Meigs Republicans to Open Local Headquarters Soon
Meigs County Republicans plan to open headquarters in the former Whaley Dental Parlor space on Court Street with Arthur Rosenbaum named campaign manager. The Board of Elections met to set ballot printing at 315 dollars for the Democratic Printing Company, and a three mill school levy vote was considered for Bedford and Long Bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Republican
Whaley Dental
Court Street
Arthur Rosenbaum
Butternut Avenue
David Ingalls
Republican Central Committee
Board of Elections
Middleport Printing Company
Democratic Printing Company
Frank Fugate
Election Board
Columbus Blank Book Company
Central Committee
Fugate
Bedford
Long Bottom
State Department of Education
Clarence Brown
Secretary of State
Busy Bee Class to Meet at Talbott Home Friday Night
Middleport residents are invited to a Friday evening gathering of the Busy Bee Class of the First Baptist Church at the Talbott residence. Hostesses listed are Mrs. Robert Barnes Mrs. H M Cross and Miss Fiorinel Talbott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
B. E. Talbott
Robert Barnes
H. M. Cross
Fiorinel Talbott
Vincl Iron Tonic Restores Strength at 67
C Tierney of Nelsonville reports regained strength and pep after using Vincl iron tonic. The tonic is advertised as delicious tasting and described as bringing back vitality for seniors. Availability noted at Gem Pharmacy in Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iren
C. Tierney
Nelsonville
Gem Pharmacy
Work resumes on Opera House with blasting rock
Pomeroy reports work on the Opera House resumed Tuesday morning as workers dynamited rock behind the building and cleared debris. Owner J B Lyons said the hillside behind the structure will be dug to Second Street for about 30 feet and a retaining wall installed to prevent rock slips, with removal of the rear foundation wall and interior rock before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Opera House
J. BE. Lyons
Middleport
Second Street
Presbytery To Convene Fall Session In Athens District
The Athens Presbytery will meet in Middleport at 10 o'clock Monday Sept 19 in the Presbyterian Church. Attending will be ministers from the Athens District and the Woman's Missionary Society will serve a noon dinner at the church for those in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Middleport
Presbyterian
T. Boyd Gay
Woman's Missionary Society
Past Chiefs Meet Middleport in Fall Assembly
The Past Chiefs Association held its first fall gathering Monday night at Mrs. J. H. Grate’s home on North Third Avenue. Hostesses were Mrs. Lulu Mason and Mrs. J. B. Downing. Twenty-two members attended, reported President Mrs. R. H. Horden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Past Chiefs
Middleport
Past Chiefs Association
J. H. Grate
North Third Avenue
Lulu Mason
J. B. Downing
R. H. Horden
Local births and medical updates chat in Holzer era notes
Ralph West was taken to Holzer Hospital for an appendicitis operation. Mrs. Helen Reifel announces the birth of a baby girl. her husband Lieut. Commander William M. Reifel serves aboard the USS Raleigh at Coronado Beach. Several relatives from Columbus, Baltimore, and Lincoln Hill visit or return home, with multiple mentions of family births and recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph West
Reese West
Union Avenue
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Helen Reifel
Edward Ebersbach
Lincoln Hill
Reifel
William M. Reifel
United States
Raleigh
Coronado Beach
Santiago
Calif
Oliver
Cleveland
Henry Hossnam
Chancellor
S. D
Henry Hysell
Cohen
George Berry
George
Arthur
Lillian
Mansfield
Conrad Seita
Monkey Run
Pomeroy City
Gun Club
Pomeroy-Athens Road
Patrick Lochary
Gallipolis Hospital
George Webb
Portsmouth
Cora Webb
West Main Street
Schlaegel
E. Barrera
New York City
Barrea
Dr. Barrera
Gwendolyn Jones
T. Jease Jones
New York
Arthur Cohen
Ganeaville
Charles Cohen
Second Street
Miss Leonard Hosts Middleport House Warming
Miss Virginia Leonard entertained Tuesday night with a house warming for her sister Mrs. Marion Allensworth. The event took place at Mrs. Allensworth’s Mill Street apartment recently opened by Dr. W. E. Stansbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Leonard
Middleport
Virginia Leonard
Marion Allensworth
Allensworth
W. E. Stansbury
Mill Street
Local Couple Wed After License Issued in Probate Court
