Mayer-Baker case stalls as Middleport court adjourned tonight
In Middleport the Mayer vs Baker case resumes amid crowded streets and packed council chambers. Mayer waives examination on assault and battery charges, is bound over to the grand jury for 200 dollars, and requests a stenographer as witnesses are sworn. The trial restarts at 7 pm with spectators expected to return alongside a Pomeroy Racine game buzz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayer-Baker
Middleport
J. E. Harley
H. P. Mayer
Henry Baker
Mayer
William Robson
Baker
Thority
D. H. Peoples
D. A. Russell
Ali
Rapture to Demonstrate Method at Berry Hotel
A local notice invites men to a no charge demonstration by Rapture at the Berry Hotel in Athens Ohio on Friday January 29 from 10:00 A M to 5:00 P M. He warns against devices and avoidable operations and notes the visit is the only one in the area. The notice specifies this event is for white people only and cites health claims about rapture reducing stomach trouble backache and nervousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry Hotel
Athens
Ohio
Aged Music Dealer Richard Vaughan Dies at Lincoln Hill
Richard Vaughan 71 former Pittsburgh music instrument dealer died at his Lincoln Hill home in Pomeroy after months of declining health. He came from Syracuse where his brother William Vaughan lives. He leaves a widow a son Walter a daughter Anna and a married daughter Mrs May Bird of Cedarville. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Vaughan
Lincoln Hill
Pomeroy
Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Mr. Vaughan
Syracuse
William Vaughan
Walter
Beech Grove
Merrill Shiveler Wins Divorce in Desertion Case
POMEROY Jan 28 Merrill Shiveler secured a divorce from Agnes Shiveler in a Desertion case. They wed May 10 1921 and have one child. Agnes, living in Dayton Kentucky, visited her parents July 10 1923 and refused to return. Shiveler testified he could not leave Pomeroy for business reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Shiveler
Pomeroy
Agnes Shiveler
Dayton
Racine Defeats Yellow Jackets In County Showdown
Racine defeated Middleport 23 to 13 in a county showdown at the Racine gymnasium. An over capacity crowd filled the local high school gym to witness a potential Racine and Pomeroy team comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Racine
Yellow Jackets
Pomeroy
Royal Chase home in Meigs County rebuilt by John Chase
John Chase of Pomeroy repairs the old Royal Chase home on Harrisonville road restoring it to its ancestral condition. The piece notes family history and local efforts in Meigs County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
John Chase
Pomeroy
Royal Chase
Harrisonville
Chase
Cora A. Morris
Langsville
Leif Bolin
W. D
Lula Bolin
District Court of Appeals
Maurice Thornton
Parkersburg
Brown
Julius Katz
Hysell Run
U.S
Plains
Easiest Way to Break Up a Cold with Hills Cascara Quinine
An ad promotes Hills Cascara Quinine as a fast remedy for colds. It claims the product acts quickly to relieve head and body pains, breaks up the cold, and expels poisons, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. It urges taking two tablets now, then following box directions, plus drinking water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Builders Halt As Line Dispute Delays New Burson Street Structure
In Pomeroy on January 24, two lawyers two surveyors and a large crowd could not resolve a line dispute between B. T. Ewing and Hart Stanbery over the Burson lot on Second Street. Work on Ewing’s new building stops until the metes and bounds are settled after the 1927 fire destroyed earlier structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
B. T. Ewing
Hart Stanbery
Ewing
Burson Lot
Second Street
Stanbery
Ion
Ohio University Students Injured in Huntington Crash
Two carloads of Ohio University students en route to a dance from Athens crashed eight miles below Crown City. August Compton suffered head and facial cuts and was cared for at his aunt’s Huntington home. Henry Caroline and Charles Chrisman, football teammates, and Charles Eubanks were treated at Huntington hospital for non life threatening injuries. The Compton vehicle sustained heavy damage.
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Pomeroy
Ohio University
Athens
Huntington
Crown City
W. A. Compton
August
August Compton
Henry Caroline
Charles Chrisman
Charles Eubanks
To Change Location Citizens Relief Committee’s Room
Middleport Jan 28 Members announce the room used by the citizens relief committee for clothing distribution will be vacated today or Friday. A room in the C F Besserer building will be used thereafter. The current room in the old Western Union office in the K P Hall has been rented and will be occupied by a new tenant next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Citizens Relief Committee
C. F. Besserer
Community Notes Include Visits and Travel in Middleport
Local residents share updates on hospital stays and recoveries. J M Buchanan with relatives visited Rocky Glenn Sanitarium near McConnelsville where he has gained over four pounds in three weeks. Other trips include Cedric Clark to Cincinnati for a state bar session and Mrs Eugene Paul recovering from surgery in Pittsburgh awaiting transfer home.
