Meigs Church Civic Workers Meet April 6
Rural life conference in Meigs County sponsored by the Ohio Council of Churches and Meigs County Ministerial Association will be held at Peace Federated Church in Pomeroy on Tuesday April 6. Dr Jaworth M Smith of New York will speak. Sessions start at 10 am and continue to 7 30 pm with Professor J P Schmidt of Ohio State University leading discussions on how organizations can cooperate to build the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio Council of Churches
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Peace Federated Church
Jaworth M. Smith
New York
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Grange
Vienua
J. P. Schmidt
Ohio State University
Bendvue Theater Opens After Flood Repairs
POMEROY Ohio Bendvue Theater reopened Saturday night after flood damage forced closure. Delays in reopening were due to replacing renovating equipment ruined by the flood. The article also includes an annual financial report for Township of Athens County for the year ending Dec 31 1936 with details on receipts expenses and balances.
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Pomeroy
Bendvue
Sharpe
Ohio
Lyle. E. Harris
Guarrance
State
Oun
Middleport Social Notes
Nancy Andrews returns from University Hospital Columbus after a surgical operation and visits with Roscoe Satterfield in Gravel Hill. Several residents travel for visits, repairs, or duties, including Walburn planning a new six room home on High Street and Colleen Waddell recovering from influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Nancy Andrews
University Hospital
Columbus
Roscoe Satterfield
Gravel Hill
Louise Scott
Dale Holter
Gallipolis
Frank Vroman
Walnut St
Mary Dennis
Charles Walburn
Thompson
High St
Herb Chambers
Ernest Major
Wilkesville
Virgie Majorys
Sixth Ave
Effie Lockett
Harry Russell
Garfield St
R. P. Brown
Rutland
Dodd Smith Wedding Takes Place March 9 in Cumberland
Middleport reports the marriage of Miss Edna Laura Dodd daughter of Mrs. Wylie White of Gallipolis to Mr. J. K. Smith Jr son of Mr and Mrs J K Smith Sr of Middleport. The ceremony occurred in Cumberland Maryland on Tuesday March 9. The couple honeymooned near Cumberland then traveled to New York and will proceed to Toronto and Quebec for two to three months where Mr Smith will work as a Rogers Producing Co representative. Mr Smith is a Middleport High School graduate and has been traveling for the company. Mrs Smith was a Gallipolis High School freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Edn
Laura Dodd
Wylie White
Gallipolis
J. K. Smith
Cumberland
Smith
Rogers Producing Co
Middleport High School
C. F. Peoples
Charles Calkins
Sara Lee Rousey
Athens
Fred Bircher
Will Brandum
Chillicothe
J. C. Fisher
Frank Fugate
Albert Wipple
Cecelia Wipple
John Goett
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Fugate
George Camerer
Walter Burns
Cincinnati
Ralph Russell
Gordon
W. Va
Miss Wemmer Bride in Dayton Society Circle
Mrs H V Moore announces the marriage of her sister Miss Deloras Wemmer of Dayton to Mr Walter Brown of Dayton. The couple visited with Mr and Mrs H V Moore and their son on Mill Street, joined by Mr and Mrs Herb Coffman for a Sunday gathering in Middleport.
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Middleport
H. V. Moore
Deloras Wemmer
Dayton
Walter Brown
Funeral Services for Miss Daisy Barker Held
Among those attending the Barker funeral in Middleport were Mrs. G B Rose of Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seymore of Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Solomon. and Mrs. Walter Reamer of St. Albans. Mrs. Seymore and Mrs. Solomon are remembered as Bessie and Alpha Allen.
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Barker
Middleport
Daisy Barker
G. B. Rose
Columbus
Frank Seymore
Charleston
Frank Solomon
Walter Reamer
St. Albans
Seymore
Solomon
Bessie
Alpha Allen
Vendol Helps Mother and Daughter Restore Health in Athens
A Athens Pharmacy report depicts Vendol and its laxative tablets aiding Mrs. Garnet Miller and her daughter Ruth from constipation to renewed well being. The double acting remedy, made from Senna and herbs, is sold nationwide with the Vendor Man available at Athens Pharmacy and Hickman's in Nelsonville.
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Garnet Miller
Millfield
Athens
Ruth
Nelsonville
Hickman
Arry
Building Boom Rumors Hit Gravel Hill in Middleport
Recent developments indicate Gravel Hill will see a building boom rivaling 1913 after the flood. Ten lots have been sold for summer homes and four contracts are already held by builders.
