Spires Held to Meigs Grand Jury Amid Flood Delays
William Spires, brother of John Spires, faces grand jury on concealing stolen goods after his brother began a sentence at Ohio Penitentiary. Leonard Spires freed. Charlies Manney and William Radcliff jailed on vending machine theft. Five jury trials postponed by flood to next week with cases of Booth, Shoemaker, Rea, and Veney likely to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
Justice of Peace
J. W. McCullough
Grand
William Spires
Leonard
Pomeroy
Jackson County
John Spires
Leonard Spires
Charlies Manney
William Radcliff
Hobson Depot
C. EB. Peoples
Harry Booth
Paul Shoemaker
Stanley Rea
George Veney
Loyal Berean Class to Meet at Church in Middleport
Members of the Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ in Middleport will gather this evening at the church per president George Meinhart. The group, composed of young married residents, will conduct a business session followed by a social period hosted by Charles Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
George Meinhart
Charlies Howard
Matlack Funeral Held For Virgil Matlack
Mr and Mrs C L Brooks and son Charlies attended the Virgil Matlack funeral in Delaware. Matlack was a nephew of Mrs Brooks and son of Mr and Mrs G W Matlack, once residents of Meigs County. Charles Brooks is ill at home under doctor care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. L. Brooks
Charlies
Delaware
Virgil Matlack
Matlack
Warren funeral attended by many from nearby towns
Friends and relatives gathered in Reedsville for the funeral of Henry Warren. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Roy Packard, Mr and Mrs Bernie Williamson, Mr and Mrs Ira Coleman, Edson Stout, Charles Gephardt, Harry Coleman and son Billy, all of Columbus, plus Dr and Mrs Will Coleman and Mr and Mrs Charles Smart of Sugar Grove. Other mourners came from Racine, Luhrig, Rutland, Pomeroy, TupPers Plaine and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Henry Warren
Roy Packard
Bernie Williamson
Ira Coleman
Edson Stout
Charles Gephardt
Harry Coleman
Billy
Columbus
Will Coleman
Charles Smart
Sugar Grove
Arthur Beegle
Racine
Harry Jacoby
Clinton Reed
Luhrig
Mayme J. Heiner
Rutland
Puppet Makeovers in Pomeroy Delight Town Crowd
Puppets from the Kingsland Marionette Show toured Pomeroy Sunday night with Alysson Shakespearean characters and circus animals riding in a car. Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Head of Boonton New Jersey staged the performance with Amy Kingsland, while the couple explained they animate dolls by practice and design the figures in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alonzo
Naples
Sebastian
Ferdinand
Prospero
Milan
Miranda
Antonio
Cedric Head
Boonton
N. J
Head
Amy Kingsland
Court Street
Wheeling
W. Va
Xenia
Mrs. Head
Mr. Kingsland
Kingsland Homestead
New Jersey
France
Mr. Head
Whaley Building
Long Bottom School Board Members Visit Pomeroy on Business
Frank Pickens Dana McCain and Riley Pickett of the Long Bottom School Board were in Pomeroy Monday on school business. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Edgar Reeves to Dorothy Porter of Columbus, Reeves formerly a Pomeroy resident. Barbara Elberfeld of Goucher College is visiting family on Mulberry Avenue for spring vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pickens
Dana McCain
Riley Pickett
Long Bottom
Pomeroy
Otho Tracy
Ebersbach
Second Street
Tracy
Lou Burford
Middleport
Homer Parker
Callie Cowdery
Reedsville
Paul Grimm
Queen City Brings Heavy Cargo to River Trade
River traffic remains lively as the Queen City arrives at Pomeroy with a full load of oil, rag, paper, and glassware. High river prevented coal docking at the wharf, so coal was taken from an old ferry pile. The packet rested overnight before slipping back into the river and continuing its voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Queen City
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Local residents visit relatives and return home
A string of community visits is noted as residents travel to Ashland Racine Cincinnati Dayton Toledo Columbus Bainbridge Jasonville and Columbus return home or resume duties. People include Mr and Mrs I C Miller Harry Houdashett Jack Morgan and family Thelma Mae Howard Katharine Sater and families with brief notes on illness and schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Miller
Ashland
J. E. Sloan
Harry Houdashet
Racine
Houdashett
Charles Wilcoxen
Lenore Giles
Charlies McDaniels
Cincinnati
A. B. Brower
Dayton
L. Crary Davis
Toledo
Pomeroy
H. B. Hobart
Nella Calderwood
Akron
Thelma Mae Howard
Charlies Howard
John Frecker
Flossie Frecker
Grant Street
Mary Dennis
Columbus
Lewis Moore
Broadway Street
Katharine Sater
Louise Grant
L. F. Sater
G. D. Sauer
Louis Sauer
Columbus Monnday
Program Delayed for Woman's Music Club in Middleport
The open program meeting of the Woman's Music Club of Middleport is moved to April 4 due to flood water in the Heath Methodist Church basement hindering practice. President Mrs. C. P. Bradbury announced the delay.
