Miner Survives Icy Flood After Dramatic Rescue
William Oblinger fell from a river pier above the Charter Oak mine near Kerrs Run during a flood. He surfaced 50 feet away clutching no hammer, fought the icy current with grim determination, and was dragged to shore by fellow workers after a harrowing ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John
Hank) Young
William Olinger
Oblinger
Charter Oak
Kerrs Run
Obilinger
Young
Liquid Tablets Salve Promises Quick Cold Relief
A vintage patent remedy touts liquid tablets and salve for rapid relief from head colds and neuralgia. Claims heat or malaria remedies within days and lists 666 as a price or code for the salve.
Census Bureau checks Meigs County marriage records
Meigs County Probate Judge Dr. 8 A. McCullough received a Census Bureau request for a report on marriage records. The study aims to gauge promptness of ministers and justices in returning certificates. unreturned certificates mean no record of marriage and a license void after 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough
Census Bureau
Middleport Woman Raising Chickens
Mrs H W Bush of Gravel Hill near Cheshire raises hundreds of chickens on a farm connected to Cheshire. She spends nights at the farm during cool weather to ensure proper care for the brood and commutes daily to Cheshire to tend her flock before returning home to Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. BE. Bush
Middleport
H. FE. Bush
Gravel Hill
Eclipse Towboat Briefly Halts At Pomeroy Edge Of Main Street
The Eclipse of Pittsburgh crept upstream through floodwaters and paused near Main Street Pomeroy to fetch mail and magazines. After a short stop the towboat swung toward the river, then continued upstream past Court Street and toward the Virginia shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse
Main Street
Pomeroy
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Court Street
Local Church Activities Highlight St Patrick Day Plans
Middleport reports on St Patrick events at Presbyterian and Church of Christ gatherings. Supt and teachers plan a Pearl Street Home Economics party with festive decor, while quilting remains popular as a major indoor hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
W. E. Melvin
Pearl Street
Rutland Woman Committed to State Hospital in Meigs County
Miss Mat tie Kerns of Rutland was committed to the state hospital at Athens after examination in Meigs County rebate Court Thursday. She was taken to Athens Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Dana Tract and Mrs A O Tram.
Woman Turns In Codoriferous Cash At Pomeroy Bank
Two thousand dollars in gold certificates bearing moth baile odor were turned in at the Pomeroy National Bank on Thursday. The money, which belonged to a woman, was carried in an ordinary paper shopping bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy National Bank
Edison Hobstetter
Young Woman Evangelist Leads Syracuse Revival
Mrs. Maury Holcomb Eakins a 21 year old United Brethren evangelist draws large crowds in Syracuse conducting her fourth week of revival at the United Brethren Church. She is asked to assist at the Methodist Church and returns promptly after the United Brethren revival ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Maury Holcomb Eakins
United Brethren
United Brethren Church
Methodist Church
Rat hunting as flood drives rats from homes near Ohio river
Flood waters push hundreds of rats from riverbank and creek-bottom homes in Pomeroy. Residents, both boys and men, patrol with rifles and revolvers, hunting by flashlight at night. Some claim kills exceed 100 as the rodent influx continues after each rise in water.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Queen City Ties Up at Pomeroy Flood Delays Ohio River Packet
Marietta, March 17. The Queen City, largest packet on the Ohio River, is flood bound at Pomeroy and tied at the coal tipple Thursday morning. It cannot clear the Parkersburg railroad bridge due to high water, delaying its run to Pittsburgh. The Liberty passed down to Pittsburgh-Charleston trade without trouble on Wednesday.
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Pomeroy
Marietta
Queen City
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Clyde Packard
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Marys
Ohio
W. E. Duna Way
Priest Sets Annual Canvass Date In Middleport
Dr. T Boyd Guay pastor of the Middleport Presbyterian Church announces the annual Every Member canvass for Sunday afternoon March 26. Workers depart from the church at 2 PM and expect to finish within two hours. Pomeroy Headquarters of The Messenger now in Mrs. Cora B G Roberts office. Notary Public on Second Street in Courthouse.
