Judge Fines 14 Pomeroy Merchants on Slot Charges
Grand jury proceedings in Pomeroy and Middleport conclude with 14 merchants fined for slot machine offenses. Judge C E Peoples lowers the $50 minimum to spread fines, totaling about $493.50 including costs. Officials note the once thriving slot trade is now dead in Meigs County.
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RAGE
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Roscoe O. Fowler
Middleport and Vicinity
C. E. Peoples
Meigs County
Fined Fifty Dollars For Possessing Liquor
Paul Smith was fined 50 dollars in mayor's court for illegal liquor possession after arrest by Assistant Police Chief Walter Wolfe and Deputy Sheriff Hank Young. He was committed to the county jail until fine and costs are paid.
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Pomeroy
Paul Smith
Walter Wolfe
Hank Young
Earthquake Travel Speed Ranges Between 470 and 530 Feet Per Second
A report notes that seismic waves move at a rate spanning from 470 to 530 feet per second. This interval reflects the velocity range observed for ground shaking in typical crustal materials.
Middleport social notes feature class event and club meetings
Mrs. Robert Coats hosted Class No. 12 at the remodeled Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home with assist ing hostesses. The program included an island guessing contest and a spelling bee. The Middleport Literary Club heard a paper on Why Study Shakespeare and planned a Shakespeare course. New members joined the club. Sewing clubs hosted waffle and sewing sessions with refreshments for members and guests.
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Middleport
Robert Coats
Rawlings-Coats
E. M. McCarty
Lee McComas
Coats
George Schaaf
Noah Haskins
L. J. Heiner
Middleport Literary Club
King Richard
J. E. Harley
Richard
M. W. Essex
Elizabeth
M. R. Chambers
Margaret
M. L. French
Ann
Dana Daniels
Princess
Robert Harris
Stanley
H. E. Cook
Tom Jones
Move to Parkersburg and other local notes
Mr and Mrs Paul Gordon and four children relocate to Parkersburg late this week after his transfer with Covert Baking Company. Mrs Alice Ables and son Dale visit sister Mrs Cline Mathews and family on Second Ave. B H Paulin of Dayton visited his sister and brother in Gravel Hill. W P Graves left for Albuquerque New Mexico. R A Martin now in St Petersburg Florida after visiting brother in Illinois. Mrs Louesa McAllister attended a quilting party in Cheshire. Coach Marshal MccCuen Bob Haggerty James Stoneking and Paul Wiley attended a basketball game in Athens. Mrs Richard Hayman and niece Sally Schaaf returned from Racine after visiting Ralph Hayman.
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Parkersburg
Paul Gordon
S. Fifth Ave
James Weber
Gravel Hill
W. P. Graves
Albuquerque
N. M
Athens
Richard Hayman
Sally Schaaf
Racine
Ralph Hayman
Coast To Coast Play At Rutland High School
Mrs. C. P. Bradbury played several special numbers on piano for the play Coast To Coast at Rutland High School on Wednesday evening. Miss Henrietta Fruth of Mason City performed tap numbers during the program.
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C. P. Bradbury
Rutland High School
Henrietta Fruth
Mason City
Woman's Music Club Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The annual meeting preceded choral practice on Tuesday evening as officers for next year were elected and new members voted. Elected president was Mrs. Francis H. Klein and vice president was Mrs. Frances E. Smart.
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Woman's Music Club
Francis H. Klein
Frances E. Smart
Stop Operating Taxis Outside Corporations
A state inspector reports taxi cabs may not operate outside Pomeroy corporation limits on Racine Road where a bus operates under state franchise. The ruling bars service to Minersville Syracuse and Racine during bus hours. Local officials vow a full investigation for area drivers.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Minersville
Syracuse
Pomeroy Village
Fruit Growers Meet in Troy and Local Notes
COOLAVILLE The Tri County Apple Growers Association met in the School Auditorium with broad county representation from Washington Athens and Meigs. Ten Troy Township teachers attended a county meeting in Athens. Birthdays were celebrated at Mrs Phoebe Huestons near Little Hocking and Larry Lee Hoover was born January 14 to L L Hoover and his wife. East Chillicothe Ep worth League midwinter Institute set for Logan January 29 30.
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Coolville
Tri-County
Apple Growers Association, Inc
Washington
Athens
Meigs
Troy Township
Phoebe Hueston
Little Hocking
G. E. Carleton
Reece Dodd
Frost River Road
Larry Lee Hoover
L. L. Hoover
Hoover
Smith-Hughes
Troy
Dunkirk
East Chillicothe
Epworth League
Logan
Troys
Belpre
F. G. Runion
Frank Caldwell
Carthage
Arthur Lynch
Cleveland
W. D. Miller
E. J. Williams
Richmondale
Cathedral Art Window Co
Cincinnati
M. Philleeh
Meigs Farm Men to Meet on Dairy Cows and Farm Profit
Meigs County dairymen gather at Racine High School January 25 to study feeds and feeding of dairy cows with S F Fadely among speakers. Additional planning meetings January 24 in Columbia Township and January 26 in Scipio Township aim to identify farmers' top problems and ways to boost profitability through management, rotation, and improvements.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Racine High School
S. F. Fadely
Columbia Township
Scipio Township
Harrisonville
Oak Grove Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Movements
Last Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wendell included Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Leffler and two Logan children as well as Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wolfe and children from Enterprise. Protracted meetings are underway at Federal Valley led by Rev. Charles Wachenschwanz and Rev. Charles Hook. Sherman Byers moved to Chauncey to be near children. Leonard Davis relocated from Nelsonville to Oak Grove. Mrs. Simon Parson and daughter Jesse visited Arley Howard and father Martin Howard. William and Donald Wachenschwanz, CCC campers, were guests of Herbert Ely. Morris Lowery and children spent a day with the Wendells. Monday evening guests included Arley Howard, Adda Wachenschwanz and children, and Marjorie Dishong.
