County sessions recount officer case and village inquiry
A county grand jury met for an all day session to hear cases including Sheriff Fowler and Deputy Sheriff Young suspected in a first order charge. The Virage village case was terminated, and the October term jury was recalled five times. A missionary meeting at Baptist Church discussed a missionary box project while the Meigs County Association entertained members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ergs County
C. Fowler
Sher- Young
Fow- Young
Tom Holter
Herschel Oy
Virage
Agel
Sulide
Esion
Leport — World Wide Ynior Missionary Organizae Paptist Church
Lettie Fugate
News Notes Highlight Local Social Visits
NE Mr and Mrs Dillion and family spent time with Mrs Richards mother Velyn Wolf and with J D Cooper of Athens. Various locals including Mrs Winifred Rhoades, Mrs Ray Wilson, Mrs Beegle, Mrs W J Jones and family, and Kathryn Bell with Maxine Columbus are noted visiting and weekending with relatives in Athens and Columbus.
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J. D. Cooper
Athens
Miss Per
Commercial Teachhe High School
D. K. Wolf
Winifred
Ora Rhoades
Ray Wilson
Rry
Winifred Wolf
Mbus
Beegle
Kathryn Bell
Maxine Columbus
Helen Hull
Jane
Oldest Mason in Gallia County Dies in Meigs County
Edwin Rothgeb, 87, longtime Addison area resident, died at his Chesire home after a period of ill health. He witnessed Civil War events on a hill near his home and had a long life in the community with flatboat trips and Western travels. Masons to conduct funeral at 2 pm Wednesday with burial at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Survived by widow Amazonia and four children in Washington, Idaho, Idaho and Addison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Edwin Rothgeb
Cheshire
Addison
Mississippi
Coal Hil
Gravel Hill Cemetery
J. W. McMahan
Amazonia Hern Rothgeb
Walter Bell
Yakima
Wash
T. C. Guyn
Ft Hall
Idaho
8S. R. Carman
Chauncey BE. Rothgeb
Motorist Crashes Constable’s Home Near Cook’s Gap
Pomeroy Rutland Township constable Leroy Bartrum woke to a loud crash and found a passing motorist had toppled three feet of his fence and damaged the side wall of the room where he slept. He investigated in nightshirt and pajamas. The incident occurred on the Pomeroy Rutland Road near Cook’s Gap.
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Pomeroy
Leroy. Bartrum
Rutland Township
Bartrum
Pomeroy- Rutland Road
Cook's Gap
Meigs CCC Camp Displays at Racine Fair and Outreach
Camp Meigs secured the state soil conservation exhibit for display at the Racine Community Fair where it drew interest. J B Benjamin spoke on conservation on Saturday and at Grange meetings. lantern slides on erosion control planned for Syracuse PTA. Benjamin and Campbell Crawford seek speakers for Harrisonville Albany fairs. inquiries rise. Seed gathering advances, with 66 acres at the Zanesville nursery. crews shipped two truckloads of seeds. Seed totals include 225 bushels black locust 100 tulip poplar 530 black walnuts and 1,000 black walnuts 50 hickory 50 hard maple 100 acorns pending. Seventy-five workers now with three trucks harvest. Construction crews tackle Maroon Run channel cleaning, R C Johnson farm dam, and Will Clark erosion work. Field crews moved nearer farms. weather losses minimal. Impassable roads due to rains are delayed but not abandoned. Expanded program inquiries increase, with rapid response planned.
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Pomeroy
Camp Meigs
Racine
J. B. Benjamin
Grange
Syracuse P. T. A
Harrisonville
Albany
Benjamin
Crawford
Zanesville
Maroon Run
R. C. Johnson
Will Clark
Rutland Township
Pomeroy Personal Visits Highlight Weekend Events
Mrs Hoyt Haning and daughters Dorothy and Margaret returned to Athens after a weekend with Mrs Herman Hoffner and family and Mrs Clarence Kerr. Funeral for Vance Nickerson drew relatives from Columbus and Gallipolis. Bingo prizes went to Mrs Roller and Mr Marshington. Grace Guild hosts gathering at Mrs John Kent Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt Haning
Dorothy
Margaret
Athens
Haning
Herman Hoffner
Clarence Kerr
Clinton Maag
Mary Tracy Wood
Sam Fugate
Columbus
James FE. Tracy
Vance Nickerson
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Avenue
Homer Marshington
Dexter Apent
Gallipolis
Lloyd Folden
Roller
Marshington
Carl Schaefer
L. F. Schoenleb
A. H. Fisher
Edward Schoenleb
Amesaville
Patrick Lochary
Lincoln Hill
W W Church Dies In Toledo At 78
Willis W Church, 78, lifelong Meigs County resident, died Sunday at his Toledo home. He was born on Thomas Fork, left Meigs County 35 years ago, and is survived by his wife, a sister Mrs Dolly Miller of Monroe Nebraska, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Toledo.
