Pomeroy Business Leaders Discuss Fire Damage Reform
A group of Pomeroy business men met at city hall with a state insurance adjuster to explore improving fire protection and lowering rates after Saturday's blaze. They consider a program possibly funded by a bond issue, plus joint rebuilding actions for a safer, harmonious area. Plans include a federal post office building and new development to meet demand for building lots and business spaces.
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Notch
Canea
Pomeroy
Fowboats on View at Huntington Convention
Pomeroy Aug 23 River enthusiasts plan a Huntington Improvement Association convention set for October 4 and 6. A fleet of ten boats will line the riverfront for visitors to inspect while Wheeling and Pittsburgh also schedule towboat steel operations nearby.
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Pomeroy
Chioey Improvement Association
H. E. Matthews
Huntington Chamber Commerce
Wheeling
Itsburgh
Matthews
Wiss Althea Miller and H. H. MacFarlan to Wed Tonight
Pomeroy August 23 Miss Althea Ker daughter of Mrs. Sadie Mil will marry Mr H. H. MacFarlan in a wedding ceremony tonight. The wedding marks a social event for the community.
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Wiss Althea Miller
H. H. Macfarlan
Pomeroy
Althea Ker
Sadie Mil
Florida Bride M H MacVarlan to Wed Tonight at First Baptist
M H MacVarlan of Florida will marry this evening at the First Baptist church with Rev Sellars officiating. Only invited guests may attend the ceremony and a reception at the Miller home will follow for close family friends.
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M. H. MacVarlan
Florida
First Baptist Church
Sellars
Miller
Mass of sightseers floods Pomeroy after blaze
Druggist C. D. Reed counted 108 automobiles passing his home in five minutes on Sunday, all in one direction, showing the heavy throng of sightseers who visited Pomeroy to view the burn area. The town was jammed with cars throughout the day.
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Pomeroy
C. D. Reed
Married couples wed in Pomeroy ceremonies
Okey Pullins 33 farmer Sumner and Mattie Gilliland 17 Sumner wed Saturday by Justice French. Glenn Edward Stanley 21 farmer Albany R D 2 and Elsie May Gilkey 17 Pratts Fork also married by Justice French. James Walter Cummins 24 draughtsman Columbus and Nora B Heilman 26 teacher Pomeroy R F D were wed as Rev H E Genheimer of Forest Ohio officiated.
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Pomeroy
Okey Pullins
Farmer
Sumner
Mattie Gilliland
Justice French
Glenn Edward Stanley
Albany
R. D
Elsie May Gilkey
Pratts Fork
James Walter Cummins
Columbus
Nora B. Heilman
Pomeroy, R. F. D
Telephone system resumes service after Saturday fire
Pomeroy August 23 Most of the telephone network had resumed operation by last evening following a fire Saturday that burned cables on Second Street and affected the west half of the town and surrounding areas. Manager Curtis Hamilton said full service would be restored today with other utilities back to normal.
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Pomeroy
Second Street
Middleport
Curtis Hamilton
Lights Stolen From Car In Pomeroy Street Theft
William Arden of Springfield reports he left his car at the W. A. Compton residence on Main Street for supper. On returning, he found the rear light stop light and spot light stolen.
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Pomeroy
William Arden
Springfield
W. A. Compton
Main Street
Officials stage crusade against car thieves
A number of petty incidents have been reported to officers and officials vow special attention to the problem. The drive targets thieves who operate around parked cars and other unsecured property.
Back to Old Joe Pomeroy Essex Mines Manager Returns
Reese West, formerly active in local coal mining, has returned to the area and is named general manager of the Essex mines in the Thomas Fork field near Charleston. West previously worked in the same industry here for two years.
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Joe Pomeroy
Reese West
Charleston
Essex
Thomas Fork Field
Fred Bauer in Serious Condition After Stroke
Fred Bauer of Naylors Run is reported in serious condition after a stroke yesterday. Complete paralysis extends from the waist down, according to early reports.
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Fred Bauer
Pomeroy
Fred. Bauer
Naylors Run
Missing Athens children reunite after bus mix up
Two children Ada Roberts aged 13 and a five year old girl rode the 9 o'clock bus from Athens to Pomeroy and forgot their stop near Henry Rogers’ place at the county line. An Athens inquiry traced them to their mother and the pair were returned home aboard the next northbound bus.
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Pomeroy
Athens
Henry Rogers
Ada Roberts
Recorder-Elect Freda Radford to Take County Office
Freda Radford returned Saturday from a ten day visit with friends in Cincinnati and will soon assume her county office as the second woman to hold the position. A group of local Rebekah sisters attended the district meeting at Letart Falls. The Rev Kaetzel and family left Sunday for Seymour Indiana to attend the Central German M E conference. Mrs Fred Groff returned Monday to Cleveland after visiting Judge and Mrs A P Miller. The Horton family hosted Mrs J S Aistrophe and Mrs Thomas Windrom and children of Cairo Illinois over the weekend.
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Freda Radford
Cincinnati
Rebekah
Letart Falls
Kaetzel
Bethany M. E
Seymour
Indiana
Fred Groff
Cleveland
A. P. Miller
H. M. Horton
J. S. Aisthrope
Thomas Windrom
Cairo
Ill
Local Notables Visit Relatives Across Ohio and Canada
Attorney Edgar Ervin greets old friends in Pomeroy and Middleport while his daughters Ruth and Clara Pauline visit from Columbus. Capt J E Hull reports their wife Mrs Hull and family arriving in Quebec from Europe. Mrs Hull will spend two weeks with relatives. Also visiting are Rev L R Wilson and daughter Hilda of Norwalk and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bing, hosting in Pomeroy.
