Fugitive Oliver Mills Captured in Crestline
Oliver Mills of South Bloomingville, sought since October 1931 for cutting with intent to wound, was arrested in Crestline Friday night. Ray Harper was seriously wounded in South Bloomingville. Harper survived after hospital care. Mills, an indictment by the grand jury, is a Hocking County native and brother of Lester Mills who was killed on Route 56 near Ash Cave years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Oliver Mills
South Bloomingville
Crestline
Stanley Sparnow
Ray Harper
Harper
Cherrington
Millis
Sol Ellinger
Mills
Lester Mills
Route 56
Ash Cave
Royal Arch Masons To Meet Thursday in Logan
Logan officials announce a Royal Arch Masons Thirteenth District gathering at Masonic Hall next Thursday night with a 6 pm dinner and a business session featuring exemplification of the Royal Arch Degree by a district team. Committees include reception registration banquet degree music with named members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Wood Bowen
Ed. L. Ewing
J. P. Miller
Harry L. Smith
Waller FE. Brehm
Donald
Wildcat Killed in Hocking County by Local Hunter
Logan, Jan. 16. Nash Phelps of Falls Township killed a wildcat Friday night in Mason Hollow south west of Logan. The 14 pound cat was treed by his dogs before he shot it with a shotgun and brought the pelt to Logan as a trophy. This marks the first wildcat killed in the district in several years and is thought to be the same animal involved in recent coon dog battles in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Nash Phelps
Falls Township
Mason Hollow
Phelps
Mrs Wesley Groves Dies at Logan Sunday
Mary Catherine Groves, 56, died at her Logan home Sunday morning after years of illness from paralysis. Survived by husband Wesley Groves and son Walter Huffman, she is also related to John Huffman of Hamden and several Logans residents. Final rites set for Tuesday afternoon with Rev. B. C. Peters, burial in Smith Chapel Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Peters
Smith Chapel Cemetery
Ban gert Hosts Bridge Party in Logan Home
Archie Ban gert entertained with a bridge party at her West Hunter Street home in Logan on Friday night. Guests included Mrs Rudolph Lortz and Miss Grace Shriner. Refreshments were served after play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Mra
Archie Bangert
West Hunter Street
Rudolph Lortz
Grace Shriner
Whosit Club Social at Mrs. Abell Home
Logan gathering of Whosit Club members hosted by Mrs. C. L. Abell Thursday evening. Dinner at Star Restaurant at 6 30 followed by a bridge session with guests Mrs. Fred Carpenter Mrs. Sarah Anderson and Mrs. Edward Jones.
Elizabeth Stivison Pneumonia Victim
Elizabeth Stivison 71 wife of Noah Stivison died at her Marion Township home after a short pneumonia illness. Survived by husband and nine children Edward Logan McCullie Logan Chauncey Newark Herbert Marion Stimson of Logan. Carrie Gruner Estella Canan Ida Schrader. sister Marcella Hiles of Ashville. Funeral Tuesday at Mt. Tabor Church Marion Township with Revs Steen and Yocom officiating. Burial in nearby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Elizabeth Stivison
Noah Stivison
Marion Township
Edward
McCullle
Chauncey
Newark
Herbert
Marion Stimson
Carrie Gruner
Estella Canan
Enterprise
Ida Schrader
Tourist Club Opens Year With China Religions Talk
The Tourist Club held its first meeting of the year at Mrs. J. W. Woodard's home on North Mulberry Street. Mrs. C. F. Bowen presented a paper on Religions in China. Members shared missionary knowledge, with several guests attending. Dinner followed the program.
Initiation Ceremonies of Delta Theta Tau Sorority Held
Initiation rites were held Thursday night in Logan in the Delta Theta Tau Sorority rooms on North Market Street. Miss Mary Keller and Miss Manon Powers joined the class. Mrs. William Woodruff and Miss Rosemary Lecrone planned arrangements. Lunch followed the program.
