Pom eroy Area News Briefs From Meigs County
All Around Meigs County reports Pom eroy High School rent Teacher Association meeting rescheduled to Tuesday January 8 at 7 30 PM in the Senior High School Auditorium. George Washington birthday observed. local offices closed. Janet Penn seeks nasal specialist in Parkersburg. Reed v Reed divorce suit dismissed. Funeral set for Mrs Charlotte Batzel at Pomeroy Catholic Church Monday. Mrs Myertha Lust buried at family cemetery in Marietta beside husband and son. Mrs Joe Rotoskey ill in Vinton County.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Olevia Reed
Charles F. Reed
Charlotte Batzel
Parkersburg
Pomeroy Catholic Church
Myertha Lust
William Lust
Grand Dilcher
Marietta
William
National Society Funds Not To Be Used For Unemployed Aid
A report explains that AED GROSS AID funds are not to be used to aid unemployed individuals. The organization clarifies eligibility rules and sources of support, emphasizing proper allocation to designated programs and beneficiaries.
Red Cross drought relief survey results reported in Athens County
Miss Helen Moses explains Red Cross drought relief rules and seed distribution to township chairmen. Relief funds target drought sufferers and those out of work, with school milk and food aid, seed for spring gardens, and clothing support. Local districts to provide unemployment relief. national scope emphasizes drought as a national responsibility.
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National Red Grass Society
Miss Helen Moses
National Society
Peoulat. Helier Survey Committee
Athens
Eileven
Ohio
American Red Cross Society
Miss Moses
Athens County
Mies Moses
Pees
Moses
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Red
1 Red Cross Society
Thomas H. Johnson
Drought Relief Survey
Bishop Cannon's Son Sentenced in Pasadena Labor Case
Major Richard Cannon, son of Bishop James Cannon Jr., was sentenced to 90 days in jail in Pasadena California after a conviction for violating state labor law. Six employees at a military academy linked to Cannon accused him of failing to pay wages. the case will be appealed.
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James Cannon, Jr
Richard Cannen
Pasadena Calif
Cannon
Bengel Pleased Clerk of Courts Prepares for Ninth Murder Trial
POMEROY Feb 21 T W Bengel clerk of the courts here was to take his place Feb 25 for his ninth first degree murder trial double the number handled by all clerks since Meigs County was organized in 1819 Four of the cases ended in conviction and executions the others in lesser sentences Bengel sighed relief when William Hunt was freed Saturday noon He recalls the mine troubles of 1925 when armed guards and deputies surrounded the courtroom with Judge A P Miller on the bench but no trouble occurred"}
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A. P. Miller
Bengel
Dollar on street proves citizens reluctant to remove sidewalk obstacle
Pomeroy, Feb. 21. A local resident tested public interest by placing a dollar and a note under a half brick blocking a sidewalk. For a week passersby, including a pipe smoker and roller skaters, ignored the brick and did not remove it. The dollar was finally retrieved, satirizing public indifference to clearing obstructions from walkways.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroyan
Red Cross
Founders Day Program At Park Street School
The Park Street Parent-Teacher Association held Founders Day with a music and recitation program. Students from all grades participated, M. A. White gave the principal address, a playlet titled My Valentine Party featured five girls, and the event closed with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Middleport
Park Street
Parent-Teacher Association
M. A. White
Retired Cooper House proprietor recalls Washington tales
Alfred Cooper of Racine recounts 13 years as a Washington City druggist and his close dealings with Queen Liliuokalani. He witnessed Coxey's Army march, Coxey's arrest, and saw Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse among chiefs brought to Washington in 1890s for an object lesson. He shares vivid, human interest Washington stories.
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Racine
Alfred Cooper
Cooper House
Washington City
Lil
Hawaiian Islands
Washington
Hawaii
Cooper
Coxey
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Wire thieves ruin mines in Pomeroy area
In Pomeroy on February 21, miner M C Hobart reports extensive wiring thefts crippling the Red Bird Mine near the Meigs Gallia line and Hobson Mine above. Power lines were cut in a raid, costs to replace equipment run high, forcing reduced operations and concerns over further loot and security.
