Funds Available To Pay Old State Bill
A state high department claim against the Wil of Pomeroy for about 500 dollars was filed by the state auditor for collection. The debt stems from materials supplied years ago and paid by the state, though officials say payment cannot be made from 1939 funds until the claim is resolved. The action awaits confirmation of the claim.
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State High Department
Wilof Pomeroy
Reid
Atter
Tron
Diage
Middleport
Coats announce birth of son Stephen Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Coats announce the birth of a son early Sunday at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. The baby weighed 7% pounds and is named Stephen Hayes. He is the grandson of Walter Hayes and Charles Coats and the great grandson of Ella Reichman and Calvin Burford. Mrs. Coats is the former Edna Maxine Hayes.
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Middleport
Robert L. Coats
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Walter Hayes
S. Second Ave
Charles Coats
Winchester
Ind
Stephen Hayes
Ella Reichman
Calvin Burford
Coats
Edna Maxine Hayes
Pomeroy Lights Crown Christmas Display Along the River
Rivermen praise Pomeroy for the prettiest Christmas decorations along the Ohio River. Despite few street lights, Main and Second Streets sparkle with colored lights that have adorned the town for years, highlighting the riverfront business district.
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Pomeroy
Second Sts
Rivermen
Ohio
Bridal shower for Marcella Compton vows wedding in December
Miss Marcella Compton to wed Robert Haslam of Boston amid a quiet home ceremony. A bridal shower at the Compton home featured bridge prizes for Velma Geary and Agnes Reed. Guests included Virginia Compton and Marie Bernhard. The wedding date of December 28 was announced by a phonograph record.
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Pomeroy
Compton
Marcella Compton
Robert Haslam
Boston
Mass
Virginia Compton
Velma Geary
Agnes Reed
Phonograph
Marie Bernhard
Cincinnati
Marcella
Bob
Miss Compton
Walter Compton
Pomeroy High School
Radcliffe College
Prince Business School
G. Fox and Co
Hartford
Conn
Haslam
Dartmouth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eleanor Karr
Elizabeth Titus
Mary Clifton
Mildred Smith
Rachael Elberfeld
Amy Kingsland
Wilford Smith
Ethel Willoughby
Meigs County Miners Prepare Meeting at Pomeroy Hall
Meigs County miners plan a Wednesday night meeting at Pomeroy City Hall. A Columbus speaker from the United Mine Workers of America will address the gathering. District meetings have boosted attendance as organizing efforts for a Meigs County Local progress.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy City Hall
Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Vendol touted as relief for constipation by Ohio factory man
Ohio shoe factory worker Frank Carroll describes severe constipation and related symptoms including sour stomach, gas, and shortness of breath. He credits Vendol with major relief and urges others to try the root and herb remedy sold by Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Drug Store in Nelsonville.
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Ohio Shoe Factory
Frank Carroll
E. Main Street
Columbus
Ohio
H. C. Godman Co
Vendor
Athens Pharmacy
N. Court Street
Hickman
Nelsonville
Adv
Letart Falls Social Briefs Highlight Local Connections
Letart Falls notices report a Ladies Aid Society gathering at president Mrs Bert Hunt and a Fellowship tea at Community Hall. Residents share Thanksgiving visits with relatives from Troy Ohio Canton Detroit and Coal Grove amid births weddings and health updates.
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Letart Falls
Ladies Aid Society
Bert Hunt
H. B. Powell
Detroit
Redmond Norris
Marysville
Carl Shields
Pomeroy
Mattie Shields
Mary Larson
Letart
Thomas McDermitt
Steubenville
Clarence McDade
Belle
W. Va
Clyde Alexander
Mar! Ashley
Canton
E. E. Ashley
Solon Butcher
Adele Sargent
Columbus
Donald Wolfe
Racine
Emma Sargent
Florence
Omar Bays
Wayne Woodward
E. P. Grimm
Lawrence Jerews
Wm. Wilson
Jerew
Wilson
Grace Crow
Toronto
Gladys
Beaver
H. B. Grimm and Son
Albert Hill
Ill
J. D. Law
Coal Grove
Garen Roush
Ralph Webb
Harry Hill
Dale Musser
Clyde King
Rutland
John Young
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Columbus Student Reunites With Friends After Thanksgiving
Miss Kathryn Rose Monahan student at Office Training School and Glee Club accompanist returned to Columbus from a Thanksgiving visit in Middleport. She plans to finish her course in January. While home she met intimate friends Miss Margaret McBride of Ohio University Miss Margaret Stewart of Wooster College and Miss Ruth Entsminger of White Cross Hospital Columbus.
