West Virginia Lowers Ohio River Fishing License Fee
West Virginia cuts Ohio River fishing licenses for residents to one dollar after talks with Mason County clerk John G. Aten. The change reduces the prior higher fee and eases access for local anglers amid Virginia border controls and anticipated revenue shifts from licensing.
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West Virginia
Ohio River
Oro River
Sauvage
John G. Aten
Mason County
Ohio
Virginia
Wouldn't It Be Nice If Brewery Opened
Speculation grows over a 7000 dollar total tax if a village brewery opens. Net revenue would stem from license fees wholesale beer sales and retail beer tax. Officials compare the potential funds to existing property tax and bond retirement costs.
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Messenger
Beer Commission
McKay Marriage Reported at Newark
Middleport noting Miss Laura Elizabeth Schofield and Robert Ellison McKay wed at St James Episcopal Church Newark on June 4. Bride wore white organza. groom a Ohio State graduate. Couple to reside in Middleport Ohio after a New England honeymoon. Other notes include local society updates and Rutland community events.
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Middleport
Robert Ellison McKay
Newark
N. J
Laura Elizabeth Schofield
John George Schofield
Maplewood
A. W. McKay
Ohio
St. James Episcopal Church
Arthur Brame
Erasmus Hall
Pratt Institute of Fine and Applied Arts
Brooklyn
Ohio State University
New England
McKay
Golden Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Alonzo Russell
Middleport June 27 Mr and Mrs Alonzo Russell celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Friday June 23 at Bradbury. Attending were their children and spouses H J Russell Middleport and Fred Russell with their wives. They belong to First Baptist Church of Middleport. They are the second couple from the church to reach fifty years. The Hamiltons previously marked their golden anniversary on October 29 1932.
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Middleport
Alonzo Russell
Bradbury
H. J. Russell
Fred Russell
Russell
First Baptist Church of
M. J. Hamilton
Marietta Visitors and Local Social Events
Mrs. Martha Warren of Marietta visits the home of Mr. and Mrs Dell Jewell. Miss Lola Gilkey and Robert Clark wed June 15 in Calletts burg Kentucky. An old fashioned belling was held at the bridegroom’s parents home in Downington last Saturday. Many attend the funeral of Mrs. William Alkire who suffered a stroke. She leaves Kern and daughters Norma Wilson and Clara Lenecy. Robert Farnoff of Columbus visits grandparents Dell Dye. Dana Turner goes to Akron for work, his son Everett accompanying. Mr. and Mrs 8. F. Howery were Sunday guests of W. E. Hull.
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Rutland News
Rutland
K. of P. Lodge
Methodist Church
Gaylord Bogardus
Knights of Pythias
Bible School of Rutland
Rutland 4-H Club
Mary Louise Barton
Elizabeth Ann Chapman
Nellie Clark
Cincinnati
Frances
Bertha Jackson
Wanzo
Montgomery
W. Va
Nors McNaughton
Edna Bradford
Columbus
Dor Schaefer
Pomeroy
Ben Powell
Robert Bean
Frank Bean
Perry Brown
Langsville
Roe Brown
Middleport
O. A. Wise
Huntington
Lee Brown
Kenneth Leach
Ohio State University
Alice Louise
M. E. Rathburn
Lucille Johnson
Denver
Colo
Martha Warren
Marietta
Dell Jewell
Lola Gilkey
Robert Clark
Callettsburg
John Clark
Downington
William Alkire
Alkire
Kern
Norma Wilson
Harrisonville
Clara Lenecy
Bedford
Robert Farnoff
Dell Dye
Dana Turner
Akron
Everett
F. Howery
W. E. Hull
Family Plans Milwaukee Visit for Father John Fuller
Middleport residents report Mrs. E. J. Neutzling will attend her father John Fuller's eighty second birthday in Milwaukee. She traveled with her brother Curby Fuller and his wife from Columbus to visit Mrs. Sue Russell and husband and their father, who formerly lived in Middleport.
