Confession in Jewell fire case amid perimenvile arrest
Dale Howell of Harrisonville admitted in court that he set the Jewell Store blaze at the owner John Jewell s urging and was promised 200 after insurance payout of 9000. Howell spoke before Prosecuting Attorney Manning D Webster and state fire marshals. Jewell remains jailed on arson charges after eluding earlier questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Bucklew
John L. Jewell
Harriganville
Meigs County
Jewell
Buck- Jew
Blower
J. W. McCullough
Constate
Leroy Bartrum
Hysell Run
Halloween Social Notes Highlight Rotary Birthday Dinner
Middleport residents host Halloween decorations and a 6 o'clock dinner for Rosanna Barker's 14th birthday with a White cake and orange black décor. Local substitutions include Mrs. Barker designing favors, and guests listed among family and friends. several residents relocate or travel for work or hospital visits while band member Chet Haddox tours duties in Huntington and Louisville for auditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Burns Barker
Rosanna
Barbara Meinhart
Mary Virginia Haggerty
Carla Clark
Norvine Egner
Barbara Stout
Barker
Rev Ellis to Lead Congregational Services in District
The Reverend Emery W. Ellis of Cheshire will conduct services in Coolville Centennial Ireland and nearby churches next Sunday with sermons at 9:30 am 11 am and 7:30 pm. The note lists additional social visits and local events including a Republican Rally in Athens and a Farm Bureau meeting at Troy Grange Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Emery W. Ellis
Cheshire
Centennial
Ireland
Beth Walden
Eugene Coleman
Mary Jo Amsbury
Cora Amsbury
Howard Shumway
Nettie Shumway
Zita Z
Dallas Casley
D. T. Casley
James Kirkman
Lena Palmer
Hannibal
Glenn Kirkman
Woodsfield
Lillie Flinn
Myrtle Morrison
Athens
R. S. Wolf
John Aicken
R. S. Henderson
Edythe Sheets
A. Z. Penrose
F. G. Runnion
L. C. Brafford
Arlo Root
Farm Bureau Group 4
Troy Grange Hall
Methodist
J. K. Macleod
Maggie Vorhees
Stewart
Lillie Dunfee
Canton
Etta
Leora Dunfee
Felix Isaacs
Dayton
John Root
Ola Bardin
Elbert Root
Middleport PTA Plans Gala Halloween Community Fair
More than 200 school children plan to participate in contests at the Halloween Community Carnival hosted by the Middleport PTA. The event at the High School Stadium features prizes, a masked fortune teller Madame X, weight guessing, Penny Pitch and other contests, plus music, refreshment stands, and a masked parade with gate prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Pta
Middleport
Parent-Teacher Association
Madame X
Masked Marvel
Paul Trittschuh
Karl Owens
R. E. McKay
Nan Magre
W. H. Juhling
Guy Reynolds
PTA
Renfro Valley Barn Dance Set for Nov 20 at Junior High
Arrangements are complete for the Renfro Valley Barn Dance sponsored by Drew Webster Post American Legion on November 20 at the Junior High Auditorium. Legion members say the event fulfills a long sought entertainment goal.
Gallipolis Subs Defeat MHS Reserves 14 to 6
Gallipolis led 14 6 after a strong second half to beat Middleport reserves 14 to 6 at the local stadium. Cantrell scored twice for Gallipolis with one extra point, while Middleport’s early pass connection from Lyston Pullins to Bill Woods produced the lone touchdown.
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Middleport
MHS
GHS
Gallipolis
Cantrell
Wolfe
Lyston Pullins
Bill Woods
Smith
Jack Walters
Tom Blaine
Gallipolis Pos
Robinson
Wood Morgan
O. Russell
Las
Andoben Klein
Wallace
Walters Cunningham RG
M. Russell
Weteiun
Wolfe Beoror
Ea Morality
Om Noch
Pullins Mooney
Blaine
Mayer
Walters
Stewart
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Weekend Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Edward McIntosh and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Weeks, Kerri Run, spent Sunday in Portsmouth and Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Arnold traveled to Warsaw Indiana after visiting their daughter Mrs. Ed Ohlinger in Enterprise. Miss Nina McCullough is ill at her Wright Street home. Mrs. Emma Sisson of Middleport visited Mrs. Jacob Roller on Mulberry Avenue. Dale Gilkey and three children of Gallipolis visited Charles Gilkey on Harrisonville Road, with Mary DeWitt of Pomeroy also stopping by.
