Belt Line Tale: Pomeroy Venture Becomes Burden and Birth of Line
A county records release shows Central Trust Company releases a $150,000 mortgage on the Pomeroy Belt Railway. The Belt Line was built in the 1890s to spur business, leased to Hocking Valley, then bought to pay debts. The line now belongs to Chesapeake and Ohio Rail Road and mortgage is released as part of the merger.
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Pomeroy
County Recorder's
Central Trust Company
New York City
Pomeroy Belt Railway Company
Hocking
Monkey Run
Kerrs Run
Austin W. Vorhes
Hocking Valley
Henry Osborn
Laylin
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Hocking Valley Railroad
Dark Hollow
Forest Run
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Bradford in Serious Condition After Facial Stroke
IS SERIOUSLY ILL MIDDLEPORT June 24 George K. Bradford former treasurer of Meigs County and a salesman for many years recently suffered a facial stroke of paralysis and was reported slightly better Sunday but in a serious condition at his home in Columbus His son Jud and wife and son Kenneth of Rutland Township and Mrs R B Loughhead Middleport and Mrs Alfred Elberfeld Pomeroy went to Columbus Sunday to see Mr Bradford
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Middleport
George K. Bradford
Meigs County
Columbus
Jud
Kenneth
Rutland Township
R. B. Loughead
Alfred Elberfeld
Pomeroy
Bradford
Gyp" Weeks
Salisbury Township
State Organization of Trustees
Kerr's
Iun
Benjamin Buck
Lorenzo Davis
Clara McKee
Florida
Edward Weeks
Hielen Tadford
Chester Township
Ruth Leifleit
Oey
Charles Dayton l
Blanche Catherine Evet
Addie May
Wikreitler
Marietta
George P. Daniels
Adley Parcher
Portland
William Burnell
Pt. Pleasant
Henson Thomas
Sarah Frances Wildemuth
George Baer
Forest Run
John Bailey
Ellsworth Rowe
John Durst
Roseville
Florence Smith
Battle Creek
Mich
Nettie Garvin
Syracuse
Rochester
Miss Mayme Elizabeth Covert Birthday Beach Party
Mrs Arthur Covert hosted a Syracuse Beach party for her daughter Miss Mayme Elizabeth marking her sixteenth birthday. Twenty five girls and boys attended and swam while presents were given to the honoree.
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Middleport
Arthur Covert
Syracuse
Mayme Elizabeth
Penitentiary Repairs Near Completion Allow New Arrivals
The Ohio State Penitentiary reports repairs near finish. Prisoners can now be received after several await arraignment in Pomeroy. Expect 2 or 3 to be sentenced and sent within the coming week.
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Pomeroy
Ohio State Penitentiary
Willock
Syracuse Beach picnic ends with swimming and visits
A group of 14 CANAS enjoyed a picnic Sunday at Syracuse Beach. They swam and then traveled to Letart to spend the evening with Mr and Mrs Dan Hartinger.
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Rs. i Beach
Anti chain store meeting draws crowd at Pomeroy high school
June 24 report shows a packed auditorium for an event opposing chain stores. Arthur C. Gayle, touring critic of chains, delivered the main address after brief remarks by Dr. Crary, W. G. Davis, and W. F. Reed. The program included music by the high school band and 61 prizes awarded by local merchants.
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Pomeroy
Dr. Crary
W. G. Davis
Middleport
W. F. Reed
Arthur C. Gayle
Four Pomeroy Boys Camp Near Chester For Two Weeks
Four young campers from Pomeroy ages up to 14 are staying two weeks at the old Andrew Heaton farm near Chester. They cook for themselves and include Anthony Schuler, Paul Schuler, Rollin Openecer, and Marvin Mayer, sons of local residents.
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Chester
Pomeroy
Andrew Heaton
Anthony
Paul Schuler
John Schuler
Rollin Openecer
Marvin Mayer
Three Year Old Mora Taken for Mastoid Operation
Donald Mora, three year old son of Mr and Mrs Pearl Mora of Five Points, was taken to Holzer Hospital Saturday for an operation for mastoids after weeks of scarlet fever and complications. Doctors believe he will recover.
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Pomeroy
Donald Mora
Pearl Mora
Five Points
Holzer Hospital
Mrs Ewart Jones Visits Then Returns Home
Mrs Ewart Jones and her children spent a weekend with Mr and Mrs Homer Jones and returned Sunday to their home in Columbus.
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Ewart Jones
Homer Jones
Columbus
Plead Not Guilty Pleas From Five At Wilkesville
Five Vinton County residents George Malone Clinton Camp Bud Camp Richard Fair and Bernard Eberts arrested for disorderly conduct at a Wilkesville dance pleaded not guilty to intoxication when brought before Justice F W Gilmore. A whisky bottle was found in the getaway car but officers charged intoxication and threatened possession charges as they denied drinking. All residents of Oreton.
