Better Housing Campaign To Be Sponsored in Pomeroy Soon
A local Civic Club meeting outlined a federal housing program to aid home improvements in Pomeroy. The speaker described loans from federal funds, long terms, income limits, and possible appliances under certain conditions. A campaign HQ was set at the McMaster Store with plans for a broader advisory committee and a December officer election.
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Better Housing
Pomeroy
Federal ‘Housing
Ohio
Corous
Ion
Fed
McMaster
Cub
Main Street
Wtap
Henry Corradini
FERA
Civic Club
Elmhurst Tavern
Third Contract Club gathering at Lincoln home
Mrs Ebershach hosts the Third Contract Club Thursday at her Lincoln home. Various attendees include Lincoln W Wagner, a former county school superintendent ill at Letart Township, and others from Columbus and Marietta. Local social notes mention visits, travels, and hosting duties through Sunday in Harrisonville and nearby towns.
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Wiward Ebershach
Lincoln
W. Wagner
Letart Township
E Stanley
Columbus
Forest Fires Fought Near Harrisonville
Two forest fires burned in Scipio Township near Harrisonville on Sunday. The larger blaze started in Jonas Cotterill Woods and spread through Abe Combs and Robert Turner farms, threatening a barn later kept safe by local volunteers. A second fire in Misner Woods near Pagetown caused little damage. origins unknown.
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Harrisonville
Scipio Township
Jonah Cotterill
Abe Combs
Robert Turner
Combs
Misner Woods
Pagetown
Swearingen Addresses PTA on The Power to Think
Rev Clarence Swearingen spoke to the Midport high school PTA on The Power to Think. After the talk a four business session followed. Mrs Ray Smith reported PTA dishes and silverware arrived and a project to buy supplementary readers for the grades was approved. The program meeting will be at the Pearl Street gym November 27. Public welcome.
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Middleport
Clarence Swearingen
Parent-Teacher Association
Ray Smith
Pearl Street
Pomeroy Junior Class Presents A Little Clodhopper
The three act American comedy drama was staged Tuesday night at the Junior High School Auditorium by Pomeroy High’s Junior Class. The largely attended performance featured strong acting and openers by the High School orchestra with an intermission turkey sale benefiting the Senior Class.
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Pomeroy High
Masonic Club Hosts Evening of Program Dance and Oyster Supper
The Masonic Club held a Tuesday evening event at the Masonic Temple featuring a program and dance with music by the Hotel Lafayette Orchestra. Mr and Mrs Ernest Sisson moved from Pomeroy and are staying with Mrs Helen Bailey on Mill Street. The Philathea Women of the Church of Christ scheduled a six o'clock potluck dinner Thursday at the church with the regular business and social meeting to follow.
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Masonic Club
Masonic Temple
Hotel Lafayette
Ernest Sisson
Pomeroy
Helen Bailey
Mill Street
Philathea
Church of Christ
Harrisonville Grange elects officers and conducts program
Harrisonville Grange held Friday elections with Virgil Atkins as Master and Jack Warner as Overseer. A program followed featuring songs, readings on Thanksgiving, a short play, and household hints. Forty six attended the meeting.
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Harrisonville
Harrisonville Grange
Virgil Atkins
Jack Warner
H. H. Pickering
Howard Clark
Gene Snyder
Mamie Clark
Homer Lee
Pauline Atkins
Bernice Snyder
Ceres
Bessy Cotterill
Flora
Gladys Steele
Pomona
Stella Diehle
Ivan Cotterill
Guy
Lena Jordan
Mac Bail
Huntington Visitors Attend Local Musical Event
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. Everett Peoples and daughter from Huntington joined a Tuesday visit to Pomeroy and took part in the Heath M. E. B. Church program by the Huntington Choral Society. Mrs. Leo Searls returned home after a week in Huntington with relatives and Hollis Gardner family.
