Meigs County farm rally set with speeches and music
Pomeroy August 19 A county farm rally is planned for August 30 at 8 o clock in the K of P hall. Principal address by W T Barbie of Chi on The Future Farmer. Other talks by Floyd DeLashmutt Columbus on Your Farm Bureau Judge Peoples and W F Reed of Pomeroy. Ice cream and cake served. music by L V Reuter. Describes attendees and local notices.
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Pomeroy
Ises
W. T. Barbie
Chi
Floyd DeLashmutt
Columbus
T. Barbre
Chicago
United States
Sheriff Hunts Man Pomeroy Suspect In Mortgage Theft
Aug 19 Sheriff Harry Rice went to Columbus to seize Charley Werner wanted on a charge of removing mortgaged property from the county.
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Man Pomeroy
Harry Rice
Columbus
Charley Werner
George W Krietler returns from Gallia county business visit
George W. Krietler former agent returned from a business trip to Gallia county where he assisted with the ae camps at the county.
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Pomeroy
George W. Krietler
Gallia County
Sand Digger Adrift After River Getaway
Two barges owned by the Cafe Sand and Gravel company of Marys went adrift near Kerrs Run as a steamer caused a wake. Coroner Ben Ewing rushed to the scene after the distress whistle blew and a gasoline boat located and recovered the sand digger below Middleport. If it had drifted farther downstream, substantial damage could have occurred.
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Middleport
Middleport Guests and Local Visitors Noted
Mr and Mrs Frank Fellows of Huntington are guests at the Skidmore residence on Seventh Street. Mr and Mrs Harvey Williams of Columbus visit with Mrs and Mrs Red Ohlinger. George Anderson and Frank Knopp travel today to Rus to visit the latter's cousin. Mrs Beery and children return to Charleston after a visit with Mrs Se of Third Street.
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Ed. Tewksbury
Columbus
Copen
Seventh Street
Skinner
Margaret
Aurora
Ill
Ernest Grimes
Charleston
Will Davis
Clinton Fisher
Middleport
Collis Dawson
T. H. Davis
C. E. Starr
Athens
W. H. Beeson
Melissa Switzer
Arthur
Harry Womeldorf
New York City
Ed. Davis
Bryn Athyn
Henry Kelso
Portsmouth
Ed. Thompson
Kelso
Charles Wise
Clarence White
Bret Russell
Charles Winegar
Ravenswood
Virgie Corbin
Ripley
Lou Saunders
Lucille Talbott
John Talbott
Miss Talbott
A. A. Chappelle
E. McElfresh
Point Pleasant
W. S. Reed
Chauncey Winegar
Gary
Ind
C. J. Winegar
C. A. Fowler
Sixth
Palmer Streets
Charles Rathburn
New York
Shelby
Edgar Tuckerman
Huntington
Rue Tuckerman
Frank Fellows
Skidmore
Harvey Williams
Mfs
Red Ohlinger
Anderson
Frank Knopp
Beery
Mre
Third Street
Woman in Oklahoma Finds Relief with Vegetable Compound
A tired Oklahoma dairy farmer’s wife, Mrs. Cora Short, credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for improved health and energy. She reports better sleep and ability to care for her family after using the remedy faithfully.
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Oklahoma
Lydia Pinkham
Cora Short
Oklahoma City
Okla
Pomeroy Bend Briefs Visit Notes Move Through Columbus
Mrs. Russell Bauer and Mrs. J. S. Hartenbach with Sue Lehew visited Huntington on Wednesday. Mrs. Grover Lynn and daughter Betty of Columbus visit Harry Dye and family. Willis Gilmore of Huntington visits with brother James at Thomas Fork. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris Amos Junod and D. W. Hennessy return tonight from a Columbus motor trip. Dorothy and Catherine Russell of Huntington join Margaret and Marie Schorn in visiting Columbus.
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Pomeroy Bend
Russell Bauer
J. S. Hartenbach
Sue Lehew
Huntington
Grover Lynn
Betty
Columbus
Harry Dye
Willis Gilmore
James
Thomas Fork
Robert Morris
Amos Junod
D. W. Hennessy
Dorothy
Catherine Russell
Margaret
Marie Schorn
Mrs Galbroner Hosts 599 Club Meeting
Middleport report notes Mrs Homer Galbroner hosted the 599 club at her home on Wednesday with out of town guest Mrs Frank Fellows of Huntington attending.
