Solicitors To Begin Work Next Tuesday
POMEROY Annual financial drive at Kinshata District Boy Scouts of America will open Tuesday morning of next week. Theodore F. Reed leads a strong organization with keymen including Paul Dillard Middleport J Eastman Pom eroy Carl Reevee Rutland Carl Wreese Syracuse O Miles Rawre. Scouting has grown in Kiszhuta District since 1932, rising from 2 scouts in 1932 to 179 by 1935 with 8 troops and 45 adults. current drive aims to match past successes and gain county support.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Theodore Reed
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Kinshata
Boy Scouts of America
Theodore F. Reed
Iations
Paul Dillard
Middleport
J. Eastman
Carl Reevee
Rutland
Carl Wreese
Syracuse
O. Miles
Kiszhuta
Railroad Man Struck by Car in Route Between Towns
MIDDLEPORT A V Smith a railroad worker at Hobson Yards was injured Wednesday when struck by a car driven by David Jenkins on the highway between Middleport and Hobson. He rode a bicycle in service as call boy and was taken to McMillan Hospital Charleston for treatment. POMEROY The Philathea Women of the Church of Christ plan a wiener roast this evening meeting at the church at 6.
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Middleport
A. V. Smith
Hobson Yards
David Jenkins
Hobson
Smith
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Pomeroy
Philathea
Church of Christ
Special Music at Simpson M E Church Service
A special service of music will be held Sunday evening at Simpson M E Church announced by Rev T E Maness Violinist Miss Jean Mees will play several selections during the service Favorite hymns will be sung by the congregation Service begins at 730 PM
POMEROY-Suit for Divorce Filed in Common Pleas Court
Blanche Dixon filed for divorce from Clayton Dixon in common pleas court on Wednesday. Married January 27, 1917, the Dixons are parents to three children. Mrs Dixon seeks custody of the children and temporary alimony during the proceedings.
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Pomeroy
Clayton Dixon
Common Pleas Court
Blanche Dixon
Meigs 4-H Club Notes Pomeroy and Portland Hustlers
Meigs 4-H officers and advisors held a conference Monday at Simpson M E Church with 125 in attendance. Rev T E Maness C C Lang and T T Reed gave principal talks. Two new members joined Dana Browning's Portland 4-H Club, now named Portland Hustlers. Newly elected Portland officers will be installed June 30 at the Portland Church. Harrisonville Girls 4-H Club activities began June 19 with 14 members. officers installed include President Eleanor Gilkey Secretary Treasurer Bessie Cotterill News Reporter Evelyn Wilson and Recreation Leader Alice Gilkey.
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Pomeroy
Simpson M. E
T. E. Maness
Simpson Church
C. C Lang
Ohio State University
T. T. Reed
Dana Browning
Portland
Portland Hustlers
Edger Bradforn
Harrisonville
Heli French
Eleanor Gilkey
Bessie Cotterill
Evelyn Wilson
Alice Gilkey
Stevens Gets Prison Term For Family Failure
Stevens Luchen Stevens was sentenced to one to three years at the Ohio Penitentiary after a common pleas court entry filed Wednesday. He received the term for failure to provide for his family.
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Pomeroy — Luchen Stevens
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Stevens
Middleport Youth Attends Buckeye Boys State
Middleport resident Carl Mourning represents Feeney-Bennett Post No. 128 at Buckeye Boys State, a ten day youth program by the American Legion at Ohio State Fairgrounds Columbus. The event gathers 500 Ohio boys to study city county and state offices. Syracuse Beach outing followed a Girl Scout picnic for Troop No. 2 in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
American Legion
Ohio
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Columbus
Rotary
Kiwanis
Buckeye Boys State
Carl Mourning
Feeney-Bennett
Pomeroy
Bob Roberta
Syracuse Beach
Grangers To Meet and Pomona Grange Plans
Grangers to meet tonight with two candidate memberships on the ballot. Preparations are under way to entertain Pomona Grange here in July at Pomeroy High School chosen for greater seating capacity. A partition suit involving real estate in Columbia Township was filed in common pleas court, Ruth Buntz as guardian of Donald Corkins, plaintiff, versus Ruth Buntz and John G Bunts. Farmers raise 70 percent of their own nods.
