Local notices and events from Pomeroy Middleport area
A clipped multiple items column notes misfortune in Columbus with a death and murder count in Shanklin county, a grand ball at Lewis' opera house, and a Rutland lecture by Bishop Anderson on Building a New World. It also lists upcoming Y M C A and church lectures with specific venues in Pomeroy Middleport and schedule details.
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Lewis’ Opera House
American Legion Post
Rutland
Bishm Anderson
Cincinnati
Anderson
Promin Y. M
Robbing the Dead and a Columbus Explosion Mystery
The fragmentary item alleges theft from the deceased and mentions a Wright explosion at Columbus. It notes a Mrs. killed in the incident who reportedly had $30 hidden, and that workers recall her showing it earlier while planning a Christmas gift. A cautious reader should note uncertainty in the report.
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Rnh
Wright
Columbus
Farm Interests Conference Ties Egg Grading Demo
Poultry specialist Vickers of the State Extension Department will visit Pomeroy tomorrow for a meeting on poultry production and egg grading. A district farm meeting is planned for January 18 at Ath, focusing on the road problem and related issues.
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F Vickers
State Extension Department
Pomeroy
Ath
Union Week of Prayer Begins Across Two Towns
Action launched in y and Middleport for the nation wide Union Week of Prayer from y 2nd to 7th inclusive with observances noted in local notices.
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Union Week OF Prayer
Middleport
Union
Bur nell Bible Class Leads Middleport Sunday School Contest
The Burnell Bible Class of the Middleport Baptist church still leads the Christmas morning Sunday school contest with 121 men over 21. Six weeks earlier the class had 27 members, growing to about 150, with 30 out of town on Christmas. Members say the growth is significant as Meigs county communities are urged to follow Middleport's example.
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Middleport
Burnell Bible
Baptist Church
Burnell
Meigs County
Burnell Bible Class
Burnell Bible Class Sends Christmas Wishes to Milton Hamilton
Milton Hamilton, in Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, for a week or ten days, received a Christmas message of good cheer from the Burnell Bible Class. The note spoke of how sweet it was to be remembered and praised the loyal class members.
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Middleport
Milton Hamilton
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Burnell Bible Class
Phillip and Virginia DeMaine Return Home for Holidays
Phillip and Virginia DeMaine are home for the holidays from Pittsburgh and Bryn Athyn schools. The text notes their return from respective institutions, highlighting family holiday plans and the shared celebration.
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Phillip
Virginia DeMaine
Pittsburgh
Bryn Athyn
Thomas Davis Returns Home From College Break
Thomas Davis is home from college for the Midwinter vacation season, enjoying a break before returning to studies.
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Thomas Davis
Local visitors: Lieut. Hull family in Greenfield during holidays
Lieut. Edwin Hull and wife, visiting Greenfield, stayed with his parents and Dr. Robert Jones family along with relatives. After the holidays they plan to return to the far west where Hull is stationed. Carl Mumford of Charleston also visited local friends and family during the holidays.
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Edwin Hull
Greenfield
Robert Jones
T. H. Davis
Mr. Hull
Far West
Hull
Carl Mumford
Charleston
Home Folke
Logan Marriage Licenses光
Logan records list Cratin Martin 22 mechanic Laurelville Garret Dawson 19 tele phone operator Laurelville David Waltz 40 blacksmith Rockbridge Effie A Waltz 43 teacher Rockbridge Charles J Oeffler 43 laborer Logan Lavinia Johnston 45 housekeeper Logan Harry G Patterson 380 store manager Mansfield Elizabeth M Konig 25 office worker Murray
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Cratin Martin
Laurelville
Garret Dawson
David Waltz
Rockbridge
Effie A. Waltz
Charles J. Oeffler
Logan
Lavinia Johnston
Harry G. Patterson
Mansfield
Elizabeth M. Konig
Murray
Guardian Appointed for Metcalf Minor Daughters
Judge Stephenson on Tuesday appointed John Walters of Murray City as guardian of Margaret and Marganrite Metcalf, minor daughters of the late Henry Metcalf. Walters must furnish a $2000 bond with American Surety Co. to qualify.
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Stephenson
John Walters
Murray City
Margaret
Marganrite Metcalf
Henry Metcalf
Walters
American Surety Co
Funeral services held for Mrs Ameliia Heft
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1 30 PM at the U B church for Mrs Ameliia Heft wife of Washington of this city Rev J G Spears officiated The Ladies Auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans of which order the deceased belonged attended Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery by L C Yocum
Prohibition Officers Arrest Two Liquor Law Violators
A steady stream of liquor law violators reaches the city from Ward township as Prohibition officers Baynham and Nash press to enforce the law. Jess Turner and James Murphy were arraigned Tuesday on charges.
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Ward Township
Baynham and
Nash
Jess Turner
James Murphy
Red Cross builds vast relief network in China
The American Red Cross aided about one million Chinese famine sufferers last year by constructing 850 miles of highways. In ten months it employed 161,000 men and, indirectly, helped nearly a million people including men, women, and children.
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American Red Cross
China
Red Cross
Intoxicating Liquor Cases Lead to Fines and Commitments
Tur ner and Murphy admitted possessing liquor. Tur ner produced two half pint bottles of white mule as evidence. Murphy claimed the liquor was for medicine. The court fined both $100 plus costs and committed them to the workhouse if they cannot pay.