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Woman's Music Club of
Middleport
C. P. Bradbury
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. French Leads Service at Middleport Church
Absent Rev F J Gardner the Middleport Church of Christ held services led by Edward French. Illustrated pictures and Marguerite Hysell explained the scenes. Solo numbers by Mrs D A Farmer with Mrs A B Bingham as accompanist accompanied the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. French
Middleport
F. J. Gardner
Trimble
Church of Christ
Edward French
Marguerite Hysell
Mra
A. Farmer
A. B. Bingham
Henry Roush Dies at 56 in Minersville
POMEROY March 28 After lingering illness Henry Roush 56 of Minersville dies Monday at home He leaves a widow and daughter Mrs Will Kesterson Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 PM at the United Brethren Church New Haven W Va with burial in Graham Station Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Henry Roush
Minersville
Will Kesterson
United Brethren Church
New Haven
W. Va
Graham Station
Funeral services held for Elizabeth Eiselstein in Pomeroy
Funeral services for Elizabeth Eiselstein 77 were held this afternoon at 2 from her Naylors Run residence with Rev Theophil Mehl officiating. A lifelong Pomeroy resident she died Sunday morning at her Condor Street home. She is survived by sisters Lena Eiselstein at home and Mary Bowen of Chester Township.
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Pomeroy
Elizabeth Eiselstein
Naylors Run
Theophil Mehl
Eiselstein
Condor Street
Lena Eiselstein
Mary Bowen
Chester Township
Four Teachers Examinations Set for Meigs County
Pomeroy Ohio March 28. County School Superintendent C O Chapman announces four teachers exams this year at Pomeroy High School. The first is this Saturday, then the first Saturdays in May and June, with the final likely on the last Friday in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
C. O. Chapman
Columbia Grange Meeting At Carpenter Attended By Many
Columbia Grange held a regular meeting Friday March 24 with about 65 members and visitors in attendance. An Irish program was presented and enjoyed. The Third and Fourth Degrees were conferred on a class of candidates. A social hour followed with lunch served.
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Columbia Grange
Carpenter
Clerks of Courts Bill Moves in Ohio Senate
Horton Brown, Clerk of Courts, departed for Columbus to attend a Senate discussion on a bill to extend clerks of courts terms to four years, with a vote expected Monday evening in the Ohio Senate.
Wrestling Results From Across the Nation and Canada
United Press reports show Browning of Missouri defeating Cordovano of New York to retain a title claim in New York. Don George and Kirilenko draw in Buffalo while Lewis and Zbyszko win by forfeit in Chicago. Yaqui Joe defeats Melvin Barrackman in Portland with middleweight bouts listed.