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Middleport
Homer Galbroner
Frank Fellows
Huntington
Needle and Thimble Club Meets at Mrs Horden Home
The Needle and Thimble club gathers at noon at Mrs Rich Horden’s home in Middleport for a potluck lunch followed by an afternoon of sewing activities.
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Middleport
Needle and Thimble
Rich Horden
Theodorus Council drill team earns honor at tri-district meet
Pomeroy reports members of the drill team from the Theodorus council of the D of A. competed in a tri district contest at the Neil house in Columbus on Tuesday.
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Theodorus Council
Cleveland
Columbus
D. of A
Pomeroy
Theodorus Council of the
Neil House
Tues
Dexter man and Langsville woman wed in Pomeroy
Charles Victor Gotschall of Dexter married Oliie May Jacks of Langsville last Saturday in Pomeroy with Justice French officiating. The couple, children of local families Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gotschall and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jacks, are noted as standout young neighbors.
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Pomeroy
Charles Victor Gotschall
Dexter
Oliie May Jacks
Langsville
Justice French
Gotschall
Charles Gotschall
Earl Jacks
Klees announce birth of son in Monkey Run
Mr. and Mrs. Art Klees announce the birth of a son Sunday morning at Monkey Run. The baby is a grandson of Mrs. Jessie Mitch.
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Pomeroy
Art Klees
Monkey Run
Jessie Mitch
Porch Supper Hosts Invitees At Knopp Home
MIDDLEPORT August 19 Mr and Mrs Frank Knopp entertain tonight with a potluck porch supper at their home honoring house guests Ida Mae Entsminger Nettie Wrow of Charleston and Hilda Cary of Poca The invited guests include Francis McClure Helen Smith Eleanor Lansbury Katherine Hawkins Ruth Bradbury Viola Allensworth Katherine Riley Gladys Watts Ruth Humphrey Ruth Thomas Louise Sargeant Beulah Falker Vaude Vance Helen Smith Mary Wilmett Anna Margaret Burchette Vivian Middletown Emogene Smith Fannie Lippi and Miss Fowler Decorations will feature red.
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Middleport
Frank Knopp
Ida Mae Entsminger
Nettie Withrow
Charleston
Hilda Cary
Poca
Francis McClure
Helen Smith
Eleanor Lansbury
Katherine Hawkins
Ruth Bradbury
Viola Allensworth
Katherine Riley
Gladys Watts
Ruth Humphrey
Ruth Thomas
Louise Sargeant
Beulah Falker
Lineman Injured After Fall From Pole Near Middleport
William Howard, an employee of the Southern Ohio Power Company, fell from a pole near the Middleport trestle on Wednesday. He suffered a cut to the head but escaped serious injury as the pole also fell without striking him.
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Middleport
William Howard
Southern Ohio Power Company
Howard
Just the thing for thin, weak, puny children
An advertisement extols McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a remedy for low vitality in children. It promotes ease of use, claims health and weight benefits, and targets mothers worried about disease vulnerability. Available at Cline's Pharmacy and drugstores, 60 tablets for 60 cents.
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Cline
Culvert Caves in Following Storm at Mulberry Avenue
A culvert under the John Genheimer property on Mulberry avenue caved in Tuesday evening during a severe storm. Water rushed through flooding several cellars from Fugete’s to the cemetery and damaging the Getheimer porch at the scene now occupied by John Schmidt.
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Pomeroy
John Genheimer
Mulberry Avenue
John Schmidt
Fugate’s
Father seeks reprieve for son in Columbus electric chair
Pomeroy reports John Hedricks Sr. traveled to Columbus on Wednesday to urge clemency for his son John Hedricks, condemned to be executed in the electric chair on September 2 for the murder of James McCumber.
