Optimism Spreads in Meigs Co With CWA Employment
In Meigs County a hopeful mood grows as Civil Works Administration plans to employ men rather than grant relief. Officials expect wage payments to boost circulation and spur private business and employment. The river bank parking project near the ferry is taking shape with a sturdier stone wall planned under expert masons, though work has not yet begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs Co
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Civil Works Administration
Stout Visitors in Columbus as Local Notices
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs O B Stout visited Columbus on Tuesday. Philathea Women of the Church of Christ plan regular session Thursday. Billy Diles son of Mr and Mrs L D Diles ill with asthma for a week. Loyal Women's Class sets Christmas party for Thursday evening Dec 14. Embroidery Club met Tuesday with Misses Hallie and Nella Zerkie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philathea
Church of Christ
Billy Diles
L. D. Diles
Loyal Women’s
Church of Christ Bible School
Embroidery Club
Misees Hallie
Nella Zerkie
Otterbein Brotherhood Class Holds Nov 17 Meeting
The Otterbein Brotherhood Class of the Enterprise UB Church met Friday night November 17 with instrumental music and singing. Sixty five men women and children attended and luncheon was served by class members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Otterbein Brotherhood
Enterprise UB
Gettogether
Lonch
Presbyterian Meetings Attract Large Audiences In Syracuse
In Syracuse the evangelical meetings at the Presbyterian Church continue through the week ending Sunday. Dr. T Boyd Gay of Middleport leads sermons drawing large crowds. A recent church election named Thomas Quick as trustee and Mrs Marian Dean Mrs Ora Nease and Miss Rachel Mills as trustees with Mrs Maud Branch as secretary. Communion was observed on Sunday and attendance enthusiasm grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Presbyterian Church of
T. Boyd Gay
Middleport
Thomas Quick
Rachel Mills
Marian Dean
Ora Nease
Maud Branch
Parkersburg
W. Va
St. Marys
Avery Roberta
Columbus
Roberta
Lillian Moore
Ward Middieswart
Portland
Carl Gordon
John Robert
Gallipolis
John Cowie
Harry Long
Huntington
Frankie Mumaw
Seniors Plan Party At Pomeroy High School
The Senior Class of Pomeroy High School will host a Saturday night party in the Junior High Auditorium with dancing and light refreshments. Teachers of the Senior and Junior High Schools will be invited, and the study of committee members is listed including Eloise Bolee and Maurice Thornton on Entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Wilhelmine Smith
Eloise Bolee
Maurice Thornton
Eddie Guinther
Eloise Ebersbach
Opal Wai
Russell Hayes
Mildred Hennessy
Myrtle Seyfried
Kathryn Mitch
Tom Bowen
Rachael Eilberfeld
June Dilgard
Lyda Reuter
Kathryn Leifheit
Lea Laning
Dexter Community Notes Highlight Local Social Visits
A stream of Sunday guests visits Dexter: Mrs G O Will hosts Ladies Aid Society meeting with pot luck supper. Residents including Mr and Mrs Philip Nicholson host Alec Steele and daughter Gladys from Rutland. Everett Bailey works for William Bachner as hunting season approaches. Numerous friends and relatives from Midway Pomeroy Athens Columbus Parker Run Point Pleasant and Colum Bernice Mary join reporters in noting visits and illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. Will
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Christian Church of
Dexter
Alec Steele
Gladys
Rutland
Philip Nicholson
Everett Bailey
William Bachner
William Nicholson
L. V. Hunt
Robert McKnight
Mary Bernice
Midway
Ollie Anderson
Milton Merritt
Columbus
Will C. Merritt
Athens
Ray Anderson
Parker Run
Samuel Dyke
Salem Center
Jacqueline
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Perry Brown
Near
Langsville
Ye Tea Party of Ye Olden Times at Baptist Church
Comedy presented in Middleport shows a one act play about Hickory Hollow from years ago. Seventeen cast members included Electa Hywell and Kreeger with a coat display of Joseph’s Coat and a program by the Sunday School orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Baptist Church
