Lomeroy Foundry Begins Double Shift Amid 90 More Jobs
The Lomeroy Foundry starts double shifts with about 90 additional workers joining regular employment, signaling early signs of regional economic recovery. Parkersburg Rig and Pany announce the resumption of plant operations, linking oil field activity to labor demand and relief from unemployment in Pomeroy. The period's industrial uptick is viewed as a tangible prosperity indicator.
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Alex
Parkersburg
Ingbout
Fisher
Pomeroy
Hair-Raising Discoveries at AAAS Sessions in Chicago
Scientists display facial hair trends at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Chicago. The report lists numerous court actions and divorces involving named individuals, plus several civil judgments, money claims, and an injunction, with nine people committed to state penal institutions through May.
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Chicago
American Association For the Advancement of Science
James H. Smith
The
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Thomas E. Turner
Violet Pearl Turner
Hazel Grant VanCooney
First National Bank of Racine
William Bbynon
Equitable Relief
Guy Wilson
Industrial Commission of Ohio
John Charles Price Veteran Captain Dies at 84
John Charles Price aged 84 longtime steamboat captain and Riverman died early today at his son B F Price’s home in Portland after renewing his license in January. He leaves his wife four children Edward Price Mrs William Karr Carynne Schafer one grandson and two grandsons. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2:30 PM from the B F Price residence with burial in Portland Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John Charles Price
B. F. Price
Portland
Edward Price
William Karr
Pittsburgh
Carynne Schafer
Plymouth
Portland Cemetery
Funeral Held for Son at Rutland Grave
Mrs M E Bing was told of her son James's death six months after it occurred. Sunday afternoon the Bing and Chase families joined the Rev G M Bing of Nora Nebraska and relatives at Rutland for an impressive graveside service led by a minister son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
M. E. Bing
James
G. M. Bing
Nora, Neb
Bing
Rutland
Visitors travel between Columbus and nearby towns
A stream of relatives and friends visited Colom buses and nearby towns over the weekend. Dr. and Mrs. Hart hosted Mrs. Cooper's family in Columbus while Mrs. Guinther and grandson toured Haydenville. Other trips included Miss Lowry's Parkersburg visit and multiple journeys between Colum bus, Pomeroy, Zanesville, and Charleston.
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Frank Guinther
Franklin
Haydenville
Mr. Guinther
Polly Lowry
Paul Leonard
Parkersburg
Nallen
W. Va
Harve Baier
Columbus
Henry Baker
Eldo Carrier
Middleport
Neila Kepler
Pomeroy
W. H. Breckenridge
P. W. Wood
Howard Williams
South Pearl Street
Harry Williamson
Akron
A. H. Bradbury
Local families gather for weekend visits and reunions
Mr and Mrs Howard Miles and daughter Bonnie returned home after a week with relatives in Wheeling and Moundsville West Virginia and Midland Pennsylvania. Gilmer Hardin visited his parents in Ohio while Mrs Bertha Sayre and two children visited Grandma Martha Neiglar. The Spencer reunion drew Frank Eaton and W J Jones families to J M Spencer’s home. Several others joined in Sunday visits to Coolville and to celebrate birthdays with Aurilla Hayman and family.
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Howard Miles
Bonnie
Wheeling
W. Va
Moundsville
Midland
Gilmer Hardin
Cincinnati
E. C. Hardin
Bertha Sayre
Amigo
W.va
Martha Neiglar
Frank Eaton
Huntington
W. J. Jones
Columbus
Spencer
J. M. Spencer
W. F. Pantherey
Howard Harris
Billy
Coolville
Mr. Panthorey
Ella Panthorey
Grace Ellis
Audrey Hayman
Aurilla Hayman
Evelyn Morgan
Holzer Hospital
Oak Hill
Earl Dailey
California
W. Lewis Brown
Dorothy Dailey
Athens
Kenneth Copeland
Bobby and
Marthe Jane
Bellaire
John Fraiey
Eulah Williams
Mabel Gills
J. H. McCormick
Alma McCormick
Anna Simmerman
Margaret Carter
Rufus Hopkins
E. J. Rosener
W. K. O'Brien
Mary Virginia O'Brien
Mrs. O'Brien
Ann Arbor
Mich
C. W. O’brien
J. E. Halliday
Rutland Woman Sues for Divorce in Common Pleas
Bertha Owens of Rutland files for divorce from Richard P. Owens in common pleas court alleging lack of support for the past three years. The couple married in 1911.
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Pomeroy
Bertha Owens
Rutland
Richard P. Owens
Common Pleas
Local men set for two week Portland camping trip
Carl Neutzling John Sauvage Jr and Joe Gloechner all of Pomeroy and Gerald Amberger of Minersville left Sunday for Portland where they will spend two weeks camping there
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Carl Neutzling
John Sauvage, Jr
Joe Gloechner
Pomeroy
Gerald Amberger
Minersville
Portland
Meigs County Civil Docket Shows Dismissed Cases
Civil cases in Meigs County Common Pleas mainly dismissed or settled during May term. Featured actions include divorces for Brown and Chapman pair, foreclosures by Keller and savings companies, and various judgments or quiet title actions involving Swindlers, Fisk, Hull, and others.