Homer Laudermilk aged 25 of Pomeroy and Alice Oldaker aged 19 of Middleport received a marriage license in probate court on Tuesday and were married at the courthouse by Justice William M. Fisher shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fomberoy
Homer Laudermilk
Pomeroy
Andy Laudermilk
Alice Oldaker
Middleport
John Oldaker
Bring Suit To Contest Will Of Sophia Nast Thurma Andrews Seeks Relief
Pomeroy Sept 14 Thurma Andrews files in Common Pleas to contest the will of Sophia Nast late of Middleport seeking to set aside a probate will granted to Bessie Knopp. Andrews alleges the April 23 1934 document is not Sophia Nast's last will and asks the court for equitable relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurma Andrews
Common Pleas
Pomeroy
Sophia Nast
Middleport
Thurma Andrews Hase
Common Pleas Court
Bessie Knopp
Guild Society Opens Fall Meeting At Heath Church
The Heath M. E. Church Guild Society met Monday evening with president Mrs. E. M. McCarty of Coal Street presiding. Officers for the coming year were elected: president Mrs. McCarty, vice president Mrs. Jessie Sansbury, secretary Miss Bess Sanborn, treasurer Mrs. M. G. White. Plans for winter activities were discussed and the next meeting was announced for the second Monday in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Guild Society of the Heath M. EF. Church
E. M. McCarty
Coal Street
Jessie Sansbury
Bess Sanborn
M. G. White
Make This Model at Home Pattern Features Frecks
The Athens Messenger advertises pattern 2440 with two frecks in one design a gilet option and tiny revers that flip. Includes step by step diagrams sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 42 with fabric needs and a fall catalog offer. Pattern orders 15 cents each or 25 cents with catalog and pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Athens Messenger Pattern Department
W. 17Th Street
New York City
Opening of Meigs County Fairdraws large crowds
Pomeroy Sept 14 Crowds attend the Meigs County Fair opening day at the Rocksyrings Fairgrounds. Although no races were scheduled the first day many exhibits and entertainment features attracted visitors as admission prices were reduced per Weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Fair
Rocksyrings
Exposition draws crowd despite threatening weather
Eldon Weeks reports the agricultural exposition saw lower attendance due to cloudy skies and threats of rain. Thursday will mark the closing date, and reduced admission prices are helping draw visitors, with Wees expressing elation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tural Exposition
Eldon Weeks
Wees
Government Flour Milled in Pomeroy
POMEROY Sept 14 Flour distributed to needy persons in Pomeroy and vicinity was the first milled at home. Prepared by the Sugar Run Flour Mill the first 2,500 bushels of government wheat arrived last week and has kept the mill in near constant operation for distribution this week. Flour will be distributed from various points in the county late this week as crowds waited for hours at the Huber Building to receive flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Red Cross
Huber Building
Mechanic
John Raike
Dana Mack
Raymond City
Kananga
J. E. Morrow
San Angelo
Tex
Zelma Kelly
J. M. Carney
Charleston
Bertie Shaw
Queen Hathers
Evelyn Rothgeb
Ravenswood Ferry Boat Undergoes Hull Repairs
Rav enswood West Virginia steel ferry boat arrives at Acme Boiler Shop in Gallipolis for hull repairs by Charles Arthur and crew. The Ohio River vessel serves Ravenswood crossings and is owned by Captain Cecil Wright, once of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ravenswood
W. Va
Acme
Charles Arthur
Ohio River
Cecil Wright
Marriage Licenses in Gallipolis September 14
Judge J. S. Clark issued licenses to Ray H. Biachani 34 laborer Athalia and Gladys Queen 25 Crown City. and to James Hill 28 laborer Gallipolis and Dorothy White 18 Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Clark
Ray H. Biachani
Athalia
Gladys Queen
Crown City
James Hill
Dorothy White
Sunday Guests and Family Visits Highlight Salem Socials
Local social column lists numerous Sunday visits and weekend gatherings. Charlie Bissell of East Liverpool joins brother-in-law and sister in law from Ambrosia West Virginia. Others include Hamer family returning from Nelsonville and Murray City, and Perry Smith hosting Katherine Burson Athens Mildred Hazelton Pomeroy Grace Harris Boyd Angel Ethel Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna Kelley
