Gallipolis Seeks Air Mail Hub Status
Pomeroy May 17 Gallipolis is making an effort to have the town included as an airport on the proposed Pittsburgh to St Louis air mail line serving several Ohio valley cities. The new Gallipolis airport is seen as a key factor in winning the concession. Bend would welcome air mail but has made no claim. Nearest air mail ports are Cleveland and Cincinnati, adding a day to letter delivery.
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Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Rehearsals Underway for That's That Musical in Pomeroy
Rehearsals are progressing for the school musical That's That to be staged at the K P hall May 24 and 25 under the auspices of Pomeroy high school. Charles E Cooke of the John B Rogers Producing company directs rehearsals. Full cast list will be announced soon.
Dinner-bridge at Cozy Corner draws Pomeroy Rutland and Middleport guests
An attractive midweek event featured a three course dinner at Cozy Corner hosted by Mrs. A A Hogg and Mrs. Lucy Grant Boggess. Ten tables of bridge followed at Mrs. Hogg's home with a large gathering from Pomeroy Rutland and Middleport including numerous named ladies and gents listed among attendees.
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A. A. Hogg
Lucy Grant Boggess
Hogg
Pomeroy
Will Downie
Jessie Clifton
O. B. Kreinbih
Edw. Duffy
Camp Meeting At Middleport Opens Under Prominent Preachers
The Middleport tent camp meeting near K of P park opened last night under Rev. Perry R. Rood of First Nazarene church with evangelist Earl Dulaney of Ashland Ky. and musicians Prof. Joe Schwartz and wife from Omega Ohio heading the music. The event runs nightly at 7 39.
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Middleport
K. of F. Park
Perry R. Rood
First Nazarene Church
Earl Dulaney
Ashland
Joe Schwartz
Omega
Ohio
Syracuse Boys Make Good in Ball Game
May 17 Syracuse scene notes several local players excelling in baseball. Douglas Hemsley of Syracuse led Parkersburg to a 8 2 victory with a clutch double. Other Syracuse youths thrive with teams in Dur ham and Peoria while veterans return to form with New Haven and Akron clubs.
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Syracuse Boys
Syracube
Peoria
Robert Snowball
Syracuse
Durham
N. C
Herman Layne
New Haven
Indianapolis
Bert Grimm
Clarence Fisher
Akron
Toronto
Fisher
Baltimore
Ralph Grimm
Canton
Otto
Newell Baseball Club
Middleport Public Schools Exhibit Planned at McElhinny Building
Middleport public schools plan an exhibit of vocational class work at the McElhinny building on Mill Street next to Kroger on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday May 18 and 19. Displays will cover manual training home economics and commercial classes.
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Middleport
McElhinny
Mill Street
Krogers
Case Against Dog Catcher for Killing Pheasant Postponed
POMEROY May 17 The case against Dog Warden Henry Seiden brought by Game Warden E J Clark charging him with killing a hen pheasant in the fall of 1926 has been postponed in Justice Webster s court The game laws allow prosecutions by a game warden only when he witnesses the violation or with approval of the county prosecuting attorney or the state attorney general The matter was referred to Prosecutor D H Peoples who asked for a delay to investigate the merits before proceeding
Local Notes Show Illness and Visits Across Meigs County
Mrs. Jones, mother of Miss Alvira Jones, is seriously ill again. R. M. Howell and several French class members attended a French play in Athens. Mrs. I. M. Keffer moved household goods to Hilmer West Virginia to visit sisters Mrs. Dasne and Mrs. Amick and families and her daughter Miss Demetrius at Grandville Normal School. Mrs. W. B. Beeson, Mrs. J. O. Leonard, and Mrs. Ottie Stanley joined a W C T U convention in Gallipolis. Mrs. Henry, inspecting Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters, stayed late but completed hall arrangements and hosted by Mrs. Will Steiff. Pythian Sisters from Meigs Temple traveled to Gallipolis for lodge activities. Mrs. Sara Horn and daughter Elizabeth, back from Cleveland, are visiting in Athens with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Murphy.
