Meigs County opens re employment office at courthouse
Meigs County re employment service opened this afternoon in the Meigs County Courthouse with W Lewis Jones named re employment director for Gallia County. Ex service men and fathers of large families will be registered as offices plan to extend to Middleport next week. About 185 federal state road jobs in the county were posted with bids in Columbus on Oct 2 for paving grading and drainage along 1511 miles between Middleport and Addison. Work expected to begin Nov 1 1933 and finish by Aug 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
W. Lewis Jones
Rio Grande
Gallia County
Columbus
Middleport
Addison
Meigs County youths may join forest army in Tennessee
Meigs County youths chosen for the forest army quota of fourteen may be sent later this month or soon. Recruits must pass a physical exam in Athens before final acceptance. Reports say Meigs boys will be sent to the Cumberland Mountains camp at Rocksprings, Tennessee, with Rocksprings site surveying already under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Forest Army
Meigs County
J. H. Grate
Athens
Cumberland Mountains
Tennessee
Rocksprings
False Teeth Stay Put Faesteeth Ad
Pasteeth powder keeps plates from dropping or slipping with no gum pastey feel. Sweetena breath and real teeth comfort all day. Praised by people and dentists. Available at Quick's or your druggist in three sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quick's
Middleport Residents, Visitors Noted In Local Roundup
Middleport residents and relatives are mentioned in a community notes roundup. The list includes Dan Russell and family returning to Silver Run, Kathryn Heines recovering from blood poisoning, and several visits and hospital returns involving Ada Bing, Walla Lamb, Charles E Smith, Anne Steele, Arthur Fox, Mary Leifheit, Jack Smith, and others. A newborn daughter to Hollis and (unnamed) Gardner is named Kila and weighs ten pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Russell
Pearl Street
Silver Run
Kathryn Frances Heines
Ada C. Bing
Athens
Walla Lamb
New Lexington
Anne Steele
Oscar Cheatham
William Cheatham
Brownell Avenue
Arthur Fox
Columbus
M. G. White
South Second Avenue
Fox
Nellie Skinner
Middleport
Mary Leifheit
Baltimore
Kathryn Monahan
Lincoln Street
Leifheit
Jack Smith
Wheeling
Hollis Gardner
South Sixth Avenue
Kila
Gardners
Wedded in East Arthur Williamson Marries Marjorie Bissegger
Announcement from Mrs. John J. Bissegger reports Miss Marjorie Bissegger wed to Arthur Bradbury Williamson on Oct. 14 in Swarthmore PA. They will live in Burn Athyn PA where Williamson studies music on a US Labor scholarship. Williamson, son of Hi H Williamson, once moved from Middleport to Niles Ohio. He lost fingers on both hands yet pursues piano study. he is grandson of A H Ebin of Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bissegger
Middleport
John J. Bissegger
Marjorie
Arthur Bradbury Williamson
Swarthmore, Pa
Williamson
Burn Athyn
U. S. Department of Labor
Hi. H. Williamson
Niles, O
Muscian
A. H. Ebiin
Rutland
Sunday Visitors and Local Moves Hit Parker Run Area
Grass Run Side Hill entries report Sunday visits by Bert Davie family O B Davis Harold Davis Malcolm Davis Lightburn Vare and others. Several families relocate to West Virginia Dexter Wilkesville Langville and Parker Run announce moves and employment changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Davie
Davis
Harold Davis
Parker Run
Malcolm Davis
Lightburn Vare
Dexter
Emory Johnson
Wilkesville
Joseph Phillips
Darrel
Langaville
Homer Glase
Beech Grove
Burt Glaze
August Gerte
Allen Nelson
Logan
W. Va
Dana Williamson
Irenton
Lewis Saxton
Andrew Lambert
West Virginia
Vergil Jacus
Lambert
Earnest Molden
Near Dyesvide
Charleston Brother Visibly Optimistic Over Sibling’s Recovery
Wayne McElhinny of Charleston is visiting relatives in Middleport at the Lambert home. He reports his sister Eleanor is improving in a Charleston hospital but will remain in a plaster cast for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Wayne McElhinny
Charleston
Dana Lambert
South Third Avenue
Lincoln Street
McEhinny
Eleanor
Pfarr Undergoes Surgery Kept From Sister’s Funeral
Middleport reports AE Pfarr known as Art Pfarr recently had surgery at a hospital in Wahbasso Filia and could not attend his sister Mrs W J Forquer’s funeral here on Monday due to illness.