Hickory Hollow
Electa Hywell
Sarah
FC. Krenger
Frank Guinther
J. O. Leonard
Kora Guinther
Florence Bush
Clarence Rupe
M. J. Hamilton
Effie Hundley
van Badgley
Dana Hamilton
James Murray
Charles Butcher
Elizabeth Kirby
Ervine Davis
James Faulkner
Betty Nuckles
Pomeroy Bend Once World Salt Center
Pomeroy Bend was once called the salt center of the world. Local reminiscences recount 23 salt furnaces along the Ohio River with operations on both sides near Pomeroy and Minersville including the Old Greasy at Spillman and Excelsior still operating under its name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
George F. Groeckner
Osborn Street
Ohio River
West Virginia
New Haven
Hartford City
Pleasant Valley
German Salt Company
Kerr's Run
Mason City
Hope
Ohio River Salt Company
Clifton
Camden
Spillman
Ohio
Antiquity
Syracuse
White Rock
Minersville
Pomeroy Salt Association
Glendale
Coal Ridge
Buckeye
Excelsior
Sugar Run
Fred Ebersbach
Main Street
Dabney and
Diamond Hollow
Upper Middleport
Scouts Present Looking Lovely at Community Hall
The Git Scouts perform Looking Lovely at Community Hall on December 2 at 7 30 PM to raise funds for scout uniforms. Ward Sayre returns home after inspecting Northern Ohio canneries. Fair Haven Rebekah Lodge hosts oyster supper for husbands and friends. Red Cross officials visit Meigs County and revival at Apple Grove grows. Carroll Norris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Morris, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart Falls
Community Hall
Ward Sayre
Ohio
Fair Haven
L. J. Heiner
Red Cross
Meigs County
Leifheit
Apple Grove
J. D. Law
J. D. Roush
Roberta Sayre
Letart Township
Carroll Norris
Ross Morris
A R Clifton To Sell Motor Tags Here
Pomeroy announces A R Clifton will handle automobile license tags with 1934 sales starting December 1. Headquarters tentatively at Waddell Hardware Store on Main Street. Commercial tag process to send applications with weight slips and fees to Columbus for mailing to registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Clifton
Waddell Hardware Store
Main Street
Pomeroy
Clifton
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Columbus
Open House One-Act at Simpson M E Church
Plan calls for Home Missionary Society open meeting at Simpson M E Church on Monday evening. A one-act play and program will be presented followed by refreshments. Grace Guild members plan a Christmas dance before the holidays. Booster Class Christmas party set for December at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Home Missionary Society of
Simpson M. BE
Grace Guild
The
Episcopal Church
Simpson M. E. Church
Edith Sauer Named President of Middleport Auxiliary
In Middleport on November 22 the American Legion Auxiliary No. 128 Feeney Bennett Post held initiation. Edith Sauer was elected president for the coming year. Seventeen new members were welcomed, bringing total membership to 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
American Legion Auxiliary No. 128
Feeney-Bennett Post
Edith Sauer
Evelyn Melvin
Iva Curtis
Eva Hartley
Julia Musser
Binde Diehl
Hettie McMillan
Sara Carter
Hanna Jenkins
Edith Oliver
Edna Wayland
Sylvia Taylor
Beulah Roush
Ethel Philpot
Jennie Cross
Martha Childs
Nellie Barsotti
Leona Ebersbach
Road Worker Injured by Shovel in Odd Accident
Frank A Cline was injured Tuesday while repairing Peach Ridge Road in Chauncey. A mattock struck a shovel handle on the ground, causing the shovel to fly up and cut a gash in his head through his felt hat. He received three stitches from a local physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Frank A Cline
Peach Ridge
Dover Township
Cline
Northern Lights Seen Over Chauncey During Welding Work
Residents around Chauncey report seeing the Northern Lights as an electric welder operates on the N C Railroad main line north of Chauncey. The welder’s electric flashes are visible for miles while work continues in two shifts day and night on the railroad for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
