Evictions at Hobson Lead to Arrests and Violence
POMEROY Aug 7 Attorney Charles Higgins of Gallipolis was arrested late last night by Constable Lord Hysell of Middleport and jailed in Meigs County awaiting a hearing. He is tied to an eviction dispute involving Hobson Mines Company as miners resist removal from company houses. two signers of an affidavit claim he took money under false pretenses. The confrontation escalated with a shooting incident between Lewis Manley and Elmer Hysell, leaving Hysell wounded and possibly needing an arm amputation. Authorities fear further clashes as eviction proceeds at Hobson and Red Bird Mines near Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Charles Higgins
Gallipolis
Hysell
Middleport
Meigs County
Higgins
Hobson Mines Company
Lewis Maniey
Elmer Hysell
Meniey
Charles Hysell
Hobson Biners
M. C. Ho
Hobson Miningompany
Hobart
Hobn
Red Bird
Justice
R. Titus
Lord Yself
Hobson
Stitts
L. C. Crary
Weir
Justic Titus
R. Raymond Boice
Esday
Henry Enable
Howard &Titts
D Corbett Manley
Williams
Herusband
Corbett Manley
Lewisley
Les Hysell
Lewis Manley
Manley
Route 7
New York Central
Name Highway
Meigs County Teachers to Receive Delinquent Pay
Meigs County school instructors will gain from a statewide $545,000 payment by State Auditor Joseph J. Tracy to cover delinquent salaries. Distribution covers 338 districts in 51 of Ohio's 88 counties under Dr. B. Q Skinner. Tracy blocked initial payroll vouchers due to insufficient state funds.
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Pomeroy
Meiga County
Joseph J. Tracy
Ohio
B. QO. Skinner
Tracy
Beach Party in Honor of Columbus Guest Held in Middleport
More than fifty young men and women from Middleport and Pomeroy attended a beach party at Syracuse on Thursday afternoon and evening honoring Miss Gladys Stevens of Columbus. A pot luck dinner was served at 6 o'clock.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Gladys Stevens
Columbus
Maxine Smith
Dahlia Pauley
Stella Palmer
Vera Russell
Ruth Grate
Mary Farmer
Lucille Dutton
Frances Vroman
Dorothy Fultz
Lera Ro
Frank Pendergrass
Arthur Skinner
Clarence Root
Leland Saxon
Fred Blaettar
Ray McCullough
Chap Talbott
Gerald Lewellyn
Starling McCullough
Paul Leonard
Charles McMaster
Edward Coates
Local Attorney Jed B Bibbee Dies in Ironton at 66
Jed B Bibbee aged 66, longtime Ironton attorney and Meigs County native, died at home Wednesday night. He became the first in the Ironton Masonic district to reach the thirty third degree. He was brother of Ward Bibbee of Apple Grove and related to the David Geyer family of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Jed B. Bibbee
Meigs County
Ironton
Ward Bibbee
Apple Grove
David Geyer
Robbers' Gas Bill Collected by County Hope
W R Athey, who killed Vance Miller in last year’s Bowman brothers gas station robbery, pursued 96 cents for gasoline taken by the bandits. He filed the bill against the parties who took it, expecting Meigs County to pay. The coroner returned the money seized from the dead bandit.
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Pomeroy
W. R. Athey
Vance Miller
Miller
Bowman Brothers
Meigs County
Athey
Dock Radford Dies After Stroke At Five Points
Dock Radford 68 a prominent Meigs County citizen died at his Five Points home on the Pomeroy Chester road at 12 40 am Thursday from a paralytic stroke suffered the evening before He had a prior stroke two years earlier Survived by wife Mary Ann Laubner and children Freda Alba Lena Harry and others Funeral set for 3 pm Saturday from the residence with burial in Chester
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Pomeroy
Dock Radford
Meigs County
Pomeroy- Chester Road
Harry
James Radford
Radford
Mary Ann Laubner
Freda Radford Hartinger
Middleport
Alba Radford
Charleston
W. Va
Walter Baer
Minersville
Lena Scott
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Chester
Spanish-American veteran bitten by dog near Pomeroy
Mike Russell of Pomeroy near Cook's Gap was bitten on the right thumb by a family dog thatheat struck and went on running fits. He killed the dog to prevent further harm and sent the head to Columbus for rabies testing, which came back negative. He took medical precautions and is recovering.
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Pomeroy
Mike Russell
Cook’s Gap
Pomeroy-Rutland Road
Columbus
Youngstown Visitors Plan Georgia Stopover
Ernest Geyer of Youngstown arrived Thursday to visit his father Dave Geyer. He was accompanied by Mr and Mrs Louis Ohlinger also of Youngstown who will visit Miss Emma Lee of Pomeroy and Ed Wallace of Mason City.
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Ernest Geyer
Youngstown
Dave Geyer
Louis Ohlinger
Emma Lee
Pomeroy
Ed Wallace
Mason City
Jinx Follows Farmer Letart Man Across Week
POMEROY Aug 7 The farmer W. P. Barnitz of Letart reports a run of bad luck as his trucks are wrecked in two separate incidents. The first occurred near Everett Hartley s chicken house on a return trip from Columbia, smashing the truck and coop. A second crash happened between Nelsonville and Columbus while making a trip to Columbus, totaling the vehicle. Damaged trucked were moved to Nelsonville for repairs.
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Pomeroy
W. P. Barnitz
Columbia
Everett Hartley
Columbus
Nelsonville
Painful Injury in Cumberland Man Nails Foot at Bend Bridge
Bruce Shipley of Cumberland Maryland suffered a painful accident when he jumped a rough spot near Pomeroy Bend bridge and landed on a board with five nails that pierced his foot. He was found unable to remove them, treated at the jail, and remained there while recovering after coming through looking for work.