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Tur‘ner
Murphy
Red Top Oil prepares to drill at Greendale well this week
INSOON reports indicate that the Red Top Oil Co.s well on the Chutebeirs farm near Greendale will be ready to drill in this week. Cline and Weasel drilled a dry hole on their Vigo Ross county lease and have moved part of their equipment to the Honey Fork well on the Clark farm where a fishing job has delayed progress for nearly two weeks.
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Insoon
Red Top Oil Co
Chutebeirs
Greendale
Cline
Weasel
Vigo
Ross County
Honey Fork
Clark Farm
Logan High Class of 1914 Holds Eighth Reunion
The Logan high school class of 1914 held its eighth annual reunion with 22 members attending. The gathering began with dinner at Star Restaurant and continued at Miss Kathryn Koppe’s home with toastmaster Kathryn Koppe and Fred Hall leading remarks about the class's growth, marriages, and two deceased members.
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Logan High School
Star
Kathryn Koppe
Chas. Kerns
Fred Jones
Hall
Koppe
Benjamin Tritsch
Columbus
Norwood Engle
Sumner Martin
Health Board Offers Help to Flooded County Villages
A telegram to Dr. John H. Elias reports the state board of health offers aid to flood stricken areas if needed. Elias visited Monday and Tuesday to assess conditions and will file a report. Monday Creek waters forced many families from their homes in surrounding villages.
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John H. Elias
State Board of Health
Elias
Longstorth
Monday Creek
Flood Conditions Reported in Murray City and Logan Areas
Water rose in Murray City business district reaching up to 18 inches in some buildings while homes in lowlands of Logan were spared. Cellars in western Murray residences were flooded and the Angel home in Dicken addition was surrounded by rising waters.
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Murray City
Logan
William Angel
Dicken
Local Ex Logan Graduate Visited Chillicothe Friends
Otto Goss of Chillicothe, a former Logan resident and Chillicothe High School graduate, visited friends here in the past few days. He is currently employed by the government at Camp Sherman.
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Otto Goss
Chillicothe
Logan
Camp Sherman
Coal output hits new December low, USGS reports
The week ending December 17 saw a record low for December coal production at 7,046,000 net tons with an average of 1,174,000 tons per day. Despite storage drawdown and dull seaborne trade, demand remains strong in key districts like Pocahontas and Hocking Sunday Creek, as miners brace for a price-sensitive market.
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United States Geological Survey
Hocking-Sunday Creek
Hocking Valley
Sunday Creek
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Hocking
Ohio reorganizes to speed workmen compensation
Governor Harry L. Davis outlines Ohio’s shift from a slow, poorly supervised system to a streamlined, businesslike setup in the industrial relations department. Claims pending dropped from about 6,000 to around 1,700. staff reduced by 16 percent. costs cut by 50,000 to 60,000 dollars annually. Occupational diseases added. reinsurers largely eliminated. bake shop inspections moved to agriculture. mine disaster rescue priorities raised.
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Harry L. Davis
Ohio
Industrial Commission
Industrial Relations Department
Cowan Brothers Deliver Christmas Baskets Despite Flooded Roads
The Cowan brothers of Sugar Creek braved high water to deliver Christmas baskets in Athens. They used their cars to reach recipients, working hours to ensure baskets arrived on Christmas morning.
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Cowan Brothers
Sugar Creek
Athens
Ohio to equip five mine rescue stations across the state
Ohio moves to improve mine safety with five rescue stations in Cambridge Amsterdam Bellaire Nelsonville and Pomeroy all equipped with rescue apparatus to cut response time to two hours from any location First aid and mine rescue teams will be organized statewide under the department of industrial relations and a citizen advisory board aided implementation Highlights include named residents Howard S Dailey Mary Edna Tedrow Henry Gabriel Esther O Easterling Charles LaFollette and Mrs Sophia Nayles along with Macon Georgia alderman Mrs Chales Colton Harrold becoming the first woman member of that board
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Columbus
Citten Advisory Board
Division of Mines
Cambridge
Amsterdam
Bellaire
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Department of Industrial Relations
Ohio
Commonwealth
Howards
Chales Colton Harrold
Board of Aldermen
Macon
Georgia
Father John's Medicine Advertises Cold and Cough Relief
A vintage ad urges readers to treat persistent coughs and colds with Father John's Medicine citing sixty five years of success. It claims soothing healing elements aid breathing passages and nourishment helps rebuild tissue and strength.
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Father John
Marriage Licenses in Athens Area Consists of Several Pairs
Otis Clark farmer of Coolville and Mary Mesehher of Trimble. Clyde F Junod truck driver and Inez Everett of Athens. Raymond A Wollett farmer and Hildreth Dishon of Nelsonville. Doris Bartlett laborer and Lottie Dailey of Athens. Wilfred H Cunningham clerk and Iris Lucile Kempton of Glouster.
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Otis Clark
Coolville
Mary Mesehher
Trimble
Clyde F. Junod
Inez Everett
Athens R
Raymond A. Wollett
Hildreth Dishon
Nelsonville
Doris Bartlett
Lottie Dailey
Athens
Wilfred H. Cunningham
Iris Lucile Kempton
Glouster
Foley Kidney Pills Advertises Sleep Cure Claim
An advertisement from Gainesville features a testimonial by T. Strange about Foley Kidney Pills. The claimant says after one bottle, sleep improved, kidneys toned, and vitality restored.
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T. Strange
Gainesville
R. No. 3
Sam
Foley
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National Authorized Service
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Majestic Concert Orchestra
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