Murray City Welcomes Guests From Across States Over Holiday
Murray City marked Labor Day with a flood of out of town visitors visiting friends and relatives. Residents hosted relatives and friends from Columbus Toledo Detroit Akron Martins Ferry and Detroit among others during the long weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
William McLain
Toledo
Mart Shelton
William Thomas, Jr
Columbus
William Thomas
Margaret Shuttleworth
Barry Shuttleworth
Scott Verlan
Gaysport
Eva Horton
Labor Day
George Boling
John Binderbasin
Glouster
William Chivers
Parola Potts
Effie Jonas
Myrtle Wollet
Zanesville
George Brooker
Frank Kovalaski
Bicknell
Ind
Thomas Gears
Frank Williams
Leela Rose
Opal Shrieves
Junior
Albert Storer
Don
Ernest Smith
Canton
Leela Simes
John Houser
Thelma Jaymes
Bob Keach
Akron
Cleveland
Eliza Frazee
Lucy Frazee
Charles Ralph
Walter Arbaugh
Howard Bush
This City
Dennis Babbs
Shawnee
Frank Grinstead
Eleanor Penny
Robert Keach
Nancy Jane
Ralph Walters
John Walter
George Tedrow
Crooksville
John
Joe
Frank
Eddie Popoczy
Sandusky Bay
Gerald Edwards
Emma Edwards
Gladys Jones
Charles Robinson
Phyllis Jones
Clarence Archer
Roger Joseph
George Archer
Clarence Hayes
Andrew Robson
William Hayes
Howard Brooker
Earl Storer
James ‘Salyers
Elaine
Hollister
Frank Buffington
Eva
Martins Ferry
W. Va
Milliard Salyers
Detroit
Mich
Largent Family Ties Mark New Plymouth Visit Patterns
Local notices recount frequent visits among the Largent and Edgar families in New Plymouth and nearby towns. Guests include Esta and Hazel Largent, Alma and Dorothy Largent, and multiple Largent relatives visiting Williams Carter Fuller and Edgar households across Sunday to Friday intervals.
Local trucks upgrade gear for gravel hauling beginning Thursday
Harrisonville crew led by G W Ash will swap flat beds for dump beds on trucks to haul gravel lime and slag starting Thursday. Weekend visitors include Jack Vancy and daughter Louise from Dayton and Walter Lutz with family from Lancaster staying with Francis Gilkey. Schools reopen with prior teaching staff. Big Ten schedule lists Harrisonville at Hobson and other matchups. Harrisonville edged Dyesville 9 to 4 and beat Thomas Fork 20 to 10 in Labor Day action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Ash
Bernard Gilkey
Bernie Gilkey
Meigs County Infirmary
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Jack Vancy
Louise
Dayton
Walter Lutz
Lancaster
Francis Gilkey
George J. Theisen
Fremont
Minnie Peters
Cambridge
Frank King
Harlan Jewell
Cleveland
Clayton Jewell
Springfield
Benton Carl
Helen
Dean Chapman
Raymond
A. D. Jewell
Mable French
New Holland
Martin Chase
Harrisonville
Hobson
Letart
Thomas Fork
Zaleski
Pine Grove
Tuppers Plains
Coolville
Kerrs Run
Dyesville
Chester
Wilkesville
McCann
Pickens
Barnes
Turner
Bailes
Labor Day
France
Hawkins
Hull
Zaleski Social Roundup Visits and Church Dedication
A sequence of local visits and family news from Zaleski and nearby areas. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Martin and Elza Wood with children Marguerite and Marion in McArthur and Athens connections. A large turnout attended the dedication of the new Catholic Church. Several families from Columbus Cleveland Indianapolis and Cincinnati are mentioned visiting relatives and attending events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Martin
McArthur
Elza Wood
Marguerite
Marion
Athens
Elmer McKibben
Clarence Hayman
Columbus
R. H. Thomas
R. W. James
Mayberry
W. Va
Clelie
