Mines 16 and 5 To Be Held Open For Agreement
Mines 16 and 5 near Pomeroy will stay open 48 hours after businessmen request an agreement with Syracuse Mining Co. to resume work on March 1 terms. A miners committee visited Eastern Ohio to gauge a possible strike, two National Guard officers observed, and about two thirds of No. 16 workers and some of No. 5 are ready to return. Local miners are primarily long-time Bend residents with deep ties to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Syracuse Mining Company
Ohio
National Guard
No. 16
No. 5
West
Virinia
Kentucky Fields
Meigs County Fans Prepare for Defiance Game Trip
Pomeroy fans plan a trip to Columbus for the Meigs County basketball clash with Defiance on Friday. Transportation includes trains, buses, private cars, as residents extend a vacation mood similar to last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Pomeroy
Granville Minister to Speak at Baptist Church in Middleport
Dr C H Stull of Granville will assist Rev Frank C Kreager at the Baptist Church in Middleport starting Friday through Easter. A fellowship meeting and covered dish dinner precede the talks with Dr Stull in charge of the program. The community shows much interest in the approaching meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. H. Stull
Granville
Frank C. Kreager
Baptist Church
Doctor Stull
County Receives State Motor Vehicle Equalization Check
Meigs County has received a $4,478.66 check from the state department of motor vehicle fund equalization. This amount excludes district allocations. A general distribution to townships and municipalities is planned around April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Motor Vehicle Fund
Pomeroy
Meigs County
State Department of the Motor Vehicle Fund
Firemen Plan Benefit Dance for Needy in April
Middleport Fire company met Monday and held a banquet at the American Legion Hall. They announced a benefit dance on April 1 to aid the needy. Floor committee: Jed M Hartinger Bill Lowe and James G Lewis. Hall committee: Mayor J E Harley and Jed Hartinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Fire Company
American Legion Hall
Jed M Hartinger
Bill Lowe
James G. Lewis
J. E. Harley
Jed Hartinger
Long Bottom School Situation Explained
A March 9 1932 letter from Ohio Department of Education Director B O Skinner explains that Long Bottom schools cannot receive state funding. any deficit must be covered by local tax economies and high school tuition will be billed to the district. It notes state aid delays and urges additional local levy approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner
Pomeroy
Long Bottom
C. McCain
Clerk Board of Education
Ohio
McCain
State Department of Education
B. O. Skinner
Giles Dies in Sanford Former Middleport Resident
Frank E. Giles of Sanford Florida died after years of illness. Eldest son of W A Giles and the late Elva Morton Giles of Middleport he was born there and later worked as district manager for the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. He leaves a wife and daughter Margaret, his father and several sisters. Burial in Sanford follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Frank E. Giles
Sanford
Florida
W. A
Elva Morton Giles
Virginia- Carolina Chemical Company
Margaret
W. A. Giles
Lenore Giles
E. R. Titus
Pomeroy
Crary Davis
Toledo
A.B. Brower
Dayton
Charles W. MacDaniel
Cincinnati
H. P. Brown
Kansas City
Edward Morton Giles
Honolulu
Community notices from Middleport district events and illnesses
