Contract for Addison Cheshire Route 7 Improvement Awarded
The Ohio State Highway Department awarded the contract on May 14 to Frownie Bros. of Portsmouth for the Addison Cheshire Route 7 improvement in Gallia County. The project includes grading drainage a steel I beam bridge 58 foot center span two 46 foot end spans and 24 foot roadway over Keger Creek and 5.06 miles of 20 foot concrete pave ment at a cost of 127329 02 with completion by Oct 15 1932. Sixty percent of labor will be hired through the Gallia County Unemployment Relief Committee at 35 cents per hour.
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State Highway Department
Gallia County Unemployment Relief Committee
Highway Department
Has Prosperity Been Source of Grief
Racine reports W. G. Sibley of Gallipolis and former resident writes in the Chicago Journal of Commerce about the shift from simple pleasures of the old village store to modern expensive entertainments. He notes Ellis R. Hurd of Hinsdale cites a decline in communal joy as profit driven inventions create synthetic happiness requiring continual cash outlays for both adults and children.
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Mr. Hurd
Racine
W. G. Sibley
Gallipolis
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Ellis R. Hurd
Ninsdale
Hurd
Klax-Ko touted as relief for gall bladder trouble
An old classified style ad promotes Klax-Ko as a remedy for constipation and gall bladder issues. It claims rapid relief and a 30 day money back guarantee, urging readers to buy at Quick's Cut Rate or from their usual druggist.
Government Flour Unloaded Monday
The Red Cross flour car received in Pomeroy for distribution to the unemployed was unloaded Monday and stored ready for distribution. The Racine car will probably be unloaded Wednesday with distribution dates to be announced later. In MIddleport 1,200 sacks were given to 297 needy families over two weeks, and the same schedule is expected in Pomeroy and Racine.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
Racine
Middleport
McKay Opens Sandwich Inn Filling Station Near Middleport
Bob McKay has opened a filling station formerly run by Lawrence Hartinger a mile and a half below Middleport. The Sandwich Inn will include a restaurant and an ice cream parlor.
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Middleport
Bob McKay
Lawrence Hartinger
Black Jack Owner Denies Slugging Middleport Assault
Sheriff A O Tracy reports investigations into the attack on Otho Tracy in the LaSalle Hotel room in Middleport. William Stansbury admitted owning the weapon but denied wielding it, and was released for further inquiry by county authorities.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
A. 0
Tracy
Otho Tracy
LaSalle Hotel
William Stansbury
Stansbury
Rutland Pioneer Block From Higley Homestead Wood
A Rutland collector preserves a block of wood cut in 1892 from a large woot tonwood tree that fell in August that year before Milo Higiley’s home in Rutland Township. The tree, nearly a century old at destruction, stood in front of the Higley settlement founded in 1798. An attached note reflects on tales of love and hope told beneath its branches.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Hogue
Times Change Meigs County Officials’ 1850 Expenses
Meigs County records show receipts for the year ending June 1, 1850 totaling $3,616.45 and expenditures of $5,363.95 with a $252.50 balance. Commissioners earned $36 each, the prosecuting attorney $140, and others including the clerk, sheriff, and treasurer received combined $238.67. 1850 census lists Sheffield 293, Middleport 276, Coalport 549, Pomeroy 1,748, total 3,166.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Samuel Halliday
Sheffield
Middleport
Coalport
Pomeroy High School Holds Baccalaureate Service
Baccalaureate services for 56 Pomeroy High School graduates were held Sunday night. Rev. A. R. Stark presided, Rev. Theophil Mehl delivered the sermon on Truth, and Rev. H. L. Henthorne gave the invocation. The Federated Church choir led the processional and offered three anthems.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
A. R. Stark
Theophil Mehl
Mehl
Federated Church Choir
H. L Henthorne
Stark
Strawberry Festival Committee Named for Middleport Event
Middleport May 16 The straw berry festival at the Presbyterian Church is to be run by a joint committee from the Whatsoever Class Mrs J S Downing and others Mrs W G Huddleston Mrs Foster rever Mrs O H Stewart and Mrs N Humphrey from the Whatsoever Class and Mrs Oscar Sanborn Mrs Stella Palmer and Miss Ruth Humphrey from the Poindexter Class with C F Besserer J A Bevre and Mayor J E Harley serving from the Men's class.