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Pomeroy
Willis W. Church
Meigs County
Toledo
Mr. Church
Thomas Fork
Dolly Miller
Monroe
Neb
Middleport Briefs and Local Visit Notes
Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will hold a potluck dinner Wednesday evening. The Woman's Bible Class of the Baptist Church meets tonight at the home of Mrs Frank Guinther on South Fifth Avenue and Hooker Street. Mrs Bessie Flowers and daughter Bettery returned Sunday to Marietta after a visit with Mrs Ray Smith on Grant Street. Mr and Mrs Oscar Cheatham and children of Athens visited William Cheatham on Brownell Avenue and Mrs Furgeson on Hysell Street. Mrs William Cheatham is improving. Mrs J C Fisher spent Monday in Gallipolis visiting her son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs F B Fisher. Dr and Mrs F M Cluff and daughter returned home today after a few days in Akron with Mrs Cluff's parents.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
The
Baptist Church
Frank Guinther
South Fifth Avenue
Hooker Street
Bessie Flowers
Bettery
Marietta
Ray Smith
Grant Street
Oscar Cheatham
Athens
William Cheatham
Brownell Avenue
Furgeson
Hysell Street
J. C. Fisher
Gallipolis
F. B. Fisher
F. M. Cluff
Akron
Middleport Garden Club Holds Meeting
Middleport Garden Club held its October meeting at the home of Mrs. A. A. Dillard on Broadway Street. New active members Mrs. R. A. Miller and Mrs. Harold and associate member Mrs. D. C. Miller were added. An advisory board was formed. Officers were re-elected. Rathburn received a bulb and seed shower for organizing chairmanship of Meigs and Gallia County. Flowers will be sent to Mrs. Downing in hospital. Next meeting set for November on Pearl Street.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
A. A. Dillard
Broadway Street
C. F. Rathburn
R. A. Miller
Harold
D. C. Miller
Edward French
C. C. Fisher
J. B. Downing
Cc. F. Rathburn
E. A. Reed
G. H. Stansbury
Rathburn
Meigs
Gallia County
Downing
Union Bible Class Meets At Church Of Christ
A meeting of the Union Bible Class is set for this evening at 7 30 at the Church of Christ Reverend Clarence Swearingen of Heath Methodist Episcopal Church will lead the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Union Bible
Church of Christ
Clarence Swearingen
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Foot Surgery Keeps Harold Lewis Home on Railroad Street
Harold Lewis remains confined to his home on Railroad Street since last Friday after surgery on his left foot to remove infected bone. His condition is reported as satisfactory. Miss Margaret McBride hosted Monday’s Sunday School class at her South Fifth Avenue home with girls from the Presbyterian Bible School and teacher Miss Rachael Owens in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harold Lewis
Railroad Street
Margaret McBride
South Fifth Avenue
The
Presbyterian Bible School
Rachael Owens
Middleport Weekend Visits Across Towns
Middleport residents and relatives spent Sunday visiting kin in Pt Pleasant Vinton and Columbus. Dale Mourning and family traveled with J. A. de Wees. Kathleen Bush returned to Ohio State University after a weekend with H. E. and Mrs. Bush. others visited relatives in Sandusky Toledo Gallipolis and Huntington.
Council Will Meet Wednesday Night In Pomeroy
Due to a quorum failure the Pomeroy Council did not meet Monday. Three councilmen attended the planned session for Wednesday night to discuss proposed WPA work. Engineer Mysell will report. plans for reconstrucing the lower parking lot are reported complete. Await word on Lincoln Hill paving disposal and possible detour construction from Sugar Run.
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Pomeroy
Duerr
Schlaeger
Durst
Mysell
Lincoln Hill
Sugar Run
Payne Building May House New Theater in Gallipolis
Earl Moore and his brother Jake bought the Payne motor building and may convert the two story brick structure into a theater seating 2500 to 3000. The plan includes a two story stage back, a balcony, fireproofing with steel girders, and use of Paramount pictures if renovation proceeds within a month. The mention ends with an odd note about pine cone fibers used in precision instruments.
