Toll Bridge Evasion and Whisky Arrests Lead to Jailing
West Main Street residents Harold Schwartz and Olen Van Meter were arrested after attempting to conceal a bus following a toll evasion at Pomeroy Bond Bridge. A bottle of whisky was found. both were jailed pending a hearing. Charles Davis of Middleport paid fines for intoxication and liquor possession. Mabel Cummings faced suspension of a six month sentence for contributing to a minor's intoxication. Sue Young was released after serving part of a sentence for similar charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
West Main Street
Dana Tracy
Pomeroy Bond Bridge
Walter Wolf
Harold Schwartz
Olen van Meter
Mason City
Schwartz
van Meter
Dana Roush
A. O. Tracy
Charles Davis
Middleport
Justice of Peace
E. R. Titus
Mabel Cummings
A. McCullough
Sue Young
McCullough
Weathering rains harm gardens in Middleport region
Recent rains have fallen regularly in Middleport causing damage to gardens on inclines with cabbage and tomato plants disappearing. Occasional hail further damaged early plantings in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School Holds Baccalaureate Service
Baccalaureate services for the Middleport High School graduating class were held Sunday night in the high school auditorium. Rev. F C Kreager of the Baptist Church was the speaker and delivered a sermon titled Refreshing Wells. There was no regular Sunday evening service at the Baptist Church due to the special event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
May
Middleport High School
F. C. Kreager
the Baptist Church
Visits Dr. Locke Méddié¢port Man Returns From Stay
J. O. Leonard recounts a stay in Williamsburg Ontario where Dr. M. W. Locke attracts world wide attention. The physician treats hundreds daily in the small cross roads village with rapid methods as visitors arrive by bus loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Méddié¢port
Ontario
Midipleport
May
Williamsburg
J. O. Leonard
Leonard
Willameburg
Cheshire
M. W. Locke
Crossroads Village
Weekend guests visit Powhatan family home
Mr and Mrs 8 D Dunn of Powhatan were weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Coates and family on Sycamore Street. The Home Missionary Society of Simpson M E Church will meet this evening at the church for an auction sale and potluck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
D. Dunn
Powhatan
Howard Coates
Sycamore Street
Home Missionary Society of the
Simpson M. E. Church
Local student Dan L Farmer joins Phi Mu Alpha at Ohio U
Middleport youth Dan L Farmer, son of Mr and Mrs D B Farmer of South Fifth Avenue, is a second year Ohio University student in Athens. He is initiated into the Phi Mu Alpha national honorary fraternity and is active on campus majoring in music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Dan L Farmer
Ohio University At Athens
Phi Mu Alpepu
Young Farmer
D. 8. Farmer
South Fifth Avenue
Farmer
Ohio U
Post Office Rental Used for Mortgage in McArthur
Mayme Simpson Hartenbach as administratrix of Harry J. Simpson’s estate received court approval to transfer the local post office building rental to McArthur Savings and Loan. The $1,800 annual rent will be collected by the lender until its mortgage is reduced to $5,000. Probate actions also include appointments and wills for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Pomeroy
Probate Court Journal
McArthur Savs and Loan Company
Mayme Simpson Hartenbach
Harry J. Simpson
Savings and Loan Company
McArthur Company
Mina
Webster
Josephine Crow
Ina Reed
Ida Wolf
Oren Jones
Henry Cleland
Helen R. Turnbull
Theodore Reed
J. A. Willock
George Parker
Donald R. Turnbull
Youth Is Missing 15 Year Old Middleport Boy Disappears
Howard Stitts Jr son of Mr and Mrs Howard Stitts of Front Street Middleport vanished Sunday morning while believed to be enroute to Sunday School. His clothing was found later raising concern he may have run away with an unknown boy. Officers think he may return home on his own. Horton Brown Meigs County Clerk attended a Columbus meeting on a bill to extend county clerk terms to four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy, May
Howard Stitts
Front Street
Middleport
Pomeroy
May
Horton Brown
Meigs
Columbus
Middleport Notes On Visits And Local Events
A long list highlights residents visiting relatives in Columbus Glouster Louisville and Cincinnati. Joan Talbott visited her ill grandmother Flora Talbott in Columbus and reported improvement. Other items note alumni banquets Derby attendance and local moves including Dixie Store relocation. Mrs T J Wilson aged 83 remains bedbound with caregiver daughter Mrs BE L Pate.
