Meigs Courthouse Monday Busy With School Bus Licenses
On Monday at Meigs Courthouse a full docket included rural school bus driver license hearings. E. E. Fulrod and Nelson Torrence received licenses to operate routes, while Roy Lambert faced opposition over suitability for a Salem Township route. Barnitz contract legality and Jack Adams driving prompted further cases, with a jury later convening to hear a pending claim over property damage at Racine. EB A Reed named administrator of Myra Rowley’s estate with appraisers C. F. Rathburn Herbert Chambers and R. B. Laughead listed.
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Meigs County
Wright McCroba
Resistate Highway Engineer
Delia Uency
Court of Common Pleas
E. E. Fulrod
Tuppers Plains
Fulrod
Nelson Torrence
Salem Township
Roy Lambert
Eto
Lambert
Barnitz
Jack Adams
Adams
Adam
H. A. Roush
Township
D Atkinson
Racine
Big Elm Tree P
Atkinson
Mane-Ciling Pit
Ra‘eine
EB. A. Reed
Middleport
Myra Rowley
C. F. Rathburn
Herbert Chambers
R. B. Laughead
Champions Again Electric Company Team Loses Only Four
Middleport Sept 1 The Southern Ohio Electric Company league champions again after 1930 and 1931 titles. They lost only four games this year under manager H Lohse who says Connie Mack would fear meeting them in a series. Team lineup includes Saxon Gallagher Anderson Demoskey Lohse Lewis Beaver Bauer Evans and utility men Helwig Pickens Lohee.
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W. UL
Pet
New York Central
American Legion
Picitaien
Purity
C. Annuucae
Ll. Saxaon
D. Gallagher
F. Anderson
Hd. Demoskey
H. Lohse
W. Lewis
William Beaver
Bauer
J. Evans
Clyde Helwig
R. Pickens
Harold Lohee
Kreinbihl Reappointed National Defense Chairman
Mrs. Otto Kreinbihl was reappointed as department national defense chairman by the Ohio American Legion Auxiliary executive committee meeting in Columbus. The honor reflects on her and Drew Webster Post No. 39 of which she is a past president.
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Otto Kreinbihl
Pomeroy
Department
Ohio American Legion Auxiliary
Columbus
Department National Defense
Kreinbihl
Drew Webster
Has Not Been Jailed Dr Crary Reports In Columbus Papers
POMEROY Sept 1 Dr H L Crary says a warrant was issued for his arrest in the Hobson eviction cases but he has never been arrested and was never in jail in Pomeroy. He practiced in Pomeroy all week then went to Gallipolis Saturday night and returned Sunday. He states he is not avoiding arrest.
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Crary Dentes
Columbus
Pomeroy
H. L. Crary
Hobson
Crary
Gallipolis
Meigs County Justice Probe Starts Today
Judge C E Peoples receives a telegram from State Welfare Director John McSweeney stating he will come to Pomeroy to begin an investigation into the eviction of the Stitts and Williams families at Pityme in July. Witnesses to be examined include Prosecuting Attorney C W Clark Justice E R Titus Constable Lord Hysell and Henry Seidenabel. The hearing will be public and held in the courthouse.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Peoples
Common Pleas Court
State Welfare
John McSweeney
Stitts
E. R. Titus
Lord Hysell
Henry Seidenabel
Child Injured After Fall From Coal House Fence
Middleport report says Carl Edward Searls, son of Hod and Mrs. Searls of South Pearl Street, fell from a coal house onto a picket fence on Saturday. He sustained a side wound needing several stitches.
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Middleport
Carl Edward
Hod Searls
South Pearl Street
Family Flight Plans for Pomeroy Visit
Mrs Amy Kingsland awaiting flight with husband E W Kingsland and 11 year old daughter Amy to return to Pomeroy. The trip marks Amy s first airplane experience and excitement surrounds the journey to join her mother Dr Amy Whaley who has been caring for the ill relative.