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Middleport
Kathryn Rose Monahan
Columbus
Monahan
Office Training School
Glee Club
Margaret McBride
Ohio University
Margaret Stewart
Wooster College
Ruth Entsminger
White Cross Hospital
Two Fire Crews Fail To Save Frame House
A one story frame house on Union Ave just outside Pom ery was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. Owned by Ronnie Moore and occupied by the Burton family, the building could not be saved despite both Pomery fire trucks on the scene. Firemen focused on saving a nearby larger house. only a radio survived. Insurance coverage was not reported.
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Pomeroy
Union Ave
Pomeroy Corporation
Ronnie Moore
Burton
Meigs Probate Court Notes in Patterson area cases
POMEROY Eva J Suter seeks double representation for estate of Eva J Stansbury as executor and attorney. Reed's petition date set for Dec 12. Cedric Clark named trustee for Annie Turley in suit Manning Webster v Ellen Turley. Mortgage payoff of 1075.95 on Henry Delay estate. Public Welfare cancelled state claim. F W Winn appointed to sell John W Carr estate personal property. Percy Peoples appointed administrator of Eva M Baird estate bond 1000.
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Pomeroy
Eva J. Suter
Eva J. Stansbury
Reed
Cedric W. Clark
Annie Turley
Manning D. Webster
Ellen Turley
Jessie Morehead
Elma Roush
Henry Delay
Department of Public Welfare
State of
Ohio
F. W. Winn
John W. Carr
Percy L. Peoples
Eva M. Baird
Salisbury Township
Clyde French Is Missing In Middleport Community
Middleport police and Meigs and Jackson County sheriffs search for Clyde O. French a 40 year old dry cleaner last seen Sunday afternoon after leaving home to move his family to Jackson. He cashed a 15 dollar check at Bailey Dairy Shop around one pm and was later seen at his plant in Jackson between three and four. French has two sons and family ties across Middleport Pt Pleasant Athens and Jackson. No reason for disappearance given.
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Middleport
Meigs
Jackson
Clyde O. French
French
Church of Christ
Bailey
Russell Bailey
Pt. Pleasant
Athens
Ralph Curtis
Owen
MHS
Edward French
S. Second Ave
Marion French
Paul French
Far French
Etta Eberts
Creton
Native of Vinton Dies in Columbus
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Ottoman Benbow wife of Charles Benbow will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Carroll Weir funeral home E Broad St Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery She had lived in Columbus 35 years after moving from Vinton County
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Columbus
Anna Ottoman Benbow
Charles Benbow
S. Burgess Ave
Carroll Weir
E. Broad St
Green Lawn Cemetery
Benbow
Vinton County
Birthday Party for Val Edgar Brightens Middleport
A pink and white birthday party for four year old Val Edgar featured 40 children, games, and gifts with cake and ice cream. Val and Charlene Walburn also treated Sunday School classmates to candy and balloons as the "Happy Birthday" song rang out.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Val Edgar
Charlene Walburn
Patricia Rupe
Magadore
Carolyn Jane Graves
Barbara Ann Wehrung
Charlotte
Margaret
Mary Stace
Paul Reynolds
Pomeroy
Charles Swanson
Riley Klees
Bracky Wood
Marilyn Miller
Shiela Stover
Joe Bolin
Donna
Myrna Russell
Larry Lee Wiley
Charles Crow
Charles Vroman
Gloria Demoskey
June
Jean Smart
Sidney Klees
Fauna Bailey
Denny
Joyceln Waters
Paddy Jo Lambert
Janis Grate
Shirley Evans
Rosemary
Errol Conroy
Reynolds
Val Reynolds
Gardner Reynolds
Jail Six Arrest Three Over Week End
Six people were jailed Saturday night in Pomeroy. James Laudermilt and Madison Perry were arrested for street fighting by Night Patrolman Bentley Peeples. Ray and Lucille Clark and Nick and Jewel Grueser were taken to the county jail from Shenang Springs. Others held include Donald Covert James Hendricks Sr and James Hendricks Jr and Edgar Roush on an open charge.
