Notable Local Visit and Illness Ties
The June 2 1929 item from Middleport Details visiting relatives including Mr and Mrs Charles Uay of Syracuse and W P Ohlinger on vacation. Other guests include Mr and Mrs James Le Favor of Washington D C and Will Collins kin. The piece notes illness of Harriet Martin and Hugi Collins in hospital, with several family travels and home visits mentioned before a continuation note.
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Middleport Mex
Charles Uay
Syracuse
N. Y
Toger
W. P. Ohlinger
A. V. Smith
Ohlinger
Heing Company
James le Favor
Washington, D. C
Will Collins
Tom Collins
Toledo
Harriet Martin
T’eat McKnight
Cincinnati
Harry Martin
C. B
Will
Della Lamb
James Higley
Rutland
Vincent
Washington County
Gallia County
George Wansley
Middleport
Mary Burton
Gallipolis
Anthony Neutzling
Columbus
Victor Neutzling
Athens
Meigs County
Ohio
Gilbert Weeks
Salisbury Township
Ohio Township
Neil
Car Theft Report Leads to Recovery in Huntington
Middleport June 27 a radio report helped identify a touring car stolen in Huntington. Sidney Russell matched engine and window details from the rear of Brooks Ebersbach, triggering police action. A California visitor claimed the car, with a counterfeit West Virginia plate replacing the California tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney Russell
Huntington
Brooks- Ebersbach
Usse
Aerr
Callfrnia
Ken
West Virginia
Records In Court Show Century Old Property Values
In Meigs County records from 1824 appraisals detail items of John Hall estate for widow Barah Hall. Valuations include a black mare, saddle, cider barrels, feather beds, clock, table, windmill, geese, and large corn lot, reflecting 19th century values versus modern times.
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Pomeroy
pro“Bate
Harvey French
Meigs County
John Hall
William S Smith
Couple Marries in Columbus in Shifting Local Notice
June 27 Minersville reports a Columbus wedding between Linton Houdeschelt and Lena Hood. Houdeschelt, youngest son of Mrs Ise Houdeschelt of Columbus, once lived locally and worked for the American Press Company. The bride, daughter of James Meed of Pomeroy, formerly clerked in Eiselstein dry goods. They plan a East coast honeymoon and will reside in Columbus on return.
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Minersville
Columbus
Pomeroy
Linton Houdeschelt
Lena Slood
Houdeelt
Ise Moudeschelt
American Press Company
James Meed
Eise
Main Street work fuels knotty regulatory fight in Pomeroy
In Pomeroy a campaign to challenge a gas rate ordinance leads to a referendum filing against the June 1 ordinance repudiated June 3. The gas company may lose its occupancy franchise under a new law effective July 20, while highway officials plan pole moves affecting utility lines and a detour from Five Points to the river at Hobson.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Department
Ptlicies
Electric Light People
Western Union Company
American Telegraph
Middleport
Hobson
Building Home in Middleport on Fourth and Lincoln
Paul Greuser began excavation for a basement in a frame bungalow after purchasing the store property at Fourth and Lincoln from John Bachman. The home will be occupied by Greuser and his family, who reside at Monkey Run between Pomeroy and Middleport.
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Middleport
Paul Greuser
Fourth and
Lincoln Streets
John Bachman
Mr. Greuser
Monkey Run
Pomeroy
More Teachers Than Jobs In Southeastern Ohio Schools
Meigs and nearby counties face teacher surplus due to school consolidations. With fifty three applicants for twenty three Pomroy district jobs, educators note a peak in qualified candidates as veterans and graduates seek other lines.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Ohio
Boards of Education
Galla
Lawrence
Washington
Pomferoy
Firecrackers Permitted In Pomeroy On Fourth Of July
Mayor Hess announces that children may shoot firecrackers in Pomeroy on the Fourth of July only this year. He urges restraint and asks that fireworks not be lit before daylight and kept within reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles J. Hess
Longtime local voter reflects on half-century of civic service
Fifty years in office and sixteen as a holder are noted for a respected veteran who has never missed a vote since age 21. He cast his first ballot for Lincoln and his most recent for Hoover, always backing the straight Republican ticket. The Race family spread across the county with children in Baltimore, South Bend, Omaha, East Liverpool, Columbus, and local ties fading from Pomeroy.
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Lincoln
Hoover
John
Baltimore
Frank
South Bend
Indiana
Homer
Omaha
Nebraska
George
Western Union
East Liverpool
Oliver Hartley
Columbus
Dennison Avenue
Mabel
Race
Pomeroy
Loyalty and obedience urged for national law and morality
A church led appeal cites the Eighteenth Amendment and calls all members to strict observance of law. A National Loyalty Commission met the president on June 19 to stress church power and moral character as essential to social order and lasting security.
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God
Jesus Christ
Assembly
Race and Daughter Move to Baltimore Home
The venerable Weasley A Race and his daughter Mabel relocate from Lincoln Hill to John Race's Baltimore home. Race, in his 90th year, is a longtime Pomeroy resident with over 50 years of local prominence. Earlier, he served as clerk for the Meigs County court and was famed for handling multiple women customers in Harrisonville dry goods.
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Pomeroy
Weasley A. Race
Mabel
Lincoln Hill
John Race
Baltimore
Mr. Race
Hod Condee
Harrisonville
Race
Meigs County
President's Day Observance Urged by Presbyterian Church
Dr. A. V C. Skinner of the Middleport Presbyterian Church outlines the General Assembly call to observe President's Day on June 30 urging congregations to participate and reflect on national leadership.
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Dr. Skinner
Middleport
A. V C. Skinner
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The
Messenger
Telephone
California
Amen Hloudeschelt
Lena Hood
Fisher Russell
Zella Cross
Fred Thomas
M. E. Church
Stanso
Stansbury Drug Company
Swanson Furniture Co
Athletic Union
Varsity
M. Burnett-Smith
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