Four Men Held at Pomeroy Jail in Thefts Probe
Four men Herbert McGinnis Euell Richards J B Richards and Earl Richards residents near Coolville were brought to the Pomeroy county jail for questioning in a series of robberies centered on Reedsville. Grain and farm goods found at their homes were identified by residents as stolen. No charges yet filed but held for further investigation. Sheriff A O Tracy and Deputy Hank Young organized the inquiry amid ongoing petty thefts in the Reedsville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Tracy
Hank Young
Reedseville
Herbert McGinnis
Euell Richards
J.B. Richards
Earl Richards
Coolville
Reedsville
Cooville
Reedesville
Raymond Shoemaker
Hollis Frost
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Justice of Peace
J. W. McCullough
Old River Man Anton Kohl Dies in Pomeroy
Anton Andy Kohl aged 63 died at his West Main Street home in Pomeroy on Sunday afternoon after months of illness from yellow jaundice and complications. He is survived by his widow Leona and sister Mrs Martin Ohlinger of Middleport. A lifelong Pomeroy resident, he once worked as a steamboatman and later in the mines and enjoyed river lore and sharing tales of the steamboat era. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Kohl
Pomeroy
Anton
Andy)Kohl
West Main Street
Leona
Martin Ohlinger
Middleport
Kohl
Pomeroy Church of Christ Service Noted
Rev. F. L. Gardner of Middleport will officiate at a Pomeroy Church of Christ service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Church
Downington Player Struck by Pitcher Injury in Albany Game
Lester Howell of Downington was hit on the right side by a pitched ball during a baseball game in Albany Sunday afternoon. He suffered possible rib fracture and lung puncture and was transported to Pomeroy for medical care by Frank Gibson and Otho Whaley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lester Howell
Downington
Albany
Frank Gibson
Otho Whaley
Harrisonville
Local residents host visitors and attend weekend gatherings
Miss Anne Houser of Pomeroy Junior High stayed at Mrs. Langlotz's East Main Street home while Erna Schoonover of Marietta and Louise Dodd of New Matamoras visited Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Fiescher. Columbus pair William Griffith and Vivian, and Mrs. Elizabeth McNally of Lansing joined relatives here. Mary Goodwin cut her leg roller skating, six stitches needed. Frances Dye, Ohio University student, spent the weekend at her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Houser
Pomeroy
Coalton
Fred Langlotz
East Main Street
Erna Schoonover
Marietta
Louise Dodd
New Matamoras
R. W. Fiescher
Main Street
William Griffith
Leland Peoples
Vivian
Columbus
Elmer Dieh
Frank Diehl
Wehe
J. E. Conover
William Maurer
Cincinnati
Elizabeth McNally
Lansing
Mich
Fred Langritz
Mary Goodwin
Norma Goodwin
Second Street
George Feibersbach
Marian
Mulberry Avenue
Snunday
Cleveland
Will Bradfield
Frances Dye
Ohio University
Middleport Literary Club Sets October Meeting
Middleport residents will gather at Miss Nella P Caldwellwood's home on Wednesday October 5 for the first fall meeting of the Middleport Literary Club. Members will study Territorial and Insopumlons of the United States this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
Nella P. Calderwood
United States
Funeral services held for John M Coughenour
Funeral services for John Melvin Coughenour aged 2 were conducted Sunday at 2 pm from Cheshire Methodist Church. He died Friday at his son Hario Coughenour home in Cheshire. He leaves many relatives in Meigs County. Burial followed at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Melvin Coughenour
Cheshire
Coughenour
Hario Coughenour
Meigs County
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Middleport Club Earns First Year Program Award
Middleport Literary Club received the first award for the best year program in the Southeast District of the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs. Pomeroy Shakespeare Club is the only other Meigs County federation member. Mrs. D. B. Hartinger of Middleport leads the state American Home Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
Middleport Literary Club
Robert B. Giesy
Pomeroy Shakespeare Club
Meigs County
D. B. Hartinger
Department of the American Home of the State Organization
American Home Department
Family Finance
Health conference attendees from Middleport and Pomeroy visit Athens
