Meigs County Tracks Republican Wins In 1936 Landslide
Meigs County stayed Republican as Landon led Roosevelt 6 469 to 6 024. Bricker 6 879 to 5 508 for Davey. Jenkins won by nearly 3 000. Jones over Democrat for state senate by over 2 500. Mees elected representative 6 481 to 5 661. Several Republican officials re-elected. Sheriff Fowkler Democrat 6 499 to 5 938. Treasurer Archer Democrat 6 854 to 5 660. Cary relief bond 130 majority. Syracuse bond 7 500 carried.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Landon
Roosevelt
Bricker
Davey
Jenkins
Tom W. Jones
Floyd Mees
Horton Brown
A. B. Bingham
Arthur Beegle
Theodore Beegle
George Meinhart
A. S. McCullough
W. H. Ewing
Herman Beards
G. Clyde Wolf
Roscoe Fowkler
Fover
D. W. Welker
Vernon Archer
Eldon Weeks
Cary
Syracuse
Racine Social and Personal Mention
Walter Cleland Okey Cleland and family moved into the Feiger property on Third Street. Mrs Laura McKenzie hosted a Halloween party for her Sunday School class Friday night. Francis Morris will move from his Racine residence to a new home at Dorcas this week. Racine High School freshmen were entertained with a Halloween party Saturday night by their teachers. Mrs Ralph Ross returned home Monday after visiting relatives in Ashtabula. Mrs Walter Stewart recently moved into the Baker property on Sunset Ave. Virginia Bentz has been ill with tonsillitis the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura McKenzie
Francis Morris
Racine
Dorcas
Racine High School
Ralph Ross
Ashtabula
Walter Stewart
Baker
Sunset Ave
Virginia Bentz
Elmer Ebersbach
Mary Godfried
Point Pleasant
Harry Smith
Elsworth Rowe
George Crary
Louisville
Reed Crary
Tappan
Ohio
Louise Crary
Ida Casci
Bobby
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Anna Lares
Alma Lares Depetro
Peter Rappold
W. Main St
Hollie Hawk
Butternut Ave
Ella Miller
William Hetzel
Nora Nye
Clara Zier
Athens
Ithamer Weed
Ohio State University
Tuppers Plains
W. V. Harter
Alice J. Harter
Guy O'Connor
Richard
Margaret
T. A. Snyder
Robert
Newark
Margarite Kincade
Alma May Kincade
Alfred
Doris Deeter
Bethel
Herman Castle
Co. B. Kincade
William Arbaugh
Nelsonville
J. W. Arbaugh
Ed Davis
Pearl Castle
Glennie Hayes
Chester
Belle Keller
Mable Barnett
R. N
Delaware
Pearl Parker
Marysville
Perry Parker
Kenton
Coy Hawk
St. Louis
Experiment Farm
C. E. Lamb
Opal
West Virginia
Harter
Silver Ridge
VU. B
Ina Springer
Keller
Loyal Sons and Daughters
The
Christian Church
Davis
Nettie Stewart
Allie Pickering
Success
Grant Holman
Elma Shields
Hobert
McConnelsville
C. F. Keller
Frances Michael
New Bremen
Leo Grim
Shade
EB. E. Parker
Nelia Parr
Gas fumes believed to be illness cause
A Harrisonville report links severe illness of Mrs. Zella Harding to carbon monoxide from a gas stove without a chimney outlet. Relatives assisting her care also became ill, supporting the poisoning theory as the illness trigger.
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Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Zella Harding
Carl Chase
L. P. ‘Harmon
Arch Worthington Dies at 70 in Meigs County
Middleport resident Arch Worthington age 70 died Monday night at his home after a long illness. An upholsterer and antique dealer, he is survived by his wife Ella, four children, a foster daughter, and several grandchildren. Sons Charlie of New London Connecticut Walter H. of Chicago. Funeral services planned for Thursday.
