Meigs County Grand and Petit Jury Session Update
The Meigs County grand jury met in a two day session ending with a longer than usual session. Roscoe sheriff Hank Young presided as discussions extended into evening hours while several cases remained undisclosed and will be released after the session concludes. The petit jury was called for today to sit suit. Also mentioned are familial relations among local residents Jennie Northup and Mrs. Matt Higgins in the Pleasant area of West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Aeriff
Hank Young
Meigs County
Edith Edwards Dies After Illness At McConnelsville
Miss Edith Edwards died Tuesday morning at McConnelsville Sanatorium after a short illness from tuberculosis. She had been with her father Rev Thomas Edwards in Minersville after leaving Washington D C for health reasons. Surviving are her father two sisters Edna Edwards of Charleston and Mrs Edward Williams at home and a brother Thomas. Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edith Edwards
McConnelsville
Files Suit To Void Contracts Of Lease In Common Pleas
Thomas E. Marshall sues Meigs Developing Company and La fayette Romine seeking nullification of lease contracts dated May 19, 1954. He asks recognition of other leases and assignments as valid and a permanent injunction preventing oil or gas extraction on the leasehold premises.
Racine News Notes Highlights Local Movements and Meetings
Mrs. A J Schaefer is called to Dayton for serious illness of Mrs. Robert Carvel. Laura Wilbarger and daughter Villa Morgan visit Ida Wright. M E Guild plans soup dinner for Oct 23 at church annex. Rev B C Moffett moves to Piketown. replacement Rev W B Stump arrives. Mrs. Fadely and Mrs. Watson attend Akron PTA convention. Amberger visits friends. POMEROY deputies and district deputy guest for Daughters of America reception in Little Hocking with dinner and lodge meeting. Initiation may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Schaefer
Dayton
Robert Carvel
Laura Wilbarger
Dorcas
Villa Morgan
Montana
Piketown
W. B. Stump
Coal Grove
Ohio
Rev. Moffett
Sidney Fadely
Owen Watson
Fannie Amberger
Pomeroy
Akron
Amberger
American Beauty Council of the Daughters of America
Little Hocking
Large Crowd Present For Amateur's Show
A varied program of vocal and piano solos readings xylophone and novelty numbers violin and chorus and blues singing entertained a large audience Tuesday evening at the Presbyterian Church in Middleport. The Whatsoever Class sponsored the event and many church members participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Presbyterian Church
Jenny Jo Wise
Joan Talbott
Barbara McAllister
Clayton Hayes, Jr
Phillis Smart
Joyce Gardner
Susan Eileen Allensworth
Gail Snyder
Lois
Phyllis Diles
Jimmy Egner
Gene Harris
Norene Egner
Helen Jane Root
Dale Ruble
Carl Nichols
Barbara Root
Emma Kessler
Bob Snider
Allen Bradford
J. H. Grate
Rev. Bailey
Bill Grate
Indoor Halloween Carnival Planned by Middleport P T A
At a Monday executive meeting in Middleport the P T A outlined an indoor carnival for Halloween to be held in the gym on Pearl Street. The group also arranged for delegate Mrs Ray Smith to attend the state P T A convention in Akron, beginning Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pearl Street
Ray Smith
Parent-Teacher Association
Akron
Annual Fall Festival Opens in Gallipolis Parade Tuesday Evening
Fall Festival begins with a 7 pm parade in Gallipolis as local fairs expand with carnival booths lining Court and State streets. Organizers anticipate a strong week with farm exhibits, club displays, and new tents boosting entertainment across the block near the park front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Rodney School Closes After Diphtheria Fears
Three cases of illness among Rodney School pupils prompted County Health Officer Dr. F W Shane to close the school Tuesday. It is the first shutdown this term due to infectious disease as other cases in the district are reported. Names include Mary Hawk Bobbie Hawk and a Leonard child. the others affected are under treatment and observation. The closure lasts until next Monday with teachers Miss Ellen Broyles and Harry Morgan in charge of pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipolis
Rodney
F. W. Shane
Mary
Bobbie Hawk
Small
Hawk
Leonard
Shane
Rone
Ellen Broyles
Harry Morgan
Rodney School
County road repairs under way with crushers, limestone trucks
County surveyor Farnom Haskins directs four crushers at the Errit farm in Green hip and at the Dodson farm inrinefield Township. Repairs cover patches and occasional full resurfacing with limestone trucks. costs per job range from 80 to 820 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spolis
