Injuries Cause Death of Nash in West Virginia
Charles Nash age 25 died in a Huntington hospital after severe injuries on road construction near Matewan West Virginia. He formerly lived in Middleport and leaves father J D Nash two brothers James and Thomas three sisters Mrs Frank Ralph Mrs John Weisman and Miss Vera Nash. Funeral planned today at Huntington beside his mother’s grave with friends from Middleport attending.
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Middleport
Charles Nash
Matewan
W. Va
Milton Hamilton
John Weisman
da Nash
Tial
Huntington
J. D. Nash
J. D Nash
James
Thomas
Frank Ralph
John Weis
Vera Nash
Hustington
Toa
Mrs Charles Bryson Dies After Short Illness
DIES THURSDAY POMEROY Dec 21 Mrs Charles Bryson 58 died yesterday at the Bryson home in Bedford Township after a few days illness. She leaves husband four daughters Mrs May Sinclair and Mrs Edna Quivey of Bedford and Mrs Virgie Meier and Miss Josie Bryson of Akron and three sons Hobart of Bedford Herber of Sheldon Iowa and Walter at home. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Pomeroy
Charles Bryson
Bryson
Bedford Township
Peters Family Heads South for Winter in Florida
Mr and Mrs Ross Peters and their 12 year old son left Middleport for St Petersboro Florida to spend the winter. They will motor south and the 12 year old will enter school there. They closed their home.
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Middleport
Ross Peters
St. Petersboro
Florida
Contested Meigs County GOP Meeting In Pomeroy
Meigs County Republican Central Committee meeting called for 7 p m in Pomeroy. Signing officials B H Carson and Frank M Fugate Jr note leadership upheaval after Fred Shifler was deposed and Judge A D Russell named chairman.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Republican Central Committee
B. H. Carson
Rutland
Frank M. Fugate
Fred Shifler
A. D. Russell
Asa Bradbury
James Harley
Middleport
Mr. Shifler
Tobacco prices hit new local high this week
In Pomeroy on December 21 a local market average of 28.60 dollars topped all previous highs. A single day’s sales added 18,487.85 dollars to growers’ purses after a summer of tending crops and battling tobacco worms.
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Pomeroy
Watch Party At Pomeroy Church Of Christ
Christmas and New Years greeting cards invite the Christian Mens Club plus families to a watch party at Pomeroy Church of Christ on New Year’s Eve. Free lunch will be served. Dr. W D Ward of Cincinnati plans a week of church visitation January 7 to 18 to discuss finances and future work.
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Popieroy
Christian Mens’ Club
Pomeroy Church of Christ
W. D. Ward
Cincinnati
Ward
Flu Outbreak Strikes Middleport Locales
A Middleport physician reports 25 of 35 calls were flu cases after a recent surge. Numerous homes and businesses are affected by illness or indisposition, with patients including E. M. Harrah and daughter Marie, Mrs. Charles Walburn, Mrs. Eli Hartinger, Mrs. Pullins and her son James, Ross Pullins's mother, and Paul Graves. Iva Rusk, recently from Columbus hospital, is improving steadily.
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Middleport
E. M. Harrah
Marie
Charles Walburn
Eli Hartinger
Pullins
Ross Pullins
James
Paul Graves
Iva Rusk
Columbus
Holiday wedding permits listed for Pomeroy couples
Pomeroy records show only two marriage permits in four days. Sumner Kindle, 6%, and Rosa Foreman, 44, both of Middleport, are set to wed, while Clifford Hysell, 24, Rutland, and Ezdale Stevens, 21, Pomeroy, also obtained licenses.
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Pomeroy
Sumner Kindle
Middleport
Rosa Foreman
Clifford Hysell
Rutland
Ezdale Stevens
Stores Open In Middleport For Christmas Rush
Stores in Middleport will remain open evenings starting last night through Christmas Eve to accommodate the Christmas trading rush. Local merchants push longer hours to serve customers during the holiday shopping period.
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Middleport
New Case for Tax Revision in Ebersbach Matter
A hearing in Pomeroy Ohio on December 21 addressed failure to serve E K Lippincott custodian of Martin Ebersbach Company records. Judge Gibbs and State Tax Commission officials reached an agreement to provide the books and records next Wednesday with Edward Ebersbach and attorney present.
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A. P. Miller
Columbus
Serious illness strikes P. H. Burns in Ohio visit
A bursted blood vessel has left P. H. Burns of Glouster in critical condition while visiting his daughter Mrs. Walter Harris in Middleport. Mrs. Edward Duffy of Pomeroy, another daughter, is notified of his condition.