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Middleport
Arch Worthington
Worthington
Ella Worthington
Louise Ball
Parkersburg
Charlies
New London
Gladys
Amy
Columbus
Residents seek damages over gas leak in Kirkville
Several residents in Kirkville Missouri sue the gas company for 5500 from a gas leak that killed their shade trees aged 50 and 75 years. The suit represents the first wave of residents affected by the incident.
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Kirksville
U.P
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Family Visits
Local society items note Louise Baer returning to White Cross Hospital after visiting her parents in Minersville. Many relatives travel between Reed West Virginia, Gallipolis, Columbus, Parkersburg and Youngstown for visits and returns.
Ladies Auxiliary of Middleport Initiates Two Members
Middleport Ladies Auxiliary at Feeney Bennett American Legion Post met Monday night and initiated two candidates Mrs Blanche Haskins and Mrs Gertrude Roller. They planned the Armistice Day dinner for Legionnaires and Auxiliary members and appointed committee chairmen for Americanism history rehabilitation publicity membership child welfare. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett American Legion Post
Blanche Haskins
Gertrude Roller
Legionnaires
Mae Matthews
Edwards
Cora Redcay
Wilmetta Mulford
Lillian Steiff
Aged Portland Resident Dies at Home
Miss Elizabeth Barringer 90 a longtime Portland resident died at her home Tuesday at 3 30 PM She leaves a niece Mrs Lucy Leach and a nephew Ernest Rice both of Cincinnati Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM from the Portland M E Church
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Pomeroy
Elizabeth Barringer
Portland
Lucy Leach
Ernest Rice
Cincinnati
Cc Y W Club Meets in Middleport
The CC Y W Club met Monday evening with Mrs J Chappelle Talbott hosting. Attendees included Mrs W G Grate Mrs Edward Tewkesbury Mrs Fred Healy Mrs Charles Murray Mrs William Dillard Mrs Delbert Rich and Mrs Talbott. Light refreshments ended the gathering. The next meeting will be with Mrs Fred Healy on S Fourth Ave.
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Middleport
CC. Y. W
J. Chappelle Talbott
W. G. Grate
Edward Tewkesbury
Fred Healy
Charles Murray
William Dillard
Delbert Rich
Talbott
S. Fourth Ave
Vendor helps Amesville woman find relief from joint pain
Mrs. Dale Keirns of Amesville recounts five years of body pains and stiffness eased by Vendol after regular use. She praises better digestion sleep and calmer nerves and urges others to ask the Vendol Man at Athens Pharmacy where Vendol is sold in Nelsonville by Hickman’s Pharmacy.
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Dale Keirns
Amesville
Athens Pharmacy
Vendor
Vendol
Athens
Nelsonville
Hickman's
Tuppers Plains Social Notes
Tuppers Plains social items report visits and gatherings around Newark Athens Alfred Bethel and nearby towns. Families and individuals including Harter Kincade Arbaugh Castle Davis Keller Parker and Springer are listed with weekend and week long visits and church activities.
Concord Social and Personal Brief Notes
Concord brief notes report religious service by David P. Morris of Glouster and multiple social visits. A Hooper Ridge School box social drew strong attendance, with sponsors grateful for support. Families including the Wemers, Kaaslers, McAtees, Sayers, and Kasier clans are listed with Sunday and weekend visits and dinners.
Middleport social notes from W. B. Harris to influenza
Middleport items report newly married Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Harris honeymooning near Chicago and Indiana then returning home. Other notices mention Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennett in Leon West Virginia, Roy Barnes visiting Huntington, George Bolin moving to Athens for work, E D Long renting in Gallipolis and working at Evans Store, Mrs. Souders in Athens visiting a school friend, Mrs. Harry Tysell at Oak Harbor, and Mrs. James Allen ill with influenza on Hysell Street. Sea feathers are noted as actual animals migrating from Gulf of St Lawrence to Carolinas.
