Mystery Police Probe Case In Pomeroy
Lafe Williamson was found unconscious on a sidewalk in Pomeroy near 2:45 AM by Assistant Police Chief Walter Wolfe and Constable Ross Evans. Doctors report a skull fracture and left side paralysis while investigators consider a fall from a stroke or an unknown assailant.
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Pomeroy
Lafe Williamson
Walter Wolfe
Ross Evans
Roscoe O. Fowler
Dana L. Tracy
Williamson
Eagles’ Club
Wolfe
Evans
Dell Lewis
Court and
Main Sts
Sugar Run
Lewis
Notice in County Deed Cancellation Case
Pat Moran files petition in Athens County Court of Common Pleas on June 12 1937 against William J Moran Florence Moran Marie Donnally and Henrietta Dugan seeking cancellation of a deed for described real estate and equitable relief. Defendants must answer by July 26 1937 or judgment may be entered.
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William J. Moran
N. Garfield Ave
Scranton
Marie Donnally
Florence Moran
Fillmore Ave
Henrietta Dugan
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Ohio Company
Wm. Walden
Hallett
M. P. Scott
M. S
Torch
Johanna Shine
John Finsterwald
John Moran
William Moran
William M. Moran
Bee
Marietta Road
M. Ll. Hallett
Beeen
J. N. Scarlett
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings and Visits
Mrs Minnie Rigg to host Daughters of Union Veterans on Anne Street Monday for a pot luck. Elizabeth Swisher returns from Springfield visit with daughters June and Kathryn. Hugh Clifton passes through en route to Norfolk from Chicago. Roy Spires and Frederick Reibel families visit Pomeroy. Mrs Bob Roberts trains at Ledgewood Camp in Cleveland. Various visits and trips across Columbus, Terre Haute, White Plains, and other towns, plus a Grange meeting at Rock Springs with new members and refreshments.
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Minnie Rigg
Anne St
Elizabeth Swisher
Mulberry Ave
Miss June
Kathryn
Springfield
Hugh Clifton
Chicago
Norfolk
Roy Spires
Vinton
A. C. Linkenhaker
Bob Roberts
Cleveland
Ledgewood Girl Scouts Training Camp
Frederick Reibel
Columbus
J. B. Person
J. B. Torrence
Reedville
Lucy Kibble
Reedsville
Pomeroy
Robert Thompson
Thompson
Hillis
Terre Haute
Ind
Grant Hood
White Plains
N. Y
Fred Groff
Betty
Ella Miller
Butternut Ave
Groff
Miller
A. R. Clifton
C. A. Clifton
Elmer Hugh Davis
Field Conard
Davis
Leah Davis
W. Main St
Normen
Tippie
Leonard Scholl
Inlaw
Melvin Scholl
Jasonville
Barbara Scholl
M. H. Jenkinson
Lancaster
Amanda Radford
Ollie Young
L. A. Person
Gallipolis
George Beaver and Son
New Cumberland
W. Va
R. E
Pomeroy Man Weds New Lexington Girl
Miss Juanita Dillon daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester G Dillon New Lexington and August Compton son of Mr and Mrs W A Compton W Main St were married last Monday in Indiana The bride a Pi Beta Phi graduate from Ohio University taught at New Lexington this year The groom employed at Warren will return to Case University to finish civil engineering degree They visited the bridegrooms home over the weekend
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Compton
Sheriff Sale Of Real Estate In Glouster Village
In Athens County Ohio under Common Pleas Court Case No 16828 Sheriff Charles W Bayless will sell at public auction on Monday in July 1937 at 1 50 PM at the Athens County Court House the lots 668 and 649 Joel J Allen Second Addition Glouster Village Appraised at 45 00 cannot be sold for less than two thirds cash on day of sale Foster Cornwall Attorney Esther B Gross Deputy Bond required if any.
