Gas Rate Ordinance Approved by Pomeroy Council
The Pomeroy council approved a new gas franchise with a five year rate plan. The first year rates rise slightly from current charges, then stay steady for two years and rise modestly in years four and five. The village will receive 400 to repair street damage from past gas work, and lines will be upgraded in Run and Fearow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nce
Sion
Joy Council
Ingls
Tio Fuel Gas Company
Tipany
Erati
Ryan Vital
Simpson
Norman Foss
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Plans Recreation Program on Six Playgrounds
Pomeroy Recre ation Commission approves a summer program across six playgrounds with Ray Farnham as director. WPA workers supervise sites at Kerrs Run Central School Junior High Sugar Run and Monkey Run, plus possible Coalport center for young children. A softball league and junior baseball school are planned with added equipment and donations boosting the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Recreation Commission
City Hall
Ray Farnham
Pomeroy High School
Board of Education
Kerrs Run
Central School
Sugar Run
Monkey Run
Coalport
WPA
Farnham
P. L. Curtis
Meigs County
Warren Bright
Goodwill Ambassadors Visit Fair on Hudson Trip
Middleport Meigs County youths dubbed Ambassadors of Good Will travel 1500 miles home from the New York World's Fair aboard Bradbury's jalopy. They met King George and Queen Elizabeth, photographed at the Ford Building, and plan two days with relatives in Albany before possibly riding a lake steamer to Cleveland. Arrival back in Middleport is set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
Charles “Ace” Bradbury
Gene Harris
John Harley
Charles Jiiden
Racine
Hudson
Albany
Bradbury
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Ace
Ford
Fair Grounds
Don Allen
Buffalo
Cleveland
Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer Star in Love Affair at Athena
Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer headline the Athena Picture Love Affair a poignant romance of two worldly lovers whose ocean voyage sparks a life changing choice and sacrifice. The film features songs Sing My Heart and Wishing as Dunne showcases dramatic depth and Boyer charms as a continental Casanova.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena Theatre
Irene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Miss Dunne
Boyer
Marriage Licenses Issued In Pomeroy Probate Court
Recent marriage licenses list in Pomeroy include Howard Karr Ewing 23 and Nancy Virginia Rawlings 22, both of Pomeroy. Donald Woods 23 and Jennie Pratt 22, both of Pomeroy. Pearl Ballinger 24 of Leesburg and Thelma Barnhill 18 of Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Howard Karr Ewing
Nancy Virginia Rawlings
Donald Woods
Jennie Pratt
Pearl Ballinger
Leesburg
Thelma Barnhill
Carpenter
Fire destroys four room Laurel Cliff home of Powers family
A Monday fire at the four room Laurel Cliff residence of Clarence Powers and family is blamed on a defective kitchen flue. The home suffered total loss with no goods or clothing saved and Powers, a WPA worker, lacking insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clarence Powers
Laurel Cliff
Mr. Powers
Boy goes for visit to Mason City and is found
George Lee ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Lee left home Sunday afternoon and did not return by night. Police Chief Wolfe located him Monday in Mason City at relatives home. The boy planned a visit across the river and did not inform anyone of his plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Lee
Walter Lee
Wolfe
Mason City
Sudden lunar turn may reshape life and romance
A Gemini era forecast warns of a sudden and surprising turn in events on Wednesday June 14 driven by a vital lunar transit. Unpredictable occurrences could uproot old ties and lead to bold ventures in business or romance, requiring calm, deliberate action and acceptance of radical life changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Kemble
Plan To Open Kindergarten Bible School
Eighty six children attended the first session of Daily Vacation Bible School held by Bethany Simpson and Federated Churches. Classes were led by teachers including Mrs Cook, Mrs Schneider, Mrs Mallory, Mrs Roush, Mrs Rice, Audrey Smith, June Cook, Mrs Downie, Abbie Warner, Mona Lee Schwartzwalder, Miss Vaughn, and Mrs Reibel with Miss Williams. A kindergarten class for under four opens Wednesday at Simpson Methodist with Miss Mallory supervising. Mrs Smith leads Vacation School with Rev Sodt, Warren Bright, and Ralph Kuether on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bethany
