New Boston Edges Racine 23 to 22 In Middleport Final
New Boston defeated Racine 23 22 to win the Middleport Class B Section basketball tournament in a fast exciting capstone game. Bidwell beat Minford 50 36 for second honors as the district tournament at Athens looms, with several locals mentioned in weekend travels and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
New Boston
Middleport
Cimax
Thacine
Athens
Bidwell
Minford
Aisual
Smith
Bin
H. Dorman
Kangaroo Court Punishes Racine Man for Assault
In Pomeroy on March 6 a prisoner named Holly Talbott was tried in a Kangaroo Court for assault and battery. He drank then became violent, struck fellow prisoner George Cundiff, knocking out two teeth, and reportedly faced a jolt from a stout stick as punishment.
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Pomeroy
Offeers
Holly Talbott
Racine
Talbott
George Cundiff
Cundiff
Local travelers and residents plan brief visits in Ohio towns
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Spooner plan to leave Middleport this week for Toledo after weeklong residence with the Spooner parents and other relatives in Pomeroy Bend. Marion Rife, employed in Logan West Virginia, spends days at his Mid dleport home. Katherine and Christian Grant return to Columbus after a brief Middleport stay with their mother Mrs Louise Grant. Mrs De Rice of Rutland visits Pom eroy this week. The Metcalf family moved from the Peace Evangelical parsonage in Pomeroy to Edgar Moris house on Mulberry Avenue. Don Allen and daughter and family also featured in local movement and visits.
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Jer, Hilah
Middleport
Minersville
Charlies Yost
Fannie Mayes
Pt. Pleasant
Lenore Giles
Cincinnati
Charles McDaniels
William Griffith
Columbus
Pomeroy
Myrtle Griffith
Leland Peoples
Mae Roush
Parkersburg
O. L. Roush
Lincoln Street
Wayne McElhinny
Charleston
Dana Lambert
Mankin
Edward Mankin
Mill Street
Lawrence Spooner
Edward Spooner
Pomeroy Bend
Toledo
Marion Rife
Logan
W. Va
Middieport
Katherine
Christian Grant
Louise Grant
de Rice
Rutland
C. W. Metcalf
Aamily
Peace Evangelical Parsonage
Second Street
Edgar Moris
Mulberry Avenue
Don Allen
Daugh
87 Miles On 1 Gallon Gas Saver Ad
An 1985 World’s Fair auto gas saver claims to boost mileage to 87 miles per one gallon. The device fits all cars and installs with a wrench. Advertises quick results and a 327% profile with requests for address and car name.
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GarsSever
Wheaton
Ady
Strausbaugh Major Tie In Middleport
Quiet notice states the marriage of Ernest Major and Gladys Strausbaugh, both of Wilkesville, occurred during Christmas and was announced in Middleport. The couple, joined by Major's mother, dined with his sister Virgle Major, as Mrs Major plans to retire from teaching to focus on home duties. Major is a Middleport native formerly employed at Hobson and recently returned from wartime service in France.
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Middleport
Ernest Major
Gladys Strausbaugh
Wilkenville
Major
Hobson
France
Wilkesville
Woman Candidate Seeks Columbus Postmaster Job
Among 19 applicants for the Columbus postmastership paying $7,000 yearly is one woman, Mrs Percie Allen Wiley. Formerly Miss Percie Allen of Middleport she now lives in Columbus and serves as a Democratic State Committee member. She previously worked as an assistant in the local post office under Postmaster Boggess.
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Middleport
Columbus
Mra Percie Allen Wiley
John Spires Visits Albany After Confession
John Spires, a self confessed chicken thief in an indictment for breaking and entering, was taken Sunday to his Albany home to see his week old baby. County officers say he plans to plead guilty, which could lead the judge to sentence him to the penitentiary.
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Pomeroy
John Spires
Albany
Spires
Clarkes to Move from Hemlock Grove Farm to Enterprise Home
Conservation Officer Eldon J. Clark and his wife plan to move from their Hemlock Grove farm to the Arnold home at Enterprise. The Arnold residence was occupied by the late McKinney Arnold until his death last week. The Clarks will leave the farm in charge of their son in law and daughter Grant and Mrs. Roberts.
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Pomeroy
Eldon J. Clark
Hemlock Grove
Arnold
Enterprise
McKinney Arnold
Mrs John Russell Faces Operation at Holzer Hospital
Mra John Russell entered Holzer Hospital at Gallipolis Sunday and was expected to undergo an operation this morning at 9 o'clock. She was accompanied to Gallipolis by her husband and other family members.
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Middleport
Mra
John Russell
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Gallipolia
Fami
Mrs Roy Wright Returned to Hospital in Critical Condition
Mrs Roy Wright, brought home from a Columbus hospital a week ago, was sent back to the hospital Sunday for an immediate operation. Attending physicians described her condition as critical.