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Oak Grove
Charles Wendell
Gilbert Leffler
Logan
Eugene Wolfe
Enterprise
Charles Wachenschwanz
Charles Hook
Federal Valley
Sherman Byers
Chauncey
Leonard Davis
Nelsonville
Simon Parson
Jesse
Arley Howard
Martin Howard
William Wachenschwanz
CCC
Donald Wachenschwanz
Herbert Ely
Morris Lowery
Adda Wachenschwanz
Marjorie Dishong
Pomeroy Man Fined on Gambling Deviates Charge
Hollie Green of the Eagles Club was fined 100 dollars plus costs for exhibiting gambling devices. The liquor sale to a minor charge was dropped. The article also notes that Chinese is spoken by more people worldwide than any other language.
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Pomeroy
Hollie Green
Eagles Club
Sharon Files Suit For Workmen Comp Participation
Sharon sues in common pleas court against the Industrial Commission of Ohio seeking permission to participate in the workmen compensation fund claiming an injury on October 9, 1926, from a fall at work with Stalter and Essex Mining Co. as his employer.
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Pomeroy
Workmen's Compensation Fund
T. N. Sharon
Common Pleas
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Sharon
Stalter and Essex Mining Co
Syracuse PTA Meeting Highlights Local Notices
Syracuse January PTA meeting discussed community visits by Helen Underhill and others. Reverend Copley announces Thursday prayer services at the Methodist Church. Town updates include medical recoveries, church repairs, and a feature on Mrs Elizabeth Jones’s 93rd birthday portrait in Turtle Creek paper.
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Syracuse P.T.A
Frank Capehart
Roy Holmes
Pomeroy
Harrington
Syracuse
A. E. Williams
Helen G. Williams
Columbus
Lillian Moore
James Ables
Techla Hess
Xenia
Ira Fleming
Norentha
Robert Roberts
John Gilmore
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Bailey
Middleport
C. D. Copley
Syracuse Methodist Church
Mary Wiggins
Children’s Hospital
Patricia Karr
Irving Karr
Lucile Duckworth
Ladies’ Aid Society
Asbury M. E
Mildred
Clark) Hemsley
St. Louis
Turtle Creek
Elizabeth Jones
Minersville Briefs
Minersville items note weekend visits by Mr and Mrs Clifford Phillips in Columbus and by Mr and Mrs Charles Withrow to New Haven. Jane Woods Gallipolis stayed with grandparents Earl Hartenbach Sr. Margaret Thomas returned to Columbus after visiting her parents here. Several residents including Elizabeth Schafer John Grueser Will Smith Dave Hudson and Detmer Roush are reported ill.
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Minersville
Clifford Phillips
Columbus
Charles Withrow
George Roush
New Haven
Jane Woods
Gallipolis
Earl Hartenbach
Margaret Thomas
Elizabeth Schafer
John Grueser
Will Smith
Dave Hudson
Detmer Roush
OU Class Opens SYRACUSE Extension Meeting
Syracuse Extension class at Syracuse School opens this evening at 6 30 led by Dr T C Foster. The session is open to all interested persons and aims to provide an educational program through Ohio University.
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Syracuse—Extension
Ohio University
Syracuse
T. C. Foster
Safety Talk Highlights School House Precautions
Middleport pupils and younger students heard a safety program by Mr. Wright of District 10, Safety Coordinating Bureau. Special assemblies covered home, industry, and highway safety with emphasis on traffic and bicycle accidents and distributed safety pamphlets.
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Middleport
Wright
Safety Coordinating Bureau
Olive-Orange Honor Roll Is Announced at Tuppers Plains
Olive-Orange School announces first semester honor roll across grades from first to twelfth. Names include Sarah Findling Muriel Whaley Robert Halsey Floyd Millhone Sara Connolly Henry Smith and others. Also notes pupils with straight A’s and a marble production fact.
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Tuppers Plains
Olive-Orange
Sarah Findling
Muriel Whaley
Robert Halsey
Floyd Millhone
Sara Connolly
Henry Smith
Dail Worthen
Zita Zickefoose
Mildred Coe
Radie Santee
Thelma Shafer
Alice Camp
Doris Eines
Margaret Shaffer
Lester ‘Oe
ClarabeHe Barnett
Eileen Damewood
Howard English
Laura Lenz
Dorothy Attack
Macel Smith
Guy Everett Springer
Betty Eileen Stiles
Georgia Cooper
Orpha June Holman
Ronie Jean Russell
Virgie Mae Swartz
Carol van Meter
Dale Myers
Wilma Rice
Billy Sommers
Norma Jean Torrence
Walter Adkins
Glada Anne Bibbie
Alice Boring
Argyle Deeter
Edna Joan Longenette
Earl Spencer
Bobby Reid
Walter Campbell
Betty Jo Yeager
Billy Tuttle
Loyd Baker
Roy Christy
David Holman
Iris Mac Rice
Charles Riggs
City on two sites Minneapolis tale from two territories
Parents Wiley and Mrs Ours announce birth of a son on Monday January 4 17 named Robert Larry weighing seven pounds seven and a half ounces at birth. City lore ties Minneapolis to two territorial origins with St Anthony area on the east side.
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Minneapolis
Old St. Anthony
Northwest Territory
Letart
Wiley Ours
Robert Larry
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Roy Barnes
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Edward French
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Carla Clark
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Sara Williamson
Eber Lewis
Joe Wilson
Frank Wilson
Dan White
Judson White
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Rathburn
Rutland Department Store
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Mary Karr
Marcia Karr
T. A. May
P. C. Williams
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