Two Car Crashes Near Pomeroy Cause Minor Injuries
Two accidents near Pomeroy Sunday afternoon left minor injuries. Eleanor Louise Circle, 13, suffered a broken nose, and Mrs. Pauline Sennett had a dislocated elbow. The collisions involved C. J. Sennet of Pomeroy R D and John Circle of Racine, and another on E Main Street caused slight damage to Albert Rhodes of Athens and Harold Talkington of Chester, with Mrs Rhodes receiving minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Roscoe O. Fowler
J. A. Georges
C. J. Sennet
Pomeroy R. D
John Circle
Racine
Forest Run
Eleanor Louise Circle
Pauline Sennett
Albert Rhodes
Athens
Harold Talkington
Chester
E. Main St
Honors Daughter With Birthday Celebration
MIDDLEPORT Mrs Sidney Russell entertained Saturday from two to four oclock at her home corner of Grant and Vine St honoring her daughter Donna Ruth on her fourth birthday. There were 32 boys and girls in attendance. The guest of honor received many birthday gifts. Games of various kinds were played throughout the afternoon. The house decorations and refreshments were of Halloween spirit. POMEROY H H Smith son of the late Wesley Smith of Zion Meigs County arrived Saturday from New York to spend a few days with relatives before going to Florida for the winter. During the last 17 years Mr Smith has owned a large summer resort in the Catskill Mountains at Hensonville NY. Mr Smith is a brother to Mrs Clyde Vv Calver of Chester and Mrs George Davidson of Zion. He is also a cousin of James A O and Dana Tracy of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sidney Russell
Grant and
Vine St
Donna Ruth
Pomeroy
H. H. Smith
Wesley Smith
Zion
Meigs County
New York
Florida
Smith
Catskill Mountains
Hensonville
N. Y
Clyde Vv. Calver
Chester
George Davidson
James
A. O
Dana Tracy
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy social news lists visits and movements of residents. Guests include Mrs. Arthur Jones and Rev Bert O Connor in Chester with A C Jones. Claude Gilland as Eagles Club caretaker. Lonnie Custer has resigned. Miss Frankie Mumaw visits family in Syracuse before trips to Columbus and Toledo. Other items note visits by Fauber family, Frank Duffy, Henry Jenkinson, Louise Saxton, Benton Penn, Wendel Berry, Eleanor Smith, R T West, Paul Sweeney, D L Tracy, Gerald Wildermuth, Marion Ebersbach, and Sam Johnson entourage visiting old home and relatives, including a Columbus hospital death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Fauber
L. A. Fauber
Charleston
Frank Duffy
Youngstown
A. C. Ackley
Mulberry Ave
Henry Jenkinson
Gallipolis
Jed Webster
Louise Saxton
Waterloo
Benton Penn
Zanesville
Wendel Berry
Locust St
Roseville
Eleanor Smith
Akron
Florence Smith
Butternut Ave
R. T. West
Ruth
Pomeroy
Paul Sweeney
Emma Lou Keenhe
Miss Sweeney
Amsterdam
Gerald Wildermuth
Thomas Fork
Marion Ebersbach
Albert Hobt
Wellston
Columbus
Stay Within the Law Warns Middleport Mayor
Mayor J F Harley warned children to have fun but stay within the law. He said Halloween pranks that destroy property or go beyond bounds will be dealt with severely, urging the community to observe the holiday responsibly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. F. Harley
Harley
Gloeckners Host Family Birthday Dinner
Mr and Mrs Charles Gloeckner hosted a Mulberry Avenue gathering Sunday honoring the birth days of Mr Gloeckner and daughter Mrs Richard Reed of Columbus Attendees included Mr and Mrs Richard Reed and daughter Joe Gloeckner of Columbus Lillian Gloeckner student nurse at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg and Dorothy and Emma Gloeckner at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Gloeckner
Mulberry Ave
Racine Fair Hosts 137 Vocational Students Contests
Racine welcomed 137 vocational agriculture students and instructors from Athens and Meigs counties for a judging contest as part of a series. Participants included Harrisonville, Chester, New Marshfield, Amesville, Coolville, and Albany schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Athens
Meigs
Harrisonville
Albany
Musgrave
Chester
Jones
New Marshfield
McInturf
Ames- Bern
Amesville
Best
Coolville
Hoover
Fadely
Vocational Agriculture Department
P. T. A. Booth
Middleport
Dan Farmer
Buck
Fritz
Betty
Charles Milander
Huntington National Bank
Columbus
Parent-Teacher Association
Sanborn Missionary Society to be entertained at May home
Members of the Sanborn Missionary Society of the Baptist Church will be entertained this evening by Mrs. T. A. May at the electric light office on corner of N Second Ave and Cole St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Sanborn Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
T. A. May
Electric Light
N. Second Ave
Cole St
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visitors
