Pomeroy Middleport Child Fatally Burned
Elizabeth Johnson a five year old girl died from burns received when her gown caught fire while reaching for a bottle in a Hartford home. Her mother burned her hands trying to save her. funeral held with Rev Elkins officiating at Brown cemetery. In other news Brakeman Ervin Davis severely injured after collision at Hobson yards as train jumped track.
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Elizabeth
Richard Johnson Jr
Hartford
Rev. Elkins
Brown Cemetery
J. E. Powell
Ervin Davis
Hobson Yards
Poindexter
G. M. White
N. Witton
Tax books for Middleport and Pomeroy delayed opening
The county treasurer announces tax books for Middleport and Pomeroy cannot be opened to receive taxes until Monday January 23.
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Middleport and
Pomeroy
Lyons awards contract for 80 room hotel in Middleport plan
J E Lyons of Middleport has let a contract for an 80 room hotel. The site remains unconfirmed though rumors point to his Main street lots formerly the Vorhes property. The prominent developer says nothing to confirm details at this time.
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Columbus Citizen
J. E. Lyons
Middleport
Transfers Linked to Crawford Foundry at Parkersburg
The John M. Crawford foundry and machine shop workers moved to Big and Ree headquarters in Parkersburg. Raymond Habrecht, a Pomeroy bookkeeper, Paul Hoffman from Middleport in engineering, and Mr. Smith a cost accountant moved from Parkersburg.
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Parkersburg
John M. Crawford
Big and Ree
Raymond Habrecht
Pomeroy
Paul Hoffman
Middleport
Mr. Smith
Parkersbure
Widow Buys New System Bakery at Middleport
Mrs Joseph Blankenship a widow has bought the New System Bakery at Middleport from Chas Prickles and will continue to turn out high class products as before. She has moved her household goods to Middleport from the Hocking valley and will occupy rooms with her son near the bakery.
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Joseph Blankenship
System
Middleport
Chas Prickles
Hocking Valley
Local notes recall Emma Howley at Huntington school
Miss Emma Howley returned to Huntington for her duties after holidays with home folk and friends. Mrs. Martha Bryant traveled to Columbus to be with Mrs. Fannie G. Mayes in hospital. Mrs. Hayes, once of Pomeroy, is remembered in the Pomeroy Bend and has an attendant in a state institution. Rev. F. E. Powell attended funeral services for Mrs. Lee Sayles and was hosted by Mr. and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Emma Howley
Huntington
Martha Bryant
Columbus
Fannie G. Mayes
Hayes
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
F. E. Powell
Lee Sayles
And
Wests' Child Burned In House Fire Incident
A six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs West living in a Beegle house on Mechanic Avenue was badly burned after her nightgown caught fire from a gas stove while she woke before her mother. Medics report most of the back skin peeled from hips to shoulders but the child is expected to recover.
Friend of Judge Lochary Erasmus Wilson Dies at 79
Erasmus Wilson, longtime Pittsburg Gazette-Times columnist known as Quiet Observer, died January 14 at age 79. He served with Ohio troops in the Civil War and befriended Judge John H. Lochary after Lochary’s brother died at Mission Ridge. The two shared a strong bond that lasted until Lochary’s death. Wilson later visited Pittsburg to see his friend and lectured there.
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Lochary
Erasmus Wilson
Pittsburg
Judge Lochary
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Foreign couple dispute ends in desertion suit
Louis Kamisar of Russia files for divorce from Annie Kamisar after she left with another man. They wed in September 1898 near Prasecase, Russia, then moved to Junction City Illinois where the wife disappeared. Kamisar sues on the charge of desertion.
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Louis Kamisar
Russia
Annie Kamisar
Prasecase
America
Junction City
Illinois
First floating ice appears on late winter river
The first floating ice of the winter appeared in the river Sunday, a very late date according to records. Funeral services for Mrs Hutchinson of Mason will be held from the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Four Million Surplus Army Supplies Promised for Volga Relief
The House approved a bill to donate four million dollars worth of hospital supplies and medicines from army war surplus stocks for relief work in the Volga valley in Russia.
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Washington
Volga Valley
Russia
House
Elders advise quickness misread as speed by youths
A number of boys, urged by elders to hurry, interpret instructions as meaning they should be fast instead. The remark highlights a misreading of guidance among youths in a small community.
Logan Men Plan New Bus Line From Chillicothe to Portsmouth
Chauncey Steele and his brother William Steele of Nel sonville announce they will open a bus line extending from Chillicothe to Portsmouth within a week. Chauncey, once a driver for Hocking Valley Motor, resigned Saturday to start the new venture and may relocate from Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Steele
William Steele
Nelsonville
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Steele
Logan
Ier
Hocking Valley
Township audit involvement by Ward officials noted
The audit was conducted by Assistant Supt. O A But cher along with Mr. Saunders and Ire Hul ger, who are identified as members of the Ward township board.
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O. A. Butcher
Mr. Saunders
Ire Hulger
Ward Township Board
Fraternity District Gathering Set for February in Lancaster
The Beta Phi Sigma local chapter hosts district chapters in February at Lancaster. Logans chapter, the district's youngest, will lead a lively invitation while Columbus Zanesville Mt. Vernon Circleville and Lancaster will also send delegates.
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Beta Phi Sigma Fraternity
Lancaster
Logans
Columbus
Zanesville
Mt. Vernon
Circleville
Revival services boost Sunday school attendance at U B church
After revival services at the U B church on Wednesday evening, Sunday school attendance rose from 550 to 615. Otterbein class led with 1385 members and Willings Workers class followed with 117. Bishop Weekly aiding the effort set 800 as the next Sundays target and urged full participation.
