Middleport Meigs Chapter elects new leaders at Legion Hall
Benjamin F. Turner was elected commander of Meigs Chapter No. 53 Dis abled American Veterans of the World War. Marion C. Morrison installed as senior vice commander. New officers include Charles E. Withrow junior vice commander Thomas Whittington treasurer Lloyd Thomas chaplain Charles Childs sergeant at arms Ben H. Alvis. Executive committee members are William A. King Weber D. Thomas Homer Hawkins and Frank Sullivan. Comrade Morrison praised membership of 43 with 25 life members. A social hour featured water melon and a musical program by Sidney Fadel and Raymond Radcliff. Turner and family then left for Cincinnati to visit the National D V A headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Benjamin F. Turner
Meigs
American Legion Hall
Marion C. Morrison
Athens
Department of Ohio
B. F. Turner
Charles E. Withrow
Thomas Whittington
Lloydhomas
Charles Child
Sidney Fadel
Raymond Radcliff
Turner
Cincinnati
Pomeroy Social Notes Honor Mrs Parfitt Birthday
Mrs Peter Botzei entertained at Union Ave with Mrs Alice Spencer assisting honoring Mrs John Parfitt's birthday. Guests included Mrs Delbert Eiselstein, Mrs William Baker, Mrs Lon Custer, Mrs Adolph Sanborn, and more. Games and contests plus gifts for awardees Marie Leifheit, Gladys Parfitt, Mary Wipple, Florence Leifheit. Refreshments served.
Birthday party honors Mrs. Clifton Stout at Main Street home
Mrs. N. C. Stout entertained Wednesday evening at her home on Main Street in honor of her daughter in law Mrs. Clifton Stout birthday. The rooms and tables were decorated with summer flowers. A large birthday cake served as a centerpiece and Mrs. Stout received several gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Stout
Main St
Clifton Stout
George Shaw
Logan
Pomeroy
William Campbell
Peacock Ave
C. K. Milner
Carol
Bobby
Cleveland
Joe Stanley
Edwin Echelbarger
Adrian, O
Wilma Jean
Elizabeth Tanley
Albert Reuter
Art Klees
Roy Heines
Charles Wildermuth
Harry Wehring
Davis- Nelson
Dexter
Otho Keenan
Homer Hysell
Thomas Fork
Homer Cooper
Dan White
Elsie Hart
Columbus
Cooper
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Cara Hysell
Lyle
Ralph Reuther
Walter Sodt
Katie Roos
Pleasant Ridge
Edythe Bowen
Condor St
Ohio State University
A. K. Hutchins
A. T. Williamson
Miss . K. Scheltzer
Marietta
Home Utilities Gas Company
Mary Miller
Loren Caverlee
Huntington
Clyde Andrews
Niagara Falls
Ted Downie
Mrs. Beck
Pleasantville
Entertains Club and Travel News From Ohio Town
Social notes show Mrs. Carl Shields hosting a bridge evening with guests Mrs. O B Kreimbihl and Mrs Helen Zeiher winning awards. Travel items include Mr and Mrs C Menchini and son Renzo sailing from Italy Sept 14 arriving New York Sept 24. Numerous locals attend events in Columbus and at state fair. births, visits, and vacations noted with several families mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Mrs Hollis Scott hosted her bridge club at Mrs Dan Sullivans home with two tables. High scores went to Mrs Frank Vroman and Mrs C P Bradbury, while guest award went to Mrs Tyde Huston of Logan. Also, Mrs Leroy Barsotti hosted Italian spaghetti dinner for about 75 at Roys Place. Families moved within town including Mr and Mrs Ralph Radcliff and Mr and Mrs Homer Jones. Travel plans include Charles Gardner leaving for Bucharest Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Scott
Dan Sullivan
S. Seventh Ave
Frank Vroman
C. P. Bradbury
Tyde Huston
Logan
Sullivan
Leroy Barsotti
Roy
Ralph Radcliff
Byers
S. Third Ave
Michael Apt
Walnut St
Homer Jones
J. E. D. Hartinger
Leon
W. Va
Jones
New York Central Railroad
Robert Rineheart
Marshall McCuens
Ashland
Rineheart
Texas Teacher's College
Case College
Cleveland
Pearl Gardner
Dorothy
Charles Gardner
Medina
Akron
Mr. Gardner
Goodrich Rubber Company
Bucharest
Romania
South America
Michigan
Farewell picnic and theater sendoff for Miss Betty Reed
Former school friends gathered at Nice's grounds near Athens for a Betty Reed farewell picnic then a theater party in Columbus. Attendees included Dorothy Gardner Kay Powell Rowena Harrah Anna Margaret Wiley Dorothy Phyllis Dillard and Mrs Robert Coats. Reed received a lapis lazuli ring from eight named members at a surprise party hosted by Miss Stella Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Reed
Columbus
Nice
Athens
Dorothy Gardner
Kay Powell
Rowena Harrah
Anna Margaret Wiley
Dorothy
Phyllis Dillard
Robert Coats
Calvin Reichman
Walter Burns Harris
E. L. Simpson
Irving Karr, Jr
Max Lambert
Frank Johnston
Allen Jenkinson
Charlotte Beverage
Local Social News Notes Illness Travel and Visits
Mrs Cecil Evans is hospitalized in Camden Clarks Parkersburg after weeks of serious illness. Clergy and households from Grace Episcopal Church and relatives report recent travel to Colorado Tulsa and Ohio. Funeral plans feature Mrs Denzil Marteney with attendees from Parkersburg and Gallipolis. Visitors include Miss Lola Sarden Bashan and the Sauer and Stansbury families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Evans