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Pomeroy
Roy Wright
Columbus
Alltending
Woman at 93 Sets Example with Regular Church Attendance
Mrs. Mary Page of Pomeroy Baptist Church will be 93 on June 2. A long-time resident of Middleport, she is brought to church each Sunday by Mrs. William Hettesemer, exemplifying devotion beyond many younger members.
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Pomeroy
March
Mary Page
Page
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Mary Dyke
Middleport
Gravel Hill
William Hettesemer
Division Nears Transfer of Plantz Estate to Named Heirs
C E Gillan administrator of the Wyatt Plantz estate appeared in probate court to answer a citation issued January 20 1935. He was given until March 9 to file his account as demanded by the Masonic Lodge of Middleport. The division of the estate among successors named in the will appears near after a recent out of court settlement of Nettie Phillips v Plantz estate.
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Viantz
Pomeroy
C. E. Gillan
Wyatt Plantz
Tis
Masonic Lodge of
Middleport
Nettie Phillips
Plantz
Young Wife Dies Former Pomeroy Resident
Mrs. Raymond Davis formerly of Pomeroy died in a Columbus hospital Saturday. She was Miss Etta McCarty daughter of the late Earl McCarty born in Pomeroy and lived here until her family moved to Columbus. Funeral services set for 2 o clock Tuesday afternoon in Columbus.
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Raymond Davis
Pomeroy
Suecumbs
Columbus
Herbert Giles
Columbus Hospital
Davis
Etta McCarty
Earl McCarty
McKay Family Attends Athens 1033 Prep Follies
Prof. and Mrs. A W McKay and Miss Vesta McCoy traveled to Athens to view the 1033 Prep Follies at Alumni Memorial Auditorium presented by the Ohio University YWCA. Jean McKay, daughter of the McKays, performed in a sorority skit winning second honors. The McKays and the Millers also attended another auditorium event in Athens Sunday night.
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Middleport
A. W. McKay
Vesta McCoy
Athens
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University Y. W. C. A
Jean McKay
McKay
D. C. Miller
Athena
Death of Mrs. James Bailey reported in Middleport obit
Word of the death of Mrs. James Bailey of Columbus reached Middleport relatives Saturday. She died Saturday morning in Columbus and is survived by her husband and several children. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 9 AM with burial at Woodville Cemetery in Worthington.
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Middleport
James Bailey
Columbus
Meigs Man Chosen For State Position
Hurley M. Nelson of Langeville Meigs County was elected to the board of directors of the Ohio Wool Growers Cooperative Association at its Columbus meeting. The association markets about four million pounds of Ohio wool annually. Nelson and R A Diehl of Harrisonville were delegates, with plans formed for the coming year and remarks by wool experts and industry leaders. Nelson expects wool and mutton prices to hold steady with little chance of increases.
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M. Nelson
Pomeroy
Hurley M. Nelson
Langeville
Meigs County
Ohio Wool Growers’ Co-operative Association
Columbus
George W. Kkreiter
Ohio
Nelson
R. A. Diehl
Harrisonville
G. Randall
Federal Farm Board
Francis W. White
Cleveland
H. W. Matthews
Chicago
Harris Family Dinner Honors Marjorie Hughes Birthdays
R W Harris and three year old Marjorie Hughes were guest of honor at a noon dinner. Both marked their birth day anniversaries. Attending were Mrs Gladys Lambert Hughes, Mrs Sally Jordan and daughter Edith, and other Harris family members.
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Middleport
R. W. Harris
Marjorie Hughes
Harris
Miss Hughes
Marjorie Harris
Gladys Lambert Hughes
Sally Jordan
Edith
Crowd gathers after two cars collide at Pomeroy intersection
A large crowd gathered at Court and Main in Pomeroy as two autos collided mid afternoon Sunday. C H Polk and family of Mallory West Virginia suffered front fender damage when their car was struck by a vehicle driven by H C Spence of Columbus. No serious damage reported.
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Pomeroy
Court and
Main
C. H. Polk
Mallory
W. Va
Main Street
Court Street
H. C. Spence
Columbus
Evangelistic Meetings Close at Presbyterian Church
In Middleport on March 6 the two week long evangelistic series led by Dr. T. Boyd Gay ended Sunday evening. A morning class of 22 boys and girls was received into full church membership.
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Middlepont
Presbyterian Church
T. Boyd Gay
Jenkins Family Plans Return To Middleport
Middleport residents report Harry V. Jenkins and his family plan to move back to Middleport from Canton. Jenkins formerly worked at Hobson and was transferred a year ago.