N. C
Alumni and Varsity Basketball Game Set at The Plains
The Plains Alumni and high school will clash in a Friday night basketball doubleheader at 7 o'clock at the gym. Girls and boys teams are scheduled to play in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
O'Colck
Pre-Game Banquet Honors Gallipolis Pt. Pleasant Teams
Gallipolis and Pt. Pleasant high school football squads were honored at a pre game banquet in Grace M E Church. Marshall College coach Tom Dandelet spoke as attorney Harry M. Miller served as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant High School
Grace M. E. Church
Tom Dandelet
Marshall College
Harry M. Miller
A. C. Safford
R. J. Mauck
W. L. Steenbergen
Marshall
Cheshire Area News Highlights Local Visits and Gatherings
Cheshire residents and guests are noted in a weekend round of visits and hostings. Mr and Mrs Lee Kennedy and daughter visited Mrs Kennedy's parents Mr and Mrs Lee Roush in Middleport. Mr and Mrs Harry Clark stayed with relatives in Middleport. Miss Quanita Bumgarner of Columbus was a weekend guest of Mrs Clarence Conghenour. Willard Weekley entertained the WWA with about 25 members Thursday night and refreshments. Mrs James Hughes of Kanauga spent several days with her Davison relatives. Sunday guests included Mrs James Sloan and children and Billie Davison with Mr and Mrs A S Davison and the Hughes family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Kennedy
Kananga
Davison
James Sloan
Billie
James Hughes
Kanauga
Cheshire High to present three act comedy Sammy
Cheshire high School will stage the three act comedy Sammy next month at Cheshire. Cast includes Marie Watkins Herbert Miller Geneva Roush Wayne Rupe Elizabeth Roush Emory Grover Ora Watkins Ralph Rife Frederick Thompson Delores Nichols Vernon French Beatrice Briggs Hazel Rife and Esther Baker. Coached by Mary Stone and Elizabeth Swisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheshire
Sammy
Cheshire High School
Marie Watkins
Herbert Miller
Geneva Roush
Wayne Rupe
Elizabeth Roush
Emory Grover
Ora Watkins
Ralph Rife
Frederick Thompson
Delores Nichols
Vernon French
Beatrice Briggs
Hazel Rife
Esther Baker
Mary Stone
Elizabeth Swisher
Chambersburg Man Fined for Possession of Liquor
Charles Walters of Chambersburg was fined 100 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Mayor A J Stormont on a charge of possessing intoxicating liquor. He paid the fine and was released. Walters was arrested at Curt Dickey's funeral on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Walters
Chambersburg
A. J. Stormont
Walters
Curt Dickey
Mines resume work in Chauncey and Millfield district
Chauncey and Millfield area miners return to active status with Chauncey Mine No. 2 and Poston No. 6 at Millfield rejoining the working list. Fourteen mines are operating today including No. 10X Hocking Ohio No. 1 Carbon dale Luhrig Kimberly Lick Run No. 25 No. 25 No. 24 No. 68 No. 255 and No. 119.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Mine
Poston No
Millfield
Tuesaday
Hocking, Ohio
Carbondale
Luhrig
Kimberly
Lick Run
Poston
Local Hospital Sees Mastoid Operation On Young Bidwell Boy
Gallipolis reports Thomas Finch Jr 4 of Bidwell was admitted to Holzer Hospital Tuesday for a mastoid operation. Discharged were Kenneth Arthurs of Jackson and Mrs Andrew Byers of Pt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Thomas Finch, Jr
Bidwell
Holzer Hospital
Kenneth Arthurs
Jackson
Andrew Byers
Pt. Pleasant
District Personal News From Chauncey Area
Navy Mrs. A C Tipton returns to Logan after a visit in Lower Plains with brother W E Dicken and family. Miss Marguerite McGee The Plains improving from appendicitis. Mrs L H Pendergrass Ashland Ky visiting Chauncey relatives. Jessie Sayers serious heart condition in Millfield area. Floyd Leroy Stanley Pomeroy visiting Chauncey grandparents Floyd and Mrs. Stanley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Navy
A. C. Tipton
Logan
Lower Plains
W. E. Dicken
Lowell Stage
Lowell
Harry Bobo
Strouds Run
Marguerite McGee
Plains
L. H. Pendergrass
