Body of Woman Found in Woods Near Pomeroy
Hulda Frederick an eight year old woman was found dead in a wooded ravine in Bedford Township after six days. A search party located her body wedged between saplings near her isolated home. Investigators note she had bought bread tea and other items at Flora the week prior and may have died Monday night. Authorities say she lived alone most of her life and left money on her person and in a bank. Her half brothers assisted at the scene and with the home and stock.
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Pomeroy
Bedford Township
Hulda Frederick
Everett Day
Filmer Guthrie
Guthrie
J. P. White
Flora
George van Nest
Sing
van Nest
Joseph Gilliland
B. H. Ewing
Henry
Ines
A. F. Warner
David
Eiza
Lesle
Will Gilliland
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Set for Meddluport Tonight
Meddluport reports an important American Legion auxiliary meeting to be held this evening. Members are requested to be present for the session.
Stolen Meigs County Chickens Believed Exchanged for Whisky
Local officers say the disposal site for many chickens stolen in Meigs County is found in Gallia County. They allege the poultry is exchanged for whisky brought back to Meigs and sold to the public at cut rates, lowering original costs.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gallia County
Record rainfall swells Shade River area flooding roads
Pomeroy reports Saturday night’s heavy rain left Shade River and two Leading Creeks over half full, with water in fields a foot deep and mud roads impassable. Ground soaked. Ohio River may rise sharply in days if downpour continues to headwaters.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Roach Arrested After Auto Crash in Middleport
Police report an automobile wreck in Middleport on Saturday night. Owen Roach, of Middleport, drove into the Stanley car causing damage estimated at 35 dollars. Mayor Harley and Night Policeman William Robson arrested Roach on an intoxication charge.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Ben Fultz
Otto Stanley
Owen Roach
Stanley
Harley
William Robson
Roach
Evangelistic Services Led by Rev W D Brock in Middleport
The Church of Christ in Middleport will host evangelistic services this week with Rev. W D Brock from West Liberty West Virginia in charge. Each night features a theme from The Witness of the Apostles to The Faith That Saves and What Must I Do to Be Saved with Sunday topics The Man of One Desire and The Cross of Christ.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
W. D. Brock
Gardner
Brock
West Liberty
W. Va
Christ
Lfe
Greenbrier on Ohio River spring voyage up headwaters
All Around Meigs County notes the U S Light House Tender Greenbrier traveling upriver for its annual spring trip to the headwaters of the Ohio Allegheny and Monongahela. Relatives report slow recovery of Val Jones of Thomas Fork after two major operations at Columbus White Cross Hospital. Grace Joachim a store clerk marries Over Holter of Racine in Middleport on November 28 with Rev F C Kreager officiating.
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Meigs County
U. S
Greenbrier
Ohio River
Ohio
Allegheny
Monongahela
Val Jones
Thomas Fork
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Grace Joachim
Over Holter
Racine
Middleport
Rev. F. C. Kreager
One Cent a Day Pays Up to $100 a Month
The Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co. offers a new accident policy paying up to 100 a month for disability and 1000 for death costs under a cent a day. Over 60,000 already have this coverage. Send no money just name, address, age, beneficiary and relationship for a 10 day free inspection with no exam. This limited offer urges quick written response.
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Moriarty Bldg
Kansas City
Adv
Mattern Escapes Hotel Fire in Pomery Morning
Attorney Conrad Mattern known from Pomery and now a Dayton practitioner escaped a hotel fire. He had retired from a Cherry Hotel room when a lit cigarette caused flames while the Daugherty defense jurors were nearby. Colleague Fusco alerted staff and helped rescue him as smoke filled corridors.
