Sermon Topics Announced for Pre Easter Church Week
POMEROY March 19 The pastor Reverend Damon D Watkins outlined pre Easter services starting March 20 with themes on God salvation and building of the church The topics include Oil Lights Electric lights Sun Light March 21 The Laying of the Foundation March 22 Erecting the Building and March 23 The Stone which the Builders Rejected Three join the church by baptism at the end of the Sunday service and a Wednesday evening baptism is planned.
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Pomeroy
Arch of Christ
Damon D. Watkins
Margaret Cunningham-Leonard
St. Wayne
Ind
Mr. Watkins
Watkins
Church Union
Silver Tea Social At Past Chief’s Home In Middleport
The Past Chief's association held a Silver Tea at Mrs Jace Downing's residence with a large women’s gathering. The event was both social and financial success. Miss Moseman entertained the Economics Class at Pearl Street home with a pleasant post social evening and refreshments.
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Middleport
Jace Downing
Downing
Remarkable Cure Prompts Praise for Konjola Medicine
Mrs Priscella Vaneevorden of Jumbus Ohio says a rheumatic arthritis left her bedridden for months and unable to walk. After ineffectual treatments she took Konjola and reports rapid relief from all symptoms and plans to make it a lifelong remedy. It is sold at the Athens Ohio Drug Store and nearby BM towns.
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Montola
Priscella Vaneevorden
West Park Avenue
Jumbus
Ohio
Europe
Athens
Bond vote in Pomeroy questioned legality sparks trip to Columbus
Unease grows in Pomeroy as attorney general views cast ballots in fall Main Street and school bond plans as possibly invalid. Officials race to obtain formal opinion on all bonds, halt spending, and decide whether to reconvene voters before next fall. The High School project contract stands while plans for Main Street progress. A second item notes the death of six month old Mary Elizabeth Seyfried of Salisbury Township from pneumonia.
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Pomeroy
Main Street
Racine
Columbia Township
Columbus
A. A. Massar
Howard Hughes
Auditor’s Office
Pomeroy High School
Mary Elizabeth
Roy Seyfried
Salisbury Township
Dorcas Society Members Entertained by Talbott Family
Middleport on March 19 Mrs B A Talbott and daughter Miss Florivel hosted Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church at Bird Cliff. After business the group enjoyed a social hour with music reading and refreshments.
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Middleport
B. BE. Talbott
Florivel
Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church
Bird Cliff
County Commissioners Hold Mid Month Session
POMEROY March 19 The county commissioners with all members present spent the morning paying bills and handling minor matters. In the afternoon delegations complained of bad roads and sought aid, but the board delayed new projects awaiting Ohio Legislature action on road legislation. The group also discussed Meigs and Vinton county road connections with no definite progress.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Vinton County
Meigs Board
Meigs
Vinton
Weekend Visitors and Local Notices in Heath Area
Misses Maxine Smith and Doro thy Graves returned to Columbus on the late train after a weekend in Heath. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis of Marietta visited relatives, Mary Louise Stephenson began extra weeks at Chevrolet, and Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson and granddaughter Frances Hoffmen spent Sunday with J. H. Moulden. Neighbors from Bucyrus and West Columbia stopped by, while Mrs. Emer Fowler assisted in Carbondale. Several local groups planned luncheons and suppers, a tonsil and adenoids removal for Clara Hartinger, and families rearranged by travel and moving back from Columbus. The Home Missionary Society met, and storage moves affected Hoffman family.
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Maxine Smith
Dorothy Graves
Columbus
T. N. Curtis
Marietta
Herb Chambers
Mary Louise Stephenson
Chevrolet Company
Elizabeth Dickson
Frances Hoffmen
West Columbia
J. H. Moulden
George Sauer
William Ervin
Bucyrus
Emer Fowler
Frank Guinther
Robert
South Third Steel
White Sulphur Springs
Pomeroy
Homer Headley
Margaret Headley
Robert Grogan
Phillips
John Kauff
Toledo
Fred Davia
Carbondale
Athens County
Clark
Christian Church Bible School
Clara
Ernest Hartinger
Guild of Heath M. E. Church
F. W. Lehriener
Edith
Kathryn Hawkins
Eura Densmore
T. H. Davis
Nelson
Detroit
Davis
Robert Jones
Greenfield
Home Missionary Society of Heath M. EF
A. W. McKay
Arthur Covert
Smith
Harry Hoffman
Michael
Suits Filed in Pomeroy County Court
The county court reports new cases including J. S. S. Hartenbach against Hobson Coal Company to recover back taxes of 193.35. A second suit against Hilah Bridget and A. B. Vorkes heirs at law of John and Sarah Derry seeks 437.33 back taxes plus a 50.45 fence assessment. Earl Watson files partition suit against Maurice Lott, William Carpenter, May Carpenter minor, Spencer M Hall guardian Louis Stanley and R. R. Lott, seeking partition and to set off his interest as son of Elizabeth Watson Hall.
