Borrow $30 000 To Meet Bills Pomeroy
Pomeroy council votes to borrow about 30000 to cover water and electric bills through January first. They consider trimming water plugs and street lights to balance income. An oil painting of Wyatt G. Plantz for the council chamber is debated, with inspector scrutiny on public funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Wyatt G. Plantz
Kansas City, Mo
Daniel Diehl
Webster
Council and Friends
Jane Nye Gilliford
Board Finds Way to Meet Bills
Meigs County sees road improvements since 1910 with 350 miles of county and township roads now improved. The county totals include 649 miles earth roads and 71.4 miles of traffic bound roads, with cement and brick works outside five corporations. Officials note most progress occurred in the past eight years and little funding is expected in 1921.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Fire destroys Pine Grove farm home of Will Singer
A severe blaze at Pine Grove Sunday gutted the Will Singer residence destroying almost all contents. Neighbors Roy and Mrs Spencer were visiting. the roof collapsed soon after alarm sounded. Only a few items near doors survived. insurance coverage was held by Mr Singer.
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Pomeroy
Will Singer
Pine Grove
Roy Spencer
Singer
Ministers Meet in Meigs County Session
The Meigs County Ministerial Society met in Middleport for an all-day session led by Rev. Bert O Connor of Letart Falls Church. Rev and Mrs Fred Gardner hosted at their South Sixth and Palmer Streets home with a noon pot-luck. His "Why I am in the Minis" address sparked a forum discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs
Old River Days Recalled by Fan in Pomeroy
George K. Gloeckner recalls Ohio River steamboat era from the 1870s and 1880s with frequent departures from Pomeroy to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. He notes fares, meals, berths, whistle identities, and favorite boats like the Chesapeake. He also recounts a 1910 accident on the Pittsburgh Towboat Raymond Horner where a pilot died after a dam cable struck the vessel and caught fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George K. Gloeckner
Ohio River
Burr
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Charleston
Gallipolis
Marietta
Ravenswood
Middleport
Syracuse
Pomeroy Bend
Andes
St. Lawrence
Chesapeake
Pomeroy Wharf
Mr. Gloeckner
Raymond Horner
Frank Fugate
Revival Ends At Great Bend Church Attendance Bursts
Rev. N. O. Warren of the Portland charge closed a sweeping revival at the Methodist Episcopal Church. The event drew 119 converts and 54 new members joined Sunday night with more expected. This marks the third revival Warren has led this winter with 214 total conversions. His next meeting starts February 11 in Portland.
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Great Bend
N. O. Warren
Portland
Methodist Episcopal Church
Warren
Mission Society Meets at Heath M E Church
Foreign Missionary Society of Heath M E Church met Monday night with Mrs. Albert Faehnle at South Third Avenue and Lincoln Street. Mrs. R W Harris led devotions and Mrs. Nan Moore taught on the Third Chapter of A Cloud of Witnesses, focusing on Physicians and Nurses. The lesson emphasized empowering women abroad to educate and improve skills for self teaching and service. The meeting was largely attended.
Loyal Pals Class at Church Bible School Met Monday
The Loyal Pals Class of the Church of Christ Bible School met Monday evening with Miss Mate Hyset on South Sixth Avenue. Mrs. Dwight Kim taught and nearly all the class attended along with guests Mrs. Fred Gardner Miss Etta Gaskill Missea Nella Mankin and Mildred Hazelton.
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Meelis
Visit to Columbus by Mrs Beverage and Family
Mrs J A Beverage and MBi rs Otto Stanley travelled to Columbus Sunday for a short visit with Mrs Beverage’s daughter Mia Gra ham Waddell and family.
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J. A. Beverage
Mbi
Otto Stanley
Columbus
Mia
Graham Waddell
County Must Pay for Fair in 1930 Meigs County
Meigs County officials discussed whether to fund a 1930 fair as Secretary R G Webster warned the county must pay a 2000 dollar obligation tied to the fair. The board noted debts include 800 from the state and a 2600 note, with no action taken yet.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
R. G. Webster
Fair Board
William Smith
Mr. Webster
Byron Davis
Clark Jiiden
Oldest Tax Receipt in County Traces 1831 Land Deal
M Bolin presented a century old tax receipt in Pomeroy showing $8.58 for 60 acres in 1831 on land bought from Richard Reeves. The story recalls early Scipio Township settlement, Reeves’ forest farm, and Bolin’s ride by horse to Chester to pay taxes. He also shows later receipts from 1838 to 1849 on Reeves lands and a 114 year old cheese mold heirloom linked to the Reeves family.
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Pomeroy
M. Bolin
Richard Reeves
Upper Scipio Township
Local Notices and Personal Moves in Meigs County
Three year old Lois Irene Waddell died at home in Darwin of pneumonia. The Waddell family includes Ohio Fuel Supply Co. employee Ja cob Waddell. A divorce suit in J utland involving Mary Iran ces Lockwood and Robert Nelson Lockwood was heard and taken under advisement. Visiting hours at Pomeroy Jail are Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. Superintendent C J Rhoades visits Cincinnati schools for a few days. Mrs J B Smith recently moved from Charleston to Athens after major surgery. Francis Andrews of Long Bottom is in Parkersburg for appendicitis surgery. Amy Lee returned from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music to Pomeroy to visit her mother. Lelia Hawkins spent Sunday in Columbus with relatives Fred and Mrs Davia.