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Middleport
Harry V. Jenkins
Canton
Jenkins
Hobson
Funeral for John E. Lott Held in Chauncey
Funeral services for John Edward Lott aged 66 longtime Chauncey resident were held at the Church of Christ with Rev. G B Courtney officiating. Burial followed in Green Lawn Cemetery. He is survived by wife Josephine, son Clyde Lott and daughter Estella Neeley of Clarksburg W Va.
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Chauncey
John Edward Lott
Flness
Church of Christ In
G. B. Courtney
Charles Bradfield, Jr
Greenlawn
James Locke
Samuel la Hugh
J. O. Ferrer
Sherman Keasey
Charles Ogg
Laie Crosser
Walter Leffler
Harold Ogg
Clarence Oliver
Far! Johnston
Lott
Josephine Lott
Clyre Lott
Estella Neeley
Clarksburg
W. Va
Bible School session at Taylor Ridge Church of Christ
Rev. G. B. Courtney reports 75 attendees at Bible School Sunday afternoon. The program featured readings, choir song, a student reading titled It Reaches Across, articles on Teaching Them To Know Jesus and Three Indian Homes, instrumental music by Gien Chalant Wilfred Mulpas and Deloss Bulatrom, and talks by Della Chalfant Iris Kempton and Mrs Strausbaugh.
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Chauncey
G. B. Courtney
Taylor Ridge
Gien Chalant
Wilfred Mulpas
Deloss Bulatrom
Della Chalfant
Iris Kempton
Ault
Chillicothe
Ohio
Homemakers Class Rescheduled by Mrs Wolfe
Chauncey notes a Homemakers Class led by Mrs T M Wolfe will meet at 1 15 Wednesday afternoon March 8 instead of Thursday as planned.
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Chauncey
T. M. Wolfe
Marchy
Thureday
Beitelcheis Family Hosts Gladys Beitelcheis Birthday Party
In Chauncey on Friday night a surprise party was held for Gladys Beitelcheis on her eighth birthday. Guests shared games and a pink and white refreshments table. Attending were Evelyn and Dicky Joe Smith, Buddy and Peggy Shields, Marilyn and Geraldine Parry, Kenneth and Glen Russell, Russell and Eugene Staley, Robert and Richard Fouty, Jeanette Blackford, Forest Tipple, Helen and Garnet Lovely, Walter Staley, and Ruth, Helen, Mary Beitelcheis, plus Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Beitelcheis. Also noted, Mrs. Peter Rankin will be hors d oeuvres to the Christian Woman's Bible Class meeting on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Floyd Nye leading.
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Chauncey
Elmer Beitelcheis
Gladys
Evelyn
Dicky
Joe Smith
Buddy
Peggy Shields
Marilyn
Geraldine Parry
Kenneth
Glen Russell
Russell
Eugene Staley
Robert
Richard Fouty
Jeanette Blackford
Forest Tipple
Helen
Garnet Lovely
Walter Staley
Mrs. Beitelcheis
Ruth
Mary Beitelcheis
Peter Rankin
Converse Street
Christian Woman's Bible
Church of Christ
Floyd Nye
Clyde Vernon Taken to St Francis Hospital for Appendicitis
Chauncey resident Clyde Vernon was admitted to St Francis Hospital in Columbus on Friday with appendicitis. He was reported to be a likely candidate for surgery the same day.
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Chauncey
Clyde Vernon
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Mines Idle in Chauncey District Report
Chauncey March 6 Chauncey Mine No 25 Hocking and Poston Mine No 6 Millfield idle today Five mines report work Car bondale No 107 No 15 No 19 Kimberly active
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Chauncey
Hocking and
Poston
Millfield
Carbondale
Kimberly
Dayton Five Leads Columbus In Ohio K of C Bowling
Dayton Chief's Five led the team event in the Ohio K of C bowling tournament with 2817 pins after Sundays play. Canton pair K Schario and M Dugan topped doubles with 1500, Schario also claiming singles with 686. Morbiger of Columbus held the all events high with 174.
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Columbus
Dayton
Ohio K. of C
K. Schario
M. Dugan
Canton
Schario
Morbiger
Glouster Pups Complete Six Week Spelling Contest
Glouster schoolrooms report six week spelling contest results with 100 percent winners led by Rosemary McAllister Mary Stahl Charlene Webb Elma Jean Smith Juanita Williams Leo Thompson Millard Munden in Miss Meredith and 100 percent earners in Miss Dennison rooms Eileen Davis Donald Drake Margaret Hintop Richard Morris Barbara Knight John Moody Dorothy Zimmer Franklin Burns. High test scores in history earned by many students across multiple rooms including Jean Matthews Ruth Lent Jacquelyn Ley Mary Louise Meade Betty Koehler Patricia Hinton John Bryson Herbert Burson Donald Buchanan Dick Cunningham Charles Elliott Robert Emrick Everett Gaskalla Albert Jennice Nathan Lynch and more.
