Street Car Franchise Gains Second Reading In Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council discussed a new street car franchise at Thursday’s meeting with changes from the original draft. Hocking Valley Railway Company representative A. D. Russell attended, seeking steam power on the upper end, a privilege not in the current ordinance. The third reading is planned for the next regular meeting, with rail officials likely to push for the steam clause.
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Pomeroy Council
A. D. Russell
Hocking Valley Railway Company
Steamer Lucile Sale Includes Barges and Pumps
The steamer Lucile along with fourteen barges and pump boats was sold at auction. Details indicate the vessel and its associated craft changed hands amid the bidding, reflecting a market for riverine cargo equipment and related assets.
Boat Yard Decline Seen As Barges Sold Abroad
Pump boats once owned by the Ebersbachs were sold to EB J Hickney Transportation Co and moved to Covington Kentucky where the firm has vast interests. The deal total near $12000 cash. Captain John F Kline of Pittsburg bought 14 barges for about $5000 and will take them to Pittsburg. With steel and permanent cables being removed, local boat building may soon end.
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Ebersbachs
EB. J. Hickney Transportation Co
Covington
Kentucky
John F. Kline
Pittsburg
Camp Fire Girls Hike Seventeen Mile Outing
Eleven members of the Pomeroy Camp Fire Girls hiked fifteen miles beyond Wolfpen and back on Friday, returning tired but happy. They lunched at noon over a camp fire and found a swimming pool along the route. Without bathing costumes, they posted sentries around the pool to guard the bath while others enjoyed the cool plunge in a country mud pond.
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Camp Fire
Pomeroy
Wolfpen
Coal firms expand holdings in Logan and Nelsonville region
J. M. Lama of Logan and son Earl of Nelsonville, owners of Hocking Domestic Coal Co., have purchased the Hoover and the Blower mines and leases covering several hundred acres at Silver Run and Carleton. They plan to build new homes for miners.
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J. M. Lama
Logan and
Son Earl
Nelsonville
Hocking Domestic Coal Co
Hoover
Blower
Silver Run
Carleton
Mason Couple Wed in Columbus Evangelical Church
Thomas H. Campbell and Grace EB Larimer, both of Mason, were married at the Evangelical church in Columbus on Wednesday evening June 28. They plan to reside in Columbus.
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Mason
Columbus
Thomas H. Campbell
Grace EB. Larimer
Evangelical Church
Death of Joseph Kantz Reported in Gardner Kansas
A. J. Kantz received a Thursday notice announcing the death of his brother Joseph Kantz at Gardner Kansas on June 30. Mr. Kantz will be informed and arrangements will follow.
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A. J. Kantz
Joseph
Gardner
Kansas
Mr. Kantz
Obituary Resident of Chester Township Remembered
Remembered by the older generation as a Chester Township resident from about fifty years ago he was 80 years old and is survived by his wife.
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Chester Township
Aged Portland Man Dies After Illness
Edward Gibbs aged about seventy years died late Thursday night at his Portland home. He is survived by his wife and three daughters. Funeral services will be held Sunday morning at 10 at the family home with burial in Portland Cemetery.
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Portland
Edward Gibbs
Portland Cemetery
Death of George Jones at Athens Hospital
George Jones of Spiller died Thursday of pneumonia at the Athens State Hospital at age 66. The remains were brought here for burial. He leaves a wife who is also an inmate of the Athens hospital. they had been committed there recently.
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George Jones
Spiller
Athens State Hospital
Mr. Jones
Athens Hospital
Enjoying Motor Trip by the Conway Family
Mr and Mrs Fred Conway and two adopted daughters of Milford are on a motor trip to Columbus Cincinnati and Indiana points. They expect to be away ten days to two weeks.
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Fred Conway
Middleport
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indiana
Appointed Delegates to Great Lakes Convention
Mayor Dan Diehl appoints W. F. Reed Edgar Erwin and W. A. Compton as Pomeroy delegates to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Tide Water convention in Detroit on July 22 23 24. They will travel at their own expense if they accept.
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Great Lakes
Dan Diehl
W. F. Reed
Edgar Erwin
W. A. Compton
Pomeroy
Detroit
Two Parties Fined For Wrong Parking In City
G Carson and Milo Caldwell were cited before Mayor Dan Diehl by officer George Schaaf on wrong parking charges. Both pleaded guilty and paid the standard $1 plus costs totaling 4.85 dollars each.
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G. Carson
Milo Caldwell
Dan Diehl
George Schaaf
Pomeroy Bend
George Rappold
Anthony Garber
Pia Schiveler
Cincinnati
Heath M. E. Church
Middleport
Cheshire
Virginia
Ruth
Norman Kaspar
Holzier Hospital
Gallipolis
Maria Smith
Granville
Ohio
Florence
Albert Lares
West Virginia
Joe Lares
Paul Gruesser
Louisville
Springfield
W. D. Erwin
H. H. Angel
Charles Long
Charles Switzer
8. F
All-Metal Monoplane Sets Nonstop U S Record
Aeronautical engineers hail John K Larsen’s all metal monoplane as a breakthrough. The craft, with Larsen aboard and Bert Acosta piloting, flew non stop from Omaha Nebraska to Pine Valley New Jersey, departing 4 a m and landing 8 12 p m. The next day the plane proceeded to Central Park New York.
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Aeronautical
John K. Larsen
Cently
U. S
Omaha
Neb
Pine Valley
N. J
Larsen
Bert Acosta
Central Park
N. Y
Sayre and Higley Visitors in Middleport for Fourth
Charles B. Sayre of Charleston visits Middleport to spend the Fourth of July with his brother Charles S. W. Higley and D. L. Higley of Los Angeles are visiting Middleport and Rutland friends.
A Very Attractive Style for Youthful Figures Pattern 3221
Illustration shows a 3 size youth pattern for ages 16 18 and 20 with 4% yards of 38 inch material for an 18 year size. Tan serge with narrow silk braid trim suggested, alternatives include taffeta foulard shantung gingham or linen. Skirt width about 154 yard. Pattern mailed for 12 cents.
Spa Conference at Spa to Shape German Treaty Demands
London June 18 United Press reports Spa will host a major inter allied conclave on July 5 to discuss the Versailles peace treaty. Britain France Italy and the United States weigh German reparations and disarmament as goals and potential outcomes hinge on Germany's payability.
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United Press
London
Spa
Turkey
Hungary
Lloyd George
Millerand
Germany
Paris
Brockdorf-Rantz
France
San Remo
Hythe
Hotel
Balmoral
Baron de Crahwez
Grand Hotel Britannique
Hotel Rossette
Chateau de la Fraineuse
M. Pelzer-Craux
United States
Vate
Davis
Wallace
Italy
Austria
Isonzo
Caporetta
Britain
England
Ruhr
Europe
Teamster Injured Falling From Wagon In McConnellville
James Walker a teamster suffered a broken collarbone and head injuries after falling from a wagon he was driving in McConnellville on Friday authorities said.
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Mcconnellville
James Walker
Kilbane to Meet Root in Cleveland Open Air Show
Featherweight champion Johny Kilbane is set to box Artie Root of Cleveland in an open air bout at the American League ballpark. Weigh in at 125 pounds with proceeds to cover Cleveland’s share of America’s Olympic team expenses.
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Cleveland
Johny Kilbane
Artie Root
America
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