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Middleport
AE. Pfarr
Art Pfarr
Wabhasso
Filia
W. J Forquer
Tree Worth $90 is Finally Sold
Pomeroy Ohio reports a white oak tree valued at $90 was cut and timbered into sixteen thousand feet of oak planks for the county. The tree stood on land owned by Mr and Mrs George Bowers on the Bedford Scipio line and had been a local landmark for years. The planks will be used to rebuild the highway bridge near Apple Grove which collapsed weeks ago injuring Lawrence Hartinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Apple Grove
Lawrence Hartinger
George Bowers
Middleport
Michael
Bowers
Chester-Silver Bridge Playoff Set After Tight Series
In Pomeroy Oct 19 the final Chester versus Silver Bridge baseball game is scheduled for Sunday at Chester. After four close games Chester won 3-2, Silver Bridge won 9-3, and 1-0 to force the deciding matchup with the two teams evenly matched. Silver Bridge had previously defeated the Columbus Red Birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester-Silver Bridge
Pomeroy
Chester
Silver Bridge
Meigs County
Columbus Red Birds
No Blind Voting Plea From Meigs County Leader
J W McCullough, secretary of the Meigs County Taxpayers League, urged elimination of blind voting on state measures on the November 7 ballots. He called for attendance at tonight’s home rule amendment discussion at the Courthouse starting at 7:09. A neutral speaker from outside the county is sought to explain the amendment without bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. W. McCullough
Meigs County Taxpayers’ League
League
Boys Glee Club Formed at Pomeroy High School
A new boys' glee club has been formed at Pomeroy High School with strong interest this year. Members include listed sopranos and altos as well as a Friday morning assembly program supervised by Miss Emma Le Keehne featuring piano, reading, and sextette performances by local students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Carl Neutaling
Paul Brown
Kenneth Hysell
Kenneth Jones
Richard Brown
Charles Grueser
Leonard Cassady
Robert Heasely
Charles Swatzel
Adolph Greuser
Charles Brown
John Sauvage
Charles Keiser
Froyd Rummel
Edward Bowers
Wilam Clark
Lavio Casel
Jed Webster
George Hobstetter
Albert
Martin Charles Graber
Charles Price
Arthur Ebersbach
William Strauss
Maurice Thornton
Paul Clifford
Carl Logan
Hower Ewing
Charlies Hayes
George Joachim
Richard Nye
Karl Kioes
Emma le» Keehne
Mary Schaefer
Iris Wiregar
Thelma Young
Ruth Morris
Helen Jane Faris
Edith Fisher
Kathryn Schaaf
Jean Ebersbach
Brooks Host Lawton Visitors After Century of Progress Tour
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brooks entertained Tuesday guests Mr. and Mrs. E. Turben of Lawton Oklahoma. The visitors toured the Century of Progress in Chicago during a monthlong trip and are en route home. Turben, a cousin of Mrs. Brooks, lived previously in Meigs County and has lived in Oklahoma since 1920. He is in the automobile business with a regional agency.
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Middleport
C. L. Brooks
E. Turben
Lawton
Okla
Century of Progress
Chicago
Turben
Brooks
Meigs County
Oklahoma
Local residents visit during midweek gatherings
Dirs. Lucinda Cooper and Mrs. Rees Metcalf of Athens along with Mrs. Addie Dye of Rutland and others were dinner guests Wednesday at Mrs. Emma Jiiden's home. Ralph Hayman returned home Tuesday after a stay in Columbus. Mrs. Ben Witten returned Thursday to Huntington after visiting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Cooper
Rees Metcalf
Athens
Addie Dye
Rutland
Dill Petrel
Jane Gorsiin
Emma Jiiden
Ralph Hayman
Columbus
Ben Witten
Huntington
Owen Watson
High School Class Officers Elected Senior High Names
POMEROY Oct 19 Officers elected in Senior High were Wilhelmine Smith president Henry Dailey vice Iris Winegar secretary Anna Sattler cheerleader Carnation named class flower Plans to raise funds to cover deficit Juniors elected Bob Stivers president Shirley Guinther vice Charlies Graber secretary Virginia Arnold Paul Clifford cheerleaders Sophomores elected Olan Goodwin president Jean Clarke vice Eugene French secretary Madelyn Pickett Charlotte Thomas cheerleaders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olan Goodwin
Jean Clarke
Eugene French
Madelyn Pickett
Charlotte Thomas
Meigs County Students Boost Ohio University Enrollment
Meigs County sent more than 85 percent of its 1932 fall list to Ohio University, with 48 students last year and over 85 percent of counties showing enrollment equal to or greater than last fall. The report notes full attendance, intact staff, and active fall studies. Names from Meigs include Homer Blackwood, Ruth Dixon, Elma Smith, and many others from Meigs towns like Pomeroy Racine Rutland and Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Meigs County
Homer Blackwood
Ruth Dixon
Albany
Elma Smith
Chester
Godard Weaver
Dexter
Floyd van Nest
Flora
Vinjas Wilson
Harrisonville
Clyde Jones
Dorothy Leciie
Langesville
Grace and
Gladys Crow
Garen Roush
Letart Falls
POMEROY Couple Granted License in Probate Court
A license was issued in probate court to J. N. Denison age 51 an engineer from Rutland and Mabel Nagle age 45 from Carpenter on October 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. N. Denison
Rutland
Mabel Nagle
Carpenter
Gas well drilled on D A Thomas farm near Zion Church
A 200000 cu ft gas well was drilled recently on the D A Thomas farm known as the old William Wright place in Rut h and Township. The lease is held by A N Bengal.