Charlie Bissell
East Liverpool
Everett Bissell
Ambrosia
W. Va
Helen
Jack Hamer
Nelsonville
Murray City
Perry Smith
Katherine Burson
Athens
Mildred Hazelton
Pomeroy
Grace Harris
Boyd Angel
Ethel Harris
Carmel Shusher
Libbie Burson
Katherine Cowan
Bettie
Pattie Hamer
Carl Bobo
Rachael
Virgine Wilson
Marguerite Smith
Maxine Goldsberry
Pauline Chappel
Charlie Grim
Everett Guthrie
Loyd
Dana Sargent
Huntington
Floyd Williams
Lucy Belle Evans
Cora Evans
Brother Charles
Marie Grimm
Brother Frank
Edward Green
Earl Thomas
Eva Quivey
Cowen
Fred Biehl
Kathaleen
Anita
F. Ashworth
Sam Forman
J. B. Jones
Kennelsville
Forman
Jones
Pearle Smith
S&s. J. Smith
Bessie Buck
Guysville
Everett Bosworth
Emerson Burson
Lew Woode
Bates Church
Cliff Kelley
Fred Smith and Son
J. Smith
Stewart 4-H Girls Present Comedy The Real Patsy
The Rural comedy The Real Patsy will be staged by the Stewart 4-H girls at Rome High School auditorium Friday night September 16 at 8 oclock. Cast includes Mildred Seaman Ruth Seaman Janice Coleman Mary Winner Ruth Biddison Ruth Winner Christine Finsterwald Wanda Barrows Maxine Cook.
Laura Foster Exhibits 17 Paintings in Columbus Hotel
Laura Foster of Columbus daughter of O E Chase Albany Ohio shows 17 original paintings on the mezzanine of the Southern Hotel. Her canvases include Evening and The Water Falls and Trees. She also offers copies of old masters and a self portrait admired. Foster studies under Charles DuVall the Columbus artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Laura Foster
O. E. Chase
Albany
Southern
Charles DuVall
Chauncey Local Personal News Highlights
Miss Lena Wilson returns from Cincinnati visit. Athens visitors Mrs Frances Earich and Mrs Elizabeth Knode visit Chauncey. The Sweeney family hosts Chauncey guests from Sand Ridge. Floyd Nye spends weekend in Chauncey with family. John Dean family move from Chauncey to Millfield. Elmer Morris of Athens visits Chauncey. Kennard family of Chauncey visits Portsmouth relatives. Miss Jennie Graham Akron visits Chauncey parents Rev and Mrs Guss Graham. Mrs Robert Hixson returns from Athens visit to daughter Mrs Leo Bingman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Wilson
Chauncey
Cincinnati
Frances Earich
Millfield
Elizabeth Knode
Athens
Rupe
Sweeney
Sand Ridge
Charles Sweeney
Floyd Nye
Chillicothe
John Dean
Elmer Morris
H. F. Staffinger
Charles Kennard
Frederick
Portsmouth
Jennie Graham
Akron
Guss Graham
Robert Hixson
Leo Bingman
William Beckler Celebrates 72nd Birthday in Chauncey
Chauncey marked a life long resident William Beckler turning 72 with a family gathering and community wishes as he observes his birthday on September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
William Beckler
Couple honored Sunday for 50 years of marriage
Chauncey, Sept 14. Mr and Mrs Henry Osborne celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary and Mr Osborne's 76th birthday with a family reunion and picnic at the Athens Fairgrounds attended by 38 relatives from Chauncey The Plains The Plains Long Bottom The Plains area relatives included children grandchildren and great grandchildren gifts totaled cash and a wedding cake baked by a daughter Mrs Pearl Miller noting the 1882 1932 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Henry Osborne
Osborne
Athens Fairgrounds
Guy E. Osborne
Millie Osborne
E. L. Bingman
Vivian
Jean
Bernard
Dane Osborne
Richard
Florence Ann
Fred Osborne
Rachael
Harry B. Noble
Billy
Frances
Hal Osborne
Virgil Conkey
Betty
Athens
Pearl Miller
Mary
June
Garth
David
the Plains
W. S. Sayre
Mrs Ray Smittle and Grace Virgene Visit Chauncey Guests
Mrs Ray Smittle and her daughter Grace Virgene of Columbus stayed with Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert Courtney in Chauncey Tuesday and Wednesday while returning from a southern motor trip through Alabama Georgia and Tennessee. Smittie formerly taught in Green's Run High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Ray Smittle
Grace Virgene
Columbus
Gilbert Courtney
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Smittie
Green's Run
Daughter Swallows Needle In Chauncey
The daughter of Mr and Mrs Tasel Marming of Chauncey swallowed a needle while sewing last Friday and was taken to a Columbus hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Tasel Marming
Columbus
