Pomeroy Bend to Welcome Airmen Visit This Week
Lieut Hodge and Lieut Mayes of the Kanawha Area Command will visit Middleport for aerial demonstrations at Pythian Field Old Camp Hunker in the latter part of the week. Hodge is a nephew of Dr J B Hodge of Middleport and saw overseas service in World War I along with Mayes whose plane was shot down and who was a German prisoner for seven months. Weather permitting the evolutions will take place each afternoon. The visit is notable for the local link to a well known citizen of the city.
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Ae Bend
Hodge
Mayes
Kanawha Area Co
Charleston
West Virginia
Middleport
Lieut
J. B. Hodge
Middlert
Mages
Pythian Field
Camp Hunker
Successful Operation Relieves Appendicitis
Hart Stanbery underwent a successful operation for appendicitis at Christ Hospital Walnut Hills Cincinnati. The procedure relieved his condition and he is reported resting post surgery.
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Hart Stanbery
Christ Hospital
Walnut Hills
Cincin
Meigs County War Chest reports year of fundraising
Meigs County War Chest executive committee reports campaign results from November 11 to closing. They list receipts from multiple townships and precincts totaling 35,882.00 and expenses including office costs, salaries, printing, and advertising totaling 33,817.14. final distributions to be decided by the Board of Control.
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Pomeroy
Central Committee
Meigs County War Chest
War Chest
Pomeroy Village
Middleport Village
Springs
Racine Village
Eiabeas
Racine
Syracuse
Long Bottom
Olivedale
Reedsville
Mineraville
Portland
Peta Saveines
Wiese
Piteanet Telbobeies Ween
Ville
Mbia
Bedford Township
Electric Theatre
Russell
Francis Smith
Margaret Downie
Fieseen Gale
Rege Burson
Thomas Fork School
Lodge K
Stalder-Essex
Relig Asia
Mange
National Sank
Inter
Rey - Blackmore
P. M
Western Union Telegraph Co
Permelia
Bailey
Genheimer
George Bolan
A. Calderwood
Oliver Hartley
Jes Mullen
Pe Republican
Mere Wien Centebwnese
the Leader
the Daily News
Kathlene Patten
Daily News
M. Nye
Board of Control
Elmer A.rped
GEO. V. Ri
Relief of appendicitis patient nears home
The patient treated for appendicitis is convalescent and will be able to return home very shortly.
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Meeting Set at Lincoln Hill
The Ladies Aid of the Pomeroy Presbyterian church will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Loft Jacobs of Lincoln Hill. A full and interesting program has been arranged.
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Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Pomeroy
Happy Hustlers Entertained at Pomeroy Presbyterian Meeting
The Happy Hustlers of the Pomeroy Presbyterian church were entertained at the home of Mrs. Glenroy Ewing. Assisting hosts were Mesdames Lord Reed Parker and Bengel. The gathering was well attended and proved interesting.
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Pomeroy Presbyterian Church
Glenroy Ewing
Mesdames Lord
Reed, Parker and
Bengel
MACCABEES TO NAME CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
Pomeroy Tent No. 422 of the Maccabees will hold an important meeting at their hall Thursday evening next to nominate officers to serve next year.
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Maccabees
The
Pomeroy Bend Briefs Highlight Local Social and Travel
Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Dupler of Athens visited Middleport friends. J. T. Paine returns from Detroit. Mrs. Gebhart and Ed gar travel from Columbus after visiting Ebersbach and Craft. Julia Locharg back to Chillicothe to teach. Joachin returns to Columbus to resume studies. Martori Webster visits from West Virginia, en route to Charleston. Senator Tom Jones visits Middleport, now in Cleveland. Mrs. Howard Williams returns to Middleport from Charleston. Bailey couple return to Zanesville from Sayre, Middleport. Wandell seeks further eye treatment at Grant Hospital, Columbus. H. Nixon, Harvey Geist party depart for Cleveland. Leighter family returns to Columbus. Mason and grandson German return home to Middleport from Parkersburg.
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Pomeroy Bend
Roy L. Dupler
Athens
C. H. Duffy
Middleport
J. T. Paine
Lewis Paine
Pomeroy
Detroit
George KE. Gebhart
Edgar
Charles Ebersbach
Charles Craft
Columbus
Julia Locharg
Chillicothe
Gladys Joachin
G. W. Jochim
Martori Webster
West Virginia
Charleston
Tom Jones
Cleveland
Howard Williams
W. Va
W. S. Bailey
Sayre
Zanesville
Dolph Wandell
Grant Hospital
H. Nixon
Harvey Geist
John Geist
W Newman
H. E. Leighter
A. T. Armstrong
John Mason
Freddie German
Parkersburg
Two Big Damage Suits Settled in the Courts
In Hollie M Bowles versus Edward Moulden a jury awarded Bowles 1000 damages after an October 1915 taxi crash in Charleston West Virginia. Bowles, severely injured, had recovered enough to travel and work as a salesman. The second case Sarah A Young versus Hocking Valley Railway ended with a verdict for the defendant, denying damages after she fell through a trestle near Middleport station while carrying lunch for a fireman.
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Hollie M. Bowles
Ed Moulden
Sarah A. Young
H. V
Railway
Edward Moulden
Bowles
Moulden
West Virginia
Main Street
Kerr
Charleston
Rutland
J. F. Jiiden
Foreman
J. RB. Hayes
Charles Gilliland
J. RB. Blackwood
George Betz
Fred Hoffner
T. E. Smith
Stanley Holter
Everett McKnight
W. F. Mayers
Herbert Chambers
Ira Ralph
Fifty Years of Cold Remedy Aimed at Whole Family
The advertisement touts a time-tested remedy suitable for all ages from tots to grandma. It promises relief from coughing grippe and colds, with phlegm dissolving and congestion loosening, priced at $1.20 a bottle.