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Pomeroy
D. A. Thomas
William Wright Place
Zion Church
Ruth and
Township
A. N. Bengal
Pickens host dinner honoring guests from Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Pickens entertained with a 6 o'clock dinner Tuesday evening in Middleport to honor Mrs. Emma McCracken W. J. Forquer and daughter Miss Beulah They departed this morning for their Columbus home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney Pickens
Emma McCracken
W. J. Forquer
Beulah
Columbus
Father on Trial for Maiming Infant Son
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Oct. 19 U W H Kirkpatrick found guilty here late yesterday of maiming the infant son of Rudolph Blatzdorfer today awaited outcome of a trial of the father on the same charge. The men described as intimate friends were indicted jointly on the charge. Blatzdorfer contended the child was injured by Kirkpatrick. Prosecutor Paul Waddell declared he would prove the men equally responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Clairsville
W. H. Kirkpatrick
Rudolph Blatzdorfer
Blatzdorfer
Kirkpatrick
Paul Waddell
Austria Adopts Blue Eagle in Unemployment Fight
Vienna readers report Austrians adopt a blue eagle emblem as a symbol against unemployment. An invitation is issued for a Monday meeting to plan methods of relief, featuring a bright blue eagle with the motto we do our duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
U.P
Zeppelin Rests at Rio Before United States Flight
Graf Zeppelin stays in Rio de Janeiro for 35 minutes en route from Germany to Akron Ohio and Chicago Illinois. It arrived at 5:55 a m and departed at 6:30 a m for Vernamburco, continuing its crossing to the United States.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Y.p
United States
Akron
Chicago
Vernamburco
Cub Scouts Meet Tonight at Scout Club Roots
The Cub Scouts of Athens convene tonight at 7 30 at the Scout Club Roots of the First M B Church. Boys of 90 and years are urged to attend.
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Cub Scouts of
Athens
Scout Club
M. B. Church
Glouster Tied for Lead In Big Six Football Loop
Glouster Caldwell and New Concord High are tied for first in the Big Six League with two wins and no losses. Glouster and Caldwell beat Crooksville and McConnelsville, while New Concord beats New Lexington and Crooksville. In league play New Lexington has one loss, McConnelsville two, and Crooksville three.
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Glouster
Caldwell
New Concord
Crooksville
McConnelsville
New Lexington
Birthdays Celebrated for Four on Mason Lawn
Friends and relatives gathered at the Mason home in Concord on Sunday to honor four birthday celebrants George Eisz Babe McAtee John Antie and E B Mason. A lawn noon dinner and an afternoon of football and croquet followed with music from local performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
E. B. Mason
George Eisz
Babe McAtee
John Antie
George Ashbaugh
Ray Hubble
Joe Stone
Paul
Phyllis McAtee
Edward Hoffman
George
George Eist
John
Bertha
Clara
Emma
Sylvia
Pleasantville
Marilyn
Joseph
Murray City
Arch Beery
Clarence
Clyde
Floyd
Lancaster
George Asbaugh
Charles Mohier
Ralph
Wayne Beery
New Lexington
Will Mason
Sarahville
George Mason
North Industry
J. V. Wemmer
Verna
Imogene
Wilma
Congress Run
Cecil Antie
Joe Antie
Paul McAtee
Richard Antle
William Johnson
Jimmie Antle
Walter Keish
Earl
Ralph Mason
Eva Smith
Lillian and
Elia Johnson
Betty Antle
Edna Sayre
Legion Auxiliary Hosts Reception for New Department President
Invited members of the local American Legion Auxiliary will attend a reception honoring Mrs. Lester M. Merrett of Columbus, the newly elected department president. The event is set for Saturday night at the governor's mansion on East Broad Street in Columbus at 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
Lester M. Merrett
Columbus
Governors Mansion
East Broad Street
Born 30 Years Too Soon Lodge Meeting Prompts Vintage Dress
