Mrs Burson Dead at Home in Pomeroy
Mrs Jane Burson 69 widow of G W Burson Pomeroy merchant died Saturday night two weeks after a stroke She had two marriages first to Samuel Murray with three children Frank Murray Mrs Charles Shank Otho Murray and stepchildren She married Burson 25 years he died in an auto accident Funeral Tuesday at Ewing funeral home with burial in Carleton Cemetery Kingsbury Creek Bedford Township beside first husband Tucker
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Pomeroy
Jane Burson
G. W. Burson
Pomeroy Merchant
Burson
Carleton
Kingsbury Creek
Bedford Township
Ewing Funeral Home
Punster's Joke Ends In Waggin Tongue Misfire
A rumor from Pomeroy on Sunday claimed a canvasser was fatally struck by a wagon tongue while loading a show. Coroner B H Ewing investigated and found the tale fueled by a punster's mischief, the supposed tongue lashings causing the alleged wound.
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Pomeroy
B. H. Ewing
Hugh Lindsey Dies On Sunday In Pomeroy
Hugh K Lindsey 47 longtime Franklin County Surveyor died at 2 00 a m Sunday at 73 E Spring Street Columbus after an illness He was born in Middleport and was a graduate of Ohio State University and Cass Technical School He served as county surveyor then worked with Jenning Lindsey and Lindsey Thach Co Burial will be in Law Cemetery Columbus Funeral services Tuesday at his Columbus residence attended by relatives and friends
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Pomeroy
Hugh K Lindsey
Franklin County
Spring Street
Columbu
Mr. Lindsey
Middleport
Tirs. J
Lindsey
Ohio State University
Cass Technical School
Cleveland
Ohio State
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
Columbus Republican Gree Civil
Jenning & Lindsey
Surveyo
Lindsey- Thach Co Sign Manufacturers
Columbus
Th Charity Newsies
St. Paul's Episcopal Hare
Catherine L. Lindsey
Ralston Russell
Helen Brown Russell
Dorothy Russell
Jenkins Urges Federal Route for New Interstate Highway
Congressman Tom Jenkins of Lronton proposes an interstate highway from Charleston to Muskegon via Pomeroy Bellefontaine Lima and Brayan Ohio with a federal highway number. The corridor is largely improved and awaiting official designation to boost North South motor traffic. Michigan would include Battle Creek and Grand Rapids on the route.
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Pomeroy
Charleston
D. C
Atlantic Ocean
Muskegon
Michigan
W. C. Markham
The
American Association of State Highway Officials
Jenkins
Pattle Creek
Grand Rapida
Citizens Ticket May Be Entered in Pomeroy
June 4 local report says a Citizens ticket may challenge the Republican slate in Pomeroy for town offices. Mayor Charles Hess, Democrat, may face a petition entry. Republicans Koehler and several incumbents could be opposed if the petition drive succeeds by September 6.
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Pomeroy
Republican Council
John Koehler
Henry Koehler
H. F. Beahrs
Eix
Mohers
Charles McName
Wright McCroba
Ralston Russell
I. W. Schwegman
Charles J. Hess
Mayor Hees
Walter Vaughan
R. G. Webster
Dana Roush
Hagenback-Wallace Circus Delights Middleport Audience
The Hagenback-Wallace circus drew a large crowd in Middleport on a sunny Saturday. Fans praised the parade and afternoon show while the evening performance drew a larger, more appreciative audience. The troupe then headed to Charleston for two performances today.
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Middleport
Hagenback-Wallace
Charleston
Two Trucks Collide In Racine. Bread Spills On Street
In Racine on a June afternoon a Mayer Baking Co. truck from Pomeroy and a second truck driven by Charles Shain collided in front of J John Philson residence. Both vehicles wrecked and bread scattered. Neither driver was hurt. Ernest Major and his mother visited with his sister Miss Virgie Major to attend the circus.
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Racine
Mayer Baking Company
Pomeroy
J. John Philson
Charles Shain
Contest of Age Pomeroy Champions Old Folks Service
June 24 report from Columbus notes Thomas Wheatley former marshal of Pomeroy and Mrs. Wheatley taking part in an old folks service at First Presbyterian Church. Wheatley, 80 in November, won last year’s honor and the couple will celebrate their sixty first wedding anniversary in August. Mrs. Wheatley is 82. Wheatley, a New Haven West Virginia native, helped keep Pomeroy peaceful for years and once sold sewing machines.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Wheatley
Wheatley
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus
Sherman
Mr. Wheatley
New Haven
W. Va
Horse Is Killed After Auto Strikes Plow Horse
George Sayré, guiding his plow horse home along a narrow village street, narrowly escaped injury when an automobile driven by a young man struck the horse. The animal fell atop the radiator and was carried about 60 feet, suffering a broken leg and was killed. Sayré escaped unharmed.