Mrs. Paul Smart and her class of Baptist Church Bible School were entertained at Mrs. Harry Gardner’s Beach Street home. Busy Bee Class will meet Thursday at Mrs Clarence McHaffee’s Grave Hill home with Mrs Milton Hamilton and Mrs Joe Wilson assisting. Margaret Russell has been ill for a week. half the people on Mill Street, Middleport Hill, are ill. Card party by Pocahontas Lodge at Red Men’s Hall tonight. Philathean Society meets next Friday at LaSalle Hotel with Mrs Lewis Burford hosting and Mrs Edgar Allensworth presiding. Mrs Sarah Hysell remains in serious condition ten days after a stroke. Mrs J M Burchett hosted a potluck dinner and social at Fisher Avenue. Mr and Mrs John Gilliland and son, wintering in Zanesville, visited on Vine Street. Mrs Robert McElhinny has been ill on South Third Avenue and Main Street for a week. Mr and Mrs H S McClure of Charleston are visiting Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smart
The
Baptist Church Bible School
Harry Gardner
Beach Street
Clarence McHaffee
Grave Hill
Milton Hamilton, Jr
Joe Wilson
Margaret
Roy Russell
Russell
Mill Street
Middleport Hill
Pocahontas Lodge
Red Men's Hall
Philathean Society
Lewis Burford
LaSalle Hotel
Edgar Allensworth
Sarah Hysell
Harvey Jones
Westerville
J. M. Burchett
Fisher Avenue
John Gilliland
Zanesville
Minersville burial and local wedding notices
Mrs Charles Stobart of Minersville was buried at Gilmouse Cemetery at age 35 on Tuesday. James Russ and Thelma Rrad cliff obtained a marriage license Saturday and traveled to Columbus to wed, officiated by Rev Fr O Weed. The Happy Hustler Close of the M EB in Racine plans a three act comedy drama Tuesday night March 22 titled A Strange Bequest. Mrs Dea Ward widow of the late
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Charles Stobart
Minersville
Gilmouse
James Russ
Thelma Rradcliff
Columbus
O. Weed
Ot Simpson
Pomeroy
Racine
Racine High School
Audioon Nn
Dea Ward
Cheshire Dr Holmes addresses B Y P U service
Cheshire Dr Holmes state director of Baptist Young People’s Union spoke at the B Y P U services Sunday evening. Friday banquet attendees of the Pomeroy B Y P U Association at the Baptist Church in Middleport included Mrs E B Barker and several Misses and Messrs. John H Swisher died Friday after brief illness. funeral Sunday at Cheshire Baptist Church burial Gravel Hill. Professor Weekly announces nine months of school at Cheshire High. Junior play The Henpecked Hero Friday at 7 in the high school auditorium. Various local residents visited friends and relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Holmes
Granville
Baptist Young People’s Union
B. Y. P. U. Services
Pomeroy B. Y. P. U. Association
Baptist Church
Middleport
Barker
Dorotha Athey
Marjorie Davis
Juanita Barker
Mary Eilen Thomas
Poise Yeanger
Harold and
Donald Thomas
John Herbert Swisher
Cheshire Baptist Church
Gravel Hill
Cheshire High School
Mary Price
Eno
Elizabeth Swisher
Sunday Socials and Funeral Notices in Glouster Area
Bishopville notes Ruth Smith from Glouster visits her parents Harvey and wife. Various residents host guests and attend church and social events. William Fouts funeral held at Beech Grove Church with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Beech Grove area faces repeated vandalism at Blackwood Schoolhouse with theft of valuables and destroyed papers and tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Smith
Glouster
Harvey Smith
Marguerite McDonald
Minnie
Mildred Coffman
Arence Ahle
Harold
Rae
Lawrence Ahile
Pennsville
Bernard Lovell
Shawnee
Jessie McDonald
Eldoria Smith
Thurman
William Fouts
Beech Grove
Dean Pedicord
Wahneta
Trimble
Milea
B. J. Stanley
Ira Grubbs
Elmer Jones
Mildred Smith
Rae Ahile
Raymond Hamber
Mountville
Millard Easler
P. J. Stanley
J. M. McDonald
Fred Kittle
Frederick
Athens
Iva Falls
Katherine Woodruff
Witham
William Witham
East Branch
Corning
Blackwood
Not Gold But Cheese Backing LeRoy Currency
Currency backed by cheese in LeRoy Saskatchewan funded a rebuilt cheese factory after loan rejection. Factory coupons promised 50 cents per 100 pounds of milk, redeemable on cheese sale, enabling higher farm payments and strong dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
LeRoy
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Commerce Department
Spelling Bee Highlights Syracuse School Contest Winners
