New Angle in Gas Case Divides Pomeroy
In Pomeroy Ohio the natural gas issue centers on a Willis Act limit as the Ohio Fuel Gas Company threatens withdrawal of service September 30. The council had approved a ten year rate hike last June but voters rejected it in November. The dispute stems from long standing franchise terms and public pressure amid unresolved supply needs.
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Pomeroy
State Supreme Court
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel Company
Council
Pany
Sunday Social Notes From Athens And Nearby
Mrs James Souder spent Sunday in Athens with Mrs Welch. Carl Lallance Leon Waigle and Ruth Bose of Parkersburg visited Mrs R C Bride. H J Russell returned from Toledo in a new car. Agnes Wells went home to Parkersburg. McKay and Miller improving. Harold Sauer leads the M G White store on Gravel Hill. Mrs Arthur Lewis sponsors February in the PTA Calendar. weeks assigned to Graves Stevenson and Smith. F H Johnston in Columbus for a N Y Co Athletic game. Roscoe Fowler returned from Columbus. refereed in Hamden. C A Poindexter moved to Cincinnati on business. W A Humphrey returned to Columbus. sister-in-law improving. Will Michi and son Joe to Groveport for funeral and burial of Ed Moore. Winifrede M Skidmore returned to Cleveland after visit. James Murray from Holzer Hospital to home. recovery good. Mrs F Rathburn and nurse to Indianapolis for Holzer Hospital stay. J H Grate and wife to Columbus for Bottlers convention. visit daughter and husband at 3811 North High Street. John Mayer and family home from Columbus. Mrs Gordon Gardner hosting. Mrs Charles Gregg and Virginia Gregg back from Columbus. Rev F C Kreager preached at the Baptist Church. entertained at B F Talbott and M J Hamilton homes.
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James Souder
Athens
Welch
Carl Lallance
Leon Waigle
Ruth Bose
Parkersburg
Curt Lallance
Syracuse
R. C
SH. J. Russell
Ledo
Agnes Wells
Mrs. McKay
R. A. Miller
Arthur Lewis
Parent-Teacher Association
Pearl ‘Graves
Robert Stevenson
Rs. G. D. Smith
F. H. Johnston
Columbus
N. Y. Co
Roscoe Fowler
Fowler
Hamden
Hamden-Racine
C. A. Poindexter
Cincinnati
W. A. Humphrey
Hattie Bennett
Humphrey
Will Michi
Groveport
Ed Moore
Michl
Joe
Winifrede M. Skidmore
Frank Vrooman
Cleveland
James Murray
Holzer Hospital
Burson Grandson Taken For Immediate Appendicitis
Otho Burson, grandson of the late G. W. Burson, from the Judge Lewis Paine farm above Rutland, was rushed to Holder Hospital Sunday in the Filsterwald ambulance for immediate appendicitis surgery.
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Rutland
Otho Burson
G. W. Burson
Oil price drop in eastern pipelines announced
Oil prices fell 25 cents a barrel across Pennsylvania eastern pipelines and Ohio and West Virginia lines as markets opened Monday. Announcement credited to the Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Joseph Seep
Grand Jury Reports Indictments From Pomeroy Session
Pomeroy February report shows 94 witnesses, 72 cases, 41 true bills, 31 ignored. Public indictments include John Black theft of intoxicants, Buckners larceny, Garlo burglary, Roush Elliott aiding jail escape, and others for liquor, assault, robbery, and abandonment. Eighteen indictments remain secret pending arrests. Jail conditions praised as fine and sanitary.
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Kelley Gilmore
Waindsay Lock
A. Castle
Mate
Joe Rososki
Cecil Searles
Lloyd Woodgerd
John Warren Landaker
Jud McClain
John Charles Fridley
Max Farber
Lewis Bass
George Ellis
Clifford Frazier
Richard Wise
Ruby Deem Sues for Divorce from Homer Deem
Ruby Deem files for divorce from Homer Deem alleging assault with a crutch and cane, threats to shoot, dress burning on February 15, and requests custody of their two children and restraint on disposing of their automobile and furniture. The couple married July 3, 1914 and have two children.
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Pomeroy
Ruby Deem
Homer Deem
Quarantine Lifted After Smallpox Case in Middleport
Middleport residents learn that the quarantine at Mrs. Sophia Gomer's home on South Pearl Street is lifted. The child had a very light smallpox case, with the Gomer family reporting severe reactions to vaccination among Mrs. Gomer and two grandchildren.
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Middleport
Sophia Gomer
South Pearl Street
Pomeroy Council Debates Relief for Panhandlers and Mine Fire
The Pomeroy village council discussed housing transient panhandlers behind locked doors, deciding Meigs County Jail is a cheaper option. A new coal seam mine fire near Mulberry Avenue prompted an inves tigation. Meeting covered bills and minor town issues with four of six members present.
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Pomeroy
Durst
Meigs County
Charles Mullen
Hess
Mulberry Avenue
Fourth Ward
Pearl Frazier Faces Probate Hearing and Fine in Liquor Case
Pomeroy February 18 Pearl Frazier appeared in Probate Court for a liquor charge hearing. Judge E Carleton fined him 3800 dollars and costs and remanded him to jail until payment or arrangements are made.
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Pomeroy
Pearl Frazier
E Carleton
Sharkey Favored in Miami Bout Odds
Local betting commissioners quote Jack Sharkey as a 3 to 1 favorite to defeat Phil Scott in their Miami bout on February 27. Sam Boston said he has $20,000 to wager on Sharkey at 3 to 1 odds or at even money that the Englishman will not go the limit.
