Fish and Game Association Seeks Wider Meigs County Participation
The Fish and Game Association plans to broaden its base with Dor Schaefer proposing relief-labor work funded by the Conservation Department to rebuild Shade River dams and create pools to deter fish movement to the Ohio River. Tickets for the annual meeting at the Pomeroy Gun Club on the Pomeroy Athens Road indicate higher attendance and a goal of 400 members.
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Shade River
Ohio River
Dor Schaefer
Conservation Department
Faris
Fish and Game Association
Pomeroy Gun Club
Pomeroy-Athens Road
Meigs County
Pomeroy Bend
Sixth Year of School Ends With Perfect Record for Circle
Eleanor Louise Circle finishes six years with no absences or tardies and a full set of A grades. Daughter of Mr and Mrs John Circle, she has led her class in scholastic scoring yearly and aims to complete the remainder with the same excellence.
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Racine
Eleanor Louise Circle
John Circle
Miss Circle
Decoration Day Program Led by Music Instructor
Buchtel School music instructor Alfield Johnson will lead the Decoration Day program. The event adds a musical feature to the usual children’s march to local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
Alfield Johnson
Buchtel School
Loyal Workers Meet in Racine and Local Hospital News
Monthly Loyal Workers gathering is set for Monday at the Methodist Church annex. Larry Spencer, 12, son of Charles and ____ Spencer, was taken to Holzer Hospital with appendicitis Sunday. Eastern Star Lodge inspection ceremonies are scheduled for Wednesday at the lodge hall. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Fadley and family visited Oren Pullins in Point Pleasant Sunday. Paul Curtis, previously hospitalized at Holzer for diabetes, returned home Saturday with improved condition. Richard Curtis left Monday for Akron to visit his aunt Mrs. Howard Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. John Circle and daughter Eleanor Louise and Mrs. Garret Circle were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan Circle at Carmel. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Watson and daughter from Cleveland visited Thursday and Friday with Mrs. Watson’s mother, Alice Watson.
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Larry Spencer
Charles Spencer
Holzer Hospital
Eastern Star Lodge
Fadley
Oren Pullins
Point Pleasant
Paul Curtis
Richard Curtis
Akron
Howard Montgomery
John Circle
Eleanor Louise
Garret
Sullivan
Carmel
Willie Watson
Cleveland
Mr. Watson
Alice Watson
River tow boat operations and repairs on the Ohio Kanawha line
Fragmentary report notes ferries and towboats on the Ohio and Kanawha lines, repairs to barges and boilers, and new pairs built in Howard and Huntington with pilots and inspectors involved. Names and places appear in garbled form.
No Wheat Famine Seen in This Country
Gallia county agricultural agent R R Starbuck says crop reports predicting a wheat famine are not supported by facts after reviewing April 1 estimates. He notes normal U S wheat needs total about 625 million bushels and that a harvest near 625 million, with current carryover of 125 to 18 million, should meet domestic demand and leave a sufficient exportable surplus.
