Meigs County Red Cross Faces Heavy Relief Demands
POMEROY March 25 Due to rising requests at Red Cross headquarters a second clothing drive will be launched next week Meigs Red Cross executive secretary Mrs Mayme J Heimer announced Forty nine needy persons sought clothing recently Five hundred garden seed packages were received to aid those unable to buy seeds Each package contains enough seed to plant an acre of garden vegetables including beans beets cabbage carrots corn kale lettuce and more The Red Cross has also supplied medicine bed clothing and in some cases free ambulance service The Junior Red Cross reports enrollment across several area schools totaling about 1438 pupils with rooms receiving Junior News or Junior Red Cross Journal and funds aiding hospitalization for a 9 year old boy.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
Mayme J. Heimer
Meigs Red Cross
Heiner
Junior Red Cross
Central
Coalport
Kerrs Run
Sugar Run
Sacred Heart School
Children's Home
Middleport
Pearl Street
Park Street
Red Cross Journal
ALL BRAN PROMOTES RELIEF FOR CONSTIPATION
A Kellogg advertisement touts ALL BRAN as a natural, non habit forming remedy for constipation with bulk like lettuce and vitamin B. It claims two tablespoonfuls daily with meals can regulate bowels and avoid pills. The ad includes a Newark testimonial and mentions Kellogg in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg’s
Red Cross officials visit for farewell tour
Miss Naomi Owens county health nurse reported the matter. Miss Helen Jane Moses national field representative of the American Red Cross will be here today and Saturday before leaving the territory on a farewell visit.
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Red Cross
Naomi Owens
Helen Jane Moses
American Red Cross
Moses
Young Mother Dies After Gasoline Can Explosion
Mrs. Ray Alkire, 31, of Harrisonville died Thursday at Gallipolis hospital from burns from a gasoline can explosion last Saturday night. She kindled a fire and mistook the can for kerosene. Survived by husband, five children, and a stepdaughter. funeral at Harrisonville residence Saturday at 2 PM with Wells Cemetery burial.
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Harrisonville
Wells Cemetery
Betz Case Proceeds in Gallia County Court
James and William Betz go on trial in Gallia County Common Pleas Court on charges of receiving stolen copper wire. Prosecutors say the brothers bought wire stolen from a Meigs County coal mine and knew it was stolen. Meigs County witnesses, including confessors, are expected to testify.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Gallia
James
William Betz
Gallia County
Meigs County
Harold Black in Gallipolis Hospital Serious Condition
Harold Black of Leading Creek and son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Black is in serious condition at Gallipolis hospital with an abscess on a lung. Doctors say an operation may be needed if poison cannot be drained by other means.
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Middleport
Harold Black
Ernest Black
Leading Creek
Gallipolis Hospital
Plan Sunrise Service Easter Morning Services To Be Held In All City Churches
Middleport reports that F. C. Kreager pastor of First Baptist announces a sunrise Easter service with Dr. Stull speaking and devotional, plus special music. All city churches will hold Easter morning services.
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Middleport
F. C. Kreager
First Baptist Church
Stull
Springfield visitors and illness two in local notes
Charles Caldwell and a friend from Springfield are visiting Mr. Caldwell's brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs George Kreitler on Butternut Avenue. C A Hartley, veteran newspaper man, is seriously ill with high blood pressure at his Butter nut Avenue home. Several local women attended a district PTA conference in Oak Hill Wednesday.
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Charles Caldwell
Springfield
Carl Shields
Roy Davis
Columbus
Charles Young
Chester Road
C. A. Hartley
Messenger
Butternut Avenue
Hartley
Elmer Windon
Jed Webster
T. Mallory
Aten Shain
O. L. Strauss
W. A. Compton
Clarence
Middleport Bridge Club Hosts Dinner and Games
Mrs Charles McMaster entertained her bridge club at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop with a 6 o'clock dinner then three tables of bridge at her North Third Avenue home. Five guests attended from Middleport and Barberton. club prize went to Mrs Clyde Battin. guest prize to Miss Harrie Marie Smith. guest of honor prize to Mrs Joe Stewart.
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Middleport
Charles McMaster
Bridge Club
Mary Jane
North Third Avenue
M.S. McAllister
Robert Camp
Roscoe Fowler
Harrie Marie Smith
Joe Stewart
Barberton
Clyde Battin
Stewart
Mrs Homer Holter Hosts Clara Baum Visit Party
Mrs Homer Holter entertained about 75 guests in the K of P Hall in Chester to honor Miss Clara Baum of Cincinnati visiting relatives with her father and brother. The Baum family once lived in Chester and planned to return home today.