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Pomeroy
M. C. Hobart
Gallia
Hobson
Red Bird
Hobart
John H. Martin Dies in Columbus at 72
John H. Martin, 72, died at his Columbus home from heart trouble and complications. A Middleport native, he moved to Columbus 35 years ago with the steel mill. Survived by his widow Maud Grant Martin, daughter Elizabeth, son John Martin Jr., and sister Mrs. W. C. Russell. Body to be returned to Middleport for burial. Willie Rittle, 14, dies in St Francis Hospital, Columbus, after pneumonia. burial planned in Fairview township.
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Middpleport
Mra. HH. Co. Ewing
North Third Avenue
John H. Martin
Columbus
Mr. Martin
Joseph Martin
Lincolnn Street
Middleport
Old Steel Mill Company
AL Letart
St. Francis Hospital
Willie Rittle
Fairview
Buria
Industrial Scout May Be Employed in Pomeroy Bend Plan
Pittsburgh industrial scout Robson proposes to publish booklets detailing industrial advantages of Pomeroy Bend and seeks 200 dollars monthly for a year. He spoke to the Pomeroy City Club and Middleport Rotary, naming references and forming a multi-town committee to investigate feasibility. A four-person rating group will scrutinize his Martsol Corporation. a larger committee will report back, potentially forming the Pomeroy Bend Industrial Commission with local officials aiding the effort.
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Rhoau
Roumwon
Robson
Pittsburgh
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy City
Middleport Rotary Club
Pees You
B. Weed
BR. W, Schweeman
Hart Stanbery
Pomeroy
Henry Swift
John Downing
J. H. Grate
Middleport
G. W. Ash
Harrisonville
John Philson
Flacine
William Matthewson
Syracuse
Nd Raybould
Mason City
Rutland Civic Club
Henry Koehler
John B. Downing
M. 8. McAllister
Martsoll Corporation
Pomeroy Bend Bridge
Bend
Koehler
Pomeroy Club
Local births and travels noted in Bucyrus area
Miss Lulu Mae Ashley has been sick this week. Mr and Mrs F. B Powers announce the birth of a nine pound son Thursday night. Mr and Mrs Walter Sommers and two children of Beach Hill West Virginia arrived Saturday for the weekend with the former's sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bing. Robert Sansbury of Brice near Columbus returned home Sunday after visiting Uncle Allen White and family and his aunt Mrs Jessie Sansbury. Mr and Mrs Frank Booth of Bucyrus arrived Saturday and will stay with daughter Mrs Lera Roush for a few days. From here they go to Charleston for the rest of the week. Mrs H O Ewing left Friday for Columbus due to the sudden death of her uncle John H Martin. Attorney Edgar Ervin, in town on business, has returned to Columbus. Mrs Jessie Johnson of Columbus visited her daughter Betty and parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Boice over the weekend and will return Monday. Mr and Mrs Herman Keffer and son Bobby left Saturday by motor for Gauley Bridge West Virginia to visit the former's parents Mr and Mrs W T Keffer. George Sauer Vern Ross John Kannan Stewart Hawkins George Meinhart and others came Saturday and will remain a week at their homes here because the Bucyrus New York Central shops have closed for a week. The shops there are to be moved to Cleveland.
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Lulu Mae Ashley
F. 8. Powers
South Fifth Avenue
Walter Sommers
Beach Hill
W. Va
Lawrence Bing
Robert Sansbury
Brice
Columbus
Allen White
Jessie Sansbury
Frank Booth
Bucyrus
Lera Roush
Charleston
H. O. Ewing
John H. Martin
Edgar Ervin
Jessie Johnson
Betty
Arthur Boice
Herman Keffer
Bobby
Gauley Bridge
W. T. Keffer
George Sauer
Vern Ross
John Kannan
Stewart Hawkins
George Meinhart
Bucyrus New York Central
Cleveland
Routined 200 Bandits by 12 Marines in Haiti Action
Sergt. Claire S. Christian of the U S Marines is set for a naval cross if a pending Senate bill passes. His Haiti post came under attack in October 1919 by a bandit force and was routed. he seized the bandit leader’s gun and papers and killed him. His home is Independence Kansas.
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Sergt
Claire S
Christian
U. S
Senate
Serge
Haiti
Independence
Kan
How I Rid Myself of Psoriasis Story Request
A reader offers to share a personal method for curing psoriasis without medical treatment or injections. The note includes an address in Woodside Long Island and a reference code F O R 284 Box 142.
