Meigs County Election Climax Ahead With Bigelow Plan
Meigs County campaigns peak as candidates in townships seek constable trustee and justice posts ahead of Tuesday voting. Bigelow plan dominates debate with extensive literature for and against. Syracuse Syracuse write in mayor candidacy and slate of write ins add last minute contest flavor.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Rutland
Racine
Syracuse
William Elly
Tom Clark
Ed Sargent
Joe Bob Hemsley
Council
Roy Winebrenner
Ben Quisenberry
Carson Hayes
Morris Hardin
John Gilmore
Charles Wagner
Boards of Education
J. O. Roedel
John F. Blaetmar
Robert G. Webster
Rank R. White
Marcus Chambers
Southern
D. B. Williams
Gomer Lewis
Luther E. Dickey
Christy Baer
Salisbury
John C. Frick
Pearl Jacobs
Vernon Howell
Olive Orange
E. Longenette
FE. Young
Harry Guthrie
James S. Titus
J. E. Romine
Oren Hugg
J. L. Oberholzer
W. F. Caster
Ney Carpenter
C. C. Reed
Dana C. McCain
Simon Newland
Floyd Stout
J. T. Ledlie
Eli Denison
F. E. Dunfee
M. S. Roush
N. E. McNaughton
L. L. Myers
Sam Phillips
Vernoon E. Mills
W. C. Theobald
A. E. Barton
J. W., Young
F. G. Mutchler
C. M
Edith Kerns Wins Declamation Contest
Edith Kerns of the Meigs County Children's Home won first place in the Prince of Peace declamation contest at Simpson Methodist Church. Contestants included Charlotte Landers and Faye Donovan with Landers first speaker and Donovan presenting Testimony of Youth. Kerns spoke The Spirit of ’16 and received a bronze medal from Rev. Warren Bright.
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C. E. Peoples
Floyd F. Mees
Kerns
Meigs County
Warren Bright
Donovan
Are You Weak Pale Dr Pierce Tonic Ad
An ad promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic to stimulate appetite aid digestion and strengthen the weak and exhausted. It quotes Mrs Cora Reasor of South Bend Indiana praising improved appetite and health after using the remedy and urges readers to buy it from their druggist in liquid or tablet form.
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Dr. Pierce
Cora Reasor
South Bend
Ind
Services Extended For Hinshaw Sermons At Main Street
Attendance and interest at Major W. W. Hinshaw’s special services at 104 W. Main Street have led to a brief extension. Mrs. Hinshaw preached Sunday night and tonight Major Hinshaw will deliver a sermon titled Repentance.
Not One Dizzy Spell Since Constipation Relief Vendol Praised
Carl Ray of 112 Green St employed by the city of Zanesville reports relief from long standing constipation after using Vendol and its laxative tablets. He says dizziness, biliousness, coated tongue, bad breath, headaches, and poor sleep disappeared as Vendol moved his bowels smoothly. Vendol representatives visit Athens Pharmacy at 7 N Court St to explain the remedy, with availability at Hickman’s Drug Store in Nelsonville and other druggists.
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Carl Ray
Green St
Zanesville
Athens
Lief
E. Vendol
Vendol
N. Court St
Hickman
Nelsonville
Ady
Middleport Social Notes Brightens Weekend With Birthdays And Visits
Middleport social notes report Mary Carolyn Miller’s first birthday with a small cake and candle. Local groups plan meetings and rehearsals under Mrs. E M McCarty and Mrs. L W McComas. Willis Aleshire named music supervisor.Union Thanksgiving services set for Nov 22 at Church of Christ. Several locals visited relatives in Columbus and Charleston, with updates on health, school work, and travel. The final line notes a scientific fact about Earth’s orbital speed from September to March.
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Woman's Music Club
L. W. McComas
Willis Aleshire
Union
Church of Christ
Salisbury Township
Aleshire
Ohio Wesleyan University
Rio Grande
Meigs County
Street Lighting Issue To Be Decided by Voters
Middleport voters decide Tuesday whether to fund street lighting with a three mill levy after council cut lighting in September. Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric officials say they will not discontinue service if funds are available, but will not resume if the majority opposes payment. The election is unusually quiet with unopposed Republican ticket. Democratic mayoral candidate John Hawkins has past service as marshal.
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Middleport
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
C. O. Fisher
C. P. Bradbury
C. E. Walburn
John Zerkle
Robert Rawlings
H. J. Russell
M. J. Hamilton
Harry M. Cross
David Miller
Robert Allensworth
C. H. Wise, Jr
John Hawkins
Jack Terry Dies of Heart Attack in Middleport
J W Jack Terry age 68 died at his Race Street home early Sunday morning from a heart attack. A longtime innkeeper and Riverside Hotel proprietor for over 20 years he had retired in 1935 amid ill health. Born in Richmond Virginia he was a 32nd degree Mason and member of Shriners in Columbus. Survived by wife Helen Marshall Terry and two sisters Ada Coe and F A Seay of Richmond. Funeral services set for Wednesday afternoon pending relatives arrival.
