Middleport Woman Found Dead By Grandchildren on Saturday
Middleport resident Ide Allen Hartley reports a Middleport woman was found dead in bed at her Locust Street home Saturday morning about 10 o’clock. The grandmother had retired the evening before with her little grandchildren Junior and Lee Herter, the only children in the house. The grandchildren woke and alerted their grandfather, but she could not be roused. Mr. J Hartley arrived home and found his wife deceased. The family, originally from Logan County West Virginia, has lived here many years. Funeral arrangements not yet announced. burial planned at Middleport Cemetery.
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Allen Hartley
Locust Street
Pelock
Junior
Lee
Herter
J Martley
Logan County
W. Va
Jey
New S York Central Railway
MEIGS
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Mattett
Columbus
Aften
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Frank Hill
Tampa
Florida
Meigs County
Ponterey
Pearl McGinnis
Kona Mapper
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Feil
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Elizabeth Arnold
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Gallipoia
Shase
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Oictober
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Rome
Arrange Program of Farmers Institute at Forest Run Church
POMEROY Oct 31 Following is the program for the Forest Run Farmers Institute to be held at the Forest Run M E Church on November 16 and 17 with state speakers C H Titlow Osborn Ohio Dr Mary Anderson Huntington Pres Dang Hamm Sec Alba Yost Lady-cor Mrs Thee Grugser Activities include songs audience programs for pupils and teachers brief talks by Dr Anderson Mr Titlow and other local leaders. Dinner served by church ladies. Evening sessions feature music by Racine Band Byers Brothers and a live program on Americas Citizen Factories and Future Farm Community. The following day includes talks by Dr Anderson Mr Titlow and others plus reports of committees.
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Nease Settlement
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Osborn
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Hudgon
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Thee
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Racine
Byers Brothers
America
Citizen Factories
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Pomeroy Quartet
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Tennell
Congress
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Song
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Tithow
Doctor, Lawyer And Pastor Visit for Weeks at Brother's Home
A long list of local visitors and residents fills the social column. A doctor, lawyer and pastor stay for several weeks at BE Mauck’s home. Many families travel to Columbus and nearby towns for visits with relatives, and church groups host events. The Senior Baptist Young People's Union elects officers.
Pattern 2194 Step by Step Home Knit Instructions
A fragment describes a scarf pattern labeled 2194 with step by step guidance. The text notes praise for this style feature in all variations and mentions a soft, delicate texture as the pattern begins. It reads like a craft instruction summary with implied material and technique details.
Old System of Apple Storage Being Used
POMEROY, Oct. 31. Old methods for storing fruit return in Meign County as farmers bury apples and potatoes in pits with straw and earth to preserve them through winter. Spring reveals the produce as fresh. larger growers report using pits for better prices next spring. Dried beans and pumpkins adorn pioneer gardens, recalling grandmother days and wood ash soap making.
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Pomeroy
Meign County
Lariterg
Boy Dragged by Car in Jackson County Accident
Jonathan Scer verry and his mother visited Angerona when their car rolled downhill. Scarberry attempted to stop it by grabbing the iron wheel and was dragged twenty yards before the vehicle struck a tree. He was badly injured with head trauma, cuts, and suspected paralysis, with uncertain recovery.
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Letart
Jonathan Scerverry
Angerona
Jackson County
W.a
Scarberry
Searferry
Unusual Execution Placed on Oliver Township Trustees
In Afetgs County Ohio, Oliver Township trustees face sheriff’s visit with an execution for 12 dollars plus 45.65 dollars costs from a November 24 1930 judgment in the court of justice of W A McDole.
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Ohio Township
Pomeroy
Oliver Township
Afetgs County
W. A. McDole
Plan Flight To Buenos Aires From New York
Mrs Ruth Stewart of St Louis and Afra Debbie Stanford of Quelph Ont plan a flight from New York to Buenos Aires with stops at Miami and another Peruvian city. They aim to beat the present record time of five and one half days for the trip.
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Ruth Stewart
St. Louis
Afra
Debbie Stanford
Quelph
Ont
New York
Buenos Aires
Miami
Fils
Bop
Third Secretary for First Lady Adds Doris Goss to Staff
The First Lady will have three secretaries with Doris Goss of New York joining the social staff. Goss, formerly secretary to Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, will assist Mildred Hall and Mrs. Frederick in arranging the White House season.
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the Land
Doris Goss
New York
Mss Goss
Whitelaw Reid
Mildred Hall
Frederick
White House
Pomeroy Banks Hold Over Million In County Deposits
In Pomeroy Meigs County banks and the post office report deposits exceeding one million dollars, with per person funds over eighty dollars. A local businessman says the figures should lift spirits amid hard times and notes government bonds also boost county wealth.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Whhin
Tta
Turnip Crop Big Perry Simpson Reports Fine Lot of Vegetables on Farm
Pomeroy Ohio area report from Oct 31 notes Perry Simpson tenant on Dalles Yeager’s Letart farm plowed 35 years unbroken soil, planted potatoes, then spread a dime’s worth of turnip seed. Patch yielded two wagonloads of large turnips. one weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces, 26 inches around, 23 inches other way. Yeager held up a sample in town to prove West Virginia soil productivity.
