Famous Orator Upshaw to Speak in Coolville Friday
William D. Upshaw former Georgia congressman and Prohibition party presidential candidate will speak at the Coolville school during the day and address a public meeting at the M E Church in the evening on Pluck and Purpose. Upshaw is praised as one of the era’s great orators and likened to Abe Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
William D. Upshaw
Georgia
Prohibition
M. E. Church
Mr. Upshaw
Abe Lincoln
South
William Jennings Bryan
Ora
Sunday School Class At Joppa Hosts Saturday Event
Mrs. G L Ruth entertained her Sunday School class Saturday afternoon at her Joppa home with ice cream and cake. Attendees included Violet and Dale Deeter, Pauletta Benedum, Earl Watkins, Audrey Blake, and Christena and Dolores Kibble. Local social notes follow with numerous visits and names across Joppa, Parkersburg, Coolville, Reedaville, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Vivian Pratt
South Parkersburg
Katheryn Borham
Ida Smith
Limberger Ridge
T. F. Dye
Reedaville
Alice Hetzer
Carbon Hill Teams Fall to Hollister In Twin Defeats
Carbon Hill girls lost 27 to 20 and boys 35 to 28 at Hollister. Both squads showed promise and expect a home rematch Friday November 1. Local social notes include visits among Matheny Spence Coe Joyce Devo Kammerling and Lowes families with events and a November 22 carnival at the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon Hill
Hollister
Weasley Matheny
Columbus
John Matheny
Johnny Spence
Dotty
Oroville
Henry Kammerling
Inlaw
Don Kammerling
Rachael Sweazy
Logan
Belle Devol
Harold Gastin
Harold Campbell
Don Dawley
Hybrid corn boosts yield despite high seed cost
Farm reports hybrid corn from Clarinda seed with blue tinted ears yields 10 to 15 more bushels per acre and longer 14 foot stalk fodder. Carpenter notes some sweet corn crosses, husking 80 bushels per acre with light tillage. Hereford beef and aging horse records also appear, including a 29 year old mare and a 69 year total team age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
ER. K. Carpenter
Department of the Messenger
F. Lowther
Guysville
Route 2
Skip
Eugene Davis
Jerseyville
L. A. Ruth
Shade
Will Colmer
Agricultural Reporter
Farmers husk corn despite mixed conditions this fall
A farmer says he will husk corn this week regardless of its condition and many farmers share this view. Farmers have been seen in fields across the area husking as they travel, with inquiries about corn condition usually met with opinions that it is either very good or very bad. There is no middle ground among growers this season.
Tuppers Plains Notes Highlight Local Socials and Events
Local notes record visits and guests in Tuppers Plains including Bertie Bahr family trips to Albany and Athens, Mrs Althouse returning from Kingston with relatives, and several visits among Bahr Osborn and related families. District Rally at Belpre, a Clover Farm Stores gathering in Athens, a Thanksgiving service plan, and a home economics convention in Athens are noted with accompanying family and school movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Bertie Bahr
Nora Jean
Carrie Bahr
Albany
Rosa Hovey
Russell
Athens
Althouse
Kingston
Fox
Minnie Matlack
Ethel
CC. W. Bahr
James Amsberry
Belpre
Grant Holman
Christian Church
Clyde Millhone
J. A. Biggs
Jud Torrence
Reedville
Joe Torrence
Long Bottom
Elmer Schreiber
Wilson
Lena Schreiber
Kate Parker
