Outside agent alleged in Lafe Williamson death case at Pomeroy
Local officials show limited activity in the Williamson inquiry with an outside investigator believed to be leading the probe. Prosecutors Webster and Titus questioned witnesses as Police Chief Tracy aided, while Wolfe and Werry covered day and night duties. Williamson died four weeks after a June 27 injury from a weapon likely a rubber mallet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Werry
Williamson
Gallipolis
Changes in Middleport Realty Report
Middleport reports several real estate updates. The estate of the late Elmer Davis is sold. the Duerrs move to Reese West residence Union Ave Pomeroy. Dr WU Z Junkerman Seventh Ave home for sale. William Haptonstall First Ave property attracts interest. Rathburn Second Ave home leased locally. Raymond Stewart moves from Brownell Ave to Palmer St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Elmer Davis
John Duerr
Reese West
Union Ave
Pomeroy
WU. Z. Junkerman
Seventh Ave
William Haptonstall
First Ave
Rathburn
Second Ave
Raymond Stewart
Brownell Ave
Palmer St
Sneak Thieves Evade Pomeroy Officers
Local officers fail to catch burglars who broke into two stores Monday night and tried several others. Thieves targeted money over merchandise with similar thefts reported in outlying areas. Massar Grocery and Fugate Grocery were among targets on successive nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Massar
Fugate
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Pomeroy social notes list relatives visiting and staying with local families, plus travels to Columbus and Columbus area hospital visits. Mentions include Mrs A R Knight and family, Mrs Mamie Hartenbach moving, Mrs Thomas Potts and others in varying travel and visit patterns.
Mrs Belle Vaughan Hosts Dinner for Skinner Family
Mrs Belle Vaughan and daughter Anna hosted a six o'clock dinner at the Hotel Martin Thursday evening honoring Mr and Mrs Douglas Skinner and their daughter and two sons from Okmulgee Oklahoma. Guests included Mr and Mrs W G Downie Mr and Mrs P K Smith Mrs Edward Stark and Leo Vaughan. The Skinner family will depart Saturday for Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Vaughan
Miss Anna
Hotel Martin
Douglas Skinner
Okmaulgee
Oklo
W. G. Downie
P. K. Smith
Edward Stark
Leo Vaughan
Attendees Listed at Portsmouth District Camp Meeting
Attendees at the Portsmouth District camp meeting in Lancaster on Wednesday included Rev and Mrs F Buescher Mrs Ruth Hopper Rev and Mrs C H Morrison Mr and Mrs George Parker Mr and Mrs Jesse Brewster Miss Lydia Ebersbach Mrs Wallace Smith and daughter Audrey Also A K Hutchins with daughter Betty and Miss Kathryn Krider spent Thursday at Marietta Rev Walter A Pohl of Trinity Lutheran helped visit with William Young In Minersville Mr and Mrs Robert Schaefer and Mr and Mrs Fred Schaefer of New York returned home after visiting Mrs Elizabeth Schaefer and daughter Mary Also A O Tracy and son Otho F Tracy were business visitors in Roseville on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Person
Roy Seyfried
A. O. Tracy
Emma Foss
Holzer Hospital
C. H. Morrison
Lydia Ebersbach
Lakeside
Charles Morrison
M. P. Arnold
Esta Rush
Columbus
William Wagner
Thomas Fork
Otto Lohn
Pearl Spurlock
Anna Kyle
Akron
Harry Runion
Harry Jr
Torch
Mary Williamson
Bob Gardner
Jackson
Clarence Chase
Bellefontaine
Finsterwald Undertaking Company
Portsmouth
Lancaster
F. Buescher
Ruth Hopper
George Parker
Jesse Brewster
Wallace Smith
Audrey
A. K. Hutchins
Betty
Kathryn Krider
Marietta
Walter A. Pohl
Trinity Lutheran Church
Parkersburg
William Young
Robert Schaefer
Fred Schaefer
New York
Elizabeth Schaefer
Mary
Minersville
Otho F. Tracy
Roseville
Bethany Church Guild Receives Members at Lasley Street
Mrs. Mary Miller and her daughter Bertha hosted the Missionary Guild of Bethany M. E. Church on Lasley Street Wednesday evening with Mrs. Vernon Nease presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miller
Bertha
Missionary Guild of the Bethany M. E. Church
Lasley St
Vernon Nease Presid
Vendol Claims Quick Relief for Digestive Troubles
Mrs. Dale Kierns of Route 1 Amesville Ohio reports constpation stomach troubles headaches and dizzy spells easing after using Vendol a root herb blend. She praises restored appetite improved sleep and no stomach distress. Vendol is sold widely by druggists and Athens Pharmacy markets it locally in Nelsonville by Hickmans Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Kierns
Route 1
Amesville
Athens Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Hickman's Pharmacy
Mm Adv
Birthday Dinner Held For Mrs. J. B. McKenzey
White Cove Council Pocahontas members hosted a full day quilting at their hall on Wednesday. A noon chicken dinner celebrated the birthday of Mrs. J. B. McKenzey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Cove Council Pocahontas
J. B. McKenzey
Bridge Party at Harrisonville Hosted by Miss Velma Geary
Miss Velma Geary entertained at her Harrisonville home Wednesday evening with three tables of bridge. Awards were presented to Mrs. Delbert Rice and Miss Dorothy Ebersbach. Guests included Mary Schaefer Cora Mae Joachim Dorothy Ebersbach Eleanor Karr Amy Kingsland Barbara Elberfeld Aileen Rea Irene Ebersbach Helen Jane Faris Helen Williamson Virginia Compton Florence Smith Mrs. Delbert Rice and Mrs. Neiss Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
Velma Geary
Harrisonville
Delbert Rice
Dorothy Ebersbach
Mary Schaefer
