Meigs Road Funds Exhausted Halt Local Projects
Meigs County Commissioners halted all road work not under contract as funds are exhausted. The limestone crusher near Carpenter will close and Letart Township road work stops. The meeting drawn a large crowd as officials explained the lack of funds and reliance on the next state gas tax distribution.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Carpenter
Letart
Board of Commissioners
Irving Karr
Karr
State Relief Commission
Relief Commission
Meigs
Prohibition Ticket on Ohio Ballots for 1932 Vote
Meigs County Board of Elections examined petitions bearing 300 signatures asking to place the Prohibition ticket on the coming general election ballots. The petitions were approved as authentic, and officials' appointments were completed. Bids for printing ballots, including the constitutional convention question, were awarded to Democrat Printing.
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Pomeroy
Prohibition
Ohio
Meigs County
Meigs
Fugate
Primtery
Local families share weekend visits and updates on relatives
Ak ron and Gallipolis families spent the weekend with relatives in Charleston. James Sisson, patient at Terra Alta Sanatorium, shows slow improvement. Several residents moved, visited Detroit and Rutland, and Ohio State students prepared to return to Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stevens
Charleston
Fred Sisson
Gravel Hill
Rutland
E. L. Bingham
Detroit
Mich
Anna Steele
Athens
Oscar Cheatham
Middleport
Will Cheatham
Brownell Avenue
T. N. Curtis
Marietta
Herbert Chaibers
Jud Baley
R. C. Meadows
Columbus
Carroll
M. J. McCarty
South Third Avenue
Dale Warner
G. A. Williamson
W. A. Giles
Cincinnati
Charlee McDaniel
Hudson Street
Herman Bailey
Levi
W. Va
Anderson
Women Make Apple Butter for Dependent Youngsters
Members of the Women's Missionary Society of the Church of Christ in Middleport work Monday and today to prepare and can apple butter. The finished product will be packed and shipped to the Children's Home in Cleveland where orphan children report it is a little better than other edibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Women's Missionary Society of the Church of Christ
Cleveland
New York
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Danny O'Brien
George
California
Miss Jean McKay pledged to Alpha Gamma Delta
Miss Jean McKay, Middleport High School graduate and first year Ohio University student, was pledged by the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She was among 12 invited members, pledging Saturday afternoon at the sorority house in Athens, followed by dinner at the Berry Hotel.
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Miss McKay
Middleport
Jean McKay
Middleport High School
Ohio University
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Dean of Women
Alpha Gamma Delta
Sorority
North College Street
Athens
Berry Hotel
Lower Gas Rates Considered Here
Pomeroy council discussed securing lower gas rates after the Ohio Fuel Gas Company franchise ended. A company representative will be invited to meet October 17 as the town negotiates a new franchise. Clerk R G Webster reported about $7,000 received for the bond retirement fund, roughly half the needed total.
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Pomeroy
R. G. Webster
Cat Burial Bill Sparks Local Furor in Pomeroy
POMEROY October 4 Dead cats haunt city officials as seven burial bills were rejected for being a business. Dave Love of Monkey Run buried a cat before the nonpayment decision and now seeks $1. The council debates the claim while the finance committee weighs the case.
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Pomeroy
Dave Love
Monkey Run
Love
Finance Committee
Watch Autos In Big Crash at Majestic Theater
A feature at the Majestic Theater invites mothers with young children to attend Saturday and bring their kids for a film showing. The stage becomes a studio with Klieg lights as youngsters are filmed for multiple scenes. Separate scenes will feature children ages five to twelve at the Athens Post Office.
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Majestic Theater
Majestic
Hollywood
Athens
World Wide Guild Girls Meet in Evening Session
The World Wide Guild Girls Society met at Mrs. F. C. Kreager’s home with Miss Lettie Fugate elected as new president. The evening covered the regular program and lesson as planned by the group.
