Piknik Klub Holds Fifth Reunion at Athens County Fair
The Old Tyme Piknik Klub met at the Athens county fair grounds on July 29 for its fifth annual reunion. Officers were elected and committees appointed for the coming year, with plans for a program at the next meeting. Afternoon games and photos followed. Attendees included many Athens and Trimble residents with families.
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Old Tyme Piknik Klub
Athens County Fair
Homer Higgins
Frank Heckman
E. C. Wyatt
J. W. Sands
Charles Wilkes
Swan
Athens
Hugh Chadwell
Philo
Frank Burtwell
Earl Johnson
Vern Sayre
C. E. Haskins
Charles Danford
Helen Johnson
L. R. Good‘ing
D. A. Sands
Trimble
Stansbury Home Burns Near Pomeroy
Fire destroyed the country home of Mr and Mrs Oren Stansbury one mile northwest of Rutland at 3 30 am. The house was new and only occupants woke in time to escape with minimal clothing. Origin of the blaze is unknown and a small amount of insurance is reported. In Middleport Mrs F M Sisson hosted a 6 pm dinner for her son James on his birthday.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Oren Stansbury
Middleport
F. M. Sisson
James
Smith Takes Buick Post in Alliance Nebraska
H M Smith, formerly manager of the Buick agency in Has Position Pomeroy, has accepted a similar post in Alliance Nebraska. He left Has Position Pomeroy July 5 in a 1907 Buick and drove 40 miles per hour at times on the trip.
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Pomeroy
H. M. Smith
Buick
Alliance
Neb
Nebraska
Smith
Rutland Couple Ties The Knot At Columbus Wedding
At a basket dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Miles Hysell in Cooks Gap guests included Earl King and Sylvester King from Columba and Cecil Camp and Vonley Camp from Columbus. The ceremony announced July 24 celebrated Cecil son of Mrs Vonley Camp marrying Miss Thelma Burwell of Columbus. They will reside in Columbus.
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Rutland
Earl King
Sylvester King
Columa
Cecil Camp
Columbus
Vonley Camp
Miles Hysell
Cooks Gap
Cecil
Thelma Burwell
Middleport School Opens September 10 for 1928 29
Middleport public schools plan to begin the 1928 29 term on September 10 with a full corps of teachers and preparations completed for another year of instruction.
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Middleport
Gallia County Fair Opens With Record Horse Entry
POMEROY Aug 1 The Gallia county fair starts today and runs tomorrow with what officials expect to be the largest show in the county. More than 150 horses entered inclining grand circuit veterans, many stabled in tents. Races may split into two divisions and run into Friday afternoon. Poultry displays also expected to surpass prior years with 154 varieties from Harris Poultry Electa Fla and a large Wooster exhibit.
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Pomeroy
Gallia
Kaufman
Harris Poultry Company
Electa
Fla
Wooster
Grand jury in Pomeroy recesses to Monday
The special grand jury investigation in Pomeroy remains in progress with witnesses to be brought in from distance. Fifteen leading county citizens serve on the panel including Emmett Webb C A Swick H K Coe Jr G J Chase C H Amos D A Dias B A Miller Martin Chase W A Carman J C Anderson Ray Nicholson S A Eastman Albert Heitzer Seymour Will and Clarence Young.
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Emmett Webb
C. A. Swick
H. K. Coe, Jr
G. J. Chase
C. H
Ohlinger Family to Visit Roanoke for Two Weeks
Mr and Mrs W P Ohlinger and their children left Tuesday for Roanoke Virginia by New York Central trains to visit Mr Ohlingers brother and family. They plan to tour points of interest in and around Roanoke during their two week trip.
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Middleport, Ave
W. P. Ohlinger
New York Central Lines
Roanoke
Ambulance Meets Train in Athens For Mrs Shumaker Ill
The Finsterwald ambulance met a Baltimore and Ohio train in Athens on Monday to assist Mrs. Shumaker of Kerri Run who was en route from Cincinnati after falling ill and returned home on a cot.
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Pomeroy
Finsterwald
Athens
Baltimore and Ohio
Cincinnati
Athens Meigs Grange picnic set at Experiment Farm
An Athens Meigs Grange picnic will be held at the Southeastern Ohio Experiment Farm in Carpenter on August 9. A pageant Happy Days on the Farm will be performed along with talk, music, games, and a general good time. Everyone invited with well filled baskets.
