Pomeroy Board Sets Plans for New School and Staff
The Pomeroy Board of Education adjourned to consider equipment bids for a new junior high school, paying the ninth month of the last term, hiring a music teacher, janitors, and an attendance officer. Miss Hilda Ohlinger replaces Miss Louise Kerr. New staff include Jacob Roller, Jay Myers, Charles Foss, Mrs Ethel Thomas. School starts September 8.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Education
Rhodes
Hilda Ohlinger
Louise Kerr
Jacob Roller
Jay Myers
Central School
Charles Foss
Sugar Run
Charles Cohen
Coalport
Ethel Thomas
Coal Production Report Shows Week Ending July 26 Rise
Bituminous coal loadings by railroads for the week ending July 26 rose by about 3 000 cars from the prior week. The National Coal Association estimates total U S bituminous output at 8 100 000 net tons for that week, compared with 9 480 000 net tons in the same week in 1929. The U S Bureau of Mines reported 7 861 900 net tons for the week ending July 12 and 7 918 000 net tons for the week ending July 19.
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United States
National Coal Association
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bowers and Barker Sentenced to Pen
Glen Bowers and William Barker of Athens County pleaded guilty after 116 days in jail on burglary and larceny charges. Judge I W Grow sentenced them to the Ohio Penitentiary for 18 months to 15 years each. Both men have families and were indicted in May.
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Pomeroy
Glen Bowers
William Barker
Athens County
Ohio Penitentiary
I. W. Grow
O. K. Parrott
Roosville
George Shields
Tuppers Plains
East Liverpool
Bowers
Shields
Barker
Zanesville
Fire suspect in Massar Hill arson case remains jailed
Aug 1 reports Fred Zahl held as a suspect in the fires that burned barns of Dr Shumaker Charles Massar and the Damewood family in Massar Hill near Chester. Zahl says he had nothing to do with starting the blazes.
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Pomeroy
Fred Zahl
Dr. Shumaker
Charles Massar
Damewood
Massar Hill
Chester
Minister A Y Wilcox to Preach at Harrisonville Church
Rev A Y Wilcox of Athens Presbyterian Church will preach at Harrisonville Presbyterian Church on Sunday August 3 at 2 30 pm. The Harrisonville church invites all residents to attend the service.
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Harrisonville
A. Y. Wilcox
Presbyterian Church
Athens
Ideal season boosts ringnecked pheasants and partridges
Meigs County reports its best season in years for ringnecked pheasants and Hungarian partridges thanks to favorable weather. A new state game preserve provides ideal breeding grounds, and within two to three years the department aims to distribute 18 000 to 20 000 birds annually with Meigs County receiving its share due to wooded hills and well watered valleys.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mad Dog Scare in Middleport Declared Unwarranted
Middleport patrols debunk the town scare after a 15-year-old's bulldog ran loose and lunged at people. Dog Warden Henry Seidenable shot the animal, sent its head to Columbus for rabies tests, and reports it tested negative. He suspects poisoning instead and warns of heat driven dog behavior during hot weather.
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Middleport
C. Emmish
Boston
Henry Seidenable
Columbus
Seidenable
Bridge Club Honors At South Second Avenue
Mrs. B. F. Fultz Sr. hosted her bridge club on South Second Avenue in Middleport. Otto Stanley took high score, Roscoe Fowler won second, and guest prize went to Mrs. B. Fultz Jr.
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Middleport
B. F. Fultz, Sr
Bridge Club
South Second Avenue
Otto Stanley
Roscoe Fowler
B. F. Fultz, Jr
Knight's oats crop yields record in Southeastern Ohio
Chester August 1 B N Knight a progressive farmer and cattle buyer says his 11 acres on Shade River bottoms yielded 440 bushels of oats an average of 46 bushels per acre far ahead of neighbors 15 to 20 bushels. After harvest he plowed stubble and sowed buckwheat eyeing another good crop from the same ground.
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Chester
B. N. Knight
Ohio
Small Soldiers Predominate in Civil War Banquet
Pomeroy August report notes that 12 Civil War veterans at a banquet are all small in size and aged about 85 on average. It observes that no Civil War veteran remains in the Courthouse or local offices, while World War and Spanish American War veterans still hold several posts. Frank Hill and Tom Jones, both Spanish American and WWI veterans, appear among county candidates.
