Newspaper asks number killed in liquor law enforcement
A Washington paper circulated questionnaires to sheriffs and city officers nationwide seeking the count of officers and bystanders killed while enforcing liquor laws over the past nine years. In Meigs County, Sheriff J A Willock reports no fatalities, though shootings and wounds occurred. deputies and others suffered injuries but not deaths in enforcement activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Washington
J. A. Willock
Meigs County
A. O. Tracy
Harry Rice
Rice
Local Church Basket Dinner Promises All Day Event
Lottridge residents and neighbors report an all day meeting and basket dinner at Lawrence Chapel Church next Sunday. Numerous families from nearby towns and counties, including McKinley Matheny Frost Watkins and Jeffers, attend social visits and dinners through the week and weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottridge
Lawrence Chapel
Roy McKinley
Grace Matheny
Freemanburg
W. Va
J. N. Jenkins
Orland McGirr
Little Hocking
H. €. Swisher
Court Room Praised For Excellent Acoustics In Pomeroy
State real estate examiner J Scott May praised the Pomeroy court room for its superior acoustics after a demonstration with Judge C KE Peoples. He asserted the room outshines any in the 16 county appellate district and even a million dollar courthouse. George P Work became receiver for Rank Diehl dry goods, taking charge of stock to satisfy creditors after Diehl’s long career and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. Scott May
State Real Estate Examiner
Columbus
C. KE. Peoples
May
Mr. May
Peoples
Court of Appeals
Rank Diehl
George P. Work
Diehl
Kennedy & Diehl
Work
Mayor Fines Five in Homous Fight Cases
Middleport mayor J E Harley reviewed Sunday night homous fight incidents and fined each participant ten dollars plus costs. The total per case reached twenty two dollars. Five defendants faced court with more to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. E. Harley
Bowen and Bowen honor guest at Columbus State Fair
Mrs. Raymond Bowen and son Charles Bowen travel to Columbus for the State Fair where Charles, a carrier, earns an honor badge for service. He has won the badge twice and is greeted by newspaper representatives upon arrival before returning home the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ymond Bowen
Charles
Pearl Street
Columbus
Bowen
Konjola praised by Ohio man as cure all
Bryan Decker of Canton Ohio reports severe stomach kidney and liver problems and neuritis. He credits Konjola with restoring health and regulating his inner system. The medicine is sold at McKee Drug Store in Athens and by druggists across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Decker
Canton
Ohio
Athens
McKee Drug Store
Ferry operator to salvage wrecked Beverly for ferry business
Elza Pickens who runs the Racine to Graham ferry has bought the wrecked Beverly sunk at Mason City landing. He plans to salvage machinery and possibly hull, using sinking barges and chained lift to raise the sunken boat for use in his ferry operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elza Pickens
Pomeroy
Racine
Graham
Beverly
Middleport
Clifton
Mason City
Mr. Pickens
Woman dies on honeymoon in Yellowstone Park
Pomeroy reports the death of a bride on her honeymoon after an auto accident in Yellowstone Park. The Detroit couple, William McCracken and his wife, were traveling when the bride sustained injuries, recovered briefly, then died from tetanus two days later. The funeral plans include a return to Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William I. Schoenlein
Yellowstone Park
William McCracken
Dora McCracken
Schoentlein
Detroit
Mich
Ruling Bans Unauthorized Grave Digging in Public Cemeteries
Attorney General Bettman rules that only authorized sextons may dig graves in township and other public cemeteries. Friends or relatives are barred from digging graves in these cemeteries but may perform such tasks in private cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Bettman
Lyons seeks transcript to appeal Pomeroy Middleport stock case
John E. F. Lyons of Middleport had lawyers file a precipe in Common Pleas Court demanding a transcript of the recent trial in which Clerk of Courts T. W. Penge won a substantial verdict. Lyons plans to carry the case to the court of appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John EF
Lyons
Middleport
Common Pleas Court
T. W. Penge
Court of Appeals
Local items and notes from Meigs County news
