Columbus Mid-Winter Meet Draws 700 Pomeroy Bend Bigs
The Columbus Meigs County society held its mid winter meeting at Kingston Park shelter house with about seven hundred members attending. President T. Smith presided as roll call and letters from Senator Willis and charter members Webb and wife were read. Speakers included Mrs. Anna Pratt Mott Ervin and Tom Lewis. The crowd later shared sandwiches and coffee in the ring room before the event ended around 10. An ultimate picnic is planned with a goal of 1000 attendees for the Meigs County Society of Columbus.
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Lumbus
Itscountians of
Columbus
Kington Park
Prem
Natonal
Tw’o
D. Webb
Pacific Coast
Anna Pralt Mott
Gar Ervin
Tom Lewis
Peggy jailed for contempt over $10 fine in Pomeroy
Peggy was committed to the county jail by Justice Gilmore after defaulting on a $10 fine and costs for contempt of court for failing to appear as ordered. Harry Hatchet Van Metre and others were jailed in the same court for similar offenses after plea of not guilty to poker party charges.
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Pomeroy
Peggy
Justice of the Peace Gilmore O
Harry
van Metre
Chars
Marion C Bass 69 Dies After Illness at Kerrs Run
Funeral services for Marion C Bass 69 were held at his former Kerrs Run home after many months illness. Burial at Rock Springs cemetery followed. He is survived by his widow and one son Frank.
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Marion Bass
Marion C. Bass
Kerr
Rock Springs
Frank
Stewart Teams 10 Appear at Benefit
A basketball game between Stewart and Pomeroy high school boys and girls teams will be held at the Knights of Pythias auditorium on March 6 for the Pomeroy High School Gym fund. Stewart hopes to avenge earlier losses as both sides look strong this season.
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Pomeroy
Stewart
Rome Township
Knights of Pythias
Pomeroy High School
Betsy Ann Down Makes First Cincinnati Run
Pomeroy February 24. The passenger packet Betsy Ann went down Monday afternoon on its first trip to Cincinnati since entering this trade. The boat carried a sizable cargo of freight from upstream points.
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Betsy Ann
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Local residents on visits and travels across Ohio and West Virginia
Mr and Mrs Charles Hitchens and son visit his sister in Glouster. Miss Josephine Williams visits Pittsburgh relatives. Mrs J B Keesey returns from Powellton W Va to Middleport. Miss Willa Maude Edwards visits Charleston W Va. Mr and Mrs William Bennett return to Middleport after Columbus trip. Miss Laurse Ebersbach joins Ohio University party to Athens then Columbus to see Mrs Fiske. Mrs A A Smith returns to Charleston W Va after time with Pomeroy relatives. John Reuter and David Bing visit Pomeroy relatives. Carl Schaefer promotes coal trade in Michigan and Northwest. Dr and Mrs Misamore visit Gallipolis. Mrs Fred Bartels slight illness in Second Ward. Mrs Albert Zipperich of Oak Hill Chester reports danger and poor outlook for recovery.
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Charles Hitchens
Glouster
Josephine Williams
Pittsburgh
J. B. Keesey
Powellton
W. Va
Foster Reed
Middleport
Willa Maude Edwards
Charleston
William Bennett
Columbus
Laurse Ebersbach
Dean Bright
Ohio University
Athens
Carl Schaefer
Michigan
Northwest
J. W. Misamore
Gilmore
Milamore
Gallipolis
Fred Bartels
Second Ward
Albert Zipperich
Oak Hill
Chester
Mrs Eva Brewer Funeral Set In Pomeroy
Eva Brewer died early Sunday at the home of Price Hawk in Naylor's Run district. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Pomeroy Baptist church followed by burial at Beach Grove cemetery.
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Eva Brewer
Price Hawk
Naylor’s Run
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Beach Grove Cemetery
Four Whites Arrest Warrant Issued in Bashan Assault
John Eynon, a tenant near Bashan, swore out a warrant with Justice Gilmore for W. C. White and his sons Wanton Ora and Lee White. Eynon says he was struck from behind and then kicked while returning from Bashan store with provisions. Officers went to Bashan to arrest the Whites.
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Pomeroy
John Eynon
Win
Reed Farm
Bashan
Justice of the Peace Gilmore
W. C. White
Wanton
Ora
Lee White
Eyn
Pomeroy High Basketball Results Featured in Messenger
Pomeroy High School seasons end with Saturday games against Middleport for boys and girls. The Messenger Sports page in today’s issue will publish the full individual and club scores from the season finale.
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Pomeroy High School
Pomeroy
Middleport
Messenger
Susan W. Clark Dies at 97 at Graham Station Home
Susan Williams Clark aged 97 died Saturday at her Graham Station home. She was buried Tuesday afternoon.