Bailey Run Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Arza Brooks spent weekend with James Lehman family in Haydenville. Several Bailey Run residents entertained others at dinners and gatherings across Bailey Run and nearby towns including Carbon Hill and Buchtel. A lighthearted note ends with a remark that Burmese women accurately charm cobras by allowing snakes to kiss them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Run
Arza Brooks
James Lehman
Paul
Haydenville
Bar Smart
Margaret
Kenneth
Albert McBride
Buchtel
Alfred Hanning
Nancy Smith
John Smith
Nelsonville
Betty
Jessie Bullock
John Jackson
Blaine Bullock
Juanita Bowen
Nip Bullock
Maxine Bullock
Betty Staten
Earl Smart
Betty Hanning
Carbon Hill
Irene
David
Esther
Henry Heffkin
Henrietta
Carolyn
Milfield community birthday party and local notes
Mrs Julius Bratka was guest of honor at a Greens Run birthday gathering with chicken dinner for many locals including Hartman Dusz Mingus and Hale families. Other items note Miss Lucy Bescoe visiting, Grange activities in Athens and Trimble, and local moves and hospital update on Charles Kolar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Frame
Parkersburg
Diantha Frame
Flourine Frame
Dr. M. Davidson
Xenia
Cora Frame
Jane Lou
Athens
Millfield
Julius Bratka
Greens Run
Carolyn Hartman
Clara Hartman
Cleo White
Minnie Dusz
Emma Heffken
Maxine Boudinot
Hattie Mingus
Edna Heffkin
Carolyn
Paul Hanning
Alma Orr
Ida Dusz
H. P. Mingus
Allen Chadwell
F. E. Boudinot
Ray Sanders
Ernest Wade
Ruth Wade
Maxine Smith
Lois McLeod
East Millfield
Canaan Township
Thomas Tracy
Columbus
John Leoffler
Trimble Grangers
Athena County
Pomona Grange
Trimble
York Grange
Lucy Bescoe
Chauncey
John Bescoe
Gerald Keirns
Nelsonville
Ann Raine
Letart Falls Local News Briefs and Obituaries
Letart Falls notes report Ladies Aid Society members quitting at Mrs Eva Roberts home. Funeral services for Laura Petrel Eckert held at her brother Joseph Petrel’s Racine home. burial at Letart Falls Cemetery. Regional visits and social scenes include Gibbs and Hawthorne families, Epworth League meeting, and gospel singers hosted at Elizabeth Alexander’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Ladies Aid Society
Eva Roberts
Laura Petrel Eckert
Pittsburgh
Joseph Petrel
Racine
Eckert
Chris Eckert
P. M. Eckert
Sallie Weaver
Rome Hawthorne
East Liverpool
George Hawthorne
H. H. Manuel
Floyd Bentz
Ekalaka
Mont
Maud
Josie Pickens
Earl Scott
Epworth League
Alphretta Quillin
Ray Jeffers
Gallipolis
Jeffers
Middleport
Samuel Norris
East Letart
Walter Church
Harriett Allen
Akron
Sarah Lawson
New Haven
W. Va
A. BE. Roush
P. R. Shields
Barberton
Gospel Singers
The
Wesley Foundation
Ohio University
M. E
Elizabeth Alexander
Straitsville Lodge To Give Degree Work
Straitsville lodge members from Swastika Council travel to Cambridge on Tuesday November 19 to present degree work. Local basketball: Junction City vs Straitsville girls 28-8 Straitsville boys 15-14. Numerous family visits and church events noted from the area. Notables include Rev L G Zeirer of Dayton and multiple Columbus trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Swastika Council
Cambridge
Junction City
Straitsville
Straitaville
Dephis Evans
Columbus
Fred Blankenship
Irvin Wirthman
William Alex
Ray Eckard
Corning
James Campbell
Simeon Nihiser
Jacob Nihiser
Harold Nihiser
Enterprise
Charles Evans
James Mills
Staubenville
Ed Mills
Robert Clark
William Mitchel
Akron
George Lanning
