Pomeroy Meigs County Fish and Game Association Sees Growth
At the Meigs County Fish and Game meeting in Pomeroy on Thursday officials including Charles Truax D O Thomas and D L Stalter discussed fish and game protection. Officers J S Hartenbach Clarence Hamm Harry Sen and County Game Warden Clark formed a committee to study game preserves and pond stocking. The group noted rising membership and growing interest in the association’s work.
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Hartenbach
Clarence Hamm
Harry Sen
Clark
Associaton
Memorial Day Observances in Bend and Meigs County
Memorial day observances were held in Bend and Meigs County with services at the courthouse soldiers monument Beech Grove cemetery and Kerrs Run world war plot. General S W Fountain donated a Spanish American War memorial to Meigs County and spoke of his army experiences before the G A R parade and memorial address by Rev George C Wathalen at Beech Grove.
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Pomeroy
Court House
Beech Grove
Meigs County
Kerr's Run
Drew Webster
American Legion
Art House
Solfers
S. W. Foun
Fountain
Manila
Leon
Pomeroy 4
Beech Grove Metery
George C. Wathalen
Pomeroy Past
Posting Warnings on State Highway Across Pomeroy Area
D K War and assistants are in Pomeroy to post warning fens and place highway markers between Port and Gallipolis. Work will take about a week to days to complete.
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Pomeroy
D. K Warrf
Fens Ang
Port
Gallipolis
Soin Pomeroy
Middleport
Wany Graduates at Annual Reunion
About 150 alumni of Pomeroy High School gather for the ninth annual reunion at the Armory Building. Preparations are complete with Relston Russell as alumni president and John as class president, joined by Prof. J. Rupert Jefferson.
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Pomeroy
Eroy High School
Por High School
Armory
Messen
Relston Russell
John
J. Rupert Jefferson
Nora D
Ben Menteling
Lucille Jiiden
Phelma Phillips
Belen Reitine
Mise Harriet
Local residents travel and visits noted this week
Elmer Hoffner visits with C. R. Foulk at the latter's parents home. Mrs. W G Downie and others leave by motor for Cleveland and Niagara Falls for a week or ten days. Charles Lehew and family return to Cleveland from Mason City and Pomeroy. Chester Morris and Stella Fieming return to Springfield with Robert Morris who finds work there. Ernest Lallance and Walter Neutzling visit from Minersville and Pomeroy. George Webster and Cap Davis, employed in Pittsburgh, were here for Memorial Day.
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Elmer Hoffner
C. R. Foulk
W. G. Downie
P. K. Smith
Will Hetzel
Cleveland
Niagara Falls
Charles Lehew
E. Lehew
Mason City
J. 8. Hartenbach
Pomeroy
Chester Morris
Stella Fieming
Edgar Morris
Springfield
Robert Morris
Ernest Lallance
Minersville
Walter Neutzling
Adam Lallance
Washington, Pa
George Webster
Cap Davis
Pittsburgh
Woodrow Werre
Toledo
Chauncey
B. F. Ferrer
High Street
Paul A. Courtney
Lois
Courtney
Jennie Hall
Harvey Courtney
Hall
Ira Myers
East Converse Street
Loyal Woman's Bible
First Christian Church
Edward Minister
John Durst
Rowe
Annie Durst
Robert Mosely
Nelsonville
Evan
Burgie Morgan
the Plains
Chauncey Sunday
George Meinhart
Donald Writzel
Columbus
Homer Shields
Middleport
Kathleen Bradfield
Homer Bradfield
Betty
William B. Dawson
Thomass. Dawson
Dorothy Porter
Athens
G. B. Courtney
Lloyd Wharton
College of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Chauncey High School
E. C. Wharton
Margaret Pritchard
Edward
Hills Avenue
Allan Riley, Jr
Garfield Grimes
Amanda Sayers
Bracy C. Sayers
Jack Branham
Robert E. Nye
Robert Eugene
New York
London
England
Leviathan
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
J. A. Longs
Doctor Nye
Chauncey News Highlights Local Visiting Friends and Relatives
A long list of Chauncey residents hosting and visiting relatives and friends from nearby towns and states is reported.
Census opens with women asking about truthful ages
New York reports Mrs. Florence E S Knapp secretary of state says truthful answers are expected in the state census starting today as women inquire whether age must be given.
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New York
Florence E. S. Knapp
Civil War veteran challenges county to equal record
T A Bretz of Willow Creek visits Athens and challenges Athens county to match his family record with thirty three grandchildren and thirty three great grandchildren. He served four years in the Union Army, with the 1st Ohio Infantry and the 5th Ohio Cavalry, marching with Sherman to the sea and serving under Kilpatrick. He entered service at fifteen, fought in thirty three battles, and survived without a wound.
