Local Docket of Pomeroy and Nearby Areas
Floyd Clark and family from Pomeroy visit Charleston relatives on Sunday. Mrs. A P Henneman, visiting Dana Karr in Pomeroy, returns to Charleston Monday. Malcolm Hartley drives Frank Shay to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment. Hartley will visit his brother Earl, employed by Westinghouse. Dr P E Stanity, Pomeroy dentist, in serious condition after days of critical illness. Chester Morris from Steubenville visits his parents in Pomeroy. Earl Mitch of Middleport jailed for violating Honoi laws. Mrs Flizareth Rowe visits Pomeroy with JF Gailli Polis. Wilber Finlan named as missing Republican candidate for Pomeroy council. Main Street brick storage for cement paving proves difficult. Mrs Dora E Chevront dies at Hartford. buried Buckhannon W Va. Miss Bessie Bentz of Lincoln Hill to reubenville indefinitely. Mr and Mrs Dayton Roush to Charleston to visit Mrs Fannie Pilchard. Mrs Mary Ohlinger of Red Anchor store takes vacation at Pekin IM. Robinsons move from Middleport to north of Charleston for new work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Clark
Pomeroy
Charleston
A. P. Henneman
Dana Karr
Malcol Hartley
Frank Shay
Pitteburgh
Hartley
Earl Hartley
Westinghouse Company
P. E. Stanity
Chester Morris
Highway Department
Columbiana County
Steubenville
EF. H. Morris Earl Mitch
Middleport
Flizareth Rowe
C. A. Hartley
Pomeroy Council
Wilber Finlan
Main Street
Dora E. Chevront
J. K. Chevront
M. E
Hartford
Brooks
Buckhannon
W. Va
Bessie Bentz
Lincoln Hill
Reubenville
Dayton Roush
Letart
Fannie Pilchard
Mary Ohlinger
Red Anchor
Pekin IM
Civil War Vet Henry Knopp Dies at 90
Henry Knopp, 90, a Civil War veteran, died Saturday night at his son Harry Knopp’s home near Harrisonville Bedford Township. Surviving are his son, a granddaughter Mrs. Faye Eynon, and possibly one other veteran in the area. Funeral was at the Presbyterian Church in Harrisonville at 1:30 PM, burial in Wells Cemetery, with Finsterwald handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Scipio Township
Henry Knopp
Harrys Knopp
Bedford Township
Henry Dixon
Wells Cemetery
Finsterwald
Three Automobiles Stolen Sunday In Pomeroy Area
Three cars vanished in a Sunday theft spree in Pomeroy with one picked up near Jerseyville later found abandoned. Vehicles belonging to Mr Williams and Dr John Hodge were recovered, the Hodge car located near Jerseyville after theft while Mrs Amy Geary reported her sedan missing from her home in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Earty
Williams
Var
Amy Geary
John Hodge
Middleport
Willams
Hodges
Jerseyville
June marriage licenses reach 31 in Meigs County records
POMEROY June 25 The probate court records show 28 licenses issued this month plus a marriage by bans at Sacred Heart Church bringing the June total to 29. The afternoon rush added three more couples for a final June tally near 31, with 49 year old J K Giblin of Cleveland marrying Anna Cross of Racine among the last arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bans
Pomeroy
William Williams
Wellston
Irene Mosley
Langsville
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Philip Meier
Bernardine Sauders
Mid- Airport
Hanes
Méigs
Pether Theo Tele
Clarence Clifford
Phena Simms
Henry Wippel
Elia Andrews
Charlies Raymond Smith
Mary Louise Greuser
Konjola praised by Columbus woman for stomach cure
Mrs Lena Clapper of 408 South Seventh Street Columbus credits Konjola with ending four years of severe stomach distress gas bloating and pain after a short treatment she reports regained health regained appetite and better sleep McKee Drug Store Athens stocks Konjola and it is sold by leading druggists in the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konjola
Lena Clapper
South Seventh Street
Columbus
Athens
McKee Drug Store
Picnic Dinner Midpoleport Brings Large Birthday Gathering
Mr and Mrs J N Humphrey and daughter Ruth join 10 relatives from Huntington Gallipolis and Mc Arthur at Mrs Rachel Tracy s home for Mrs Tracy s 78th birthday. Guests later dine on a lawn picnic at Mrs Gusta Hysell s home and extend birthday wishes to the celebrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midpoleport