The Syracuse spelling bee at the school auditorium judged by County Superintendent Charles N. Wagner crowned Violet Hartinger of Silver Run in the fifth and sixth grade, Ruth Carmen of Ball Run in the seventh and eighth, and Robert Warner won the sweepstakes prize. Cakes donated by Emma Duckworth, Grace Weese, and Edne Carleton. Afterward, sandwiches, soup, pie, and coffee were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Charles N. Wagner
Violet Hartinger
Silver Run
Ruth Carmen
Ball Run
Robert Warner
Legionnaire
Meigs County Building and Loan Association of
Pomeroy
Emma Duckworth
Grace Weese
Edne Carleton
Athens
Pat Withrow
Charleston Mission School
Charleston
W. Va
Asbury Methodist Church
Harry Dye
Ewing Grocery
Red Anchor
Patricia Karr
Middleport
Irving Karr
Eleanor
Mt. Carre
Columbus
Howard Karr
Carl Helmick
Nonga Fleming
Parkersburg
Ira Fleming
Alice Schwartzewalder
Gallipolis
Fred Shumway
Paul Hayman
Bridgeman Cottage
Parent-Teacher Association
Basketball Lettermen At Greens Run School To Be Honored Monday
Greens Run High School will award basketball letters on March 21 with short talks by coach Oren Justice and others from Athens. Recipients include Bert Murray Louis Vamos Helen Welch Pauline Bent ley Angeline Zglenski and Doris Zglenski of Modoc Glen McClelland Nyle Cannon Ferne Wade of Greens Run Pete Bycofski He via Kutta Ephron Datton Lawrence Lee Belfrieda Wallish of Redtown and others. Local activities include coal loading at Mine No 24 and various Sunday visits and church services across small towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redtown
Greens Run High School
Oren Justice
Athens
Bert Murray
Louis Vamos
Helen Welch
Pauline Bentley
Angeline
Doris Zglenski
Modoc
Glen McClelland
Nyle Cannon
Ferne Wade
Greens Run
Pete Bycofski
Hevia Kutta
Taylor Ridge
Ephron Datton
Lawrence Lee
Estella Beal
Gospel Mission Church
Charles West
Trimble
Charlies Kennard
M. L. Kinney
Roy Daily
Frank Leffler
John Cane
Jacksonville
Clifford Morrison
Guy Morrison
George Chapman
Ovid Jayjohn
Hamden
Nellie Thompson
William Woods
Gertrude
Edgar Thompson
Millfield
Thompson
Albert Binderbasin
Marie Anderson
Matt
F. M
Roy Little
Watt Mcdonald
Desi Chapplear
Tanity
No Pink Tea Unit Produces Garments for Needy Children
Athens County Red Cross production unit in Chamber of Commerce rooms operates like a factory. Since January they have produced over 100 dresses and 75 small shirts for boys, with four sewing machines running daily and volunteers contributing materials and funds. Mrs. W. L. Gard leads this effort, aided by a loyal roster of women and local groups whose donations sustain the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio State Penitentiary
Gard
East Side
Athens Needle Club
Hobson Study Circle
Young Married People’s
The
Methodist Church
City Federation
R. P. Imes
Margaret Downard
Red Cross
William Andrews
W. H. Brooks
Herbert Brooks
Margaret Downsard
Charles Henry
Fred Linscott
Etta Laverty
Alex Moore
Mourning Becomes Electra to Open in Columbus
The New York Theater Guild brings Eugene O Neill trilogy Mourning Becomes Electra to Columbus for six performances at the Hartman Theater starting March 28. Judith Anderson and Florence Reed lead a company including Crane Wilbur Thurston Hall Walter Abel and twenty others with Philip Moeller directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene O’neill
Columbus
New York Theater Guild
Hartman Theater
O'Neill
Chicago
O’neil
Judith Anderson
New York
Florence Reed
Shanghai
Miss Anderson
Miss Reed
Crane Wilbur
Thurston Hall
Walter Abel
Philip Moeller
The
Theater Guild
Electra
City group launches campaign to beautify Athens
A citizens committee led by Mrs. T. M. Wolfe and a women’s federation group plan a summer effort to clean up streets, beautify yards, and modernize homes in Athens. The drive starts with a city cleanup week and seedings, with later painting and home improvements. The central committee includes C. M. Gill, W. W. Wiggins, T. H. Johnson and others and will reconvene Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
T. M. Wolfe