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U. B
Otterbein
Willings Workers
Bishop Weekly
Death of Benjamin F. Chilcote in Ricketts Addition
Benjamin F. Chilcote, 53, died at his home in the Ricketts Addition at 6 40 a m Sunday after weeks of illness due to dropsy. He worked for years at the Hocking Valley shop. Funeral services were Tuesday afternoon with Rev Souders officiating and burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Benjamin F. Chilcote
Ricketts Addition
Hocking Valley
Rev. Souders
Oak Grove Cemetery
Game-law violators jailed and fined in Laurel township
Officers Higgins and Farbearn arrested Frank Lutz and Clifford Pinkstock of Jack Run Laurel township for a game law violation. They appeared before Justice D. H. Lappen, paid fines and costs totaling 23.10 dollars each, and were released.
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Higgins and
Farbearn
Frank Lutz
Clifford Pinkstock
Jack Run
Laurel Township
Justice of the Peace
D. H. Lappen
Rotary Club to Honor Logan High Letter Men
Logan High letter men and varsity members will be entertained at the Ambrose Hotel Wednesday evening by the Rotary club. Coach Jack Wilse of Ohio State University will deliver the principal address, drawing keen interest from local football followers. It is the first entertainment of this kind approved by the club.
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Logan High School
Ambrose Hotel
Rotary Club
Jack Wilse
Ohio State University
Wilse
Ohio State
Local Masonic Fraternity Forms Band
Twenty members who play instruments met at the hall Sunday to organize a band. William M. Petty was named manager and R. H. Hansel as Secretary treasurer. A director will be sought and a practice session is set for Wednesday evening.
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Wm. M. Petty
R. H. Hansel
Ward township school board audit precedes clerk transition
An audit of the Ward township school board books was conducted Monday in preparation for Mr. McNamee to assume the clerk role, succeeding Samuel Hanna. The move sets the stage for a smooth handover of duties.
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Ward Township School Board
McNamee
Samuel Hanna Jn
Local sportsmen plan a conservation club
County Game Protector C. C. Higgins announces that sportsmen will form a club to protect wild life and conserve forests. Plans place the group in the gun club class and a courthouse meeting will soon finalize the organization.
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C. C. Higgins
Court House
Funeral for Mrs James Morris Held at Local Church
The funeral for Mrs. James Morris who died suddenly Saturday morning was conducted at the WU B church Monday at 1 PM with Rev. J G Spears presiding. Deputy Sheriff Morris's friends from court attended. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery by Harden Undertaking Company.
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James Morris
WU. B
J. G. Spears
Morris
Oak Grove
Harden Undertaking Company
Barnes Family Return From Snowy Martinsburg Trip
Mr and Mrs Archie Barnes and daughter Charline arrived home Monday after a four day trip to Martinsburg West Virginia and North Mount the aunt Mrs Lee Glotfelty there they found heavy snow drifted conditions making travel difficult They were warmly entertained by relatives. News notes mention nine mothers dying in seven weeks at Buchtel and local staffing changes at Sayre store plus Civil War veteran Ford Conner who received a letter from his brother Dan whom he believed dead since 1865.
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Archie Barnes
Charline
Martinsburg
W. Va
North Mount
Lee Glotfelty
Nine Mathers
Buchtel
Gladys Shesky
Robert Miller
Sayre
Uente
Idle Hour Park
Ford Conner
Dan
New Income Tax Form Available Soon for 1921
Collector Miller in Columbus announces Forms 1099 for reporting interest salary rent and similar payments of $1000 or more in 1921 will be ready Friday January 20. Forms mailed on requisition with one Form 1099 required per $1000 payment.
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Internal Revenue
Miller
Columbus
More Schools of Thought than Action in Ads
The publication notes a wide gap between advertised ideas and actual practice, suggesting many philosophies dominate public discourse while concrete actions lag behind. It highlights a surplus of philosophical positions reflected in magazine ads compared with observable commitments.
Moonshine War Emerges in North Carolina Factions Clash
In Lenoir county sheriff Arden Taylor reports a bloodless moonshine feud among shiners. Theft of stills sparked raids aided by underground networks. Authorities seized four modern plants totaling 320 gallons. more operators face possible indictments in district court.
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Kinston
N.C
Arden Taylor
Lenoir
Shiners
United District Court
Alarmists scare over future generations yet deliver fairness
Critics say alarmists exaggerate threats to future generations but actual outcomes show resilience and fairness from those generations.
McARTHUR News Representative Appointed for The Messenger
Miss Mildred Moore is named The Messenger news rep for Vinton county and will provide a daily county seat letter and oversee Messenger distribution in McArthur. Report any delivery irregularities to her and share news tips. Local social notes report visits and travel by residents including Hamiltons Foreman Martindill and others.
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Mildred Moore
Messenger
Vinton County
McArthur
Miss Moore
McArthur Real Estate Transfers and Local Visit
Peggy Nichels and Raymond Johnson as heirs of James Nickels transfer 60 acres in Madison township to M. L. Trout and H. V. Atkinson. Thomas Anderson and May Anderson transfer 7 acres in Eagle township to Manley Riddle. John Love transfers 45 acres in Madison township to Joseph Dearth. James Warren of Cookville visits his parents Mr and Mrs George Warren on Sunday.
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McArthur
Peggy Nichels
Raymond Johnson
James Nickels
M. L. Trout
H. V. Atkinson
Madison Township
Thomas Anderson
May Anderson
Manley Riddle
Eagle Township
John Love
Joseph Dearth
James Warren
Cookville
George Warren
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John R. Buectel
Akron
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