Gas Rate Case Arguments Presented by Ohio Fuel Gas Man
Pomeroy village council heard F. W. Phillips of the Ohio Fuel Gas Company explain why the current rate is justified. He cited soil erosion causing pipe replacement costs and leakage losses, plus the need for a new main due to highway work. The council postponed action and instructed a new rate ordinance for the March 20 meeting.
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Gas Company
Phillips
Pomeroy
F. W. Phillipe
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Meigs County
Phillupe
Parents Organize Baptist Church Adults Take Charge
Members of the Baptist Church in Middleport met to organize a Baptist Church Parent Teacher Association. The group will oversee church activities and social events and operate like a school PTA.
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Baptist Church
Middleport
The
Woman's Bible Class
Baptist Church Bible School
Frank Guinther
Local visitors and residents attend family and social events
Miss Jean Reed and Olivia returned home after visiting Charleston with grandmother Mrs. Keesey. Stanley Knab came from Cincinnati to visit aged parents and returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rice and Aunt Cora Bennett visited relatives in Columbus. The contract bridge club met this afternoon with Mrs. D. C Miller on Grant Street. Miss Lelia Hawkins, recently transferred to Columbus, visited her mother and sisters and is rooming with Mrs. R. C Meadows.
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Jean Reed
Olivia
Charleston
Gerald Rice
Cora Bennett
Columbus
Contract Bridge Club
D. C Miller
Grant Street
Lelia Hawkins
Nimrod Angler Club Sets Outing Date and Banquet Plans
Nimrod Angler Club sets May 18 as the Meigs County banquet date at the Pomeroy Gun Club grounds on the Pomeroy Athens road. Officers elected include EB P Duerr president and Hart Stansbery treasurer with a banquet committee led by Val Brown Ralph Gilmore John Chase Wright McCroria and C L Brooks.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Fish and Game Association
Pomeroy Gun Club
Pomeroy-Athens Road
Fish and Game Association
EB. P. Duerr
C. L. Brooks
Wright McCroba
Hart Stansbery
Association
Val Brown
Ralph Gilmore
John Chase
Wright McCroria
J. A. Hartenbach
Jed Martinger
House
Ohio
Hart Stanbery
L. G. Gribble
Joe Phillip Dies Succumbs at Home in Middleport
Joe Phillip aged 63 died Monday at his Gravel Hill home in Middleport after a complication of diseases. He leaves a wife and four children, including C. W. Phillip in the U S Navy. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM at the Baptist Church with Rev. Kreager officiating. Burial at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Daughters Robt Grogan Mia Elva Herman Margaret Phillip all of Middleport. Son to attend from Washington DC.
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Middleport
Joe Phillip
Gravel Hill
C. W. Phillip
U.S. Navy
Washington, D. C
Rev. F. ©. Kreager
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Mr. Robt
Grogan
Mia
Elva Herman
Margaret Phillip
Capt. Way Author Writes River Tale for Waterways Journal
Marietta March 14 Captain Frederick Way once owner and skipper of Betsy Ann known as the Mark Twain of western rivers writes an illustrated river story The Reign of Mr Walloon serialized in The Waterways Journal. Rivermen characters appear with pictures of the Mr Barnsdall and Urania packets in the current issue.
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St. Louis
Barnsdall
Marietta-Sistersville
Liberty
Upper
Ohio
Urania
Marietta
William Bay
Cincinnati death of Mrs A L Kreutzer former Clara Swatzel
Mrs. A L Kreutzer of Cincinnati died at her home there after returning from Pomeroy. She was the daughter of the late Jacob Swatzel of Naylors Run and is survived by her husband her mother Mrs J S Swatzel of Pomeroy three Asters Mrs Theo Kimes and Mrs Norma Chapman of Pomeroy Mrs Anna Blankenship of New Straitsville and two brothers Albert of Toledo Fritz of Pomeroy. Funeral services and burial will be in Cincinnati.
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Pomeroy
A. L. Kreutzer
Cincinnati
Clara Swatzel
Jacob Swatsel
Naylors Run
J. S Swatzel
Theo Kimes
Norma Chapman
Anna Blankenship
New Straitaville
Albert
Toledo
Fritz
Three Are Initiated at Middleport Daughters of America Meeting
Charity Council No. 245 Daughters of America in Middleport held a regular inspection led by District Deputy Elizabeth Durst. Three candidates Edna Roush Delbert Pauley and Minnie Foit were initiated. Light refreshments followed. Separately Ernest Mulford and his wife drove to Gallipolis where he entered Holzer Hospital for surgery with family present.
