Meigs County GOP Candidates Forge Hot Primary Battle
In Pomeroy June 11 A D Russell announced for state central committeeman in the Tenth District while Floyd Mees declared for state representative on the Republican ticket. Russell and Downing emerge as rival strongmen with a high stakes primary. Capt. Tom Jones may seek re election and Ben Turner also considered a candidate.
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Pomeroy
A. D. Russell
Republican Central Committee
Tenth Congressional
Russell
Floyd Mees
Salisbury
Downing
Mees
Capt
Tom Jones
Ben Turner
Legionnaire
GOP Group To Meet Young Men’s Club In Pomeroy
The second meeting of the newly formed Young Men’s Republican Club will be held at the Courthouse on Friday evening June 15. Officers report county wide progress and plan visits by Republican state candidates to Pomeroy under the club’s auspices.
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Pomeroy
Young Men's Republican Club
Laurel Grange Visits Rocksprings For Friday Program
Rocksprings Grange welcomed Laurel Grange with a Friday visit. Forty two Rocksprings members attended along with visiting members. Three candidates were obligated in the First and Second Degrees. The program included an interesting program and refreshments followed by a brief business session.
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Laurel Group
Rocksprings
Pomeroy
Rocksprings Grange
Laurel Grange
Rutland Notes on Local People and Travel
Rutland reports Alice Louise Powell visiting Columbus and Epworth League members attending a Methodist Church convention in Lucerneville. Rev Gaylord Bogardus and Mrs Rathburn attended a ministerial meeting at Ash Cave. David Jenkins went to Columbus for an extended stay. Carr Johnson of Zanerville spent Memorial Day with J. B. Johnson. Mrs Rathburn returned from Columbus after helping care for her nephew David Young who had a broken leg in a car crash.
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David Young
Former Rutland pastor visits Worthington church event
Mr Morrell, formerly pastor at Rutland Methodist, now superintendent of the girls cottage at the Methodist Home in Worthington, attended the Meath M. Church service Sunday morning with three girls from the home who sang. He delivered a brief talk urging pledges to support the home.
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Middleport
Morrell
Rutland Methodist
Worthington
Meath
Morell
Middleport Missionary Society Meets at Hywel Home
The Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church of Sanborn gathers this evening at Mrs Electa Hywel's Hywell Street residence. Mrs William Hapton Stall leads the lesson, directing the study and discussion for attendees.
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Middleport
Sanborn Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Electa Hywel
Hywell Street
William Haptonstall
Family visits span three families this weekend
Mr and Mrs Bart Arnold and son Billy of Girard spent the weekend with Mrs Merman Hocner, Mr Will Lincoln and his parents from Harrisonville visited, and Mr Maynard Davie and children arrived from Columbus to visit Mrs Wright McCroba.
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Bart Arnold
Billy
Girard
Mr. Arnold
Merman Hocner
Lincoln Will
J. Arnold
Harrisonville
Maynard Davie
Columbus
Davis
Mre Wright McCroba
Bearwallow Briefs Highlight June 13 Ice Cream Supper
Bearwallow Ridge June 11 4 H Club will host an ice cream supper at Bearwallow Schoolhouse on Wednesday evening June 13. Mr and Mrs Merle Sloane of Toledo visit the former's mother. Mrs Lillie Douglss and family with Guy Morrison and daughters Esther and Lucille Martin of Athens spend Sunday evening at KR E Douging home.
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Bearwallow
Bearwallow Ridge
4-H Club
Merle Sloane
Toledo
Lillie Douglss
Guy Morrison
Esther
Lucille Martin
Athens
KR. E
Preacher Bailey to Lead Services at Presbyterian Church
Rev. C. C. Bailey of New Bedford, Pa will be guest minister at the Presbyterian Church both morning and evening next Sunday. The choir will offer special music during the services.
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Middleport
C. C. Bailey
New Bedford
Presbyterian Church
Middleport Residents, Visitors Share Weekend Trips
Middleport notes show Mr. and Mrs. C. O. French and son visiting Columbus, with Mrs. French's sister for a week. Dell Howell and Ida Dobbs are among locals visiting Charleston and recovering. Ohio State and Ohio University students return home for summer, while others travel to Bell West Virginia and Beach Hill for relatives.
