Omeroy High School Honor Roll Leads of Six-Week Period
Omeroy High School lists students attaining 85 or higher in all subjects for the six week period. Names include Clarence Bailey George Crow William Grueser Don Holter and many others across classes. Dale Warfare student to graduate with an engineering degree from Ohio State.
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Omeroy High School
Pomeroy
Clarence Bailey
George Crow
William
Tip) Grueser
Don Holter
Igoudashelt
Carol] McKenzie
Roy Miller
Geries
Altona Baily
Edith Olive Brickles
Marcella Gedie Lucille Durst
Magdayelma Geary
Helen Gil- Hampp
Thelma Hood
Kimes
Sadie McElhinny
Mary Russell
Dolores Paith West
Daughter Graduates From Ohio University
Mr and Mrs E C Willock and son Scott attended a baccalaureate service at Memorial Auditorium in Athens to hear Dr F P Graves address the class of Ohio University. They returned for commencement exercises where Miss Frances Willock earned an A B in Journalism as the family’s sole daughter.
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Middleport
E. C. Willock
Scott
Athens
Memorial Auditorium
F. P. Graves
Ohio University
Frances Willock
Willock
Downing Family Heads to Washington for Granddaughters Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Downing with granddaughters Martha Jane Downing and Nancy Singleton left Middleport for a motor trip to Washington D C. They will spend a week or ten days visiting national capital sights, a special outing for the two girls.
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Middleport
J. B. Downing
Martha Jane Downing
Nancy Singleton
Washington, D. C
String Bean Town Of Pomeroy Recalled
POMEROY June 5 Reference to the village of Pomeroy appears in books about its salt and coal era. Excerpts from On the Ohio by Harry Bennett Abby note Pomme-de-roi origin for Pomeroy and describe salt wells and small frame houses along the riverbank near a free port area.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Harry Bennett Abby
Ohio University Library
Chapel X
Michigan
Wells
Pomeroy Memory Echoes On River Trip
The narrator recalls a river voyage with pilots and river-men who deride Pomeroy as a string bean, while drifting toward Pomeroy Ohio where a familiar figure, Daddy Twain, appears on deck as the boat makes fast.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Daddy Twain
Local Family Visits Across Communities
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Bailey and two daughters of Reedsville spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cross. Mrs. Emma Jiiden and son James were Sunday visitors with relatives in Gallipolis. Mrs. Ella Watson of Pomeroy spent Sunday here with her son Owen Watson and family. Mrs. Clara Cross of Newark returned home Sunday after visiting with her brother Dr. John Philson and other local relatives.
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Carmen Bailey
Reedsville
W. B. Cross
Emma Jiiden
James
Gallipolis
Ella Watson
Pomeroy
Owen Watson
Clara Cross
Newark
John Philson
Bryan Heads East to Washington on Union Business
W E Bryan longtime president of the Leather Workers' Union of the United States and Canada left Middleport for Washington D C to conduct union business. He will be away two weeks or more before returning to Middleport where he and Mrs Bryan are staying with their daughters at Bryan Place after arriving from Kansas City Kansas for the summer.
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Middleport
W. E. Bryan
Leather Workers’ Union
United States
Canada
Washington, D.C
Bryan
Kansas City
Kan
J. E. Harley
Bryan Place
Lucius Holter Dies at Morning Star Resident
Lucius Holter died Sunday at his home in Morning Star Racine on June 5. He is survived by daughter Mrs Ernest Cross of Cincinnati Ohio and son Homer Holter at home. He was preceded in death by wife and one son and leaves sister Mrs Will Nease who is critically ill at her Nease Settlement home.
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Racine
Lucius Holter
Morning Star
Ernest Cross
Condit, O
Homer Holter
Will Nease
Nease Settlement
San Juan County Debt Free Paradise Shows Cash Only Policy
Miss Marjorie Stoney, county treasurer, explains San Juan County operates on a strict cash basis, no debt and no spending without available funds. The cash-only system, in place about 10 years, keeps road and school funding intact while bonds are rarely used and paid off at tax time. The island county, nestled between Vancouver Island and the U.S. mainland, relies on tourism and ferries with Orcas Island hosting a 5000 acre state park gifted by Robert Moran.
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Marjorie Stoney
Friday Harbor
San Juan County
Gene C. Gould
San Juan
Island
British Vancouver Island
American Northwest
Orcas
Lopez
Shaw, Waldron
Stuart
Blakely Islands
Orcas Island
Robert Moran
Seattle
Wight
Strange Island
Revolutionary War Grave To Be Marked
On Flag Day June 14 the Meigs County Daughters of the American Revolution will unveil a marker at the grave of Henry Roush one of nine brothers who fought in the Revolution. He settled in 1798 on the farm where his great grandson J D Roush now lives.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Daughters of the American Revolution
Henry Roush
J. D. Roush
Memorial Day Observances Across Chester and Nearby Towns
Local residents attended services in Chester for Memorial Day. Families visiting relatives include Gus Van Nest and son in Parkersburg, Dana Swartz with sister Anne Swartz in Athens, and Martin Koehler with Miller Beam’s group in Sumner. Charles Ryther, former Meigs County teacher and son of James Ryther, died in Kansas City on May 23 at age 82. Pearl Pitts of Orange visited Stella LeMaster, while John Van Meter of Shade stayed with his parents as several families gathered at the Hardins in Marietta.
