Pomeroy Chiefs Resignations and Leave Burden Officials
Dana L. Tracy resigns as Pomeroy police chief and marshal. Jacob J. Zeiher requests leave of absence as village treasurer, with A H Durst named treasurer during the absence. The council approves Tracy's two weeks salary and orders financial studies on bonds and sewer needs on Main Street Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
A' Eee Pace
Dana L. Tracy
Pomeroy
Zeiher
Jacob J. Zeiher
A. H. Durst
M. D. Hartley
Tracy
Hartley
Alvin Norris
Norris
Main St. Terrace
Singing Salesman Is Popular in Locality
Charles Walburn known as the Singing Salesman draws Meigs County crowds with no pay for church and lodge gigs. He leads and solos at Burlingham Church and Alfred Church, sings for a Nease Settlement social, and from June 13 serves two weeks of evangelistic music at Mt. Union Church. Walburn represents Meigs Grocery Co, heads the Junior Chamber of Commerce, serves as Village treasurer, and is active in the Church of Christ with his wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Walburn
Meigs County
Walburn
Grange
Burlingham Church
Alfred Church
Nease Settlement
Mt. Union Church
Carpenter
Meigs Grocery Company
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Church of Christ
Middleport Firemen Gain Red Cross First Aid Unit
Middleport volunteers celebrate becoming Meigs County’s first authorized Red Cross first aid emergency unit stationed in City Hall quarters. A. N. Hoover trained crew equipped with a full first aid kit and traction splint, having used skills to temporarily save a life after a recent auto accident. Two new members, Leo Searles and Frank Simms, join during the meeting, and a carnival report noted a financial success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Red Cross
A. N. Hoover
Leo Searles
Frank Simms
New Home Ground Broken in Pomeroy on Terrace Street
Ground was broken Monday for a new residence in Pomeroy. The builders are Mr and Mrs Lee Rudisill who live on Mill Street in Middleport. The house will sit on Terrace Street near the White Castle Station on East Main Street. Ed Arnold and Sons Co. of Pomeroy are the contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lee Rudisill
Mill St
Middleport
Terrace St
White Castle
E. Main St
Ed Arnold and Sons Co
Duttons Attend Dedication of Memorial Telescope
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Dutton of Bloomington Illinois and relatives visit Athens for the Memorial Telescope dedication at Ohio University. Dr. A H Carpenter metallurgist at Armour Institute of Technology Chicago presided. Lucille Dutton finishes teaching at Central School then plans a California trip with siblings and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dale Dutton
Bloomington
Ill
Mr. Dutton
C. P. Dutton
Lincoln St
Dutton
Kansas City
Columbus
Kansas
Wisconsin University
Los Angeles
California
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Local residents share visits weddings and travel news. Notable items include Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCabe wedding guests, Rev. Bert O Connor’s Rock Springs appointment, and multiple family visitors from Gallipolis Columbus and Gallipolis. Birth announced for Paul Healy at University Hospital Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Owens
Wyllis Hill
Clarence McCabe
Mary Moon
Bert O'Connor
Chester
A. C. Jones
Main St
Knights Park
Athens
O'Connor
Rock Springs
Rock Spring
E. E. Jeffers
Eleanor Harrison
Gallipolis
Spring St
Columbus
J. R. Elder
Raymond Boice
Henry Ewing
Michigan
Florence Bailey
Nickolas Raub
Bernard Ashworth
Gerald Reuter
Baby
Middleport
John Epple
Eddie Blake
Roy Tracy
Mason City
Edna Howell McKnight
Bedford
Ind
A. V. Howell
Otho Murray
Ward Windon
Lena Bramlage
Oscar Scholl