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P. BH
Middleport
P. H. Burns
Glouster
Walter Harris
Harris
Edward Duffy
Pomeroy
Harry Gaskill Due Back Home in Zanesville Saturday
Harry Gaskill, employed in Zanesville, is expected to return home on Saturday for a short visit of several days.
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Harry Gaskill
Zanesville
Myrtle Miles Speaks on Transportation at Glouster Kiwanis
Miss Myrtle Miles supervisor of public relations for the New York Central Lines spoke to the Glouster Kiwanis Club on transportation. She split transport into aviation automobile and railroad, noting railroads move materials in bulk and air travel shortens trips between coasts. The meeting included a Christmas party with gifts, music, and a board session re-electing B. R. Angle as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Miss Miles
Boydie Pride
M. M. LeFaver
B. R. Angle
City Council to Convene Last Meeting of 1928
Klouster December 21 The regular meeting of the city council in 1928 will be held at the City Building tonight at seven o'clock. No special business is expected to be discussed.
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Klouster
Fire Department warns on Christmas tree safety
Athens Fire Department fire marshal C J Ailstock warns against using candles or cotton snow on trees and cautions that trees near windows with curtains can ignite. He urges taping and soldering all electrical joints and says prevention is better than calling the Fire Department.
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Athens Fire Department
C.J. Ailstock
Mr. Ailstock
Fire Department
Flu Absent Pupils Rise in Glouster Schools
Flu absence climbs in Glouster with more than 200 pupils out on Wednesday and more missing Thursday. One of five ill teachers could report to duty. schools plan to remain open through today then close for holiday vacation.
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Glouster
Parachute Jumper Leo McGinn Dies In Airmail Crash
Airmail flyer Leo J. McGinn 28 Maywood Illinois leapt from a plane near Huron in a blizzard after motor trouble. His parachute failed to open and the plane crashed into the main street tearing through wires and igniting a barn. Mail sacks were destroyed. Fellow observer Harmon J. Weiler recovered McGinn’s body from the burning barn.
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Huron
U.R
Leo J. McGinn
Maywood
Ill
McGinn
Cleveland
Harmon J. Weiler
Mrs Grant Returns Home After Visit
Mrs. Tom Grant left Thursday for her home in Kansas City Missouri after spending a couple of days with her mother Mrs. Lucy Downing.
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Tom Grant
Lucy Downing
Kansas City
Glouster Teachers to Receive Full Christmas Pay
State aid funds arriving this week allow Glouster teachers to be paid in full through week’s end. Checks are issued today by John Bulloch, clerk of the board.
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Glouster
John Bulloch
Girl 12 Taken For Appendectomy In Columbus Hospital
Julia Kerlakowski, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kerlakowski of Taylor Ridge, was rushed to Grant Hospital in Columbus Thursday for appendicitis surgery. She traveled by C F Wallace ambulance with her parents.
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Glouster
Julia
John Kerlakowski
Taylor Ridge
Grant Hospital
Columbus
C. F. Wallace
Vernon Graham Marries Mary Cavella at Front Street Home
Vernon Graham and Miss Mary Cavella wed Thursday afternoon in Glouster at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Anderson on Front Street. The couple will reside in Glouster.
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Glouster
Vernon Graham
Mary Cavella
Justice E. L. Jones
Jack Anderson
Front Street
Graham
White Gifts for the King Christmas Observance
Sunday night at the Church of Christ in Middleport features a Christmas observance titled White Gifts For the King all members and friends are asked to bring white wrapped gifts to be presented to the King. Gifts may be any item that brings Christmas joy to those less fortunate and a committee will distribute them on Monday.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Sheriff Records Report Multiple Local Offenses and Remands
Records show Jessie Molden and baby were jailed after discovery of revolting conditions at the Molden home. Molden jailed awaiting grand jury action. James Hutton sent to Lancaster Industrial School for involvement in a school house breaking. Scott Cottrell jailed for non support. Hulda and Robert Ours jailed on contributing to delinquency. Ray Ours escaped liquor raid with Don Ours also jailed on liquor charge. Thomas Stiff fined 200 dollars in Probate Court for illicit liquor. Grand jury to convene January 7.
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Pomeroy
Sheriff's Office
Jessie Molden
Baby
Sherd Molden
Rutland
Molden
Welker
James Hutton
Kerrs Run
Lancaster
Hutton
Willock
Scott Cottrell
Hulda
Robert Ours
Lebanon Township
Ray Ours
Ours Place
Don
Thomas Stiff
Middleport
Auto Concerns To Be in a Struggle
Col Leonard C Ayres president of the Cleveland Trust Company and noted economist says 193? auto output will hit record highs in early years The forecast at a luncheon with the Cleveland Auto Manufacturers and Dealers Association warns the coming year will see a fierce battle for supremacy and survival in the auto industry driven by production and distribution efforts.
