Ballots for Karr Show Remonstrance in Meigs County
Meigs county observers describe Tuesday's primary as a mass demonstration against Commissioner Karr amid an indictment for accepting a bribe. The piece notes shifts in the Republican central committee race in Middleport and detailsDemocrat vote totals, notables like Captain T W Jones and Edgar Erwin, and speculation on November outcomes.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Karr
Republican Central Committee
Jenkins Committee
Contro
Fred Shiflet
Win Robinson
Middleport
Shiflet
Robison
Election Board
Central Committee
Chase
Jones
Fugate
Leifheit
Meigs
Beatty
Bloom
Davey
Witt
Witter
Roush
Bradford
Capt
T. W. Jones
Dale Powell
Edgar Erwin
Middleport woman oldest voter of town in Tuesday ballot
MIND WAS SET MIDDLEPORT, Aug. 16. Mrs. Sara Lant, living with her niece Mrs. Ray Smith on Grant Street, is believed to be the town’s oldest person to cast a vote Tuesday. She quickly marked her ballot after reaching the booth officials say. Gordon Harris and Tom Riley Jr. traveled to Erie, Pennsylvania for the New York Central Athletic Association sports meet.
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Middleport
Sara Lant
Ray Smith
Grant Street
Gordon Harris
Tom Riley, Jr
Erie
New York Central Athletic Association
Jane Smith
Columbus
Edward Tewksbury
South Fifth
Palmer Streets
University Hospital
Anderson
Terrin
Tewksbury
Four Good Style for a School Dress 6208
A historical sewing pattern description details a low square yoke dress with long front tab and belt, short turned back cuffs, and bias binding. Fabrics include cotton, crepe, linen, or georgette, with green linen shown and beige or white trim. Sizes 6 to 12 years. yardage and binding requirements listed. pattern mailed for $0.05.
Military Demonstrations Draw Crowd to West Virginia Guard Camp
Pomeroy residents flock to the West Virginia National Guard camp near Maggie to view guard mounts. Brigadier General Henry Denhardt arrives for inspection as the 201st regiment prepares to move in. A chemical warfare demonstration and sham battle is planned for Friday evening drawing spectators.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
West Virginia National Guard
Maggie
Geneal Henry Denhardt
Kentucky
Seventy-Fifth
201St
150Th
Parkersburg
Silver Bridge
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy Packet Line Notes Change of Purser Legacy
In Pomeroy twenty seven years ago Clerk Will Barringer of Letart became purser of the Virginia in the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati trade. Captain Kerr had held the post, with Captain Calhoun, and pilot Sanford. Barringer, now a Kanauga station operator, was last purser with the Greene Line. The Betsy Ann arrives from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh. River stage Pool. Steward Steven Mellett of the Senator Cordill was taken ill with appendicitis at Parkersburg and faces surgical removal.
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Pomeroy
Will Barringer
Letart
Robert Kerr
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Thomas Calhoun
Spence Sanford
Cheshire
Here
Barringer
Greene
Greenwood
Kanauga
Betsy Ann
Senator Cordill
Charleston
Pool
Steven Mellett
Parkersburg
Schreiner and Riley Attend Moves and Visits
Mr F W Schreiner travels to Columbus for medical treatments. Miss Kathryn Riley returns home from Logan after visiting her aunt and family. Nurse Rosemond Dillard resumes duties as a special case. Local obsequial attendance includes Mrs E Smith’s family in Cheshire. Will Fisher visits from Akron. Mrs Meadows and son Carroll and Mrs Jud Boley attend Mrs W H Beeson’s funeral in Columbus.
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Kathryn Riley
Edgar Ewing
Logan
Rosemond Dillard
Robert A. Anderson
George Terrin
Columbus
Edward Tewksbury
Berthold
Stark
Cheshire
E. Smith
Will Fisher
Akron
Meadows
Carroll
Jud Boley
W. H. Beeson
M. J. McCarty
Auto accident injures Jud Lee near Harrisonville
Jud Lee, 60, was fatally injured near his home when a car struck him as he walked with his cousin Homer Lee. The two boys driving the car, from local families, are not blamed.
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Harrisonville
Jud Lee
Here
Homer Lee
Gallipolis
Nelson and Clark
Greenfield visitors tour West and return to Middleport
Mrs Adkins and daughter Miss Clara and niece Miss Grace Balke from Greenfield arrive in Middleport after a western motor trip including Yellowstone and California. They stay with Mr and Mrs Will Steiff for a week and were hosted by Miss Sara Jones and Mrs Goetz. In Albuquerque they visited Clarence Adkins. Riverview camp Royal Neighbors of America will hold a picnic supper at Miss Hazel Swisher’s Cheshire home this evening with social activities to follow.
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Middleport
Adkins
Clara
Grace Balke
Greenfield
West
Yellowstone National Park
California
Texas
Will Steiff
Sara Jones
Riverview Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
Hazel Swisher
Cheshire
Lodi School District Elects New Principal and Teachers
Charles V. Chrisman was elected principal of Lodi township high school. Ruth McClead and Reba Shafer were chosen as home economics teachers at the high school and Blackwood school respectively. Transportation and a possible new building will be considered later due to growing enrollment.
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Charles V. Chrisman
South Perry
Lodi Township
Board of Education
Ruth McClead
Canaanville
Schoo
Reba Shafer
Athens
Blackwood
Whhich
S S S A Remedy for Appetite and Vitality Decline
An old advertisement links loss of appetite and general weakness to low red blood cell count and touts S S S as a century old remedy. It claims natural vegetable ingredients restore strength, improve appetite, and renew vitality, urging readers to buy the larger size at drug stores.
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S.S.S
Famous flier dies after Rio crash on waters
Major Carlos del Prete Italian aviator dies from injuries after a Savoia monoplane crash near Rio de Janeiro. He and companion Major Arturo Ferrarin were hurt last week during an Rome to Brazil exhibition flight. Del Prete lost both legs to amputation for gangrene and died at 6 am.
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Rio DE Janiro
U.P
Carlos del Prete
Rome
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
del Prete
Arturo Ferrarin
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