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Earl Watson
Maurice Lott
William Carpenter
May Carpenter
Spencer M. Hall
Louis Stanley
Spencer M Hall
R. R. Lott
Elizabeth Watson Hall
Work on Dams to Be Started in West Virginia District
Major E D Ardney announces planned dam repairs in McMeehen and Racine West Virginia with closures at Dam No 15 and Dam No 24. Dam 13 will receive upper gate track restoration with new horses props and wickets. Repairs to No 13 proceed first then to No 24 with completion before low water.
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Pomeroy
E. D. Ardney
McMeechen
W. Va
Racine
Funeral for Mrs W W Stobart Held in Chester
Mrs W W Stobart died in City Hospital Parkersburg and was buried from her daughter Elmer Kautz home in Pine Grove Cemetery. She was about 60 and survived by her husband and five children. Daughters Norma and Minnie live in Tipton Iowa with Stolberger brothers. Robert also resides there. Another daughter Mrs Elmer Lautz lives in Chester and Kathleen remains with her father on the country farm.
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Chester
W. W. Stobart
Parkersburg
Elmer Kautz
Pine Grove
Kathleen
Pomeroy Council Debates Main Street Bond Plan
At the mid month session the council mainly paid bills and discussed issuing village bonds to finance its share of Main Street improvements this coming summer. A fuller report appears in another news story.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Fans Celebrate Win Then Mourn For Officials
Philip Meier the shoe repair man returned from Columbus where he saw basketball games. He felt joy from the team's victory and deep sorrow from the ill treatment by state officials and others. He noted politicians and judges behaved as ordinary people, leaving him surprised.
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Pomeroy
Philip Meier
Columbus
Church sets revival finish marks 37 accessions in Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ wraps evangelistic series with strong attendance and 37 accessions. Services, choir, and special music continue weekly with reception events to be announced. Board meeting Tuesday 7 pm at Allen Hotel rear lobby. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 pm. Missionary Society gathering Thursday 7 pm at Mrs Howards home.
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Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ
The
Church of Christ
Allen Hotel
Missionary Society of the Church of Christ
Charles Howard
Middleport Hill
Jake Young
Death of Robert Snowball a Syracuse miner and orchardist
Robert Snowball aged 74 a member of the well known mining and orchardist family residing on Cemetery Hill died at 5 this morning after a long illness. He was born in England and came to Syracuse with his parents in early youth. He was unmarried and lived with a brother.
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Syracuse
Robert Snowball
Cemetery Hill
England
Four Boys Escape from Industrial School Near Lancaster
Sheriffs from Fairfield and Franklin Counties searched near Canal Winchester today for four boys who walked away from the Industrial School at Lancaster late Sunday.
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Lancaster
U.P
Fairfield
Franklin Counties
Canal Winchester
Crumley Returns to Council Chamber After Long Hiatus
Former councilman Harry Crumley attended Monday night’s meeting. He served two terms and had not visited the chamber for twenty years, then spoke briefly while connected with the Hull Foster establishment.
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Harry Crumley
Crumley
Hull
Prohibition Inspectors Survey Fairfield Perry Licking Counties
Prohibition inspectors and State Prohibition Commissioner Rupert Beetham survey law enforcement in Perry Licking and Fairfield Counties to fix blame for lax liquor enforcement.
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New Lexington
Rupert Beetham
Perry
Licking
Fairfield
Funeral services for Hemlock resident Joseph Clouse
Funeral services for Joseph Clouse 54 a Hemlock resident found dead in bed were held Monday afternoon with the Rev William Roberta in charge.