Plains Schools Open Superintendent Rice
Sarge Chauncey reports the Plains schools opened on Monday with a large enrollment in both grades and the high school as announced by C. S. Rice on September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
the Plains
C. S. Rice
Seven-year-old Charles Webb improves after operation
Chauncey Sept 14 Charles Richard Webb seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry Webb Chauncey who has been seriously ill and submitted to an operation a few days ago is reported much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Charles Richard Webb
Harry Webb
Aleshire Sisters to Entertain at The Plains Church
Marie and Evelyn Aleshire of The Plains will host a Friday night program for members of the Standard Bearer Society of The Plains Methodist Episcopal Church. Marie Aleshire serves as president of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Marie
Evelyn Aleshire
the Plains
Standard Bearer Society
The
Plains Methodial Episcopal Church
Marie Aleshire
Friendship Bible Class to Meet at Mrs Pickering Home
Chauncey will host the Friendship Bible Class at the Chauncey Church of Christ with Mrs Gladys Pickering as hostess at her Ellis Anne residence tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Friendship Bible Class
Chauncey Church of Christ
Gladys Pickering
Ellis Anne
State education examiner arrives in Gallipolis
SOUTHEIN arrives in Gallipolis to inspect school record books and review pupil transportation routes. L. L. Louthein of the State Department of Education will spend three days with local boards conducting the reviews and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southein
Gallipolis
L. L. Louthein
State Department of Education
Boards of Education
Financing and publicity plans for Gallia Fall Festival
The Gallia Fall Festival Association met at Southern Ohio Electric to discuss financing premiums and publicity for the festival October 4 to 8 and Regatta October 9. Miss Lillian Saunders was named paid secretary. headquarters were set at Southern Ohio Electric. A $15 food concession rate was fixed for churches lodges and American Legion posts. Lafayette Post Gallipolis earned a raffle concession. Masonic Drum Corps received exclusive novelties and balloons sales rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia
Fall Festival Association
Southern Ohio Electric
Lillian Saunders
Southern Ohio Electric Company
American Legion
Lafayette
Masonic Drum Corps
Road maintenance crews active across Gallia County
Approximately 120 men from the state highway maintenance department were employed through Sept 10. Crews worked in many parts of Gallia County on chores such as mowing, bridge repairs on Route 218, grubbing on Route 141, and installing guard rails along Route 160 near Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
State Highway Maintenance Department
Vinton
Three Babies Born at Holzer Hospital Tuesday
Three babies were born yesterday at Holzer Hospital in Gallia County. A son arrived to Mr and Mrs Gomer Shaffer of Gallia and another son to Mr and Mrs Patrick Lochary of Pomeroy. An eight and a half pound daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Masters of Gallipolis. Admittances included Mrs W H Kelly of Gallipolis for observation, Mrs B L Smith of Gallipolis for operation, Ralph West of Pomeroy for operation, and Edwin Schwab Jr of Pomeroy for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Gomer Shaffer
Gallia
Patrick Lochary
Pomeroy
Clarence Masters
W. H. Kelly
B. L. Smith
Ralph West
Edwin Schwab, Jr
Tax Delinquency in Gallia County Near 15 Percent
Gallia County reports 1931 real estate tax delinquency near 15 percent, with total collections around 870000 and 43000 tied to 1931 figures. Deputy auditor W. W. Bane notes payment for the year has begun but lags behind assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
W. W. Bane
Dredging Complete Pilots Told to Learn Day Work Marks
Pilots in upper Ohio River districts from Pittsburgh to Kanawha River and Cincinnati were notified that dredging for the lower approach to Ohio River Lock 41 near Louisville is finished. They are urged to study day marks and not rely on channel buoys as drift and steamboats may shift them. The note recalls the excursion steamer Roosevelt sinking near No. 41 weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Kanawha River
Cincinnati
Lock 41
Louisville
No. 41
Roosevelt
