Two Injured In Auto Crash. Gradual Graduation Fee Noted
Middleport reports two injured in Milton West Virginia area wreck. Mr and Mrs Ervin, returning from Bluefield in heavy rain, fell over an embankment. Mrs Ervin bruised and hurt, Mr Ervin unconscious under wreckage. Both taken home by Will Clark Hobson. Also, steamboats crowded with pleasure seekers at Pomeroy with Chris Greene packing fifty round trippers and river trips recommended with wraps due to cool air.
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Middleport
Willy
McMillan Ital
Charleston
Milton
W. Va
Ervin
Bluefield
Will Clark
Hobson
Pomeroy
Cincinnati Packet
Chris Greene
Evangelistic Meetings Held in Middleport Church
In Middleport on August 17 a series of evangelistic sessions runs nightly at 7 30 at the First Church of the Nazarene on West Locust Street. Evangelist Rev Boril Burger leads services with growing attendance and interest reported.
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Middleport
First Church of the Nazarene
West Locust Street
Boril Burger
May Recover Victim of Collapse for May Get POMEROY
Reports from Gallipolis hospital say Mrs. Ernest Smith of Bedford narrowly escaped after a collapsed log building. She rallied well to treatment and barring complications is expected to recover.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis Hospital
Ernest Smith
Bedford
Thirty three to enter high school this autumn
POMEROY August 17 The August eighth grade examinations were successfully passed by the following boys and girls who are to enter high school this fall. Girls Bertha Thoma Merle Davis Katherine Shiveler Martha Eden Doris Bolin Merium Gladys Hardway Mabel Wanenda Woodrum Nella im Lenore Betzing Doris way Wanita Young Audria Gladys Warrow Boys Harold Evans Joseph Sisgen Menda Jordan Lawrence Seilers Reuben Davis Virgil Story Earl Horden Herbert McKee Ty rug James Orvel Michael Clair Vonley Jordan Clair Spencer Carl Bolin Carol Price Oliver Michael Marvin Davis Harry Winters
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Pomeroy
Girla
Bertha Thoma
Merle Davis
Katherine Shiveler
Martha Eden
Doris Bolin
Merium
Gladys Hardway
Mabel
Wanenda Woodrum
Nellaim
Lenore Betzing
Doris Way
Wanita Young
Audria
Gladys Warrow
Harold Evans
Joseph Sisgen
Menda Jordan
Lawrence Seilers
Reuben Davis
Virgil Story
Earl Horden
Herbert McKee
Tyrug James
Orvel Michael
Clair Vonley Jordan
Clair Spencer
Carl Bolin
Carol Price
Oliver Michael
Marvin Davis
Har! Winters
Plans to Install Memorial Windows in Church of Christ
Aug 17 plans advance to place memorial windows in the Church of Christ main auditorium. The windows will match the design used in the 1914 remodel of the new church section. In other notes from the area Rheta Evans married George A. Allen in Columbus on Aug 13 and will reside there.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Minersville
Rheta Evans
Thomas Evans
George A. Allen
Columbus
Pack peaches expected for Imercy shipment
Sylvio ict of this city and a fruit company employee from Nelsonville plan to logan to pack peaches in 1,500 bushels. The date is August 17 in IMERCY.
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Imercy
Sylvio Ict
Mid
Nelsonville
Logan
Meiga County Acquires Stone Crusher for Local Pike Surfacing
POMEROY August 17 Meiga county now owns a stone crusher it is being operated on the T E Smith farm in Balem township where large limestone deposits are suitable for surfacing pikes County Engineer Hartinger bought the machine at a forced sale after Contractor Stinchcomb faced financial difficulties and his employer attached the crusher for wages.
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Meizghs
Pomeroy
Meiga County
T. E. Smith
Balem
Hartinger
Stinchcomb
Salem
Pomeroy-Jackson Pike
Coach Takes Study At Notre Dame For Strategy
J R VanMeter a famed Point Pleasant football coach travels to Notre Dame for a two week postgraduate course in football strategy with Coach Knute Rockne. He will return to organize the Big Black eleven for the coming season. Meanwhile Meigs and Pomeroy report several marriage licenses issued in mid August including Reeves-Dilcher and Cheesebrew-Martin among others.