Simpson
Carol Cook
Carlyle Schneider
Jean Mallory
Harold Roush
J. Q. Rice
Audrey Smith
June Cook
C. E. W. Downie
Abbie Warner
Mona Lee Schwartzwalder
Anna Vaughn
Walter Reibel
Elizabeth Williams
Simpson Methodist Church
Harry Smith
Walter Sodt
Warren Bright
Ralph Kuether
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Meetings
Social notes from Pomeroy list a Wednesday council meeting at Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell's home with hosting by Mrs. Helen Sayre and Mrs. Edith Ament. The column also reports travels and events including Frank H. Carson's Kansas trip with family, Epworth League ice cream social, and several church auxiliary entertainments and visitors from Sarasota to Zanesville and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodorus Council of Daughters of America
Elizabeth Campbell
Butternut Ave
Helen Sayre
Edith Ament
Pomeroy
Frank H. Carson
Lincoln Hill
Kansas
St. Louis
David Kenealy
Chicago
Carson
Ft. Scott
Kan
Paul Hammons
Epworth League
Simpson Methodist Church
Second St
Charles Graber
Ohio State University
Columbus
the Democrat
A. H. Fisher
Bethany Methodist Church
Lasley St
L. F. Schoenleb
Grace Episcopal Church
George McQuigg
Earl Titus
Giles Bailey
Sarasota
Fla
Bailey
Edgar Ebersbach
New York
South
W. A. Compton
Norbert
Carlotta
Byron Smith
Mary Holler
Zanesville
Margaret Moore
Huntington
Georgia Williamson
Harrisonville Road
Choir Prepares Festival at Trinity Church Portsmouth
A 400 voice joint choir from Bethany and Simpson Methodist Churches practiced in Gallipolis for the Music Festival to be held Thursday night at Trinity Methodist Church in Portsmouth under Rev W Scott Westerman. The two day district meeting of Methodist Churches closed with Rev Warren H Bright addressing on building a year’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Bryant
Don Holter
Albert Young
Lucy Gibbs
Freda Smith
Lucretia Genheimer
Audrey Smith
Margaret Stanley
Messrs
Warren Bright
T. P. Eiselstein
Norman Foss
Jesse Brewster
Lewis Stanley
Warren H. Bright
Simpson Methodist Church
Robert B. Foster
Portsmouth
High School Cleanup Program Is Started
MIDDLEPORT The annual campaign against dirt began at the local high school with 25 WPA workers washing floors and walls. An electric scrubber will prep the gym floor for a new finish, the auditorium maroon finish will be renewed, and corridors and upstairs floors will be refinished after cleaning. Central Building third floor walls washed and Pearl Street School plaster repairs finished with planned India ivory wall finish by janitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
WPA
Pearl Street School
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Middleport residents hosted relatives from Huntington Pittsburgh Ravenswood and Columbus with weekend gatherings and a trip to the San Francisco World's Fair. Local illness improves and a church guild meeting at the First Baptist Church closes with refreshments after a brief business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Baptist Church
Wick Crow
L. O. Grant
Margaret Ella Hysell
Evelyn Ely
New Officers Elected by Local Ladies Missionary Society
The Ladies Missionary Society of the Church of Christ elected new officers after its year end meeting at Mrs. R. B. Laughead home. Officers named are Miss Etta Gaskill president, Mrs. Helen Reynolds vice president, Miss Susie Taylor treasurer, Mrs. Beulah Roush secretary, and Mrs. Bradford assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Missionary Society of the Church of Christ
R. B. Laughead
Helen Bradford
Etta Gaskill
Helen Reynolds
Susie Taylor
Beulah Roush
Bradford
M. G. White
Jake Young
Columbus
Grangers To Meet POMEROY Saturday June 17
Hemlock Grange schedules regular meeting night with lecturer Mrs H C Cummings announcing a literary program. Song Hither Come, essay Safety in the Home by Vada Paulson, and What Can We Do as a Grange To Help Prevent Accidents by George Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Hemlock Grange
H. C. Cumings
Vada Paulson
Grange
George Henderson
Man Snoring His Way to Jail in South Pasadena
A transient slept on the second floor of the South Pasadena city hall and intruded police records by loudly snoring through the night. Sgt. Fred Williams woke to the sound, the man was moved to the city jail, and Williams returned to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Pasadena
