Meigs Christmas Parties Popular Across Pomeroy and Middleport
Christmas tree entertainments in Pomeroy and Middleport drew large crowds under American Legion sponsorship. Candy and fruit were given to children, and small trees lined the streets as holiday spirit filled the towns. Numerous local residents from Columbus Akron Gallipolis and nearby areas visited relatives here for the holidays.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
American Legion
Poth
No Arrests Made Here Christmas
POMEROY December 27 No arrests were made by local officers Christmas day. Only two prisoners are being held in the county jail at this time. They are Frank Miller charged with possessing whisky and Pearl Swartawalder held by local officials pending an investigation in regard to the death and burial of his child.
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Pomeroy
Frank Miller
Pearl Swartawalder
Case Against Arnott Scheduled For Today
POMEROY Dec 27 The State of Ohio case against A D Arnott charged with shooting with intent to kill has been scheduled to be heard today before Judge A P Miller. Several suits will be heard in the next two weeks before Judge Miller. POMEROY Dec 27 Mr and Mrs Sam Strauss are parents of a daughter Margaret Anne born Christmas Day at Holzer hospital Gallipolis. Mother and baby are reported favorable and to be brought home later this week.
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Pomeroy
State of
Ohio
A. D.arnott
A. P. Miller
Miller
Sam Strauss
Madge Mees
Margaret Anne
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Social Notes From Pomeroy Bend Are Full of Holiday Gatherings
Social notes from Pomeroy Bend recount numerous Christmas visits and gatherings. Names include Mrs Owen Rust Middleport hosting the 560 club. Barbara Smith hosting a Christmas dinner with Ed ward Smith family and others. the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Albert and May Young at Nay tors Run with twenty eight guests. visits by Florinel Conway Columbus and Hazel Lyons Columbus. travelers Lord McClure and Jesse Swisher returning from Charleston. and many residents visiting relatives or staying with friends in Athens Columbus Gallipolis Point Pleasant Longbottom Syracuse and New York City realtive mentions.
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Mrs
Albert Young
Naylors Run
Young
Mrs. Young
Florinel Conway
Columbus
Fred Conway
Hazel
Bernice Lyons
Hart Lyons
Lord McClure
Jesse Swisher
Charleston
Mary McKnight
Bucyrus
Elizabeth Russell
Lee Rudisell
L. PD
Lawson
Aliie Fielder
Ros McCullough
R. G. Oliver
Longbottom
Ted Roberts
Syracuuse
R. J. Frecker
Audrey Fultz
M. J. McCarty
Huntington
Sallie Jordor
Edith
Point Pleasant
Robert Barris
Sires
William Michaells
Ry Werner
Rela'y S
Salt Rock
W. Va
Bernard Wyseong
Elmer Wysong
Mary Elizabeth Wartinger
New York City
Local residents return home after visits across towns
Lucille Price and Mildred Fisher returned to Colum bus today after visiting relatives. Alba Radford and Wayne Few went home to Zanesville today from relatives. Lizzie Barters returned to Columbus from a sitter. Mrs. Scott Ridgway visited Mrs. Herman Strauss at Holzer hospital in Gallipolis Sunday. Fred Bartells and daughter Nellie visit relatives. Monte West spent late week at The Plains with his father, H. A. Weat, who is critically ill. Albert Bartells and daughters from Pittsburgh visit Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rappold and relatives. Raymond Goegslein of Columbus is caring for his mother.
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Edward Hurd
Indianapolis
A Cc. V. Skinner
Fred German
Akron
W. H. Juhning
Katherine
Columbus
Lou Saunders
Lela Moore
Earl Moore
Gundy McElhinny
Charleston
Gallipolis
Harold Smith
Homer Shank
William Swisher
Arthur Entsminger
Niles
Paul Leonard
Max Kaltenbach
Fostoria
Josephine Russell
Hartley Russell
Freya Whartesby
Zanesville
Earl French
Athens
Edward French
Arthur Evans
Albert Shumaker
McCarthur
Clyde French
Oreton
Dave Iberts
Carl Francis
Theodore Harpole
Lucille Price
Mildred Fisher
Alba Radford
Wayne Few
Lizzie Barters
Anna Bartells
Scott Ridgway
Herman Strauss
Holzer Hospital
Fred Bartells
Nellie
Monte West
the Plains
A. Weat
Albert Bartells
Pittsburgh
Peter Rappold
Raymond Goegslein
Italian claims world walking record for 20000 meters
Callegari of Italy claims a new world walking record of 1 hour 38 minutes 53.5 seconds for 20000 meters in Milan. His first claim was rejected over faulty distance measurements. the prior accepted best was 1 hour 39 minutes 22 seconds set by N Pedersen of Denmark in June 1918.
