Moonshine Raid Targets Harry Hill Home in Pomeroy Bend
May 18 report says officers Mayer Lewis Spooner and Warly wine seized about a gallon and a half of moonshine whiskey and a mash barrel from miner Harry Hill on Bradbury road. Hill pleads ignorance. hearing set for Monday. He previously paid a $100 fine in installments but has not completed payments.
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Pomeroy
Mayer
Lewis
Spooner
Warlywine
Hill
Gilmore
New Rupture Cure Promises Quick Relief Without Operation
A Kansas City specialist, Dr. Andrews, introduces a new truss like device claimed to cure ruptures. The belt free of straps and steel weighs little and offers comfort. hundreds report relief after years of suffering. He seeks neighborhoods to provide free trials through the Messenger.
Wife Corrects Arrears Claim Against Donahue
Mrs. Mary Donahue writes from Pomeroy noting the Messenger misstated Thomas Donahue’s arrears. She says non support totals $160 and that he violated parole on a one to three year sentence in the estate prison, correcting prior figures.
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Pomeroy
Thomas Donahue
Mary Donahue
Northern state storm blacks out streets and cars
A vehicle that visited the northern part of the state side-swiped the Pomeroy Bend Saturday night and struck here minutes before 19 o'clock. The resulting electrical storm with strong wind and heavy rain plunged every street and residence—electrically lighted—into darkness and halted all cars on the twelve miles of electric streetcar line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Bend
Floyd Kear Burned By Electric Flash In Ohio Power Accident
Floyd Kear meter tester for the Ohio Power company is recovering at home after a Saturday electric flash burned the backs of both hands. He remains as comfortable as could be expected under the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Floyd Kear
Ohio Power Company
Island Maid to Host Moonlight Excursion Party
The excursion steamer Island Maid will carry a moonlight party from Gallipolis and Point Pleasant to Coney Island next Thursday evening May 21 under veteran excursion manager Colonel J M Kaufman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Island Maid
Cincinnati
Coney Island
Pleasure Park
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
J. M. Kaufman
Pomeroy High School Alumni Set June 4 Event
Pomeroy May 18 now that the date and place for the alumni association gathering are fixed for Monday June 4 at K P Hall Pomeroy committees work hard to ensure a top event for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School Alumni Association
K. of Phali Pomeroy
Paper bundles guarded by law at Pomeroy
May 18 at Pomeroy a person without authority opened two Messenger bundles addressed to Wayman Simmons and left at a New York clothing house. Tampering with newspaper bundles is punishable by fine and imprisonment. Messenger will prosecute any tamperer detected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Messenger
Wayman Simmons
New York
Steel tow departs Pomeroy for southern points
A nine-piece load of finished steel products moved Friday from Pomeroy aboard the tow boat Alequippa of the Jones and Laughlin fleet. The goods originated from the company's mills on Pittsburgh's south side, where many former Pomeroy residents are employed.
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Pomeroy
Southern Points
Alequippa
Jones and Laughlin Steel Mill
South Side
Pittsburgh
Broadcast of Sunday church services grows in Pomeroy
The May 10 Presbyterian church service and last Sunday Bethany Methodist service were aired by Chase WSAK in Pomeroy with plans for another broadcast next Sunday. The trend shows rising popularity of local church programing on radio.
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Pomeroy
Presbyterian Church
Bethany Methodist Church
Chase Wsak
Finish of Storm Sweeps District
FINISH OF STORM SWEEPS DISTRICT. The report lists local residents visiting relatives and attending events after a severe storm. People from Newark Caldwell Canton Xenia Columbus Murray City Zanesville Ohio university Ath ens midlands are noted along with deaths and injuries. Funeral details reference Elizabeth Ficks.
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R. W. Vaughan
Anna
Helen Sheppard
Xenia
Vaughan
Helen Durst
Ohio University
Athens
Willard Ashworth
Manning Webster
Columbus
Fred Durst
Erie
Elizabeth Ficks
William Lonestaff, Jr
John Longstaff
Middleport
Murray City
Hazel Bartels
Zanesville
Alvin Hite
Virgil Hite
Effie M. Tracy
Logan
Roy
Amelia Batterson
Mason City
W. Va
Adams Nears Readiness for Kate Adams Vessel
Pomeroy May 1 announces the side-wheel passenger packet Kate Adams will join the Pittsburgh Cincinnati trade. Owners expect launch from Paducah Kentucky amid overhaul and a return to Pittsburgh to begin the regular vacation season.
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Adams
Pomeroy
Kate Adams
Paducah
Pittsburgh
Local Notes and Family Moves in Middleport Area
Mr B O Westerman travels to Al lance for work while Harold Martin of New ark visits on business and is kin to Joseph Martin of Rocksprings. Mr and Mrs Harvey Douvall announce a newborn daughter and Mrs Ralph Windsor plans a woman’s clothing shop after purchasing Grims Novelty in Middleport.
