Beeson Elected Council Member in Middleport
Ex postmaster Plummer Beeson elected to fill the unexpired term of Will Michael after his resignation. Routine business included paying current bills. J B Downing of Meigs Water Co discussed water service changes due to Second Street repaving and a general understanding was reached. Mayor Harley reported $650 in January fines and licenses collected. Council adjourned until called by the mayor.
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Middleport
Plummer Beeson
Will Michael
J. B. Downing
Meigs Water Company
Second Street
J. ©. Harley
Funeral services held for C. A. Roberts at Long Bottom Church
Funeral services for C. A. Roberts took place at Long Bottom M. E. Church in Pomeroy conducted by Rev. Scott of Huntington. An earlier report incorrectly stated that Mrs. Rita Hiland was living. she had died several years earlier.
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Pomeroy
C. A. Roberts
Long Bottom M. E. Church
Scott
Huntington
Hartinger presses for road repair over new projects
Pomeroy Ohio February 6 County Surveyor J E D Hartinger urges focus on maintenance of existing highways rather than new construction. He attached repair estimates totaling 60000 across numerous roads in Olive, Orange, Chester, Sutton, Letart, Bedford, Salisbury and Rutland townships.
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Pomeroy
J. E. D. Hartinger
Success Road
Olive Township
Tuppers Plains
Alfred Road
Orange Township
Sumner
Chester
Orange
Eagle Ridge
Chester Township
Racine Bashan
Sutton Township
Nease
Bowmans Run
Yellow Bush
Oak Grove
Racine Apple Grove
Sutton
Letart
Portland Road
Lebanon Township
Kingsbury
Bedford Township
Longhollow
Salisbury Township
Thomas Fork
Leading Creek
Salisbury
Rutland
Rutland Harrisonville
Rutland Township
Side Hill
Langsville Dexter
Dowington
Scipio Township
Danville
Salem Township
Women's Missionary Society to Hold Annual Meeting
The Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Middleport will convene Friday evening February 8 in the assembly room. President Mrs. E G Probst will preside and Virgie Corbin will lead the program as annual reports are read and officers for the year elected. Hostesses include Mrs. Clark Fitch Mrs J M Buchanan Mrs L J Heiner and others.
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Women's Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church
Middleport
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
E. G. Probst
Virgie Corbin
Clark Fitch
J. M. Buchanan
L. J. Heiner
Clara Thomas
William Michael
C. F. Tedrow
Women's Board of Missions of the Christian Church
William Bradford
Latin America
Opera stars wed in Chicago hotel union
Opera Star Marion Claire and conductor Harry Weber exchanged vows in a Chicago hotel in the presence of guests from the Chicago Civic Opera. Hundreds of telegrams poured in from friends congratulating the young couple.
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Marion Claire
Chicago Civic Opera
Harry Weber
Chicago
Huge Dividend Seen as Smart Move in Fige
In Chicago on February 6 a $4430000 dividend by the Standard Oil of Indiana may swing proxies in the Ste Rockefeller control struggle. The board announced $115 million in surplus as a 50 percent dividend and a 50 cent per share cash payout, plus the usual quarterly dividend, seen as a move to gain support for Col Robert W Ste election as chairman at the Whiting meeting.
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Chicago
Standard Oilmpany
Indiana
Robert W. Ste
Rockefeller
McRe
Stewart
Whiting
Ind
Mar
Concrete expert to speak at Letart Falls meeting
February 8 meeting announced by county agent George W. Kreitler will feature Herbert Andrews, a concrete authority, to educate farmers on proper cement usage for various purposes. Open to the public.
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Pomeroy
George W. Kreitler
Herbert Andrews
Letart Falls
Dyesville Hero Glenn Cline Receives Wide Attention
Mayor Hess reports a train saving incident at Dyesville by Glenn Cline age 26. The story drew letters from around the world, praise for Cline, a $25 payment from the railroad, and calls for recognition including a Carnegie medal and possibly a dog medal for Cline's Airedale terrier which alerted to the landslide with growling prior to the sighting.
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Cline
Mr. Cline
Judged insane minister committed to Athens State Hospital
Rev Henry Sherrod a colored Baptist minister near the Union Avenue bridge was found insane in Probate Court and ordered confined at Athens State Hospital. He previously worked in a nearby mine and led a church at Forest Run. Deputies brought him from his home after a violent outburst Monday evening.
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Pomeroy
Henry Sherrod
Union Avenue Bridge
Athens State Hospital
Forest Run
Local Community Notes and Arrivals
Thomas Manley of Cleveland will assume management of the O. N. McElhinny farm as the current tenant relocates. Leland Saxton returns to Athens to resume college work after aviation studies. Mrs. John Hawkins visits her daughter on Gravel Hill then returns to Bucyrus. Gilpert Hayes visits Bucyrus with brother Clayton and family. Mrs. Ben Gabbs arrives home after a stay in Gallipolis due to her aunt Mrs. Sarah Moore’s illness at Holzer Hospital. John Steele, long paralytic, is reported ill on South Front Street. Mrs. Charles Yost returns from Columbus and Zanesville visits and is again at home.
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Thomas Manley
Cleveland
O. N. McElhinny
Leland Saxton
Ohio University
Athens
John Hawkins
Gravel Hill
Bucyrus
Gilpert Hayes
Clayton Hayes
Ben Gabbs
Gallipolis
Sarah Moore
Holzer Hospital
John Steele
South Front Street
Charles Yost
Columbus
Zanesville
First issue of Ohio Social Science Journal published
The Ohio Social Science Journal debuts as a quarterly statewide publication by Ohio University’s social science department. Editor W C Harris says it will be scholarly yet engaging, featuring articles by Babson, Mason, Cook, Dowell, Gamertsfelder, Hoover, and Smith along with News Notes Personal and New Books.
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Ohio Social Science Journal
Ohio
Ohio University Faculty of Social Science
Social Science Department
W. C. Harris
Harris
S. H. Bing
T. N. Hoover
W. 8
Gamertsfelder
Roger W. Babson
Babson Statistical Institute
Max Mason
University of Chicago
Anna M. Cook
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Edward 8. Dowell
Athens High School
Walter 8. Gamertsfelder
Thomas N. Hoover
Edwin B. Smith
Unknown Rheumatism Remedy Claim from WWI Era
A letter from De Cabe, Dept. 8-54 Brockton ase, describes a rheumatism prescription used by thousands with wonderful results in France with the American Army. It claims the prescription costs nothing and offers to mail it upon receiving an address, advising readers to write today for a postal delivery.
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France
de Cabe
Dept
Brockton
Ase
Irish Leader Valera Held Prisoner In Ulster
Eamonn de Valera, head of the Irish independence movement, is jailed in Ulster awaiting a Belfast magistrate hearing after attempting to cross into Northern Ireland despite a government order.
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Dublin
Ireland
U.P
Eamonn de Valera
Ulster
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Parents Understand Their Baby Language Castoria Claim
A Kentucky mother recalls a sick baby who improved after using Castoria for teething and digestion. The advertisement quotes doctors endorsing a vegetable remedy for colds constipation and other infant ailments and warns against imitations of the Fletcher Castoria brand.
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Kentucky
Fletcher
Woman elected to Ohio Park Bureau Federation board
Mrs. F. L. Stevn of St. Marys Auglaize County becomes one of the first women named to the directorate of the Ohio Park Bureau Federation, announced from Columbus on February 6.
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Columbus
U.P
F. L. Stevn
St. Marys
Auglaize County
Ohio Park Bureau Federation
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