Miners Receive Food Aid Amid Picketing Rumors
In Pomeroy a truckload of union food supplies arrives for Mine No. 5 and the Syracuse local. Flour beans lard salt coffee and baking powder are shared among members with farm donations gathered by picket lines denied at Hobson Hobson’s Hobart supervised cooperative work noted. The Whatsoever Class of the Presbyter ian Bible School meets Friday with Mrs Buchanan and Mrs Stansary in charge.
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Pomeroy
N. Spurrier
Nations Organization of the Union
Rutland Road
Syracuse
Spurrier
Rutland
Red Bird
Hobson
No. 5
Carl Hobart
Blackstone
Smiddleport
The
Presbyterian Bible School
Arch
J. M. Buchanan
G. H. Stanstary
Rutland Bridge Construction Draws Town Attention
Meigs County report from Rutland notes the new concrete bridge nearing completion set for June 15 and watched by crowds far more than workers. Night work with searchlights continues. revival meetings at the Christian Church proceed despite bad weather.
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Meigs County
Rutland
Messenger
Christian Church
Wiliams
Middleport
Doc Deems
Meigs County Recorder
Clark DeWolf
Reverend Dye
Petersen's Ointment Advertises Fast Piles Relief
An old ad promotes Petersen's Ointment for itching piles and skin sores. It claims immediate itching relief within minutes and healing after days of use, highlighting rectal irritation soothing and a large box sold at a reduced price.
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King Peterson
Eterson
Petersen
Messenger classifieds and circulation info contact
Local staff correspondent ARARTLEY notes the Messenger welcomes society and local news items. For circulation and classified advertising, contact John Sauvage at phone 453-L for assistance.
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Messenger
John Sauvage
Home Economics Expert Offers Free Help to Needy
A young woman claiming to be a Home Economics graduate from Ohio State University offers free services to Meigs County families, focusing on healthful diets for miners. The Red Cross has no funds for living expenses, so she seeks room and board via the organization or others.
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Pomeroy
Red Cross
Mayme J. Heiner
Ohio State University
Meigs County
Was It a Bomb Or Crack From a Gun at Jail
In Pomeroy March 3, three women at the County Jail parlor heard a loud detonation mistaken for a bombing. It turned out to be a bottle of confiscated home brew exploding, not a weapon. William McLean of Middleport had brought the brew to the jail. McLean arrived later. AT TOWNSEND RITES MIDDLEPORT March 31 funeral notices for R. D. Townsend and relatives from Athens Columbus and Marietta.
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Pomeroy
A. O. Tracy
Myrtle Griffith
Richard Campbell
Mrs. Tracy
Wiliam McLean
Middleport
McLean
Townsend
R. D. Townsend
Harry Townsend
Athens
Ezra Townsend
Will Townsend
Columbus
Marietta
Rainfall Sparks Rise in Ohio River at Pomeroy
After rising since Sunday due to heavy rain, the Ohio River at Racine Dam No 24 stood at 33.8 feet Wednesday evening. Flood stage not expected unless rain continues. A further rise could flood Main Street basements, prompting merchants to clear stores, while the levee may shed debris as logs drift downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Pomeroy
Rver
Racine
Main Street
Mona Carson Dies at Kent Home at 60
Mrs Mona Carson aged 60 died at her daughter Mrs Dell Stiles home in Kent Tuesday afternoon She is survived by husband Hampton Carson and five children including Mrs Dale Rhodes and Mar! Carson Funeral services will be held at Lee Chapel Friday afternoon. The article also notes local club meetings and church class gathering in Pomeroy with attendees listed.
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Pomeroy
Mona Carson
Dell Stiles
Kent
Hampton Carson
Dale Rhodes
New Brighton
Mar! Carson
Westerville
H. V. Tucker
Bashan
Stiles
Elza Rose
Fostoria
Wilbur Cornell
Columbus
E. M. Wilson
Delaware, O
Mrs. Wilson
Syracuse
Lee Chapel
Meigs County Bankers Elect New Officers at Riverside
Members of the Meigs County Bankers Association met at the Riverside Hotel in Middleport on a Tuesday afternoon to elect new officers Aten Shain as president Edison Hobstetter as vice president and Paul Smart as secretary-treasurer.
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Middleport
Meigs County Bankers Association
Riverside
Aten Shain
Edison Hobstetter
Paul Smart
Hidden Still Unearthed on Ed Smith Farm
Officers found a concealed mash supply and liquor making equipment in an underground room near Ed Smith’s Rutland Township home. A buried gas pipe and gas stove heated the chamber. Smith faces arrest upon return home while local papers note others at a funeral and social gatherings in Columbus and Pittsburgh.
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Pomeroy
Ed Smith
Rutland Township
Smith House
Smith
Pittsburgh
Social Notes From Nye Avenue and Local Visit Dispatch
Four tables were in play as residents gathered at Nye Avenue for a yard club night. Miss Kathryn Proctor, after a week in Berea Kentucky, returned Wednesday morning to her Syracuse home. Miss Barbara Elberfeld left Wednesday afternoon to resume studies at Goucher College in Baltimore Maryland. The Presbyterian Missionary Society will be entertained this evening at Mrs Patrick Locharys Lincoln Hill home with Miss Emma Lee assisting.
