Pomeroy Women Demand Clean-Up for Streets
Pomeroy Shakespeare club petitioned the town council urging a civic clean-up of streets and sidewalks. The plea notes dirty streets near the Ohio Salt Co. and Excelsior Works and calls for regular street brushing and sidewalk repairs to improve the town for visitors and residents. Mayor Hess plans an honest clean-up drive when conditions improve and funds allow.
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Omeroy
Ohio
Memrs
Omeroy Shakespeare Ub Anditizens
Pomeroy
Omercy
Theuckeye Salt Co
Excelsior Sim
Curtis Weaver
Geo. H. Parker
H. E. Weiger
Charles Wolf
F. Weed
Josephine Genheimer
A. N. Bengel
S.r E. Jevens
Bertha Mees Lee
J. Elberfeld
George B. Nye
Rose F. Clifton
Secreary
Oliver Hartley
A. *. Boatman
Lydia Ebersbach
Wayne Lutz
J. H. Lochry
Mary H. Bridgeman
H. *. Pownall
J. O. Roedel
Uel W. Finsterwald
Dana Oyd
Geo. McQuigg
E. M. Nye
Charles Ebersbach
Hess
Messenger Bureau
Tme
Sevral Council
Funny Side of Life at Bradburg School
C B Tignor a humorist of considerable fame will deliver his lecture The Funny Side of Life at the Bradburg school house Friday evening March 27 Vocal and instrumental music is promised as feature for the entertainment
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Bradburg School
C. B. Tignor
News Letter Misses Pomeroy Dispatch Delayed to Athens
All Pomeroy district mail was on the B. and O. No. 1 train to Athens. The Pomeroy Bend letter from Mr. Foulk arrived late in the afternoon, leaving only a fraction of the usual Pomeroy news for the day's edition.
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Pomeroy District
Athens
Pomeroy Bend
Foulk
Pomeroy
Doctor W. J. Scott Dies After Short Illness
Dr. W J Scott 54 a prominent physician in the Pomeroy Bend district died at his Mulberry avenue home at 5 am after a brief illness of double pneumonia and heart trouble He practiced in the area for about 25 years leaving a wife and children from two prior marriages Funeral plans will be announced later.
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Pomeroy, O
W. J. Scott
Pomeroy Bend
Mulberry Avenue
Doctor Scott
Scott
President Otto Mees To Lecture At St Pauls Church
President Otto Mees of Capital University Columbus will lecture on church work at St Pauls Evangelical Church on March 24 Tuesday evening at seven. Mees has spoken here before and is remembered as a brilliant forceful speaker. Members and friends are urged to attend this year’s special feature of St Pauls.
Miss Luella Wilson Burned In Gas Range Blast
Miss Luella Bernice Wilson was badly burned yesterday when gas exploded in a range at her grandmother's home on Fourth street. She was cooking at the time and received severe burns to her face arms and shoulders. The cause remains unknown.
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Middleport
Luella Bernice Wilson
Fourth Street
Suspended Jail Term for Woman in Trespass Case
Mary Conklin of Middleport Ohio received a suspended thirty day jail term as part of the court decision after pleading guilty to trespass at Middleport High School. Charles Butcher also charged. both arrested by Constable Lloyd Hysell. Fines and costs totaled 15.60 dollars.
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Middleport, O
Mary Conklin
French
Miss Conklin
Charles Butcher
Lloyd Hysell
Middleport High School
Fire at Camp Sherman Fireproof Theater Destroyed
Chillicothe March 24 A clear incendiary cause was assigned to the Sunday fires at Camp Sherman after two more buildings burned and a third partially burned. The largest blaze hit the Liberty Theater, a large wartime frame structure costing nearly 75000 to build and equip, which was consumed by flames.
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Chillicothe
Mar
Camp Sherman
Liberty Theater
Luncheon Staged by Auto Dealers Association
The regular weekday luncheon of the Automobile Dealer's association was held at the Hotel Berry Monday with few absentees. I. W. Bush spoke for about thirty minutes on Automobile Business as a Newspaper Publisher Sees It. The group plans weekly noon meetings on Mondays inviting a business leader from other lines to speak.
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Automobile Dealer’s Association
Berry
I. W. Bush
Adopt a Foundling Earns Six Month Residency Ruling
Betty Rose abandoned on a Wellington doorstep christened by Sheriff Underhill. Probate Judge Wilcox orders six months in-county residence before establishment of domicile. The child is said to be in the care of Charles Edwards and wife who filed adoption papers.
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Elyria
Betty Rose
Underhill
Wellington
Wilcox
Charles Edwards
Athens High School to stage Spring Frolic in new auditorium
The Athens high school Spring Frolic will be presented in the new high school auditorium April 2 and 3. Thirteen home rooms perform skits with six shown Friday and seven Saturday. The first night features three boys room and three girls room skits as the school aims to eclipse Ohio university’s annual girls skit show.
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Athens High School
Ohio University
Short skirts face March winds as styles stay bold
A breezy report notes fashion remains daring in March despite gusty weather. Designers emphasize confident silhouettes and practical fabrics as winds sweep through streets and runways alike.
Athens County Nurses Seek Old Linen for Dressings
Public health nurses in Athens County appeal through the Messenger for donations of old rags and linen to sterilize for use as dressings. Residents are asked to call Dr. J. M. Higgins to arrange donations.
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Athens County
the Messenger
J. M. Higgins
Wickersham to Represent U.S. at League of Nations Codification Meet
George Wickersham of New York will represent the United States at the League of Nations committee meeting in Geneva on April 1 to work on the codification of international laws.
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Geneva
Mar
George Wickersham
New York
United States
League of Nations Committee
Promoter Marcus Garvey Loses Supreme Court Appeal
Marcus Garvey, New York promoter of the Back to Africa movement for negroes, lost his Supreme Court appeal today. The court upheld a prior decision sentencing him to a $1,000 fine and five years in federal prison.
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Washington
Mar
Marcus Garvey
New York
Supreme Court
Hopeful cripples ends his trouble
Hume R. Gray a 43 year old Tiffin business man ended his life with a revolver last night. He had been paralyzed for five years and used crutches. Gray was treasurer and head of the Gray and White Company dealing in poultry and dairy with branches across northern Ohio. He leaves a wife.
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Tiffin
Hume R. Gray
Hot Springs
Gray
Gray and White Company
Ohio
Mothers Friend Featured In Early Birth Preparations
An elderly scientist notes the value of Mother's Friend for easing childbirth. Mrs C J Hartman of Scranton recalls using the product with her first child and credits it with helping her cope during labor. The ad promotes Bredfeld Regulator and offers a free illustrated book about Mother’s Friend.
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Acufferi
C. J. Hartman
Scranton
Bredfeld
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Magnolia Temple
President Mees
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Swanson Furniture Co
Tomorow
the Swanson Furniture Co
North Court Street
Eclipse College
Wickersham
Bargain Hunters’ Convention
Luckoff’s
Chauncey
Percale
Women’s Union Suits
Luckoff
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