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Rock Springs
Rock Springs Grange
Pomona Grange
Pomeroy
Columbia Township
Common Pleas Court
Ruth Buntz
Donald Corkins
John G. Bunts
Military leader in the World War and teller of falsehoods
A cryptic crossword style listing reveals clues for many terms including a military leader from World War I, phrases for deceit, anatomy parts, time indicators, verbs of speech and action, and various common nouns. The sheet mixes definitions like sun, frost bite, sketch, and vehicle with foreign terms and titles.
Sea Scouts To Get Own Ship
The Sea Scout Ship being organized by Boy Scout Troop 42 held its executive committee meeting. Rufus Lide was named temporary chairman and Edison Hobstetter treasurer. Members include Irving Karr M D Hartley Gardner Reynolds H D Brown and Rev E F Dunn. The committee plans a 7 30 p m meeting at the Presbyterian Church with eight boys and Skipper Elmer Goodwin to form the ship. Efforts will be made to secure a boat from the Navy Department.
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Pomeroy
Rufus Lide
Edison Hobstetter
Irving Karr
M. D. Hartley
Gardner Reynolds
H. D. Brown
E.F. Dunn
Presbyterian Church
Elmer Goodwin
Navy Department
Trial of Morton Rupe To Be Started Friday
POMEROY The Rutland youth Morton Rupe faces arson and breaking and entering charges in common pleas court. He is alleged to have participated in the robbery and burning of the Steiner Restaurant in Rutland.
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Morton Rupe
Pomeroy
Rutland
Common Pleas Court
Rupe
Steiner
Meigs Man Recalls Custer Battle and Death Site
Meigs County resident recounts the 1876 Little Bighorn fight scene. He describes body recovery of General Custer and officers, Indian tactics, smoke signal signaling across 24 miles, and survival through later Spanish American War service. He reflects on aging and war memories.
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Custer
Middleport Brief Notes
Wallace and Law rence Bradford attended an all day Young People of the Church of Christ conference in Marietta. Several locals are ill or traveling, including David Mercer and Mrs. Becky Taylor. Mrs. Dee Ward plans a summer in Los Angeles, and Margaret Cunningham visits Gravel Hill.
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Nleport
Wallace and
Law Midi Rence Bradford
Marietta
Pople
Church of Christ
David Mercer
Mill St
J. Hamer
Sam
Pittsburoh
BE. BR. Tompkins
Second Ave
James Arnold
Zanesville
A. H. Bradbury
Joe Wilson
William Britten
McMillan Hospital
Dee Ward
Columbus
Los Angeles
Calif
Syracuse Brief Notes
Mrs. Lou Courie of Cleveland died Monday at her brother Rutherford Sellers home after arriving to help following an automobile wreck and suffering a stroke. Survived by one son and two daughters, all in Cleveland. Various local social events are noted including Sunday School gatherings, ice cream socials, a vacation Bible school enrollment of 79, and a new beach manager Louis Flanagan. Also reported are visits by residents to Columbus and Memphis and a summer outing at Asbury M E Church. An estimated annual gold production of about 400 million dollars is cited.
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Minerva Childers
Charleston
Leon
W. Va
Childers
Raymond Grimm
L. L. Lyons
Portsmouth
Margaret Cunningham
Camden- Clark Hospital
L. L. Cunningham
Gravel Hill
D. J. Sullivan
John Schaeffer
Leo Searles
Huntington
Ohlinger Bakery
Syracuse
Lou Courie
Cleveland
Rutherford Sellers
Courie
Fairport Harbor
Mary Karr
George Rea
George William
Memphis
Tenn
C. L. Arnold
Evelyn
Rock Springs
Syracuse Church of the Nazarene
Edna Whetstone
Ohio University
Athens
Edna Whetstone Carleton
Epworth League Society
Asbury M. E. Church
Carl Weese
Bert Dunn Dies at 62 in Meigs County Infirmary
Bert Dunn, 62, died Wednesday at the Meigs County Infirmary where he was admitted last Saturday in ill health. Portland services set as Children’s Day observance at the M. E. Church. France reports 250000 local impostors listed as a nobility.
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Pomeroy
Burt Dunn
Meigs County Infirmary
Dunn
France
Hospital return for observation after mine accident
Andrew Walczak of this city was brought to Grant Hospital Columbus by local ambulance for observation and treatment after electric shock from contact with a bare wire at mine 267 on March 20. Oliver Hagey age 8 and Martha Jones age 23 secured a marriage license in probate court at Thomas Fork on Wednesday.
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Glouster
Andrew Walczak
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Walczak
Pomeroy
Oliver Hagey
Martha Jones
Thomas Fork
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