Roush Dies in Texas at 86 and Funeral Plans
Mrs Parsons Baccombs learned from El Paso that Lester Roush 86 died there Sunday morning after years of illness. His body will be brought to Middleport for funeral arrangements to follow on arrival of family. Roush's sister Mrs Parsons and others in West Virginia are involved. A separate telegram from Indianapolis requests Rev. Skinner officiate John Chalk's funeral.
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Middleport
Gg “Parsons
Telefrom
el Paso
Texas
Sun
Frank Booth
Lester Roush
A. C. V. Skinner
Indianapolis
John R. Chalk
Chalk
Skinner
Potatoes acreage in Meigs County stable says agent
George W Kreitler county extension agent reports Meigs County potato acreage nearly equal to last year. Large growers may cut, smaller ones will expand to balance. Last spring had a large carryover. this spring the old crop almost vanished. Certified seed potatoes arrive for growers at 2 to 2.25 dollars per bushel.
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Pomeroy
George W. ‘‘Kreitler
Meigs County
Adorable 1865 frock pattern for babies with bloomers
An old fashion sewing note promotes a simple baby dress with scalloped yoke and bound armholes. It details fabric options such as gingham and pique, pleated fullness, tiny ball buttons, and size 2 to 8 with yardage and pattern order instructions.
April 1 Tragedies Highlight Pomeroy History
Local history recalls two April 1 tragedies in Pomeroy. Thirty seven years ago Bettie Slaughter was found shot at Lasley Hill. the case remained unsolved after a suspected participant died during inquiry. A separate April 1 incident thirty four years ago injured Henry Ewing in an elevator shaft at Main Street store.
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Pomeroy
Bettie Slaughter
Lasley Hill
J. B. Scott
Henry Ewing
Main Street
Ewing
Ben
Glenroy
Herbert
William J. Pratt
Ohio Erie Canal plan draws Rotary interest in Pomeroy
The Middleport Rotary Club received a Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce letter outlining the Ohio River to Lake Erie Canal project. The 127 mile route would link the Ohio River with the Great Lakes via Beaver and Mahoning rivers to Niles and a northward canal to Lake Erie at an estimated cost of 100 million dollars. Pittsburgh favors the route over Scioto Sandusky connections, hoping for lake access and industrial growth, while Pomeroy Bend backs the Pittsburgh scheme for potential steel mill investment and coal shale gas development.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Lake Erie Canal
Middleport Rotary Club
Albert J. Stowe
Commerce Division
Chamber of Pittsburgh
Great Lakes
Beaver River
Mahoning River
Niles
Lake Erie
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
Huntington
Columbus
Upper
Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
Middleport
Columbia Carbon Company
Ewing Hosts Waffle Dinner for Sixteenth Birthday
Middleport April 1 Mrs H Ewing entertained with a waffle dinner Saturday evening in honor of her daughter Henrietta who celebrated her sixteenth birthday. Afterward the group attended a theater outing with Misses Jean McMaster Ruth Grate Betty Michl Jean McKay Elizabeth Brown and the guest of honor Henrietta Ewing.
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Middleport
H. ©. Ewing
Henrietta
Jean McMaster
Ruth Grate
Betty Michl
Jean McKay
Elizabeth Brown
Henrietta Ewing
Petit Jury Delayed Due to Attorney Availability
POMEROY April 1 The petit jury scheduled to convene today will report Thursday instead as several attorneys are tied to other courts and a trial away. Merk of Courts T. W. Bengel and deputy were absent. Misses Freda and Helene Radford filled in. Stenographer Sybil Ebersbach homesick. State of Ohio v Claude Polk lacks enough evidence. Polk released. Richard Wise and Clifford Frazier freed on suspended sentences after months in jail.
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Pomeroy
Merk
T. W. Bengel
Bengel
Freda
Helene Radford
Recorder's Office
Sybil Ebersbach
DPD
H. Weoples
State of
Ohio
Claude Polk
Polk
Richard Wise
Clifford Frazier
Ewing Slips, Injured, After Attending Wilson Address
Ewing, of Middleport, slipped on a sidewalk while returning home from the Wilson address last week and has been confined to his home with a left shoulder injury. He recently came from a Columbus hospital where blood poisoning required surgery for leg injuries that troubled him for two years.
