Pomeroy Council Reviews Lighting Bids For Ten Year Plan
Pomeroy April 17. Council referred bids for street and public lighting to the ordinance and lighting committee for report next meeting. Bids from Ohio Power and Mutual Electric competed against the Pomeroy Middleport Electric firm, with prices listed for candle and candle power lights and free meter provisioning for public buildings and fountain. The old contract offered moonlight service while the new bids cover nightly service.
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Pomeroy
R. W. Bchwegman
Charles McNanee
Council
Ders
Ohio Power Com
Mutual Electric Comy
Mutual Electric Company
Southern Ohio Power Company
Pomeroy and Middleport Electric Company
Ohio Power Company
P. & M. Electric Company
Foundrain
Moonight
Church in Pomroy celebrates full mortgage payoff
Pomroy Ohio April 17 Sunday marks a gala victory at Pomroy Church of Christ as the mortgage is paid in full. IL J Hill of Cleveland and several members of the Ohio Christian Missionary Society will speak. Morning services start at 9 15 with Sunday school. Evening services feature Christian Endeavor at 6 80 and worship at 7 30. Kenneth Reed displays the welcome sign at all services.
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Pomeroy
Pomroy
Christian Endeavor
Kenneth Reed
Harville High to Open Commencement Series April 23
Pomeroy, April 17. Harville high school will begin its annual commencement season with a play and class numbers in the auditorium next Thursday evening. The class play titled The Crimson and Blue will be shown Saturday, April 25. An early week program lists Velmar Green and others in the class.
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Charlies Harold Ball
Kareena K. King
Ernest R. Carr
Gram L. Haning
Raymond PD. Arold
Glen E. Kindeel
Charies
Bethany Methodist Church to Build New Parsonage in Pomeroy
In Pomeroy on Sugar Run Avenue the Bethany Methodist church will add a new parsonage this summer. The property will be a superb lot in a fine location and the building will be modern in design.
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Pomeroy
Canton of Bethany
Sugar Run Avenue
Fined for Trespassing in Pomeroy Settlement
POMEROY April 17 John Shorty Bryant a negro and Dana Smith a white man were fined two dollars each by Justice P L Peoples for trespassing on lands of J O Smith near Hemlock Grove. Bryant was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of shooting with intent to kill J O Smith. Dana Smith was not implicated in the shooting but was present at the scene.
Steinmetz Seeks Divorce for Wilful Absence in Pomeroy
Ethel Steinmetz petitions the court to divorce Henry Anthony Steinmetz alleging wilful absence for three years since their August 14 1915 marriage in Pomeroy She cites lack of support for eight years and a daughter Evelyn age eight and seeks alimony and divorce.
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Pomeroy
Ethel Steinmetz
Henry Anthony Steinmetz
Evelyn
Presbytery Sessions Close in Athens After Three Days
Middleport April 17 The Athens Presbytery finished its three day sessions at the Masonic Temple after a closing Wednesday evening. The retiring moderator Rev W S Gametafelder preached the opening, with a banquet, hospital visit, and Presbyterial sessions including a fifty year missionary pageant. Mrs W T Cook of Hingking Manchuria spoke, and a joint Presbyteral Presbytery meeting followed with Rev C G L Zorbaugh D D delivering the National Missions address.
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Middleport
Athens
Gallipolis Hospital
M. Bartlett
Nelsonville
Charles Townsend
Hingking
Manchuria
TI. W. Wraser
Poland
Ashville
N. CC
Lloyd Evans
Meigs County
O. H. FE
Women of Athens Presbyteria
Miss Cutler
Bradford Receives Judgment Over Fertilizer Claim
J B Bradford was awarded a judgment for 37 dollars plus interest in Justice Peoples court against the county commissioners and the trustees of the Childrens Home. The claim relates to fertilizer sold to the home two years ago.
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Pomeroy
J. B. Bradford
Justice Peoples Court
Childrens Home
Chicken Dinner Benefit in Middleport Apr 23
Philathea women of Christchurch sponsor a chicken supper on Thursday April 23 at the Masonic Temple Middleport. Proceeds fund the Christian Children's Home in Cleveland with help from local Masons and Fastener Star ladies in support.
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Middleport
Philathea Women of
Christchurch
Masonic Temple
Christian Children’s Home
Cleveland
Masons
Fastecrn Star
Illnesses and Moves Highlight Local Social Notes
Mrs Christina Reinhart of Mulberry Avenue is seriously ill after a flu relapse. Mrs L D W Hennesay hosted a social at her Mulberry home. August Newhouse and son depart for Canton to settle there. Attorney Oliver L Bradbury remains critically ill at home with Nell J Bing, a nurse, assisting. Otto Phillips of Pomeroy gains attention in Columbus papers for criminal arrest roles. Fred Neuhauer family plans a new home. Sullivan Sayer returns home to Middleport for a brief vacation.
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Christina Reinhart
Mulberry Avenue
LD. W. Hennesay
August Newhouser
Canton
Oliver L. Bradbury
Nell J. Bing
Gym Benefit Dance Fails to Meet Expectations
Pomeroy reports a Gym benefit dance and card party at the Armory Tuesday evening did not raise expected funds. Organizers blame counter attractions and curtailed advertising spending for the shortfall.
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Pomeroy
Armory
Trees with deep roots face higher lightning danger
Trees with roots reaching deep into moist soil are more prone to lightning strikes, increasing risk for nearby people and structures.
Masonic Temple Hosts Busy Day for Pomeroy Bend Business Leaders
In Middleport on April 17 the Masonic Temple drew Athens Presbytery members and over two hundred business men and citizens for a day of talks. Wart Stanbury chaired a session, I J Curton reviewed the chamber’s finances, and J W Crawford of Pomeroy’s J M Crawford foundry spoke on national business themes. A safety film program by the New York Central Lines followed the luncheon.
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Middleport
Masonic Temple
Athens
J. W. Crawford
United States Chamber of Commerce
J. M.crawford
Pomeroy
Parkersburg
Crawford
New York Central
Shock shocks Lausanne sermon broadcast in quake
After an earthquake near Lausanne Switzerland listeners to a sermon broadcast from the Lausanne station heard the message with unusual clearness. The quake rattled structures but no injuries were reported.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Gerald Reed Fined and Resigned Under Wagner Oversight
An article from the Pomeroy Messenger notes a misprint in headlines naming County School Superintendent Charles N. Wagner as the fined party. The body clarifies that Gerald Reed, a young Sumner near-schoolteacher, was fined and later forced to resign by Superintendent Wagner.
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Sumner
Pomeroy
Charles N. Wagner
Gerald Reed
Reed
Wagner
Simple Stylish Frock for the Growing Girl Pattern
Wool bengaline or repp jersey cloth gingham or flannel may be used. The pattern includes sizes 8 10 12 and 14 years. A 14 year size needs 2% yards of 26 inch material and 1% yard contrasting material for collar facings. Pattern mailed on receipt of 15e in silver or stamps.
Radio picture cost to London sent by New York
A half hour radio transmission from London to New York costs about 46 dollars for a single photograph based on toll word counts. The estimate reflects the expense of sending a picture via radio channels during that period.
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New York
London
Wyandotte: The Original Name for Kansas City
A historical note identifies Wyandotte as the original name for Kansas City reflecting early settlement history and the city’s name transition.
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Kansas City
Wyandotte
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