Funeral party accompanies Horwitz in Cincinnati move
POMEROY Aug 2 The funeral party for Louis Horwitz rode to Cincinnati Wednesday morning with Reverend Fergueron H J Blackmore George Owens Frank Schwarzwalder Clarence Thomas Charles Ward and Doctor Crow There was a flower laden wagon The Elks held a solemn service at the residence Ben Horwitz delivered the eulogy Mrs Horwitz plans to return to Pomeroy Sunday to settle business and then move to Cincinnati The store will likely remain under Frank Schwarzwalder who has long served as Mr Horwitz s right hand man
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Pomeroy
Louis Horwitz
Cincinnati
Fergueron
H. J. Blackmore
George Owens
Frank Schwarzawalder
Clarence Thomas
Charles Ward
Doctor Crow
The
Elks
Ben Horwitz
Middletown
Inter-cities filling station worker suffers neuritis attack
A. C. Thatcher of the Inter-cities filling station fell ill with neuritis Monday evening. After physician examination he was sent home on Union avenue in severe condition but is said to be somewhat better today.
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Pomeroy
A. C. Thatcher
Inter-cities
Union Avenue
Junior league camp opens with named staff at Scott field
Middleport youths gather at Scott field Cheshire for a camp week. Dazzy Ander leads the kitchen while Babe Ruth Alleneworth directs sports and Stits Allensworth manages the dining room. Also notes Mrs Nag Moore and her daughter return from a six week trip through New Mexico and Yellowstone before visiting Akron on the way home.
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Middleport
Scott Field
Cheshire
Dazzy" Ander
Babe Ruth" Alleneworth
Nag Moore
New Mexico
Yellowstone Park
Kiwanis Committee Seeks Upgrades for Carpenter Farm
Kiwanis committee led by Walter Compton met with Director Williams and assistant Myron Bachtell at Carpenter Test Farm to seek building repairs, expanded shrubbery, and improved picnic grounds to accommodate large farmer demonstrations. Williams supported the need but noted no state funds were appropriated.
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Pomeroy
Kiwanis Committee
Carpenter Test Farm
Williams
Myron Bachtell
Carpenter Farm
Walter Compton
Carpenter Experiment Farm
Woman Injured in Auto Accident Near Parkersburg
Miss Hattie Parsons of Point Pleasant suffered six pelvic fractures in a crossing crash at Porter field while en route from Middleport. She was moved to Huntington for bone specialist care with her brother Frank Parsons. Other occupants, Harry Bowles and Roland Woomer, remained in Parkersburg hospital with favorable or minor injuries. Bowles drove the car and recalls braking before impact.
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Pomeroy
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Bowles
Woomer
Miss Parsons
Williams Family Reunion at Buckeye Lake Picnic Point
Descendants of Ahira and Alice Williams plan a family reunion and picnic dinner on Sunday, August 5 at Picnic Point, Buckeye Lake. All relatives are invited to attend.
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Lake
Ahira
Alice Williams
Picnic Point
Buckeye Lake
Laid Off at New York Central Shops in Bucyrus
A Bucyrus report states 52 men at New York Central shops were laid off indefinitely. Only two from the Steno shops, Mrs. Swisher and Harry Hoffman, were affected. Hoffman, with 18 years at Hobson, transferred to Bucyrus April 1 but started at the bottom after not reporting on time.
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Middleport
Bucyrus
New York Central
Steno
Swisher
Harry Hoffman
Hobson
Hoffman
Trophy Offered After River Steamer Race
A silver trophy will go to the winner of the race between the Nenater Cordill of Pittsburgh and the Chris Greene of the Greene Line Packet company in Cincinnati. Donated by the Rivers Committee of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce, the trophy marks support for river trade. The start is planned at Gallipolis with a finish at Pomeroy, Huntington pressing to stage the start there.
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Pomberoy
Nenater Cordill
Pittsburgh
Chris Greene
Greene Line Packet Company
Cincinnati
Rivers Committee
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Huntington
Trip of 1300 Miles Arrives Safely in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Dana Pfarr and their children completed a 1300 mile drive from Vero Beach Florida to Middleport arriving at midnight without delay or mishap. They travel with camping gear and a small dynamo for roadside camping comfort and plan a three to five week stay with relatives. Mrs Pfarr's brother Ira Bowles is ill at his South Front Street home and another sister Mrs Hendricks is visiting from West Virginia to help.
