Taylor Ridge and Area Social Notes
Mrs Ira Conaway and son Harold plus Mrs Levi Swartz visited here Thursday. Walter Davis traveled to Chillicothe to visit relatives. Mrs George Golding returned from Camp Sherman with discharge. A M Taylor made a business trip to Athens. Charles Switer, from Virginia, left for home after staying with the Kecks. Mrs Joseph Gaskalla and Mrs Roland Mulpas visited Mrs William Gaskalla in Jacksonville recently. Kimmelf, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Olbers, recovered from flu. Joe Gaskalla made a business trip to Athens Saturday. Mr and Mrs John Kempton hosted relatives for a Christmas turkey dinner for Verne returning from Camp Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Conaway
Harold
Levi Swartz
Walter Davis
Chillicothe
George Golding
Camp Sherman
A. M. Taylor
Athens
Charles Switer
Jiacob Keck
Virginia
Joseph Gaskalla
Roland Mulpas
William Gaskalla
Jacksonville
Kimmelf
Fred Olbers
Joe Gaskalla
John Kempton
Verne
Death of Miss Terrell
Miss Bessie Terrell sister of Miss Linnie Terrell died the morning before Christmas from pneumonia after the family were all bedfast with influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Bessie Terrell
Linnie Terrell
Death of Mrs Gale in Racine ends at Letart cemetery
Mrs. Mary J. Gale died this week at her Racine home and was buried yesterday in Letart cemetery. She was the mother of three, including two sons and daughter Mrs. Anna V. Avery, who lived with her. Gale was highly esteemed across the eastern county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale
Mary J. Gale
Racine
Letart
Anna V. Avery
Mrs. George McFarland Dies Suddenly at 69
Mrs. George McFarland died suddenly of heart failure at her son Bill C s home while visiting. She was 69 and mother of ten children five sons and two daughters. The McFarlands moved to Rutland township from Vinton last September.
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George McFarland
Bill C
McFarland
Rutland Township
Vinton
Woman Suffered Severe Burns From Back Yard Fire
Mrs. M. C. Hobart of Middleport was badly burned when her clothing caught fire from burning rubbish in the back yard. Neighbors provided timely help saving her from potentially fatal injuries. One arm blistered along its full length.
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M. C. Hobart
Middleport Ia
Columbus mourns two funerals with local kin in attendance
Roy Hiland Millard and Willard Fugate along with Mr and Mrs Clinton Maag of Columbus attended Elmer Amberger's funeral. The deceased's wife lies critically ill in Cleveland. Also present were Prof and Mrs Arthur Probst and children from Cincinnati visiting Mrs Probst's parents and several Columbus residents for Frank Wipple's funeral. Reverend Stolzenberg of the Lutheran church aids the post office during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Hiland
Millard
Willard Fugate
Clinton Maag
Columbus
Elmer Amberger
Cleveland
Arthur Probst
Cincinnati
Probst
T. W. Kerr
George Oeeffler
Bert Maiberger
Local Families Return for Holidays Amid Moves and Illness
Davis Jr returns from Mi ersity for the holidays. Rh Wilson and her child have both been seriously ill this past week. Edith Horden visits from Chicago for Yuletide. Mrs Leliia Brunker and Corrinne Hoback stay with Hulbert family in Columbus. George Shuttlecord moves to Corning with family. Will Wilburn and wife relocate from Corning to occupy the former home. Margaret Headley suffers from rehumanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Headley
Conductor Brown Swaps Runs On K M Line
Conductor Worley W Brown, long on the Columbus to Charleston through passenger run, now heads the north run out of Hobson. J M Caruthers of Middleport takes over Brown's former run. A H Skidmore, veteran baggage man, shifts to braking on through freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worley W. Brown
Columbus
Charleston
Hobson
J. M. Caruthers
Middleport
Mr. Brown
A. H. Skidmore
Miner Worley Rupe Hurt in Rutland Mine Burst
Worley Rupe sustained a fractured right leg and severe burns after a steam pipe burst in the Maynard mine No. 4 weighing room at Rutland last Wednesday. Doctors feared amputation but the danger has passed. he is crippled and uses crutches but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worley Rupe
Maynard
Rutland
Kincaid family mourns death of Roy Pauley
Mr and Mrs John Kincaid of Middleport are called to Charleston area by the death of Roy Pauley brother of Mrs Kincaid. Pauley formerly lived in Middleport.
