Pomeroy Bank Wins Active and Inactive Fund Bid
In a county seat bidding scene Citizens Bank secured the active fund at three and one half percent and inactive at four and one fourth percent. The Pomeroy National led bidders with the top offer, taking all active funds and about twenty five thousand of the inactive. Other bidders included Midport Mutual Bank and Farmers Bank and Trust Company.
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Wnterest
Pomeroy National
Mid @ieport Mutual bank
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
City Bank Bids Rates on Inactive and Active Funds
The report notes bids on two funds with First City Bank and another bank offering different percentages. First City Bank bids three and one half percent on the inactive fund and three percent on the active fund whereas another institution bids four and three per cent respectively.
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First City Bank
Stone avalanche destroys pen and house area in Pomeroy
John Epple, owner of a ton of stone from a cliff near Sycamore Street, observed a mass break away yesterday morning. The rock rolled over a poultry pen killing ten Rhode Island Red fowls, flattened the pen, demolished an outbuilding and some stored furniture, stopping just short of the house. Similar incidents have occurred in the area.
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John
Epple
Jones
Sycamore St
Pomeroy
Rhode Island
Hartford Village Election Sparks High Interest
Hartford held a hotly contested village election with three non partisan tickets. Eighty two women cast first votes for village officers. Elected were Mayor John Roy and Recorder J F Ginther. Council members R T Embleton O T Gibbs C C Fields B J Lerner T H Knight. The council will select the town marshal.
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Hartford
John Roy
J. F. Ginther
R. T. Embleton
O. T. Gibbs
C. C. Fields
B. J. Lerner
T. H. Knight
Council room and jail project let to Duvall Bros
The contract for a new council room with a jail in connection was let last week to Duvall Bros. and preliminary work has already begun.
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Duvall Bros
Foreclosure Suit on Powell Mortgage in Lebanon Township
Wyatt G. Plantz as trustee of First City Bank of Pomeroy sues to foreclose a mortgage given by G. W. Powell and Maule Powell of Lebanon township for 125 with interest from March 9 1915.
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Wyatt G. Plantz
First City Bank
Pomeroy
G. W. Powell
Maule Powell
Lebanon Township
Oil Well at Syracuse Producing 15 Barrels Daily
Brocalsa Chemical Co. manager Holmes reports the Berea sand well on their Syracuse property is yielding 15 barrels per day after last week's shot and may rise after cleaning. Gas pressure remains strong.
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Holmes
Brocalsa Chemical Co
Syracuse
Berea
Child injured in fence accident at home
The three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Heber James was playing with his two year older brother when a section of iron fencing toppled onto them during repairs. The child suffered a broken leg above the knee and was taken to Holzier hospital where a plaster cast was applied.
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Heber James
Little Fellows
Holzier Hospital
Eighth Grade Examinations Limited to Select Schools
County Superintendent T. W. Karr announces final exams for eighth grade pupils will be held only at Chester high school, Racine high school, Central School Pomeroy, and Rutland high school due to lack of help. Examinations start Saturday April 30 at 8 a.m. at the listed locations, pupils may choose the most convenient site.
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T. W. Karr
Chester High School
Racine
Central School
Pomeroy
Rutland
Mrs Probst Out of Danger After Surgical Illness
E G Probst of Middleport reports his wife improving in Greenfield Ohio where she lies in a hospital under the care of her uncle Dr. Robert Jones after a serious postoperative illness. She is now thought to be out of danger.
Buy New Homes: OLeary Family Purchases Fifth Street Property
Miss Catherine O Leary and her sister have purchased the Fifth street Middleport property once owned by Engineer Frank McCoy. The Riley family, latest occupants, have shipped their household goods back.
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Catherine O'Leary
Fifth Street
Middleport
Frank McCoy
Riley
Property Transfers Near Nelsonville on Yearavel Hill
Leonard Taylor bought the James Faulkner property on Yravel Hill and will relocate once vacated. Mr. Markham and family will occupy the Mrs. William Harry house when vacated by the Taylors.
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Nelsonville
Leonard Taylor
James Faulkner
Yravel Hill
Mr. Markham
William Harry
Taylors
Great Address by Dr Daughat at Heath Church
Dr Daughat 81 professor of ancient history Morgantown University electrified the audience with a Sunday morning address at Heath M E church. He was an over Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs Frank Fellows. Fellows had been his pupil at Morgantown University years earlier.
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Daughat
Morgantown University
Heath M. E. Church
Frank Fellows
Doughat
Miss Ala Kaspar Visits Pomeroy Relatives
Miss Ala Kaspar of Columbus is spending the week with Pomeroy relatives and friends. Undertaker R W Finsterwald has leased the N A Croy residence on Lincoln Hill and will move in after the Croy family relocates to a rural home in Athens county. A number of arrests were made Saturday evening for traffic infractions by motorists. The cautionary note urges careful behavior, especially on Saturday evenings.
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Ala Kaspar
Columbus
Pomeroy
R. W. Finsterwald
N. A
Statue of Simon Bolivar Unveiled in Central Park
In New York on April 19 a bronze statue of Simon Bolivar was unveiled on Bolivar Hill in Central Park. President Harding officiated with cabinet members and US Supreme Court justices present as Venezuelan diplomat Esteban Gil Borgas presented the gift. A grand procession and multiple receptions followed the ceremony.
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New York
Republic of the Two Americas
Simon Bolivar
Bolivar Hill
Central Park
Harding
United States Supreme Court
George ‘Washington
South America
Estaban Gi Borgas
Venzuela
Bolivar
Pennsylvania Station
Waldorf-Astoria
Estaban Gil Borgas
Miller
Hylan
Citizens’ Committee
Washington
Hotel Biltmore
Father Knickerbocker
Ambassador
Ufe
Guillermo A. Cherwell
Spain
New World
Local Social Notes From Athens area visitors
Ireland Miss Zola Dunfee of Athens visits with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dunfee. Mrs. Ray Clark and son Wendell were Athens visitors. Miss Mabel Hornsby of Stewart over Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hornsby. Mrs. Osborne of Chauncey visits Ruth Bingman. Alfred Rogers visits Parkersburg Saturday. Miss Sylvia Cubbison visits sister Mrs. Frank Horneby.
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Zola Dunfee
Athens
W. E. Dunfee
Ray Clark
Wendell
Mabel Hornsby
Stewart
J. T. Hornsby
Osborne
Chauncey
Ruth Bingman
Alfred Rogers
Parkersburg
Sylvia Cubbison
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James Kirkwood
Ward Crane
Anna Q. Nilsson
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