Fiance Dies En Route To Meet Intended Bride
In Cheboygan Michigan on December 27 Dr W Earl Chapman and his daughter Nathalie rushed to meet a Detroit bound Michigan Central train for Nathalies wedding to Dudley Platka of Burlington Pennsylvania. A passenger who had fallen ill died overnight in a baggage car.
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Cheboygan
Mich
U.R
W. Earl Chapman
Nathalie
Michigan Central
Detroit
Cheyboygan
Doctor Chapman
Dudley Parkhurst Dplatka
Burlington
Two Christmas Day Weddings in Pomeroy Court House
Meigs County reports two Christmas weddings held in the county courthouse. Lawrence Gluesencamp a Portland truck driver wed Albinnia Ward 17 of Portland with consent from C H Cochran. The second couple J R Inlaw 41 painter of Pomeroy R F D No 2 wed Rosa Anabel Cook 46 of Pomeroy she had been divorced from Henry Cook. ceremony by Rev William L Moenckhaus Peace Evangelical Church.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Court House
Lawrence Gluesencamp
Portland
Albinnia Ward
C. H
Frances Cochran
F. W. Gilmore
J. R. Inlaw
Rosa Anabel Cook
Henry Cook
William L. Moenckhaus
Peace Evangelical Church
Christmas Visits Pack Columbus Families Across Town
A parade of local households hosted holiday guests over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Families including the Fultzs, Swallows, Mayes, Vances, Meadows, Hysells, Dillard sisters, Lambs, Lewelling, Hordons, Flowers, Smiths, Howards, Kent, and the Andersons gathered in Columbus and nearby towns. Several trip plans and returns to St Louis, Jackson, Cleveland, Detroit, and New Mexico were noted as part of the holiday travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jyston Fultz
Columbus
Fred Fultz
George Swallow
Lester Snyder
Charles
St. Louis
Mayes
New Mexico
Gene Paul
Pittsburgh
E. Vance
Grant Street
Vances
Don Vance
Jackson
M. J. McCarty
Don Hayes
Huntington
James Meadows
Elza Sterr
Rutland
A. B. Bingham
Gardner Hysell
Cleveland
Rosamond
Kathryn Dillard
Ora Dillard
North Second Avenue
Lamb
Bill Reed
Bob Lewelling
Detroit
R. F. Downing
R. H. Hordon
Phyllis
Cecil Hordon
Elizabeth Flowers
Betty
Marietta
R. L. Smith
Charles Howard
Pomeroy
Ernest
Will Howard
Curtis Shellman
Athens
Mary Louise Kent
H. O. Kent
Ralph Anderson
Edward Anderson
Roush and Ginder announce January wedding in Columbus
James Joy Roush formerly of Rutland now with Huntington National Bank in Columbus will wed Violet Ginder of Columbus in January. The Rev L L Roush of Portsmouth will perform the ceremony.
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James Joy Roush
Rutland
Huntington National Bank
Columbus
Violet Ginder
Pomeroy
Marion Leitwiller
Naval Academy
Annapolis
John Leitwiller
S. P. Deem
Tuppers Plains
Hoffman Cemetery
Christmas Tree and Exercises on Public Square
In Middleport on Christmas Eve, the public square hosted a tree lighting and program led by the Rev. H Eichinger. The American Legion organized 120 Christmas baskets for 10 needy families in the community.
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Middleport
North Second Street
H. Eichinger
American Legion
Elks Plan To Attend Logan District Convention
Athens Lodge of Elks officers and members plan to attend the South Central Ohio District convention in Logan Sunday. C. E. Blanchard of Columbus will speak, with Logan Lodge hosting visiting members. Names of Athens officers include Romine Lavell Featherston Burgett Cotton Cross Johnson Slaughter Martin Baker Pierce.
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Athens Lodge of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Ohio
Logan
C. E. Blanchard
Columbus
Logan Lodge
Athens Lodge
Glen M. Romine
I. A. Lavell
C. R. Featherston
H. N. Burgett
Paul Cotton
John B. Cross
David Johnson
T. S. Slaughter
J. Db. Martin
L. C. Baker
Roy Pierce
Esquire
Uninvited Guest Dines with Sheriff on Christmas Day
In Pomeroy Meigs County Jail an uninvited man, once jailed, visits Sheriff J A Willock on Christmas Day. The visitor, cap in hand, enters the sheriff’s home, shares a chicken dinner, and leaves with a message of reform and goodwill toward the state prisons.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
J. A. Willock
Golden Wedding for Foreman Couple in Columbus
Mr and Mrs Lee Foreman of Columbus formerly Middleport celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Christmas Day at their home 1385 South High Street. The couple aged 72 and 70 were joined by seven children and 11 grandchildren plus friends at a reception. They moved from Middleport to Columbus twenty years ago.
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Middleport
Lee Foreman
Columbus
This Place
South High Street
Funeral Held for Mrs Hannah Wilson in Dexter
Mrs Hannah Wilson aged 77 died at her son Curtis Wilson’s Dexter home on Christmas Eve after age related infirmities. The Rebekah Lodge oversaw the service at the house and she was buried at White Hall Cemetery. She is survived by her son Curtis.
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Rebekah Lodge
Dexter
Hannah Wilson
Curtis Wilson
White Hall
Curtis
Youth Walks 60 Miles in Snow to Enlist in Army
Harry B. Wyatt, 17, of Hartford West Virginia, trudged 60 miles through a snow storm to reach Huntington recruiting station to enlist in the United States Army. He swore in and asked to be assigned to Hawaii for climate reasons. The WV village recalls Civil War volunteers and later World War service, noting this is the first 60 mile enlistment walk in its history.
