Middleport High School to Hold 1920 Commencement
The Middleport high school will hold commencement at the Presbyterian church on Friday May 28. Rev John H Gross of Marietta will deliver the class address. The 1920 graduating class is the largest yet with twenty members including Trene Anderson Walter Barker Walter Carney Elizabeth Davis Eva Dutton Ruth Drake Maurice Davis Audrey Fultz Lyston Fultz Anasteen Guthrie Esther Hobart Elsie Koening John Knight Cecil Matheny William O Neill Margaret Pundum Carolyn Swallow Frank White Julia Work and Sara Wilson.
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Middleport High School
Presbyterian Church
John H. Gross
Marietta
Middleport
Trene Anderson
Walter Barker
Walter Carney
Elizabeth Davis
Eva Dutton
Ruth Drake
Maurice Davis
Audrey Fultz
Lyston Fultz
Anasteen Guthrie
Esther Hobart
Elsie Koening
John Knight
Cecil Matheny
William O'Neill
Margaret Pundum
Carolyn Swallow
Frank White
Julia Work
Sara Wilson
Chemistry Students Visit Pomeroy Machine Works
Pomeroy high school chemistry pupils toured the Pomeroy Machine Company works learning practical steps in iron mixing melting and molding. The visit spanned most of the afternoon as executives welcomed the students and explained the manufacturing process.
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Pomeroy High School
Grand Jury Finishes Hearings Ten True Bills Found
The grand jury for the May term completed its session hearing fourteen cases and handed up ten true bills. The body returned indictments on multiple defendants, while four cases did not lead to charges. Local officials note the efficiency of the panel and its role in pursuing criminal justice.
Jury Finishes Four Day Court Session With Ten True Bills
A four day court session heard 59 witnesses in fourteen cases. The jury handed down ten true bills with no public publication and no list of cases to newspapers. The principal case involved Mae Brooks charged with second degree murder in the death of her husband Frank Brooks near Gravel Hill Middleport.
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Mae Brooks
Frank Brooks
Gravel Hill
Middleport
Pomeroy Soldier Boy Weds In Minnesota
Miss Lucile Ellen Newcomb and Reinholt C. Mees were married at the Newcomb home in Minneapolis at 8 30 PM Wednesday. The bride, a Red Cross nurse overseas, and Mees, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Mees of Breezy Heights Pomeroy, will live in Minneapolis where he works in the bond department of Paine Beber & Co. Mees served as second lieutenant of Co K 11th U S infantry abroad and was hospitalized after being wounded. They will visit Pomeroy briefly before returning to Minneapolis.
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Lucile Ellen Newcomb
Reinholt CC. Mees
H. P. Newcomb
Minneapolis
Pomeroy
Judicial ruling settles WWI era injury case at common pleas
Lewis V. Cohen of Rutland who was injured while breaking for the KK M Railway on April 15 1918 sued for 8000 damages and was awarded a judgment for 1000 and costs in common pleas court Wednesday. Amount to be paid by the government under an agreement.
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Lewis V. Cohen
Rutland
KK. & M. Railway
Common Pleas
Margaret Taylor Dies in Syracuse After Long Illness
Miss Margaret Taylor died Thursday morning at her home in Syracuse after a lingering illness of several years. She lived with her two sisters, Miss Lulu Taylor and Mrs. Hazelton Taylor.
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Margaret Taylor
Syracuse
Lulu
Hazelton
Pomeroy Bend Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Local residents reported travel and visits including Mrs Arthur Smith and baby returning from Chauncey, Miss Veda Martin staying with Mr and Mrs Arthur Martin of Flora, and several others visiting relatives. A Columbus visitor, Akron guest Freda Zahl, and hospital cases are noted along with fundraising for the Middleport American Legion flag.
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Pomeroy Bend
Arthur Smith
Baby
Chauncey
Julius Smith
Veda Martin
Arthur Martin
Flora
John Young
Joseph Young
George Ervin
Dd Parks
G. Keplar
Logan
Minersville
Gallipolis
Holzier Hospital
W. H. Champion
Howard Karr
Anna Karr
Maud Vincent
Charleston
C. M. Spencer
Delaware
Middleport
Kate Sayre
Cheshire
Harry Bennett
Reuben Rickard
Joseph Rickard
Letart
W. Va
Norway
Price Increases and Shortages Follow Kapp Putsch
Berlin reports after-effects of the Kapp putsch include rising prices and food shortages. Major cities rely on dwindling refrigerator stocks as distribution slows. butter meat cheese vanish or rise in cost. Germany seeks food credits from America while Americans curb lending due to tax policy and postwar spending.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Holland
Denmark
America
Germany
Ausland
New York Likely To Back Prohibition Under Wheeler Claim
Wayne Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League predicted New York would vote to sustain prohibition within five years. He said federal prohibition is under fire but would emerge unscathed despite opposition.
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Washington
Wayne Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
New York
Danderine Claims Stop Hair Loss and Boost Shine
Advertises Danderine as a cosmetic product that prevents hair loss and dandruff after use. Claims every hair gains life, vigor, brightness, more color and thickness with only a few cents per application.
United Mine Workers Seek Advance of 1914 Riot Appeal
The United Mine Workers filed a brief with the Supreme Court asking to advance their appeal from lower court rulings that held them liable for 420 000 dollars in damages from riots during the 1914 Arkansas coal strike. Arguments cannot occur until next fall even if advanced.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Today
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Fire at Kenmore Lumber destroys stock and halts city power
A May 6 blaze stemming from a faulty flue gutted the Kenmore Lumber Company store room and stock, estimated loss $60,000. The fire blacked out Kenmore Barberton and Wadsworth as a main feed line burned through, cutting power for hours.
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Akron
Kenmore Lumber Company
Kenmore
Barberton
Wadsworth
Kenmore Water Works Malfunction Leaves Fire Dept Helpless
A water works failure in Kenmore left the fire department unable to respond for over an hour until temporary repairs were effected. Separately a finding indicates wheels made from walrus hide provide excellent results for metal polishing and finishing.
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Kenmore Water Works
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Frank Burns
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Rupert Hughes
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Molly and I
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Onlin
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