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Mrs. C. O. French and Son
Columbus
Mrs. Dell Howell
Charleston
W. E. Melvin
Hill
Ironton
Ohio State University
Wayne Swisher
Harold Lohse
Fred Manhouse
Dan L. Farmer
Orville Chambers
G. K. Harrie
E. N. Thompson
C. Carruthers
Bell
W. Va
Misa Bettie Fugate
Brownell Avenue
Gallipolis
Marcella Vaughn
Wellston
Walter Chase
South Sixth Avenue
J. W. Forguer
Lawrence Bing
South Second Avenue
E. A. Sommer
Pomona
Calif Mia
Beach Hill
Sunburn Sends Man To Hospital In Atlanta
In Atlanta Herman Zimmerman believed heat prompted a swim then a hospital visit. Doctors said he suffered first degree burns from sun exposure and a dangerously high temperature of 108 degrees. He will remain in bed for several days.
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Atlanta
Herman Zimmerman
Prominent speakers to address Meigs County unemployed
In Pomeroy at Pythian Park Middleport the Meigs County Unemployed Leagues plan a Saturday meeting. Committee members Pearl Bolin Rev. Arthur Hoover and Raymond Smith announce state and national speakers will attend. All unemployed employed part time workers and farmers are invited.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pythian Park
Middleport
Pearl Bolin
Arthur Hoover
Raymond Smith
Bequest List Omits Presbyterian Church in Stansbury Fund
Middleport notices the Presbyterian Church was accidentally left out of the six churches named in the bequests of the late Dr. W. E. Stansbury. Four local churches were among those receiving gifts.
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Middleport
Presbyterian Church
W. E. Stansbury
Mrs Miller Hosts Birthday Dinner for Son D C Miller
Mrs. R A Miller entertained Sunday evening with a six o'clock dinner honoring her son D C Miller who celebrated his birthday anniversary on that date in Middleport.
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Middleport
R. A. Miller
D. C. Miller
1934 Middleport graduates honored with Bibles
Graduates of the 1934 Middleport class who attend the Presbyterian Church were presented with Bibles during Sunday morning services. The presentation was given by H. Stewart. Recipients included Betty Reed Rowena Harrah Pauline Mills Dorothy Dillard Melen Owens Margaret Marshall Leonel Mae Erlewine and John K. Smith Jr.
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Middleport
Presbyterian Church
H. Stewart
Betty Reed
Rowena Harrah
Pauline Mills
Dorothy Dillard
Melen Owens
Margaret Marshall
Leonel Mae Erlewine
John K. Smith. Jr
Children’s Day Program at Church of Christ
Middleport sees a Sunday evening program at the Church of Christ with piano and vocal solos recitations duets violin solos and singing by the Fellowship quartet replacing the usual preaching services.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Fellowship Quartet
Drivers May Take Test During Present Month
Columbus revised order allows chauffeurs to take examinations now. All drivers for hire must pass a written test and physical to obtain permits. Details available from Charles Jordan in the Court House basement office. Permits issued before July 1 will be honored though the official year starts then.
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Columbus
Charles Jordan
Jordan
Appear in Court Officers Report Several Cases in Meigs
Virginia Younger a married woman charged with living in an unmarried state with Carl Webster was jailed in Dayton Workhouse after a 30 day sentence and 100 dollar fine plus costs. Clarence Qualls Middleport was brought to county jail in a mentally unbalanced condition. Raymond Hartley Racine was arrested for alleged intoxication. Harold Douglas was jailed for disregard of safe driving then released. John Long fined six dollars and costs total thirteen ten brought to jail to serve fine.
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Pomeroy
Virginia Younger
Carl Webster
Dayton
Squire Earl Titus
Clarence Qualls
Middleport
Raymond Hartley
Racine
Harold Douglas
John Long
William Robson
Pomona Grange to Convene All Day in New Marshfield
Pomona Grange will hold an all day meeting at the Grange Hall in New Marshfield on Saturday June 16. At a New Marshfield Pomona gathering last Tuesday night twelve candidates were conferred degrees including Harry A Mettier Athens Elmer Gulley Ralph Six Ardeth Llewellyn Mr and Mrs Deibert Jones Mrs Emma Jones Mr and Mrs Walter Barrett John Herron James Gilham and John Wigal all Summit Grange members.