Middleport residents and guests collect for a weekend visit with numerous relatives. Fred Lemley and Loretta Belle join from Zanesville to see Miss Et ta Gaskill, while Dr. A Z Junkerman and son Dick return from Sugar Grove after a death in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred Lemley
Loretta Belle
Roberts
Harry Gaskill
Zanesville
Etta Gaskill
GOP Women Meet in Pomeroy at IOOF Hall
The Republican women met at the IOOF Hall in Pomeroy on a Saturday afternoon. They set a follow up meeting for next Saturday at 1:30 PM in the same hall. Candidates and wives are invited to attend for a short program and refreshments. Theodore Reed described an Ohio Constitution amendment to abolish double liability of bank stockholders. Mrs. Lillian Stiff of Middleport performed a piano solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
IOOF
Theodore Reed
Ohio
Lillian Stiff
Middleport
Wellston Man Dies On 75th Birthday After Fall
Albert Hobt, 75, of Wellston, died at White Cross Hospital Columbus twenty days after he fell in his Wells ton home on his birthday October 4. He leaves two daughters one son and a grandchild. The funeral was held at the Wellston home. Lydia Ebersbach and other relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Albert Hobt
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Hobt
Wellston
Scout Returns Found Pocket Book to Owner
Donald Rosenbaum a Boy Scout found a money filled pocket book during Saturday traffic duties and turned it to Chief Dana L. Tracy who located the owner Mrs. Dudley Burnside of Rock Springs and restored the article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Donald Rosenbaum
Arthur Rosenbaum
Donald
Dana L. Tracy
Dudley Burnside
Rock Springs
Beards Family Attends Meeting With Daughters of America
Mr and Mrs Chris Beards and daughter Lucille motored to Gallipolis Friday evening and met Mrs Mary Hazel Floyd of Portsmouth national representative of the Daughters of America. The party attended the French City Council in Gallipolis and after the business session ice cream and cake were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chris Beards
Lucille
Gallipolis
Mary Hazel Floyd
Portsmouth
The
Daughters of America
Mrs. Virginia Pelle Young 79 Dies in Gallipolis
Mrs. Virginia Pelle Young widow of Floyd J. Young died Friday night at her Brandsetter Heights home after a year long illness. Surviving children include five sons and two daughters: C. F. Young Richwood W Va J D and Vv G Young Malden W Va Russell R Young Brandstetter Heights R J Young Fostoria and Mrs R B Smith Clendenin W Va plus Mrs Mattie Johnson Bastrop La. Also two brothers Mack and Joe Samples Linden W Va and two sisters Mrs Mollie Rigsby LaFrank W Va and Mrs Lola Sowards Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Virginia Pelle Young
Floyd J. Young
Brandsetter Heights
C. F. Young
Richwood
W. Va
J. D
Vv. G Young
Malden
Russell R Young
Brandstetter Heights
R. J. Young
Fostoria
R. B. Smith
Clendenin
Mattie Johnson
Bastrop
Mack
Joe Samples
Linden
Mollie Rigsby
LaFrank
Lola Sowards
Akron
Real estate sale set for Oct 24 in Babb Pierson suit
In Gallipolis the real estate sale in the W F Babb Brokerage Company versus H B Pierson and others case was continued to Nov 7 by Common Pleas Court entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
W. F. Babb Brokerage Company
H. B. Pierson and Others
Common Pleas Court
Cox Divorce Case Grants Fees and Temporary Alimony
In the divorce suit of Mabel Cox against R Edward Cox the court ordered the defendant to pay $50 for attorney fees and $100 per week as temporary alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Mabel Cox
R. Edward Cox
Farmers favor larger soil improvement payments in 1937
Gallia County farmers pressed for higher Soil Conserva tion payments to boost pasture and orchard improvements and to reward strip cropping. They urged practice payments for eradicating weeds, treated soybeans as conserving when used for hay or green manure, and oppo sed limits on total per farm that favor multiple methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Agricultural Conservation Committee
Lester Hamrick
Raccoon Township
John Russell
Walnut Township
Vance Brumfield
Harrison Township
Ohio
Voters in Gallia See Interest Rise in County Election
Gallia County circles show national mood shift as Roosevelt-London policies spark discussion. With 9,000 voters, the county’s focus leans toward assembly and county commissioner races, while president votes draw interest in splinter tickets. Edward W. Edwards and Robert M. Betz race for state representative. County commissioners include Walter S. Davia and O. C. Higgins for Democrats, George P. Ewing and Dan Jones for Republicans. Prosecution fights feature John Halliday (Democrat) and John W. Howell (Republican).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
General Assembly
Board of County Commissioners
Edward W. Edwards
Rio Grande
Robert M. Betz
Walter S. Davia
0. C. Higgins
