Pomona Grange Plans September Activities
POMEROY bi monthly meeting of the Pomona Grange will be held September 5 at Hemlock range with Hemlock Grange hosting the county organization. A special Hemlock Grange meeting is set for September 13 followed by the annual picnic September 20 at the state highway park Route 33 for Pomeroy and Athens. The picnic date was changed from September 6 and that evening an inspection will be conducted by County Deputy J. E. Starkey.
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Pomeroy
Pomona Grange
Hemlock Range
Hemlock Grange
Grange
Athens
J. E. Starkey
Two Cars Collide At Minersville
Two cars collided on Route 124 at Minersville and halted a passenger train for about ninety minutes. Drivers Homer Ihle and Georgia Smith were east and west bound. Ihle was cut and bruised while his father Will Ihle suffered an eye injury. Mrs. Smith remained unhurt. State Patrolman J. M. Kratzer investigated.
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Will Ihle
Smith
J. M. Kratzer
Library Reopens After Short Redecoration
Middleport Public Library reopens after a ten day closure for cleaning and repairs. Librarians Miss Alpha Somerville and Mrs. Sarah Probst filed catalogs of magazines during the shutdown.
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Middleport
Middleport Public Library
Alpha Somerville
Sarah Probst
Leaguers of Two Counties Rally at Racine Church
Members of the Pomeroy Epworth and Gallia Meigs counties Methodist Leagues will meet at Racine Methodist Church Friday night at 7 30 open to all in the two counties. The Epworth cabinet held a Sunday meeting at Simpson Methodist Church to plan the rally.
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Pomeroy
Epworth
Meigs
Gallia
Racine
Epworth Gue
Simpson
Peterson's Ointment Promises Eczema Relief
Ad promotes Peterson's Ointment for eczema itching pimples and red blotches. It claims money back if not delighted and notes usefulness for itching feet and cracks between toes. All druggists carry the 35 cent treatment.
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Peterson
Racine Tightens Traffic Rules to Curb Reckless Driving
Mayor G Clyde Wolfe announces strict enforcement of speed limits in Racine. The first arrest is Harry Hayman, arrested by Racine Marshal and fined five dollars plus costs.
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Racine
G. Clyde Wolfe
Harry Hayman
Wolfe
Car Sales in Meigs County Dip in August
Meigs County car sales fell about half in August from July with 30 new cars and six new trucks sold. Dealers struggled to secure new cars contributing to the drop. Certificates of title issued for used cars fell by about 60, while total titlesissued reached 416. August gross title office revenue was 462.50, with 315.75 kept by the Clerk of Courts for the county general fund and 146.75 remitted to the state.
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Herman Beards
Pomeroy Social Notes Out of Town Visitors and Local Births
A roundup of social news from Pomeroy includes Elizabeth Davidson hosting visitors from Kyger Ohio and Parkersburg along with Kalamazoo guest Joe Manock. Kenneth McCullough and wife announce a nine pound baby boy born at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Additional notes cover visits, family reunions, and a curious line about Miyajia Island where births and deaths are forbidden.
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Elizabeth Davidson
Eleanor Davidson
Kyger
Ohio
Alwilda
Louise Davidson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Joe Manock
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Manock
Alwilda Davidson
Walter Davidson
Ruby Byers and Lewis Bumgarner wed in California
Middleport social notes report the marriage of Miss Ruby Byers to Lewis Bumgarner in a Lakewood Village Church ceremony in California last month. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. William Mercer and flower girls from Los Angeles and Glendale. Best man was Thomas Bumgarner. Guests later attended a wedding supper in Long Beach.
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Middleport
Ruby Byers
Lewis Bumgarner
California
Lewis Byers
S. Third Ave
Lakewood Village
Miss Byers
Bumgarner
Cheshire
Adating Circle and church events in Middleport area
The Adating Circle of the WSCS met at Mrs. O P Klein’s home with Miss Hallie Zerkle presiding and Mrs. H A Rothrock reviewing notes from Lancaster. First Presbyterian Class plans a Friday meeting with officer elections and year’s program. Casual visits and birthday observances marked the week in Middleport and surrounding communities.