Local Wrestler Herb Sheline Competes in Baltimore Event
Logan correspondent reports Herb Sheline, local wrestler, among six contestants in a deluxe wrestling match in Baltimore last week. The event was won by Dan Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Herb Sheline
Baltimore
Dan Cooper
Alleged Bootlegger Placed Under Bond in Logan
Joe Francis was arraigned on selling intoxicating liquor and possessing liquor charges and placed under a 3500 bond. State prohibition agents led by Inspector Tom Bush arrested him after finding four half pint bottles in a Gallagher Avenue store basket. Hearing set for January 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Joe Francis
Harley M. Whitcraft
Francis
Tom Bush
Gallagher Avenue
Local Hospital Treats Two Township Residents
Walter Rutter of Marion Township underwent an appendectomy at Cherrington Hospital on Sunday morning for acute appendicitis and is in favorable condition. Mrs. Earl Ellis of Creola had a minor operation at the same hospital on Saturday and is reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Walter Rutter
Marion Township
Cherrington Hospital
Earl Ellis
Creola
Parkersburg Youths Arrested in Chillicothe Train Case
Two Parkersburg youths Ernest Shiver and Bessie Williams were detained at police HQ in Chillicothe after a Friday night stopover aboard a westbound Baltimore and Ohio train. The pair gave shifting identities before admitting they were not brothers but neighbors en route to Akron. Williams had recently lost her job in Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ernest Shiver
Bessie Williams
Parkersburg
East End
Jack Shiver
Ernest
Bessie
Shiver
Akron
Ice Prices Double in Pomeroy After Firm Merger
In Pomeroy the Davis Ice Company and the Covert Bakery and Ice Company merged, ending costly competition. Ice rose from 20 cents to 40 cents per hundred pounds as the Covert plant handles production and Davis distributes. The move aims to curb ruinous pricing, with Covert planning expansion to Huntington, West Virginia next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Davis Ice Company
Covert Bakery and Ice Company
Middleport
Covert
Davis Firm
Observera
Davis Concern
Davis
Huntington
W. Va
Peterson's Ointment Claims Rapid Piles Relief
Sensational claims describe Peterson's Ointment as healing piles in over 800000 cases. It promises itching burning relief in three minutes and rapid swelling reduction with rectal healing, endorsed by druggists and offered for 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Weekend Guests Gather Across Ohio Valley
Mrs. Raymond Runyon visiting Columbus relatives spent the weekend here. Several locals hosted or visited relatives in Athens Cincinnati Letart Pomeroy Middleport Racine Carmel Carmel area and Pagetown. Community members attended services and meetings at the Methodist Church and Queen Esthers group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Runyon
Columbus
Donald Wolfe
Ohio University
Athens
Clyde Wolfe
Will Carnahan
Alma Diddle
Sybil Batey
Oakgrove
Amande Cross
Carl Easterday
Levater Jewett
Bashan
J. L. Wilcoxen
Clifford Jenkinson
Pomeroy
Gilmer Hardin
Cincinnati
Cora Warner
Freda Warner
Horace McElhinny
Middleport
Rebecca Cottrill
Arthur Sayre
Here
Sherman Sayre
Letart
Ohio
John Circle
Eleanor
Mr. Circle
F. G. Circle
Carmel
E. C. Hardin
J. B. Hardin
Carleton, Ky
R. L. Hardin
Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Ed Hysell
Mis
Ruth Ellis
Frank Gaylord
Harold Wetherholt
Gallipolis
Emma Jiiden
Racine
Pagetown
Nell Finney
Women’s Missionary Society selects new officers
Middleport reports three members Mrs. C. A. Poindexter Mrs. O. H. Stewart and Mrs. R. C. McBride will present names of new officers at the February 10 meeting. The gathering, the society’s regular annual reports session, will feature written reports and is described as highly interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. A. Poindexter
O. H. Stewart
R. C. McBride
Woman's Missionary Society
Former commander-in-chief to speak for Spanish War veterans
