Three Large Gas Wells Re-Drilled in Portland Field
In Meigs County Portland field three large gas wells were drilled this week, the largest a 1.5 million cubic foot well completed Friday by Joe Rubin. Five more wells are planned soon under Rubin headed developing company. Gas production in the county brings revenue as surplus gas is sent to distant points via the gas company lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msussday
En Ee Rene Serer
Portland Field
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Portland
Joe Rubin
Rubin
Expansion of VFW Due To Service Growth
POMEROY A total of 200 new local VFW units have been organized since September 1935. The order averages more than 84 posts per day, a rapid expansion credited to a continuous peace time service program. Ohio leads with 26 new units, Illinois 18, Pennsylvania 17, New York 13. The VFW is described as the fastest growing veterans organization in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Lewis Daniels
Mahoney
VFW
Ohio State Department
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New York
Attend Convention In Akron Two Days Midweek Church Leaders Attend
Middleport State convention of the Church of Christ was held in Akron Monday evening and will be in session until Wednesday night. Attending from the local church were Rev. F. I. Gardner Miss Etta Gaskill and Mrs. Minerva Childers plus Rev. G. N. Perkins of the Rutland Church and Rev. Grant Holman of the Tuppers Plains Church of Christ. Memorial Day services will be held at Downington Saturday with music and declamations on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
Akron
F. I. Gardner
Etta Gaskill
Minerva Childers
G. N. Perkins
Rutland
Grant Holman
Tuppers Plains
Pomeroy
Downington
Memorial Day program at Eden Nazarene Church May 30
Eden Naz trene Church hosts a Memorial Day program with Rev. Charles Beckley in charge. Mr and Mrs William Hazelton report a shipment of 669 baby chicks. Mr and Mrs Dallas Schultz welcome a recently born son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Eden Naztrene Church
Charles Beckley
William Hazelton
Dallas Schultz
Dexter Brief News Notes
Fire origin probes by State Fire Marshal in Dexter. Local residents and visitors list include Tiltonville, Albany, Middleport, and Rutland. Wool theft investigation near Finley. hound traced but lost track. possible car involvement. several residents reported illnesses, injuries, and family visits.
4 H Club Meets Oak Grove at Grange Hall
The second meeting of the 4 H club was held at the Grange Hall with Margaret Schultz elected guide and Marjorie Dishang elected door keeper. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday May 29 at 6 30 PM at the Grange Hall and anyone wishing to join is urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Grange Hall
Margaret Schultz
Marjorie Dishang
Middleport Social Notes Ride Through Weekend Visits
Betty Marcum returned Sunday night after a weekend visit in Columbus with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Battin. Beulah McCullum, employed in Athens, is at home for a two week vacation and will be joined next Saturday by her daughter Ruth from Columbus Office Training School. James Louder and family visited in Athens and with Thor Olson, Ralph Howell and daughter, and Vesta McCoy plus Nora McCoy. Lee McComas and wife spent the weekend in Carpenter with his parents James and family. R C McBride and daughter and Margaret Stewart visited Bellville, West Virginia, with Mrs. McBride’s brother J. M. Boso and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Robert Bell
Murray City
Morgan Jones
Mina Wise
Dulaney
M. L. Vale
Bert Davis
Rue Tuckerman
Sidney Russell
Middleport
Eff Steel
Essie Hill
Henry Hutton
Carpenter
Sheriff Fowler
Finley Folden
Folden
David Denny
Bertha Mygat
Emma Wilson
Robin Love
Columbus
S. S. Minor
Mildred Cartwright
Claude Dulaney
Mary Dulaney
Frank Young
Rutland
Hocking River
William McMorrow
Betty Marcum
C. R. Battin
Beulah McCullum
Athens
Ruth
James Louder
Thor Olson
Ralph Howell
Vesta MceCoy
Nora McCoy
Lee McComas
James McComas
R. C. McBride
Margaret Isabel Stewart
Bellville
W. Va
Memorial Day radio program to feature Civil War veteran
Civil War veteran Pomeroy Henry Dixon and other veterans will join a Memorial Day broadcast on the Charleston radio station from 3:30 to 4:00 p m Sunday. B F Turner organized the program under the Disabled American Veterans local chapter auspices. A Meigs County version aired last year on the same station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Henry Dixon
Downington
Charleston
B. F. Turner
Meigs County
Gilliands of Sumner mark 50th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs David Gilliand of Sumner celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday. They were entertained by friends and relatives at Carseytown in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomberoy
David Gilliand
Sumner
Carseytown
Athens County
Ernest Gardner Dies in Tragic Death
Mr and Mrs Larry Gardner were called to Charleston Sunday by the death of Ernest Gardner who ended his life. Deceased was a frequent Middleport visitor. He was married and leaves a family. Details of the tragedy are not known here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Gardner
Middleport
Larry Gardner
Charleston
Racine Social Notes Include Guests and Events
