Oriental Peach Moth Found In Local Orchards
L A Stearns and G W Kreitler of the Ohio experiment station and Meigs farm bureau agent visited Meigs County to collect evidence of the Oriental Peach moth. They found the pest in Wallie Wright Langsville Hartinger Middleport Homer Webster Keno Price Long Bottom and Will Fulrod orchards with strongest presence at Hartinger. No remedy has been found and Stearns is testing controls at Ironton. The pest is a serious menace to fruit growers nationwide.
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Pomeroy
L. A
Ohio
Ironton
George W.reitler
Meigs Farm Bureau
United States
Japan
Roosevelt
Orient
Washington
Middle States
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Messers Stearns
Kreitler
Wallie Wright
Langsville
Hartinger
Middleport
Homer Webster
Keno
Price
Long Bottom
Will Fulr
Stearns
Washington County
Peter Klein in Serious Condition After Wreck Relapse
Peter Klein, a railroader from Middleport, is in Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus in serious condition due to injuries from a wreck two years ago. The crash was caused by a boy cutting a block on the track, killing the engineer and injuring several others. Klein had returned to service but recently relapsed.
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Middleport
Peter Klein
Here
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Hmiéin
Klein
Wrecks Highlight Route Center stretch history
The report notes a recent serious crash near the New York Central line and mentions a prior fatal head-on collision at Meigs siding last Monday that killed B. O. Romine, 45, of Pomeroy. An operation may be needed for the current patient.
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New York Central
Meigs Siding
B. O. Romine
Pomeroy
Everybody Rides Racine in Air Show by Orion Welch
A birdman from Charleston identified as Orion Welch toured Racine all day on June 21 in an aviation corps plane. He ferried residents ages 15 to 70, including Amanda Cross, and challenged 16 year old Isabel Sayre to perform in flight stunts before returning home in twenty minutes.
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Racine
Orion Welch
Charleston
Aviation Corps
Carl Cross
Mr. Welch
Welch
New Commissioner Pomeroy Appoints Relief Official
On June 21 Judge Miller named W. L. Johnson of Plants to replace the late James M. Lyman on the Meigs soldiers relief commission. The aging veterans are few and feeble, making it hard to fill the commission.
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Pomeroy
Miller
W. L. Johnson, Plants
Meigs Soldiers’ Relief Commission
James M. Lyman
Local Social Visit Ties Families Across Town
Mr and Mrs Joe Weyersmiller and Mrs Weyersmiller s mother Kate Weyersville of Rocksprings spent Sunday at Pomeroy with Mrs Emma Voes and son Ray
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Joe Weyersmiller
Weyersmiller
Kate Weyersville
Rocksprings
Pomeroy
Emma Voes
Ray
Salem Township’s Three Oldest Men Listed
In Dexter on June 21 the town reports the three oldest men in Salem township. Henry Williams is 83 as of April 12, Jacob Spires is older than that, Halliday is 80 as of January 24, and Emmett Tompkins, now living near Cheshire, is 80 as of April 1. Several locals born in 1847, the year Halliday was born, are noted as deceased including Nathan Vale Dick Vale Eli Ogdin R. H. Rawlings Mell Rutherford Henry Ward Sam McKnight James Halliday Lang Halliday Charles McCormick and John Tracy.
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Mell Rutherford
Henry Ward
Sam McKnight
James Halliday
Lang Halliday
Charles McCormick
John Tracy
Auto wreck in Pomroy causes heavy losses
Damage is heavy as Earl Schauber of Charleston crashes into a telephone pole at Rock Springs Saturday night. The new car, bought two months earlier from Ray Tracy in Charleston for 4415, is badly wrecked and likely worth less than half the price.
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Pomeroy
Earl Schauber
Charleston
Ray Tracy
Meigs County Farmers Struggle With Wet Weather Planting Corn
In Meigs county farmers face delays as persistent rains keep fields too wet to plant corn. Some plan late fall planting and hope for favorable weather later in the season.
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Alfred
Meigs County
Telegraph Operator Theron Russell Nears Return
Pomeroy June 21 Theron Russell Western Union telegraph operator there has been ill for several months with sciatic rheumatism and expects to return to his Pom eroy office this week.
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Pomeroy
Theron Russell
Western Union
Canzoneri Selected 7-5 Favorite Over Taylor
In Chicago on June 21 Tony Canzoneri weighs in as a 7 to 5 favorite over Bud Taylor for the bantam title bout set for Cubs' park Thursday night. Taylor appears stale after lengthy training while Canzoneri may struggle to make the 118 pound limit. Sammy Goldman backs his champion's weight, Charley Cook posts a 2500 forfeit with the Illinois Athletic Commission for a potential interim match.
