Woman in Custody After Intoxicated Scuffles with Police
In Pomeroy Rosa Kauff clung to a post, screaming as four officers tried to jail her. Chief Dana Roush, Night Watchman John Philips, and Deputies Welker and Morris finally restrained her, with a $25 fine and costs. Ernest Zickau faced multiple fines for intoxication and DWI after a car wreck in Hobson. a stolen four door Ford was reported in Athens.
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Pomeroy
Dee
Rosa Kauff
Dana Roush
John Philips
Welker
Morris
E. R. Titus
Hobson
Ernest Zickau
Middleport
Athens
Packet Liberty sails from Pomeroy with Christmas poultry
The Liberty cleared Pomeroy Bend carrying about 50 000 fowls in 2 500 coops along with ducks geese and turkeys. The cargo included 100 pigs many calves rabbits and pigs. Much will head to New York City and prices for Christmas turkeys rose over Thanksgiving.
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Pomeroy
Liberty
Pomeroy Bend
Pittsburgh
New York City
Peake Family Travels to North Carolina for Holiday Visit
Converse Peake his wife and two children left Sunday for North Carolina to spend two weeks with Mr. Peake's mother who will accompany the family back to Pomeroy. He is local line foreman and assistant manager of the Southern Ohio Electric Co and a Bicy Scout leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Pomeroy
Converse Peake
Christian Church Quartet Sings for 86YearOld Mr Moore
The Christian Church quartet visited Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Moore on Broadway Street to sing for Mr. Moore who is 86 years old. The event occurred in Middleport on December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Moore
Middleport
The
Christian Church Quartet
Lewis Moore
Broadway Street
Moore
Middleport to Deliver 200 Christmas Baskets to Needy
Middleport prepares 200 Christmas baskets for Wednesday delivery. Each basket includes a dressed chicken or ham plus usual dinner supplies. The American Legion, merchants, and the public support this charity. A local bakery contributes 16 to 16 dozen loaves of bread daily to needy families.
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Middleport
The
American Légion
Turkey Cause of Fatal Wreck Sparks Local Scandal
A Darwin Meigs County crash killed Earl Carsey 22 while a turkey crossed the road and the driver swerved toward the embankment. Ira May Hunt 28 suffered minor injuries and is connected to William Hunt, held for murder in a separate case. The Hunts have several children. Carsey’s body was sent to Mann West Virginia.
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Pomeroy
Darwin
Meigs County
Earl Carsey
Ira May Hunt
William Hunt
Elmer Rogers
Carpenter
Mildred Hunt
Kenneth Carsey
Mann
W. Va
Fanny Carsey
Surprise birthday dinner for Mrs Smith in Middleport
A surprise dinner was held in Bradbury, Middleport, last Friday for Mrs. A. J. Smith by her sisters Mrs. Lewis Moore and Mrs. Harvey Russell. Mrs. Smith turned 74 on the day, with fourteen relatives and friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
A. J. Smith
Bradbury
Lewis Moore
Harvey Russell
Smith
Six Tragic Deaths in Meigs County Across 41 Days
From November 10 to December 21 Meigs County recorded six fatalities. Seymour Blake died in a hit-and-run near Syracuse on election eve. James Turner perished in an automobile crash near Cheshire. Homer Smith lost his life in a county automobile accident. Harvey Mulford was killed by a hit-and-run driver at the lower county. Earl Carsey died at Parwin on December 21. Elmer Rogers was found buried near Carpenter on December 16.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Seymour Blake
Syracuse
James Turner
Cheshire
Homer Smith
Harvey Mulford
Earl Carsey
Parwin
Elmer Rogers
Carpenter
Local families visit during the holidays in Columbus and Pomeroy
Miss Emma Jean Smith returns home after beauty culture studies in Columbus. Families from Columbus Akron Racine and Columbus visit relatives in Pomeroy for the Christmas season. Notable attendees include Ruth Thomas H E Thomas and Miss Beulah Fordner with extended kin and academic ties at Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio State University.
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Emma Jean Smith
Columbus
Sue EK
Saunders
Ruth Saunders
Daisy Saunders
Will L. Fisher
Akron
J. C. Fisher
Catherine and
Christine Grant
Lucas Lightcap
Homer Grant
Sylvia Radcliffe
Raymond
Racine
J. W. Byers
Ruth Thomas
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
H. E. Thomas
Lincoln Street
Franklin
Kenneth Guinther
Contract Bridge Club
South Third Avenue
George Schaaf
Jury Called in Meigs Case Settled Out of Court
The case Jackson versus an Insurance Company over fire damage was settled out of court Saturday. The jury was told not to report until Wednesday when another trial is scheduled. Florences Smith’s nomination as Pomeroy postmaster for four years was confirmed by the Senate Friday.
