Relative of Pomeroy Woman Murdered by Robber in Floria
Pomeroy residents learn of the murder of R. P. Cloud in New Smyrna Florida after a newspaper reaches Mrs. F W Baber aunt of Mrs Cloud. Anna Atheron formerly of Pomeroy is Mrs Cloud’s mother and Julia Larcey sister to Mrs Atheron also lives in Florida. Cloud a Florida East Coast Railroad employee was found dead in a Chestnut Street home with a possible struggle indicated by his clenched hand. Cloud’s five children Virginia 19 Lillian 12 Lulu 11 Maggie 5 and James Stanley 18 months survived. Relatives in Pomeroy had not learned of the crime until the notice reached them.
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Pomeroy
R. P. Cloud
New Smyrna
Fila
F. W. Baber
Union Avenue
Cloud
Anna Atheron
Will Atherton
Maggie
Humphrey) Atheron
Atheron
Julia Larcey
Florida
Simpson M. E. Church
Mr. Cloud
New Smyrna Daily News
Chestnut Street
Florida East Coast Railroad Yards
Baber
Arrest Sparks Yacht Mystery Revival at Chauncey
Sunday night arrest renews a Chauncey yacht mystery as A D Jewell recovers from illness and stays with son in law Dr Warren in Marietta. Gerald Graham and Frank Foley with families visited relatives in Rutland and Ernest Nicholas last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
A. D. Jewell
Dr. Warren
Marietta
Gerald Graham
Rutland
Frank Foley
Carpenter
Ernest Nicholas
Sisson Family Reunion Set for June 26 at Rising Sun Park
June 17 report notes the annual Sisson family reunion will be held Sunday, June 26, at Rising Sun Park in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Sisson
Rising Sun Park
Lancaster
Horden Family Reunion After World Fair Visit
MIDDLEPORT residents Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Horden returned from the Chicago World Fair to their South Fourth Avenue home. In Chicago they visited their daughter Mrs. Fisher and her husband. En route they stopped in Columbus where grandson Tommy Horden joined the family gathering with the G. H. Stansbury and Andrews families also visiting for a few days.
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Middleport
R. H. Horden
South Fourth Avenue
Chicago
Fisher
Columbus
Tommy Horden
Horden
G. H. Stansbury
Happy Hustlers Class Meets in Regular Racine Session
The Happy Hustlers Class of Racine Methodist Church met in regular session Friday evening with Miss Grace Jividen of Minersville attending as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Racine Methodist Church
Grace Jividen
Minersville
Grow-Your-Own Potatoes Sprout From Hidden Basemen Sack
In Pomeroy on Lincoln Hill W E Russell found about a peck of winter potatoes left in a sack in a basement corner. After several days vines sprouted and eight to ten small new potatoes formed from each original tuber. He harvested them and ate fresh potatoes.
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Pomeroy
W. E. Russell
Lincoln Hill
Red Devil Sign Remnants Mark City Hall History
A historic Red Devil sign once above the City Hall entrance, said to advertise Deacon Long’s printing office on the second floor, now leans behind the dismantled Opera House and is used for target practice by county officers. Painted white and about the size of a man, the landmark disappeared from its original site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Deacon Long
Muljen
James Quivey Dies at Burlingham Near Athens County Line
James Quivey aged 70 died Friday night at his Burlingham home after months of illness. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM at Burlingham Church conducted by Rev. Earl Cowen of Jerseyville. Burial in Burlingham Cemetery. He leaves a son Clive Quivey.
