Couple Marries on New Bridge in Ohio Side
On July 23 at 3 pm, Miss Bernice Balch of Gallipolis and George Stephenson of Rio Grande became the first couple wed on the Silver Bridge in Pomeroy. The ceremony was by Rev. E C Venz with photographer present. They plan to live in Rio Grande and may inspire similar dedications on future bridges.
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Pomeroy
Silver Bridge
Ohio
Bernice Balch
Gallipolis
George Stephenson
Rio Grande
Syecker
E. C. Venz
Compton
Kiwanis Club
Professor Wilson and Family on Visit to Middleport
Prof B Wilson and family from Wellsley Hill Boston are in Middleport for several days visiting Mr and Mrs T J Wilson. He is with the Bg Statistical association on his annual vacation and plans a motor trip to other points before returning to Boston. EF L Parson, sister of R B Wilson, entertained the eastern relatives they left Saturday for Ft Wayne Ind. Professor Wilson formerly lived in Athens and attended Ohio University.
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Middleport
Prof
B. Wilson
Wellsley Hill
Boston
Ind
Wilson
Athens
Ohio University
Steamboat Race Hopeful Betsy Ann Faces Chris Green
Interest grows as Betsy Ann and Chris Green prepare for a 20 mile up river race from Cincinnati to Richmond tomorrow evening. Betsy Ann is favored locally though Chris Green is newer and more powerful. If Betsy wins, Betsy’s owners will surrender the Elk horn trophy.
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Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Betsy Ann
Chris Green
Richmond
Betsy
Chris Greene
Greene
Mississippi River
Ohio Valley
Ndt
Chris
Search for Dr Rousey’s missing children continues
Dr Schuyler C. Rousey of Cincinnati seeks his three children awarded custody in Athens after they vanished from Mrs Rousey’s home. Athens court and local officers are on the lookout for the runaways, amid possible contempt or kidnapping concerns. In Middleport Philathea Women meet, 35 attend. surprise visit to Mrs Gardner’s home yields a blue silk bed spread and refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Schuyler C. Rousey
Cincinnati
Athens
Middleport
Philathea Women of the
Christian Church
Mr. Gardner
Society
Water Main Break Triggers Citywide Cistern Runs
Middleport residents flocked to nearby cisterns and river sources Sunday morning to obtain water after a break in the city water main. Work crews were dispatched immediately to repair the line.
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Middleport
Local visitors fill weekend in Crooksville and nearby towns
Mrs Clarence Howell and sister Mrs Ray Sterling and children arrived from Richmond for a visit with relatives of her husband. Miss Thelma Hooper of Crooksville joined friends Rev and Mrs Fred Gardner for the weekend. Lawrence Wiley spent Saturday with F E Koehler and plans to return home to Glouster. Mrs Elizabeth Jenkins of New Lexington visited her mother Mrs Mary Dawson and sister Mrs Louis Seyfried. Ernest Hartinger was a business visitor in Huntington and visited his aunt Mrs Carl Ramstein. Miss Kathryn Grant and Miss Edna Randel of Columbus were here Saturday with relatives and friends.
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P. P. McCoy
N. Third Street
Thelma Hooper
Crooksville
Fred Gardner
Lawrence Wiley
Glouster
Wiley
F. E. Koehler
Elizabeth Jenkins
New Lexington
Mary Dawson
Louis Seyfried
Ernest Hartinger
Huntington
Carl Ramstein
Kathryn Grant
Edna Randel
Columbus
Political Pot Boils Freely In Meigs County Primary
In Pomeroy Ohio the Meigs County political primary heats up as observers report closeness and alleged jockeying. A special grand jury is expected next week to reveal astounding facts amid bribery rumors and outside funds.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Politioa
Four Chauncey Residents Hurt as Car Skids and Rolls
Four Chauncey residents were injured when a sedan owned by Joe Davis skidded, turned over, and rolled down an embankment near Courtney Hill. Jones suffered three broken ribs and facial wounds. Watson and Davis also had cuts. The crash halted traffic about half an hour. Dr. Warren V. Sprague treated the injured.
