Whiddleport Community Club Names Officers
The Whiddleport Community Club held its annual meeting in the Knights of Hall with full attendance. Officers for the year include Harry president T A May vice president D C Miller secretary F Rathburn treasurer and Directors J H Grate J L Harley H Rawlings Ford G Hunker WW H Janning H F E Cook H N Swift J B Downing. Meetings will continue with several business items deferred to February.
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Middleport
Whiddleport Community Club
Knights of Hall
Oln
Harry
T. A. May
D. C. Miller
F. Rathburn
J. H. Grate
J.L. Harley
H. Rawlings
Ford G. Hunker
WW. H. Janning
H. F E. Cook
H. N. Swift
J. B. Downing
Mrs Dana Daniels Attends Rachmaninoff Concert in Columbus
Middleport residents Mrs Dana Daniels and her daughter Miss Frances accompanied Mrs R H Hecox to Columbus where they were to hear the renowned pianist and composer Serge Rachmaninoff perform at Memorial Hall last evening.
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Middleport
Dana Daniels
Frances
R. H. Hecox
Columbus
Ser
Rachmaninoff
Memorial MN
Middleport News: Funeral, Hospital Update and Local Moves
Dp. S. Farmer and brother Ray attended the funeral of their aunt Mrs. D. M. Sisson at Carpenter yesterday morning. Charles May is improving at Holzer Hospital after blood poisoning treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Evans moved from the O'Leary property to the Schreiner cottage on Second Street. Harry Gaskill and Loretta B. Lemley, visiting from Zanesville, stayed with Miss Etta Gaskill Over the end of the week. Rue Tuckerman recovers after a severe flu attack.
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Middleport
the Dormer
Etta Gaskill
Rue Tuckerman
Miss Evelyn Tracy Wins Typing Medal at Port High
Miss Evelyn Tracy, a Port High School junior, received a silver medal pin for typing 51 words per minute in the December test. Instructor Mrs. Ralph Howell supervised the event in Middleport.
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Middleport
Evelyn Tracy
Port High School
Ralph Howell
Middleport Council Meets To Fill Vacancy And Set 1929 Budget
Middleport council met Monday night with Mayor Harley and Clerk Sisson among five members. No successor named yet for Will’s vacancy. Finance items included bills paid and the 1929 appropriation ordinance, plus a resolution urging prompt response from Pomeroy Fire Department at the Middleport Produce Company incident last Thursday. The meeting adjourned to February 4 for regular session.
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Middleport
Harley
Sisson
Will
Billa
Pomeroy
Middleport Produce Company
Woman Nurse Stricken After Caring for Flu Victims
In Success Olive Township Miss Emma Turbin, who tended her ill mother Mrs Obidiah Turbin and other neighbors, fell ill as the flu swept the area. Her mother and a hired worker named Stanley died, followed by Jack Dolan and the visitor Mr Martin. Mrs Turbin and Dolan’s funeral were held yesterday.
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Pomeroy
Olive
Emma Turbin
Obidiah Turbin
Stanley
Mr. Stanley
Turbin
Jack Dolan
Miss Turbin
Susan Rose Sues for Divorce in Ohio Penitentiary Case
Susan Rose files for divorce from Charles Rose who is imprisoned for non support in the Ohio Penitentiary. They married in 1982 and have two children Galogious age 5 and Margaret Joan ten months. She seeks custody of the children and a decree of divorce plus proper relief.
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Pomeroy
Susan Rose
Charles Rose
Ohio Penitentiary
Gallia County
Galorious
Margaret Joan
Pearl Wakely Pleads Guilty in Non-Support Case
In Common Pleas Court Judge Crow arraigned Pearl Wakely on a non support indictment. Wakely pleaded guilty and was placed under $750 bond with a weekly $6 support obligation for two children. T. W. Bengel was named trustee to receive and apply the alowance.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas
Williamson Uncle Dies In WV Auto Crash
Arthur Williamson traveled from Charleston to attend the funeral of his uncle Carl E. Williamson who was killed when his automobile went over a high embankment near Arbuckle West Virginia. He had been in Gallipolis after taking his wife to a hospital there and was returning to work when the accident occurred.
