Meigs County Doubles Quota in Red Cross Drive
Meigs County nearly doubles its Red Cross flood relief quota reaching 1900. Pomeroy raises about 1300, Middleport over 600, Sacred Heart and Simpson M E churches near 100 each. Gallipolis slow to start. Gallia County expected to meet soon as the campaign continues.
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Pomeroy
Flood Relief Committee
Meigs County
Red Cross
Middleport
Sacred Heart Church
Simpson M. E. Church
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Meigs
Funeral Held For Professor Abe Grove In Dayton
H D Will Dayton Will and Mr and Mrs Will White of Syracuse attended the funeral in Dayton for Professor Abe Grove a former resident who died by self inflicted death at his home in Dayton.
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Pomeroy
H. D. Will
Dayton Will
Will White
Syracuse
Dayton
Abe Grove
This County
Gasto Winters Dies at Antiquity Home
Gasto Winters, 82, Civil War veteran, dies Sunday at his daughter Mrs Andrew Rose home in Antiquity. Survived by two sons besides his daughter. services set for Wednesday at the residence with burial at Great Bend.
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Racine
Gasto Winters
Andrew Rose
Antiquity
Great Bend
Two In Jail Arrested for Intoxication and Disturbance
Middleport May 3. Constable Meyer arrested Charles Love and Bayless Tyree of Pomeroy for intoxication and raising a disturbance on the carnival grounds at Pythian park. They spent the night in jail.
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Middleport
Meyer
Charles Love
Bayless Tyree
Pomeroy
Pythian Park
Pretty Girls to Be Featured in School Play
Middleport May 2 The director of Her Song the musical comedy by Middleport high school plans a May 10 11 performance at the Masonic Temple The Midnight Gliders a group of pretty dancers praised by New York and Chicago critics will perform a new dance described as surpassing the Charleston or Black Bottom The Summer Girls will sing and dance to The Boy In Pullman listing members Jen Smith Frances Willock Bessie Graves Louise Talbot and others
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Middleport
Middlert High School
Satan
Midnight Gliders
New York
Chicago
Clive Butcher
Dorothy Pultz
Marthe Terrell
Alice Dailey
Anna Mar- Burchett
Mary Louise Kenteth Russell
Virginia Gregg
Irene Mills
Evelyn Stuart
Emma Jean Smith
Louise Burford
Pullman
Jen Smith
Frances Willock
Bessie Graves
Louise Talbot
Pau
Frost Causes Men in Orchards To Lose Jobs
In Pomeroy May 38 a large force of men employed in Gold Brothers orchards across the river were laid off due to a dismal fruit outlook. The freeze is described as the most disastrous in their long experience in the orchard and nursery business.
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Pomeroy
Gold Brothers
Woman Dies Former Pomeroy Resident Mrs Mattern
Mrs Conrad J Mattern nee Elizabeth Wilber died in Dayton following a cerebral hemorrhage. She was born and raised in Pomeroy where she married. Survived by six sons in Dayton and one daughter in Wichita Falls. She left Pomeroy 30 years ago and was about 84. A niece Catherine Schiaeccel traveled to Dayton for the funeral.
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Pomeroy
Conrad J. Mattern
Elizabeth Wilber
Dayton
Jacob Mattern
New York City
William Pomeroy
George
Conrad
Henry
Richard
Paul Henry Packard
Wichita
Texas
Mattern
Catherine Schiaeccel
Poppy Sale Planned by Drew Webster Auxiliary
At the Drew Webster Post Ladies' Auxiliary meeting in Pomeroy plans were made to obtain 1000 Memorial Day poppies for sale. A conference of the American Legion auxiliary will be held in Pomeroy May 1 2 with a called meeting this evening to finalize details. Mrs Otto Strauss awarded a prize box to Miss Mildred Whaley of Rutland. Twenty five members attended and hostesses Mrs Aten Shain and Mrs Ralph Gilmore served refreshments. The membership application of Mrs A P Miller was received.
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Pomeroy
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Drew Webster
American Legion Auxiliary
Otto Strauss
Mildred Whaley
Rutland
Aten Shain
Ralph Gilmore
A. P. Miller
Dow Webb Struck by Auto in Letart Incident
May 3 report from Letart says Dow Webb of the village was struck by an automobile returning from church. The car allegedly had no lights. Webb was knocked unconscious but suffered no broken bones.
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Letart Falls
Dow Webb
Webb
Three Burned Men In Train Accident Near Point Pleasant
May 32 report from Pomeroy states J B McKenzie of Cowderstreet and two railroad workers Roy Lansbury and H E Daugherty of Middleport suffered scald injuries when locomotive crown sheet failed 20 miles above Point Pleasant. They were treated at McMillan hospital and sent home Sunday.
