Bridge dispute may halt Pomeroy to Cincinnati project
An argument over main span clearance at the Cromeroy Mason Ohio river bridge enterprise threatens the project. The plan called for 600 feet clearance. the Ohio River Pilots and Pittsburgh Coal Exchange demand 700 feet, risking a $1,000 per foot cost rise. Walter Compton leads a Pomeroy committee delegation to Cincinnati for a hearing next week while opposition grows over property prices near the Ohio approach.
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Omberoy
Cromeroy-Mason
Ohio River Bridge Enterprise
Huntington
Ohio River Pilots’ Organization
Pittsburgh Coal Exchange
Pomeroy Bridge
Walter Compton
Cincinnati
TO TOUR NORTH POMEROY WITH FAMILY VOYAGE PLANS
Attorney Emmett Peoples and family prepare a two thousand mile motor vacation from North Pomeroy to Hudson Bay via Cochran on the Northern railroad. They plan camping along wild forest routes with bears and pests, hoping to reach the Hudson Bay area for fishing and exploration.
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Pomeroy
Emmett Peoples
Pitts.j
Burgh
Hudson Bay
Bav F
Cochran
Northern Railroad
Scipio Township Resident Dies Friday Evening
William Townsend aged 43 of Scipio Township died at his old family home Friday evening at 6 49. He was a lifelong resident and father of Gath Townsend postmaster and store keeper. Funeral set for 1 36 Sunday at the Baptist church. Pomeroy also decorated in honor of Colonel Charles A Lindbergh with flags and display.
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Bowanington
William Townsend
Scipio Township
Gath Townsend
Pomeroy
Pomerooy
Hotor
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pomeroy Couple Embarks Belated Honeymoon Trip
Pomeroy June 11 A man and wife mark their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary by taking a three week honeymoon trip to the west. They have three grown sons and plan to visit Omaha for the National Editorial association, with the husband and wife expected to spend time with relatives during the visit.
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Pomeroy
Oliver Hartie G
Bartley
Hartley
Omaha
Funeral and Burial Held at Silver Rideo for Ship’s Child
A funeral and burial service occurred Friday afternoon for a ship’s child near Five Points. The event followed the death of Lester Hadeda, with sources noting a hush over the crowd and a single daughter among mourners.
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Silver Riker Church
Darwin
Lester Hadeda
Jones Named Middleport Monument Commission Appointed
Jones announced that Cap in recognition of an appropriation approved by the legislature will fund the erection of a monument in Columbus for the Soldiers of 1898. A commission will supervise the project at the State House in Columbus.
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Middleport
Columbus
Early Tomatoes and Local Notices in Meigs County
Growers report first tomato blooms setting well in Letart Falls area, promising an earlier market crop. In Pomeroy, Howard English arrested for contempt of court tied to a divorce case and ordered to pay $79. Local briefs note Mrs. Harry Bennett’s Canton trip for Daughters of Veterans and a Middleport divorce granted for Clark Van Cooney.
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Letart Falls
English
Pomeroy
Shertie
Gallia County
Howard English
Gallipolis
Enlish
Daughters of Veterans Organi
New Coat
Pe Nease
Judge Miller
Youd
Nettie Koehler
Elsie Hart
Meigs County
Bob
Edward Findlay
Syracuse
Cardington
W. Va
Quillen
Common Pleas Court
Clark van Cooney
Middleport
Mabel van Cooney
Maryland
Hocking Valley Railroad Lays Ties and Track
Pomeroi district sees major rail upgrade as read bed renewal extends along the line with heavier rails and new ties. Projected to spur coal development eastward, the work begins in June amid regional industrial activity. In Cleveland a bootleg gang violence case surfaces with Hyman Weinberg found shot dead in a city office. Police suspect rival gangs as two men flee a nearby restaurant. Milfetich questions them and releases. Lansing report notes three-year-old Florence Doty killed by an auto while picking up a penny.
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Pomeroy
June
Poméroy Bend
Hocking
Cleveland
Hyman Weinberg
Weinberg
Cate
Alexander Milfetich
Midh
Florence Doty
High School Paper Praising Teacher Seized and Burned
Salem officials seized the June issue of The Quaker, a high school magazine. The board ordered reprinting minus a story praising drama coach Lawrence Brennan who will not return next fall. All copies were burned.
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Salem
U.P
the Quaker
John 9
Alan
Lawrence T. Brennan
Farm With Cool Spring In Demand As Land For Rent
A fragmented note describes a farm with a cool spring attracting interest for rental. The text alludes to old comrades and a local figure Lennie Bidant of Athans, with scattered mentions of a 89% War era reference and a casual reunion among veterans.
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Tee
Lennie Bidant
Athans
War
Laslie
Neesher
Mile Couple Trapped by Two Residents in Midgs
In Midgs, Mr and Mrs Mile Are trapped by two local residents. Reports describe a land trapper causing disruption and property concerns as neighbors retaliate over unresolved disputes. Local authorities investigate the incident and urge calm.
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Mrs. Mile
Midgs
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