Local residents visit old ties and travel notes
Left Pomeroy twenty five years ago for Columbus are visiting old friends and acquaintances in the Pomeoy bend. Miss Mary Sauer of Middleport left for Charleston Tuesday where she will spend a few days with Mrs. Wm. Cher rington. The latter will return with her. Miss Sibyl Schlaegwel after a visit here and at Lexington Kentucky has returned to Washington DC where she is undergoing a course as trained nurse.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Pomeoy Bend
Mary Sauer
Middleport
Charleston
Wm. Cherrington
Sibyl Schlaegwel
Lexington
Washington, D. C
Two 14-Year-Olds Tied to Local Petty Robberies
Police traced a wave of petty thefts in Enterprise to two 14 year old boys from respected families. The youths reportedly confessed to the crimes and some money and items stolen have been recovered.
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Enterprise
Funeral services for Miss Myra Ohlinger held at White Oak Southern Church
Miss Myra Ohlinger aged 82 died at her parents home in Sassafras. Her funeral was held this forenoon at the White Oak Southern Church. She is survived by her father, mother, two sisters and three brothers.
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Myra Ohlinger
Sassafras
White Oak Southern Church
Patriotic Sing Planned at Air Dome Pomeroy
Arrangements are under way for a Patriotic Sing next Sunday at four oclock at the Air Dome in Pomeroy. Mrs Mabel Leifheit King will lead with Miss Louise Ebersbach on piano. All are invited to attend and join in with their best voice.
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Airdome
Pomeroy
Mabel Leifheit King
Louise Ebersbach
Draft Board Examines Abashed Man For Fitness
John Orville Slack arrived before the local Draft Board examiners after refusing to remove clothing for a physical. He apologized, underwent examination, and was declared fit for military service.
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John Orville Slack
Draft Board
Meeting of Meigs County Grocers Rescheduled to Friday
The all grocers of Meigs county meeting originally set for today at the court house is moved to Friday, August 2. The change ensures the presence of a prominent state speaker at the gathering.
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Meigs County
Court House
Boy Bitten in Corn Field Receives Medical Care
A fourteen year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Davis of Forest Run was bitten on the right leg just above the ankle while working in a corn field Monday afternoon. Dr. McCullough was called and found it necessary to treat the wound.
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E. M. Davis
Forest Run
McCullough
Visit to brother precedes overseas duty
Mrs. D. W. Hennessy of Pomeroy travels to Mr. Blanchard to visit her brother who is soon bound for overseas duty, indicating family concerns ahead of deployment.
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D. W. Hennessy of
Pomeroy
Mr. Blanchard
Mrs Somerville Visiting Editor's Home in Enterprise
Mrs L C Somerville of Pt Pleasant is visiting at the home of her brother editor Mack Arnold in Enterprise.
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L. C. Somerville
Pt. Pleasant
Mack Arnold
Enterprise
Elsworth Keller Visits Pomeroy on Business
Elsworth Keller of Athens county traveled to Pomeroy for a business visit yesterday highlighting regional commerce activity and local networking.
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Elsworth Keller
Athens County
Jonathan Meigs Chapter D A R meets Friday Aug 2 at Dr Jane Gilliford home
The Jonathan Meigs Chapter D A R will meet Friday afternoon August 2 with Dr Jane Nye Gilliford at her Lincoln Hill home for the gathering.
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Jonathan Meigs
D. A. Rf
Jane Nye Gilliford
Lincoln Hill
Mrs Kaspar Heads to Atlanta for Visit
Mrs. Lillie Kaspar travels with granddaughter Virginia May to Atlanta Georgia to visit her sister for several weeks.
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Lillie Kaspar
Virginia May
Norman Kasper
Atlanta
Georgia
Miss Rose Bickle Visits Aunt in Pomeroy
Miss Rose Bickle is guest of her aunt Mrs. Mary Bickle in Pomeroy, likely enjoying hospitality and family time.