Court rules for railroad in Young trestle case
After hearing evidence, the court instructed the jury to return a verdict for the Hocking Valley Railway Co. on the grounds that Mrs. Young was a licensee and assumed risk on the trestle. Counsel for Mrs. Young were Henry Cherrington and D Curtis Reed. defense counsel were F C Amos and A D Russell.
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Young
Henry Cherrington
Gallipolis
D. Curtis Reed
Pomeroy
Thomas Fork Woman Files Sensational Divorce Charges
Sylvia Sisson of Thomas Fork files suit against Earl Sisson for divorce and revert to maiden name Sylvia Hysell. She alleges marriage in Point Pleasant on May 4, 1912, neglect of duties, dependence on relatives, adultery on the Pomeroy Rutland road with Eva Little, and other unnamed liaisons. Hearing date pending.
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Sylvia Sisson
Thomas Fork
Earl Sisson
Columbus
Sylvia Hysell
Pomeroy-Rutland
Thomas Fork Creek Bridge
Bradford Church
Eva Little
Local Notices From Pomeroy And Nearby
Residents visit relatives and travel for holidays as several townsfolk return to work or study. Notes include Mildred’s return to Columbus after a week with the Pown family. Lawrence Grogan’s medical leave from Gallipolis. Allen Hill resuming Pittsburgh employment. students Reed Turnbull Frederick Reed and George Ackley back at O S A. Edna Howell and Florence Ford back to Ohio University. Erma Hill visiting from Marietta. Mrs. Crary hosting a missionary meeting. W H Miller going to Columbus for Meigs Water. John Barris departing to Charleston W Va. plus a Bowles Moulden suit remark on Pomeroy Main Street decay.
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Benton Carl
Mildred
Columbus
H. C. Pownall
Lincoln Hill
Lawrence Grogan
Gallipolis
Allen Hill
Pittsburg
Lalon Hill
Reed Turnbull
Frederick Reed
George Ackley
Ohio Univesity
Erma Hill
Marietta
Howell
Pomeroy
Bowles
Point Pleasant and Pomeroy Basketball Clash Friday
Point Pleasant and Pomeroy high school teams meet at the Pomeroy Armory on Friday evening. The girls start at 7 20 followed by the boys at 8 10. All four teams are eager for the season opener.
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PT. Pleasant
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant High Schools
Pomeroy Armory
Minersville Citizens Push Co operative Store Plan
Minersville residents rally to form a village co operative store following new electric lighting. A prior meeting with committee appointments raised several hundred dollars, and another Welsh church gathering is set for Wednesday evening to finalize offices and accelerate the project’s momentum.
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Minersville Citiens
Minersville
Pomeroy
Forest Run Pastor Calls Meeting Over Tax Roads
Rev. M. J. Betz of Forest Run issues a public notice inviting every man woman and child to a Friday evening meeting. He condemns high taxes and poor road conditions faced by farmers miles from Minersville and urges action after years of complaints.
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Forest Run
M. J. Betz
Minersville
Marriages Reported in Pomeroy Bend Area
Several couples wed over the weekend in local churches. Owen Watson of Pomeroy and Laura L. Cooper of Racine tied the knot at the Pomeroy Baptist church parsonage officiated by Rev. Ford. Harry W. Bradshaw of Pomeroy married Freda Wildermuth of Laurel avenue in a ceremony led by Rev. Betz. Charles Boyd and Mary Ann Tapsy, both of Middleport, were united in marriage Sunday evening as per Rev. Holloway of the Middleport M E church.
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Pomeroy Bend
Owen Watson
Pomeroy
Laura L. Cooper
Racine
Ford
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Harry W. Bradshaw
Freda Wildermuth
Ferdinand Wildermuth
Laurel Avenue
Betz
Charles Boyd
Mary Ann Tapsy
Middleport
Holloway
M. E. Church
Local residents and visitors travel notes and family updates
Auditor W. G. Hart departed with K and M to Columbus for a state tax commission interview and is due back tonight. Miss Martha Lorrimer returns to Akron. Miss Jenesse Ruhl resumes studies at Denison. Heritage Lewis and others hunted at Kegger for Mr Bunny. Virgil Frizell visits from Charleston to see his uncle Sayre. Phil Joachim and family from Ft. Mitchell visit Miss Lizzie Eunice. W. G. Plantz conducts business in Nelsonville. Mrs G E Bowers and grandson head to Lima.
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Pomeroy Bend
W. G. Hart
Columbus
State Tax Commission
Martha Lorrimer
Akron
Mason
Jenesse Ruhl
R. P. Skinner
Denison College
Heritage Lewis
J. Grimes
B. Haning
Kegger
Bunny
Virgil Frizell
Charleston
Charles BE. Sayre
Phil Joachim
Ft. Mitchell
Lizzie Eunice
W. G. Plantz
Nelsonville
G. E. Bowers
Lima
Court Lounger Ponders Outcome If Similar Incident Repeats
A court lounger wonders what could occur if a similar incident happens again, discussing risk and potential legal avenues in a concise musing.
Women Smokers Rise in Cleveland Tobacco Shops
Cleveland reports a rise in women smokers with growing use of full strength cigarettes. Officials cite figures from a large local chain showing more women embracing regular cigarets and rejecting perfumed straw-tip varieties.
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Cleveland, CO
Woman Smokers Increase Use in Experimental Stage
A passage notes that women smokers rise about twenty percent from last year as they purchase cigarettes openly without disguises. Drug stores once monopolized feminine buyers, but now women enter tobacco shops boldly and request their preferred brands.
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