Parker Sr dies in Minersville mine incident
Meigs County Pomeroy reports the death of Thomas Parker Sr a longtime Minersville resident and coal miner. He aged 61 or 62 after a previous mining accident and complications. Survived by wife and children living in several states funeral at Methodist church Minersville.
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Pomeroy
Parker
Minersville
Thomas Parker, Sr
Joe Bond
Weles
William Fisher
Edward
Thomas
Middle Theodore
Athens
Hirilam
Terre Haute
Ind
George
Lallupu
Mexico
John Avies
Denver
Colo
Methodist Church
Radium Used In Operation At Mt. Y Morning
Mrs Fan Corbin mother of Mildred and Corbin Hennessy is reported convulsing with all reasonable chances of recovery after a serious operation at Mt. Y. Radium replaced the incision for removing an internal tumor. Mrs Fannie Stoker and other relatives were at the hospital to assist the patient. They left Pomeroy on Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Fan Corbin
Mildred
Corbin Hennessy
Mt. Y
Fannie Stoker
Amosod
PD. W. Hen
Mildred Mary Corbin Hennessy
Rescue attempt to move an ailing father home
Pomeroy residents report Charles of Prairie arriving on Shoreday to take his aged and infirm father Wen del Goegiine to Prairie. The elderly man resided in the county home, and the move aims to care for him at his son’s residence despite local wishes.
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Pomeroy
Charles of
Prairie
Wendel Goegiine
Ebekah Lodge Names New Officers in Pomeroy
POMEROY Jan. 23 Dorris Re- Lodge auxiliary of the J O F installed officers Saturday Noble Grand Bessie Wise Vice Noble Grand Norma Good Recording Secretary Katie Recht Financial Secretary Nellie Smith Treasurer Winnie Sauvage Conductress Maggie Thomas Warden Jane Karr R N G Viola Grueser L N G Lena Schmidt R V G Florence Howell L V G Effie Tracy Chaplain Maggie Hemaley A class of twenty new members to be initiated next Saturday night.
High School Basketball Results Highlight Local Rivalries
Middleport High boys and teams compete Friday as Pomeroy High boys team Welleton Friday. Plaine defeated Middleport in their last visit, leaving little expectation for a repeat performance.
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Middleport High School
Pomeroy High School
Welleton
the Plaine
Middleport
Duerr and Karr Wed At Spring Avenue Home
Miss Marguerite Duerr daughter of Mrs Marguerite Duerr and Mr Clair Karr were married by Rev A H Schuster pastor of St Pauls Lutheran at 5 20 pm at the bride’s mother’s Spring avenue home. After a brief wedding trip they will reside at the mother’s home.
Sister Mary Thelma Nears Recovery After Last Rites
Sister Mary Thelma of the Divine fence was reported gravely ill but rallied Thursday. Medical staff and family express strong hopes for her ultimate recovery as she improves.
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Mary Thelma
the Divine Fence
Mrs Scharf Hosts Fan Tan Party For Miltons Birthday
Mrs Edward Scharf held a Fan Tan card party at the family home on Sycamore street to celebrate Milton Elberfelds eighteenth birthday. Prizes went to the top five scorers. Attendees included Hugh Chifion Clarence Shie William Reese William Stark Malcolm Hartley Martin Wiberfeld Harold Turnbull Carl Schwarzswalider Eis el Davis Rolston Vale Robert Slagel Edward Coates.
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Scharf
Edward Scharf
Sycamore Street
Milton Elberfeld
Hugh Chifion
Clarence Shie
William Reese
William Stark
Malcolm Hartley
Martin Wiberfeld
Harold Turnbull
Carl Schwarzswalider
Eisel Davis
Ralston Vale
Robert Slagel
Edward Coates
Making Progress in Chosen Work
Manning Daniels son of Mr and Mrs George Daniels of Pom eroy is excelling at Western Reserve Medical School and expects to graduate as an M D next June. He ranked at the head of his class among applicants for government interne work and was chosen for interne work at Charity hospital in Cleveland over the government internship because of the hospital’s opportunities.
