Pomeroy Briefs Highlight Local Post Office and Masonry Events
Geo W Reuter joins Pomeroy post office for the holiday scramble. County commissioners plan highway repairs above the H V round house by draining and cindering to ease impassable streets. Bernard Arnold returns from Philadelphia to spend two weeks with his parents at the Remington hotel. L Bradbury renovates Mulberry avenue brick building to add two flats. Council No 39 R and SM invite members for January 2 1 9 special assembly to confer the superior excellent degree on a large class of candidates. Practice sessions prepared for the event, a major yearly Masonry activity.
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Pomeroy Briefs
Geo. W. Reuter
Pomeroy
H. V. Round
Tribune Telegraph
Holiday Observance Shifts in Pomeroy Bend and M'ddleport
Businesses in Pomeroy Bend declare Monday Christmas holiday since the day falls on Sunday. Sunday Schools plan entertainments Sunday evening instead of Christmas Eve. Some fine programs are prepared in Pomeroy and M'ddleport.
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Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
M'ddleport
County Plans Weeklong School Vacation
Assistant Superintendent O A Butcher said Tuesday that most county schools would close Friday for a week. City schools closed last Friday for two weeks and high school teachers have returned home for the holidays.
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O. A. Butcher
Local Police Arrest Three Men on Drunkenness Warrants
Sheriff Larimer and Deputy Farbernine went to Coonville on Tuesday morning and arrested Phil Crossen Ralph Dicken and Jake Searles on warrants for drunkenness. They were arraigned before Mayor Miller. The two adults were fined five dollars and costs while the minor was turned over to juvenile authorities for further handling.
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Larimer
Joe Farbernine
Coonville
Phil Crossen
Ralph Dicken
Jake Searles
Miller
Pigge Pleads Guilty In Liquor Charge
E. B. Pigge pleaded guilty in common pleas court to selling liquor to Frank G. Gloeckner. He was fined $100 and costs and immediately re-arrested on another liquor related charge.
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Pigge
Common Pleas Court
E. B. Pigge
Frank G. Gloeckner
Four New Grandparents Welcome A New Baby Boy
Mr and Mrs Ward Hartley celebrate a new grandson named Robert born to their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Allen Hartley on Rose Hill. The child adds to the families of Harry Fennimore of Pomeroy and expands the Hartley clan.
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Ward Hartley
Allen Hartley
Rose Hill
Robert
Harry Fennimore
Pomeroy
Death of Mrs. Viola Roush
Mrs. Viola Roush wife of Captain Charles Roush of Plants died Tuesday afternoon at home after a long illness. She was about 65 years old and left a husband and one daughter Mrs. Me Nichols. Her maiden name was Viola Sayre of Letart Falls.
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Roush
Viola Roush
Charles Roush
Me. Nichols
Viola Sayre
Letart Falls
Auxiliary officers chosen by Middleport Legion unit
At a regular meeting Monday evening the Middleport American Legion auxiliary elected new officers for the coming year. President Mrs Harry Bennett, Vice President Mrs Adam Bing, Secretary Mrs R N Barnes, Treasurer Mrs W H Beeson, Chaplain Mrs Ed Anderson, Guard Mrs C B Smith.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Middleport
Harry Bennett
Adam €. Bing
R. N. Barnes
W. H. Beeson
Ed Anderson
C. B. Smith
Man Returns to Visit Niece After Four Decades
Charles King, who left Meigs county 40 years ago for Valley Falls Kansas, visited his niece Mrs N G Foreman. He plans to return home soon to spend his remaining years and likely will not see his boyhood scenes again.
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West
Charles King
N .G. Foreman
Meigs County
Valley Falls
Kansas
Wards Leave for Christmas Holiday in New York
Dr and Mrs H I Ward depart Monday for two weeks in New York City to spend the Christmas holidays.
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Middleport
H. l. Ward
New York City
Conway Attends Columbus Wage Scale Committee Meeting
Red Conway traveled to Columbus Monday to confer with a shop committee on the wage scale. The report notes discussions focused on proposed pay rates and committee recommendations.