Norma Jean
A. Lippi
Parkersburg
A. F. Eiselstein
I. B. Weed
Nettie Wisecarver
Scott Ridgeway
Velma Geary
Mary Clifton
Culver
Military Academy
Donald Weed
Paul Healy
University Hospital
Zelda Arnold
Helen Arnold
Alfred
Edna Gettles
Claire
Delia O’connor
E. K. Lippincott
Gallipolis Lawyer Hired to Aid Middleport Solicitor
Middleport Council passes resolution to employ Attorney Henry Cherrington of Gallipolis to assist Solicitor O H Stewart in defending a suit by Fides Lodge 210 Knights of Pythias over payment for Pythian Park. Some members seek compromise while questioning prior deed and price. committee to confer with lodge officials and brickyard owners. Rentals ledger to be balanced. mayor reports 331.50 and 1 056.13 bills pending payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Henry Cherrington
Gallipolis
O. H. Stewart
Middlert
Fides Lodge 210
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Park
Guy Carson
Carson
Homer Russell
C. P. Bradbury
William Robson
Safety Cab Co
Birthday Dinner Honor For Mrs Gilfilen In Gallipolis
Mrs Ralph Young hosted a Sunday dinner at her Gallipolis home for her mother Mrs B O Gilfilen to celebrate her birthday. Immediate family attended including Mr Young, Polly Young, Mr Gilfilen and Georgia Gilfilen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Young
Gallipolis
B. O. Gilfilen
Mr. Young
Polly Young
Gilfilen
Georgia
Neighborhood social roundups at the Mygatt and nearby homes
A flurry of visits and greetings fills recent days as friends gathered at the Mygatt home on N Third Ave to serenade the newlyweds and share ice cream. Relatives and visitors travel from Columbus Chester Charleston and Zanesville to visit and vacation with local families including Saunders Chappelle Talbott Stansbury and Gaskill households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Beaver
Ellen Mygatt
Mygatt
N. Third Ave
Schreiber Family Reunion in Meigs County
A Schreiber family reunion was held at E. B. Parker's home in Tuppers Plains Meigs County. Guest of honor was Mrs Christena Schreiber Hertje of Tonkawa Oklahoma in attendance for the first time in 47 years. About 80 relatives gathered for dinner and a large Pittsburgh baked cake featured at the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Meigs County
E. B. Parker
Schreiber
Christena Schreiber Hertje
Tonkawa
Okla
Lizzie Schreiber Skinnell
East Liverpool
Dolph Schreiber
Elmer Schreiber
Juanita Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Parker
Hertie
Magdalena Schreiber
Rev
W. A. Schreiber
Edwin Sc
West Carrollton
Hiram Merrill
Dayton
Francis Birch
Middieptown
Middleport Board hires teachers and plans school renovations
The Middleport Board of Education hired a full list of teachers for the coming year. High school staff includes M W Essex, L W McComas, Susan Park, and others. Elementary staff lists Leo Kennedy and several principals and teachers. Plans call for extensive improvements, painting roofs and auditorium floors, refinishing hardwood floors, and purchasing new desks in the junior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
M. W. Essex
L. W. McComas
Susan Park
Charles Bing
Robert McKay
Nan Moore
Doris Allen
Mershall McCuen
Thelma Morehart
Vesta McCoy
Gordon Harris
Leo Kennedy
M. A. White
Cline Mathews
Virgie Major
Mary Root
Flossie
Meigs County 4-H Club Formation Aided by Rural Residents
Meigs County farm agent Wesley S. Green reports strong rural interest in 4-H clubs and lists 35 club leaders and advisers. Clubs include Stitch and Chatter Sci pio Township Busy Fingers Sutton Township Jolly Sunbeams Salem Township Jolly Workers Bedford Township and more with named advisers and officer rosters in Olive Letart Salisbury Orange Townships and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley S. Green