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Everett Peoples
Huntington
Pomeroy
Peoples
Heath M. EB
Huntington Choral Society
Leo Searls
Hollis Gardner
C. W. Stansbury
G. H. Stansbury
Grant Street
Marietta
Parkersburg
J. E. Atkinson
Logan
Priode
Zanesville
Daughters of America to Present Flag at Chester School
Chester Consolidated School hosts a flag ceremony Friday night November 23 with Captain Houck of Gallipolis and Mr Pollack state J O U A M organizers speaking for the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Moving pictures of the Junior home and orphanage will be shown, followed by a turkey benefit.
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Chester
Daughters of America
Chester Consolidated
Captain Houck
Gallipolis
Pollack
J.O.U.A.M
Philip Hetzer Dies in Reedsville Funeral Held
Philip Russell Hetzer died in Springfield on Friday November 16 after a period of poor health. He was born in Reedaville and lived most of his life there. The son of the late Philip and Matilda Hetzer he was one of ten children. surviving sisters are Mrs. S. E. Fields Mary Hetzer of Reedaville and Mrs. Elizabeth Kibble of Little Hocking.
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Reedsville
Philip Russell Hetzer
Springfield
Reedasville
Philip and
Matilda Hetzer
S. E. Fields
Mary Hetzer
Reedaville
Elizabeth Kibble
Little Hocking
Stolen 1928 Green Chevrolet Coach Reported Near Pomeroy
Paul Johnson of Middleport reported a 1928 green Chevrolet coach stolen Tuesday night. Harold Johnson told Sheriff A. O. Tracy that the car vanished from the area near Pomeroy Junior High School where it had been parked.
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Pomeroy
Paul Johnson
Middleport
Harold Johnson
A. O. Tracy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Hobson couple arrested for intoxication fined five dollars
Mr and Mrs Jess Eads of Hobson were arrested Tuesday afternoon on an intoxication charge by Constable Leroy Bartrum and Deputy Sheriff O F Tracy. Each was fined five dollars and costs in Justice of Peace Earl Titus court and released after making payment arrangements.
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Pomeroy
Jess Eads
Hobson
Leroy Bartrum
O. F. Tracy
Court of Justice of Peace
Earl Titus
Revival To Continue At U B Church Tuppers Plains
Revival meetings led by Rev and Mrs D Vause Snyder with assistance from Rev and Mrs A J Ruble of Lancaster draw large crowds at the U B Church in Tuppers Plains. Services run 7 30 each night this week and extend through next Sunday with potential continuation.
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Tuppers Plains
U. B
D. Vause Snyder
A. J
Tony) Ruble
Lancaster
Fire causes early morning blaze on Breezy Heights
A new fire on Breezy Heights above Second Street prompted Street Commissioner A. H. Ebersbach to respond with two assistants after the Night Watch man Walter Wolfe reported the blaze at 3 a.m. The fire, which began Monday, burned underbrush over a large area but was brought under control within hours.
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Pomeroy
Second Street
A. H. Ebersbach
Walter Wolfe
Ebersbach
Pomeroy Couple Granted First License Since November
A marriage license was issued Tuesday to Rollin Dill a 25 year old truck driver of Pomeroy son of Edward Dill and Harriett Ables 23 of Syracuse daughter of Dana Ables The ceremony was to be officiated by Rev Fred I Gardner This was the first license issued since November
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Pomeroy
Rollin Dill
Edward Dill
Harriett Ables
Syracuse
Dana Ables
Fred I. Gardner
Local Health Notes From Middleport And Columbus
Mrs. C T Shu maker of Gravel Hill is in McMillan Hospital Charleston after a tonsil removal operation. Her son Charles accompanies her. Mrs Harry Davis and Walter Burns Harris visit Columbus for a short time with Miss Hilda who is receiving eye treatment. Breet Russell remains ill at home with W G Russell on South Fifth Avenue. Mr and Mrs A A Chappelle travel to Columbus for eye treatment from a specialist.