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Courtney Hill
Chauncey
Joe Davis
Mr. Davis
Clifford Davis
Curtis Wat
Harold Jones
Athens
Jones
Watson
Davis
Warren V. Sprague
Thompson Brothers Reunite After 28 Years in Chauncey
Jay Thompson and Joseph Thompson of Flint Michigan met last week for the first time in 28 years. Their relatives Mrs. Charlies E Headley and Preston Thompson hosted a Chauncey visit before plans to tour Oregon. Also, Chauncey Loyal Women of the Church of Christ hold a semi monthly Bible class at Mrs. Charles Fiske’s home with Blanche Gardner as program leader.
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Chauncey
Loyal Women of the Church of Christ
Charles Fiske
Blanche Gardner
Thompson Family Returns From Flint Visit
RETURN HERE CHAUNCEY July 23 Mr and Mrs Preston E Thompson and daughter Roberta Newport Kentucky the former s mother Mrs Joseph Thompson Carbondale and Mrs P E Thompson s parents Mr and Mrs M B Tucker Chauncey returned from a motor trip to Flint Michigan where they visited the former s uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Jay Thompson whom they had not seen for 28 years Mr and Mrs Preston Thompson and daughter have been spending several days visiting relatives in this city and vicinity They left Saturday for their home in Newport Ky where Mr Thompson will resume his practice as lawyer.
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Chauncey
Preston E. Thompson
Roberta
Newport
Kentucky
Joseph Thompson
Carbondale
P. E. Thompson
M. B. Tucker
Flint
Michigan
Jay Thompson
Preston Thompson
Thompson
McCoy's Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain For Women
An advertisement promotes McCoy's Tablets as a health boosting product for underweight women. It claims rapid weight gain of at least five pounds and improved vitality with a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy emphasizes beauty and health benefits and notes the product is sold as McCoy's Tablets.
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McCoy
America
Comes for Visit Chauncey July 23
Mrs. Charlies Carpenter arrived in Chauncey on July 23 for a short visit, staying with local residents and plans to tour nearby sites during her stay.
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Chauncey
Charlies Carpenter
Car occupants unharmed after crash near Carroll
Chauncey July 23. A car ran over an embankment near Carroll Friday night while en route to Chauncey from Flint Michigan. The occupants Mr and Mrs Jay Thompson were uninjured. They were following a vehicle driven by Preston E B Thompson who joined later.
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Chauncey
Carroll
Flint
Michigan
Jay Thompson
Thompson
Preston EB. Thompson
Family Travel and Local Visits Highlight Columbus Weekend
Night returns to Columbus with Mrs. Fryer and daughter Vine visiting Carroll Park relatives. Mr. Fryer noted as a Pomeroy bridge man. Mrs. R B Laughead returns from New York City after a lengthy stay with daughter Mary who has a fine city position. Mary and family are briefly visited in Columbus before homeward trip. Will Brown and son James of Kenova are in town visiting his sister Mrs. F J Leifheit and husband at the corner of N Third Avenue and Walnut Street.
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Columbus
Will Brown
James
Kenova
Mr. Brown
F. J. Leifheit
N. Third Avenue
Walnut Street
Cincinnati Editor Weds Young Woman
Hulbert Taft editor of the Cincinnati Times-Star married Miss Virginia Kittredge daughter of William G. Kittredge in Biddleford Pool Missouri. Taft aged 61 wed 29 year old Virginia as his first wife died a little over a year ago. Taft is a nephew of Charles P. Taft the Cincinnati millionaire and philanthropist.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Hulbert Taft
Cincinnati Times-Star
Virginia Kittredge
William G. Kittredge
Biddleford Pool
Taft
Kittredge
Charles P. Taft
Seeks Sheriff Nomination W C Burton of Carthage
W C Burton of Carthage seeks the Republican nomination for sheriff of Athens County in the August primaries. Born near Sumner Meigs County May 27 1878 he worked burning brick in Trimble and Glouster later mining then farming in Carthage and for 15 years buying and shipping livestock. He is married to Anna Mozelle Galbreath and they have four children Roy Goldie Clarys and Dwight.