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Pomeroy
Amy Kingsland
Amy Whaley
E. W. Kingsland
Amy
Explosion Recall of 1893 Probst Factory Boiler Disaster
POMEROY Sept 1 The burning of the George Probst home recalls the boiler explosion at the J C Probst Furniture Factory on Sept 1 1893 at 7 am Engineer James Starkey was mortally injured dying Sept 21 His coat and hat hung on a wall were blown to hilltops as the boiler blew through walls and into a neighbor’s home A reporter nearby described the awe inspiring scene and the rescue of the fatally injured engineer.
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Pomeroy
George Probst
J. C. Probst Furniture
James Starkey
Starkey
J. P. Genheimer
Beech Grove
Surprise 30th Anniversary Of Local Baptist Pastor
In Middleport on September 1 Rev. and Mrs. F C Kreager of the Baptist Church were serenaded by three church Bible classes at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clair McHaffee Gravel Hill. An automobile ride preceded the presentation of a four piece silver set and light refreshments closed the event.
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Middleport
F. C. Kreager
The
Baptist Church
Clair McHaffee
Gravel Hill
Baptist Church Bible School
Din gess Transferred Within New York Central Lines
Middleport Sept 1 J A Dingess chief clerk of store department at Hobson has been transferred by the New York Central Lines from Hobson to Columbus and Saturday moved his family and household goods to that city Mr Dingess and wife came here about three years ago from Columbus E Willock is manager of the store department at Hobson Shope
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Middleport
J. A. Dingess
Hobson
New York Central Lines
Columbus
Dingess
Willock
Hobson Shope
Local Visitors Arrive as Beeson Family Welcomes Relatives
Leo Beeson from Columbus arrives to work with his father W. H. Beeson for a few weeks. Mrs. Harry Clark, formerly Amy Worthington of Chicago, visits relatives. Mrs. C. L. Wilson and daughter leave for Zanesville after a week with Nora and Vesta McCoy. The Axline and Hecox families host guests in town. Phyllis Smith of Columbus and Walter Kirchner of Sandusky visit M. Hobart’s home before returning home. John A. Kent’s family hosts Kent relatives visiting from Columbus. Tom Amos, nearing 88, visits East Letart and Baltimore relatives before long stay ends.
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Middleport
Leo Beeson
Columbus
W. H. Beeson
Harry Clark
Amy Worthington
Chicago
Mis. C. L. Wilson
Golda Axline
Zanesville
Nora
Vesta McCoy
Axline
R. A. Hecox
Orville Rader
Norma
Mr. Amos
Will
Baltimore
Local Happenings in Meigs County area
Miss Helen Greuser returns from Kent State to Pomeroy Bend. Mrs. Percy Peoples is ill on Union Avenue in Pomeroy. Theo Jacobs and wife relocate to Columbus. Judge D H Thomas visits Meigs with Lois Thomas. Pythian Sisters meet at the K P Hall at 2 pm with a pot luck dinner. Families visitations and travels across the county include Parson reunion at Graham Station and a Michigan vacation planned by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bing.
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Meigs County
Helen Greuser
State Normal School
Kent
Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
Percy Peoples
Union Avenue
Pomeroy
Theo
Jacobs
Columbus
D. H. Thomas
Marietta
Lois Thomas
South Third Avenue
Meigs Temple
K. of P. Hall
Homer Russell
Lon Russell
Bradbur
Flora Tablett
Edward Parsons
Ralph
Phyllis
Lois Dyles
Graham Station
Parsons
Lawrence Bing
Michigan State
Virginia Leonard
Marian Allensworth
John Lines
Oak Hill
Binesee
J. G. Williams
Massillon
Julia Murphy
Mary Conway
Holzer Hospital
Fire destroys Pomeroy birthplace home in coincidence
Sept 1 in Pomeroy a fire swept the Nicholas Parckhauser residence. Arthur Probst a Cincinnati professor and son of George and Mrs. Probst was returning from Washington and visiting relatives when the alarm rang. He woke to see his birthplace and boyhood home burning.
