Pomeroy Council Deliberates Budget and Taxi Fare Rules
Pomeroy council members approved a village budget totaling 43783.42 with allocations for bond retirement, general fund, light and water, street maintenance, and cemetery needs. The meeting reviewed a bond refund, a $1000 night patrolman bond, and requests from taxi drivers for minimum fares and taxi caps. Local officials discussed limited parking near the bank and dust control on parking lots, with reports ordered for next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alvin Norris
Fred Swatzer
William Robson
Middleport
Pomeroy National Bank
Court St
Walter Wolfe
Pomeroy Business
Glenroy Ewing
Merchants’ Association
Extra Leg Frog Report Stirs Local Neighbors
Middleport Meigs residents report a second five legged frog found in two months. Sunday night near Dexter, Les ter Bowers captured a frog with a fifth leg between its front pair. Eldo Lowe, from Big Three Grocery, found a similar specimen about two months ago now in a pond at H. M. Cross residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Dexter
Lester Bowers
Eldo Lowe
Big Three
H. M. Cross
First Reading on Landing Fees for Boats
A proposal to charge landing fees was given a first reading. The amendment sets fees from two to $25 for excursion boats and show boats.
WPA Housecleans Meigs County Courthouse
WPA workers scrub walls and clear dust from every nook of the Meigs County Courthouse. Old records are removed, cleaned, and reinstated. Clerk Herman Beards plans a searchable system to locate records without lengthy searches.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
WPA
Herman Beards
Clerk Beards
Nusbaum Rites Held for Columbus Resident Frank Nusbaum
The death of Frank Nusbaum occurred Saturday evening at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus. A brother-in-law of Phil Wolf, Nusbaum was once manager of the New York Clothing House and had long resided in Columbus. The funeral was held Monday afternoon in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Frank Nusbaum
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Meigs Farm Outings Are Announced For Weekend Camp
Meigs County youth will visit Ross-Hocking Camp for a weekend session to discuss 4-H and youth problems with leaders from 14 counties. Meigs 4-H members join peers from Jackson, Lawrence and Gallia at a Jackson County camp, with 28 rustic cabins and a lake for swimming. A men’s weekend camp Aug 6 and 7 offers recreation, speakers, and meals. interested farmers should contact the county agent by Aug 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley S. Green
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
Ross-Hocking Camp
Archie Nelson
Max Ward
Ernest Nelson
William McKelvey
Samuel Michael
Eddie Lou Howery
Esther Frecker
Frances Ihle
Ada Belle Grainer
Thereon Johnson
Golda Heilman
M. T. Haines
Sylvia Heilman
Mary Ellen Miller
Mildred Heilman
Arline Graff
Camp
Jackson
Lawrence
Gallia
Jackson County
Middleport Coal Man To Operate Towboat
M L French, a Middleport coal operator, purchased the towboat Margaret Hall from Cincinnati owners and brought it to the Pomeroy Bend to enter the coal trade from Cincinnati to Cairo. He also owns the Charter Oak Mine and plans barge shipments to down river markets. The boat arrived in Middleport late yesterday, with Meigs County enrollment estimated at 30 to 40 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
M. L. French
Margaret Hall
Cincinnati
Pomeroy Bend
Cairo
French
Charter Oak
Rawlings Employees Host Party at Union Avenue Home
Mrs. Faye Rawlings welcomed R. H. Rawlings Sons employees at 5 p m for an outdoor supper and social evening on the grounds of the Rawlings home. Guests enjoyed wiener roast, watermelon, and games including ping pong and horseshoes, with Nancy Rawlings assisting.