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Middleport
Gravel Hill
Funeral Services for Mrs OConnell in East Pomeroy
Funeral services for Mrs Amelia O Connell who died at her home in East Pomeroy will be held Tuesday morning at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. She was a member of the Daughters of Veterans of Jane Howell Tent, Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Amelia O'Connell
East Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Easter Sunrise Services Planned at Baptist Church
Rev. F. C. Kreag announces Easter services at the Baptist Church with an early sunrise service. The program includes trumpet, song, Darkness with Promise of Dawn, prayers, scripture pantomime, Thanksgiving prayer, Easter Meditation, and choral pieces such as The Crowning and Heaven and Earth Rejoicing performed by the choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
F. C. Kreager
Baptist Church
Visit in Middleport and marriage license issued
Max Lambert of the State Highway Patrol returned home to visit his wife on Second Avenue and his parents on Third Avenue in Middleport. Marvin Yeanger age 21 of Cheshire and Lucille Wines age 16 of Cheshire R D secured a marriage license in probate court Friday and planned marriage by Reverend Hundley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Max Lambert
State Highway Patrol
Mansfield
S. Second Ave
Dana Lambert
Third Ave
Pomeroy
Marvin Yeanger
Cheshire
Lucille Wines
Cheshire R. D
Hundley
Raub and Midkiff wed in Pomeroy marriage
Mrs Isobel Garrison Raub and Mr Rubin Midkiff were married in Pomeroy recently and will live at Hemlock Grove. Mrs Midkiff is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Grant Garrison of Butternut Ave.
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Pomeroy
Isobel Garrison Raub
Rubin Midkiff
Hemlock Grove
Midkiff
Grant Garrison
Butternut Ave
Income From Gas Wells Boosts Tax Receipts of Meigs County
POMEROY Last year 300 gas wells in Meigs County produced more gas than any other county in the state. The Ohio Fuel Gas Company with 129 wells last year paid land owners $25,800 in rentals. Bedford Township shows high public utilities valuations ($259,370) and taxes ($2,853.07) due to a booster station for the gas company, illustrating the heavy tax burden from gas properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Pomeroy
George Daniels
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Daniels
Bedford Township
Beford
Bedford
Pomeroy Social Notes Wide Circle Attends Events
Pomeroy social notes detail locals returning from Mansfield for Alva Buckman funeral and visiting relatives in Gallipolis. Ruth Huber visits sister Kathryn in Cincinnati. Various residents host or visit family, with baptisms, hospital stays, and court of honor events noted. Includes reviews and weekend visits from Ohio and West Virginia.
Mrs. T. B. Baily Dies After Weeklong Illness
Mrs. T. B. Baily, 80, died at her Morning Star home Friday after a week of illness. She leaves husband and children Bertha, Lester at home. Mrs. Guy Archer of Athens. Mrs. Dana Hamm of Nease Settlement. John Baily of Forest Run. Funeral services were held at Morning Star Church Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial followed at Gilmore Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
T. B. Baily
Morning Star
Bertha
Lester
Guy Archer
Athens
Dana Hamm
Nease Settlement
John Baily
Forest Run
Gilmore Cemetery
Snowy Sunday Fuels Winter Fun in Middleport
Children across Middleport enjoyed a heavy Sunday snowfall with coasting snowball fights and other winter games. Snowmen dotted yards and one was spotted atop a passing automobile.
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Middleport
Mantel Fire Arouses Family In Chauncey
Smoke filled the Chauncey home at 4 a m Sunday when the mantle front overheated from the grate. Elmer Staley and his sons quickly extinguished the blaze without fire department aid. The New York Coal Co. property was repaired later Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Elmer Staley
Mr. Staley
New York Coal Co
Chauncey School Honors List for Honor Roll
Chauncey Elementary released the four weeks four period honor roll with students from first through eighth grade named across grades. Notables include Jeanne Abdella Dorothy Brown Betty Banfield John Edward Katzenbach Mary Carolyn Bricker Isabel Courtney Ruth Lester Agnes Paulison and John Watkins among others.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Elementary School
Jeanne Abdella
Norma Lee Cunningham
Madaline Johnson
Joanna Ley
Betty Lou Schoonover
Donna Leiber
Ernestine Smith
Mona Belle Smith
Gilbert Courtney
Richard Lee Scott
Billy Wade
George Williamson
Dorothy Brown
Lois Ann Cline
Donna Morris
Pauline Robinson
Ruth Simpson
Pastellee Williams
Glen Cline
Jerry Goodson
Walter Hartley
Lindley Ryan
Paul Shay
Betty Banfield
Ralph Brown, Jr
Earl Brown
Thelma Jean Brookins
Louise Edwards
John Edward Katzenbach
Warren Kirkendall
Eugene Leffler
Wanda Mullins
Glenella Patton
Rita Pennell
Mary Reeves
Herbert Schoonover
Helen Smith
Richard Stalder
Mary Tope
Mary Carolyn Bricker
Ina Jane Cunningham
Grange To Have St Patrick Day Program Meeting
Chauncey Dover Grange No 2646 will meet Tuesday night in the Grange hall. A St Patrick s Day program and entertainment will be offered under the direction of Mrs A B Prior the lecturer. Refresh ments will be served and a good attendance is anticipated. The choir of the Church of Christ will meet Monday night at 8 o clock for rehearsal at the Parish House. Easter music is being prepared under the direction of Mrs Christine Brown. Any persons interested are invited to the rehearsal.