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Middleport
Presbyterian Church
Poindexter
J. 8. Downing
W. G. Huddleston
Tes
Frank Vrooman
Foster Rever
O. H. Stewart
N. Humphrey
Oscar Sanborn
Stella Palmer
Ruth Humphrey
C. F. Besserer
J. A. Beverre
J. E. Harley
D A R Meeting Highlights Pioneers of Meigs County
The Daughters of the American Revolution met at A R Clifton's home with Mrs R W Finsterwald delivering the president general's message. A paper titled Pioneer of Meigs County was read by Mrs Wright McCroba. Delegates Ethel Smith and Marcella Compton reported on the National Congress in Washington DC.
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Pomeroy
Daughters of the American Volution
A. R. Clifton
R. W. Finsterwald
Meigs County
Wright MccCroba
Ethel Smith
Marcella Compton
National Congress of the
Washington, D. C
Kentucky woman held on Meigs County board bill charges
Pomeroy Ohio May 16 Mrs C T Kasee reportedly from Kentucky was jailed in Meigs County on board bill nonpayment charges after Deputy Walter Wolfe arrested her. She is to appear before Mayor C J Hess. Charles Skeets Hyser of Millport was jailed on intoxication charges and will get a hearing in a few days.
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Pomeroy
C. T. Kasee
Kentucky
Meigs County
Walter Wolfe
C. J. Hess
Charles Skeets Hyser
Middleport
Man Taken to Insane Hospital After Probate Court Finding
William Sanders of Middleport was adjudged insane in Probate Court and taken to Athens State Hospital for Insane on Saturday.
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Pomeroy
William Sanders
Middleport
Athens State Hospital
Two Lads in Jail After Liquor Spree
Two 11 year old Middleport boys are jailed in Meigs County after a Saturday liquor spree. Found intoxicated near Indian Refining Company tanks below Pythian Park, they could not walk or talk. They confessed to stealing liquor from a relative and face juvenile court action.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Meigs County
Indian Refining Company
Pythian Park
Tracy
William Robson
Harvey French
Kenneth Cousing Birthday Party At Pomeroy Home
Mr and Mrs George Cousing hosted a Friday gathering in Pomeroy for their son Kenneth with 35 guests. The afternoon featured games and end with refreshments served to all attendees.
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Pomeroy
George Cousing
Kenneth
Rainy week hints at Mason City street fair
A rainy spell is forecast as Mason City hosts a street fair. In Rutland Village the vote recount for clerk of the court set for next Friday May 20 will determine if John Spires and Harvey French won the Republican nomination. Mrs Linnie Hood of Toledo visits Julius Eppie and family in Pomeroy. Helen Jean is welcomed as the new daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayman Simmons in Pomeroy. Henry Tubbs and family reside in Athens.
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Rutland Village
Board of Elections
John Spires
Harvey French
Linnie Hood
Toledo
Julius Eppie
Pomeroy
Helen Jean
Wayman Simmons
Henry Tubbs
Athens
Pomeroy Residents Return from Columbus Delegations
Meigs County activities include Ohio Council of Republican women delegates returning home from Columbus. A June meeting will be held at Mrs. Henry Warren's Reedville residence. Attendees include A R and Koester pair, Norman Ben ham, Miss Alice Paynter, Barbara Davis, Harold Bevin, and others visiting local friends.
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Stephen Maz
Pomeroy
A. Russell
Henes Warren
Reedsville
Columbus
Ohio Council of Republican Women
Meigs County
A. R
Henry Warren
Reedaville
W. S. Koester
Meigs County Fairgrounds
Fred Bollinger
Cincinnati
Peter Gars
Clyde Bryant
Rutland
Colorado
Bryant
Mineral Odd Fellows Lease Summer Camp Near Tuppers Plains
Mineral Lodge No. 242 Odd Fellows announces lease of a summer camp on East Shade River near Tuppers Plains known as Owl Hollow. Mrs. R. A. Stewart allows use for one year with hunting and fishing privileges, the site featuring a seven room dwelling, riverbank location, and basic furnishings.
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Pomeroy
Mineral Lodge No. 242
Odd Fellows
East Shade River
Tuppers Plains
Owl Hollow
R. A. Stewart
Fraternity Camp Opens With Summer Plans Near Pomeroy
The lodge announces a cleaned camp site with road markers on State Highway No. T for members and families. Funded by the Shep ons Club the camp will host entertainments to support maintenance. Members plan to stay on site during summer, commuting to Pomeroy by day and returning at night.