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Chester
Gus van Nest
Parkersburg
Dana Swartz
Anne Swartz
Athens
Martin Koehler
Miller Beam
Sumner
James Swartz
Charles Ryther
Kansas City
Meigs County
James Ryther
Pearl Pitts
Orange
Stella LeMaster
John van Meter
Shade
Lester van Meter
Charles Betzing
Verne Shumway
Earnest Fish
Howard Fish
Herbert
Local residents visit relatives and attend events
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. O L Roush and daughter Lois Ann spent Sunday in Parkersburg with Miss Mae Roush and Mrs. William Huggins after a visit in New Marshfield at the home of uncle T Russell. Mr and Mrs Starling McCullough and Gerald Luellen went to Greenfield for a fraternity convention. Gerald Rupe and family arrived to visit the latter's parents Mr and Mrs Val Reynolds. Miss Margaret Coe of New York City came to spend a few weeks with sister Mrs M G White. William Hern and friends from Columbus visited relatives, returning with Miss Helen E French. Robert Saul of Dover stayed for the weekend with his mother on South Second Avenue.
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O. L. Roush
Lois Ann
Parkersburg
W. Va
Roush
Mae Roush
William Huggins
New Marshfield
T. Russell
Val Reynolds
Margaret Coe
New York City
M. G. White
William Hern
Columbus
Helen E
French Robert Saul
Dover
South Second Avenue
Local Visits and Family Travel Around Corning and Pom eroy
Mr and Mrs Wesley Raub of Corning visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Cook and Mr and Mrs James Clatworthy for several days. George Russell returned from Columbus with his son Loren and family, visiting Pom eroy and Morton Webster in the area. Mrs J O Leonard and son Paul went to Nailen West Virginia for a day and returned with Pauls wife who had stayed two weeks with her parents.
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Wesley Raub
Corning
Clarence Cook
James Clatworthy
George Russell
Columbus
Loren
Pomeroy
Nailen
Racine couple heads to Century of Progress Exposition
Mr and Mrs Herold DeWolfe of Racine and Mr Will DeWolfe of Syracuse left Friday for Chicago to attend the Century of Progress Exposition. They are reported as the first locals to visit the World's Fair.
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Racine
Herold DeWolfe
Will DeWolfe
Syracuse
Chicago
Essex at Wellston Middleport visit by Middleport principal
Essex, Middleport High School principal M W Essex is visiting relatives near Wellaton for a few days and will proceed to Columbus to attend Ohio State University during the summer term.
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Middleport
Essex
Wellaton
Columbus
Ohio State University
Middleport to Buffalo Race Mentioned in Brief
IN ELEVEN HOURS MIDDLEPORT June 5 From Middleport to Buffalo N Y in about
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Middleport
Buffalo, N. Y
Surdam Couple Take 11 Hour Trip Through Untraveled Route
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Surdam toured to visit relatives in an 11 hour journey. A letter from Mrs. Surdam to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wolfe, stated the trip was completed in good time but not unusually fast and followed a route they had not used before.
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Arthur E. Surdam
Baccalaureate Sermon Opens Graduates Address by Dr Graves
Dr Graves spoke on Is Nature Right at Memorial Auditorium during baccalaureate services. He urged clerics and educators to lift humanity from its natural state toward a higher Christian living, noting the ongoing effort by preachers and teachers to elevate souls and minds for present-day conditions.
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Graves
Modifying Nature for Upright Man Says Dr Graves
Dr Graves argues nature is neither right nor wrong but archaic. He says humans can continually reshape inherited instincts to align with high ideals, a task for church and school to jointly pursue in molding man anew in the image of God.
Plans for Athens boys plane club discussed
Plans to form a boys airplane club in Athens are considered at a local meeting. The article notes interest in aviation and implies the club would provide projects and activities for youths.
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Athens
Legion club to host model work projects and drum corps drill
Wednesday night meeting of K. T. Crosse sen Post, American Legion, plans an open club for city boys with prizes for best working models. A drum corps competition for nearby Legion units may be discussed with tentative plans inviting eight neighboring musical groups for a drill tournament and prize for the best trained corps.
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K. T. Crossesen Post
American Legion
Mrs Myrtle Williams Funeral Wednesday
Mrs Myrtle Williams 61 wife of Charles Williams Burlingham died Saturday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after six months of illness. She leaves sons Don and Samuel and daughters Flo Nelson Whitney and others. 14 grandchildren and siblings W C Story C E Story Mrs C G Campbell and Mrs George Henderson. Funeral at Burlingham Church Wednesday at 1 30 with burial in adjoining cemetery.
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R. A. Williams
Laurel, Mont
Samuel
Burlingham
Carl
Fairport Harbor
Flo Nelson
Woodsfield
W. C. Story
Pratts Fork
C. E. Story
C. G. Campbell
Columbus
George Henderson
Water With Meals Aids Digestion Says Ad Claims
A short ad promotes drinking water with meals to help digestion and ease bloating. It mentions stomach juices and a “spoonful of Adlerika” as a cleansing aid. The copy also references a store named Quirk's Cut Rate Store Ads.
Rail Time Card Athens Schedule Update
Daily train times list departures from Athens for northbound and southbound trains. No. 3 leaves at 11 38 a m No 9 at 7 44 p m No 2 at 11 90 a m No 4 at 6 24 p m Train No 37 northbound departs Athens at 5 30 p m daily except Sunday.
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Athens
Chesapeake Asd
Hocking Valley
Athena
Baltimore
Ommlo Wershound
Easthound
Omnes Avon
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