Velinus James
Sherman Sharp
Wilbur Cooper
the Plains
C. E. Atkinson
Rachel Scott
Serpent Mound
Ed Hoffman
Indianapolis
Hoffman
Samantha Johnson
C. E. Vansky
L. D. Rickey
A. A. Boal
Fred Sharnni
Cincinnati
Mary McLain
Road Will Be Built To New State Park Near Portland
State engineers survey a road from Ravenswood Landing No 124 to the state park near Portland where a monument marks the Battle of Buffington Island. Local residents and visitors from Charleston, Parkersburg, Sherman, and Dam 21 attended social events and family gatherings this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New State Park
Portland
Dell Harper
Charleston
W. Va
J. W. Reed
Russell Reed
James Reed
Donald Statts
Sherman
P. O. Milhoan
Dam 21
Preaching at Airline Church Sunday Evening
Albany R D No 1 reports an evening service at Airline Church on Sunday September 13 at 8 oclock with Rev Vian of Glouster as speaker. Local residents recall weekend visits and dinners among families including Elliott Gilham Scott Collins Bodkin Bolton Fields Bailes Cain Malone Scott McVay Crossen and Foster with relatives in Columbus Akron Marion and Washington PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airline Church
Vian of
Glouster
Fred Elliott
Kate Gilham
Josephine
Columbus
Silas Scott
George W. Collins
James Bodkin
Dessie Bolton
Piqua
Chester Throckmorton
McArthur
George Scott
Keith
Dale
Max
James Fields
Marion
Harold Peacock
Maynard
Ed Bailes
Albany
Emerson Cain
Margaret Malone
Washington
Mary McVay
Wash McVay
Akron
Edgil McVay
Warren Foster
Sam Crossen
Townhouse
Bartlett visitations and local family greetings
Broadwell miss Mary Kenney visited her parents Mr. and Mrs John Kenney at Bartlett Friday. Mr. and Mrs Leonard Moore and Mrs Beatrice Jackson of Zanesville visited Mr. and Mrs Frank James Sunday. Mrs James accompanied them home, Mr. and Mrs Ray James and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kenney
John Kenney
Bartlett
Leonard Moore
Beatrice Jackson
Zanesville
Frank James
James
Ray James
Enrolment Reaches 216 as Tuppers Plains Schools Open
Fall term starts in Tuppers Plains with 216 pupils enrolled at the High and Grade Schools. The faculty includes High School principal Mr. Davis and teachers Mr. Rice Miss Halliday for the high grades and Mr. Knight Miss Decker Miss Bendhum and Miss Weaver for the grades. Various local residents visited or were guests over the holiday weekend and at the start of the term, with community notices throughout the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
High School
Davis
Rice
Halliday
Knight
Miss Decker
Bendhum
Weaver
Ed Sheets
Pennsylvania
Dan Bailey
Curtis
West Shade
Golden Bahr
John Ansberg
Pt. Pleasant
Hilda Stiles
John Stiles
Chester
Dwight Kim
Middleport
Elaine
Louise Nickles
Pomeroy
I. C. Chapman
E. G. Kim
Robert
Lena Keller
Arbaugh
Iretta Corabel
Selah McLane
Alba Castle
Alfred
Hiram Pilcher
Huntington
A. A. Bahr
Hannaum
Bigley Ridge
Max Swindler
East Shade
Charles Smith
Barmore
Parkersburg
Belle Keller
Mable Kim
Daisy Alice Parr
Pittsburgh
Elva Dean
H. L. Fiinn
Akron
Willam Long
Roxabell
George Stepheson
Penn
Athens Social Roundup At Local Homes
Daughters of Athens and various families visited relatives around town. Monday visits included Frank James and Wallace Nice hosting, with couples like Arthur Vincent of Guysville and Clarence Rathburn of Columbus. Other guests included Arch Sprouse’s illness noted unimproved and weekend gatherings with Oge and White families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Frank James
