Eiselstein Accused Again Leads Secret Hearing In Courthouse
State Highway Department officials conduct closed testimony sessions in the Pomeroy courthouse over charges against A. F. Eisels tein, Meigs County road superintendent for 12 years. Fourteen witnesses examined Tuesday with similar numbers slated. charges not public. County officers serve subpoenas as Meigs residents watch a case with political factions and road crews intertwined.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Department
A. F. Eiselstein
Eiselstein
Civil Service Commission
J. A. Willock
Meigs County
Eisselstein
First day dog tags issued by Meigs County Auditor
Meigs County Auditor H. J. Blackmore and deputy Otto Kreinbethl attended a state auditors gathering in Columbus as 20 dog tags were sold on the first day. A Langsville resident saw ten disabled cars on the route to the courthouse due to slick roads.
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Meigs County
H. J. Blackmore
Otto Kreinbethl
Columbus
Langsville
Pomeroy
Jesse Hull
Ohio Penitentiary
Bedford Township
Charles
Gideon Hysell
Hobson
Meigs County Commissioners
Pomeroy National Bank
John Dornick
Mason City Ball Club
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Trio Sentenced for Hess Brothers Store Break-In
Stanley James Frank Quillen and John Bahram Jr. of Syracuse were sentenced by Judge F W Crow to indeterminate terms in Mansfield Reformatory from one to 15 years for breaking into Hess Brothers store months earlier. They are expected to begin serving this week.
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Syracuse
Mansfield Reformatory
Pomeroy
Stanley James
Frank Quillen
John Bahram Jr
Hess Brothers
F. W. Crow
Pomeroy Council Approves Gas Franchise Increase
The Pomeroy council voted 7 to 2 to grant a gas franchise to the Ohio Fuel Gas Supply Company with higher rates, despite last fall’s rejection. Supporters cite health and comfort needs and a $40,000 outlay for the company, while new members are seen as opposing further rate hikes. The tense meeting followed criticism and a final unanimous motion to pass the franchise.
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Pomeroy, Dee
Pomeroy
Man Arrested in Wire Theft Case in Pomroy
Pomroy police chief announces a possible major arrest linked to months of wire thefts. James E. Taylor and James King fled toward West Virginia after being tied to 160 pounds of copper moved to Ward’s junk yard and paid 14 dollars. Taylor admitted involvement in taking wire but denied stealing it. He is held for the grand jury on receiving stolen goods. King was recaptured and the wife and brother released.
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Pomeroy
Dana Roush
Charles Ward
Linden
Ohio River
Mason City
James E. Taylor
James King
Ward
Roush
Hiram Bolin
Taylor
King
West Virginia
Hartford
New Haven
Mason
Ohio
D. H. Peoples
Mrs. Sarah Tom Dead at 69 in Hemlock Village
NEW LEXINGTON December 4 Mrs. Sarah Tom 69 a respected Hemlock resident dies at her home from complications She was the widow of Brown Tom and widely known in the community.
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New Lexington
Sarah Tom
Hemlock
Brown Tom
Retired Farmer Stephen Plant Dies at 87
Stephen Plant a retired farmer aged 87 died at his Corning home from heart failure authorities reported. The death marks a quiet end to a lifelong farming career in the community.
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New Lexington
Stephen Plant
Corning
Honor Veteran S P Tinklepaugh Retires From Rail Service
A December gathering at the K of P Club rooms honored S P Tinklepaugh who turned the service age limit on November 25 and retires after his last run as conductor on the New York Central Railroad. Railroad officials praised his career and he received a Gladstone traveling bag and a life membership in the Veterans' Association. He plans to spend winter in Florida after visiting his daughter in New York City.
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Middleport
K. of P. Club
S. P. Tinklepaugh
New York Central Railroad
Chadwick
Wilson
Thompkins
Tinklepaugh
Gladstone
Hobson
Veterans’ Association
Florida
New York City
Mary Kautz Dies In Pomeroy At 79
Miss Mary Kautz 79 died Monday night at the home of Lizzie Klein in Pomeroy after a long life in Chester Township and time with the John Dorst family. A native of Chester Township she never married and was aunt to A. A. Massar and Will Dorst. Funeral from St Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy at 2 PM Thursday with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. Ewing and Sons funeral firm.
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Pomeroy
Mary Kautz
Lizzie Klein
Kautz
Chester Township
John Dorst
Columbus
Klein
A. A. Massar
Will Dorst
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Beech Grove
Ewing Undertaking Firm
Aged Man Held on Mrs Cohagan Fear of Killing
Aged Crooksville resident S E Cohagan, 84, is jailed in Perry County on his wife’s complaint that she feared he would kill her. He likely will be placed in the county infirmary.
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New Lexington
S. E. Cohagan
Crooksville
Perry County
Cohagan
Pastors Meet Middleport In Meigs County Dinner
Dr Skinner hosted members of the Meigs County Ministerial Association and auxiliary Tuesday at the Presbyterian Church dining room. Women’s Missionary Society served the dinner. Ferns and potted plants decorated the room with a small Christmas tree as a centerpiece. Ministers then convened in the assembly room.