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Extension Service
Stitch and Chatter Club
Scipio Township
Pauline H. Atkins
Alice Gilkey
Frances Knopp
Ollie Elizabeth Lambert
Bessie Cotterill
Sutton Township
Harold
Letart
Helen Johnson
Naomi Johnson
Doris Wagner
Lois Hayman
Gayle Wagner
Mary Virginia Wolfe
Kingsbury
Bedford Township
William A. King
Ralph Carr
Denver Thoma
George Carper
Virgil King
Guy Will
Harrisonville
Earl Knight
Owen Cotterill
Bobby Pickering
Robert Alkire
George Gibson
Bashan
Denver Rose
Cris Frederick
Ralph Sorden
James White
Junior Rose
Salisbury
Chester
Avice H. Roush
Gertrude Greaser
Lois Leonard
Louise Burdette
Ruth Morgan
Mary Slaughter
Clara Mae Robinson
Evelyn Sharpneck
Dolores Wolfe
Kathryn Sharpneck
Frances Slaughter
Bessie Slaughter
Salisbury Township
Chauncey F. Werner
Mary Lu Hartinger
Helen Rice
Betty Lu Werner
Helen Herman
Pauline Herman
Alfred Health Club
Orange Township
Helen Woodyard
Mildred Coe
Helen Story
Ethel Woodyard
Virginia Adkins
Helen Findling
Racine Social And Personal Highlights Across Town
Mrs Agnes Batey and several relatives visited East Liverpool and Columbus. garden club to meet June 8 at Mrs Owen Watsons. Cantwell Caves nature tour participants listed. trip led by Victor Ries of Columbus. Local families visited kin in Ripley Hamilton and Cincinnati during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Agnes Batey
East Liverpool
Joe Cross
Bibbie
Gertrude Jones
Florence
Margaret
Lizzie Postel
Columbus
W. G. Sibley
Gallipolis
Mortiz Peterson
Dan
Charleston
Miriam Blackmore
H. H. Blackmore
Hillsboro
Amanda Cross
Lafe Wilcoxen
Steubenville
Racine Garden Club
Owen Watson
Ila Baer
Ravenswood
Bert Bridgett
Ed Cross
May Bess
Ripley
A. B. Cross
Herbert Davish
Hamilton
Miles Cross
Hubert Michels
Dorothy
Edna Parish
William Watson
Patricia Jane
Pomeroy
Charles Stephenson
Jackie
Cincinnati
Cantwell Caves
Rock House
Old Man’s Cave
Conkle’s Hollow
Gomer Lewis
Ben Philson
Eber Neigler
Paul Theiss
E. A. Wingett
Ed Harpold
Charles Spencer
T. A. Tyree
Minnie Harpold
Emma_ Jiiden
Victor Ries
Dinner Held By Pomeroy Dependents Group
Quarterly meeting of adult dependents will be held Thursday June 9 with a basket dinner at the Infirmary if the weather permits. If not, the gathering moves to the court room in Pomeroy. Announcement made by Mr and Mrs Allard Pratt home superintendent and matron.
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Pomeroy
Allard Pratt
Cow falls cliff near Pittsburgh killing Shumaker's animal
While visiting Pittsburgh Mr and Mrs J B Shumaker lost a valuable cow which fell over a cliff and was killed instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Shumaker
Pittsburgh
Will Direct School Middleport Named Rose Hill Principal
Orin Smith son in law of Mrs Louesa Mc Allister has been named principal of Rose Hill School. The Smiths live with Mrs McAllister on Beech Street.
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Middleport
Orin Smith
Louesa McAllister
Rose Hill School
Mrs. Smith
Ladies Aid Society Meets June 10 at Chadwell Home
The Millfield M E Church Ladies Aid Society plans a June 10 business meeting at the country home of Mrs Mamie Chadwell. It will be an all day event with a noon potluck dinner and invitations extended to husbands and children of members.
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AID
Chauncey
Ladies Aid Society
Millfield M. E
Mamie Chadwell
Chauncey PTA Stages Benefit Play “Everybody's Here”
Eunice Belanger directs Chauncey P T A production at Chauncey High School to benefit the local Boy Scout Troop on June 15 and 16. First rehearsal is Thursday night at the high school. Belanger is staying with Mr and Mrs Guy Brookins on Converse Street in Sault Ste Marie Michigan.
