Mothers Receive Trip to Europe for Gold Star Mothers
Meigs County prepares for a world war memorial act allowing mothers of fallen soldiers to travel to Europe and return next summer at government expense. Eligible women include Bead war mothers widows and others who acted as mothers of the deceased.
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Pomeroy
Congress
Meigs
Seaced
Europe
Gold Star
Nothers
Meigs County
De-Mons
Bere
Shepter
Ned
Funeral follows deadly crash in Enterprise
Mr and Mrs Fred Thomas and Mrs Zella Crosa traveled from Middleport to attend the funeral of Thomas cousin, a 14 year old boy killed when his car struck a telephone pole near Logan Enterpr ise Friday morning. The victim was the son of Cam Qhon Pleas Judge David H Thomas and had recently returned home for Jay Smiths work in Columbus.
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Middleport
Fred Thomas
Zella Crosa
Arietta
Thomas
Enterprise
Ear Logan
David H. Thomas
Jay Smith
Columbus
Car entrant John Phillipe hurt in Raber Building wreck
News from Middleport reports car entrant John Phillipe injured in the Raber Building wreck on Saturday. Initial reports overstated his injuries. doctors now say he is severely hurt but expected to recover. Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Poindexter left for Baltimore due to Mrs. Miriam Daniels illness. Mrs. Daniels is over 86. Mayor Tom Daniels is mentioned.
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Pomeroy
John Phillipe
Raber
Middleport
C. A. Poindexter
Baltimore
Miriam Daniels
Tom Daniels
Scenery enjoyed by motor party in Pomeroy
A family car from West Virginia toured Parkersburg Athens and Pomeroy along State Route 31. The group, misled near Court Street, retraced to Athens twice, detouring sixty miles but enjoyed the scenery. Edson McCollough, a Pomeroy native, passed the state medical exam and will intern in Columbus. Ohio University tennis captain John Lutz advanced to the Columbus finals. Local notices mention street crowding, grand jury witnesses, and various visits and relocations.
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Pomeroy
Court Street
West Virginia
Columbus
Parkersburg
Athens
Edson MetCollcough
State Board
the &. Francis Hospital
John Lutz
Warne Lutz
Ohio University
Columbus City
Carl Wirthwein
Popelton
F. F. Ashworth
Reed Steinbauer
Toledo
Pan Shay
Mr. Shay
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Nelsonville
Grand
Chas. Ebersbach
A. E. McCullough
Pomeroy M. E
Harry Dye Pomeroy
Southend
Indiana
George Owens
Frances
Freda Wippel
Gowns
Citizen Offers To Help Pave Street In Pomeroy
Chas Ebersbach owner of a hilltop home offers to fund half the cost of paving Lincoln Hill by using bricks from Main Street. Engineers note many bricks along the street remain usable and could be repurposed for paving in limits of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Chas. Ebersbach
Lincoln Hill
Gas boom in Mason County with six new wells
Mason County notes record another fine well on the Adams farm by John Miller joining the Mason corporation as well No 3, with six wells drilled in six months and most producing. The King lease also reports six wells, four productive, one oil, one dry. The village commons front near two acres is leased for long term commercial use and several capitalists eye a new local business بينما.
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Mason
W. V
John Miller
Mason County
Adams
Corporation of Mason
Miller
Pomeroy couples wed as July licenses issued
On a late Saturday evening in July the seventh marriage license for the month was issued. William Smith, 24, farmer of Sumner, son of Mr and Mrs A C Smith, married Margaret Liellen, 2, a Racine housekeeper.
Park Street principal earns lifetime momentary certificate
July notes from Middleport report M A White, Park Street school principal, granted a state lifetime momentary certificate while attending a summer course at Ohio State University. Also mentions John Williams and Huntington relatives visiting Snider family at their Fearl Street home with a large family gathering.