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Red Conway
Columbus
Sherman couple to visit Athens for holidays
Mr and Mrs P H Sherman will travel to Athens in the middle of the week to spend the rest of the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Sherman and renew Ohio University acquaintances.
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P. H. Sherman
Athens
Jacob Sherman
Ohio University
Mrs Kerr and family to spend Yuletide with kin
Mrs T F Lewis returned home from Dayton after visiting her daughter Mrs James Kerr. Kerr and her husband plan to join her this Saturday for Christmas at home and later at Gallipolis with Kerr relatives.
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T. F. Lewis
Dayton
James Kerr
Gallipolis
Death at Mason Fe. M. Oliver
Oliver, a Mason resident near the U B church, died Monday night at about 58 years of age. He leaves a wife and twelve children. Burial is planned Thursday in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
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Mason FE
M. Oliver
U. B. Church
Mason
Odd Fellows
Shower for Bride To Be Miss Gretchen Wadsworth Hosts Dinner
Miss Gretchen Wadsworth hosted a Monday dinner with Misses Elizabeth Lockary Eunice Reed Elizabeth Clifton Helen Ebersbach Marie Richman Ima Elberfeld Lois Grueser Fern McNamee Margaret Wadsworth Dorothy Chase and Macia Miller and Mesdames Raymond Cooglein Lyle Wadsworth and H S Smith. The event included a shower for the bride to be Miss Lockary, who will wed Mr. Glen Chase at Grace Episcopal Church Pomeroy Christmas Eve.
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Gretchen Wadsworth
Elizabeth Lockary
Eunice Reed
Elizabeth Clifton
Helen Ebersbach
Marie Richman
Ima Elberfeld
Lois Grueser
Fern McNamee
Margaret Wadsworth
Dorothy Chase
Macia Miller
Raymond Cooglein
Lyle Wadsworth
H. S. Smith
Miss Lockary
Glen Chase
Grace Episcopal Church
Pomeroy
Signatures of Four Powers on Naval Holiday Treaty
The article lists signatures of leading statesmen from the four powers on the Four Power and Pacific treaty. American delegates Hughes Lodge Underwood Root. British delegates Balfour lord Lee Geddes. others include Borden Pearce Salmond and Balfour representing South Africa M Sastri India Viviani Sarraut Jusserand Kato Shidehara Tokugawa Hanihara Japan.
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United States
Hughes
Lodge
Underwood
Root
Balfour
Lord Lee
Geddes
Borden
Phrase about paying for books and procuring more
A fragment notes a plan to pay for all the books and to procure three times as many more. The context and involved persons or institutions are not provided in the visible text.
Mistletoe Said Sacred for Trinity Symbol in Old Folklore
Historic belief holds mistletoe sacred due to three berry clusters seen as a Trinity emblem and a sign of blessing. The plant's ritual value spans European lore and seasonal customs.
Witnesses and verdict in Kerr murder case at Rochester trial
The jury found Kerr guilty of first degree murder. Bland and his former wife, the Beegle case witnesses, met at the Rochester trial for the first time since Bland’s arrest. Mrs. Bland offered to write Governor Davis, but Bland doubted any chance to avoid the electric chair.
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Harry Bland
Kerr
Bland
Rochester
Beegle
Davis
Legion plans next year work and membership drive
The group will discuss plans for next year and likely launch a membership enrollment contest with the region split into two teams. Byron Wolfe M BE Faulk and Wood Bowen on the entertainment committee, three newly elected officers, and all members urged to attend.
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Ning
Byron Wolfe
M. BE. Faulk
Wood Bowen
Legionnaires
Elks Ball Aids Christmas Cheer In Logan
The Logan Elks held their annual charity ball at the armory hall on Monday evening drawing about seventy five couples. The event raised a good sum for Christmas cheer for the city’s less fortunate. Committees canvassed Logan to reach recipients, taking on duties formerly done by the Santa Claus Club amid renewed city demand.
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Elks
Armory Hall
Elks’ Orchestra
Santa Clause Club
Logan
Ohio
Mausoleum Firm Begins Sales for Local Project
H. M. Wisterman of the Ohio Mausoleum Company is selling crypts for a proposed new mausoleum here. The plan includes 175 crypts, larger than current units, with a strong public response. The company has built several mausoleums in this section of the state.