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Hemlock
Joseph Clouse
William Roberta
Mazon Council of Pocahontas Moves Quarters to Millfield
The Mazon Council Degree of Pocahontas shifts lodge quarters from Jacksonville hall to the Stack store building in Millfield. Most members live in Millfield. First meeting in the new lodge room set for Thursday evening. all members urged to attend. Mrs Elizabeth Knode and sister Miss Helen Howard hosted guests in Ellis Avenue with Mr and Mrs B F Roberts of New Castle Wyoming visiting. The Roberts also visiting sister Mrs Milton Brookins of Millfield.
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Mazon Council
Millfield
Chauncey
Degree of
Pocahontas
Jacksonville
Elizabeth Knode
Helen Howard
Ellis Avenue
B. F. Roberts
New Castle
Wyoming
John M. Howard
Amesville
Roberts
Milton Brookins
Mrs. B. F. Goodson Returns From Visit
Mrs. B F Goodson returns to Chauncey after visiting her daughter Mrs Barney Hale in Wellsville. Vint Cunningham of Chauncey spent over Sunday in Chillicothe with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Lloyd Fennell.
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B. F. Goodson
Chauncey
Barney Hale
Wellsville
Vint Cunningham
Chillicothe
Lloyd Fennell
Carter in Critical Condition in Zanesville Hospital
Julia Carter of Chauncey is reported in a critical condition at a Zanesville hospital. Small hopes remain for recovery. Mrs. Maggie Carter and the Evener and Carter families, all of Chauncey, visited Mrs. Carter in Zanesville on Sunday.
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Chauncey
Julia Carter
Zanesville
Maggie Carter
Fred Evener
Denver Carter
Athens appoints E C G Woodworth mayor after Moore resigns
E C G Woodworth, former Athens City Council president, is sworn in as mayor following the resignation of Alex M. Moore. The council also elected F Rowland as councilman at large and Carl P. Beasley as president pro tem. Woodworth praised the council and citizens as the transition began.
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E. C G. Woodworth
Athens City Council
Alex M. Moore
Ohio
Athens Council
Moore
Woodworth
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens
Chauncey-Dover High to graduate 25 in class of 19 year
Chauncey Dover High School will graduate 25 students this year. Commencement exercises are set for May 8. The class roster includes Earl Nicholson Wayne Smith Carroll Jackson Tippett Bernie Gerald Ferrer Evelyn Aida Fouty Margaret Lucile Jackson Charles Raymond Shields and 22 others.
New Mayor Promises Steady Hands For City Progress
The new mayor vows no radical changes during the unexpired term of Mr Moore. He stresses cooperation to improve the city, attract college students, and provide a strong community for families. Judge Worster urges restraint and sympathy for Mr Moore amid rumors, urging citizens to wait for facts before judging the situation.
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Moore
Ohio
L. G. Worster
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Alex M. Moore
Congo Citizen Stephen Kale Dies at 66
Congo mourns Stephen Kale a longtime resident died Sunday night from cancer at age 66 funeral plans await relatives arrival and final arrangements pending in Congo area.
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Congo
Stephe Kale
Driver Sleepy Cab Goes Into a Ditch
A Pearl and Day cab driven by Thomas Hunt of Athens failed to stay on Route 50 near Grover Suttons store in Canaanville. The vehicle traveled about 85 yards and left the road hitting a wooden structure over a ditch. Hunt sustained a leg injury. The crash happened around midnight as the driver became sleepy at the wheel.
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Thomas Hunt
Athens
Grover Sutton
Canaanville
Hunt
Coolville Woman Files for Divorce
Maria Baker of Coolville files for divorce from Charles H. Baker citing failure to provide and unfaithfulness. Married June 27 1889 with nine children born. eight alive. Baker, 58, says he deserted three years ago and frequents other women. Maria seeks divorce and alimony.
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Pomeroy
Maria Baker
Cooleville
Charles H. Baker
Brocalsa Company Holdings Put Up For Sale
Syracuse March 19 Brocalsa Chemical Company assets including a salt plant coal mine real estate and several residences will be sold by trustee in bankruptcy O H Stewart on March 26. Buckeye Salt plant in Pomeroy and Rocksprings coal holdings are also to be auctioned on the same day with appraised values of 39150 and 1130 respectively.
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Syracuse
Brocalsa Chemical Company
Elmer Holmes
O. H. Stewart
Buckeye
Pomeroy
Brocalsa Company Holdings
Rocksprings Coal Holdings
Brocalsa Estates
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Middleport Briefs
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W. M. Cray
Stephen Kaylo
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Calal
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Logan Gas Co
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