Spanish War veterans of the Lewis Gerber Post will hear Rice W. Means address the nation by radio on January 20 at 10 45 a m. Edwards the Columbus department adjutant says Means is a well informed speaker and will present the veterans cause to listeners across the network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lewis Gerber
John P. Edwards
Department
Columbus
Rice W. Means
Senator Means
Meigs Members Named to State Poultry Plant Directors List
G L Michael of Minersville and Earl Atkins of Harrisonville were nominated as director candidates for the State Poultry Marketing Plant at Parkersburg. The annual meeting will determine directors. Poultry experts from Ohio State University spoke on marketing principles, egg grading, and how season and grade affect price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
G. L. Michael
Minersville
Earl Atkins
Harrisonville
Parkersburg
Pomeroy High
Aassociaton
Cc. W. Hammans
Ohio State University
Teacher and shopkeeper wed in Pomeroy nuptials
Edward Davis age 32 and Hannie Henderson age 27 received a marriage license in probate court on Saturday. Rev. H L Henthorne united the couple at the Simpson M E Parsonage. The bride is a Portland school teacher. The groom a Lowell O shopkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edward Davis
Hannie Henderson
H. L. Henthorne
Simpson M. E. Parsonage
Portland
Lowell, O
Truck Owned by Art Wyatt Burned in Racine Fire
A truck owned by Art Wyatt of Harrisonville was destroyed by fire in Racine on Saturday when an inner tube near the rear end ignited from the exhaust pipe. Flames surrounded the gasoline tank, delaying Wyatt from attempting a close rescue as he headed to West Virginia for highway construction work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Jan
Art Wyatt
Harrisonville
Wyatt
West Virgina
Thomas Fork Man Killed in Mine
Roy Janes twenty two of Thomas Fork was crushed by a two ton slate fall at Essex Mine No. 5 in Pomeroy on Saturday. Clyde Tyree stood nearby uninjured as fellow workers attempted to help. Janes died almost instantly and was survived by his parents Mr and Mrs John Janes and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Janes
Grangers Install Albany Team at Columbia Grange
Albany Grange installation team from Albany Grange No 2435 installed the Columbia Grange officers at Carpenter Meigs County Ohio on Friday Jan 13. The event featured a floor drill and a literary program with music prayer and a short play Mrs Apple and her Corps. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Meigs Group
Carpenter, Pomeroy
Columbia Grange
Harley Musser
Albany Grange
Ohio
Grange
Local residents visit old friends and family in Huntington area
William ONeil of Columbus visits as a Middleport High School graduate of 1920. Griff M Lewis and daughters stay with relatives. Ida K Marsh arrives from Columbus for several days. L E Saunders returns to Columbus with relatives. Karl M and L Dr Swan visit Huntington after time with Del and Mrs Martin. Sue Swan joins from Huntington. Mrs W Reed of Pt Pleasant visits Mrs R A Miller. Mr and Mrs C W Clark and family also noted in Huntington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O'Neil
Columbus
O'Neil
Middleport High School
Griff M. Lewis
Daughters of
Lewis
H. P. Stewart
L. A. Thomas
Thompson
Ida K. Marsh
Ella Harry
L. E. Saunders
Karl M. Swan
L. Dr. Swan
Huntington
del Martin
Sue Swan
W. §. Reed
Pt. Pleasant
R. A. Miller
South Third Av
Douglas Burial Services Conducted at Chauncey
The body of Mrs. Lucretia Douglas aged 1 from Nelsonville was brought to Chauncey for interment in Nye Cemetery after dying at her daughter Mrs. Goldie Perry’s home. Funeral services were led by Rev. Vickrey of the Latter Day Saints Church with music by a Chauncey quartet. She is survived by her daughter and two sons Frank Douglas Deanville and Zell Douglas Kirtland Ohio formerly of The Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Lucretia Douglas
Nelsonville
Nye
Goldie Perry
Vickrey
Latter Day Saints Church
Douglas
Frank Douglas
Deanvillie
Zell Douglas
Kirtland
Ohio
the Plains
Eleven mines at Chauncey district operate today
On January 16 Chauncey reports eleven active mines in the district. The list includes Carbondale Luhrig Lick Run Chauncey No. 255 No. 267 No. 9 No. 118 No. 24 No. 119 and No. ?