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Lois Irene Waddell
Jacob Waddell
Darwin
Waddell
Ohio Fuel Supply Co
Mary Irances Lockwood
Jutland
Robert Nelson Lockwood
F. W. Crow
Pomeroy
C. J. Rhoades
Cincinnati
Meigs County
J. B. Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Athens
Francis Andrews
Long Bottom
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Amy Lee
Conservatory of Music
Lelia Hawkins
Columbus
Fred L. Davia
Roads of county greatly improved after fiscal scramble
Meigs County Commissioners faced a tight budget as funds looked short at first. Treasurer Hosmer Roush reported about 265 000 in the treasury, with possible extra from unmatured fees and later tax collections. A temporary allocation of one quarter of available funds was approved to operate until April 1, with further cuts if needed.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Fracy
Joe Rotoskey
Red Cross
Rotoskey
Nesselroad
Homer Beaver
Gallia County
Jack Evans
Roush
Red Cross Drives Support in Middleport
In Middleport on February 3 residents are asked to donate to raise ten million dollars for Red Cross aid. Contributions can be given to Elizabeth H. Hartinger G H Stansbury and J H Grate and H F Cook.
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Middleport
Red Cross
Elizabeth H. Hartinger
G. H. Stansbury
J. H. Grate
H. F. Cook
Funeral for Mrs. Mary Murray at Carleton Church
Mr and Mrs M J Hamilton attended the Sunday afternoon funeral of Mrs Mary Murray at Carleton Church. Other locals at the service included Mr and Mrs Milton Hamilton Mr and Mrs Dana Hamilton Mr and Mrs Hervinui Lohse and Mrs H M Russell.
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Middleport
M. J. Hamilton
Carleton Church
Mary Murray
Milton Hamilton
Dana Hamilton
Herinvui Lohse
H. M. Russell
Visiting Families in Youngstown and Columbus Notes
Mr and Mrs Walter Owens visit Youngstown with Owens sisters Miss Hanna Owens and Mrs Snook and family. Mrs Ora Dillard accompanies daughters Rosamond and Kathryn to Columbus during her daughter and husband absence. Kathryn Hennessey’s croup illness shows improvement. Mrs David Entsminger reports a letter from cousin Mrs Emily Kintsminger of Albuquerque NM saying she is stronger and better, and that her son Arthur and daughter Elsie are both employed.
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Walter Owens
Youngstown
Hanna Owens
Snook
Fame Ily
Ora Dillard
Columbus
Rosamond
Kathryn
Kathryn Hennessey
David Entsminger
Lincoln Street
Emily Kintsminger
Albuquerque
N. M
Arthur
Elsie
Entsmingers
Sheep loss damages filed with Meigs County in January
Meigs County Commissioners heard January damage claims for sheep losses. Seven bills were filed with Rutland Township accounting for about three quarters of the total, noting dogs have caused significant damage for months.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Commissioners
Rutland Township
White To Learn of Drought Conditions
Governor White orders statewide health survey in drought hit southern Ohio. State Health Director H G Southard sends two staff to assess Jefferson Scioto Adams Crown Hocking Noble Belmont Pike Washington Athens Jackson Meigs and Monroe counties to determine distress and need for state assistance.
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Columbus
White
Ohio
H. G. Southard
Jefferson
Scioto
Adams
Crown
Hocking
Noble
Belmont
Pike
Washington
Athens
Jackson
Meigs
Monroe
Mussolini Depicted as Hit and Run Motorist Reported
New York February 3 and anti Fascist outlet confirms a famous story alleging Premier Benito Mussolini acted as a hit and run driver. The report cites unnamed witnesses and claims the incident occurred in the Italian leader’s early career abroad.
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New York
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Trustees seek burial funds for indigent child in Pomeroy
A Lebanon Township trustee asked Meigs County Commissioners for help funding burial costs after a child died in the township. With no funds available, he was referred to the prosecuting attorney for advice.
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Pomeroy
Lebanon Township
Meigs County Commissioners
Home Drug Co. Liver and Bladder Treatment Ad
An old advertisement from Minneapolis Minnesota offers a home remedy from Home Drug Co. at 119 Masonic Temple for liver and bladder trouble with a claimed 28 year history of satisfactory results. The notice urges clipping and mentions a back guarantee.
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Write Home Drug Co
Masonic Temple
Minneapolis
Minn
Italian newspaper prints letter on Mussolini incident impact
Il Nuovo Mondo publisher G. Girolamo Valesti says the paper will publish today a letter describing an incident in which an American touring with Mussolini allegedly said that running over a little girl and deeming one life unimportant compared with the life of the state. The report notes dates differ in the published confirmation.
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G. Girolamo Valesti
Il Nuovo Mondo
Gen. Smedhey Butler
Mussolini
Cleveland Museum Joins Trans-Arctic Marine Expedition
The Sue Cleveland Museum of Natural History today became one of five sponsors of the trans Arctic marine expedition led by Capt Sir Hubert Wilkins a veteran explorer.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Museum of Natural
Tory
Sir Hubert Wallkins
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