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Brief Sketches of Their Lives, Whioh Should Be An Inspiration to AH; Opportunities In Portsmouth for the Hard-working, Conscientious Young Man Just As Good AaAnywhere Else In The World1890, successfully passed the state examinations and was admitted to the har. -While teaching and studying law, Judge Blair had also taken up the study of “ civil engineering and in the same year in which he was admitted to the har lie was made supervisor of bridges and turnpikes in Adams county. This position ho held for nearly two years while ho built up liis law practice. When lie turned all hid attention to the practice of law ho was successively associated with Captain David Thomas, P. D. Bay-Icss and Judgo W..B. Mohaffcy. In 1904 he was appointed by Governor Herrick to fill a vacancy on the Common Pleas « of the etato of Ohio, and in 1906 was elected for a full term. Tho following May he moved with his family to Portsmouth, and sinco his retirement from the bench has engaged- in private practice. Judge Blaii is now special counsel for the Breeco Manufacturing Company, tho Portsmouth Branch of the •Wheeling Steel Corporation and the Portsmouth By-Producte Company and others.Judge Blair is a member o' tho Scioto County Bar Association Stato of Ohio Bar Association and the American Bar Association.^ In 1889 judge Blair wa3 married to Miss Alberta Armacoat of Rome. Ohio. They are the parents of six cliildren, Guy M., who is associated with his father in the -law oEfico of Blair Blair; Gladys (^Lrs. Harry Gillen); . George B., Albion Z. Jr., Donald M.j and Edgar A.Judge Blair is a member ofthe Second Presbyterian church and has been the teacher of the Women's Bible Class there ever since he came 'to Portsmouth. Ho admits that this class is his most vital interest outside of his business and his home.- Judge Blair was for several years on the lecture platform, following his investigation of the election frauds in Adami county in 1910. His word for the younger men starting into any field of business is not to he afraid to fight for a principle and, fight hard. It is sure to mean criticism, it may mean bitterness, and it may seem to injure business but it always pays in the long run.WAS (By uinto thlt; tcninl » senate s ator \V:Modimittoo headed who ha charts 5 Cions. ilodged rpayers.The i ate um Couzcrif original sorted t ministti fusion tlon tin strict'0!stands prlscB s reason tloment ta rcplt;cirr:'(By the Mamirio enjoin ct: the Tea and its dcreil in ere flip, KnheHs,today ;h ffio seen ntiTlmen The f ceirersfi by .Indp eral diafrovrrnm equity a pAt Don Mnmmo nUe^ing DearUnitedcovrrnm preFidon Oil Cor ants. \viJustWt tiicMr. Rotcnrrnl tho Dol: filled in lt;•1 i n rvl t* von* tiro The r Ter pot. rminsef nnnhle Ihe pro' trrnnied ernmor.1 In n derln red iprnrrrlolt;Ish Taken 111; uiz Postpone:• I). C-. March M.— the Ahsocitml I'rc»5J—Today’s iriius by tlu* nil committee were rhiI-b esntci'IIM because of tho illness or «inr Walsh, the cnmmitteo prosecn-i. ;,n,,c? will Fin resumed on'-•■s'.iiy. fujf. there h:is been tin derision !*' 11 hat line of evidence will be cv Tir\f.MBONE’S meditationsByJ. P. Alley9ir£ Jes' £out oT So-'EY AIM' Wn-RAr,v
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Fri, Mar 14, 1924
Page 15
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Scioto C.
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