Mrs. J. E. Harley and Miss Naomi Owens of Middleport join Mrs. George Nye and Mrs. M. D. Hartinger of Pomeroy in Athens for an all day health conference in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Dr. Robert G. Patterson of Columbus leads the event as executive secretary of the Ohio Public Health Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. E. Harley
Naomi Owens
George Nye
M. D. Hartinger
Pomeroy
Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Robert G. Patterson
Columbus
Ohio Public Health Association
Local Health Group Meeting Attended by County Representatives
Representatives from Athens Meigs Hogk ing Noble Perry Vinton Mone and Washington Counties attended and the local health group was presided over by affiliates at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Mre
Athens
Meigs
Hogking
Noble
Perry
Vinton
Mone
Washington Counties
Decadence of Cripple Creek Evokes Westward Mining Tales
Dr. C. E. W Downie and Tom Theodore, former Pomeroy residents, visit Columbus and Middleport after traveling from Centennial Wyoming and Cripple Creek Colorado where a gold rush once swelled to 3000 residents. They describe empty streets and rising activity as gold value increases. The Downies plan to return west soon, recalling their Lincoln Hill years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. E. W Downie
Tom Theodore
Columbus
T. W. Benge
Middleport
Doctor Downie and Son
Centennial
Wyoming
Pomeroyans
Cripple Creek
Colo
Mr. Downie
Downie
Lincoln Hill
Mistaken Hounds of the Woods End With Possum
Two well known Pomeroy residents hunted as squirrel season closed. A mistaken shot killed a possum, prompting a wry comment that game violators had been mentioned recently by The Messenger. The hunters refused to reveal names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clark
Three Gallipolis Men Injured When Car Plunges off Bridge
Three Gallipolis men were injured when Rupert Hughes drove a light roadster through a highway warning gate and off the unfinished Kiger Creek Bridge on Route 6 six miles north of the city. Hughes was gravely hurt and unconscious at Holzer Hospital, Edward Watts sustained a fractured skull and Ray Sheets escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rupert Hughes
Edward Watts
Ray Sheets
Hughes
Kgger Creek
Route 6
Holzer Hospital
Watts
End Piles with Dr J S Leonhardt HEM ROID Bottle
One bottle of HEM ROID tablets claims to end itching bleeding and protruding piles by internal action. The ad says it heals the lower bowel and removes thick impure blood, outpacing salves and suppositories with a money back guarantee if it fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quick
Adv
Rescue attempt follows deadly crash at Kgger Creek
Hughes and Watts were found shortly after the accident about 20 feet below the car. Sheets, least injured, located 80 feet from the crash site in the dry bed of Kgger Creek. Hughes helped firemen recover Oscar Bastiana Jr from the river using grappling hooks. In Gallipolis, Oct 3, the steamship William Muller formerly Swan, from Pittsburgh, served the Kanawha mouth area as snag and dredge boat for over two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Watts
Sheets
Kgger Creek
Oscar Bastiana, Jr
Gallipolis
William Muller
Pittsburgh
Kanawha River
United States
Swan
Donnelly Burial Rites Held for Local River Captain
The body of Captain Howard Donnelly 74 longtime wharf master and steamboat operator was brought to Gallipolis for burial at Mound Hill Cemetery beside his wife and son. He led the Carr Packet Line and captained the Capital City Columbia Bay Line steamers on the upper Ohio, later married Anna Menager, and once engaged in silver mining in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Howard Donnelly
Geallipolis
Charleston
Mound Hill
Donnelly
Carr Packet
Pomeroy
Capital City
Columbia
Mountaineer
Baxter
Calvert
Donnéily
Bay Line
Umala
Louise
Rosedale
Urania
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Anna Menager
Edward
West
Nine Gallia County high schools enroll 676 students
Gallipolis area report shows nine Gallia County high schools outside the Gallipolis district totaling 676 high school students to date. Grammar enrollment in seven of the nine equals 764 pupils. center elementary totals list counts for Cadmus Centerville Cheshire Crown City Raccoon Vinton and Gallia. Bidwell Porter and Guyan have not reported totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
E. W. Edwards
Bidwell-Porter
Cadmus
Centerville
Cheshire Special
