Douglas Arnold Dies Sudden in Rocksprings Garden
POMEROY April 16 Douglas Arnold aged 70 collapsed and died while planting potatoes with his wife in their Rocksprings home. He had been in good health and was the next to last of a pioneer family of ten children. His brother Frank survives. He married Lucinda Byrne. the couple had no children. No funeral plans announced.
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Rocksprings
Douglas Arnold
Frank
Lucinda Byrne
Western coast reunion photographed in California
Photographs show George Rappold, a former Pomeroi undertaker, with his sister Mrs Oscar Merihugh in front of her Alhambra home. Merihugh was a former postmaster who moved to the Black Hills to mine gold and has since died. Rappold later joined his daughter Mrs Clarenes Ihle and her husband in California.
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Pomeroy
George Rappold
Pomeros
Oscar Merihugh
Alhambra
Calif
Merihugh
Black Hills
California
Pomeroy Opens Apple Biowroom Festival
April 16 opening day for the Pomeroy Bend Apple Biosroom Festival as trees near full bloom two weeks early. Local officials anticipate brisk visitors and a festive atmosphere despite partial bloom.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Bus Line Begins Service in Meigs County Towns
The Hillsboro Jackson and Pomeroy bus line began operation yesterday with one bus as initial service. O D McGrew, vice president of the Graham Bumgarner Shoe Company, is cited. Parkersburg resident Racine dies in Parkersburg automobile crash dated March 27. Hart Stanbery and Dr L G Gribble of Pomeroy attended the Cincinnati baseball opening.
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O. D. McGrew
Graham-Bumgarner Shoe Company
Parkersburg
Racine
Hart Stanbery
L. G. Gribble
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Meigs County Tax Day Sees Increase in Auto Filings
Pomeroy reports more residents owning automobiles by April 16 than April 13. New car buyers face a year with no motor vehicle taxes. Clerks office notes a surge in sale bill filings, the busiest day in a long period.
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Many Ancients Visit and Travel Amid Local News Ties
Mrs McCullum of Minersville visits with Mrs Meriam Daniels in Columbus Dr Kathryn Poindexter’s home. Charles Womeldorf and daughter visit relatives. Fannie Liprt in Columbus. Booths return to Bucyrus after funeral. Families plan moves to Tulsa and Columbus while others travel for treatment and funerals amid local ties and long-standing friendships.
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Minersville
Meriam Daniels
Kathryn Poindexter
Daniels
Mra. McCullum
Charles Womeldorf
Toledo
Virgie Corbin
Charles Corbin
Fannie Liprt
Columbus
Frank Nardini
Frank Booth
Lester Roush
Bucyrus
Eli Hartinger
Ernest Hartinger
Tulsa
Okla
H. FE. Cooper
EF. FP. Maag
Yolanda Dilgard
Huntington
G. F
Hofman
Ralph Sayre
Sayre
Clifford Erwin
Hoffman
Chicago
Carl
Paul
Ernest Hofman
Middleport
Pomeroy
Charles Wilson
Non
Dunbar
W. Va
Joe Wilson
Carbon Hill
J. W. Ross
Estella Roush
South Fifth Avenue
A. J. DeWitt
South Side
Mason County
Republican Women to Close Campaign in Meigs County
Meigs County Women’s Republican Club reports success in recruiting new members across the county. The closing luncheon at Elmhurst Tavern is rescheduled for April 30 at 1 p.m., with each member expected to bring two new members. Delegates will be chosen for the Women’s Republican Council meeting in Columbus on May 8 and 9, featuring Nora Halter of Fremont as chief speaker on the Tan Amendment and Kathryn Anneshane ley of Columbus as another speaker.
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Women's Republican Council
Nest House
Columbus
Nora Halter
Fremont
Kathryn Anneshaneley
le van
Measles Delay Census Work in Pomeroy Wards
April 16 report shows census takers delayed by quarantined measles case in Second Ward. W. G Downie halted after eight days awaiting release. W. S. Koester finished First and Fourth Wards in two weeks. Mrs. Cora B. Robes faces tight schedule in large Third Ward as May approaches.
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Pomeroy
W. G Downie
W. S. Koester
Cora B. Robes
Debutante Alexandra Devereux to Wed Aviator Rodman Wanamaker
Alexandra Van Rensselaer Devereux, Philadelphia society debutante, will marry Rodman Wanamaker, 24, rich aviator and heir to the Wanamaker fortune. Devereux is a Foxcroft School graduate in Middleburg Virginia and a skilled horsewoman.