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Middleport
J. W
Jack) Terry
Race St
Riverside
New York City
Virginia
Terry
Order of Noble Shrine
Columbus
Helen Marshall Terry
Ada Coe
F. A. Seay
Richmond
Citizens National Bank Open House Celebrates 33 Years
In MIDDLEPORT the Citizens National Bank marks 33 years of service with a remodeled building. An open house runs Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM. Open since Nov 7, the anniversary offers souvenirs to visitors. John B. Downing presides. the bank is locally owned by over 60 stockholders.
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Middleport
Citizens National Bank
John B. Downing
Aged Woman Dies After Short Illness in Pomeroy
Mrs. Anna Louise Carl aged 77 died Sunday at her Union Ave home after several weeks illness. Survived by husband Herman W. Carl two sons Maurice R. Carl Chico California and Louise A. Carl Baltimore Maryland two grandchildren Maurice and Anna Louise of Lafayette Indiana. Husband notes their 32 year gap since son Clarence drowned in the Ohio River. Funeral services not yet completed. Julius Wolf 76 German born naturalization examiner in New Britain Connecticut asked if he would fight if war came. he answered Yes.
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Pomeroy
Anna Louise Carl
Union Ave
Carl
Cheshire
Herman W. Carl
Maurice R. Carl
Chico
Calif
Louise A. Carl
Baltimore
Maurice
Anna Louise
W. Lafayette
Ind
Clarence
Ohio River
Methodist Church
Nicholas Bengel
George Heber Jones
Long Beach
Catherine Bengel
Chicago
C. E. W. Downie
George Bengel
Augusta
Charles W. Bengel
Marietta
Albert N. Bengel
Theodore W. Bengel
New Britain
Conn
Julius Wolf
U.S
Finsterwald Funeral Home Ready Soon
POMEROY announces formal opening of the Finsterwald Funeral Home to start mid month. The red brick building at 144 Butternut Ave houses the funeral home on the first floor and the Finsterwald residence on the second.
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Pomeroy
Finsterwald
Ruel Finsterwald
Butternut Ave
Olive Tablets Promise Relief from Constipation
A vintage advertisement urges correcting bad habits and using Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate liver bile for digesting fatty foods and easing constipation. It touts years of usage, vegetable composition, and nightly testing, listing prices of 15, 30, and 60 cents and urging purchase at all druggists.
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Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Finsterwalds Home Feature With Separate Entrance
A detailed description of the Finsterwald residence notes a private entry from the funeral home, a balcony from the living room, a vitrolite fireplace bookcase, black and red bathroom tiles, blue linoleum kitchen flooring, yellow work surfaces, a breakfast nook with a built in bench, a movable table, a laundry with stationary tubs, and an outside deck over the garage accessible from the back porch beside the dining room.
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Theodore Burris
Harold Duckworth
Bedford
A. A. Nelson
Dana Howett
Porter Midkiff
Chester
Ross W. Cleland
John Hayes
Columbia
Lewis O. Weyand
Arthur Crabtree
Lebanon
Floyd M. Powell
Allen C. Brewer
N. Theodore Rose
Homer Roush
H. H. Manuel
Ferne B. Hayman
Orange
Pearl Koehler
Charles A. Sommer
Olive
T. F. Dye
Clyde Saunders
R. C. Cornell
Dale Boyd
G. A. Deem
A. A. Proffitt
Emerson McDole
John W. Lawson
H. B. Bradford
Letart
Samuel Norris
Floyd Cummins
Webster Reed
Hubert Vineyard
Aliie L. Fish
C. H. Amos
F. W. Wilcox
James Nicholson
Homer L. Carson
Salem
Gerald K. Grate
Hurley Wiseman
Clayton H. Hill
Scipio
Hobart Bryson
G. L. Reeves
O. C. Cuckler
Claude V. Jones
Edward H. Reuter
George Hobstetter
Sutton
Sullivan Sayre
Will Matthewson
George Phillips
F. E. Holmes
Alpha Cottrill
Dana Moore
James T. Jackson
Charles Werry
Ross Evans
Oscar Whittlock
Lewis Williams
John Lewis
F. A. Swat_zel
Lewis Manley
Donald Moore
Dean Brinker
Ralph Robson
Ronald E. Grindley
Pearl Hawthorne
Ralph Hutton
Harold A. Sedgwick
Leroy Bartrum
Township
Stephen Martin
J. W. McCullough
Frank Stowe
William M. Fisher
Middleport Social Notes
Women's Missionary Society of the Heath Methodist Church
E. M. McCarty
Roy Lansbury
Virgil Edwards
Charleston
Beech St
McMillin Hospital
Eva Mae Fugate
Rio Grande College
Melissa Hennesy
Josephine Emmish
Capital University
Tom Jones
Holzer Hospital
S. Third Ave
Max Lambert
Lambert
Middletown
Dana Lambert
Harry Mills
R. O. Fowler
Fowlerer
A. J. Beaver
Grant St
Beaver
NYCRR
F. E. Rife
London
Ray Bodkin
John Parfitt
Jaline Parfitt
Augusta Gilmore
Wolfpen
Ada Smith
Mill St
W. T. Moore
Chesapeake
J. T. Lewis
Wheeling
Lewis
West Virginia State Teachers’ Association
Mason Co
Jack
Finsterwald Funeral Home
R Tauffer
Jon
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Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Lostro Building
Athens, Ohio
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