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Middleport Daughters of America
Middleport
Charity Council No. 245
Daughters of America
Elizabeth Durst
Edna Roush
Delbert Pauley
Minnie Foit
Ernest Mulford
Gallipolis
Cafler
Holzer Hospital
Middleport PTA to Attend McArthur Convention
The Middleport parent teacher association will be represented at the McArthur convention on March 2 by Mrs William Bradford and several other active Middleport PTA members will accompany her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Parent-Teacher Association of
Mc.Arthur
William Bradford
Middleport Association
Bradford
Reuter Spahr Wed in Athens Marriage Notice
Pomeroy March 14 announcement of the marriage of George H. Reuter 22 son of Sara Reuter and Dejoras Spahr 23 of Ft Wayne Ind. They were married by Reverend Ward Radford in Athens on March 4 and returned to Ft Wayne where Reuter is employed by Mackinut.
Relief Work Cut in Meigs as Clothing Room Closes
POMEROY March 14 Relief efforts in Meigs County face reductions as the Red Cross clothing room remains closed until further notice with current materials exhausted. The executive committee met last night and noted slack national funds and reduced governmental spending will shrink future aid, recalling Meigs County’s 1913 flood relief.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
Mayme J. Heiner
Red Cross Executive Committee
Meigs County
National Red Cross Organization
Wheeler Taken to Ohio Penitentiary
POMEROY March 14 Henry Wheeler of Parkersburg was taken to Columbus to begin a one to three year sentence in the Ohio Penitentiary for drawing checks without credit Deputy Sheriff Dana Tracy made the transfer. William Jackson arrested Saturday night on intoxication was fined 25 dollars and costs in Justice H H Mees court on Monday. Jackson’s third offense on the charge left him unable to pay the fine and he was committed to the county jail. Harry Busick of Columbus, long in county jail on a non support charge, was taken to Columbus today to appear in Domestic Relations Court.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Henry Wheeler
Parkersburg
Columbus
Dana Tracy
William Jackson
Court of Justice of Peace
H. H. Mees
Jackson
Squire Mees
Harry Busick
Mrs. L Quickle Dies in Charleston Former Middleport Resident
Mrs. L Quickle, age unknown, died at 12 30 pm Monday at her Charleston home after months of illness. A Middleport resident for years, her husband ran a local grocery and once operated in Mason City. Survived by husband Everett two daughters Mrs Edward Miller Mrs Dwight Powell and Louise two brothers and four sisters. Funeral set for 2 pm Wednesday in Charleston.
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Middleport
L. Quickle
Charleston
Mason City
Quickie
Everett Quickle
Edward Miller
Dwight Powell
Louise Quickle
Hitler Rise Brings Fear to Conference in Europe
In Geneva on March 14 Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald may visit Rome to confer with Premier Mussolini to salvage the collapsing arms conference. Tension across Europe grows as the Hitler regime strengthens, prompting renewed efforts to rescue talks.
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Geneva
U.P
Ramsay MacDonald
England
Rome
Mussolini
Europe
Germany
Chinese Troops Reach Positions Along Great Wall
Chinese forces moved 16 divisions into position along the Great Wall to deter Japanese advance. Three divisions were stationed at Shanhaikwan near the sea, with seven more along the interior sections and six held as reinforcements.
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Wall
Changchun
Manchuria
U.P
China
Great Wall
Japan
Shanhaikwan
Frontier Population Fears Hitler Forces In Alsace
Movements of Hitler troops on the left bank of the Rhine heighten anxiety among French frontier residents at Strausbourg Alsace as gendarmes reinforce Rhine bridgeheads to control waves of refugees from Germany including Jews Communists and Socialists.
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Strausbourg
Alsace
U.P
Hitler
Rhine
Keh
Germany
Windstorm Unroofs Barns and Downs Trees in Hancock County
A brisk windstorm swept Hancock County late last night damaging barns and houses and felling trees and telephone poles across the southern half of the county.
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Findlay
Hancock County
Kiwanis Bridge Contest Winners Listed
The Athens Kiwanis Club held six session bridge play at Hotel Berry ending Thursday night. Winners of the Kiwanis Contract trophy were Mrs J A Palmer and Mrs R W Finsterwald with 2064 match points. The Dr J M Higgins Trophy for Auction Bridge went to Miss Carol Hope and Mr Charles Cooke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Frank
T. W. Craig
R.S. Wood
R. L. Morton
Rh. H. Paynter
Kenneth Wilcox
D. H. Biddle
John Kircher
Harry Beckley
Pansy Morgan
Tom Biddie
Dean J. R. Johnston
Miller
Arthur Boyles
Roger Jones
F. D. Forsyth
M. Clifton
Larry Rice
Central School Wins Basketball Tournament
Central School defeated Rufus Putnam 9 to 5 in the boys final to claim the league championship. Central Girls beat Putnam 8 to 4 after East Side forfeited the girls game. Final tournament scores place Central 135 points, Putnam 122, East Side 95, Mechanicsburg 8. next activity is pin baseball with 26 points awarded toward the year end.