Dorothy Higginbottom
Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Evans
Robert E. Leake
Grace Episcopal Church
Leake
Colorado
Charles F. Rathburn
Tulsa
Ohlo
Ohio
Rathburn
Chesapeake
Martindell
O. O. McIntyre
Gallipolis
I. Q. Waugh
Bessie
H. A. Rothrock
A. W. McKay
O. P. Klein
R. E. McKay
Denzil Marteney
Roy Barnes
James Harley
Zanesville
Harley
John
Columbus
Ben Fultz, Jr
Lola Sarden
Bashan
Charles Sauer
Sauer
Mr. Sauer
Fannie Harris
Mason City
Ann Carter
Welch
W. Va
Guy Suter
William
Eva Stansbury
Don Neeper
Donnie
Portsmouth
Neeper
Victoria McCarley
Miss Brown Contemplates Cash or LA Trip Prize
Columbus reports 17 year old Miss Marjorie Brown of Middleport weighing 115 pounds and five feet five inches debated accepting 200 dollars in cash or a free trip to the national American Legion convention in Los Angeles after winning a beauty contest with more than ten entrants. She is an orphan with no chaperon for the trip but hinted at interest in the opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Marjorie Brown
Middleport
National American Legion
Los Angeles
Ohio American Legion
Seek To Force Move To Transfer Schools
Two Columbia Township taxpayers Weyand and Clark filed appeals to compel Meigs County school district redistricting into Vinton, claiming state law allows such transfers. Plaintiffs name Meigs County Board of Education members J S Frank Joe Evans Van McDade J T Ledlie and Everett Colwell as defendants. The board allegedly did not act on the transfer petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Vinton
Columbia Township
Court of Appeals
Howard Weyand
John Clark
Meigs County Board of Education
J. S. Frank
Joe Evans
van McDade
J. T. Ledlie
Everett Colwell
Weyan
Coon Hunters Meet In Pomeroy Friday Evening
Meigs County Coon Hunters Association will hold a Friday evening meeting at Pomeroy City Hall. Officers say the newly organized group already has a large membership.
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Coon Hunters Meet
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Coon Hunters Association
Pomeroy City Hall
Divorce Sues as Velma Rogers Seeks Separation
Velma E. Rogers files suit for divorce in common pleas court against Arthur E. Rogers. Married May 18, 1928 in Columbus, they are parents of two. She alleges lack of support despite employment income and extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Velma E. Rogers
Arthur E. Rogers
Vacation Week at Logan Godman Shoe Plant
Logan Godman Shoe Plant employees began a week long vacation on Thursday extending to September 7 in line with the company policy. Other plants in different cities are also taking vacations this week as part of the policy implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan — Godman
Rider seeks divorce and custody in cruelty case
Catherine Logan Rider files for divorce from Clarence Rider alleging cruelty and neglect. She seeks a decree, custody of minor children, and alimony for herself and the children pending the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Catherine Rider
Clarence Rider
Attorney Weinrich Moves to Rochester Building Office
Forest E. Weinrich relocated his offices to a new suite in the Rochester Building on Wednesday after years in the Arcade Building. The vacated Arcade suite will be occupied by Bell Drilling Company led by C. H. Bell, building’s new owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Forest E. Weinrich
Rochester
Arcade
Bell Drilling Company
C. H. Bell
Gallia Souvenir Coins Circulate in Gallipolis
Gallia Souvenir French 25 centime pieces will circulate in Gallipolis through October 12 and be usable like five cent pieces for the North West Territory celebration. Distribution starts at Lafayette Hotel chamber of commerce offices with initial sales at Elmer Caldwell's Standard Oil filling station. Funds must be deposited, and the program explores a first coin premium while emphasizing practical use rather than profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
United States
Northwest Territory
Chamber of Commerce
Lafayette Hotel
Elmer Caldwell
Standard Oil
Many New Books Added to Pomeroy Library
The Pomeroy library announces midday hours for students from 12 to 1 on school days under librarian Miss Estrilla Daniels. Teachers in Meigs County may borrow school sets. The facility closes on Labor Day. A new magazines section is featured. Seven hundred books were loaned from the Ohio State Library. July activity saw 292 visitors and 343 books lent. August had 420 visitors and 598 books borrowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Estrilla Daniels
Meigs County
Meigs
Gallia
Gallipolis
Bricker Club Formed In Meigs County