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Pomeroy
J. B. McKenzie
Cowderstreet
Roy Lansbury
H. E. Daugherty
Middleport
Point Pleasant
McMillan Hospital
Huddleston Returns From Columbus After Daughter’s Goiter Removal
Mrs. W. G. Huddleston came home Sunday from Columbus with her daughter Mrs. Leland Boyd who had been at White Cross hospital for weeks after an operation to remove a goiter. She is much improved.
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W. G. Huddleston
Columbus
Leland Boyd
White Cross Hospital
Local residents visit relatives across several states
J. K. Lyons and daughter Arlena drove to Cincinnati. Irene Anderson from Lazarus in Columbus spent the weekend at home. Mrs. C. T. Bingham from Athens visited her brother C. E. Thomas. M. L. Cottingham and wife, after visiting Noblesville and Indianapolis, stopped in to see Cottingham’s parents and Mrs. Cottingham’s in Jackson. Henry King and daughters began a week in Pittsburgh. S. E. Williams and R. M. Grogan with their spouses visited Nelsonville to see Henry McCullough.
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Noblesville
Ind
Indianapolis
Cottingham
Jackson
Henry King and Daughters
Pittsburgh
E. Williams
R. M. Grogan
Nelsonville
Henry McCullough
Death of Mrs Calley Mae Sheppherd in Mexahala
Mrs Calley Mae Sheppherd 42 wife of Charles Sheppherd merchant of Mexahala died at Bethesda hospital Sunday afternoon from cancer. Funeral services set for 3 p m Wednesday at Oakfield church with Reverend Steele, burial in Oakfield cemetery. Eastern Star lodge of Wew Lexington to supervise. Survived by husband, father William Longstreth Bethesda two sisters and two brothers Anna at home Mrs W J Wright Moxahala Mrs B McDonald Detroit Dr W E Longstreth Kensal and R B Longstreth Columbus.
Mrs Spence Visited in Pennsylvania With Family
Corning May 3 Mrs Jessie Spence an intermediate teacher of the U S church and superintendent of the Intermediate Christian Endeavor society with husband and son Roland are spending a few weeks in Pennsylvania with friends and relatives. Mrs Lula Jones oversees the intermediates during Spence's absence and the pastor acts as girls class teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Corning
Jessie Spence
U. S
Intermediate Christian Endeavor Society
Roland
Lula Jones
Scouts Meet Corning May 3 At M E Church
Scoutmaster Sherman Leasure and assistants Howard Morgan Bert Roberts and the Rev Lewis Ludwick led a joint meeting of United Brethren and M E scouts at the M E church Tuesday evening. Frank Swartz Lancaster district scout master and Charlies Gostin district assistant provided information. Lewis G Ludwick pastor United Brethren elected chair.
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Corning
Sherman Leasure
Howard Morgan
Bert Roberts
Lewis Ludwick
United Brethren Church
M. E. Church
Frank Swartz
Lancaster
Charlies Gostin
Lewis G. Ludwick
The
Acme Film to Demonstrate Timothys Quest at Church
The Acme Film company will publicly screen Timothy's Quest at United Brethren Church on Saturday evening May 14. Attendees include representatives from several county churches and boards of education.
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Acme Film Company
United Brethren Church
Boards of Education
Oris announces birth of ten pound son in Corning
Corning May 3 Mr and Mrs Ben Oris announce the birth of a ten pound son. Mr Oris serves as deputy marshal of Corning.
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Corning
Ben Oris
Mr. Oris
Teacher Stricken With Acute Appendicitis in Crooksville
Miss Edna Dew of Corning became critically ill from acute appendicitis while visiting her aunt Mrs. Kinkade in Crooksville on Monday, May 3.
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Corning
Edna Dew
Kinkade
Crooksville
Local School Third Grade Teacher Taken to Hospital
Miss Dew who taught the third grade this year is the daughter of James Dew. Her father was summoned to Crooksville Monday evening as she was ill and will be removed to a hospital.
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Miss Dew
James Dew
Crooksville
Mrs Bernard Noon Improves Sufficiently for Home Return
CORNING May 3 Mrs Bernard Noon who has been seriously ill for three months has improved enough to be moved from her daughter's home to her own. She is now able to be about and at the Rocks residence period.
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Corning
Bernard Noon
Post office here advances closing time to 5 PM
Corning reports the local post office will close at 5 o'clock in the evening starting May 1 under the new time system adopted by the P. V. O. C. Number 6 arrives here an hour earlier.
Boy Scout Hike To Mindigo Cave Near Corning
In Corning on Monday May 3 the Boy Scout troops from the M. E. B. church hiked to Mindigo cave located south of town.