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B. O. Westerman
Allance
Harold Martin
Newark
Joseph Martin
Rocksprings
Harvey Douvall
Ralph Winsor
Grims
Middleport
Smith
Columbus
Edward Tewkeberry
Edward Reuter
David Scott
Arkansas
Otto Nast
C. E. Yost
Pomeroy
Saulsbury
Laura Peters
Mount Gilead
Heritage Lewis
Pearl Graves
Chicago Livestock Market Prices and New York Produce Notes
Hogs receipts 30,000 head with mixed gains across weights. cattle receipts 109,000 head with strong demand and varied grades. sheep 22,000 head steady to lower. Liberty bonds open up with listed bid prices. Cleveland and Pittsburgh figures show steady to firm livestock trade and commodity quotes across eggs butter cheese and produce.
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New York
Ohio
Texas
Pittsburgh
Market prices for dairy eggs and grains printed in Cincinnati
A fragmented price list shows butter creamery rates at 76 and 1 packing 26c, eggs fresh gathered 30c, firsts 29 1 2c, ordinary firsts 28c, potatoes and grain futures including Toledo Grain at 26, Wheat No 2 red 1.8, Corn No 2 yellow 1 8, White No 2 51 1 2c 53 1 2c, Barley No 2 0.96, reflecting regional commodity quotes.
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Chicago
Pth
Neta Cape
Cincinnati
Toledo
Samuel M. Vauclain’s $16000 birthday gift ends liquor wager
Philadelphia May 18 Samuel M Vauclain president of the company marked his seventieth birthday by presenting himself with a $16000 wager payoff. He had agreed a year ago to forfeit 10000 if he took a drink in the United States. He spoke in Atlantic City of the honor bet and his resolve to quit drinking as a moral decision.
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Philadelphia
Samuel M. Vauclain
The
German Reds Stir By Dortmund Mine Disaster Horror
At Dortmund Germany a mine explosion left the death toll at forty four with twenty seven seriously injured and one missing. Widespread unrest led police to ban mass meetings. Chancellor Luther canceled a planned condolence visit as dissension grows among workers and blamed mine owners. Communists are said to be stirring up unrest.
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Dortmund
Germany
Luther
Tokio Volcano Erupts Scattering Ash Across Région
Yakegatake volcano in the Japanese Alps 159 miles west of Tokio erupted violently this morning. Ash fall lasted two hours and forced residents of Mayocbashi fifty miles away to stay indoors as ash showers resembled a thick fog over distant areas.
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Tokio
Japanese Alps
Mayocbashi
World's Largest Chair Stands in Thomasville N C
Billy Sunday made a striking sight as he sat in the world’s largest chair in Thomasville North Carolina. The monument chair reaches 13 feet tall with front legs six feet high and a six foot wide seat. It contains enough lumber to make about 190 ordinary chairs.
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Billy Sunday
Thomasville
N. C
Twelve Apostles Strike Over Pay in Bohemian City
During Krumman’s festival period in the Bohemian Forest, twelve elderly performers who reenact the Twelve Apostles went on strike demanding eight crowns for their services, claiming four browns were insufficient. Church authorities oppose the hike, leading to a standstill in the traditional portrayal.
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Prague
Krumman
Bohemian Forest
Haman makes inroads on Scottish breakfast
In Edinburgh the Board of Agriculture investigates porridge decline as ham and eggs supplant porridge on the Scottish breakfast table. The article cites a shift away from porridge and whisky and attributes it to American influence.
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Haman
Edinburg
Board of Agriculture 18
London girl defends 110 pairs of stockings as reasonable
A London girl argues that purchasing 110 pairs of stockings is reasonable. The remark is met with a counterpoint humorously noting it would suit a centipede, highlighting the absurdity of the quantity.
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London
Hamden Visitors and Local Movements Reported
Hamden residents plus visitors from Wellston Portsmouth and Indianapolis were noted in a sequence of weekend trips and stays. Families including the Pierpoint Feldman Monahan Zervis and Higgins clans were mentioned with travel to Cincinnati Detroit and Portsmouth as well as a K. of C. convention journey. Francis Higgins was named school enumerator to canvass the town for school age children.
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Elizabeth Reagan
Cincinnati
Sadie Cook
Autey Baker
Martha Jane
J. L. Davisson
Chillicothe-Hamden
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Hamden
Nessie Cole
G. W. Bush
Detroit
Frank Leckard
Howard
Wellston
Clarence Higgins
S. B. Davisson
Francis Higgins
James Thomas
Indianapolis
D. C
Thomas
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Travel and Staffing
Mrs. T I Zinean of Wellston traveled via Friday afternoon to Indianapolis for a brief visit. Bruce Reed a B and O relief operator from Greenfield works at the local office for a day. Miss Frances Higgins visited McArthur on Saturday.
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T. I. Zinean
Wellston
Indianapolis
Bruce Reed
Greenfield
Frances Higgins
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