Farm leased for U S military camp near Maggie
Reported twenty year lease of the 290 acre Musgrave farm near Maggie to the United States government. Rental said to be 1400 dollars per year with immediate effect and a condition to install a sewage system. Local speculation says a citizen's military training camp may be established at the site amid rising land values.
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Pomeroy
United States
Musgrave
Maggie
Point Pleasant
Negro Insane Persons
Greathouse Will Names Heir After Mine Death
The will of John D. Greathouse, deceased in this village, leaves all property to his son J Earl Greathouse who was killed in a local mine accident weeks earlier. Will dated October 13 1819 and witnessed by W C Weaver and John L Blair.
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Syracuse
John D. Greathouse
J. Earl Greathouse
W. C. Weaver
John L. Blair
Drug salesman quits after 41 years in Ohio
Fred W. Schreiner, a traveling drug salesman for 41 years, announces he has quit the road. He becomes a special representative for Bankers' Life Insurance Co with Meigs and Gallia counties as his territory.
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Middleport
Fred W. Schreiner
Bankers’ Life Insurance Company
Meigs
Gallia
K of P Officers Elected at Pomeroy Lodge No 596
Pomeroy Lodge No 596 of the Knights of Pythias elected officers for the second half of the year. Charles Werry C S John R Davis V C Richard Jesse Prelate Anthony Wolfe M A L A Persons J G Paul Fisher G Will Russell M W W.
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K. OF P
Pomeroy
Charles Werry
John R. Davis
V. C
Richard Jesse
Anthony Wolfe
A. L. A. Persons
Paul Fisher
Will Russell
Www
Gosnay and Leonard Wed In Simple Home Ceremony
William Gosnay Jr and Miss Reva Leonard married by Justice Fred Gilmore at his home in Middleport on Saturday. The groom came from Spilman and works at Childs plumbing shop. The bride, Langsville native and daughter of Mr and Mrs Ross Leonard, was a Middleport High School graduate and is the second class member to wed this year.
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Midpleport
William Gosnay, Jr
Reva Leonard
Fred Gilmore
Spilman
Childs’ Plumbing
Langsville
Ross Leonard
Middleport High School
Peaceably Settled Pomeroy Tragedy Settlement
June 7 in Syracuse probate court Rev. Weese administrator of John R Weese estate accepted 260 dollars in a friendly settlement with the street car company for a death caused by a street car. No real blame attached to the company and the amount was deemed satisfactory to all concerned.
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Pomeroy
Rev. Weese
John R. Weese
Syracuse
Jacobs Stricken Man Who Became Father at Past 80
S. H. Jacobs, uncle of John and Clish Jacobs of Pomeroy, was stricken with paralysis at his home near Cheshire and is in serious condition. He gained notice years ago for becoming a father after marrying a young wife at more than eighty.
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Pomeroy
S. H. Jacobs
John
Clish Jacobs
Cheshire
Mr. Jacobs
Contractor W. W. Large to raise stacks at Dixie WV sawmill
June 7 report that contractor W. W. Large and crew left Pomery with equipment to Dixie West Virginia near Lellville on the Kanawha River. They will raise the large smoke stacks for a sawmill under construction there.
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W. W. Large
Dixie
W. Va
Lellville
Kanawha River
Mr. Large
Haley Funeral Held Yesterday in Rutland
Rutland June 7 The funeral of John Haley 4 Civil War veteran was held yesterday afternoon after an extended illness. He leaves ten children Seth Elza William George Hobart and Thomas of Rutland neighborhood. three daughters Mrs Mattie Swanger Mrs George Shumaker and Mattie at home. His wife died earlier. Burial was in Miles Cemetery.
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Rutland
John Haley
Seth
Iowa
Elza
William
George Cave
Hobart
Thomas
Mattie Swanger
George Shumaker
Mattie
Haley
Miles Cemetery
Mournful death during funeral rites shocks Rutland
Mrs Earil Hogue 34 dies at home near the depot on June 7 while her grandfather John Haley funeral was held. She was not ill enough to attend the service and leaves a husband and one child. She is a daughter of Seth Maley of nearby quarters.
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Rutland
John Haley
Earil Hogue
Seth Maley
Dinner Planned for Veterans in Middleport
Middleport on June 7 reports the Evangeline Chapter Eastern Stars will host a large appreciation dinner for local veterans of three wars at the Masonic temple on the evening of Wednesday June 15. Civil War Civil War veterans Span ish American War veterans and a Middleport World War ex service men are invited. Fred Schreiner will be toast master and an interesting program is planned.
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Middleport
Ladies of the Evangeline Chapter
Long Auto Trip From Pomeroy to Denver
Miss Grace Campbell and brothers Field Owen and Floyd Campbell left by auto for Denver Colorado to visit their sister Mrs C K Miller. They will camp along the way and drive ten hours daily at about 35 miles per hour aiming to reach Denver Friday or Saturday.