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J. G. Talbott
Joan
Columbes
F. BE. Koehler
Connie Lee
Louleville
Derby
Ricker
B. H. Rawlings
Tom Dawson
Columbus
Middleport
Dixie Store
Lindsey
North Second Avenue
Race Street
FLA Shiflet
Gold
Kathryn Clark
Joe
Jamies Clatworthy, Jr
Corning
T. J. Wilson
Racine Social Notes Mention Visits and Illness
Mr and Mrs Robert Crew hosted John Crew and family from Syracuse for a Sunday visit. Mrs Amanda Cross has been ill. Mrs Sam Clark and daughter Maxine of Hobson visited Mrs Mary Turner. Mr and Mrs W B Cross visited Kevrn Batley and family in Reedaville. Mr and Mrs Harold Weatherholt of Gallipolis visited Mrs Emma Jidden. The Methodist Church revival continues in Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Robert Crew
John Crew
Syracuse
Amanda Cross
Sam Clark
Maxine
Hobson
Mary Turner
W. B. Cross
Kevrn Batley
Reedaville
Harold Weatherholt
Gallipolis
Emma Jiiden
Time Under Mary Aiken Supervision This Week
Time this week runs under the charge of Mrs. Mary Aiken assisted by the pastor Rev. BE Hardin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Aiken
BE. C. Hardin
Volunteers Complete Addition To Racine Methodist Church
The Sunday School addition at the Racine Methodist Episcopal Church will be finished in a few days and ready for use next Sunday. It will host three Sunday School classes and includes a new kitchen to support church dinners and parties. The Happy Hustlers Class plans to use the kitchen first for a chicken dinner on Decoration Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Racine Woman Completes Quilt for Century of Progress Contest
Mrs Owen Watson of Racine finished a handmade quilt entered in a Century of Progress Exposition contest sponsored by a large mail order firm. The quilt ships by May 15 and she is the only local contestant known. Citizens have visited to view the piece after a Messenger feature. Watson reported extensive days of dawn to dark sewing to meet the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Racine
Exposition
Owen Watson
Mra Watson
Mia Watson
Mack Sauer Named Editor of Greenfield Republican
Mack Sauer editor of The Ripley Bee moves to Greenfield Ohio to lead The Greenfield Republican. Known earlier as The Messenger Watch Dog, he built a strong profile with The Athena Messenger and Ripley newsrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Sauer
Greenfield
McKinley Sauer
Athens
Ripley Bee
Ohio
Greenfield Republican
Athena Messenger
The
Messenger Watch Dog
Ripley
Greenfield Roe Publican
Sex Divide Pair
A sports brief on page continuation notes a pair of events or matchups highlighting a gendered division in competition. Details are limited in the visible text.
Spring Preamble Is Out at Junior High
The spring issue of Preamble, the Junior High School publication, features full page May Day photos from America, Norway, Germany and Mexico. Dedicated to Miss Ann Brown, art instructor, with contributions from Beth Cable, William Whaley, Ernest Gross, Don Grones and others under faculty advisor Eugene Cottle.
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America
Norway
Germany
Mexico
Ann Brown
Beth Cable
William Whaley
Ernest Gross
Don Grones
Kathleen Shannon
Phyllis Logan
Jack Fulton
Stephen Fuller
Dorothy Hartman
Bernice McVay
Warren McClure
Patty Mackinnon
Catherine Conway
Mary Elizabeth Lasher
Marjorie Malone
Clifford Corner
Gilbert Guthrie
Helen Downs
Sue Reis
Rachel Coots
Suganne Danford
Marjorie Junod
Eva Ayres
Doris Mace
Clinton Knowlton
Sue Woolley
George Rowland
Eileen King
Eugene Cottle
Two Beautiful Gardens on North Congress Street
Hazel Finsterwald profiles Mrs. Franz Woodworth and Mrs. H. R. McVay, Athens gardeners whose adjoining plots on North Congress Street blend sunlit borders, a rockery, a Persian lilac, and a log cabin built by the family. The pair garden for joy and year round bloom, inviting neighbors to enjoy nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Franz Woodworth
H. R. McVay
Congress Street
Mrs. Woodworth
Columbine
Old North Hill
William
Riley
Kate Greenaway
North Hill
Abraham Lincoln
A H S Mystery Play Sets May 24 Debut
Senior High School will present its first mystery play titled Murder On The Second Floor. Cast members include Ferol Betz as Hugh Bromilow and Helen Jones as Sylvia Armitage with Allan Spaulding Lois McCoy Gil bert Shannon and others. Each actor will play dual roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Nellis
Ferol Betz
Hugh Bromilow
Helen Jones
Sylvia Armitage
Allan Spaulding
Lois McCoy
Izaak Walton League To Hold Weiner Roast
The Izaak Walton League will host a meeting and weiner roast at Waterroo farm Tuesday evening with welcome attendees. Coffee and food will be provided by Waltonians and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Walton League
Waterroo Farm
Waltonians
Elaborate Hamlet Costumes Highlight Campus Rehearsals
Extensive rehearsals for the upcoming Hamlet on the campus stage proceed under Prof. W H Cooper directing. The production features Dr. Victor Whitehouse as Hamlet, Delia Dorsey as the Queen of Denmark, and Geneva Coleman as Ophelia with Shakespearian era settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Cooper
Victor Whitehouse
Department of
Hamiet
Delia Dorsey
Athens
Denmark
Geneva Coleman
Portamouth
Ophelia
Holzer Hospital Notes Gallia County Injury and Births
