Pomeroy Receives 8500 Fish For Shade River Stocking
The state fish car Buckeye delivered 8500 bass and catfish from Lake Erie to stock Shade river branches and Little Leading creek. The fish heavy enough to average over a pound each were transported in cans by truck. A $25 reward was offered by the Fish and Game association for evidence of fishing-law infractions, with minnows for bait legal to seine. Notable supporters include Fish and Game club members from Columbus and local residents named in attendance.
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Pomeroy
Moon Hocking Valley
Shade River
Little Leading Creek
Lake Erie
Fish and Game Association
Fish and Game Club
Columbus
Ohio Academy of Sciences field trip to Pike County region
The spring field trip of the Ohio Academy of Sciences geology section runs May 28–30 between Portsmouth and Pomeroy. Wilber Stout guides the party visiting Carlisle Labold mines Sciotoville Teays river floor Strato furnace clay mine South Webster and other sites.
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Pomeroy
Geological Section
Ohio Academy of Sciences
Portsmouth
Wilber Stout
Ohio Geological Survey
Hurth Hotel
Carlisle-Labold Company
Sciotoville
Teays
Strato Furnace
South Webster
Parker Stage
Diamond Brick Company
Oak Hill
Jackson
Rogan Hotel
Wellston
Ohio
Brush Creek
Morgan Township
Mahoning
Remington Hotels
Kiwanis Club
Boys of Eighth Grade Succeed in Examinations
Pomeroy May 16. County school superintendent reports the eighth grade exam results for boys. Names listed include Paul Salser Ami Partlow Charles Radford Harold Massar David Easterday Charlies King Norman Rose Donald Amos Forest M Cam Garen A Roush Francis Hill Ralph Webb Russell Wickline Norman Owens Virgil McEvoy Fred Jenkin Charlies Harrigan Earl Werner Thomas Edwards Carl Moore Charles Stobart Harold Roush Edward Howell Kenneth Sisson John Van Meter Karl Edward Grueser Freedom Paul Barnes Claude Price Kes Enyon Jr Oliver Linkenhaker Walter Priede Harlan Perry Ralph Smith Gerald Tracy Oya Shumway George Denton Ross Clyde Giles Allan D Yost Clair Dorst Cecil Karman Cecil Toban Vester Clark Olen Harrison William Bentz Walter Will Curtis Beaver Victor Shumway Walter Brown Kennan Cecil Calt
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Pomeroy
Paul Salser
Ami Partlow
Charles Radford
Harold Massar
David Easterday
Charlies King
Norman Rose
Donald Amos
Forest McAm
Garen A. Roush
Francis Hill
Ralph Webb
Russell Wickline
Norman Owens
Virgil McEvoy
Fred Jenkin
Charlies Harrigan
Earl Werner
Thomas Edwards
Carl Moore
Charles Stobart
Harold Roush
Edward Howell
Kenneth Sisson
John van Meter
Karl Edward Grueser
Freedom
Paul Barnes
Claude Price
Kes Enyon, Jr
Oliver Linkenhaker
Walter Priede
Harlan Perry
Ralph Smith
Gerald Tracy
Oya Shumway
George Denton Ross
Clyde Giles
Alln D. Yost
Clair Dorst
Cecil Karman
Cecil Toban
Vester Clark
Olen Harrison
William Bentz
Walter Will
Curtis Beaver
Victor Shumway
Walter Brown Kennan
Cecil Calt
Vacation Bible Schools Planned Across County
Pomeroy reports plans to open daily vacation Bible schools next Monday. In addition to Pomeroy Middleport and Rutland, ten or twelve other projects will operate in Chester Reedsville Racine and Dexter across the county.
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Vacation Bible Schools
Pomeroy
Middleport
Rutland
Chester
Reedsville
Racine
Dexter
Summer Auto Traffic Shows Increase Here
POMEROY May 16 The summer auto traffic is increasing through Pomeroy Bend with West Virginia cars passing Chester bridge as many as all others combined. Travel from the Parkersburg Wheeling area uses this route as best and direct to Huntington and Charleston. A guide-book route Canton New Philadelphia Marietta Pomeroy Huntington via Dover Urichsville Newcomerstown Caldwell Marietta Coolville is also open in good condition.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
West Virginia
Chester Bridge
Parkersburg- Wheeling
Huntington
Charleston
Philadelphia
Lydia Ebersbach and Oliver Hartley named delegates
At Simpson M E church during Sunday service in Pomeroy Ohio, Lydia Ebersbach and Oliver Hartley were chosen as delegates to the lay electoral convention for the Ohio conference to be held in Delaware in September.
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Pomeroy
Simpson M. E
Lydia Ebersbach
Oliver Hartley
Ohio
Delaware
Rosa Riggs Dies Suddenly in Gallipolis Middleport
Miss Rosa Riggs 69 related to Meigs county Riggses died suddenly Saturday morning at the home of her brother in law Bert Ingles in Gallipolis while visiting. She made her home with her brother Ernest J. Riggs of Recoon Island. She complained of illness while washing dishes after breakfast and died within moments. Mrs Ed Graham a niece is among other local relatives.
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Middleport
Rosa Riggs
Meigs County
Riggses
Bert Ingles
Gallipolis
Ernest J. Riggs
Recoon Island
Ed. Graham
Cottrill and Hamm Married in Pomeroy Ceremony
Theora Cottrill of Pomeroy and Miss Elva Hamm, a local schoolteacher, were wed in a Saturday ceremony in Pomeroy. The event was noted in Middleport correspondence dated May 16.