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Pomona Grange
Grange
New Marshfield
Pomona
Harry A. Mettier
Athens
Elmer Gulley
Ralph Six
Ardeth Llewellyn
Deibert Jones
Emma Jones
Walter Barrett
John Herron
James Gilham
John Wigal
Summit Grange
Eastward visit plans for McAllister family travel
Mr and Mrs M and McAllister and daughter Barbara depart Saturday by motor for a ten day tour of the East. They will stop in Linden New Jersey to visit Mr McAllisters brother and family then visit relatives in New York Philadelphia and other points.
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Middleport
Gallipolis Personal Items Highlight Local Travels
Gallipolis readers note visiting relatives in Xenia Ohio and White Sulphur Springs. Mrs Hollis Johnston and Mrs Cabbie Walker attended Washington and Lee University commencement in Lexington. Miss Marietta McDaniels of Chilliothe and Miss Frances Yost shared weekend time. Mrs Blanche France and Mr Eugene Spear were at Ohio State University for Clark Pritchett MD degree. Students Olive Wilson Thelma Dabney Made and Winifred Ralston from Portsmouth Interstate Business College spent weekend home. Arnold Cromilish Bertina Rutt joined Mildred Ryan for a Sunday visit in Chauncey.
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Clark Lackey
Airy
N. C
Bertina Rutt
Mildred Ryan
Chauncey
John Odell Seriously Burned in Car Explosion
Gallipolis reports John Odell Cen tenary sustained serious burns when a lighted match ignited a spark while he worked on his car. He was transported to Holzer Hospital for treatment.
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Gallipolis
John Odell
Centenary
Holzer Hospital
Judge Mauck Dies Sunday in Gallipolis
The longtime jurist and former mayor Judge Mauck died Sunday, with services at Grace Methodist Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. He served 20 years on the Circuit Court of Appeals bench and led the State Building and Loan Department 35 years ago. A generous donor to the Gallipolis Public Library, he was a Mason and Knights Templar. Condolences poured in from judges, lawyers, and others as funeral plans drew attention.
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Grace Methodist Church
H. H. Wilbur
Mound Hill Cemetery
Judge Mauck
State Building and Loan Department
Gallipolis
Circuit Court of Appeals
Miss Nellie Prentiss Dies in Gallipolis
Miss Nellie Prentiss an attendant at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics died Sunday afternoon of pneumonia after illness beginning the prior week. She had worked 11 years at Holzer Hospital after moving from Norwalk Ohio. An orphan without siblings, her cousin Mrs Clara Miller of Wooster was with her. The body will be taken to Norwalk for funeral services arranging by the cousins.
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Gallipolis
Nellie Prentiss
Ohio Hospital
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis School Board names staffs for 1934-35
Gallipolis Board of Education announced staff appointments for the 1934-35 term with only five changes. E. E. Higgins remains Gallia Academy High School principal. Katherine McGraw will replace Edith Hennis as home economics instructor. Beatrice Haskins becomes coach. Marie Langdon named office assistant to Supt. Wayne Lutz. Elizabeth Niday moves to teaching. Clark Gillingham succeeds Floy Johnson. Miss McGraw previously taught at Cheshire. Other staff listed include Anne Bradbury Harold Brown Trevor Davis Ben Bachus Charles Hughes Norma Johnston Catherine Morrison Ruth Miller Douglas Mullineaux Laurence Myers Ruby Tawney Eulah Williams Russell Sloman Ruth Sawyer Edward Vanover Ruth Martin Henry Evans Lola Mae Rupe Dorothy Burnette and many more.
