First Coal Tow by Steam on Ohio River 1837 Story
A 1837 Pomeroy Ohio River tale claims the Condor began regular coal towing from Pomeroy to Cincinnati with thirteen berths for passengers. The piece, recounted via Grace Horton and Francis Klein, contrasts later claims about the Walter Forward towing coal from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati in 1845.
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Francis H. Klein
Middleport
Ohio River
Grace Horton
Pomeroy
Horton Force
Seattle
Wash
Frances Horton
Manning F. Force
Cincinnati
State Highway Department
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Walter Forward
Pittsburgh
Iuisville
Edmund Gray
Pomeroy's Landing
Pomeroy Coal Company
Asa Barringer
Ohio
F.H.K
B. T. Flesner
Coalport Landing
Dance at American Legion Hall Friday
Rutland residents may attend a dance this Friday at the American Legion Hall with music by the Max Edmundson band. Ice cream soft drinks and food will be sold in the Legion kitchen.
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Rutland
American Legion Hall
Max Edmundson
Legion
Construction Worker Fined for DUI in Middleport
Mack Drew, a Middleport construction worker, was fined $100 and costs with $25 suspended after a DUI charge. He was arrested Monday night on Route 7 by Patrolman R. Neal. Gerald Swartz also faced a $15 fine and costs after pleading guilty to a speeding charge filed by the State Highway Patrol.
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Middleport
Sidney T. Russell
Mack Drew
Drew
R. Neal
Gerald Swartz
Frank Vroman
Council
State Highway Patrol
Racine Residents Tour Sporn Plant Over Dust Control
Racine residents including village officials and protest committee members visited the Philip Sporn Power Plant at Graham Station to view dust and smoke control measures amid protests by more than 300 Sutton and Letart Township residents. Officials from the Vanadium Corp. of America plant also met with locals. organizers said progress could halt further action if conditions improve.
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Pomeroy
Racine
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
Sutton
Letart
Roberts
E. A. Wingett
Harry Pickens
Sybil Miles
Blanche Watterson
Paul Curtis
Air Spotter Posts Slated For Meigs County Reactivation
Meigs County will reactivate observation posts with Lt. Robert Wade and Kenneth Kuehner of the ground observer corps visiting to reorganize all possible posts. County civilian defense chief C. E. Blakeslee said the county is in phase one with posts to be manned 24 hours a day, year round. Meigs previously had ten posts, three of which were active.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Wade
S-Set
Kenneth Kuehner
Ground Observer Corps
Filter Center
Columbus
C. E. Blakeslee
Blakeslee
Patients Return Home From Local Hospitals
Two women discharged to their homes after hospital stays in Holzer and Meigs General Hospitals. Mrs. James Sauders of 8 Fifth Ave is a medical patient at Holzer. Mrs. C P Dutton of Lincoln St was treated at Meigs General after a Friday night fall caused a broken wrist and head injury.
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Middleport
James Sauders
Fifth Ave
C. P. Dutton
Lincoln St
Sauders
Holzer Hospital
Dutton
Meigs General Hospital
Lehew Named Civil Defense Head in Pomeroy
William Lehew of the Pomeroy Police Department was named head of the village civilian defense program by Mayor Delmar A. Canaday. Lehew, a former air corps member active in the Boys Club, replaces Manning Webster who resigned. A planning meeting will be held soon.
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Pomeroy
William Lehew
Pomeroy Village
Delmar A. Canaday
Lehew
Air Corps
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