Meigs County Divorces Rise Slightly in 1925 Report
County Clerk Theo Beagle’s annual figures show 36 divorce filings for the year ending June 30 1925 up from 37 in 1924. Women filed 25 of the cases and husbands 11. custody favored mothers in 9 cases and fathers in 1. Other county notes include minor changes in juror and court fees and several local social items.
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Pomeroy
Theo Beagle
Secretary of State
Meigs County
Miller
Vacation diary traces six weeks through Iowa and Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Eddy recount a six week trip from Columbus to Cowden Illinois visiting Dr and Mrs Turney Rev and Mrs Baldwin and touring historic sites in Vandalia Iowa City Tipton Rochester and Cedar County They describe old government landmarks underground railroad sites John Brown's visit and a family reunion at Davenport with Col. Dodds descendants and local farms and roads.
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the Messenger
Columbus
Cowden
All
W. G. Turney
Baldwin
Ilinois
Vandalia
Edina
Missouri
William Dodds
Dodds
Iowa City
L. J. Benda
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railway Company
Mississippi
Governor Kirkwood
Iowa
Gov. Kirkwood
Lyon
Capitol
Senate
Supreme Court
Harry Dodds
Tipton
Opal
Russel
Cedar Rapids
Charley Pfaff
Rochester
Cedar River
I? Roch
Cedar County
Wisconsin
J. W. Stiff
Kansas
John Brown
Maxson
Jonathan
William
Muscatine
Ohio
Canada
Brown
Owen Brown
Col
Aaron D. Stevens
John Kaghifi
John Cook
Richard Ralph
Luke F. Parsons
Charlies P. Tidd
William Laman
Richard Hall
Harper's Ferry
E Maxson Boy& Father
Daughters of Veterans
W. C. Dodds
Amesville
Rome
Fostoria
Fulton
Mary Ann Phillips
Ezra Phillips
Cas
John Stires
Mushc Run
Chicago
Cedar Bluffs
Mrs
O. E. Eddy
North Fourth
Officers Find Hidden Liquor In Dill Residence
Pomeroy patrols report Homer Dill found with eighteen pint bottles of moonshine and two one gallon jugs hidden in an old auto under his house. Dill fined $100 and costs after a Saturday hearing before Justice M L French. Another man J W Wheeler, claimed Huntington WV address, found asleep in a disabled car with a bottle of spiked homebrew, taken to county jail to await formal charge.
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Pomeroy
Homer Dill
Dark Hollow
Hysell and
Lewis
Dill
M. L. French
J. W. Wheeler
Huntington
W. Va
Rice
Butternut Avenue
Pomeroy Juniors Host Wiener Roast at Camp
Home economics class from Pomeroy High School held a wiener roast for invited guests at Jiden county home in Hanford. Attendees included Helen West Thelma Phillips Gertrude Lares Alma Smith Lucille Mees Margo Hochstetler Margaret Downie Grace Joachim Elizabeth Johnson Willard Meier Milton Elberfeld Robert Slagel Martin Elberfeld Charles Petty Edgar Roush Hugh Clifton Edward Stark William Stark William Reese Will Cowie George Faris Edward Graber Clarence Ihle and chaperones Harry Smith and Elsie Durst.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Jiden
Hantford
Helen West
Thelma Phillips
Gertrude Lares
Alma Smith
Lucille Mees
Margot Hochstetler
Margaret Downie
Grace Joachim
Elizabeth Johnson
Willard Meier
Milton Elberfeld
Robert Slagel
Martin Elberfeld
Charles Petty
Edgar Roush
Hugh Clifton
Edward Stark
Children Celebrate Summer Party At West Main Home
About twenty five children attended a Friday afternoon party hosted by Misses Betty and Jean Ebersbach at their West Main Street residence in Pomeroy. The event featured games and refreshments for guests including Campbh, Ebersbach siblings, Smith, Clifton, Young, Schaefer, Hanah, Ohlinger, Kingsley, Kimes, Lutz, Zimmer, Slagel and others.
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Pomeroy
Betty
Jean Ebersbach
West Main Street
Arcella
Jean
Betty Campbh
Ethel Smith
Bobby Ebers- Mary
Martha Clifton
Mildred Russell
Lydia Davis
Charlotte Nye
Marilyn
Jean Young
Mary
Helen Ebersbach
Helen
Nancy Schaefer
Alice Hanah
Dorothy Ebersbach
Har Ohlinger
Amy Kingsley
Virmia Kimes
Katherine Lutz
Eliz Zimmer
Martha Slagel
Bus Time Shortened Between Pomeroy and Athens
Beginning today the running time of the Pomeroy to Athens bus line is reduced to one hour and fifteen minutes from the previous one hour and thirty minutes. This change shortens travel time and adjusts schedules accordingly.
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Pomeroy
Athens
Lewis visit with Probst family over weekend
Mr and Mrs Grif Lewis traveled Friday to visit with Mrs A Probst and her family over the weekend, accompanied by Mrs Probst’s sister in law Walter Rose of the area.
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Grif Lewis
Ytow
Sun
A. Probst
Walter Rose
Mother of Ten Seeks Divorce in Pomeroy
Eva E. Blosser of Lebanon township filed for divorce from William Faker citing extreme cruelty including name calling jealousy church denial and threats to beat her. She lists ten children ages 9 to 34 and seeks temporary alimony and permanent alimony with shared and separate property including land in West Virginia.
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Malinda Mbosser
Clarence
Lawrence
Cora
Ira
West Virginia
Baker
Kiwanians to Meet Tuesday in Pomelo y Hall
Pomery-Middleport Kiwanis Club will hold Tuesday evening gathering at the K of P hall in Pom eroy. J E D Hartinger will speak on the St Paul national convention trip with Secretary Homer Shank. Plans will be discussed for an early club trip to Lancaster.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Middleport
Local residents undertake visits and travel between towns
Pomeroy residents visit Columbus and Detroit travelers return from trips to Canada. Several families host guests from Huntington Naylor's Run Laurel Cliff and Middleport. A Columbus visitor welcomes births and relatives attend gatherings with local families.
Stool pigeon case nets jail for key witness
Narcotic Agent Rackusin paid Melvin Reed, a stool pigeon, $100 to buy narcotics inside a suspect's home. Reed failed to appear after an hour outside the house. He was captured in New York and sentenced to one year in jail.
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