Bus Line Bids Proliferate Between Athens and Pomeroy
March 12 reports show several parties seeking to operate Athens to Pomeroy bus service. Wolfe & Gaulke propose six daily trips with two motors. Ideal Transportation plans seven daily round trips starting with two vehicles. Williams & Ebersbach target seven round trips with two buses. Public hearings by the Public Utilities Commission set for early April. Road work on the Athens Pomeroy Bend route to be ready soon, with service expected to begin by May 1.
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Pomeroy
Athens
Notioss
Wolfe & Gaulke
Middleport
John F. River
Grover Koons
Ideal Transportation Company
Messrs Williams & Ebersbach
Pomeroy Transportation Co
State Public Utilities Commission
Pomeroy lecture course at Simpson M. E. Church announced
Mr and Mrs Glenn Wells appear in musical and dramatic sketches as the next number of the Pomeroy lecture course at Simpson M E Church on Wednesday March 18.
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Glenn Wells
Pomeroy
Simpson M. Bk. Church
Street Opening Favored to Connect Secord and Conder
Pomeroy officials consider Secord street opening crucial to link with Conder street in the Second ward. At a recent council meeting Mayor Hess City Solicitor Reed and all councilmen expressed strong support for pursuing the improvement under favorable economic conditions.
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Pomeroy
Mar
Secord Street
Conder Street
Hess
Curtis Reed
Clark D. W. Hennessy
Death of Mrs Webster Thomas at Bunker Hill
Mrs Webster Thomas, 29, died suddenly at her home near Bunker Hill Thursday morning. She had asthma. Her husband summoned a neighbor and found her expired. She leaves a husband and three children, oldest seven. Finsterwald funeral directors handle arrangements as relatives are notified.
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Bunker Hill
Webster Thomas
Thomas
Finsterwald
Mrs Mary Anne Cowie Dies at Home in Syracuse
Mrs Mary Anne Cowie dies at her Syracuse home after months of illness. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon from the Syracuse church.
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Mary Anne Cowie
Syracuse
Postal wage increase benefits Pomeroy and Middleport offices
Local postal workers in Pomeroy and Middleport welcome the wage increase. An inquiry shows the raise will add more than 5000 dollars annually to the pay of clerks, carriers, and rural mail carriers serving both towns.
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Pomeroy
Uncle Sam
Middleport
Shakespeare Club Holds Semi Monthly Meeting in Pomeroy
About thirty members gathered Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebersbach for the Shakespeare club. A Clean Up Week resolution was read and adopted, to be set by Mayor Hess. A musical program followed with solos, a reading, and a club song. Luncheon featured sweet pea memoires and floral decor.
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Pomeroy
Shakespeare Club
Charles Ebersbach
Lincoln Hill
George MecQuigs
Curt W. Weaver
H. C. Pownall
Edward M. Nye
Ruel W. Finsterwald
Charles J. Hess
Carl Y. Bridgeman
America
Albert W. Lee
Dana Lloyd
Albert Beagle
Mildred Mees
A. Y. Bridgeman
Charles Ebbersbach
J. H. Lochary
Oliver Hartley
George McQuige
Wayne Lutz
Louise Ebersbach
Lydia Ebersbach
J. F. Faris
Youngstown
Jacob Lyman
Columbus
F. O. Weed
Louis Stevens
Albert Dengle
Rhodes and White Held on Assault Charges in Delinquency Case
Clarence Rhodes and James White remain jailed on assault and battery charges and are now charged with contributing to the delinquency of Pearl Confid, a 17 year old white girl. Bond set at $200 each.
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Clarence Rhodes
James White
Pearl Condiff
Mrs Jessie Buck Archer Adjudged Insane in Probate Court
Mrs Jessie Buck Archer of Thomas Fork was declared insane in Probate court Wednesday morning and was removed to Athens State Hospital in the afternoon by Sheriff Rice and Deputy Edgar H Morris.
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Jessie Buck Archer
Iiley Archer
Thomas Fork
Athens State Hospital
Rice
Edgar H. Morris
Queen City Passenger Packet Delayed Returning from Mardi Gras
A word from the Messenger bureau in Pittsburgh says the passenger packet Queen City, due Monday on its return from New Orleans Mardi Gras, was delayed after passing up by Pomeroy Saturday and would not arrive until Thursday. No particulars were given.
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Messenger Bureau
Pittsburgh
Queen City
New Orleans
Pomeroy
Tobacco Market Closes After Light Sale at Gallipolis
The Gallipolis lease warehouse finished the season with 17 105 pounds sold at an average 15.99 per 100 pounds bringing total sales to 1 239 265 pounds and 233 652 07 to growers. Last year sold 1 250 705 pounds for 254 768 74. The season shows a medium crop with many low grades and few rejections and plans to expand floor space for next winter market.
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Gallipolis
Ft. Pleasant
Kentucky
Motor trouble delays first route in Pomeroy
In Pomeroy on March 12 the Messenger’s new management saw the first delay since January 11 as auto trouble north of the Meigs county line delayed the delivery car by two hours. The Syracuse and Racine 5 95 up car and papers left the line at 6 25, pushing back deliveries for carriers and subscribers along the sereroy Bend. management regrets the delay and hopes it will not recur.