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Pomeroy
James Quivey
Burlingham
Athens County
Earl Cowen
Jerseyville
Quivey
Clive Quivey
Revival Opens at Hobson Nazarene Church
Revival services begin two weeks at Hobson Nazarene Church in Middleport with evangelist Rev. Mason Lee of Huntington, W Va, assisting pastor Rev. A W Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Hobson Nazarene Church
Mason Lee
Huntington
W. Va
A. W. Stewart
New York Central Workers Take Pennsylvania Exams
Middleport June 17 report that engineers and conductors from the New York Central who run over Pennsylvania lines from Bremen to New Lexington traveled to Zanesville Friday to take the examination administered by the Pennsylvania Road. Additional employees will be required to take these tests soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Bremen
New Lexington
Zanesville
Pennsylvania Road
Stark criticizes modern wrestling as rough and unfair
POMEROY June 17. Jim Stark, former wrestler and referee, denounces current wrestling for deliberate rough play and rule breaking. He cites a Columbus bout and blames football players in the sport. He recalls Jim Turner, noting a past bluff and a disqualification in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Jim Stark
Stark
Columbus
Local residents visit relatives across distances
Mr and Mrs Lang Sansbury of Columbus along with their aunt Mrs Jessie Lansbury have stayed several days here. Ted Shepherd of Sandyville and Mrs Boice’s family visit for the weekend while Mrs Boice recovers. Shirley and Bob Thomas of Dunbar join their aunt and uncle the Williams on Pearl Street. Various local kinfolk travel between Columbus Dunbar Jackson Coalton and Toledo during the weekend visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang Sansbury
Columbus
Jessie Lansbury
South Second Avenue
Ted Shepherd
Sandyville
W. Va
Arthur Boice
Gravel Hill
Boice
Shirley
Bob Thomas
Dunbar
Howard Williams
Pearl Street
Lulu Handley
T. F. Ferguson
Charleston
A. A. Dillard
Walter Owens
Ora Dillard
Rosamond
Kathryn
Freida Faehnie
South Third Avenue
Sandusky
L. H. Patch
Faehnie
Walter
Cheshire
Patch
J. F. Dillard
Clifford Cunningham
Bucyrus
Ora O. Evans
Florence
Jackson
J. E. Atkinson
Grant Couple Visits Middleport After Chevy Chase Graduation
Mr. and Mrs. Tom W. Grant of Kansas City are visiting Mrs. Grant's mother Mrs. Lucy Downing and Mrs. Lucy Grant Boggess in Middleport after attending Chevy Chase School for Girls graduation near Washington. They travelled with Miss Amanda Rice and Miss Verena Baumert. Frances Grant, daughter of the Grants, was among Chevy Chase graduates this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Tom W. Grant
Kansas City
Chevy Chase School
Washington, D. C
Grant
Lucy Downing
South Fifth Avenue
Lucy Grant Boggess
Grant Street
Amanda Rice
Verena Baumert
Frances Grant
Athens Grange Pia Delight Draws Large Audience
A large audience enjoyed the pia Wednesday night by the Athens Grange led by Mr and Mrs Elmer Carto and Ws Stiles. Columpye visited Mr and Mrs Willham Hall last week. Ernest Carr returned to his work.
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Pia
Athens
Elmer Carto
Ws Stiles
Columpye
Mra
Willham Hall
Ernest Carr
Sees World's Fair With Only $25 Cash
Ike Kent, returning from a two week Chicago trip, spent about 25 dollars total. A former Army man with service in the Spanish American War and Boxer Rebellion, Kent traveled by train to see the World’s Fair and offered a pragmatic travel philosophy. He once worked as an interpreter in the Filipino Village at the St. Louis Exposition and now tends his garden and sits on a wall near Priode's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chicago
Ike Kent
Kent
United States
China
St. Louis Exposition
Priode's
Langsville and Kin visit relatives across towns
Langsville Cleve Wolfe of Racine visited his sister Mrs. R F Whitmer. Alice Miller and sisters plus Mrs F A Miller went to Athens on a business trip. Guests of W I Wright included Harry Land and family from Pt Pleasant West Virginia and Red Lislean a family from Syracuse. Blanche Miller Mary Jane Entsminger and Agnes Combs visited Marvel Hugg at Dexter Tuesday. Mrs Mar Bolin and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Dell Dye Harrisonville. Mrs Dale Howell and children of Columbus visit her parents Mr and Mrs C L Kennam. Perma Jackson of Rutland visited her sister Mrs L E B Thomas last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Wolfe
