Senate Senate Near Showdown on Convoy Question
The convoy issue heats as Senator Pepper urges aid to Britain regardless of supplier, while Knox hints convoys may not be the final answer. A Senate test looms after the Commerce Committee approves the requisitioning bill, with Tobey planning an amendment to bar navy ships from convoy duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
United States
Britain
Knox
Canada
Australia
Africa
Senate Commerce Committee
Tobey
N. H
Roosevelt
White House
Capitol Hill
Taft
Ohio
Willkie
Stimson
Noted Bird Dog Trainer Harry L. Brown Dies
Albany obituary reports the death of 67 year old Harry L. Brown a famed trainer of bird dogs after a long illness He lived in Albany and is survived by a wife and sister and a brother Dr J N Brown Funeral services will be held at Albany Baptist Church with interment at Hebbardsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Harry L. Brown
Aly Baptist Church
Hebbardsville
Mr. Brown
Edwin A. Brown
J . Harry W. McKinstry
Ath
J. N. Brown
John A Loucks Dies by Self-Inflicted Dynamite Blast
Sandusky report states 80 year old John A. Loucks ended his life by lying on an ignited stick of dynamite. Coroner C W Koehler notes the act appeared linked to grief over his wife’s death and his despondency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
John A. Loucks
C. W. Koehler
Loucks
Tiffin School Takeover Sought for Orphanage
National officers of the Junior Order United American Mechanics urge the Tiffin board of education to assume schooling for 400 children at the order's orphanage. Local officials weigh the proposal amid debates over control and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin Board of Education
United American Mechanics
Memorial Day Plans by DAV for Parkersburg program
Meigs County DAV Chapter No 53 outlines Memorial Day observances including a radio memorial broadcast on Sunday June 1 over Station WPAR Parkersburg. A graves inspection committee will ready plots by May 30 and all DAV members join with American Legion and others in services. The program, 4 30 to 5 00 p m, features Frank Will Dayton Strickland Charles Walburn Herman Mees Charles Ricketts with quartette solos Gerald Hoffner piano Roger Morgan taps and speaker R M Chesfieldine a Rainbow Division veteran. Benjamin F Turner chairs the event.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
D.A.V
American Legion
WPAR
Parkersburg
D.A.W
Frank Will
Dayton Strickland
Charles Walburn
Herman Mees
Charles Ricketts
Gerald Hoffner
Roger Morgan
R. M. Cheseldine
Rainbow Division
Meigs County
Benjamin F. Turner
Memorial Service Radio
Aged Resident Loren Petty Dies at Reedsville Home
Funeral services for Loren Petty 79 were held at his late home with Rev. E L. Miller in charge after he died Saturday following long illness. He moved to Ohio from West Virginia in 1923 and is survived by three daughters, one son, twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren, with burial in Reedsville Cemetery.
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Reedsville
Loren Petty
E. L. Miller
Ervin Petty
Belleselville
W. Va
Reedsville Cemetery
Conservation Meetings Announced Across County
A county home conservation meeting list shows dates in May for 13 communities including Bedford Haytown Chester Columbia Township Lebanon and others. A county committeeman will present slides on topics if electricity is available, with Mrs Roberta M Lee attending several meetings. All gatherings start at 7 30 PM.
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Pomeroy
AAA
Bedford
Grange Hall
Haytown
Chester
Chester High School
Columbia Township
Laurel Grange Hall
Lebanon Township
Stiversville
Letart Township
Letart
Olive Township
Olive Grange Hall
Orange Township
Tuppers Plains
Pomeroy Brief Personals
Local Federated Church members plan regular Wednesday meeting and women from Bethany Church host a party for Miss Bertha Miller. Residents visit relatives in Columbus and Hamilton while others attend upcoming Youth Rally and Meigs County Public Health budget session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Circle
Federated Church
Queen Esther
Bethany Church
Alex Fisher
Sugar Run
Bertha Miller
Lyle Hysell
Edward Wells
Ravenna
Wheeling
Original Women’s Guild
The
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Wayne Swisher
Columbus
Mr. Swisher
Marcia Hysell
Hamilton
Athens Presbytery
Nelsonville
Central
Parent-Teacher Association
Phil Williamson
Robert Gardner
Mary Williamson
Bobby Phil
Boy Scout
Henry Wells
Chester Township
William Wells
Meigs County
Pomeroy City Hall
Ruby Carman
Huntington
Myrtle Carmen
Robert Lear
Findlay
Bert Webster
E. Main St
Charles Welch
James Hazelton
Wright St
James Hazelton, Jr
Charlotte Murray
Parkersburg
W. Va
Otho Murray
Mulberry Ave
Don Morgan
Oake Hill
Harry Sayre
Ravenswood
Robert Joseph
Massar Radford
Charles Radford
Oscar Fogle
Cincinnati
Patricia Lynn
Fogle
Mary Ella Kuntz
H. H. Kuntz
Harry Miller
Donald Rank
Margaret Feister
Zanesville
Glen Pryor
Robert Brundrett
Francise Kincade
Louise Murdoch
Maxine Keith
Frank Reed
Athens
Vaughn Crites
Lincoln Hill
Social and family notes from Middleport area events
Middleport residents share visits with relatives in Columbus Parkersburg and Cleveland. Ohio State student Franklin Edwards earns straight A’s and honors. Mrs Hutchinson celebrated at a large family gathering with Parkersburg and Cleveland relatives. Attendees traveled from Langsville Syracuse Wilkesville Columbus and Pomeroy. News of deaths draws relatives to Columbus and Detroit.
