Point Pleasant Bank Acquires Merchants National
Citizens National bank of Point Pleasant West Virginia has bought the assets and assumed all liabilities of the Merchants National bank of Point Pleasant. Capital stands at 100000 with surplus and undivided profits of 350000. The Merchants National dates to 1853 and 1864.
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Pomeroy
Citizens National Bank of
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Merchants National Bank
West Virginia
National Bank
Main Street
Citizens National Bank
Walter A. Windsor
C. C. Lewis
T. Stribling
Harold Sayre
Charles O. Weissenburger
Robert L. Hoge
E. J. Somerville
L. N. Knight
Maggie
Hiram A. Carpenter
St. Marys
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Plan Big County Fair Promises Four Day Labor Day Fest
Meigs County Clerk R G Webster says the upcoming fair on September 4 5 6 at Rock Springs fair ground will rival counties greatest events. A Labor Day celebration features amplifiers the New York Central band quartet and a beauty contest for Meigs county women ages 16 to 25 with six finalists voted by popular ballot. Lib eral cash prizes plus merchandise award will crown Miss Meigs County. Entries may be made in person or by mail to secretary R G Webster.
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Pomeroy
R. G. Webster
Meigs County
Rocksprings
New York Central Band
Dawson Electric Shop
Mike
New York Central Quartet
Miss Julia Miller Undergoes Tonsil Operation
Aug 21 report from Middleport states Miss Julia Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Miller of Grant Street underwent tonsil removal surgery at Sheltering Arms hospital Friday She attends Ohio University and is now at home recuperating
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Middleport
Julia Miller
Elmer Miller
Grant Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Nurse Trainee Anna Burchett to Enter Christ Hospital
Aug 21 report from Middleport that Mrs Anna Margaret Burchett daughter of J M Burchett leaves for Cincinnati to begin nurse training at Christ Hospital Mt Auburn In Cincinnati She is not a graduate from the class of 28
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Middleport
Anna Margaret Burchett
J. M. Burchett
Cincinnati
Christ Hospital
Mt Auburn
Baptist Convention Sessions Conclude in Middleport
The 4th State convention of the Providence Association of Baptist churches of Ohio met at Middleport Mt. Moriah Baptist church from Wednesday to Sunday night. Delegates from across the state attended. Rev C T Inslow and Rev S V Bryant spoke, with Mrs Ruth Edna Lewis among prominent participants. The church celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with large crowds and generous meals provided by the congregation.
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Middleport
Providence Association of Baptist Churches of Ohio
Middleport Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
J. E. Harley
C. H. Eichinger
Heath M. E. Church
Mt. Moriah Church
J. H. Rickman
O. P. Wright
Burlington
Pythian Park
C. T. Inslow
Columbus
Baptist General Association of Ohio
8. V. Bryant
Huntington
Ruth Edna Lewis
Akron
Women's State Association
Mack Riley
Damages Sought After Pomeroy Warden Arrest
In Pomeroy on August 21 a suit filed in common pleas court by Seidenable seeks $1,000 damages claiming an arrest led to humiliation and business losses. It references E. J. Clark the fish and game protector and a 1914 hen pheasant case dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Pomeroy
E. J. Clark
Fish and Game Protector
Common Pleas Court
Thompson-Beeson reunion notes at Cheshire grove
Thompson Beeson reunion held Sunday at E. P. Thompson grove in Cheshire with 180 relatives registered. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Paul Bean and Mr and Mrs R B Beeson from Middleport and H E Thomas family and Theodore Wilson from Columbus. About 65 adults registered. Rutland reports a vacant College Avenue house of Emory Ralph burned Friday night with tenants moved out and another family expected to move in. incendiary work suspected.
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Middleport
Thompson-Beeson
E. P. Thompson
Cheshire
Paul Bean
R. B. Beeson
H. E. Thomas
Lincoln Street
Theodore Wilson
Columbus
Fulton
Bulaville
Gallia County
Rutland
Emory Ralph
College Avenue
Wife of Naylors Run mother jailed after Sunday spree
Pomeroy August 21 Mrs William Kauff of Naylors Run mother of a three months old babe was in jail yesterday sobering up from a Sunday spree. She kept everyone around the jail awake most of the night by her carrying on.