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Corning
Boy Scout Troops
The
M. EB. Church
Mindigo Cave
Boy Scouts Meet Corning Grow in Membership
The United Brethren church troop of Corning met Monday evening as membership increased. They are preparing to take tests as part of their advancement.
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U. B
Corning
United Brethren Church
Relatives Visit Across Towns and States
Earl and Lee Coulter of Canton visited relatives Friday and Saturday. Aloysius Collins of Athens spent Sunday in Congo with Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Stenson. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Glass and children visited near Congo with Mr. and Mrs. William Wetzel. Mrs. Wetzel is Glass’s sister. Mrs. Anthony Leroy and three daughters plan to move to Youngstown soon. Mrs. Mark Barnett and daughter Maxine visited Columbus Monday. Mrs. John Kacks visited sisters Mary Flo and Rose Irwin at Rendville Sunday. Flo Irwin leaves for Cincinnati for a new job. Miss Marguerite and Miss Rose Lemity visited in Columbus. Thomas Cowley of Dunbridge spent Sunday with his sister Mrs. S. Glass. Miss Mary Zita Marren, Esther Roof, Margaret Lemity, and Julia Shedlock spent Sunday in Shawnee. Mrs. Isabella Cowley of Rendville returned home after three weeks in Cleveland and Fanton visiting her sister Mrs. Mary Coulter and Florence Davies.
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Earl and Lee Coulter
Canton
Aloysius Collins
Athens
Congo
Patrick Stenson
Leo Glass
William Wetzel
Wetzel
Glass
Anthony Leroy
Alice
Elizabeth
Josephine
Youngstown
Mark Barnett
Maxine
Columbus
John Kacks
Mary
Flo
Rose Irwinn
Rendville
Cincinnati
Marguerite
Rose Lemity
Thomas Cowley
Dunbridge
Mrs. S. Glass
Mary Zita Marren
Esther Roof
Margaret Lamity
Julia Shedlock
Shawnee
Isabella Cowley
Cleveland
Fanton
Mary Coulter
Florence Davies
Pocahontas Degree Staff Called to Practice Meeting
May 3 Pocahontas Chauncey report that all members of the degree staff of Mazon Council Degree of Pocahontas are requested to attend practice at the regular meeting in the Jacksonville hall on Thursday evening.
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Chauncey
Mazon Council
Degree of Pocahontas
Jacksonville
Kingston Court Removes Five Cats From Care of Emily Kevern
In Kingston England a court ruled that Miss Emily Kevern failed to provide proper care and deprived her of five cats as a result. Magistrates upheld the welfare finding and ordered guardianship transfer to suitable care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Eng
Emily Kevern
President Coolidge to address Pan-American meeting on air
President Coolidge will address the Pan American Commercial conference on Tuesday night. NBC networks will carry the speech from Washington shortly after 9 p.m. Eastern. The program also lists a busy slate of radio hour programs across major stations including WEAF WJZ WLS and more with musical concerts news and entertainment.
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WIBO
KOA
WBZ
WEBH
WEAF
Calvin Coolidge
Washington
U.P
Coolidge
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Broadcasting Company
Voice
Eastern Standard
New York
Waldorf
United Press Baseball
Orrin Duplap
Ekins
von Holiberg
Eveready Hour
Meriam Cooper
Washington, D. C
Janssen
Glasgow man commits suicide rather than testify in theft case
In Glasgow Donald Muir took his own life to avoid testifying against a friend accused of theft. The incident ends a developing case as authorities report the death and proceed with investigation.
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Glasgow
Donald Muir
Explosion floods Moxieres area cutting telegraph lines
Acid from a chemical blast shattered telegraph and telephone wires near Mexieres France. The town was isolated for two days as communication was disrupted.
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Mexieres
France
Here
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Judson Health Center
Lugene W. Ong
Arthur B. Claflin
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Irene Anderson
Lazarus
C. T. Binghame
C. E. Thomas
M. L. Cottingham
Calley Mae Sheppherd
Mexshala
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Corning and Vicinity
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Formica Orchestra
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Palace Theatre
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Commodore Orchestra
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KDA
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WSM
Nashville
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American Legion
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Nappere Company
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Adelerkhurst
Ibson Orchestra
Heermann
Johanna Grosse
Latonia Melody Boys
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South Sea Islanders
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Meert
Moment Musicale
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National Tiene Opera Company
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D States Army Band
Davis
Maxwell
RCA
Astor Orchestra
WGY
Schenectady
Remington Band
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WLIB
WEAP
WCCO
Mpls
St. Paul
Selos
Book ¢ News
Isaac Wilson
Chauncey, Ohio
Sommer
McCall's
Axminster Rugs
Burnett-Smith Co
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