Meigs County notes report Mrs Sheridan Baily of Rutland seriously ill with paralysis after a Monday stroke. Judge Crow orders Meigs County to certify election winner in Middleport ward two. William Fisher, JP and Democrat foreman, ill yesterday. Philip Meter travels to Columbus after cobbler work. A Sam Clark Ira Barrels well in Syracuse area yields eight barrels daily. Mr and Mrs Laban Hill visit relatives in Cincinnati and Dayton Ky. Hill rural mail carrier from Pomeroy. Heaton family reunion held August 25 at Mrs Etta Will’s Flat Woods home. Phil Meier to manage new six-chair barber shop in Columbus September 1. Mad dog scare near Burlingham. several animals rabid and shot. Mrs Fin Anderson’s cow rabid and killed. Genheimer family reunion after 17 years to cheer Wilhelmina Genheimer. William Singers returns from three months West trip. Marriage announced between William Arnold Columbus and Helen Parker daughter of Mr and Mrs Lorenzo Parker. Mrs Kate Mees and Dorothy Mees travel from Columbus. plan Pittsburgh trip on Packet Senator Corrall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fisher
Minersville
Democrat
Philip Meter
Pomeroy
Columbus
Sam Clark
Ira
Syracuse
Laban Hill
Cincinnati
Dayton
Fin Anderson
John P.genheimer
Mulberry Avenue
Wilhelmina Genheimer
William T. Singers
Pine Grove
Chester Township
J. W. Singers
Colorado
William Arnold
Helen Parker
Lorenzo Parker
Dick Arnold
Notable Columbus Trips Highlight State Fair Week
D. K. Miller and family visit Columbus guests of Arthur Steele and family while attending the State Fair. Several residents travel to Columbus for fairs and family visits, including J. G. Talbott and wife with daughters, Otho Karr and brother-in-law, J. T. Kaser and Frank Mugate, and Mrs. G. W. Anderson and sons. A newborn, Wilbur James, is welcomed to the Ashley family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. KB. Miller
Columbus
Arthur Steele
KR. C. MecOride
Margaret
Darkersburg
J.G. Talbott
Joan
Louise
Otho Karr
Rochell
Ind
J. T. Kaser
Klein
Miss Hulda
Frank Fugate
Frank Mugate
Cincinnati
G. W. Anderson
July
Francis
Dayton
Bert Minor
Ruth
Stein Roush
Frances
Gallipolis
Marion
R. H. Horden
Phyllis
Cecil Horden
Will Burford
Brown
F. A. Shifler
Crownell Avenue
James Titus
Jimmy
Hartinger
Titus
George Lasher
Plans Approved for Pomeroy Church Construction
Sunday services at Pomeroy Church of Christ drew strong attendance as the Bible School contest between the Davids and Jonathans ended tightly. Rev. Demon P D Watkins preached a stirring sermon on religion against modern evil, while architect C E Dow and the Building Committee prepared plans to move the new structure forward. Cement footing begun with completion hoped by early September, aided by church and public volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy, Ave
Pomeroy Church of Christ
the Davids
C. E. Dow
Building Committee
Columbus
Building Department of the State
Hartley Ill After Fair Hospital Story
Oliver A. Hartley formerly of Pomeroy and publicity director for the Ohio State Fair suffered stomach trouble after writing a piece praising the Red Cross Hospital at the fair. He needed treatment at the Red Cross booth following an apparent food reaction including peanuts ice cream and roast beef sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Oliver A. Hartley
Red Cross Hospital
Red Cross Booth
Captain Greene Offers Prize for Ohio River Song
Captain Tom Greene, famed pilot of the Tom Greene packet, will award a four day boat cruise and an aerial tour of the Ohio Valley for two winning songs commemorating the canalization of the Ohio River. Entrants must celebrate the river’s dedication this fall. prizes launch from Cincinnati Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Tom Greene
Ohio River
Ohio Rver
Ohio Valley
Point Pleasant
Ohio
George Washington
William Howard Taft
Nicholas Longworth
William Henry Harrison
North Bend
Cincinnati
Spirit Apparition Reveals Hidden Money in Old Book
In Antiquity Aug 28, Harry Spencer of New Brighton Pa reports his deceased wife appeared at his bedside saying money book. He found $195 in a large doctor book after the apparition led his relatives to check the hall stand. The message read Anna money doctor book. The incident recalls their life together and his late wife Anna Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Spencer
New Brighton
Pomeroy
Syracuse
Mr. Spencer
Letart Falls
Anna Barber
Mrs. Spencer
Harry
Anna
Spencer recounts money found hidden in book
Mr. Spencer told visiting locals that after counting the total to 195 dollars he continued living in the home and no more supernatural demonstrations occurred. He cannot explain how the hiding place was revealed but says witnesses saw the money taken from between the pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Swartz Family Visits Canal Winchester and Parkersburg
Lottridge report notes Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Swartz and Mr. and Mrs. M. Swartz driving to Canal Winchester to visit George Swartz and Fred Barnhart and family. Clarence Swarts went to Parkersburg on business. C. D. Swartz sold a young Holstein bull to O. L. Stout and Carson Boggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottridge
