Flood Damage Report Details 42 Broken Windows in Pomeroy
Survey shows 42 plate glass windows damaged on Main St during the flood with an estimated value of 2200 dollars. Stores listed include Angeletti Chevrolet Garage McMaster Hardware and others. Provisional findings note waves from steamboats damaged windows and a protest will be filed with the U S Secretary of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Anchor
the Vogue
Elberfeld’s
Williams
Sanitary Grocery
McCullough Drug Store
Kincaid Studio
Peeple Jack's Place
Schlaegel Shoe Store
Hartley & Bennett
Pomeroy Recreation Rooms
Phillips Sisters
State Liquor Store
Ohio Power Office
Koehler
Maytag
Green Lantern
Jacques Grill
United States Secretary of Commerce
Flood Babies Born Tuesday
Two confinements occurred early Tuesday as Dr. Roland Boice delivered new daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bumgartner of Kerr's Run and to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shumaker in St. The first call came around 3 am during a steady driving rain. A sheriff's office report notes a swift Ohio River crossing by boat to Kerr's Run and back, with both mothers and babies reported well.
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Pomeroy
Roland Boice
Gilbert Bumgartner
Kerr
Earl Shumaker
Bumgartner
Kenneth Grueser
To Hold Barnett Rites In Cheshire Graves Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Barnett mother of Mrs. Earl Graves will be held Thursday at 2 o clock at the Graves residence with Rev. F I Gardner in charge Burial will be in Cheshire Graves Cemetery Mrs Barnett died last Thursday and funeral services were delayed by high water.
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Middleport
Alice Barnett
Earl Graves
Graves
F. I. Gardner
Cheshire Graves
Barnett
Wed During Flood FirstMarriage in Pomroy
Ethil Lane a farmer son of Mr and Mrs Frank Lane and Della Romine daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Jacks both of Rutland secured a marriage license Wednesday and were married by Justice of the Peace J W McCullough in Pomroy during the flood period.
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Pomproy
Pomroy
Ethil Lane
Frank Lane
Della Romine
Robert Jacks
Rutnd
Justice Peace
J. W. McCullough
Ladies Aid Plans and Quilting Event at Local Churches
The Chauncey Ladies Aid Society of Millfield M E Church and the Plains Church of Christ announce a series of gatherings. Millfield group holds a Friday business meeting at Mrs Alice Keisen s home and an all day quilting and potluck at the church. Plains Church group hosts an all day quilting in the home of Frances Lyons. A historical note recalls pepper once valued as highly as precious metals.
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Chauncey — Ladies’ Aid Society
Millfield M. E
Girt
Alice Keisen
Chicken Stays Safe On Roof Amid Floods
A chicken owned by George Hartenbach of Naylor's Run perched on a vacant house roof for five days as floods raged. Local authorities believed the bird drowned, but Tuesday it was found alive, hungry yet safe and remained there at last report.
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Pomeroy
George Hartenbach
Naylor
Hartenbach
Twelve Relief Kitchens Set Up in Flood District
Twelve emergency kitchens have been established in Pomeroy Bend communities for flood victims. They are in Racine Syracuse Permonkey Kerrs Run Naylor s Run Pomeroy in county jail Laurel Cliff Highland School District Thomas Fork Middleport Gravel Hill Middleport grade school and Silver Run. Agencies WPA Red Cross county relief office and American Legion cooperate to feed all visitors. Relief agencies aim that no flood district resident shall suffer from hunger.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Racine
Syracuse
Permonkey
Kerr's Run
Naylor’s Run
Laurel Cliff
Highland School District
Thomas Fork
Middleport
Gravel Hill
Silver Run
WPA
Red Cross
County Relief Office
The
American Legion
Birth of a son announced in flood struck Middleport
Middleport residents share news from their town including the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs William Ward of Lower Broadway Street. The infant weighed 814 pounds and was born Sunday marking the second hospital birth from a flood damaged home. The item also lists local hospital visits travel to Columbus for rail and evangelistic events and spring break plans for Ohio State students.
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William Ward
Lower Broadway St
C. W. Cooper
Broadway St
Charleston
J. A. Beverage
Columbus
Clarence White
Canton
Thomas Longstaff
Fred Shawver
Broadway
W. M. Robson
Martha
John Roweson
G. O. Reynolds
James Root
Will Russell
Mr. Root
F. I. Gardner
Joyce
Glouster
Trimble
Rev. Gardner
Hattie Bennett
Allie Mauck
C. F. Besserer
Holzer Hospital
Clarence Swearinger
Wayne Swisher
Fred Kanouse
Dell A. Russell
Russell
Kanouse
Athens
Griff Russell
Dell A
First Baptist Church
F. C. Kreager
C. Bailey
Clarence Swearingen
Kreager
Flood Waters Recede From Coolville After Week of Isolation
Coolville residents report flood waters receding with the Brimstone Ridge road as the only outlet in poor condition. Schools expected to reopen, Routes 50 and 7 crossable at The Junction. Funeral held for Ella Evans, formerly Gray, with burial planned when river lowers. WPA cistern project at local school completed. Amesville cistern planned. school shop ceiling being replaced.