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W. C. Burton
Carthage
Athens County
Mr. Burton
Sumner
Meigs County
Meigs
Athens
Trimble
Glouster
Burton
Anna Mozelle Galbreath
Roy
Goldie Hawk
Pomeroy
Clarys
Ohio University At
Dwight
Ohio Car Crash On Detour Destroys Two Vehicles
A pair of collisions occurred on a narrow detour road near Columbus when lights from an approaching car blinded Jay Thompson causing him to veer over an embankment and into a wire fence. The Thompsons’ car was only slightly damaged and repaired in Carroll before continuing. Shortly after, another vehicle went over the same embankment a few feet away, wrecked in a similar manner.
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Columbus
Jay Thompson
Carroll
Thomypwons
Patrols Patrol Harlem After Sunday Riot
Special squads patrolled Harlem after an hour long riot in which 2,500 Negroes clashed with police. Four patrolmen were injured but not believed seriously hurt. Police details controlled the scene near the center of New York's Negro colony.
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New York
U.S
Harlem
Insect Threat Prompts Home Fly Tox Advertisement
Health authorities warn flies spread bread disease and over thirty illnesses. A mail order style ad pitches FLY-TOX as an effective insecticide with a money back guarantee, developed at Mellon Institute and Rex Research Fellowship, urging households to keep a sprayer handy.
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Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Rex Research Fellowship
Five Flat Cars Fall Off Embankment Killing and Injuring
In Farmington New Hampshire a Bernardi Carnival train derailed after a coupling spin slipped on a 15 foot embankment. Five flat cars carrying carnival supplies fell down the slope. About 15 men aboard the train were killed or injured as the wagons and tents were wrecked.
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Farmington
N. H
U.P
Bernardi Carnival Company
Laconia
Gloucester
Mass
Eldon Ball Again Leads Tufted Titmouse Coloring Winners
A school art contest featured many colorings of a tufted titmouse by boys and girls. Eldon Ball displayed a blue mounted piece with cutout shape and July 17, 1928 notation addressed to The Bird Man Athens. Esther Dorst added delicate colors on white with a black border. Prize winners include Herbert Lowther and Robert Mann in Class I, with several honorable mentions among named students from Nelsonville Athens Jacksonville and surrounding areas.
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Eldon Ball
Athens
Esther Dorst
Nelsonville
Esther
Herbert Lowther
Guysville
Route 2
Robert Mann
Grosvenor Street
Linton
Helen White
Jacksonville
Faye Reed
William Swindell
Nelle MecCann
Elizabeth Brady
Nelsonvill
Bobby Chute
Fairy Hams
Mason City Hill
Isabelle Easterling
Garth Lightfoot
Ruby M. Lones
Mary Etta McKibben
Pauline Brown
Mertie Oliver
Marguerite Morrison
Charles Welling
Otis Johnson
Lucllie Warren
Bessie Swindell
Harry Cook
Lillie Poling
Almarine Johnson
Rosemary Forsbach
Billy North
Laura Jane Willis
Louise Poling
Harriet Davis
Fannie Glenn
Irene
Jimmy
Clearance
Eleanor Davis
Zelma Pack
Helen Moore
Dorothy Davis
Catherine Davis
Junior Cook
Ruth Warehime
Agnes Hartley
Dorothy
Mae Howard
Helen Guinther
Helen Young
June Huffman
Roeland Forbes
Five Drown After Boat Capsizes in Lake St. Marys Wind
Hundreds lined Lake St. Marys shores as county officials dragged the lake for three bodies recovered from a capsized motorboat. Two others died earlier in the same wind storm when the vessel overturned.
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Celina
U.P
Lake St. Mary's
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Ray Sterling
Millfield
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Zanesville
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Mich
Charlies E. Headley
State of
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W. ©. Burton
Coolidge
President Coolidge
White House
Wisconsin Woods
Mr. Coolidge
A. L. Cowen
Duluth
Minn
John Coolidge
Cedar Island Lodge
Negro Colony
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Athens Home Telephone Co
Esther Doast
Via
Clinton D. Boyo
Republian
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David Lawerendl
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