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Pomeroy
Schlaegels
Conrad Mattern
Pomery
Dayton
Mattern
Daugherty
Washington D. H
Cherry Hotel
James FE. Fusco
Columbus
Fusco
Daugherty Jury
Mr. Mattern
Miss Clara Skinner Dies at Home in Pomeroy
Miss Clara Skinner daughter of the late Major B. M. Skinner died Saturday afternoon at her sister Mrs. Helen Schwegman’s home in Pomeroy First Ward. Survived by brother Ben D. Skinner and sisters Mrs. John Burnell Pt. Pleasant Mrs. Helen Sehwegman and Mrs. George Daniels. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm from Schwegman residence with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Clara Skinner
B. M. Skinner
Helen Schwegman
West Virginia
Meigs County
Skinner
Ben D. Skinner
John Burnell
Pleasant
Helen Sehwegman
Farmers brace for spring on Ohio River bottoms
Pomeroy survey finds farm work ahead of schedule on March 1 with plowing completed at higher acreage and mellow ground. Truckers report greenhouses active and thousands of tomato and cabbage plants healthy as farmers prepare tomato and watermelon hills and stakes across the river region.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Pomeroyan
Letart
Long Bottom
Reedsville
Infant Dies in Gravel Hill Family
Joseph Edward Hackett month old son of Mr and Mrs George Hackett of Gravel Hill died at home Friday night from intestinal influenza. Funeral held Monday from Sacred Heart Catholic Church Pomeroy with burial in Catholic cemetery. Survived by parents and five brothers and sisters.
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Middleport
Joseph Edward Hackett
George Hackett
Gravel Hill
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Pomeroy
Residents and visitors gather for Meigs County Band funeral
Community members travel from Columbus Chester Pomeroy and Crown City to attend the funeral of H M Dean, who died in an automobile wreck. Atty Edgar Ervin and Mrs Jess ie Lansbury visit relatives. Smith returns home from McMillan Hospital after tumor operation.
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Earl Smith
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Grant Street
H. Daniels
R. A. Hecox
Chester
H. M. Dean
Crown City
Mr. Dean
Meigs County
K. of P
Roscoe Fowler
A. J. Beaver
Dayton
John Hawkins, Jr
Stansbury
Mill Street
Vere
Welfare Conferences Set for March in London and Eaton
State welfare chief John McSweeney announced district conferences on unemployment and relief to be held March 10 in London and March 11 in Eaton. The meetings aim to spur preventive programs by social agencies to improve relief efforts.
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Columbus
London
Eaton
John Mel Sweeney
McSweeney
River overseer named for Little Kanawha and Muskingum Rivers
J. J. Carpenter, a well known river man, was appointed overseer of the Little Kanawha and Muskingum Rivers with headquarters in Marietta. He previously worked at Warwood Dam and has also been stationed at New Martinsville.
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Parkersburg
Carpenter
Little Kanawha
Muskingum
Marietta
Warwood Dam
New Martinsville
Between the Americas study book headed by local church group
In Middleport the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church launches a new study book titled Between the Americas. A full day meeting is planned at Mrs. H. E. Thomas's home next Wednesday to explain the eight chapters with leaders named in order: C A Poindexter O H Stewart E G Probst Freda Carl Chas Shumaker L J Heiner Margaret Sauer and Vivian Middleton.
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Middleport
Americas
Woman’s Missionary Society
The
Presbyterian Church
H. E. Thomas
C. A. Poindexter
O. H. Stewart
E. G. Probst
Freda Carl
Chas. Shumaker
L. J. Heiner
Margaret Sauer
Vivian Middleton
Young Gangster Diggs Sentenced In West Virginia
William Diggs, 21, linked to Chicago gangster circles, pleads guilty to gun possession in Parker sburg and is sentenced to six months in the county jail plus a $50 fine and costs. Accomplice George Phillips pleads not guilty and awaits trial. Police stopped the Pierce Arrow duo en route from Chicago to Washington with revolvers a sawed off shotgun and a blackjack.
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Parkersburg
W Va
William Diggs
Big Tim” Murphy
Chicago
al Capone
Diggs
George Phillips
Phillips
Washington, D. C
Olive Tablets Promise Clearer Skin and Health Reform
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets advertised as a gentle substitute for calomel to cleanse blood, bowels, and liver. The page claims improved complexion after a few nights, emphasizes vegetable composition, and markets 30c and 60c sizes with phrases like dark brown taste and bad breath avoided.
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Dr. Edwards
Edwards
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Virgil Marsh
French Dry Cleaners
F. J. Beasley Co
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Seare
Miss Skinner
Esse
C. D. Shafer CO
H. E. Cooper
Pearl Avenue
Lincoln Street
Hart
R. J. O'Donnell
Maxine Boone
Starling McCullough
Charles Barnett
Mayme E. Covert
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Valley Dale Club
Covert
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Ture
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Rae
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
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