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Rose Bickle
Mrs
Mary Bickle
Pomeroy
Zeiher Ready to Embark as Expert Machinist
Raymond Zeiher, who joined the U S forces as an expert machinist at an eastern port, has been notified to be ready to embark for overseas.
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Raymond Zeiher
U. S. Foces
Little George Reed Dies After Short Illness
George Reed aged infant dies Saturday in Vernon New Haven area after brief illness of infantile paralysis. His mother predeceased him and his father serves in France. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon with burial in Vernon cemetery.
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Little George Reed
Vernon
New Havven
France
Vernon Cemetery
Couple from Alfred Visit Huntington for Daughter Adenoid Operation
Mr and Mrs Harvey Person of Alfred travel via Pomeroy to Huntington where their young daughter, who accompanied them, will undergo an adenoid removal operation at a local hospital.
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Harvey
Alfred
Pomeroy
Huntington
Schaefer Home From Two Week Vacation
Joseph Schaefer returns home to Youngstown Ohio after a two week vacation spent with his sister.
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Joseph Schaefer
Youngstown, Ohio
Mrs Jacob Dean Visits Relatives in Kentucky
Mrs. Jacob Dean of Sumner traveled to Oronco Kentucky to visit her sister Mrs Roy Elselstein during her trip and plan to stay with family there.
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Jacob Dean
Sumner
Oronco, Ky
Roy Elselstein
Cook Girls Get Souvenirs of Work at Front
Gladys and Irene McIntyre run a Salvation Army canteen for American troops abroad writing for United Press. They describe trench notes and poems of thanks, the fox mascot Piddy-dink, and soldiers volunteering for kitchen duties as they bake doughnuts and mend clothes.
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McIntyre
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Gladys
Irene
Salvation Army
United Press
Irene McIntyre
Piddy-dink
Age Limit For Civilians At Training Schools
War Department confirms civilian admission age limit to Central Officers' Training Schools remains 40 years at entrance.
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War Department
Officers’ Training
Union Barber Shops to Raise Prices This August
Notice states that starting August 5, all Union barber shops will charge 50 cents for hair cutting 20 cents for shave 35 cents for shampoo 35 cents for massage and 10 cents for plain neck shave.
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Union Barber Shops
Staggering German Losses Reported by Prisoners front lines
United Press dispatch from June 30 describes daily tallies of German losses from March 21 onward. Prisoners report heavy officer casualties and high percent losses across regiments, with many units decimated and frontline troops repeatedly destroyed or captured.
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United Press
French
Switzerland
Western Front
von Hutier
Solesmes
Calalis
Lille
Rouvaix
Tourcoing
Menin
Courtrai
Winkel
Elot
Lauwe
Cologne
Garevelle
Somme
Montdider
77Th
Grenadiers
German Losses Cited in Offense Reports Across Bavarian Towns
Reports from Meckendorf Seifersdorf Nordhomm and others give death tolls among local populations in the offensive. Letters describe killed officers and wounded soldiers as the German leadership contends to lose a million men, questioning whether a decisive result will emerge.
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Meckendorf
Bavaria
Seifersdorf
Nordhomm
Weller-in-der-Bergen
Wurtemberg
Munster
Mannheim
Heidelberg
Fribourg
473D Regiment
Leugnigt
Revenge war was ambition of the pan Germans says author
A German-born writer Kurd Von Strantz declares in Our National War Goal that World War I is a revenge war to restore frontiers lost since 1552 and denounces post-Bismarck policy. Vorwaerts claims the confession serves enemy aims and pan-American circles boast of wishing for war. Rail workers in Bessarabia demand higher pay.
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New York
Kurd von Strantz
Germany
Bismarck
German Africa
England
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Herr von Strantz
Ohio Fuel Administration Urges Wood Use For Fuel
The Federal Fuel Administration in Ohio launches a statewide campaign to prevent wood waste. Farmers are urged to clear down timber on nonfield days and convert it into cord wood for next winter as demand rises.
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Federal Fuel Administration
Ohio
The
Fuel Administration
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