Wallace Nice
Arthur Vincent
Guysville
Clarence Rathburn
Columbus
Arch Sprouse
Melvin Vanway
Parkersburg
Leonard Oge
Waldo Hanson
Shawnee
Amos White
Junia White
Westland
Oscar James
Ralph Young
Ross Hoon
Joe Young
Clyde Crabtree
Herman North
Millfield
Henry North
Charles Holdcraft
Bertha
Nada
Eveline
Zdleski
Heart White
Local families visit Ackleys and others in weekend gatherings
Numerous households from Marion The Plains Zanesville Laurelville and Parkersburg area spent Sunday and Monday visiting relatives and friends in the Ackley Martin Sharp and Bailey households. People from Akron West Virginia and Ohio traveled to share meals church services and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ackley
Marion
Daniel Ackley
Daniel
Oryn Watkins
Catherine Hardman
Paul
Ed Timmons
New England
John Bachelder
The
Plains
Warren Border
Bert Smith
Millfield
L. H. Allen
L. T. Runnion
Robert Sharp
Lennie
L. H. Alien
Shirley Bailey
Cedar Grove
W. Va
Mr. Bailey
Lawrence Bailey
Bailey
Parkersburg
Community notices and obituaries from Haydenville
Rural notices list funeral for Laura Sparks at M E Church with burial at Haydenville Cemetery. Residents and visitors include Martin family, Walters, St Clair, Allen, Todd, Skiver, Evans, Matheny, Nutter, Robinett, and others. Local events cover Red Cross donations, 4 H club activities, PTA meeting, and a baseball injury at Union Furnace with hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Martin
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Ww. A. Martin
Laura Sparks
M. E
G. C. Nutter
Haydenville Cemetery
Everett White
Algernon Todd
Henry Todd
Henry
Mildred
Nelsonville
A. J. Skiver
Nora
Eugene Evans
C. S. Matheny
Jane Nutter
Buckeye Lake
Vern Robinett
Logan
William Rizer
Red Cross
Alice Allen
Tom McFadden
Edward
William
Allan Kay
Frank Allen
Charles Achauer
Parent-Teacher Association
Sidnigy Grubb
Ed Gustin
Wellston
Rainbow 4-H Clothing Club
Gertrude Ginther
Margie
Jane Matheny
Waveline Martin
Aileen Vancuren
Aileen Weed
Mabel Wells
Helen Filters
Dorothy Campbell
Maxine Todd
Hazel Iles
Helen Lock
Samantha Sparks
Mary June Hiles
Kittie Bowles
Betty Bailey
Grace Lehman
Edith Wallet
Grace Wallet
Ruth Inboden
Reva Vollmer
Katherine Lock
J. C. Rowley
Alice Smith
Nellie
John Carpenter
Lancaster
Albert Sparks
Charles Pierce
Union Furnace
Sam Mount
Finn Ellis
James Hurley
Jennie Patton
Denver
Community program aids church as locals visit
Proceeds from a short program go to the church. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Adams and family of Columbus spent a weekend with Cecil Adams' mother, Mrs. T. L. Lowe. Several families, including the Bennetts, Dille, Morgan, Bashams, Marquis, McKinleys, Leeper, Hugus, Dodds, and Brysons, visited relatives or traveled to Illinois and Bishopville during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Adams
Columbus
T. L. Lowe
Harvey Bennett
Clint Bennett
Ott Dille
Vina Morgan
Basham
Illinois
Ray Marquis
Joe McDonald
Bishopville
D. G. McKinley
C. H. McKinley
Leeper
Hugus
Stewart
Grace Dodds
Merwin Bryson
Guysville
O. O. Bryson
Local Social News From Willow Creek and Surrounding Areas
New England couple Mr and Mrs Clint Hill of Willow Creek visited the latters grandfather H H Wharff who is seriously ill. Ray Starlin won a trip to the International Live stock Show in Chicago after a judging contest at the Ohio State Fair. Mr and Mrs Melvin Dunfee and son Goff plus Mrs Mary Davis of Stewart spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs C H McKinley. Mrs Pleasant Burchfield and daughter June of Rockland visited her parents Mr and Mrs S J Davis. An ice cream social at the Presbyterian Church is planned for next Saturday evening in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth McDade
