Marriage License and Prohibition Offense Report
Marriage license issued to M Scott 21 millfield miner of Charles Scott and Ethe dr 19 Chauncey daughter of T Oliver with Magistrate Pearl W as registering officer. Sugar Creek fined 300 in Probate Court after pleading guilty. Gainford arrested by deputy state prohibition inspector H A Lines.
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M. Scott
Millfield
Miner
Charles Scott
Ethedr
Chauncey
T. Oliver
Pearl W
Sugar Creek
Gainford
H. A. Lines
William Gainford Charged With Possessing Intoxicating Liquor
William Gainford faces a charge of possessing intoxicating liquor. The report notes the arrest context and legal action underway.
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William Gainford
Divorce Suit Ended After Husband Testifies on Sleepwear
Mrs Ella Milner loses her divorce case as her husband testifies he slept in his trousers to keep from losing money to her.
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Chicago
Ella Milner
Pomeroy War Memorial Dedication Planned In Middleport
Meigs county unveils a soldiers and sailors memorial with elaborate dedication planned for Memorial Day May 30 1927 at Pythian Park Middleport. Work began last week and will continue weather permitting. The committee aims to fund the ceremony locally and arrange special trains with Hocking Valley and New York Central lines for visiting Pythian groups from Columbus and Newark.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Pythian Park
Hocking Valley
New York Central Lines
Timekeeping by River Mail Boats in Ohio Valley Days
Pomeroy April 15 Frank Sibley recalls G A Roedell obituary notes his father was a one armed mail agent serving Gallipolis Pomeroy and Parkersburg zones forty years ago before rail mail. He handled mail for post offices along the river on Chesapeake boats and stern wheelers Hiberna Lizzie Bay and the second Chesapeake famed for swinging stages enabling rapid landings. Residents could set their watches by the mail boats due to their punctuality.
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Pomeroy
Frank Sibley
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley
G. A. Roedell
Roedell
United States Mail
Parkersburg
Chesapeake
River craft outshine modern boats in old line report
A daylight run from Parkersburg to Gallipolis and return by river at night is noted as no longer repeated today. The Roedell family is linked to Kerr's Run and Ravens wood trade history, with John Roedell once a clerk aboard the Valley Belle about thirty years ago.
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Parkersburg
Gallipolis
G. A. Roedell
John Roedell
6 Schwegman
Mrs J P Jones Dies in Minersville
Mrs J P Jones of Minersville died of pneumonia last night. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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J. P. Jones
Minersville
Meigs County Fish and Game Outing at Pomeroy Gun Club
The Meigs County Fish and Game association annual outing is set for today at Rock Springs grounds. Activities include an afternoon of shooting and entertainment, followed by a 6 o clock dinner with Val Brown in charge of cooking.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Fish and Game Association
Pomeroy Gun Club
Rock Springs
Val Brown
Tooth Trouble Hits Doctor Crary After Wisdom Tooth
April 15 report says Dr. H. L. Crary has been unable to work for nearly a week due to severe tooth pain after a wisdom tooth removal that took about an hour. The lingering dental ordeal follows weeks of discomfort.
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Pomeroy
H. L. Crary
District meeting invites Pomeroy Tribe of Red Men
Pomeroy Tribe of Red Men members are invited to attend the district meeting in Marietta Saturday April 30 with representatives expected from Glouster Nelsonville Athens Jacksonville Gibisonville Chauncey Marietta New Marshfield and Murray City. A program is planned with instruction and entertainment for visitors.
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Pomeroy
Marietta
Glouster
Nelsonvile
Athens
Jacksonville
Gibisonville
Chauncey
New Marshfield
Murray City
Death of Fred Schoenfeld in Illinois
Fred Schoenfeld 71, died in Mound City Illinois. A Cheshire resident, he worked in Illinois while his wife stayed in Cheshire. He was a longtime member of the Cheshire Masonic lodge. Survived by his wife and two children from a former marriage.
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Middleport
Fred Schoenfeld
Mound City
Cheshire
Illinois
Schoenfeld
Masonic Lodge
Min Distance Between Bridge Piers Set At 650 Feet
The Pittsburg Coal Exchange calls for a minimum 650 foot gap between piers on Ohio river channel spans in new bridges. In hazardous navigation areas the minimum should be raised. Promoters expect Army engineers and coal interests to back the plan.
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Pomeroy
Pittsburg Coal Exchange
Ohio River
Army Engineers, Coal Exchange
Ohio University Redirects Busy Campus Path
University authorities admit defeat after repeated warnings fail to deter students and Athens residents from a shortcut cutting across Cutler Hall to the main walk. Workmen now move the walk to align with the popular path, ending the unsightly shortcut.
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Ohio University
Cutler Hall
Athens
Former Athens Girl Takes Lead in Camp ing Department
Executive committees of the Athens Girl Scout council will be appointed at a meeting tonight in the women's gymnasium of Ohio University. Arrangements for the charter and the adoption of a constitution are underway as part of the council's organizational steps.
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Athens Girl Scout Council
Ohio University
Local Girl Scout leader Miss Louise Price highlighted for national role
The article profiles Miss Louise Price, former Athens resident and daughter of Athens High School faculty member Mrs. Anna K. Price, as a national Girl Scout supervisor. It notes her current New York headquarters, teaching courses for leaders, and past roles from Cincinnati to naval base entertainment work.
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Athens
Girl Scout Organization
Louise Price
Anna K. Price
Athens High School
Miss Price
All Girl Scouts
United States
New York City
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Ohio University
Newcomerstown
Canal Dover
Lockland
Cincinnati
E. K. Fretwell
Columbia University
Hamilton County
Jane Dexter Rippin
Edith Macy
New York
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Gallipolis Lodge of Elks
Homer Smith
Allegheny Mountains
Fine Music
Cabi
Detroit
Ture
Mer
Ohio
Brunswick Phono
Brunswick
Columbus
Newark
Fish and Game Association
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy Tribe of
Red Men
Sim
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Philadelphia
A. Rainey
Columbus, O
H.j.hysell
Furniture
Cinccinnati Council
Wiloxi
Gulf Port
Mississippi
Naval Base
Crystal
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C. D. Shafer CO
Nelsonville
Littler
Unger Commercial Co
Cleveland
Littler’s Bakery
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