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Athens
Atera
Rufus Putnam Courts
Putnam
Central
Mechanicsburg
East Side
East Side Girls
Central Girls
Glass Banking Bill Referred to Senate Subcommittee
The Glass Banking Bill aimed at curbing speculative use of Federal funds and separating security affiliates from parent banks was sent to a Senate Banking subcommittee. Observers expect the measure to anchor permanent reform, potentially strengthened by Aldrich proposals from Chase National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
House
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Harvard Names Wesley Fester Coach for 1933 34
Harvard announces Wesley Fester former Ohio State football and basketball coach will lead the Harvard varsity basketball team for 1933 34 and serve as assistant backfield coach for the 1933 football season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Wesley Fester
Ohio State
Harvard
Tremor Strikes Long Beach Inches Through Early Morning
A rolling tremor lasting seven seconds was felt in Long Beach at 4 20 a m today. No further damage reported as the quake marked the fifth day of aftershocks since the main shock.
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Long Beach
Fleming to Appear in Municipal Court on Criminal Libel Charge
Grover Fleming editor of the Ohio Examiner notifies through his attorney that he will appear Thursday afternoon in Portsmouth Municipal Court to answer a criminal libel charge filed by Maurice J. Caldwell. The case stems from remarks published in the Ohio Examiner.
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Portsmouth
Grover Fleming
The
Ohio Examiner
Maurice J. Caldwell
Bite of
Libe ‘Orgs
Emerith
White Sox Coach Lew Fonseca Bars Gates in Drill
In Pasadena on March 14 Manager Lew Fonseca barred the gates as he sent the Chicago White Sox through a signal drill. The Sox prepare to open a two game series with the Chicago Cubs in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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Pasadena
Lew Fonseca
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
History Made in River Trade Here Removal of Wharfboat Recalls Early Days
Gallipolis marks an end of an era as the Greene Packet Line removes its wharfboat from the Ohio River port. The overhauled boat will be sent to Huntington then to Maysville, recalling the region’s fleet days when steamboats like St. Lawrence and Fleetwood ran between Cincinnati, Maysville, and Pomeroy.
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Gallipolis
Greene Packet Line
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Maysville
Don Phister
Pomeroy
Phister
St. Lawrence
Cincinnati
Fleetwood
Telegraph
Potomac
Bonanza
Bostona
Portsmouth
Satern
Gordon Greene
Ohio River
Queen City
Chris Greene
Liberty
Cordill
Pittsburgh
Greene
Corondelet
Ohio
Mississippi River
Jonathan Hamilton
Henry Morton
Aleshire & Company
Nevins & Dunbar Company
Point Pleasant Drydocks
City Levee
Edwin F. Maddy
Lucille Nowland
Gordon C. Greene
City
Grape Street
Nevins & Dunbar
Social Roundabout Notes From Athens and Columbus
Prof and Mrs Simeon H Bing of Athens visited Edwin and Mrs McCormick while Mrs Nelson Reed of Detroit stayed with Dr and Mrs Milo Wilson. The Norris couple of Athens were guests in the Wilson home and Mrs William Burkhart visited Columbus with her son Rev F W Burkhart. Mr and Mrs J H Holmes and family, Marvin Stewart called on Mr and Mrs Al Jackson of Columbus. Adolphus Wright, head waiter at Hotel Lafayette, is ill at home. John Gillard of Huntington W Va, former local resident attended the funeral of Earnest Cousins here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simeon H. Bing
Athens
Edwin McCormick
Nelson Reed
Detroit
Mich
Milo Wilson
C. FE. Norris
Wilson
William Burkhart
Columbus
F. W. Burkhart
J. H. Holmes
Courthouse installs new swinging doors to reduce trial disruptions
Gallia County Courthouse custodian J M Norman installed double swinging doors with glass and wood panels replacing burlap covered doors. The measure aims to cut confusion and limit foot traffic during trials. Lewin G Davis and Edna M Lyons obtained a marriage license in Catlettsburg Kentucky on Saturday.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
J. M. Norman
Lewin G Davis
Edna M Lyons
Bladen
Catlettsburg
HiIl and Martin Dismissed From Hoizer Hospital
Wayne Hill and Robert Martin of Jackson were discharged from Hoizer Hospital on Monday March 14, according to local reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Wayne Hi!l
Robert Martin
Jackson
Hoizer Hospital
Gallipolis Man Arrested on Drunken Charge
Leslie Harrison of Gallipolis was arrested by local police Sunday night on the charge of intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Leslie Harrison
Waits 20 Minutes on Signal Smashes Light
Detroit report Michael Nelson waited 20 minutes for a traffic signal to turn green then exited his car and smashed the signal with a crank. He is jailed for disturbing the peace.