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Adating
WSCS
O. P. Klein
S. Third Ave
John Lambert
George Schaaf
R. E. McKay
A. W. McKay
C. O. Fisher
Hallie Zerkle
H. A. Rothrock
Lancaster
Miss Zerkle
Nan Moore
First Presbyterian Church
Charles Howard
Mont Howell
Margaret Sauer
Sarah Probst
Three Hoffner Sons Spend Holiday at Home
Middleport report shows Charles Hoffner now in defense work at Ravenna after leaving The Temple Theater. Ray Hoffner, honorably discharged from the U S Army, owns the Purity Dairy Shop at Pomeroy. Ithmar Hoffner works as guard at the Ravenna defense plant. Mrs Ithmar Neal and baby Kit visited Ravenna and families in town.
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Middleport
Charles
Ray
Ithmar Neal
Fred Hoffner
S. Third Ave
Temple Theater
Ravenna
U. S. Army
Temple
Bendvue
Purity Dairy
Pomeroy
Ithmar
Kit
Charles Neal
Lend a Hand circle hosts party at Harrisonville church
Harrisonville The Lend a Hand Circle entertained members of the Harrisonville Presbyterian Church last Thursday night honoring Louis E Campbell Helen Alkire Earl Knight and family. A short program followed by refreshments, with the refreshment committee named.
Cool as a Cucumber Expression Explained
A cucumber is described as typically one degree cooler than the surrounding air. This underpins the phrase cool as a cucumber, illustrating its cooling association.
Population rise shown in eleventh census figures
The 1890 census counted 62,947,714 people in the United States, marking a 25.5 percent increase from the 1880 census.
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United States
Rome’s Ancient Pennies Silver Worth Fifteen Cents Today
An ancient Roman coin note states that pennies were minted in silver and would be valued at about 15 cents in modern times. The remark reflects early monetary metal content and relative value comparisons.
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Rome
Ohio River Notes Show Rail Backlogs and Canal Barge Orders
East Liverpool area notes report district yards piling up orders with four mine planters for the army 60 barges for coal trade two more for Panama Canal work and 16 mine planters total from Marietta Manufacturing Co. at Pt Pleasant W Va The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp orders 8400 tons of steel for barge building at Ambridge for Monongahela River use Panama district raises barge orders to five Barge specs are 126 by 26 by 11 feet hopper type for dredging projects at the canal The McCrady Rodgers Co seeks bids for a wooden hull for the Steamer J H McCrady first built 1882 and rebuilt several times Dam work continues and new bear traps installed at Dam 7 slowing navigators Visitors barred from locks and dams alien transfer of craft requires Maritime Commission permission River enforcement notes show employment declines with 35 fewer river construction jobs last week and private contractors down 18 leaving 659 while engineers total 1 348 after cuts.
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East Liverpool
Army
Panama Canal Department
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Ambridge
American Bridge Co
Monongahela River
Panama District
McCrady - Rodgers Co
J. H. McCrady
Dam 7
Ohio River
Rive
U. S. Maritime Commission
U. S
U.S
Vbgkqj D.feett
Langsville Social and Brief Personal Notes
Mr and Mrs Fred Phillips of Canton were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Dale Wright. Marvin Morris entertained the Young People s Class of the Langsville Sunday School Friday evening. The Entsminger family held its annual reunion August 24 with all eight living children present including Downy Columbus Mont Aurora Ill Charles South Dakota David Middleport Maggie Combs Zanesville Leota Grimes Dexter Lewis and Anna Miller Langsville Miss Pearle Adkins Huntington visited last week with her sister Mrs Norma Queen and her father Mr Adkins. Marvin Morris and family spent several days last week with relatives in Columbus.