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Pomeroy
Nicholas Parckhauser
Arthur Probst
Cincinnati
Washington, D. C
George Probst
Glenroy Ewing
FILE SUITS IN COURT POMEROY
Two quits were filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court Monday morning. Bisha Wolf of Racine brought suit against Raymond and Goldie Sayre to collect 257 dollars and 77 cents claimed to be due her from
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Hendersons Divorce Suit Filed in Meigs County
Mattie Henderson sues for divorce from J. W. Henderson in northern Meigs County. The action marks a legal move within the local community and identifies the couple’s residence area.
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Mattie Henderson
J. W. Henderson
Rutland Youth Is Made Ward After Dance Fight
John Maguire fourteen and Mamie Conkle seventeen, Rutland youths accused of involvement in a dance fight appeared in Probate Court. Judge Carleton declared Maguire a ward and ordered his father to supervise him at night. Conkle was placed with her sister-in-law in Boomer West Virginia who agreed to supervise her conduct.
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Boomer
W. Va
Ira Boso in serious condition after Kerrs Run crash
Ira Boso of the Ritchie and Boso road contracting firm is reported in serious condition in a Gallipolis hospital after a recent automobile accident at Kerrs Run. He is said to be feverish and gravely ill.
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Ira Bobo
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Ira Boso
Ritchie & Boso
Kerrs Run
Edna Boice Resigns to Take Cleveland Insurance Job
Mrs Edna Boice longtime secretary in R G Websters insurance office resigns and moves to Cleveland to take an office position. Her husband attends medical school in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Pomeroy
Edna Boice
R. G. Webster
Local social notes and travels compiled
Miss Jessie Griffith returns from Chicago after weeks with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs John Marr. Several families visit relatives in Ripley Parkersburg Gallipolis and Columbus. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets with Mrs C A Springer and Mite boxes and scholarships are noted. Rev Harry Dye announces conference year ends Sept 6 1931 and attendance at Columbus conference follows.
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Jessie Griffith
Chicago
John Marr
Mary Karr
Marcia
Johnson Castle
Ripley
W. Va
Irving Karr
Eleanor
Fred Shumway
Doris
Great Bend
Harvey Nease
Gallipolis
Newton Roush
Dayton
Bertha Abshire
Winchester
Ind
Mac Arnold
Pomeroy
C. L. Arnold
Gerald
Ira Fleming
Parkersburg
Co. L. Arnold
Evelyn
Pittsburgh
Frances Price
John Burnell
Charleston
Margaret Lawrence
Bertha
Columbus
Olivier Rollins
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Methodist Church
C. A. Springer
Harry Dye
Asbury M. E
Local resident auctioning property before westward move
C. F. Hilt held a public auction at his residence west of town on Thursday to dispose of most of his personal property. He plans to move his family to Florida near St Petersburg to make his home. Hilt served two terms as state representative and is described as a self made man who attended the public...
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C. F. Hilt
Hilt
Florida
St. Petersburg
Local notes honor births, travel past and road work
A touching item reports the birth of a daughter named Cora Servina to Mr and Mrs Ross Boring. The piece recalls a veteran with Army service and a Spanish American War background as an interesting talker. It notes Nelsonville visitors, Oren Hysell funeral at Highland Church, and local trucks hauling brick slag and coal for road work near Albany and Pomeroy.
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Ross Boring
Cora Servina
Marie Knopp
Nelsonville
Oren Hysell
Rutland Township
Highland Church
Beech Wood
John Huggins
Toledo
John
G. W. Ash
Albany
Gilkey
Pomeroy
John Stout
St. Marys
W. Va
Local Social Roundup From Portland Area Homes
Rev and Mrs N O Warren hosted a friends party at the M E Parsonage last Monday evening. Several visitors from West Virginia and nearby towns visited local families including the Paynter, Price, Henderson and Seales households. Notable note: Charles Hardy, longtime local, died recently in Pittsburgh.
