Middleport Legion Auxiliary Presents Comedy at Masonic Temple
Middleport Dec 3 The American Legion Auxiliary will stage Corporal Eagan a comedy at the Masonic Temple Thursday and Friday evenings curtain at 8 o'clock. The production promises big fun with 150 local performers in elaborate costumes and a three part program including a mini show between acts.
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Middleport
Eagan
Masonic Temple
Middleportmerican Legion Auxiliary
Evergy
Promiei
Bemmid
Old Soldiers of Racine Hidden War Record Surfaces
In Racine Ohio the druggist Hiei M. Danley kept his Civil War service secret for decades. A campaign dispute reveals Danley had served, shocking Captain Mallory and many townspeople who believed him a noncombatant. The tale highlights Danley’s quiet years and village loyalty.
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Pomeroy
W. G. Sibley
Gallipolis
Chicago
Racine
Meigs County
Hiei M. Danley
Ohio
Thornt Mallory
J. C. McElroy
House of Representatives
Washington
Chickamauga
M. A. Ellis
Sheridan
Ohio River
Danley
Mallory
McElroy
Salem
Pennsylvania Tigers
Pomeroy Basketball Schedule Published For Boys And Girls
Mercy December schedule lists dates and venues for Pomeroy teams with boys and girls games against Marietta Logan Ravenswood Gallipolis Athens Nelsonville Wellston Glouster Hamden Stewart and others. District and state tournaments slated March 11-12 and March 18-19.
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Hamden
Athens
Nelsonville
Wellston
Rome
Lawrence
Middleport
Gallipolis
Glouster
Two Mayors Protest Removal of Officer
POMEROY. December 3. Mayors C. J. Hess of Pomeroy and J. B. Harley of Middleport protest the discontinuance of the county probation officer. They ask the matter be reconsidered and it is to be taken up at the board meeting next Monday.
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Pomeroy
C. J. Hess
J. B. Harley
Middleport
Tag Revenue Funds From Auto Tags Sale Disbursed
Funds from November auto tag sales totaling 270.87 will be distributed to county corporations. Pomeroy receives 27.94, Middleport 26.90, Rutland 1, Syracuse 4, State 122.19 and auto and gas 88.78. The notice lists allocations by location for the Pomeroy area.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Rutland
Syracuse
State
Auto and Gas
Gallipolis Man Charged With Worthless Check
Pomeroy December 3 Raymond Harlow of Gallipolis is jailed here on a charge of issuing a $10 bad check to William Knotts a Danville merchant in Salem Township. Police say several bad checks are charged against Harlow and a companion.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Raymond Harlow
William Knotts
Danville
Salem Township
Harlow
Excursion Boat Julia Belle Swain Destroyed by Fire
The river excursion steamer Julia Belle Swain, built 14 years ago for $90,000, burned to the waterline in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. One man, Howard Morris, aboard after chartering the boat, jumped into the river and was rescued by firemen and volunteers.
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Julia Belle Swain
Pittsburgh
U.R
Howard Morris
Colubus moves nurse and local notices mark Meigs County
All around Meigs County reports nurse Ethel Sedgwick moving to Columbus. Victor Sponage is seriously ill at his home in Pomeroy’s second ward. William Rees of Pomeroy marries Louise Taylor of Charleston where Rees works for Dravo Construction. Mrs Lydia Wehring’s funeral was at Bethany Church Pomeroy with burial in Gilmore Cemetery. Luke Deem faced weeks in jail on truck plate issues. his father George W Deem and another son are jailed for liquor violations.
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Meigs County
Ethel Sedgwick
Pomeroy
Columbus
Victor
William Rees
Louise Taylor
Charleston
Rees
Dravo Construction Company
Lydia Wehring
Bethany Church
Gilmore Cemetery
Luke Deem
George W. Deem
Local Messenger ClassAds Contact Info
Hartley staff correspondent notes phone and contact details for Your News Your Society and Locals. Circulation and classified advertising information are available. For ads call John Sauvage at 453 L.
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Co. A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Literary Club Meets in Middleport
The Literary Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. D. C. Miller. The program followed the calendar with talks on Spanish proverbs Don Quixote Cervantes Barcelona and Valencia Spanish home and customs and critic reports. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Elizabeth Hartinger on South Third Avenue and Garfield Street.
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Literary Club
Middleport
D. C. Miller
Grant Street
H. E. Cook
Barcelona
Valencia
O. B. Stout
T. A. May
Elizabeth Hartinger
South Third Avenue
Garfield Street
Loyal Berean Class Plans Christmas Party
The Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ met with Mrs Edgar Allensworth in Middleport Tuesday evening with 23 present. A potluck dinner was served and the group scheduled a Christmas party for December 21 after a social hour.
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Allensworth
Middleport
Church of Christ
Edgar Allensworth
Mrs Rhoda Coffman III Reported Critically Ill
Mrs Rhoda Coffman formerly of Hemlock Grove is reported critically ill at her Newell West Virginia home. She is formerly Miss Rhoda Curtis and sister of C. S. Curtis and Mrs. A. V. Howell of Pomeroy.
