Meigs County Probate Judge Candidates Debate Court Fusion
Pomeroy February 16 Meigs County faces a revival of the proposal to merge the common pleas and probate courts under one head. The issue, previously blocked by election-year rules, could be revived at the November poll with candidates for probate judge watching closely. Legal questions arise over whether a running judge would lose the probate post if the merged office comes under the common pleas court, with two views on implied contracts versus lack of notice to candidates.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas
Probate
Meigs County
William M Ebersbach Dies in Pomeroy Home
William M. Ebersbach 63 a member of the Ebersbach Construction Company died at his Pomeroy home from heart trouble after weeks of illness. He was married to Emma Sauer in 1899 and survived by his wife and son Midgar who heads the Ebersbach Hardware Company. Surviving also are Mrs. A N Schaeffer Mrs Sophia Fisher and Mrs Helen.
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Pomeroy
William M. Ebersbach
Ebersbach Construction Company
Mr. Ebersbach
Martin Ebersbach
Emma Sauer
Midgar
Ebersbach Hardware Company
Lincoln Hill
William Ebersbach
Fred Ebersbach
Ebersbach
A. N. Schaeffer
Sophia Fisher
Helen
Local Pomery Firm Counts Ebersbach Family in Trade
A fragment notes Kuhns of Columbus and siblings with Charles Edward Theodore George Albert and Edward Ebersbach all engaged in business in Pomery, indicating a family business network in the area.
Fire Truck Fails To Start In Pomeroy Alarms
Fire alarms in Pomeroy saw the fire truck fail to start twice, with buckets used to fight blazes. The chief claims the motor is fine while drivers say repeated flooding prevented starting. a barrel fire at the Karr Clark Barber Shop and a building side fire prompted the alarms.
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Pomeroy
Karr & Clark
Epworth League Division Sparks Banquet at Heath Church
In Middleport the Epworth League at Heath M E Church split into two groups in a friendly contest. The losing side hosted a 6 o'clock dinner for 50 workers organized by Mrs Nan Moore and her group, followed by a brief program around the tables.
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Middleport
Epworth League of
Heath M. E. Church
Nan Moore
Knab Stricken By Cerebral Hemorrhage After Church Outing
Augustus Knab of South Beach Street became seriously ill after driving Mrs. Elizabeth Russell to church Sunday morning. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. His sons Stanley and Chester Knab and Chester’s wife arrived from Cincinnati Sunday night. Reports Monday said his condition had improved.
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Middleport
Augustus Knab
South Beach Street
Elizabeth Russell
Presbyterian Church
Stanley
Chester Knab
Cincinnati
Pensioned widow Hannah Smith lived longest on rolls
Hannah Smith born Hannah Hill in Green County, Pennsylvania, married Josiah Smith in 1854, who died in 1862. She was placed on the U S pension list as a widow and collected from 1862 until her death near age 98, a span of seventy years, leaving many descendants. She lived in Meigs County for 51 years, then Chase County Nebraska 33 years, and Blue Mound Kansas the last 13 years.
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Pomeroy
Hannah Smith
Meigs County
Blue Mound
Kansas
United States
Green County
Hannah Hill
Henry
Elsie Hill
George Cowen
Bedford Township
Beal
Josiah Smith
Union
Pension Department
Chase County
Nebraska
Giles
Furman
Six Candidates Seek Councilman's Berth
POMEROY Feb 16 Six candidates seek the place of John Schaaf on the village council. The mayor would declare a vacancy and nominations follow with a majority vote. No meeting was held out of respect for the dead and Mayor Hess. The vacancy will be filled at the first Monday evening in March.
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Pomeroy
John Schaaf
Hess
Washington
Peacocks Lose Favor In Meigs County Barnyards
In Pomeroy Meigs County peacocks once visible for their beauty have nearly vanished as an unprofitable addition to flocks of chickens and turkeys. Their striking tails and shiny black feet drew local affection despite being of little economic value. A remembered pair roosted high in cedar trees along the Ohio River, their mournful calls echoing before rain, inspiring the name The Peacock Mine for an early coal vein.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Taylor Fry
Syracuse
West Virginia
Ohio River
Death of 78 year old Meigs resident at Athens State Hospital
John Terrell, 78, who was committed to Athens State Hospital in 1927, died there Sunday evening and his body was returned to Pomeroy for burial. A marriage license was issued in Pomeroy to Gerald Lauderback Shuster and Mil Fred Frances Whaley both 21 from Rutland. Three candidates now contest Meigs County treasurer: R. G. Webster of Pomeroy, George F. M. Paulson of Bedford Township, and Hayes Brown of Chester Township. The next Meigs County court jury trial is February 24. The Red Bird Mine near Hobson is advertised for sheriff sale March 19. Taxpayers crowded Monday to avoid penalties as noon approached. William Foley, World War veteran from Leading Creek, was rushed to a Gallipolis hospital Monday with acute appendicitis.