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Middleport
H. C. Ewing
Wilson
Ewing
Columbus
Birthday party honors Marilyn McGhee’s tenth year
Mrs G R McGhee hosted a Saturday evening party for her daughter Marilyn celebrating her tenth birthday. Guests enjoyed games and gifts, then refreshments were served. Relatives staying over the weekend included Mr and Mrs Foster Bean Mrs Laura Barnett and friend Dwight Kim and Charles Brooks of Middleport.
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Middleport
G. R. McGhee
Marilyn
McChee
Foster Bean
Laura Barnett
Guysville
Dwight Kim
Charles Brooks
Akron couple visits relatives in town
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hartenbach of Akron are here for a few days to visit Mrs. Hartenbach’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Vance Stewart and other relatives.
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Earl Hartenbach
Akron
Vance Stewart
Sheep Killed as Dogs Attack Flock in County
Two dogs killed a sheep and wounded several in Herbert Nelsons flock during a Sunday attack amid lambing season. County dog warden from Pomeroy killed the two dogs. one belonged to Jacob Murray and the other to C. H. McMillan.
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Herbert Nelson
Pomeroy
Jacob Murray
C. H. McMillan
Two Men Fined for Theft Plead Guilty in Pomeroy Court
Ed Griffith and Okey Laudermilk of Antiquity pleaded guilty to stealing two and a half bushels of potatoes from Will Barnitz in Letart Falls. They were fined 25 dollars plus costs, and sentenced to 30 days in the County Jail with the sentence suspended on good behavior. They remain in jail until the fines are paid.
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Pomeroy
Ked Griffith
Okey Laudermilk
Antiquity
Woman and pair of men arrested after break in
A search warrant led to the jail of Nancy Lee, her half brother Melvin Lee, and Edward Phillips in Pomeroy on April 1. A Rutland garage was entered Sunday night and a rim and tire taken. the trio allegedly moved the items to their own car, though Nancy disputes Phillips statement. All three face Justice I W Gilmore.
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Pomeroy
J. Russell
Rutland
I. W. Gilmore
Nancy Lee
Melvin Lee
Edward Phillips
Phillips
Nancy
Gilmore
Miss Helen Davis Visits Middleport During Spring Vacation
Miss Helen Davis a physical education teacher at West High School Cleveland arrived in Middleport Saturday to spend her spring vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs E F Davis.
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Middleport
Helen Davis
The
West High School
Cleveland
E. Fef. Davis
Deaths and Visits Highlight Pomeroy Life Notes
Mrs. Margaret Roush dies at home near New Haven West Virginia from pneumonia leaving husband T J Roush a son and two daughters. Delbert Schwartzwalder moved from Holzer Hospital to Meigs County Children's Home after an accident. Dr John H Strong of New York City will preach in Pomeroy church this week. Mrs Helen Turnbull and others attend Oxford College dormitory dedication. Emma Waterman and Soa Simms guests of Dr and Mrs L G Bean in Athens for weekend.
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Margaret Roush
T. J. Roush
New Haven
W. Va
Delbert Schwartzwalder
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Meigs County
John H. Strong
New York City
Alonzo R. Stark
Baptist Church
Helen Turnbull
R. W. Finsterwald
Wright Mecroba
Oxford College
Emma Waterman
Soa Simms
Mrs. IL. G. Bean
Athens
Local social notes and illnesses from Bucyrus area
Bucyrus and surrounding residents are recorded visiting family members and friends over the weekend. W G Huddleston remains off duty after chickenpox contracted from his granddaughter in Memphis. Pneumonia illness improves for Dale Werner at Ohio University, Athens, though still serious. Public health notes cover multiple visits, hospital stays, and family events including birthdays and travel to Parkersburg and Columbus.