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Middleport
Bec
Skinner
Meigs County Ministerial Association
Presbyterian Church
Women's Missionary Society of the Church
Woman Burned at Home in Carleton Hollow
Mrs. Ora Kaylor wife of Jamies Kaylor was badly burned when her clothes ignited beside an open grate in Carleton Hollow. She ran to the Roush home and was helped by Mrs. Roush who extinguished the flames before doctors transferred her to Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. She is mother to several young children.
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Pomeroy
Ora Kaylor
Jamies Kaylor
Carleton Hollow
Heath M I Sunday School class hosts Mrs O R Stout
Local social notes list Mrs O R Stout entertaining her Heath M I Sunday School class. Several residents travel between Charleston Columbus Newark Glouster and Akron, with families visiting relatives and returning home after holidays. Surgical patient Charles Gregg progresses after appendicitis surgery at Holzer Hospital.
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Mittie Powell
Wellston
Leigh Crowell
Charles Gregg
Holzer Hospital
Field Campbell
Dorothy Wessa
Columbus
Grace Sauvage
Lettie Besserer
Charleston
IF. Besserer
Lucy Boggess
Sidney Russell
Newark
Fred Tuckerman
Pauline .Tuckerman
Groveport
Heaton Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
C M Heaton of Glouster has filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Columbus federal court. Liabilities total 24889.54 with assets of 3075. Heaton has run a grocery and meat market in the Dennison Building on High Street and previously operated another market in Corning before closing it and moving stock to Glouster.
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Glouster
United States Court
Columbus
C. M. Heaton
Heaton
Dennison
High Street
Corning
Cook named to lead Knights of Pythias Glouster lodge
Glouster Lodge No.36 Knights of Pythias elects six month officers led by Chancellor Commander John Cook. Other officers include Ellis Moore vice chancellor George Jonas prelate Robert Skinner K R, S. Underwood master finance Vern Lamborn master of exchequer Thomas Hemsley master of work Ben Hooper inner guard Ben Goldberg outer guard and trustee B F Achauer.
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Glouster
Glouster Lodge
Knights of Pythias
John Cook
Ellis Moore
George Jonas
K. R
Robert Skinner
S. Underwood
Vern Lamborn
Thomas Hemsley
Ben Hooper
Ben Goldberg
B. F. Achauer
Appraisers value stock and fixtures of Harry Richards Toggery
In Glouster on December 4 the bank rupt stock and fixtures of Harry Richards Toggery were appraised at 8664.46 with stock 2824.06 and fixtures 840.00. Appraisers were John S. Clark William James and Gwillym Williams. Sale time not yet set.
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Glouster
Harry Richards
Mrs. Kemper Called West for Ill Brother-in-law
Mrs. Paul E. Kemper wife of the Reverend Kemper of the M E Church traveled to Westerville this week due to the serious illness of her brother-in-law Reverend C H Sowers
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Glouster
Paul E. Kemper
Kemper
M. E. Church
Westerville
C. H. Sowers
Chickamuaga Council Pocahontas to Elect Officers Friday
All members and past chiefs are asked to attend the meeting in Glouster on Friday night to elect officers for the Chickamauga Council Pocahontas. The gathering aims to set the leadership for the upcoming term.
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Glouster
Chickanmauga Council
Degree of
Pocahontas
McDonald Brick Building Sale Report Error Corrected
A. McDonald says an error occurred in reporting the sale of the High Street brick building to F. Lt. Beasley. He notes an offer was made for the building, which he considered but rejected, and that the Beasley-adjacent property was damaged by a fire on the morning of November 31.
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Glouster
A. McDonald
McDonald
High Street
F. Lt. Beasley
Beasley
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Quick Breath Relief
Advert says Dr Edwards Olive Tablets ease bad breath by stimulating bowels and liver without calomel side effects. It claims a vegetable formula with olive oil, olive color, and nightly use for a week, priced 5c and 30c.
Art Exhibit Showcases 700 Masterpieces At High School
An art exhibit opened today in the high school auditorium featuring over 700 masterpieces. Works span Egyptian Greek Roman Italian Dutch French German Spanish and American styles.
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Glouster
Dev
Health report shows October November visits and new patients
Athens County Health Department reports 1 202 visits and 266 new patients under care of health nurses during October and November. Illnesses included 10 scarlet fever cases in six families and 6 diphtheria cases in three families with several hospital referrals and free care arrangements.
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Athens County Health
Viola Fell
Hurse
Mt. Vernon Sanatorium
Athens County Health Department
Stocky Glen Sanatorium
Christmas Seal Committee
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Rocky Glen Sanatorium
Children’s Hospital
White Cross Hospital
Ciivilians
Columbus
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Kreager and Reyer On Flat Tear
Franklin Kreager a 1925 Ohio University commerce graduate now with Hazel Atlas Glass Works Atlas Ohio has been named to the installation team for Beta Epsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi at the University of Oklahoma Norman. He will join Prof Karl D Meyer former Ohio University instructor to Baton Rouge La for a chapter installation Saturday.
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Franklin Kreager
Commerce School
Ohio University
Hazel-Atlas Glass Works
Atla
Oelta
Delta Sigma Vi
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Karl D. Meyer
Baton Rouge
Delta Sigma Pi
Shawnee High School Fire Threat Neutralized
Shawnee officials investigated a basement fire at Shawnee High School that threatened collapse the building Sunday evening. The blaze was contained by the fire department with minor damage and no injuries reported.
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New Lexington
Ning
Shawnee High School
Tre
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