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State of
Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas
G. YD. Gorham
Gaetano Amato
Athens
Gloustertown
Joel J. Allen
Glouster
Charles W. Bayless
Esther B. Gross
Foster B. Cornwell
James W. Knox
Athena
Inlet No
City of
Old Union Street
City of Athens
Charles H.vans
Emmett Keenan
Real Estate Sale Notice in Athens County Ohio
The State of Ohio ex rel H. Squire files Case No 1776 in Athens County describing a sale action. The notice identifies the plaintiff and the coupled legal proceeding regarding property in Ohio.
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State of Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas
H. Squire
Grueser Announces Birth of Daughter in Minersville
Mr and Mrs Carl Grueser of Minersville announce the birth of a daughter born at their home Thursday. The mother is the former Doris Whaley.
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Carl Grueser
Minersville
Doris Whaley
Visit planned for Arnold family and friends to Indiana and Illinois
John Arnold Mrs Evelyn Arnold and Mrs A O Tracy depart Tuesday for Pt Pleasant to visit Mrs Helen Somerville and Mrs Alberta Abshire in Winchester Indiana. They will also see Mr and Mrs Ward Arnold in Warsaw Indiana and Mrs Fannie Arnold and son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J Holm in Chicago. They will be away about ten days.
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John Arnold
Evelyn Arnold
A. O. Tracy
Pt. Pleasant
Helen Somerville
Alberta Abshire
Winchester
Ind
Ward Arnold
Warsaw
Fannie Arnold
J. Holm
Chicago
Rain Ends Bradbury Tigers Stiversville Contest
A rain storm halted a Sunday baseball game at Stiversville field with Bradbury Tigers trailing 3 2 in the fifth inning. Only the first half of the fifth had been played before the weather forced players and fans to seek shelter. The Columbus Buckeyes failed to appear for their scheduled game with the Middleport Firemen at Pythian Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bradbury Tigers
Stiversville
Columbus Buckeyes
Middleport Firemen
Pythian Park
Scouts Elect Troop Heads in Middleport
Local Boy Scouts in the Heath M E Church basement elected Alan Bradford as Senior Patrol Leader and David Ohlinger, Gene Harris as Patrol Leaders with Charles Reed as Scribe. Charles Reed and Robert Snider were chosen for the National Jamboree Band in Washington, D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Boy Scouts of America
Heath M. E. Church
Alan Bradford
David Ohlinger
Gene Harris
Charles Reed
William Stephenson
Robert Snider
Jean C. Hiestant
Leroy, O
United States Navy
Army
Marine
Willard
Bus) McMaster
Parkersburg
Local student wins Columbia Downing Scholarship at Ohio University
Middleport notes Charles Lewis son of Mrs. Evelyn Lewis and the late Charles Lewis has again earned recognition for scholastic ability. He received notice from Ohio University that he was awarded the Columbia Downing Scholarship for his sophomore year and also a university scholarship for his high school grades.
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Middleport
Charles Lewis
Evelyn Lewis
Ohio University
Columbia Downing
Lewis
University
Reverend Clark Accepts Senior Canon Post in Louisville
Rev. Lloyd W. Clark former Grace Episcopal rector and now Good Shepherd Att ents has accepted the senior Canon role at Christ Church Cathedral Louisville Ky He will begin duties Sept 1.
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Pomeroy
Lloyd W. Clark
Grace Episcopal Church
the Good Shepherd
Attens
Christ Church Cathedral
Louisville
Cyclists Start Long Tandem Ride to Washington and New York
POMEROY Tracy Goodwin and Bobby Crow began a bicycle tour on a tandem bike heading to Washington Philadelphia and New York. They aimed to spend Sunday night in Parkersburg and continue their journey this morning.
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Pomeroy
Tracy Goodwin
Bobby Crow
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Parkersburg
Rubin couple buys eight room brick at 1900 Nineteenth
Mr and Mrs Ire Rubin who recently sold their home on West Main Street have purchased an eight room brick house at 1900 Nineteenth Street at the corner of Pearcy Avenue in Parkersburg. The building cost about ten thousand dollars.