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Pomeroy
Jan
Arthur Williamson
Charleston
Carl E. Williamson
Arbuckle
W. Va
Gallipolis
Williamson
Hopsital
Funeral Held for Mrs Stout in Pomeroy
Mrs Hannah Stout 86 widow of former County Commissioner Spencer Stout died Monday at her daughter’s home in Chester Township. Survived by eight children including Mrs Bert Dean and Elbert Stout. Funeral at Chester Church at 2 PM and burial in Chester Cemetery.
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Chester Township
Pomeroy
Hannah Stout
Spencer Stout
Bert Dean
Sumner
S. A. Heaton
Elbert Stout
Nebraska
G. C. Heaton
Gus Stout
J. E. White
Flora
Abner Stout
Chester
Mrs. Combs Suffering Second Paralytic Stroke at Home
John Combs suffered a second paralytic stroke at her home near the New Church after a prior stroke and a bout with flu. Her condition is described as very critical as illness worsened. Will Root of Columbus is at her bedside due to the illness.
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Middleport
John Combs
New Church
Literary Club Meeting in Middleport
Middleport Literary Club meets this afternoon with Mrs. F W Schreiner on South Third Avenue. The program features Responses, Clever Bits from the Chinese, China as a Literary Nation, papers by Mrs. Hugg and Miss McCoy, a club chorus, and a book review of In a Shouting Garden. The next meeting is January 30 with Mrs. M D Hartinger in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
F. W. Schreiner
South Third Avenue
China
Hugg
Four Deaths Reported in Pomeroy Area
Four deaths reported in the Burlingham and Pratts Fork region. Alice Catherine Stowe Carpenter 71 died of flu at her daughter’s home in Mutland. Fiora Blackwell 63 died of double pneumonia at Pratts Fork. J A Barnhill 78 died at Burlingham leaving a widow and five children. John Shoemaker 83 died at his daughter’s home near Pratts Fork. Funeral services by Undertaker Finsterwald of Pomeroy.
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Pratts Fork
J. A. Barnhill
Burlingham
Bertha van Ness
Cora Whaley
Ben Barnhill
W. LE. Barnhill
Finsterwald
Pomeroy
Gallipolis High Fights Ironton in Narrow Loss
Gallipolis High School basketball hosted two games Friday evening and fell to Ironton with a final score of 39 to 9. The setback followed earlier Gallipolis losses to Ironton on their home court in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Ironton
Wall Street Nervous Over Indiana Oil Battle
Wall Street watches the clash for control of Standard Oil Indiana between John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Col. Robert W. Stewart. Traders note big rounds of stock buying as March 7 looms when Rockefeller, a 20 percent stake holder, seeks to unseat Stewart over public confidence after his perjury trial in the Continental Oil affair.
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New York
Wall Street
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Cording
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company of
Stewart
Four Indicted in Building Robbery Case
Four men face burglary and larceny charges after a January 16 county grand jury indictment. Luke Norman of Fairfield township, George Linn, and a boy named William Miller from Zanesville are accused of stealing raw fur from a locked building near Bartlett and selling it in Zanesville and Coshocton for 85.75 dollars.
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Marietta
Luke Norman
Fairfield Township
Negro
Norman
George Linn
William Miller
Zanesville
Bartlett
Coshocton
Quake kills hundreds in Shansi Province China
A powerful quake in northwest Shansi Province China on January 14 reportedly killed hundreds. Dispatches from the region describe widespread devastation.
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Peping
China
U.R
Shansi
Doctor Recovered From Flu Attack In Glouster
A Jacksonville doctor recovering from a bout of influenza has resumed active practice after a second stage of illness. He contracted the disease shortly after flu first appeared in the valley and was confined for several days.
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Glouster
C. von Scheele
Jackoville
von Scheele
Old Residents Gather for Athens County Supper Dance
Athens County Association of Columbus to hold winter pot luck supper and time dance at Druid's Hall Columbus Friday at 7 p.m. The group includes former Athens County residents now in Columbus and invites visiting members to call at the hall. R B Johnson and Mrs Deesa B Day serve as officers.
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Glouster
Athens County Association of Columbus
Druid's Hall
South High
Whittier Streets
Columbus
Athens County
R. B. Johnson
Clation
Deesa B. Day
Gilouster
Hand Crushed as Wringer Injures Jacksonville Woman
Mrs Clarence Bernard suffered a hand injury while doing family washing in Jacksonville. Her hand was caught in a wringer, injuring to the wrist and fracturing two fingers. The accident occurred at home and prompted a medical assessment.