Buried in Meigs Robert A Surtees Former Middleport Resident
Robert A. Surtees, a former Middleport resident, died Thursday at his sister’s home in Murray City. He was born in Middleport and served as marshal of Murray City for many years. Funeral Sunday at his sister Mrs. Leonard Koenig Sr’s home with interment in Hill Cemetery. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Charles Bradfield Sr and Mrs. Leonard Koenig Sr, plus other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Robert A. Burtees
Murray City
Surtees
Leonard Koenig
Hill Cemetery
K. of P. Lodge
Red Men and Eagles
Charles Bradfield
Chauncey
Bradfields
Koenigs
Guinth er property sold in sheriff sale
Pomeroy January 16 The John and Molly Guinther property at Syracuse was sold at sheriff s sale Saturday due to foreclosure by Meigs County Savings and Loan Company. With no outside bidders the loan company was required to bid in the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John and Molly Guinther
Syracuse
Meigs County Savings and Loan Company
Bridgeman visits Pomeroy for estate settlement work
Ben IL Bridgeman formerly of Syracuse visits cousin Joan L Blair in Pomeroy and handles affairs tied to the estate of his late father Quartus N Bridgeman. He is now a civil engineer for the Missouri Pacific Railroad in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bridgeman
Pomeroy
Ben IL. Bridgeman
Syracuse
Joan L. Blair
Quartus N. Bridgeman
Music Is Featured Christ at Chauncey Church
Henry Cass and Charles Sellars offered a vocal duet at the Bible School session. Cass Sellars and Misses Elizabeth and Eleanor Close sang a quartet with Mrs Elma Cass at the piano. The Bible School orchestra included Peter Keasey Mary Louise Fiske Mrs Elma Cass Neil Tippett Sherman Keasey Henry Cass directed by Mrs Christine Brown. Jane White, daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy White, is seriously ill from appendicitis at home east of Millfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Henry Cass
Charles Sellars
Bible School
Chauncey Church of Christ
Jane White
Guy White
Millfield
Frost wins quilt at Millfield Church sociable
H G Frost of Athens is awarded the quilt offered by the Men's Bible Class at the Millfield Church of Christ sociable held Saturday night. The Faithful Circle Class ran a food sale with proceeds to be added to the building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millfield
H. G. Frost
Athens
Millfield Church
Concord Church to Hold Sunday Services After Bible School
On Sunday afternoon at the Concord Church east of Millfield services will follow the Bible School which starts at 2 PM. Mrs. John Antle serves as superintendent of the Bible School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Millfield
John Antle
Bible School
Faithful Circle Bible Class hosts January meeting at Boudinot home
The Faithful Circle Bible Class of the Church of Christ held its January business and social night at Mrs. Alien Boudinot's home with Martha Class guests. Mrs. William Sisson led devotionals and Bible tests while Mrs. G. S. Keirns directed the program. A luncheon for 35, with yellow mint favors, followed amid contests and table decor in class colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faithful Circle Bible
Church of Christ
Alien Boudinot
Martha
William Sisson
P. D. Hill
Mia
Mabel Smith
H. 0. McDaniel
Elizabeth Robinett
Dan Fulton
L. L. Howard
B. H. Petiit
F. E. Boudinot
James Love
Viola Wade
Olive Brookins
C. H. Boudinot
E. C. Crabtree
T. H. Blower
J. E. Wade
Henry Heffkin
Fred Russell
Ervin Stauffer
G. 8. Keirns
Clara Bell
Edward Evans
L. W. Sanders
B. F. McDaniel
Sarah Thomas
Patrica Pettit
H. C. McDaniel
G.S. Keirns
Richard Wade
Martha Bible Class
G. C. Patton
H.O. McDaniel
G. W. Shaner
Nelsonville
George Shaner
Redtown
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Elmer Russell Cresent Ridge
Crash near Bell Hill injures none. families note illness
A collision with Courtney Pettit's car on a curve on Bell Hill Sunday proved minor as Pettit's vehicle escaped damage and both drivers could not see each other. Barbara Ann Willis, ill daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Willis, shows slow recovery while Floyd McDaniel, Baltimore resident and son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. McDaniel, shows slight improvement from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Pettit
Bell Hill
Pettit
Barbara Ann
Carl Willis
Floyd McDaniel