Cal
Fred Williams
Williams
Bible School Enrollment May Hit 300
Middleport reports 223 children enrolled in its Bible School on opening day. 108 attended the Intermediate and Junior Divisions at the Church of Christ while the rest joined Beginners and Primary at Heath M. E. Church. Ministers met to address day one issues and planned two weeks of activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bible School
Church of Christ
Heath M. E
Plans for The Plains homecoming and receptions noted
The Plains church monthly meeting closed with plans for a July 16 homecoming and all day program with basket dinner. A kitchen shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore at their new home. Summer school began June 12. Several residents and visitors are mentioned in illness travel and visit notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Robert Graves
Columbus
H. W. Humphrey
C. J. McCullough
Paul Tipton
Plains Methodist Church
Robert Moore
Mae McCullough
The
Plains
Ruth McCullough
W. O. Kail
Darrell Sel
John Slater
Harry Tipton
George Keeton
Harry Moore
John McCallister
Margaret Butts
Miriam Butts
William Secoy
Margaret Kail
Florence Overly
Harold Winefordner
E. T. Thompson
Kenneth Barrows
Vere Smith
Washington, D. C
Ray Michael
Grant Michael
Don Nelson
Cuyahoga Falls
Francis Lee
Detroit
Prof
W. A. Matheny
Ohio University
Great Bend Social Roundup Prevails At Local Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. A W Smith spent Sunday with Ruthford Sellars in Syracuse and Charles Campbell in Rochester Pa. Art Smith visited Sherman West Virginia to see Will Sayfried and John DeBussey. Frank Allen and Dorothy Wolfe visited Holzer Hospital where Mrs. Frank Allen is recovering from tetanus. Numerous locals visited T E Wolfe, P L Wolfe and Mrs Dorothy Wolfe in Letart Middleport and vicinity. Sunday School meets 9 30 a m at Baptist Church with service at 11 a m and 7 30 p m next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bend
A. W. Smith
Ruthford Sellars
Syracuse
Charles Campbell
Rochester
Lawrence Beegle
Sycamore Grove
Art Smith
Sherman
W. Va
Will Sayfried
John DeBussey
Frank Allen
Dorothy Wolfe
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Nettie Alexander
Frank McClintock
Harrietta Roush
Letart
T. E. Wolfe
P. L. Wolfe
Bonnie Wolfe
Dale Holter
Middleport
Harold Carnahan
Baptist Church
Middleport Stadium Progress in Concrete Stand Work
Workmen began forming the second section of concrete stands for Middleport High’s new stadium. Crews haul dirt from the marsh behind Pythian Park as part of a WPA advised experiment to improve the field soil, while the grass on the playing surface was cut for the first time after rolling and regular watering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High
Pythian Park
WPA
Camp POMEROY attendees return home after three days
After a three day session at Ross Hocking Camp near Chillicothe Wesley S. Green Genera Humphreys and Mary Ellen Miller returned Sunday evening to their local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ross Hocking
Chillicothe
Wesley S. Green
Genera Humphreys
Mary Ellen Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Promeroy Council
CIAL
Heingi
AFL
Boston
Incinnati
Athens
Cincinnati
Terry Zoo
Taft
B&o
Ohio
Redwoods
Ace Ford
Peer Dees
William Leiserson
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
J. Warren Madden
Leiserson
Edwin Smith
Jalopy
New Athena
S .We . Gene
Robert Benchley
Charles Dunne
Boyer Yueanne Isa
Pomeroy Social Notes
Army
Middleport Social Notes
Carl Sharp
James Souders
Main St
H. C. Salyer
Arnold Dunlap
Cecil Grogan
Jackie
Ravenswood
S. J. Hamer
Pittsburgh
Robert Croushore
Glouster
Walter Harris
Nan Moore
Mildred Hawley
West
C. O. Fisher
John Fisher
Pt. Pleasant
Wilmetta Emish
Ruth
Louise Rothrock
Flossie Frecker
William Garber
Paul Smith
Walter Priode
Charles Bing
Marshall McCuen
Willis Anthony
Gerald
Lancaster
Chesapeake
Middleport Garden Club
Co. F. Edwards
Governor Cabell
Edwards Estate
Presbyterian Young Peoples’ Society
Grangers
the Plains Social Notes
Marietta
the Messenger
Rardin Bros
Middleport Stadium
Howel’s
Studebaker
San Francisco
Geard Bend
Ind
Stratton Auto Sales
Stratton Motor
Fern Street
Fayette St
Nelsonville
Ensenada Suits
California
Lal
Assort
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!