Boy Struck and Killed by Auto Near Cabin Creek
Five year old Thomas Blamper of Cabin Creek West Virginia was struck and killed Tuesday evening on the Thomas Fork pike near the O L Bradford place by a car driven by E M Burton Pom eroy garage operator. Burton gave aid and the boy died of a crushed skull. The body will be taken to Chelyan for burial. In Pomroy county election board reorganized naming John Spires new member and Frank Fugate Jr elected clerk by lot.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Blamper
Avery Stamper
Cabin Creek
W. Va
E. M. Burton
Thomas Fork Pike
O. L. Bradford Place
John Spires
Rutland
Ray Mitch
Charles Mullen
Lot
Frank Fugate, Jr
Windsor Stivers
Blume & Blume Directory team surveys Pomeroy area
Representatives from Blume & Blume Directory of Marietta are in Pomeroy conducting a preliminary canvass to prepare a new city directory. The project will include Middleport and rural routes in its coverage.
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Pomeroy
Blume & Blume Directory Company
Marietta
Middleport
Ranger gaso line boat burns in mid stream at Ohio shore
The gaso line boat Ranger used as a towboat for bridge work caught fire in mid stream Wednesday and burned to the water's edge on the Ohio side where it was landed. Officials say the blaze originated from an explosion of some kind.
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Pomeroy
Ranger
Ohio
Mrs Brown Returns Home to Middleport After Winter Abroad
Mrs Brown returned to Middleport on Tuesday after spending the winter at Germantown with her daughter Mrs Will Engler and family and in Columbus with her son Arch Brown and wife. She came home accompanied by Mrs Arch Brown who will stay with her mother in law indefinitely.
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Middleport
Brown
Germantown
Will Engler
Columbus
Arch Brown
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Evans in Charleston
Miss Lettie Besserer hosted a six oclock dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe Tuesday for her sister Mrs. Mary Evans of Charleston. The birthday cake was a surprise and lit at the table. Guests included Mrs. Maupin Mrs. C. Besserer Mrs. W. C. Bennett Mrs. Will Michl Mrs. George Wittmer Mrs. Ella Harry and several Misses. Other social functions are planned later in the week for Mrs. Evans who has not visited her old hometown in 20 years.
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Lettie Besserer
Mary Jane Coffee
Mary Evans
Charleston
Evans
Maupin
C. ¥. Besserer
W. C. Bennett
Will Michl
George Wittmer
Ella Harry
Virginia Corbin
Nella Calderwood
Allie Mauck
Local visits highlight regional travel in early week
Dr J B Hodge and his daughter Mrs Irving Karr with husband were in Charleston visiting Dr Hodge's brother Idon Hodge and wife. G K Bradford of Columbus visiting son Jad Bradford and family, in precinct, also called on sister Mrs R B Laughead and husband. Mr and Mrs Charles Howard and Mrs Roush and daughter Miss Francis visited W R Sayre in Athens hospital Tuesday evening.
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J. B. Hodge
Irving Karr
Charleston
Athens
W. R. Sayre
Darrow Evades Klan Mentions in Munsene Defense
Jefferson May 10. Marence Darrow steers the James Munsene trial through delicate waters avoiding explicit Klan references. He contends the defendant did not hand an envelope with $500 to Sheriff John H. Smith of Rum-bull County to protect a liquor business.
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Jefferson
U.R
Marence Darrow
James Munsene
Jay Buchwalter Warren
Buchwalter
Darrow
Munsene
John H. Smith
Rumbull County
Trouble over bus parking at Sauve's court street
May 10. Trouble arose as the Ohio Transit company bus station was moved from the street car office to Sauvage's confectionery and parking place on Court street. Driver Lawrence Reuter parked at an angle without a permit, blocking traffic. Marshal Roush jailed him. Mayor Hess set bond. A petition may seek council approval for a proper parking spot like the taxi stand across the street.
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Sauvage
Court Street
Lawrence Reuter
Marshal Roush
Hess
John Sauvage
Council Denies Parking Space Near Station in Athens
The council met Monday evening and denied parking space near Sauvage's confectionery where the new depot of the company has been established. The clerk reported the village has 22590.50 in the bank drawing interest and April receipts of 2500 from the sinking fund plus 395 from cemetery trustees for sale of lots and digging graves. The street commissioners' payroll for April was 318.40. Mayor Hess named Hennessy Schwegman and McCroba to lead an extra tax levy campaign for Main street improvement with state and county involvement.
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Pomeroy
Athens
Sauvage
Hess
Messrs. Hennessy
Schwegman and
McCroba
Main Street
Longtime Pomeroy resident James Bickle dies at 78
James Lewis Bickle 78 a lifelong Pomeroy resident died at his daughter Mrs Thomas Harley’s Lincoln Hill home after a stroke of paralysis. He had been in failing health for some time. The Middleport Literary club met at Mrs J E Harley’s house for the last meeting of the season with talks on Mothers of Great Men Anne D Sedgwick Savagery Carrie Jacobs Bond and a critique by Dr Kathryn Poindexter. Refreshments followed the program.
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Pomeroy
James Lewis Bickle
Thomas Harley
Lincoln Hill
Middleport Literary Club
J. E. Harley
Nella P. Calderwood
Anne D. Sedwick
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Chambers
Kathryn Poindexter
Harley
Marietta Plans Municipal Airport Expansion
Marietta voters approve funds for a city airport plan at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. The field at Ohio Valley airport will serve as Marietta’s landing field for one year with renewal option, and the city will be listed in the national bulletin of licensed airports.
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Marietta
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Valley
Munsene Allegations Tie Bribe to Sheriff Home Visit
The account states Munsene offered a bribe while Smith’s wife said Munsene was in a restaurant when the bribe was presented at the sheriff’s home. It notes Sheriff Smith ready to find money in the envelope allegedly sent by Mungen.
Ohio university circus unfolds in physical education class
Men enrolled in physical education classes performed roles as wild animals clowns jugglers and acrobats for a university circus in the Mens gymnasium. A children's show called a stirring spectacle followed by a parade featuring elephants giraffes bears and other figures with the university band. The final performance occurred last night under instructors in physical education.
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Ohio University
Mens
Man Leaves Hospital After Sharpsburg Drilling Accident
Doughald Coulter of Vincent was injured in a drilling derrick accident at Sharpsburg two weeks ago. He left Tremont hospital on Wednesday and will stay with relatives in Marietta before returning home.
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Marietta
Miss Lulu Wilson Completes Chenier Secretarial Course in Boston
Miss Lulu B Wilson, a Middleport High School graduate, will graduate Thursday May 11 from Chenier secretarial college in Boston where she studied as a night pupil. She works in the Boston organization office and sings with Park Street Baptist church choir, 60 voices, heard on WNAC at Sunday services. The other item notes Addison railroad fill causing temporary train stoppage, with track repaired for traffic by evening.
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Middleport
Lulu B. Wilson
Middleport High School
T. J. Wilson
South Fourth Street
Chendier Secretarial College
Boston
WNAC
Addison
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Snares
Pomeroy Bend
Messenger
Telephone
Boy
Ohio Transit Company
Council
James Sickle
Union Furnace
Herman “Luckoff
Luckoff’s Stores
Karpen
Karpen Coxwell
Rogie
Cretonne
California
The
Swanson Furniture Co
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