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Pomeroy
Samuel McCullough
Jesse Gandee
Middleport
Willock
Irving Karr
Spain
Edgar Morris
Hosmer Roush
Otto Kreinbeihl
Wright McCroria
James E Harley
Frank Hill
Tom Jones
National Guards Set Two-Week Camp at Camp Conley
The 150th Regiment from Southern West Virginia will encamp August 3 at Camp Conley across the river from Hobson. Under Col. William E. Cubank the unit aims for 100 percent attendance in the two week camp. Improvements and beautification have been made, with trees planted and parade grounds enhanced. The 22 company regiment plans military study mornings, athletics afternoons including baseball and swimming, and evening entertainment such as movies and boxing.
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Middleport
150Th Regiment of National Guards
West Virgina
Camp Conley
Hobson
William E. Cubank
Welch
Carlton C. Pierce
West Virginia
150Th Regiment
Farewell party for Mrs. Riley in Middleport
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cochrane hosted a farewell gathering for Mrs. Georgia Riley who will move to Mt. Clara New Jersey. Attendees included William Moore Maggie Boyd C Rickman Nellie Winston Mamie Kalye Carrie Cassell Melvina Jackson Bertha H Jackson Anna Mossen Julia Barnett Florence Stevens Goldie Guthrie Earl S Rickman Chas E Rickman Lulu P D Rickman Maxine Guthrie William Guthrie and Bertha H Jackson.
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Middleport
Joe Cochrane
Georgia Riley
Mt. Clara
N. J
William Moore
Maggie Boyd
C. Rickman
Nellie Winston
Mamie Kalye
Carrie Cassell
Melvina Jackson
Bertha H. Jackson
Anna Mossen
Julia Barnett
Florence Stevens
Goldie Guthrie
Earl S. Rickman
Chas. E. Rickman
Lulu PD. Rickman
Maxine Guthrie
William Guthrie
Mrs Lawrence Frost Fractures Leg in Washington
Word reached relatives that Mrs. Lawrence Frost of Washington D C suffered a broken leg. She is known here as Louise Albers, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Albers. She has spent summers here with sister Mrs Homer Grant. Mrs Frost is hospitalized at Garfield Hospital in Washington.
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Middleport
Lawrence Frost
Washington, D. C
Frost
Louise Albers
Henry Albers
Homer Grant
Garfield Hospital
Washington
Camp Trip From Local Family Heads to Michigan
Mrs. Herman Lohse and four children travel with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Russell to camp near Lake Huron. They settle on Anselle River by an inland lake, Van Ettan. The Lohses make annual inland lake camps, while the Russells join for the first time with a trailer and row boat in tow.
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Middleport
Herman Lohse
H. M. Russell
Michigan
Lake Huron
Anselle
van Ettan
Lohses
Russells
Lohse
Billy Abdella Struck by Truck in Chauncey
Chauncey Aug 1. Billy Abdella son of Mr and Mrs E T Abdella Chauncey was struck by a machine in Converse Street Thursday afternoon and sustained injuries to head and legs No bones were broken The child was attended by Dr Warren V Sprague The accident occurred when he darted across the street in front of the Sayre Store truck driven by Carroll Tippett
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Chauncey
Billy Abdella
E. T. Abdella
Converse Street
Warren V. Sprague
Sayre
Carroll Tippett
Peach Ridge VBS graduates to take part in evening exercises
Twelve Vacation Bible School students at Peach Ridge will participate in commencement exercises this evening. Rev. C. A. Sprigg of the American Sunday School Union will lead the program. A social will follow, and the community is invited to attend.
Birth of Son for Mr and Mrs Walter Brown
Mr and Mrs Walter Brown announce the birth of a son at their Sand Ridge home Chauncey. The baby is named Walter Robert Brown. George W Brown of the Chauncey Feed Company is the grandfather.
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Walter Brown
Chauncey
Sand Ridge
Walter Robert Brown
George W. Brown
Chauncey Feed Company
Ogg Family Attends Funeral of Cynthia Vore
Mr and Mrs Charles Ogg and family of Uncey went to Trimble to attend the funeral of Mrs Cynthia Vore held at the Church There She died at her daughter Mrs Bert Sanders home in Athens Her death followed a long illness and was noted in local society circles as the aunt of Mrs Ogg and others.
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Chauncey
Charles Ogg
Oge
Cynthia Vore
It's a Boy for Mr and Mrs Homer Kirkendall
Mrs Homer Kirkendall of Chauncey announces the birth of a nine pound son at their home near the city on Thursday. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Hershal Kirkendall of Chauncey and Mr and Mrs Elmer Dewey of the Lower Plains.