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H. M. Wisterman
Ohio Mausoleum Company
Local region post to hold final meeting at armory hall
The post announces its final meeting of the year to be held at the armory hall on Wednesday evening. It outlines the venue and timing for members.
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Armory Hall
Rochester Murder Trial Details Involving Harry Bland
A Rochester jury hears the murder case tied to foreigner Tynton Cely incak killed near Monica in 1918. Harry Bland testifies he helped rob but denies killing. Bland had been moved from the penitentiary to testify and implicates Fred I. Kerr in Rochester. Kerr faces charges for his step-son’s death found in an abandoned Rochester cistern. Mrs. Estella Bland is mentioned in the proceeding.
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Rochester
Harry Bland
Tynton Celyincak
Monica
Bland
Fred I. Kerr
G. W. Beegle
Kerr
Estella Bland
Second Radio Meeting In Logan Sparks Home Installations
Logan hosts a second radio phone in operation owned by John Weible and Hugh Meldrim at George Risley’s East Hunter Street residence. The young operators can pick up news flashes from the eastern United States and are connected to Wayne Price, Logan’s first radio phone owner. Both setups provide entertainment to their owners.
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Logan
John Weible
Hugh Meldrim
George Risley
East Hunter Street
Weible
United States
Wayne Price
Oil firms work to recover tools and finish drilling
Gordon Oil Company reports 16 feet into the sand on the Harden farm and has raised the tools into the casing awaiting removal. Honey Fork Oil Company driller William Cline continues attempts to recover lost tools in the Clark lease well. Rachelmacher estate's Gardener farm well in Murray City is ready for the long string and will drill in soon.
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Gordon Oil Company
Harden
William Cline
Honey Fork Oil Company
Clark
Rachelmacher
Gardener
Murray City
Sunday Socials Round Sand Rock and Nearby
Sand Rock residents hosted and visited kin and neighbors on Sunday and Saturday. Genie Colvin and son Dana spent Saturday with Vinnie Van Dyke. Connie Van Dyke and children Wells Otis Agnes Pau line visited Carl Grandstaff. Branch Townsend visited family in Guysville and with S R Andrews. Dale Parmiter and John Parmiter Jr stayed with parents, while Charles Moore spent time with Elizabeth Moore. Branch Townsend hosted N H Colvin Ethel Colvin and Charles Stable. Millard Clark and Mary Anderson of Amesville visited Mary Grandstaff.
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Genie Colvin
Dana
Vinnie van Dyke
Connie van Dyke
Wells, Otis
Agnes Pauline
Carl Grandstaff
Branch Townsend
Guysville
Charles Brawley
S. R. Andrews
Dale
Gilbert Boudinot
John Parmiter Jr
John Parmiter
Charles Moore
Elizabeth Moore
N. H. Colvin
Ethel Colvin
Charles Stable
Millard Clark
Mary Anderson
Amesville
Mary Grandstaff
Ohio club women plan art exhibits and school cinema program
Mrs. George Elliott McCormick notes New Year clubs should start with art exhibits featuring school and industrial work, prints, war memorials, pottery, and lectures. In Toledo, a weekly children’s matinee will begin December 10 with Edgar comedies and classics like Alice in Wonderland, aided by the board of education and teachers.
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George Elliott McCormick
John MacKee
Springfield
State Federation
America
Toledo
Toledo Federated Club
Toledo Pictures
Board of Education
Club
Edgar
Wakefield
First Mrs. President and Her Cabinet publicized for clubs
Ohio Federation notes the one act play The First Mrs. President and Her Cabinet by Mrs C A Prentice has strong club demand and will be published for distribution. Applications go to Mrs Alice A Fulton Denver Colorado. Logan Tourist Club bought 25 books to place on a rental shelf at the public library and quickly collected the cost from patrons.
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Orphan Annie
Sinbad the Sailor
Treasurer Island
Wiggs
The
Ohio Federation
C. A. Prentice
Colorado State Federation of Women's Clubs
Alice A. Fulton
Acoma Street
Denver
Colorado
Logan
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the Messenger
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Jim the
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