In Jacksonville on October 19 Past Noble Grands of Nineveh Rebekah lodge plan a Saturday night gathering at Mrs. William Hallam’s home with all members urged to wear styles from thirty years ago. In Glouster on October 19 Local Union No. 648 UMWA held at Greens Run School elected Jesse Brown of Truetown as recording and financial secretary to assume duties immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Nineveh
Rebekah Lodge
William Hallam
Glouster
Greens Run
Jesse Brown
Truetown
Loyal Daughters Class Meet at Miss Cunningham Home
The Loyal Daughters Class of the Church of Christ will gather Friday at 7 30 p m at the home of Miss Esta Cunningham in Glou s ter for a scheduled meeting and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Loyal Daughters
Church of Christ
Esta Cunningham
Local Purchase Signals Investment Move on Madison Street
Frank Melligan buys the Z Z Bridge double residence on Madison Street from Columbus resident Mr. Bridge. The property, occupied by Ray White and Phil Robinson families, becomes an investment holding for Melligan in Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Frank Melligan
Madison Street
Bridge
Columbus
Melligan
Ray White
Phil Robinson
Night of Dinner Party Held at Main Street Home
Glouster Oct 19 Miss Esta Cunningham hosted a 6 o'clock dinner at her Main Street home Tuesday. Guests included Mrs. F. T. Groves Columbus Miss Merle Danford Trimble Miss Lalla Danford Miss Helen Green and Miss Mabel Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Esta O
Cunningham
F. T. Groves
Columbus
Merle Danford
Trimble
Lalla Danford
Helen Green
Mabel Bond
Miss Merie Danford Returns From Zanesville Party
Miss Merie Danford returned from Zanesville where she attended a house party hosted by Miss Helen Howser of Woodlawn. Other guests included Misses Alice Wolfe Charlotte Wolfe and Gladys Muntz of Columbus.
New York Leads In Government Cost Per Capita
New York State has the highest per capita government cost among 12 industrial states at 16.10 dollars per person. Ohio trails at 8.40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New York State
Ohio
Retailer Advised To Get Licenses Now
Athens County auditor J Clyde Edmudson urged dealers handling cosmetics beverages or mail order items to obtain their retail licenses immediately. He warned of heavy state penalties for selling without proper licenses and noted license counts in the county. The measures were enacted by the New Jersey Legislature with cosmetics effective July 4 and beverages September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clyde Edmudson
Athens County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs
South
Kew
Evans
Ewing
Cash Grocery
Pomeroy, Ohio
Charles E. Smith
Arthur Williamson
Eligabeth Woodard
Claude Wallace
Norman Will
J. C. Anderson
William Nicholson
Seth F. Nicholson
F.C. Dennison
John Lambert
James Woodard
W. H. Taylor and Son
EB. C. Cottrill
Alpea Plummer
Homer Glaze
Wiliam Nicholson
Art Prark
Department Store Company
McCullough
Glee Club
Pomeroy High School Organization
Racine
Athens Institution
Betty Matlack
Long Bottom
Margaret Hysell
William Kincaid
Arthur Lewis
Jeannette McKay
Jean McMaster
Walter Priode
Deli Russell
James Wylie
Russell Brown
Nellie Michael
Minersville
Edith Bowen
Margaret Burdette
Jennie Carman
Mary Chapman
Albert Coates
August Compton
Norbert Compton
Fred Crow
Margaret Davis
Phyllis Duerr
Dorothy Ebersbach
Harold Fisher
Velma Geary
Lillian Gloeckner
Blanche M. Goodwin
Ray Harper
Amy Caeland
Ora P. Mora
Harley Pickett
Agnes Reed
Marcella Reibel
Helen Schaefer
Mary E. Schaefer
Nancy Ann Schaefer
Georgia St. Clair
I D. Weed
Mary Will
John Hardin
Frances Ihie
Nile Barnett
Dorothy Burden
Heedsville
Elizabeth Chapman
Wendell Diehl
Pearl Will
Marvin Roberts
Syracuse
Garth Keller
Tuppers Plains
Doris Romine
Wilkeaville
WED
Pickens
Austria
Zeppelin
Rio
U. S
Alcatraz
Rock of Lost Hope
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Caldwell and
Magic City
Legion Auxiliary
Brown
Zanesville
New York
Beverage
Wort
Matt
Andy Gump
Min
Babe Ruth
Quick’s
SUM
California
S. S.S
Norwich
Prince Albert
W. Union ST. Athes
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