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Chauncey
Homer Kirkendall
Hershal Kirkendall
Elmer Dewey
Lower Plains
Revival to Begin in The Plains Church of the Nazarene
The Rev. R. P. Fitch of Norwood Ohio evangelist for the Nazarene Church will start a revival meeting at the Church of the Nazarene in The Plains this Saturday evening.
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Chauncey
R. P. Fitch
Norwood, O
the Nazarene Church
Church of the Nazarene
the Plains
Keck sisters host dinner in Athens visit
Misses Helena and Pauline Keck of Chauncey were entertained at dinner Wednesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs E J Terry and family in Athens.
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Chauncey
Helena
Pauline Keck
E. J. Terry
Athens
Mrs.Barney Hale Visits Chauncey Family
Mrs Barney Hale and her children from Wellsville Ohio are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs B F Goodson in Chauncey. Mr Hale plans to join them Saturday for a few days.
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Chauncey
Barney Hale
Wellsville, O
Trimble Grange to Convene Important Meeting This Saturday
Trimble Grange plans a significant business meeting for Saturday night at the Grange Hall in Trimble. Members are urged to attend as routine and agenda items will be discussed.
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Trimble
Derby Racer Joe Meehan Missing After Return Lap
LAS VEGAS Nev Aug 1 Missing since Tuesday on the return lap of the All-American Air Derby Joe Meehan Ironton Ohio entrant came into Caliente Nev late yesterday He had been forced to land in Sand Spring Valley 100 miles west of Caliente
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Las Vegas
Nev
U.P
Joe Meehan
Ironton, O
Caliente
Sand Spring Valley
Mothers Seek Laws to Prevent Baby Mix-Ups in Illinois
In Chicago on August first two hundred Illinois mothers formed a campaign via the Associated Mothers of Illinois to push for laws to prevent hospital baby mixups. The plan to test parentage by instinct with Bamberger and Watkins infants was not carried out.
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Chicago
Illinois
Bamberger-Watkins
Associated Mothers of Illinois
Grace E. Dribell
Charles Bamberger
William Watkins
Watkins
Braceville
Ill
Englewood Hospital
Bamberger
Mothers’ Organization
Woman acts as blind in petting party raids in Columbus
Mrs Cressie Mercurio a 25 year old divorcee testifies she acted as a blind companion for Sher man Chrysler and William Cannata constables of Justice of the Peace Clint Doughty on patrols along lonely country roads hunting potters. She said she was paid two dollars per couple and that the murder of Homer Griffith taxi driver on Old Smoky Road involved the patrols with her present. The night of the crime was her first on the tour.
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Columbus
U.R
Cressie Mercurio
Sherman Chrysler
William Cannata
Justice of the Peace
Clint Doughty
Mercurio
Homer Griffith
Old Smoky Road
Crysler
Cannata
Griffith
Auto sales dip in Meigs County as used cars lead
In Meigs County for July 30 autos and 6 trucks were sold, with 186 used cars changing hands. New car purchases total 24 and trucks total 6, indicating a weak market overall.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Local Mentions of Movements and Visits Across Towns
A flurry of visits and travels is noted with residents of Charleston Marion Columbus Wilkesville and Pomeroy moving between homes hospitals and relatives. Several individuals and couples are described as visiting family or undergoing medical evaluations while others relocate for work arrangements and temporary stays.
Divers Begin Recovery Hopes for Pinthis Crew
Commercial divers start a body recovery mission off Scituate to retrieve the Pinthis crew from the June 10 collision with the Fairfax. Nineteen aboard Pinthis, seventeen still missing after 49 deaths, while owners arrange the effort with Shell Eastern Petroleum and Merchants and Miners Transportation Company.
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Boston
U.P
Scituate
Fairfax
Coast Guard
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Shell Eastern Petroleum Company
Athens Home Telephone approves Albany Amesville upgrades
Directors approve costly improvements for Athens Home Telephone Company serving Albany and Amesville. A new Morris property site will host a modern switchboard and residence exchange, with upgraded poles and lead covered cables. Albany will gain a 150 line switchboard and new two wire circuits with selective ringing to speed service.
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Albany
Amesville
Athens Home Telephone Company
Athens
C. B. Russell
F. R. Beasley
Morris
Bank of Amesville
Telephone Company
C. L. Jones
Doctor Jones
New
W N Cott Retires From Railroad Service
Columbus August 1 William N Cott longtime officer of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad retires at midnight after 55 years eight days with the Hocking Valley Railroad He is 75 years old and the senior official of the Hocking Valley in age and service in Columbus today known as W N Cott.
