POMEROY Bend Meigs County Society Notes
POMEROY report from A. BARTLEY notes local society and locals happenings in Meigs County. Telephone Your News and society items receive attention as residents share events and updates.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1930
Page
2
Carleton College Building Vacated in Syracuse
The old Carleton College Building, erected in the 1860s as a teacher training and grade school hub, is condemned and abandoned. The land and structure revert to the donor's heirs, with possible sale of the property and proceeds to be divided. Notable builders and educators connected to the site are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Carleton College
John Phillips
Grace Episcopal
Pomeroy
T. C. Coates
Edgar Ervin
Tom Coates
Junior Christian Endeavor Organized in Middleport
A Junior Christian Endeavor club formed at the Presbyterian Church in Middleport with Louise Lewis and Billy Reed as leaders. Members range from six to 12 years old and meet at 2 PM Sundays in the church assembly room. Next Sunday officers will be elected. Olivia Reed and Kathryn Rose Morehart will lead the following meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Presbyterian Church
Louise Lewis
Billy Reed
Olivia Reed
Kathryn Rose Morehart
Trials Set in Meigs County Courthouse Schedule
Cases for trial in Meigs County Courthouse include State of Ohio vs George Snowden on Nov 10 and State of Ohio vs John Cornell on Nov 11. Nov 12 lists Howard Jackson vs Great American Insurance Co. of New York. Nov 14 includes A W Matters vs Lafe Williamson et al and Robert Bowles vs John Thomas. Other trials on Nov 18 include State of Ohio vs P A Jiiden, State of Ohio vs Ralph Ross, State of Ohio vs Douglas Grover per the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
State of Ohio
George Snowden
John Cornell
Howard Jackson
the Great American Insurance Co. of
N. Y
P. A. Jiiden
Ralph Ross
Douglas Grover
A. W. Matters
Lafe Williamson
Robert Bowles
John Thomas
Residents and visitors share weekend greetings in town
Mrs. Florence Bush and two sons moved Monday into a M. G. White cottage on Brownell Street. Others arrived for visits from Gallipolis and Columbus, with family ties noted among the Stewarts Hartenbachs Harrisons and Browns. Several locals traveled to Athens Portsmouth Palestine and Mingo Junction while nursing staff arrives for a critical illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Bush
M. G. White
Brownell Street
Ed Fugate
Gallipolis
Carl Gilmore
Effie Mae Hartenbach
Columbus
Trina Geison
Ohio State
Vance Stewart
Harterbach
Geison
Marjorie Harris
R. W. Harris
Jep Swisher
Giouster
New York Central Lines
Emma Richards
W. W. Brown
Brown
Raymond Saxon
Rutland
Worley Brown
Elizabeth Chase
Thomas Longstaff
South Sixth Avenue
Marion McGuire
Booth
William Huggins
Mingo Junction
A. A
Charity System Is Started Here In Pomeroy
The Pomeroy charity organization begins operation with a centralized system for contributions and aid. Rooms in Peace Evangelical Church basement accept receipts and clothing or food on Tuesdays and Fridays 2 to 4 PM. Membership drive aims to fund relief with fees of 1 dollar for individuals 5 dollars for merchants and 20 dollars for corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Peace Evangelical Church
Ralston Russell
Lanterns Stolen In Pomeroy Gas Line
The Ohio Fuel Supply Co lays new gas mains in Pomeroy and places 50 red-light lanterns to warn the public. Twenty-five lanterns have been stolen, prompting watchful oversight on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio Fuel Supply Co
John Leeper
Marriage License Issued and Local Social News in Pomeroy
A Logan miner Nathan Taylor aged 22 and Dorothy G Snowden aged 18 from Rutland received a marriage license in Columbus. Local members including Mr and Mrs Irving Karr and Mr and Mrs Edigar Morris are in Columbus on business. Esther Harriet Packard and Park Atkinson Welling wed in Columbus with relatives from Meigs County in attendance. A pre war blackberry grape wine seizure story notes 25 gallons poured into a sewer in Pomeroy after a 1927 raid on August Greuser. Mr and Mrs Maurice Thornton and Mrs W P Howell are mentioned with family hospital and automobile accident events in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Taylor
Logan
W. Va
Miner
Dorothy G. Snowden
Rutland
Irving Karr
Edigar Morris
Pomeroy
Columbus
L. L. Keller
Tuppers Plains
Henry Warren
Reedsville
Esther Harriet Packard
Park Atkinson Welling
Meigs
Seweral
August Greuser
Minersville
Greuser
Worstell
Common Pleas Court
Maurice Thornton
Parkersburg
Thornton
Ivan Howell
Ralph Howell
Halloween Party Held By Intermediate Young People Union
The Intermediate Young People's Union in Middleport held a church Halloween party Monday evening. The society has 15 members with Mrs. L. L. Lyons and Mrs. Paul Smart as leaders. Activities included season-appropriate games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Intermediate Young People’s Union
L. L. Lyons
Paul Smart
Bootleggers Struggle Cash Basis Hits Meigs County
Meigs County bootleggers face hardships from prohibition enforcement and county officers. Low prices and difficult collections push many from business and into unlawful pursuits. A state officer reports unusually few bootleggers and moonshiners remaining as cash sales falter due to scarce currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Clyde Wilson Marries Florence Williams in Charleston
Clyde Wilson son of Isaac Wilson of Laurel Cliff married Florence Williams of Charleston in Charleston on Saturday. The ceremony was performed by Rev Harrington. The couple will return to Laurel Cliff to establish a home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Wilson