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Pomeroy
John Hedricks
Columbus
James McCumber
White Ash Mine to Resume Operations Next Monday
Chauncey August 19. The White Ash mine on Bailey Run near Chauncey is expected to resume operation next Monday. Workers have been tidying the site for days and hope for steady activity. Superintendent Eugene Inboden oversees about 150 employes. Also noted were birthday anniversaries for Mrs. Nancy Dean Mrs. Jessie Fulton Mrs. Viola Howard and Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey.
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Chauncey
White Ash
Bailey Run
Eugene Inboden
Nancy Dean
Jessie Fulton
Viola Howard
Elizabeth Harvey
West End Floods Prompt Boat Use in Chauncey
Heavy rains cause the Hocking river and Sunday creek to overflow. West Main street floods about a foot, though no homes are flooded. Damage reported to nearby truck gardens as residents deploy boats and skiffs in the west end.
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Chauncey
Hocking
Pleasant View Temple Lydian Sisters Meet in Chauncey
Large attendance at Pleasant View Temple Lyodian Sisters meeting in Chauncey. August birthday party held after the regular session followed by a pot luck supper and enjoyable reports.
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Chauncey
Pleasant View Temple L’ythian Sisters of Chauncey
Social at the Factory church Friday
Plains residents are invited to a social hosted by the Ladies Aid Society of the Factory church this Friday at the church premises. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach in Plains.
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Plains
Ladies’ Aid Society
Lefflers Host Chauncey Family Event on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leffler of Chauncey entertained Sunday at their Lexington avenue home honoring grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. Mingus of Greens Run and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Leffler and daughter Dorothy and son Willard of Chauncey. Waldo and Thomas Burdette joined their grandparents for a visit at Greens Run through Wednesday.
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Chauncey
Carl Leffler
Lexington Avenue
Mingus
Greens Run
Edward Leffler
Dorothy
Willard
Waldo
Thomas Burdette
J. S. Mingus
JHE Plains Personal Mention Follows Mrs Russell McHarg
Local brief notes Mrs Russell McHarg was seen in JHE Plains with a brief mention of her whereabouts. Community members recall her activities around the Plains area during the period covered by this item.
Weekend Visitors Gather in Parkersburg and Athens
Last weekend saw several families visiting relatives in Ohio and West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Robinett and daughter Ethel Brindo with Shirley stayed at their Athens home, while F. E. Cook hosted Edward Griffith and his children from Kirkersville. William McDonald and H. L. McDonald hosted guests, and George Gabriel Jr. with 8S. 8 Show from Union visited the Ludwick home in Parkersburg, W Va.
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Athens
T. R. Robinett
Ethel Brindo
Shirley
Ansfield
F. E. Cook
Edward Griffith
Austin and
Vaughn
Rita
Kirkersville
Ohio
William McDonald
H. L. McDonald
George Gabriel, Jr
Lower Plains
Union
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jacob Ludwick
Chauncey Personal Notes From Local Residents
Mrs. Elmer Nida and daughter Dorothy of Columbus visit Chauncey friends Mrs. Guy Gardner and Wyona on High street and Mrs. Nida’s sister Mrs. Lillian Boling and family on Sycamore street. Darrel Witham, Cincinnati Dental College student, spends a month in Chauncey with his parents on Converse street. Ray Andrews, former Chauncey resident and Philippines teacher, visits Edward Minister Sr. on Ellie avenue.
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Chauncey
Elmer Nida
Dorothy
Columbus
Guy H. Gardner
Wyona
High Street
Nida
Lillian Boling
Sycamore Street
Darrel Witham
Dental College
Cincinnati
Marshal
Burke Witham
Converse Street
Ray Andrews
Philippines
Edward Minister
Ellie Avenue
Yankees Hurt in Crash Near London
A French air union passenger plane crashed on its way from Le Bourget to Croydon. One American was killed and nine more were hospitalized with several in serious condition. The incident occurred as American tourists regularly use the French airline.
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London
U.P
French Air Union
le Bourget Airdrome
Paris
Croydon
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Happy Woman
Lydia E. Pickham
Entertains Club
Cray & Reading
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North Court St
Getheimer
White
West End
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Russell McHarg
D. Shaffer CO
Atows & Nelsonville Distributors
The
Swanson Furniture Co
Centennial
Philadelphia
H. D. Price
Juliana St
Athens Book & News
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