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Middleport
John Fuller
E. J. Neutzling
Milwaukee
Letart Falls Notes Hosts and Travelers Gather
Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Smith welcomed Mrs. John Spencer, aunt of Mrs. Smith, visiting two weeks then left for Chicago Fair en route to Berkeley. Mrs. Waldo Keistling and Young Ladies class members met at East Letart. Bert Grimm and sons plan a Zanesville visit to see his baseball team manager. Mr. and Mrs. Vesper Sanders of Huntington visit grandmother Pollyann Wagner for an indefinite stay.
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Letart Falls
D. W. Smith
John Spencer
Berkeley
Calif
Waldo Keistling
M. E. Church
John Wolf
East Letart
Bert Grimm and Sons
Zanesville
Vesper Sanders
Huntington
Pollyann Wagner
Syracuse Notes on Visits and Local Plans
Mrs. George Rhea and Hor tense family traveled to Huntington to meet her riverman husband from Memphis. Bridge man cottage occupants Mr and Mrs Paul Hayman vacated for Ear Fort and family Middleport. Mrs. C Y Bridgeman left for Ludington Michigan for the summer. Irving Karr stayed in Parkersburg with his wife and Eleanor convalescing after an operation. Fourth of July plans are underway at Carleton College Grove. Visitors included Mrs Albert Whitney Manhattan Montana and C E Williams Burlingham. Carl Williams and Jean from Fairport Harbor visited. William Matheson Logan and Lawrence Tennihill Chauncey families visited.
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Syracuse News
George Rhea
Hortense
Gerald Arnold
Huntington
Memphis
Carleton College Grove
Albert Whitney
Manhattan
Mont
C. E. Williams
Burlingham
Mary Karr
Carl Williams
Jean
Fairport Harbor
William Matheson
Logan
Lawrence Tennihill
Chauncey
Visit to Athens for hospital visit noted
Mrs Gladys Hughes and daughter Marjorie visited Athens on Sunday to see Mrs John Rose who is recovering from an appendicitis operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Rose and her husband formerly lived in Middleport when Mr Rose ran a business in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Gladys Hughes
Marjorie
Athens
John Rose
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ask South To Destroy Crops
High officials of the Agriculture Department predict complete success for their campaign to destroy a quarter of the rapidly maturing cotton crop and boost prices to prewar levels. Chester Davis said preliminary surveys indicated farmers would oversubscribe to the cotton control program as 20,000 government agents fan out across the South to persuade producers.
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Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
Chester Davis
Department
South
Produc
Williams Boy Heads Home After Buffalo Visit
Mason Williams, who has been visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Williams in Middleport for two weeks, left Sunday for Buffalo New York. He stopped at White Sulphur Springs for a few days and will visit other points along the way. His son Mason Jr remains for a longer visit.
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Middleport
Mason Williams
Frank Williams
Buffalo
N. Y
White Sulphur Springs
Mason, Jr
Cotton growers back plan to cut acreage for cash
C A Codd and Davis predicted a new control program to reduce cotton acreage. They said the Cotton Belt is better organized than during World War II Liberty Loan drives and that farmers bankers merchants and opinion leaders across the South support cooperating with the plan.
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Ers
C. A. Codd
Davis
Voice Clinic Series At Ohio University Studios
Miss Joy Cutler offers a series of vocal sessions at the Music Hall studio at 7 p.m. on June 27 and July 5 11 18 27. Topics include Singing Health Types of Voice Types of Songs How to Study a Song Survey of Re-
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Joy Cutler
Ohio University
Music Hall
Public Talks Open to All Attend Today
The talks are open to the public and invite community members to participate in the discussion.
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Pertoire
Borah Recovering From Operation In Baltimore
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho is reported by Johns Hopkins Hospital to be making satisfactory recovery today from the operation performed yesterday.
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Baltimore
William E. Borah
Idaho
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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