Pomeroy-Middleport Court Proceedings Summary
Court actions include Wyatt G. Plantz and J. E. Davis with judgments by default, Hurl Hysell's divorce case dismissed with costs, Patten Bros. Co. vs Cantner & Combs settled with costs, and Sherman Brothers vs Red Star Grocery set for June 21. Local notices mention juries, divorce cases Pegg and Rowe, and nearby residents moving homes along with gifts of a cottage to Cecil Bradbury family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt G. Plantz
W. G. Downie
Hurl Hysell
Clifford Hysell
The
Patten Bros. Co
Cant
Ner & Combs
Sherman Brothers
Red Star Grocery
J. E. Davis
W.S. Hart
Hart
Theodore Ebersbach
Frank Foley
State of
Ohio
Mervin Tipton
Ross Hendricks
George Deem Jr
W. J. Chasteen
John Palmer
Osborn Martin
Garlinger
Adams
Mary F. Pegg
John H. Pegg
Irene Rowe
Amos Rowe
Local visitors and travels plus road work notes
Mrs E D Jones visits Dayton with Leo Beeson family while Mrs Daisy Young arrives from Cincinnati for an extended stay. Mrs Bowman from Braddock attends a family death in Uniontown before returning home. Road improvements begin on Thomas Fork pike and Leading Creek pike with grade work and paving to accelerate weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Young
Cincinnati
R. W. and
W.F. Harris
Second Street
George W. Bowman
Braddock
Harlow Swink
Uniontown
Bowman
Thomas Fork Pike
Laurel Cliff
Harpers Bridge
Assistant Superintendent Baker Earns Life High School Certificate
Assistant Superintendent A. A. Baker is granted a life high school certificate authorizing teaching in any high school in the state for life. The ruling ensures permanent eligibility amid district leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Baker
Rhoades Husband Sued for Divorce After Alleged Assaults
Marie Rhoades sues Francis Rhoades for divorce alleging repeated violence starting July 2, 1920 and again on June 28 of the previous year. She states they were married December 1, 1919 and accuses him of striking her in the face and injuring her eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Rhoades
Marie Rhoades
Repairs Complete for Lock No 28 Gate on Ohio River
The lower gate at Lock No. 28 on the Ohio River is repaired and ready for use when the water stage drops below a specified level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Miners of Pittsburgh asked to help German convent
A letter from Germany addressed to Pittsburgh mines asks for aid for a convent overseas. It cost about eighty stamps to send and returns nothing. Eddie Huber and family left for Iowa for a two week reunion visiting relatives. The K and M cut off at Hobson nears completion with final work to the operating company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Pittsburgh
Iowa
Eddie Huber
Hobson
Publisher Guy Barnham Dies in London After Threat Operation
London obituary reports Guy Barnham publisher of the Los Angeles Herald died at a London nursing home from injuries following a threat operation performed days earlier. He was a prominent media figure and his death ends a long journalism career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Guy Barnham
The
Los Angeles Herald
London Nursing Home
Does He Play Golf Ambiguous Ambassador Fashion
The Daily Express comments on the American ambassador's knickerbocker attire and appearance at a London event, noting a playful line about the bishops’ envy of Mr. Harvey's calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golf
London
Harvey
The
Daily Express Today
Knickerbockers
Peggy Bass seeks husband Irwin missing after elopement
Peggy Samuels Bass, nineteen, reports her husband Irwin Bass vanished eight days after their Crown Point, Indiana elopement and marriage. She suspects he is being hidden in Chicago and has begun an active search for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Bass
Peggy Samuels Bass
Peggy
Crown Point
Ind
Chicago
Logan Poultry Tour Draws Crowds and Dakin Talk
The county's first poultry tour finished satisfactorily with visits to five of six recordkeeping raisers. Ohio State poultry specialist E L Dakin spoke at each stop and inspected brooding methods and records. A noon gathering at Mrs. Mary B. Kessler’s Marion township home featured a good dinner and questions answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Ll. Dakin
Ohio State University
Dakin
Mary B. Kessler
Marion Township
Russell Lord
Extension Service News
Featherolt Divorce Plea Alleges Adultery and Cruelty
Wallace Featherolt of South Perry seeks a divorce from Emma Featherolt whom he married April 9 1908. He accuses her of adultery with Fremont Huffman and Earl Horn and says she consorts with other men and arranges dates for their fourteen year old daughter. Cruelty alleged after she struck him with a flat iron on April 13 this year. He asks custody of three minor children. Attorneys Redfern and Eugene Wright for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Featherolt
South Perry
Emma Featherolt
Fremont H. Huffman
Earl Horn
Tarleton
Redfern and
Eugene Wright
Oil partnership suits heard in McArthur common pleas
Wilbur E Stout administrator and Clarence Stout sue Willard Shaw and others for damages and equitable relief over Greendale Oil Company shares sold after G W Stout’s death on September 7, 1919. Petition seeks rescission and restoration of shares amid reported growth to eleven wells and about $3000 income in two years. Also notes a patient rushed to Cherrington hospital for an intestinal obstruction and another undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur BE