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Miss Meredith
Rosemary McAllister
Mary Stahl
Charlene Webb
Elma Jean Smith
Juanita Williams
Leo Thompson
Millard Munden
Miss Dennison
Eileen Davis
Donald Drake
Margaret Hintop
Richard Morris
Barbara Knight
John Moody
Dorothy Zimmer
Franklin Burns
Mrs. Watkins
Rita Ann Rice
Glenna Morris
Betty Ann Seckinger
Laurel
Miss Harpers Room
Jean Matthews
Ruth Lent
Jacquelyn Ley
Mary Louise Meade
Betty Koehler
Patricia Hinton
John Bryson
Herbet Burson
Donald Buchanan
Dick Cunningham
Charles Elliott
Robert Emrick
Everett Gaskalla
Albert Jennice
Nathan Lynch
Mise Howard
Gioria Heck
Virginia Skinner
Edith Summers
Sara Wolf
Betty Thompson
Maxine Thompson
Dorothy Mae Zimmer
Dean Peugh
Bobby Truax
Kenneth Kasier
Herbert McDonald
David Rothery
Miss
Robert Skinner
Ralph Wynn
David Watkins
Laurence Ley
Lawrence Wolf
Clarence Rutter
William Pettit
P. T. A. Meeting Set At Fierce Ridge School
The P. T. A. at Fierce Ridge will meet at the school house Tuesday night at 7:30. After the business session a program will be provided by the parents. The public is invited to attend.
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Fierce Ridge
Woman Hashman Hit by Car in Glouster. Escapes With Minor Injuries
A young woman named Hashman was struck by an automobile on High Street around 8 pm Saturday in Glouster. She sustained minor injuries, was examined at a local physician’s home, then returned to her residence. The Hashmans recently moved here from Millfield.
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Glouster
Hashman
Millfield
Mr and Mrs Gail Faires Visit From Pt Pleasant
Over the weekend Mr and Mrs Gail Faires traveled from Pt Pleasant and spent Sunday at their home in the city. They plan to move back to Pt Pleasant early next week due to Mr Faires railroad position there.
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Glouster
Gail Faires
Pt. Pleasant
Drops Ten Feet as Grocery Truck Plunges Bridge
A Columbus wholesale house truck fell about ten feet through a Buckingham branch bridge near Bryson store on Thursday afternoon. The driver escaped injury and the vehicle was recovered after an all night effort. The ancient bridge, over 30 years old, had washed out in past high waters on at least two occasions.
Futures Trim N Marshfield In Armory rout
Athens Futures overwhelmed New Marshfield 60 to 15 at the Athens Armory. The Futures led 16 5 after the first quarter and 25 13 at halftime, as Marshfield scored only five points the second half. Barns topped scoring with 22 points while Barron added 11 for New Marshfield.
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Athens
New Marshfield
Marshfield
Barns
Barron
Scor
iSee
Hardman
Gilger
Tacey
Insey
Williams
McAfee
Reeder
Nannie
Unemployed League Prepares Demands at The Plains
At a Plains League of Unemployed meeting in Athens County Ohio resolutions were prepared for Governor White and the Ohio Legislature. The group urged passage of an unemployment insurance measure and an immediate work relief program with a 40 cent per hour uniform wage, opposing dole.
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the Plains
Plains League of Unemployed
Governor White
Ohio House and Senate
Athens County
Ohio
Columbus
Dole
Greek Government Declares Martial Law After Election Defeat
In Athens on March 6 General Pilassiras proclaimed martial law and a dictatorship following a general election in which the government was defeated. The move signals a dramatic shift in Greek politics as the army takes control.
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Athens
Greece
Pilassiras
Brooding of Chicks Topic at Poultry Short Course
The ninth Poultry Short Course meeting will be held Wednesday night March 8 at Waterloo High School. Walter C. Barrett, instructor of vocational agriculture, will discuss "The Brooding of Baby Chicks."
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New Marshfield
Waterloo High School
Walter C. Barrett
Scrip Certificate Details From City of New Ohio
Fragmentary OCR describes a scrip certificate for the city of New Ohio with 24 mm stamps and endorsements. It notes an expiration, cent stamps, and required cancellations by the treasurer or regulator, mentioning Philadelphia and exchange duties in a unclear assignment.
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New Ohio
Philadelphia
Middleport Presbyterian church marks revival touches baptism
March events at Middleport Presbyterian culminated in two weeks of services led by T. Boyd Gay. Twenty were baptized after the revival meetings, with the church noting years of progress and the men’s class led by Stewart reporting strong attendance.
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Stewart
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