George P Ewing
Dan Jones
John Halliday
John W. Howell
Mayor harvests 56 pumpkins from two seeds planted last spring
J. R. Burcham mayor of Crown City Gallia County reports 56 pumpkins from two seeds planted last spring. W. A. Lanier postmaster confirms the crop yield in Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
J. R. Burcham
Crown City
W. A. Lanier
Gallia County
Harness loan dispute settled in Perry Township court
A second-hand harness was admitted as part payment on a $100 note claimed by Sam and Anna Saunders. The case was heard by Justice John J. Jones in Perry Township Common Pleas Court, Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Herman Fellure
Perry Township
Sam
Anna Saunders
John J. Jones
Fall Festival Prizes Awarded in Gallipolis
Prize winners at the Gallipolis Fall Festival are announced across categories from apples and vegetables to poultry show displays. Records list names such as T. J. Perkins, C. J. McCormick, Ernest Irwin, Smeltzer Rose, Louise Roush, Etta Evans, and many others for firsts, seconds, and thirds in fruits, vegetables, flowers, livestock, pets, canned goods, and needlework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
T. J. Perkins
G. Gardner
C. J. McCormick
Carl Baker
Clara Kraus
C. R. Gibson
Smeltzer Rose
Charles McKinney
E. H. Davis
C. H. Saunders
J. C., McNealey
Etta Evans
Edwin McCormick
Horseshoe Court
William Rupe
Elmer Haffelt
Haffelt
H. D. Mossman
Charles Perroud
Rhode Island
Osmer Lane
Smeltzer
Charles Baker
John Harrison
John F. White
Fred Wagoner
Collie
Helen McClaskey
Stanley Jenkins
C. A. Cannary
Grover Shoemaker
C. C. Cannary
Ray Bethel
Anthony Murray
J. B. Swisher
Sam Baker
Ellwood
G. A. Martin
Garnet Swisher
Charlies Huber
Gladys North
Henry Gothard
Carl Roush
B. ©. Glassburn
Gail Cox
Della Burdette
Evelyn Rothgeb
Dahlias
Mabel Thomas
George Haffelt
Nellie Bell
Hubert Carnes
Flora Williams
Ruby Plummer
Two Farms Sold by Sheriff on Saturday
In Gallia County two farm tracts sold at sheriff sale with a third failing to attract bidders. The 65 acre Joe Luman farm near Sandfork was bought by the plaintiff in the Walter Elliott estate case for $600 after appraisal. A 40 acre Morgan Township parcel in W M Vance versus Charles and Minnie Clark sold for $350, above its $300 appraisal. Brumfield interests purchased 40 acres, minus mineral rights and three acres, in Walnut Township in the Bertha Covington suit for $201, appraised at $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Walter Elliott
F. J. Notter
J. M
Cora Williams
Joe Luman
Sandfork
Walnut Township
Morgan Township
W. M. Vance
Charles and
Minnie Clark
Gid
Virgie Brumfield
Bertha Covington
Moore Charged With Obstructing Funeral Procession
Sheriff Hatfield accuses W B Moore of refusing to stop and arguing after blocking traffic for a funeral procession in Cheshire route 7 last Monday. In a separate report Earl Deardorff, 42, fatally shot himself in Columbus over failing eyesight. he was the son of Mr and Mrs Cameron Deardorf of Columbus and nephew of W F P and Nan E Deardorff of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Arthur Boatman
Cheshire
W. B. Moore
E. E. Hatfield
Moore
Earl Deardorff
Columbus
Ife
Cameron Deardorf
W. FP
Nan E. Deardorff
Three Men Jailed After Saturday Night Arrests
Nelson Cromley was jailed for intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon. Lois Cox and Lee R. Young were jailed for intoxication by city officers on Saturday night.
Marriage License Issued for Fisher and Huffman Pact
George Fisher a 4 year old laborer of Gauley Bridge West Virginia and A da Huffman a native of Reefyville West Virginia were listed as applicants for a marriage license in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Fisher
Gauley Bridge
W. Va
da Huffman
Reefyville
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. J. Sennett
Carter
Luckoff
Pomeroy Social Notes
Sam Johnson
Ben Vincent
Johnson
Hattie Tavin
Gallipelis
Mr. Johnson
A. C. Jones
Tom_ Googlein
T. J. Harper
Harper
Racine’s Fair
A. Z. Junkerman
Sugar Grove
Seventh Ave
Daisy Saunders
L. E. Saunders
R. C. Koehler
R. H Horden
Elizabeth Joachim
Covington
Cincinnati
Sara Jones
Detroit
Harry Nelson
Misa Jones
Robert Jones
Greenfield
E. C. Willock
California
Sam Roy
Frank Carpenter
Carpenter
D. B. Hartinger
D. B. Mauck
Huntington
Hattie Bennett
Miss Mauck
C. F. Besserer
Marion Rife
Logan
M. Dyott
Mary Carter
Texas
A. F. of L
CIO
Max Zaritsky
Zaritsky
United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers’ Union
GOP
Floyd Young
Gallia
Henry Kerns
Cedar St
Holzer Hospital
Davis- Shuler
R. M. Switzer
Zinnias
J. E. Craft
S. G. Gardner
Helen Rose
Mrs. Gardner
Will Spears
Louise Roush
C. W. Baker
Alleen Fields
Lillian Burns
Marcus Shato
Spears
C. W. Lanier
Ella McClaskey
C.A. Troth
Augusta Benbow
F. M. Balden
Florence Green
Tum
Vawny
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