Alimony suit shocks Meigs county courthouse crowd
Mrs Gertrude Wilson filed for alimony against her husband Rev W F Wilson a former Meigs county commissioner. Clerk Beagle could not locate the case papers. Mrs Wilson is held on a $190 bond for a peace disturbance charge arising from allegedly calling W H Reefer vile names including objectionable terms.
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Pomeroy
Gertrude Wilson
W. F. Wilson
Meigs County
Beagle
Wilson
Percy L. Peoples
W. H. Reefer
Car mixup in Middleport ends with happy surprise
Miss Freda Radford of the county recorder's office borrowed her brother Alby's Essex but rode in a dealer's car with a different license by mistake. The owner John Blaetmar sought help to catch an auto thief before Radford explained the mixup and all ended well.
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Pomeroy
J Freda Radford
County Recorder's Office
Middleport
Alby
Court Street
John Blaetmar
Former Pomeroy Resident Ill in Portsmouth Ohio
Denver Hysell, formerly of the A. D. Weed Wholesale house in Pomeroy, is seriously ill with pneumonia in Portsmouth Ohio where he serves as manager of a Kroger store. His condition was noted as slightly improved Monday.
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Pomeroy
Portsmouth
Denver
Hysell
A. D. Weed
Ohio
Kroger
Majestic Theatre Closed For Repairs And Redecorating
The Majestic theatre was closed Monday for interior repairs and redecorating. Manager Zwifel expects the work finished by Wednesday.
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Majestic Theatre
Zwifel
Middleport Notes of Local Visitors and Trips
Mrs. Sullivan Sayre returns home after a visit with her sister Mrs. Elias Withrow. Miss Grace Sauvage resumes work in Charleston after a weekend with her mother and sister. Rose Lee Carroll stays with her parents in Gravel Hill. David Chase serves on a federal grand jury in Columbus this week. Bruce Riggs visits from Charleston. Homer Galbronner returns from Columbus. Vivian Middleton travels to Dayton for a 10 day stay from McMaster Hardware duties. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wysong visit relatives in Gravel Hill. Harry Burford visits from Huntington. Mrs. John Lewis visits Gravel Hill. Horace S. Roush rests at home. Mrs. Raymond Grimm visits from Portmouth. Mrs. Thomas Mills and Pauline are Charleston visitors. Pearl Childers visits from Charleston for several days. Mrs. Margaret Young wintering in Pt. Pleasant visits Harris families. Mrs. Thomas Lewis called to Huntington for daughter’s illness. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Roush and daughter go to Charleston for treatment.
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Middleport
Sullivan Sayre
Elias Withrow
Grace Sauvage
Charleston
W. Va
Catherine Sauvage
Fleckinger
Rose Lee Carroll
Edward Carroll
Graval Hill
David Chase
Columbus
Bruce Riggs
Homer Galbroner
Vivian Middleton
David Middleton
Dayton
McMaster Hardware Company
Bernard Wysong
Imer W. Wysong
Harry Burford
Huntington
Calvin Burford
John Lewis
Point Pleasant
Paul Creiger
Gravel Hill
Horace S. Roush
North Second Street
Raymond Grimm
Portsmouth
J. E. Lyons
Thomas Mills
Pauline
Pearl Childers
Vesta Swisher
Margaret Young
Pt. Pleasant
Robert
Walter Harris
Thomas Lewis
Front Street
L. .R. Roush
McMillan Hos
Pomeroy Briefs Highlight Local Visitors and Illness
Alva Burford of Zanesville with John Duerr Lumber spent the weekend with hometown folks. Postmaster Ward Hartley, recently ill, shows slight improvement at Rose Hill home. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cowie return to Massillon after Mrs. Cowie’s death in Syracuse. Mrs. John State suffers severe pneumonia. William Eiberfeld of Columbus visits on Saturday. Oscar Wince visits relatives.