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Gallipolis
Payne Motor Building
Earl Moore
Jake Moore
Payne Building
Ford Agency
Moore
Moore Brothers
Second Street
Paramount Pictures
Pt. Pleasant
Huntington
W. Va
Gallia County to pay delinquent tax with road work
Gallia County commissioners approved using delinquent taxpayer Homer Baker for road labor as payment toward back taxes. They listed multiple road projects in Guyan, Harrison, Perry, and Springfield townships for the county engineer to supervise, including gravel and stone work. Additional actions included tuberculosis examination for Dude Blake, bond approval for Harvey Durst, and gravel purchases from M. T. Epling for Dam 26 in Clay Township.
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Gallipolis
Farnom Haskins
Homer Baker
Townhouse
Guyan Township
Dustin Grover
Morgan
White Cemetery
Harrison
Cora Teaver
Perry
Cargo
Ohio
Clay
Taylor
Perry Township
Green
Springfield
Matt Ridge
Bill George
Thomas Marshall
Forks
Roush Hollow
Shelterhouse
Matt Hughes
Up Creek
Morgan Center
Eblin Hollow
Ohio Township
Leo Bean
Dude Blake
Harvey Durst
C. E. Payne
M. T. Epling
Clay Township
Drake Fork
Guvan
John Walters
Harrison Township
Pension Investigator Resumes Applications in Gallipolis
In Gallipolis pension matters, new application blanks omit religion and politics questions. Leo E. Carter plans to start accepting applications again after a two month pause, with a waiting list ready for state approval and several allowances recently awarded to named individuals ranging from $10 to $16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leo E. Carter
James M. Taylor
Jacob Wallace Brice Beaver
Mary Houck
Caroline Lewis
Mary Alice Sheets
Elmira Jaques
Barbara Might
Sherman Snowden
Flora Snowden
Letitia Thornton
Anna Wright Lee
Filiza Swick
William O. Harrison
Cheshire Rural School District formed after county vote
Gallia County Board of Education approved dissolving Cheshire Rural and Cheshire Special districts and forming Cheshire Rural School District effective Sept. 7. Petition to combine hinged on signers and transfers. some withdrawals followed confusion over advantages. If approved, a new school board for the consolidated district would be appointed. Canada consumed 894,555,000 pounds of sugar last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Cheshire Township
H. Bion Bradbury
Gallia County
Roush
Story’s Run
Cheshire Rural
Cheshire Special District
J. B
Etta Evans
Cheshire Special
Cheshire
County Department of Education
Canada
Gallipolis May Have Delegate At Ohio Valley Meet
The Ohio Valley Improvement Association may name a Gallipolis delegate at its forty first annual convention October 15 and 16 at the Hotel Windsor in Wheeling West Virginia. Col John L Vance founded the group and he and other locals hope the dam project nine miles below Gallipolis will spur representation. Noted speakers will discuss river engineering food control navigation water supply and pollution curbing with plans and models on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
John L. Vance
Creurvet
Frank Vance
Windsor
Wheeling
W. Va
Jallipolias
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Gallipolis flyer takes fourth in point-to-point race
Lieut. Eckford Hodgson flew Dr. C. B. Holser's plane in the Cincinnati point-to-point race finishing fourth among nine entrants who completed the cruise Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lieut. Eckford Hodgson
Dr. C. BE. Holser
Cincinnati
1996 Fall Festival Queen Crowned in Gallipolis
A last minute surge in votes in Gallipolis leads to Margaret Irion of Fureka being named Queen of the 1996 Fall Festival. Other top contenders include Elsie Pickens, Hilda Leaper, Mary Hess Kent, Iria Morrison, and Myrtle Watson with vote counts listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Margaret Irion
Fureka
Elsie Pickens
Hilda Leaper
Mary Hess Kent
Iria Morrison
Myrtle Wateson
Divorce Granted in Gallia County for Irma W Jeffers
Irma W. Jeffers was granted a divorce from James Hudson Jeffers by Judge W R White on grounds of gross neglect. She received custody of their minor son James Hudson Jeffers Jr and $14 per month for child support as provided by the U S Veterans Administration.
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Gallipolis
Irma W. Jeffers
James Hudson Jeffera
W. R. White
James Hudson Jefers, Jr
U. S. Veterans Administration
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