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Girls Guild
Middleport
World Wide Guild Girls Society
F. C. Kreager
Guild
Lettie Fugate
Meigs Ministers Open Fall Session in Middleport
Meigs Ministerial Association held its first fall meeting at Rev. F. C. Kreager’s home in Middleport with 26 attendees from county denominations. Rev. H. L. Henthorne spoke on Jesus of the Gospel. afterward a group discussion followed. Kreager Stark and Strong then headed to a Boy Scout Camp for a ministers retreat in Gallia County.
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Middleport
Meigs Ministerial Association
F. C. Kreager
South Sixth Avenue
H. L. Henthorne
Pomeroy
F. ©. Kreager
A. R. Stark
Rev
Strong
Gallia County
Edward Frazier Held in Bridge Robbery Suspect
Edward Frazier is jailed in Mason County at Point Pleasant West Virginia as a suspect in the September 18 Pomeroy Bend Bridge robbery. He is identified as one of three men who robbed John Spires an employee at the bridge of 25 dollars and was arrested in Charleston awaiting further inquiry.
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Charles Hysel
Rutland Road
Wilbur Humphrey
Akron
Clarence Humphrey
Mildred Graham
Hysell
John Baker
Ralph Harding
Charles Hysell
Corpus Christus
Texas
Pomeroy
P. A. Claypool
Sherman Slocomb
Hopewell
P. H. Redman
Zanesville
Edward Frazier
Mason County
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Pormeroy Bend Bridge
Frazier
John Spires
Charleston
Columbus Auxiliary to honor new state Legion president
Middleport notes that the Columbus Auxiliary of the American Legion will host a reception on October 6 at the governor's mansion to honor the new state president. Local members are invited and several plan to attend.
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Middleport
Columbus Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Governor’s Mansion
Pythian Sisters Meet in Meigs Temple Session Tonight
Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Sisters gather at 6 for a potluck supper at the K of P Hall. Regular lodge session starts 7:30 with reports from the Grand Lodge at Lima presented by delegate Mrs. J H Grate and by Mrs. J B Downing and Mrs. Minnie Neutzlying.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian
K. of P. Hall
Grand Lodge
Lima
J. H. Grate
J. B. Downing
Minnie Neutzlying
Walter Williams Hosts Surprise Birthday Party
Pratts Fork residents gathered at Walter Williams home on Sunday October 2 to celebrate his 59th birthday. About 75 friends and neighbors joined a noon lawn picnic and afternoon social time, presenting many useful gifts.
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Pratts Fork
Walter Williams
Recreation Hall
Pear Howard
Albany
John Heilman
Delbert Williams
Marjorie
Evelyn
Raymond
Pearl Williams
Joe Will
Olen Gennheimer
Pomeroy
Floyd Williams
Earl
Eva
Fletcher
Roger
George Henderson
Carl Eugene
Charles
Sarah Fife
Dah-ray discusses fashion, travels, and closet tips
The columnist recalls Los Angeles lectures and Hollywood friends, notes fashionable evening wraps, and urges readers to send for closet care leaflets. She explains designing Dah-ray patterns, claims high earnings, and signs off with playful enticement.
New York Mayor Faces Budget Fight In Public Disputes
Mayor Joseph V. McKee tightened his stance during a New York Board of Estimate session, vowing to take his case to the people after losing power to cut the city budget. He remains active in the economic dispute as the public campaign begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph V. McKee
New York Board of Estimate
Protest Over Junk Yard Prompts City Action
Sixty two residents of North Cemetery Street district petitioned the Athens City Council to remove the Athens Junk Company, citing health danger rat harbor nuisance and property devaluation. Council referred the matter to the city solicitor while noting budget strains and a plan to seek rate relief from Southern Ohio Electric for street lighting.
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North Cemetery Stree
Athens City Council
Athens Junk Company
Rufus C. Hopkins
Council
City Health Board
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Raymond Drive
Wood
Fifty and Fit With Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
An aging body can stay vibrant through a simple daily aid. Dr Caldwell's syrup pepsin is touted as a delicious herbal stimulant that quickly improves digestion and relieves bilious spells. It is described as non habit forming and safe for children, with a claim of affordable protection against auto intoxication.
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Dr. Caldwell
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