Countians to join in demonstration for Burn Ohio Coal Bill
Meigs County residents plan to travel to Columbus by special train to press the Burn Ohio Coal Bill before the Ohio Legislature. Stops will include New York Central mining towns as the Glouster business men and miners urge action to require tax supported institutions to use Ohio coal. Delegates from Glouster met Pomeroy and held another meeting to build support.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Columbus
New York Central
Glouster
Mrs Jane Smith 73 Dies in Middleport
Mrs Jane Scott Smith 73 died at the home of her daughter Mrs Edward Tewksbury on S Fifth Ave after illness of cerebral hemorrhage. Services 2 PM Thursday at the residence Rev J D Ryan officiating. Interment Beech Grove Cemetery. Survived by four daughters and two sons, plus siblings and grandchildren.
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Middleport
Jane Scott Smith
Edward Tewksbury
S. Fifth Ave
Tewksbury
Adam Scholl
Verda Oliver
Pomeroy
Josephine Anderson
Kenmore
N. Y
Berthold
Mobile
Ala
Irving
Chester
Viola Young
Columbus
Will Scott
Austin Scott
Athens
Mert Scott
New Dog Warden Reports First Damage Claim
POMEROY. First dog damage claim filed since Joe Turner was appointed dog warden. Turner said mad dog scare from weeks ago has subsided. A suspected case was reported but could not be tested as the dog had been shot and buried. Three other dogs involved will be confined awaiting developments.
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Pomeroy
Joe Turner
Turner
Film Print Experiments by Local Camera Club
Pomeroy Camera Club conducted experiments Tuesday night to produce a print from a moving picture film directly from a projector. Instructor Ray Harper explained the method is rarely used but essentially the same as making an enlargement.
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Pomeroy
Camera
Pomeroy Town Hall
Ray Harper
Deaths and Illness Reported in Area Listings
Notices confirm the death of Mrs. Nellie Runyon of Portsmouth and burial in Catlettsburg. Survived by son Tom Runyon and sister of Ida Dobbs. Also reports the death of Emily Frances Lawrence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lawrence, at a Canton hospital, with relatives named. Charlotte Ann Knight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Knight, is ill with scarlet fever.
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Portsmouth Middleport
Nellie Runyon
Portsmouth
Catlettsburg
Runyon
Nellie Leach
Ida Dobbs
Tom Runyon
Pomeroy
Emily Frances
A. E. Lawrence
Children’s Hospital
Canton
Dr. Lawrence
Majel Lawrence
Charlotte Ann Knight
A. R. Knight
Main St
Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Gatherings
Shakespeare Club met at Mrs. C. E. Peoples home on Butternut Ave with Miss Lydia Ebersbach presiding. Other items note Mrs. John Lea kus's serious illness, new Beauty Shoppe purchase by Miss Mary Virginia Neutzling, and various social visits and entertainments around Pomeroy including dinners, birthdays, and club meetings.
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ICLUB
Shakespeare Club
C. E. Peoples
Butternut Ave
Lydia Ebersbach
Howard Ebersbach
Mulberry Ave
Engagement announced for Miss Maxine Campbell and Franklin B Leslie
Correction to a prior marriage report states Miss Maxine Campbell will wed Franklin B Leslie of New York City. The couple have not set a wedding date and are announced by Miss Campbell's parents Mr and Mrs Virgil Campbell.
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Maxine Campbell
Miss Campbell
Franklin B. Leslie
A. J. Leslie
New York City
Virgil Campbell
Music Club Program Is Presented in Middleport
Middleport reports a Women's Music Club program at Heath M E Church featuring a 35 voice choir directed by Mrs. Willis Aleshire with Miss Mary Eunice Hennessy at piano. Selections included Gianinna Mia and Will You Remember, plus Romberg and light opera notes.
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Middleport
Herbert
Friml
Romberg
Women’s Music Club
Heath M. E. Church
Willis Aleshire
Mary Eunice Hennesy
Friml Riegger
O. P. Klein
M. W. Essex
Jed Webster Jr
County Grange Meets At Carpenter Friday
Meigs County Pomona Grange to meet Columbia Grange Friday at 8 o clock in Columbia Grange Hall Carpenter Athens County Pomona Grange guests and confer fifth degree on candidates from either county A representative from the Ohio State Grange will display cooperatively purchasable products A short literary program by Meigs Grange and refreshments served
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Carpenter
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Columbia Grange
Athens County Pomona Grange
Ohio State Grange
Grange
Meigs Grange
Vendor helps local man end years of stomach distress
Mr. Quincey A. Carsey of Route 4 Athens credits Vendor with ending long years of stomach pain from constipation and indigestion. He reports rapid relief after using Vendol laxative tablets and urges others to try Vendor, available at Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Drug Store with wide druggist support.
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Athens
Quincey A. Carsey
Route
Carsey
County
Jornee
Vendor
N. Court St
Vendol
Hickman
Nelsonville
Sermons and social notes from Carpenter area
Rev. F. G. Strickland preaches at Columbia School Auditorium Sunday at 10 45. Residents and visitors from Jenkins Ashland Columbus Pomeroy Lancaster and Chillicothe are listed with recent visits and marriages. A cat whisker fact notes a delicate nerve at each whisker root enabling instant touch detection.
