Rock Coal and Big Rock Companies Put Under Receiver
Hobson and Big Rock Coal Companies are placed in receivership by M. C. Ho Bart after ongoing court actions. Bond amounts fixed at 2000 dollars for Hobson and 1000 dollars for Big Rock. Hobart also sues to restrain Louis Leno of Columbus and New York Central Railway from removing property from the Hobson mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Coal Company
Letélow Hobson
4 Coal Company
M. C. Ho Bart
Hobson
Big Rock Company
Hobart
Hobson Company
Louis Leno
Columbus
New York Central Railway
Petty
Literary Club Meets in Middleport for Biweekly Session
The Middleport Literary Club met on Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. A. W. Kay’s Coal Street home. The program featured a talk on Responses F amous Mosques, a vocal solo by Mrs. Smith, Customs and Traditions of the Bombads by Mrs. Poisidexter, music, a book review Arabian Nights Windsor, and critic Miss Powell.
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Middleport
Literary Club
Wedsday
A. W. Kay
Coal Street
Mrs. Smith
Konjola Medicine Promoted In Athens Area
The piece touts a new Konjola compound sold at The McKee Drug in Athens and surrounding towns. It claims to improve stomach, liver, kidney, and bowel disorders with a liquid formula of twenty natural plants taken after meals. It cites public officials and citizens praising its supposed benefits.
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Athens
McKee Drug Re
Konjola
Iter
Indiabay
David Cleland Dies After Fall in Chester Township
Chester March 14 David Cleland 85 one of the last Civil War veterans in the area and a pioneer blacksmith died at noon Wednesday from injuries to a fall about three weeks earlier His shop and home were destroyed in the county seat fire He leaves wife Hannah Orr four sons Vernon Chester Darnell in Texas Denzell Chester Wayne in Logan and two daughters Mrs Charles Kimes and Mrs Dr Benson Columbus No funeral arrangements yet.
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Chester
David Cleland
Chester Township
Cleland
Mechling Dies in Pomeroy at 92
Philip Mechling known as William McClain, age 92, died Wednesday at his daughter Mrs Eli Meijer’s home on Naylors Run. He spent years trucking salt from furnaces to Hocking Valley freight yards. Funeral Friday at 2 PM from Ewing funeral home with burial in Flatwoods Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Philip Mechlin
William McClain
Eli Meijer
McKnight
Naylors Run
Mr. Mechling
Mlntwoods
Hocking Valley
Monkey Run
Mra. Meier
Ewing Funeral Home
Flatwoods
Mrs F Besserer Expected Home From Hospital
Mrs. F. Besserer, long hospitalized at Holzer for nine weeks, is set to return to her home in Middleport soon. A nurse will accompany her and stay to assist in her care as friends prepare a welcome back at her old home.
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Middleport
F. Besserer
Holzer Hospital
Middleport Notes from March Convention and Local Happenings
J W Wolf T A May and Harry Laing drove to Columbus for an Ohio Electric Company convention with a fine banquet. Roe Brown, injured on the railroad, stays at Dexter with his family. Mrs Davies and mother move to a Langsville farm. Marie Hysell visits from Cleveland. Fred Russell reports a successful Guthrie Hospital operation. Mrs Mills returns from Huntington. Hyatt family moves to Parkersburg. Eleanor Hyatt plans to finish high school there.
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Middleport
J. W. Wolf
T. A. May
Harry Laing
Columbus
Ohio Electric Company
Roe Brown
Dexter
Katheryn
Marjorie
Ervine Davies
Bowers
Langsville
Marie Hysell
Cleveland
H. J. Hysel
Fred &. Russell
Guthrie Hospital
Huntington
Harry Mills
Hyatt
Bradbury
Parkersburg
Eleanor
Middleport High School
KE. L. Parsons
Mrs Will Stobart undergoes gall stone surgery
Mrs. Will Stobart of Horse Cave Creek township was operated on in a Parkersburg hospital for gall stone trouble. She is in serious condition but expected to recover. The Stobart family are leading township citizens with ties to the Stahl and Stobart families and local mining history.
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Chester
Will Stobart
Horse Cave Creek
Parkersburg
Stobart
Paul Stahl
Robert Stobart
Pomeroy Bend
Declared insane Pomeroy man sent to Athens Hospital
Charles Heckar, 69, appeared before Probate Judge Carleton for a mental examination. Diagnosed insane, attributed to unemployment stress and the deaths of his two sisters. He was committed to Athens Hospital for treatment. His wife, an invalid, recently returned from Columbus hospital after cataract surgery. The couple has no children.
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Pomeroy
Charles Heckar
Carleton
Athens Hospital
Poultry Expert to Speak at Middleport Meeting
Middleport March 14. The Middleport Produce Company and Middleport Community Club will host a poultry expert at the Masonic Temple all day Friday March 15. Dinner will be served free by Eastern Star ladies to farmers and their wives who register before 11 a m. The speaker will answer questions after the lectures.