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Columbus
William N. Cott
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Hocking Valley Railroad
W. N
Hocking Valley
Protest Over Communist Actions Endangers Foreigners in China
U.S. Foreign Office filed a protest with the Nanking government citing continued Communist activity in South Central China that led to the sacking of Changsha and an attack on the gunboat Palos. The note asks for guaranteed protection for American tourists in Wuhan Province.
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Nanking
China
U.P
Changsha
United States
Palos
United States Foreign Office
Wuhan
Fire on Dollar steamship President Harrison at Jersey City
Fire broke out today aboard the Dollar steamship President Harrison docked at the foot of 12th Street. Jersey City fire apparatus and a New York City fireboat responded to the blaze.
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Jersey City
N. J
U.2
Dollar
President Harrison
12Th Street
New York City
Communists Evacuate Changsha as Hankow Advance Reported
Raiders charge Peiping. Communists who seized Changsha the capital of Hunan on Wednesday evacuate the city and reportedly move toward Hankow in Hupeh. American William Linger, once held for ransom, escaped. companion Allen Cameron remains missing.
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Peiping
U.P
Changsha
Hunan
Hankow
Huoei
William Linger
Allen Cameron
Reverend W B Gibbons to Speak at Athens Church of Christ
The Rev. W B Gibbons of West Mansfield will preach at the Athens Church of Christ announced by pastor J C Wilkes. Services are scheduled for 10:30 am 2:30 pm and 7:45 pm.
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W. 8S. Gibbons
West Mansfield
Athens Church of Christ
J. C. Wilkes
Commune band in Changsha demands tribute for sparing city
Washington reports that a Communist band in command of Changsha has demanded one million dollars to refrain from destroying the city. The State Department was advised of the offer. Meanwhile reports say property belonging to American oil companies the Japanese Consulate and the Japanese Hospital has been looted.
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Washington
U.P
Changsha
State Department
Ohio Rubber Willoughby Plant Enlarged by Ford Contract
Fin enlargement of the Ohio Rubber Company plant at Willoughby was announced with a new building contract awarded to H. K. Ferguson Co. A large contract from Ford Motor Co. is believed to drive the Grua facility enlargement as well.
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Cleveland
U.P
Ohio Rubber Company
Willoughby
H. K. Ferguson Co
Ford Motor Co
Grua
Drought Devastates U.S. Crops Amid Record Wheat Harvest
Drought spreads through the corn belt as rainless conditions scorch corn, pasture, tobacco, and cotton. Wheat harvest swells storage as prices drop toward new lows while federal aid remains elusive. Farm Board Chairman Legge plans a northwest tour to push wheat-acreage cuts. Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana report severe crop damage overall.
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Washington
U.P
Weather Bureau
Legge
Farm Board
Missouri
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
Winter Forecast Based on Sycamore Signs
Marietta August 1 Pete Elston of the city water department predicts a severe winter for 1930 31 He formerly worked on Mississippi River steamboats and was assistant to an old time pilot who said sycamore bark shedding signals heavy ice Elston notes sycamores along the Ohio valley have shed most this season and their white branches suggest snow and ice ahead.
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Marietta
Pete Elston
City Water Department
Ohio Valley
Elston
Youths Body Found Near Bainbridge In Auto Crash
Rod ney Harris 21, missing from near Greenfield since Wednesday night, was found dead in his wrecked car at the bottom of a 20 foot embankment along Paint Creek a mile and a half from Bainbridge Thursday night.
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Chillicothe
Rodney Harris
Greenfield
Paint Creek
Bainbridge
Athens County Court Fines and Dockets Highlight 1930 Report
The Athens County Common Pleas Court reported fines of 4346.40 with 708 collected and 230 est. collectible. Costs totaled 1678.32 with 672.96 collected. Liquor offenses numbered 17 with 7 convictions and 7 pending. Criminal cases totaled 248 with 83 convictions, 134 pending, 2 acquittals, 46 noticed. Jury fees reached 5309.51. Divorce petitions rose to 76 in 1930. 275 judgments issued totaling 181911.24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ena Nelson
Department of State of Ohio
The New Parson to Be Presented by Pleasanton 4-H Club
The Pleasanton 4-H Club presents The New Parson at Albany tonight and Shade Saturday night. Twenty eight cast members perform to raise funds for travel to the Union camp next week, defraying expenses.
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Pleasanton 4-H Club
Albany
Shade
Union
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