County approves road resurfacing contracts and funds
At a county commissioners meeting crowds pushed for new roads and improvements. Irv ing Creek Road resurfacing was awarded to G W Ash at 2824 dollars and Downington Albany Road at 2412 dollars. Salem Township will receive six thousand dollars for resurfacing 6.75 miles of roads. In Middleport a church group hosted a bridal shower for Mrs Alton Jenkinson with gifts and refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Irving Creek
G. W. Ash
Downington-Albany
Salem Township
Middleport
Church of Christ Bible School
Sarah Sidenstricker
South Second Avenue
Dwight Kimm
Etta Gaskill
Carl Francis
Alton Jenkinson
Weasel Kills 18 Chickens At Local Coop
A weasel halted at R. B. Laughead's chicken coop Saturday night and killed 18 six week old chicks. All birds were dead before 10 o clock. The grim scene saddened the owner upon discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
R. B. Laughead
Dan Cupid in a slump amid money shortage
In Cleveland on June 3, Louis G. Sproul told Police Chief Graul that matrimonial agencies face hard times as money is scarce. He cited the Doris Dawn and Grace Dotson agencies headquartered at his home Hard times are evident in his business and profits since November 1929 amount to only 140 dollars.
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Cleveland
U.P
Dan Cupid
Louis G. Sproul
Jacob Graut
Doris Dawn
Grace Dotson
Sproul
Graul
Grace-Dotson
Lovener Held Under Bond by Mayor
John Lovener of Athens pleaded not guilty to four intoxication charges and was bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury by Mayor Robert S. Wood on a five dollar bond. Clifford Huggins of Athens was fined five dollars and costs after a guilty intoxication finding. Patrick Rice and Elmer Lochhart, both of Athens, were arrested Monday night on intoxication charges and will be arraigned before Mayor Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lovener
Athens
Athens County
Robert S. Wood
Clifford Huggins
Patrick Rice
Elmer Lochhart
Wood
Western families from Colorado spend summer in Pomeroy
Mrs Valde Vining of Wray Colorado and Mrs I A Stevens with daughters Mildred and Janice of Olathe arrive to spend the summer with relatives in Pomeroy. Mildred Stevens will work in the clerk of court office. Valde Vining and Mrs Stevens are siblings. The families, longtime Wolfpen region teachers, plan an all day picnic at Zion Christian Church next Sunday to reunite with old friends. Arthur Vining, son of the family, works for Otis Elevator in Cleveland and will visit.
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Colorado
Wolfpen
Vining
Stevens
Doctor Vining
Arthur Vining
Paul Edward Webb to Sing on Walu Radio
Paul Edward Webb, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Webb of Marion formerly Middleport, will sing on Walu radio June 8 at 6 30 with the Lawn Choir. He performs the solo Open the Gates of the Temple, recalling earlier Presbyterian Church appearances during grade school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Paul Edward
Edward Webb
Marion
Walu
Ee Lawn Choir
Two Marriages Held in Pomeroy on Sunday
At 6 30 a m John Terrell 29 a Pomeroy clerk and Mrs Wilma Legar 29 were married at the Peace Presbyterian church parsonage by Rev Theo hil Mehl new pastor Later Lee R Farmer a Mansfield dentist and Miss Freda F Miller 34 a Pomeroy schoolteacher wed by Rev Jean Tennell Bethany arch pastor The bridegroom formerly worked at Whaley tal paroles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy Suny
John Terrell
Pomeroy
Wilma Legar
Peace-Presbyterian Chhurch
Theohil Mehl
Lee R. Farmer
Mansfield
Freda F. Miller
Pomeroy Schoocher
Jean Tennell
Fultz Returns From Surgery In Hobiz Hospital Report
Middleport June 3 Fred Wultz underwent surgery for hernia and tumors Saturday at 4 o clock in Holzer Hospital Galli Molis. He was in serious condition on arrival but recovered from the operation and is expected to be red in two or three weeks according to his physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred Wultz
Siernia
Holzer Hospital
Galli- Molis
Itz
J. Fultz
Gas Question Left in Committee Hands
Pomeroy council meets with 25 in attendance as gas rates and a two year contract are debated. Ordinance Committee and city solicitor asked to study three Ohio Fuel Supply proposals and report to mid month council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Durst
Win McMurray
Ohio Fuel Supply Company
John V. Wise
Durst
A. T. and T. Company
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
May sales of 102 autos in Meigs County reported
Meigs County records show 87 new passenger cars and 15 trucks sold in May. The May totals mirror April with about $87,000 invested in new cars and trucks that month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Obituary and fire report from Pomeroy area
Elizabeth Prockhauser 24 an Invalid dies at home on Sugar Run in Pom eroy after a period in Columbus hospital. Visitors include John Stark of Pittsburgh and Dr LeBrassie staff. Miss Maxine Campbell to work as stenographer. R S Blackwood home in Harrisonville burned Sunday morning, wife and eight year old escaped as house and contents were lost.
