Pomeroy Bend Farm Bureau Meeting Moved to Simpson Church
The Meigs County Farm Bureau meeting was shifted from the Court House to M E Church in Simpson due to court in session. Rain limited attendance but the program pleased all. Talks by Geo P Daniels and Mrs Eblin covered farmer business links and farm life on the farm.
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Farm Bureau
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Court House
Simpson
M. E. Church
Margaret Hetzel
Albert Miller
Florence Ford
Ade
Werlie Church
Edna Howell
Riley
Asher
Geo. P. Daniels
Pomeroy
Harry Bennett
Lasher
Athens
Armory
Miss Hayman to Wed San Antonio Banker in Texas
To wed in Texas Miss Mary Hayman daughter of Mr and Mrs Wrill Hayman formerly of Letart will marry a wealthy banker of San Antonio Texas on June 14 according to word reaching local relatives.
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Texas
Mary Hayman
Jury sustains will in Anna Ritchie contest
The jury in the contest over Mrs. Anna Ritchie will delivered a verdict Saturday noon sustaining the document. The decision ends a hotly fought will dispute that is common in such cases.
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Anna Ritchie
Unusual Mortgage Cancellations Appear At County Office
An unexpected wave of mortgage cancellations is reported at the County Recorder's office. Notable entries include Finley Spires and wife to Lizzie Midkiff for 1100 dollars, Lelane Peoples and wife to M C Kerns for 500, Hulda Moore and husband to Farmers Bank & Trust Co for 260, Edward E Moore and wife to C F Rathburn for 950, and W A Reeves and wife to E L Jewell and wife for 1500.
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County Recorder's Office
Finley Spires
Lizzie Midkiff
Lelane Peoples
M. C. Kerns
Hulda Moore
Farmers Bank & Trust Co
Edward E. Moore
C. F. Rathburn
W. A. Reeves
E. L. Jewell
Local Wedding Unites Louise Bush and Lawrence North
Reverend Mr. Cherrington joined Miss Louise Bush of Millport and Mr. Lawrence G. North of Gallipolis in Pomeroy for a wedding ceremony in the afternoon. The couple departed afterward for a short wedding trip to nearby points of interest.
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Mr. Cherrington
Louise Bush
Middleport
Lawrence G. North
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Everance
H. V
Death of Miner Orth Parker Reported by I O O F Lodge
Mineral Lodge I O O F received a telegram Saturday from a lodge in another town announcing the death of Orth Parker. No details were given, but Parker, a miner, is presumed killed in an accident. He was a Minersville son of Mrs. Matilda Parker.
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Mineral Lodge
Off
Orth Parker
Parker
Minersville
Matilda Parker
Meigs County Urges Boy Scout Membership Drive
The notice calls for an Associate member ship drive next week with a one dollar fee. It argues youth investigation and draft impacts necessitate public support to build manhood by investing in boyhood and shaping better citizens for America against propagandist ideas.
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Boy Scout Movement
Meigs County
Citzenship
America
Government insurance plans offered with new options
M D Hughes of the Red Cross announced government insurance can be converted to permanent policies. Blanks are available to transfer existing five or ten thousand dollar policies. Plans offer monthly quarterly semi annual or annual payments for various life and endowment policies with lower principal possible and no middleman required. Government covers related expenses.
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M. D. Hughes
Red Cross
Hughes
War Secretary considers Texas guard mobilization for border
Secretary Baker received Governor Hobby of Texas telegram urging two brigades of national guard be mobilized within twenty days at Mabrey Texas for border service to prevent Mexican raids.
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Washington
Baker
Cabell
Southern Department
Hobby
Texas
National Guard
Mabrey
Dogs Demobilized After War Service Lieutenants Lead
Dogs served as message bearers dispatch runners and aided locating wounded men. Trained under Lieutenant Colonel Richardson and his wife at Lyndhurst New Forest England the dogs will be taken over by the police after de mobilization.
