Death of Mrs. Cath erine Reinhart in West Jefferson
Mrs. Cath ergine Reinhart 79 a pioneer of Pomeroy died while visiting relatives in West Jefferson. Widow of many years she lived on Mulberry avenue and was mother to twelve with Conrad dead among them. Surviving siblings include Henry Andrew Adam Frank Albert Eddie Charley Peter Adam Henry Andrew Mrs William Graham Mrs John Kell and Mrs Louis Wright. Body brought from West Jefferson. arrangements depend on arriving children.
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Pomeroy
Catherine Reinhart
West Jefferson
Mulberry Avenue
Bartels
Henry
Middletown
Andrew
Cincinnati
Adam
St. Paul
Conrad
Frank
Albert
Eddie
Charley
Columbus
Peter
Toledo
Minnesota
Huntington
William Graham
Norfolk
John Kell
Louis Wright
Meigs County First Case for Woman Justice of the Peace
Meigs county's only woman justice of the peace Mrs. McKay of Portland presided over a replevin case in Pomeroy. Homer McClain of Tuppera Plains sought a three year old foxhound from Charles Lysle of Stiversville. A large crowd and dog experts heard the verdict that Lysle owns the hound.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
McKay
Portland
Gw Solomon
Homer McClain
Tuppera Plains
Charles Lysle
Stiversville
McClain
Lysle
Year Book Out Middleport Literary Club 1928 29
May 11 report on the Middleport Literary Club year book for 1928 29 distributed at a season meeting led by President Mrs J E Hagley The club organized in 1894 federated in 1900 and meets alternate Wednesdays October to May Officers listed include President Mrs R A Ker Vice President Mrs Ray Sherman and Secretary Mrs T A May The first meeting in the fall is set with Mrs T A Bean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Esileport
J. E. Hagley
R. A. Ker
Ray Sherman
T._A. May
T. A. Bean
Rutland Pioneer B Holt Operated In Columbus Hospital
May 11 report from Pomeroy notes Rutland pioneer 88 year old B Holt underwent hernia surgery in Columbus last week and is recovering well. His eighty ninth birthday was April 28 and two days later the operation occurred. Holt was a prominent figure at the Meigs County Pioneer Society naval meeting with his musical selections in demand.
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Pomeroy
B. Holt
Rutland Pioneer
Radium
Columbus
Mr. Holt
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Legion to Sponsor Junior Legion Baseball in Pomeroy
The American Legion announces it will sponsor junior baseball in Pomeroy this season with at least four teams provided by local social business sponsors. Grounds and other details are yet to be decided as Middleport Legion plans a similar program. the effort mirrors a nationwide elimination path toward a national championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Middleport Legion
Pomeroy Bend
P T A To Meet Pomeroy May 11
Sugar Run P T A will meet at the schoolhouse at 7 30 this evening. Mrs W A Compton and Mrs J B Elberfeld return from the thirty second national convention in Cleveland to report. National Music week observed after business with singing and instrumental solos. Members and friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sugar Run
Parent-Teacher Association
W. A. Compton
J. B. Elberfeld
Cleveland
River Notes Reports Gulf crossing for new towboat
The river sits at pool stage from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. Senator Cordill is due in Pittsburgh. The No 4 steel towboat built for a South American oil company successfully completed a river trip. The four barges ship will soon head to New Orleans for a Gulf crossing. Major S F Neal, government weather observer at Gallipolis, resigns after 17 years. He and Mrs. Neal receive thanks for rainfall and river reports.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Senator Cordill
Point Pleasant
Pleasant
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
S. F. Neal
Gallipolis
Neal
Improvment Report on Local Patients After Surgery
Miss Kathryn Petty at Sheltering Arms hospital shows improving condition after appendix and tumor removal. Ambulances from Ewing and Finsterwald transported patients from Sheltering Arms to homes or hospitals. Cliff Braly and Wayman Simmons both recovering from appendicitis. A 12-year-old son of Ed Qualla from Enterprise was taken to Holzer hospital and operated on for appendicitis.
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Pomeroy
Kathryn Petty
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ewing
Athens
Cliff Braly
Finsterwald
Ed Qualla
Enterprise
Holzer Hospital
Funeral for Civil War veteran Fox held in Mt Hermon church
Frank Fox 89 died at Athens Tuesday evening and his body came to the John Frecker home at Five Points Chester township. The funeral service was at Mt Hermon church and burial followed nearby. His wife and all his children are dead.
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Pomeroy
Frank Fox
Athens
John Frecker
Five Points
Chester Township
Mt. Hermon Church
Fox
Local Families Take Trips and Illnesses Reported
Mr and Mrs Jennings Wayland plan Hartford and Warren visits during a lull in railroad work. David Matthews, son of F E Matthews, is seriously ill with influenza. Mrs Gusta Grant Sanners visits Mrs Lucy Boggess and relatives. O B Stout suffers with mumps. Mrs C N Wagner and Miss Maude Ashley travel for their mother's critical illness. S P Weber family and Miss Etta Gaskill visit Harry Gaskill in Zanesville. Naomi Owen, nurse in training, home for two weeks. will return to Holzer hospital to complete training this August.
