River Village undertakes extensive fall clean up
POMEROY October 26 An unheralded fall cleanup campaign appears underway in River Village with the Courthouse nearly finished receiving a second coat of white paint and a fresh aluminum dome. Trinity Lutheran Church at Second Street and Butternut Avenue has two coats of white paint and Peace Evangelical Church at Second and Lynn Streets is being repaired. Private homes are also being repaired and prepared for winter.
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Pomeroy
Trinity Lutheran Church
Second Street
Butternut Avenue
Peace Evangelical Church
Second
Lynn Streets
Pomeroy Sees Record Nut Harvest This Fall
Pomeroy reports a bumper harvest as more nuts are gathered this season than in many years. Hockery and walnut trees yield plentiful crops, reflecting favorable weather and harvest conditions in the area.
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Pomeroy
Nuts Shortage Sparks Global Search for New Supplies
The report notes ongoing efforts to locate fresh sources as the market grapples with a strained supply chain. Officials say alternative producers are being evaluated and shipping routes expanded to ease shortages.
Washington party of 1770 traverses winding Ohio river route
River craft crews watch as the lower Ohio between East Liverpool and Parkersburg follows a serpentine path past five locks from Pomeroy to Ravenswood. The river bends extend the river distance to nearly 80 miles, while highway mileage remains about 40 miles.
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Pomeroy
East Liverpool
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio
Washington Party
Parkersburg
Racine
Apple Grove
Ravenswood
Portland
Bellville
Washington
Meigs County
Hawkingport
Middleport Community Notes Highlight PTAs And Visits
An executive meeting of the parent Teachers Association met at the High School Building to plan a membership drive. Local visits included Mr and Mrs Lawrence Powell and Mr and Mrs Kelly from Columbus, staying with Mrs Powell's mother on Brownell Avenue. Several local families and out of town guests were noted amid church and Legion activities and upcoming Armistice Day events.
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Middleport
parent-Teachers Association
William Bradford
Lawrence Powell
Kelly
Columbus
Powell
Mittie Powell
Brownell Avenue
C. E. Vance
Ewington
Rebecca Vance
Vance
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
American Legion
Loyal Sons and Daughters
Church of Christ
F. J. Gardner
Gardner
Dow Vance
Jackson
Fred Morhart
Washington, D. C
Homer Grant
G. A. Williamson
C. L. Brooks
South Sixth Avenue
Main Street
Charles
Brooks
Jerry Mat
Heath Methodist Episcopal Church
Blasius of
America the Beautiful
C. M. Hennesy
C. P. Bradbury
A. R. Gaul
Willis Aleshire
Arcady
Mendelssohn
Mildred Daniels
Sarah Probst
Mary Davis
Fanny White
Marah Leonard
Kathryn Mayer
Frances Smith
Dahlia Pauley
Hulda Klein
Nella P. Calderwood
Clarks Chapel Plans Community Affair Friday Evening
Clarks Chapel church groups organize a community gathering to be held Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James McCarty. The item notes local social visits and family news from nearby communities.
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Clarks Chapel
James
Skiff Replaces Ferry at Pomeroy Landing
In Pomeroy on October 26 a passenger skiff with an outboard motor arrives at the old ferry landing. The concrete driveway once serving as a ferry approach now ends as a sidewalk, while the Champion No. 3 has been replaced by a bridge.
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Pomeroy
Local families travel and attend events in Columbus and Dayton
Mr and Mrs Robert Warner and son Bobbie of Cemetery Road head to Columbus for a Building and Loan Convention while relatives host Mrs Warner and Bobbie. Abbie stays with aunt Sadie McElhinny in Middleport. Curtis Gilmore returns from Columbus and Powell with daughter Helen visiting Edgar Gilmore family. Five women include Mary Lippincott Barbara Smith Lulu Nease Florence Rayburn and Florence Howell travel to Dayton for the Grand Chapter of Eastern Star. The Simpson Church Booster Class met at Mrs Howard Ebersbach’s home with assistants. Funeral services for L J Hess a Syracuse merchant are set for Thursday at 2 30 pm at Syracuse Methodist Church. burial in Beech Grove Cemetery Pomeroy.
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Robert Warner
Bobbie
Cemetery Road
Columbus
Warner
Edgar Gilmore
Mary Lippincott
Barbara Smith
Lulu Nease
Florence Rayburn
Florence Howell
Dayton
Grand
Eastern Star
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Howard Ebersbach
Mulberry Avenue
Marjorie Leifheit
State Aid Arrives for Meigs County Schools
State aid funds totaling 13,300 have been received by the Meigs County school superintendent for distribution. Allocations include Syracuse 1,400 Salisbury 1,200 Salem 700 Rutland 2,500 Racine 2,100 Reedaville 300 Portland 100 Pleasant View 200 Olive Orange 1,300 Letart 800 Lebanon 700 Harrisonville 1,400 Columbia 600.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Syracuse
Salisbury
Salem
Rutland
Racine
Reedaville
Portland
Pleasant View
Olive Orange
Letart
Lebanon
Harrisonville
Columbia
Hope to finish work at Bates Cemetery next Saturday
The Bates Cemetery Association aims to complete cemetery improvements next Saturday with volunteers welcome. Willa Tipple, secretary, says women will participate and provide a noon dinner.