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Pomeroy
Vinton
George Malone
Clinton Camp
Bud Camp
Richard Fair
Bernard Eberts
Oreton
Week end visitors and local notices in Pomeroy area
Charleston guests the Young family visit Mrs. Wise and return home Sunday. Many locals and relatives travel among Columbus Wellston Akron Bucyrus Langsville Pt Pleasant Pomeroy for visits, work, and ceremonies. Births, deaths, illnesses, and a grand 75th birthday noted with community events and shifts in households.
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E. W. Young
Charleston
John Gilliland
Alan Jenkinson
Wellston
Ruth Minor
Brother John
Akron
Estella Roush
South Fifth Avenue
Helen Davis
Cleveland
Elme; Davis
Loyd Weisman
Bradbury
Stewart Hawkins
Fielding Hawkins
J. R. Hawkins
Bucyrus
Wallace
Joseph Laing
Langsville
Wallace Wright
Harry Laing
Pt. Pleasant
C. W. Snider
Winchester
Laings
Charles McMaster
Brown
Stalder
Pomeroy
Fred Fultz
Holzer Hospital
Will Willock
Charles Haddox
John Hawkins, Jr
Albert Hartley
Frank McElhinney
Hobson
3 520 Autos Pass in Twelve Hours at State Highway
Middleport observers counted 3 520 motor vehicles along No 7 State Highway in 12 hours from 7 a m to 7 p m at the Rutland Second Streets junction where traffic funnels into downtown. At Third Locust Streets traffic diverted showed 2700 vehicles.
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Middleport
J. K. Harley
Rutland
Second
Third
Locust Streets
Soloists to Highlight Local Glouster Chautauqua Week
Glouster June 24. The Ellis evangelistic party at the Lamborn Pavilion announces evening lectures for the rest of the week with a new musical act or visiting soloist each night. July 3 patriotic service features The United States in Prophecy by the evangelist.
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Glouster
Ellis Evangelistic Party
Lamborn Pavilion
Evangelist
United States
Hand Injury In Glouster From Electric Wringer
June 24 Jack Mundew nine year old son of Mr and Mrs BE Mundew suffered severe bruises of the left hand when caught in an electric wringer at the family home on New Street. No bones were broken but injuries are painful. Also noted are funeral attendees for George Frank in Carbondale with many local residents traveling to the service.
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Glouster
Jack
BE. J. Mundew
New Street
George Frank
Carbondale
Sam Dunnett
Lalla Dunnett
Malcolm Dunnett
Alfred Andrews
P. J. Stanley
Vaughn Campbell
Frank Dunnett
Bernard Swisher
Harry Richards
Elizabeth Dunnett
Columbus
Neat Stitchers 4-H Club Plans Summer Work
The second Trimble meeting at Norma Leadinghaus home focused on sewing and summer plans. Evelyn Joseph played piano, Clea Dust and Mrs. Pettit were chosen for the demonstration team with the next meeting at Mary Cole’s home.
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Trimble
Neat Stitchers
Norma Leadinghaus
Summmer
Evelyn Joseph
Clea Dust
Mrs. Pettit
Mary Cole
Clinesmith Family Heads to Buckeye Lake Cottage
June 24 report states Mr. and Mrs. John Clinesmith Sr and their son John Jr left for their Avondale cottage on Buckeye Lake to spend the next two months there.
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Glouster
John Clinesmith
John, Jr
Avondale
Buckeye Lake
Electric clock installed in Glouster Postoffice lobby
Glouster officials announce an electric clock in the Postoffice lobby. Correct time is received daily at 11 a m and the clock self adjusts if slightly off to match the standard time.
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Glouster
Postoffice
Women of Mooseheart Legion Birthday Meeting
GLOUSTER June 24 Women of Mooseheart Legion will observe their June birthdays at a meeting tonight at 7:80 o'clock.
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Glouster
Mooseheart Legion
Standard Bearers to Meet at Nellie Belle Williams Home
The Standard Bearers will gather tonight at 7 30 at the home of Nellie Belle Williams in Glouster.
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Glouster
Nellie Belle Williams
Prof Bing to Speak at NEA Convention in Columbus
Prof Simeon H. Bing director of the Correspondence Study Division of Extension at Ohio University will be a principal speaker for the Department of Classroom Teachers programs at the National Education Association convention in Columbus from June 28 to July 4. He will discuss The Problems of the Rural Teacher.