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Middleport
M. A White
Park Street School
Ross County Highway Group Forms to Seek Road Aid
The Ross County Highway Association was formed Saturday at a meeting in the Gazette building. Directors include James Hannan Chillicothe R F McCoppin Bainbridge J W Shoemaker Kingston and others. The group will work with the U S No 0 Highway Association to secure federal and state aid and promote county road interests and short routes for motorists.
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Chillicothe
Ross County Highway Association
James Hannan
Gazette Building
WR Beard
Frankfort
John Dawson Clarkshur
R. F. McCoppin
Bainbridge
Frank Redfern
Adelphi
Howard Ratehitt
Londonderry
J W. Shoemaker
Kingston
J L. Caldwell
Richmond Dale
U. S. No .0 Highway Association
Ross County
Tragic Truck Crash Claims Woman in Lancaster
Mrs. William Miller, 68, of Thurston, died from injuries after a Baltimore Ohio bread truck struck the horse and drayage operated by her son Joseph Miller near their home. The son was uninjured.
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Lancaster
Wiliam Miller
Thurston
Joes Miller
Baltimore
Anniversary of the Republican Party Diamond Jubilee in Jackson
National and state officials gathered in Jackson to mark the birth of the Republican Party with a ceremony at the rock boulder where the party was founded on July 6, 1834. Guests included Dr. Hubert M. Work Arthur M. Hyde and Arthur H. Vandenberg, plus Governor Fred W. Green, in a parade featuring a living GOP elephant.
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Jackson
Mich
Republican Party
Hubert M. Work
National Republican Committee
Agricul
Arthur M. Hyde
U. S
Jure
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Michigan
Fred W. Gree
Republica
GO. P
Washington Street repairs begin by Athens city workers
A crew under G. M Fo mine, Athens city service director, has started rebuilding West Washington Street from Congress Street. The project will last weeks and cost a notable amount. Crews will smooth the surface fill depressions reset curbing and install a drainage line from Pratt Street to Lancaster Street to divert water flow.
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G. M Fomine
Athens
West Washington Street
Pratt Street
Lancaster Street
Wee
Washington Street
Wil
Wee! Washington Street
Lancaster
Pratt
Investigation of Taxes Case Delayed for Paper Search
The Ebershach case before the equalization board was continued from Friday until Tuesday as receiver Edward Ebershach failed to locate certain papers. The board granted more time for a thorough search.
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Pomeroy
Ebersh
Edward Ebershach
Martin Eberspach
More Asphalt To Be Used On Local Streets
Glouster July 1 Another car of asphalt back material has arrived and will be used to repair rough spots on Main and High Streets. Motorists report improved rides, but Glouster and Trimble lack funds to pave the road between the towns, which remains the roughest stretch.
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Glouster
Thinaty
Trimble
Giouster
Rimble
Moose picnic hampered by absence of grand lodge speaker
A Moose lodge gathering in the grove at Bishopville Sunday was affected when J. Jack Stochar of Steubenville, a representative of the Loyal Order of Moose grand lodge, could not attend due to an automobile accident. Attendees still enjoyed the day though far fewer than planned.
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Glouster
J. Jack Stoehar
Steubenville
Grand Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose
Bishopville
Stochar
Local Man John B Filiett Found Dead in Bed
John B Filiett 71 was found dead in bed at his Spring Street home this morning. He had been in poor health since January and was a longtime resident of the city. He leaves two children Howard Elliott and Mrs G H Love and his wife died February 24, 192%. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Glouster
John B. Filiett
Spring Street
Sara
Former Local Woman Crippen Dies in Florida
Mrs. Mattie Jones Crippen 84 died Friday at home in Sanford Florida after years of illness. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Sanford. Survived by husband Albert H. Crippen two sons Alert of Chicago and Harry of Toucksonville Florida one brother Dr Herbert Jones of Illinois. Born and raised in Athens she was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Graham H Berker Jones.