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Bates Cemetery Association
Willa Tipple
Experts To Inspect Demonstration Home In Athens
Columbus residents and Better Homes in America Ohio State Committee members will visit the Hanem Home in East State Athens on Thursday. Mrs. William Frederick Kern chairs, with Mrs. Faulk and Mrs. Cope also present, along with Mrs. Seabrook and Mrs. Woodruff. They will meet the local committee for luncheon.
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Columbus
Better Homes In America
Ohio State Committee
Athens
Hanem
East State
William Frederick Kern
C. W. Faulk
Cope
Ohio
Seabrook
Woodruff
Howell's
Better Homes and Grounds Committee
Anne Adams pattern 2212 for sizes 36 to 48
The Athens Messenger Pattern Department offers pattern 2212 by Anne Adams for sizes 36 to 48 with step by step diagrams. Includes rate details, fabric and lace yardage, and a catalog offer for the Anne Adams winter patterns with price 15 cents per pattern and 25 cents for catalog and pattern together.
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Anne Adams
Athens Messenger Pattern Department
17Th Street
New York City
Hi Y Club Chooses Dexter Book for Study at Gallia Academy
The Gallia Academy Hi Y Club, guided by sponsor E B Higgins, adopts Dexter's An Older Boy's Problems for this year's reading. New initiates include Junior Mootz Ed Thompson and Robert Martin.
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Gallipolis
Dexter
Gallia Academy
E. BE. Higgins
Junior Mootz
Ed Thompson
Robert Martin
Fairplay Docked For Boiler Repairs In River Trade
The Steamer Fairplay of the Campbell Line left Louisville for boiler repairs in Pittsburgh after towing products between Portsmouth Cincinnati and Louisville for Gulf Refining Co. Manager Charles Arthur of Acme Boiler Shop travels to consult Capt. Campbell on repairs. The ship may receive new boilers from the Greater Pittsburgh or have the old ones rebuilt before reentering service.
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Gallipolis
Fairplay
Campbell Line Transportation Company
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Gulf Refining Company
Charles Arthur
Acme
Charles Campbell
Campbell Transportation Company
Greater Pittsburgh
Sam Barnum
Huntington
Standard
Pure Qi
Gulf
Morgantown
Parkersburgh
Frown on Smoking Described by Gallia Academy Council
Gallia Academy High School Student Council passed a resolution Tuesday morning disfavoring smoking by students on campus buildings lawns or the football field. The measure labels smoking near the building as poor school citizenship and urges adherence to rules.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy High School
Fall Festival Committee Seeks 200 Deficit Funds
In Gallipolis on October 26 a drive to raise about 200 dollars began to cover a deficit for the Sixth Annual Fall Festival. The committee plans to solicit local business and professional men and meets again next Tuesday at 7 PM at the Southern Ohio Electric office.
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Gallipolis
Ceittee
Southern Ohio Electric
McLaughlin Okayed For State Senate By Pro-Repeal Groups
H D McLaughlin a Democratic candidate for the Seventh and Eighth Ohio State Senate districts was rated satisfactory by three groups backing repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. A Portsmouth Republican candidate John A Lind did not answer his questionnaire. Local notes list residents and travelers with visits, moves, and social events in Gallipolis and Kanauga including church duty and a golden wedding anniversary.
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Gallipolis
H. D. McLaughlin
State Senate
Ohio
John A. Linyd
Portsmouth
Governor White praised for Ohio economy record at Gallipolis rally
Charles Sawyers spoke to about 300 Democrats praising Governor George White for economies that kept the Ohio budget balanced and eliminated deficits. He argued White’s policies made him the taxpaying public’s friend as Mrs. Josephine McGowan criticized the Smoot Hawley Tariff and Hoover’s unemployment handling. The event featured candidates Hogan and Shaver and emphasized party priorities.
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Gallipolis
George White
Charles Sawyers
Cincinnati
Sawyers
Josephine McGowan
Canton
Charles M. Hogan
Wellston
H. E. Shaver
Cheshire
Hoover
McGowan
Chicago
Repair fund boosted for Gallia county schools
Gallia County received slightly more than $200 for the rehabilitation fund of county schools. County Superintendent E. W. Edwards said $159.87 and $53.88 were received for painting school buildings in the Greenfield District.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
E. W. Edwards
Greenfield
Two Suits for Fees Filed in Gallia County
Two civil actions for fees were filed in Gallia County Common Pleas Court against the Transportation Bank of Chicago. Alva I. Grover seeks 52.95 plus 6 percent interest from August 21, 1932, for watchman service from May 7 to August 4. John Rutherford seeks 21.20 plus 6 percent interest from August 4, 1932, for service from May 7 to August 31. Bertha Bennett was granted divorce and alimony from Fred Bennett by Judge Wa. R White. Inspectors from the Ohio Department of Agriculture spent two days in Gallipolis and Gallia County inspecting food products. Mrs. F. J. Miller of Pedro was admitted to Helzer Hospital for observation.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Transportatigig Bank of Chicago
Alva I. Grover
John Rutherford
Bertha Bennett
Fred Bennett
Wa. R White
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Pataskala
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Ada Harding
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Lillian Wagner
Queen Esther Circle
Wagner
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Pure Foods and Milk Division
Ohio Department of Agriculture
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Pedro
Helzer Hospital
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