Alliance Defers Strike as WPA Protest Day Goes Forward
In Meigs County the Workers Alliance plans a one day lay off to protest wage changes and an 18 month layoff, but rain prevented WPA projects. A mass meeting in Rutland drew WPA workers from across the county, stressing the plan is a protest not a strike.
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Pomeroy
Workers’ Alliance
Meigs County
WPA
Alliance
Rutland
Workers Alliance
George Bowers
Congress
Pythian Park
Middleport
Stiversville
Long Bottom
Syracuse
Bowers
Columbus Motorcycle Police Visit Pomeroy
Ten Columbus police motorcycles toured through Pomeroy stopping at the county jail to rest. The riders greeted by Phillips brothers now with the Columbus Police Department included R W Johnston J W Johnston A B Leist Ed Mundy Lu Hostetter F C Burns G W Deckard Otto Mansberger H Ayres and B W Momberg. The group later traveled to Gallipolis and returned via Jackson and Chillicothe.
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Pomeroy
Main St
Columbus
Phillips Brothers
County Church Conclave Draws 100 Attendances
More than 100 people from eight Church of Christ congregations in the county attended a weekly service at Dexter hosted by the combined county churches. Rev. Holman of the Tuppers Plains Orange pastorate gave the sermon with music led by Guy Glaze who sang specials. County Recorder George Meinhart oversaw the Sunday School program planning.
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Middleport
Churches of Christ
Dexter
Holman
Tuppers Plains-Orange
Guy Glaze
George Meinhart
N. Second Ave
Life Saving Class Held in Meigs by Red Cross Instructors
A. W. Hoover, Red Cross instructor, conducts a week long life saving and water safety class for swimmers who finished the Senior Life Saving course and aim to become instructors. George Costello, National Red Cross Field Representative, will oversee a second week of training. Advanced life saving will occur at the Gallipolis pool and boat handling on the river.
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A. W. Hoover
Red Cross
George Costello
Gallipolis
Social notes recount funeral party and visiting guests
The middleport column lists James Carson and family and others as funeral party guests for Mrs. Carson and notes interment at Pt Pleasant. It also records numerous visits, travels to Columbus and Canada, hospital plans, birthdays, and extended family hospitality across Bucyrus Gibbons Hartley Owens Millican Davis Templin Hennesy and others.
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James Carson
Ruth
Iions Nolan
James Carson Jr
Columbus
T. H. Davis
Davis
Sarah Jones
Grant Hospital
Arthur Covert
Mary Grate
Holzer Hospital
Norma Louise Weyland
Cole St
Dorothy Faye Owens
Toronto
Anna Owens
James Faulkner
George Millican
Athens
Faulkner
Charles
Charleston
Fred Mees
O. B. Stout
B. H. Rawlings
Canada
B. F. Fultz Sr
Allen
Paul Hoffman
Chicago
Pete Templin
Tiltonsville
Henry Hennesy
Front St
Hennesy
Pete Bouet
Hazel Hyer
Lester
Dutch) Zimmer
Glouster
Floyd Koehler
Pearl St
Ruby Byers
F. M. Cluff
Pomeroy Bend Residents Enjoy Gallia Pool
Pomeroy Bend residents especially the younger set frequent the new pool in Gallipolis. The rainy season has kept the river murky, and unused beaches limit options for non swimmers.
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Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Police Chief Clerk Join Fire Department
Middleport Chief of Police Robert Allensworth and Village Clerk C. P. Bradbury were elected to membership in the Middleport Fire Department at the regular semi monthly meeting. Discussion covered the newly purchased inhalator and a scouting project outlined by Jerry Ashwill, Boy Scout field executive from Athens. A social hour concluded the meeting.
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Middleport
Robert Allensworth
C. P. Bradbury
Local Briefs Highlight Visits Funerals and Club Plans
Miss Elsie Rowe of New Brighton plans a trip to Lettart to visit relatives after stays with Miss Mary Vaughan in Mulberry Ave. Alvin and Mrs Norris visited in Columbus, then returned home. County Engineer Theodore Beegle travels to Zanesville for a WPA district conference with Mr Brown. Attendees at A Angeletti's funeral include Father Dunn and several Columbus, Logan, Millersburg residents. A Racine dam fish fry spurs plans for a new club to use the site for swimming and recreation in a brick building. Forest Run M E Church Friendship Class held a meeting with a pot luck supper at Mrs Purley Karr’s home. The butterfish is called dollarfish in Maine and pumpkin seed in Connecticut.