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Chester
Homer Holter
Clara Baum
Cincinnati
K. of P. Hall
Baume
Loyal Woman's Class to Entertain Members at Roush Home
Middleport report notes the Loyal Woman's Class led by Mrs. Estella Roush and Mrs. William Huggins will entertain tonight at Mrs. R. B. Laughead home. February and March groups show 67 members enrolled and most are expected to attend.
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Middleport
Loyal Woman's
Estella Roush
William Huggins
R. B. Laughead
Former Dry Agent Sentenced to Six Months in Workhouse
Cleveland March 25 U R Clarence EB Green former Federal prohibition agent was sentenced to six months in the Dayton Workhouse for impersonating a Federal officer. The government charged he aided a rum running friend by fabricating Federal employment after leaving the service. Green helped in Akron liquor raids last summer and had been jailed about three months awaiting disposition.
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Cleveland
U.R
Clarence EB. Green
Dayton
Green
Akron
Old Timer Clashes With Law Over 101 Ranch Auction
Col Zachary Taylor Miller fights to save the 101 Ranch in Marland Oklahoma from receivership and sale to satisfy creditors. A shotgun drove away two lawyers attempting to serve papers as Miller vows to defend his home and the Old West legacy amid debt and decline.
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Marland
Okla
U.ri
Col
Zachary Taylor Miller
Miller
Oklahoma Indian Territory
Fossil Run in Lodi and Fossil Beds Near Shade River
The article describes Fossil Run in Lodi Township near Jerseyville and along Shade River. It notes exposed fossilized wood along road cuts and historic petrified wood beds once filling the creek and surrounding areas. Geologists have long visited the region to study these formations.
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Lodi Township
Fossil Run
Jerseyville
Shade River
Ohio
Early 19th Century Finds in Shade River Area
The excerpt notes petrifications and archaeological finds in Section 35 of Lodi Township along Shade River. It mentions lead-rich residues near a concrete bridge at the Ray Bobo farm, old farms of Thomas Angell and John Mullizan, carved figures in trees attributed to Shawnee Indians, and the first grist mill circa 1815 on the Henry Blazier farm.
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Thoreas Angell
John Mullizan
Ray Bobo
Turtlea
Shade River
Lodi
Henry Blazier
Salvation Army seeks donated wheel chair for invalid woman
Adjutant Bernard Stone appealed for a wheel chair to aid a woman invalid for five years with broken hips and ankles. Anyone willing to lend a chair should contact Adjutant Stone at the Salvation Army Building.
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Adit
Bernard Stone
Salvation Army
Adjutant Stone
Easter Program at Concord Church
Concord Services announces an Easter program to be held at Concord Church on Sunday. The event aims to share seasonal observations and community fellowship.
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Concord Church
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Ridgewood Ave
Newark, N.S
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Frank Bracelin
Val Reynolds
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Herbert Fink
Gardner
Charles Howard
Tom Hendrix
Athens
Red Men's Lodge
Elizabeth Patterson
Jamestown
W. B. Patterson
Helene Wilson
Georgia Garrett
C. E. Erwin
South Third Avenue
Caro Louise Erwin
Ohio University
John Lambert
Fred Conway
Ernest Mulford
Gravel Hill
O. L. Roush
Lois
Maggie
W. Va
Charleston
George Boice
Mina Boice
A. V. Smith
McElhinny
Third
Mill Streets
Tom Morris
James Arnold
Charles Wise
Cecil Bradbury
Otho Tracy
Fern Bradbury
Ray Alkire
Betz
Gallipolis
Hall
Moose Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
The
Odd Fellows
Lodge Hall
Knights Templar
Point Pleasant
Athena
Jake Ament
Magnolia Temple
Pythian Sisters
East Main Street
Plan Sunrise Service
Pomeroy Briefs
Entertains Club
Big
Zack Miller
Texas Holdings
Miller Brothers
Southwest
Washington
Concord Services
TIA Sma
Petiim
Rae Tae Siti
Se Iy Ryo
Paturi
Alriguy
Firestone
Irestone
Oldfield
Chevrolet
Paige
Pontiac Roosevelt
Willye-K
Tre
Buick
Stu
Auburn
Garden
H.D
el Lps
Totman’s Service Station
Pickett’s Filling Station
Glouster
Albany
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