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R. M. Swindler
J. E. van Sickleve
M. F. French
Wellington R. Parks
James T. Jackson
George Niemeyer
Ernest Fisher
William Fisher
R. A. Miller Lumber Company
L. M. Fisk
Ruth Fisk
C. E. Keller
Elmer Newland
Minnie Newland
Etta Swindler
J. K. Swindler
Charlies E. Hull
Clara Bailey
J. E. Bailey
R. M
Fern Swindler
The
Meigs Savings and Loan Co
Philip McCoy
Anna McCoy
Oakley Nelson
Addie A. Thompson
Iva Rusk
Buckeye Savings and Loan Co
van Ward
Jessie H. Ward
Ray Chapman
Mildred Chapman
Mildred Carson
Guy R. Carson
Grace K. Carr
Charlie A. Carr
John L. Clark
Small Bridges Break Down Across State
State Highway Director O W Merrell said a virtual epidemic of small bridge break downs across divisions prompts outfitting each of 12 divisions with portable timber bridge sections for emergency use. He warned that without funds for a broad bridge improvement program over small streams, trouble is ahead as flood and truck damage in the last three months surpassed $500 000.
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Columbus
O. W. Merrell
Merrell
Highway Department
Grasshoppers Wipe Out Alfalfa Field Near Spencer
Swarms of grasshoppers infest fields near Spencer Nebraska and devour an entire alfalfa field overnight after a pitchfork left in the field is found. Local farmer Tony Bowers reports the loss to his alfalfa crop.
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Spencer
Neb
Tony Bowers
Ecker Admitted After Hemorrhage At Holzer Hospital
Mrs. B. Ecker was admitted to Holzer Hospital on Saturday afternoon following a hemorrhage. She received a blood transfusion. Dismissals on Sunday included Mrs. William Gothard of Gallipolis R. D. Mrs. Harley McCumber of Hawks O., Mrs. Wayne Matthews of Athens, and Mrs. Robert Cremeens of Jackson.
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Gallipolis
B. Ecker
Holzer Hospital
William Gothard
R. D
Harley McCumber
Hawks, O
Wayne Matthews
Athens
Robert Cremeens
Jackson
Gomer Jones Recovers From Sunstroke at Home
Gallipolis report says Gomer Jones a Republican state central committee member from the Tenth District is recuperating at his home near Cora after a sunstroke last week.
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Gallipolis
Gomer Jones
Republican State Central
Cora
Brown's Restaurant Sale for Lew Krause Returns Friday
Lew Krause purchased Brown's Restaurant on Third Avenue below Court Street from Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brown. The eatery was formerly run by Deputy Sheriff Howard V. Gates.
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Gallipolis
Lew Krause
Third Avenue
Court Street
Bert Brown
Howard V. Gates
Campes Move to Athens as Ohio Fuel Gas Affiliation
Mr and Mrs Jesse Camp relocate from 448 Third Avenue to Athens. Camp becomes affiliated with the Ohio Fuel Gas Company where he has served as manager of the local office for several years.
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Gallipolis
Jesse Camp
Third Avenue
Athens
Camp
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Cincinnati Duckworth Club Defeats Silver Bridge 9 to 5
In Kanauga on Sunday afternoon the Cincinnati Duckworth Club beat Silver Bridge 9 to 5 before about 300 fans. Blackburn, ex Detroit Tigers, homered for the local club. Silver Bridge committed 11 errors.
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Gallipolis
Cincinnati Duckworth Club
Silver Bridge
Kanauga
Blackburn
Detroit Tigers
Gallia County WCTU to Hold Annual Picnic at Grace Church
Gallia County Women's Christian Temperance Union schedules its annual picnic at Grace Methodist Church on Thursday June 29 starting 10 o'clock. A basket lunch will be served at noon.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Inheritance tax paid in Grover estate
Gallipolis reports that an inheritance tax of 28 dollars has been declared and paid in the estate of Thomas E. W. Grover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas E. W. Grover
Death Notice of William Cromley Huntington Native Police Officer
William Franklin Cromley of Huntington died Saturday morning. A native of Gallipolis he once served as a police officer and later as an agent for the B&O Railroad at West Virginia stations. Funeral services were held today in Huntington. He is survived by a son Joseph of Parkersburg.
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Gallipolis
William Frankin Cromley
Huntington
Recovery drive leaders promise jobs as Johnson speaks
General Hugh Johnson, administrator of President Roosevelt's industrial recovery program, vows a fighting campaign to employ several million men this summer at his first press conference. Joseph B. Eastman announces a truce in the wage reduction dispute, suspended until June 30, 1984, after the conference setting industrial recovery in motion.
Heavy Rains Save Crops in Gallia Co Over Week End
Torrential weekend rains in Gallia County relief a heat wave and drought threatening crops. Northern county tobacco planting fell to about a fraction. sets burned and many plants damaged. Potatoes in Cheshire bottoms expected to recover, while wheat harvest was premature and yields poor.