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Detroit
Michael Nelson
Nelson
Selby Reports Oil Properties Damaged by Earthquake
Marietta March 14 Frank M Selby a prominent oil operator said his Southern California properties and those of associates were damaged by the earthquake in a Monday morning announcement He named extensive holdings affected and indicated further details would follow.
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Selby
Sarge Marietta
Frank M. Selby
Marietta
California
Last Red Cross Flour Redistribution Ends in Gallia County
Gallia County Red Cross will receive its final car of flour on March 20 and distribute the last allotment to the neediest families. The shipment includes 600 barrels and follows nine total flour shipments since spring. Local effort began with Rev. George Sagan and Mrs. C. C. Richards, later led by Rev. William Wood Duff, with township trustees aiding distribution. Up to 850 families appeared on floor lists during the operation.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
George Sagan
C. C. Richards
William Wood Duff
Richards
Schools Close as Mason County Reports 71 Closed
Mason County West Virginia schools total 71 closed at week end per County Superintendent John D Canterbury. A $14,000 salary payment to teachers will not reopen schools since the entire sum is owed in back salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mason County
W. Va
Gallia County
John D. Canterbury
White Way Lights Fail After Transformer Burnout
In Gallipolis on March 14, half the white way street lighting and most lamps were out after a transformer at the Southern Ohio sub-station burned during an electrical storm. Repairs were expected today and this marks the first extended outage since 1913. Three First Presbyterian Church members from Gallipolis attended the Presbyterial meeting in McConnelville today and tomorrow.
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Gallipolis
Second Avenue
State Street
Southern Ohio
John C. McNealey
McNealey
First Presbyterian Church
McConnelaville
Lydia Wey
Mary Bratt
Garnet Lupton
Licenses Granted in Gallipolis on Thirteenth Day
Licenses were granted in Gallipolis on a banking holiday Monday. Clark to Fred er Fillenger, son of W W Fillenger and Virginia Fillenger of Crow Sherer. Burns to Mary Cozard, farmer of Albany, and 18 year old Burns, daughter of C Bidwell. Coun asked by Phillips.
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Gallipolis
Censes
Gallia Court
St. Clark
Freder
Virginia Fillenger
R. W. Fillenger
Crow Sherer
Cha. Va
Mary Cozard
Aer
Farmer
Albany
Burns
C Bidwell
Coun
Phillips
Money 5 Action To Recover On A Contract
Plaintiffs Marcy Frederick and Catey Hate Popp sue Ray Grover for failure to complete a verbal land purchase agreement from 1931. Grover agreed to buy and pay for 5080 cubic yards at an agreed price. balance due with six percent interest. Relief sought includes title on rentals from leased property in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Marcy Frederick
D. O Freder Snyder
Catey
Ing
Ray Grover Ery
Grover
Gallipolis man fined after beer possession case
Gallipolis March Simmons faced a charge of possession after a Monday afternoon incident following a stop by FE Hatfield. Justice of Peace fined him $10 and required bond to cover additional mons.
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Gallipolis
March
Simmons
FE. Hatfield
Justice of Peace
Mons
Banks Report Steady Flow Amid Campaign of Metal Gifts
The city sees three banks and several institutions reporting steady activity as accounts show funds tied to a metal campaign. Various donors including sons turn in gifts on multiple occasions.
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Meigs
Main Street
Dewitt Operated
Anda Hh
the Hollenden
Bath
Okaus
LA Salle
Olendisseli
Neilhouse
Tata
Mayflower
Member
Federal Reserve System
Bank of Athens National Bank
Nimrod-Angler Club
Lays
Capt. Way
Erwaye Journal
Clara
Mrs. Bradford
Wheeler
Kiwanis Club
Central School
Central Boys
Dotey
Coury
Bell
Gordon
Sharp
Lentz
Putnam Boys
Larch
Darst
Archer
Lewis
van Dyke
Mansfield
James
Stratton
Band
Gaitten
Schuller
Putnam Girls
Wood
Gibson
Pentland
Stevers
Droze
Fox
Fesler
Kentucky
Ctd
Marion County
George B. Kail
Wilford Bunce
Ohiopany
Kail
Harriet Kail
W. R. White
Wheaton Hardware
Glouster
Tog
Athens Furniture Excha
W. Washington St
Mae
Kerr Hardware
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