L. B. McDaniel
Baltimore
Hansel and Gretal Operetta Planned by School Group
In an eighth grade music class Miss Blaney and Miss Keenhue guide a student cast for an operetta titled Hansel and Gretal. Characters include Hansel Mike Lucas Gretal Rose Harrison Mother Dorothy Harper Father Clarence Stalder and the witch Frieda Culver. Songs listed include Susy Little Susy Menuet The Sand Man and more. The group aims for a successful performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansel
Mike Lucas
Gretal
Rose Harrison
Dorothy Harper
Clarence Stalder
Drama Club Petits The House of Santa Claus and The Collegian
Ninth and tenth grade drama clubs staged The House of Santa Claus by the seventh and eighth graders and presented The Collegian directed by Alfred Gabriel about a college boy returning home from Ohio University. The cast includes Alfred Gabriel Uncle Wash Lois Douglas Mrs Probe Kathern Warner Golda Mary Michael Mrs Bean Glenford Olson Woodrow Bean Ernest Donaldson the Messenger Gen eva Stauffer and Betty. Club advisor Miss Helen Anderson guides next project The Boys Come Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
The
Collegian
Alfred Gabriel
Ohio University
Uncle Wash
Lois Douglas
Lois Douglas, Mrs. Probe, Kathern Warner, Golda, Mary Michael
Mrs. Bean
Glenford Olson
Woodrow Bean
Ernest Donaldson
the Messenger
Geneva Stauffer
Betty
Miss Helen Anderson
Plains High School Food Service Launches Student Run Lunches
The Plains High School Home Economics Department begins hot lunches for teachers and students led by Miss Beryl Cone. Ninth graders Gladys Sherwood Helen Coon and Pauline Potts assist in the lunch room with meals like scalloped potatoes ham and cocoa. The program runs six weeks. Meanwhile the school band plans a basketball team and plans to elect cheerleaders with two representatives from each room two regulars and two alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains High School
Beryl Cone
Gladys Sherwood
Helen Coon
Pauline Potts
Local Club Election Names Junior Members and Plans
The report lists thirteen lethc club members with four juniors among them. It names Charles Savage Arthur Spencer Porter Bob Ellis Ben Harrison Jamey as juniors and notes the Seventh and Eighth Grade clubs organizing committees. A Christmas play Toy is mentioned with fifteen characters and a vacation performance planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohse
Charles Savage
Arthur Spencer
Porter
Bob Ellis
Ben Harrison
Jamey
Ang
Rutty Sweetupio
Imposter of De Hero Is 7
In Freiburg Germany a crowded courtroom heard a case about an impostor who posed as a war hero. Hummel a tailor received thirty months imprisonment for five charges of swindling after adopting the identity of Daubmann and using it to gain civic favor and benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freiburg
Germany
Hummel
Daubmann
Daubmans
Creditors Meet In Knapp Bankruptcy Case In Parkersburg
creditors will meet in knapp bankruptcy in parkersburg district session to adjudicate the firm and its creditors. robert b mcdougie bankruptcy set a date for a meeting, with offices located in marietta and activities centered in pomeroy and parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
Parkersburg
United States
Robert B. McDougie Bankruptcy
Pomeroy
Marietta
Doctors Warn About Dangers of Creomulsion Cough Medicine
A fragment notes doctors cautioning about Creomulsion for coughs and colds. It hints at risks of relying on this remedy and mentions a druggist offering guidance and alternatives. The readable text is incomplete but centers on safety concerns and medical advice.
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Hocking County
Royal Arch Masons
Wildcat
Wesley Groves
Whosit Club
China
Mra. Bowen
Dal
Silvas
Meigs
Vernon Nease
E. EB. Steiner
Rutland
George W. Kreiter
Michael
Yeartland
Lewell
Thomas Fork
Roy Janes
Essex
Grangers Install
Enue
C. W. Clark
Libby Holman Reynolds
Philadelphia
Norris W. Vaux
Smith Reynolds
Quartet
Robert A. Surtees
J. A. Kent
Lakeside
Cleveland
Will Hobart
Hobart
C. M. Hobart
Marjorie
Robert Harris
R. W. Harris
Mary Sue McMaster
Siby McCoy
Glouster
C. EB. Handley
Will Drury
T. W. Moore
R. J. Hamilton
Chesapeake
Chariea F. Rathburn
Moore
Hamilton
Chauncey Girl
F. FE. Boudinot
Paris
Drama Club
Home Economics
Gin
Lethc Club
Cers
Betty Davies
Orris Y Manda
Buckeye Dry Cleaner
Dial
Trump
America
D. Zenner
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