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Middleport
W. B. Harris
Chicago
Points
Indiana
Charles Bennett
Leon
W. Va
Roy Barnes
Huntington
George Bolin
Athens
Bolin
Cline Ice Cream Company
E. D. Long
Dr. Waugh
Second Ave
Gallipolis
Long
Evans
James Souders
A. D. McCormick
Vis
Edward Farmoff
Columbus
Harry Tysell
Oak Harbor
James Allen
Hysell St
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Carolinas
Is Epilepsy Inherited and Curable Booklet Offer
A promotion asks readers to write to the Educational Division at 551 Fifth Avenue New York NY to obtain a free booklet presenting opinions of famous doctors on whether epilepsy is inherited or curable. The offer notes limited availability and directs inquiries to Dept. 6-1014 Adv.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
N.Y
Matlack Store And Residence Lost in Blaze
Fire departments from Pomeroy and Belpre fought a blaze in Tuppers Plains that destroyed the Matlack general store and warehouse and Mrs. Cal Shields residence. The fire started by a truck short circuit and the Matlack residence and nearby homes were endangered before the truck could be removed. Limited firefighting equipment hampered containment.
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Pomeroy
Belpre
Tuppers Plains
W. E. Matlack
Cal Shields
Matlack
Mrs David W Nease Dies in Buffalo West Virginia
POMEROY Mrs David W Nease 82 formerly Mary Helen Tucker of Nease Settlement died Tuesday morning at her Buffalo West Virginia home. Survived by two daughters and four sons. News of death came from A S Arnold of Greensboro NC who spent hours with his parents and sister Mrs Edna Hoffner of Pomeroy. Funeral services at the Buffalo home Thursday with burial in Nease family cemetery. Fathers Day falls on the third Sunday in June.
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Pomeroy
David W Nease
Mary Helen Tucker
Nease Settlement
Buffalo
W. Va
A. S. Arnold
Greensboro
N. C
Arnold
Harrisonville
Edna Hoffner
J. S. Arnold
Ducks Go On Spree In Lodi After Man Fined
Abraham Bechtheld was fined 150 dollars for illegal possession of 52 gallons of brandy which officers confiscated and dumped on his property. Upon paying the fine Bechtheld found 100 Mallard ducks drunk in various degrees on his grounds, some asleep others staggering and stuck in mud.
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Louise Baer
Christie Baer
Minersville
Anthony Korn
Reed
Henry Korn
Marion
Mary Korn
Anne St
Carl Fultz
Lancaster
John Hite
Mulberry Ave
Esther Bell
Grafton
Helen Zeiher
Gon
Billy
A. K. Hutchins
Twilight Garden Club
Elmer Wickham
Union Ave
Richard Vaughan
Baby
Flossie Cappelle
Ralph Gilmore
Florence Richards
E. D. Will
Frank
Fred Will
Akron
A. C. Jones
Burt O'Connor
Laurie Reuter
Rock Springs
Agnes Hilligas
Cadiz
Spencer Tracy
Eugene Newberry
Ladies Auxiliary of
Cc. Y. W. Club
Mrs
Social Notes
Concord
David P. Morris
Glouster
Hooper Ridge School
R. H. Wemer
F. G. Wemer
Lona Boudinot
O. B. Boudinot
Wyllie
Ardeth
A. O. Austin
Aldine
Genevieve
Floyd Wemer
E. C. Kasier
Norma
Darlene
H. M. Kaasler
Phyliss McAtee
Babe McAtee
C. B. Boudinot
Maynard Sayers
FE. C. Easter
Riley McDaniel, Jr
William Russell
Ray Kasier
Arza Kasier
Parkers
Paul H. Wendel
David Nease
Buffalo, W. Va
Lodi
Calif
U.pp
Abraham Bech
Bell
Sluckkoffs
Swat
Memphis
Harry Martin
Mr. Martin
American Tobasen Company
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