Union of Pomeroy and Bend Towns Described
A joint Labor Day program in Pomeroy and Middleport highlighted town unity. Mayor Hess and Mayor J. E. Harley praised cooperation between fire departments and officials from both towns. Officers of the Sons of the Legion were installed, and a Presbyterian Bible meet planned for Friday evening with hostesses named.
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Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Sribed
Hess
J. E. Harley
of the Sons of the Legion
Harbrecht
Smith
Leutenant
Persbach, Jr
Offi
Donald Rosenin
Bobby Harbrecht
The
Presbyterian Bible
Durin
Meigs County Old Age Pension Office Totals 148 Cases
Meigs County investigator George Childs reports the old age pension office opened June 2 has handled 148 cases. One hundred eight were approved for pensions, while the rest were disqualified under pension law. He noted hundreds remain awaiting investigation and that top priority goes to the neediest applicants. He also cited swift processing from Columbus where the Division of Aid for the Aged disposes of county submissions within three days.
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Division of Aid For
State Welfare Department
Columbus
Childs
Bradbury News Notes Local visits and a death in law
In Bradbury Mrs Griff Russell and children spent Tuesday in Columbus. Charles Beach and family of Canton visit their father Thomas Wilkinson. Cecil Hoffman Dana and Robert Russell went to northern Ohio to cut corn. Marcella Russell visited Columbus with son Frank Russell. Ola Gilkey of Michigan visits her father Edward Gilkey. Sanford Dodson and family spent last weekend with friends in Chillicothe. In Tuppers Plains Mr and Mrs Robert Stewart were informed of the death of their brother in law Lee Cowley of Los Angeles California.
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Bradbury
Griff Russell
Columbus
Charles Beach
Canton
Thomas Wilkinson
Cecil Hoffman
Dana
Robert Russell
Ohio
Marcella Russell
Frank Russell
Ola Gilkey
Michigan
Edward Gilkey
Sanford Dodson
Chillicothe
Tuppers Plains
Robert Stewart
Lee Cowley
Los Angeles
Calif
Carpenter two act comedy at Mt. Union Church
Pomeroy brief notes report visits of local residents to Columbus Huntington and Cincinnati plus a Friday 8 o'clock showing of When the New Minister Arrives at Mt Union Church Carpenter by church youth with music. Eastern Star Lodge held a regular meeting with Akron official Mrs Barbara Smith attending a memorial for Ben Ewing and John Reese from Youngstown.
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Carpenter
Mt. Union
Pomeroy
Eastern Star Lodge
Barbara Smith
Akron
Ben Ewing
John Reese
Youngstown
Swartz Family Socials Highlight Local Gatherings
Alfred and Mrs Dana Swartz hosted a lawn party for their daughter Ihla Fae Monday night with about fifty youths. Delighted guests enjoyed refreshments late. Norwood Knight and son visited Delaware last week to see his sister Mil ford Spencer. Will Follrod hosted a bel ling and kitchen shower for Otto Swartz and Leola Follrod Saturday night, at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Dana Swartz
Ihla Fae
Norwood Knight
Delaware
Milford Spencer
Will Follrod
Otto Swartz
Leola Follrod
Zuspan reunion visitors tour regional towns
Mrs C B Zuspan of Richwood and daughters Hazel Spratt Pontiac Mich Mrs James Sanders and Mrs Somerville Steubenville and Misses Bertha Lizzie Zuspan Pt Pleasant after the reunion at Ash Cave visited Maggie W Va and here with relatives and friends Tuesday they visited Mr and Mrs Robert Washington on Fisher Avenue then Cheshire to see Mrs Barbara Hemsley aged 91 originally from Maggie W Va Carpenter division news reports a surgical operation recovery and visitors from Chicago Minot ND plus a Grange meeting and local obituaries for James Bruce Sisson two months and Mrs Cora Snyder burial in Reedsville.
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Middleport
C. B. Zuspan
Richwood
Hazel Zuspan Spratt
Pontiac
Mich
James Sanders
Somerville
Steubenville
Bertha
Lizzie Zuspan
Pt. Pleasant
Zuspan
Ash Cave
Maggie
W. Va
Robert Washington
Fisher Avenue
Cheshire
Barbara Hemsley
Maggie, W. Va
Reedsville
James Bruce Sisson
Leo B. Sisson
Reedsville Cemetery
Middleport Briefs Mixed travel and family notices
Mrs Frank Gaylord returns to Park Street School to resume her studies after spending summer in Detroit with her son in law and daughter. Leet Starcher returns to Bowling Green from visiting with Pearl Graves and Paul Graves accompanies her. Mrs Paul Leonard visits Nal Len W Va to see her parents FE Rider. O H Stewart and daughters and BE Probst return from Lake Erie vacation and a Columbus visit. Edna Moore and daughter head home to Groveport after visiting Will Mich residence. F C Kreager travels to Cleveland to visit daughter H C Barton, parents of a son born Tuesday at Lakewood Hospital. Robert Hutton and father from Akron visit Olive farm. Unemployed League picnics at Mr Olive on Labor Day. Del Pullins and George Pullins visit relatives in East Liverpool. Hennepin explored upper Mississippi valley in 1680.