Court Allows Grange To Buy Church Land
The Olive Grange won court approval to buy the unused Methodist Episcopal Church property in Keno Chester Township for 50 dollars. Trustees had agreed to the sale, ending years of dwindling church activity since the Olive Grange once met in Long Bottom.
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Pomeroy
Olive Grange
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Keno
Chester Township
Grange
Common Pleas Court
Long Bottom
George and Jane Bell
John and
Elizabeth Bell
Troy Grange to Present Plays Friday at Troy High
Troy Grangers will stage two plays The Family Album and Who Gets the Car Tonight at the Troy High School auditorium Friday night March 3 at 8 oclock. Music will accompany the program and proceeds support Grange activities.
Taylor Ridge Church Group Meets Friday Night
Mrs. Fred Heffken and Mrs. Fred Olbers will host the Ladies Aid Society at the Heffken home Friday night with Mrs. Herman Kempton presiding. Nearby visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Melven Murphy of Glouster and William Davis, plus several other local guests. A noted note adds a hammock rope safety remark about load limits.
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Fred Heffken
Fred Olbers
Ladies Aid Society
Heffken
Herman Kempton
Melven Murphy
Glouster
Ray Leake
Fred Leake
Theodora Heffken
William Davis
Evan Davis
Ironton
Davis
James Bulloch
Charles Hooper
Athens
Albert Moody
Thomas Judson
Gilbert Strausbaugh
Drydock
Clyde Hill
Dwight Smith
Carl Welling
Ezra Weaver
Etta Johnson
Giouster
Social notes and community happenings in Middleport area
Middleport readers hear of weekend visits to Miss Virgie Major and guests from Columbus and Wilkesville plus illness notes about John Davis of Langsville. Fourth graders host mothers for a Holland themed room visit with Dutch lunch. Prof Krauskoff spoke on Advertising Ethics at Heath M E Church. Louisa Rothrock tours from Bloomville due to influenza. Dinner at the Leake home featured the Women's Music Club program. Robin McKay's first birthday party drew neighbors for ice cream and cake. A MeCuen family dinner included Prof Krauskoff and Mrs Krauskoff prior to his Athens visit. An eight pound baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Evans. grandparents listed. Nurse in charge: Izora Guinther. Father ill: Mrs. B O Gilfillen of Brownell.
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F. C. Enright
Barry Enright
Harriet U
Columbus
Virgie Major
Holzer Hospital
John Davis
Langsville
Ernest Major
Wilkesville
Miss Major
Anna Margaret Wiley
Holland
Cecil Evans
George Higginbotham
Ross Evans
Izora Guinther
What Causes Epilepsy and Is There a Cure
A booklet presenting opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy will be sent free to readers who write to the Educational Division at 551 Fifth Avenue New York NY Dept M 434. Offer notes interest in the subject and invites requestors to obtain the booklet while supplies last.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Dept
Pomeroy Firemen Aid Hartford Blaze Night Disaster
The Hudson residence in Hartford West Virginia burned Tuesday night. Pomeroy Fire Department responded around 8:30 with the Second Ward truck plus aid from Middleport Fire Company. High winds raised fear of spread, but crews kept the blaze from other buildings.
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Pomeroy
Hartford
W. Va
Second Ward
Middleport Fire Company
Pomeroy Suit Appeals in Common Pleas Court
Charles E. Yost sues Oscar Baird in Justice of Peace court J W McCullough. On appeal Tuesday, common pleas court hears case. Justice of peace awarded plaintiff $250.
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Pomeroy
Charles E. Yost
Oscar Baird
Court of Justice of Peace
J. W. McCullough
Common Pleas Court
Justice of Peace Court
Pomeroy Divorce Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Ida E. Williams filed for divorce from Charles E. Williams in common pleas court on Tuesday. The couple married October 24 1934 and have no children. Allegations include abuse.
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Common Pleas Court
Ida E. Williams
Charles E. Williams
Illness News From Huntington Reaches Local Family
Mrs Ave reports her aged father in Huntington is seriously ill, prompting concern as family members await further word and possible travel.
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Ave
Huntington
Pleasant Valley Social and Personal Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pugh and son visited the Luckett home in Albany on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones of Chauncey spent Sunday with Pearl Wood. Mrs. Victoria Dorsey is ill with rheumatism. Mack Hanning has been confined at home due to illness. E A Dixon spent the past week at Downington with his brother H A Dixon.
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Pleasant Valley
Edward Pugh
Osmond Luckett
Albany
Harold Jones
Chauncey
Pearl Wood
Victoria Dorsey
Mack Hanning
E. A. Dixon
Downington
H. A. Dixon
Banquet for Meigs Aerie Eagles Planned at Club
Members of Meigs Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles will hold a Thursday night banquet at the Eagles Club. Officers announce a special program is being arranged.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Aerie
Order of Eagles
Eagles Club
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