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John Kincaid
Middleport
Charleston
Donovan-Richter Wed In Columbus
John Frances Donovan son of Joe Donovan formerly of Mason now living in Columbus married Misa Dorothy Richter a Columbus girl in Columbus on December 17. They will establish a home in Columbus.
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Columbus
John Frances Donovan
Joe Donovan
Mason
That City
Misa Dorothy Richter
Farmer Nial Salser Injured in Band Collapse Near Syracuse
Nial Salser, a prominent farmer near Syracuse, suffered a broken arm after a band collapsed during an event the other evening. Local authorities reported no other serious injuries.
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Nial Salser
Syracuse
Filipino-American veteran near death from pneumonia at Main Street home
Jos Ament a long associated figure with the Schoenlein harness store and a Span ish American veteran lies critically ill at his Main Street residence from pneumonia with death nearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos, Ament
Schoenlein Harness Store
Main Street
Capt Jones Heads Home to Ohio Senate
Rejoicing greets word that Capt Tom Jones of Middleport, chief billeting officer for the 37th division, was in Paris on December 23 en route home to take a seat in the Ohio senate. He had been in Le Mans arranging billets for the 37th.
Batley Opens New Grocery and Meat Market in Hobson
C C Batley who ran a Hobson grocery has opened a combined grocery and meat market in the former French grocery space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Batley
Hobson
Haddox tops ten pin at Middleport with 231 score
In WY M A Middleport competitions Homer Haddox won the ten pin event with a 231 while Dwight Powell took the duck pin title scoring 133. Prizes included 25 cent bowling tickets.
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WY. M. ©. A. Middleport
Homer Haddox
Dwight Powell
Fides Lodge K of P to Host Potluck and Officer Installation
Fides Lodge of Middleport will hold a social evening on January 2 featuring a potluck supper and the installation of officers as the main events. Members and community attendees are invited to participate in the celebration.
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Fides Lodge, K. of P
Middleport
Pork Triumph Reported From Rutland Township
Rutland Township reports a pork conquest with four hogs aged nine months. John Beckley dressed the animals averaging about 290 pounds each, highlighting a noteworthy hog farming yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland Township
Tis
John Beckley
Jail Crowded After Christmas Eve Arrests
Sheriff Hartenbach added eleven drunks to his jail on Christmas Eve and ordered no further arrests due to overcrowding.
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Hartenbach
Neutrone Prescription 99 claims fast rheumatism cure
An advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a near miracle rheumatism cure promising immediate relief and permanent loosening of joints. It cites skeptical endorsements and urges readers to ask their druggist, with mail orders for a one dollar size, from McKee Drug Co and leading druggists. An edition of the Red Cross Magazine is noted as printed in Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee Drug Co
The
Red Cross Magazine
Local Hero Hartley Returns Home With Discharge
Corporal James Hartley has arrived home from Camp Meade Maryland with an honorable discharge. He speaks warmly of army life and praises Uncle Sam's boarding house as one of the best.
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Corporal James
Hartley
Camp Meade
Corporal Hartley
Uncle Sam
Latrobe Notes and Pattern Admerges with Local News
Latrobe area notices list Audrey Tombaugh and Mildred Fitch with Mamie and Donna Young shopping in Parkersburg, plus several visits by locals to Parkersburg and Guysville. A sewing pattern for child Rompers in multiple fabrics is offered, with sizing and mail order details. A light jab about winter quiet near lawn mowers closes the snippet.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Gains World Wide Reputation
The notice urges readers not to assume failure of other cough medicines predicts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will fail. It claims the medicine earned a world wide reputation and huge sales due to its exceptional merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mrs Dor sey Joins Husband in Col onsus Work Post
Mrs Ben Dorsey Jr. left her home to join her husband employed in Col onsus. She was a general favorite in her neighborhood and church circles and will be greatly missed.
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Ben Dorsey Jr
Colonsus
Dorsey
Christmas Day Package for a Soldier Overseas
A Christmas package story follows an American soldier overseas who picks his sweetheart as the sender. The sweetheart buys and packs the gifts at a Red Cross station, then the box is inspected, censored, and mailed through Uncle Sam’s clerks to the soldier’s division for delivery by a soldier mailman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Arright
Uncle Sam
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Taylor Ridge
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KE. Fitch
Guysville
Charles Bean
ROTA
Victor E—.Lambert
McKee’s Drug Store
Majestic
Pure Air Theatre
Lewis J. Selznick
Norma Talmadge
Ethel M. Dell
Wallace Reid
France
Stepa
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
the Newsom -Walburn Co
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Ohio
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