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Elizabeth Prockhauser
Sugar Run
Pomeroy
Columbus
John Stark
Pittsburgh
Lizzie Huber
Doctor LeBrassie
R.S. Blackwood
Harrisonville
Blackwood
DeWolf Seeks Divorce From Ora DeWolf in Pomeroy
Will DeWolf of Syracuse filed suit for divorce from his wife Ora DeWolf. They were married in West Virginia several years ago. The plaintiff is the son of the late Ohio River pilot Captain Dor DeWolf.
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Pomeroy
Will DeWolf
Syracuse
Dor DeWolf
Ora DeWolf
West Virginia
Woman killed as car leaves road near Harrisonville
Edith Bowen 28 of Harrisonville died in an automobile crash on State Route No 143 at Ash Hill in Columbia Township. Her mother Eva Bowen ? was seriously injured and granddaughter Iva escaped unhurt. The accident followed a Sunday visit to Meigs County relatives.
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Pomeroy
Edith Bowen
Ash Hill
Carpenter
Columbia Township
Eva Bowen
Bowen
Harrisonville
Valea Mills
Miss Bowen
Calvin Smith
Tom Terrell
Tom DeWeese
D. H. Peoples
Indiana
Claudia Cummings files for divorce in Pomeroy
Claudia Cummings sues Joseph R. Cummings in Pomeroy for divorce and custody of their child. She says they married in Omaha on June 10 1909 and he has not supported wife or child for four years. She alleges he abandoned her after moving money into Dayton real estate and failing to continue payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudia Cummings
Pomeroy
Joseph R. Cummings
Omaha
Neb
Dayton
Dinner party for Douglas McHaffie birthday
Mr and Mrs Clarence McHaffie entertained the Gibbs families and relatives at dinner in Middleport honoring their son Douglas on his twelfth birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ross Wiley Mrs Esther McHaffie and Mr and Mrs Will Britton with gifts for the honored boy.
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Middleport
Clarence McHaffie
Gibbs
Ross Wiley
Esther McHaffie
Will Britton
Douglas
Deaths Rise In Schaueny Area After Birth Night Tragedy
Mrs Della Lyons 16 wife of Donald Lyons died Sunday evening at home in Schaueny with an infant also dying earlier. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hook, she lived in Barret before relocating to Schaueny recently. She leaves a husband and her parents, plus siblings.
Plains High School Class of Fifteen Graduates
Day is speaker Announced service filled High School Auditorium for graduation exercises. Rev J P Day of Cen Avenue M E Church Athens delivered the sermon. A class of 15 will graduate from The Plains High School.
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Auncey
J. P
M. E
Athens
the Plains High School
Chaunceys Entertain Guests on Memorial Day Weekend
Chauncey hosts guests at Mill Street home over Memorial Day weekend. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. William Robinett Jr of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. O G Tasch, Mrs. Perris Fraser and two granddaughters of Dayton, and George Fraser of Nelsonville.