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Shepons Club
Regar Fraternal Organisation
Pomeroy
Anew Her Onions Will She Be a Gold Digger
A 1915 Pomeroy scene describes a family car stop with a grandfather, mother, father, and a five year old daughter. The child clings to her grandfather and smiles as she declines to join her mother’s side, saying, Grandfather has money.
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Pomeroy
Littl
Meigs County Man Returns From Florida Visit
Lenoy Cowan of Meigs County returns from South Bay Florida where a bean crop failed to cover harvesting costs. He sold beans in Knoxville at factory prices and visited his brother in law Judge C E Peoples in Pomeroy and a son in Shade Ohio. Cowan recalls the 1927 storm when their shack was blown away by the roaring wind.
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Pomeroy
Lenoy Cowan
South Bay
Florida
Meigs County
Knoxville
Tennessee
Ratia
C. EB. Peoples
Shade
Ohio
Hare
Riverside Flood Survivor Tale of Twin Brothers Rescue
Two brothers clung to a swaying tree as tidal floodwaters from the lake surged seven feet high across the area. They endured the night from evening until rescue at dawn, nearly giving up before being saved.
Midpoleport Residents Return From Visits Across County
Mr and Mrs Leo Brenon and Ione Bill Bob and John and Mias Helen Beenon returned Sunday to Columbue Dr PD Middleton wife and children who were here with Mrs Middleton's mother Mrs Jennie Middleton Cole Street returned Sunday night to Dayton Mrs Hysell left for Cleveland then Ticson Arte to visit kin She will stay indefinitely Misa Alice Willard of Portamouth visiting Mrs J C Miller Grant Street Ruth Mosaman now home on Pearl Street Miss Maxine Smith in Kanawha Valley Hospital visited her parents Mr and Mrs A V Smith South Second Avenue Mrs Mimer Wyasaong of Buoyriua in town over weekend Ray Somerville Mt Pleasant here Saturday for Catharine Somerville's funeral Misa Vesta McCoy Prof James T Lewis and Prof Conrad Scholl attended Southeastern Ohio Teachers meeting in Wellston Saturday
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Leo Brenon
Ione
Bill
Bob
John
Mias
Helen Beenon
Columbue
PD. C. Middleton
Jennie Middleton
Cole Street
Dayton
J. Hysell
South Third Avenue
Cleveland
Buoyriua
Ray Somerville
Mt. Pleasant
Catharine Somerville
Misa Vesta McCoy
James T. Lewis
Conrad Scholl
Wellston
Southeastern Ohio Teachers of Public School
Muate
Local visitors attend Columbus commencement week events
Mise Dabna Pauley and Mise Ron Bright visit Columbus to support cousin Mag ore F. Covert at commencement exercises. Dr and Mrs Charles Singletod bring daughter Nancy of Charleston as guests of Mrs Singleton's parents. Others from Paru ersburg Mot Springs and Columbus join the weekend gathering ahead of the ceremony.
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Mise Ron &. Bright
Columbus
Mag«ore F. Covert
Mise Covert
Charles Singletod
Nancy
Charleston
Civil Service Rules Clarified by Ohio Attorney General
The Ohio Attorney General ruled that civil service workers cannot hold another public office simultaneously. Gilbert Bettman issued the opinion to the State Bureau of Acts counting, clarifying state law.
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Columbus
Fund of the Peace
Cilbert Bettman
State Bureau
Ohio
Bettman
Highway study to fix state road hazards in Ohio
State Highway Director O W Merrell appoints a five engineer committee to study and recommend methods to eliminate hazards on state roads. The group will focus on slippery conditions such as fording and glazing and advise on improvements to safety.
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Columbus
Tate
O. W. Merrell
Q2 Guaranteed Relief for Rheumatism and Nerve Pain
Found at last, a famous prescription called farmalsa pedhalivt claims to relieve rheumatism neuritis arthritis sciatica and lumbago. It is offered as an absolute guarantee to help, with many patients reporting pain relief after trying Quick's Cut Rate Store.
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Quick
Cut Rate
Om Adve
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Addison-Cheshire
Cc. A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Graybar
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Nelsonville
Higley
Pomeroy Grads
Mason
Mineral Odd Fellows
Toppers Plains
Leroy Cowan
Pomeroy Council
Midpoleport
Mise Dabna Pauley
Louda Mason
Paruersburg
Claud Crawford
Martha Jeane Downing
Mot Springs
Ark
R. Fy Downrey
Caloun
Mra J
Dike Lard
Mice Francea Dillard
BE. Madley
Mra. c. Smith
Liccerr
Mygas Tobacco Cos
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