Meigs County Keg Company tied to horse theft and counterfeiting
A Meigs County historical account links Nathan Newsom and the Key Company of Chester Township to counterfeit silver dollars, horse thefts, and prison time. The Newsom home, built about 1820, sits by Shade Creek near Chester, with tales of the gang and a notorious English proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Harris
Meigs County
Chester Township
Nathan Newsom
Newsom
Route 7
Shade Creek
Chester
Benjamin
Charles Smith
Della Windsor
David Smith
England
Ohio
Larkin
Goes
Ames Township
Athens County
Daniel
Fleming
New York City
Moses Green
Tuppers Plains
Orange Township
Nicholas Lake
John Nolan
Iowa
New West
Nolan
New Orleans
Key Company
Lake
Hocking Valley
Lancaster
Muskingum Valley
Smith
Smith Mill
Smith Home
Randy Sheets Celebrates Sixth Birthday With Family
Randy Sheets marked his sixth birthday with a chicken dinner and cake. Grandfather Fred Taylor and extended family attended along with many cards and gifts. Multiple visits and family updates followed as relatives shared health and residence news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Sheets
Fred Taylor
Earl Taylor
Lewis Taylor
Virginia Taylor
Faye Wheaton
Tommy
Randy
Retail Firms Seek Young Talent for Future Executives
Retail firms face a growing need to recruit young men and women for executive roles as outlets multiply. The National Association of Food Chains backs university courses at Michigan State and other programs to train future leaders, with 1800 new supermarkets opened last year and 2500 more planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
New York
National Association of Food Chains
Washington
Michigan State University
East Lansing
John A. Logan
Association
Logan
Ex Sparring Partner Battles With Guards
Bernard Davis, 35, former sparring partner of Ezzard Charles and patient at Lima State Hospital, barricaded himself in a hospital dining room Tuesday night. He fought about six guards before being subdued with tear gas. Davis, from Cincinnati, had been transferred in 1953 from the Ohio Penitentiary where he served a term for armed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Bernard Davis
Ezzard Charles
Lima State Hospital
Davis
Cincinnati
Ohio Penitentiary
Bricker and Bender Vote Against Parity Farm Amendments
Ohio Senators John W. Bricker and George H. Bender opposed two farm bill amendments aimed at creating domestic parity plans for cotton and wheat. The votes reflected a disagreement over policy details in the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
John W. Bricker
George H. Bender
Mining pioneer Daniel C. Jackling dies at 86 in San Francisco
Daniel C. Jackling, an influential mining engineer whose innovations transformed the copper industry, died Tuesday night in San Francisco at age 86. His work helped shape modern ore extraction and processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Daniel C. Jackling
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Meigs County ‘Keg Company
Horse Thief
Counterfeller
Frigidaire Appliances
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Harvey Durst
Canton
Oscar Spires
Cheshire
Horton Rife
Roy Rife
Alex Shuler
E. A. Story
Turkey Run
L. L. Clark
James Haffey
Near Columbus
J. M. Conkle
James
Joe Leach
Jack Bartrum
Bartrums
Longsville
Beulah Shuler
Debra
Wanda Coy
Rutland
Cliff Stout
Guysville
William Frazier
Ira Sowards
Galli
Polis
Shirley Mulford
Middleport
Glenna Shuler
tHef
Buick
N. Court & W. Carpenter Sts
Athens
Tery
Ape
Vendo-Matic Corporation
Morganford St. Louis
Thebods
S. Court St
Helena Rubinstein
Onde
Revlon Cosmetics
Prince Matchabelli
Geritol
Woodbury
Zarumin
Wrisley
Vicks Salve
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