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Middleport
Dana Pfarr
Vero Beach
Fla
Local residents visit relatives in Columbus area
Mrs. H. E. Hoagland of Columbus spends most of the week with her sister Mrs. L. H. Flickinger and husband and with Mrs. Earl Lama and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weese of Columbus visit Mrs. Weese's father A. H. Armstrong. Miss Josephine Petit of Huntington visits aunt Mrs. Elmer Miller. Mrs. B T Houston of Logan arrives for a several day stay with Mrs. D. J. Bullivan. Mrs. Houston and husband formerly lived here. Mrs. Herbert Chambers and family are in Columbus for a few days' visit with relatives.
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H. E. Hoagland
Columbus
L. H. Flickinger
Earl Lama
Mrs. Charles Weese
Mrs. Weese
A. H. Armatrong
Mise Josephine Petit
Huntington
Mrs
Elmer Miller
Grant Street
8. T. Houston
Logan
D. J. Bullivan
Houston
Herbert Chambers
Wedding Shower for Mrs Edward Stark in Pomeroy
A miscellaneous shower in honor of Mrs Edward Stark formerly Margaret Downie occurred at the home of Miss Dorothy Coates on Court street. Guests included numerous local women and the bride attended with hostesses and friends in an evening of social conversation. Slay of Moses Johnson by his nephew Louis Johnson follows incident of fear of whipping in Durrant Oklahoma.
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Pomeroy
Edward Stark
Margaret Downie
Dorothy Coates
Court Street
Helene Radford
Marie Richman
Alice Louise Russell
Mary Ella Kuntz
Helen Lochary
Marcia Miller
Margaret Hobstetter
Edna Fisher
Helen Crown Russell
Anna May Smith
Ruth Keehne
Thelma Phillips
Marian Bichersbach
May
Margaret Smith
Hartford
W. Va
Evelyn West
Eleanor
Mildred Smith
Genevieve
Pauline Wetzel
Helen Dorst
Gertrude Lares
Irene Blaetmar
Mary Weaver
Raymond Beice
Stanford hurdler Ross Nichols charts Olympic voyage on private yacht
Ross Nichols from Stanford missed the Olympic team as a candidate but traveled to watch the Games aboard a privately owned yacht sailing from Los Angeles.
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Ross Nichols
Stanford
Los Angeles
School Teachers Abroad
Margaret Jenkins Ella Cart Wright and Catherine Maguire are mentioned as teachers traveling abroad. The snippet notes their names in a brief mention without further context or details about destination or purpose.
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Margaret Jenkins
Ella Cartwright
Catherine Maguire
The Skinniest Man In the World Claim
McCoy's Tablets promise dramatic weight gain and better health for nervous and rundown men and women. The ad guarantees satisfaction after 4 sixty cent boxes or 2 one dollar boxes with a full refund if the target weight gain is not met.
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McCoy
America
Ben F Compton Sent to Athens Hospital for Treatment
Marietta Aug 2 Ben F Compton a World War veteran from Nashville Tenn who attempted to jump from the Ohio river bridge and was stopped by tollkeepers has been declared insane and sent to the state hospital at Athens for treatment Police handed him to probate court after the incident and the state welfare department advised the investigation.
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Marietta
Ben F. Compton
Nashville
Tenn
Ohio River
Athens
Compton
State Welfare Department
Last of the Granges May Sit Out This Fall
Pinkey Garland brother of Red Grange and a Illinois football starter last year does not expect to rejoin Zuppke’s squad this fall though he remains eligible to play.
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Pinkey Garland
Red Grange
Illlinois
Zuppke
Mother’s Friend Promises Easier Childbirth and Happiness
A vintage ad urges expectant mothers to use Mother’s Friend the parental lubricant praised by three generations. It claims relief from pain and tension and invites readers to request a free booklet titled Things to Know Before Baby Comes. Sold at drug stores via Bradheld Regulator Co Atlanta GA.
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Bradheld Regulator Co
Atlanta, Ga
Nine Die as Gate Slips at Welland Canal Lock Six
Nine men were killed and between twenty and thirty injured when a 500 ton steel gate slipped from a crane boom during installation at Lock Six on the Welland Canal in Thorold Ontario. The incident occurred August 2 and is being investigated.
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Mrs. Horwitz
Edgar Ervin
Tom Enere
Hobson Shops
Slayer
Louis
Johnson
Moses Johnson
Durrant
Okla
Ping
Sommer’s Store
Frank Hussey
New York
van Beek
Roosevelt
England
Hussey
Agnes Geraghty
Health & Accident
E. Paul Cotton
Security Bank Bldg
Insurance Service Poline 1862
Athens, Ohio
Mutual Home and Savings Association
Majestic Theatre Bldg
Thorold
Ont
Welland Canal
Bayer
Burnett Smith CO
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