Four Men Arrested in Snowville Holdup After Headlight Clue
In Pomeroy on July 16, Sheriff A. O. Tracy reports four men from Vinton and Athens counties confessed to robbing Wendall Hooper General Store at Snowville Monday night. Jesse Payton 46 Raymond Wise 16 William Wise 18 and John Dixon 18 were jailed. loot found in Dixon attic includes knives, candy, flour, clothes and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Snowville
A. O. Tracy
Tracy
Meigs County
Jesse Payton
Garfield Brooks
Vinton County
Raymond Wise
William Wise
Belin’s Mill
John Dixon
Athens County
Deputy Young
Harriso
Sheve
Young
Payton
Raymond
Willam Wise
Dixon
Hooper
Wise Brothers
Paytor
Harrisonville
Wise Boys
Dana Dawes
Collection of Money Contains Odd Pieces
Mrs. Bertha Grate of Beech Street holds an unusual coin and paper money collection. Her brother sent three fractional currency notes from the Civil War era, 25 cent, 10 cent, and 5 cent bills. The oldest coin is an 1807 half cent, with six sizes and silver pennies among the pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Grate
Middleport
Beech Street
Capt Lyons Reports Nine Acre Field Bucks Floods
Capt John E Lyons of Middleport reports that a nine acre corn field below the West Virginia end of the bridge yielded the finest crop in Mason County after avoiding the river rise by eight feet. He warns that a proposed super dam could permanently flood other low land farms along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers up to Racine Dam, potentially triggering damages claims.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
John E. Lyons
Mason County
W. Va
West Virginia
Leading Creek
Leroy
Lyons
Kanawha
Ohio
Racine
Creek
McHaffie
Kanawha River
Point Pleasant
Disturbing the Peace Arrests In Middleport
Mrs. Mose Frazier was arrested at her home in lower Middleport for disturbing the peace after a religious meeting near Mrs. William Reibel’s residence. taken to Meigs County Jail at Pomeroy. Gus Hendricks, also charged, is jailed locally.
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Middleport
Mose Frazier
John Hawkins
William Robson
Lower Middleport
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Gus Hendricks
Strangely linked families in Pomeroy and area
A report details a web of cousin and step relationships among Will Kaspar the plumber and his relatives in Pomeroy. It also covers local visits and illnesses, plus plans for the 1932 Meigs County 4-H Club Camp at Little Raccoon Creek with enrollment underway.
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Pomeroy
Will Kaspar
Will
Little Raccoon Creek
G. W. Kreitler
Kreitler
Rutland
Langsville
Salem Center
Wilkesville
Vinton
Vinton-Jackson Pike
Mrs Evans Hosts Five Hundred Club Night
Mrs Jack Evans entertained the Five Hundred Club at her South Second Avenue home in Middleport on Thursday evening. Three tables were in play with Mrs Frank Simms and Miss Nina Russell as guests. High score trophy went to Miss Sarah Sidenstricker and guest prize to Russell, followed by refreshments served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Huddleston
Mary Joan
Louise Galbroner
Columbus
J. W. Galbroner
Errett Russell
South Fifth Avenue
Main Street
Hollis Gardner
Rutland
Windsors
Windsor
Mill Street
M. C. Hobart
Della Chambers
Parkersburg
Arthur Hugg
Virginia
Patricia
Detroit
A. A. Hugg
Rosemary
C. O. Fisher
Vere Hecox
South Third Avenue
Dickerson
W. Va
H. E. Cooper
W. S. Hart
R. P. Smith
Doctor Skinner
J. M. Buchanan
George
Jimmy
Rocky Glenn Sanitarium
McConnelsville
Mr. Buchanan
R. A. Miller
Buckeye Lake
William Robson
Hartinger
South Second Avenue
Garfield Street
J. E. Lyons
Race Street
Frank Simms
Fannie Stevens
Marion
Evans
Middleport
Jack Evans
Nina Russell
Sarah Sidenstricker
Russell
June Taxes Due By July 20 Pomeroy Says No Extension
The Tax Commission of Ohio states no further extension beyond July 20 for June taxes. County Treasurer H. L. Roush notes a 30 day extension from June 20 to July 20 was allowed by the county commissioners, but further extension cannot be granted under current law. The letter from John S Edwards, tax commissioner, explains that only the July 20 deadline applies unless new emergency provisions become operative in 1933.