Mrs Viola Pierce and six children plus Barbara June Fitch from Corning were weekend guests of Mrs Clarence Bragg. Ben Witten and O M Lemaster with families visited Racine and attended the Racine High School baccalaureate. Happy Hustlers Class plans a Memorial Day chicken dinner at Methodist Church. Monroe Weaver went to Columbus to visit a daughter. Rev Green George Luther and Dr Carl Von Scheele of Jacksonville stayed with Mrs Kate Wolfe. H J Wolfe of Cincinnati will visit Jacksonville. Friel Smith of Midland Pa visited Mr and Mrs George Simpson. Gene Beegle hosts visiting relatives Brooks Beegle from New Brighton Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Viola Pierce
Barbara June Fitch
Corning
Clarence Bragg
Ben Witten
O. M. Lemaster
Natalie Ann
Huntington
W. B. Cross
Lois Fling
Amesville
Racine High School
Happy Hustlers
Methodist Church
Monroe Weaver
Columbus
Green
George Luther
Carl von Scheele
Jacksonville
Kate Wolfe
H. J. Wolfe
Cincinnati
Friel Smith
Midland
George Simpson
Brooks Beegle
New Brighton
Gene Beegle
C. W. Turner Dies Suddenly at 52 in Columbus
C. W. Turner, age 52, died Sunday night at his Columbus home after illness following an automobile accident weeks earlier. He had been recovering from injuries and left the hospital before his death. He is survived by his wife, three sons, one daughter, and many siblings including C. M. Turner of Columbus B. F. Turner of Pomeroy Jacob C. Turner of Middleport Joe Turner of Middleport Aaron Turner of Racine Miss Della Turner and Mrs. William Woodard of Pomeroy Mrs. Clara Burgess of Middleport and his mother Mrs. Mary Turner of Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. W. Turner
Columbus
B. F. Turner
Middleport
Joe Turner
Aaron Turner
Racine
Della Turner
William Woodard
Clara Burgess
Mary Turner
Hiland Fugate Clans Gather in Columbus
The Hiland-Fugate families held their third annual reunion at Schiller Park Columbus with over a hundred attendees, split between Columbus and Meigs County. Frank Fugate of Pomeroy marked his 77th birthday as officers including M. P. Fugate and Leona Smith were elected for the coming year. A reading by Marjorie Davis and an original poem by Guy S. Thompson highlighted the event. Fire on Sycamore Street in Middleport’s Hollis Shumaker house was discovered early Monday and put out before the fire department arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will C. Merritt Columbus
Hiland-Fugate
Schiller Park
Columbus
Meigs County
Frank Fugate
Pomeroy
M. P. Fugate
Leona Smith
Raymond Hiland
Canal Winchester
Guy Thompson
Nell Tope
Marjorie Davis
Newark
Guy S. Thompson
Middleport
Ohio Penitentiary
Hollis Shumaker
Sycamore St
Fourth Ward
Divorce Granted in Edwards Case at Common Pleas Court
The court grants the divorce of Mar cella Edwards from Charles Edwards. Custody of their one child awarded to the mother. Edwards ordered to pay fifteen dollars monthly child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Edwards
Marcella Edwards
Common Pleas
Edwards
Knits Amid Roar of Convention
At the Socialist national convention in Cleveland Mrs. Norman Thomas knitted throughout the clash of old guard and left wingers. She showed little excitement over her husband likely receiving the party's nomination for the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Norman Thomas
Syracuse Eighth Grade Graduates Celebrate Dinner
Fifteen eighth grade graduates enjoyed a dinner in the school auditorium hosted by local board of education members and staff. Several residents and relatives were noted among attendees including Mrs. Helen Underhill, Mrs. Mary Karr and Miss Marcia Karr, with others visiting or listed as ill or staying in local homes. Commencement exercises will be held May 29 with Judge C. E. Peoples delivering the address and diplomas presented by principal C. B. Weese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Board of Education
Helen Underhill
Columbus
Mary Karr
Marcia Karr
Edward Mills
Oscar Patterson
Rutland
David Scott
Elizabeth Jones
Max Tennihill
Chauncey
Albany
C. L. Arnold
Evelyn
Rock Springs
C. E. Peoples
Pomeroy
C. B. Weese
Martha Echols
Irving Karr
Parkersburg
J. EB. Carleton
England Pays Less Subsidies To Regular Air Service
England provides smaller subsidies for regular air service compared with the United States France and Germany. The report notes subsidy levels differ among major aviation markets and highlights policy implications for regional air transport support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ita
United States
France
Germany
Virginia Childs Weds Cheshire Man May 15
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Childs announce the marriage of their daughter Virginia to Mr. Paul Scott of Cheshire at the Baptist parsonage in Pt. Pleasant West Virginia on May 15. Rev. C. G. Billups officiated. Virginia is a Middleport High School graduate class of 1935 and works for the county superintendent. Paul Scott is a Cheshire High School graduate class of 1934 and works in Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. D. Childs
Virginia
Paul Scott
Cheshire
Baptist Parsonage
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
C. G. Billups
Middleport High School
County Superintendent of Schools
Scott
Cheshire High School
Brookses Move Into New Buckeye Lake Home
Mr and Mrs C L Brooks and their son Charles returned Sunday night from Buckeye Lake where they built a modern double house in five weeks They will occupy it this summer with the Brooks on the first floor and Mr and Mrs G A Williamson Columbus residing on the second floor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. L. Brooks
Charles
Buckeye Lake
Brooks
Mr. Brooks
G. A. Williamson
Columbus
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