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Chester Haddox
Herman Haddox
S. Third Ave
Chet
Ted Tracy
Huntington
Louisville
Guy Bush
Evans Market
John Walters
Columbus James
Fostoria
James Walters
Holzer Hospital
Lawrence Reed
Cincinnati
Tom. Mills
Mills
Paul Lynch
D. B. Hart
George Swisher
Sue
Deryl Williams
Jeri
Charles Price
Charles Edward
Columbus
Carl Owens
George Matthew Tewksbury
Mona Marie
George Hackett
Charleston
Kenneth Roush
Logan
Roush
Fred Healy
Talbott
Mill St
Charles Kessinger
Stansbury
S. Fourth Ave
Edward McIntosh
Gilbert Weeks
Kerri Run
Portsmouth
Jackson
Wade Arnold
Warsaw
Ind
Ed Ohlinger
Enterprise
Nina McCullough
Wright St
Emma Sisson
Middleport
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Avenue
Dale Gilkey
Gallipolis
Charles Gilkey
Harrisonville Road
Mary DeWitt
Pomeroy
Gilkey
Pomeroy Opera House Removal Continues
Work on the Opera House Building on Second Street continued today under the order of State Fire Marshal Ray Gill. Most of the tin roof was removed Monday and wall work will follow. The sidewalk is barricaded and the street may be shut off temporarily for public safety.
Pomeroy Officials Meet with Engineer on Sugar Run Sewer
Pomeroy officials and engineer L G Merrill discussed plans for the Sugar Run sewer project. Merrill and assistant Roberts had attended inspections in Columbus at the State Department of Health. The meeting covered sewer plans, routine village business, a land fencing claim, a taxi ordinance update, and future pipe advertising for the WPA funded project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sugar Run
L. G. Merrill
Mr. Merrill
Mr. Roberts
Columbus
State Department of Health
Merrill
Meigs County Sportsmen To Meet Nov. 1
Meigs County conservation officials announce a Nov 1 1940 7 30 p m meeting at Pomeroy City Hall inviting sportsmen groups farm reps and other interested residents to express opinions on fishing regulations. Questionnaires will capture votes and be sent to the Conservation Division for guidance ahead of a Jan 7 public hearing chaired by George M Trautman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Conservation and Natural Resources Commission
Edison Hobstetter
Meigs County Conservation Committee
Ohio Division of Conservation
Game Protector
A. H. Joachim
Conservation Division
Commission
George M. Trautman
County Conservation Committee
Hundreds From Meigs County Hear Willkie Address
POMEROY Meigs County Republicans report the largest mass exodus as hundreds travel to Jackson to hear Wendell L Willkie speak. The event drawn strong local interest and mobilized supporters across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Willkie
Pomeroy
Jackson
Wendell le Willkie
Hemlock Grove Halloween Party Promised
Hemlock Grove School will hold a Halloween masquerade carnival at the Grange Hall on Thursday evening October 31 with a masquerade march at 8 30 p m and games for all ages. Mineral Lodge No 242 has a special meeting tonight at 7 30 with speeches food and entertainment. Minor auto collision on W Main St Sunday night involved Wilbur James and Charles Gilkey with no serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Grove
Grange Hall
Pomeroy
Mineral Lodge No
1.C.C.F
W. Main St
Wilbur James
Charles Gilkey
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Middleport Social Notes
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Middleport Briefs
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Clarence McKee
Hobson
Shelby
David Miller
Cleveland
Agnes Wells
Parkersburg
Warren Ellinger
Toledo
T. A. Riley
S. Second Ave
Tom Riley
Sharon
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Lickers
National
BIG Yank
Drew Webster Post
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Opera House
Meigs County Sportsmen
Falls City
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