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Chauncey
Floyd Stanley
Mill Street
William Robinett
Columbus
O. G. Tasch
Parton
Perris Fraser
Daugh
Dayton
George Fraser
Nelsonville
La Giles Aid Society to Meet at Millfield Church
The La Giles Aid Society of the Millfield Church of Christ will meet Friday at 7 PM for the monthly business session at the church. After the meeting the women will hold a wiener roast. Each member is requested to take a dish and utensils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Chauncey
la Giles Aid Society
Millfield Church of Christ
Teachers Hired by Chauncey Dover Education Board
At a Chauncey Dover Board of Education meeting teachers were hired for Chauncey Dover High School Chauncey grades and Dover Township schools with Prof Wesley Walburn elected superintendent The high school principal and several teachers were named including Ruth Fiske Edith Wilson Mary Morris Christine Brown and many grade and Millfield teachers. Some smaller schools listed and Oregon Ridge remains without a hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover Board of Education
Chauncey-Dover
Dover Township
Wesley Walburn
Chauncey and Dover Township
Smith-Hughes
Ruth Fiske
Edith Wilson
Mary Morris
Christine Brown
Fannie King
Gladys Pickering
Frances Howard
Isabel Smart
Emma Beckley
Ruth Bridgewater
Zna Close
Evelyn Simms
Millfield
Cromley
Mae Howard
Myrta Ashworth
Florence Howard
Maude Stauffer
Mildred Weiss
Evelyn Diehl
Memorial Day Visitors Roam Chauncey and Surroundings
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stanley and son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. William Robinett Jr spent Saturday in Pomeroy at Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stanley. Robinett family accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Stanley of Chauncey to Columbus to spend weeks there. visitors included Mrs. Lloyd Fennell and children from Chillicothe at Chauncey with Vint Cunningham family in Ellis Avenue and Memorial Day services at Mount Hermon Cemetery. Other guests over Memorial Day in Chauncey were Mrs. Lucile Syx and relatives from East Liverpool with Martin Brozka Myrtle Cline Estella Tippie Josephine Sams and Mrs. Mary Sams. Thelma Sams-McCormick Ohio University and Josephine Sams visited their grandmother Mrs. Mary Sams in Milliee with aunt Mrs. Clarence Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Stanley
William Robinett, Jr
Pomeroy
Joe Stanley
Lloyd Fennell
Betty Lou
Donna Mae
Billy Ward
Chillicothe
Chauncey
Vint Cunningham
Ellis Avenue
Mount Hermon Cemetery
Lucile Syx
Martin Brozka
Myrtle Cline
Estella Tippie
Josephine Sams
East Liverpool
Kirby Males
Herman
Billy
Thelma Sams- McCormick
Athens
Sarah A. Males
Thelma Sams-McCormick
Ohio University
Mary Sams
Clarence Brown
Milliee
Chauncey pays respects at Alonzo Wooley funeral
Chauncey officials and residents including Mayor W D Hines Ella Tedrick Stacey Sayers Dean Linscott Earl Linscott Charles Karns and J M Tippie attended the funeral for Alonzo Wooley 72 held Sunday at the McDougal Church. burial followed at the church cemetery. Wooley died of a heart attack Friday morning leaving several children and a widow Ida Wooley who died years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Wooley
Chauncey
W. D. Hines
Ella Tedrick
Stacey Sayers
Dean Linscott
Earl Linscott
Charles Karns
J. M. Tippie
McDougal Church
Wooley
Ida Wooley
Surprise Birthday Party For Gordon Edward McCormick
Mrs. Jesse H. Pugh of Chester West Virginia hosted a surprise party on May 28 for Gordon Edward McCormick who turned five. The event, arranged under trees on the lawn, featured a cake and 15 children with games and gifts, with assistance from Mrs. Carl Aiken and Glennis Sams.
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Jesse H. Pugh
Chester W. Va
Gordon Edward McCormick
Thelma Sams-McCormick
Ohio University
Carl Aiken
Glennis Sams
Edith and Ruth Smith Host Golden Rule Class
Misses Edith and Ruth Smith entertained the Golden Rule Class of the Church of Christ Sunday School at the home of Mr and Mrs Cap Smith on Converse Street. The gathering featured games music and refreshments prepared with help from Mrs Smith and the class teacher Miss Ruth Fiske.
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Edith
Ruth Smith
Golden Rule Chauncey
Edith and
Golden Rule
Church of Christ Sunday School
Ruth Fiske
Cap Smith
Converse Street
Divorce Action Heard in Pomeroy Court
Emma Stanley seeks a divorce from Edgar O. Stanley with evidence heard by Judge Crow. The case was taken under advisement for 30 days as Tuesday was reserved for divorce hearings and Wednesday's docket includes Anna Weed versus John B. Hodge. Several other cases are scheduled through the week including Saturday.