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Philadelphia
Rodman Wanamaker
Thomas B. Wanamaker
Miss Devereux
Foxcraft School
Middleburg
Land Am
Celebrate Birthday Middleport Honoring Miss Marxcaret
Mrs Roy Russell entertained 24 girls and boys Monday evening honoring her daughter Miss Marxcaret who celebrated her fifteenth birthday on that date They played sales of various kinds Mrs Russell served refreshments.
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Middleport
Roy Russell
Marxcaret
Russell
Charity Council Adds Eight Members to Roll
Middleport April 16 Charity Council No 245 D of A reports eight new members joined during Monday evening meeting. Names listed include Mildred Lowe Ftta Gas kill Frances Bowen Ada Taot Fannie Norris Hettsbelle Hysel Florence Rush and Amy Bowen.
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Middleport
Charity Council No. 245
D. of A
Mildred Lowe
Ftta Gaskill
Frances Bowen
Ada Taot
Fannie Norris
Hettsbelle Hysel
Florence Rush
Amy Bowen
Sunrise Prayer Meeting Planned by Presbyterian Church
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church in Middleport schedules a sunrise prayer meeting on Easter morning April 28 from 6 to 7 oclock. An Easter program will be presented by society members. The public is invited and all society members are urged to attend.
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Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church
Public Utilities OKs Sale of Bus Route to Safeway Transit
The Public Utilities Commission allowed The Cooper Bus Company of Chillicothe to sell its equipment and Chillicothe to Athens bus route to Safeway Transit Company of Gallipolis for a consideration of $1.
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Public Utilities Commission
Cooper Bus Company
Chillicothe
Athens
Safeway Transit Company, Inc
Gallipolis
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Pat Frans the Pomeroy dog resents the Hocking Valley train
Pat Frans, a Pomeroy dog, shows strong dislike for the Hocking Valley passenger train. He was previously knocked into the riverbank and willows by a train as it arrived, and now barks loudly from a doorway as the train enters and departs the yard nearby.
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Hocking Valley
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Pat Frans
Letart 4 H Clubs Elect Leaders For Year
Forty eight boys and girls met at the Letart School to reorganize 4 H Clubs. The Busy Bee Clothing Club elected Harriet McClin toock president Leora Roush as president Grace Crow as vice president Gladys Crow as secretary Ertine Sargent as recreation leader Dorotha Alexander as news reporter The Potato Club named Thereon Johnson as president Franklin Norris as secretary and Garen Roush as treasurer Portland Potato Club reorganized under C E Johnson with Olin Milhoan as president Rufus Talbott as secretary Marvin Swan as recreation leader and Kenneth Cornell as news reporter Charles Lee as vice president.
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Harriet McClintock
Freeland Norris
Busy Bee Clothing Club
Leora ‘Roush
Grace Crow
Gladys Crow
Ertine Sargent
Dorotha Alexander
Church trustees seek loan to finish Pomeroy building
W F Burford E W Peoples Gilbert Jacobs I R Steffy and Harvey Woodard trustees of the Church of Christ in Pomeroy file a Common Pleas petition asking to borrow 12500 from the American Christian Missionary Society Hamilton County to finish construction and place a mortgage on the property to cover debts.
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W. F. Burford
E. W. Peoples
Gilbert Jacobs
I. R. Steffy
Harvey Woodard
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American Christian Missionary Society
Hamiltton County
Sauer Family Dinner Honors Harold Sauer on 20th Birthday
Mrs. G. D. Sauer hosted a family dinner in Middleport Sunday in honor of Harold Sauer who celebrated his twentieth birthday. Attending were his father from Bucyrus, George Sauer Sr., and his sister Margaret, with others in the family present.
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Middleport
G. D. Sauer
Harold
Bucyrus
George Sauer
Margaret
Hungry Again After Orange Brand Tonics
An advertisement features Mr. G. W. Dowler of Thirast Parkersburg West Virginia praising Orange Brand TONIC for restoring his appetite and energy. The note highlights gentian, yellow root, celery, nux vomica and iron as core ingredients shipped by Lash's Drug Store and other outlets.
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Lash
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