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Chauncey—Dover Grange
Grange
Chauncey K. of P
A. B. Prior
Chauncey
Church of Christ
Christine Brown
Chauncey Visit and Birth Announcement Highlight Chauncey
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Tennehill visited New Plymouth Friday with Mrs. Martha Edgar 84 who previously broke a hip. Mr. and Mrs. Herman McCune announce the birth of an eight pound daughter on Sunday March 14 to Alice Shingler in Sand Ridge. Grandmothers listed as Mrs. Gertie McCune and Mrs. C D Southerton near Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Lawrence Tennehill
New Plymouth
Herman McCune
Alice Shingler
Sand Ridge
Gertie McCune
C. D. Southerton
Chauncey-Nile Dew Recovers After Gall Stone Surgery
Chauncey Nile Dew of Warwood West Virginia and former Chauncey resident underwent gall stone surgery in a Wheeling hospital last week. Report says he is making a satisfactory recovery as relayed by his sister-in-law Mrs N. B. Harvey Chauncey widow of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Nile Dew
Warwood
W. Va
Wheeling
N. 8. Harvey
Rev Greene Preaches at M E Church Chauncey
Rev Ray Greene will preach at the M E Church here next Wednesday at 7 pm. After the service a church board meeting will be held with all members urged to attend. Ladies Aid quilting will take place all day at the church Wednesday. Chauncey Townsend Club to meet Saturday March 20 at 1 pm in the K of P Building. Old age pensioners in Chauncey and vicinity urged to attend.
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Chauncey
Ray Greene
M. E
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Chauncey Townsend Club
K. of P
Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary Benefit For Fire Dept. Fund
Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary No 9 to United Mine Workers held a benefit entertainment Saturday night at the K of P Hall for the Chauncey Volunteer Fire Department. Prizes were awarded during the evening. Event was organized by Mrs. Hazel Perry and others.
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the Peace Church
Kootaga
Chauncey
Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary No. 9
United Mine Workers
K. of P. Hall
Chauncey Volunteer Fire Department
Hazel Perry
Edna Courtney
Addie Tippie
Jennie Courtney
Joe Staley
George Slisher
Chauncey Personalities Visit Nearby Kin
Chauncey area social notes list visits from Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Mace of Carbondale to his aunt and grandmother Mrs. Clyde Harmon and Mrs. Anna Taylor. Paul Shafer with son Billy, and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Shafer near Athens, visited Thursday with Mrs. Harry Moore. Arthur Burchfield and son Kenneth visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. James Burchfield in Parkersburg. Floyd Barker and wife of Athens visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. George Gabriel Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Dwight Mace
Carbondale
Clyde Harmon
Anna Taylor
Paul Shafer
Billy
G. W. Shafer
Athens
Harry Moore
Arthur Burchfield
Kenneth
James Burchfield
Parkersburg
Floyd Barker
George Gabriel, Jr
Honor Naval Man Chauncey Sanders Dined with Navy Furlough Guest
Mr and Mrs Clare Sanders hosted a two course chicken dinner Thursday night for Bert McQuade of the United States Navy stationed at Norfolk Va on an 18 day furlough. Attending were Virginia McQuade Lewis Sanders Jace jacquelyn Bill Sanders and C E Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Clarence Sanders
Bert McQuade
United States Navy
Norefolk
Mr. McQuade
Virginia McQuade
Lewis Sanders
Jacequelyn Sanders
Bill Sanders
C. E. Sanders
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Rural Life Conference
Meigs Church
Bendvue Theater
Athens County
Middleport Social Notes
PT. Pleasant
Bess Sanborn
R. A. Miller
A. W. McKay
R. HB. McKay
Col. Charles Lewis
Winn Reed
Lucy Erlewine
Kenneth Weaver
Weaver
Dexter
Maurice Hilterbrick
Eva Witton
Milwaukee
R. N. Barnes
Tom Witton
Hilterbrick
Vernon Buell
Love City
A. B. Woodhum
Clifton
Walter Burns Harris
J. Lighter
Zella Pullins
Lawrence Townsend
Zanesville
Allen Jenkinson
Carl Reeves
Black Fork
Dodd-Smith
Miss Wemmer
Mrs. Miller
Pomeroy Social Notes
J. W. McCullough
Wright Sr
Dora Rose
Charles Buckman
Chester
Alva Buckman
Jay Myers
Vale St
Aaron Kelton
Thomas Jay
Ruth Huber
Union Ave
Kathryn Huber
Henry Jenkinson
O.H.E
Jed Webster
Spring St
Don Kenneth Grueser
Kenneth Grueser
Lincoln Hill
Federated Church
Ralph Reuther
Eva Russ
Ann St
Wellsville
Ray Crumbley
Mary Ruth
Cleland
Clarice
Gladys Schmittauer
P. C. Bauman
Portsmouth
Denver Lowery
Bell
Pete Rappold
W. Main St
Lowery
Dora Bostic
C. J. Pilch
Chester Road
Holzer Hospital
Betty Campbell
Virginia Kerr
Bucyrus
Columbus Business College
Virgil Campbell
Mantel
Hockey
Herb Lewis
Ryu Aiai
Rev. Greene
Chauncey Group
Ladies Auxiliary No. 9
The
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Lostro Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Naan
T Nort
My. Co
Pete
Standard Sanitary Tig. Co
Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co
Pittsburgh, PA
Division
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation
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