Pomeroy Bend Residents Plan Big Fourth Celebration at Middleport
POMEROY June 20 With a two day vacation at the week end near ing residents here are discussing all types and manners of holiday plans Many intend to stay at the Bend to attend the Fourth of July celebration at Middleport The celebration sponsored by the Feeney Bennett Post at Middleport in cooperation with other posts throughout this district is expected to be the largest ever held in Meigs County Preparations to accommodate a crowd of several thousand are being made Other locals plan automobile trips or a quiet day at home Leading Creek will be opened July 1 fishermen will have opportunity to fish all day at the well stocked stream Old Man s Cave near Logan and Lake Alma at Wellston are among suggested trips for out of town visitors. Public remarks by R G Webster praise Pomeroy Bend as a place of natural beauty Middleport June 29 funeral notice for Mrs Sarah M Lant at the R L Smith residence attended by relatives from Columbus Coolville Columbia Ky Tuppers Plains Coolville and Wellston.
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Pomeroy
Bend
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett
Meigs County
Leading Creek
Conservation Council of
Ohio
Old Man's Cave
Logan
Alma
Wellston
Pomeroy Bend
R. G. Webster
Civil War Letter From 63rd Ohio Found in Meigs County Archives
Edgar Ervin of Columbus submitted a Civil War letter to The Messenger detailing Sgt Ethil Heaton of Co C 63rd Reg Ohio Vol wounded near Dallas Georgia May 27 1864. The letter notes possible furloughs and a later death by blood poisoning, with Ervin's father’s marriage to Heaton's widow in 1869. The piece also records local Meigs County ties, storm damage, and social notices.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Edgar Ervin
Meigs
Columbus
Squire Jonas Ervin
Ervin
Ethil Heaton
Dallas
63Rd Reg. Ohio Vol
Sergt
Co. C
Chattanooga
Southeast Ohio Directors of Health Meet Thursday
About 100 county health commissioners and public health workers from Athens Belmont Coshocton Gallia Guernsey Jackson Lawrence Meigs Monroe Morgan Muskingum Noble Perry Vinton and Washington will attend the Southeastern Ohio Public Health Association quarterly meeting at Hotel Lafayette Gallipolis. Addresses will be given by Dr. F W Shane Dr H G Southard Dr E R Shafer and Dr Kineon. A noon dinner precedes the session with a sightseeing tour planned after.
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Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Public Health Association
Hotel Lafayette
F. W. Shane
Gallia County
H. G. Southard
E. R. Shafer
State Department of Health
Kineon
Ohio Hospital
C. E. Holzer
Holzer Hospital
Silver Bridge
Ohio River
Mound Mill Cemetery
Ohio
Athens
Belmont
Coshocton
Gallia
Guernsey
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble Perry
Vinton
Washington
Gallia District Reports School Attendance and Enrollment
The Gallipolis district allocates 1450 pupils across six schools for 1901-32, with 167 days in session and an average daily attendance of 1266.2. Elementary enrollment totals 1009 and Gallia Academy 441, with 46 teachers and staff distribution detailed across Kananga, Lincoln, Maple Shade, Washington No. 1 and No. 2, and Gallia Academy.
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Gallipolis
Wayne Lutz
Gallia Academy High School
Gallia Academy
Kananga
Lincoln
Maple Shade
Washington No. 1
Washington No. 2
Woman celebrates 100th birthday in Gallia County
Mrs. Sarah Miles McCormick of Gallia County, born June 28 1832 in Troy New York, celebrated her hundredth birthday. She lived in Columbus during early childhood while the Capitol building was under construction and has been a Gallia County resident for sixty years. She is the widow of Rev. John McCormick and received felicitations from President Hoover and Congressman Thomas A Jenkins.