D. Swartz
M. Swartz
Canal Winchester
George Swartz
Fred Barnhart
Clarence Swarts
Parkersburg
C, DD. Swartz
O. L. Stout
Carson Boggs
Chase Area Social Notes Highlight Family Visits
Mrs Vick Robinson and son Almont spend a week in Newark with Karl Robinson family. Orville Chase of Albany visits cousin Merrill Chase. Mrs H D Kalb and son Gillis of Akron visit Mrs hk H Carbaugh. Young People's Class of the Chase Sunday School hosted by Grace and Mildred Pugh. Robert Coates family of Athens visit C E Chase. F C Oberholzer and Lester Oberholzer attend state fair in Columbus. Ora Ashcraft at home in Guysville. Everette Saulters and daughter Eileen of Athens visit relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl MacDonald
Carolyn Mills
Good Hope
W. Va
L. H. Allen
H. R. Watkins
Gantz Watkins
Catherine Hardman
Paul
Louise Watkins
Wayne Jeffers
Kanaga Falls
Lee Bowman
Grafton
Samuel Frost
Frost
James Calvin Frost
Clarks Chapel
Charles Mooney
Columbus
A. M. Mooney
A. L. McBee
Gail
Clarksburg
S. Gist
Chicago
L. T. Runnion
Gist
Marjorie
Mary Catherine McBee
Carson Boggs
Joe Bailey
Swance Chamberlin
Charleston
Lawrence Bailey
W. ©. Stout
Coolville
Edward Hardman
Hamilton
Homer Gist
C. W Townsend
Rexford Daugherty
Sylvia Daugherty
Beebe
Ohio
Robert Sharp
Sharp
Weddner's Grove
Pauline Sharp
Thurston
Grace Jeffers
Catheryn Doggs
Edwin Hixson
Leo
Clem Everett
Peach Ridge
Herbert Welch i
Mary Elizabeth Hartinger
Athens
Frank Murphey
Walden King, Wooster
Maes. Jones
Alvira
Carman Haddox
Floris Haddox
Wilbur James
Wilbur Ashley
Chase
H. D. Kalb
Gillis
Akron
Hk. H. Carbaugh
Chase Sunday School
Misses Grace
Mildred Pugh
Robert Coates
C. E. Chase
F. C. Oberholzer
Lester Oberholzer
State Air
Ora Ashcraft
Guysville
Everette Saulters
Eileen
Murray City Families Visit Grandparents in Ohio
Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Carlson and two children Braddock Pa Mrs M Johnson Fayette City Pa Mrs W C Spangler and Charles Mc Quaid Zanesville are visiting their grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Bowen Murray City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Carlson
Braddock
M. Johnson
Fayette City
W. C. Spangler
Charles McQuaid
Zanesville
Joseph Bowen
Murray City
Rebekah Lodge District No. 66 School of Instruction Held
The annual School of Instruction for District No. 66 of the Rebekah Lodge met in McArthur on Friday with officers elected for the coming year. Alilia Kunkle of Cleveland and Anne Henderson of Columbus led instruction. Seventy five members and visitors attended. The next school will be held in Hamden. Local residents and many out-of-town guests attended the event and related social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcarthur
Hamden
Lena Glandon
Cora Graham
Wellston
Edith Davis
Jackson
Zoa FE
Kay
Smith
Edinger
Guardian
Grace Secrest
Atta Armstrong
Emma Ray
Rebekah Lodge
School of Instruction
Edith Rupp
E. A. Beckley
Scott Inboden
Zanesville
Peter Gaskill
Hattie Tippie
Trimble
Sam Masters
Mischer
Jerry Martin
Virginia Bay
Chillicothe
E. C. Bay
Amos I. Garrison
Auburn
W. Va
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Calvin Dailey
Sam Frost
Delmar
Ted Henline
Jacob Zumbach
Ning
Amos Hixson
Jennie Osborne
Radnor
John Chevalier
Harry Monroe
Lyda
Charles McMaster
B. P.fultz Jr
Gene Wyatt
Br.f. Fultz
Paul Hoffan
B. F. Fultz, Sr
Happy Man
Bride
Yellowstone
Sheridan Baily
Rutland
F. W. Crow
Board of Elections
Central Committee
Hayes and Tilden
Kate Mees
Dorothy
Pittsburgh
Senator Corrail
Frank Knapp
Fairgrounds
O. J. Markham
Oak Hill
Frenich Dry Cleaners
Puddin
Hartley
Atwater
Kent
RADIO
Caswell
The
Automotive Battery & Electric Company
Dial
S. Court St
Niagara Falls
Dunbar
Nitro
Red House
Buffalo
Kanaoga
Tobson
Chauncey
Gloucester
Corning
New Lexington
Bremen
New York Central
Berkeye Gay Furniture
Elberfelds
Geraldine Howell
Georgina
Joye
George Turner
Earl Wescoat
Howard Wallar
Donald
Indian Lake
Nira Tucker
Higa Anderson
Ray
Burley Henry
Gues
Eva Zellar
Nelsonville
Vic
John Foreman
Roy Barron
Tanny
Almira Barron
Floy Remy
Anthony Remy
Colum
Will Albright
Luther Albright
Jacob Shockey
Grove City
Amos Waltz
Clayton McCartney
Herschel Pope
Bert Woltz
Earl Woltz
EF. J. Jenkins
Canaanville
Mary Virginia Markham
Goolumbus
William Markeham
Fred L. Diles
Charles Trace
Lena Trace
Artie Trace
Lowell Trace
Carl Wills
Lewis Trace
Coalton
Maude Collins
Harry Charles
Walter Charles
Walter Jr
Clifford
Betty Joyce
Williamson
Jim Goldworthy
D. E. Dixon
Garnet
Asel Ward
Asi! Cave
Henry Tone
McConnelsville
J. H. Howell
Blanche Howell
E. J. Ward
G. C. Smith
Owl Club
P. Davis
Doris
Ralph
Sheriff
Ray Cox
McArthur Rotary Club
Fort Heinlein
New Plymouth
Hoyt S. Hoskinson
Jersey Farm
South Canaan Church
S. B. Tallman
South Canaan
Sale
Swanson Furniture Co
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