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Richardson
Lyndhurst
New Forest
England
Major Richardson
Warning Against Fake War Medals Circulates In Local Notice
The war department through the local army office issued a warning about fake war medals and ribbons. Mentioned were the Madagascar medal and the Allies ribbon with various foreign medals called Argonne ribbons. Recruits and others have worn unauthorized decorations and self decoration included gold or silver stars and the French Fourragere. The U S government states no campaign ribbon was issued for World War I. bronze stars denote service in Europe, silver stars denote nonissued citations. Medals are worn only on ceremonial occasions with full dress.
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War Department
Madagascar
Argonne
Altho
U. S
Europe
Ohio Wesleyan Defeated as Ohio Dominates At Bat
Ohio University led by a new director Wesleyan could not connect with Barstow’s delivery. In the sixth Ohio scored twice and added three more in the seventh to seize a lead Ohio never relinquished. Grover and King starred in the slugfest with multiple hits and three runs.
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Frank B. Guilum
Ohio University
Wesleyan
Barstow
Ohio
White
Newman
Grover
King of Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan
Rainbow Boy Guest of Honor
June 7 Poston O. reports a gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Stevenson to honor their son John McLean who returned from overseas with the 42nd Rainbow Division Co. L 166th. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. James Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stevenson, Mrs. Rose Wilson, Mrs. Mae McDonald and sons Arthur.
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Leo
Letter
New Straitsville
Pearl Smith
Santay
Carl Shafter
Reena
Clifford
Nelsonville
George Wilson
Elsie
Chauncey
Charles Leffler
Mildred
Hazel
Ruth Louise Walter
Charles
Charles Newman
John
Athens
Joan
Rhoda
Mary Olive
Harley
John Wilson
Lottie Killen
Micheal Freeman
Otis Stanley
Marie
Otis
Opal
Morris Dishong
Woodrow
George McLean
Adam
Sarah
Herbert Rivers
Garnet
Edna Fryly
Chas Fryly
Margaret McLean
John McLean Sr
Charles McLean
James Stevenson
James William McLean
Florence Black
Robert White
John McLean
Poston
Rose Wilson
Columbus
Mae McDonald
Arthur
Weekend Hockey Scores Card
Saturday results show Cleveland 3 over Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 8 blanked Washington 0, Detroit 10 defeated Boston 5, and New York 6 beat Chicago 4.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Boston
New York
Chicago
Baseball Scores From Busy Night Across Cities
Chicago defeated Boston 2 to 1 while New York edged Pittsburg 2 to 1. Cincinnati won 1 to 0 against Brooklyn and St Louis beat Philadelphia 7 to 0 in a lively set of early season matches.
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MGW
SOT Coves Resaces
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Origreo
Verseccon O
PLA
UES
Ohio University Captures Ohio Conference Title
In Delaware Ohio on Saturday June 7 Ohio University edges Ohio Wesleyan 4 to 3 to win the Ohio conference baseball championship. It marks the first title for the champions in a close well played game.
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Delaware
Ohio University
Baseball
Ohio Wesleyan
Diamond Crew
Baseball game brief from Ohio University vs Wesleyan
Revere batted in seventh for Ohio University. Final scores Ohio University 4 Wesleyan 8. Grover stole a base. Newman Watkins Sacrifice hits. White Makie Colton had base hits. King hit a three-base hit. Makie struck out once, Barstow seven. Mat thew walked. Time 1 45. Umpire Kramer.
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Wesley An
AB R
PO. A
Wees
Ohio
PO. A. A
Pet White
Chicago
Grover
Claveland
Stockdale
BOW Dop
Cues
Sssows
BSS
Newman
Philadelphia
Jely Chapman
Revere
Ohio Uni
Wesleyan
Watkins
White
Makie
Colton
King
Barstow
Matthew
Kramer
Baccalaureate Sermon Opens Commencement Week at John Hancock High
Dr A Y Wilcox of the First Presbyterian church delivered the baccalaureate sermon to 31 seniors in Ewing Hall Sunday evening. Prof C M Copeland gave the invocation, Dr Ellis read Proverbs, and Miss Ruth Speck with Edward Champion performed a solo The Ninety and Nine. The program was directed by Mrs Eugenia Liston Jones. Wilcox urged character and service, warning that smooth roads make small men and that education aims at success through service. Holland plans an international exhibition of aerial navigation devices.