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Middleport
R. H. Rawlings
Rawlings
Union Ave
Faye Rawlings
Irving Karr, Jr
Patty
Clive Keebaugh
J. C. McKay
Harold Vaughn
Ernest Kennedy
Robert Rawlings
Bert Tuttle
Horton Brown
Arthur Moriarity
Nancy Rawlings
Judge To Be Speaker At Rotary Club Meeting
Gallipolis judge Henry Cherrington will address the Rotary Club tonight on The Famous Trial of Aaron Burr. Rotarians Morris Haskins Edwin Higgins and Carl C Byers attended the District Assembly at Middletown Monday and returned in time for tonight's local meeting. Next Tuesday J Paul Mossman will present Judge W W Payne of Huntington as guest speaker, a Chamber of Commerce leader and longtime worker with underprivileged boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Henry Cherrington
Rotary Club
Aaron Burr
Cherrington
Morris Haskins
Edwin Higgins
Carl C. Byers
Middletown
J. Paul Mossman
W. W. Payne
Huntington
Chamber of Commerce
Improvements Made at Meigs Children's Home
Meigs County Children's Home has new paint, papered walls, fresh window sashes, cupboards, showers and lockers. Girls’ pale green room and boys’ blue room mirror updates, while the school room features drapes and two bookcases donated by the Middleport Public Library. The dining room seats eight, with cut flowers tended by older girls in a 4 H Club. The home now houses 44 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Children's Home
Middleport Public Library
Instructs Physicians Of Voting Regulations Instructs Physicians Of Voting Regulations
Secretary of State William Kennedy orders election boards to stop signing certificates of disability in blank to curb absent voting abuse. Albert Gloeckner leads enforcement amid prior lax oversight. rigorous rules meet state election integrity goals. Alfred homecoming planned at FE Church features a basket dinner and services led by local pastors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Kennedy
Secretary of State
Albert Gloeckner
Board of Elections
Alfred
Alfred M. FE
Strickland
Shafer
Bert O'Connor
Mrs Hobstetter Seeks 5000 Injuries in Suit
Mrs. Marcia Hobstetter sues Ben Petrel in common pleas court seeking damages of 5000 for personal injuries 125 for medical bills and 135.77 for automobile repairs arising from a March 2 1937 collision on Second Street Pomeroy. Petrel allegedly backed a truck into her right of way causing the crash and damage to her car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Marcia Hobstetter
Ben Petrel
Charles Bradbury Wins Tournament at Methodist Epworth Court
Charles Asa Bradbury captured the championship in a spirited bracket at the Methodist Epworth League Tennis Court on 8th Street. The improvised event, won yesterday, featured Bradbury defeating Rothrock in the final with set scores of 6 4, 6 1, and earlier rounds against Reed 6 4 and Klein 4 6.
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Middleport
Methodist Epworth League
Third Ave
Charles Asa Bradbury
Charles Bradbury
Charles Reed
Bob Rothrock
Fred Klein
George Schmoll
Rothrock
Bradbury
Many Seek Ballots in Gallipolis Primary
Gallia County election officials report heavy interest in the August 9 primary as hundreds apply for absent voter ballots and a few have already been returned. Ballots for disabled voters were made available in Mrs. Russell's office and will be delivered to voters unable to visit polling places. The deadline for absent and disabled ballots is midnight Saturday, August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Helen Russell
Gallia County
Los Angeles District Attorney Sees City Free From Racketeer Tribute
Baron Fitts reports Los Angeles is freer from paying tribute to racketeers than any large city in the country, indicating strong enforcement against organized crime and reduced extortion pressures for residents and businesses.
