Marriage of Ruth Shumway and Herbert Dixon in Athens
Miss Ruth Shumway and Herbert Dixon were united in marriage on Sept. 16 by Rev. Kenneth Reed at Pomeroy. A reception followed Monday evening at the Shumway home. Will Tucker died Monday after a long illness leaving a widow and four sons. Nearby residents and relatives visited, with several families hosting or visiting over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Shumway
Vern Shumway
Herbert Dixon
Victor Dixon
Athens
Kenneth Reed
Pomeroy
Will Tucker
Maggie Townsend
Dorothy Caldwell
Frances
Clarence Caldwell
Guysville
Albert Morris
Dana Swartz
James Swartz
Stanley Miller
Grace Miller
Albert Miller
Columbus
W. E. Robinson
Salem
W. Va
Middleport Glee Club elects officers at high school
Miss Vesta McCoy announces the High School Girls Glee Club officers for Middleport. Betty Reed is president, Margaret Marshall vice president, Mary E. Heins secretary treasurer, Sybil McCoy librarian, Mary J. Scott accompanist, with Betty Reed and Mary E. Hennessy as assistants.
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Middleport
Vesta McCoy
Betty Reed
Margaret Marshall
Mary E. Heins
Sybil McCoy
Mary J. Scott
Mary E. Hennessy
He Travels Alone in Middleport at Nearly Ninety
Thomas Amos who turns ninety on October third arrived in Middleport from Baltimore where he lives with his son Will Amos. He will stay with daughter Mrs Speed Pickens and family on Gravel Hill for several days and says he enjoys solo travel. He plans to tend his farm at East Letart, visit daughter Betty Amos at Letart Falls, and spend about a month in Meigs County before returning to Baltimore.
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Middleport
Thomas Amos
Baltimore
Will Amos
Speed Pickens
Gravel Hill
Amos
East Letart
Betty Amos
Letart Falls
Meigs County
Meigs County Fair Draws Largest Crowd in Years
POMEROY Sept. 22 A massive Meigs County Fair turnout Thursday drew several thousand cars replacing horse vehicles. Officials predicted receipts would cover expenses and sustain the fair for another year. A major highlight was the auto prize won by Leonard Hess, Locust Street, Pomeroy, after multiple tickets were disqualified.
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Meigs County Fair
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Albert Smith
Albert
Pomeroy Schools Readied for New Term Activities
Pomeroy reports a preliminary assembly for all grade and high schools to set lessons and start activities on Monday. Superintendent C. J. Rhodes confirms all schools will open as usual with hope for a full term. Attendance is expected to be strong, while Maiddieport schools were dismissed to attend the county fair.
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Pomeroy
C. J. Rhodes
Maiddieport
Bashan Brief Notes on Local Events
Bashan ball team defeated Portland 5 to 4 Sunday. A wiener roast followed the game. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Torrence visited Syracuse guests Mr. and Mrs. Harry Allison. Mrs. Rupy Bailey visited her aunt Mary Reeder at Morning Star. Farmers fill silos in the district. Mr. and Mrs. Stobart and son stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Trussell Monday. Robert Bailey visits Morning Star with uncle Emory Nease. A shower for Mr. and Mrs. George McCullough was given by R. G. Oliver Monday night. fifty attended.
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Bashan
Portland
Roland Torrence
Harry Allison
Syracuse
Rupy Bailey
Mary Reeder
Morning Star
R. G. Oliver
George McCullough
Malcolm Miller Celebrates Third Birthday Party
Middleport resident Mrs Gail Miller entertained Wednesday afternoon honoring her son Malcolm on his third birthday anniversary. Ice cream and cake were served. Guests included Milton and Phyllis Smart Gordon Ely Gardner Wehrung Jackie Grogan Don Becker.
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Middleport
Gail Miller
S. Fourth Ave
Malcolm
Milton
Phyllis Smart
Gordon Ely
Gardner Wehrung
Jackie Grogan
Don Becker
Malcolm Miller
Renovations Begin on Locust Street Craig Lot Building
The building on the Harry Craig lot facing Locust Street is being repaired and reconfigured as a store room. When finished it will be occupied by the Craig Underselling Store. Mrs. Gusta Ruble has been...
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Harry Craig
Locust St
Craig
Gusta Ruble
Belle WV visit and local social notes summarized
Belle West Virginia hosts six week relatives visit. Dahlia Pauley entertains bridge club at Bryan Place with two tables and dinner at the Mary Jane. High scores to Mrs. B. F. Fultz Jr and Mrs. Irving Karr. Local residents return from Portsmouth Holzer Hospital improvement for Chief William Robson. Elmer Wysong and Mrs. Wysong visit then depart to Bucyrus. L A Thomas family in Savannah to Columbus area for brother in law John Brown illness improves at home. Mary Dawson and Louis Seyfried relatives visit then depart with Elizabeth Jenkins.
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Belle
W. Va
Dahlia Pauley
Bryan Place
Mary
William Motley
Elmer Wysong
Bucyrus
Huntington
Henry Crowder
L. A. Thomas
Savannah
Columbus
John Brown
Mr. Brown
Stanley van Atta
Dan Jenkins
New Lexington
Mary Dawson
Louis Seyfried
Elizabeth Jenkins
Ladies of Mt Union Church Host Benefit Lunch
Carpenter News Notes report a benefit lunch hosted by the Ladies of the Mt Union Church on Saturday evening. A program by the young people and visits by multiple locals are recorded, highlighting community connections and illness in the area.
