Vote Count Error Recedes in Meigs County Senate Race
A voting tabulation error in West Rutland Precinct flipped the Meigs County State Senate nomination from Dr. George G. Hunter to John A. Lloyd. A state recount will review ballots before Septem ber 12, while Mrs. M F E Rathburn wins a Central Committee seat by about two to one.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Lloyd
West Rutland
Hunter
Roy J. Gillen
Wellston
Meigs County
Rutland
Secretary of State
George Neffner
Lawrence Lyons
Frank Fugate
Election Board
M. FE. Rathburn
Minnie L. Mauck
State Central Committee
Vinton County men freed after Meigs County dance trouble
George Malone Richard Fain and Bernard Ebert of Vinton County were released Monday after long jail time from a Meigs County dance disturbance. Five were in the original roundup with Bud and Clinton Camp already freed. The remaining five are confined in the county jail, the smallest number since the holidays.
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Pomeroy
George Malone
Richard Fain
Bernard Ebert
Vinton
Penny toss settles tie for Republican Committeeman
Aug 19 A tie vote in North Chester District for Republican Central Committeeman will be settled tomorrow at the County Board of Elections by tossing a penny. The law requires five flips with the winner determined by three correct results. Contestants Val Hartung and QD Will each had 80 votes.
Meigs County Commission Purchases Fire Extinguishers
Meigs County commissioners bought five portable fire extinguishers for the county infirmary at a Monday meeting. The report also notes several residents visiting relatives in Meigs and nearby towns, plus a fatal funeral in Pomeroy and a residential fire on Prospect Hill.
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Meigs County
Carrie Hariley
Steubenville
Fenimore
Youngstown
Pomeroy
Allien Hartley
Ella Jackson
John T. Paine
Detroit
Ward
George Donnally
Pittsburgh
W. F. Price
Richard Landers
Syracuse
Slate
Kerr
Ewing
James E. Dill
Jessie C. Gardner
Rutland
Grand Island
Neb
Prospect Hill
Fred Stahl
New Marshfield
Carey Hysell
Thomas Fork
Hamilton
Ross Ash
Eibersbach tax case to be heard in September
At the courthouse on Monday it was announced that the Eibersbach tax case will be heard the first week of September in Common Pleas Court with Judge L G Worstell, Athens, on the bench. The matter involves a large sum of money alleged to be due the state and county from Ebersbach interests in taxes on personal property. A demurrer in the $50 000 damage suit by D H Peoples against Meigs Publishing Company for publishing defamatory matter against an official about two years ago will be heard in the same session, with trial imminent.
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Pomeroy
Eibersbach
Common Pleas Court
L. G. Worstell
Athens
Ebersbach
D. H. Peoples
Meigs Publishing Company
Freight Rate Cut Affects Meigs County Trade
Meigs County farm agent reports the Interstate Commerce Commission issued a permit allowing railroads to move hay feed and water into drought areas and livestock out at half regular rates. The program covers 43 Ohio counties including Meigs and requires county agent certificates. Estimated savings reach about $2 per ton for some feeds and up to $7 per ton for hay and alfalfa.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Interstate Commission
Ohio
Meigs
County fairs in Ohio doomed say Meigs official
A Meigs County Fair Board member predicts Ohio will have only one major fair as better roads cars and air travel shrink county events. He cites rapid travel times to the State Fair and cost pressures eroding local fair support and attractions.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs County Fair Board
Phi Delta Kappa Dance in Middleport Friday
WILL GIVE DANCE MIDDLEPORT Aug 19 The Phi Delta Kappa social fraternity will host a dance at the K of P Hall Friday evening.
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Middleport
Phi Delta Kappa Social Fraternity
K. of P. Hall
Meigs County Officials Seek Funds for Road Repairs
Meigs County commissioners report tight finances as they request road repair funds from the county treasury and await gasoline money under regulated use. They warn yearend funds will be hard to balance and plan a Wednesday budget meeting to trim costs, even their official garments to fit the budget.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mother Hubbard
Classified ads for The Messenger listing contact
Classified ads for The Messenger reference circulation inquiries and instruct readers to call Norman Durst at the given phone number 7OX for placement or details.