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Mrs. Ray
Parkersburg
Marietta
Mrs. Skinner
Morgantown
WW. Va
Edwin Cook
Meigs County
A. McCollough
Michigan
R. Fef. Roice
Boice
Pomeroy
Shank
Columbus
Pauline
Juford
J. A. Dingera
Baby
Kenton
Lawrence Spooner
Edward Spooner
Fred Fultz
Henry
John Frederick
Lyston Fultz
Henry Schreiner
F. W. Schreiner
Red House
Homer Hysell
Steubenville
Levi Thomas
M. M. Temple
Gon
Billy
Frank Hamilton
Athens
J. G. Mianeilson
Lincoln
Pearl Streets
Dale, Winebrenner
Bucyrus
Riva Cranz
Mark Jones
E. M. Harrah
Canter's Cave
Jackson
Canton
Mr. Harrah
Esther Chambers
Herb Chambers
Mattie Jones Crippen
Albert H. Crippen
Sanford
Pin
Albert Crippen
Athena
Barn Destroyed By Lightning on Bremen Farm
Lightning struck a barge barn on the Phil Wagner farm south of Bremen. The barn and two adjoining buildings were destroyed by fire with losses reported.
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NEW Leningtos
Kehtning
Phil Wagner
Bremen
Local men fined in Clover Hill distilling case
In New Lexington on July past, Fred Lacey and Allan Mackey from Redfield were fined 199 dollars plus costs by Judge J D Davis for illegal possession connected with illicit distilling in the Clover Hill hills.
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New Lexington
Clover Hill
Fred Lacey
Allan Mackey
Redfield
J. D. Davis
Sanford Alderman Dies in Michigan
Sanford L. Alderman, 69, of Pentwater Michigan, died July 7. Reared in Athens County and Glouster area, he leaves a daughter Lola Pedicord of Brownstown Indiana and two brothers N. K Alderman of Athens and R. G Pugh of Glouster.
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Sanford L. Alderman
Pentwater
Mich
Alderman
Athens County
Glouster
Lola Pedicord
Brownstown
Indiana
N. K Alderman
Athens
R.G Pugh
Wheeling Raids Close Clubs In Federal Dry Sweep
About thirty Wheeling clubs and saloons were shut and their owners jailed for arraignment in a federal court after a series of raids by federal dry agents led by Harold P Three-Gun Wilson. He arrived with two agents and 29 West Virginia state troopers under Captain Lloyd Layman.
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Wheeling
Wo Va
Upi
Wheeline
Harold P
Wilson
Prohibition
Torch murder confession by Stark County farmer’s daughter
A fragmentary report notes a confession related to a torch murder involving a farm family in Stark County. The piece mentions a 71 year old figure and a woman described as a farmer’s daughter, but details are incomplete.
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Stark County
Glouster Man Faces Third Offense Liquor Charge
The estate's case against Atri, accused of possessing intoxicating liquor for a third time, proceeds in Athens County Common Pleas Court before Judge L. G. Worster. A jury heard opening and witnesses note nearly two dozen witnesses for prosecution and defense. prior fines for similar charges are cited, with dates in 1927 and January 1928, involving whiskey possession and costs.
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Atri
L. G. Worster
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Booker
Ena
Adlerika digestion aid advertised in local drugstores
An advertisement touts Adlerika for stomach and bowel cleansing after years of use. It lists pharmacists and stores in Nelsonville Murray City Taylor's Drug Store and Poline's Drug Store as retailers. The copy urges readers to try the product to relieve constipation and improve digestion.
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Adlerika
Acre
Cyvercomes
Gibson's Phar
Ath Hickmans Phar
Nelsonville
Poline’s
Murray City
Taylor's Druz Store
Cralviils
The Shining Talent Begins July 1 in Athens Messenger
Molly Burnham, torn between marriage and career, is influenced by a stray poem and two suitors Jack Wells and Red Flynn. She chooses a career and rises to fame, while a quiet inner conflict shadows her triumph. The Athens Messenger previews her journey ahead.
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Molly Burnham
Jack Wells
Harvard
Molly
Red Flynn
Jack
Athens Messenger
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