Ashland
Jessie Sayers
Janie Sayers
Millfield
Floyd Leroy Stanley
Pomeroy
Floyd Stanley
Dinner gatherings honor Linscott family in Chauncey area
Mr and Mrs Floyd Linscott and sons Charles and Jack of The Plains were hosted for dinner Sunday at A M Linscott's Hooper Ridge home and for supper by Mr and Mrs Eddie Cargo in Athens. Harold Brown of Athens also attended the gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Floyd Linscott
Charles
Jack of
Walters moved to Huntington Federal hospital for treatment
Walters of Cannons Creek Lawrence County was moved from Holzer Hospital to Huntington Federal hospital for further care. He was the state’s chief witness in Ohio vs Evans Barnett, charged with burglary and larceny, recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Charles Walters
Cannons Creek
Lawrence County
Holzer Hospital
Huntington Federal Hospital
Walters
State of Ohio
Evans Barnett
Chauncey Box Supper for Ladies Auxiliary of UMWA
Chauncey on November 22 hosts a box supper at the K of P Hall for members of the Ladies Auxiliary No 9 to the United Mine Workers of America. The event is a private sociable, not a public affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey K. of P. Hall
Ladies Auxiliary No. 9
Ida Pendergrass Birthday Celebration In Chauncey
Ida Pendergrass of Chauncey celebrated her birthday Sunday with a large cake presented by her daughter Mrs Ray C Gardner of Tick Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ida Pendergrass
Ray C. Gardner
Tick Ridge
Thursday Club to Meet at Hotel Libby Dining Room
The Thursday Club will meet tomorrow at the Hotel Libby dining room for its weekly gathering. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hern are spending several days at Bucyrus. Mrs. Wayland McCormick of New Albany, guest of Miss Sallie and Tom McCormick at Fairfield, is visiting Mrs. E. E. McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Libby
Elmer Hern
Bucyrus
Wayland McCormick
New Albany
Baptism list omission noted for Chauncey Church of Christ
In Chauncey on November 22 Miss Mary Stalder and Miss Lucille Rivers were omitted from the baptism and church union list for those who joined Chauncey Church of Christ during the naval service that closed Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Mary Stalder
Lucille Rivers
Chauncey Church of Christ
Naval Service
Suray
Standard Bearer Meeting Set in The Plains Church
Chauncey residents are invited to a 7 30 p m meeting at The Plains Missionary Baptist Church for a Standard Bearer society gathering and reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Plains M. B
Birthday party honors Mr. Cook at Lower Plains home
Mrs. F. E. Cook hosted friends Saturday night at her Lower Plains home for her husband Chauncey Cook's birthday anniversary. Music and dancing followed by refreshments marked the evening's festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
F. E. Cook
Lower Plains
McLeish News Notes Highlight Local Visits and PTA Program
McLeish notes report Sunday visits to Bishopville by the Milhoans and Tippie family. Alta Standley visited relatives in Bishopville. Oakdale welcomed newborn daughter to the Nott family with Elmer Nott and Graham as grandparents. Newark’s Mr. Simpson visited Clarence Styers, while Gilouster residents visited Raphael Snowden. McLeish PTA to be entertained by pupil program on Wednesday evening November 29, candy will be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Styers
Thomas Rutter
Gilouster
Raphael Snowden
McLeish Parent-Teacher Association
River Notes on Dredge Burgess Launch and River Traffic
Dredge Burgess to launch at Marietta Manufacturing Plant in Pt Pleasant Saturday. First dredge launched six weeks ago. Charles Arthur and crew at Acme Boiler Shop in Pittsburgh installing boilers on Steamer A B Sheets for Campbell Transportation. Steamer LaBelle back in service after repairs in Pittsburgh and towing from Steubenville plant. Steamer Carbon remains in coal towing. Campbell Transportation charters Steamer Dorothy McBride from Wisherd Line, returning SteamER Steel City after eight months. Captain Edgar Meeks, formerly of E D Kenna, is pilot of Steel City. A B Sheets undergoing repairs. formerly Pitssburgh pool towboat Sam Barnett built by C W Posey. New packet service linked Pittsburgh to Owensboro with Packet Senator Cordill transferring freight to Ohio River Transportation packets in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Burgess