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George Sayré
Waroed Davis
Sayre
Mary Herman and George Fowler Married in Middleport
Miss Mary Herman and George Fowler wed at the Presbyterian manse in Middleport with Dr. Skinner officiating. The double ring ceremony was performed and the couple will reside in Middleport while starting housekeeping.
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Middleport
Mary Herman
George Fowler
Skinner
Funeral held for Thurman L. Morgan in Athens
Several bar and court officials plus many Meigs County friends attended the funeral of Clerk of the Courts Thurman L. Morgan at his Athens home on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Yost and daughter Dorothy of Catlettsburg Kentucky visit Ida Debbs and other relatives in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Thurman L. Morgan
Athens
Morgan
Motes County
Fred Yost
Dorothy
Cattlettebure, Ky
Ida Debbs
Meigs County Notes From Harrisonville and Nearby
Excitement in Harrisonville as a big gas well is being cased at 240 feet on the J. M. Rowley farm. Traffic on the Blue and Gray Trail shows 990 minutes of daylight with 06 cars each way toward Pomeroy. Two marriage licenses issued bringing total for the month to 27. Several local moves include Meigs Dairy sale to D. W. Rothgeb and Walter W. Crooks, a revival by Cleveland Gospel singers, and various visits and society news in Pomeroy Middleport and surrounding towns.
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Harrisonville
J. M. Rowley
Charleston
Pomeroy
River Bridge
Will Hetzel
Findlay
Police crack down on chain of drunkenness along Bine and Gray Trail
Ralph Wallace faces intoxication charges as authorities vow to halt all drinking along the Bine and Gray Trail into Pomeroy. West Virginia State Police have orders to keep care moving along that route to curb disturbances.
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Ty Jalim Ralph Wallace
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Local group heads to Cincinnati in ten-car procession
On June 24 in Middleport R H Horten leads nine men in two automobiles toward Cincinnati to return with ten cars for a beach procession. The hours of 2 to 5 mark daily season time and a life save at the beach is hoped to ease worry among parents and children.
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Middleport
R. H. Horten
Ciscinmati
Cineinnart
Bankers denounce chain banks at TM convention
The text describes bankers denouncing the chain bank system at a convention, urging union among local banks to resist control by large city banks. It references the Federal Reserve, usury foundations, and contrasts with smaller banks facing pressure from broader financial power.
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Heble Bank
Public discontent over federal finance blamed on leaders
The text notes that people may tire of current policy and recall Andrew Jackson when facing financial stress and the influence of the Federal Reserve and other financiers. The fragment suggests public memory of past economic figures amid ongoing financial debates.
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Federal Reserve
Andrew Jackson
Tragic Farmhouse Deaths Amid Influenza Surge
A distressed farmer killed his son after a fire set by a year-old Soy. A mother saved her child but a drowning baby followed by the mother’s suicide in a pond shocked the household. The father then killed himself. The piece notes a rise in French deaths and influenza deaths this year.
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Soy
Fractured Skull Follows 6th Floor Board Collapse
In STOWN June 22 a construction accident left Harre near death after a board fell from the 6th floor and struck him. Elio was nearby when the incident occurred and was rushed to hospital for treatment.
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Elio Fore
Harre
Three Glasses Water Help Constipation
An ad claims drinking three glasses of water aids digestion and relieves constipation within hours. It mentions adding a simple elixir named Adierika to water or tea to cleanse the upper bowel and remove old matter, promising relief in ten minutes for gas and two hours for constipation. The note lists several drugstores in Ohio.
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Athens
Hickman's
Nelsonville
Poling
Murray City
Taylor
Coalville
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Cais
Ernest Major
Alice
Virgie Major
Columbus Church
George Sayre
Auto
Mary Kerman
Palm Beach
Cood Patoy
Pg Ng Leu
Luckoff’s
Athens County
Chauncey - Glouster
Pearl Jacot
John Zerckie
Fisher Transfer
Dulft
Margaret Saur
Irene Blautinar
Karl Rickman
George Sauer
Mueyrne
Hower
Longstaff
Hank Lonvaterf
Cite University
Troy
South Sixth Street
T. D. Dylew
Mes
Seetit
Buckeye Lake
Paeintter
Jamen Meadows
Huntington
Hee Gatghter
Me‘Carty
Hayes
Edward Gibboney
Chicano
Mandred Fultz
Marck Jones
Ernie
Colmbus
Sundhis
Junot
Bhifiner
Presbaterian (Church
New Plymouth Church
Preanention
Union Forware
New Plymouth Brotherhood
Threeting
Saxton
Bucharest
Arthur Ghussane
King Features Incorporated
Pedepal Reserve Board
Fesley
New York
Hie Hanes
Benfrews Bomkine
McPherson
Crowmet
A. D. McPherson
Abin
JG W. Unton
Ois
Aya
Fiecotowe
Oldfield
Fred R. Beasley
Harris Motor Co
Amesville
Donaldson Motor Co
Albany
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