Farnom Haskins
Errit
Greenhip
Dodson
Rinefield
Maused
George Price Dies in Car Crash
George Price, 50, died after a riding accident Monday near Cecil. He is survived by brothers and sisters Cecil and Bud Price and by Mrs Effie Caldwell and Mrs Eva Little. Funeral services were set for Thursday with burial at Bulaville. Reverend George Cory officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villem
Ipolis
Parcorge Price
Orse
Cecil
Bud Price
Effie Caldwell
Eva Little
Carl
Certificates Awarded For Teaching At Pearl Street School
Mr. and Mrs. McComas received life certificates for teaching at Pearl Street School. Mr. McComas earned a certificate for both elementary and high school teaching, while Mrs. McComas earned a certificate for elementary teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McComas
Prince Pearl Street
17-Year-Old Girl Stranded by Magazine Sales Party in Gallipolis
A 17-year-old Italian girl from Clarksburg West Virginia said she joined a touring group of magazine sellers. After a trip down the river the group abandoned her in Gallipolis with $5 saved, her cousin Edith, and a promise of future work she fled to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clarksburg
W. Vr
Oscar Bastiani
Rose
Edith
Uniontown
Parkersburg
W. T
California
Legion to Install New Officers Oct 16
Gallipolis Legionnaires and ex service men are invited to attend the Lafayette Post installation at 7 30 oclock in the Legion Hall. The Auxiliary will serve lunch. New officers of Grace Church Guild named with Mrs Frank Danner Jr as president and other officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Lafayette
Legion Hall
Elmer Hern
Virginia Hughes
Addison
E. D. Hughes
Sarah Robinson
Pembroke Club
Clarence Masters
Edith O'Dell
Frank O'Dell
Portsmouth Road
James W. Rowley
Charleston
W .Va
Clark Barber Shop
Grace Church Guild
Frank Danner, Jr
Kate Miller
Lola Rupe
Hazel Elliott
Paul Myers
Gallia County Declamation Contests Organized
At the invitation of the Ohio Council of Churches the Rev. H. H. Wilbur will organize Prince of Peace declamation contests in Gallia County with each local church expected to be represented to select the county winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio Council of Churches
H. H. Wilbur
Prince of Peace
Gallia County
Mrs C N Thompson in Holzer Hospital for treatment
Mrs C N Thompson of Cheshire is in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for treatment. Her condition was reported unchanged Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
C. N. Thompson
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
Norris and Arnold Obtain Marriage License in Pt Pleasant
In Point Pleasant a marriage license was issued to Wil Mam Norris, 32, of Gallia County Ohio, and Miss Addie Arnold, 24, of Point Pleasant. The couple is listed in the local civil records as preparing for marriage in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
Wil Mam Norris
Gallia County
Ohio
Addie Arnold
Birthday Party Honors 10th Birthday at Grant Street Home
Mrs Harold Bibbee entertained Monday evening at her Grant Street home for her son Harold Bibbee Jr who marked his 10th birthday. Guests included James Bennett Edger Bennett Herman Bennett Billy Mace Joe Simms Donald Simms Charles Swindler Jack Hartley Paul Greenlee Barbara Bennett Harold Bibbee and teacher Miss Ruth Humphrey. Games and contests provided evening amusement with light refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harold Bibbee
Grant Street
Harold Bibee
James, Edger
Herman Bennett
Billy Mace
Joe
Donald Simms
Charles Swindler
Jack Hartley
Paul Greenlee
Barbara Bennett
Ruth Humphrey
Courthouse to Close for Columbia Day in Gallia County
Gallia County officials announce the courthouse will be closed Saturday October 12 for Columbia Day. The county board of education will meet in the County Superintendent H Bion Bradbury office to open a sealed remonstrance petition from Cheshire Township residents opposing the consolidation of two local school districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Columbia
County Board of Education
H. Bion Bradbury
Cheshire Township
Local Social Notes From Kanauga Area
Kanauga and nearby residents share gatherings and visits. Evelyn Rothgeb hosted guests with her mother. 15 attended. The Rhodes of Huntington bought and moved into a farm near here. Ladies' Aid met with nine members. lunch followed the meeting. Various families visited, attended rallies, and returned from visits across West Virginia and Ohio.