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Middleport
Middleport Produce Company
Mrs Jerry McCormick Dies at County Home Pomeroy
Mrs Susan Pease McCormick 69 died at the County Home where she had been an inmate for 14 years. Her husband Jerry McCormick over 80 and a noted boat caulker cared for her. Funeral at Ewing Funeral Home 2 PM with burial in Syracuse Hill Cemetery.
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McCormick
Syracuse
Hill Cemetery
Jerry McCormick
Pomeroy Bend
Pythian Sisters Set Convention With Meigs Temple
Middleport prepares for the seventeenth District convention of Pythian Sisters to be hosted by Meigs Temple No. 153 on April 2. The all day event will bring 24 Temples and many Past Grand and Grand State officials. The denree staff will debut new uniforms during the initiatory work.
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Middleport
Pythian Sisters of
District of Pythian Sisters
Meigs Temple
Dénree
Fisher Couple Welcome Nine Pound Son
Mr and Mrs C O Fisher announce the birth of a nine pound son born Tuesday evening March 12 They already have two daughters and a son at their home on South Second Street Mrs H E Kent and Mrs Larry Gardner hosted the Degree Staff of Pythian Sisters last evening at Mrs Kent s home The decorations and menu followed a green and white color scheme It was the monthly meeting and all enjoyed a fine time
Soper Outlines U S Role With Three World Civilizations
Dr. Edmund D. Soper president of Ohio Wesleyan University argues America cannot practice isolation and must engage with the three great civilizations, between oceans and traffic waterways. He says the nation should join world councils to promote peace while defending liberties in Latin America and Asia. Helen Hedden sings a Blue Danube encore at convocation.
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America
Edmundd. Soper
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio University
Far East
Armenia
Wilson
Mexico
South America
Hoover
Japan
Doctor Soper
France
Helen Hedden
School of Music
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Natural Cleanse
Dr F M Edwards promotes Olive Tablets as a vegetable substitute for calomel to purify the liver and bowels. The olive colored powders are taken nightly to improve complexion and relieve headaches, pimples, and dullness, promising renewed health from a cleaner system.
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F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Iwarde
Father John's Medicine Promises Natural Tonic Healing
Publisher touts Father John's Medicine as a non drug tonic that cleanses impurities and rebuilds strength by supplying real food elements to tired body cells, claiming it supports lasting energy without pills.
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Father John
Wisconsin Wins Nine Big Ten Basketball Titles in 23 Years
In the 23-year span of the Big Ten, Wisconsin has claimed nine basketball championships. The record highlights Wisconsin's sustained success and dominance in the conference over nearly a quarter century.
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Wisconsin
Dave's Mehtha Pepsin Elixir Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Dave's Mehtha Pepsin as a safe pleasant elixir that cures gas pains and indigestion. It claims a tablespoonful relieves gas within ten minutes, stops heart palpitations, and offers money back if not effective.
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Tomachs
Dave
Tuesday Is Busy Day Says Power Company Chief
Columbus report notes Tuesday as the busiest day in usual home energy use while Sunday offers relief from chores. C A Nash of Davenport Iowa and United Light Power Engineering and Construction speaks to district managers about domestic consumption patterns.
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Columbus
Tell
C. A. Nash
Davenport
Iowa
United Light & Power Engineering and Construction Company
Beware of the Cough That Lingers On
A vintage advertisement urges patients to ask a live druggist for Bronchuline Emulsion for stubborn lingering coughs. It warns that harsh, persistent coughs resist cheaper remedies and claims the product conquers them with a guarantee.
Merchandising Conference of Ohio Electric Firms
Statesmen of the Southern Ohio Electric Company and the Ohio Utilities Company met Wednesday and Thursday at the Ne House for their spring merchandising conference. Carl Neff of Columbus emphasized customer satisfaction and post sale service as essential, with attendees from Delaware Circleville Chillicothe Gallipolis Athens Nelsonville and Middleport.
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Southern Ohio Electric Company
Ohio ‘Utilities Company
Ne House
Carl
Neff
Columbus
Delaware
Circleyi
Chillicothe
Gallipolis
Athens
Sonville
Middleport
Why Some Women Are So Popular Beauty Advice
The ad promotes MELLO-GLO Face Powder claiming smooth spread and a youthful bloom. It touts a new process for longer wear and notes purity by avoiding flakiness irritation and pastiness.
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The
Messenger
Classifica
Rock Coal Company
McKee Drug Store
G. H. Mosby
Mechling
Charlies Heckar
Athens State Hospital
Masonic Temyle
Pythian Meet
Middleport Briefs
Mrs. C. O. Fisher
Soper
Piso
Oliver
Royal Portables
East State Street
Kerr Hardware Co
Kuppenheimer
Stetson
Beauty
Grace
Chelsea Felts
Eagle
M. Burnett-Smith
Konjula
the .McKee. Drug
Carpenter
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