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F.O.R
Box
Woodside
Long Island
Ohio River Dams Down for First Time Since Spring
POMEROY February 21 reports all Ohio River dams are down for the first time since last April and a notable rise extends from head waters to Cairo. The river shows a current of at least two miles an hour which should help wash away summer filth buildup.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Cairo
Five Hemlock Grove youths lectured and released for Pentecostal meeting disruption
Five boys and young men from Hemlock Grove appeared before Juvenile Officer Harvey French on Saturday charged with disturbing a Pentecostal meeting led by Revs Bolin and Barnhart in Athens. They were lectured and released.
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Hemlock Grove
Harvey French
Revs
Bolin
Barnhart
Athens
Lena Phillips Elected President of National Council of Women
Miss Lena Madesin Phillips is elected president of the National Council of Women. The New York attorney and president of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women leads an umbrella group with about 12,000,000 members serving as a clearing house for major American women’s organizations.
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Lena Madesin Phillips
New York
International Federation of Business and Professional Women
National Council of Women
Pensions Paid to Blind, Mothers, and Soldiers
Meigs County lists 46 blind pension recipients at 15 to 18 cents per quarter totaling about 35000 annually for 1931. Forty eight mothers receive 34 to 8.50 dollars monthly totaling 2714 yearly. Soldiers relief to pay about 1500 this year. Combined funds about 7500 raised by taxation. Entertains Relatives in Middleport. Mrs. Fila Harry hosted Columbus visitors Mr. Major Wormeldorf and three children and Mr. Frank Ryan yesterday. Mrs. Ryan formerly Miss Maud Wormeldorf.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Soldiers Relief Commission
Middleport
Fila Harry
Columbus
Major Wormeldorf
Frank Ryan
Ryan
Maud Wormeldorf
Bucyrus Shop Controversy Over Million Dollar Town Grant
Pomeroy February 21 Hobson shop workers and New York Central railroaders follow a dispute over land and value in Bucyrus where the railroad plans to move shops to Collinwood near Cleveland on March 14. The city could receive back money equipment and land valued at about a million dollars from a 50 000 gift. The company plans to settle with Bucyrus and may reassign Hobson workers to Cleveland.
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Pomeroy
Hobson Shop
New York Central
Bucyrug
New York Central Railroad
Bucyrus
Collingwood
Cleveland
Hobson
Red Cross seeks clothing in Middleport collection
The Middleport Red Cross Committee requests clothing donations from households able to give one or two items. Children’s stockings are especially needed. Please have packages ready for collection on Tuesday.
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Middleport
Red Cross
Auto Tags Sold Report on License Sales for 15 Days
Pomeroy reports license sales for Feb 1 to Feb 15 across 109 motor vehicles. County 66 cars yield $167.80, Middlesport 6 cars $69.40, Pomeroy 20 cars $2.40, Rutland 4 cars $15, Syracuse 1 car $2. The total turned over to state, townships and villages is $694.50, with the state receiving $37.25.
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Pomeroy
County
Middleport
Rutland
Syracuse
Butler to donate half of speaking proceeds to relief
Major General Smedley D. Butler will allocate one half of the proceeds from a計 series of addresses planned over the next two months to unemployment relief, as reported from Philadelphia on February 21.
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Philadelphia
Smedley D. .Butler
Mrs Martha Lust Buried Saturday in Marietta
Marietta obituary notes Mrs Martha Meredith Lust widow of William Lust of Pomeroy dies after three week hospital stay. She was active in social and commercial life, charter member of D A R chapter at Pomeroy, and Grace Episcopal Church member. Survived by daughter Edith Lust Hartinger and siblings, with funeral at 610 Front Street and burial in Mound Cemetery beside husband and son.
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Marietta
Marthe Meredith Lust
William Lust
Pomeroy
Grand
Ida
Mayme Merydith
Front Street
Mound
Hungarian exile Oscar Jaszi becomes US citizen in Cleveland
Prof Oscar Jaszi, former minister of nationalities of the Hungarian Republic, was naturalized in Cleveland today before Federal Judge Paul Jones. He fled Hungary after its government collapsed and communism rose, and he becomes an American citizen.
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Cleveland
Oscar Jaszi
Hungary
America
Jaszi
Paul Jones
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M. D. Hartinger
Edward A. Merydith
Wichita
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Tex
T.E Merydith
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