Firemen Battle Brush Fire in Dark Hollow
Pomeroy brush fire near Dark Hollow destroyed about a quarter mile of land after starting 11 50 p m Monday. Volunteers fought it for nearly two hours with trucks from the first and second wards and an emergency car. Fire Chief George Hicks cautioned that wind could have spread the blaze, and urged hunters to be careful with cigars and matches this season.
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Pomeroy
Dark Hollow
George Hicks
Hicks
Broadway’s Dutch origin named as de Herre Straas
Broadway in New York began as de Herre Straat a name meaning grand or lordly given by early Dutch settlers reflecting its central theater and nightlife status.
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Broadway
New York
Brother Is Wounded: Middleport Man Held
Howard Nobles, about 58, was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Middleport after allegedly shooting his younger brother Curt Nobles, about 52, with a 16 gauge shotgun. Curt lost part of his right arm and was taken to Meigs General Hospital where the limb was amputated above the elbow. A charge of shooting with intent to kill was to be filed. Neighbor Walt Manley witnessed the incident, which followed an altercation. Nobles was detained at Middleport jail in a nervous state pending questioning.
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Middleport
Howard Nobles
Curt
Curt Nobles
Russell Bailey
Meigs General Hospital
Bailey
Railroad St
Walt Manley
Manley
Chief Bailey
Hospital admissions and births at Meigs General
Meigs General Hospital records list admitted patients including Andrew Davis Pomeroy Lowell Wingett Syracuse Mrs Lawrence Smith Pomeroy Emmett Diehl Rutland Laura McCleary Rutland Mabel Weber Chester Harry Bentz Racine Margaret Spencer Ellis Myers Langsville R M Steele Pomeroy Charles Gaul Mrs Thomas Fields Hartford Mrs Martha Huston Eugene Triplett Mrs Kay Parsons Portland Mrs Clara Young Pomeroy Mrs Robert Smith Racine Garfield Adams Minersville Mrs Mary Belle Warner Minersville Mrs Doris Capehart New Haven W Va Charles Warner Chester Frances Larkin and a birth announcing a daughter to Mr and Mrs Arthur Spencer Chester Discharges include many names and places across Racine Pomeroy Chester Middleport Langsville and Cheshire. The Southern Cross plane used by Kingsford Smith Ulm Warner and Lyon in the first trans Pacific flight of 1928 is celebrated as a national memorial in Brisbane.
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Andrew Davis
Pomeroy
Lowell Wingett
Syracuse
Lawrence Smith
Emmett Diehl
Rutland
Laura McCleary
Mabel Weber
Chester
Harry Bentz
Racine
Margaret Spencer
Ellis Myers
Langsville
R. M. Steele
Charles Gaul
Thomas Fields
Hartford
Martha Huston
Eugene Triplett
Kay Parsons
Portland
Clara Young
Robert Smith
Garfield Adams
Miners
Grace Brooks
Letart
Nide Mulford
Cheshire
Helen Mulford
Southern Cross
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Charles Ulm
James Warner
Harry Lyon
Woman Fined And Jailed After Crash
In Mayor C. O. Fisher's court last night Mrs. Freda Hammon, 28, of Pomeroy, pleaded guilty to drunken driving and received three days in jail and a $100 fine. Milton Little, Middleport, fined $75 and costs for failure to transfer incense plates. he claimed not to be in the car when it hit a parked vehicle owned by Everett Erwin. Dale Kennedy was fined $10 and costs for intoxication and disorderly conduct after dozing on a sofa that caught fire from a dropped cigarette.
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Middleport
Freda Hammon
Pomeroy
Ross County
C. O. Fisher
Milton Little
Columbus
Akron
Chillicothe
Harmon
Little
Everett Erwin
One Third Ave
Erwin
Fisher
Dale Kennedy
Ross Powell Ex-Postal Chief Dies at 75 in Middleport
Ross E Powell 75 died at his Powell Street home at 3 25 am. An emergency squad treated him before Meigs County Coroner Henry Ewing ruled cerebral causes. Powell a former Middleport postmaster, Sunoco station owner, active in Republican circles. Survived by four children and eleven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Rawlings Coats funeral home.