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Pomeroy
Wiliam Kauff
Naylors Run
Crothers Wins Class A Title in Trap Shooting
Steve M. Crothers of Chestnut Hills Pennsylvania won the Class A title at the Amateur Trapshooting Association Grand American. In yesterday's opening events he scored 198 of 200 after his record 436 straight targets in 1926.
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Vandalia
Steve M. Crothers
Chestnut Hills
Crothers
Joneses Attend Ninth State Legion Convention in Columbus
Capt and Mrs Tom W Jones head to Columbus from Middleport to attend the ninth State convention of the American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary as delegates from local posts. Also traveling are Mrs Ada C Bing and Mrs Edward Anderson.
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Capt
Mrs
Tom Jones
Columbus
Middleport
Tom W. Jones
American Legion
The
Legion Auxiliary
Jones
Legion
Ada C. Bing
Edward Anderson
Rathburn Wins Tenth District GOP Central Committee Seat
Aug 21 regional report confirms Mrs. M. E. Rathburn of Rutland defeated Mrs. Ethel Hoover of Athens to become the Tenth District member of the Republican State Central committee, women's division. She will attend the reorganization meeting in Columbus on Friday.
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Pomeroy
M. E. Rathburn
Rutland
Ethel Hoover
Athens
Republican State Central Committee
Columbus
Yeager Buys Mason City Property Moves Home
Dallas Yeager who sold his Liberty avenue residence for a bridge approach has purchased the Will Roush property in Mason City and moved his household there.
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Pomaroy
Dallas Yeager
Liberty Avenue
Will Roush
Mason City
Governor Addresses Ohio Legion Convention on Soldiers Home
In Columbus on August 21 Governor Donahey and U R K Hanford McNider urged focus on a few goals for the American Legion in Ohio. McNider criticized broad resolutions, while Donahey sought to keep politics out of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans' Home at Xenia amid mismanagement charges. Major General Holan advocated compulsory service, and Judge Mathias said the administration aimed to fix issues at Xenia. The Canton post band received special clearance to camp at Knox, and downtown Columbus featured parades and serenades as units converged for the convention with next year’s host city to be announced.
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Columbus
U.rk
Hanford McNider
The
American Segion
Ohio Legionnaires
McNider
New York
Cedar Rapids
Donahey
Indian Lake
Xenia
Legion
Dennis E. Holan
Fifth Corps
Fort Hayes
E. 8
Mathias
Supreme Court
John McClay
Legionnaires
Canton
American Legion
Frank D. Henderson
Knox
135Th Field Artillery
Henderson
Sandusky
Cedar Point Rivalry Rumor In Cleveland Akron Metro Battle
Rumor spread that Cedar Point in joint rivalries with Cleveland and Akron gives resort towns an edge over their metropolitan counterparts. The chatter centers on regional competition in leisure and tourism appeal.
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Cedar Point
Cleveland
Akron
New President of Coal Concern Named Monday
H. T. Wilson of Detroit was named president of the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation succeeding Horace F. Baker who resigned. The Pittsburgh Press reported the appointment though no formal announcement had been issued by the terminal company.
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Coal Concern
Pittsburgh
U.R
H. T. Wilson
Detroit
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Horace F. Baker
Pittsburgh Press
Wilson
The
Terminal Corporation
Wilson Appointment Surprises Pittsburgh Coal Circles
Information from reliable sources notes Wilson's appointment as president came as a surprise since many expected Gay Dow ney Jr to receive the title after Baker resigned. The Pittsburgh Terminal Coal corporation has held a position second only to the Pittsburgh Coal company during the soft coal strike, attracting public interest.
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Wilson
Pittsburgh
Gay Downey, Jr
Baker
Say
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
Pittsburgh Coal Company
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Warren Carrier
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Tennessee
Otho Karr
Joan Ruth
Ruth Neutzling
Lena Hilderbrand
J. W Wolf
Hendrick
Petersburg
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Bowles
J. H. Grate
Gene
Mary
Bucyrus
Russell
Genevieve Hoff
Ann Arbor
Mich
Tom Mayes
Ralph Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Harley
Dog Warden
Fish and Game
Spurlock- Neal Co
Nashville
Pittsburgh Terminal Corporation
Lucky Tiger
Whyte-Fox
Barbers
Ucky Tiger
Athens County
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Luckoff
Luckeff
Chauncey
Glouster
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