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Clarence Bernard
Gloubter
Jacksonville
Clarence Ber
New Officers Installed By Mary Swett Unit
At a Monday night meeting, Lizzie Mount was named president and Sue Murphy senior vice president, with Lulu Hartley junior vice president and Lennie Bnowden chaplain. Officials also include Lillie Kinney treasurer, Annetta Lewis secretary, Lizzie McKee press correspondent, Elia Andrews guide, Gladys Geary guard, Venus Elliott assistant guard, and Lillie Stahl pianist. Color bearers are Lola Milhoan Gladys Andrews Oc le Milhoan and Dorothy McLaughlin. councilors are Mary F E Roberts Arad VanHorn Nellie Jones.
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Lizzie Mount
Sue Murphy
Lulu _ Hartley
Lennie Bnowden
Lillie Kinney
Mary FE. Roberts
Arad Vanhorn
Nellie Jones
Hattie Price
Annetta Lewis
Lizzie McKee
Elia Andrews
Gladys Geary
Venus Elliott
Lillie Stahl
Loyal Daughters Class to Meet at Henshaw Home
The Loyal Daughters' Class of the Church of Christ will meet Thursday at 7 PM at Mrs. J. H. Henshaw's home on Cross Street. Attendance of all members is requested.
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Glouster
Loyal Daughters’ Class
Church of Christ
J. H. Henshaw
Cross Street
Williams and Staten Tie The Knot In Glouster
Archie Williams of Kingsville West Virginia and Charlotte Fern Staten of Glouster wed on January 15. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Staten of Glouster. They will reside in Glouster.
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Archie Williams
Kingsville
W. Va
Charlotte Fern Staten
Glouster
Lewis Staten
Glouster Hosts Racine in Friday Night Basketball Clash
Glouster High School faces Racine’s fast squad at the local gym Friday night with a large crowd expected. The game promises a tense bout as both teams seek an early-season win.
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Glouster
Glouster High
Racine
Baroness Von Esmarch Kills Husband Then Dies In Explosion
In Hamburg on January 16 Baroness Von Esmarch shot her husband at Friedrichshohe near Newminster and died by suicide after an apparent explosion. Authorities searched the area for additional victims as the incident drew wide attention.
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Hamburg
Germany
Baroness von Esmarch
Friedrichshohe
Newminster
Three Die In Blast In Terre Haute Building
Ruins of a three story building in Terre Haute Ind report three killed in a blast. Fire crews battled the debris as investigators combed the site for clues. Names of victims and exact cause were not released.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
Harlem tenement fire kills six in basement blaze
Six people died and more than 200 were left homeless after a basement fire in a Harlem tenement spread via wooden stairs to adjacent buildings. The blaze began early today and caused extensive damage across the row of houses.
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New York
U.P
Harlem
Protecting Fathers Against Influenza and Home Care Tips
Public health guidance urges fathers who meet many people daily to guard against flu. Advice covers recognizing symptoms, nasal and throat contagion, and using home remedies like throat gargles and mild laxatives when appropriate.
Cooper Announces Two Appointments In State Agencies
Governor Cooper announces two appointments. Charles Lewis Sherwood of Fremont becomes assistant state welfare director, while Dr C McCandless of Salem is named state veterinarian. Sherwood selected by Welfare Director Griswold and McCandless by Agriculture Director Green.
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Columbus
U.P
Charles Lewis Sherwood
Fremont
C. McCandless
Salem
Cooper
Sherwood
Griswold
McCandleas
Green
Fremont Manufacturer Now Treasurer and GM
A 45 year old veteran of 27 years in manufacturing serves as treasurer and general manager of a Fremont company. He previously was Sandusky County fuel administrator during the war and is serving his second term on the County Board of Elections.
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Fremont
Sandusky County
Board of Elections
Acid attack case ends with dramatic courtroom reversal
John J. Vay Jr. faces possible life in prison after being convicted of maiming his ex wife Elizabeth Hull in an acid assault. Hull testified to absolve him after hearing his defense claim the burns were accidental, reversing her prior statement in a Cleveland trial marked by sensational scenes.
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State Penitentiary
Vay
Elizabeth Hull
Irving Carpenter
Way
Cleveland
Miss Hull
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John J. Vay, Jr
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
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