Rev A S Davison to Preach First Kanauga Sermon
Kanauga news notes Rev A S Davison newly transferred to Cheshire circuit will preach his first sermon in Kanauga Sunday night. Multiple local residents and visitors are mentioned including the Deems, Darnells, and Haines with various travels and visits around Wellston, Charleston, Huntington, and Point Pleasant. Local chores, moves, and social events fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanauga
A.S. Davison
Cheshire
W. F. Deem
Leslie Deem
Wellston
John Deem
William Messler
Charleston
Ashford Lawrence
Holzer Hospital
Sidney Stewart
Frances Darnell
Gallipolis
Tena Hicks
Paul White
Ulysses
A. G. Haines
Louisville
Gordon Carney
C. G. Houck
Lincoln Ridge
Homer Houck
Effie Taylor
H. C. Bishop
Huntington
Point Pleasant
Otis Lewis and Son
Walter Kaufman
Sanitary Survey of Ohio River Underway at Gallipolis
Field work on the inter state sanitary survey of the Ohio River has begun with two aims. It seeks effective safeguards for the river waters and to measure sewage and industrial waste impact from Pittsburgh Metropolitan District. Pennsylvan ia partners with Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Indiana Illinois and the U S Public Health Service. Samples will be taken from Sewickley Pa base and river water analysis will proceed. Steamboat crews avoid Ohio River intake for drinking and cooking due to contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Allegheny River
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Sewickley
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
United States Public Health Service
Inspecting Locks Pass Through Gallipolis on Inspection Run
United States officers and lock tenders from the Huntington District traveled via a quarter boat to Pittsburgh for an inspection of the locks and dams. They passed Lock No. 26 below Gallipolis and Dam 25 at Addison, with No. 25 at Racine due Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
United States
Huntington District
Pittsburgh
James Ramsay
Government Dam
Addison
Racine
Budget Commission to Set 1932 Tax Rate Friday
Gallia County Budget Commission will meet Friday with township trustees and taxing officials to approve budgets and set the county tax rate for 1932. The Gallia County Trustees Association meeting was moved to Friday by president H. E. Houck. Members are Auditor E. L. White Treasurer Fred Mills and Prosecuting Attorney Harry M. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budget Commission
Gallipolis
Gallia County Budget Commission
Gallia County Trustees’ Association
H. E. Houck
E. L. White
Fred Mills
Harry M. Miller
Pembroke Club Hosts Dinner Then Theater Night
Frederick Stone returned from Lafayette Indiana where he spent the summer as a scout with the United States Department of Agriculture. Fifteen Pembroke Club members were guests of a dinner party at the Old French Home and a theater party afterward on Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Stone
Lafayette
Ind
United States Department of Agriculture
Pembroke Club
New Books Added to Gallipolis Public Library
Gallipolis Public Library lists new acquisitions over the past ten days including Lark Ascending de la Roche Pulitzer Prize Murder Hayward The Fortress Walpole The Sheltered Life Glasgow Obscure Destinies Cather Faraway Priestly Peking Picnic Bridge Russia's Decisive Years Walter Soliloquy in England Santayana and the Girl Lost Batley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
de la Roche
Hayward
Walpole
Glasgow
Peking
Bridge
Russia
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Pomeroy Personals
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McCarty
J. G. Talbott
Joan
Louise
Chappelle
J. F. Dillard
Homer Russell
Marietta
Robert Hyatt
H. H. Bowles
Martha Bryant
N. ©. Welch
Bowles
C. A. Dawson
Weira
C. B. Bradbury
South Third Avenue
J. O. Leonard
Penn-Yan
Guy Miller
Margaret Ralph
Ralph
Leonard
East
Charles Rayburn
Vina Townsend
W. O. Rusk
Harry Schoen
Pearl Street
T. H. Davis
Sara Jones
Greenfield
Robert Jones
Athens Messenger Daily Pattern Department
Government
Salem
Chauncey Girl
Superintendent Rice
Sarge
Charles Webb
Gallia Festival
H. W. Walters
John McNealey
C. D. Slagle
H. R. Kurn
Earl Mauck
Ward Conaway
Sanitary Survey of
U. S
Huntington Distr
Pass Gallipolis
Optometric Service
Athens, Ohio
the Colonial Finance Company
N. Court
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