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Gallipolis
AAA
R. R. Starbuck
Federal
Department of Agriculture
United States
Northwest
Eleanorville Named For Mrs Roosevelt At Red House Village
Gallipolis reports the model village at Red House West Virginia 26 miles south being named Eleanorville in honor of Mrs Eleonor Roosevelt First Lady. The President's wife toured the site during construction and praised directors for efficiency. The project started with 153 cinder block houses on a 2000 acre tract and added 50 more lots due to high interest. Relief families are moving into the completed homes as two gas wells provide fuel. Timber grown on site supports a wood working industry for settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Eleanor Roosevelt
Red House
W. Va
Here
Eleanorville
West Virginia
Putnam County
Mrs Thomas Jones Stricken at Patriot
Mrs. Thomas Jones aged 60 died at Patriot from a heart trouble Sunday noon after dinner and a brief rest. Survived by husband, two sisters, two brothers, and grandson Arnold Jones of Columbus. She was active in the Grange and Perry Township Methodist Church. Funeral at 2 o clock Tuesday at Patriot Methodist Church with Rev. W. H. Kisor officiating, burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas Jones
Patrot
Arnold Jones
Columbus
Frank Irion
Floyd Irion
Etta Watts
George Rader
Jones
Gallia County
Grange
Perry Township
Patriot Methodist Church
W. H. Kisor
Mound Hill Cemetery
Take Teachers Exams in Gallipolis
In Gallia County the teacher examination conducted Saturday drew 207 participants under supervision of county superintendent H B Bradbury. The test determined qualifications for Gallia schools, with eight teachers chosen in the Guyan District and John Lusher named high school principal at Crown City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
H. Bion Bradbury
Gallia County
Guyan
Brade
Leslie and
Catherine Gothard
Emma Moore
Orin Eckhart
John Lusher
Crown City
No Hog Pens Within Gallipolis City Limits
Gallipolis Health Board adopts a resolution requiring removal of hog pens from the city. Board members say raising swine inside the city reduces property values and is insanitary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Social Personal Mention
Gallipolis Mrs George Swingle Union Furnace visited with sister Mrs Margaret McCormick and relatives at Rio Grand with Mr and Mrs Orville Davis Also at the McCormick home were Mr and Mrs A R Fox Columbus and Miss Loma Mullineaux Delaware Former Gallipolin resident William H Bardin named mayor of Point Pleasant West Virginia election May 12 Misses Arlie Mary and Millie Watts and Mrs Viola Plymale visited Sulphur Lake Ross County Ohio The spirit of the consciousness or the principle of God is the source of all supply and will satisfy every desire I have the keys to the pleasures of the earth I have all the money I need Father Divine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Swingle
Union Furnace
Margaret McCormick
Orville Davis
Rio Grand
McCormick
A. R. Fox
Columbus
Loma Mullineaux
Delaware
Gallipolin
William H. Bardin
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Arlie
Mary
Millie Watts
Viola Plymale
Sulphur Lake
Ross County
Ohio
God
Father Divine
Gallia Court Docket Sees Guardian Named in Saunders Suit
In a property suit Clyde Saunders v Clarence Saunders Judge White appoints Hollis C Johns ton guardian of minor Edward Earl Beatrice Helen and Seibert Harrison. A divorce decree given Waugh Roush from Erdice Denny Roush for wilful absence with custody of two children. Lawless divorce suit by Hazel Lawless against James L Lawless cites threats to kill and drunkenness. restraining order bars sale of property.
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Gallipolis
Clyde Saunders
Clarence Saunders
W. R. White
Hollis C. Johnston
Edward
Earl
Beatrice
Helen
Seibert Harrison
Waugh Roush
Erdice Denny Roush
White
Hazel Lawiess
James L. Lawless
Niles Denney
Springfield
Fred Stone Named One of Ohio Universitys Handsome Men
Fred Stone of Gallipolis oldest son of Mr and Mrs Loren Stone has been chosen as one of the ten most handsome men on the Ohio University campus in Athens where he is a senior student.
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Gallipolis
Fred Stone
Loren Stone
Ohio University
Athens
Long Missing Meigs Countian Found on Pacific Coast
Ernest Allen once of Meigs County now living in Los Angeles writes seeking his birth details after disappearing in the early 1900s. Judge C E Peoples passes the inquiry to H B Smith who recalls the Allen family in Hardesty’s Atlas and history. Smith locates the exact birth information in the atlas and mails it to Allen by air.
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Pacific Coast
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ernest Allen
Los Angeles
Allen
Portland
C. E. Peoples
H. B. Smith
Smith
Hardesty
Ailen
Four Couples Secure Marriage Licenses in Probate Court
Four couples obtained marriage licenses in probate court on Saturday morning. Names include Charles McKee and Beatrice Moore, Richard Frame and Cleta Brown, Dana Houdashelt and Margaret Swanger, with officiants Rev. T. EB. Maness and Justice J. W. McCullough. A separate license was issued Thursday to Arthur H. Wise and Esta Wallace, with Squire McCullough performing the ceremony.