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Gallia Co
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Cheshire
Gablia
Grace M. E. Church Observes Anniversary in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Ohio June 2 unanimous request for Rev H H Wilbur to return as pastor during the Grace M E Church 57th anniversary program of the current church building dedication. Church debt reduced from 17000 to about 12500 with 1983 34 payments planned. Oldest member Emma Kern traces early history. two new members received. basket lunch with about 100 attendees.
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Wilbur
Gallipolis
H. H. Wilbur
Grace M. E
Waverly
C. F. Bowman
Portsmouth
Bowman
Ohio
Grace M. E Church
M. E. Church
Baltimore
John T. Talbott
A.C. Safford
Emma Kern
Virginia Robertson
Methodist Society
Galli
Butterfield brothers struck by lightning near Fleet Avenue
Tuck and Murray Butterfield of 1110 Fleet Avenue were hit by a bolt near their home at 7 PM Sunday. Tuck, resting on a couch, remembered a severe shock and later revival by family massaging his limbs. Both men recovered by Monday.
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Gallipolis
Tuck
Murray Butterfield
Fleet Avenue
Tuck Butterfield
Polis in 116 Years Old
Polis marks 116th year since its 1817 founding with celebrations noted in local columns. City officials reflect on progress, citing historic milestones and future development plans.
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Polis
Miss Maude Smith Weds Daniel Dalton in Catlettsburg
Announcement from Gallipolis notes the marriage of Miss Maude Carolyn Smith daughter of Dr and Mrs L E Smith to Daniel C Dalton son of Mr and Mrs Edward Dalton of Oak Hill The ceremony occurred Thursday June 22 in Catlettsburg Witnesses were Mrs Russell Walker and Miss Garnet Smith The bride a Holzer Hospital School of Nursing trainee and Gallia Academy High School graduate The groom is an Oak Hill High School graduate.
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Maggie
W. Va
E. J. Zuspan
O. L. Roush
E. J
Marion
Daniel C. Dalton
Edward Dalton
Oak Hill
Catlettsburg
Russell Walker
Garnet Smith
Patton
Gallia Academy High School
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Oak Hill High
Fehoe
Sub-Station Burns in Porter During Severe Storm
A Southern Ohio Electric Co sub-station at Porter burned Saturday night when a large walnut tree fell on a rural power line east of Vinton. Power to Porter Bidwell Vinton Wilkens ville and nearby farms was restored by 1 30 a m after two 13 000 volt transformers were replaced, says manager John McNealey.
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Gallipolis
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Porter
Vinton
Bidwell
Wilkenville
John McNealey
Women workers hold annual picnic at Serpent Mound
Women employees of the Southern Ohio Electric Company held their summer picnic at Serpent Mound in Adams County Sunday. Attending from Gallipolis were Miss Rowena Stormont Miss Hazel Elliott and Miss Letta Mille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Southern Ohio Electric Company Properties
Serpent Mound
Adams County
Rowena Stormont
Hazel Elliott
Letta Mille
Property Swap in East Gallipolis Sees Land Trade
W. P Scarberry traded on Saturday his property in East Gallipolis comprising about 2 acres for Bam and Mamie Mediey’s residence on Court Street. The deal transfers ownership between the two parties in a simple property exchange.
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Gallipolis
W. P Scarberry
East Gallipolis
Bam
Mamie Mediey
Court Street
Heavy river traffic boosts Ohio River movement at Gallipolis
Steamboats moved heavy tonnage on the Ohio River over Saturday and Sunday. The Youghpheny carried seven scrap iron barges and three oil barges upstream, the largest scrap shipment in years. Other steamers carried steel, government boats bound for the Memphis District, and vessels for Evansville. Bulkheading of the sunken Fairplay nears completion and pumping will begin. Local social notes mention families visiting camps and world’s fair travel plans.
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Gallipolis
Youghpheny
Inland
Steel City Barge Line
Memphis
Dravo
Pittsburgh
United States Steamer
Cayuga
Cincinnati
Steel City
A. B. Sheets
Campbell Line
Evansville
Fairplay
Tom McGuffin
Pt. Pleasant
J. C. Rawn
Ohio River Sand & Gravel Company
Administrator Named for Lufus Shelton Estate
W. Sheiton appointed administrator of the estate of Lufus Shelton, deceased. Bond posted in the amount of 8500.
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Gallipolis
W. Sheiton
Lufus Shelton
Young Couple Granted Marriage License in Crown City
A marriage license was issued Saturday by Probate Judge J. S. Clark to Walter Pinkerman 21 farmer of Crown City and Beatrice Saunders 16 daughter of Arthur Saunders of Crown City.
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Gallipolis
J. 8. Clark
Walter Pinkerman
Farmer
Crown City
Beatrice Saunders
Arthur Saunders
Dodge Six Show-Down plan promises clear car comparisons
The advertisement invites readers to test the big new Dodge Six under a show down plan. It touts 21 points of quality including Floating Power engine mountings and hydraulic brakes, plus 12 performance features for speed, ride, and luxury. It claims direct running-cost savings of 50 to 150 dollars and encourages buyers to judge on merit without high pressure sales tactics.
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Dodge
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