Crown City
Guyan
Raccoon
Vinton
Gallia
Centralized
Gellia
Fogs Slow Steel Shipment to Memphis From Pittsburg
Fogs across Gallipolis delay the 159th tow of steel from Jones & Laughlin in Pittsburg to Memphis, with three consecutive foggy days causing time and money losses for river steamers and diesel boats. River men warn fog months October to December are heavy, and the 160th tow from Alliquippa plant will follow to Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Company
Memphis
Crack Steel
William L. Jones
Titan
Alliquippe, Pa
Brides Take Lead as September Sets License Record
Gallipolis report shows September 1932 issuing twenty one marriage licenses, the highest monthly total of the year for Probate Judge J. S. Clark. The figure tops August and marks a notable monthly peak in weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. S. Clark
River Victim Will Be Buried Tuesday
Oscar Bastiana Jr. 7, Gallipolis resident, drowned in the Ohio River Saturday afternoon when he dove from a raft near State Street. Rites set for Tuesday at 9 in St. Louis Church with Father Ryan. burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Bastiana a restaurant owner and leaves a brother Lawrence. He was in the third grade at Washington School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Ryan
Mound Hill Cemetery
Bastiana
Ohio River
Gallpolis
State Street
Oscar Bastiana
Lawrence
Washington School
Butcher Taken Gallipolis In Break In Case
Upshur County West Virginia authorities brought Frank Butcher of Jane Lew to Gallia County to answer charges of breaking into an inhabited dwelling. He was arrested two weeks ago by Chief John Fraley at the Gallia County Fairgrounds for breaking into Mrs Jen Shaw's residence and was bound over to the Gallia County grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Upshur County
West Virginia
Frank Butcher
Jane Lew
W. Va
John Fraley
Gallia County Fairgrounds
Jen Shaw
Butcher
Gallia County
Trucks Lead In May Auto Purchases In Gallia County
In Gallia County during May, business needs dominated auto sales with 12 vehicles sold, seven of which were trucks. Five passenger cars were registered, the lowest May total in months, to Mrs. Margaret Mann Cormick, clerk of courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Margaret MaeCormick
Marriage Licenses Issued in Gallipolis on Saturday
Gallipolis on October 3 issued licenses to Brice Seeley 21 farmer and Nellie Scarberry 17 of Gallipolis to wed. Also licensed were C E Vasi Sickle 23 of South Side West Virginia and Dorothy Lanier 22 of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Brice Seeley
Farmer
Nellie Scarberry
William Scarberry
C. E. Vasi Sickle
South Side
W. Va
Dorothy Lanier
G. M. Lanier
Writer Ordered To Leave Russia
Miss Rhea Cryman a Toronto Canadian and New York writer and Moscow correspondent for the London Daily Express has been expelled from Russia. The order follows publication of stories from northern Russia describing police methods at a remote camp. Cryman has been in Russia four years and protests the expulsion while touring Tiflis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Rhea Cryman
Toronto
Can
New York
Moscow
London Daily Express
Russia
Miss Clyman
Trber
Siberia
Misa Clyman
Tiflis
Atlanta, Ga
Local notes from Middleport week end gatherings and travels
Jennings Keffer from Grecoville West Virginia spent the weekend with friends in Middleport. Marie Wilson visited Columbus with her parents. The Leys Women’s Class met at the Church of Christ with 42 in attendance collecting gifts for the Children’s Home in Cleveland. Several residents visited Columbus and Athens during the weekend. Edward Murphy of Boston announces the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Edward Murphy of Boston. James Buchanan and son James went to Parkersburg for hospital visits and possible operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie! Wilson
Columbus
Leys
Church of Christ
Cleveland
Edward Murphy
Boston
Cordelis Murphy
South Third Avenue
Middleport High School
A. K. Taylor
F B. Constant
Chicago
Harry Ramsey
New Board Makes Hit Middleport
October 2 reports many favorable comments about the new scoreboard at Middleport High football field. The board displays exact second after each play via a telephone system. Donors include Phode Lumber Company Fred Fultz and Sons Henry Hennessy and Charlie Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High
Phode Lumber Company
Fred Fultz and Sons