Pleads Not Guilty to Sales Tax Violation
Gallipolis man R A Lewis pleads not guilty to a sales tax violation and is held on a $100 bond after being charged with failing to secure a vendor license and issue stamps for apple sales. He says he grew the fruit himself. E R Lama cites rules requiring licenses for direct consumer sales off farm property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
R. A. Lewis
W. R. White
Lewis
E. R. Lama
Sugar Run PTA Meeting Led by New President Carrie Neutzling
Regular Sugar Run Parent-Teacher Association gathering set for Thursday afternoon at eight o'clock with Mrs. Carrie Neutzling leading. Central PTA held a Tuesday business session at the Central school with a potluck lunch and a short program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Run
Parent- Teacher Association
Carrie Neutzling
A. W. Smith
Huntington
Henry Hamm
Wetzgall Street
Leverett Roush
Columbus
J. J. Holmes
Central Parentteacher Association
Ann Bailey
Forest Run
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Wyatt Radford
Locust Street
Harry Canterbury
Main Street
Flora Redford
Athens Road
Girl Scouts
Troop 2
Frances Dye
Middleport Briefs Report on Local Illness and Visits
Mrs. L. D. McMaster is seriously ill at home on North Second Avenue. Mrs. Martha Sargeant and grandson Tommy Elder visit Mrs. Julia Lee and sister Nan Agee on South Second Avenue. Mrs. Laura Gloeckner visits relatives in Toledo. The Miller and McComas families travel to Rutland to see Melvina Armstrong and daughter. McElhinny Ingles attend a Cincinnati business trip. Several residents attend the funeral of Mrs. Hellyer in Dexter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. McMaster
North Second Avenue
Martha Sargeant
Tommy Elder
Julia Lee
Nan Agee
South Second Avenue
Laura Gloeckner
Toledo
Elmer Miller
Marjorie
Lee McComas
Rutland
Melvina Armatrong
Charles McElhinny
Sidney Pickens
H. B. Ingies
Cincinnati
McElinny
Mr. Ingles
Middleport
Dexter
Hellyer
Nazarene Church to Host Uncle Buddie Robinson
Rev. Bud Robinson of Pasadena and Rev. Charles A. Gibson district superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene will conduct a church service at the Syracuse Nazarene Church Thursday afternoon at 2 30 October 10. Robinson will speak of the hour and Gibson will add a few remarks.
