Tribute to Dead Heroes at Little Hiland Chapel
Crowds gathered at Little Hiland Chapel beside Pomeroy Bend to honor Thomas Forks three sons killed in France. The Thomas Fork band played dirges and patriotic tunes as Captain Tom Jones Captain Harry Bennett and others spoke.
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Little Hiland Chapel
Thomas Fork
France
Hamilton, Harper and Clouse
Thomas Fork Band
Tom Jones
Harry Bennett
G. H. Crow
L. L. Cherrington
Miss Klein
Pomeroy
Earl Chase
Olen Chase
T. W. Beingel
Oliver Harty
Hamilton
County Board of Education redraws districts for 1919 20
At a recent meeting the County Board of Education re districted the county. The number of districts was reduced by one for 1919 20. District No 1 Rutland District includes Columbia Scipio Salem and Rutland townships. District No 2 Chester District includes Bedford Orange Olive and Chester. District No 3 Racine District includes Salisbury Sutton Lebanon and Letart. District No 4 Pomeroy District includes Pomeroy village Minersville Rural Williams Rural and the Unterprise school.
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County Board of Education
Rutland
Columbia
Scipio
Salem
Rutland Townships
Chester
Bedford
Orange, Olive and
Chesterstrict
Racine
Salisbury
Sutton
Lebanon
Letart
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
Minersville Rural
Williams Rural
Unterprise School
Syracuse M E Church Tops Centenary Quota
Syracuse M E church led the centenary drive by surpassing its $1026 goal with $1056 raised under Rev. H. A. Sayre. Heath M E church of Middleport targets $2600 and projects $17000 more for improvements. Simpson ME church begins a five year pledge drive for $1865 yearly.
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Syracuse
M. E
H. A. Sayre
Heath M. E
Middleport
Simpson M. FE
Par ty of Maidens Honored by Judge Miller Family
Miss Marcia Miller hosted a Saturday evening event at her parents Judge and Mrs. A. P. Miller home with a six o clock dinner and a theater party. The dinner honored Miss Louise Watkins who left Sunday for Youngstown to spend the summer with her father H R Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Miller
A. P. Miller
Louise Watkins
Youngstown
H. R. Watkins
P. H. S. Commencement Week Opens With Baccalaureate Sermon
The first event of P. H. S. commencement week was the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J. C. Ford at the opéra house on Sunday afternoon with hearty audience reception and fine choral music. The 35 member graduating class includes Pearle Lucille Beards Edna Mildred Birtcher Anna Boyd Rowena Lois Cherrington Margaret Mary Clifford Helen Marie Dean Elsie Clara Lurst Lillian Esther Ebersbach Ima Elberfeld Ella Margaret Fisher Anna Louise Franz Ruth Lucile Hawkins Edna Vesta Howell Lenore Josephine Icenhower Gladys Mildred Joachin Mary Elizabeth Lochary Anna Louise Mees Althea Virginia Miller Helen Marie Peoples Malissa Myrl Phillips Clara Blanche Quivey Emma Dorothy
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J. C. Ford
Opéra House
Mr. Ford
Pearle Lucille Beards
Edna Mildred Birtcher
Anna Boyd
Rowena Lois Cherrington
Margaret Mary Clifford
Helen Marie Dean
Elsie Clara Lurst
Lillian Esther Ebersbach
Ima Elberfeld
Ella Margaret Fisher
Anna Louise Franz
Ruth Lucile Hawkins
Edna Vesta Howell
Lenore Josephine Icenhower
Gladys Mildred Joachin
Mary Elizabeth Lochary
Anna Louise Mees
Althea
Virginia Miller
Helen Marie Peoples
Malissa Myrl Phillips
Clara Blanche Quivey
Emma Dorothy
Class Flower and Colors for the Senior Class
The seniors select Cream Rose as class flower and azure blue and old gold as class colors. Their class motto proclaims Character is the only true diploma. Names listed include Radford Vida Branch Russell Margar Yettie Starkey Bernice Virginia Strickland Carl Douglas Arnold Ed en Karl Batey Oscar Fred Bauer Wyllis Franklin Davis William Guy Kesterson Chester Hobart Morris Paul Charles Rosenbaum Michael Eugene Slagel Albert Donald Smith Victor Finley Thompson.
Middleport Newsnotes and Staffing Changes
Mrs. Vina Owens aged over 90 died at her home late Saturday night. She is survived by one daughter. Elsie Feeney Grover has accepted a position at the Rathburn store. Fred Gilmore attended the funeral of Mrs. R. C. Emerick in Newark. EF L Ewing drove from Logan to bring his wife and two daughters home after a visit. Prof A W McKay and family spend a month on their Portland farm. The Masonic lodge will inspect the hall this evening. Geneva Lynch joined Bell Telephone Co Columbus. Phyllis King joined Citizens National Bank staff.
