Political Hide-Seek In Meigs County GOP Nomination Contest
Meigs County Republicans delay filing for Central Committee as Democrats rush to file by midweek. By Wednesday evening 38 Democrats had filed versus about a dozen Republicans, signaling a party power struggle. Meigs board of elections lacks a new office location after Judge Peoples rejected using vacant state highway space at the courthouse.
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Pomeroy
Republican Central Committee
Democrat Central Committee
Republican Committee
Meigs County Board of Elections
Plan Funeral Service For Mrs. Coe Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Tedrow Coe 83 who died after a fall at Sheltering Arms Hospital Ath en s will be held Friday at 2 p m at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home Death attributed to hip injuries from the fall She formerly lived in this area and resided in Albany She is survived by son C F Tedrow daughter Pauline Sherman sister Dr C F Blake and several grandchildren Interment Beech Grove Cemetery Flowers omitted per family request
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Middleport
Mary Tedrow Coe
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Rawlings-Coats
Pauline Sherman
Columbus
C. F. Blake
Beech Grove Cemetery
Trustees to meet with old age society at county court
On Saturday June 11 at 1 pm the County Court house hosts a mass meeting of the Board of Trustees and the old age society. The note adds that the rhododendron is the state flower in both Washington and West Virginia, two states 2000 miles apart.
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Pomeroy
Board of Trustees
Old Age Society
Washington
West Virginia
Chester Chester
Jolly Pirates
Elizabeth Swan
Jean Young
Betty Hawk
Iris Weber
Lois Reed
Betty Warner
Grace Kautz
Vendol Relief Promises Relief From Constipation Sufferers
Mrs. Jean Jack of Lancaster Ohio endorses Vendol a root and herb remedy. The ad claims Vendol has relieved biliousness dizziness and eye spots caused by constipation for over 20 years and urges readers to buy from leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Jack
Columbus St
Lancaster
Ohio
Athens and Nelsonville Pharmacies Endorse Product
Advertisement notes strong recommendations from Athens Pharmacy at 7 N Court St and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville, urging purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Nelsonville
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Life
Pomeroy residents attend commencements and showers, visit relatives in Columbus, and mark family events. Notables include Vivian Peoples in the North High class, a surprise shower for Kathryn Buckner, and illness of Dean and Wilbur Epple. Families travel from Akron Columbus Dayton and Marietta for visits and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
P. L. Peoples
Union Ave
Lester Fauber
Marguerite Meier
Billy Zeiher
Mulberry Ave
Wilson Norris
Athens
Columbus
North High School
Vivian Peoples
Damage suit over Middleport gas blast seeks $2500
Beulah F. Strauss owns the Middleport home damaged by a February 6 1937 natural gas explosion. Plaintiffs include the Ohio Fuel Gas Co and insurers Philadelphia Fire Marion and Hartford Fire Insurance Co. They claim gas company workers in the basement struck matches while searching for leaks, allegedly causing the blast.
WPA Project Opens Mill St to Traffic
MIDDLEPORT The Mill St sewer project is completed. WPA laborers under supervisor Clyde Jones started last August, re laying tile from the Mill St levee to N Third St, paving the street and applying tar filler. Utilities replaced deficient water and gas pipes during the disruption. Traffic can again move through a street long nearly impassable in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mill St
WPA
Clyde Jones
Mill St. Levee
N. Third St
Prof Strickland to Speak to Old Age Society at City Hall
On Saturday June 18 at 2 p m Prof S G Strickland of Columbus will address the Old Age Society at City Hall. The event aims to discuss welfare and community support for seniors.
