Memorial Held For Haptonstall
Memorial services for James R. Haptonstall, Legionnaire, were held at Heath M. E. Church in MIddleport. The 26 year old veteran died in a military hospital in Prescot Arizona on January 25. The service featured a photograph draped in colors and military papers detailing his enlistment and discharge.
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Heath M. E
Middleport
James R. Haptonstall
Prescot
Ariz
West
Hapenstall
Company C
Tom Jones
Ordinance Department
War Department
Eichinger
James
Virgil
Mrs Julia Gerber Returns Home From Holzer Hospital
Mrs Julia Gerber, who came home from Holzer Hospital a few days ago, was not so well over the week end.
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Julia Gerber
Holzer Hospital
Lodges Suffer Secret Orders Hit By Drought
In Meigs County fraternal lodges face budget strains from a drought reducing incomes. Dues are delayed or unpaid, hindering the installation of new officers and tightening expenditures across several orders.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Captain Jones Improves After Needle Injury
CAPT. JONES IMPROVES MIDDLEPORT Feb. 2 Captain Tom Jones, confined to his home since November after stepping on a needle, shows great improvement.
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Jones
Middleport
Tom Jones
Home Robbery Strikes After Death of Owner
In Pomeroy on February 2, the home of 78 year old Mary Murray near her daughter’s house was robbed after her death. Robbers looted silverware and valuables from a locked and barred residence as Sheriff Tracy investigated.
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Mary Murray
Bunker Hill
Pomeroy
Murray
Charles Greenter
Tracy
Unclear burglary leaves fruit untouched in cellar
A door and the building were entered but investigators could not determine what items were taken. A large quantity of fruit in the cellar remained undisturbed.
Red Cross Outlines Plans For Meigs Relief Effort
Meigs County Red Cross committeemen met at the Farmer's Bank rooms to review relief operations. They reported abuses of aid and agreed no emergency orders would be issued without local committee approval. Despite strains, officials expect county residents to endure the winter with national help and donations.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Red Cross
Farmer's Bank
Red Cross
Meigs County
Marker Monument Planned For Buffington Island Site
The battle monument for Buffington Island, commemorating the 1863 Morgan raid battle, is under construction in Columbus. It will stand on 1.5 acres donated by Mrs. C. E. Peoples and Judge Peoples, with a 4 by 4-foot base and 24-foot height, made from glacier-era non-erosive stone. Dedication is planned for the battle anniversary.
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Pomeroy
Buffington’s Island
Columbus
C. E. Peoples
Judge Peoples
Death of Rana A. Hu son Wilson in World War I shell shock
Relatives in Megs County learn of Rana A. Hu son Wilson death in Dayton military hospital from shell shock after World War I service. Body to be taken to his mother Idella W. Wilson in Columns for funeral services and burial today.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rana A. Huson Wilson
A. I. Hutchinson
Megs County
Dayton
Idella W. Wilson
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Wupen
Furniture SA
Jacquard Velour
Tone Velour
Axminster
Coxwell
The
Swanson Furniture Co
North Court ST
Athens
Sellers
Pomeroy Bend
A. Hartley
Messenger
Virgil Marsh
Haptonstall
American Legion
Cc. H. Eichinger
Rans Wilson
Service
French Dry Cleaners
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