Meigs County Children’s Home Reinstated With Improvements
The Meigs County Children’s Home received a state license after extensive recent improvements. A certificate of approval was presented Sunday to matron Mrs. Avon Jones by state consultants from Columbus, as open house showcased upgrades including a new roof, refurbished interiors, new showers and lockers, and enhanced canning. The home now houses 39 of its 40 capacity, with WPA seamstresses producing dresses and clothing, and nearly 5,000 quarts canned this season including tomatoes and peaches.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
WPA
Revival at Bradford Church of Christ with Rev. V Hayes Miller
Large crowds attend the ongoing revival at Bradford Church of Christ evangelist Rev. V Hayes Miller of Flora Indiana leads services. He is the father of local pastor J P Miller and will tackle The Worst Sin in the World on Monday night. Special music is featured at every service.
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Bradford
Bradford Church of Christ
V. Hayes Miller
Flora
Ind
J. P. Miller
Home Farm Potatoes Supply Declares Independence From Apples
The article notes potatoes grown on the home farm support food supplies aside from apples. The home was decorated with large flower displays for a Sunday occasion. Two baskets of flowers were sent by Mrs. H. L. Curd of Monkey Run and by Mrs. Fannie Amberger.
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H. L. Curd
Monkey Run
Fannie Amberger
Admits Taking Car Faces Theft Charge
Robert Little a 16 year old youth was taken into custody by Chief Charles Wise Jr Saturday night after allegedly taking Garen Stansbury’s automobile on S Third Street. He admitted the theft Sunday and is jailed facing charges. Police also arrested Charles F Hysell Charles O Hysell Levi Adkins and Clarence DeWeese for intoxication. Sunday more inmates included George Hartinger Ross McNeal and Lavern Dunagan.
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Middleport
Robert Little
Charles Wise, Jr
Garen Stansbury
Little
Hobson
Stansbury
S. Third St
Karl Owens
Main
Chestnut St
John Vroman
Wise
Charles F. Hysell
Charles O. Hysell
Levi Adkins
Clarence DeWeese
James Lewis
George Hartinger
Ross McNeal
Lavern Dunagan
Fall Victim in Hospital Pomeroy Twelve-Year-Old Billy Peeples
Billy Peeples age 14 son of Mr and Mrs Bentley Peeples remains in serious condition after a fall from a tree Saturday. He was moved by ambulance with his parents to a Parkersburg hospital. his right leg is broken along with injuries to one elbow and the other wrist. The note about flowers in Japan appears unrelated to the incident.
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Pomeroy
Billy Peeples
Bentley Peeples
Young Peeples
Parkersburg
Middleport wedding and family visits noted
Miss Muriel Whaley and Wallace Bradford exchanged marriage vows at the Church of Christ after morning services with a double ring ceremony. The couple will reside at the Whaley home in Flora. Also reported are travels of W. W. Leonard and Mrs. Josephine Johnson to Virginia and Washington, D. C. for their Winchester, Virginia ceremony and other local social visits and weekend guest arrangements.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Muriel Whaley
Ray Whaley
Flora
Wallace Bradford
William Bradford
Brownell Ave
Hobart Shields
Miss Whaley
Bradford
Shields
Don McMillin
A. B. Bingham
D. S. Farmer
Senkus
Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains High School
Young People’s County Assembly
Meigs County Gospel Quartet
Middleport High School
Elberfeld’'s
Whaley
W. W. Leonard
Locust St
Josephine Johnson
Columbus
Winchester
Leonard
Johnson
Virginia
Mrs. Leonard
Shenandoah Valley
Washington, D. C
la Salle Hotel
Hocking Valley Giants Defeat Tigers 6-3
In Middleport at Pythian Park the Hocking Valley Giants of Nelsonville defeated the Bradbury Tigers 6 to 3. Both teams scored once in the first inning, the Tigers added two in the fourth, and the Giants tallied five in the seventh to seal the win. Batteries: Giants Woodson and Woodson. Tigers Pullins and Koehler.
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Middleport
Pythian Park
Hocking Valley Giants
Nelsonville
Bradbury Tigers
Tigers
Giants
Woodson
Pullins
Koehler
Pocahontas Council Elects District Representative
Pomeroy White Cove Council No 134 Pocahontas met Friday night with Mrs Ruby Miller presiding Mrs Blanche Roller was elected district representative Refreshments were served.