First Aid Class Grows as Firemen and Legionnaires Train
Middleport reports the second emergency first aid course led by A W Hoover with Firemen and Legionnaires. Hoover has previously taught local volunteers creating a Red Cross First Aid Station at City Hall. Twenty six men are registered. Pomeroy Eastern Star plans an evening inspection with a 6 o clock dinner at the Senkus Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Legionnaires
A. W. Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Red Cross
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chapter
The
Order of Eastern Star
Senkus
Taylor Ridge Social And Personal Notes
Mrs Anna Corwin of Chauncey and her son Bert visited her daughter Mrs Albert Moody. Frank Hartley spent the weekend in Jacksonville with his parents. Carl Wahl of Gloucester visited Mr and Mrs Arthur Lucas. Mr and Mrs Robert Hanning went to Lancaster for a day with the Kennedys and the Boyds. Clea Hanning returned with them. Mrs Herman Kloh has recovered and her mother Mrs Mary White returned home to Trimb le. Fred Heffkin and Billie visited Akron over the weekend with Mr and Mrs W I Coey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Ridge
Anna Corwin
Chauncey
Herbert Corwin
Millfield
Albert Moody
Frank Hartley
Jacksonville
Nick Hartley
Carl Wahl
Glouster
Arthur Lucas
Robert Hanning
Lancaster
Delano Kennedy
Boyd Kennedy
Clea Hanning
Herman Kloh
Mary White
Trimble
Fred Heffkin
Billie
Dora Heffkin
Akron
W. I. Coey
Grass Run Side Hill Social and Visiting Notes
Grass Run Side Hill social notes list Mr and Mrs Del Rice and son Harold and Ernest Nicholson visiting Dale Bachner To ledo. Norman Will guests of G O Will. Dana Epple and family from Bunker Hill call on O E Bratton family. Carl Nicholson visits Marion McClure family. Pearl and Orville Will earned BS in Education at Ohio University commencement. Several other local visits and Sunday guests noted. Luther Burbank developed white and black berries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Rice
Harold
Ernest Nicholson
Dale Bachner
Toledo
Norman Will
G. O. Will
Dana Epple
Bunker Hill
O. E. Bratton
Robert McKinney
Star Hall
Marion McClure
Carl
Pearl
Orville Will
Ohio University
Claude Dulaney
Dexter
A. E. Plummer
Don L. Wood
Patrick, Pomeroy
James Nicholson
Ronald
Mary Bolin
C. H. Amos
Harley Amos
Charles
Belle Strausbaugh
Salem
Seth F. Nicholson
Harry Saxton
W. R. Amos
R. J. Hupp
Bridgeport
Henry Johnson
Long Bottom
Clifford Wood
C. F. Anderson
F. C. Halliday
Harrisonville
Elmer Molden
Ernest Molden
Dorothy
Union Leader Murder Witness Stirs Charge
Arnold Johnson organizer for the Minneapolis General Drivers' Union faces a murder charge after boasting to friends that he killed William S. Brown, president of the union. Police say Brown was shot in his car following a disagreement over union funds and that Johnson signed a confession.
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William S. Brown
Minneapolis General Drivers’ Union
Arnold Johnson
Johnson
Brown
Many Tuppers Plains Residents Attend Local Affairs
A roundup of moves and visits in Tuppers Plains lists Don Green returning from Elkins West Virginia also noting Mrs Nettie Stewart visiting Chester and Opal Alden returning from Pike County. The community reports children without end of term exercises at Keno and Silver Ridge and various family visits with Reedsville and Columbus connections. A note on Bering Strait mentions Vitus Bering, who named the region after his 1728 voyage.
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Tuppers Plains
Don Green
Elkins
W. Va
Nettie Stewart
Chester
Ida Ridenour
Opal Alden
Pike County
Keno
Silver Ridge
U. B. Church
John Alden
Columbus
C. C. Reed
East Shade
Vietta Springer
Linnie Osborne
Rene Randoff
Reedsville
Osborne
Arnott
Lee Sisson
George Hamilton
Doreas Needle Club
The
Christian Church
E. G. Kim
D. G. Holman
J. §. Davis
Homer Blackwood
Hobart Shields
Davis
Rail Time Cards and Athens Airport Schedule Highlights
The notice lists Baltimore and Ohio No 30 southbound arrivals at 11 20 am and No 37 northbound at 6 35 pm along with New York Central south No 2 at 11 32 am and north No 7 at 10 56 am and 9. Athens Municipal Airport offers Airtaxi service from sunrise to sunset with through airline tickets and connections at major airports.
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NEW York Central
Arishdaniel Adiibed
NEW York Central North
Airtaxi
A. A
Kincaid Family Heads to West Point Graduation
Mrs. John Kincaid and family travel to New York for William Keith Kincaid’s United States Military Academy graduation as second lieutenant. The party also includes Kincaid relatives and friends attending related events.
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Middleport
West Point
John Kincaid
Pauley Ann
Academy
Teen-Katz Club Meeting and Auxiliary Hosts
Sarah Jane Fisher and others hosted the Teen-Katz at the club house on South Fifth Avenue with sandwiches, pop and chips after a business session, followed by a theater party at Pom eroy. Mrs. William Robson and four others hosted the B. of R. T. Auxiliary, planning a July picnic at Bailey cabin and serving ice cream cake and coffee. Elvin Heuber of Brentwood is visiting grandmother Effie Hundley and staying with Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hamilton. he recently shared honors with cousin Mrs. Fred Bush at a dinner party.