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New York
U.R
Jack Sharkey
Phil Scott
Miami
Sam Boston
Sharkey
US Envoy Moore Dies in Los Angeles at 63
Alexander PP Moore former Pittsburgh newspaper publisher and American ambassador to Poland died in Los Angeles from a throat and lung infection at age 63. He was appointed by President Hoover and served in Warsaw earlier in his career.
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Alexander PP
Moore
Poland
Los Angeles
Mr. Moore
Pittsburgh
Hoover
D A R Delegates Named at Meeting in Middleport
Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter D A R was entertained at Mrs Adda Laughead s home in Middleport Ohio The paper Rufus Putnam and the Ohio Mayflower was read Delegates and alternates to the national DAR Congress in Washington in April were elected and to the State Conference at Oxford in March The Charter Day tea and reception at Elmhurst Tavern on March 14 will feature state vice regent Mrs Asa Messenger and Mrs John S Heaume as speakers
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Middleport
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Adda Laughead
Ohio
Rufus Putnam
Turnbull
National Daughters of American Revolution Congress
Washington
Rathburn
Chase
Wheat futures slide again as week ends with loss
Columbus report notes a net weekly loss on Chicago futures to February 15, credited to M. St. Maney of the Ohio Farm Bureau. Cash wheat rose on futures due to Mariners National Grain Corp buying, closing one cent higher than the prior week. Farmers holding wheat on farms are protected from major losses by the Farmers National Grain Corp.
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Columbus
Chicago
M. St. Maney
Ohio Farm Bureau Corporation
Mariners
National Grain Corporation
Fred Moore Dies at Groveport After Heart Attack
Fred Moore aged 47 died of heart disease Sunday at his Groveport home after serving 18 years as Hocking Valley Railroad agent there. Born in Middleport he previously worked for the railroad in Middleport and Hobson. He is survived by his wife two sons Edward and Walter a daughter Dorothy two brothers Frank and Roy D Moore a sister Mrs Will Michl and two half siblings. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 PM from the Groveport M E Church with burial at East Lawn Cemetery in Columbus.
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Middleport
Fred Moore
Groveport
W. T. Moore
Hocking Valley Railroad
Hobson
School Fire Halts Tuppers Plains Classes
Fire destroyed the high school building including the library and science apparatus. Twenty five chairs were saved and most books of 54 pupils burned. Classes resume Wednesday in three rooms above Keller Store with another room rented from C E Young. State fire marshal to investigate origin. one window found unfastered.
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Tuppers Plains
Keller
C. E. Young
Co. FE. Wagner
Worthington Back From Meigs County Drilling Run
William Worthington of Bachelor and Worthington has returned to Vincent with his wife after drilling in the Meigs County field since last May. Local updates note sheep killed by dogs in Salem township costing $10 to the county, hospital visits for Mrs. A B Givens and Mrs. Emil Ball, plus moves and plans among county residents and officials.
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Meigs County
William Worthington
Bachelor and
Delano Nelson
Salem ‘Township
A. B. Givens
Middleport
Akron
Homer Hysell
County Surveyor’s Office
Breezy Heights
Pomeroy
Bailey
Emil Ball
Holzer Hospital
Philip Bruch
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Fred Longlotz
Woman's Evangelical Union of Ohio
Sanddusky
Albany Postal Exam Canceled
Albany reports that a civil service examination for rural mail carrier positions in Albany Ath ens County has been canceled. The U S Civil Service Commission ordered the notice and all papers returned to the commission.
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Albany
Athens County
United States Civil Service Commission
Moose Party Addresses Membership Drives at Red Man's Hall
Stanford Evans and Jackson spoke to about 100 Loyal Order of Moose members and their wives at Red Man's Hall last night on conducting membership drives.
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Stanford Evans
Jackson
Loyal Order of Moose
Red Man's Hall
New Plane Tops Lindy and Anne Care for the Rain
Councilman Rowland urged erecting a new city building as the present structure nears a half century of use. He argued the issue must be faced and that Alliaos has grown beyond its old town limits. Landing contractors were asked to submit estimates for the project.
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Rowland
Alliaos
Carl Beasley
Athens Council Discusses Traffic Laws and City Work
Athens city council debated traffic law observance and speeding in East Athens with a 127 sign petition. They approved about 21 000 in advance draws, considered paving Wilds Herron Alley, plus a salary raise for city patrolmen and jaywalking enforcement efforts.
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Athens
East Athens
Wilds-Herron
Franklin Avenue
Grosvenor Street
G. M. Romine
President Street
California Fig Syrup Endorsed by Mothers for Fifty Years
Mrs Hi McMillan of Laramore Avenue touts California Fig Syrup as a trusted remedy that eases colds upset stomachs and feverishness by gently cleansing bowels. The ad claims physicians endorse the pure vegetable product to aid digestion, appetite, and energy in children and teens. Look for the California name to ensure genuineness and safety for infants.
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Dorothy
CG. McMullan
Laramore Ave
Cley Sard
California
Phillips Milk of Magnesia for Babies and Children
A vintage ad promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a remedy for colic upset stomach gas sour belching and vomiting in babies and children. It recommends a teaspoonful in morning bottle or a tablespoonful in water for older kids and claims quick relief and easy bowel movement. It invites readers to request a free information book from The Phillips Co. New York.
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Childré
Phillips Co
Huedison St
New York
Phillips
U.S
Chas. H. Phillips Chemical Co
Chas. H. Phillips
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