Jadwin
Marine Ways
Marietta
Pt. Pleasant
Charles Arthur
Acme
Pittsburgh
A. B. Sheets
Campbell Transportation Company
LaBelle
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Steubenville
Steamer Carbon
Dorothy McBride
Wisherd
Steel City
Edgar Meeks
E. D. Kenna
Huntington
Pittsburgh Pool
Sam Barnett
C. W. Posey
Ohio River
Owensboro
Senator Cordill
Ohio River Transit Company
Cincinnati
Gallia County Sends 28 Youths to Civilian Conservation Corps
Gallia County dispatched 28 young men to Portsmouth for medical exams before transfer to Camp Knox KY. The list includes Garland E K Boster Cecil Bowman Harley Carrell Paul Columbus Chevalier Robert F Clark Gallia Gallia Robert E Clark Lecta Robert E Cousine Gallia Lawrence Dickey Paul Harbour Elmer Harris Gallia Floyd E Hayner Howard Hill Lawrence Lamm Harquess L Lucas Northup Ralph Morris Gallipolis Joan Pounds Vinton Morris Tipton Gallipolis Herman A Under Name Stray ing Gallipolis Nor m en Picked for C C Camp Work training will occur under county supervision. A public court case note appears in later pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Portsmouth
Camp Knox
Garland EK. Boster
Bladen
Cecil Bowman
Harley Carrell
Bidwell
Paul Columbus Chevalier
Robert F. Clark
Robert E. Clark
Lecta
Robert E. Cousine
Lawrence Dickey
Paul Harbour
Elmer Harris
Floyd E. Hayner
Howard Hill
Lawrence Lamm
Harquess L. Lucas
Northup
Ralph Morris
Joan Pounds
Local Folks and Notables in Kanauga News
Kanauga residents report visits and illnesses as Dr. G Houck is ill at home. Deaths touch families in Detroit and Columbus with Caroline Blake and Evan Phillips among those noted. Relatives attend funerals. several locals travel to Columbus and Hollywood California for family matters.
Rio Grande Notes P T A sews for needy children at High School
The Rio Grande P T A chaired by Mrs. Thomas Richards met at the high school to sew for local needy children. Members sewing included Mrs. Kerr, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs. Calthoun, Miss Darleen Richards, and others. Several social activities and visits are mentioned, with community events at Pleasant Valley, Kiwanis in Pt. Pleasant, and upcoming meetings in Springfield Columbus and Holzer Hospital recovery notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Richards
Tom Richards
Kerr
Hutchison
Calhoun
Darleen Richards
Everett Lewis
Poston
Minnie Brandebury
C. W. Thornton
Thornton
James Thornton
W. R. Dean
Billy
Jimmy
Lucille
Helen Dean
David Wickline
Albert
Welford Roush
Rio Grande P. T. A
Maurice Fowler
Plymouth Rock
Anna Mae Evans
American Book Week
Miss Chubbuck
Miss Russell
Pleasant Valley
Ray Troth
Minnie Anstead
Chillicothe
Charles Dennett
W. K. Welker
T. J. Allison
Indianapolis
Columbus
W. A. Lewis
Clinton Smith
Edna Arundel
Mildred Lindsey
Springfield
A. J. Clark
Wett Norman
Ethel McCarley
Holzer Hospital
Arnold Swain
Little Son
Rio Grande
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River Bank
O. B. Stout
Earl Bryan
K. L. Parsons
Dell Farmer
W. J. Russell
Gerber Camp
Charleston
Otto Stanley
McMillan Hospital
Mr. Stanley
Ray Turley
Arthur Covert
Brotherhood
Ohio Millers State Association
Standard
F. J. Beasley CO
Rass
World Salt Center
M. B. Church
Middle
Port Legion Group
Mattock
Fanny
Gadys
Federal Hospital
Rwoo
Ft. Knox
Tef County
Common Pleas Cour
Poling
Kanauga News
Albert Spencer
A. W. Pullens
Henry Spencer
G. Houck
Emma Comstock
Caroline Blake
Detroit
Mich
Charlotte
California
C. B. Cook
Hollywood
Cal
Charles Phillips
Evan
Nanna Rothgeb
Evelyn
Grace
Ella Wagner
J. H. Wagner
Red House
J. C. Johnson
James Roberts
William Denney
Gallipolis Ferry
J. H. Delaney
Sey
Potter Corp
Malden
Coats
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