Margaret Edwards
L. G. Zeirer
Dayton
M. E. Church
James Keeler
Ilinois
Fred Keeler
Jack Hunter
Firman Lambert
Henry Lambert
Samuel Auker
Thomas
Earl Hunter
Lillian Hunter
Anna Abram
Ernestine
Fred Frazure
Bob Sines
McConnelaville
William Jones
Florence Blankenship
Athens
Clarence Grandy
William Shuttleworth
Bud Grandy
Fred Essex
J. C. Jones
Novella Whitmer
Fingerprint Clues Tie Suspects in Dover Case
Larry and Tony scrutinize fingerprint prints found with three knives, matching Red Jackson and possibly a woman, while a Washington submission is planned for one print. A tense call to Detective Sergeant Mike Hagan escalates the investigation as the page ends with a startling remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Larry
Frank Watson
Mike Hagan
Dover Police
Red Jackson
Wingy Lewis
Sandy Harkins
Washington
Cheshire Ladies Aid Plans Church Benefit Dinner
Mrs Louesa McAllister and Mrs Ina Bing hosted the Ladies Aid Society of the M E Church for an all day meeting. A chicken dinner fundraiser at the high school was set for Friday night November 22 with tickets on sale. The Baptist Missionary Society plans a potluck at noon at Mrs Rachel Rife’s home. Local residents note visits and a farmers institute announced for Little Kyger Grange Hall on November 19 and 20. Douglass Durst moved into the Floyd Thomas property recently purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Black
Turie
Leading Creek
Clara Ward
Dennis Sheets
Nelson
August Sheets
Kananga
Farmers Institute
Little Kyger Grange Hall
Douglass Durst
Floyd Thomas
Birthday party and community notices shine in Chester
Chester residents share a birthday party for Donna Wolf with Sunday School classmates and teachers. The Ladies Aid Society reports fundraising progress and church remodeling continues with art glass windows repaired. Other items note visits, moves, and local events including a district conference and a Jr. O U A M meeting with oysters served after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Donna Wolf
Henry Beaver
Verna Cielan
Donnie Betzing
Ladies Aid Society
Esther Hutchinson
Ada Morris
Letha Koblentz
Dc. L. Heaton
A. J. Zwilling
Columbus
Leslie Kimes
James van Meter
Bedford
Wilbur Baum
Eureka
Gallipolis
Bernard Eiselstein
Patricia Jane
Leslie Cooper
Hilda Weber
Reno
Jacob Weber
Charlies Fick
Los Angeles
Calif
Bert O'Conner
West Union
Ward Windon
Thearl Reibel
Esta Wise
George Pyles
George Mora
Hobart Smalley
Ziprich
Thomas Weber
C. N. Jones
Raymond Oliver
Charles Eiiselstein
Junior O'Conner
Athens
Athens Messenger
H. C. Canning
Clarice
Ray Morris
Mary Bailey
Bellefontaine
Peter Hoffman
Mildred Baum
Marshfield Masons Schedule Homecoming Meeting November 30
Constitution Lodge F. A. M. No. 426 elects new officers for next year led by Clifton Swaim as worshipful master and Raymond Llewellyn as junior deacon. A lodge home-coming is set for Navy 30 with Grand Lodge officers invited and a large turnout expected. Other items note a church fellowship, missionary society gathering, Luhrig mine activity, and a Prince of Peace declamation event with Helen Martin winning the top prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
Clifton Swaim
Marshal Barron
Paul Githam
Fred J. Burt
Joseph Barron
Lawrence Marron
Raymond Llewellyn
Clyde Russell
Tyler
John M. Brewer
Grand Lodge
Church of Christ
Missionary Society of the
Jannette Russell
Luhri
Faculty Club Social and College Events Continue in Rio Grande