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Messenger
Norman Durst
Damages Sought in Suit Over Filling Station Pit
H A Roush of Racine sues Edward Atkinson owner of a local filling station for 13000 claiming a cement wall at the station pit interfered with vehicle access on August 30 1929 and caused damage to his car after entering by Atkinson s direction.
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Racine
H. A. Roush
Edward Atkinson
Roush
Atkinson
Wilsons Enjoy Miami Visit With Daughter Betty
Middleport residents Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Wilson and their daughter Betty are spending two weeks in Miami Florida visiting friends.
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Middleport
Wilson
Betty
Miami
Florida
Frinds
Couple Leaves for Charleston Hospital for Appendicitis Operation
Mr and Mrs Herman Bailey depart for Charleston where Mrs Bailey is to undergo appendicitis surgery at McMillan Hospital. The operation time has not been announced.
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Middleport
Herman Bailey
Charleston
McMillan Hospital
Reverend Kreager and family plan Columbus trip for vacation
Rev. F C Kreager his wife and daughter Frances leave Middleport for Columbus for a two week vacation from his duties at the First Baptist Church Furniture will be brought here during the trip and on their return they will stay at South Sixth Street Miss Kreager will return to Denison University in September
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Middleport
F. C. Kreager
Frances
Columbus
First Baptist Church
South Sixth Street
Kreager
Denison University
Many in Pomeroy as the Week Opens
Pomeroy faces a crowded opening with residents from rural districts seeking road improvements in the county commissioners rooms while county fair directors meet in City Hall to balance accounts and cover a deficit. The Meigs County Teachers Institute opens with a school auditorium gathering and a council session ends without a quorum amid local gossip about bootlegging and alleged bribes.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Baptisms at First Baptist Church Sunday Evening
Martin and Jane Mygatt Douglas McHaf fie Lorena Gardner and Janice Collins were baptized and received into the First Baptist Church during Sunday evening services.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Martin and
Jane Mygatt
Douglas McHaffie
Lorena Gardner
Janice Collins
Dillard Family Picnics at Apple Grove Camp
In Middleport on August 19, Walter Owens and his wife Billy Dillard with Rosamond and Kathryn Dillard and Ora Dillard joined relatives at an Apple Grove camp for a day of rest and a picnic dinner. A. A. Dillard and his wife and J. F. Dillard with three younger children also visited the camp for the day and shared the picnic.
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Middleport
Walter Owens
Billy Dillard
Rosamond
Kathryn Dillard
Ora Dillard
Apple Grove
A. A. Dillard
J. F. Dillard
Marriage in Pomeroy Courthouse Closes Weekend
Leo Douglas of Pomeroy aged 28 and Florence Carsey aged 21, both of Pomeroy, were married at the Pomeroy courthouse Saturday evening with Justice I W Gilmore officiating. The ceremony united a former Athens County couple with the bride returning to her hometown.
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Pomeroy
Athens County
Justice I
W. Gilmore
Leo. Douglas
Florence Carsey
Dignified Mason Resident Sarah Ann Martin Dies at 88
Sarah Ann Martin 88 a long time Mason resident died early Monday at the Zuspan home. Funeral services will be held at United Brethren Church at 10 30 Wednesday.
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Mason
W. Va
Sarah Ann Martin
Zuspan
United Brethren Church
Middleport Note Mrs Hulbert Improves and Visiting Kin
Mrs L A Hulbert mother of Mrs J Dillard who has been ill is much improved. Mrs C N Welch and Mr and Mrs Charles Lasher left for Columbus to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Harry Kaelin of Kansas City Kansas and attorney J D Bryan of Chicago arrived to visit.