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Coolville
Brimstone Ridge
Ella Evans
Parkersburg
E. E. White
Collins
Sugar Grove
Knecht
Ray Thompson
Morgan County
H. H. Parrish
Clarence Humphrey
Clarence Creamer
Gillian
Holeman
Amesville
Cc. T. Ingles
Union Furnace Ladies Aid Meets At U B Church
The Ladies Aid Society of the U B Church will gather Thursday at 1 30 p m at the church with Mrs John Bickle in charge of the program. Little Jane McGuire daughter of Mr and Mrs J R McGuire marked her fourth birthday Sunday. Dinner guests included Miss Mary Louise Bryan and Addison Frey. Mary Hixonbaugh visited with her brother and sister in law Sawyer and Mrs Hixonbaugh. Bob Dyer stayed Friday night with Junior Courter. Mr and Mrs Harvey Nixon and their two sons from Logan visited the mother Mrs Lesta Bray on Sunday. Mrs Elmer Hixenbaugh spent Thursday in New Plymouth.
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Gram
Little Jane McGuire
J. R. McGuire
Mary Louise Bryan
Addison Frey
Mary Hixonbaugh
Sawyer Hixonbaugh
Bob Dyer
Harvey Nixon
Logan
Lesta Bray
Elmer Hixenbaugh
New Plymouth
Trees on Hill Sides Affect Timber Durability Claim
A regional observation notes trees on the hill’s northern slope reportedly yield more durable timber than those on the southern slope. The report cites environmental differences and growth conditions as possible factors.
Always Faithful Star Pigeon Wins National Race Medal
The U S War Department racing pigeon Always Faithful has won the American Racing Pigeon Union gold medal and certificate for winning the Chattanooga national race against 1,114 competitors at an average speed of 47 miles per hour over 715 miles.
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U. S. War Department
American Racing Pigeon Union
Chattanooga
Discharge Denied to Third Lamson Jury
The Lamson murder trial jury remained deliberating after failing to agree on a verdict. Judge J. J. Trabucco refused to discharge the panel, stating the case requires further deliberations. The defendant, David Lamson, is charged with murdering his wife Allene, whose body was found at their Stanford campus home on Memorial Day 1933.
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San Jose
Calif
David Lamson
J. J. Trabucco
Milton Raymond
Jaamson
Stanford University
Allene
Allan Baker To Speak At Meeting Thursday
New Marshfield preparatory notes describe Allan Baker as the featured speaker at the Short Course in Farm Management. He will discuss Cooperation in Agriculture and Industry at New Marshfield High School on Thursday evening, with all residents invited.
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New Marshfield
New Marshfield High School
Allan Baker
Mrs Clara Phillips Suffering After Gall Stone Operation
Mrs Clara Phillips of Chauncey is reported to be in satisfactory condition at Mercy Hospital in Columbus after gallstone surgery. Her husband Abner Phillips and sister Edna Davis are with her.
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Chauncey
Clara Phillips
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Chauncey-Dover Seniors To Take General Scholarship Test
Chauncey-Dover High School announces that seniors Frederick Ross Richard Daugherty Clara Misner Ann Karich Gloria Hintz Eli Labosky Louise Nagle Gresanthy Keasey Mary Dunkle Woodrow Patton Erle Bridgewater Jr Robert Martin and Bert Smith will represent the school in the General Scholarship Test in Athens on Saturday March 28. They rank in the upper 40 percent of the graduating class.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover
Athens
Frederick Ross
Richard Daugherty
Clara Misner
Ann Karich
Gloria Hintz
Eli Labosky
Louise Nagle
Gresanthy Keasey
Mary Dunkle
Woodrow Patton
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
Robert Martin
Bert Smith
Dinner Honoring Newly Wed Parker Couple In Millfield
CHAUNCEY. Mr and Mrs Ebon Gillespie hosted a two course chicken dinner in Millfield on Sunday honoring their son in law and daughter Carl and Kathryn Parker. The couple married March 21 in Columbus with Rev F E Roberts officiating. The Parker groom ex Glouster High School and works in Dayton for Frigidaire. the bride is Chauncey Dover High School alumna active in Millfield church work and Trimble Grange. Attendants were Everett Henry and Miss May Howard. The couple plan to live in Dayton.
