Effort Under Way to Rehabilitate Old Pomeroy Brewery
Local efforts push to revive the Wildermuth Naylor brewery in Pomeroy with a substantial investment plan. C E Dow reports on tank sizes and installations while negotiations explore Akron and Cincinnati partners and a stockholder based structure to support the project.
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Pomeroy Brewery
Wildermuth Naylor
C. E Dow
Jocal
Pth
Dow
General of
Cincinnati
Pomeroy Joy
Pomeroy
William H
Frank Westi
Brewmas- Cheatham
Columbus
Ent
Pomendustry
Isary
Opens at port Sunday Highlights city baseball opening parade
Fire department plans a parade from the business district to the ball park for the opening game. Harley will throw the first pitch at the Sunday home matchup, marking Sunless Day with an emphasis on local teams and residents attending from Middleport and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busithe
Harley
Sune Lesies
Middleport
Will
Thomas
Vinton
Troth
Letart Falls Brief Personal Mention
Walter McDade state patrolman from Columbus vacationed here with his wife and son. H B Hunt visited his mother at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg on Sunday. Mrs Curt Greiner and daughter visited her mother Mrs Addie Brinker on Wednesday. Mrs Amanda Brown stayed with her niece Miss Louise Parr of Apple Turn last week. Mr and Mrs G C Alderman and children and Mrs Peter Bays of Walnut Grove spent Sunday with Miss Florence Bays. Mr and Mrs J M Hill and sons were weekend guests of Mrs Hill's parents Mr and Mrs G G Elliott of New Haven. Mr and Mrs Dana Fisher of Chester were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Albert Hill Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Walter McDade
Columbus
H. B. Hunt
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Curt Greiner
George Barnett
Addie Brinker
Amanda Brown
Louise Parr
Apple Turn
G. C. Alderman
Peter Bays
Walnut Grove
W. Va
Florence Bays
J. M. Hill and Sons
State Liquor Board to Complete Hearings Next Week
Chairman Wellington T. Leonard said the board will finish its circuit of public hearings in the state next Tuesday and Wednesday, pleased with public reaction to the liquor monopoly after its first year of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Wellington T. Leonard
State Liquor Board
Dinner Gatherings Mark Farewell for Lottridge Resident
A farewell dinner honors Miss Char, who has secured employment at an Ohio hospital. A long list of neighbors and relatives from Coolville Athens The Plains Parkersburg and others attended gatherings at various homes and shared meals. The event included greetings from Rev and Mrs Snyder and extended visits from friends across several nearby communities.
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Char
Emfe Ohio Hospital
Mils
Mrn
John Archer
Charley Reyny
Bessie
Paul Robinson
Boe Calvert
Afr
Hatfield
Kate Snod- Deethy
Clarence
Lee Ad
Scott
Sumner Folks Attend Baccalaureate in Chester Sunday
Several residents from Sumner attended the baccalaureate services at Tupper Plains on Sunday. The road from Smith bridge to Ward Cherry Ridge is being graded for gravel. Olive Keebaugh has repair work on his farm. Fred Harper and Mr. Longinette handle the work. Edwino visits his daughter Mrs. Willie Pooler for several days. Floyd Van Meter works for Harry Guthrie. Corn planting delayed by rain. Miss Melba Van Meter spent the weekend at home. Cris Gaul and family attended church in Chester Saturday night. Miss Edna Harper works for Mrs. Delbert Gaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Runion
Coolvile
Rexal Boggs
L. T. Runion
Harold
Howard Stalnaker
Snyder
C. D. Swartz
Lena Ackley
George Ackley
Evelyn
John Bachelder
Paul
the Plains
Rytmer Ackley
Stella Smith
Coolville
Fred Warner
Harry Cakenougher
Athens
Bruce Robnson
Michael Kinnen
Lennie Sharp
Charles Weber
Nell
Harvey Persons
Haymond Reynolds
Akron
Charles Reynolds
Whit Bean
Sumner
Tuppera Plains
Smith Bridge
Cherry Ridge
Olive Keebaugh
Fred Harper
Longinette
Edwino
Willie Pooler
Floyd van Meter
Harry Guthrie
Melba van Meter
Cris Gaul
Chester
Edna Harper
Delbert Gaul
Middleport Social Sits For Funeral And Visits
Mrs Ray L Smith of Grant Street attends the funeral of Harry Alden in Zanesville. Mr and Mrs Fred Healy host a roast Thursday to honor Mr and Mrs Dwight Frasure of Columbus. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Ashley rent the William Bradford property on Brownett Avenue and move in next Tuesday. Miss Martha Wells of Columbus visits Mrs H O Ewing. Mrs Nichols mother of Glenn Nichols stays this week at her home and oversees work on the Page property on Gravel Hill. The Dempsky toddler is ill with tonsillitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ray L. Smith
Grant Street
Zanesville
Harry Alden
Smith
Fred Healy
Dwight Frasure
Columbus
Wilbur Ashley
William Bradford
Brownett Avenue
Martha Wells
H. O. Ewing
Nichols
Glenn Nichols
Gallipolis
Page
Edwin Dempsky
Dam in Shade Is Forecast by Water Expert
David C. Warner head of the state water conservation commission urged Meigs County residents to start a unified water conservation program and consider a dam at the Shade River mouth to form a large lake for hydro power. He cited drying springs, falling water tables, lost mill dams, and climate changes from reduced local water, and noted land may be acquired for a municipal forest and lake. William Owens from the state division spoke on small dam construction.