Racine
R. F. Whitmer
Alice Miller
F. A. Miller
Athens
Wright
Harry Land and Family
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Red Lisleana
Syracuse
Blanche Miller
Mary Jane Entsminger
Agnes Combs
Marvel
Dexter
Local Notes From Letart Falls And Columbus Visits
Letart Falls daily notes list Mrs J D Law undergoing an operation at White Cross Hospital Columbus Monday. Homer Roush returned home after visiting relatives in Akron. Miss Cassie Johnson and Theron Johnson connected with Ohio State University visits and family time in Columbus. Mrs William Burri is seriously ill. Charleston residents John Burnell and children visited Lilly Wagner before returning home. Major and Mrs W B Caldwell and family and Carrie Bean from Wichita are visiting Eva Caldwell and Mattie Custer. Leora Roush visited Aunt Mrs Frank Cross in Athens. Mrs Earnest Grimm returned from Akron where she stayed with brother Ivan Pickens. Dr Frank Gallagher and Earl Webster with Bertha McDade were weekwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Law
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Homer Roush
Akron
Cassie Johnson
Theron Johnson
Ohio State University
William Burri
John Burnell
Charleston
Lilly Wagner
W. B. Caldwell
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Texas
Carrie Bean
Wichita
Kansas
Eva Caldwell
Mattie Custer
Leora Roush
Frank Cross
Athens
Earnest Grimm
Ivan Pickens
Local Ladies Visit Hosts and Relatives
Mrs. Ida Collins Mrs. Pearl Huggins and Mrs. Sadie Hartinger of Cheshire were guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Trunk Russell. W. H. Townsend of near Albany spent Friday with his daughter Mrs. Fred Hoodlet and Marie Dixon. Mrs. T. J. Llewellyn Mrs. Guy Dinsmore and daughter Mrs. Ruth Dinsmore and daughter were Athens visitors Thursday. Miss Lucile Van Dyke of Albany spent Friday with relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Collins
Pearl Huggins
Sadie Hartinger
Cheshire
Trunk Russell
W. H. Townsend
Near Albany
Fred Hoodlet
Marie Dixon
T. J. Llewellyn
Guy Dinsmore
Ruth Dinsmore
Athens
Lucile van Dyke
Albany
Sharp Upturn Starts In Youngstown Mills
Heavier pipe and tin plate mill operations in Youngstown district mills point to a continued sharp upturn in the steel industry. An upcoming development next week will be a further increase in district tin plate output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U.R
Showers and Warmer In Ohio This Week
United States Weather Bureau forecasts in Ohio Valley and Tennessee a week with local showers and thunderstorms Tuesday or Wednesday and again Friday or Saturday. Temperatures expected to be normal or above for most of the week.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Priority on Projects Up to Civic Officials
Columbus June 17 Fred J Rowe chairman of the State Work Project Development Committee announced that priority of projects desired by public officials should be legally approved respectively by city councils boards of county commissioners and other legal authorities before presentation to the state The Ohio Program is being arranged for inclusion in the national public works program aimed at a large nationwide effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Fred J. Rowe
State
Boards of County Commissioners
Freight loadings reach year peak with 564546 cars
The American Railway Association reported week ending June 10 freight loadings at 564,546 cars, up 56,312 from the prior week and the highest figure of the year.
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Washington
U.P
American Railway Association Today
Bricker Rules Nicknames May Not Appear on Ballots
Ohio Attorney General Bricker ruled that a candidate for election cannot have a nickname displayed on the ballot in Summit County. The decision was addressed to County Prosecutor Ray B. Waters of Akron and issued on June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Bricker
Summit County
Ray B. Waters
Akron
New Marshfield Eastern Star Inspection Report
The inspection of the New Marshfield Eastern Star was held Tuesday night with Mrs Theonia Miller of Marietta as deputy inspector. Visitors came from Marietta Athens Martins Ferry and Zaleski. Refreshments were served.