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Meigs County
Jackson
Florencs Smith
Pomeroy
Senate
Morton Webster
Pomeroy Elmhurst
Racine
Bradshaw
Laurel Cliff
H. Stewart
May Carman
William Greuser
Minersville
Gallipolis
Phil D. Richey
Delaware
Old Meigs County Newspaper Man Henry Smith Dies at 94
Henry R. W. Smith born in Meigs County and longtime editor for The Cincinnati Enquirer The New York World and The Chicago Tribune died at his Corona California home aged 94 He left a lasting impact on headline writing and published papers in Portsmouth Chillicothe Arcadia and Nevada City Ambrose Bierce also hailed from nearby Meigs County
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Bashan
Meigs € County
Henry Diehl Dies at 78 in Pomroy County
Henry Diehl 78 a German pioneer of this section died late Sunday evening at the old home place on Ball Run near Pomroy He lived with a son and left a large family He helped clear a farm and was related to other Diehls in Pomroy including Frank Diehl a retired merchant In Middleport Miss Clara Hanlin Bryn Athyn College arrived to spend Christmas with relatives including Mrs Lucy Grant Boggess She is daughter of the late Dr and Mrs A W Hanlin
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Pomeroy
Henry R. W. Smith
Meigs County
Corona
Cali
Mr. Smith
Amy Whaley
Middleport
Jones
Smith
Rutland
Harrisonville
Henry Diehl
Ball Run
Diehl
Diehls
Frank Diehl
Clara Hanlin
Bryn Athyn College
Philadelphia
Lucy Grant Boggess
Hanlin
A. W. Hanlin
Young crook gets 15 years in Ohio Penitentiary
Toledo dispatch reports Cadillac Joe Kucinski a 15 year sentence for participation in robberies after a career starting at age four. He confessed to robberies and earlier shot Detective Swiatecki during an escape attempt. He taunted the judge and spectators before confinement.
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Toledo
U.P
Cadillac Joe’ Kucinski
Bad Boy
Ohio
Joe
Charlies M. Milroy
Eva Eppstein Shaw
Milroy
Crippled Children Guests at Athens Rotary Christmas Party
About 60 crippled children from all sections of Athens County attended a Christmas party at the Majestic Theater hosted by the Athens Rotary Club. Health nurses aided the event, with musical numbers, talking pictures, and Dorothy Larber on the theater organ. Santa distributed gifts beneath a large tree, and candies and fruit treats were provided. The theater and staff donated use and services for the party.
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Athens County
Athens Rotary Club
Majestic Theater
Athens County Health
D. H. Sams
D. R. Zenner
Belford Nelson
Dorothy Larber
Santa Claus
Rotary Club
Smith Brothers Syrup Cured Cashier's Cold
A Chicago cashier comments that Smith Brothers Syrup cured her terrible cold and cough in one afternoon, allowing her to return to work without lost time. She praises the remedy and notes the relief saved money.
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Smith Brothers
Anna Briscoe
North
Clark Street
Chicago
Toy Shop Helps Athens County Girl Get Real Christmas
Dorothy Steele, 12, of Athens Route 1 Emcottsville, will receive her first real Christmas thanks to The Messenger Toy Shop. She writes asking Santa to visit and bring toys for her and her siblings as their father is unemployed.
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Athens County
Dorothy Steele
Athens
Emcottsville
Messenger Toy Shop
Sante
Millions To Sell Prohibition Again Gains Backing
Chicago reports the American Business Men's Prohibition Foundation plans a media blitz to promote national prohibition. The group, with 56 notable advisors, aims to raise 8 million dollars by next year and 7 million by 1934 to place full page ads reaching 20 million readers in 1931.
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Chicago
U.P
American Business Men’s Prohibition Foundation
America
Daily Press
Charles R. Jones
Argument Over Dime Sparks Ohio Holdup Arrests
Columbus police traced a robbery tied to a 10 cent dispute leading to two arrests. A fake corpse was used to mislead investigators, but officers Mayberry and Mathis connected the car, cab calls, and a suspect to recover the stolen watch and $130. The killer clue pointed to Rathberton Kirk and accomplice Frank Evener, with Mrs. Kirk defending her husband. Evener posed as the corpse.
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Columbus
U.P
Mayberry
Mathis
F. D. Weatherwax
Coshocton
C. J. Downs
Foundation Ad Campaign Puts Truth About Prohibition in Papers
The foundation’s advertising has appeared in Boston, Pittsburgh, Rochester, and other cities with the slogan Let’s have the truth about prohibition. The effort signals a nationwide push to challenge public views on alcohol policy.
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Foundation
Boston
Pittsburgh
Rochester
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the Security Savings Bank
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Weatherway
Hetn
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Kirby
City Prison
Robert Jones
Frank Evener
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Gray
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A. D. McPherson
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