Milwood
W. Va
Nellie Trussel
Bashan
Pauline Morehead
Dam 21
Harlin Mills
Cleveland
Georgia Johnson
Parkersburg
Morehead
Palestine
C. J. Morehead
William Talbott
Bert Whealdon
Reedsville
Fannie Henderson
Warren
Columbus
Harry Swan
Niagara Falls
Canada
Ruth Cox
Chester Barnett
Nile
Rita
Marjorie Price
Clint Hill
Willow Creek
H. H. Wharff
Ray
Howard Starlin
Chicago
Melvin Dunfee
Goff
Mary Davis
Stewart
C. H. McKinley
Pleasant Burchfield
June
Rockland
S. J. Davis
Presbyterian Church
Local Social Notes Highlight Syracuse Residents
Syracuse residents and visitors are listed with travels and events. Mr. and Mrs. Bond returned to New York City after a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bridgeman. Miss Karr attended a dinner party at Elmhurst Tavern. Several families moved, visited fairs, or attended instituting events as schools opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
New York City
C. Y. Bridgeman
Marcia Karr
Elmhurst Tavern
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Avery Roberts
Lenore Campbell
North Jackson
Teachers’ Institute
J. W. Wallace
Racine
Syracuse
Hess Nichols
Pomeroy
Roy Holmes
Columbus
Hannah McBride
Gertrude
Cleveland
Anna Karr
Los Angeles
Cal
Ruth Flanagan
Sugar Grove
Carl Helmick
Nonga Fieming
Parkersburg
Ira Felming
Lillian Moore
Ora Wagner
Massillon
Florence Smith
Akron
Irving Karr
Eleanor
Great Bend
Mary Karr
Marcia
C. E. Williams
Carl Williams
Burlingham
Edward Schar
Athens
Jennie Mullen
Holter
Nease Settlement
Harry Dye
Local residents and visitors gather for shared summer to fall transitions
Bishopville residents Odessa Day and family return from summer home to Columbus while others stay for fall term at Ohio State University. Guests include Hall Chapman, Kate Woodruff, and numerous area families visiting in succession. The community notes school openings at Blackwood Oak Hill and East Branch along with a Sunshine 4 H Club ice cream social at the Townhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Day
Francis
Jack
Columbus
Eleanor
Edna Allman
Ohio State University
Miss Day
Hall Chapman
Coolville
Kate Woodruff
John Reed
Len Davis
Jimmie
Glouster
Abbie Slaterer
Newark
Tommy Reed
Zanesville
Miles Hoon
Marilyn
New Marshfield
Alden Wells
Barbara Chapman
Catherine Woodruff
Arthur Allman
Allman
Leta Marquis
Jessie McDonald
Floyd Marquis
Ernestine Gladden
East Branch
Robert Lowry
Carmen
Gerald
Barberton
P. J. Stanley
J. M. McDonald
Charles Milhoan
Dorthea
Charles
Mary Margaret
Cora Householder
Fiona
Rose Withem
Marjorie Harrison
Ringgold
Audrey Shaner
Dwight Steffy
Blackwood
Oak Hill
Hazel Easler
J. W. Moody
John Robinson
Trimble
George Kail
Neely Moody
Elliott
Carrie Smith
Mountville
Millard Kasler
E. J. Hambel
Sunshine 4-H Glub
Albany Woman 90 and Girl 5 Honored With Weekend Parties
Honoring Mrs. Heitile Rife on her 90th birthday, guests gathered at the home of daughter-in-law Mrs. Margaret Bosworth in Albany with a lawn basket dinner and a large angel food cake baked by Rife’s granddaughter. A separate event celebrated Junior Forten’s fifth birthday with 19 children, outdoor games, and cake at four small tables. The week included the 18th Mace Reunion near Albany with 71 attendees and planned homecoming in Moonville, plus church class activities, visits from relatives, and extended family gatherings across Ohio towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Heitile Rife