Homer Carnahan six of Pomeroy is recovering at Holzer Hospital after a Saturday evening automobile collision left him with a broken arm a fractured leg and deep head injuries though no fractured skull. A daughter Bonita Ann was born to Joan and Mr. Bane of Gallipolis R D 4 Sunday morning. Mrs. R B Hineman of Crown City admitted for observation and Mrs Mary Betts of Gallipolis R D for an operation Saturday. Dismissals included Frank Harris Ambrosia W Va and Mary Margare Richards Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Homer Carnahan
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Bonita Ann
Joan Bane
R. D
R. B. Hineman
Crown City
Mary Betts
Frank Harris
Ambrosia
W. Va
Mary Margare Richards
Galuipous
Gallia County honors 41st Jr O U A M anniversary
Gallia County and adjoining counties sent 325 members to the 41st anniversary celebration of Gallipolis Council No. 269 Jr O U A M. Principal speaker Charlies H Kernan of the National Orphans Home at Tiffin spoke with Mrs Kernan Wanda Davison and Myrtle Burns in attendance. Local speakers included Rev H H Wilbur Mayor A J Stormont A C Safford and S J Willis. Music came from Belpre and a near Gallipolis novelty quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Point Pleasant
Parkersburg
Little Hocking
Kiger
Yellowtown
Chambersburg
Lawrence
Jackson
Meigs
Charlies H. Kernan
Jr. O. U. A. M. National Orphans' Home
Tiffin
Kernan
Wanda Davidson
Kentucky
Myrtle Burns
Tennessee
H. H. Wilbur
A. J. Stormont
A. C. Safford
S. J. Willis
Spencer Boys
Belpre
Claude Wall
Austin Johnson
Alden Johnson
H. E. Houck
W. T. Wells
Silas Gilbert
Charles Small
Local Social Roundup and Travel
Mr and Mrs Charles Kernan hosted dinner guests in Tiffin. Garrett Layne traveled to Pittsburgh on business. A Bellwether vocal recital at Ohio University in Athens drew many locals including the Bush and Condee families. Norma Berridge visited home folk amid music study in Columbus. Charles Atkinson, Steamer Otto Marmet engineer, spent Sunday with friends. Floyd Stormont attended the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. Isabel Dye, local teacher, returned from Athens after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kernan
Tiffin Jr. O. U. A. M
H. E. Houck
Garrett Layne
Pittsburgh
Gilbert Bush
Lloyd Bush
George Bush, Jr
Virgil Martin
A. K. Merriman
Noah Condee
Luella Frances Condee
Gallipolis Union Mission Holds First Night Service
First of the regularly nightly services was held Saturday night with J. M. Ripley in charge. The mission will not be fully open for several days due to repairs on upper Second Avenue. Local residents donated furnishings and four local church denominations back the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Union Mission
J. M. Ripley
Upper Second Avenue
Reappraisal ordered in Switzer estate suit at Gallipolis
In Gallipolis on May 8, reappraisal was ordered in the suit of R. M. Switzer as executor of John Trichler deceased against Elias Fellabaum. Addison Township property twice advertised drew no bidders. Co. W. Jones filed suit against John A. Lee and Iva M. Lee for 600 dollars and foreclosing on 50 acres in Addison Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. M. Switzer
John Trichler
Elias Fellabaum
Addison Township
Co. W. Jones
John A. Lee
Iva M. Lee
Quiet weekend in Gallipolis sees no arrests
May 8 Gallia County reported no arrests for intoxication by city or county officials Saturday or Sunday. The weekend was among the quietest in weeks. Gallia County Jail houses eight men, most held for failure to furnish bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Fire at fire chief's home caused minor damage
A kitchen fire at the residence of Fire Chief Walter N. Wise at 828 Second Avenue Saturday at 4 p m was extinguished before volunteer firefighters arrived. Damage described as slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Walter N. Wise
Second Avenue
R Faddis incident linked to canal steamer and mines
In Gallipolis May dis a report notes injury to a man from the Carbon company after a cake of ice fell at a plant area near a mine. The Steamer Julius Up from Louisville for mines carried 17 empty loaded for return to Lal boat Reliance. The McBride Line and other vessels are mentioned with repairs and towing contracts near Belle and Huntington with coal and cement movements.
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Gallipolis
Maydis
Pittsburgh
States Marine
Julius
Louisville
Lal
Reliance
Huntington
Martha
Tracting Company
Montgomery
McBride Line
Hueston
At Belle
W. Va
Ponts
Creighton
Fight Brings Two Arrested in East Gallipolis
East Gallipolis police and deputies arrested Robert Henry of Heights and Elmer Hatfield following a Saturday disorder incident. Patrolman and Deputy Sheriff reported the attack and issued warrants for battery and disorderly conduct. The suspects were held Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
May Leach
Wade
Sherif
East
Robert Henry
Heights
Patrolmaer
Chester Lnape
Elmer Hatfield
Fragmentary road event near Ki ng Point described
Jagged OCR text notes a Friday night road incident near Ki ng Point with a roadside element and unsettled fields. No clear persons or agencies identified.
Toledo Rescue Efforts Seek Missing Person at Maumee Bay
A rescue party searched Maumee Bay near McCrary's Point on the Ottawa River after a person was last seen Fridayalong the shoreline. Officials coordinated efforts to locate the missing individual.
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Toledo
Maumee Bay
McCrary
Ottawa River
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