Middleport Visit and Local Society News
Middleport residents report Mrs. C. T. Wilson and daughter Lo Ann of Columbus visiting two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Thomas on Lincoln Street. Mrs. J. E. Harley and Mrs. H. E. Thomas attended a Presbyterian Missionary Society district meeting in Gallipolis. Madge Mossman and son Kenneth plan a move to a house owned by Mrs. H. L. Redecay on South Seventh Avenue. D. J. Sullivan traveled to Charleston to spend the week with her sister Mrs. John Schaeffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Wilson
Lo Ann
Columbus
H. EE. Thomas
Lincoln Street
J. EB. Harley
H. E. Thomas
Gallipolis
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Madge Mossman
Kenneth
H. L. Redecay
South Seventh Avenue
D. J. Sullivan
Charleston
John Schaeffer
Daughters of America Install District Deputy at Pomeroy Lodge
POMEROY Daughters of America held a regular session in their lodge with new district deputy Miss Lucille Beards welcomed into the local chapter. After business there was a social hour and supper. On Tuesday Theodorus Chapter members attended a bingo party at Mrs. Charles Howard's home in Middleport for orphans' benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy—Daughters of America
Lucille Beards
Theodorus
The
Daughters of America
Charles Howard
Middleport
Edwards seeks divorce and name change in Ohio court
Myrtle Edwards files for divorce from Wil Lam Edwards in common pleas court. The couple wed February 15 1928 in Gallipolis. Plaintiff alleges willful abandonment for over three years and asks restoration to her maiden name Myrtle Dalrymple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy—Sutt
Common Pleas Court
Myrtle Edwards
Willam Edwards
Long Bottom Briefs Notes on Local Marriages and Visits
Mae Swan married Lloyd Mc Peak at Ripley West Virginia and will reside in Belleville. Local families Mrs Lytle Quick Hilah Lytle and three children Leon Lawrence other relatives visit Parkersburg and Fostoria. funeral attendance for Mrs George Frecker at Pine Grove. Storage tank work by Standard Oil and barn and tank repairs ongoing. Earl Lawrence and daughters from East Liverpool visit C H Lawrence. Akron visitors with Mrs Belle Whiteside. A Stout ill last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Bottom
Mae
A. F. Swan
Lloyd McPeak
Belleville
Ripley
W. Va
Lawrence
H. C. Lytle
Sarah Quick
Hilah Lytle
Leon
Jurors Summoned for Petit Jury Case
Jurors summoned for duty today in the case of Southern Ohio Electrica Company versus Parkersburg Rig and Reel Company include A N Bengel Pom eroy C L Brooks Mide dleport Ethel Blackwood Albany Tom Pickens Racine R D 1 F F Landon Reedsville G Cline Carpenter John Sauvage Pom eroy and several others from Long Bottom Rutland Syracuse Mid dleport and Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Southern Ohio Electrica Company
Parkersburg Rig and Reel Company
Carson Hayes
Syracuse
C. L. Brooks
Mide Dleport
Glen Cline
Carpenter
Tom Pickens
Racine R. D
F. F. Lan«don
Reedsville
A. N. Bengel
Ben Zuspann
Cheshire R. D
Ethel Blackwood
Albany
Alfred Crew
O. EB. Woodyard
Long Bottom
Clifford Holter
Rac Eine
H. W. Johnson
Rutland
C. G. Milhone
Frank Fuegate Jr
Kenneth Sisson
L. E.trussell
A. FE. Plummer
Rutand
R. D
John Sauvage
Bertha Holter
Henry Swift
Mide Dieport
Herbert Stewart
Middleport
A. V. Jones
Rutland R. D
Jesse BE. Woods
Ruland
BE. Ken Carpenter
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Grand Jury
Petit Jury
Pelis
Racine
eNealey
George Price
George G Cory Urial
Bulavilie
Legion
Kanauga SA
Evelyn Rothgeb
Davis & Shuler Company
Rhodes
Henderson
Greenlee
Ladies’ Aid
T. J. Oliver
Neal
Upper River Road
Cora Simmons
Ethel
Charles Rose
Jackson
Ralph Fetty
Dunbar
Chris Lee
Springfield
Charles Lee
Alice Jones
Bernard Harmon
Red House
Vaughn Scott
Anie Boggs
Giles
Verne Berridge
John Harrison
Margaret Berridge
Northup
Verne
Paul Burns
Walton
Middleport Briefs
D. of A
George Frecker
Pine Grove
Standard Oil Co
Earl Lawrence
East Liverpool
C. H. Lawrence
Mrs
Oscar Stovier
Mrs. Stovler
Belle Whiteside
A. ©. Stout
Quide
North Court
Lucas & Myras Tonacco Co
United States Treasury Building
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