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Harrisonville
Harrisonville Presbyterian Church
Louis E. Campbell
Helen Alkire
Earl Knight
Grace Skinner
Eugene Atkins
Lenda Hand
Lillian, Jewell
Mary Reese
Evelyn Warner
Elda Carsey
Connie Kay
Dayton
D. L. Reisinger
Gallipolis
E. V. Atkins
Felix Alkire
Raymond Wilson
Canton
Loriie Wilson
Columbus
Harold Ball
Charles
Dwight Seiple
Seiple
Fisher Station
Harry Taft
Tuft
George
Joe
Howard Clark
Emmet Mayhue
Emma Dye
Edgar Combs
Copley
Homer Welsh
Garden Club
Mart Knopp
Dana Turner
Ray Alkire
Dyesville
Sidney Parker
West Milton
H. ¢. French
Clarence Spires
New York City
J. A. Miller
New Orleans
W. R. Halliday
Dexter
Sherman Miller
Morgan Jones
Lima
J. F. Bowles
Manly Means
Katherine French
Pasadena
Calif
H. C. French
Cecil Warner
Ernest Warner
Langsville
Fred Phillips
Dale Wright
Marvin Morris
Nathan Entsminger
Old Home
Downy
Mont
Aurora
Ill
South Dakota
David
Middleport
Maggie Combs
Zanesville
Leota Grimes
Lewis
Anna Miller
Pearle Adkins
Huntington
Norma Queen
Adkins
Racine Social And Personal Highlights Visitors and Arrivals
Visitors from Toledo and other towns spent weekends with Racine residents. Delmar Chittenden visited his cousins the Theobalds and Shepherds, while Miss Mattie Ross returned from Zanesville to her Racine home. Daryl Johnson stayed with his parents, Paul Allison hosted from Zanesville, and Betty O Connor came home to begin her senior year. Ben Philson returned from Monessen to teach science at Racine High. Elmer Compton and family returned from Columbus after his work at Capitol University.
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Racine
Toledo
Delmar Chittenden
Wilbur Theobald
Seth Shepherd
Martha
Mary Jean Watson
Wilbert Gerber
Elva Shepherd
Ralph Ross
Mattie Ross
Zanesville
Gloria Schaefer
Chillicothe
Mayme Hartenbach
Ben Philson
Monessen
Racine High School
Fred Johnson
Daryl
Ravenna
Paul Allison
Harry Allison
Racine- Pomeroy Road
Lynn Hart
Dale
Hart
Earl Hart
Betty O’connor
Pittsburgh
Elmer Compton
Columbus
Compton
Capitol University Business Training School
Roosevelt three barrel gun tied to Theodore Roosevelt
The Roosevelt House Library and Museum in New York houses a three barrel gun made to order for Theodore Roosevelt. He used it in early big game hunts with noted success. In 1939 traffic killed 12,300 pedestrians.
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Roosevelt House
New York City
Theodore Roosevelt
Debtors in Siam face forced labor to settle debts
In Thailand then Siam, debtors who do not discharge obligations after a set period are required by law to work for creditors until the debt is paid, reflecting early legal enforcement of debt settlement through labor.
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Thailand
Siam
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Pomeroy Social Notes
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Mulberry Ave
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J. W. McCullough
Charles Schorn
Ike Neal
Neal
Sheriff
George Beards
Atlas, Powder Co
Arthur Dolmach
Lucy Oeffler
Logan
A. A. Massar
Walter Bary
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Aldolph Grueser, Jr
Charles Grueser
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Edgar Eubanks
Tom Hennesy
Miyajia
Sea of Japan
Goodrich Tires & Accessories
Sinclair
Fidelity CO
New Pomeroy
Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Middleport Social Notes
O. Yeanger
Charles Beach
Vine St
Mr. Beach
James Murray
Grant St
Silas Seckman
John Cline
William Murray
R. E. Ward
Ravenswood
Pomeroy Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Lon Diamond
George Fitch
Akron
Alice Fitch
J. E. French
E. B. Dailey
Ralph Anderson
Detroit
Katherine Anderson
A. R. Hecox
Frances and
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Hecox
Janet Hecox
Troy
Heritage Lewis
Roger
Josephine Emmish
C. A. Emmish
F. C. Derrer
Rosener Zeiher
Main St
Harold Nixon
Hoffner
Nixon
Neals
Bradbury
Isaac Mohler
Silver Run
Mohler
Margaret Mohler
Isaac
Harry
Daisy Stalin
Minnie Long
Tillie Seines
Frank Emrick
Gore
Harry Mohler
William Reynolds
Alma Louise
Augustus Pedro
Cincinnati
Henry Reeves
Granville
Willard
John
Wanda
James
Kenneth
Noah Haskins
Palmer St
Scipio High
Haskins
Blanche Matthews
Ohio University
W. H. Raub
Corning
Labor Day
James Clatworthy
Quick's
Pengelic
W. Union St
TON Jon NO
Ton Jon Health
Cut Rate
Ohio River News Notes
the City
Court St
Fred ©. Sanders, Mgr
Athens, Ohio
Ry Oone
Jan
Agokuso
Mechem
Nelsonville
Bardin Lumber CO
White
Marietta
Bardin Lumber Company
Lincoln Street
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