Heart Attack Claims Life of Mrs. Fred Conway
Mrs. Fred Conway, 53, of Middleport died at home Tuesday night after a brief heart attack. She lived there 43 years and is survived by her husband, two brothers Ed and John Steele, a sister Mrs. Flora Bauer, and other relatives. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at the residence, with burial in Cheshire Grave Hill Cemetery conducted by Dr. Skinner of the Presbyterian church.
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Middleport
Fred Conway
John Steele
Flora Bauer
Columbus
Skinner
Presbyterian Church
Cheshire Gravel Hill
Miner Hurt in Slate Fall at Hobson Coal Mine
Wid Williams, 25, a miner at the Hobson coal mine in Middleport, sustained a pelvic fracture from a slate fall Tuesday afternoon. He was hospitalized at Holzer where X rays were taken, though later reports softened the injury. Williams, with a wife and two young children, lives near the mine.
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Middleport
Wid Williams
Hobson
Holzer Hospital
Williams
Kiddies of Meigs County Home Thank Easter Givers
A communication from Kiddies of the Meigs County Children's Home thanks R. D. Young and I. B. Weed for their Easter candy gifts, as printed in the Messenger on April 12 in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
William Brown 79 Pioneer Resident Dies in Kerrs Run
William Brown aged 79, a Kerrs Run pioneer, died yesterday from stroke complications. He leaves six sons and two daughters, all well known in Pomeroy Bend. The funeral is set for 2 PM Friday at his residence.
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Pomeroy
William Brown
Kerrs Run
Pomeroy Bend
Bus plunges into ditch injuring twenty six near Chagrin Falls
A Pittsburgh to Cleveland bus went into a ditch three miles west of Chagrin Falls injuring twenty six people. Officials said none of the passengers sustained serious injuries. The bus departed Pittsburgh late yesterday for Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Chagrin Falls
Pittsburgh
Chester High School Contract Trial Ends In Court Briefs
In Pomeroy on April 12 the Chester high school construction dispute halted after two days of testimony. Plaintiffs must file briefs by April 13, defendants by April 14, with a court decision due April 16. The case centers on awarding the Miller Lumber company a $49,000 contract for materials labor and sewerage, amid claims of improper minutes and alleged cheaper bids from a Lancaster firm. The project aims to finish in time for the next school year.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Chester High School
Chester
Miller Lumber Company
Middleport
Miller
Crow
Lancaster
Easter food drive feeds miners' children in Pomeroy
Relief committee reports strong support for Easter eggs and other foods for miners' families. Forty five dozen eggs plus cake cookies and chicken were donated for distribution. More than 259 children were fed at four kitchens on Easter Sunday. The committee thanks all who contributed.
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Pomeroy
Middleport Literary Society Discusses Queens and Joan of Arc
Pomeroy Bend Middleport April 12 The Middleport Literary club met with Mrs. R W Harris presiding. Members answered roll on women in history and heard papers on Cleopatra and Queen Elizabeth followed by a Joan of Arc study. Musical numbers and critique by Mrs. Welch concluded the meeting with plans to reconvene in two weeks.
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Literary Society
Middleport
Oscar Klein
G. Smith
H. E. Cook
R. C. Windsor
Joan of Arc
Welch
Honor Dinner for Miss Lucille Mayer at Cozy Corner
Middleport notes an April 12 report on an honor dinner for Lucille Mayer marking her eighteenth birthday on April 10. Mayer is a 1928 Middleport high school graduate. attendees included Margaret Thomas Ruth Humphrey Beulah Forquer Ruth Thomas Fannie Lippi and Jean Smith with dinner covers set for Ming Lucille Mayer.
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Middleport
Lucille Mayer
Lucille
Middleport High School
Ming Lucille Mayer
Margaret Thomas
Ruth Humphrey
Beulah Forquer
Ruth Thomas
Fannie Lippi
Jean Smith
Committee asks public to aid cleanup plan
POMEROY April 12 The Civic committee of the Shakespeare club calls for a cooperative clean up week starting April 16 to clear private premises and public places of debris. The committee asks the mayor for town trucks to haul away rubbish as in last year’s successful effort led by the club.
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Pomeroy
Shakespeare Club
Conservatory students visit Middleport for spring tour
Miss Frances Daniels of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music arrives in Middleport with two southern classmates Miss Jemmie Wardman and Miss Betty Bates. They stay briefly with the Daniels family before returning Monday to campus. Daniels enters her third year and plans to teach a home summer class.
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Middleport
Frances Daniels
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Jemmie Wardman
Betty Bates
Conservatory
D. H. Daniels
Daniel
Easter Visit Ends as Families Return Home
Dr. A B Bingham and family end a several days Easter visit with Detroit farmer parents and motored home Tuesday. Mr and Mrs D Farmer visit Columbus with the latter's sister Mrs George H Swallow. W H Reynolds Joseph Gardner and Homer McElhinny attend a funeral in Athens for Mancel Hammond Jr. Mrs Flora Bauer comes from near Columbus after the sudden death of her sister Mrs Fred Conway. Nellie Canady shows some improvement at Holzer hospital awaiting possible surgery. American Legion holds regular meeting at City hall.
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Middleport
A. B. Bingham
Detroit
D. &. Farmer
Columbus
George H. ‘Swallow
W. H. Reynold
Joseph Gardner
Homer McElhinny
Athens
Mancel Hammond Jr
Flora Bauer
Near Columbus
Fred Conway
Nella Smart
Paul Smart
Racine
Latart
Marion
Laura Parcher
Youngstown
Dana Daniels
Holzer Hospital
Nellie Canady
Miss Canady
D. Farmer
George B. Strator
Parkersburg
H. Williams
Pittsburgh
American Legion
City Hall
Janet Ewing Likely Operated For Neck Ailment
Pomeroy April 13. Misa Janet Ewing daughter of Mr and Mrs B H Ewing was taken to White Cross hospital in Columbus for examination. She suffers a neck ailment and it is feared she may have an inward goiter requiring operation.
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Pomeroy
Misa Janet Ewing
B. H. Ewing
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Record In Horsedom a Landmark Horse Dies at 32
Pommroy the Addison landmark horse owned by Mrs. Loman Trichier dies at age 32. Purchased at six, he served the Trichier family for decades and once made a round trip to Western Indiana in 1908.
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Pommroy
Tom
Loman Trichier
Addison
Trighier
Indiana
Trichier
Old horse Roams Freely After Summers of Rest
For three summers the aged horse has been allowed to roam at will across green hills and valleys, enjoying a long period of rest.
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Stewart, Ohio
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Coca - Cola Bottling Works
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Axminster
Armstrong
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