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Pomeroy Bend
Alva Burford
John Duerr
Columbus
Oscar Wince
Death Visit Ties Families Across States
In Columbus Mrs L J Fauber returns home after visiting sister Mrs L D Peoples. Percy L Peoples was a Columbus visitor Monday. Raymond Parker from Youngstown stayed with relatives last week. Mrs J L McGradden of Mansfield and Ohlinger relatives from Winona West Virginia Delaware Ohio came Monday for the death of Conrad Ohlinger on Lincoln Hill. Mr and Mrs Ernest Mulford were summoned to Henderson West Virginia for the death of the latter's father.
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Columbus
L. J. Fauber
L. D. Peoples
Percy L. Peoples
Raymond Parker
Youngstown
J. L. McGradden
Mansfield
George
Albert
Fred Ohlinger
Winona
W. Va
Emma Birch
Delaware
George Holland
Conrad Ohlinger
Lincoln Hill
Ernest Mulford
Henderson
Children Reunited: Mothers Regain Custody of Four Meigs Boys
Four Meigs county boys formerly at Lancaster State Industrial School were paroled and placed with their mothers in Pomeroy. Wesley Foley from Middleport and Sidney Everett Burton and James Hendricks of Syracuse join two more boys from the same families. Fathers remain in Columbus penal institutions. Money earned by fathers may aid maternal support. Mothers express happiness at custody restoration.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
State Industrial School
Lancaster
Wesley Foley
Middleport
Sidney
Everet Burton
James Hendricks
Syracuse
Columbus
St Patrick Day Party Charm at Pomeroy Church Event
The Happy Hustler class of the Pomeroy Church of Christ held a St Patrick's Day party at Miss Edna Curd's home Friday evening. Rooms gleamed with green and white décor and Irish symbols while an Irish Family Reunion themed program featured games songs and contests.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Edna Curd
Florence Peoples
Mildred Burford
Clara Stace
John Leifheit, Jr
Mary Lulcher
Clara Curd
Fred Tharp
Cecil Tracy
Homer Hysell
Robert Peoples
Kenneth J. Reed
Loyal Juniors Meet at Gladys Russell Home
The Loyal Juniors of the Church of Christ held a monthly meeting at the home of Gladys Russell Saturday afternoon. After the business program, refreshments were served and a social hour enjoyed.
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Church of Christ
Gladys Russell
Blacksmith George Gloeckner Framed by Stroke at Home
George Gloeckner of Sugar Run a blacksmith at the electric street car barns is confined to his home after a slight stroke of paralysis Sunday moving him unable to work.
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George Gloeckner
Sugar Run
Electric Street Car Company
Radio fans to hear Hotel Berry orchestra broadcast
Radio listeners may enjoy popular dance music Wednesday night as the Hotel Berry orchestra performs at the Knights Pythias auditorium and is broadcast by station WSAZ.
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Hotel Berry Orchestra
Knights- Pythias
WSAZ
Obituary: Con rad Ohlinger Laid To Rest In Pomeroy
St. Pauls Lutheran church in Pomeroy hosted a noon service for Con rad Ohlinger. Civil War veteran born in Germany, he settled in the area and was known as a respected citizen. Survived by widow, six children, 34 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and extended family.
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Pomeroy
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
ConradOhlinger
Ohlinger
Germany
John
Acme
W. Va
Albert
Lookout
Ired
Winona
Lena Mcladden
Mansfield
Ohio
Margaret Holland
Emma _ Burch
Delaware
Easter Services Invites From Ohio Valley No. 214 Knights Templar
Handsome invitations issued to Masons their families and friends for Easter services at Bethany Methodist church Pomeroy on Sunday April 12 at 2 30 oclock. Invitations bear the names of N Wagner commander and Curtis Gilmore recorder.