Cora Mae Joachim
Eleanor Karr
Amy Kingsland
Barbara Elberfeld
Aileen Rea
Irene Ebersbach
Helen Jane Faris
Helen Williamson
Virginia Compton
Florence Smith
Neiss Powell
Meigs County Woman's Social Club holds second meeting
Mrs Henry Roush and other members attended the second meeting of the Woman's Social Club of Meigs County at Mrs Wilford Sinclair's home. A potluck dinner followed. The August gathering will be hosted by Mrs Blazewicz at her Lincoln Hill residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Roush
Emmett Bartels
E. R. Howett
Dale Carl
Jack Hoffner
Fred Langlotz
Norman Gloeckner
Albert Woodard
Roy Smalley
Alfred Williams
Charles Calkins
Stanley Blazewicz
Henry Bentz
Woman’s Social Club
Meigs County
Wilford Sinclair
Blazewicz
Lincoln Hill
Boy Scouts Camp Kiashuta Near Chester
Boy Scouts of Ath ens and Meigs County will camp at Camp Kiashuta near Chester for a week starting Monday with about 80 boys under trained instructors. The camp, a crowning achievement in the county scout movement, grows known in the Kootaga Area. A dam to provide a better swimming pool was discussed after a Girl Scout session with attendees from Parkersburg and nearby areas. Easements delayed dam construction planned two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Boy Scouts of
Athens
Meigs County
Kiashuta
Chester
Kinshuta
Kootaga
Parkersburg
C. E. Lamb Dies at Tuppers Plains Home
C E Lamb, 79 year old farmer and stock raiser of Tuppers Plains, died at his home after a two month illness. A Charlottesville native, he came to Meigs County in 1912. Survived by wife, seven children, one brother and 17 grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 PM at Tuppers Plains Methodist Church with burial in Tuppers Plains cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. E. Lamb
Tuppers Plains
Charlottesville
Meigs County
F. O. Lamb
Charleston
W. Va
R. B
Columbus
Akron
D. T. Summerfield
Chester
Ward Springer
Glenn Powell
Gallipolis
Jeff Lamb
Monongehela
Tuppers Plains Methodist Church
Nutter
Firemen to Play Bradbury on Sunday in Misdated Ads
Misunderstanding in schedules left Middleport Firemen and Bradbury posting a game with McArthur for Sunday. Investigators confirmed the Firemen will face McArthur at Pythian Park at 2 30 p m, while Bradbury meets Pomeroy on their field at the same hour with Crow and Schorn behind Pom eroy and Pullins Douglas and Williams for Bradbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Firemen
Bradbury
Licensed to marry Pomeroy
Marriage license issued in probate court to Mac Johnson 18 of Langsville and Phyllis Nelson 17 of Dexter on Thursday in common legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mac Johnson
Langsville
Phyllis Nelson
Dexter
World Water Power Capacity and Current Installations
The article notes over 500 million horsepower remains available from known water sites worldwide while existing installations total more than 33 million horsepower. It emphasizes large untapped potential alongside present hydropower capacity and growth prospects.
Eight Daniels children moved to Children's Home
Mrs. and Mrs. Emmett Daniels of Middleport sent eight children to the Chil dren's Home on Thursday. Two other children went to Dayton to live with relatives. The twins, a boy and a girl born during the January flood and once linked to Dr. Poindexter, were placed with their aunt, Mrs. John Phillips, on Union Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Emmett
Boots) Daniels
Dayton
C. A. Poindexter
Daniels
John Phillips
Union Ave
Close Up Disaster Loans in Middleport
Representatives of the Disaster Loan Corporation visited Middleport to close up loans in the community. More than $80,000 has been distributed in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Disaster Loan Corporation
Huntington
Return of Pomeroy Donald Weed from Fort Knox ROTC training
Donald Weed returned Wednesday from six weeks of ROTC training at Fort Knox Kentucky. He will spend the rest of the summer with his parents on Butternut Ave and plans to enroll again at Culver Military Academy in Culver Indiana in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Donald Weed
Fort Knox
I. V. Weed
Butternut Ave
Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
Recent Middleport Births Include Four Newborns
Vital Statistics lists a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Cicel P. Lee in Middleport and Meigs County and daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Burbage Spaulding Ruth land, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis W. Clark in Middleport, and Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Cleland in Dexter. The report notes a rural charm belief with fungi carried in pockets to ward off cramps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Cicel P. Lee
Burbage Spaulding
Ruthland
Hollis W. Clark
Sylvan Cleland
Dexter
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Lafe Williamson
Middleport Realty
Bette Davis
Humphrey Bogart
Pomeroy Social Notes
Bertha Miller
First Baptist Church
Eva Betz
Spring St
Gwendolyn Hess
Eva Hendricks
Beulah White
Louise McKinney
Kathryn Terrell
John Watkins
Philomena Killinger
Calvin Meadows
Harry Heines
Wendo
Mrs
Boy Scouts
Firemen
Marlene Dietrich
Paris
Inet
SUN
Washington
Mississippi Serenaders
Rose Garden
Adu
Tilman Ih
Riverview Ginger Ale
Lanie Ae
Eagle Brand
Rs Ulm Lele
BOYD
Pride OF
Clinton
Shefford
Dolly Madison
Miia R Wadway
Sunkist
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