J. N. Humphrey
Ruth
Thomas Fork
Rachel Tracy
Huntington
Gallipolis
McArthur
Tracy
Wedding Held at Sacred Heart Church Monday in Pomeroy
Miss Bernadine Souders wed Philip Meier in a fashionably attended ceremony at Sacred Heart Church Pomeroy. Father Eugene Dunn officiated. Erma Franz played the wedding march. The bridal party rode to the Souders home in Middleport for a wedding breakfast before leaving on a trip to Columbus and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bernadine Souders
George Souders
Gravel Hill
Middleport
Philip Meier
Sophia Meier
Naylor's Run
Eugene Dunn
Erma Franz
Helena Clifford
Loretta Meier
Patricia Clifford
Fred Healy
Souders
Columbus
Cincinnati
Crook Steals $128 From Hagenbeck Wallace Show
Saturday night police hunted a thief who stole $128 from a Hagenbeck Wallace show ticket booth. He fled with an accomplice described as a boy and escaped into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Hagenback-Wallace
Costly Caster insanity case delays probate hearing
June 25 A costly insanity case in Pomeroy has stirred strong neighborhood opinion. Hearings in Common Pleas Court tie up attorneys, while the Probate Court postpones the Caster case to Monday. Thirty witnesses have been subpoenaed and costs may exceed $100. Caster remains at large on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Farmer Peter Epple Injured in Horse Incident
Peter Epple, 71, a Bull Run farmer, is in Holzer Hospital with a broken hip after a horse he was leading by a rope around its neck bolted and dragged him across a distance. The accident occurred Sunday. he was transported by Finsterwald ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Peter Epple
Bull Run
Holzer Hospital
Finsterwald
Local residents and visitors mingle in area social notes
Willis Aleshire returns home from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chambers. The Middleport Fishing Club camps at Eight Mile Island near Cheshire for several days. Numerous local families host relatives and friends from Columbus Akron Jackson and Huntington, attend funerals at Tupper's Plains and Reedsville, and take rooms in the Gerber home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Aleshire
Herbert Chambers
Middleport Fishing Club
Eight Mile Island
Cheshire
Crab Gets Chick Pomeroy
A week-old chick at the C. M. Vining home on Wolf Pen Creek near Pomeroy disappeared into a yard hole. Helen Vining rescued it with a hoe but found a giant crayfish clinging to the chick’s leg. The chick survived though one leg was partially severed by the predator’s claws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. M. Vining
Wolf Pen Creek
Mix
Helen Vining
Watch Missed in Rooming House Theft Allegation
Mrs. B. A. Carper alleges a man and a woman stole her daughter's watch from a Second Ward rooming house. The trio stayed the night before. the watch was recovered later behind a bureau. A second watch disappeared and a Florida Dodge coupe case is linked to a possible matching pair and Ohio plate vehicle sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
B. A. Carper
Willock
Huntington
Florida
Ohio
Street Marker Project Progress In Glouster
Work on erecting new street markers proceeds in Glouster as the Post Office Department requests. The markers improve visibility and readability for motorists with clearer street names citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Post Office Department
Washington
Married Sunday Lunsford Loper wed at Murray City parsonage
The marriage of C. G. Lunsford of Glouster and Miss Hazel Loper of Murray City occurred Sunday at the Murray City M. F. parsonage with Rev. Householder presiding. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Loper. The groom, son of R. A. Lunsford, has long worked for the Union Telephone Company. They will reside in Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunsford
Hazel Loper
M. FE
Goluster
C. G. Lunsford
Murray City
M. F
Householder
Patrick Loper
R. A. Lunsford
Union Telephone Company
Vets Dance the Old Days at Ohio University Ball