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Middleport
Vina Owens
Elsie Feeney Grover
Rathburn
Fred Gilmore
Newark
R. C. Emerick
Logan
A. W. McKay
Portland
Masonic Lodge
Geneva Lynch
Bell Telephone Co
Columbus
Phyllis King
Citizens National Bank
Receiver challenges Middleport ordinance acceptance over court control
Harry Hartwell releases a letter from Attorney H J Booth of Columbus asserting the receiver lacks authority to accept the ordinance passed April 18 as operation is under court order. Booth also says the court could not legally authorize such acceptance. The street car situation remains unsettled amid test operations and very light traffic under the new higher fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hartwell
H. J. Booth
Columbus
Middleport Council
Looth
Pomeroy High School Field Meet At Rock Springs
The Pomeroy High School field meet was held at Rock Springs fair grounds on Monday with good weather. No track records fell though the javelin winner Thomas broke the record by 9 ft 11 in reaching 127 ft 12 in. The Sophomore class took both field and track honors and the loving cup, Seniors were second, Juniors third. The annual meet excites the Pomeroy community. Also Columbia reports a coffee harvest of 1,250,000 sacks the heaviest in county history.
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Pomeroy High School
Rock Springs Fair Grounds
Thomas Wo
Taois
Pomeroy
Big wrestling match at Ohio Gym pits Olson against Ellis
Tonight Thor Olson meets Bill Ellis in a middleweight bout at the Ohio Gym. A capacity crowd is expected as Ellis brings strong Nelsonville support. Doors open at 7:00 with preliminaries Lowther versus Arick at 7:30 and the main event at 8:00.
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Thor Olson
Bill Ellis
Columbus
Ohio Gym
Hocking Valley
Ellis
Nelsonville
Lowther
Arick
Petain Plans Visit to United States Seen as Simple Soldier
Marshal Petain expects to visit America when circumstances permit and speaks to American correspondents at Chantilly about the Service of Supplies bases. He praises American rapid mobilization and compares Napoleonic logistics with modern vast base systems, noting Tours as a central allied depot with rail links and sea transport.
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Paris
Marshal Petain
America
Petain
Marshall Detain
Marshall
Marshall Petain
Chantilly
Atlantic
Tours
Seacoast
Armistice Signing Discussed and Meuse-Argonne Drive Described
The article recalls the armistice signing and the North Sea minefield that sank eighteen German submarines. Red Cross speaker Milton Hughes discusses insurance for veterans while Lieut. Gilbert McDougall explains life under shellfire and gas, noting the Meuse-Argonne offensive with vast artillery.
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North Sea
Belgium
Milton
Hughes
Home Service
County Red Cross
Gilbert McDougall
Meuse-Argonne
America
McDougall
Freezone offers painless corn relief by fingertip use
Freezone promises immediate relief from hard and soft corns with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. The ad claims no pain or irritation and credits a Cincinnati genius with its discovery.
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Cincinnati
Artillery Talk and Armory Dance for Returning Soldiers
Lieut McDourall discusses artillery with General Pershing’s approval of the 14 inch U S guns and crews in France. The Armory crowd fills the hall at eight thirty, dancing amid a drenching storm as returning city boys and their partners celebrate with lively music and pep.
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U. S. Navy
France
Pershing
Bordeau
America
U. S
Street paving on Carpenter and East State st announced
City council moves to replace Carpenter street in front of C E Norris property and to continue legal paving steps on East State street. Nelsonville Brick Company assumes ad costs with readvertising for bids, jitney license fees set, and June 2 meeting to begin paving legal work.
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C. E. Norris
Carpenter Street
Nelsonville Brick Company
Roberts
East State Street
Tarvia
Congress
Lancaster
High Street
State
Carpenter
Council
Baumgardner Divorce Suit Filed for Cruelty
Mrs. Lizzie Baumgardner today filed suit for divorce from Charles Baumgardner alleging cruelty. Married in 1918 the couple have two children aged one and five. Custody is sought with alimony to be decided later by the court.
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Lizzie Baumgardner
Charles Baumgardner
Cox Signs Bill Freeing Cincinnati From Canal Rent
Governor Cox signed the Federman bill in Columbus easing Cincinnati from canal rental payments for six years. A new guard rail attachment for tub safety has been invented to prevent slips into the tub.
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Cox
Bill Columbus
City of
Cincinnati
Wars Across Europe and Russia Stir Amid Global Turmoil
The article surveys multiple fronts from Arch and Murman to Ukraine and Poland. It notes Bolshevik advances and counter actions by Kolchak and Denikin, Petlura’s growing influence, clashes with Germans and Letts around Dorpat, Bolshevik gains in Bessarabia, Finnish incursions with Allied aid, and Poland facing Bolsheviks Germans Ruthenians and Czecho Slovaks amid Galicia’s turmoil. It also mentions Libau and Lettish government ousters and protests by allied powers.
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Arch
Murman Coast
Odessa
Crimea
Kolchak
Denikine
Dorpat
Bessarabia
Finland
Murman
Poland
Lenine and
Trotzky
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Galicia
Lemberg
Harnopol
New Poland
Austrian
Republic
Czechoslovakia
Teschen
Libau
Hungary in turmoil as Red regime battles invasion
After the armistice Hungary suffered a brief democratic interlude under Count Karolyi before Bela Kun and the Hungarian Reds seized power. They faced a converging invasion from Romanian, Serbian, French, and Czechoslovak forces pressing toward Budapest from multiple directions. Red forces were defeated in several battles and later reports suggested the invaders had circled the capital.
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Hungary
Count Karolyi
Bela Kun
Moscow
Crees
Budapest
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Lina Cavalieri
Paramount Picture
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William Farnum
Sessue Hayakawa
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