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Jennings Wayland
Hartford
Warren
David
F. E. Matthews
Gusta Grant Sanners
Bryn Athyn
Philadelphia
Lucy
Boggess
Grant Street
Talso
O. B. Stout
C. N. Wagner
Maude Ashely
Sylvester Ashely
S. P. Weber
Etta Gaskill
Zanesville
Harry Gaskill
Naomi Owen
Holzern Hospital
Ens
General Hospital
Holzer
Probate Will Admitted and Townsends Connected
In Pomeroy probate court William F Townsend Civil War veteran of Scipio township had his will admitted to probate and son Gath Townsend was named executor. A marriage license was issued and ceremonies performed by Justice French and Justice Webster for two couples, Glenn Riggleman and Marie Balderson, and David Houck and Althea Gates. A divorce action between Joseph W Young and Jessie C Young was heard, and Mr and Mrs Wright McCroba with twins Mary and Ann left for Bellaire Ohio to visit his mother.
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Pomeroy
William F. Townsend
Scipio Township
Gath Townsend
Justice French
Glenn E. Riggleman
Coolville
Marie O. Balderson
Reedsville
David Houck
Gallipolis
Althea Gates
Middleport
Justice Webster
Joseph W. Young
Rutland
Jessie C. Young
Three Elder Salem Women Buried in Local Cemetery
In Salem township Pomeroy three elderly women aged over eighty have funerals at Center Church within two months and were laid to rest in a nearby small cemetery. The most recent has been Mrs H G Williams, buried last Saturday.
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Salem Township
Pomeroy
Center Church
Salem
H. GC. Williams
Bumps on Main Street Being Repaired
Main Street in Pomeroy is being repaired under the State Highway Department. A. F. Eiselstein heads a crew addressing a long problem stretch from the east corporation line to Rutland Street in Middleport. Work has markedly improved the worst village street section in this part of the state.
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State Highway Department
Pomeroy
A. F. Eiselstein
Peace Society Centennial to Close Tonight
The American Peace Society centennial will end tonight after a major convention. Six commissions on international issues will submit concrete plans for universal peace as an ambassador, a war veteran, a labor leader, and a minister deliver final pleas for world-wide peace and goodwill.
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Cleveland
American Peace Society
Chandler Wins Iron Hat Tee in Spokane Contest
Chandler Wins Iron Hat Tee is head waiter at the Davenport hotel in Spokane Washington and the most popular man in Spokane after defeating the mayor bankers professional men pastors and actors in a newspaper contest. More than 300000 ballots were cast for 21 candidates with Chandler wearing the brown derby prize.
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Tee Chandler
Davenport
Spokane
Wash
What
Chandler
Democratic Nomination Hopes Highlight Campaign Log
Hoke Smith of Georgia backs Governor Smith as Democratic presidential nominee. Samuel McKelvie of Nebraska warns midwestern anti-Hoover sentiment and eastern conservatism could not beat Hoover ally. Hoover and Curtis campaign managers testify before Senate committee. Henry Coleman requests Tennessee Democrat wife visit while at Parkhurst Prison in England.
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Hoke Smith
Georgia
Interior
Cleveland
Smith
Samuel McKelvie
Nebraska
Corn Belt
East
Commerce
Cowes
Eng
Henry Coleman
Parkhurst Prison
Utah Democrats Signal Hull Support At Convention
The Utah delegation instructed 24 delegates to back Representative Cordell Hull at the Democratic national convention. Fourteen of Utah's 16 delegates, each with a half vote, planned to back Governor a at the Houston convention, with one delegation yet uninstructed. Fairfax Colby said a prominent Southern Democrat agreed to head a third party movement but would not reveal the name.
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Tion
Cordell Hull
Utah
Houston
Fairfax Colby
Senator Reed
California
Third Part
Poison pen letters threaten Clifton parish church members
In Clifton England area parishioners report receiving poison pen letters promising a complete exposure of their sins, prompting concern among residents and church leaders about possible harassment or social backlash.
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Rugby
Clifton
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Justice of Peace
Middleport Literary Club
Legion
Baseball League
Sugar Run Organization
Shredded Wheat Company
FOX Funeral
Mt. Hermon
Wright McCroba
Mary
Ann
Lincoln Hill
Mr. McCroba
Bellaire
Ohio
Peace Society
Iron
Burns Cash Market
West Union Street
Bacon
Jersey
Noah
New York Harbor
East Side
John Pinto
Anna Rivillo
Madeline Maiorano
Marie Viafore
the Cline Ice Cream. Co
United Press
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Hamburger
China
Aluminum
Mallfield
I Market
Stores
Chauncey
Kusage
van Camp
Kirks
Ian
Martha
Athe
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