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Middleport
Theora Cottrill
Pomeroy
Elva 1
Hamm
Barfoot Shuts Out Ohio Wesleyan in 7-0 Victory
Barfoot allowed only four hits as Ohio defeated Ohio Wesleyan 7-0 in Delaware. He helped his own cause with two hits while Rhodes subbed at catcher and starred behind the plate. Stan Bayless delivered a three-run triple in the first inning as Ohio pulled away early, with Shaper and Barfoot closing out the win.
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Robert Marriott
Barfoot
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
Johnson
Pedenites
Shaper
Rhodes
Swearingen
Jack
Stan Bayless
Wesleyan
Bishop Ledger
Bobcats
Wesleyanites
Ohio VU
iFuller
McNabb
Williams
Robeson
Wearingen
Bayless
Greer
Bel Agostinelli If
Marteet
Wesleyan AB. R. H. PO. A. E
Berno
Healy
iMeriew
Morrison
Hnizder
Myers
Josephson
Sanerioe
iThompson
Cortett
Corlett
Thompson
Bailey
Giants Even Series With 6-3 Win Over Reds
Hughie McQuillan allowed five hits in a strong start as the New York Giants beat Cincinnati 6 to 3 for a second straight victory. Hornsby had a double and two singles, Terry hit a homer with one on in the eighth, and a 15 minute shower delayed the start. Lefty Rixey lasted three innings before Lucas finished.
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New York
Hughie McQuillan
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Rixey
Lucas
Hornsby
Terry
B. H. O. A. Tyson
Dressler
Hpacense Rs
Pesciicess
Dressen
Allen
Ford Cruz
Lindstrom
Roush
Farrell
McQuillan
Reese
Hamby
Picinich
Moran, Quigley and Hart
Child Charles Edward Nease Dies After Illness
Charles Edward Nease seven, son of Mr and Mrs C E Nease of Pomeroy, died Sunday evening after a prolonged illness due to heart leakage. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Charlies Edward
Pomeroy
Charies Edward
C. E. Nease
Training for Callahan Myers World Junior Welter title bout
Mushy Callahan and Spug Myers began training in Chicago at Wrigley Field for the world junior welterweight championship bout set for May 31. The champion Callahan leads the preparation as Myers enters camp ahead of the title defense.
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Chicago
Mushy Callahan
Spug Myers
Wrigley Field
Derby sponsor plans major improvements for 1928 Churchill Downs
Louisville reports Colonel Matt Winn, Derby sponsor, announced over $100000 in improvements to Churchill Downs before the 1928 Kentucky Derby. Prize horses Whiskery and runners like Osmond head east to Belmont as others return to eastern tracks. Rolled Stocking suffered minor leg cuts but is not seriously hurt.
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Louisville
Matt Winn
Churchill Down Track
Whiskery
Harry Payne Whitney
Scapa Flow
Black Panther
Saxon
Rip Rap
Belmont Track
Osmond
Stand Repairs Delay Phillies Home Games
The Philadelphia National League club will play at the American League park until Baker Field stands are repaired after a Saturday collapse killed one spectator and injured 32 others.
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Philadelphia
National League Baseball Club
Baker Field
New Rule to Control Pick of Officials
Ten leading eastern universities adopt a plan to appoint game officials to remove charges of favoritism. Yale Princeton Harvard Dartmouth Cornell Pennsylvania Columbia Brown Army and Navy will have one person oversee official selections for their games. The move aims for unbiased rulings and could expand to other regions if successful. Derby notes mention Whiskery the runner and large crowds with high wagers but lower take than expected.
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New York
Gridiron
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Dartmouth
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Brown
Army
Navy
William S. Langford
Football Rules Committee
James
Battle for 1927 turf championship begins in Louisville
Derby and Preakness over, the three year old turf season opens with Whiskery as the standout horse from Harry Payne Whitney. Whiskery traces to the Broomstick line and shows speed gameness and stamina though rivals Sweepster Sir Harry and Osmond loom as potential challengers ahead of Belmont Stakes and other major meets.
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Clark B. Kelsey
Louisville
Harry Payne Whitney
America
Whiskery
New York
Maryland
Rancocas Stable
Seagram
Harry
J. E. Widener
Osmond
Yesterday’s MLB and Minor League Scores Across Circuits
In the American League St Louis edged Philadelphia 8 to 6 and Boston defeated Chicago 2 to 1 while Washington at Cleveland and New York at Detroit were postponed by rain. The National League saw New York beat Cincinnati 6 to 3 and Pittsburgh topple Brooklyn 9 to 6. In the American Association Kansas City won 10 to 6 over Milwaukee while Louisville improved to 6-6 and Indianapolis fell to 2-4. Toledo at Columbus was postponed.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
American Association
W. L. Pet
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Fener
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Columbus
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Schang's Hit Adds Four to Browns' Score
Yesterday's game saw Wally Schang of the St. Louis Browns hit a homer with three men on base as the Browns beat the Athletics 8 to 6. Cochrane and Collins homered for the Athletics and Bing Miller went 4 for 4 with three singles and a double.
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Schang
Browns
Wally Schang
St. Louis Browns
Athletics
Cochrane
Collins
Bing Miller
Miller
Alphonse Thomas
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Falk
Thomas
Sox
Welzer
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Wilmot Davis
Ottice Davis
Olin Rife
Fred Smith
John Boyd
Ernest Day
Don Savage
Wilbur Frecker
John Bailey
William Soulsby
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Harry Spencer
Charles McKelvey
Richard van Meter
Lawrence Blake
Norman Will
Clifford Hayes
John Singleton
Clayton Bahr
Verlinberg
Stanley Robinson
Robert McKinney
Jack Wiltshire
Curtis Schreiber
McPherson
A. D. McPherson
Rapid Shoe Repairing
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Macklin
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Minersville
Theodore C. Hamm
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Home Telephone Co
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