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Notre Dame Middleport
J. R. VanMeter
Point Pleasant High Eleven
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Pearl Martin
Orva Martin
Syracuse
John Miller
Eva Lovett
Racine
R. D
Roy McClain
Thomas McClain
Pomeroy
Flora Hagg
Alonzo Hagy
Homer Bradshaw
Farmer
Old Cruise Proposed Trip Of Byrd Recalls Adventure Of Early Years
The article recalls Captain Charles Wilkes and the South and Antarctic Exploring Expedition of 1838 to 1842. It notes Wilkes’ disputed claim to the Antarctic Continent, congressional interest and funding, and the incomplete published records from the expedition.
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Byrd
Harry W. Frantz
United Press
Washington
UPR
Antarctic
H Richard E. Byrd
Charles Wilkes
United States
Congress
South &Ca
Library Committee
France
Britain
Wilkes
Andrew Jackson
Pacific Ocean
South Seas
Antarctic Continent Claim Highlighted by Captain Wilkes
The cruise sighting progress convinced Captain Wilkes of a great Antarctic Continent rather than scattered islands, contrasting British and French explorers' conclusions of the era. The author urges honoring the American expedition's priority and broader discoveries.
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Wilkes
Senator to Visit Columbus Over State Fee Dispute
Cincinnati August 11 Clarence H Hallman state senator will travel to Columbus to discuss with Governor Donahey a fee of 1280 for collecting 6500 from the state. The Waddells say Hallman held up vouchers and kept 1230 in cash. Hallman, who supported a suit against doctors, says he acted under contract with the Waddells and spent his own money on trips to Columbus Blanchester and Hillsboro over five years.
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Cincinnati
U.R
Clarence H. Hallman
Columbus
Vic Donahey
Ohio General Assembly
Clarence Waddell
Highland
National Guardsman
Haliman
Hamilton County
Waddell
John G. Waddell
Waddells
Hallman
Adjutant General's Office
Blanchester
Hillsboro
Pratt's Fork Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Pratt's Fork residents report guests and visits across the week. Vern Beal and family returned from Milford Center. J P Mohler stayed with the Weatherbys in Athens. Fraley Fox and Virgene visited Calvin Ackley. Harry Smith and children visited Will Colmer. Will Gilkey and daughter Nancy hosted.
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Fraley Fox
Virgene
Calvin Ackley
Harry Smith
Will Colmer
Will Gilkey
Nancy
Mra
Visits Highlight Athens Social Round
Fred White visited relatives in Athens recently. Mrs Mary Beal of Athens stayed with her son A L Beal and family. Mr and Mrs Emerson Burson and daughters were guests of Mr and Mrs F M King. Miss Myrle King joined them for a visit and returned Monday night.
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Pomeroy
Dwight Oliver
Cincinnati
A. K. Albert Castle
Point Pleasant
P. L. Peoples
Cleveland
Niagara Falls
A. L. Stoodt
Mansfield
Theodore Ebersbach
Pauline Wetzel
Rela Avs
Grace Clouston
Nelsonville
Fred White
Athens
Mrary Beal
A. L. Beal
Emerson Burson
F. M. King
Myrle King
Fisher seeks divorce over willful absence in Common Pleas
Cora Fisher files for divorce from Arthur Fisher in Common Pleas court alleging willful absence since August 10. They wed August 23, 1911 and have five children. The petition marks the end of the couple's long separation.
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Cora Fisher
Arthur Fisher
Common Pleas Court
Woman files divorce and child custody complaint
In 1923 a woman petitions for divorce seeking custody of the children and additional relief.
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
The article lists common questions with concise answers. It notes the Panama Canal voyage covers about 42 miles and typically takes around eight hours. It also states no authentic census exists for Indigenous peoples in 1492 and cites an expert estimate of about 1,115,000 Indians in North America at that time.
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Panama Canal
North America
A. R. WA
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