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Pomeroy
Shade River
David C. Warner
State Water Conservation Commission
Ohio
Warner
William Owens
State Conservation Division
Powers Freed From County Jail on Writ
Delmar Powers jailed in Meigs County for a 100 dollar fine for driving while intoxicated is released on a writ of habeas corpus. The case centers on whether justices of the peace have jurisdiction. Powers had been jailed after a $100 fine and costs imposed by Justice J W McCullough and was recommitted by order of the county commissioners with highway patrol involvement. Sheriff Fowler refused release over uncertainty who pays the state share, leading to the habeas corpus petition and release proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Delmar Powers
Meigs County
Common Pleas Court
Powers
Justices of Peace
Costa
J. W. McCullough
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Roscoe
Fowler
Squire McCullough
Long Bottom Sunday School Reorganized with New Officers
Long Bottom M E Church Sunday School reorganized. Elected: Superintendent Mrs. Pearl Ervin, assistant J A Torrence, secretary Marie Ferrell, treasurer Linnie Swan, librarian Bladean Ferrell, cradle roll superintendent Mrs. Betty Roush, home department head Mrs. Nell Stethem. Rural mail routes reduced to three from June 1. Harold German left for Pittsburgh to join a towboat as fireman. New monuments placed at local cemeteries. Various social visits and regional trips noted including residents from Parkersburg and Maryland visiting. Kanawha Sand Co. extracting sand and gravel locally.
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Pittsburgh
Clairton
Leroy Sherman
Horace Sherman
Wealthy Brookover
Sand Hill
Horace
Hop) Sherman
Meigs County
Dodge 1935 Economy Car Sets Sales Records Nationwide
In America the 1935 Dodge shows remarkable gas mileage and value as petrol costs rise in foreign markets. R T Hall of Ballinger Texas touts its economy and performance. The car features Airglide Ride and dual cylinder hydraulic brakes with all steel body. Priced from 645 dollars fob Detroit under the Chrysler Motors plan.
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Dodge
America
R. T. Hall
Ballinger
Texas
Chrysler
Detroit
Dodge Division
Chrysler Motorstors Commercial Credit Plan
Fire Destroys Langsville Farm House Loss of 125 Chicks
Langsville reports a fire that razed a W. A. Compton farm house killing 125 young chickens. Local visitors from Cincinnati and Akron join relatives in town as other residents are noted ill or traveling.
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W. A. Compton
Middleport Briefs Highlights Local News And Visits
Mrs. Fred Shaw ver returns from Parkersburg after a stay with her sister Mrs. James Layne and reports her sister improving. Mrs. David Durst is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Triplett and family visited Marietta at the home of Mrs. Triplett’s sister Mrs. Robert Ley. Mrs. Martin Collins, 74, is seriously ill with nurse Lorena Collins caring for her grandmother. Jeannette Stewart, 11, injured her right hand playing near a washing machine on Brownell Avenue and was treated by a local physician. Philathea women of the Church of Christ will meet Thursday night with Mrs. H. B. Curd presiding and hostesses named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred Shawver
James Layne
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
David Durst
Lewis Triplett
Marietta
Tripiett
Robert Ley
Martin Collins
Lorena Collins
Collins
Jeannette Stewart
Brownell Avenue
Philathea Women
Church of Christ
H. B. Curd
F. I. Gardner
Estie Heines
P. A. Hyeell
Mabel Dennison
New Middleport School Plans Move Forward
Middleport school board moved to replace the condemned Central School by a new structure. A bond issue, plus federal and state education funds, may trigger a July special election. Proposed options include rebuilding on the same site and converting the old high school for Central School pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Central School
Tueday
State Department of Education
Acstion
Pomeroy Patrol Reports Two Drunken Driving Arrests
Clarence Ash of Harrisonville and Thomas Willig were arrested Wednesday on driving while intoxicated charges by local night patrol and constable. Both are held at Meigs County Jail awaiting hearings.
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Philadelphia
Letart
Hell
Lottridge
Earl Kincade
Jade
Albany
Jonn
Wiliam Conant
Rota Hull
Dutch Ridge Delbert
Parati
Daugh- Athens
Frank Lawrence
Jacob Zumbah
Reno
Irene
John
Belpre
Howard
William Conant
Harry Willet
Edwin
Carrie Willet
Tom Gorrel
Cincinnati Hill
R. M. Alien
Abe Burdette
Cookville
John Gaston
Charley Gaston
L. A. Townsend
Rulah
R. M. Allen
Oma Gaston
Glen Gaston
Leroy Nichoson
Paul Reynolds
Myrtle
Roe Calvert
Countess von Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton Mdivani
New York
Long Bottom Sunday School
C. B. Hayman
Clyde Adams
Addie Adams
Maryland
B. F. Whiteside
Hubert Lawrence
C. H. Lawrence
C. P. Arnott
Racine
Kanawha Sand Company
J. B. Shumaker
Rochester
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C. A. Daugherty Company
Langsville Farm
Langsville
Ferry Chase
Mrs. J
E. Chase
Martin Summers
F. C. Taylor
L. E. Entsminger
Theron Morris
W. E. Wright
Sidney Jakeway
Hart Shumaker
Emmett Lynch
Robert McKinney
Dexter
W. T. Hampton
Herman Wyeth
Richard
Roger McKnight
Clyde McKnight
Middleport Briefs
Big Wee Specie
Streiner
Wheaton Hardware Co
Athens, Ohio
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