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Pomeroy
Ire Rubin
Main St
Nineteenth St
Pearcy Ave
Parkersburg
Stansbury Woman Ill at Hillview Sanitarium
Mrs. Charles Stansbury is seriously ill at Hillview Sanitarium in Washington PA. Dr. William Stansbury and Dr. F M Cluff traveled Sunday to consult with two specialists about her condition.
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Middleport
Garen Stansbury
Charles Stansbury
Hillview Sanitarium
Washington, Pa
William Stansbury
F. M. Cluff
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Moves
Mrs. John Smith Sr returns from Charleston visiting sister Mrs. Frank Knapp now recovering from major operation at McMillan Hospital. Leroy Lyons family relocates to a farm near Salem Center. M W Essex and Mrs Essex depart for Detroit for National Education Association sessions. Honeymooners honors for Clarence Schneider and wife who returned to Pt Pleasant from the East. Families host dinners with Mr and Mrs Harris. Marcus and Herbert Chambers among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith, Sr
Charleston
Frank Knapp
McMillan Hospital
Leroy Lyons
Chestnut St
Salem Center
Clarence Schneider
Pt. Pleasant
East
Robert Harris
S. Second Ave
Marcus Chambers
Robert
Herbert Chambers
Schneider
Edith Jordan
Harris
Marcus
Billy Fultz Celebrates Sixth Birthday With Neighborhood Friends
Twenty neighborhood friends of Billy Fultz gathered Saturday on the Graves lawn to celebrate his sixth birthday. Games were played and ice cream, a birthday cake, and baskets of candy were served to the young guests.
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Billy Fultz
Henry Fultz
Perry Graves
Laughead Family Plans East Coast Summer Vacation
Mr and Mrs R B Laughead depart for a two week motor trip to historical sites in the East. They are joined by granddaughter Mary Elizabeth Elberfeld and Helen Frances Elberfeld of Pomeroy and Mary B Laughead of New York City. Miss Laughead expects to start work at Fordham University in New York City after a welfare role with New York state. Jimmy Berry, visiting from Waycross with his grandmother, spends time with his mother Edna Berry in Portsmouth and uncle Rufus Lide, with a stop in Middleport to see former schoolmates.
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R. B. Laughead
East
Mary Elizabeth
Helen Frances Elberfeld
Alfred Elberfeld
Pomeroy
Mary B. Laughead
New York City
Laughead
State of
New York
Graduate School
Fordham
Unversity
Jimmy Berry
Waycross
Edna
Berry
Portsmouth
Rufus Lide
Middleport
Mrs Jenkinson Undergoes Appendix Operation at Holzer
Mrs Allan Jenkinson underwent an appendix operation at Holzer Hospital this morning. She had entered the hospital on Sunday.
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Allen Jenkinson
Luella Gilliland
Holzer Hospital
Jenkinson
Hold Rites for Mrs. Farmer
Funeral services for 69 year old Mrs. Dell Farmer were held at the Church of Christ with Rev. F. I Gardner. She died Saturday afternoon from heart failure after months with a blood clot behind the eye. She leaves a husband C. D. Farmer, daughter Hazel Hartinger, son L. D. Hartinger, Martha Louise Hartinger Searles, grandchildren, two sisters in Ohio, and relatives in West Virginia.
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Middleport
Dell Farmer
Church of Christ
F. I Gardner
Farmer
Vine St
Hazel
Lawrence Harlinger
L. D. Hartinger
Martha Louise Hartinger Searles
C. D. Farmer
J. F. March
Lisbon
Ohio
Flora Fuller
Wellsville
Warren Cunningham
Charleston
W. Va
Robert Profitt
Boomer
Lyda Lanham
Beckley
Maxine
Jean Searles
Maren
West Virginia
River Boating Faces Uncertain Season On Ohio
River enthusiasts who bought new boats for a pleasant Ohio outing wonder when the river will settle to normal pool. The season saw the river rise and fall with heavy storms lifting levels to about 33 feet and leaving driftwood, despite improved boating facilities.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Mrs Hershel Wears Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs. Hershel Wears was returned to her Noble Summit home Saturday by the Rawlings ambulance from Holzer Hospital where she had received treatment. She is sister in law of Mrs. A. E. Irwin. Mrs. Nannie Wears, convalescing after a fractured leg in Rocksprings.
