Sansbury
Ralph Hayman
Richard
Columbus
Frank Booth
Bucyrus
Lera M. Roush
Locust Street
Jessie Lansbury
Charleston
Griff Sauvage
E. M. McCarty
New Salem
Harry Batley
Lincoln Street
Will Dawson
Jean
C. H. Horden
New Haven
W. Va
Horden
Purdum
Jane Stansbury
Flossie Frecker
Pauline Tuckerman
James Hawley
James
Long Bottom
Parkersburg
G. W. Pearce
Nelsonville
Robert Stephenson
South Third Avenue
Fred Healy
Frances Dillard
Branch Fleming
Portsmouth
Healy
Bakers
Meigs Liquor Store Extends Hours In Pomeroy
State liquor store in Pomeroy now operates 10 am to 8 pm on weekdays and 10 am to 10 pm on Saturdays. Manager John Kent reports daily averages of $152.12 in the first week of July and $142.67 in the second week, with $316.36 in sales on July 8.
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Pomeroy
John Kent
Suspects Held to Grand Jury in Meigs Wheat Theft Case
Pearl Jackson and Kim Walker, Detroit men, charged with stealing 18 bushels of wheat from the Allan Nelson farm in Rutland Township and tied to the Myers Produce House burglary entered not guilty pleas in Meigs County Justice of Peace court. They are held on $2,000 bond awaiting grand jury action. testimonies suggest confessions and traced wheat to Gallipolis mill owner Ernest Laufer who identified the defendants as the sellers.
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Pearl Jackson
Kim Walter
Pomeroy
Kim Walker
Detroit
Allan Nelson
Rutland Township
Myers Produce House
Gallipolis
Court of Justice of Peace
E. R. Titus
Dana L. Tracy
Jackson
Walker
Ernest D Laufer
Laufer
Nelson
Come Here From West Visitors Entertained in Middleport
Mrs Thomas Guinn and son Jack of Idaho and Mrs Walter Bell of Washington joined Mr and Mrs A H Bradbury of Middleport for a Tuesday evening visit. The group included relatives from Addison. Mrs Guinn once taught elocution as Edna Rothgeb in the area and Mrs Bell taught in Cheshire schools.
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Middleport
Thomas Guinn
Jack
Idaho
Walter Bell
Washington
Edwin Carman
Utah
Addison
A. H. Bradbury
Seventh Avenue
Chestnut Street
Guinn
Edna Rothgeb
Bell
Cheshire
Harrisonville Man Denies Non support Arrest Link
Curtis Cap Schreiber of Harrisonville says he is not the Curtis Schreiber arrested by Gallia County officers on a non support charge. He seeks to clear up any misconceptions about his involvement in the case.
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Pomeroy
Curtis
Cap) Schreiber
Harrisonville
Curtis Schreiber
Gallia
Harvard Attendees Widely Experienced Teachers Mrs Thomas
Mr and Mrs W B Thomas of Charleston attend Harvard University for special degrees. Both have studied abroad and are teachers of wide experience. Mrs Thomas was formerly Mary Elizabeth Hartinger of Middleport.
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Harvard Middleport
W. B. Thomas
Charleston
Harvard University
Real Heat in Trip in Southwest
Pomero y residents Mr and Mrs J B Shumaker report via letter that their Western US tour brought extreme heat. They describe 122 degree readings in buildings between Phoenix and Los Angeles and note outdoor heat too intense for thermometers.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
J. B. Shumaker
Dr. C. 8
Chauncey D. Shumaker
United States
Phoenix
Arizona
Los Angeles
Calif
Woman Candidate Endorses New Deal at Rally
Mrs Agnes B King Democratic candidate for Congress spoke at a Pomeroy rally describing the New Deal as a cure for national ills and urging measures to prevent starvation and restore stability. She compared the President to a doctor seeking a permanent cure. Local supporters John Halliday Harold Rowe and Elsie Stanton spoke briefly. Mildred Fowler chaired.