Florence Williams
Charleston, W. Va
Pomeroy
Isaac Wilson
Laurel Cliff
Charleston
W. Va
Harrington
Wilson
Bride
More Men Hired In Pomeroy Meigs County Payroll
Meigs County payroll for two weeks totaled 6157 dollars and six cents, disbursed from farmers relief funds. More workers and teams began work Monday, so the upcoming two weeks will see a higher amount paid out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Reynolds and Allen Attend Eastern Star Convention
Will Reynolds and Mrs. Walter Allen departed for Cincinnati to join a three day Ohio Grand Chapter convention. Reynolds serves as worthy matron of Evangeline Chapter and Allen as delegate representing the local chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Will Reynolds
Walter Allen
Cincinnati
Grand Chapter
The
Order of Eastern Star of Ohio
Reynolds
Evangeline Chapter
Allen
Halloween masque social by Charity Council No 245
Charity Council No 245 Daughters of America held a masque Halloween social at their hall in Middleport on Monday. The event offered a social time for members and families with public invited and featured a fish pond as a highlight of amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rabbit’s 60 foot dive sets high-diving record
James D. Anderson on a morning ride along the Pom eroy Bend Bridge recounts a rabbit leaping from the bridge and surviving a 60 foot fall. The incident ends with the rabbit sprinting away unharmed, prompting claims of a rabbit high diving record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
James D. Anderson
Parkersburg
Ripley
Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
West Virginia
Mr. Anderson
Buckeyestate
McLean Dismissed in Pomeroy Pandering Case
Bud McLean of Tuppers Plains, indicted by the February 1936 grand jury on pandering charges for allegedly turning over two young girls to other parties, has been dismissed without trial. The case was never brought to trial for reasons not stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bud McLean
Tuppers Plains
End a Cough In a Hurry with Pinex Remedy
A vintage home remedy suggests mixing 249 ounces of Pinex with a pint of granulated sugar syrup or strained honey to create a fast acting cough remedy. It claims to loosen phlegm soothe inflammation and be absorbed into the blood to ease bronchial coughs chest colds and bronchial troubles. Pinex is described as a concentrated pine resin preparation containing creosote and priced with a money back guarantee.
Jobless to Meet Here Wednesday
A mass meeting of all unemployed in Meigs County is called for the Pomeroy Courthouse on Wednesday evening. The object is not yet clear but is expected to seek ways to create more work and ease suffering from lack of food and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Moots party opens new bakery in Gallipolis
Middleport residents attended a Moots party in Gallipolis on Saturday night marking the opening of a new bakery. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Katie Hines, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fultz Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Covert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gallipolis
Katie Hines
B. F. Fultz, Jr
Arthur Covert
Bingman Family Holds Annual Reunion in Coolville
The 8. M. Bingman family gathered at the Coolville area home for their yearly reunion honoring Mr. Bingman on his 77th birthday. Attendees included C. A. Bingman family, E. L. Bingman and kin from Glouster Chauncey Athens and Frost, with S. M. Ringman as the honored guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
E. L. Bingman
Chauncey
L. Bingman
Athens
Floyd Shafer
Athens R. D. No. 6
J. W. Frost
Frost
J. A. Gibbs
Cooalville
S. M. Ringman
Corn Demands Reduced Prices Steady Despite Small Crop
Columbus Oct 28 Corn demand in the country is so reduced this year that prices cannot rise despite a smaller crop says C J West Ohio Farm Bureau research director This is the smallest corn crop since 1901 government reports Corn prices at Chicago run 86 to 85 cents a bushel about last year This year prices are 25 to 36 cents lower than fall 1924 when the crop was small The crop is 22 percent lower than last year and 17 percent lower than 1924 Ohio farm prices a month ago were 93 cents a bushel and the crop is 87 000609 bushels vs 128 008 000 last year Wheat in Kansas City is selling a few cents above corn Farmers urged to feed wheat as a substitute for corn The view is that corn prices cannot rise until wheat prices increase
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
C. J. West
Ohio Farm Bureau
Chicago
Ohio
Kansas City
President General Builders Supply Corp Chairman NYS Athletic Commission
The text lists leadership roles for a person as President of General Builders Supply Corp and as Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission and the New York State Democratic Committee. No actions or events are described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Builders Supply Corp
New York State Athletic Commission
New York State Democratic Committee
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Messenger
Virgil Marsh
Ohio Fuel Company
Col
Ralph D. Cole
Startling
American Institute
Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
Bunny
Cottontail
McLain
Bae Shtore
Nelsonville
Glouster
Swansons
North Court St
Ralph Cole
Findlay, Ohio
Athens County
Republican
R. S&s. Wood, Chairman
RK. W. Fpinsterwald
Polireal Advertising
Bingman
Phillips
Mac
James A. Farley
American Tobacco Company
Mr. Farley
American Tobacco Co
Mirs
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