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Ohio Valley No. 214
Knights Templar
Bethany Methodist Church
Pomeroy
N. ‘Wagner
Curtis Gilmore
St Clairsville Wins Triangular Debate Championship
St Clairsville High School wins the triangular debate on the proposed child labor amendment with Coshocton and Marietta high schools, earning the Marietta College Debate League championship. The victory grants the team the right to debate the Ohio University Debate League winner at Athens.
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ST. Clairsville
Coshocton
Marietta
St. Clairsville High School
Marietta College
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio Mathematicians to Meet in Columbus
The Ohio section of the Mathematical Association of America will gather in Columbus on April 3 in conjunction with the Ohio College Association meeting. The announcement came from Prof. Jordon N. Armstrong of Ohio Wesleyan University secretary of the Ohio mathematicians group.
American Vessels Take Nearly Half of Our Exports
The 1924 report shows U S merchant marine lifting export shipments while foreign lines still move the bulk to Europe. New Orleans led port activity. Los Angeles saw the largest gain in tonnage. Florida topped foreign shipping under the U S flag with 1 631 000 tons of 1 992 000 tons cleared.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
New York
Great Britain
Ohio
Galveston
Virginia
Rochester
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Michigan
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Florida
Duluth
Maryland
Sabine
Buffalo
European forests for recreation urged by New York professor
Syracuse N Y In spite of 19 000 000 visitors to national forests last summer the use of forests for recreation is still in its infancy versus Europe. Professor Henry Kd Francis of the New York State College of Forestry has just returned to the Hill after a year studying in Europe.
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Syracuse
N. Y
United States
Henry Kd. Francis
New York State College of Forestry
Europe
Defiance farmers institute closes after record attendance
Defiance farmers' institute, which had posted top attendance in Ohio for years, closed after five sessions. Estimates place total attendance at 5,356 with hundreds turned away at an evening meeting for lack of space.
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Defiance
Defiance Farmers’ Institute
Ohio
Ross County Farm Bureau Holds Large joined meeting
One of the largest farmers meetings in Chillicothe was staged by the Ross County Farm Bureau as part of its Come Along Membership Drive. Over 3800 farmers teachers bankers and business men attended and participated actively.
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Chillicothe
Ross County Farm Bureau
Cattle and Hog Market Terms Questioned by Reader
A reader asks about cattle ground or stock exchange and whether hogs and lambs are traded. The reply confirms presence of hog and lamb markets and clarifies that cattle trading occurs in livestock exchanges.
Prison breaks prompt iron gates at Columbus penitentiary
Heavy wooden gates at the Columbus penitentiary proved ineffective when Burton Carter from Darke county escaped briefly by leaping onto a motor truck and driving through a gate. Prison officials will install heavy iron gates to replace the wooden barriers.
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Columbus
Burton Carter
Darke County
Red Mill Haarlem Oil Promises Quick Bladder Relief
An advertisement touts a Dutch remedy in tasteless capsules for weak bladder frequent urination backache and fatigue. The product Haarlem Oil from Red Mill is claimed to cleanse poisons and restore normal bladder and kidney function with a money back guarantee. It lists local druggists such as Clines Pharmacy Gibson’s Pharmacy Mckee Drug Co and FE Lash as sellers.
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Haarlem
Clines Pharmacy
Gibsons Pharmacy
Mckee Drug Co
FE. R. Lash
Rumor links Pom eroy to expansion by Mykrantz drug store
Rumor suggests the Mykrantz drug store firm of Columbus may add a Pom eroy outlet to its chain. Pomeroy currently has three drug stores while Middleport has two, with growth speculation centered on the Pom eroy addition.
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Mykrantz Drug Store
Columbus
Pomeroy
Middle Port
Mrs Mabel Sisson Injured As Filing Case Falls
Word from Columbus says Mrs Mabel Sisson of Middleport is hospitalized in Columbus with a fractured hip and minor bruises after a large filing case toppled in the New York Central Railroad offices where she works. No further details available.
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Middleport
Columbus
Mabel Sisson
New York Central Railroad
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