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Milan
Callegari
N. Petersen
Denmark
Cooper Leads Duncan in Dallas Exhibition Match
Harry Cooper of Dallas, a youthful golfing sensation, matched strokes with George Duncan in a 72-hole exhibition. He was 7 up with 5 holes to play the final 36 holes before Duncan rallied to win.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J Harry Cooper
Dallas
Tex
George Duncan
Baseball Commissioner Landis Silent on Detroit Charges Petition
Baseball Commissioner Landis declined to comment when informed a petition will circulate in Detroit asking American League club owners to consider charges of incompetency. He said, Thanks for the information, not a word to say about it.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Detroit
Evidence Taken in Bentz Case in Common Pleas Court
In Coolville, Ander son Bentz sues A B White and Milgine Chapman for $20 damages claiming a 200 foot fence and a shade tree on Bentz property were destroyed. Defendants admit the land belongs to Bentz but deny the destruction alleging road workers caused the damage. Case appealed from Troy township justice of peace.
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Anderson Bentz
A. B. White
Milgine Chapman
Coolville
Common Pleas Court
L. G. Worstell
Bents
Damaes
Bentz
Common Views Court
Court of & T
Billy Evans Defends Cobb and Speaker in Fixed Game Claim
Columnist Billy Evans argues Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker did not conspire to fix the 1919 World Series. He questions Dutch Leonard’s seven year delay and calls for clear evidence before the sport world accepts the charges.
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Billy Evans
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Leonard
Speaker
Cobb
Lessare
City Bowling League Schedule December to March
December fixtures include Messenger facing Beckleys Molers facing Beasle and Prestons facing Ellis Zenners facing Kiwanis. January opens with American Legion and 8 O Co, Rotary and Banks, then various matchups through January late. February tables show Rotary and Preston, Molers and Messenger, with American Legion and Elks, Zenners and Beckleys, among others. March rounds include Kiwanis versus Deckleys Beasleys versus Prestons and Messenger versus Banks Molers versus American Legion Zenners and Elks Rotary versus 8 O FB Co.
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Beckleys Molers — Beasle
Prestons
Ellis Zenners
Kiwanis
Amer. Legion
C. E. Co
Rotary — Banks
Electric Co. — Banks
American Legion — Zenners
Beckleys — Molers Rotary
Beasleys
Preston Messenger — Elks
Messenger — Hiwanis Zenners — Prestons
Banks — American Legion
O. BE. Co
Rotary — Beckleys Molers — Elks
Amer
Legion — Beasleys Beckleys
EE. Co
Rotary
Elks Zenners — Banks
Molers — Kiwanis
Banks — Beasleys Amer
Legion — Beckleys
Elks
Electric Co
Zenners Janl van
Kiwa Molers — Precious
Preston Molers
American Legion
Elks Beckleys
Banks
Banks — Kiwanis Elks
Amer. Legion — Prestons Messenger
E. Co
Zenners — Beckleys Rotary
Molers
Zenners — Rotary Molers
FB. Co
Elks — Beckleys Kiwanis
Prestons — Banks Messenger
Messenger — Banks Molers — American Legion
MARCH
Zenners
Elks Rotary
Kiwanis — Deckleys Beasleys — Prestons
Prestons — Beckleys Kiwanis
Rotary — American Legion
Messenger
Breasleys Molers — Banks
Mehlhorn Breaks Santa Clara Valley Open Golf Record
Shattering the course record by one and par for the 54 holes, Wild Bill Mehlhorn of Chicago shot 65 in the final round to win the 54 hole Santa Clara Valley Open in West San Jose California. He totaled 207 on rounds of 74 and 68 and finished four strokes ahead of Tommy Armour who led earlier with Larry Nabholtz.
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San Jose
Cal
Wild Bill” Mehlhorn
Chicago
Tommy Armour
Washington
D. C
Mehlhorn
Larry Nabholtz
Cleveland
Big Ten Teams Drill for Opening Conference Games
Chicago December 27 The Big Ten squads wrap up drill before January 3 openers. Illinois Chicago and Northwestern hold their third non conference tuneups on Thursday with North Dakota State and Butler. Notre Dame visits Northwestern next Monday night.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Illinois
Northweastern
Northwestern
Notre Dame
North Dakota State
Butler
Oakland swimmer enters Catalina channel free-for-all
Charles Zimm of Oakland, who is legless, is set to compete in the 440,000 Catalina channel free-for-all swim on January 15 in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Charles Zimm
Oakland
Unsightly Skin Eruptions Quick Cure Promised
A 25 cent ointment is promoted as a fast cure for red skin eruptions and pimples. The ad claims the powerful ointment will clear eruptions and restore confidence in just a few days.
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Bodo
Comiskey says Cobb and Speaker should have faced 1919 hearing
Chicago December 27 Comiskey, owner of the White Sox, says Cobb and Speaker should have demanded a 1919 hearing when asked to resign. He notes they did not protest and calls it peculiar if Speaker, then managing a winner, would resign without challenge amid the throw scandal and suspensions.