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Pomeroy
Mar
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs County
Syracuse
Racine
Secreroy Bend
Mrs Tracy Improving After Stair Fall Injuries
Mrs A O Tracy shows slight improvement after injuries from a fall down a stairway at her home on Monday.
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A. O. Tracy
West Virginia State Buildings Near Completion at Point Pleasant
State buildings on the state farm near Maggie along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, below Clifton opposite Middleport, near completion. Visitors include L. J. Ruttencutter and A. F. and W. A. Gold of Gold Nursery Co. of Mason City. The excursion steamer Homer Smith was launched from Point Pleasant and moved from Kanawha River into the Ohio River.
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West Virginia
Maggie
Baltimore and Ohio
Clifton
Middleport
Point Pleasant
L. J. Ruttencutter
A. F
W. A. Gold
Gold Nursery Co
Mason City
Homer Smith
Kanawha River
Ohio River
Local visits and movements noted in Chillicothe
C L Brooks was a business visitor in Chillicothe recently. John Meyers with Mr and Mrs Ray Farmers returned Tuesday from Columbus after visiting the farmers daughter Katherine a student at Ohio State University. Mrs Willis Russell recently ill at Fourth street home goes to Columbus for surgical operation at Grant hospital. Miss Anna Laura Huddleston has returned to Columbus after visiting home folks. Mr and Mrs J Stribling of Point Pleasant WV visited here being hosted by Mrs D A Howell and husband. Miss Gladys Hamilton resigned from Mutual Electric Co due to health.
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C. Ll. Brooks
Chillicothe
John Meyers
Ray Farmer
Columbus
Katherine
Ohio State University
Willis Russell
Fourth Street
Grant Hospital
Anna Laura Huddleston
J. Stribling
Point Pleasant
W. Va
D. A. Howell
Gladys Hamilton
Mutual Electric Co
Vacancy filled by Miss Karr and visiting locals noted
The vacancy is being filled by Miss Karr. Owen Stout of Columbus was a visitor here recently. Elmer Dent from Charleston visited family. Homer Galbroner was a business contact. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dawson of Athens visited relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Cottingham of Albany visited the Michaels family. H. H. King returned to Charleston after a short family visit.
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Karr
Owen Stout
Columbus
Elmer Dent
Charleston
W. Va
Homer Galbroner
Earl Dawson
Athens
Malcolm Cottingham
Albany
William Michaels
H. H. King
Local Couple Obtain Marriage License in Pomeroy
Thomas Eblins Jr 20 a miner of Pomeroy R D and Effie Leona Logan 16 of Pomeroy R D obtained a marriage license on Wednesday. They planned to marry by a minister living near their home after leaving the probate courtrooms.
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Thomas Eblins, Jr
Miner
Pomeroy R. D
Effie Leona Logan
Pomeroy R. F. D
Fallen Phone Receiver Ends Family Quarrel
A Massachusetts Avenue home dispute was settled after a telephone receiver fell on the hook and an operator overheard groans. Police responded to find the quarrel in progress with the wife on the floor and the husband elsewhere. After a little friendly advice, the couple made up.
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Boston
Massachusetts Avenue
University Exchange
Subways Considered for Venice Canal Network
Venice weighs a subway eight miles long to reach all areas. Tubes could be laid in the bed of the city’s canals to connect neighborhoods and major thoroughfares.
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Venice
Canals
Rupture cure without operation claimed by carpenter
A man named Eugene M. Pullen of Manasquan New Jersey reports a sudden rupture cure without surgery. He claims no operation no lost time and long lasting relief and offers full details by mail to help others with ruptures.
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Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
Tennis Supplanting Cricket In Britain
Tennis surpasses cricket in popularity across the British Isles with 191 officially sanctioned tournaments planned for the coming season. By October 31, an estimated 40,000 separate matches will have been played, a record high for a single year.
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London
British Islands
United Kingdom
Farm for Apes Paris
Monkeys and apes are raised by the Pasteur Institute on farms in French Guinea for disease research including typhus measles typhoid and other illnesses that rabbits and guinea pigs do not readily transmit Chimpanzees termed the nearest relatives of the human race are also reared for psychology experiments.
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Paris
Pasteur Institute
French Guinea
California Fig Syrup Advertises Baby Laxative
An old advertisement urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to children of all ages to ease bowel movements. It warns to insist on the genuine product with proper labeling and directions, highlighting its pleasant taste and quick relief.
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California
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C. Olea Sant
Lowe Brothers Auto Enamel
Hazel Jewel
Huntington
New Haven
Louis Roush
Ruth Capehart
Dayton
Oho
Marie Richman
Wallace Glenn
Nelsonville
Earl Bigleman
Kathleen Hayman
Baby
Carnegie
Ralph Hayman
Shades
Wooltex
Seco
Wayne
Pomeroy Bend Briefs
Olde Laboratories. Inc
Lahosatueles
Madison Avenue
New York
McKee Drug Co
the House of Kuppenheines
Kuppenheimer
Fawn
Britain
Vicks
Yiccks
Marco Motor Oil
Auto Tire
GASCO
Harper and Chestnut Sts
the National Begining CO
Cleveland, Ohio
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