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Hundreth
Ann
Sarah Miles McCormick
Gallipolis
Statehouse
Columbus
Capitol Building
Sarah Miles MecCormick
Troy
N. Y
Gallia County
John McCormick
McCormick
Hoover
Thomas A. Jenkins
Taxpayers use hoarded money for June real estate taxes
Gallipolis real estate taxes for June show large denomination currency payments including $50 $20 and $10 notes. County Treasurer Fred K Mills notes about $25 000 collected so far in the June cycle which runs through July 20. Real estate transfers in the past week include Al Thivener to Carrie Huron four acres in Clay Township Grace Wolfe to Walter E Priode 1.96 acres in Cheshire Township Lilian Adelaide Jensen to Francis E Kerr lots 32 and 46 in Gallipolis A E Farmer et al to Florence Hanes 1.41 acres in Morgan Township Charlies S Jacobs to Clyde Eagle 29 acres in Vinton Township.
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Gallipolis
Fred K. Mills
Mills
al Thivener
Carrie Huron
Clay Township
Grace Wolfe
Walter E. Priode
Cheshire Township
Lilian Adelaide Jensen
Francis E. Kerr
A. E. Farmer
Florence Hanes
Morgan Township
Charlies S. Jacobs
Clyde Eagle
Vinton Township
Rainfall Totals 1.47 Inches in Gallipolis Monday
Rainfall in Gallipolis reached 1.47 inches on Monday, reported by weather observer Frank Wetherholt. Strong afternoon winds swept across parts of Gallia County with the wet spell.
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Gallipolis
Frank Wetherholt
Gallia County
Local Hospital Admissions And Discharges Report
Gallipolis records list admissions at Holzer Hospital this week including Gladys Witt McArthur admitted Monday for treatment Cora Swisher Addison abdominal operation Monday Homer Houck Northup cared for Tuesday. Dismissals include Raymond Sanborn and baby Nelsonville Monday Leo Dickey Gallipolis Tuesday John Harvey Patterson Gallipolis and James Sturgeon Jr Point Pleasant tonsil operations Tuesday.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Gladys Witt
McArthur
Cora Swisher
Addison
Homer Houck
Northup
Raymond Sanborn
Baby
Nelsonville
Leo Dickey
John Harvey Patterson
James Sturgeon
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Son Born to Mr and Mrs J C Emmert in Gallipolis
A son named John Charles Jr was born Sunday night at Holzer Hospital to Mr and Mrs J C Emmert of Gallipolis Ohio.
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Gallipolis
John Charles, Jr
J. C. Emmert
Holzer Hospital
Pomeroy Named in Columbus News So Long Ago
Odds and ends of personal notes about Pomeroy Bend folks visiting Columbus gather glimpses of residents past and present. The column notes Mrs Eugene R Wilson wedding gown memories, hometown ties, Meigs picnic attendees, and local names connected to Pomeroy including Spence Bohram Reibel Hemsley Garrison Evans Fick Phillips Race Soliday Webb and Pratt among others with small anecdotes of travels and events. Wind and dust cut short a basket dinner.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Columbus
Eugene R. Wilson
P. W. Spence
Spence
Syracuse
Mattie Weaver
Racine
Norman Bohram
Robert Reibel
Big City
Norman
Ohio River
Layne
Louisville
New Haven
Battery
Chicago Cubs
Hemsiley
Hemsley
Arthur Garrison
Owen Frost
Will Jenkinson
Dick Jenkinson
Bob Evans
Dave Evans
Jones & Evans
Bob
Cambridge
Ernest
George Fick
John Ernest Phillips
Grandma Phillips
J. W. Race
Meigs
Mees
Elberfeld
Lewis
Lloyd
Jones
Bush
Reibel
Ohblinger
Saunders Howell
Parker
Booth
Philson
Dye
Wolfe
H. E. Feiger
Tommy Wolf
Bisha
Maynard Davis
Carl C. Grimes
Mulberry Avenue
Reese & Grimes
Cleveland Avenue
Anna Pratt Mott
W. J. Pratt
Ohio Valley
Old Shoes Found in Middleport Flood Stock Discovery
William Michael, a Middleport store owner, found nearly twenty year old shoes from his 1913 flood inventory. He recalls a $5,600 stock in cardboard boxes that collapsed as floodwater rose. After drying, the shoes sold for a total of $400, reflecting changed fashion from pointed toes.