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Pomeroy
Grace Campbell
Field
Owen
Floyd
William Campbell
Denver
Colo
C. K. Miller
Federal inquiry into Mellett plot seems possible
Canton reports a federal probe into the 1921 murder plot linked to Don Mellett’s death. New evidence shows Paul Kitzig was slain after informing authorities about Ben Rudner. Floyd Streitenberger testified Pat McDermott killed Kitzig. McDermott already serves a life term for Mellett’s murder.
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Canton
U.P
Mellett
Paul Kitzig
Kitagig
Ben Rudner
Don Mellett
Floyd Streitenberger
Pat McDermott
Kitzig
McDermott
Motorists Fail to Heed Signs in Glouster Side
In Glouster June 7 officers stationed at stop sign intersections have led to nearly seven motorists being summoned to appear before the mayor. Fines will be imposed and costs collected for future violations. A car carrying Mr and Mrs Hatfield, their two children and Mrs Carrie Cox was damaged with minor injuries to Mrs Hatfield but all escaped.
Five Men Arrested After Saturday Night Party
In Glouster on Saturday night a party at Robert Lunsford’s Little Italy home led to five men being arrested after neighbors complained. Lunsford and Lester Tolbert faced drunkenness charges with fines. Swindell Witham and Johnson were fined for drunkenness and arranged to pay, while Lunsford also paid a separate possession fine.
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Glouster
Robert Lunsford
Lester Tolbert
Jacksonville
Athens
Arthur Swindell
John Withem
Ernest Johnson
Lunsford
Little Italy
Marshal Williams
Blower
Swindell
Witham
Johnson
Car Overturns Near Rendville After Driver Swerves
F I Hatfield of this city ran his car up a high bank on the New Lexington road just north of Rendville Sunday afternoon to avoid a child who darted across the road. The incident occurred on a rural stretch and the car rolled onto its side. No further injuries or details were provided in the brief note.
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Glouster
Rendville
New Lexington Road
F. I. Hatfield
Hollister dealer joins Green and Green firm in Dayton
B F Davis of Hollister accepted a road position with the Green and Green company at Dayton. He will relocate his family to Newark, the center of his territory, once he disposes of his stock of goods at Hollister.
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Glouster
B. F. Davis
Hollister
Green and Green Company
Dayton
Newark
Gormley Brothers and Balderson Do Newark Visit
Harmon Gormley is spending the week at Newark with his brother Ralph Gormley and with W. R. Balderson and family. Miss Thelma and Mrs. Virginia Henderson motored to Columbus and Newark Thursday to visit friends and returned to Buckeye Lake for the rest of the week.
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Harmon Gormley
Newark
Ralph Gormley
W. R. Balderson
Miss Thelma
Virginia Henderson
Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Exercise drive enrolls seventeen millionaires in health schools
Seventeen millionaires in New York enroll in three local health schools and participate in daily exercise as part of a new program announced this week.
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New York
Thief Cuts Pearls From Woman in Paris
A thief in Paris severed a long string of pearls worn by Mme. Helen Casselvier that hung down her back, leaving her in shock as the incident unfolded in public.
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Paris
Mme. Helen Casselvier
Home Treatment For Gall Stones Praised Inexpensive Klax-Ko Tablets
Reports from grateful users say Klax-Ko tablets treat gall stones gall bladder trouble and hepatic torpidity at home. Users report relief from dizzy spells headaches shortness of breath gas right side pain and other symptoms. many claim improvement without surgery.
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Middel West
Cline
Klaxk
Mystery in the Brazilian Jungle Enlists Elise Marberry
Elderly chemist Vilak travels with Nunnally and Elise Marberry to Porto Verde near Porto Verde. They confront Elise’s foe Prentiss at his fortified house as danger grows from a deadly Brazilian viper and a mysterious warning. The trio faces threats while navigating Prentiss' hostility and a possible murder plot.
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Lincoln Nunnally
Por
Brazil
Vilak
Elise Marberry
Porto Verde
Lse Marberry
Limey Potts
Nunnally
Nunnnally
Gaylord Prentiss
Elise
Prentiss’ Place
Elise Arberry
Prentiss
Vitak
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Endorsed for Indigestion Relief
For indigestion and sour stomachs readers are advised to use Phillips Milk of Magnesia in water. It supposedly neutralizes stomach acid, reduces gas, and assists bowel cleansing without purging. Marketed as a long trusted physician prescribed remedy with a 25 and 50 cent price.
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Phillips
Tlea
U. & Register
Charies H. 'Phillips Chemical Co
Charies H. Phillips
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U. S
Musgrave Farm
U. S Camp
Jacobs
Earl Hogue
Grandfather
Ladies of Evangeline
Little
Italy
I. Hatfield
Stansbury Drug Company
Mippleport, Orio
Oana
Nanny
Defny Vijek
Vilek
Aneone
Phillips Milk
Magnesia
Tame and the
Messenger
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