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Elsie Rowe
New Brighton
Mary K. Vaughan
Mulberry Ave
Letart
Alvin Norris
W. Main St
Columbus
Theodore Beegle
Zanesville
WPA
Mr. Brown
Forest Run
M. E
Purley Karr
WPA Projects Continue in Spite of UWA
MIDDLEPORT The routine work on local WPA projects continued despite National Stoppage Day by the Workers Alliance. Five workers on the Grave Registration project at the American Legion Hall under Clinton Fisher and about 15 on the Middleport schools cleaning project led by Adele Schoenline kept to their schedules. Rain this week delayed the stadium project supervised by Clyde Jones, though workers reported for duty yesterday.
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Middleport
WPA
Workers Alliance
Clinton Fisher
American Legion Hall
Adele Schoenline
Clyde Jones
Largest single day sardine catch records set in Monterey
In Monterey California the sea son’s largest one day sardine catch involved 56 purse seiner boats totaling 4 328 tons. At 11 dollars per ton fishermen earned 47 608 dollars.
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Monterey
Cal
Young People Lead Sunday Service at Simpson Church
Simpson Methodist Church to be led by youth during the morning worship at 10 30. Delegates from the Campgrounds Institute near Lancaster will share experiences with Don Leifheit Louanna Ebersbach Abbie Warner David Goodwin Adele Fowler Paul Brown and Byrne Vaughan among participants. The week features an official board meeting Monday at 7 30 choir practice Wednesday at 7 and Epworth League event Thursday at 7.
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Epworth League
Wiener Roast Honored Alfred Health Club Hosts
Alfred Health Club held a wiener roast hosted by Mrs Woodyard. Attendees included Ethel Woodyard Wilma Griffin Margaret Henderson Carol Vanmeter Mabel Guthrie Hazel Swartz Helen Findling Maxine Guthrie Georgia Cooper and club leader Mrs Parker. Guests included Eloise Warner Virginia Adkins Dorothy Matlack Helen Story Margaret Jane Cook Ruth Atherton and others.
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Pomeroy
Alfred Health Club
Woodyard
Ethel Woodyard
Wilma Griffin
Margaret Henderson
Carol Vanmeter
Mabel Guthrie
Hazel Swartz
Helen Findling
Maxine Guthrie
Georgia Cooper
Parker
Eloise Warner
Virginia Adkins
Dorothy Matlack
Helen Story
Margaret Jane Cook
Ruth Atherton
Harry Guthrie
Clarence Warner
Sherman Henderson
Carleton
Billy Follrod
Wilbur Parker
Claude Woodyard
11 Year Old Takes First Train Trip
Johnny Fred Fultz, 11, a small sixth grader and school band clarinetist, rode his first train trip with his grandmother from Middleport to Gallipolis where they stayed with Iris Myers Kelton.
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Middleport
Johnny Fred Fultz
John
Fred Fultz
Gallipolis
Aaron Kelton
Iris Myers
Holters Manage Silver Grill in Owner's Absence
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Holter run the Silver Grill Locust Street during Mrs. Guy Carson's vacation. They will finalize business negotiations on Mrs. Carson's return, aided by Miss Mildred Ohlinger. Carson and her son plan a motor trip to Columbus then Cleveland and Valdor Quebec, visiting Miss Russell's relatives along the way.
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Middleport
Dale Holter
Silver Grill
Locust St
Guy Carson
Canada
Miss Russell
Valdor
Quebec
Toronto
Roy Russell
James
Russells
Dawson announces birth of daughter in Columbus
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Dawson of Columbus reports the birth of a daughter on July 18 at White Cross Hospital. The infant is the grandchild of Mrs. Nettie Dawson and the late C. S. Dawson, longtime local residents.
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Middleport
Charles W. Dawson
Columbus
White Cross Hospital
Nettie Dawson
C. S. Dawson
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