Dover Grange Regular Meeting in Chauncey Tonight
Dover Grange No. 2646 holds its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Grange hall Chauncey K of P building Master Andrew Jackson urges all Grangers to attend Last meeting was canceled due to commencement exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Dover
Chauncey K. of P. Building
Andrew Jackson
Dentists Amsbary Opens New Office in Gallipolis
K D Amsbary announces a new dental office in Gallipolis. A graduate of Ohio State University he has been associated with Dr H D Brown for several months and will practice locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schorn
Pomeroy
Ohio
Honor Mrs McHarg With Shower at Lower Plains
Mrs Opal McHarg was honored with a stork shower by friends at her Lower Plains home Saturday night. Guests received many gifts and prizes went to Sybil Dicken, Flora Grant, Hazel Luman, Louise Potts, Sybil Gabriel and Maude Stauffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Opal McHarg
Lower Plains
Sybil Dicken
Flora Grant
Hazel Luman
Louise Potts
Sybil Gabriel
Maude Stauffer
Imogene Calendine
Mildred McHarg
Edna Dailey
Adrian Moore
Athens
Frances Gabriel
Gladys Gabriel
Emma Gabriel
Ollie Gabriel
Faye Rorick
Grace Burchfield
Bessie Moore
Erma Gary
Lizzie Langel
Leatha Hale
Joyce Perry
Dessie Sickles
Class of Mrs Brown Holds Picnic Friday
Mrs Gertrude Brown's Sunday School class from Millfield M E enjoyed a picnic dinner on Chadwell hill Friday. Attendees included Violet Mae Theisen Ruthie Mae Simpkins Carolyn Jean Hillen June and Joy Vincent Leona Love Wilma Pyles and the teachers Mrs Brown and Mrs Lucy Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Gertrude Brown
Millfield
M. E
Chadwell Hill
Violet Mae Theisen
Ruthie Mae Simpkins
Carolyn Jean Hillen
June
Joy Vincent
Leona Love
Wilma Pyles
Brown
Lucy Howard
Mrs Brookins To Be Bible Class Hostess
Loyal Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ will meet Wednesday afternoon at in the home of Mrs Nellie Brookins Converse St Mrs Kate Johnson will conduct the meeting Mrs Clara Hartley will present the lesson and Mrs Hattie Hamilton and Mrs Nellie Brookins are in charge of the program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey— Loyal Woman's Bible Class
Church of Christ
Nellie Brookins
Converse St
Kate Johnson
Clara Hartley
Hattie Hamilton
Funeral Services for Ed Atkinson Held in Racine
Funeral services for Ed Atkinson who died Friday were held Monday afternoon at the residence. The service was conducted by Rev. Charles Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Ed Atkinson
Charles Stephenson
Cowboys Form Club To Preserve Breed In Salinas
In Salinas California a 40 member club is formed to save cowboys from extinction. The group will purchase a herd of 20 long necked steers and practice lassooing and throwing until all members are proficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Calif
Hollywood
June Meeting of Zion Church Mothers Bible Class
The Mothers' Bible Class of Zion Church Lower Plains will be entertained tonight at the home of Mrs. Imogene Calendine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Mothers’ Bible Class
Zion Church
Lower Plains
Imogene Calendine
Esther Adkins Returns Home After Appendectomy
Chauncey Esther Adkins was sent home by ambulance from Mercy Hospital Columbus where she had an appendectomy days earlier and remains confined to bed. Her sister Dorothy McKinney stayed in Columbus over Sunday for the wedding of Harry Ross and Leatha McNutt, both students at the West Virginia Holiness Training School and engaged in mission work. The ceremony was performed by Osee England of the West Virginia Training School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Esther Adkins
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Dorothy McKinney
Harry Ross
Cambridge
Leatha McNutt
West Virginia
Chauncey Socials and Lodge Notes
Chauncey social roundup lists Frank Phillips and daughters with visitors from Columbus Shawnee and Little Hocking and visits by Rev Maffin from Marion plus stops in Nelsonville and Gallipolis. Dorothy Howard and sons visit Millfield as guests of Eben Gillispie. Forest Rose Rebekah lodge to hold degree team practice in Chauncey and regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Frank Phillips
Gladys
Kathleen
Sarah Wooley
Fred Zanet
Madeline Wooley
Clarence Wooley
Mary Watering
All of Columbus
Betty Phillips
Shawnee
Clifford Misner
Donald
Little Hocking
Billy Jane Phillips
Beaumont
James T. Maffin
Marion
Vera Bridgewater
Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Dorothy Howard
Alfred
Jimmy
Glouster
Eben Gillispie
Millfield
Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge
K. of P. Hall
Forest Rose Lodge
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Durst
Rudisill
Middleport Social Notes
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Serenade Beavers
L. E. Saunders
Daisie Saunders
Dwight Frasure
Tommy
Miss Saunders
Laura Saunders
J. M. Carruthers
A. A. Chappelle
Charles
Virginia Dickson
Alice
Cleveland
David Miller
Grant St
Harry Gaskill
K. D. Amsbury, Dentist
Ee Tore
Humane Society
Dover Grange
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Brookins
Lem
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Chauncey Socials
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van Heusen
Risle
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