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Hartford
Hawaii
W. Va
Harry BE. Wyatt
Huntington
United States Army
Wyatt
Squire Hanna
James A
Charles Hanna
Spain
Racine Sutton School District to Dedicate New High School
The Racine Sutton School District will dedicate a new high school building next Monday. The building will be open for inspection at 6:00 PM and the dedication exercises will begin at 7:30 PM.
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Racine
Racine- Sutton
Christmas Dinner Guests in Middleport for Holiday
Christmas day gatherings in Middleport feature Mr and Mrs C O Fisher and three children with Mrs Ora Dillard and family from Columbus and Pomeroy plus Miss Dorothy Coates, A A Dillard host family, and multiple Dr and Mrs Stansbury households and Downing families sharing meals.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Ora Dillard
Rosamond
Kathryn Dillard
Columbus
Dorothy Coates
Pomeroy
Or. Dillard
A. A. Dillard
Gravel Hill
A. A. Huge
Luc, Boggess
Lucy Downing
Alpha Somerville
W. E. Stansbury
G. H. Stansbury
C. W. Stansbury
Huntington
J. B. Downing
Charles Singleton
Nancy
Charleston
W. Va
Rodney F. Downing
Martha Jane
Bart Rawlings
C. P. Dutton
Miss Lucile
O. R. Stout
Barbara
McKay Visits Here in Middleport During Holidays
Robert E. McKay an engineer with the New York Branch of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company now in Manhattan is visiting his parents Superintendent and Mrs A W McKay in Middleport for the holidays It is his first return to his former Rome since moving East.
Sam Fugate in Serious Condition in Columbus Hospital
Sam C. Fugate, 78, long time Ohio River engineer and Pomeroy native, remains in serious condition after two months in a Columbus hospital. His brother Frank Fugate Sr., a Pomeroy merchant, rushed home after Christmas. Millard and Willard Fugate, twins, shared river work in youth and later flourished in Columbus. Millard with Mt. Vernon Bridge, Willard with Buckeye Casting.
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Pomeroy
Sam C. Fugate
Columbus
Frank Fugate
Sam Fugate
Millard
Willard
Ohio River
Buckeye Casting Company
Mt. Vernon Bridge Company
Pomeroy Bend
Civil War Vet Taken to Dayton Soldiers Home
James M. Weldon 83 a Civil War veteran and former Meigs County postmaster was moved by ambulance from Racine to the Dayton Soldiers Home after five years bedridden. Accompanied by neighbor G C Wolfe his wife unable to go due to illness remains at Racine awaiting potential reunion.
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James M. Weldon
Tso
Nacine
Dayton
G. C. Wolfe
Weldon
Meigs County
Masonic
Knights of Pythias
Mr. Weldon i
Racine
Christmas Baby Born to Karr Family in Charleston
Irving Karr, county commissioner of Syracuse, and Dr. J B Hodge of Middleport celebrate a granddaughter born Christmas night in Charleston. The infant, a girl, arrives to Mr. and Mrs. Irving Karr Jr whose home is in Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Irving Karr
Syracuse
J. B. Hodge
Middleport
Santa Claus
Charleston
Sheriff retrieves prisoner for felony trial in Pomeroy
At 5 AM Sheriff J A Willock and Deputy Delbert Welker drove to Moundsville Penitentiary to fetch Walter Roush for testimony in the Diamond Lawson burglary and larceny case. Lawson is set for trial today in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
J. A. Willock
Delbert Welker
Moundsville Penitentiary
Walter Roush
Diamond Lawson
Gambling Syndicates Duel At Gould Casino In France
In Nice France within Frank Jay Gould’s $5 million casino a French British group and a Greek syndicate led by M Zographos battled for control of the bank. After 24 hours they had won 2 900 000 francs prompting Gould to raise stakes to 5000 francs and spark 60 000 000 francs in play over several days. Gould’s profits outweighed a brief loss as the high stake clash continued.
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Nice
France
Dee
U.P
Frank Jay Gould
Mediterranean
M. Zographos
Gould
Paris
Suit Against Ford Revived in Court
PONTIAC Mich Dec 27 The long pending 6 million suit of Henry Leland against Henry Word revived by a 300 page deposition filed by Rev John H Bourne former secretary to Leland Word is charged with breaking his promise to reimburse former Lincoln Motor Company stockholders Leland seeks reimbursement for alleged losses after the Lincoln bankruptcy from Ford and former stockholders.
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Pontiac
Mich
U.P
Henry Leland
Henry Word
Word
Lincoln Motor Company
John H. Bourne
Leland
Ford
Lincoln Company
Central P. T. A. To Meet January 25th
The Central Parent-Teacher Association plans its monthly meeting on January 25 after a vacation break. No meeting was held last Thursday night due to the vacation period.
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Central P. T. A
Central
Parent-Teacher Association
Konjola touted as a miracle tonic in Cleveland testimonial
Mrs. Marie Horrocks describes severe health decline including indigestion back pain and nervousness. After using Konjola for a month she reports improved appetite calmer nerves weight gain and full recovery, noting many friends use the medicine sold at Mc Kee Drug Store in Athens and nearby druggists.
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Marie Horrocks
Bailey Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
Konjola
Athens
McKee Drug Store
Meeting set for January 25 under Mrs Carpenter
Mrs Oril Carpenter, president, announces next meeting will be held January 25. Mrs M D Hughes is in charge of program arrangements.
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M. D. Hughes
Gas blast kills Mrs. Herman in rooming house fire
A gas line leak blamed for a Christmas night explosion and fire at a Toledo rooming house killed Anna Herman a 45 year old widowed housekeeper. Officials say she was in bed when flames blocked the stairway trapping her and she suffocated from smoke.
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Toledo
Anna Herman
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