Margaret Bosworth
Delbert Bosworth
Wilkesville
Wallace Holliday
John Holliday
Dexter
Elmont Bosworth
Charles Gregory
Hamden
Bart Bosworth
Columbus
Mary Anna Bosworth
Dyesville
Mossman
Rife
Junior
Earl Fort
Mary Bolin
Margaret
Charles Donaldson
Aldine
Earl Radcliffe
Ralph
Ruth Russell
Francis
Old Home Place
Moonville
E. H. Lasch
M. E. Church
Jane McClanahan
Henry Reeder
Della Dean
Minnie Foit
George Washington
Edna Lasch
Della Powers
Esther Dailey
Earl Foit
Worley West
Jude Rush
Pennsylvania
William Holdren
Emma Hewitt
William Johnston
Akron
Fred Vorhes
Lawrence Morse
N.S. Woodyard
Cincinnati
Phelps
Wisconsin
Ernest Zimmerman
I. M. Swett
Earl Hart
Reynoldsburg
Poole
E. C. Deardorff
C. E. Gorslin
Frank Radcliffe
Webber Wood
Coolville and Area Guests Share Labor Day Visits
Local families hosted relatives and friends from Dayton Portsmouth Akron Belpre Marietta Columbus and Pittsburgh over Labor Day weekend. Meetings included church social events and reunions with note of programs by Coolville Congregational Church and Washington County Universalist and Unitarian Churches.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleo Rogers
John McIntyre
Lucille
Mary Jane
Langeloth
Theodore Wollett
Adam Anderson
Clara Keyes
Verna Hand
Anne Popoczy
Mark Deitz
Charles Strum
Mary Newman
Paul Shelton
Marjory Shelton
Floyd Kidd
Grace
Helen Potters
Allen Soon
Esther
Ruth Donson
Fred Donson
Isse Strum
Jane Louise Williams
Uhrichsville
L. Jean
Fort Wayne
Charles Houston
Ruth Gould
Helen Rowland
Frank Snyder
Dean Hillyer
New Plymouth
Mike Largent
Esta
Jefferson Edgar
Hazel
Esta Largent
Mary Williams
Thomas Largent
Clyde
Bert Carter
Wiliam Fuller
Arthur Largent
Alma
Dorothy Largent
Hope
Bill Largent
Rutland
Tom Williams
John Edgar
Charles and
John Carter
Wilbur Williams
Lester
Betty
Joe Williams
Zion Ridge
Mildred Williams
Arlie Miller
Wilbur Wil Wormer Carter
Joe Ie
William Carter
David Lloyd George
Churt
England
David Lloyd Carey-Evans
Great Britain
R. D. No
Broadwell
Velma Matlack
Lottridge
Haydenville
Henry L. Stimson
Jmden
Clark Jiiden
Gorslin
Frank Turner
A. A. Alkire
Charley Turner
Olin Hall
Frank Taylor
E. M. Pierce
S. Halderman
Howard Foyler
Portsmouth
Minnie Harvey
John Wyatt
Frank Shue
A. J. Russell
Belpre
Ernest Harper
Fairview
W. L. Schreiber
E. J. Person
Mary Belle Bentz
W. F. Kampf
Harry Carson
East Liverpool
Mary Reeder
Floyd Sutton
Howard Griffin
Rd Blake
Joseph Doak
Marti
H. Stout
J. H. Martin
Marietta
L. H. Cowdery
Stout
F. C. Taylor
Ella M. Evans
W. B. Roberts
Edna Watson
Edward Blake
Minnie Barnett
F. E. Wilson
B. F. Blackwell
Wesley Baker
Samuel Blackwell
Dover
John Shanks
Delmar
Erie
Ross Daugherty
Wesley Stahle
Nevison
Dorothy
Jefferson
Rose
Blanche Price
Dorothy Kennedy
Indiana
Ireland
Flourine
Ward
William Mitchel
K. M. Barthetta
Mame Hoole
Dora Barth
Washington County
Earl Holdron
Robert Holdron
Carl Robinson
Colum
Ralph Russell
Russell
W. A. Bingman
E. M. Daugherty
E. Humphrey
Erne Knowles
Bethel Ridge
Watson
George E. Caylor
Delaware
Caylor
Taylor Warren
Bettie Yagala
Clay Morgan
Johnson, Tenn
Lew Welling
C. E. Condrey
Jenis
Joseph Ailt
Jumbus
Martha Frost
Ault
Otis Mansfield
South Canaan
Shelton
Long Run
Eva Shields
Ida
A. B. Saunders
C. S. Thompson
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