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Pomeroy
Bruce Shipley
Cumberland
Maryland
Pomeroy Bend Bridge
Shipley
Merging Williams and Syracuse districts headed for court
On August 7 observers said only a court case could settle the Williams and Syracuse school district merger. Attorneys for Williams and the Pomeroy Salt Association challenge the county board’s uniting action. The Salt Association objects to higher taxes estimated at $20,000 over 20 years and may consider plant dismantling, though not believed imminent.
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Pomeroy
Williams
Syracuse
Pomeroy Salt Association
Salt Association
Locals Gather at Farmers Landing Cheshire Camp
Mr and Mrs Joe Kirby and Mr and Mrs Ray Casto camp at Farmers Landing Cheshire joining Mont Caston and son Kenneth of Nitro W Va. Others expected. Miss Jean McMaster in Holzer Hospital recovering well. Mrs Arthur Swisher called to Cheshire for her father’s illness. Mrs Fisher Russell and daughter leaving Muskogee Okla. for home. Mrs Charles Elliott and two daughters visit. Mrs Hannah Swisher ill on Liberty Lane.
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Joe Kirby
Ray Casto
Farmers Landing
Cheshire
Mont Caston
Kenneth
Nitro
W. Va
Jean McMaster
Holzer Hospital
Arthur Swisher
Third Avenue
Thompson
Alice Jane Lambert
Trimble
David C. Miller
Cleveland
Fisher Russell
R. M. Grogan
Bradbury
Muskogee
Oklo
Charles Elliott
Columbus
Alice Sidenstricker
Hannah Swisher
Liberty Lane
Local families host visits and church group activities on week’s end
Mr and Mrs W D Starkey and two daughters return home after a Buckeye Lake trip. Fred Sisson and Charles ton call on James Stevens family before rushing to McArthur for David Moore illness. Virgie Major returns from Columbus to join family. Mrs Harry Schoen recovers at her parents home with son Dick. Mrs L D McMaster hosts a bridge luncheon for Mrs D G Fullerton. Middleport Baptist Young People hold beach party at Syracuse. An orchestra is to be formed in the Middleport Baptist Church Bible School with Harry Hysell directing.
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W. D. Starkey
Buckeye Lake
Fred Sisson
Charleston
James Stevens
South Third Avenue
McArthur
David Moore
Mia
Ella Sisson
Virgie Major
Columbus
Frank Enright
Harry Schoen
Frank Williams
L. D. McMaster
Lincoln Street
Middleport
D. G. Fullerton
Lakeside
Intermediate Baptist Young People’s Union
Middleport Baptist Church
Syracuse
Paul Smart
F. C. Kreager
Middleport Baptist Church Bible School
Harry Hysell
Church calls all-child musicians to Sunday services
All children who attended the church and who play any musical instrument are asked to be present before Sunday morning services, ensuring参与 before services.
Meigs Countians to Witness Akron Dirigible Christenings
A large number of Meigs County residents plan to travel to Akron on Sunday to witness the christening of the dirigible Akron. The event occurs the first airflight that day, and many locals work in Akron or will visit relatives there on the trip.
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Pomeroy
Akron
Meigs County
Queen City Excursion Packet Reaches Pomeroy with 85 Onboard
The Pittsburgh and Cincinnati boat Queen City arrived in Pomeroy with eighty five excursionists who had completed the round trip. Upon landing, fifty more round trip passengers were booked for the next voyage and capacity could rise to125 when the ship departs Pittsburgh. River men foresee strong excursion traffic through Labor Day.
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Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Queen City
Texas
Morris Family Visiting Parkersburg Thursday
Mr and Mrs Edgar Morris and their daughter Alice were visitors in Parkersburg on Thursday. Miss Morris accompanied them during the outing and stayed for a short time at a local residence.
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Edgar Morris
Alice
Parkersburg
Miss Morris
Local Families Share News on Health and Education
Mrs E K Lippincott visits son and wife while E J Tracy and Thomas Googlein families travel to Columbus to see Pear Hysell in hospital. Opal Wills, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Wills, is in Parkersburg hospital recovering from an appendicitis operation.
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E. K. Lippincott
E. J. Tracy
Thomas Googlein
Pear
Hysell
Columbus
Opal Wills
Ben Willa
Parkersburg
Wilson Selected From Athens For Industrial Tour
H Ernest Wilson son of Mr and Mrs H L Wilson 31 Franklin Avenue has been chosen as one of ten youths at Edison Mazda Lamp Works Nela Park Cleveland to tour major eastern industrial plants for a month. He will travel by bus with camping nights recording reports for the Nela Park accounting and administration departments with visits to Chicago Urbana Springfield Dayton Columbus Pittsburgh Richmond Annapolis and other cities during the trip.
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Athens
H. Ernest Wilson
H. L. Wilson
Franklin Avenue
Edison Mazda Lamp Works
Nela Park
Cleveland
United States
Wilson
Chicago
Urbana
Springfield
Dayton
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Annapo
Company executive profile notes career and education
Lis, Philadelphia, Camden, N J New York and Bridgeport Conn list shows Wilson. He has been with the company for 16 months and attended Ohio University for three years. He is a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
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Lis
Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
New York
Bridgeport
Athens County appoints two jur y commissioners
E. R. Walker and W. H. McKee, both of Athens, were appointed jury commissioners for Athens County. The appointment was filed in the Athens County Common Pleas Court today.
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E. R. Walker
W. H. McKee
Athens
Athens County
Athens County Common Pleas Court
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Nurito
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