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Middleport
Virgil Edwards
Franklin
Beatrice Ann
Columbus
Donnally
Corning
Herbert
Gallipolis
Edwin Coates
Pomeroy
Phil Edwards
Edwards
Have Reunion Marks Mother’s Day for Major Gregory Family
Daughters and son of Mrs Nancy Major Gregory of Alice observe Mother’s Day as a family reunion with relatives gathering at a local home to celebrate. The event highlights extended family ties and shared memories in a warm, informal gathering.
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Laura Hutchinson
A. W. McKay
R. A. Miller
Parkersburg
McKay
Miller
Agnes Wells
David Miller
Cleveland
Hutchinson
R. E. McKay
Portland
Laura McKay
Nancy Major Gregory
Alice
Women in a Changing World theme at Heath Methodist Church
The Woman's Society Christian Service presented a pageant at the Heath Methodist Church with themes honoring Susannah Wesley to Florence Nightingale and other notable women. The event included hymns, a devotional, and plans for future meetings and church projects.
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Middleport
Woman's Society Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
John Will
O. P. Klein
C. M. Hennesy
Susannah Wesley
Roy Lansbury
Mary Lyon
M. W. Essex
Florence Nightingale
Robert Coats
Clara Barton
Frieda Faehnle
Frances Willard
Mary Cook
Susan B. Anthony
M. L. French
Helen Keller
O. B. Stout
Madame Chaing Kai-shek
Leo Kennedy
Athens Band To Play for MHS Dance
Jimmy Johnson and his 10 piece Athens band provide music for the MHS alumni dance after the annual banquet at the high school on Thursday evening May 29. The public affair runs 9 to 1 with tickets available from the committee for 1 dollar and alumni may bring a guest for another dollar.
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Middleport
Jimmy Johnson
Athens
MHS
Lucille Dutton
Pearl Reynolds
David Jenkins
Robert Darst
Elizabeth Joachim
Selah Sidenstricker
Frances Roush
Dorothy Sauer
Kathryn Jean Lama
Frank White
Harold Hubbard
John Lambert
Miss Dutton
A. R. Hecox
George Schaaf
Willis Aleshire
Frances Pullin
Gordon Harris
Church Social Receives Guests and Tea Service
Mrs Mont Werner Miller Hayes Harris and Hoffner attended a church social where refreshments were served in the dining room. Spring flowers and white tapers adorned tables while Mrs C M Hennesy social chairman and Miss Vesta McCoy presided serving tea coffee and upside down cake.
Meigs Man Fined by Justice in Car License Case
POMEROY Dana Covert was fined $50 and costs by Justice Frank Stowe after Constable Ronald Grindley arrested him for illegally operating a motor vehicle using a dealer’s license plates. Joe Napper jailed for failure to pay an old fine. Robert Leifheit fined $5 for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate his car. Other mayor’s court actions include Charles Hannum and Harry Laudermilk with $20 fines each.
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Pomeroy
Dana Covert
Ronald Grindley
Frank Stowe
Joe Napper
Grindley
Robert Leifheit
Burlingham
Charles Hannum
Harry Laudermilk
Markins Home Hosts Harrisonville Visitors
Spending Sunday with Mr and Mrs Obert Markins of Harrisonville were Mr and Mrs David Hinds and family Mr and Mrs Robert Hinds and family of Stovertown Mr and Mrs Lloyd Moore and family Mr and Mrs Floyd Mousenberry of Zanesville Mr and Mrs S Markins Miss Emma McLain of Rutland R D Afternoon callers were Mr and Mrs Eldon Markins and daughter Arlene and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Markins and son Keith
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Obert Markins
David Hinds
Robert Hinds
Stovertown
Lloyd Moore
Floyd Mousenberry
Zanesville
S. Markins
Emma McLain
Rutland
R. D
Eldon Markins
Arlene
Kenneth Markins
Keith
Hoover Divorce Filed by Arthur Hoover Against Katherine Hoover
Arthur Hoover files suit for divorce from Katherine E. Hoover. The couple married May 16 1928 in Lafayette Indiana and have three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Arthur Hoover
Katherine E. Hoover
Mrs. Hoover
Lafayette
Ind
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Athens Messenger
SSS
ASC Co
Hess’ Fh
Dena Shelby Diehl
Danville, Ky
Golden Rule Foundation
New York City
DAV
Clayton Vance
Racine
Lucy Hardman
Ralph C. Zandel
Route
Colonial
Colonial Plan Farm Loan
Athens, Ohio
Middleport Social Notes
Gregory
Virgie Major
John Davis
Hurley Nelson
John
Langsville
Ernest Nelson
Syracuse
Ernest Major
Wilkesville
F. C. Enright
Martha
Mark Enright
Russell Spohn
Marjorie
Harry Enright
Harriet Lou
Detroit
Ralph Anderson
Howard Harding
Ryger
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Katharine Anderson
J. A. Willock
E. C
Will Willock
W. W. Leonard
Iva Montgomery
Leonard
Noel Hysell
Marion Allensworth
Chappelle Talbott
Hysell
Woman’s Church Society
W.S.C.S
H. A. Rothrock
Vesta McCoy
David Entsminger
Phillips
Gus Hoffman
Gallia
Roy Barnes
E. R. Tompkins
John Kincaid
Gladwin
MHS Dance
Meigs Man
Justice
Markins
Ensenada
Bill Barr
Northwestern
Phi Gamma Delta
Wane Mu Show
Lynx Honorary Fraternity
Luckoff
the Gas Company
Deave
Wea Parva Pa Ptr
Poe
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