Goddard to Take Post in State Highway Office
POMEROY Charles Calkins a local state highway department employee will be resident engineer of Meigs County. Dodson Goddard, who has served in the role, left for Marietta and will begin new highway work. Goddard came to Meigs County in 1929 and oversaw major road projects during his tenure.
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Pomeroy
Charles Calkins
State Highway Department
Meigs County
Dodson Goddard
Marietta
Highway Department
Goddard
Fire HistoryPOMEROY Two Livery Barns Burned on Site
Two large livery barns on the site of the Ewing Mortuary burned in different years. One belonged to F. F. Fletcher in the eighties and another in 1927. The Fletcher barn fire started after fireworks during a Republican rally when a skyrocket entered a lower window setting hay alight.
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Pomeroy
Ewing Mortuary
F. F. Fletcher
Fletcher
Fletcher Barn
Edward Burns
Eph Williams
Columbus
Ewing
Phiode
Second St
Red Cross To Meet Tuesday In Meigs County
Meigs County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting Tuesday evening September 15 at the Presbyterian Church. A 6 o'clock dinner will be served by the Whatsoever Class. Plans for the 1936 Roll Call will be discussed with Mr. Dixon the national field representative as speaker. Mrs. John Cranston presides. all members may attend.
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Middleport
Meigs County
The
American Red Cross
Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
Dixon
John Cranston
Pomeroy
Emmish Family News From Middleport
Mr and Mrs Co A Emmish and daughters Josaphine and Wiletta visited Columbus for the week. Wiletta enrolled in White Cross Hospital School of Nursing, Josaphine visited Grant Hospital student nurse Mary Lu McMaster, and Roger Emmish enrolled at Ohio University in Athens. The family also visited Mrs Vern Davis.
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Middleport
Co. A. Emmish
Josaphine
Wiletta
Columbus
White Cross Hospital School of Nursing
Emmishs
Emmish
Vern Davis
Mary Lu McMaster
Grant Hospital
Roger Emmish
Ohio University
Athens
Aged Veteran Returns Home From Illness
Civil War veteran J. H. Adame aged 94 was ill and taken home to Antiquity by Ewing ambulance. He will be cared for by his daughters Mrs. Jacobs Pom ery and others in Antiquity. Mrs. Amy Chase hosted a bridge group with prizes awarded to Mrs. Floyd Clark. Adele Schoenlein and Jean Russell returned from a trip to Staunton and Richmond sharing views on the Sky Line Drive. Brownie Pack to meet at Vica Russell home with leaders elected. Albert Smith and Sylvia Martin received a marriage license amid parental consent.
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Pomeroy
J. H. Adame
Clish Jacobs, Lasley Sr
Antiquity
Ewing
Mrs. Jacobs
A. Antiquity
Amy Chase
Harrisonville
Edgar Ebersbach
Floyd Clark
Adele Schoenlein
Jean Russell
Staunton
Mable Lee
Richmond
Patty Jenkinson
Vica Russell
Mulberry Ave
Virginia Reibel
Coast Mystery Crimes Recall Five San Diego Murders Unsolved
The Ruth Muir slaying on La Jolla Beach echoes a string of brutal unsolved murders around San Diego. Victims include Louise Teuber 17 found hanging April 1931. Hazel Bradshaw 23 stabbed May 1931. W B Ribbens 32 strangled April 23 1931. Celia Cota 16 strangled August 18 1934. Virginia Brooks 10 mutilated March 10 1931 seven miles from San Diego.
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Ruth Muir
San Antonio
San Diego
W. B. Ribbens
Celia Cota
Virginia Brooks
Middleport Social Roundup Notes Community Bridges and Visits
Middleport residents host bridge games with high score to Mrs. Rosener Zeiher. Local families visit relatives in Columbus Huntington Charleston and Pomeroy as teaching nursing and employment moves unfold. Mrs. Nancy Reed heads to Grandview schools for the new term and others relocate within town.