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Cleveland
U.P
Leonard C. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
Ayres
Cleveland Auto Manufacturers and Dealers Association
Farm Radio Week Features 1928 Progress Review
Washington reports the Secretary of Agriculture will open a noon-hour broadcast from Washington as part of Farm Radio Week. Jardine will deliver A Warmer Looks at 1928 on December 31 with Nils Olsen outlining 1929 prospects and department staff analyzing poultry feeds hogs and beef cattle markets and recent experimental work.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
National Broadcasting Company
Jardine
Nils A. Olsen
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
City Officials Dedicate $2 Million Bridge in Quiet Ceremony
Mayor William Hale Thompson with Michael Faherty and Richard Wolf dedicated the new two million dollar bridge at LaSalle Street and the river. A vacant building nearby triggered two false fire alarms, drawing a crowd and starting the ceremony amid sirens and bells. No fire occurred.
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Chicago
U.P
William Hale Thompson
Michael Faherty
Board of Local Improvements
Richard Wolf
LaSalle Street
Kircher Made Trip Up Town Yesterday
Charles Kircher, injured in an Athens Nelsonville road crash December 11, was discharged from Shelter ing Arms Hospital Wednesday night. He was moved from his home to a downtown barber shop after the accident. T 8 Goodson died as the overturned automobile carried him to the hospital. Kircher is reported to be recovering rapidly.
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Charles Kircher
Athens
Nelsonville
Sheltering Arms
Kircher
T. 8
Goodson
Watchman Adam Powell Killed by Train While Flagging
Springfield report states 60 year old Adam Powell watchman for the C. C. Co. and St. L. was killed last night when struck by a train as he flagged automobiles near the crossing.
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Springfield
Adam Powell
C. C. Co
St. L
Head safety devices for children’s beds described
A tangled historical note explains using a woven fabric strip across a child’s bed head to block wind and guard the head and neck while sleeping. The method, taped under the mattress, aims to protect young sleepers from drafts in a draughty room.
Family holiday travel notes midwest flu outbreak mentions
Max Sanborn returns from Akron for Christmas with his mother Mrs. Bina Sanborn and family amid thousands of flu cases reported there. Mrs. Barbara Weisman travels to Columbus to stay with her daughter and family for the holidays. Miss Vivian Knopp leaves for Columbus to spend holidays with relatives. Mrs. Will Erwin visits Hallwood West Virginia for Christmas with her daughter Mrs. Hall and family.
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Max Sanborn
Akron
Bina Sanborn
Barbara Weisman
Columbus
Vivian Knopp
Will Erwin
Hallwood
W. Va
Hall
Taxes 274 Percent Higher in 14 Years
Ohio taxes for 1926 27 total 347 456 072 represent a 274 percent increase since 1919 13. The rise is driven by general property taxes at 222 163 245 an up 29 over 1912 13. Gasoline taxes up four percent and automobile taxes up 3.09 percent.
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Columbus
U.peohio
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Lectures Introduce Children to Madonnas in Art
Miss Laura Bailey art supervisor has been giving illustrated lectures in city schools this week to acquaint pupils with the many beautiful Madonnas in art. The lectures replace regular drawing lessons for boys and girls during the season.
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Laura Bailey
Davis at 86 Dies in Coolville Home
C E Davis, 86, died Thursday noon at his son Draper C Davis's Rock Street home in Coolville. He had moved from Vanderhoof in 192? after living in Harrison County, Wi ca since 1905. Survived by son, daughter Mrs J W Davis of Vanderhoof, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday at home with Rev C B Thompson of the Coolville Methodist Episcopal Church officiating. Burial in Coolville Cemetery.
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Coolville
C. E. Davis
Draper C. Davis
Rock Street
Mr. Davis
Vanderhoof
Harrison County
Wica
J. W. Davis
C. 8. Thompson
Coolville Methodist Episcopal Church
Coolville Cemetery
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Ebersbach
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Myrtle Miles
Kiwanis Club
Ohio Collieries Company
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Christma
J Pharmacy CO
Sheriff
Farm Radio Week
Koor
Knox Gelatine
M Knox
Charles B. Knox Gelatine Co
Enca
Johnstown, N. Y
Karpen
Velour
The
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