Meigs County Truck Mine Operators Target Insurance Rates
Pomeroy meeting explores protest against discriminatory state insurance rates for small mines. Ohio Truck Mine Operators Association plans county and state sessions to press for rate equalization, citing higher Ohio costs vs West Virginia and many operators not contributing to the state fund.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Pace Treeeigs Co
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio Truck Mine Operators Association
Pomeroy Town Hall
W. R. Pierce
Nelsonville
Cheshire
Gallia County
Perry
Muskingum
Lawrence
Tuscarawas
Zanesville
Pierce
Ohio Industrial Commission
Association
Pearl Glenn
C. O. Fisher
West Virginia
Kerrs Run Residents Feel Lake Like In Neighborhood
Lake like conditions persist in Kerrs Run upper Pomeroy as Ohio River stays above normal pool. Water remains in the creek bottom used as recreation area and ball diamond, flowing through the bottom land and under Main Street via a large sewer.
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Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
Ohio
Main St
First Brick Is Laid for New Post Office
In MIDDLEPORT the first brick for the new post office was laid by Prof. A. W. McKay former superintendent of schools. The government building rises on the old Central School site where McKay led activities for 30 years. Postmaster J. H. Smith introduced him and praised Smith for securing the building. Completion is expected by mid-summer with a formal dedication planned.
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Middleport
A. W. McKay
Central School
McKay
J. H. Smith
Smith
Former Resident Pearl Lowery Dies in Toledo
Pearl Lowery, former Thomas Fork resident living in Toledo, died Thursday. Survived by two children Mrs Em t Tracy of Laurel Cliff and Lowery of Columbus, a daughter Mrs Howard Arnold of edo, and several grandchildren. Funeral held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the ee Methodist Church.
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Pomeroy
Pearl Lowery
Thomas Fork
Toledo
Emt Tracy
Laurel Cliff
Old Lowery
Columbus
Howard Arnold
Edo
Ee Methodist Church
Cars Meet at Busy Corner in Pomeroy
Automobiles driven by Morgan Triplett of Portland and Henry Irion of the District of Columbia collided Sunday at State Route 7 and U. S. Route 33. No injuries were reported and the owners reached an amicable settlement.
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Pomeroy
Morgan Triplett
Portland
Henry Irion
District of Columbia
Walter Wolfe
March Weather Brings Rain Floods and Warm Spell
Heavy rains in Middleport area caused rising rivers and overflowing creeks. Frogs crocuses and balmy conditions marked a spring day with bright sun, thunder and lightning Sunday evening as motorists and pedestrians enjoyed the mild weather.
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Middleport
Vendol Promises Relief for Chronic Digestive Ailments
Athens resident Mrs. Floyd reports dramatic changes after using Vendol and Vendol laxative tablets for years of constipation and related symptoms. She credits improved digestion, steadier sleep, calmer nerves, and restored appetite. Vendol representative and local druggists promote the remedy at Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Drug Store with general availability.
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Mrs. Floyd
Richland Ave
Athens
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court St
Hickman
Nelsonville
Adv
Meigs County business leaders urged help for coal industry
Fisher, who runs a coal mine and two groceries in Pomeroy and Middleport, told a Sunday meeting that the coal industry's decline has hurt all county businesses. Attendees included Meigs County mine operators Wilbur Bailey, William Grueser, Grover Jenkinson, Marvin Radford, C O Fisher, Jake Thomas, Clarence Fisher, M C Hobart, plus A M Merrick of Zanesville and Robert Maxwell and Andrew Wilson of New Lexington.
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Meigs County
Fisher
Pomeroy
Middleport
Wilbur Bailey
William Grueser
Grover Jenkinson
Marvin Radford
C. O. Fisher
Jake Thomas
Clarence Fisher
M. C. Hobart
A. M. Merrick
Zanesville
Muskingum County
Robert Maxwell
Andrew Wilson
New Lexington
Pomeroy Garden Club Program And Social Notes
Mrs. Tom Googlein hosts Twilight Garden Club with Miss Clara Zier assisting. Roll call response State Flowers. Reading Tulip Time in Holland by Mrs. Frank Chapman and March Flower Legends by Miss Clara Garland. Relatives attended Floyd Pooler funeral in Marietta and local residents visited or were guests in Pomeroy. Hostesses Mrs C E W Downie and Mrs Harriet Russell welcome members at Downie home.
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Garden Club
Tom Googlein
Twilight Garden Club
Second St
Clara Zier
Holland
Frank Chapman
Clara Garland
C. E. W. Downie
Harriet Russell
Pomeroy
Rev Skinner Preaches at Middleport Church
The Rev A C V Skinner filled the pulpit at First Presbyterian Church in Middleport in place of the ill Rev J D Ryan. Also noted is the birth of Edward FitzGerald translator of Omar Khayyam in March 1809.
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Skinner
Middleport
A. C. V. Skinner
First Presbyterian Church
J. D. Ryan
Edward FitzGerald
Omar Khayyam
Middleport Social Notes Marry in Russell Ky and Local Events
Miss Frances McCaulla and Brooks McKinley wed in Russell Kentucky on Sunday March 5 at 12 30 pm. Attended by E W Summer and others they planned a wedding supper then headed to Columbus to begin their home. Plus Athens concert attendance by Middleport Pom eroy people and local updates from the community reporters. The note closes with a historical remark about Plymouth Colony.