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Pomeroy
Athens- Meigs Grange
Southeastern Ohio Experiment Farm
Carpenter
Grange
Going Abroad Mrs Fowler Will Go Too To France
Mrs Roscoe Fowler and Mrs Clara Thomas Ginn plan study abroad in France next year. Mrs Fowler will accompany Ginn and three daughters who sail September 12. Both are former Middleport girls with Mrs Fowler having studied French at Ohio University.
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Middleport
Roscoe Fowler
Cincinnati
Mayor Orders All Dogs Tied Up Citywide
Rutland August 1 the mayor issued an order that all dogs be tied up until further notice after state lab results confirmed the dog killed last Tuesday had rabies in an advanced stage. Two bitten dogs were killed and any dog found running loose will be put to death.
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Rutland
Thestate Laboratory
Hufford Weds Laura Florence Keller in Painesville
Lovell Hufford, brother of Mrs. Clarence Gatchel of Glouster, recently married Laura Florence Keller in Painesville. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Keller, is a Painesville High School graduate. Hufford, employed by a Painesville contractor, served three years in the U.S. Army, with duties including time stationed in Hawaii.
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Glouster
Shower Honors Mrs. John Kent At Welch Home
Misses Eleanor Welch and Margaret Thomas hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. John Kent at her home in Middleport. Guests enjoyed a gift display by the bride and a three-table bridge game, with several friends from her 1922 graduating class in attendance.
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Middleport
Eleanor Welch
Margaret Thomas
John Kent
Miss Treva Black Named Greens Run Principal
Aug. 1 in GLOUSTER Miss Treva Black from Athens was hired as principal of Greens Run schools by the Trimble Township Board of Education. She succeeds W. Ray Smittle who was re hired then resigned.
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Glouster
Treva Black
Athens
Trimble Township
Forty Nine Ride Labor Train to Modoc Mines
Aug 1 in Glouster reports forty nine workers boarded the labor train to the Modoc mines, the third straight day with that turnout. Morning depots show few riders beyond those on the train as the attraction wanes.
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Glouster
Modoc
Funeral for Mrs Morrison Scheduled in Redtown
The funeral for Mrs. Gen Morrison who died Monday near Palos will be Thursday at 3 PM at the Redtown church. Rev. Mrs. Kimmey of Athens will preside, with burial in the Taylor Ridge cemetery. Morrison was formerly a Redtown resident.
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Glouster
Gen Morrison
Palos
Redtown
Kimmey
Athens
Taylor Ridge
Morrison
Funeral services for Mrs. R. A. Brinkley
Funeral services for Mrs. R. A. Brinkley of Jacksonville will be held at her home on Thursday at 1 PM conducted by Rev. L. A. Donal pastor of the Jacksonville M E church. Burial follows in Maplewood Cemetery.
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Columbus
Carey Allen Scurlock
South Third Street
Mt. Carmel Hospital
W. G. Scurlock
Jackson
Scurlock
Wellston
Funeral for Louis Horwitz Held in Pomeroy and Cincinnati
Funeral services for Louis Horwitz were held at the residence by the Elks. The funeral cortege traveled to Cincinnati for further services at Spring Grove chapel with burial in Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Louis Horwitz
Order of Elks
Cincinnati
Spring Grove
Holiness church meeting and local Millfield notes
Aug 1 Millfield informs of a Holiness churches meeting at the Federal Valley church near Amesville next Sunday with a basket dinner and Rev. A G Duffy preaching. Also includes Millfield personals listing multiple local visitations by Earich, Franz, and others from Chillicothe Lancaster Columbus and The Plains.
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Chauncey
Federal Valley Church
Amesville
A. G. Duffy
Chillicothe
Fire at Goodyear mine causes $30,000 damage
Cambridge reports a Goodyear mine fire 12 miles southeast of the city. a short circuit in the power plant sparked the blaze, which spread to the boiler house before local apparatus arrived. Officials say the mine was ready for operation and will be rebuilt with immediate replacement of buildings and equipment.
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Cambridge
Goodyear
Akron Coal Company
Here
Artificial clouds proposed to cool cities by Bischoff
Johannes Christian Bischoff of Kiel proposes creating artificial clouds to reflect sunlight and ward off summer heat waves sweeping over the republic. The idea follows intense heat over the region and aims to reduce temperatures in urban areas.
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Berlin
Johannes Christian Bischoff
Kiel
Republic
Mrs Rhoda Hunter Buried in The Plains Service
Funeral services for Mrs. Rhoda Henston Hunter aged 60 were held at The Plains church with Reverend Poole officiating. Burial followed at Mount Carmel Cemetery near Wellaton. She leaves ten children and twenty seven grandchildren, plus one great grandchild.