Hundreds of Spanish War veterans their wives and Ladies Auxiliary members attended a grand Military Ball in Ohio University’s Men’s Gym. Veterans performed courtly dances waltz fox trot and a cake walk to western jazz as Laura Petersen and Charles Schaber led the event. A cake walk by F Boellsinger and wife from Cincinnati drew loud applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Department
Laura M. Petersen
Charles F. Schaber
F Boellsinger
Cincinnati
Pomeroy Man Accused of Abuse. Divorce Petition Filed
In Middleport a divorce petition cites June 27 1929 events where Leo Childs allegedly cursed his wife Eloise two days after their February 25 1929 marriage. She says he struck choked cut her arm with a razor blade and later produced a shotgun threatening to kill her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Leo
Eloise Childs
Plans State Sale of Medicinal Rum by Wisconsin Legislature
A bill by A W Lafferty of New York argues liquor for medicinal purposes is legal under a Supreme Court ruling. The plan calls for a state dispensary to issue medicinal liquor without federal supervision, requiring only an affidavit of remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Lafferty
New York
Wisconsin
Lafferty
Supreme Court
Boys Blamed for Shooting Woman in Farm District
James Brunton reports two local boys using a gun to shoot frogs and birds near the Brunton home west of Emmett Rankin. He claims a long shell caused Mrs. Brunton’s hip injury last Friday, while Rankin heard the shots and farm work continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
James Brunton
Oakdale Wike
Emmett Rankin
Mrs. Brunton
Citywide weed cutting ordered by mayor and July 4 firecracker rule
Glouster officials will cut weeds on all city lots if owners fail to act, a health measure enforced by the city. Police will monitor youths and enforce the June 25 firecracker rules for July 4 celebrations, permitting only yard displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Gaskalla
Corning Methodist observes fourth church anniversary
Corning Michigan will mark the fourth anniversary of the Corning Methodist Episcopal Church dedication with a service at 2:30 p.m. Charles H. Etchinger, whose patrons built the church, will speak. The church edifice cost more than 26000 and the note debt remains sizable despite community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning Methodist Church
Fichinger Will Spear
Corning
Methodist Episcopal Chearelt
Sus
Sears
Fey
Charles H. Etchinger
H. J
Filenda
Widow Mary Harden Dies After Fall In West Virginia
Mrs Mary Harden sixty six, who fell and broke her hip near Winfield West Virginia while fleeing a fire, died at the home of her daughter Mrs Farl Erwine Hartford at four oclock yesterday afternoon. She leaves a son Roscoe Harden of Racine and several relatives in Meigs County with others living on the West Virginia side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
W. VA
Mary Harden
Winfield
Farl Erwine
Winfeld
Ewing
Meigs County
Roscoe Harden
Racine
West Virginia
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Robinsons
W. L. Robinson
Robinson
Iis
Son
Naiph Swan
Garnet Smith
Rutland Township
J. K. Giblin
Cleveland
Anna Cross
Mrs. Lena Clapper
Gold Ridge
William Hennesy
Bucyrus
William Pratt
Bennett Little
John Morris
Gerald Morris
Nona Morris
Herbert Barnhart
Chester
Earl Morris
Allard Pratt
Burlingham
Alfred and
Freemont Gold
Mason City
Bernardine Souders
Wabur Curtis
Billy Horden
Elizabeth Horden
Harry Williamson
Akron
Pomeroy Precinct
Peggy
Harry Specht
Jackson
Pope
Kenneth Guinther
Margaret Raub
Clarence Clark
George Darnell
Nora O'Leary
John Curtis
George Fowler
Gerber
South Second Street
Harry Houdasher
Margaret
Freddie
St. Marys
Houdashelt
C. J. Wlooxen
Dwight Kim
Reedsville
Lee Sisson
Homer McLane
Tupper's Plains
C. L. Prooks
Chapp Talbott
Ralph Graves
Gerald Luellen
Huntington Seunday
Weiseman
Mor. Kermit
Vance Steward
Earl Hartenbach
Oscar Wise
H. A. Wise
F.l Williams
Wise
Quiciuer
Chick
Rooming House
Disce
Sters
Rore Temple
K. of P. Hall
William A. Moore
Lybrand, Ross Bros. and
Montgomery
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
NBG
The
American Tobacco Company, Incorporated
the American » Co
Yell
Jens
Eer Dry Cleaners
Atkens
North Court Street
Meecti
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