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Pomeroy
James Laudermilt
Madison Perry
Bentley Peeples
Ray
Lucille Clark
Nick
Jewel Grueser
Shenang Springs
Grindley
Donald Covert
James Hendricks
Edgar Roush
Meigs County Land Transfers Announced
Land transfers across Meigs County during the past week include Chester Township transfer of 65 acres from Chester Township administratrix Elma Roush to James L. and Hazel Hawk, 1400 dollars. Alice Johnson 123 acres and 29 to Norman Johnson. Columbia Township A D Morrison 1.10 acres to Leslie and Myrtle Canade. Lebanon Township J D and Ethel Hoback 32.1 and 2.5 acres to William H Hoback. Orange Township affidavit for transfer Ada Bahr 1 acre to Idonia M Parker et al and heirs Mollie Shields and Rose Cole. Salem Township George R and Flora Grate 5 acres to Harry and Alma McGlothlin. Salisbury Township John T and Helen K Arnold 51.49 acres to Mary S Lippincott. Pomeroy Village Edmond and Irene Grueser Lot 411 to William T and Flora Dell Grueser. Joseph E and Marie H Meier Lot 42 Pom eroy addition to Dale FE and Ella Smith. Syracuse Village Elizabeth Jones et al 3.73 acres to William and Nora Houdashelt.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Chester Township
Elma Roush
James L
Hazel Hawk
Alice Johnson
Norman Johnson
Columbia Township
A. D
Carrie Morrison
Leslie
Myrtle Canade
Lebanon Township
J. D
Ethel Hoback
William H. Hoback
Orange Township
Ada Bahr
Idonia M. Parker
Ontario Art Instructor Visits in Middleport
Middleport finds Miss Margaret Ella Hysell art instructor in Ontario schools visiting during Thanksgiving with her parents in Gravel Hill. A MHS and Ohio University graduate with a Master’s, her water color Blue Triumph was selected by the Ohio Water Color Society to travel to major Ohio and Midwest cities. Models for the prize work were blue water lilies from her mother’s garden, flowers later winning prizes for the Middleport Garden Club at two Meigs County Fairs.
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Middleport
Margaret Ella Hysell
Ontario
Harry Hysell
Gravel Hill
Hysell
MHS
Ohio University
Ohio Water Color Society
Ohio
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Missouri
Illinois
Meigs County
Wildermuth Brewery Eyed for Quick Reopen in Pomeroy
Unofficial reports from Pomeroy say Wildermuth Brewery in the Second Ward may soon resume operations after prior delays. Financing is reportedly solved and plans call for producing the pre prohibition beer under the same name, aiming to recapture local markets where the brand was once known.
Extra Coaches Used For Holiday Crowd
Trains and buses late Sunday evening carried a full passenger list returning home after Thanksgiving. The New York Central south added six extra coaches for students heading to Ohio University Athens from the northern part of the state.
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Middleport
New York Central South
Ohio University
Athens
Olive Tablets Promoted For Constipation Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to improve digestion and liver bile flow. It claims gentle bowel movements and ongoing use by patients, urging readers to buy at drugstores for 15 30 or 60 cents.
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Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Lemon Juice Eases Rheumatic Pain Says Medical Study
Medical reports claim lemon juice aids rheumatic and arthritis pain. A daily mix of four lemons in a quart of water with RU EX is advised, taking two tablespoons twice daily. If no relief occurs, RU EX offers a money back guarantee from druggists.
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William Reed
NYCRR
Hobson
Ant St
Saddleport Hill
Gr Reed
Huchbson Shops
Milford Ohlinger
Hobson Station
Phode Lumber Co
Pomeroy Social Notes
Meigs County Mine Workers Plan Meeting
England
Lee Xe
Meigs Probate
Clyde French
Vinton
Middleport Social Notes
W. K. Beaver, Jr
N. Third Ave
William Beaver
Clifford
Helen Baker
Larry
Kathryn Marteney
J. M. Mygatt
John M
Beavers
Linda Ellen
Mary Jean Bailey
Fisher St
Peggy Robson
Janet Hecox
Easter Martin Ewing
Sally Fisher
Dame Joan Hamilton
Jean Roush
Jane Stansbury
Bers
Martha
Miss Ewing
Tom Hendrix
Bradbury
Columbus & Southern Ohio
James Fugate
Hendrix
Patricia Kennedy
Leo Kennedy
Patty
Martha Hall
Lee Roush
Alfred Roush and
Leroy Brown
Lee Kennedy O. W. VanMeter
New Haven
Lewis Roush
J. B. Downing
R. C. Singleton
Nancy
Charleston
Helen Pratt
Lucille Ballingee
Covington
Pratt
Floyd Barcus
Ohio Penitentiary
Frank Bracelin
Gerald Rupe
Patricia Ann
James Hawley
Jimmy
Long Bottom
Long Bottom Spent ‘Thanksgiving Day With Mrs. Hawley
Flossie Frecker
John Frecker
Tu‘laremia
Ation
Nave
American Red Cross
National Tuberculosis Association
Adilea
Adlerika
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