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Middleport
Frances McCaulla
R. E MecCaulla
Howard St
Columbus
Brooks McKinley
O. E. McKiney
Russell
John Gilpin
E. W. Summer
Kentucky
Carson's
Mr. McKinley
Co. E. McKinley
Lena Miles
Mrs. McKinley
DAR to Meet at Charter Day Luncheon in Pomeroy
DAR to meet for Charter Day luncheon at New Martin Hotel in Pomeroy on Friday March 10 with Miss Mary Noss Ohio University French professor and pianist as guest speaker. Reservations through Mrs Wright McCroba. Several local families held Sunday birthday dinners at home with neighbors and relatives including the Roush Kennedy and Grate households. The piece notes molasses use weighed by the playful unit blurps.
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Agnes Wells
Parkersburg
A. W. McKay
Burr Forrest
Fremont
Vesta
Nora McCoy
Vesta McCoy
Ferne Abbott
Florida
Mary Neutzling
Pomeroy
B. F. Fultz, Jr
Columbus
Dana Daniels
Mary Hinebaugh
Cumberland
Edward Haggerty
Front St
William Huggins
Marion McGuire
Mingo Junction
DAR
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
New Martin Hotel
Mary Noss
Ohio University
Noss
Wright McCroba
Lee Roush
Beech St
Roush
Leo Kennedy
Charles
Dick) Rush
Kennedy
Patricia
Leroy Brown
Palmer St
Alfred Roush
Gallipolis
Jolanda Roush
J. H. Grate
William Belcher
Grate
N. Third Ave
C. A. Poindexter
Mary Grate
Gene Grate
Roy Barnes
Mr. Barnes
B. F. Barnes
Meigs Sheriff Shows Improvement After Illness
Meigs County sheriff George Beards, bedridden over a week with influenza and a light heart attack, was reported somewhat improved Sunday. If recovery holds, he likely can resume duties in a few days, according to Mrs. Beards.
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Pomeroy
George Beards
Cecil Robinson Registers Dairy Brand in Ohio Notice
Cecil Robinson of R. D. No. 5 Athens Ohio operates a dairy business and has registered the name Cecil Robinson & Son's Guernsey Milk Athens Ohio R 10 No 5. He placed letters on bottles and containers and filed certificates with the Secretary of State Columbus and the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of Athens County.
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Cecil Robinson
Athens
Ohio
Cecil Robinson & Son
Guernsey Milk
Secretary of State
Columbus
Common Pleas Court
Athena County
Route
Woman police judge revives 50 cent juror fee in Maysville
Mayville Kentucky report notes Martha T. Manning the city's only woman police judge revived an old custom paying jurors 50 cents for service. The practice previously existed but had lapsed and is now reinstated in the police court system.
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Maysville
Martha T. Manning
Higley Dies At 82 In Rutland Home
James Higley aged 82 died at his Rutland residence Friday night. He is survived by his wife Louise Higley, daughter Gladys Heidergott of Los Angeles, California, and son Bernard Higley of Columbus. Funeral arrangements are not announced.
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Pomeroy
James Higley
Rutland
Louise Higley
Gladys Heidergott
Los Angeles
Calif
Bernard Higley
Columbus
Dorcas Sunshine Society Class Entertained in Hollister
Hollister Dorcas Sunshine Day School Class of the U. B. Church met March 1 at the home of Mrs. Gertie Deem. Mrs. Mary Dew hosted. devotions preceded a short business session. Members were remembered by Sunshine Sisters and the mystery box was resumed. Lunch for twelve followed. April meeting site to be announced.
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Hollister
Dorcas Suneday
U. B
Mary Dew
Gertie Deem
Deem
Sunshine
Sweet September cherry bred at Ohio Station
Fall cherries with seedless pears and autumn ripening have been developed at the Ohio Agricultural Experiments Station. The new cherry tree is named Sweet September.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiments Station
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Ohio Coal
E. L. Bennett
Boston
Nurito
Pomeroy Social Notes
Floyd Pooler
Marietta
Charles Pooler
Herman Klees
Alvin Myers
Danny Pooler
Sumner
Pooler
Pomeroy Personals
W. S. Hart
Homer Cooper
William
Elsie Hart
Lester Hart
Darwin
Dan White
Boatman
Bidwell
Arthur Boatman
Lincoln Hill
Leo Byrne
Cincinnati
Charles Mullen
Mulberry Ave
Helen Summerville
Ruth Richards
Point Pleasant
A. O. Tracy
Homer Jacobs
Ed Hite
West Main St
William Wickham
Carl Griffith
Myrtle Griffith
Spring St
J. T. McLain
A. A. Massar
Lancaster
Mildred Courtwright
McLain
Miss Courtwright
Charles Gloeckner
Joe
Richard Reed
Kimble Hite
Findlay College
John Hite
Jean Williamson
Marshall College
Huntington
Georgia Williamson
Middleport Social Notes
Albert Spalding
Memorial Hall
Paul Whiteman
Willis Aleshire
Wesley Green
Robert E. Leake
Frances Elberfeld
Sophia Blazewicz
Mary Emmeline Keehne
Mary Schae
Leroy Tillis
Langsville
R. D
Sam_ J. Smith
Plymouth Colony
Meigs
Clover Farm
Higley
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Athens, Ohio
Emily Warren
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