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Coffman III
Pomeroy
Rhoda Coffman
Hemlock Grove
Newell
W. Va
Case Is Appealed In Letart School Bus Case
The Norris vs Board of Education of Letart Township case, where W. O. Barnitz was removed as bus driver, has been appealed to the court of appeals. Barnitz won a three year bus contract. C. E. Norris contends it was illegal.
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Letart
Pomeroy
R. E. Norris
Board of Education
Letart Township
W. O. Barnitz
C. E
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
Barnitz
Suit Over Supplies Forges into Ohio Action
The Ben-Tom Supply Company of Columbus sues Albert D. Ebersbach of Pomeroy for 1253.25 for building supplies furnished months ago. Also noted is road work on Minersville highways, a divorce suit by Cora A. Root of Middleport against Harold H. Root for extreme cruelty, a funeral service for banker George B. Nye at Grace Episcopal Church Pomeroy, and a mine injury in Syracuse. John Romine and son were jailed briefly for obstructing a highway but were released.
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Meigs County
Ben-Tom Supply Company
Columbus
Albert D. Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Minersville
Cora A. Root
Middleport
Harold H. Root
George B. Nye
Grace Episcopal Church
Beech Grove
Sam Gibbs
Local visitors and illness reported in Fostoria and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs James Stevens visited relatives in Fostoria and Tiffin returning home Monday night. Mrs Charles Winebrenner slipped at her South Second Avenue grocery store injuring her left hip though no bones were broken, echoing a prior summer injury. Mrs Tom W Jones spent several days in Gallipolis due to her brother Ben Evans pneumonia illness.
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James Stevens
Fostoria
Frank Braley
Summer McHaffee
Tiffin
Charles Winebrenner
South Second Avenue
Tom W. Jones
Gallipolis
Ben Evans
Thanksgiving Visits Across West Virginia Families
Mr and Mrs Robert West of Parkersburg W V spent Sunday with the McKelveys. Lenard Lee of Ravenswood visited the Coxes. The McDades and daughter Mary Louise spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Millwood. Albert Price and daughters of Columbus visited over Thanksgiving. Lewis Lee of Columbus and John Lee of Cleveland visited their parents the Lees. Mr and Mrs Harry Swan spent
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Robert West
Parkersburg
W. Va
W. G. McKelvey
Lenard Lee
Ravenswood
J. M. Cox
W. E. McDade
Mary Louise
Millwood
Albert Price
Columbus
Lewis Lee
John Lee
Cleveland
S. J. Lee
Harry Swan
Sunday Gatherings and Farewell Party Reported
Sunday visits include Mrs. Giles Hammat of Huntington with sister. Glen Milhoan of Parkersburg spent the day with brother Pp. O. Milhoan’s family at Dam No. 21. A farewell party at Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Morehead’s home drew 59 guests as they prepare to move to Belleville where he will be lockmaster. Abner Price and family of Parkersburg joined Thanksgiving relatives here.
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Giles Hammat
Huntington
Glen Milhoan
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pp. O. Milhoan
Dam No. 21
L. J. Morehead
Belleville
Morehead
Younger Capone To Change Residence
Ralph Capone brother of Al Capone will be transferred from Leavenworth Penitentiary to McNeil Penitentiary in Washington state. The transfer aims to separate members of Al Capone's gang as Capone serves a sentence for evasion of Federal income taxes.
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Washington
U.R
Ralph Capone
al Capone
Leavenworth
McNeil
Washington State
Department of Justice
Capone
al (Scarface) Capone
Young Capone
No Kissing at State Mistletoe Dance at OSU
Ohio State University ticket sales for the Mistletoe Tea-Dance faced a flap as W C A girls reported a sharp drop in interest. Boys claimed misadvertising about mistletoe, but Miss Ruth Ebeling said the mistletoe was only decorative and that foolish ideas from the men are not controllable.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio State University
Ruth Ebeling
School Rulings From Attorney General on Transportation and Signatures
Columbus dispatch reports two Attorney General opinions on school matters. Bettman says transportation for suspended students is optional per county board judgment. He also approves boards using rubber stamp signatures on payroll warrants when officers authorize and adopt them.
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Columbus
Gilbert Bettman
Fred W. Everett, Jr
Jackson
Jackson County
Bettman
County Board of Education
Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Never Dangerous to Cure Eczema Says Doctors Advise
Doctors debunk myths that curing eczema is dangerous and say relief comes from proven treatments. The ad promotes Moone's Emerald Oil with a money back guarantee and urges customers to apply liberal amounts, noting McKee Drug Co. and other first class druggists guarantee the product.