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Chicago
U.P
Tony Canzoneri
New York
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Cubs’ Park
Taylor
Canzoneri
Sammy Goldman
Tony
Charley Cook
Abe Attel Goldstein
Illinois Athletic Commission
Taylor Foss
Hamden Runs Past Chillicothe Rainbow Vets 15 to 1
Hamden defeats Chillicothe Rainbow Vets 15 to 1 in Hamden on Sunday. Battery for Chillicothe was Allen Miller Buskirk. Hamden pitchers were Smith and Ray. Hamden to host Hebbardsville next Sunday June 26 and play Federal Prison at Camp Sherman on July 4. Hamden second team also beat Allensville 9 to 6.
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Hamden
Chillicothe
Allen, Miller and Buskirk
Smith
Ray
Hebbardsville
Federal Prison
Camp Sherman
Allensville
Yesterday's Results in Baseball and Baseball Standings
In American Association Columbus beat St Paul 11 to 7 while Toledo defeated Minneapolis 10 to 5 and Indianapolis topped Milwaukee 10 to 1. Kansas City edged Louisville 6 to 5. In the National League Pittsburgh shut out Chicago 4 to 0. No American League games were played.
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W. L. Pet
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
New York Wecoservees
Brooklyn
Eccoscedes i
Philadelphia
Sses
Washington
Detroit
iCleveland
Louis
Boston
Ewe
American Association
Toledo
Wer
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Miss Van Wie and Miss Stifel Paired in Tourney
Buffalo N Y June 21 Miss Virginia Van Wie of Chicago and Miss Fritzi Stifel of Wheeling W Va open match play in the women s invitation golf tournament at Buffalo Country Club in the first flight Van Wie led qualifying with 86 Stifel 97 Edith Quier Reading Pa 88 is paired with Mrs J W Taylor Chicago Mrs Taylor 97 defending champion Miss Virginia Wilson Chicago paired with Mrs Charlies M Daniels Buffalo Wilson carded 98
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Buffalo Country Club
Virginia van Wie
Chi
Chicago
Charlies M. Daniels
Buffalo
Miss Wilson
All Important Stars Remain At Wimbledon
Wimbledon reports show most top internationals advance after day one while interest shifts to the women's singles. Helen Wills meets G H Terry, L A Godfree faces Miss Terry, and Cecelia Ausem battles Betty Nuthall, the 16 year old English champ, as Tilden and Lacoste also loom.
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Helen Wills
California
G. H. Terry
England
L. A. Godfree
Kitty MecKane
Flia D’alvarez
Betty Nuthall
Cecelia Aussem
Miss Nuthall
B. Wiod, Jr
Rene Lacoste
France
William T. Tilden
R. D. Poland
Lacoste
M. Jacob
India
Takeichi Harada
H. Landry
Harada
NY Stock Market Opens With Sharp Decline
New York stocks bonds and curb market issues opened sharply lower with losses over two points in the more volatile issues and a broad slide across the board.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Cubs Lose 4-0 to Pirates on Road Trip Start
Chicago Cubs drop a 4-0 game as Lee Meadows shuts them out for Pittsburgh. Goodie hits a homer for three runs as Cubs slide two games behind the Pirates. Cubs had won 12 straight at home before this road swing. Next they meet the defending champion Cardinals.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs
Lee Meadows
Goodie
Bruins
Cardinals
Farrell Opens Lead at Shawnee Open in Pa.
Johnny Farrell held a three stroke lead as the Shawnee Open entered its final day in Shawnee on Delaware. He shot 188 for 36 holes after nine birdies on the first 18 yesterday. Tommy Armour, the national open title holder, stood tenth among 77 entrants with 151.
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Shawnee - ON - Delaware
U.P
Johnny Farrell
Tommy Armour
Motives Queried as Grand Jury Will Hear New Brunswick Case
In New Brunswick on June 21 Prosecutor John E Toolan said Miss Bessie Morse 40 and her maid Mamie Todd will face the grand jury The maid claims they conspired to hire gunmen to kill Grace Dey Elmer Dey and Raymond adopted son of the couple Previously Miss Morse allegedly planned to kill her father George Morse 84
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New Brunswick
N. J
U.P
Bessie Morse
Mamie Todd
John E. Toolan
Miss Morse
Grace Dey
Elmer Dey
Raymond
George Morse
Dempsey to Be Granted New York License for Fights
New York officials expect promoter Tex Rickard to stage a Dempsey Sharkey bout with a possible title shot against Gene Tunney if Dempsey wins. Dempsey will receive a boxing license without a special physical examination, with Tunney voicing concern over potential impact on the championship plan. James A. Farley, head of the commission, confirms the license is likely.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
New York Boxing Commission
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Jack Sharkey
Gene Tunney
Sharkey
Rickard
Tunney
James A. Farley
Insolvency Suit Filed Against Bil lingsley and Co
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 21 Charles D Keyser filed in circuit court to recover thirteen thousand two hundred eighty seven dollars from Bil lingsley and Co a local brokerage firm following an alleged insolvency that prompted a second lawsuit today.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Billingsley and Co
Charles D. Keyser
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Henry L. Farrell
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