Middleport coal miner dies from slate fall injuries
In Storey’s Run Fisher Mine William Willis, about age unknown, died after sustaining injuries when slate fell on him while working. He died at home hours after the incident. services planned at Nazarene Church with burial at Cheshire Gravel Cemetery. Survivors include wife Genevieve Casto and three children Phyllis Leroy and Mel, his mother Ida Manley, and sister Mrs. Ley Mulford.
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Fisher
Storey’s Run
William Willis
Laurel
J. Willis
Genevieve Casto
Henry Casto
Lance Manley
Manley
Kenley
Willis
Nazarene Church
Cheshire
Three Tren
Phyllis
Leroy
Ida Manley
Ley Mulford
River Mine Explodes in Middleport Area Mystery Gush
Local reports describe a gas or oil like explosion on the Ohio River at Middleport near Capt. Lyons property. Residents hear a loud noise and smell hydrocarbons. witnesses recall similar earlier events linked to underground coal gas from West Virginia. News photographers arrived hoping for a clear view of the river phenomenon.
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Middleport
Ohio
Terday
Ed Snyder
Snyder
West Virginia
New Tennis Court Opens for Season in Middleport
The tennis court beside the Methodist parsonage on S Third Ave Middleport is ready for use. Wednesday afternoon several youths played their first games of the season as part of the new community recreational program. Local volunteers aided, with Gordon Harris supervising.
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Middleport
Third Ave
Miss Carla Clark attends church conference and cousin wedding
Miss Carla Clark returned from Gambier and Columbus after a ten day visit. She joined relatives for Phyllis E. Smith’s wedding at the First Community Church on Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Webster Smith and Mr Howard Mitchell listed among those involved.
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Middleport
Carla Clark
Gambier
Columbus
Episcopal Church
M. C. Hobart
Phyllis E. Smith
Webster Smith
Howard Mitchell
First Community Church
Pomeroy Social Notes and Community Updates
Local social notes record a Ladies Auxiliary meeting at the Drew Webster Post American Legion with a potluck dinner and a flag day program led by Mrs. Leona Smith and others. Birth of Joel Austin to Mayor and Mrs. Hartley announced. numerous visits, travels, and club activities noted across Pomeroy and nearby towns.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Legion Hall
Terrace St
Hazel Clark
Leona Smith
Carrie Neutzling
Mayme Holmes
Della Windsor
Ben Turner
Mary Stace
Winona Cook
Helen Zeiher
Helen Nease
Katie Elberfeld
Helen Elberfeld
Josephine Crow
A. V. Howell
Amy Chase
M. D. Hartley
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Joel Austin
O. A. Hartley
Columbus
J. A. Edwards
Butternut Ave
Painter Who Did No Work Sought By Pomeroy Police
Local police seek a transient painter who took payment for roof painting jobs in Pomeroy but did no actual work. He arrived recently, secured money to buy paint, then pocketed funds while not performing roof tasks. Three prisoners escaped Colombo prison due to brickwork damage from white ants around window bars.
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Pomeroy
Colombo
Pythian Sisters Club Meets in Middleport
In Middleport the Pythian Sisters Staff and Officers Club gathered at Mrs. Lillian Stieff’s home with assistants Mrs. William Huggins and Mrs. Guy Thompson. The meeting was postponed a week due to Mrs. Huggins' absence. her daughter Mrs. Anson Jackson in Steubenville had a serious illness and surgery, with Jackson recovering slowly from an abscessed tooth.
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Middleport
Pythian Sisters
Lillian Stieff
S. Second Ave
William Huggins
Guy Thompson
Huggins
Steubenville
Anson Jackson
Minnie Young Rites Held Wednesday
Mrs. Minnie Young age 60 died at her home after months of illness. She was the daughter of Andrew and Caroline Curtis and the last of a large family. She lived her life on the same farm. Survived by husband L. E. Young a step daughter Esther Hopkins and a step son Lewis Young Jr. Funeral services were held at Mt Olive Community Church and burial followed in Mt Olive Cemetery.
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Long Bottom
Minnie Young
Andrew
Caroline Curtis
L. E. Young
Esther Hopkins
Paden City
Lewis Young, Jr
Mt. Olive Community Church
Mt. Olive Cemetery
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Illiam Willisites
Iver
Breaks National Mount
Utah
International Harvester
Carpenter Dwe. Co
RAF
Jennifer Holt
Jack Holt
Robin Sinclair
War Eagle Field
Calif
Gordon Harris
Pomeroy Social Notes
D.A.V
Bertha Chase
Wehe Terrace
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Court St
Racine Lodge
Hysell Run
Hot Shots
Dayton Russell
Davy Dewhurst
Vernon Ausell
Ruby White
Floyd Williams
Billy Russell
Edna Russell
Miriam Anna Holmes
Syracuse
Minnie Neutzling
Anne St
Thelma Custer
Minersville
Clyde Brickles
George and
Richard
Eva Gene
Beech St
Whittier
Brickles
Allen Chase
Washington, D. C
Phil Wolff
Portsmouth
C. F. Tompkins
E. Main St
O. C. Walker
Robert Dietrich
H. E. Boney
Union Ave
Marietta
Leverett Roush
Lincoln Hill
Charles Priode
Marion
E. H. Priode
Vale St
Edwin Compton
Huntington
W. A. Compton
E. J. Rosser
John Rider
Leland Krieg
Nelsonville
Agnes Russell
H. J. Hysell Furniture Company
D. S. Farmer, Prop
In Batiste
Medina
Youngstown
Akron
America
Midway
Flyer
THE
Standard Oil Company
Sohio
Pythian Sisters Club
Wonderful
Zemo
Luckoff
Bemberg
Crisp “Winnie Mae
Coca
Seersucker
Oxfords
Gabardine
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