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Middleport
Ross E. Powell
Powell St
Powell
Meigs County
Henry Ewing
Sunoco
N. Second Ave
Ight Powll
Point Pleasant
Neils Powell
Gene Hilbert
Eugene French
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Pomeroy Spanish Club Plans New Member Invitations
Pomeroy High School Spanish club members voted to invite about 25 prospective new members after the semester ends. Elda Donofrio sponsors the club, with eight present at the meeting in the school auditorium Monday night.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Bers
Elda Donofrio
Milton Lambert
Ruth Horak
Ramora Boice
Mike Evans
Dick Genheimer
Rachael Genheimer
Bob Eastman
Eugene Norris
Marvin Heads Explorers in Middleport Scout Post
Gene Marvin has been named Explorer Scoutmaster for a new Middleport post. Seven explorers aged 14 to 18 will start, meeting at the Legion Hall on Thursday December 13. The Feeney Bennett Post American Legion sponsors the group.
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Middleport
Gene Marvin
Legion Hall
Marvin
Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion
Christmas Bazaar Set for Dec. 13 at Heath Church
The Afternoon Circle of Heath Methodist Church announces a Christmas bazaar and market on Thursday December 13. Items for sale include candy baked goods toys aprons and novelties with coffee and doughnuts served throughout the afternoon and evening. Committee members are Mrs Ralph Radcliffe Mrs C A Emmish Mrs Hattie Smith and Mrs W W Hayes.
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Middleport
Circle of Heath Methodist Church
Ralph Radcliffe
C. A. Emmish
Hattie Smith
W. W. Hayes
Athens Contribution Swells Cecil Fund
Contributions from music teachers of Athens have boosted the Lois Cecil Fund to 483.70. The fund, raised by tickets from the Big Bend Minstrel Show in Middleport, supports a former vocal music teacher and Amesville resident now an invalid and Multiple Sclerosis patient.
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Middleport
Athens
Lois Cecil
Big Bend
Amesville
Eastern Football Band Banquet Set for Dec 14 at Chester High
The annual East ern Football Band Banquet will be held at Chester High School Friday December 14 at 8 p m. Ross Cleland president of the athletic association said tickets may be obtained by contacting an athletic or band booster or band student.
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Pomeroy
Chester High School
Ross Cleland
The
Athletic Association
Pomeroy Bazaar and Turkey Supper Promoted by Local Groups
The annual bazaar runs Friday December 7 from 10 am to 4 pm with lunch 11 to 12 and carryout soup plus candy needlework baked goods and miscellaneous items. A turkey supper follows at Chester Methodist Church from 5:30 to 8 pm with tickets at 1.25 from society members. Racine band boosters plan a Racine High School meeting Thursday evening.
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Pomeroy
Women’s Society of the
Chester Methodist Church
Purley Karr
Racine Band Boosters
Racine High School
Sophocles Play Discussed Next Tuesday at Great Books Club
The Great Books Club will discuss Sophocles Anti gone next Tuesday at 2 p.m. The meeting is at 143 Mulberry Ave, home of Mrs. Theodore Reed, with club leader Mrs. Everett Hayes guiding the session.
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Pomeroy
Sophocles
Antigone
Great Books Club
Theodore Reed
Mulberry Ave
Everett Hayes
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Gruen
Havana
Messute
B. H. Sanborn
Tole
Phillips
St. Pomeroy
Ross Powell
Collins Jewelry
Hamilton
Callira
Laura
Juliet
Fed
Det
Danube
Matador
Burma
B. F. Goodrich Co
E. Main ST
Pomeroy Society
Methodist Church
Marvin Heads
Cecil
Mossberg
Turkey
Book Club
ARROW
By Swank
SOC
Ofton
Puritan
Pomeroy, Ohio
Elberfelds
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