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Pomeroy
White Cove
Pocahontas
Ruby Miller
Blanche’ Roller
Red Cross aids hurricane victims in New England relief drive
Meigs County Red Cross units again rally to help storm hit areas in New England. Funds accepted for needy families. aid sent via Red Cross office on E Main St Pomroy. Miss Henrietta Ewing recalls eight hour Massachusetts gale and children sheltered, clothing distributed, and work by volunteers.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
New England
Meigs County
E. Main St
Henrietta Ewing
Middleport
Massachusetts
Miss Ewing
Merchants Display New Orange and Black Flags
Middleport townspeople and merchants displayed a festive scene Friday as 41 flags were sold by the Band Booster's Club last week. The orange and black banners decorate new poles and fly only on football days.
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Middleport
Birthday Shower Honoring Mrs James Stevens Held
Royal Neighbors Riverview Camp No. 5244 postponed birthday celebration was held at Woodman Hall. After the group meeting, refreshments were served and Mrs Stevens received a handkerchief shower.
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Middleport
James Stevens
Riverview Camp No
Woodman Hall
Entertain Class Plans Halloween Party at Baptist Church
Members of the One Won One Class of the Baptist Church were hosted by Mrs Ray Calvert Miss Dorothea Calvert and Mrs Elmer Wickham at the church Thursday evening Mrs Stephenson led the Bible study and plans for a Halloween party were made for the last Thursday in October Social hour featured games amusements and refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Ray Calvert
Dorothea
Elmer Wickham
One
Baptist Church
Stephenson
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Visits and Weddings
Social notes from Pomeroy recount Howard Williams returning from Iowa with relatives and farm souvenirs, the Hayman-Cotterman wedding in Parkersburg, visits by Edward Winters and Myrt Scott, and multiple family gatherings. Also noted are CCC camp departure, Rally Day attendees, a 90th birthday celebration for Henry Minich, and Ohio State Indiana football game attendance amid local gossip and travel. The poker five card hand probability is mentioned as about one in 300 million.
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Edward Winters
Mason City
Jacob Ebersbach
Sugar Run
Clarence Neutzling
CCC
Nelsonville
Victor Neutzling
Pomeroy
Rock Springs
Jesse Brewster
Harry Smith
Lincoln Hill
Lizzie Adams
Verlie Conway
A. O. Tracy
Mulberry Ave
Emil Ball
Mr. Ball
Elias Ball
Letart
W. Va
Theodore Flanegan
Abbie
Detroit
George Parker
Henry Jenkinson
Gravel Hill
Gallia Co liquor vote fronts battles as petitions advance
In Gallia County petitions for Kanauga and Gallipolis City liquor votes proceed despite objections. Kanauga faces a possible court injunction while Gallipolis City seeks high alcohol limits and a state store abolition if approved. Both sides organize campaigns with church and community support noted.
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Gallipolis
R. M. Switzer
Board of Elections
Kanauga
Switzer
Kanauga Village
John W. Howell
School Music Meeting Set in Gallia County
Gallia County Supervisors of school music will meet Tuesday evening in the office of H B Bradbury rural school superintendent in the courthouse. General discussion of school music will follow a demonstration program by Richard Southwick and Miss Evelyn Pierson.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
H. B. Bradbury
Court House
Richard Southwick
Evelyn Pierson
Lady finds relief from gas and bloating with Vendol
Mrs. Charles Worpek reports astonishing relief after two weeks on Vendol. She says digestion improved, bowels regular, nerves calmer, sleep better, and symptoms like gas and bad taste disappeared. Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Pharmacy recommend it locally.
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Charles Worpek
Winners Announced at Gallia Fall Festival
Gallia judges named winners across amateur displays including Elmer Jackson Elmer Taylor Vinton and George Bush. Prizes in school display went to Rio Grande Bidwell and Gallipolis while livestock and baked goods earned honors for Eldon Thomas Hazel Cremeens Emil Thomas and many others.