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Middleport
C. T. Shumaker
Gravel Hill
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Charles
Harry Davis
Walter Burns Harris
Columbus
Hilda
Breet Russell
W. G. Russell
South Fifth Avenue
A. A. Chappelle
Housing project near Red House reaches occupancy milestone
Mr and Mrs Noah Haskins and their son Charles visited Red House West Virginia where 143 houses were ready for occupancy under the government housing project along the Kanawha River 25 miles above Point Pleasant. ARE PARENTS OF SON Paul Johnson announce the birth of a son on Sunday. The baby is a grandson of Mr and Mrs L B Johnson and Mr and Mrs Harry Wyatt.
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Middleport
Noah Haskins
Charles
Red House
W. Va
Kanawha River
Pt. Pleasant
Paul Johnson
Sunday
L. B. Johnson
Harry Wyatt
Chester Farmers Institute Held Here Today and Tomorrow
Chester Farmers Institute arrives with a large turnout anticipated. The event runs today and tomorrow, drawing regional farmers and residents to sessions and demonstrations.
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Chester
Chester-Farmers’ Institute
Safe in Sheriff’s Office Lacking Use for Two Decades
In Gallipolis the sheriff's office keeps a locked safe unused for 20 years. It is believed to contain little of value beyond stamps though pre war records may be of interest to investigators and historians.
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Gallipolis
Pastor's Widow Della Porter Ill in Columbus
Mrs. Della Porter widow of Rev. D. S. Porter, longtime Columbus resident, is hospitalized at White Cross Hospital with heart trouble. The Porter family is remembered in Pomeroy where Rev. Porter led Simpson M. E. Church and helped build the church in 1892.
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Pomeroy
Della Porter
D. S. Porter
Columbus
White Cross Hospital
Porter
Simpson M. E
Industrial hopes discussed for Gallia County factories
G A Bentley of New York City told Gallia Rotary Club last night about an Ohio rural survey to lure factory locations. He aims to identify suitable sites in the region for new small industries and industrial development in Gallia County.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
G. A. Bentley
New York City
Rotary Club
Bentley
Ohio
Buckley celebrates thirteenth birthday in Reedsville
Reedsville records a quiet birthday party for George Buckley eldest son of Mr and Mrs Ben F Buckley. Friends gathered at home for games and contests followed by refreshments and gift giving. The item also notes a series of local social visits and family movements across nearby towns.
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George Buckley
Ben F. Buckley
Fraley 18 Inducted at Gallipolis Elks Lodge
The induction of Chief of Police John Fraley into the Elks Lodge drew Elks leaders from Jackson including District Deputy A. Dobbins. The account notes brokers’ wishful thinking and Richard Whitney of the New York Stock Exchange as a historical aside.
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Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
John W. Crouse 71 Dies in Harrison Township
John W. Crouse 71 of Harrison Township dies at his son in law and daughter R W Barcus home 128 Second Avenue due to arteriosclerosis. He is survived by his wife eight children including Garnett Orcutt Sylvia Fadely Shirley Ely William Crouse Gladys Hoffman Irene Morgan Leslie Crouse and Mrs Barcus two sisters Nancy Martin Rosa Allen and Nathan Crouse. Funeral services 3 p m Thursday at the Barcus home with Jr C U A M lodge brothers. Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Galiapolis
John W. Crouse
Harrison Township
R. W. Barcus
Second Avenue
Garnett Orcutt
Sylvia Fadely
Shirley Ely
William Crouse
Columbus
Gladys Hoffman
Milwaukee
Irene Morgan
Rapid City
Leslie Crouse
Caledonia
Barcus
Nancy Martin
Gallipolis Ferry
Rosa Allen
Nathan Crouse
Lodge Brothers
Mound Hill Cemetery
Stricklands Move From Carney Farm To Charleston W V
Mrs. and Mr. Strickland leave the Carney farm after two years and relocate to Charleston West Virginia. T eight Hanes returns from Martin's Ferry to visit his daughter while Mr and Mrs George Oliver and family are named. A Women's Home Missionary Society annual meeting was held at the M E Church led by Rev J W McMahan with district president Mrs Morrow speaking. The first quarterly conference followed at the Wagner home with a potluck lunch and a sermon by Rev McMahan. Mr and Mrs Dewey Jordan announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday November 17.