Law of Averages Is Steady Amid Social Trends
Pomeroy reports that Meigs County records show births, deaths, marriages, divorces, lawsuits, mortgages, real estate, arrests, and jail population tend to average out year to year. The piece notes that economic shifts and population changes do not significantly alter social conduct in the county.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Court notes marriage boom not supported by records
Observers claimed a marriage boom due to a run of license permits, but records show 62 licenses issued since April 1 this year versus 72 for the same period in 1932. Detailed counts by month for 1932 and 1933 are listed, showing no clear upward trend.
Rutland Personal Notes Chronicle Local Comeback People
Edna Jolley has made Wellston her home with. Marie Smith a local high school student. Mrs. Richmond returns from Parkersburg hospital after goitre operation. Mr. and Mrs. Rupe visited Huntington with Delton McGhee. Claude Clarke Ath ens and Emory Ralph visited. Alice Louise Powell teaching at Racine spent the weekend at home. Garnet Carl and daughter and Harold Harris of Columbus visited Tom Burton household. Rutland youths at Ohio University include Elizabeth Ann Chapman Dorothy Ledlie and Wendell Diehl.
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Edna Jolley
Wellston
Marie Smith
Harold Harris
Columbus
Tom Burton
Rutland
Ohio University
Elizabeth Ann Chapman
Dorothy Ledlie
Wendell Diehl
Dexter Social Notes Preview Family Guests
Dexter news notes list Sunday visitors including Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weaver and guests Herbert Arthur, Beley Means of Delaware, and Charles Campbell of Langsville. Other visits come from Mrs. Joe Phillips Langsville and Mrs. Elwood Nelson of Dyesville, plus Mr. and Mrs. Finley Nelson of Columbus. The Nelson family reunion is set for Old Dexter Sunday September 24.
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J. W. Weaver
Herbert Arthur
Beley Means
Delaware
Charles Campbell
Langsville
Joe Phillips
Elwood Nelson
Dyesville
Emmett Davis
Finley Nelson
Columbus
Callie Nelson
Nelson
Old Dexter
Local residents and visitors gather for weekend notices
John Davis, Hurley Nelson and Robert Betz camped near Chillicothe last week. Alonzy Hampton is painting the home of Homer West. Rex and Maynard Davis with Colum bus spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Blanche Davis. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Musser and family of Springfield were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Amos and Mr. and Mrs. Finley Folden.
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John Davis
Hurley Nelson
Robert Betz
Chillicothe
Alonzy Hampton
Homer West
Rex
Maynard Davis
Columbus
Blanche Davis
R. L. Musser
Springfield
W. R. Amos
Finley Folden
Fights Roundup From New York and Fargo Bouts
United Press reports include Augie Ruggiere defeating Skippy Allen at 116 pounds and Lou Pissano stopping Kelly Bonzai at 114 in New York. Charlie Hudson beat Jack Garcia at 147. In Fargo Johnny Stanton decisioned Wayne Short at 185 and Britt Gorman defeated Kid Sweezy at 116. Caddy Casey won via decision over Tag Jensen at 143.
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United Press
New York
Augie Ruggiere
Greenwood Lake
N. Y
Skippy Allen
Lou Pissano
Brooklyn
Kelly Bonzai
Hawaii
Charlie Hudson
Bayridge
Jack Garcia
Porto Rico
Fargo
N. D
Johnny Stanton
Minneapolis
Wayne Short
St. Paul
Britt Gorman
Kid Sweezy
Spencer, Ia
Caddy Casey
Tag Jensen
Sioux Falls
S.D
Beautify Portland buoyed by Buffington Island dedication
Visitors will travel via State Route 124 to Buffington Island Memorial State Park in Portland Ohio for a dedication on Sunday October 1. From the highway overlook the Ohio River and Lock No 22 show a broad waterway with Ravenswood West Virginia and its bottoms visible beyond. The landscape features rolling hills covered with pasture as a placid pool frames the river bend and surrounding alluvial soil.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Hudson
Buffington Island Memorial State Park
Portland
Ohio
Great Bend
Ravenswood
W. Va
Staass
Buffington Island
Quilting Gathering Attended by Ald Society Members
All Day Oy reports a quilting and church social at Millfield Church of Christ with attendees including Mrs Daniel Fulton, Mrs H O Blower, Mrs Elizabeth Robinett, and Mrs William Herman Theisen Jr. Local notes mention other listed members: Lemons, Brookins, and several without full names.
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Ald Socie Millfield Ch
Millfield
Aldfield Church of Christ
Patty
Not
Daniel Fulton
Lemons
Elizabeth Robinett
Blower
William Herman Theisen
Brookins
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J. M. Triplett
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Harry Lewis
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J. L. Langdon
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Clifford Young
A. L. Schultz
Albert Milhoan
L. D. Watson
Cowdery
Anna E. Hildare
A. Rose
W. F. Denna
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J. W. Hammons
Marion Sayre
Eugene Wilson
Wird Smith
Orange Township
A. L. ‘Fish
Sid Taylor
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Ivan Searls
Sam Phillips
William W. Rupe
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W. V. Rife
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