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Edgar Morris
Giles Hywell
Columbus
G. L. Alston
Helen Elberfeld
Bridge Club
Lincoln Hill
Marcia Hobstetter
Dorothy Russell
Roland Beards
Nye Avenue
Kathryn Proctor
Berea
Syracuse
Barbara Elberfeld
Goucher College
Baltimore
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Patrick Lochary
Emma Lee
Plan Style Show Glee Club Concert Also to Be Held April 8
Pomeroy high school students will present a style show directed by Miss Erma Welsh and a glee club concert led by Miss Hilda Ohlinger on Friday April 8. The event features two groups of songs and reflects a busy campus schedule amid visits from local families and students.
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Pomeroy
Resident visitors and local greetings noted this week
Mrs. Walter Owens remains ill but improving as the week continues. Miss Ann Elizabeth Bright from Columbus visits her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Covert, while her father O Bright joins them. Mrs. Roscoe Fowler and Mrs. Cora Bennett, in Columbus since Tuesday, plan to return home today. Heslop Russell, visiting his mother Edith Russell, departs for Logan West Virginia with sister Mrs. Harry Mills. Loyal Berean Class met Tuesday night at the Church of Christ Bible School. Chester Knab and Stanley Knab, visiting from Cincinnati, return home after two days with their parents Augustus and family.
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Margaret Sauer
Marshall College
Huntington
Madeline Sauer
Welch
W. Va
Ame! Sauer
Charles Yost
Magnetic Springs
Columbus
Bar French
D. A. Weisman
Kermit
Athens
Logan
Barbara
Rose Eilene
George Hackett
D. A. Howell
Martha Sargent
New York State
Thomas A. Elder
Betty Jane Nuckles
Ora Dillard
Rosamond
Kathryn
Ann Elizabeth Bright
Arthur Covert
O. Bright
Brights
Roscoe Fowler
Cora Bennett
Heslop Russell
Edith Russell
Charleston
Harry Mills
Berean
Church of Christ Bible School
Chester Knab
Stanley Knab
Augustus Knab
Cincinnati
Youngest Prosecutor Aims for Congress in Ohio
A.R. Gwynn Sanders, Ohio's youngest county prosecutor, seeks the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Seventh District. At 25 he would be among the youngest members in Congress, and he is a former student of fellow representative Charles F. West of Granville, who once taught him at Denison University. Sanders is in his second year as Union County prosecutor after a 24 year election.
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Marysville
A.r.gwynn Sanders
Ohio
Congress
Charles F. West
Granville
Sanders
Denison University
Union County
Ohio State Life reps to attend Columbus district meeting
E. J. Morris and C. C. Kerr of Athens will travel to Columbus Saturday for a district meeting of the Ohio State Life Insurance Company. Company representatives from 11 counties will attend a luncheon with speakers Agency Vice President F. Lt. Barnes and Superintendent of Agencies W. PD. Woollens, both recently joining the organization.
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E. J. Morris
C. C. Kerr
Athens
Ohio State Life Insurance Company
Columbus
F. Lt. Barnes
W. PD. Woollens
Ohio State Life Organization
Ohio Engineers Achieve Notable 1931 Projects
Columbus report of the Engineering Experiment State News from Ohio State University highlights 1931 gains despite poor business. It cites 11 343 miles of state highway rebuilt or built at about 29 million dollars, 73 000 miles of county and township roads repaired or constructed for 30 million, and 347 highway bridges completed at 3.5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Engineering Experiment State News
Ohio State University
Ohio River bridge links Aberdeen Ohio to Mayeville Kentucky
Report notes construction of a major bridge spanning the Ohio River to connect Aberdeen Ohio with Mayeville Kentucky. In related plans the city advances the erection of a Cincinnati union railway terminal valued at forty one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Mayeville
Cincinnati Union Railway
Tornado Returns Check Blown 100 Miles to Tow Boat Firm
A cancelled check blown 100 miles by last week's tornado was mailed back to the Baker Tow Boat Company in Tuscaloosa Alabama. Oman Sutton of Cullman found the check while plowing and officials said it was one of several on an office desk blown out a window during the storm.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
U.R
Baker Tow Boat Company
Oman Sutton
Tow Boat Company
Don’t let them count you out
An advertisement touts S.S.S. as a tonic for run-down health. It claims the remedy regenerates red blood cells and hemoglobin, restoring appetite, sleep, and energy. Available in regular and double sizes, marketed as economical for two weeks.
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S.S.S
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Harry Williamson
M. E. Rathburn
Marion Woods
Harrisonville
E. J. Snowden
Lawrence Smith
C A. Arartley
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Pernet
Dr. van Vleet
Mary Wallace
Paul's
Mithens
Literary Club
Spain
W. Clark
South Third Avenue
R. M. Sherman
F. A. Bean
Allen White
Rosener Zether
O. B. Stout
Fisher Avenue
Enterprise U. B. Church
B. F. Quisenberry
John Bowen
Harley Brown
Paul Casto
Jaunita
Agnes Weeks
Freda Casto
Myrtie Long
Marie Daily
Charlotte Davis
Fannie Needs
Ula Shoemaker
Bessie
Beatrice Buck
Anna
Pomeroy Personals
Glee Club
Walter Owens
Owens
Charleston, W. Va
Ohio River
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Axminster
Swanson Furniture Co
N. Court St
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