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Middleport
William Michael
Michael
Misses Attend District Meeting for Girls Employed by Electric Company
Miss Nina Russell and Miss Hulda Klein have been in Delaware since Saturday for the district meeting of girls employed by the Southern Ohio Electric Company. Miss Pauline Downing of Chicago arrived today to spend her summer vacation with her mother and sister, while Mrs. Herman Bailey and daughter visit Lev West Virginia with her mother. Mrs. W. E. Stanebury is improving after illness. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Fisher and son John recently visited here.
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Nina Russell
Hulda Klein
Delaware
Ohi Electric Com
Mine labor reports show workers at Chauncey and Millfield
Chauncey Mine No. 25 of the Manhatan Coal Company reports 25 men employed, while Poston Mine No. 6 at Millfield lists 80 workers. No labor train workers were reported at Chauncey on Tuesday morning and no disturbances have been noted around the mines this week.
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Chauncbey
Chauncey Mine
Manhatan Coal Company
Poston
Millfield
Pickets Enjoy Meal During Chauncey Picket Duty
Miners on picket duty at Chauncey received a supper of chicken noodles and cherry pie Sunday night. The meal was prepared by women under Mrs Viola Hurley and served by the men.
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Chauncey
Chauncy
Mra
Viola Hurley
Sunday School Class Party In Chauncey Church
Miss Ruth Fiske’s Loyal Girls of Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School held a class party at Ruth Dean’s home. Prize winners were Charles Pendergrass Ruth Shafer and James Carter. Other local guests and visitors were noted along with several family visits and hosting details. Mrs George Gabriel Jr. improved after a heart attack.
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Chauncey
Ruth Fiske
Loyal Girls of
Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School
Ruth Dean
John Dean
Charles Pendergrass
Ruth Shafer
James Carter
Gabriel
George Gabriel, Jr
Lower Plains
Lizzie Barber
Nelsonville
Mary Ludwig Dower
8. S. Shaw
William Montgomery
Betty
New Marshfield Road
Trimble Grange Plans Important Meeting Saturday Night
Chauncey says Trimble Grange No. 1830 will hold an important business meeting Saturday night at 7 30 in the Grange Halls in Trimble.
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Chauncey
Trimble
Grange
Ferguson returns as Chauncey yard section foreman
James L. Ferguson is back at work as section foreman in the Chauncey railroad yards after a stint in Charleston West Virginia His family plans to move from Charleston to Chauncey around July first and occupy their Lexington Avenue property.
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Chauncey
James L. Ferguson
Ferguson
Charleston
W. Va
Lexington Avenue
Chauncey Shower For Lauretta Fielder Prepares Nuptials
Loyal Woman's Bible Class and Friendship Bible Class hosted a pre nuptial miscellaneous shower for Miss Lauretta Fielder at her mother Mrs B H Fielder's Chauncey home. Two contests awarded to Miss Ruth Fiske and Mrs T R Hamilton. A mock wedding entertained guests. Ice cream cake and lemonade served.
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Chauncey
Loyal Woman's Bible
Friendship Bible
Chauncey Church of Christ
Lauretta Fielder
B. H. Fielder
Fielder
Ruth Fiske
T. R. Hamilton
Mrs Benton Potts In Critical Condition At Home
June 29 report from Chauncey states Mrs Benton Potts remains in critical condition at her Lower Plains home. Her sons Floyd Potts and Kenneth of Nelsonville visited her Sunday.
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Chauncey
Benton Potts
Lower Plains
Floyd Potts
Kenneth
Nelsonville
Local visits dot scattered family reunions across region
Mary and June Miller of The Plains spent Sunday in Chauncey with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Osborne. Mrs. Shirley Thomas Circle Hill has returned from a visit with relatives in Columbus. Misses Ruth and Mary Louise Fiske and their aunt Mrs. Ida Palmer spent Sunday in Whipple O. Miss Hazel La Hugh has returned from a visit with her aunt Mrs. George Johnson and family in Glouster.