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Chauncey
Rhoda Henston Hunter
Jerry Hunter
the Plains Church
Poole
The
Saints’ Church
Mount Carmel
Wellaton
Hunter
Plains
Milan Eby
Logan
Clarence Perry
Thomas Hensler
Edward Hensler
F Radcliff
Troy Hunter
Beaver
Ohio
Eldred Shafer
the Plains
Henry Smart
Dayton
Cecil Cochran
Cleveland
Martin Hunter
Mary Hunter
Picnic at historic Enoch Moore place rekindles memories
At Old Home Chauncey on August 1 Mrs. William Hayes formerly Madge Moore of Millfield now in Columbus, with relatives and friends, enjoyed a picnic dinner in the yard of her girlhood home. The old log structure, once owned by Mr. Moore, is among the few remaining in the area and remains well preserved.
Jacoby Seeks Republican Nomination for Athens County Treasurer
Harry R. Jacoby of Long Bottom Meigs County seeks the Republican nomination for Athens County treasurer at the primaries this month. Born 1884 in Long Bottom he attended local district school and in 1906 married Edith Reed. They have five children Reed Harriett Anna Billy and Margaret.
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Harry R. Jacoby
Athens County
Mr. Jacoby
Long Bottom
Meigs County
Edith Reed
Chhildren
Reed
Harriett
Anna
Billy
Margaret
Attitude of Labor Is Quite Undecided
Atlantic City Aug 1 The head of the AFL William L. Green says labor’s stance toward presidential candidates is entirely undecided after the AFL executive council held its quarterly conference.
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Atlantic City
N. J
William L. Green
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Chauncey Personalities Share Family Visits
Mr and Mrs Hutson Dew and family Corning spent Sunday with Nile Dew and kin in Chauncey. Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown Columbus visited their parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Courtney Chauncey and Mr and Mrs W P Brown Millfield Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hutson Dew
Corning
Nile Dew
Ralph Brown
Columbuas
Harvey Courtney
Chauncey
W. P. Brown
Millfield
Annual Picnic Set for August 2 at Millfield Church Group
Chauncey August 1 The Ladies Aid Society of the Millfield Church of Christ and families plan an all day outing Thursday August 2 at Mrs C H Boudinots home near Millfield. After lunch the business meeting led by president Mrs Boudinot will discuss quilt work along with games music and eats.
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Chauncey
Ladies’ Aid Society
Millfield
Browning Couple Attend Lakeside Bible Conference
Rev. D. L. Browning and Mrs. Browning left Glouster Tuesday for Lakeside on Lake Erie near Sandusky for a short stay at the Lakeside Bible conference. Browning will preach Sunday morning at Trinity M. E. Church in Youngstown.
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Browning
Methodist Church
Lakeside
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Lakeside Bible Conference
Trinity M. E
Youngstown
Train Strikes Auto Woman in Serious Condition
Two separate crash reports from Ohio and West Virginia detail injuries after a traina vehicle collision near Porterfield. Hattie Parsons of Point Pleasant suffers a pelvic fracture, while two companions are less severely hurt. Destination Akron delayed. ongoing safety measures include an underpass planned by Ohio officials.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Hattie Parsons
Point Pleasant
St. Joseph's Hospital
Harry Bowles
Roland Woomer
McFarland Crossing
Porterfield
Akron
Woomer
National Limited
Limited
Lindbergh Delayed by Engine Trouble in New Mexico
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landed at East Vaughn New Mexico after engine trouble. He said a leaking connection let water into the oil and parts will be sent from Santa Barbara California, delaying his plans two or three days.
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East Vaughn
N. M
Charles A. Lindbergh
Santa Barbara
Cal
Glouster Men Make Wisconsin Trip Expecting 815 Miles Ahead
A seven man Glouster group sent a card from Colum bus indicates they arrived in Columbus late Monday after leaving by car for Northern Wisconsin. They averaged 11 miles per gallon and planned to fit new tires before driving all night. They expected to pass Chicago Tuesday with 815 miles remaining to their destination.
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Glouster
Wisconsin
Columbus
Chicago
Washington couple guests of Mrs Cunningham and daughter
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Goddard of Washington D. C. were guests the first of the week of Mrs. Anna Cunningham and her daughter Misa Esta.
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Washington D. H
Anna Cunningham
Misa
Esta
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Henry Frericks
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