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Moone
McKee Drug Co
Adv
Battery E Forming Official Team For Inter Battery Contest
Battery E of the 134th Field Artillery plans an official team with four squads Drivers Details Cannoners and Non coms Practice begins Thursday at the Armory under Coach Elbert Carmichael An inter battery contest with a cup prize will be held The team aims to play neighbor hood fives and other regiment batteries Three men were transferred to the National Guard Reserve Fred Rice Rodney Power and Denver Rowland were replaced by Daryl Watkins Virginius Prior and Francis Graham
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Battery E
134Th Field Artillery
Armory
Elbert
Buddy) Carmichael
National Guard Reserve
Fred Rice
Rodney Power
Denver Rowland
Battery
Daryl Watkins
Virginius Prior
Francis Graham
Former Resident of New Lexington Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Bringardner, 69, wife of A Bringardner, will be held at 8 30 a m Friday at the residence 1138 Bryden Rd where she died shortly after midnight Tuesday following a day's illness Mrs Bringardner a native of New Lexington lived in Columbus for the last 25 years Mr and Mrs Bringardner celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Nov 16
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Columbus
Laura Bringardner
A. Bringardner
Bryden Rd
Bringardner
New Lexington
Knickerbocker Whist Club Wins National Bridge Title
The Knickerbocker Whist Club of New York captured the national four-member team championship as the fifth annual national championship bridge tournament shifted from auction play to contract. Baron von Zedtwitz and P Howard Sims also won the national pair title. Eastern players dominated the auction events with the sole Midwest triumph by a Cleveland women’s four.
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Philadelphia
Knickerbocker Whist Club
New York
Baron von Zedtwitz
P. Howard Sims
Midwest
Cleveland
Change in meeting hour for Presbyterian Brotherhood
Dr. W. S. Gamertsfelder announces a one-half hour earlier start for the Brotherhood meeting at the Presbyterian Church tonight changing from 6 to 5 45 o'clock. Some ticket holders were misinformed and thought the meeting would begin at 6. The adjustment allows attendees to watch the Ohio University vs Bliss College basketball game without missing any program. Dr Jesse Halsey will speak on Here and There in Europe and Prof Paul Sebring will sing Nichavo.
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Union Brotherhood
Presbyterian Church
W. S. Gamertsfelder
The
Brotherhood of the Presbyterian Church
Ohio University
Bliss College
Brotherhood
Jesse Halsey
Seventh Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
Europe
Paul Sebring
Railroad Telephone Maintainer Moves Headquarters
Headquarters for the B and O Railroad telephone maintainer of lines between Portsmouth and Parkersburg shifts from Chillicothe to Wellston effective Wednesday November 95. R H Harris who oversaw this unit left Chillicothe Wednesday to take up the new post.
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B. & O. Railroad
Portsmouth
Parkersburg
Chillicothe
Wellston
R. H. Harris
Construction starts on East Main Street bridge work
In Lancaster on East Main Street crews begin the Baldwin Run concrete bridge project with several workers conducting preliminary tasks before actual construction.
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Lancaster
Baldwin Run
East Main Street
New Tax System Will Be Job for Auditors
Columbus report notes Ohio auditors face a difficult task administering the new state tax plan. State auditor Joseph T. Tracy tells the County Auditors Association of Ohio that the session will cover the intangible property tax, cigarette tax, and vehicle tax. Speakers include C. D. Lagin, H. F. Waldradt, and A. J. Kraus.
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Columbus
Auditors of
Ohio
Joseph T. Tracy
State Auditio
County Auditors’ Association of Ohio
C. D. Lagin
Governor’s
Prof
H. F. Waldradt
Onn State University
A. J. Kraus
Ohio State Tax Commission
Court ruling on infant custody when mother jailed
Ohio Attorney General Bettman ruled that when a mother of an infant is jailed and no relatives or friends can care for the child, custody should be placed with the juvenile court. The opinion was addressed to Cameron Meacham, Scioto County prosecutor, and dated in Columbus on December 3.
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Columbus
Bettman
Cameron Meacham
Scioto County
Home Remedy Promises Quick Cough Relief with Pinex Mix
A home mixture promises rapid cough relief using 214 ounces of Pinex poured into a pint bottle with sugar syrup or strained honey. The ad claims three actions: loosen phlegm, soothe inflammation, and absorb to act on bronchial tubes, with a guarantee of relief or money back.
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Middleport Legion Auxiliary
Little Johnny
Union Stock Yards
Maxine Stephens
Geraldine Mitchell
Cecelia Stewart
Omeroy
Marietta
Stewart
Pleasant
Logan
Hess, Harley
Tom Mills
Pauline
Wellsburg
Yeager
Edward Neutzling
Akron
Minnie Neutzling
Lena Johnson
George
Ella McElhinny
Old Salem
Cedar Creek Circle
Woodman Hall
Ettie Frye
Mary Conklin
C. A. Poindexter
Cincinnati School of Dentistry
Stanley Martin
Moulden
R. E. Powell
Gravel Hill
Celia Keffer
Portland News
By Cowan
MR Affel
Lane
Sugar
Po i Ra Os
General Electric
Southern Ohio Electric Co
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