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Pomeroy
Fred Douglas
Athens
Martha Hartinger
Middleport
Justice J. W. McCullough
Dana Houdashelt
Minersville
Margaret Swanger
Frank Beuscher
Arthur H. Wise
Esta Walace
Bashan
Squire McCullough
Death of Mrs Mary Dawson Touches Middleport
Middleport notes show Dan Jenkins returning to Cincinnati Law School after attending his grandmother Mrs Mary Dawson's funeral. Frank Simms is seriously ill. Joe and Don Simms suffered measles. Hartingers and Russell family updates include travel for business and visits in Parkersburg Columbus Catlettsburg and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dan Jenkins
Mary Dawson
Cincinnati Law School
Frank Simms
Joe
Don
Rise in Ohio Is Costly for L. S.
News from Pomeroy notes the Ohio River floods the coffer dam of the Eureka dam project when level hits two feet, triggering a $5 000 government payment to cover pumping and resumption of work. Recent heavy rains raised the river to this stage, increasing costs for the construction firm.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Eureka
Coffer
Parents to Study Budgets in Town Hall Course
Training for parents begins Wednesday at 2 PM in Racine Town Hall. The relief program sponsors parent educational schools to aid in feeding and buying for families and help maintain budgets on limited incomes. All parents are invited and will profit from the instruction.
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Racine
Missionary group meets at Heath church for all day session
Foreign Missionary Societies from Rutland Syracuse Racine and Pomeroy hold an all day gathering at Heath Methodist Episcopal Church. Local women serve a later dinner with Mrs Irving Karr Sr in charge. In Middleport a picnic honors Jimmy Arnold on his sixth birthday hosted by Mrs James Arnold with neighborhood children present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Foreign Missionary Societies of the Churches of
Jimmy Arnold
James Arnold
Seventh Avenue
Chestnut Street
Middleport Social Highlights and Local Birth News
Middleport social notes report visits by Mr and Mrs Millford Ohlinger and family members from Columbus and Kenova W Va. A Worthwhile Class strawberry festival is planned at the Presbyterian Church. Earl White from Kansas City visits A M White. Everett Davis hosts a slumber party for Elizabeth Moore and friends. Kirwood Byers welcomed a son born Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Millford Ohlinger
Columbus
C. W. Cooper
W. T. Ohlinger
Pauline Yost
Elmer Stewart
Earl White
Kansas City
A M White
South Third Avenue
Lincoln Street
Everett Davis
Elizabeth Moore
Doris Bailey
Barbara Stout
Margaret Ingles
Patricia Sherman
Nan Fisher
Marjorie Mich
Mildred Ann Wise
Norma Jean French
Sudbury Rider Violet Clement Injured in Coliseum Rodeo
Miss Violet Clement aged 22 of Sudbury Ontario is hospitalized with internal injuries after her horse stumbled and rolled during a circus rodeo at the Coliseum. The incident occurred Monday and she remains under medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Violet Clement
Sudbury
Ontario
Equestrienne
Coliseum
President Rooseveltt Returns to White House After Sequoia Trip
President Rooseveltt returns to the White House Sunday evening shortly after 4 oclock from an overnight Potomac cruise aboard the government yacht Sequoia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rooseveltt
White House
Potomac River
Middleport High School Alumni Banquet Set
Middleport High School alumni plan their annual banquet for Thursday evening May 3 at the Pearl Street gymnasium. The event will be served by the Middleport PTA and followed by dancing. Officers include President Lyston Fults and Treasurer Miss Willetta Emish with Frank White as vice president and Mrs Irving Karr as secretary.
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Middleport High School Grads
Middleport
Middleport High School
Pearl Street
F. A. Shifler Hall
Lyston Fults
Frank White
Irving Karr
Willetta Emish
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Turndine
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Howard West
Huntington
Joan Wil
Na Coal
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Patriot
John L. Skillman
Gallia Court
Charles McKee
Nelsonville
Beatrice Moore
Syracuse
Lawrence Hartinger
Parkersburg
George Russell
Loren
Sara Dodds
Nellie Runyon
Catlettsburg
Misa Helen Beeson
Christine Grant
L. S
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Gene Sarazen
Mel Ort
New York Giants
Georgia Coleman
Bill Miller
Jim Lancaster
N.Y.A
John Skillman
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
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Getorda Coleman
Melvin Ott
N.Y
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