Henry Hennessy
Charlies Neal
Matron’s Coat Dress Pattern in Sizes 36 to 48
Pattern 2380 offers a stylish coat dress with slenderizing lines, contrast banding, revers and new sleeves. Illustrated step by step instructions included. Send 15 cents for pattern, specify size, name and address. Catalogs for Anne Adams patterns feature large figure frocks lingerie and gifts, 25 cents with catalog. Pattern department address in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Athens Messenger Pattern Department
17Th Street
New York City
Rawlings Start Honeymoon After Pomeroy Wedding
Mr and Mrs R W Rawling begin a honeymoon after their Sept 28 marriage at the First Christian Church in Pomeroy Ohio. They visit Washington DC Winchester Staunton and Charleston before returning home to Pomeroy. Mrs Rawling is formerly Susan Russell of Middleport Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R. W. Rawling
Washington, D. C
Harrington
Pomeroy
First Christian Church
F. R. Gardner
National Capital
Winchester
Staunton
Staunton Military Academy
Charleston
W. Va
Rawling
Susan Russell
Middleport
Pomeroy, O
Publisher purchase unites Woman's World as stand-alone unit
Chicago publisher Lee Eimaker announced the purchase of Woman's World magazine and said it would continue as a separate publication. He stated no other changes to the title or operations were planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lee Eimaker
Pictorial Review
Today
Woman’s World Magazine
Golden Wedding Anniversary of Elwood and Maggie Chase Observed
The Golden Wedding of Elwood Chase and Maggie Livona Reeves was celebrated with a Sept 25 1932 gathering in a grove near Albany. About 175 guests attended as members renewed vows. Readings, music, and a long table of cakes and gifts marked the outdoor observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Robinson
Herald Luckett
Virgil Reeves
H. Zimmerman
E. McKnight
Pauline McKnight
Miss Clark
Ray Thompson
Girard
Ross Buchanan
David Reeves
Mrs. Chase
Miss Abbot
Colum Aol
Emma Robinson
Chase
Henry Dixon
Dixon
John Townsend
Helena Davis
Eva Dunn Bola
Ida May Eakin
S. A. White
Vera Jean White
Fred
Charles
Elizabeth Stromeyer
Edward Murray
Ollie Booth
Marie
B. Zimmerran
Dorothy
Irene Clark
Mary Louise Grub
Ahlis Robinson
James Inman
Verne Haning
Louise Haning
W. N. Luckett
Co. W. Lynch
Harley Russ
Robert Dickson
Elmont Robinson
E. Blackwood
Carl Blackwood
J. Blackwood
Virgil Stanley
George Beatty
Alice Mathews
Granville Reeves
Betty McVay
Lois Woodyard
B. Woodyard
Dessie Brooks
Anna Sargeant
Ila Sargeant
Charles Sargeant
P. V
Bartlett and Area Residents Share Weekend Visits
Broadbell and Lewis McGuer of Bartlett visited Sunday with Hermon and Mrs North. Ida Nice visited with Raith Nice of Biz Run. Mr and Mrs Oscar James and daughters Mary and Patricia Amn and Miss Junie White spend the week at McConnellville. Enid Ogg returned home from Parkersburg. Jerry Conant injured when red swing broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis McGuer
Bartlett
Hermon North
Ida Nice
Raith Nice
Biz Run
Oscar James
Mary
Patricia Amn
Junie White
McConnellville
Alvin White
Henry North
Dorothy Conant Incompnana Dana Davis
Roxbury
Barlow Fair
Ross Hoon
Chesterhill
Joe Young
Lyle White
Bobbie
Westland
Frank Parsons
Enid Ogg
Parkersburg
Blane Driggs
Scott White
D. D. Smith
Past Nobles to Picnic in Glouster
The Past Nobles Grands' Club plans a Thursday meeting at 2 33 with Mrs James Roberts. A picnic dinner will follow at 6 o'clock with each member bringing a covered dish and three sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobie Grands’ Club
James Roberts
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Downington Painfaulty
Pomeroy Personals
Middleport Club
River Man
Carr Packet Line
Galli
St. Louis
Jennings Keffer
Grecoville
Leota Schreiner
Edith
Kathryn
Christine Grant
Homer Grant
James Souder
Miss Fe's
D. S. Farmer
Dan
Washingtons
Jones
Ed Grant
Philo
Susie Taylor
W. E. Melvin
Park Street
Albert Priode
Will Priode
The
Athens Messenger Daily Pattern Department
Tioneymoon IN
East
Woman's Magazine
Mrs. Elwood Chase
David Irvin
Elwood Chase
Maggie Livona Reeves
James Hart
Jack Stanley
Jack Lee
Allen Staats
George Brooka
Beiling
Earl Dilcher
Oliver Reeves
Jessie Douglas
Arthur Davis
Thad Hanning
John Blake
Sire
J. J. Reinheimer
Ross Townsend
Lincoln Townsend
Broadbell
Dean’s
Edison
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Amns
Southern
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