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Frank Gaylord
Detroit
A. T. Marcus
Park Street
Leet Starcher
Pearl Graves
Bowling Green
Paul Graves
Paul T. Leonard
Nallen
W. Va
Cleveland
H. C. Barton
Olive
MT. Olive
Robert Hutton
Akron
The
Unemployed League
Middleport Feels Afloat With Local Visits And Moves
Middleport residents report social visits and home moves this week. Mr and Mrs E C Walker of Utia Okla left Tuesday for Glouster to visit relatives. Rosener Zeiher moved Tuesday from the Grant property into Mrs Zeiher’s parents home on Main Street. Mrs Ella Harry is seriously ill. Mrs C C Washington and her father Paul C Jones left for Sprigg W Va after vacating the Jones house. Mr and Mrs H B Hobart have returned to Akron after visiting Miss Nella Calderwood and Mrs Theodore Reed family in Pom eroy. Dee Ward returned after being called to Columbus by the death of her cousin Mrs Charles Singleton and daughter Nancy. they had visited J B Downing’s family before returning to Charleston.
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E. C. Walker
Utia
Okla
George Childs
Glouster
Rosener Zeiher
Grant
Ella Harry
C. C. Washington
Paul C. Jones
Jones
Sprigg
W. Va
H. B. Hobart
Nella Calderwood
Hudson Street
Theodore Reed
Pomeroy
Akron
Dee Ward
Columbus
Charles Singleton
Nancy
J. B. Downing
Charleston
Pomeroy Personal News Bids and Household Visits
Local brief reports show Mrs. Mary Hubbard and her son from Syracuse visiting Bradbury friends. Mrs. Amelia Conant of New Albany Ind has returned home after a two week visit with her mother Mrs Laiina Jenkinson. E B Hendricks and family expected home Friday from Hoopston Illinois after two weeks there. Ralph Welker, Gerald Welker and Lawrence Lowery back Tuesday from Pittsburgh. Barbara Elberfeld left Tuesday for Chicago to visit friends and attend the World’s Fair. Barbara Smith of Akron visiting. Mrs Mary Ellen Wickham and son back from Toledo. Edwin Hood spent a few days at Westerville then returned home. Theron Ohlinger back after a Toledo visit. Mrs Ann Rose and Harlan Kloes returned after several days in Columbus.
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Mary Hubbard
Syracuse
George Conde
Mechanic Street
Bradbury
Amelia Conant
New Albany
Ind
Laiina Jenkinson
E. B. Hendricks
Thomas
Mhoopston
Ralph
Gerald Welker
Lawrence Lowery
Pittsburgh
Barbara Elberfeld
Chicago
Barbara Smith
Akron
Mary Ellen Wickham and Son
Toledo
Edwin Hood
Westerville
Theron Ohlinger
Ann Rose
Harlan Kloes
Columbus
Party Postponed by Baptist Church Juvenile Dept
The Junior Department party at the Baptist Church in Middleport, set for Friday night, has been postponed. Leader Mrs. F. C. Kreager was called to Lakewood on Wednesday.
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Middleport
Department of the Baptist Church
F. C. Kreager
Lakewood
Hilarious comedy at Majestic opens today
A lively comedy adaptation from Alden Nash’s stage hit arrives at the Majestic under director William A. Seiter. The cast includes Edna May Oliver Billie Burke Marion Nixon Reginald Denny Joan Marsh and Larry Crabbe with plots of elopement stock market risks and a grandmothers steadying hand. The action shifts between Santa Barbara Ensenada and a coastal yacht scene as Arabella disrupts a wedlock plan and chases a modern Cinderella arc.
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the Majestic
Alden Nash
William A. Seiter
Edna May Oliver
Billie Burke
Marion Nixon
Reginald Denny
Joan Marsh
Larry
Buster
Arabella
West Texas
Santa Barbara
California
Ensenada
Mexico
Buster” Crabbe
Meigs County Group Announces Buckeye Lake Outing
Conservation enthusiasts from the Meigs County Fish and Game Club will attend the League of Ohio Sportsmen Outing and convention at Buckeye Lake from September 22 to 25. The Meigs group is affiliated with the League of Ohio Sportsmen, a network of Ohio sports clubs. Oliver Hartley, a local club member, serves as league secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — Conservation
Meigs County
Syracuse Community Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Syracuse Boy Scout Troop met in the school auditorium. United Brethren Sunday School held a picnic at Carleton Grove. Herman Carson family visited Louisa Wilson. Hannah McBride from the Heights visited Syracuse cottage. Leibrand family returned from Portland after two months. Anna Karr from Columbus arrived to stay at her Syracuse home.
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Syracuse News
Syracuse
United Brethren Sunday School
Carleton Grove
Herman Carson
Bashan
Louisa Wilson
Hannah McBride
the Heights
C. A. Leibrand
Portland
Ore
Anna Karr
Columbus
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