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John Hancock High School
Ewing Hall
A. Y. Wilcox
First Presbyterian Church
C. M. Copeland
Ellis
Edward Champion
Ruth Speck
Reginald de Koven
Eugenia Liston Jones
Dr. Wilcox
California
Fox Pet of War Hero Belongs to Sgt Beyon
Sergt Jack Beyon of the aviation advanced bombing corps returns from the front with a fourteen month old fox named Nancy found in a French city. During a battle the fox ran into a trench machine gun, and the French gunner gave the animal to Beyon as a pet he can feed on a leash.
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Jack Beyon
Aviation Advanced Bombing Corps
First Army
Nancy
Jack
FIX RUSS RAILWAY It Will Take 20 000 000 to Put Trans Siberian in Shape
Eight nations back a plan to finance the Trans Siberian railway from Vladivostok to the Urals. Credit would be provided by the United States Great Britain France Italy Czecho Slovakia Japan China and Russia contingent on formal recognition of the Kolchak government at Omsk. Bankers require a tangible government backing the loan before funds are released.
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Washington
Kolchak
Omsk
Interallied Railway Commission
Vladivostok
Ural Mountains
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Czecho-Slovakia
Japan
China
Russia
Railway Commission
Czecho-Slovak Republic
Aged Man Hurt in Fall at Home
Charles Morris, 94, of West Washington Street, sustained a fractured rib after falling about ten feet down a stairway at his home Sunday shortly after noon. A physician attended. his condition was not critical though the injuries were very painful. He lost his balance while ascending the stairs.
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Charles, Morris
West Washington Street
Bum Hotel Protest Echoes in Blackwell's Island Case
Mary Doyle criticizes a New York hotel with the remark Its a bum hotel as she faces a seventeenth sentence at Blackwell's Island. The judge mentions six months and notes the impending funeral of an old friend John.
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New York
Mary Doyle
Blackwells Island
John
S S S Purely Vegetable Blood Purifier Ad Ads
S S S is promoted as a half century old purely vegetable blood treatment. It claims to cleanse the blood, boost vitality, and ease sluggish circulation. The ad notes sales by all druggists and offers free information from the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Ohio War Savings Drive Offers Victory Memorial Shaft
The Ohio War Savings Committee offers a 30 foot high Barre granite memorial shaft, to be awarded to the Ohio county selling the largest share of its 1919 War Savings Stamp quota in June through August. Counties must raise at least 80 million dollars nationally and pledge at least equal to their population.
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Ohio
Ohio War Savings Committee
Taxes Cause Penny Famine in Washington
Word from Washington shows penny demand soars after soda tax and coinage measures. Since May 1 the United States mints and subtreasuries have moved millions of one cent pieces to banks, with Philadelphia and Denver mints running largely on cents and extra shifts ordered in Philadelphia to produce about two million pennies daily.
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Washington
United States
Philadelphia
Denver
Deputy Resigns To Shed Weight In East St Louis
John Hubert, 6 feet 3 inches, quits as deputy sheriff and court bailiff to return to his former job as sergeant of police in East St Louis. Coincidentally, Abby Laumann, 6 feet 5 inches, a former deputy sheriff and machinist in St Louis, accepts the vacancy to fill the post and take on the wage duties.
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East St. Louis
John Hubert
Abbey Laumann
St. Louis
Waghe
Wedding Permits Listed For Several Couples
John Jurasek 24 blacksmith of Detroit and Mary Sanko 20 of The Plains receive wedding permits along with Rev. Fr. Berry. Herbert Downey 45 farmer of Shade R D 1 and Grace Hartley 32 nurse of Athens R D 3 receive permits through Rev. A H Franks. Charles E. Crook 22 railroader of Murray and Nelle Brickles 19 of Nelsonville also listed for permits.
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John Jurasek
Detroit
Mary Sanko
the Plains
Berry
Herbert Downey
Shade R. D
Grace Hartley
Athens R. D
A. H. Franks
Charles E. Crook
Murray
Nelle Brickles
Nelsonville
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