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Pomeroy
Tax Commission of Ohio
H. L Roush
Roush
Tax Commission
John 8S Edwards
Local Republicans Attend State Convention and Visitors
Publican state convention drew Mr and Mrs Robert Runyon of Coolville and Asa Bradbury of Middleport visiting in the area The party also included Percy Peoples who attended the Republican convention in Columbus Friday evening Reland Beards hosted a birthday card club with high score trophy awarded to Pauline Gallagher and second prize to Elizabeth Campbell Funeral services for Mrs James Terrill were held at the Baptist Church Sugar Run with burial at The Plains near Athens
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Adam Slaughter
Kissimee
Fla
Meigs County
Charleston
W. Va
Slaughter
Portland
Florida
U. S S. Army
Philippines
Pomeroy
A. V. Howell
Butternut Ave
Columbus
A. D. Russell
Jean
Albert
Miss Russell
Arthur Mankin
Stanley Livingston
Frank Grube
Eva Seigfried
Springfield
Floyd Zickau
Detroit
Ed Fox
Fred Ummainger
Fred, Jr
Dayton
Julius Sauvage
W. W. Large
Charles Icenhour
Sharon Center
Blanche Nichols
Akron
John Baermore
Mary Neal
Parkersburg
Paul Dow
Elmer Dow
Pittsburgh
Nellie Dow
Ravenswood
Arthur Rosenbaum
Capt
Tom Jones
Middleport
Robert Runyon
Coolville
Louis Persons
Percy Peoples
Asa Bradbury
Reland Beards
Nye Ave
Pauline Gallagher
Elizabeth Campbell
Edith Ament
James Terrill
Sugar Run
The
Baptist Church
the Plains
Athens
Syracuse to get town hall jail and jailor
POMEROY July 16 Syracuse adopts metropolitan plans adding a town house jail and jailer with a four bunk jail on the lower floor of the former frame school building. The facility will include partitions for the jailer and his family to meet fire safety requirements.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse
Storms Do Damage in Meigs County Reports
Storms this summer in Meigs County are described with vivid damage reports. A walnut tree near Mrs. Mary Radford’s Five Points home was uprooted. In Kerrs Run, lightning reportedly struck several houses without major damage. Bowmans Run saw a chicken coop lifted over a fence and set down intact.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mary Radford
Five Points
Kerrs Run
Bowmans Run
Middleport Ladies Attend Athens Garden Party
Mrs J N Humphrey Mrs J E Harley and Mrs Fannie Stevens visited Athens Friday for a garden party at the home of Dr and Mrs Sias as guests of Miss Ruth Humphrey Stevens then spent the afternoon with her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. N. Humphrey
J. E. Harley
Fannie Stevens
Athens
Vet Held as Killer of Hospital Head
Frank Cassel, 4, a former patient at Mount Alto Veteran's Hospital in Washington, is shown after his arrest for shooting to death Dr. Victor A. Aimone medical officer in charge. Cassel was found in Aimone's office beside the body and refused to talk to police.
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Mount Alto Veteran's Hospital
Washington
Cassel
Coney Island
New York
Scout Camp Week Totals 137 Boys Attend Sessions
During the last week 137 boys attended camp according to director Ralph Thorne. Fifty two joined the Crystal Pool swimming session on Saturday. Charles Leaders and Don Burdette passed life saving and swimming tests respectively. Charles Giauque met all First Class requirements with map making hiking and first aid tests. On July 9 the group hiked to Canaannutville caves south of there and swam at the reservoir the next day. The buddy system and lifeguards ensured safety during swimming periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Thorne
Crystal Pool
Charles
Red Cross
Don Burdette
Charles Giauque
Canaanville
Public Forum Defends Local Memory of Hezekiah South
Editor pleads for column space to defend Hezekiah South a local figure attacked in the Public Forum. The letter urges establishing a group like the Daughters of the Mexican War to honor mid nineteenth century service along the Rio Grande and criticizes DAR and Daughters of 1812 for focusing on sites rather than local legend and tradition.
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Hezekiah South
Daughters of the
South
Rio Grande
Old Timers Propose Preserving Athens Street Names
In a 1932 letter from Athens Ohio, a resident laments the loss of historic street names like Dunn Street becoming Franklin Avenue and Van Street to Carpenter. The writer urges keeping old names such as McGuffey Street and Hezekiah’s pap ronym, criticizing future renaming trends.
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Dunn Street
Franklin Avenue
van Street
Carpenter
McGuffey Street
Athens
Utah Place
Strathmore Boulevard
Arden Place
Sunnyside Drive
South Bridge
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Ohio Penitentiary
G. H. Caldwell
Guthrie
Rao
Glouster
Pomeroy Personals
Claire
Claire Windsor
Alfred C. Read, Jr
San Francisco
Publican State Convention
Hall
Frank Cassel
Victor A. Aimone
Police
Boy Scout News
Camp
Rowland
Walton Davies
Coney’s Boardwalk
Editor
Messenger
Daughters of 1812
George Washington
Grosvenor Street
Jefferson Boulevard
Betsy Ross
McKee Drug Co
Athens, O
Summers & Son
Cline Bidg
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