Pomeroy Bend Meigs Chapter Red Cross Shows Splendid Results
The Meigs county chapter of the American Red Cross reports a successful period with 16 488 articles gathered and shipped to Lake Division Headquarters. Clothing shipped in two years exceeds 8 000 pounds. Treasurer records show 1 Nov 1918 balance 4 563 82 and 1 Nov 1919 receipts 25 237 82, total 29 801 64, with 15 913 31 expended leaving 13 888 31 on hand. Overall since organization 35 190 48 collected and 21 302 expended.
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Meigs
American Red Cross
Meigs County
Fred Langlotz
M. Esther Smith
Grace Horton
Lake Division
Big Game Hunters Enjoy Fine Time in Canadian Forests
Dr. L. G. Gribble H. B. Smith and Councilman Charles H. Keehne led a party of Gordon Lake and Edwards Bay hunters to a Canadian woods trip. They camped miles from civilization, bagged thirteen deer, and faced twenty below temperatures with some days near zero. The party plans another expedition next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Gribble
H. B. Smith
Charles H. Keehne
Tall Timbers
Canada
John
George
Mack Davidson
Gordon Lake
Robert Stranchan
Edwards Bay
Doc Gribble
Doc
Hocking Valley Tracks Partly Undermined By Flood Run
The Hocking Valley branch to Kerrs Run and Forest Run mines suffered a large hole during high water Friday and Saturday. A section crew filled the gap with old ties and rock to prevent further widening as work continued. Social notes recount Miss Fannie Fu’s 16th birthday party with several attendees and a luncheon with pumpkin pie.
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Hocking Valley
Forest Run
Kerrs Run
Section Gang
California Syrup of Figs promotes safe child laxative
Public notice advertises California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for children. It touts a fruity taste and states doses are on each bottle, urging mothers to insist on the California label for safety.
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California
Methodist Guild Hosts Evening in Middleport
Mrs. Tom Jones and Mrs. Fred Crary entertained the Methodist Guild Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Jones in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jones
Fred Crary
Methodist Guild
Mrs. Jones
Middleport
Pomeroy Red Cross Membership Drive Report
Mrs A E Lawrence chair reports nearly 800 enrollments including one life member. The drive netted 822 dollars and 62 cents with pennies from individuals and donations via Sacred Heart church. Thanks are extended to Lt H R Foulk for office space Finsterwald Co for furniture and to participating newspapers and workers.
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A. E. Lawrence
Pomeroy American Red Cross
Ladies of the Sacred Heart Church
H. R. Foulk
Finsterwald Company
Funeral This Morning for Mrs Ann Ryan McGugan
The funeral for Mrs. Ann Ryan McGugan was held at the Catholic church in Mason City today. She died Friday at her son Dennis McGugan’s home near Athens at age 91. Her remains were brought to Rutland, then to Mulberry Avenue residence of her nephew James Bailey, then to the Mason City church. She was sister to Capt Harry Bailey and Mrs Thomas Ryan Sr. of Mason City and leaves a son and a daughter in Hartford Indiana.
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Ann Ryan McGugan
Mason City
Harry Bailey
Pomeroy
Thos. Ryan Sr
Hartford
Indiana
Anna Shott
Lawrence Heiner
Rutland
Shawnee
A. Crary
Raymond Sherman
Athens
Jake Sherman
J. B. Hodge
Virginia
Middleport
Charleston
Ross Wise
Naomi Owens
Elizabeth Wise
Dorothy Grogan
Jane Hart
Elkhart
Ind
Ann Ryan McGuean
Daughters of America Celebrate Seventh Anniversary Event
Theodious Council No. 17 will mark the council's seventh anniversary at the armory this evening. Families of all members are invited and Guiding Star Council No. 1234 and Loyal Council No. 135 of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics are invited to participate.
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Theodious Council
Daughters of America
Guiding Star Council
Loyal Council
Order of United
American Mechanics
Local residents travel and visit across several towns
A series of short notes records residents and visitors traveling to and from Columbus, Pittsburg, Akron, Athens, Logan, Mason City, and Charleston. People visit relatives, attend funerals, or seek medical treatment, with many headed home on Saturday or Sunday.