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Pombroy
Dalles Yeager
Letart
W. Va
Pt. Pleasant
Simpson
Yeager
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Council set to fix town salaries by ordinance Monday
Pomeroy by Oct 31 report from the regular monthly Town Council meeting states salaries for the mayor, clerk, treasurer, traffic officer, marshal, deputy marshals, street commissioner, chief, and councilmen will be fixed for the next two years and cannot be changed by future officers.
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Pomeroy
Meigs GOP endorses Brown for Ohio governor
Clarence J. Brown won endorsement as the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio at a Meigs County Republican Executive committee meeting held Thursday evening with A. D. Russell as chairman and R. G. Webster as secretary. Webster and Raymond Ebernbach of Middleport were chosen to handle automobile business for the state in Meigs County next year, as they have in previous years.
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Brown Pomeroy
Meigs County
Republican Executive Committee
A. D. Russell
R. G. Webster
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Pomeroy
Raymond Ebernbach
Middleport
Birthdays Sunday for Athens school children
Three Athens area youngsters celebrate birthdays this week end. Harlan Johnson marked Ohio University Homecoming Day with the parade and football game as crowds filled the streets. Martha Genter and Margaret Kelley also have birthdays today amid the excitement.
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Athens
Harlan Johnson
Ohio University
Harlan
He Js
Grilde
Central School
Martha Genter
Margaret Kelley
Dark Skies Mean Nothing to 9 000 Fans at Ohio Stadium
In 1931 at Ohio Stadium the Home-Coming crowd of about 9 000 faced dark skies and light rain. Fans kept cheerful as the West stands filled, bands from Ohio University and Wesleyan were honored, and the Buckeye Association colors waved in the windy, damp afternoon. The scene mirrored a lively pageant despite the weather.
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Jane Warner
Ohio Stadium
Buckeage Association
Athens Area News From The Past Retold In Brief
Mrs Stella Moore candidate for a second term on the Athens School Board is identified with C T Moore the photographer leading to a mix up with another Mrs Stella Moore wife of D H Moore. L 3 Addicott declines council bid while still serving on City Board of Education to complete two year work. A Edison phonograph recital at Ewing Hall features a soprano and instrumentalists with lights off to highlight tone. Local business sale of Herb Brooks farm implement to T W Gold and Chariea Haning. Chamber luncheon speaker G C Maxwell of Cleveland on individual responsibility in public relations. Millfield personals note visits and illness in the community. The annual masquerade parties at local schools and a teachers meeting in Athens mentioned. Fourty six years ago Ida Douth McCarty of Fennsville wrote Mariamne of the Cedars and was featured in local life. Halloween complaints to Mayor Slaughter noted. Industrial education talk planned by National Society in Cincinnati. County officials busy with duties.
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Athens
C. T. Moore
D. H. Moore
Millfield
Frank Ferrell
Wellston
Irlendia
Ford Totman
Ica Myeres
Teinat City
Charles Vincent
Chesterhill
Stork Visits Home Delays Columbus Sport Writer
Ohio Stadium activity drew sports writers from across the state to cover a big game. Special phone lines and telegraph wires kept newspapers and associations informed. One notable absence was Ralph Testsworth of United Press, delayed by a family birth aboard.
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Ohio Stadium
Ralph Testsworth
United Press
Columbus
Bressenger
Mr. Stork
Teateworth
Teatsworth
Columbis
Ohio University alumni rally audience for air show
Between halves Chick Willam, alumni secretary, told the Tadis crowd that Ohio appreciated arrangements by Eddie Alc. Williams, Ohio alumnus and cow vaudeville star, to have the game pay on air. Fans enjoyed hot dogs mustard and hot coffee as news writers sought to clean the seat.
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Columbus
Chick Willam
Ohio University
Mike
Tadis
Ohio
Eddie Alc
Williams
County Treasurer Announces December Tax Beginnings
County Treasurer 43 P. Totman announced new taxes from variations and rates fixed for the year. He said he would not begin collecting the December taxes before December 1, setting a clear start date for the monthly levy.
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Making Garages Warmer With Insulation Boards
A guide on lining a garage with insulation boards to protect a car from freezing and ease winter starting. Notes night heat loss, potential efficiency gains, and cautions about installation depth and pests. Mentions Narcissus and garden planting tips with depth guidance four inches as a rule.
Shanks Led Local School Board and Community Affairs
County School Board member G. O. Shanks recalls boyhood on a Licking County farm Ohio. He attended Jersey High School and worked at Snider Lumber in Virginia before settling in Ohio. Married Linda Gibbs of Coalville in 1820 he rose to lodge and grange offices and now presides over Troy Township Board of Education.
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Licking County
Ohio
Jersey
Snider Lumber and Planing Mill Company
Virginia
Shanks
Linda Gibbs
Coalville
Mrr. Shanks
I. O. QO. F. Lodge
Troy Grange
Troy Township Board of Education
Clyde O Gibson Athens County native and community leader
Clyde O Gibson of Ames Township was born in Amesville Ohio and excelled in Athletics baseball and football at Ohio University He served overseas in World War with the Canadian Forces and remains active in the American Legion He taught school seven years and has long supported Athens County schools He currently works as Assistant Cashier at the Bank of Athens political advertisement
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Ames Township
Amesville
Ohio
Ohio University
Gibson
Athena County
American Legion
Athens County
Bank of Athens
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