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Los Angeles
Baron Fitts
Aged Veteran Dies In Santa Monica
MIDDLEPORT Mrs M J Hamilton reports the death of Sardine Bowman at a veterans hospital near Santa Monica on July 1 at age 91. His nephew Will Bowman of Los Angeles found he had been buried days earlier. Bowman, last of his family, was a Union Army veteran with strong ties to Mt Blanco area in Meigs County. He married Ella Jackson a decade ago and lived in California since then. Surviving are nephews and nieces Will Bert and Hobart Bowman Mrs Hamilton Mrs Jessie Hundley and Mrs Effie Hundley and his wife Ella Jackson Bowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
M. J. Hamilton
Los Angeles
Sardine Bowman
Veterans’ Hospital
Santa Monica
Bowman
Will Bowman
S. I. Bowman
Mt. Blanco
Carpenter
Meigs County
Emma Galloway
Ella Jackson
California
Will
Bert
Hobart Bowman
Miss Caroline Hoyt Celebrates 79th Birthday at Home
Middleport Social marks Miss Caroline Hoyt's 79th birthday with a quiet family dinner. Hoyt, recovering from illness, received greetings and gifts from friends as relatives and neighbors attended weekend visits. Mayor William Robson and family joined others at Buckeye Lake. Mrs. Thena Brunker and Mrs. Corrine Brunker Hoback traveled through to Glouster. Dell Russell, visiting Toledo, spent the weekend with parents Griff and Mrs. Russell. Charles Bennett and wife hosted a visit from Mrs. Bennett's mother visiting from here. Bennett couple later returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Hoyt
Bess Sanborn
Harley
Max Sanborn
Miss Hoyt
William Robson
Martha
Peggy
Buckeye Lake
Thena Brunker
Belpre
Corrine Brunker Hoback
Columbus
Glouster
Dell Russell
City Hospital
Toledo
Griff Russell
Russell
Charles Bennett
Leon
W. Va
Gallia 4-H Camp Draws 300 Members Near Vinton
More than 300 Gallia County 4-H Club youths are set to join similar groups from Jackson Lawrence and Meigs Counties for a week long camp at the Max Long farm near Vinton from August 1 to August 6. Staff includes Stanley Porter Wesley Green and others with R R Starbuck as lead organizer. The aim is to foster environment for social growth through self expression aesthetics recreation and wider acquaintance. Attendees must be ten or older with prior 4 H project work. a four dollar fee covers gear including tin plate utensils blankets cups and personal items. Handwork will cover leather and celluloid fabrication and a lifeguard swimming instructor and nurse will be on site. Relatives may visit on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Max Long
Vinton
Stanley Porter
Lawrence County
Wesley Green
Arlene Graff
Meigs County
Floyd Henderson
Eva Marie Williamson
R. R. Starbuck
Starbuck
Offenders Work Off Fines on City Streets
Gallipolis reports Municipal Judge John Halliday has introduced a program allowing misdemeanants to work off fines by labor on city streets or stay in jail. Street work yields $3.00 per day with boarding at home, while prison time earns $1.50 daily with board. Many opt for street labor, helping keep streets clean and supplement city maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Halliday
Halliday
Starbuck To Broadcast Farm Hour On WSAZ
Beginning August 15 a new Tris State Farm and Home Hour will air daily at 11 45 over Station WSAZ Huntington. County Agents Vocational Agriculture and Home Economics teachers and Home Demonstration Agents from Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky will speak. Starbuck Gallia County Farm Agent will be guest speaker August 17 discussing farm topics and the Rio Grande College farm he will manage in the school’s agricultural program.
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Gallipolis
WSAZ
Huntington
Tris State Farm
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
R. R. Starbuck
Gallia County
Rio Grande College
Starbuck
Revival Begins at Swan Creek Church in Gallipolis
Revival week at Swan Creek Church features ministers J F Tipston J D Craft Clay Haffelt William Coffey Jennings Cremeens Fred Rice and J R Keefer leading events in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Swan Creek Church
J. F. Tipston
J. D. Craft
Clay Haffelt
William Coffey
Jennings Cremeens
Fred Rice
J. R. Keefer
Woman grows three bushels of Bermuda onions in yard
Mrs Rachel Jones planted eight cents worth of onion sets on a fertile yard patch and harvested three bushels of Bermuda onions, with some specimens as large as saucers.