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Middleport
Busy Bee
The
Baptist Church
Harry Moudashelt
W. E. Melvin
L. L. Lyons
South America
Virgil Edwards
Lawrence Bing
Paul Smart
Grand International Auxiliary
James Stevens
South Third Avenue
W. R. Graber
T Boyd Guay
Presbyterian
Pomeroy
the Messenger
Cora BG. Roberts
Notary Public
Second Street
Courthouse Faraone
THX
Salt pile near miss as Ohio River floods loom
In Pomeroy on March 17, the Excel sior Salt Works sat inland of flood reach while 1800 barrels of coarse salt waited in a vast warehouse. Had floodwaters entered, the salt stock could have melted away rapidly, but the river stopped short of danger by several feet.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Excelsior Salt Works
Ohio
Gulf of Mexico
Williamson Returns Home After Eye Treatment
Pomeroy reports Phil Williamson, long hospitalized in Columbus for eye treatment, has been brought to his Main Street home. Doctors expect his return to Columbus within a few days.
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Pomeroy
Phil Williamson
Columbus
Main Street
Athens County Seniors Test for Scholarships Saturday
About 60 Athens County high school seniors from Athens City Nelsonville Glouster and Chauncey Dover compete March 25 in general scholarship tests under the state education department. Top five percent receive college tuition scholarships. awards may be county district or state level. Twenty Athens County seniors enter the agricultural exams also on March 25 with OSU four year agriculture scholarships awarded annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Athens City
Nelsonville
Glouster
Chauncey-Dover
Kenneth C. Ray
State Department of Education
Ohio Colleges
Ohio College Association
Board of Trustees
Ohio State University
College of Agriculture
Flood Feeds Second Gas Line Upheaval Near Amanda
Flood waters of the Hocking River lifted an 18 inch gas line by feet near Amanda on Wednesday night, throwing the pipe 30 to 40 feet and gouging a six foot trench. A 35 man crew from Sugar Grove and Columbus worked waist deep to replace it. Gas was rerouted through Lancaster and Columbus with six rural customers left without gas. Dayton and Cincinnati enjoyed normal supply. The earlier upheaval occurred Monday night, with a 40 man crew working 45 hours to repair.
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Hocking
Amanda
Cincinnati
Sugar Grove
Columbus
Lancaster
Dayton
Cross of Christ theme guides Pomeroy church services
At Pomeroy on Sunday morning 10:30 worship centers on The Cross of Christ Shows His Obedience. The Peace Evangelical and Presbyterian Church pastor Rev Theophil Mehl selects the sermon. Westminster Fellowship Gospel Team leads 7 p.m. service with talks on Are You Satisfied with the World Today Youth in the Present Crisis and Is There a Way Out. A mixed quartet provides music and Miss Sarah Williamson leads the Triangles at 6 p.m. Brotherhood meets at Douglas Jennings home Thursday evening with open invitation for all men. Jesus fourth word from the cross remains the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Williamson
The
Triangles
Brotherhood
Douglas Jennings
Jesus
Lenten Services and Church Announcements
A series of church events outline this week includes a Lenten service at 7 PM Wednesday led by Rev. Lynnly Wilson of St. Luke's Mari ett a. Grace Episcopal hosts Sunday night service at 7:30 PM with sermon by Rev. Wilson. Youth discussion at 6:30 PM on Sportsmanship led by Fred Crow Jr. Church Schools meet at 9:15 AM and Tuesday night study by Rev. L W Clarke at 7:30 PM introduces the Gospels of Mark and Luke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynnly Wilson
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Marietta
Grace Episcopal Church
Fred Crow, Jr
L. W. Clarke
State Workers Hope Retirement Measure Clears Committee
State employees at Athens State Hospital received notice from John McSweeney that the state employees retirement system bill has moved from committee to the calendar for passage. The measure, modeled on the teachers system, would allow a partial retirement after years of service without requiring state funding, enabling setup for future implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens State Hospital
John McSweeney
Ohio
House
Senate
Local Man Bud Goins Improves After Canyon Crash
William Bud Goins 31 of Colma California, native of Athens, is recovering in a San Francisco hospital after a motor accident left his car plunging 40 feet into a canyon. His companion Fred Lagonmarsino stayed with him ten hours before seeking help. Goins, a World War veteran and riding school worker, was feared to die from exposure.
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William “Bud” Goins
Colma
Calif
Athens
San Francisco
Goings
Abe Hubbard
Brown Avenue
Goins
Fred Lagomarsino
Lagomarsino
Thelma Lehew Appointed Clerk in Athens Life Office
Thelma Lehew has been appointed clerk in the Athens office of the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company succeeding Corinne Kreppel, who resigned under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Lehew
Athens
Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
Surereeding Corimne
Kreppel
Jilimesa
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