Rio Grande communities enjoyed a week of club gatherings and college activities. Forty members attended a Faculty Club meeting hosted by Misses May and Mollie Fulton with brief book reports and a social hour. Friday brought the first college dance in Community Hall with the Winegardner Orchestra. T. A. Jenkins spoke at the college assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
May
Mollie Fulton
Edna Arundel
Elizabeth Coon
Mary Kerr
May Fulton
Harry Anderson
J. W. Sutliffe
W. T. Packer
Rose Eagle
Vera Reeve
Paul R. Lyne
T. A. Jenkins
College Assembly
C. C. A. Deputation
Vinton Baptist Church
Louis Hover
Local School Program Draws Guests and Friends
At the Opera House a community program featured songs and humor led by Mrs. Thea beth Hayden and others. Guests from Lynn Barberton Dayton and Columbus attended as flowers and euchre prizes added to the Friday gathering hosted by Mrs. Venice Was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchtel
Opera House
Wright
Lynn
Mable
Sma Thomas
Ivy Wright
Theabeth Hayden
Winfred Shiveley
Nora Collins
Anna Wilson
Myrtle John White
Barberton
Flower
William
Dayton
Clayton
Rodney Luther
Dicky Taylor
Paul Taylor
Mary Jane
White
Wide
Clarence Lalscore
John McDonald
J Eileen
Bernice Bookmealumbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio
Tors
Co. K. Creesy
Martin
N. Y
W. B. Roberts
G. R. Gunder
Oscar Gunder
H. M. Walden
Kenneth Mars
W. T. Gairdner
Creesy and Son
Miss Roberts
Seibert
John Hayhurst
Clarence
Antrim
T. W. Hayhurst
New Concord
Edward Galbreath
M. BE
O. BE. McClure
Drewing
Ohio River
Kanawha River
P. O. Smith
H. BE. Chandler
W. R. Renick
Kennett Square
Minnie Clark
This
Mable Malone
Myrtle Kincads
Inez Brafford
Beth Walden
Mildred Swearingen
Clara Louise
Virginia Smith
Troy Township
W. B. King
Ray Strickler
H. C. Parrieh
R. 8. Henderson
BE. M. Daugherty
D. M. Newland
T. Wildman
George KE. Caylor
Delaware
Mra
Ella LaGoullon
Dohron Willey
R. J. Runion
Clarence Bartlett
L. EB. Welling
EB. M. Pierce
Dorothy
Oscar Pierce
John Hyatt
Springfield
Clyde Parrish
Elbert Stalnaker
A. B. Saunders
C. WH. Verwohit
St. Clairsville
Joppa
Austin Blake
Delmont
Darrel
E. C. Blake
D. O. Blake
Hockingport
E. D. Parker
Dolph Westfall
Hal
Reedy
George Patton
Mary Weaver
Vance Milhone
Vernon and
C. G. Milhone
C. A. Barnett
M. J. Benedum
John Kibble
G. L. Ruth
G. N. Longsworth
Ward
Parent-Teacher Association
Martha Groves
Emma Joyce
Cora Joyce
Rufus Coe
Annie Smith
Leva Stover
Dorothy Stover
Jessie Smith
Mable Lowes
Harley Boring
Wilbur Hawk
Hedley Lowes
Lancaster
By B.C. Skinner
D. Dailey
Hereford Association
American Hereford Association
Kansas City
Dailey
Bailey
Millfield District News
Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Ebon Gillespie
A. H. Boudinot
B. H. Pettit
D. M. Sawyer
D H. Cannon
Celia Boudinot
Clarence Russell
Simpson
Rebecca Tracy
Floyd Ayers
Sand Ridge
Effie Bescoe
Charles Kolar
Mercy Hospital
Kolar
Dover Township
Charles Mulpas
Straitsville Lodge
Cheshire Ladies’ Aid Group
Marshfield Masons
Rio Grande News
Merrill Phillips
Bidwell
Leta Sayre
Elmer McCarley
Emma Richards
Mary Blake
Anna Mae Evans
Vinton High School
Naomia Simms
Max Ferguson
Portsmouth
C. H. Harris
Lois Fasig
Marian Sharp
Alderson W. Va
Sharp
Morris Fowler
Wheelersburg
Marie
Mercerville
W. O. Aleshire
Bess Geotting
Jerry Kirkendall
Wellston
Jane Richards
Chicago
Albert Lewis
Dave Morgan
Morgan
Fowler
Roup Good
Bia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!