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Gallipolis
Bermuda
Rachel Jones
Earl Spires Admitted With Incipient Pneumonia
Earl Spires aged 34, a garage mechanic from Vinton, is a patient at Holzer Hospital with incipient pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Spires
Gallipolis
Vinton
Holzer Hospital
Many Will Go to Camp in Ross County
Seventy to one hundred young people over 4 H Club age will attend the Southeastern Ohio Rural Youth Conference at Ross Hocking Camp near Londonderry July 30 31 County Agent R R Starbuck says the camp lies in the center of 13600 acres of U S forest land suited for camp use Meals rustic cabins and swimming at a 15 acre artificial lake are advertised open to all young people 18 and over including young married couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Southeastern
Obituary: James Oscar Russell Dies in Huntington
The body of 80 year old James Oscar Russell was taken to Clay Chapel for burial after funeral services at his Huntington home. A sister Mrs J H Wigner resides in Huntington and another sister Mrs Anna Taylor in Porter. Russell a native of Gallia County and a steamboat engineer by profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Oscar Russell
Huntington
Clay Chapel
This County
J. H. Wigner
Anna Taylor
Porter
Russell
Gallia County
WRC Quits Gallia County After Long Service
Gallia County Chapter Woman's Relief Corps United with Daughters of Union Veterans as roster and records transfer ensues. Membership had dwindled to five, with no meetings in a decade. Widows Emma Kerns Mary Bratt Eva Barlow Martha McDaniel and Emma Cowden remain, while the gavel and flag pass to Mrs Alice Wolfe, DUV president, to continue the duties of the once venerable corps.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Woman’s Relief Corps
Grand Army of the Republic
Daughters of Union Veterans
Emma Kerns
Mary Bratt
Eva Barlow
Martha McDaniel
Emma Cowden
Woman's Relief Corps
Alice Wolfe
Visitors Thank Gallipolis for Courteous Stopover
A round robin letter signed by over 60 passengers of the steamer Gordon C Greene thanks the Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce and city residents for their hospitality during a recent sightseeing trip. Cleveland, Columbus, St Louis, Charleston, Louisville, New York and Detroit travelers as well as many Ohio cities joined the visit, leaving fond memories of the courteous people and picturesque city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gordon C. Greene
Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
St. Louis
Charleston
Louisville
New York
Detroit
Roanoke
Pasadena
Ohio
Gordon C Greene Passes Gallipolis on River Trip
The Ohio River steamer Gordon C Greene departed Gallipolis on Monday morning as part of a four round trip voyage between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The vessel did not stop at Gallipolis, but its whistle drew a crowd to the riverfront.
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Gordon Greene
Gallipolis
Gordon C. Greene
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Farm Juniors Enjoy Outing
Gallia County 4-H members from Gallipolis rode eight school buses plus private cars to Huntington for a club tour. They visited C and O Railroad shops, Station WSAZ, local plants, and city viewpoints before a noon picnic in Ritter Park. County Agent R. R. Starbuck led the outing with club leaders assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Ritter Park
Tour
R. R. Starbuck
Davey To Speak in Gallipolis Wednesday
Gov. Martin L. Davey plans a Wednesday address in Gallipolis City Park at 12 30 p m subject to weather. If rain, the rally moves to the Gallipolis Theater with amplifiers and the governor speaking from the historic 60 year old band stand once used by many prominent speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Martin L. Davey
John Halliday
Halliday
Divorce Granted in Gallipolis Case
Ray R. Casto receives a divorce from Pansy Casto on cruelty allegations. The couple married in 1929 and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ray R. Casto
Pansy Casto
Anne Hill Named Guardian for Grace Grove in Probate Court
Miss Anne G Hill appointed guardian of her sister Mrs Grace Grove in Gallipolis Probate Court. Grace Grove's guardianship is recognized under state law with duties to manage estate and protect her welfare. The court action formalizes the appointment and outlines oversight provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Anne G. Hill
Grace Grove
Gas Station Robbery in Gallipolis Leaves Losses
Local police hunt unknown burglars who forced entry to John Harrison's garage and service station on Third Ave near Grape St Sunday night. A safe was opened and two gold coins and a pistol taken. Other items missing bring total loss to about $100 with no clues for investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
John Harrison
Third Ave
Grape St
Mrs C E Burge Dies In Huntington Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services were held in Huntington for Mrs. C E Burge daughter of Rev H D Langdon native of Kerr Gallia County She is survived by her husband and eight children In Gallipolis T J Walden 73 prominent Glenwood West Virginia resident died in Holzer Hospital Sunday seven children survive with funeral services at the family home Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Huntington
C. E. Burge
H. D. Langdon
Kerr
Gallia County
T. J. Walden
Glenwood
W. Va
Holzer Hosspital
Forgery Suspect McGuffey Released to Huntington
Gallipolis reports a forger held in the county jail for over a week on forging Mrs. Myrtie Hanson’s name to a check. William E. McGuffey, 52, is released to Huntington authorities on a similar charge. Sheriff Hatfield says McGuffey served time in six prisons for forgery and worked here as a WPA painter on school buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Myrtie Hanson
William E. McGuffey
Huntington
Hatfield
McGuffey
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