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Carney Farm
Charleston
W. Va
Hanes
Martin's Ferry
Mra
George Oliver
Lew McKinney
Donald
Leon
Joe Spencer
Dunbar
Wagner
Charles
Brady Shaw
Women's Home Missionary Society
M. E. Church
J. W. McMahan
Morrow
Wellaton
Cheshire
R. B. Foster
Portsmouth
McMahan
Dewey Jordan
Smashup and Two Fires Upset Sleeping Schedule
In Gallipolis two fires woke residents amid loud sirens. A speeding driver, Fritz Swigert, crashed into the Gallia Hotel on Second Street, injuring him and causing extensive damage before fire crews arrived. A separate small blaze behind the Mays home on Third Street was quickly controlled after a stray match sparked a storehouse fire.
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William Mays
Third Street
Myers Produce
Delbert Holmes
Mays
Lloyd Herlich
Funeral services for Mrs Hannah Sewell held Thursday
Sewell Rites Thursday in Mt Union West Virginia for 73 year old Mrs Hannah Watterson Sewell who died at her son's home near Mills Station Survivors include daughters Mrs Mabel Allison Columbus Miss Catherine Sewell Chicago and Mrs Mervin Westerville and sons Paul Thurman Marvin and George with brother Alex Watterson of Springfield Ohio dying at the family home noted near Mills Station.
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Hannah Watterson Sewell
Mt. Union
W. Va
Paul
Mills Station
Mabel
Allison
Columbus
Catherine B. Sewell
Chicago
Charles L
Thurman
Marvin F
Hico
Mervin E
Westerville
George R
Plain City
Ohio
Alex Watterson
Springfield
Gallia County enrollments show 3812 students countywide
County Superintendent H B Bradebury reports 3812 high school and grade pupils in Gallia County districts this year. Some reports are pending, so figures may shift slightly. Vinton leads with 379 pupils, followed by Guyan with 356 and Perry with 95. Cadmus area partly absorbed into other districts.
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H. Bion Bradebury
Vinton
Guyan
Mercerville
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Walnut
Cadmus
Adiiona
Bidwell
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Cheshire Special
Clay
Crown City
Green
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Harrison
Morgan
Ohio
Rio Grande
and Springs
Funeral for Jonah Frownfelter Held at Providence
Funeral services were conducted at Providence Church for Jonah Frownfelter age unknown who died at his Leaper home after an illness of five weeks. The Rev Jennings Crem eans officiated and interment followed in Province Cemetery. Surviving are two sons Odie a night captain at the Ohio Penitentiary and Otto of Gordon City Kans.
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Gallipolis
Providence Church
Jonah Frownfelter
Leaper
Jennings Cremeans
Province Cemetery
Odie
Ohio Penitentiary
Otto
Gordon City
Kans
Miss Waugh Undergoes Emergency Appendix Operation
Miss Mabel Waugh of Obie Township was rushed to Huntington West Virginia for an emergency appendectomy after an acute attack occurred while she visited friends in the state.
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Gallipolis
Mabel Waugh
A. BE. Waugh
Obie Township
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Gallipolis Local News: Raymond Gephart Charged in Luring Case
Raymond Gephart charged with luring Verna O'Dell Wright away from her home and jailed on a $500 bond awaiting the next Grand Jury, which won’t convene for six months. Miss Mary Burnette, arrested for drunkenness last week, sent to the Girls Industrial School at Delaware after probation.
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Gallipolis
Raymond Gephart
Aharger
Verna O'Dell Wright
Gallia
Mary Burnette
Girls’ Industrial School
Delaware
Grace Becks ett Smith Arrested For Knife Attack In Gallipolis
Constable J H Shato arrested Grace Becks ett Smith on the assault charge after Misa Lettle Watson reported a long cut on her arm from a knife wielded by Smith, wife of Slim Smith, in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Grace Becksett Smith
J. H. Shato
Misa Lettle Watson
Misa Watson
Smith
Slim” Smith
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