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Gallipolis
Granges
Huntington
Cora
Georges Creek
Vinton
Bidwell
Rio Grande
Gallia
Centerville
Cross Roads
Mt. Zion
Cheshire
Cadmus
Raymond Walter
Thivener
Pearl Taylor
Claude Blazer
Heber McCluskey
Morris Sherman
Anthony Murray
Stanley Jenkins
Elmer Jackson
Elmer Taylor
George Bush
Opal Gothard
Fred Harrison
Ernest E. Watts
Hazel Cremeens
Yodling
Eldon Thomas
Tim Betz
Robert Houck
Violet Dobbins
Frank M. Wells
John Gard
Loren Howard
George Whittaker
Emil Thomas
Kenneth Watts
B. L. McCarley
Esther Saunders
Mary Katherine Rose
Wayne Russell
Frank Wetherholt
Charles Lakin
Kathryn Green
H. E. Clay
Howard Ward
Robert Jones
C. J. McCormick
Lee Halsey
Helen Strong
G. E. Craft
Frank Brothers
Carl Oliver
Mary Walker
Lola C. Neal
Vernon Myers
C. E. Carmichael
Oliver
C. J. McCormic
Alice Swisher
Haskell Wells
Ralph Davis
C. L. Hughes
C. S. Bradley
Fred K
Virginia Roberts
Gerald Sheets
Velma May Evans
Lettie Young
Donald Palmer
Hughes
Joanna Spires
Luther Massie
Beta Jenkins
Nona Frye
F. M. Tawney
Ellen Cherrington
P. Mul
Funeral services for George N. Rothgeb Sunday
Attendance at the late George N. Rothgeb funeral was large at the family home north of Addison on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Robert Leake officiated the Episcopal rites. Interment followed at Gravel Hill Cemetery near Cheshire with pallbearers Clair O Hara Roy G Shoemaker Ray Roush Ted Roush Clarence Wagner and Hubert U Carnes.
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Gallipolis
George N. Rothgeb
Addison
Robert Leake
Episcopal
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Clair O'Hara
Roy G. Shoemaker
Ray
Ted Roush
Clarence Wagner
Hubert U. Carnes
Sumers Named Executor in Sanns Will Gallipolis
Mrs. John Sum mers of Columbus is named executor of the will of her mother Mrs. Margaret Sanns of Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
John Summers
Columbus
Margaret Sanns
Delay Hearing In Gallia Case
Miss Anne B. Lanman of the State Board of Charities postpones a Gallia County Children’s Home visit after public reports of alleged irregularities. A letter to the Gallia boards saysCharities prefers cooperation and defers action until a ninety day grace period expires. Local officials say they are satisfied with the home’s conduct and oppose Lanman’s stance.
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Gallipolis
Gallia
Gallia County
J. S. Clark
E. D. Keeler
Ballots Awarded for 1960 Gallipolis Election Printing
Gallipolis Tribune awarded the county election board contract to print 12 000 general ballots for the November 8 election at six dollars per thousand.
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Gallipolis
Gallipolis Tribune
County Election Board
ThirteenYearOld Joe Haven Injured in Fall
Joe Haven age 13 residing with his aunt Mrs Norman Biffle near Thivener is treated in a Huntington hospital with a fractured knee after a fall.
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Gallipolis
Joe Haven
Norman Biffle
Thivener
Smith Returns Home After Auto Crash Involving Four
Gallipolis Ohio report says Smith one of four injured in a Hobson area wreck near two weeks ago left Holzer Hospital for Ironton. He had a broken collarbone arm cuts and chest injuries. Mrs. Cora Reed shows serious chest injuries and slow improvement. Edith Myers, killed in the crash, had a broken neck. Driver H K Rown has a spine injury with little change in condition.
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Gallipolis
C. O. Smith
Hobson
Holzer Hospital
Ironton
Smith
Cora Reed
Edith Myers
H. K. Rown
Funeral held near Pt. Pleasant for William C. Noble
Relatives and friends attended funeral services Sunday near Pt. Pleasant West Virginia for William C. Noble foreman on the Somerville farm who took his life Friday by hanging in a barn. His body was found by farm workers including Noble's son Stephen. widow and four children survive.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
William C. Noble
Somerville
Noble
Stephen
Republican Women Plan Tea for October Fifteenth
Pomeroy notes a Saturday gathering of the Women’s Republican Club at Main Street headquarters. Mrs Eula lia Webster led in the president’s absence as John Dixon, Meigs County’s last Civil War veteran, spoke on unwavering party loyalty since 1864. A sale of Republican tags was reported and weekly meetings to follow until after the election.
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Pomeroy
Republican Club
Main St
Eulalia Webster
Titus
Meigs County
John Dixon
Dixon
Lincoln
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement asserts a three days cough signals danger and promotes Creomulsion as a potent remedy. It guarantees a refund if not satisfied and urges asking for the genuine Créomulsion by name.
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