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Howard Bowers
Bucyrus
George Bowers
W. G. Huddleston
Huddleston
Homer Galbroner
Memphis
Tenn
Edith Russell
Vina Bennett
Harry Mills
Huntington
T. H. Davis
Greenfield
Robert Jones
Harry Creig
Joe Wilson
Parkersburg
Dale Werner
Ohio University
Athens
Theodore Reed
Theodore, Jr
Miss Agnes
Akron
C. H. Daugherty
Jeanett
Charleston
John Rawson
W. G. Bowden
Chester Taylor
Florida
Elmer Davis
Cedar Grove
New Jersey
W. A. Humphrey
Columbus
Harriett Thomas
Thomas
Burnell
Thomas Gatoway
Green
Coolville
Arthur Boice
Middleport
Grundy Seeks Senate Battle Over Appointment Question
Senator Joseph R. Grundy returns from Pennsylvania primary to face Nye resolution calling for his Senate seat vacancy. Nye claims Governor Fisher had no right to appoint Grundy after a contested primary tied to the Vare case, igniting a new round of political maneuvering.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph R. Grundy
Pennsylvania
Senate
Nye
North Dakota
Grundy
John S- Fisher
Fisher
W C T U Leader Beulah Allred Denied Ballot
Beulah Allred leader of the W C T U and critic of city officials who she says failed to purge liquor from Pampa cannot vote in today's election. She remains jailed on charges of possession and transportation of liquor after refusing to post a $500 bond.
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Pampa
Tex
U.R
Mummy of Sat-Her-Em-Hat Found in Meydum Excavation
The University of Pennsylvania Museum reports the discovery of a 4900-year-old mummy, Sat-Her-Em-Hat, in Meydum. The well preserved queen, likely linked to Seneferu, was found with jewelry including a concentric bead pendant, amethyst beads, and carved carnelian, jasper, and lapis lazuli amulets.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Meydum
Sat-Her- Em-Hat
Seneferu
Man to Die Glenn Dague Faces Death Penalty
Glenn Dague, a former choir singer and auto salesman from New Castle, Pa, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of State Trooper Brady Paul. The first degree murder verdict with the death penalty followed a two hour jury deliberation, mirroring a recent similar verdict against Irene Schroeder known as the void gungirl.
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New Castle
Glenn Dague
Bellefonte
Brady Paul
Irene Schroeder
Albany area court clears several cases in brief
Mrs Earl man of Lee Township’s constable arrested Harvey ait New Marshfield and fined ten dollars plus costs for failing to stop for a school bus unloaded passengers. Chesser pleaded guilty and paid fine. M D Zimmerman’s intoxication charge was dismissed after it was learned a similar case awaited in the mayor’s court. Constable Baughman arrested Zimmerman. Mrs Baughman took office January 1 and has made several arrests.
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Albany
Earlman
Lee Township
Harvey Ait
New Marshfield
of of Justice of Peace
T. 1
Barlow
Chesser
M. D. Zimmerman
Justice of Peace
Japan Accepts Naval Concession to 7 Percent Cruiser Share
Tokyo reports the Japanese Cabinet approved the American Japanese naval compromise with slight reservations. The government sent instructions of acceptance to London at once. The deal modifies Japan's demand for a seven percent heavy cruiser ratio.
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Tokio
London
Japan
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Eother
George Parsons
el Paso, Texas
Kreitler
Anne Adams
West 17Th St
Petit Jury
Ruth Hanna McCormick
United States Senate
Evanston, Ill
McCormick
Northwestern University
FA Uld
Onelas Stor
Athens Sonville
Glouster
Ed Griffith
Ann Yates Ott
San Angelo
San Antonio
Ira Yates
Emil Ott
Marietta
Paint and Color Store
W. State
Dial
TasDa
Mother Gray
Mother Gray CO
le Roy
N. Y
Gungirl
Samuel Insull
Thomas A. Edison
Insull
America
Dean's
Doan
O. A. Winter
Phillip
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Magnesia
Halfa
Hi.lips Co
Madson St
New York
Phillips Mill
Tors
U.S
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Phillips Chemical
Andits
Chas
Sinea
Davenport
the Swanson Furniture Co
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