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Middleport
J. M. Buchanan
Coolville
Columbus
Iva Brown
Gallipolis
Cedric W. Clark
Cincinnati
State Bar Association
Eugene Paul
Pittsburgh
Paul
C. E. Vaney
Barbara
Cecil Root
South Fourth Avenue
Dye Graham
Portsmouth
Chauncey C. Chapman
Will Hoffman
Gravel Hill
Lindsey Farm
C. E. Vance
Grant Street
Vinton
Vance
Walter Chase
Raceland
Ernest Mulford
Curtis Clark
Fred Moore
Hattie Bennett
Allie Mauck
Will Michi
Groveport
Railroad station changes and local moves reported
Elmer Brown of Athens replaces J B McComas at the railroad pumping station. Ed McLaughlin of Dexter moves his family to the Howery house and will join the section gang. Vivian Don Jewell misses school this week due to mumps. Mrs Anna Golf spent Sunday in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Brown
Athens
J. B. McComas
Ed McLaughlin
Dexter
Section Gang
Vivian Don Jewell
Anna Golf
Local families visit relatives in Athens and Lancaster
Dyesville with her daughter, Mrs R Vale and family, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Nichols and children from Pittsburgh have been spending time with relatives here. Mr and Mrs Charles McCall of Lancaster spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr and Mrs J L Rawlings. Mr and Mrs C E Jewell and son Cecil were Athens visitors Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyesville
R. Vale
Kenneth Nichols
Pittsburgh
Charles McCall
Lancaster
J. L. Rawlings
C. E. Jewell
Cecil
Athens
Night alarm as beef butcher scare triggers village roundup
Sunday night about 9 o'clock an alarm claimed someone was butchering a beef in a hollow north of the village. Most men armed themselves and waited on the hill above town. A Pomeroy sheriff arrived in about 20 minutes to investigate and two men from the township line in Athens County were found hunting. Dorcas Needle Club held an all day session with Mrs Mable Kim. Mrs Phylis Newland visited her parents in Meigs Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Athens County
Dorcas Needle Club
Mable Kim
Phylis Newland
Frank Cole
Meigs Creek
Christian Church
O’connor
M. E
Mable Keller
Gladys Hardway
Columbus
Win Reed
Racine
E. G. Kim
Hess Nickles
Nelsonville
I. C. Chapman
Local visitors stop by in weekend notes
Frank Caldwell and Mr. Runnion of Lottridge visited Sunday. Mrs. Velma Matlack spent Sunday in Columbus. Miss Nelia Parr of East Shade was here recently. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Christy of Parkersburg were Saturday guests of Mr. Christy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Caldwell
Mr. Runnion
Lottridge
Velma Matlack
Columbus
Nelia Parr
East Shade
Kenneth Christy
Parkersburg
Christy
I. C. Chapman
Three More Alleged Thieves Put in Jail
Three more alleged meat thieves were confined in the Perry County Jail in connection with a theft from Richard Lang near New Straitsville. The suspects Frank Gaddis William Harvey and Fred Saltzer of near Shawnee were joined by Willard Lang awaiting grand jury hearing. Harvey and Saltzer had recent fines in Logan for stealing clothing from an outside line. The jail population rose to 16, then 17 with Gilbert Snedden of New Straitsville jailed for a $10 intoxication fine with costs from his mayor.
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Perry County
Richard Lang
New Straitsville
Willard Lang
Frank Gaddis
William Harvey
Fred Saltzer
Shawnee
Lang
Harvey
Slatzer
Logan
Gilbert Snedden
William J. Johnson
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Gallagher
Webb
Yellowaickers
Racine Girls
Beaver
E. Roush
Johnson
Eewing
Salsar
J. Roush
Morris
Hysell
Fultz
Lighter
Roush
Heines
Carruthers
Wilbug
Dillard
S. Carpenter
D. West
H. Beegle
B. Nease
Spencer
R. Beagle
G. Nease
Anderson
Smith
Parfitt
Craig
Bennett
Graves
Nennimcamenen
Necenenmennien
Beegle
Igi
Torris Encneninces Novesens
GG Foxy Magee
Fcs
Cdecsetemnemneson
RE de Rua
Ian
Pomeroy Bend
Ewing Funeral Home
Nayloras Run
Ed. Houck
Adolph Katz
J. G. Watthewson
Virgil Campbell
Juice Extrac
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens, Ohio
Rapture
E. J. Meinhardi
Yellow Jacket
Mahogany Duncan Phyfe
Charleston, W. Va
Ohio River
Athensonville
Glouster
Berean
Church of Christ Bible School
Herman Ohlinger
South Sixth Avenue
George Meinhart
Clyde French
James Holly
George Mowrey
Ewing-Stanbery
Here
Carpenter News
Tuppers Plains
New Lexington
U.S.S
S.S.S
Wellman
Liggett & Myers
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