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Mary and
June Miller
the Plains
Chauncey
Henry Osborne
Shirley Thomas
Circle Hill
Columbus
Ruth
Mary Louise Fiske
Ida Palmer
Whipple
Hazel la Hugh
George Johnson
Glouster
Ice Cream Social for church piano fund at Airline Church
An ice cream social will be held at the Airline Church on Saturday night July 2 with homemade ice cream and cake. Proceeds go toward buying a piano for the church. Born to Roy and Mrs Davis of Five Points a son Vale Francis. Numerous social visits reported among Albany residents and surrounding families.
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Airline
Roy Davis
Five Points
Vale Francis
Annual Home-Coming At Hoover Ridge This Sunday
Hooper Ridge Church hosts its annual home-coming on Sunday July 3 with Sunday School a basket dinner at noon and a program and preaching in the afternoon. Local families and guests are listed among attendees with varias names and places in the Hooper Ridge area.
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Hoover Ridge
Hooper Ridge
Albany Grange Attends Meeting and Socials
About 30 Albany Grange members attended the regular meeting Saturday night where a play Aunt Lucinda Stays was performed by Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Wingett. An informal program followed planned by lecturer Mrs. Golda Scott with personalized slips for each participant.
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Albany Grange
Lucinda
Emmett Wingett
Sam Scott
Fred Elliott
Golda Scott
Columbia Grange
Eildon Dailey
Hill Crest Farm
Dale Smith
Cleveland
Margaret Biddle
Athens
Paul McVay
Kentucky
Anna Holstein
Arbuckle
W. Va
Jim Sheron
Will Buck
Baby
Rutland
Arthur van Dyke
Martha Jean
Howard Coe
Carl Schisler
Pataskala
Arthur Wiggin
Zanesville
G. H. Wiggin
Local Gossip From Cheshire And Huntington Visits
Cheshire society notes list Miss Mary Price and Miss Elizabeth Swisher visiting. Mrs. Clarence Mulford hosted by Eno area. Mrs. Mary Amos and granddaughter Mary, plus Mrs. Sam Millions of Addison, with Mrs. Rachel Thomas. Hawley family guests of Enos Story at Turkey Run. Yeanger family visited Pt. Pleasant relatives. Ray Guthrie of Marietta visited L. J. Bumgarner. Mossman Middport and Burnetts hosted by R. L. Burnett. Gary Burnett returns from eight years in the Navy.
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Helen Lawrence
Edna Short
Huntington
W. Va
Clarence Mulford
Mary Amos
Mary
Sam Millions
Addison
Rachel Thomas
G. M. Hawley
Elaine
Leslie
Pt. Pleasant
Ray Guthrie
Marietta
L. J. Bumgarner
Carl Mossman
Middleport
Frank Stevers
Gary Burnett
R. L. Burnett
United States Navy
Tunnel on Railroad to Lathrop Mine Damaged by Cave-In
A cave-in damaged the New York Central line tunnel near Bishopville Sunday night. Workmen began Monday to clear debris and repair, as this is the sole railroad route from the Black Diamond mine at Lathrop. Local church action and community notices fill the rest of the report with names and visits.
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Lathrop
Take ’Em Off at Night Clothesline Theft Reported
Charles Knox of 79 High Street told Athens police that a theft occurred Monday night. Several dresses and other articles were taken in the clothesline robbery reported Tuesday night.
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Athens
Charles Knox
High Street
Knox
Valley of Dead Sea to Be Exploited for Chemical Wealth
Palestine’s Dead Sea is a 47 mile long by 10 mile wide body with no living creatures. It is planned for exploitation of its chemical contents valued at over 1.18 trillion dollars.
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Palestine
Dead Sea
Maharajah of Kashmir Personal Estate Income Reported
The Maharajah of Kashmir in India has an annual income from his personal estate of 10 million dollars, highlighting the wealth of the princely state. The figure underscores the scale of royal holdings and the financial influence of the ruler.
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Kashmir
India
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A. H. Ballard
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Sylvester Goett
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Ethel Garland
Minersville
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