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Susan W. Clark
Susan Williams Clark
Graham Station
Mrs Earl Hartenbach Hosts Sunday School Class
Mrs Earl Hartenbach entertained her Peace Evangelical church Sunday school class in the basement rooms on Monday evening. Music and refreshments were a pleasant part of the evening.
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Earl Hartenbach
Peace Evangelical Church
Wise Pup Jerry Airdale Guides Daily Train Meal
In Ludlow Vermont, a smart airdale named Jerry earns a daily bone from the Montreal flier’s kind chef. Jerry keeps to the Ludlow station schedule, waiting for the train and ignoring all other departures to secure his treat.
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Jerry
Airdale
Ludlow
Montreal
Colorful Spring Attire Predicted for Well-Groomed Men
Columbus reports color will dominate men’s spring dress with bold hat to shoe looks. C E Dittmer, executive director of the Ohio Retail Clothiers and Furnishers Association, says attire will resemble a sartorial kaleidoscope from hat to ankles.
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Columbus
C. E. Dittmer
Ohio Retail Clothiers’ & Furnishers’ Association
Valentine Day Birth and Wedding Anniversary Note
A son was born to Attorney and Mrs. Chester O Sedgwick on Valentine Day. The date also marks the 59th anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. L S Sedgwick of Martins Ferry.
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Bellaire
Chester O. Sedgwick
Sedgwick
Martins Ferry
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travel
A string of visits and travel marks the week with Mrs. A F Eiselstein leaving for harveston to visit Mrs. Mame Bouchard. Reed returns as a weekly guest following illness while Mr and Mrs Manuel head to Cleveland. Mrs Gurnett travels to Columbus to visit kin and friends. Lucy Glenn of Rio Grande stays with her parents in Syracuse. Arnold of Syracuse visits Lancaster for Union Coal business. Elmer Ebersbach visits Wilsgal area. Caverlys from Huntington visit Mary Miller. Mrs Peoples and daughter Vivian stay with the Faubers in Columbus. Kate Rowley, now of Akron, visits her brother. Dr Byron Bing and family on Nut Avenue host. Downey Moore drives home from Columbus with his mother and aunt. Wallace Glenn and party return to Nelson New.
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Reed
A. F. Eiselstein
Harveston
Mame Bouchard
Manuel
Clevend
W. Slanuel
Racine
William Gurnett
John Durnett
Brewster
Columbus
Lucy Glenn
Rio Grande Siege
Syracuse
C. L. Arnold
Lancaster
Union Coal Couny
Elmer Ebersbach
Point Pleas
Peter Jabach
Wilsgal Avenue
Levin Caverly
Untington
Mary Miller
Leland D. Peoples
Ughter
Vivian
L. J. Fauber
Herman Mees
Tternut Avenue
Kate Rowley
Mercy
Akron
Byron Bing
Atternut Avenue
Downey Moore
Alice Moore
Anita Mermick
Wallace Glenn
Nelson New Sunday
Local Visitors and Home News in Middleport
Mrs. Mart Barnett and daughter Jane of Corning visit with Mrs Sanders on Gravel Hill. Ralph Anderson and Gilbert Er return to Columbus for work after a few days at home. Mrs. Leo Hysell is ill at her Third Street home. Clarence Ebersbach visits from Jackson with family. Mrs. Margaret Allensworth of fiton visits sister Mrs. Josephine Whiting. Miss Virginia Hodge of Athens visits her father Dr. John B. Hodge.
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Middleport News
Mart Barnett
Jine
Corning
Ohio
Sanders
Gravel Hill
Ralph Anderson
Gilbert Er
Columbus
Ding
Leo Hysell
Fower Third Street
Clarence Ebersbach
Jackson
Margaret Allensworth
Fiton
Josephine
William Whiting
Virginia Hodge
Athens
John B. Hodge
Women's Music Club of Pome Holds Tuesday Meeting
The Women's Music Club of Pome will hold its regular formal meeting at the Baptist church this Tuesday evening, starting at 7 30 o'clock.
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Women’s Music Club
Women's Music Club of
Pome
Baptist Arch
Mrs Anna C McKee dies at 76 in Hartford
Mrs Anna Claxton McKee, 76, died last Wednesday at her daughter in law Gunther Hartford home. Funeral arrangements listed with Funeral BE Wing.
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Anna C. McKee
Anna Claxton McKee
Gunther
Hartford
Ewing
Non rigid dirigible shipped to army at Akron
The first of six non rigid dirigibles ordered four months ago for the army has been shipped to Scott Field Belleville NL. The craft carries 200000 cubic feet of helium, measures 190 feet long and 48 feet in diameter, and is powered by two 150 horsepower motors. An open gondola beneath the envelope seats twelve passengers.