Chamber of Commerce
W. L. Gard
Women’s Federated Clubs
W. W. Wiggins
Department of Agriculture
Ohio University
Thomas H. Johnson
counLy Ealeasion Ben
Wiliiece
C.itas
Athens Messenger
Wiodernmiza
Weir Homes
C. M. Gill
Ida Patterson
T. H. Johnson
Warren Ross
Mary Smith
R. L. Marlow
R.S. Wood
W. B. Lawrence
Forecasts Showdown at Geneva on Civil Air Forces
Delegates at the World Disarmament Conference pressed for a scientific definition of the link between civil and military airplanes as the French delegation returned from Paris to forecast a crucial clash over internationalizing civil air forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Paris
Jackson County’s Oldest Twins Celebrate Eighty-Fourth Birthday
Welliston Alaid 16. Death Monday separated Mia. Jerry Morrow and Mrs. Julia Hedges, both 84, the oldest twins in Jackson County. Mrs. Jerry Morrow died suddenly at her home yesterday. She and her sister Julia had celebrated their eighty fourth birthday anniversary on February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welliston
Alaid
Mia
Jerry Morrow
Julia Hedges
Jackson County
Erry Morrow
Julia
Ohio Board of Parole Grants Conditional Release For 88 Inmates
The Ohio Board of Parole authorized release or conditional release for 88 inmates today. Among those named are Ersel Morris from Meigs County for burglary and larceny with a date of April 1 from Ohio Penitentiary, Robert Sproue of Athens County for burglary and larceny with May 1 release, and John Kelly from Meigs County for burglary and larceny with April 1 release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Board of Parole
London
Ersel Morris
Meigs County
Ohio
Athens County
Robert Sproue
John Kelly
Three plays with fourteen acts across six settings
The piece attributes settings to Robert Ea mond Jones and notes six distinct settings for the fourteen acts comprising the trio of plays. The structure blends multiple locales to host the staged sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eamond Jones
Mine District solicitors certified to receive UMWA donations
Credentials issued to all persons authorized to solicit for district commissaries of the United Mine Workers of America. Officials urge donors to give only to credentialed solicitors. Commissaries in Chauncey Glouster Rendville Shawnee Dixie Murray City Nelsonville Lubing Rose Farm Pomeroy and Clarion distribute food clothing and money to all needy in Sunday Creek and Hocking Valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Glouster
Rendvile Shawnee
Dixie
Murray City
Nelsonville
Lubing
Rose Farm
Pomeroy
Clarion
Sunday Creek
Hocking
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Eastern Ohio Field
Bend
A. Hartley
Stapf Courrespondent
Messenger
John Sauvage
Rev. Kreager
C. D. Shafer CO
L. H. Ward
Gallipolis Hospital
Harrison Buckner
Pearl Street
Ohio River
Rank Giles
Cheshire
Bert Call
Rio Grande
Mrs. Willard
8. W. Renner
Harry Clark
Grace Finlay
Coshocton
Marie Wainwright
Pauline Vanner
Galion
George Yeanger
Taylor Gordon
Ryger
Margaret Renner
Bishopville
By Jane Warner
Henry Hovies
Buckeye Lake
Patrick Martin
Albert Binder
Basin and Family
Drake
Charles Kutta
H. D. Phillips
John Finaterwald
William Shamel
A. E. Wagner
N. S. Weik
J. H. Gibson
C. E. Hines
Pearley Gaskill
C. H. Stehr
Hale Pickett
H. T. Wise
E. N. Cullums
Helen Lawrence
Clarence Duncan
Pearl Helwig
J. W Hudson
A. F. Reeves
Selverson
Alice Francis
Mayme Russell
Lelia Walker
Cunningham
Fred Mathews
Abbie Marden
Ollie Skidmore
J. E. Barker
Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
O’neill
Parole Board Acts
Commissaries
Commissaries Estab
Lished
United
Mine Workers of America
Lee Hall
Miners’ Scale Committee
Ies
Chauncey and
W. D. Hines
A. ®. Johnson
Robert S. Wood
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
St. Louis
Daltimore
Geasley Milling CQ
J. Beasley Slung Co
F. J. Beasley CO
Beasley Milling
Beasey
Balance
Swanson Furniture Co
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