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United Press
New York
Jim Browning
Missouri
Sam Cordovano
Nick Lute
California
Tiny Roebuck
Oklahoma
Herb Freeman
Mayes McClain
Everett Marshall
Colorado
Jim Henry
Canada
Rudy Dusek
Omaha
Carl Sarpolis
Lithuania
Chicago
Ed ‘Strangler
Lewis
Leon Pinetaki
Poland
Gun Sonnenberg
Karol Zbyszko
Sammy Stein
Mike Romano
Italy
Jack Smith
Jack Kogut
Portland
Ore
Yaqui Joe
Sonora
Mexico
Melvin Barrackman
Seattle
Herbert
St. Helens
Gorilla Pog
Buenos Aires
George B. Sawyer Dies at 71 in Gallipolis
Gallipolis announces the death of George B. Sawyer 71 a music store owner violin maker and former grocery keeper He had been hospitalized after a major abdominal operation and had lived in Gallia County most of his life Funeral services will be held at 1 30 p m Wednesday at his Third Avenue home with Rev H H Wilbur officiating Burial is in Greenlawn Cemetery Bidwell He leaves two daughters Ruth and Mrs Tom Woodyard and a son Alva Sawyer wife in poor health.
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Gallipolis
George B. Sawyer
Holzer Hospital
Sawyer
Gallia County
Bulaville
Keyser Sawyer
Tom Sawyer
Bidwell
Third Avenue
H. H. Wilbur
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Greenlawn
Ruth Sawyer
Tom Woodyard
Alva Sawyer
Toledo
Road damage from recent floods minor say Gallia officials
Gallia County commissioners and County Surveyor C. E. Fife report only light damage to county roads after recent high waters. A partial survey noted slips and filling of ditches, while two bridges washed downstream near Cora were towed back into place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
C. E. Fife
Cora
Rio Grande Junior College Opens Spring Term Enrollment Ends 138
Rio Grande Junior College in Gallipolis reports 138 students enrolled for the spring quarter, 12 weeks long, after a previous delay due to flood waters. This ranks as the largest junior college operation in Ohio, with spring commencement planned for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Junior College
Gallipolis
Ohio
Cottage sold in Gallipolis to Delaware teacher
On March 28 the brick cottage on Fourth Avenue in Gallipolis, once built by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Roush, was sold to Miss Rachel Davis, a Delaware, Ohio teacher, by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Roush of Columbus who occupied the property with Dr and Mrs L C Guthrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fourth Avenue
L. C. Gutherie
Stanley Roush
Columbus
Rachel Davis
Burden and Murray Plead Guilty in Gallipolis Court
Hal Borden of Bidwell pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct before Mayor Stormont and paid a $5 fine. James Murray of Maple Shade admitted intoxication, fined $10 with $4 costs. assault and battery charges were not pressed by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hal Borden
Bidwell
A. J. Stormont
Conte
James Murray
Maple Shade
Wright moved from Holzer to Marine Hospital in Gallipolis
H. B. Wright of Winfield West Virginia who was hurt weeks ago in a boat accident at Dam 26 was transferred Monday afternoon. Edward Morgan of Oak Hill and Miss Katie Davis of Jackson were discharged from Holzer Hospital after appendix surgeries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
H. 8. Wright
Winfield
W. Va
Dam 26
United States Marine Hospital
Edward Morgan
Oak Hill
Katie Davis
Jackson
Ramsay Suit Guardian Ordered to Sell Entailed Farm
Warren Thomas guardian of Alfred Ramsay an incompetent was ordered by Judge W R White to sell entailed property in the Ramsay vs Ramsay case. The court action covers a farm in Addison Township and related assets.