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Pomeroy
Emma Stanley
Edgar O. Stanley
Crow
Anna Weed
John B. Hodge
Local Residents Visit. Memorial Day Events Noted
Middleport hosts a stream of visitors from Dayton Columbus and Bucyrus with extended family gatherings. The Veterans Union and New York Central Athletic Association held an entertainment at Knights of Pythias Hall featuring a band concert speeches skit cards and dancing. Oliv ia Reed hospitalized with appendicitis improves.
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Middleport
Elston Pumphrey
Clifford Wilkins
H. M. Russell
Dayton
Forest Malone
Herman Lohse
Veterans Union
New York Central Athletic Association
Ladies Auxiliaries
Knights of Pythias Hall
William Seipel
Lawrence Frye
Harry Sells
Lilly Hysell
Mabel
Columbus
Bob Adams
Myra Rowley
Cedric Clark
Carla
Adams
Webb Smith
H. E. Bush
Kathleen
Mt. Alto
W. M. Smith
M. C. Hobart
Stella Blake
M. G. White
Margaret Coe
Amy
Donald
New York City
R. A. Sherman
Patricia
Gassaway
W. Va
Sherman
Leland Welch
Gauley Bridge
Gauley
Hawk's Nest
James Stansbury
Athens
E. E. Stansbury
Stewart Hawkins
Fielding Hawkins
Bucyrus
J. R. Hawkins
Ross Taylor
South Pearl Street
Akron
Floyd Hysell
Jack
Marie Hysell
J. H. Hysell
Marie
Brother
Cleveland
Olivia
C. F. Reed
T. J. Shipley
Huntington
the Humphreys
Sixth
Hooper
Dinner Honors Mrs. Caves and Mrs. Lansbury
Mrs. Alice Sidenstricker with Mrs. William Hetteseimer hosted a 1 o'clock Saturday dinner in Middleport for guests Mrs. Caves and Mrs. D L Lansbury of Columbus. They departed Sunday afternoon for their homes in the Capital City.
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Middleport
Alice Sidenstricker
William Hetteseimer
Caves
D. L. Lansbury
Columbus
Mrs Hysell Dies After Long Separation In Mines Area
Mrs Phylis Hysell aged 28, wife of Henry Hysell Jr., died at her home between Rutland and Pomeroy at 10 15 p m Sunday night. Her husband, working in West Virginia mines, was traced by telegraph and radio and arrived home Friday evening. She was a daughter of Dallas and Bashan Tucker.
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Rutland
Phylis Hysell
Henry Hysell, Jr
Here
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Hysell
Dallas Tucker
Bashan
Baptist Class Picnic Honors Gibbs Family Before Move
The Adult Class of the Baptist Sunday School plans a picnic at Rutland golf links tomorrow evening in Middleport. The event honors Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gibbs and their son Travis as they prepare to move to Genisee Iowa.
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Middleport
The
Baptist Sunday School
Rutland Golf Links
Lewis Gibbs
Travis
Genisee
Iowa
Elberfelds Active in New York City Merchandise Deals
A. M. Elberfeld, E. H. Elberfeld and M. Elberfeld are in New York City this week buying merchandise and arranging contracts for future deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Pomeroy
A. M. Elberfeld
E. H. Elberfeld
M. Elberfeld
22 year old aviator Amyek may receive CBE honor
Miss Amyek, a 22 year old aviator, is reported to be in line for the decoration of commander of the British Empire for her flight from England to Australia. The news notes the potential recognition during the June 3 announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P
Amyek
England
Australia
Martial Law Declared in Hankow, Peiping Says
A Peiping dispatch to The London Daily Express reports martial law was declared in Hankow today marking a rapid escalation in the crisis across central China, with authorities imposing curfews and security restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.R
Hankow
Peiping
London Daily Express
Prominent Mason OBrien to Attend Athens Lodge Meeting
Mr Seldon W O'Brien past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the Philippine Islands and representative of the Grand Lodge of Ohio will attend a special meeting of Parama thia Lodge No 25 in Athens tonight.
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Seldon W. O’brien
Grand Lodge of Masons of the
Philippine Islands
Grand Lodge of Ohio
Athens
Paramathia Lodge No
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the Plains
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Hildbirth
Dela Lyons
Day
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Sand Ridge
Imelda Smith
Rhoda Cowan
West Bailey
Oregon Ridge
Mrs. Hysell
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