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Gallipolis Board of Education
Lincoln School
State Department of Education
E. E. Higgins
Gallia Academy High School
Katherine McGraw
Loveland
Cincinnati
Edith Hennis
Beatrice Haskins
Sarabeth Shaw
Marie Langdon
Wayne Lutz
Elizabeth Niday
Clark Gillingham
Charles Gillingham
Thivener
Floy Johnson
Miss McGraw
Cheshire
Anne Bradbury
Harold Brown
Trevor Davis
Ben Bachus
Charles Hughes
Norma Johnston
Catherine Morrison
Ruth Miller
Douglas Mullineaux
Laurence Myers
Ruby Tawney
Eulah Williams
Russell Sloman
Ruth Sawyer
Edward Vanover
Ruth Martin
Henry Evans
Lola Mae Rupe
Dorothy Burnette
H. P. Halley
Clara Mae Davis
Maye Davis
Katherine Kircher
Katherine Miller
Earl Pfleger
Robert Price
Mildred Gilman
Jeanette Topping
Millie Watts
Parney Willey
Anna Wiseman
Clara Worman
Dwight Wetherhol
Beard couple welcome ninth pound son in Gallia County
A nine pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Beard on Saturday. The couple already has one daughter. Beard serves as deputy recorder for Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Gilbert Beard
Beard
Gallia County
State Legion Chiefs To Be at Gallipolis
State Commander Thomas McCall Dennison and Post Deputy Commander John Elden Cleveland will speak at an open meeting of the local American Legion Post at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in Washington School Building auditorium. District Commander Paul Tague New Lexington will chair. representatives from all parts of the Eighth Legion District are expected at one of the year’s largest meetings. Public invited.
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Thomas McCall
Dennison
John Elden
Cleveland
American Legion
Washington School Building
Paul Tague
New Lexington
Eighth Legion
Marriage Licenses Issued in Gallipolis
Newell C. Carter a Crown City farmer and Floy Johnson a Gallipolis teacher were issued licenses. Emmet Elliott a 28 year old Gallipolis minister and Pearl Smith a 22 year old Gallipolis clerk also received licenses.
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Gallipolis
Newell C. Carter
Crown City
Floy Johnson
Fenimore Johnson
Emmet Elliott
Pearl Smith
Hollis Smith
Jail crowd grows as were two intoxicated inmates added
In Gallipolis two intoxicated persons were moved into the county jail alongside ten existing inmates on Sunday. The total count rose to twelve men and three women in custody.
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Gallipolis
Jarvis Owed $200 for Unlawful Withholding in Green Township
Mamie Medley alleges in Common Pleas Court that John T. Jarvis owes her two hundred dollars for unlawfully withholding property in Green Township as stated in the petition filed here.
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Gallipolis
Mamie Medley
John T. Jarvis
Green Township
Common Pleas Court
Gallipolis News Caller Directory Note
Gallia County readers are urged to phone Miss Edna Ervin at 635 from the Lafayette Hotel to relay local news to The Messenger Correspondent.
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Edna Ervin
Lafayette Hotel
Messenger
Gallia County
Four-H Clubs Active in Gallia County Meeting
Gallia County lists twenty six Four-H clubs with plans to organize more. The annual event will be held at Academy High School in Gallipolis in late August, with Lang as assistant and Meyers arranging. Officers include Bidwell, DeLittle, Virginia Th, and Shafer, plus clubs such as Nifty Needle Workers and Centerville Handicraft Kiwanis.
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Brounds
Toger County
Wi Academy
Lang
Nic
Gallipo
Meyers
Cille Meyers
Herbers
Bidwell
Betty Ghest DeLittle
Virginia
Kathering Dean Mabel Denney
Jine Phillips
Winifred Hazel Waj
Vivian Betz
Nifty Needle Workers Club
Gallia
Geneva
Reesa Muriel Jones
Burnette
Elean Burnette
Helen Ciajor Jones
Centerville
Thomerford Shafer
Project
A. Evans
Stin Reding
Shafer
Club
Dell Hoover
Wend Alphaus Shafer
Tracy Person Gillespie
Vir
Couple Marks Galli in Polish Bookkeeper Case at Dayton
A couple named Galli, identified as Migs Brandstetver Heights, work at Dayton Butterfield Gallipolis and are noted on a Saturday dispatch. The fragment mentions associates and locations but lacks clear actions or outcomes.
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Galli
POLIS
Migs Brandstetver Heights
Dayton
Butterfield
Gallipolis
Gallipoli8 Showers Bring Some Relief to Heat
Daily showers offer limited relief from intense heat for local residents and farmers. Rainfall falls short of easing crop stress, with farmers continuing irrigation and evaluating impact on yields.
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