Juniors Form Societies of the Red Cross in Athens County
Miss Pearl French and Mrs. Dwight Rutherford organize a Junior Red Cross movement in Athens County schools. She visited several schools and aims to form four to five groups with officers. The program emphasizes health, citizenship, altruism, and international friendship through school activities and service projects.
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Red Cross
Athens
Miss Pearl French
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Dwight Rutherford
Athens Red Cross
Miss French
Junior Red Cross
New Lexington Ruling on Public Buildings Tax Exemptions
March 2 report states that churches schools courthouse town hall and village jail are exempt from general taxes but may bear special assessments or taxes under a ruling by Attorney E C Wagner city solicitor. The Supreme Court guidance is cited regarding public buildings and tax obligations.
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New Lexington
Ney E. C. Wagner
Supreming Court
Families Go to Work on a Farm in Rochelle Ill
Meigs County families from the coal regions near Pomeroy and Rutland are packing to move to Rochelle Illinois to work on a vast Mid-West Canning Company farm. The operation spans hundreds of acres with 7% tractors and many mules used for cultivation. Among those leaving are Herbert Whaley Dick Landaker Hiram Bolin and Pearly Ralph with more to depart before spring work.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Rochelle
Ill
Mid-West Canning Company
Meigs
Herbert Whaley
Dick Landaker
Hiram Bolin
Pearly Ralph
Ralph
Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court at Pomeroy
Ismert Hincke Milling Co sues Oscar Myers & Son for 1409.05. Harley Amos sues Worthington & Bachelor for 765.65 for labor performed. H A Sayre and Lilly Sayre named as defendants in suit by J D Roush seeking 400.00 note payment.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Ismert- Hincke Milling Company
Oscar Myers & Son
Pomeroy Merchant
Harley Amos
Worthington & Bachelor
H. A. Sayre
Lilly Sayre
J. D. Roush
Plans for Passion Week services in Middleport
Dr. Skinner, Presbyterian pastor, will host a series of one hour evening meetings during Passion Week from Monday to Thursday, finishing Friday with sessions from 2 to 8 pm. Themes include What Passion Week Meant to Jesus and The Seven Words from the Cross among others.
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Middleport
Skinner
Jesus
Mrs Grate Family Returns From Columbus Visit
Mrs J H Grate and her daughters Mary and Ruth with Miss Jean Mc Master and Kathryn Juhling spent a Columbus visit with Mrs H H Mee Cormick and her daughters Pauline and Nina Shank and came home Sunday evening.
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J. H. Grate
Mary
Ruth
Jean McMaster
Kathryn Juhling
Columbus
H. H. Mee Cormick
Pauline
Nina Shank
Railroad Officials Visit Machine Shop in Pomeroy
A special Hocking Valley train from Columbus brought many railroad officials to Pomeroy on a Saturday. The party stopped an hour at the Big & Reel Foundry and Machine Shop for a thorough plant inspection, amid reports of a possible move to produce car wheels for combined railroad interests and to hire 75 additional workers. The purpose remained unconfirmed, with more details expected in days.
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Pomeroy
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Big & Reel Foundry and Machine Shop
van Swearingen
Boy in Pomeroy Run Down by Auto
Delbert Schwartzwalder, 12, remained unconscious after a Friday evening accident on Main Street Pomeroy when struck by a car driven by J E McKay. He was taken to Holzer Hospital Saturday and did not regain consciousness by Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Delbert Schwartzwalder
Main Street
J. E. McKay
Holzer Hospital
Chapman Dies in Washington After Government Career
Charles Chapman, born in Hartford West Virginia and raised there, died in Washington D C. He spent most of his life in the capital where he held a government position. He leaves a widow formerly Miss Belle Hutchinson of Mason City and a son Thomas with the Air Service. He worked long in the Treasury Department before retiring.
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Hartford
W. Va
Mason City
Charles Chapman
Washington
D. C
Belle Hutchinson
Thomas
Air Service
Chapman
Treasury Department
New Hydrant Work Begins On Court Street
City workers search for a water main leak in front of Athens National Bank on Court Street. A modern hydrant with a pumper opening will be installed as the old hydrant is moved to the city outskirts. Water has seeped into the bank basement for days during excavation.
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Court Street
Athens National Bank
James Root Visits Columbus With Family
James Root returned home after a brief visit in Columbus with his daughter Mrs. John E. Powell and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Root
Columbus
John E. Powell
Break-in at Cullums Studio on Court Street
Sunday night a glass display case at Cullums Studio on Court Street was broken and photographs were removed. Police note similar thefts have been reported in recent years.
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Cullums
Court Street
Adlerika gas relief claim from glycerin mix sale
A historic ad promotes Adlerika as a full bowel cleaner using glycerin buckthorn bark and saline. It claims one spoonful relieves gas sour stomach and constipation by cleansing both upper and lower bowels. Local druggists listed include Gibson's Athens Hickman's Nelsonville Poling's Murray City Taylor's Coolville.