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Chauncey
Ebon Gillespie
Millfield
Carl Parker
Kathryn Gillespie
Columbus
F. E. Roberts
Glouster High School
Dayton
Frigidaire Co
Chauncey- Dover
May Howard
Panthea Pratt
Lucille Robinett
B. W. Simpkins
Eben Gillespie
Pauline
Quilting Party at Mrs Sanders Home in Millfield
Henrietta Speary hosted a quilting party and dinner at Mrs Bertha Sanders residence in Millfield. Guests included Eda Heffkin Lizzie Patton Maybelle Mingus Jessie Fulton Helen Sanders Viola Sanders Fauna Speelman Olive Brookins Bertha Sanders and Speary.
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Chauncey
Henrietta Speary
Bertha Sanders
Millfield
Eda Heffkin
Lizzie Patton
Maybelle Mingus
Jessie Fulton
Helen Sanders
Viola Sanders
Fauna Speelman
Olive Brookins
Speary
In Our Latitudes Rainbows Don’t Appear At Noon
A brief note states that rainbows are not visible in midday skies in our latitude. It reflects common meteorological guidance about sun angle and rainbow visibility from daytime observations.
Dixie Lou Johnson Born to Mr and Mrs Monroe Johnson
Chauncey Georgia announces the birth of a 10 14 pound daughter named Dixie Lou on Friday March 20 to Mr and Mrs Monroe Johnson Gaile Figgins is the mother in law to Mrs Roy Pendergrass of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Monroe Johnson
Gaile Figgins
Dixie Lou
Johnson
Roy Pendergrass
Three Deaths Reported at George West Home in Hocking
Mrs. Agnes West died Tuesday morning at the George West residence in Hocking. Her infant son was buried Sunday and a two year-old daughter was buried last Sunday. She leaves George West, two young daughters, and her mother Mrs. Eneix. Burial planned for Greenlawn Cemetery pending arrangements.
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Chauncey
George West
Hocking
Agnes West
Dinner Honors Parents and Husband in Millfield
In Millfield Mrs. Lizzie Patton hosted a Sunday dinner for the 52nd wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William Wommer and the birthday anniversary of her husband Grover Patton. A chicken dinner was served to Mr. and Mrs. William Wommer, Amos Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders, Woodrow Patton, John Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patton, Millfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tucker of Athens.
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Chauncey
William Wemmer
Grover Patton
Lizzie Patton
Millfield
William Wommer
Amos Austin
Charles Sanders
Woodrow Patton
John Rankin
Walter Tucker
Athens
Operetta Tonight by Chauncey Pupils
On Midsummer's Day 100 pupils from Chauncey first five grades perform an operetta at 7 30 pm in the high school auditorium under Christine Brown guidance.
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Chauncey
Christine Brown
Visitors Spend Sunday With Ronald Robinett in Lancaster Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Sisson and daughters Lorena Mae and Donna Lu Mrs Elizabeth Robinett and Mrs Daniel Fulton Millfield Mr and Mrs Ivan Matheny and children Jeane and Bob Nelsonville and Mr and Mrs Verne Robinett and children Sonny and Carol Haydenville visited Ronald Robinett in Lancaster hospital where he had an appendicitis operation last week.
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Chauncey
William Sisson
Lorena Mae
Donna Lu
Elizabeth Robinett
Daniel Fulton
Millfield
Ivan Matheny
Jeane
Bob
Nelsonville
Verne Robinett
Sonny
Carol
Haydenville
Lancaster
Ronald Robinett
Lancaster Hospital
Leytonstone Confectioner Builds Abbey Cake Model
A Leytonstone confectioner created a cake model of Westminster Abbey weighing a ton. The edible monument drew curiosity from locals and media.
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Leytonstone
Eng
Westminster Abbey
Chauncey Couple Celebrates First Wedding Anniversary
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. Dee Daugherty were honored at a Sunday home gathering on High Street for their first wedding anniversary. A potluck dinner followed by ice cream and cake complemented gifts including a dish set. Attending were Mrs. Daugherty's parents and many Daugherty relatives plus friends from Athens and Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Dee Daugherty
Ferrel
High St
Chauncey Church to Host Community Service
Rev. Ray Green announces a Chauncey M. E. Church community service set for Thursday night at the Chauncey church. Parishioners and local residents are invited to attend this reflective gathering led by the pastor.
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Chauncey
Chauncey M. E
Ray Green
Revival draws 136 at Trimble Church of Christ service
Rev. Gilbert Courtney announced 136 persons attended the Trimble Church of Christ revival on Tuesday night. Evangelist Rev. Fred Gardner of Middleport led the service, with The Greens Run Choir performing. Glouster men sing tonight, Chauncey men on Thursday along with combined choirs from four churches served by Rev. Courtney.
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Chauncey
Trimble
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Bowels a Boost
A long time physician Dr F M Edwards promotes olive tablets as a bowel regulator. The ad claims a vegetable-based laxative improves complexions and energy, with doses of one or two tablets nightly for a week. Available in 10c, 30c, and 60c sizes.
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F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
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