Clarence Stout
Willard Shaw
Coultrap
McArthur
Common Pleas
Greendale Oil Company
Wilbur FE. Stout
G. W. Stout
Greendale Company
Clarence
Logan Home Telephone Line Removals Begin Underground Plan
This week the Logan Home Telephone Co removes several lines no longer in service as an initial step toward clearing streets and alleys ahead of wiring the underground system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Home Telephone Co
Logan industrial baseball league schedule in preparation
A Logan industrial league schedule will be ready for publication within a few days after a governing meeting. Six teams are to compete representing Owens factory McGovern Shoe Co Logan Clay product company Logan Pottery Logan Garage and the Retail Clerks association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Industrial Baseball League
Owens Factory
McGovern Shoe Co
Logan Clay Product Company
Logan Pottery
Logan Garage
Retail Clerks Association
Murray City School Board Names Hart Principal for Next Year
A called meeting of the Murray City special school district employed Prof. Hart as principal for the coming year. Hart previously led the village schools three years ago and is widely respected and regarded as a capable instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City Special School
Hart
May report by Miss Sadie Green county health nurse
May report shows busy period with two school consultations and parent meetings. Eight classes conducted five clinics held ten homes visited 147 children weighed and measured four tuberculosis visits made ten cripples called on and 41 miscellaneous visits completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Green
Elsyren
Bond Issues Placed On Ballot Across County
Present indications point to several bond issues on the forthcoming election across county sections. County plans include 259000 for a new courthouse and 25000 for Ward township schools. Marion township seeks 6000 to cover tuition and contingent fund shortfalls, a proposal defeated last year but now reconsidered. Smaller bonds will be asked in other townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. Higgins
Higgins
Logan
Court House
Ward Township
Marion Township
Coolville Visitors and Small Town Thefts Reported
Coolville and Columbus visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Hanse Lund and their son Thomas staying with Mrs. Lunds niece Mrs. C O Richardson. The P D Sheets Garage suffered a break in Thursday evening with tires tubes Ford parts and about seven dollars stolen from the cash register. Mrs Callie Carr of Athens visits friends while Mrs A B Saunders hosts guests including Mrs C B Hooper and children. Grandparents S S Tilton welcome a son born to Mr and Mrs R Carson Boggs on Sunday June 4. Mrs Tilton accompanies her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanse Lund
Thomas
Columbus
Coolville
Local Gossip from Hockingport and Nearby Towns
Hockingport and Parkersburg residents update on travel and family visits. Mrs. E. K. Parker and Jessie travel to St. Albans for Mrs. Parker's mother's illness. Several locals host or visit relatives in Belpre Little Hocking Parkersburg and Carpenter. William Wires recovers to return to work next week. A note on Mrs. Melvin Ice and daughter traveling to Elkins for a seriously ill child. William Messenger cultivates lawn flowers and Mrs. Jenny Taylor visits. Local housewives busy with cherries as the season grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Parker
Jessie
St. Albans
W. Va
Parker
Mary A. Hardman
Carl Medley
Ben Tompkins
Belpre
B. H. Buckley
Miss Ashley
Parkersburg
Hockingport
William Wires
Power
Welch
Marhia Walch
Carpenter
James Hershman
George Parker
George Dufer
Little Hocking
Ira Conley
Thomas Dunfee
Torch
Bertha Gillian
Paul
Bridgeport
Charles Hayden
Melvin Ice
Mary
Logan Ice
Elkins
H. E. Adams
Marietta
Julian
William Messenger
Jenny Taylor
Lew Humphrey
Local Notices From Parkersburg Area Changes
A business trip was made to Parkersburg West Virginia on Thursday. Mr E J Swiger traveled to Washington West Virginia to paint for Mr Kyle. Mrs Zona Bowyer moved to the Shafter farm recently sold to J A Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
E. J. Swiger
Washington, W. Va
Mr. Kyle
Zona Bowyer
Shafter Farm
J. A. Taylor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pomeroy
Middleport
Oliver Hartley
W. J. Galbroner
Herb Chambers
C. A. Dawson
Millers
Galbroners
Walter Allen
Amelia Swan
Ear) Swan
Huntington
R. U. Martin
Cecil Bradbury
R. C. Powell
Zenner Company Men’s Shop
Harmacy
Columbia
Larry Lemon
Jack Perrin
Leo Beeson
Billy
Dayton
E. D. Jones
W. H. Beeson
Athens
Usband
Peggy Samuels Hass
Clinton Wee
Hamilton
Pocahontas
M. V. Bailey
Lancaster
Timothy S. Hogan
Fisher
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Barnes
Ohio State University Extension Service
Mary E. Kessler
Henry Nutter
Clay Bank
Green Township
Cherrington Hospital
Harden Undertaking Company
Roy Woodard
Aon Ee
DR. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Pet
Prsna
Athens Book&News Cline
Oscar Fulton
Majestic
Mary Miles Minter
Fables
Sport Review
John Gilbert
Ford
Overland
Supreme Auto Oil
Hassler Shock Aborbers
Exide
Cooper
Goodyear
Pennsylvania
Hood
Diamond
McCune Tire & Accessory Co
Athens, Q
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