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Homer Shank
Pauline
Columbus
Joseph Haymen
Enterprise
Pittsburg
Akron
Abe Price
Cottageville
Pomeroy
Everett Braithwaite
Oscar Ross
West Jefferson
Anna Ohlinger
Oscar Myers
B. Woodrum
Clifton
John Bates
Mason
Straitsville
Ed Smith
Fred Foss
Athens
Samuel McCullough
Arthur McCullough
George Wildermuth
Coshocton
Charles Balch
A. H. Wimmer
Chester
Chillicothe
Luella Moore
Minnie Miller Moore
Wm. Elberfeld
Edward Turnbull
Osg
Miners Sit Tight As Wage Offer Fails to Move Bend Coalfield
In Bend the union coal miners remain idle with all shops closed and no coal being mined. Operators offered a 14 percent wage increase but workers have not yet accepted, leaving production halted.
Koehler Ward Junk Firm Dissolves Partnership
The firm Koehler & Ward, large scale junk dealers, dissolves as of Saturday. Mr. Koehler will continue the business solo. Five thousand dollars worth of liquor stolen at Alliance has been traced to Canton where it was sold.
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Koehler
Canton
Alliance
Meat as a cause of money trouble and kidney relief
An article warns that excess meat can cause uric acid kidney issues and general malaise. It recommends Jad Salts, four ounces in water at breakfast for a few days, to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and ease bladder irritation. The remedy is said to be inexpensive and safe.
Tablets for Indigestion and Constipation Offer Relief
These tablets target indigestion and constipation by toning the stomach and aiding natural function. They gently stimulate the liver and bowels to restore the stomach, reduce dullness and constipation, and encourage a pleasant, relieved feeling. A trial is promised with expected satisfaction.
Wedding Permits Registered for Multiple Couples
Lloyd E B Wemmer a Rutland miner and Leha Cochran a Trimble domestic. Neff Norman a Ft Wayne railroader and Fluella M Fulton a Albany milliner. James Cleveland a Marion plumber and Emma Colegrove of Nelsonville. Charles D Gooch a student and Cora K McCormick a teacher of Athens. Clyde Kirkendall a miner and Lillian M Loper of Nelsonville. Thomas P Stone a Lockland Ohio paper maker and Addie B Carsey a Athens telephone operator.
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Lloyd EB. Wemmer
Rutland
Leha Cochran
Trimble
Neff Norman
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Fluella M. Fulton
Albany
James Cleveland
Marion
Emma Colegrove
Nelsonville
Charles D. Gooch
Cora K. McCormick
Athens
Clyde Kirkendall
Lillian M. Loper
Thomas P. Stone
Lockland
Ohio
Addie B. Carsey
Gas conservation plan to raise rate across three cities
After a conference among business interests city and gas company officials from Conneaut Jefferson and Geneva officials in ASHTABULA decide to submit to councils a rate ordinance calling for one dollar gas. The aim is to curb industrial gas use and preserve supply for domestic consumers as field surveys show no surplus.
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Ashtabula
Conneaut
Jefferson
Geneva
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Pomeroy Bend
Fannie Fu
Jessie Mitch
A. O. Tracy
Will Killinger
George Hines
Richard Campbell
James Fugate
Freda Lowery
William Myers
Mitch
Homer Russell
Lower Third Street
Mary Sauer
John Orr
Charles Dawson
John Talbott
the Ladies of the Middleport Baptist Church
Hotel Allen
Owen Watson
David Watson
Sugar Run
Laura L. Cooper
Racine
Pomeroy Baptist Parsonage
J. C. Ford
Hobart C. Bryson
Burlingham
C. W. Bryson
Waltha Mae Cuckler
the Majestic
Hale Hamilton
Prizma Pictures
Yellowstone Park
Tom Moore
Columbia
Pete Morrison
Madge Lane
Major Allen
Florence Billings
RED Cross
Armory
Pomeroy Bend Briefs
Opera House
Peck
The
D. Zenner Co
Athens County
Cash Shoe
Americas
Athens Opera House
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