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Middleport
Hershel Wears
Noble Summit
Rawlings
Holzer Hospital
Lewis Cooper Pomeroy Dies at 80
Lewis Cooper Pomeroy, 80, died at the home of Mrs. Clayton Stahl on Saturday. He is survived by several nephews. Funeral arrangements are being completed today.
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Pomeroy Lewis Cooper
Clayton Stahl
Gallipolis Social Notes Informal Summer Visits Shared
Gallipolis social column notes summer visits and travel. Laban Houck of Lincoln Nebraska visits his brother Boyd Thomas. Albert Merriman of Harvard enters University of Michigan for summer work. Neal Willey and Anna Louise drive to Dayton. Roger Switzer family weekend in Hamilton. Mrs Garnet Erwin from Columbus visits. English Club taps new officers. Rio Grande College contingent attends Worthington meeting. extended visits with Cleveland Akron Columbus residents. Elbert Moore in Gallipolis after ten years. W A Lee returns from New Martinsville. Lorene Pritchett visits. Bess and Louise Evans back from Marietta. Reba Houck takes Springfield post.
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Mary Houck
Laban Houck
Lincoln
Nebr. A. C
Thomas
Parkersburg
Boyd Thomas
Tennessee
Albert Merriman
Harvard University
University of Michigan
A. K. Merriman
Neal Willey
Anna Louise
Dayton
R. M. Switzer
Jack
Hamilton
Ohio
Paul Switzer
Roger Switzer
S. L. Gilmore
Carl Byers
Athens
Garnet Erwin
Columbus
Mary Parker
Dorothy Burnett
Ruth Martin
Charles Martin
A. F. Jones
Marian
Catherine
Cleveland
W. N. Hayward
Joan Hayward
Gardner Hayward
Youngstown
John H. Summers
John B. Alcorn
Major C. Brown
Gallipolis
Elbert Moore
Miami Beach
Fla
W. A. Lee
New Martinsville
Ind
Lorene Pritchett
Blanche France
Bess
Louise Evans
Marietta
D. T. Rees
Reba Houck
Springfield
Brewer man climbs tower to replace bulb in radio tower mishap
Clayton J. Abbott climbed a 265 foot radio tower in Brewer Maine to replace a burned out light. He discarded the new bulb when he reached the ground and found the old bulb unbroken after the ascent.
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Brewer, Me
Clayton J. Abbott
Dillinger Relics Exhibit At Great Lakes Exposition
Relics of the John Dillinger gang including Dillinger's bullet proof car and firearms will be displayed among crime detection and prevention exhibits at the Great Lakes Exposition this summer.
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Cleveland
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Desperadoes
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Pat Moran
Woolley & Rowland
Hig Attorneys
Pomeroy Street
Pomeroy Social Notes
Wheeler
Pittsburgh
Bentz Wolf
Mary Wolf
Zanesville
Mrs. Wolf
Helen Arnold Somerville
Theodocia Arnold
Grange
Marion Radford
Jean
Phil Williamson
Louis Reibel
Rock Springs
Pomeroy Man
New Lexington
Sheri
Rev. Clark
Middleport Social Notes
M. W. Essex
Mrs. Essex
Detroit
National Education Association
Mrs. Farmer
Landlubbers
Gallipolis Social Notes
Millie and
Artie Watts
Maye Davis
Ethel Young
Millie Watts
Delia O'Connor
Clara Worman
Margaret McCormick
Worthington
W. A. Lewis
Rio Grande College
Carrie North
C. O. Clark
Maxie Fowler
Earl Davis
Ernest
Wiseman
Rio Grande
Franklin County
Rio Grande Club
The
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Lostro
Athens, Ohio
Gloria Wheeden
Floyd Stimson
Benny Goodman
Benny's Boys
E.S.T
E.D.S.T
C.S.T
M.S.T
P.S.T
Wabc-Cbs
Harry Burmester
Miss Wheeden
Bernolde Tobacco Compear
Nori Carviine
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