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Gallipolis
Warren Thomas
Alfred Ramsay
W. R. White
Ramsay
Gilbert Ramsay
Addison Township
VanVieck Rites Held in Gallia County Cemetery Burials
Samuel VanVieck 80 died at Athens State Hospital after being committed from Gallia County last December. Funeral services were at Hayward Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. burial in Pine Street Cemetery. Rev. W. W. Duff officiated. Nephew Dr. Stanley VanVieck of Huntington arrives after death. brother Dr. John D. VanVieck of Los Angeles also survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County
Vinestreet
Gallipolis
Samuel VanVieck
Athens State Hospital
Hayward Funeral Home
Pine Street
W. W. Duff
Stanley VanVieck
Huntington
W. Va
John D. VanVieck
Los Angeles
Cal
One Stop Lubritorium Planned at Second Avenue Corner
Gallipolis March 28 A one stop service station and lubritorium is nearing opening at the corner of Second Avenue and Sycamore Station under the direction of F H Drummond. The former C C Dale station was reopened weeks ago. A double pit lubritorium and a rebuilt garage will provide all night service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Second Avenue
Sycamore Station
F. H. Drummond
C. C. Dale
Attorney Hollis Johnston Named Administrator in Gallipolis
Hollis Johnston was appointed administrator of the Curtis Johnston estate by Judge J B. Clark. A surety of 1600 dollars was furnished. The will of James P. Carter, who died last week, was admitted and probation sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Hollis Johnston
Curtis Johnston
J. 8. Clark
James P. Carter
Mr and Mrs Stanley Roush Visit Gallipolis Event
Personal note records Mr and Mrs Stanley Roush of Columbus spending Saturday and Sunday in Gallipolis during a local visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Roush
Columbus
Gallipolis
Jigsaw Puzzles Become Cure At St Elizabeths Hospital
Washington March 28 U R Patients at St Elizabeths Hospital a government facility for the mentally afflicted are fond of jigsaw puzzles. The hospital today asked the public to donate discarded puzzles the harder the better. The workers say the men simply love them.
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Washington
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Moves in Community
Bashan Mary Smith spent the week end with Murl Trussell. Mr and Mrs H V Tucker attended the basketball game in Columbus Friday. A number from here saw Cyclone Sally at Chester Friday. George McCullough plans indefinite time with his parents Dr McCullough and wife. Arthur Orr and daughter Marilyn Rose visited E M Theiss and family at Dorcas Sunday. Albert Pearson buys Fred Bird farm sugar Run and moves April 1. Storms last week damaged local telephone lines. Mrs Raymond Oliver, ill, is improved.
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Mary Smith
Murl Trussell
H. V. Tucker
Columbus
Cyclone Sally
Chester
W. H. Wolfe
C. L. Orr
B. E. Orr
George McCullough
Dr. McCullough
Arthur Orr
Marilyn Rose
E. M. Theiss
Dorcas
Anna Singers
A. H. Bailey
Roland Torrence
Henry Beaver
R. G. Oliver
A. K. Oliver
Dwight Oliver
Wendell
A. B. Jones
George McC
Albert Pearson
Fred Bird
von Sugar Run
Mr. Pearson
Raymond Oliver
Landslide Buries About 120 in Peruvian Village
In Trujillo Peru during heavy rains a landslide swept through the village of Tantaday Trujillo Province burying about 120 people believed entombed as houses collapsed yesterday.
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Trujillo
Peru
Tandaday
Children Build and Fly Tiny Plane at School Program
Second grade pupils at Putnam Training School presented a program showing early air travel ideas. They built a small plane from orange crates with a cheesecloth chute and gave rides to classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam Training School
Gram
Fou
Rufus
Simon the Te Lee
Richard Gorby
Barry Billy Maxwell
Mabel Bean
Marjory McKee
Larason
Donna Ayers
Wiley
Sheila Summerspeliis
Jimmie Wakefield
Bean
Wright Airplane
Jon John Welch
Jean Slagle
Wakefield
Jimmie Wakefie
Barnette
Dorothy Ramsey
Carsey
Kyle McAfee
Mar Kee
Barbara Baughma Weiss
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William
Spires
Warren
Puppet Makers
Tomeroy Briefs
Tizewns
Middleport, Ohio
F. Rathburn
J. B. Downing
W. E. Russell
Elizabeth
Meigs County
Buffalo
N. Y
Don George
North Java
Drew
Charlie Strack
Spring Valley
Joe Makewicz
Utica
Matros Kirilenko
Ruseia
LaFollettes
White House
United States
Roosevelt
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Phillip LaFollette
Russia
Moscow
Gallia
Bashan
Dr. Pierce
Dora Beachout
Lansing
Olio
Ufus Putnam
Speesembly
Fine Conditi
Baraf
Atheny
Furnitur
W. Washington
Dial
Jack Davis
Athens
Nelsonville
Western Union
Boston
Cleveland
Brownstein Adv
MGR
Nesonville
Jack Day
Stoville
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