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Agnes B. King
Pomeroy
Roosevelt
Congress
Mildred Fowler
Middleport
Eastern trip visits and local visits feature in Middleport activity
Middleport residents greet visitors and relatives from Columbus Huntington Parkersburg and Marietta during a busy week. Notables include Mr and Mrs Will Dawson and daughter Jean of Columbus and Sheriff A O Tracy named to the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association legislative committee.
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Tracy Pomeroy
A. O. Tracy
Buckeye State Sheriff's Association
Local notices from Langsville to Middleport and Alfred
Pomeroy personals report Mrs. Cora Curtis visiting in Columbus then visiting sister in law in Middleport. Birth announced for Jack Milamore's son. Windsor Stivers transfers from Cleveland to Toledo to work at Ohio Inspection Bureau. Langsville 4-H held a breakfast hike July 16 starting at 4 30 am and returning 11 am. Community club hosts and visits across Middleport Alfred and Guysville with residents listed and social activities.
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Cora Curtis
Columbus
W. L. Stivers
East Main Street
Middleport
Herbert Chambers
Jack Milamore
Mulberry Avenue
Windsor Stivers
Will L. Stivers
Cleveland
Toledo
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Langsville
4-H Club
William Phillips
Federal Civil Service Exams Open for Ship Draftsmen
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for positions on ships including chief engineering draftsman at 2600 dollars, principal 2300, senior 2000, and draftsman 1800. Optional branches include ship piping, ventilation, marine engines and boilers, and electrical. Closing date August 10. Information from J L C Kelley, secretary, Civil Service Board of Examiners, Athens Post Office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
J. L. C. Kelley
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens
Social events and visits in Sharpsburg and Mt Hermon
The notes recount a busy Friday benefit at Mt Hermon attended by local residents. Sunday visits include Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris from Nelsonville to Howard Harris, and Leota Strede with children Lenor and Burhl at J A McPeak’s home. Opal Kerns birthday honored by Clarence Kerns with family and uncles. The Grimes family from Canton hosted J F Grimes and sister Louise visiting Canton cousins and Pollyanna Armstrong visited by Betty Wilhelm from Marietta. Parents retrieved Betty Wilhelm after a week with friends.
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Sharpsburg
Mt. Hermon
Don Harris
Nelsonville
Howard Harris
Lucy Huffman
George Hanson
Clarence Kerns
Opal
John Kerns
Leota Strede
Lenor
Burhl
J. A. McPeak
Thomas Jones
Columbus
Robert Grimes
J. F. Grimes
Canton
Louise Grimes
Betty Wilhelm
Marietta
Pollyanna Armstrong
Armstrongs
Local Social Notes From Tiffin and Nearby Towns
Alfred Mrs Kate Bishop and family spent the week with sister Mrs C D Bentz. James and Tom Burke traveled to Uniontown Pa for work. Mr and Mrs Millar Beam visited Mrs Wilda Beam in Athens. Delbert Gaul family visited Glad Gaul at Canaanville. Guy and Nin Dean dined with Mr and Mrs Albert Morris. Ross Hawk of Orange dined with Mr and Mrs Garner Griffin. James Swartz Dana Swartz and Mrs W L Shumway attended Mrs Maggie Townsend funeral Tuesday.
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Kate Bishop
Tiffin
C. D. Bentz
James
Tom Burke
Uniontown
Millar Beam
Wilda Beam
Athens
Delbert Gaul
Glad Gaul
Canaanville
Guy and
Nin Dean
Albert Morris
Ross Hawk
Orange
Garner Griffin
James Swartz
Dana Swartz
Vv. L. Shumway
Maggie Townsend
Unclear OCR note on family visits and turtle carving
Fragmentary report describes visits by Mr and Mrs Clarks Chap family including Francis David Jumbus and Eileen, with references to Walls Vanside and Richland Avenue. A turtle carved on a farm is noted as an enduring symbol linked to Sheldon dating about 87 years ago.
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Francis David Jumbus
An Walls
Nice Vanside Zanes
Eileen
Richland Avenue
Las
Sheldon
Turtle Way
Ray Rose
Elia Young
Motorcycle Club Formed in Mine No 210 Area
The first meeting of the motorcycle club will be at the old Sucar Cree at Mine No 210 at 7. All interested riders are invited to attend.
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Mine No. 210
Ers
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