A Bricker-for-Governor Club formed Thursday at Pomeroy City Hall with nearly all county sections represented Roy Tracy was elected president Wade WIndon secretary and Edward Diefenbaugh treasurer The group backs John W Bricker and the Republican ticket and will avoid factional disputes A next meeting is set for September 15 to begin distributing literature from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy City Hall
Roy Tracy
Wade Windon
Enterprise
Edward Diefenbaugh
Tracy
John W. Bricker
Columbus
Pratts Fork News Notes Highlights Local Events
Gerald King injured at Burlingham Mine with multiple rib fractures. Sewing Club meets at Mrs. Lizzie Martin. next gathering Sept 8 at Mrs. Anna Hart. Mary Catharine Burson visits uncle John Shumway in Glouster. E T Winters family hosts Frank Jones household. Burson couple announce birth of nine pound son Aug 26. Camping trip enjoyed by Henderson Jones Cullums Hart. Burlingham Church homecoming draws crowd. Fletcher King Rex Burson visit Cincinnati. Harriett Neacil Burson visit Mrs. Thora Blackwood. Mildred Cain stays with grandmother Alzena Cain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Martin
Anna Hart
Mary Catharine Burson
John Shumway
Glouster
E. T. Winters
Donald
Elmer
Frank Jones
Jim van Meter
Carl Henderson
Robert
Harold S. Jones
Ernest Cullums
Thomas Hart
W. H. Jones
Burlingham
Fletcher King
Rex Burson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harriett
Neacil Burson
Thora Blackwood
Mildred Cain
Alzena Cain
Two youths return home after Memphis trip
Logan information was given to Sheriff Joe Farbearn that Charles Vanbibber and Lester Sparks of Haydenville safely returned home. The boys disappeared last Thursday while planning a trip to Memphis Tennessee and had not informed relatives of their intentions. A broadcast had been issued to locate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Joe Farbearn
Charles Vanbibber
Lester Sparks
Haydenville
Memphis
Tenn
New Motor Business In Meigs County Sees August Activity
Meigs County reports August sales of 13 new school buses 7 trucks and 15 passenger cars. Total 490 titles with revenue 518.60, of which 365.80 goes to county general from the clerk of courts and 152.80 to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
County General Fund
Rev W V Harter Takes Amanda Charge
TUPPERS PLAINS The Rev W V Harter who for two years led the Tuppers Plains U B Circuit has been assigned to the Amanda charge and will move there early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
W. V. Harter
Tuppers Plains U. B
Amanda
Driver Is Severely Punished by Court
Logan Leonard Bailey appeared before Judge Phil Henderson on a driving while intoxicated charge. He pleaded guilty and received a $100 fine plus costs and a 10 day jail sentence. His driving privileges were suspended for six months. Bailey had earlier pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Leonard Bailey
Phil Henderson
Bailey
Birth of Daughter Mary Lou to Beavers Family
Mr. and Mrs. William Beavers of Logan Rt. 2 announce the birth of their daughter on Wednesday named Mary Lou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
William Beavers
Logan Rt. 2
Mary Lou
New Plymouth News Briefs
New Plymouth notes list Miss Helen Fuller leaving for Columbus to enroll in secretarial training. Charles Lowry suffered a light stroke Friday. Visits cover the Heinlein and Gibbons families with several relatives from Celina Akron and Roanoke. Delbert Davis called on local residents. Model Cherry and family toured statehouse and Tennessee points. Helen Reasoner and Roy Summer are mentioned. A final odd line notes the lion’s heart as smallest among predatory animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Plymouth
Helen Fuller
Columbus
Office
Charles Lowry
James Stone
Orland
Goldie Johnsonbaugh
Akron
Heinlein
Harry Faulkner
Betty
Athens
Charles Fuller
M. M. Heinlein
Roanoke
Mattie Heinlein
Logan
John Gibbons
Roseann
John, Jr
Ruth
Catharine
Ralph
Frank
Dwight Harris
Ohio River
Ironton
Ashland
Norton
W. Va
Tennessee
Helen Reasoner
Ohio State
Roy Summer
Dexter Church of Christ Welcomes 24 New Members
Dexter Church of Christ welcomed 24 new members at a Wednesday night service with 125 attendees. Special music featured Misses Alta Will Evelyn Harrietta Amos and the Albany M E Sunday School Orchestra. One more member joined during services. Rev. Neil Crawford of Athens spoke as Pastor J P Miller welcomed the group and presented 13 baptismal certificates. The welcoming committee consisted of Mrs. Carrie Smith Mrs. Sylvia Amos and Mrs. Vona Mee Knight.
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Carl Shields
Mulberry Ave
O. B. Kreimbihl
Helen Zeiher
Middleport Social Notes
Dana Daniels
Youngstown
Inlaw
Jennings Keffer
W. E. Haggard
Alvin
Jimmie
Herrington
Kas
Robert Tasker
Tasker
Jean
Kansas
T Richards
James Arnold
Lulu Mason
Claude Crawford
Miss Reed
Trip
Secur
The
Qlonial Finance Company
Athens, Ohio
Gallipolis City
Clyde C. Ingels
Bricker Club
Pratts Fork
Pratts
Gerald King
Beaco
F. J. Beasley CO
Tunity
the Mutual
E. Washington St
Chesterfield
Paul Whiteman
Paul Douglas
N. B. Cy
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