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Herman Bailey
Mary Jean
Doris
William Robson
Martha
Peggy
Bailey Cottage
Long Bottom
Harry Craig, Jr
Athens
Ohio University
Paul Smith
Dell Fife
Third Ave
Mazie Wise
Clarence Coughenour
Sarah Jane Fisher
Jane Stansbury
Janet Hecox
Martha Robson
S. Fifth Ave
Pomeroy
H. E. Bush
John Dillard
B. of R. T
Bailey Cabin
Elvin Heuber
Brentwood
Effie Hundley
M. J. Hamilton
Heuber
Fred Bush
Pomeroy Bible Class Attendance Increases
Attendance at Bible Schools in Pomeroy rises nearly double. preschoolers meet in Federated Church Sunday School room, 6 to 8 year olds at Bethany M E Church, older students at Simpson M E Church. Led by local women with visiting teachers. Rev. Kuether Beuscher and Bright participate. Four week session invites all ages. The cucumber rind and juice are noted as a skin bleach.
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Frank Beuscher
Warren Bright
Separate Divorces Sought in Common Pleas Court
Margaret G. Quivey sues Earl N. Quivey for divorce and alimony claiming failure to provide. They wed July 1923 and have one child. Also Margaret L. Deem sues Thomas B. Deem for divorce and alimony alleging association with another woman.
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Pomeroy
Margaret G. Quivey
Common Pleas Court
Earl N. Quivey
S S S Tonic Claim Promises Red Blood Cell Boost
An advertisement touts S S S Tonic as an internal remedy to rebuild red blood cells boost energy restore weight strengthen nerves and improve skin health. It claims scientific testing generations of use and urges purchase at any drug store.
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S.S
S.S.S
Workers Prepare for Daily Vacation Bible School Opening
Workers and helpers at the Daily Vacation Bible School met at the Central School Building this morning. Mrs. H. A. Rothrock chaired the session and gave instructions for the program beginning next Monday.
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Middleport
Daily Vacation Bible School
H. A. Rothrock
Club elects Pomeroy at Bunker Hill meeting
The newly organized 4 H club at Bunker Hill elected Flora Marie Carr president Marvel Welker secretary and treasurer Ruby Carman recreational leader publicity Sylvia Smith and Frances Michael.
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Pomeroy
Bunker Hill
Flora Marie Carr
Marvel Welker
Ruby Carman
Sylvia Smith
Frances Michael
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Meigs County
Pomeroy Social Notes
Kathryn Schaaf Buckner
Federated Church
Elizabeth Jennings
William Durst
Thelma Gruesere
Pomeroy Personals
W. H. Ebersbach
Sybil
Dean
Wilbur Epple
Millersburg
William Waddell
Levie
Bobby Casci
Charles Hobstetter
Dayton
Rosa Hobstetter
Nease Settlement
Elizabeth Huber
Alfred Huber
Albian
Mont
Licia Pierotti
Second St
Licia
Gladys Kerr
Alice Kerr
Marietta
Fredrick Reibel
A. C. Jacobs
Roscoe Reinhart
Frank Reinhart
Margaret Reinhart
John Chase
William Waters
Herman Hoffner
Betty
Mary Goodwin
Nelle Bing
W. G. Downie
K. of P. Lodge
Third Ward
Cincinnati
Boston
Coney Island
Jon
Art Museum
Taft Museum
CPM AL
McMaster
Luther Burbank
Reno
Bering Strait
Bering Sea
Vitus Bering
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Athens Municipal Airport
Athens West
North
Diplomat
National Limited
A Diplomat
Middleport Social Notes
White Rock Hollow
Nina Triplett
Molly Lou Grate
Sylvia Mayer
First Presbyterian Church
W. W. Brown
Dea Hayes
Daughters of the American Revolution
Effie Warren
F. J. Kirby
California
Kirby
NYCRR
Nan Moore
Mildred Hawley
Laughead
Hooker St
Ray Turley
Moore
Miss Hawley
Wesley Ely
Turleys
Gerald Rupe
Magadore
Teen-Katz Club
Ewings
Pomeroy Ohio
H. J. Hyselle Chapman
Mgr
Middleport, Ohio
Rathburn
Rutland
K. D. Amsbury, Dentist
Schorn
Quality
BU Reyna
WIM
Inn
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