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Pomeroy
Manning Daniels
George P. Daniels
Western Reserve Medical School
Young Daniels
Charity Hospital
Cleveland
Last Dam No. 61 Awarded for Ohio River Project
Dam No. 61 on the Ohio river will be built by U. G. I. Construction Co. of Philadelphia for 112000 plus. The project completes the nine foot waterway between Pittsburgh and Cairo, Illinois, announced by U. S. Engineer Major N. M. Trippe from Huntington district.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
U. G. I. Construction Company
Philadelphia
Huntington
W. Va
N. M. Trippe
U. S
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Illinois
Local residents receive community honors and travel notes
Lis Scott and Mrs. Clat Welch were awarded the honor prizes. W A Hinkley and Charlies Jud son of Hartford West Virginia left Thursday for Akron to seek employment. W A Covert of Middleport attends the Ohio Bakers association meeting in Columbus. Mrs Clarence Ebersbach is reported ill with flu at her home on Rutland street Middleport. Amory of Columbus an official of the K and M railroad was here Tuesday at the K and M Hoboe n shops. Mrs George Sayre of Antiquity visits sister Mrs Sullivan Sayre. Mrs Elmer Yorng Mrs Herbert Chambers and Mrs M C Hobart visited Mrs Williams at Syracuse Thursday. Mrs C F Rathburn entertained members of the Thursday Bridge club at her Middleport home Thursday.
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Lis Scott
Clat Welch
W. A. Hinkley
Charlies Judson
Hartford
West Virginia
Akron
W. A. Covert
Middleport
Ohio ‘Bakers Association
Columbus
Clarence Ebersbach
Rutland Street
Amory
K. & M. Railroad
K. & M. Hobeen
George Sayre
Antiquity
Sullivan Sayre
Elmer Yorng
Herbert Chambers
M. C. Hobart
Williams
Syracuse
C. F. Rathburn
Thursday Bridge Club
Local Social Notes From Ohio and West Virginia
Miss Jerdine Marsh of Cincinnati visits her niece Mrs. Elwyn Smith in Hartford West Virginia. Mrs A E Boatman visits her mother in Bidwell this week. Miss Dessie Blake visits her sister in Phillip West Virginia. Lewis Harris travels to Wooster to comfort a seriously ill sister Mrs D J Sullivan hosts friends at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop then continues at Grant Street Middleport where Five Hundred is played. Mrs Hol-
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Jerdine Marsh
Cincinnati
Elwyn Smith
Hartford
West Virginia
A. E. Boatman
Bidwell
Dessie Blake
Phillip
Lewis Harris
Wooster
D. J. Sullivan
Mary Jane
Grant Street
Middleport
Sugar Run pupils stage Just a Chance comedy
Sugar Run school pupils present a pleasing comedy Just a Chance this Friday evening at 7 30 o clock. The Pomeroy Women’s Music Club meeting moved from January 27 to February 3. Middleport Presbyterian Church Ladies Aid served a six o clock dinner Wednesday in the church parlors with Mrs. William Nelson directing the program. Rev. and Mrs Naftzer and son were also mentioned.
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Sugar Run School
Women’s Music Club
Pomeroy
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Middleport
William Nelson
Naftzer
Charles of Indiana Holds Meetings at Heath M E Church
A group led by Charles of Indiana is conducting a series of meetings at the Heath M E Church in Middleport after completing a session in South Bend Indiana. The public is cordially invited to attend these events.
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Charles
Indiana
Heath M. E
Middleport
South Bend
Ind
Grave desecration alleged at General McCook’s burial site
Steubenville Ohio reports a letter to Senator Willis from Colonel Curry claiming Georgia tax collectors may seize General Daniel McCook’s burial ground and that timber has been cut and lumber removed from the site. Curry asks War Department to assume control of the property once under federal custody.
