Inter-City Contest Talk Affects Athens and Middleport
An Athens church representative discussed launching a cross-town contest with Middleport churches, hinting at a Sunday Bishop event if the plan proceeds. Meanwhile Pomeroy council launches a street repair fundraiser with White Rock salt furnace cinders donated for county road work, volunteers loading material for hill roads.
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Athens
Middleport
Iddleport
Eperi
Pomeroy Council
White Rock
Charleston
Samuel Siegrist Dies at 53 Following Illness
Samuel Siegrist longtime Mason City resident died Monday from pneumonia after a three day illness. He was 53. He is survived by his wife and two grown children. Funeral services scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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Samuel Siegrist
Mason City
Coldest snap since 1920 grips Pomeroy Bend area
The cold spell reaches near zero as records show a frigid night in Pomeroy Bend. Ernest Martin and family relocate from Naylors Run to Clinton Indiana to establish a new home.
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Pomeroy Bend
Mercury
Ernest Martin
Naylors Run
Clinton
Indiana
Scipio Set to Hear Inning Discussion at Next Meeting
Scipio will have their innings and at the next regular meeting of lumbia and Saiem will be heard.
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Scipio
Lumbia
Saiem
County Agent Woodward Sets Yearly Plans
County Agent Woodward worked with W. W. Brownfield to plan Columbia's work for the coming year at a committee meeting. He then traveled to Harrisonville today to pursue a similar mission on site.
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Woodward
Carpenter
Columbia
W. W. Brownfield
Harrisonville
Middleport Couple Married in Columbus Event
Fred Thomas of Middleport wed a Salt Lake City woman named Pipp in Columbus on Monday. Thomas recently left the navy after years as a machinist. The couple plans to reside in Middleport and were honored that evening by the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Thomas.
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Fred Thomas
Middleport
Pipp
Salt Lake City
Columbus
Thomas
Navy
P. A. Thomas
Mother of 13 Gone in New Haven Death
Sarah Melvina Elizabeth Ord, 62, died in New Haven. She was the mother of 18 children, eight of whom survive her, and she left a husband.
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Sarah Melvina Elizabeth Ord
New Haven
Pastors Attend Interdenominational State Conference
Pastors C. W. Graham L. R. Wilson and W. D. Berry of Middleport travel to Columbus for the interdenominational state conference of preachers.
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C. W. Graham
L. R. Wilson
W. D. Berry
Middleport
Columbus
State Conference of Preachers
Railroad talk on High Explosives stirred Middleport crowd
A New York Central Lines representative spoke to local railroad men at the Y M C A about High Explosives. The village also fears a rumor that Hobson shops may move to Bucyrus and merge with T O C shops.
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New York Central Lines
Middleport
Hobson
Bucyrus
Aid Drive For Russia Named By Middleport Mayor
Mayor Bradford and local churches join to raise funds for starving Russia. Contributions sent to the mayor will be receipted and forwarded to relief efforts.
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Bradford
Middleport
Russia
Pomeroy Hi Edges High School Team 15 to 16
The Pomeroy Hi team won 16 to 15 over the high school squad at Pome roy Armory on Friday. Bob Spencer sprained his ankle early, affecting play as relatives and friends gathered for Mrs. Philson’s funeral. The crowd included Dan Moore, W H Clark, Henry Richards, Lou Dan, W T Vliet, Mrs. W G Sibley, Mrs. W E Wells, and Eber Cross with spouses from Ohio locations.
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Pomeroy Armory
Pomeroy Hi
Bob Spencer
Pomeroy
Philson
Dan Moore
Cincinnati
W. H. Clark
Columbus
Henry Richards
Lou Dan
East Liverpool
Ohio
W. T. Vliet
Wellston
W. G. Sibley
Gallipolis
W. E. Wells
Parkersburg
Eber Cross
Alexandria
County officials begin talks on road and bridge plans
County commissioners opened a series of conferences with township trustees to plan next year’s road and bridge work and stretch available funds. Sutton Rutland and Chester were heard Monday and next Monday Letart Ol live Lebanon Orange Bedford are scheduled.
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Sutton
Rutland
Chester
Letart
Ollive
Lebanon
Orange
Bedford
Rainbow Girl chorus shines in Athens Opera House run
The Rainbow Girl is set to arrive at the Athens Opera House on January 26 with a chorus described as exceptionally beautiful and talented. Producers aim to select top metropolitan chorus performers, noting the difficulty of securing such a troupe willing to tour. Ticket prices are $2.20, $1.65, and $1.10, with seats on sale at McKee's.
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Kathryne Richmond
Rainbow Girl
Opera House
McKee’s
New York
Chicago
Furnaces May Be BioFired Through Science
Washington D C advice to furnace operators facing winter costs is offered by O P Hood chief mechanical engineer of the Bureau of Mines He compares furnace operation to driving a horse noting coal is paid for while air is free and emphasizes that air quantity governs burning efficiency He explains keeping a furnace fire over night depends on a large bed of fuel with a red hot center to resist cooling.
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Washington, PD
Bureau of Mines
O. P. Hood
Bureau
Controlling Air Flow in House Heating Furnaces
The passage explains balancing air through a fuel bed to maintain temperature. It describes leaks from ash pits, effects of draft, and methods to reduce air flow such as adding coal or ashes, allowing ashes to accumulate, and using check drafts or damper adjustments. It notes heating efficiency guidance from the Bureau of Mines.
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Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
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