Meigs County Pension Applications Rise in Ohio Office
The Meigs County clerk reports 000 applications received with 555 approved and 32 by women. About 100 have died or turned age, shifting pension rolls as applicants age into maintenance needs under county regulations. Residing in Meigs, many applicants await favorable rulings, while the county plans adjustments to reduce maintenance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old and Pension Party
George Ator
Eoston
Cal
Childs
Local spring festival proposal by businessmen cited
A proposal for a spring festival is advanced by local businessmen led by L. D. of the Eastern region. The aim is to promote community harmony and potentially stimulate housing and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posal
L. D
Panthers Open Tournament Run Against Ironton in Athens
Local fans travel to Athens to watch the Panthers in their first game of the tourney. The event marks a community celebration with birthday tributes to a 16th birthday and American Legion post activities planned for Wednesday.
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Lofans
Athens
Panthers
Ironton
Tance
American Legion
Post
Miss Emilie Wehe Obituary Notice
Miss Emilie Wehe died Monday at her home of heart disease. She left a sister Miss Kate Wehe and other relatives. Burial took place at John's Cemetery. A small fire department response occurred Monday to a slight blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie Wehe
Kate
John's Cemetery
Fragmentary note hints at future visit and burial request
The readable lines reference a timeframe for arrival, a request to bring someone here, a test or trial for fame, and a burial note. The fragment is unclear on names, places, or dates but implies plans around a burial and public presentation.
Baby Doe Tabor Dies in Colorado Shack Frost
Elizabeth Baby Doe Tabor widow of mining king H A W Tabor died in a Matchless mine shack near Leadville Colorado. Once famed as the Queen of the Golden West she left behind millions from the era of the Colorado gold mines and the Tabors.
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Golden West
H. A. W. Tabor
Elizabeth
Baby Doe
Tabor
Leadville
Colo
Ohio Flood Risk As Rain Sparks Rising Rivers
Pomeroy reports Backwater rising in lowland areas as two days of steady rainfall flood Thomas Fork Creek and overflow Rutland and Harrisonville roads. Ohio River remains near normal but observers warn flood risk if rain persists over a wide area.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Fork
Rutland
Harrisonville
Ohio River
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Eleven Unite With Church at Revival
Evangelistic services at the Church of Christ in Middleport enter the second week led by Rev. W. D. Brock. Eleven joined the church in week one by confession or letter, with the choir and fellowship quartet providing music nightly. An overflow crowd attended Sunday. Tonight the sermon is Church Lost and Found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
W. D. Brock
Local Visit and Church Society News in Middleport
Middleport residents join relatives from Jackson and Ironton to visit Supt and Mrs. W E Melvin. Sanborn Missionary Society meets at Mrs M J Hamilton home. Visitors include Mrs Ella Mace of Columbus and Mrs Kate Mulford of Cheshire. Ohio University Glee Club concert attended by Prof A W McKay and Mr Walter Hayes families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Litten
Jackson
Paul Lewis
Ironton
W. E. Melvin
Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
M. J. Hamilton
Herman Bailey
Levi
W. Va
Anderson
Ella Mace
Columbus
Kate Mulford
Cheshire
Noah Haskins
J. H. Jewel
Cleveland
E. L. Jewel
Pomeroy
James Souders
Middleport
A. W. McKay
Walter Hayes
Athens
Ohio University Glee Club
Jean McKay
Edna Maxine Hayes
Glee Club
Florida visit ends as Burion clan returns home
Miss Ernestine Burion says Florida weather cannot match Ohio spring. She travels with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Join Rawson returning Sunday after five months in Florida.
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Middleport
Florida
Ohio
Ernestine Burion
Burion
Join Rawson
Ohio River Notes from Gallipolis River Rise
The Ohio and Great Kanawha Rivers joined rising tributaries with crest near 40 feet expected in Gallipolis. Towboats flow between Memphis, Pittsburgh, and New Orleans with cargoes of steel, coal, molasses, oil, and cement as repairs completed on Kentucky River vessels. George W. Drake retires after 20 years as chief engineer at dam No. 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio
Great Kanawha
Eureka
Peace
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Union
New Orleans
Plymouth
W. C. Kelley
Louisville
George Price
Marietta
United States
Kentucky
Cincinnati
George W. Drake
Ohio River
Hockingport
Keeler Begins Term as Gallia County Auditor
On his first day in office Auditor Emmett D. Keeler announced mailing relief checks as the main duty and warned 2700 county residents must pay personal taxes by March 31 with no extension. He said only 400 tax blanks were returned. Assistants include his wife Otis Drummond Corilla Stiverson and W. W. Bane, retained from the White administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Emmett D. Keeler
Keeler
Otis Drummond
Corilla Stiverson
W. W. Bane
Racine News Briefs Highlight Local Visitations
Racine notes several local movements and visits. John Wolf along with Plants visited Friday. Mr and Mrs Chub Pickens Canton were weekend guests of B E Pickens and Charles McNickle families. Fred Philson began a two week motor trip to Alexandria Newark and Columbus. Miss Marjorie Curtis drove to Long Bottom for a two week stay with her parents.
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Racine
John Wolf
Plants
Chub Pickens
Canton
B. EB. Pickens
Stanley Cross
Charles McNickle
Florida
Fred Philson
Alexandria
Newark
Columbus
Marjorie Curtis
Long Bottom
Baptismal Service Held at Middleport
Seven from Union Baptist Church near Carpenter joined a crowd of 50 or more baptized at the Middleport Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon. That evening Rev. F C Kreager baptized three members of his own church as regular services continued at the Cheshire Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Union Baptist Church
Carpenter
F. C. Kreager
Baptist Church
Cheshire
Ladies Bible Class Meets Tonight at Mrs Kreager Home
Members of the Ladies Bible Class of the First Baptist Church will be entertained this evening at the home of Mrs. F. C. Kreager. Mrs. Kreager will be assisted by Mrs. Clarence Rupe.