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Chicagos
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago-White Sox
Cobb
Comiskey
Eels
Hubert
Leon«s
M. Dandis
Cincinnati i
Speaker
Tunney Makes Recovery After Moosehead Lake Ducking
Gene Tunney, world heavyweight champion, recovers after slipping through ice into Moosehead Lake on Christmas Eve. He completed a six mile snowshoe hike today and reports no ill effects from yesterday’s near drowning on the way from King's Camps to church in Rockwood Maine.
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Rockwood
Gene Tunney
Northwoods
Moosehead Lake
King's Camps
Stanford and Alabama Arrive for East West Game Prep
Pasadena reports the Stanford and Alabama elevens arrived for the Rose Bowl week activities with practice alternations planned at the Rose stadium. Alabama center Holmes is unlikely to play on New Year’s Day due to appendicitis.
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Pasadena
Cal
Stanford
Alabama
Rose Stadium
Holmes
el Paso
Grid mentors hold East kickoff in New York
In New York on Dec 27 the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials begins three days of meetings and banquets to discuss the season, rule shifts, and modern play interpretation. Coaches and officials will confer Tuesday through Thursday with the National Collegiate Athletic Association session to follow. William H. Cowell is mentioned as likely successor to Gil Dobie as Coaches Association president.
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New York
Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football
Cialis
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Coathesa
William H. Cowell
University of New Hampshire
Gil Dobie
Cornell
Coaches’ Association
Cubs Announce 1927 Spring Training Plans at Catalina
Chicago Cubs schedule spring training in Catalina Island starting February 27. Pitchers and catchers will drill separately with one month planned for all players. Exhibition games open April 2 in Dallas against a Texas League squad, then a Kansas City tour begins April 10. Team travels with a squad of about six players.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
McCarthy
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Catalina Island
San Francisco
Oakland
Dallas
Cubs
Kansas City
California
Ty Cobb Not Resigning From Detroit Club
United Press confirms Ty Cobb never resigned from the Detroit base ball club. The unconditional release was sent to him in Augusta Georgia last week and his contract expired after the 1926 season.
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Detroit
United Press
Ty Cobb
Frank J. Navin
Cobb
Augusta
Vald
Selecta Ideal Charmed Nine Times in London Event
The horse Selecta Ideal of London reported a remarkable run with nine wins as its owner rejected a $5,000 bid. No sale completed and performance noted in race records.
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Selecta Ideal
London trades in oddities cold markets sell hot water
A fragmented note recalls London's quirky trades selling hot water in markets and painting door knockers as curious street occupations.
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London
Hong
Rules changes to be discussed by coaches and associations
The American Football Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association meet here Wednesday to discuss rule changes including the extra point after touchdown.
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New York
American Football Coaches’ Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Rosenberg seeks postponement to make weight for Grahama fight
Charley Phil Rosenberg world bantamweight champion will ask the boxing commission to postpone the January 7 bout with Bushy Graham to January 14 to allow him to reach the required 118 pounds without weakening. In Texas, warmers have seized a Lavaca county jail, converting it into a cotton storage warehouse after keeping it empty for some time.
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New York
Charley
Phil Rosenberg
Boxing Commission
Bushy Grahama
Lavaco County
Tex
Scandal Scout Lands Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker
The Rev. W. L. Stidger defended Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker in a sermon on baseball’s latest scandal calling Judge K M Landis the scandal scout. He issued ten commandments admonishing the commissioner to avoid using himself to appease disgruntled players and club owners.
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Kansas City
U.P
K. M. Landis
W. L. Stidger
Linwood Boulevard Methodist Episcopal Church
Ty Cobb
Tris
McGraw Calls Babe Ruth Greatest All Round Ball Player
New York Giants manager John McGraw lauds Babe Ruth as one of the game’s greatest all round players. He cites Ruth’s fielding, throwing, and speed, noting his three World Series home runs and two spectacular plays as proof of Ruth’s complete talent.
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New York
Babe Ruth
John McGraw
New York Giants
Ruth
St. Louis
Cardinals
Cobb to Plan Civil Action Reports
Washington reports say Ty Cobb intends civil action to challenge charges of throwing a 1919 game alongside Tris Speaker and Joe Wood. The federal government has earlier said the case lay outside its scope. Cleveland sources also say Speaker will join Cobb in Washington.
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Washington
U.P
Ty Cobb
America
Augusta
Tris Speaker
Joe Wood
Justice Department
Cobb
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Cleveland
Overtures Made for Purchase of Pitt Stadium
Pittsburgh officials disclosed that sponsors for a proposed third major league have made overtures to buy Pitt Stadium. The 70 000 seat bowl cost $2 000 000 and would require field widening for a regulation baseball diamond. University trustees did not name proposers and denied any Federal league ties.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt Stadium
Pittsburgh Club
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