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Army Akron
Scott Field
Belleville
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Bulgarian Herb Tea Breaks Up Colds
Advert promotes Bulgarian herb tea as a hot medicine that stimulates and refreshes the system to flush poisons from the bowels and kill colds. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Interests Young Men in Civic Affairs Cincinnati
Cincinnati officials announce a junior membership class for ages eighteen to thirty to encourage young men to engage in city affairs through the Business Men's Club and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Cincinnati
Business Men’s Club
Chamber of Commerce
George J. Gruen
Business Men's Club
Canadian farms total 711 090 at end of 1924
Ottawa reports 711 090 farms in Canada at the close of 1924, versus 6 448 343 farms in the United States. The average Canadian farm size is 198 acres while the U S average is 148 acres.
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Canada
Ottawa
Europe and Atlantic Dream of a Wider Ocean
A poetical line notes that peoples hope the Atlantic be as wide as the Pacific when reading about Europe. It reflects longing for vast distance and broader horizons across the ocean.
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Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Sewer Gas Explosion Burns Bucyrus Man
Herman Baer suffered painful burns when sewer gas in his basement exploded as he lit a match at the top of the cellar stairs while going to repair the furnace. His hands were burned and his hair and eyebrows singed.
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Bucyrus
Herman Baer
Baer
Seven Ohio colleges to compete in intercollegiate glee contest
Seven Ohio colleges will compete in the annual state intercollegiate glee club contest at Memorial hall on April 22. Representing Ohio University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wooster College, Heidelberg University, Denison University, Bluffton, and Muskingum College. The winner receives a large silver loving cup donated by the Columbus Dispatch.
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Columbus
Ohio
Memorial Hall
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Wooster College
Heidelberg University
Denison University
Bluffton
Muskingum College
The
Columbus Dispatch
Earthquake Returns Whales to Tokyo Bay
The 1923 earthquake and fire altered Tokyo Bay sea bottom and whales reappear after thirty years. Fishermen report numerous whales visiting the bay in recent weeks, reestablishing the leviathans of the deep as a local sight.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Bay
Negro inmate attempts escape from Elmira Reformatory
A heavy truck motor failed near Elmira Reformatory where Ernest Thomas of Long Island, a fifteen month sentence inmate, was found astride the engine during his first escape attempt.
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Elmira
N. Y
Elmira Reformatory
Ernest Thomas
Long Island
Pinex based cough syrup promises fast relief and value
A home made Pinex cough syrup claims quick healing for coughs bronchitis and throat irritation. It uses 2 ½ ounces of Pinex in a pint sugar syrup or alternatives with honey molasses or corn syrup and is sold by The Pinex Co Indiana with satisfaction guaranteed.
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Pinex Co
T. Wayne
Ind
Alleged Killer Bound Over in Gallia Murder Case
Eura Sheets, 32, bound over to the grand jury on a second degree murder charge in Gallia. The killing of Aaron Sheets, 42, occurred at Ira Sheets' home near Gallipolis with authorities saying the accused claims Aaron attacked his wife.
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Gallipolis
Eura Sheets
Aaron Sheets
Grand
Ira Sheets
Lecture on the City of Washington from Station WLW
C W Ritchie of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will broadcast a lecture this evening at 7 o clock Central time from Station WLW Cincinnati on a 423 meter wavelength. The talk covers the nation’s railroad features and travel prospects as part of a radio propagation program.
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Central Time
C. W. Ritchie
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Washington
WLW
Cincinnati
Lloyd George Improves. May Return to London Tomorrow
In Birmingham the condition of David Lloyd George, wartime prime minister, significantly improved today after throat trouble. Doctors said he would likely depart for London tomorrow.
Tokyo to Build Fifty Miles of Subways Plans Call for Six Lines
Tokyo officials consider construction of about 50 miles of subway lines within months. Plans include six lines with the longest exceeding eleven miles and the shortest a little over five miles.
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Tokyo
Saved Friend From Hospital in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Iowa two women share how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped them avoid hospital stays and ease serious female troubles Mrs ETHEL HECKMAN of Box 21 R F D No 1 Council Bluffs Iowa and Mrs J NEL con 842 Donner Ave Monessen Pa report relief from back side pain headaches and swelling after trying the remedy.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ethel Heckman
Monessen
Fle
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Mike” McCroha
Eade
Pape
Lostro
South Court Street
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Atlanta
Gallia
WARK
Ford
McCune Tire Co
DeWitt
Gibson
Prescription Store
Lash
Eign
Cone
U.S
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Silk
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Brunswick
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