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Steubenville
Daniel McCook
McCook
Georgia
United States
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
William L. Curry
Columbus
Society For the Army of the Cumberland
Curry
War Department
Kenesaw Mountain
K. M. Landis
Gene McCook
Indiana
Illinois
Georgia Battlefield
Congress
Kiwanis Aids Logan High In Major Athletic Field Plan
Logan and Hocking County High School will receive a first class athletic field with a broadened track straightaway, resurfaced surface, seeded gridiron, and 1500-seat bleachers. Kiwanis club sponsors a February 13 14 benefit play to fund completion. Coaches aim for meets at Denison and Columbus once weather allows.
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Logan
Kiwanis Club
Claire Stettler
Logan High School
Stettler
Denison
Columbus
Two Are Caught by Traffic Cop Logan
Leroy Holmes was arrested by Motor Cop Joe Farheann on the Logan Lancaster pike for driving at forty five miles per hour. He pleaded guilty and was fined ten dollars plus costs by Magistrate Miller. Fred M Findley of Columbus was arrested for using 1924 license plates and fined one dollar plus costs by Magistrate Miller.
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Logan
Leroy Holmes
Joe Farheann
Logan-Lancaster Pike
Miller
Fred M. Findley
Columbus
Farbearn
Ocean water in Deauville warmer on Christmas Day
The ocean at Deauville, the famous French resort, was warmer on Christmas Day than it was in mid August indicating an unusual warmth for the season and location.
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Deauville
Sick veteran is aided by local Legion post
Logan on January 23 missing man John Fitzgerald was found wandering by Legion members who placed him in care and contacted his Lima mother Mrs Edward Fitzgerald at 642 North Metcalf Street. Transportation home was arranged after authorities confirmed his mother’s request.
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Logan
Legionaires
John Fitzgerald
Lima
Fitzgerald
Legion
Metcalf Street
Edward Fitzgerald
Vandalism Strikes Bumble Bee Cottage Near Logan
Logan January 23. Police know little of who damaged the Bumble Bee cottage on the Sarah McCarthy farm. Entry smashed furniture broken dishes shattered windows and torn partitions marked the vandalism. The summer camp cottage sits on a state game preserve tract near Logan and authorities have yet to determine a motive.
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Logan
Sarah McCarthy
Gangrene Causes Death Of Woman In Logan Ohio
Mrs. Sarah W. Weaver, 64, wife of W. Weaver, Logan Route 2, died at Grant hospital Columbus at 4 30 am Thursday after an operation for amputation of her right leg. She had suffered a paralysis stroke weeks earlier and gangrene followed. Eight children survive. Funeral plans note Mt Zion church Marion township and burial nearby. body brought to Logan by Heinlein Brothers.
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Logan, Jan
Sarah W. Weaver
W. Weaver
Logan
Grant Hospital
Columbus
New Court House Nears Occupancy in Logan
In Logan on January 23 the new court house nears occupancy as Probate Judge Stephenson prepares to move in first. The probate office is ready, records moved, and the law library from James block has been relocated with other offices to follow as arrangements are completed.
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Logan
Stephensson
Stephenson
Autorium
Law Library
James Block
Court House
Sewing Club Meeting At Miss Miller’s Home
Miss Rosella Miller hosted the Home Circle Sewing club on Angle avenue with sewing and music followed by luncheon. The next meeting is set for January 29 at Mrs. Lee Groves on Kerlin avenue.
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Rosella Miller
Home Circle Sewing Club
Angle Avenue
Lee Groves
Kerlin Avenue
Farm Bureau Leaders Attend District Meeting
W. R. Griffith president of the local Farm Bureau and County Agent Robert Lang attended Cir cleville’s annual district Farm Bureau meeting on Thursday.