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R. M. Howell
Athens
I. M. Keffer
Hilmer
W. Va
Dasne
Amick
Demetrius
Grandville Normal School
W. B. Beeson
J. O. Leonard
Ottie Stanley
Gallipolis
Meigs Temple
Gallipolis Pythian
Sara Horn
Elizabeth
Cleveland
F. B. Murphy
Freeman Pearsall Dies at 89 in Dexter Area
Freeman Pearsall, about 89, died late yesterday afternoon at his home near Dexter. He lived alone on the old home place after returning from a visit with a daughter. A carpenter by trade, he helped construct many houses in Rutland and Salem townships.
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Pomeroy
Mistake Medicine Thivener Men Take Poultry Tablets
Elza Halley and James Caldwell of the Thivener neighborhood were poisoned after taking poultry tablets instead of quinine. They suffered colds and influenza and were saved by rushing to a physician following the mistaken medicines. An investigation found the error.
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Middleport
Elza Halley
James Caldwell
Thivener
Meigs Temple Receives Praise At Annual Inspection
Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Sisters held its annual inspection in Middleport on May 17 led by Grand Chief Ida Henry of Lorraine. The work received high praise, a fancy drill closed the session, and gifts were presented to Grand Temple officers. Visitors came from Dyesville Rutland Pomeroy Long Bottom and Chesire. Grand Chief Ida Henry and Grand Senior Grace Downing traveled to Gallipolis to institute a new temple with Cheshire and Meigs temples assisting.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Pythian Sisters
Ida Henry
Lorraine
Winfred Skidmore
Grand Temple
Dyesville
Rutland
Pomeroy
Long Bottom
Cheshire
Grace Downing
Gallipolis
Cheshire Temple
Meiga Temple
County officers seize man believed insane in Meigs area
Pomeroy reports county officers moved to Athens on Tuesday and brought Frank Snyder to custody. Snyder, who lived on Indian Run in the county’s upper region and recently relocated to Athens, is believed to have lost his mind and is awaiting further assessment.
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Pomeroy
Athens
Frank Snyder
Mr. Snyder
Indian Run
Meigs
Athens County
Memorial Day Address Planned at Gravel Hill Cemetery
Judge W R White of Gallipolis will deliver the Memorial Day address at Gravel Hill cemetery near Cheshire. The service at the cemetery will start promptly at 10 o'clock.
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Middleport
W. R. White
Gallipolis
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Cheshire
Practical Garment Pattern for Sun Suits
A pattern for sun suits for young children features deep arm openings and a back buttoned to the waist for cool comfort. The garment comes in sizes 2, 4, 8 and 6 years and requires 1?4 yard of bias binding and 11/4 yards of 36 inch material for a 3 year size.
Man Arrested Four Times in Two Months
William Lonas was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Carl Porter for the fourth time in two months. He pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $100 plus costs and committed to Athens county jail. Lonas was arrested by Canaan township constable Clifford Laughlin.
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William Lonas
Justice of the Peace
Carl Porter
Lonas
Athens County
Clifford Laughlin
Canaan Township
Gastrointestinal Relief Adlerika Ad Impresses Patient
Mrs J Julian reports relief from gas and bloating after Adlerika. An ad claims one spoonful relieves gas and improves sleep by acting on both upper and lower bowel and removing old waste material. Local ads note availability at Gibson's Pharmacy Coolville and Taylor's Drug Store Nelsonville Hickman's Pharmacy.
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Adlerika
Bayer Aspirin Reminder in Drugstore Packaging
A reader highlights Bayer labeling on aspirin boxes. The note emphasizes looking for the Bayer name and the word genuine in red to ensure a genuine product with proven directions tucked in each box.
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Bayer
Letter Golf for Summer Tourists Rules
A brief note explains letter golf as a word puzzle where players change one letter at a time to reach a new word in a fixed number of strokes. It outlines requirements: valid common words, keep letter order, and complete words for actions like eat or jump.
Chinese Nationalists Accept Japanese Demands Over Tsinan Fight
Shanghai dispatch says the Chinese nationalist government accepted Japanese demands linked to the Tsinan fighting. The move aims to keep the nationalist drive on Peking from being interrupted.
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Hong Kong
Tsinan
Shanghai
Piking
Butler Resting Comfortably After Hospitalization
New York May 16 President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University, taken to a hospital last night with acute indigestion, was reported resting comfortably today.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
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