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L. A. Hulbert
J. ¥. Dillard
C. N. Welch
Charles Lasher
Columbus
Harry Kaelin
Kansas City
Kan
J. D. Bryan
Chicago
Weekend visitors and local gatherings dot Marietta life
A long list of local families visited relatives or hosted gatherings over the weekend in Marietta and nearby towns. People include the Bryans, Harleys, Shiflers, Sauvages, Burchetts, Lyons, Lansburys, Fischers, Roushs, Dixons, and others from Pt Pleasant Charleston Huntington and Columbus. Community events feature the Home Missionary Society meeting and the Marcum family reunion in Plivey West Virginia.
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W. E. Bryan
Harley
Kathryn Lyons
Jackson
Will Willock
Alice Sidenstricker
D. L. Lansbury
Marietta
John Fisher
Pt. Pleasant
C. D. Fisher
South Second Avenue
D. L. Roush
George Somerville
Maggie
W. Va
John Dixon
Charleston
W. Vals
Dixons
Home Missionary Society of Heath M. E. Church
Hollis Scott
C.O. Mercum
Marcum
Plivey
Walter Nuckles
Huntington
Russell Rice
Cecil Rice
Crarg Davis
W. C. Davis
Davis
A. W. Giles
Toledo
Gordon Gardner
Jean
John Mayer
Columbus
Don Bromberg
Nelle Young
Six Women Fliers Start Third Day of 1930 National Air Derby
In Phoenix on August 19 six women contestants prepare for the third day of the 1930 National Air Derby. The field travels across the desert routing toward the next checkpoint as crowds gather to watch the race unfold in the Great American Desert conditions.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Great American Desert
War time letter from Captain Griffin in 1863 found in Athens
An 1863 Winchester letter by Captain Ransom Griffin of the 116th Ohio to Erastus Young is shown in Athens. The note, on scroll bearing Company G roll, lists names such as Walker Hysell and Cobb and mentions typhoid cases among the company. the letter’s owner, Mrs Jiiden of Syracuse, and carrier H A Dixon of Downington are noted.
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Winchester
Ransom Griffin
116Th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Erastus Young
Meigs County
Athens
H. A. Dixon
Downington
Athens County
Jiiden
Syracuse
Ezra Walker
Aphain Griffin
Bedford Township
Bedford
Ohio
Mr. Young
Ira W. Wood
George Hysell
Jacob Butts
John C. Cobb
John C. Tolden
Hamilton L. Karr
Adkins
Bowers
Bratton
Chase
Farley
Davis
Fisher
Webster
Walker
van Bibber
van Meter
Gibson
Gilmore
Perry
Moore
Haning
Howell
Hysell
Lindsay
Story
Saxton
Rawlings
Mr. Tixon
Alexander Township
73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Veteran Recalls Civil War Service
A veteran of Company H the 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry recalls three years of service in some of the era’s hardest battles including Lookout Mountain and Gettysburg. He now 86 years old enjoys excellent health and recently visited friend Ezra Walker in Athens.
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Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Lookout Mountain
Gettysburg
Athens
Ezra Walker
Dust on West Union Street to vanish after resurfacing
City officials said the residue dust on West Union Street will disappear soon as tar seals the top coat of the resurfacing project. City Engineer John W. Dowler explained the loose gravel top layer will be absorbed by the tar beneath.
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West Union Street
State Highway Department
John W. Dowler
Dowler
West Union Street Resurfacing Improves Dust Conditions
The State Highway Department resurfaced the old brick street from Union Depot Crossing to Herrold Bridge with about 2500 dollars from gasoline tax funds. Officials expect loose gravel to be absorbed by tar and the surface to resemble a tar bound road, reducing dust for nearby residents. Further widening may occur later if funds allow.
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West Union Street
State Highway Department
Union Depot Crossing
Herrold Bridge
Phillips Milk of Magnesia and toothpaste ad copy stir interest
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as an alkali antacid fast acting and safe, claiming five minutes to relief and urging readers to buy 25 or 50 cent bottles. It also promotes Phillips Dental Magnesia Toothpaste promising white teeth and fresh breath with a free ten day tube offer from The Phillips Co.
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Phillips
Phillips Co
Varick St
New York
N. Y
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