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W. R. Griffith
Farm Bureau
Robert Lang
Circleville
Foolish use of 1924 license plates leads to fine
Jack Floyd Jr. was tagged by the Chief Steward on Wednesday afternoon for using 1924 license plates. His fine and costs were assessed by May or Wolfe.
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Jack Floyd Jr
Wolfe
Correction Names Driver in Auto Wreck
A recent collision at Main and Depot streets had the wrong driver name. Earl Hicks of Gore is identified correctly. Procter was an erroneous attribution now corrected.
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Main
Depot Streets
Procter
Earl Hicks
Gore
Letter From A Farmer's Wife Shows Remarkable Recovery
Mrs Walter E Anderson of Rangeley Maine describes two years of pain and weakness then credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health enabling her to resume housework and farming tasks. She urges other women to try the remedy.
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Walter E. Anderson
Rangeley
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Landslide Damages Prompt $6000 Suit Against City
John DeBlass seeks $6000 in Belmont County Common Pleas Court after his hillside home on Skid Lane in Bellaire was damaged when a street grade caused a small landslide. The incident occurred on a hillside overlooking the graded street in front of the house.
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Bellaire
John DeBlass
Belmont County Common Pleas Court
Men’s Glee Club to Sing in Meigs
The Ohio University Men’s Glee Club will travel by auto to Middleport this Friday evening, January 23, to perform in a concert by the Masonic lodge. Thirty-one members will make the trip with ensemble numbers, Varsity Male Quartet selections, and solos by Al Lewis Willis Edmunds Wayne Jackson and Lyston Fultz. Middleport, home to Mr Fultz, is expected to warmly welcome the club and its hosts.
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Ohio University
Middleport
Masonic Lodge
al Lewis
Willis Edmunds
Wayne Jackson
Lyston Fultz
Fulta
Club
Seattle businessmen set for February trade tour to Orient
A group of Seattle business men will depart early in February on a trade tour to the Orient, aiming to explore markets and establish new commercial ties.
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Seattle
Chrysanthemums Show Huge Blooms in London Exhibit
London display features chrysanthemums twelve inches across and over three feet in circumference. One plant boasts more than 100 blooms, drawing attention to the size and variety of the exhibition.
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London
Divorce filing alleges wife allowed other men visits
William OConnor files for divorce stating his wife Florence admitted male visitors at their Lima home after their 1920 marriage and referred to one as sweetie. The petition claims ongoing infidelity by Mrs OConnor.
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Lima
Florence P
Sweetie
William O'Conner
Water and Salts for Kidney Pain and Back Aches
An old remedy suggests Jad Salts or four ounces in water before breakfast to clear sluggish kidneys and ease back and bladder symptoms. It recommends consulting a physician and drinking soft water, noting acids in foods irritate kidneys and may cause rheumatic twinges.
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy Praised for Stomach Ailments
A testimonial claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy ends prolonged stomach suffering by removing catarrhal mucus and easing inflammation. The ad notes one dose will convince and offers money refunds, with McKee Drug Co and Gem Pharmacy listed as sellers.
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Mayr
McKee Drug Co
Athens
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Creomulsion Promises Relief for Coughs and Lung Ailments
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a new emulsified remedy that soothes inflamed membranes and kills germs causing chronic coughs and lung troubles. It claims double action, stomach absorption of creosote, and offers money back if relief is not found after following directions.
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Greates Amenoy
Takiecord
rUgRist. Comulsion Co
Atlanta
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Pomeroy Bend
Meigs
Thomas Parker
Ebekah Lodge
M’cook
Logan and Hocking County
W. I. Krieg
Boots
Fannie
Haley
Tarr
Sues Goodman
Alma Rubens
Daniel Carson Goodman
William Smith
Franklyn Farnum
Eoaro
Wien
Fos Jeung
Chamberlain
Plum ST
Ove
Farnik
Cincinnati, Ohio
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