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Portland News
N. O. Warren
M. E. Parsonage
Beeabout
Morgan
W. Va
James Davis
Nancy Seales
Mattie Henderson
Richard Henderson
Coolville
Charles Hardy
Pittsburgh
W. G. McKelvey
Monroe County
Elmer Dougherty
East Liverpool
Fay
Gladys Pickens
Reedsville
Earl
Fannie
H. M. Alexander
Letart
Reed Holt
Charleston
Homecoming Planned for Labor Day in Jacksonville
Jacksonville community announces a Labor Day homecoming on September 7 at the grove. A strong program will feature several former ministers delivering addresses, with many former residents expected to attend in large numbers.
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Jacksonville
the Grove
Glouster Masons to Hold Stated Communication
Glouster Lodge No. 607 F. A. M. will meet Wednesday night at 7 30. Visiting Masons will receive a cordial welcome.
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Glouster
Glouster Lodge
Kiwanis Trophy Displayed In Glouster
The Kiwanis attendance trophy for 100 percent attendance is on display at Richard son’s Furniture Store in Glouster. Similar cups were awarded to two other district Kiwanis clubs. The Ideal Kiwanis club planned a chicken dinner tonight at the M E Church social room instead of the noon hotel gathering.
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Glouster
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis War Club
Zanesville
Richardson's Furniture
Kiwanis
Gordon
Ideal Kiwanis Club
M. E. Church
Glouster Pythian Sisters Enjoy River Outing
Members of Glouster Temple Pythian Sisters spent a day at Pine View Lodge on the Muskingum River with games contests and boat riding. Lunch and dinner were served to a group of attendees listed by name.
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Glouster
Glouster Temple
Pythian Sisters
Pine View Lodge
Muskingum River
Bridge Survey Planned for Sunday Creek Crossing
State Highway Department engineers surveyed High Street Sunday Creek to plan a new bridge to replace an unsafe structure. Officials said a replacement is promised for next year as part of preliminary work.
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Glouster
State Highway Department
Sunday Creek
High Street
Return from visit Glouster
Mr and Mrs J H Archer Mrs Jennie Porter and Carl Porter returned Monday from Beckley West Virginia where they were guests of Mr and Mrs Claire Porter Claire Porter a former Glouster resident is now in charge of a moving picture theater at Beckley.
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Glouster
J. H. Archer
Jennie Porter
Carl Porter
Beckley
W. Va
Claire Porter
Jacksonville dominates Hunterdon 10 to 1 in Twilight League
In Glouster on September 1 Jacksonville routed Hunterdon 10 1 with Butsko pitching until relief by Kutta. Butsko to start next game against Trimble at 5:30 pm. Dickens batted for Sweeney as schedule shows continuous afternoon doubleheaders through Friday.
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Glouster
American Legion
Jacksonville
Hunterdon
Butsko
Kutta
Trimbie
Dickens
Sweeney
Trimble
Happy Stars
Hollister
ABRHE
Ginnan
Brown
Withem
Seckinger
C A
Soot
Johnston,.c
Stephenson, If
Koehler
I Roof
C. Adams
Bell
Kiraly
Snedden
Anderson
Dickens DU Eicketsn Pittance Epio
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O. A. Hartley
Meigs
McSweeney
Rev
Mrs
Rutland
Syracuse News
Harrisonville News
Athens
Nelsonwille
Sunday Creek Valley
W. A. Craft
the Messenger
Vern Lamborn
Abbie Lamborn
Ruth Lamborn
Hazel Lunsford
Mary Binderbasin
Mary Johnston
Kate Vaughn
Tillie Hinton
Mary Skinner
Iva Skinner
Maggie Hemsley
Nell Lawson
Etta Seiler
Grace Zimmer
Louise Zimmer
Edna Embrey
Ella Green
Georgia Barnes
Weltha Williams
Sterl McClelland
Kytta
Nurito
Bree
Elberta
J. W. Stoecklein
Eugenie
Oxfords
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