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Gibson's
Athens
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Poling’s
Murray City
Taylor’s Drug Store
Coolville
Unhurt After Narrow Wippel Car Crash
Mr and Mrs John Wippel of Five Points narrowly escaped serious harm when their car went off the road at Carelton Hollow in Pomeroy. Mrs Wippel, an inexperienced driver, steered over an embankment, the car overturned onto rocks, and both occupants survived with only minor scratches and bruises.
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Pomeroy
John Wippel
Here
Chester
Philathea Society Holds Social at Farmer Home
Mrs D S Farmer and Mrs Ray Farmer hosted the Philathea Society of the Christian Church in Middleport on Friday evening. President Mrs Alice Sidenstricker led the business session before a social hour with light refreshments and plans for early spring activities.
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Middleport
D. S&s. Farmer
Ray Farmer
Philathea Society of the Christian Church
Alice Sidenstricker
Government to Have Share in Building Projects
Washington report notes the Treasury drafts a 92 million dollar program of federal building projects to relieve unemployment. The plan expands the 40 million federal building program and covers all regions, including village post offices and the Chicago Post Office estimated at 14 million.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury Department 3
Mrs Myra Rowley Injured in Kitchen Fall
Middleport March 24 Mrs A Reed reports that her mother Mrs Myra Rowley of Middleport fell in the kitchen at her Columbus home fracturing a shoulder. She has suffered multiple accidents recently, including a dog bite and severe burns. Reed will stay in Columbus until her mother improves and had gone to assist during Ruth Reed’s illness and recovery.
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Middl
Port
A. Reed
Hes
Robert Adams
Columbus
Myra Rowley
Rowley
Local Students Return to Ohio State After Break
Misses Mary W Farmer and Lucille Mayer with their parents and relatives have returned to Columbus to resume classes at Ohio State University on Tuesday. George McCullough and Clarence Sanborn came back to Columbus to prepare for work at Ohio State after spring vacation. Word arrived Saturday that Mrs. Lewis Boyd of Youngstown is seriously ill with flu and complications, her sister Mrs. Allen White and mother Mrs. Agnes Sales visiting. Mrs. Walter Breen, who came to Middleport for her sister Delia Wilbur, left for Omaha. Wilbur remains seriously ill in Columbus under care of her son Irving and wife.
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Mary W. Farmer
Lucille Mayer
Columbus
Ohio State University
George McCullough
Clarence Sanborn
Allen White
Lewis Boyd
Youngstown
Agnes Sales
Walter Breen
Middleport
Delia Wilbur
Omaha
I*red
Old Oil Company Is Being Liquidated
Stockholders of the Magnetic Oil Company at Crossenville south of Junction City are asked to surrender their shares for $3.75 each as the firm liquidates. The company was founded in 1909 during the Bremen Will oil boom.
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NEW Lenington
Old Magnetic Oi Company
Crossenville
Junction City
Bremen Wield
Texas Guinan Leaves Chicago Earlier Than Planned
Texas Guinan known as the Queen of Night Clubs was granted police permission to depart Chicago for the West earlier than expected. The move ends a chapter where the famed entertainer drew crowds and stirred headlines as she crossed the country.
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Chicago
O.R
Texas
Guinan
East
Middlewest
Earl Jones in county jail on threats to family
Earl Jones, son of Rendville postmaster J L Jones, is jailed in New Lexington on a charge of threatening to harm his mother wife and children. He had asked to be sent to the Athens State Hospital but reversed the decision after arrangements were made.
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New Lexington
Earl Jones
J- Li Jones
Rendville
Jones
Athens State
ORANGE BRAND TONIC Promises Strength and Health Boost
A vintage advertisement touts ORANGE BRAND TONIC as a cure for weakness nerves and fatigue. It claims rapid transformation from illness to vigor with iron herbs and a customer testimonial from Ruthan Means of Charleston West Virginia praising renewed health after usage. It promotes bottles and Orange Brand Nuggets sold by Lash Drug Store and other pharmacies.
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Mx Ruthan
Charleston
W. VI
Lash
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W. S. Koester
THE
American Red Cross
John J. Pershing
Memorial Fund Committee
Lieut
Frank Schoble
Philadelphia
American Legion
Canning Factory
Meigs County
Pomeroy Merchants
Plans Services
Dr. Skinner
Mill St
Washington, D. C
Water Department
Ford
Fred R. Beasley
Murphy Motor Co
Harris Motor Co
Donaldson Motor Co
Glouster
Amesville
Albany
R. J. O'Donnell
W. H. Juhling
J. A. Beverage
Sue E. Saunder
Graham Wadell
Beverage
Juhlings
Paul Leonard
Robert Harris
Engineers Corps
Old Oil Company
Masseus
Messenger
F. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery Co. Distributors
State St
East State Street
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