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Meigs County
John Terrell
Athens State Hospital
Pomeroy
Gerald Lauderback Shuster
Rutland
Milfred Frances Whaley
Frank Whaley
R. G. Webster
George F. M. Paulson
Bedford Township
Hayes Brown
Chester Township
Red Bird
Pity-Me
Hobson
William Foley
Leading Creek
Gallipolis
Mrs Rathburn Hosts Bridge Party in Middleport
Mrs C F Rathburn entertained with two tables of bridge on Monday afternoon at her home on North Second Ave honoring Mrs Ivor Young of Columbus who has been visiting at the home of her aunt Mrs Bertha Rathburn for several days.
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Rathburn
Middleport
C. F. Rathburn
North Second Avenue
Ivor Young
Columbus
Bertha Rathburn
Winners named in county spelling bee in Syracuse
Winners were Alice Bowen Rose Hill Grade School William Grueser Pomeroy Junior High School Stanley Houdashelt Pomeroy High School freshmen. Prizes included fountain pens and a cake. Also notes on local visits, church events, and school activities.
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Syracuse
Alice Bowen
Rose Hill
William Grueser
Pomeroy
Stanley Houdashelt
Pomeroy High School
Irving Karr
Columbus
Paul Hayman
Asbury Methodist Church
Harry Dye
Walter Kelch
Louisville
van Johnson
Gertrude McBride
Huntington
Eleanor Karr
Phyllis Duerr
Dave Jones
Elizabeth Jones
Mary Dalton
White Cross Hospital
Miss Dalton
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
H. C. Foster
Separate Keys for the New Car
The article advises placing one car key somewhere safe to avoid loss and states that the other precaution is to write down the key number and store it in a fold or pocket for safekeeping.
Golden Wedding Is Celebrated Sunday
Mr and Mrs J L Butcher celebrated their gold wedding anniversary with a dinner party at Island View Inn Pomeroy Ohio. Four generations attended as the couple marked fifty years since their 189? marriage officiated by the late Rev James W Martin. They have lived in Cheshire Bottoms near Middleport and own the Ralston farm in Addison Township. Mr Butcher will be 71 on March 19 and Mrs Coughenoth is 70.
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Pomeroy
J. L. Butcher
Athens
Cheshire Bottom
Middleport
Meigs County
Island View Inn
Luella Coughenour
Jacob Coughenour
Old Rgger
James W. Martin
Butchers
Mr. Martin
Cheshire Township
Army Overcoats of Other Days Gone
Nostalgic reminiscences describe Civil War blue wool overcoats with capes once common in Meigs County. Soldiers brought them home, civilians wore them for decades, and one coat with a bullet hole became a local relic. The note closes with local society updates and a continuation on page 8.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Parkersburg Visit Notes and Illness Update
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vroman and Mrs. Lulu Mason traveled to Parkersburg Sunday where Mrs. Mason stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Crawford and their niece and husband C. H. Wise. Wise has been ill after a mild stroke. Mrs. Ann Morarity of Columbus visits her sister-in-law Mrs. Ellen Waddell and family.
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Robert McKnight
Langsville
Dave Entsminger
Lincoln Street
O. E. Bechtle
Lindsey Lyons
L[ronton
D. A. Howell
Charleston
Frank Vroman
Lulu Mason
Parkersburg
Claude Crawford
C. H. Wise
Ann Morarity
Columbus
Ellen Waddell
Home Remedy for Cough Uses Pine Extract
An at home cough mix using Pinex and sugar syrup relieves cold related coughs quickly. The ad claims rapid relief and strong taste preference, noting Pinex as Norway Pine creosote extract and advising against substitutes.
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Do. A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Phone
Pomeroy Home
Cold Insurance
Home Furnishing Co
Athens Furniture Exchange
Washington St
Glouster
First ‘Air Strike
Century Air Lines
K. A. Cool
Orville J. Brown
Syracuse News
Emma Jiiden
Racine
Frankie Gaylord
Gravel Hill
Hood
Holzer Hospital
Will Graves
Edgar Ervin
C. T. Shumaker
Mark Roller
Max
South Sixth Street
Milton Osborn
Johnson
Leon
W. Va
Emma Davis
Home Missionary Society of the Heath
M. E. Church
E. R. Tompkins
J. A. Beverage
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. J. Root
Mary E. Powell
A. Z. Junkerman
Grant Street
General Electric
E.S.T
5. T
Rotm
The
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Nelsonville
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