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New Marshfield
Eastern Star
Theonia Miller
Marietta
Athens
Martins Ferry
Zaleski
Elisha Easton
Adrian Townsend
William Mitchell
Edith Cottrill
A. E. Kennard
Hope
Everett Wigal
Wigal
Parkersburg
Virgil Baughman
Mary Baughman
George Phillips
Elza Creighton
Bicknell
Ind
Lenora Perry
Coolville
Mary Carmen Henry Steinmeyer
Frances Steinmeyer
Columbus
Frank Steinmeyer
Albany Mayor Dies Saturday
Albany Ohio P B Harner mayor and Harner Hotel owner died early Saturday after a six week illness. He came from Morgantown West Virginia over 25 years ago settling near Fisher Station then Albany. He was 62 and survived by his widow five grown children and several relatives funeral set for 2 pm Monday at the Harner home burial in West Union Cemetery Athens.
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Harner
Ohio
Morgantown
West Virginia
Fisher Station
Albany
Lamson's Home Life To Be Told by Maids
The Lamson murder case at Stanford University recaps a marriage described as a perfect match. A preliminary hearing resumes Monday as Lamson faces charges of killing his wife. Officers noted scratches on his face the day the body was found and Sheriff Hamilton cites a reported remark by Lamson to a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
U.R
David Lamson
Stanford University
Lamson
Hamilton
Seventeen Guilty Pleas Entered on Federal Indictments
In Columbus on June 17, seventeen indicted individuals pled guilty before Judge Benson W. Hough. Sentencing is set for July 5. Roy Britton faced $3,000 bond for embezzling funds from a Marietta bank. Several defendants pled not guilty and await trial July 15 including Edward Green Allen Riley Harry Strain Barnet Huston Charles White Earnest Hinson and Arthur North on liquor charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Benson W. Hough
Roy Britton
Marietta
Edward Green
Allen Riley
Harry Strain
Barnet Huston
Charles White
New Straitsville
Earnest Hinson
Arthur North
McArthur
Former Follies Star Worthing Missing on Eastbound Train
Helen Lee Worthing once famed in Flo Ziegfeld's Follies disappeared from an eastbound train after being placed aboard in Los Angeles by her former husband Dr Eugene Nelson. Police were informed by railroad officials and authorities noted the act occurred before the train reached Pasadena.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Helen Lee Worthing
Flo Ziegfeld
Miss Worthing
Eugene Nelson
Pasadena
Announce Works Program to Put Idle Men to Work
In Cleveland on June 17 a $56 million public works program was announced to employ idle men. The plan intends to fund projects across city services and infrastructure to reduce unemployment.
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Cleveland
Tale of Two Cities to Be Remade with Warner Baxter
Fox Film announces a sound version of A Tale of Two Cities with Warner Baxter in the lead. The production aims for an all star cast comparable to State Fair and Cavalcade, reviving the Dickens story after Farnum’s 1917 effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Film
Two Cities
William Farnum
Warner Baxter
State Notifies Redeemed School Notes And Salaries
Athens County teachers await three months of salary as notes issued to cover full salaries are redeemed. C Ray, county superintendent, says seven notes totaling about 46,000 remain to be paid with funds from the state educational fund and taxes. Districts listed show amounts redeemed and remaining balances for Carthage The Plains Water and Athens Township.
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Athens County
C. Ray
Loo
Ray Enid
Thach
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Floria
Benjamin P. Collings
Penguin
Long Island Sound
Stamford
Conn
Frank Dreger
Charles Galbo
Darien
Dreger
Optometric Service
Athens, Ohio
W.E. Russell
Hobson
Nelsonville
Glouster
Jim Turner
Harrisonville
Langsville
Letart Falls
Frank Gallagher
Earl Webster
Mechanicsburg
Bertha McDade
Italo Balbo
Orbetello
Italy
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Prussia
Fraulein Dorothea von Salviati
Bonn
Germany
Youngstown Mills
The
National Administration
Out
By Helen Welshimer
M. Cooper
Daughters of Columbus
H. B. Stright
WEA
P. B. Harner
Lee Township
Harner Hotel
Follies
West
Carthage
Lod
the Plains
Athens Township
Carbondale
Rome Township
Consolidated
J. B. Swanson
N. Covet St
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