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T. A. Bretz
Willow Creek
Athens
Athens County
Bretz
1St
Ohio Infantry
5Th
Ohio Cavalry
Sherman
Johnson
North Carola
Gener Kilpatrick
Mission Ridge
New York Police Crack Down On Jaywalking
Eight officers man a busy New York corner to deter jaywalking, deemed by police to cause the majority of area traffic accidents.
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New York
Fire destroys tipple and trestle at No 5 mine site
Officials say rapid fire spread shows the tipple and trestle were saturated with inflammable material before the blaze. Reese West and nearby miners helped save over hundert feet of trestle. Eighty workers from No 5 will move to No 7, the largest mine, with 1,600 to 1,800 ton capacity, and a new tipple will be built within sixty days. Sheriff’s men found no solid clue and a bloodhound trail led nowhere.
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Reese West
Messenger Bureau
No. 5
No. 7
Harry Rice
Tracy
Russell
Flats Run At Dark Hollow Forest Run Mines Incident
Ten flats were run in to the loading switch at Dark Hollow and Forest Run mines of the New Pittsburgh Coal company Monday morning.
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Pomeroy
Dark Hollow
Forest Run
New Pittsburgh Coal Company
Guards Will Drill for Defense Day in Ohio
Columbus June 1 General instructions will be sent to all state military units ordering drills for the week of June 29 to be held July 4 in compliance with Governor Donahey orders mobilizing the Ohio National Guard for Defense Day Adjutant General F D Henderson said. Units may take part in local parades and will receive regular pay for drill during that week with pay funded by the Federal government. No question expense will be charged for participation.
Real estate transfer misnaming in Athens parcel
In the Athens building section a transfer credited to Loring Searles to Joseph S. Martin was in error. The correct grantee is Joseph D. Martin of West Union Street Athens. The deal concerns Lot 495 with a $7500 consideration.
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Sunday Messenger
Athens City
Loring 8. Searles
Joseph 8S. Martin
Joseph D. Martin
West Union Street
Athens
Shrine Opens Fifty-First Conclave in Los Angeles
Fifty thousand Shrine nobles gathered in Los Angeles as delegates from across the country opened their fifty-first conclave. The event drew participants from all sections and marked a major nationwide fraternal gathering.
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Los Angeles
Cal
The
Mystic Shrine
Navy band concert and Guess Again night offered on two stations
At 9 C, Navy band performs for Woaw listeners as the evening choice. At 9 E, WLW offers Guess Again where fans guess the artists' names.
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Woaw
WLW
E T
Union Leaders Explain 60-40 Basis in Ohio Mines
Union leaders describe a 60-40 sharing plan where miners receive 60 percent of coal prices and owners 40 percent. The arrangement aims to secure income margins for operators to cover freight and stay competitive with non union mines. Despite some district activity, conditions for miners and families remain desperate with destitution reports in Hecking Valley and Sunday Creek fields.
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Ohio
Pomeroy
Crooksville
Hecking Valley
Sunday Creek
Miners Stand Firm Amid Slim Prospects for New Scale
The report notes continued miner resolve to maintain the present wage scale and shows little expectation of prospects improving in the near term.
Labor leaders urge action as mine wage talks stall
William Green, president of the AFL and ex secretary of the UMW, touring Columbus for the Presbyterian General Assembly, says conditions are deplorable but fix seems impossible. UMW officials share the stance, refusing to negotiate wage reductions with mine operators.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of the World
Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
United Mine Workers
Motto urged to push forward despite literal risk
A Mansfield Ohio Journal columnist notes that “Forge ahead” can be a strong motto yet warns against taking the phrase too literally in the context of a construction project. The piece discusses balance between progress and safety.
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Mansfield Hio Journal
Traffic Troubles in Old London Describe Fog and Congestion
An old public library find cites seventeenth century London as a city plagued by foggy rotten mist and severe congestion likened to mutton pies cooking in an oven, illustrating historic traffic woes.
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London
Mining for timber near Chicago yields ancient logs
In a swamp near Chicago, miners uncover thousands of year old white oak logs buried by a past storm. A chemical in the soil or water preserved the wood except for a thin decay on the exterior. The recovered timber commands high prices.
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Chicago
Opportunity Lost to Debt Awareness
A concise proverb-like note emphasizes that mounting debts hinder seizing chances, warning readers that financial obligations slow advancement and prudent risk taking. The line frames debt as a barrier to opportunity and prudent decision making.
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Dayton, Tenn
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Chauncey News
Fred E. Hines
Noblesville
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D. C. Stephenson
Kieagie
Madge Oberholster
Nellie Finley
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
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Tantas
Grand Theater
Joffe
Thurlow Reed
Dayton
Tenn
George W. Rappleyea
Reed
Napoleon
Holland
Ohio Paving Brice Manufacturers Association
Haines
Athens Co. Snv. and Loan Co
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A. D. McPherson
Rapid Shoe Repairing
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Buckeye
Batding
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