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Columbus
Simeon H. Bing
Ohio University
Athens
Liv
Theonvention of
National Education Association
Bing
Marquis Boni de Castelane Near Death in Paris
Paris reports Marquis Boni de Castelane once famed as Anna Gould’s ex husband and a premier spender is near death from paralysis. The social figure, famed for a pink marble palace and extravagant 1890s Paris parties, now relies on relatives.
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Marquis “Boni de Castelane
Anna Gould
Paris
Marquis
Mrs Will Graham and children relocate to Charleston
Mrs Will Graham and her children left Monday to join Mr Graham in Charleston after his transfer from Hobson. They plan to move their household goods to Charleston around mid July.
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Will Graham
Charleston
Graham
Hobson
Manhunt Ends After Gunfire In Kansas Burglary
Miss Bertha Robinson awoke to a musical powder box during a burglary. city marshal Harve Ogden chased and captured a Negro near Wichita, recovered a watch, then was shot in the leg when the thief seized his gun and fled. A Rome Grange memorial service is planned in Stewart with prayers, songs, and tributes to deceased members.
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Valley Center
Kan
U.P
Bertha Robinson
Harve Ogden
Ogden
Wichita
Ohio Graduates To Conduct 22 on Tour
Prof and Mrs Dana T Burns of Berea sail Saturday from New York aboard the Leviathan for an eight week tour in Europe leading a party of 22. Burns a Baldwin Wallace College faculty member and 1917 Ohio University graduate hails from Windsor Township Morgan County and owns a 260 acre Athens County farm.
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Dana T. Burns
Berea
New York City
Europe
Professor Burns
Baldwin-Wallace College
Ohio University
Windsor Township
Morgan County
Carthage Gap
Athens County
Average 294 Stroke Benchmark in National Open History
Over the last decade the National Open golf championship shows an average winning score just under 294 strokes. The finding highlights a consistent scoring pattern among top players across ten tournaments.
Students to Hike with Wesley Foundation at Ohio University
Summer school students from the Wesley Foundation will hike Friday afternoon starting at Athens Methodist Church. Rev Arlie Krussell announced the event and an outdoor supper will follow at the Athens County Fair grounds.
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Wesley Foundation
Ohio University
Athens Methodist Church
Arlie Krussell
Athens County Fairgrounds
Birthplace of Thoroughbred Term in American Racing
The first horse races in the United States took place at the Springdale course near Camden, D C. The term thoroughbred was not used for the contestants until more than thirty years later.
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United States
Old Springdale Course
Camden
D. C
America's turf favorite Earl Lanée rises young rider legend
Earl Lanée, a 32 year old jockey, established as America's turf favorite. He began riding at age ten and earned a reputation as a first class horseman by age fifteen.
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Earl Lanée
America
Three Holes in One by Jerry Travers Defies Championship Play
Former U S amateur champion Jerry Travers scored three holes in one in his career. None occurred in a championship tournament. Travers remains noted for the feat despite the absence of a title event in which it happened.
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Jerry Travers
U. S
Farmer Found Dazed By Excessive Heat Near Bolin's Mill
Granville Gillogly, an Albany farmer missing since Sunday afternoon, was found dazed near Bolin's Mill on U S 60 Highway late Monday afternoon. Relatives reported he suffered exposure to excessive heat and disappeared while his family was away. He was returned home and is recovering.
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Granville Gillogly
Albany Farr
Condit
Bolin’s Mill
U. S
Re 4
Tives
Ohio State Tennis Tournament Opens With First Round Matches
Double elimination rounds start today at the Cleveland Tennis and Racquet Club courts. Matches listed for the Ohio State net tournament in Cleveland kick off the schedule with several early confrontations of local and visiting players.
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Cleveland
Ohio State Net
Happy Days Are Here Again Corn Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Radox Footbath to remove corns and roots. It promises safe, painless relief after nightly soaks and urges buying a package at McKee Drug Company or any drugstore tonight for pain free feet.
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McKee Drug Company
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George KK. Bradford
Gayle
New High School
John Russell
Mildred
A. W. B. Covert
Clyde French
Albert
Elizabeth
Orton
Elizabeth Ebert
Second Streets
John Orr
George Swallow
Laster Snyder
Glouster and
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W. A. Craft
Sunday Creek Valley
Ellis
Lazarus
Paradise
J. H. Elias
Glouster Bank
Clark and
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Glouster State Bank
Elias
Joe Sabo
Charles Kolar Jr
Paul Vince
Betty Lou
Sabo
Louis Mesarog
Guysville
James Rogeski
Steve Hoffman
Jack Mundew
Playboy
Rome Grange
Ohio
Lucky
Sir Henry Thompson
M.D
F.R.S
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
N. B. C. Networks
the American Tobacco Co
Mira
Farmer
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