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Middleport
Ladies Bible Class
First Baptist Church
F. C. Kreager
Auxiliary to Meet Middleport Rose Auxiliaries
White Rose Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. R C McBride on South Fifth Avenue. The initial plan was to hold the meeting in Pom eroy.
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Middleport
White Rose
Brotherhood of Railroad
R. C. McBride
South Fifth Avenue
Pomeroy
Leslie Parker 76 Dies at Home in Meigs County
Leslie Parker age 76 died at his daughter Mrs. Ethel Stout home Friday from pneumonia. He leaves son Ralph six grandchildren and siblings Pearl Parker Vieira Parker Chester Addie Stout Columbus Nevada Gutherie Alfred Callie Cowdery Reedsville. Funeral held Chester M E Church Sunday at 2 pm with burial in Chester Cemetery.
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Long
Leslie Parker
Ethel Stout
Parker
Ralph
Pearl Parker
Vieira Parker
Chester
Addie Stout
Columbus
Nevada Gutherie
Alfred
Callie Cowdery
Reedsville
Chester M
Youth Confesses Robbery of Gallia County Store
Harold McDaniel signed a confession admitting involvement with Sam and Milford Shelton in robbing Miss Laura Woods store near Oak Hill on the Gallia Jackson line. McDaniel later claimed the other two were unaware. Loot valued at 78.29, including clothing and tobacco, was found buried on the Shelton farm after the Sheltons were dismissed in court.
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Gallipolis
Harold McDaniel
Laura Woods
Centerpoint
Gallia
Jackson
Oak Hill
McDaniel
Sam
Milford Shelton
E. E. Hatfield
Fred Cherrington
Shelton
Shelton Farm
Sheltons
Squire Fred Milliser
Miss Woods
Three Gallia County Women Die on Sunday
Three Gallia County women died on Sunday near Mound Hill Cemetery and Thurman. Mrs. Richard M. Brown aged 60 suffered a long kidney ailment and left a husband and 10 children. Funeral at First Baptist Church followed by burial at Mound Hill. Mrs. Elizabeth Houston aged 68 survived by a husband, three sons, six sisters, three brothers. Reverend Earl Cremeens to conduct service at her home and burial at Mound Hill. Mrs. Nelli Walker Phillips aged 53 died at Thurman leaving two children Elizabeth and Rolla at home.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Mound Hill Cemetery
Thurman
Richard M. Brown
First Baptist Church
George Sagen
Elizabeth Houston
Earl Cremeens
Mound Hill
Nelli Walker Phillips
Luther Phillips
Elizabeth
Rolla
Needs of Soil For Fertilizer Vary Sloman Says
Sloman, vocational agriculture instructor, warns against uniform fertilizer use. Legumes and manure supply nitrogen, reducing need for nitrogen fertilizer. phosphorus needed on manure free land. Crops removing more elements require more fertilizer. tobacco uses potash heavily. Soybeans need no nitrogen but need phosphorus and potash. Hay value rises with key nutrients. Fertilizer needs depend on soil fertility and intended crops.
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Galizpolis
Russell M. Sloman
Sloman
Funeral for Mrs. Catherine Kent and others in Thurman
Funeral services conducted by Rev. L. C. Watts at Thurman Methodist Episcopal Church followed by burial in Rio Grande Cemetery. Attendees included sisters and brothers listed as Mrs. Catherine Kent and others, with relatives from Gallipolis Thurman Gallia and Indiana.
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Columbus
Catherine Kent
Avid
Gallipolis
Jess
J. P. Walker
Thurman
J. T
Gallia
Leonard
Indiana
L. C. Watts
Thurman Methodist Episcopal Church
Rio Grande Cemetery
Boy Scarberry Critically Ill in Middleport Hospital
Junior Scarber ry seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Secarberry of Proadway Street is reported critically ill with appendicitis at Holzer Hospital in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Junior Scarberry
Alfred Secarberry
Proadway Street
Holzer Hospital
Intoxication Charges Lead to Fines in Gallipolis
Miss Ruth Mattox of Gallipolis faced municipal court with a fifth intoxication charge and was fined $40 plus costs. Robert Anderson, detained after a reported drunken disturbance, received $15 plus costs, while Nelse Cromsey of Front Street paid $10 plus costs for intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Ruth Mattox
A. J. Stormont
Robert Anderson
Fast
Marriage License Issued in Gallipolis for Lonnie Jaques
Lonnie Jaques 21 a Kananga farmer and Lucille Stover 16 in Gallipolis received a marriage license with her mother Mrs. Charles Stover’s consent. Bonnie Whealdon the son of Mrs. Rilla Whealdon Gallipolis reportedly ill in recent days. Our federal prisons hold 15,000 American inmates, implying no more a rat than a rabbit.
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Gallipolis
Lonnie Jaques
Kananga
F. M. Jaques
Lucille Stover
Cauliia
Charles Stover
Bonnie
Rilla Whealdon
Gallipoelis
Dodge Economy Delivers Big Value Says Radio Message
A radio message from Admiral Byrd’s flagship radioman Clay Bailey praises the New Value Dodge for economy and ride after months at sea. Dodge promotes the car as low priced with strong dollar value and offers time payment plans through Chrysler Motors Commercial Credit.
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Venters
Little America
Dodge
Clay Bailey
USSN
Big America
Detroit
Chrysler Motors
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Ing
D. W. Wisherd
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Wisherd
Campbell Transportation Company
Henry Yeiser
Julius Fleishman
Meigs Co
Jin
Luschy Strie
Genter
South Pole
Dodge Division
the Americas Tobacco Compal
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