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Middleport
J. A. Kent
Main St
Rosener Zeiher
Carl Mulford
Mulford
Effie Hundley
Addie Branch
D. S. Farmer
Columbus
Lester Snyder
J. W. Kincaid
Nancy Reed
Grandview
Agnes Staats
Charleston
Sophia
Gravel Hill
Margaret Park
S. Sixth St
H. E. Bush
Kathleen
A. A. Dillard
Dorothy Caldwell
Huntington
Scott Willock
Pomeroy
G. C. Schaaf
Emma Owens
.Local Ladies Host Shower for Bride at LaSalle Hotel
Mrs William Huggins and Mrs EF Burford entertained Wednesday for Mrs Earl Stidard a recent bride with a miscellaneous shower in the LaSalle Hotel parlors. Mrs Stidard received many pretty gifts for her new home light refreshments were served.
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Middleport
William Huggins
EF. L. Burford
Earl Stidard
Band Booster Meeting Promotes Middleport School Band
Band Booster Club met at the Entsmingers home on Lincoln Street in Middleport. Rev F I Gardner spoke on why Middleport should have a band and other talks followed. A financial drive for the band will run next Wednesday through Friday with a pep meeting set for Tuesday at City Hall.
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Middleport
Dave Entsminger
Lincoln St
F. I. Gardner
Virgil Edwards
Booster Club
Annual Fair Dates Are Set in Harrisonville
At a high school meeting the fair board appointed committees for the school and community fair. The event will be held October 2 and 3. Heads include H. H. Pickering finance B. C. Skinner advertising Virgil Atkins livestock J R Cotterill pulling contest Mrs Mae Ball ladies department with Carl Chase as president and Eugene Atkins secretary.
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Harrisonville
H. H. Pickering
B. C. Skinner
Virgil Atkins
J. R. Cotterill
Mae Ball
Carl Chase
Eugene Atkins
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Movements
Pomeroy social notes list several residents traveling to attend funerals and events. Conductor of the State Assembly is Mrs. Jake Roller. families visit Athens, Cleveland, Columbus and Syracuse. Tippy Dye prepares for OSU football. local students and teachers arrive for the new term. a family illness at home on Mulberry Ave is noted. an item on home air conditioning ends the column.
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John Lietwiler
Edward
Athens
Ohio University
Herbert Giles
Cleveland
L. A
Giles
Louie
C. L. Croup
Pittsburgh
A. M. Irwin
Irwin
Main St
Bob Schlaegal
Bob
Ironton
Schlaegel
J. B. Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
Alice Smith
Pomeroy
Ella Williams
Syracuse
William Mumaw
Chester
W. Va
Mark Hartenbach
E. Main St
Bob Roberts
Herbert Lowery
Anna Eppelin
Laurel St
John Emerick
Helen
Reedsville
Fredrick Bartels
Ft. Hayes Hospital
Columbus
Anna Houser
Coalton
Houser
Pomeroy High School
P. E. Stanley
Edward Bauer
Ruth
Arthur Rosenbaum
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Rosenbaum
Edwin Murphy
Tippy Dye
Ohio State University
Elizabeth Conde
Fred Crow
Fredrick
Paul Clifford
Maurice Thornton
Dexter man Pomeroy dies at 80 in Dexter home
Edward Pomeroy Ruban Randolph Rus sell, age 80, died at his Dexter home Wednesday evening at 7 30. Survived by his wife two daughters and one son all of Dexter. Funeral held at Dexter church Friday at 2 30 with burial at Nelson Cemetery. The First Baptist Church in Middleport schedules services Sunday including morning worship at 10 15 Sunday School at 9 15 and evening service at 7 30 with a 6 30 p m B Y P A meeting and 7 30 p m prayer meeting next Wednesday.
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Pomeroy—Ruban Randolph Russell
Dexter
Edward
Nelson
Baptist Church
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Pouring of Concrete Nearing Completion on Route 124
Concrete work on State Route 124 Pomroy Rutland Road is near completion and should finish by Monday. Afterward tiling and miscellaneous tasks needed for final completion will follow per the state highway office.
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Pomeroy
Pomroy-Rutland
4-H Club Meeting At Wolf Pen School
The Wolf Pen 4-H Club met at Wolf Pen School on Wednesday evening with large attendance. The girls sold pies cakes and pop and presented a program that was enjoyed.
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Pomeroy
Wolf Pen
Wolf Pen School
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