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Edgar Ervin
Pomeroy
Middleport
Ruth
Clara Pauline
Columbus
J. E. Hull
Hull
T. H. Davis
Quebec
Canada
Europe
Hilda
Norwalk
Lawrence Bing
Charles Stout
Bridgeville
J. N. Humphrey
Martha
Barbara
Ann Joachim Returns Home After Cedar Grove Visit
Ann Joachim of Cedar Grove returned home Sunday after visiting the Healy family here.
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Ann Joachim
Cedar Grove
Healy
Annual Hunter Family Reunion Held in New Marshfield
The fourth annual Hunter family reunion gathered 117 attendees Sunday in the grove on the old Hunter place, one mile west of New Marshfield. Officers elected included Allen Hunter as president and Roe Rorick as vice president. many family members spoke of ill relatives and plans to meet at the Athens County fair grounds in 1928.
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New Marshfield
Hunter
Arthur Hunter
Nancy Wilkes
Elias Williamson
Will Ethel
Harry Hatfield
Elvin
Herman Clapper
Robert
Philo
Leota
Lenora
Walter
Chalmer Gatewood
Chandlersville
Virgil Clapper
Zanesville
James Quick
Syracuse
Elmer Quick
Canaanville
M. R. Chesser
Carbondale
Jessie Baughman
Wesley Baughman
Harley Gilbert
Seth Hunter
Walter Hunter
Allen Hunter
Athens Area Families Gather for Visit and Names List
Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert and grandson, Mrs. Nancy Wilkes, Mr. and Mrs. George Wilkes and Mrs. D. A. Bardin and three children, Mary Louise Doris and Ashton Hunter Cullums of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Verity and daughter and granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wilkes and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pollard and daughter and Joe Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. West Brandburg and five children, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Hill and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Howard McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Groce and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Groce and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Roe Rorick and three children of Athens R. D. Friends visiting with the family were Cloud Hartman of Phile, Alton Moore of Cumberland, Arthur Sensibaugh of Chandlerayille, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Beverage and Reed Beverage, Ida Allison, and Mina Fry, Athens, Mrs. Ed Stewart of Athens, R. D., and Joseph Bardin and Kathryn Brown of Columbus.
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John Gilbert
Nancy Wilkes
George Wilkes
D. A. Bardin
Mary
Louise
Doris
Ashton
Hunter Cullums
Athens
Alva Verity
Floyd Wilkes
Henry Pollard
Joe Hunter
West Brandburg
Noah Hill
Howard McDonald
Charley Groce
Curtis Groce
Roe Rorick
Athens R. D
Cloud Hartman
Phile
Alton Moore
Cumberland
Arthur Sensibaugh
Chandlerayille
Charley Beverage
Reed Beverage
Ida Allison
Mina Fry
Ed Stewart
R. D
Joseph Bardin
Kathryn Brown
Columbus
Struck by autos theory in death on Dixie highway
Middletown police say evidence suggests Clem Miller, 38, was struck by autos after being found dead on the Dixie highway near the city late Sunday. Investigators are reviewing leads as they pursue the case.
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Dixie Highway
Middletown
Clem Miller
Man Sought for Seven Years in Murder Found in Italy
Cleveland dispatch reports County Prosecutor Edward C. Stanton pursuing extradition to press charges against Angelo Amato for the payroll holdup murder of Wilfred W. Slydha and George K. Fanner on December 31, 1920. Amato has been captured in Girgenti Sicily. three killers were executed and a fourth given life. Amato was named by Purpera's confession.
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Cleveland
U.R
Edward C. Stanton
Italy
Angelo” Amato
Wilfred W. Slydha
George K. Fanner
Amato
Girgenti
Sicily
Valerio Valeriani
Stanton
Louis E. Langa
Sly and
Fanner
Dominic Benigno
Samuel Purpera
Frank Motto
Benigno
Mexico
Louis
Toledo Kid" Komer
Purpera
Trenton man struck by three autos after altercation
A man from Trenton, Ohio was struck by three autos following a fight between his brother Joseph Miller and Robert Wilkergon at a camp where they had been drinking. Witnesses say Miller staggered along the road and was hit by one car then run over by two more as his body lay near a hill crest.
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Day
Joseph Miller
Robert Wilkergon
Trenton
Miller
Chaplin Becomes Single Man After Settlement
Charlie Chaplin legally becomes a single man after a three year marriage ends in a settlement of almost a million dollars. Judge Walter Guerin granted an interlocutory divorce. Chaplin will pay $625000 to his wife and create a $200000 trust for their two children, with the principal to be paid when the youngest turns 35.
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Los Angeles
Calif
U.2
Charlie Chaplin
Walter Guerin
Hollywood
Chaplin
Pocketbook theft on Columbus street car report
Corning visitor Willient R. Post told police a pocketbook containing $12 was taken from him on a Long High Street streetcar in Columbus on Monday August 23 as he visited friends in the area.
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Rob Corning
Columbus
Willient 'R. Post
Corning
Post
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