Captain Griffith, longtime Meigs County soldier, dies in California
Captain Ransom Griffith, veteran of Co G 116th Ohio Infantry, died at his daughter's home in Santa Cruz, California. Born September 3, 1832 in Ellensville, he lived in Alfred and Middle area earlier and earned a captain’s shoulder straps. He was deaf in later years and is survived by a daughter, a son, and a brother living far away. His remains rest beside family graves in California.
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Ransom Griffith
Meigs County
Santa Cruz
Calif
Califorer
Meigs County Livestock Association Elects Directors
A lively Meigs County Live Stock Association meeting at the Court House elected directors for various terms from Dr. G. H. Lasher Thos Musser Ward Gilmore Elmer ntt and W H Folrod. Officers to be chosen later by directors and managers by incorporators.
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Live Stock Association
Court House
Meigs County Live Stock Association
Ohio Farm Bureau Association
G. H Lasher
Thos. Musser
Ward Gilmore
Elmer Nnt
W.H. Folrod
Mrs Hysell 70 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Mary Hysell aged 70 wife of George Hysell Kerrs Run died Saturday evening after a long tuberculosis illness. Survived by her husband and two grown children George at home and Mrs Grace Joachin of Middleport.
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Mary Hysell
George Hysell
Kerrs’ Run
George
Grace Joachin
Middleport
Mercy High School 5s 3 6 Commencement Graduates Listed
The Mercy High School class of 5s 3 6 includes Orden Brechtel Leo Joseph Franz John Harold Karr Frank Oliver King Robert Leifheit Harold Parker Wilmer Atlee Rice John Theodore Roberts Mark Myron Roller Harold Ruckman Edward Arthur Stark Thomas Paul Wood Vale Marie Richman Dorothy Ise Chase Sarah Maye Crary Seléma Christine Ebersbach Mary ise Embleton Isabella Forsythe Racy Burn Foster Geneva Isabell Genheimer Mildred Nora Greuser Marie Jane Green Grace Marie Anna Laura Huddleston Marciella Owens Marjorie g maise Patten Edythe Hope Phillips Genevieve Reinhart Margaret Mary Sauer Marie Schorn Dorothy Marsh Smith Cora Belle Stark. Officers are president Wilmer Rice vice president K Edward Stark secretary Dorothy Chase treasurer Dorothy Smith.
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Mercy High School
Orden Brechtel
Leo Joseph Franz
John Harold Karr
Frank Oliver King
Robert Leifheit
Harold Parker
Wilmer Atlee Rice
John Theodore Roberts
Mark Myron Roller
Harold Ruckman
Edward Arthur Stark Thomas
Paul Wood Vale
Marie Richman
Dorothy Ise Chase
Sarah Maye Crary
Seléma
Christine Ebersbach
Maryise Embleton
Isabella Forsythe
Racy
Pomeroy High School Baccalaureate Sermon Set at Opera House
The baccalaureate sermon for Pomeroy High School graduates will be held next Sunday May 29 at 2 PM in the opera house. C H B Hunziker A B of St Paul Lutheran church will deliver the sermon along with special exercises and music for attendees.
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Pomeroy High School
Opera House
C. H
Hunziker
A. B
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Steamer Greendale Sold and Renamed John H. Davis
The steamer Greendale of the Green Line was sold to John H. Davis of Fullerton Kentucky. Rebuilt as an excursion boat operating from Portsmouth, it is now known as the John H. Davis. The Tacoma is laid up at Gallipolis for general overhauling.
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Greendale
Green Line
John H. Davis
Fullerton
Portsmouth
Tacoma
Gallipolis
Man Moves To North Pt Pleasant From Pt Pleasant
Walter Childs of Middleport now employed at the Marietta boat plant has moved his household to property in North Pt Pleasant.
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PT. Pleasant
Walter Childs
Middleport
Marietta
Government to require licensed physicians for postal sick leaves
Postmaster Blackmore reports a new rule excluding osteopaths chiropractors and mental healers from issuing sick leave certificates for postal employees. Going forward certificates must be issued by regular licensed physicians to qualify for sick pay.
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Uncle Sam
Blackmore
Novel road building hint from state law on prison labor
The article suggests using prisoners from the penitentiary to work on public highways anywhere in the state at no cost to the state. It cites a group of 25 workmen could repave the road between Pomeroy and Middleport quickly. Opponents note villages could not fund such work if not state funded.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Temporary six hole course opens at country club
A Sunday turnout of enthusiasts and families saw the country club start real play on a temporary six hole course. The new tri plex mower arrived recently and the course was prepared in splendid condition with flags at each hole and all needed equipment provided.
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Country Club
Tragic Accident Claims Haydenville Youth at The Diamond
Elmer Skivers, 16, was killed at The Diamond plant in Haydenville when he slipped into a clay mixer while pushing clay down a box. Workers found his body after the mixer clogged and two mules were removed. He was thought to have been inside the machine about ten minutes. He was the youngest son of Wesley Skivers.
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Elmer Skivers
Haydenville
Shivers
Wesley Skivers
County sheep and wool growers meet for OH association talk
W. F. Hale of Mackburg addressed Hocking county farmers at the courthouse. He explained the Ohio Sheep and Wool Growers Association aims to sell wool at top prices and noted 600,000 pounds had already sold through two agents before gathering. Officers elected: W. W. Marks chairman, Frank Adcock vice chairman, Edwin Barker secretary treasurer.
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Hocking County
Court House
W. F. Hale
Mackburg
Ohio Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Ohio
Ohio Wool Growers
Columbus
W. W.marks
Frank Adcock
Edwin Barker
Commencement for 1921 Logan High graduates Friday
The 1921 Logan High School class, including 36 pupils led by Charlotte Work with a 95.13 average, will graduate in the school auditorium Friday May 27 Dr H C Minnich of Miami University will deliver the graduation address. Floyd Cooper Charles Huls and Gertrude Barker follow Work as top scholars and each will perform a class role.
Harlo E White Funeral Arrangements Pending
After a lengthy illness from tuberculosis Harlo E White died at his home 431 East Front Street at 9 oclock Friday morning He was 32 and had worked at Ralph Dennis restaurant and soft drink parlor on West Main Street Burial will be made here Tuesday Funer al arrangements have been left in the care of the Elks and Moose lodges of which he was a member.
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Harlo E. White
East Front Street
Elks and Moose Lodges
Ralph Dennis
West Main Street
Tractor crank injures Union Furnace man
H H McClanahan of Union Furnace was struck in the face by a caterpillar tractor crank when it kicked back during starting. The blow knocked him down and left a painful eye. He works for Pure Oil Company at Union Furnace.
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H. H. McClanahan
Unoin Furnace
Pure Oil Company
Post Receives Rifles for Legion Salutes
Post Commander Lauer reports ten rifles have been approved for firing salutes. The weapons will arrive from Rock Island arsenal soon, replacing old blunderbusses used since the Spanish-American War.
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Lauer
Legion
Zong
Rock Island Arsenal
Junior Red Cross Donates to WULAK
Miss Rita Parsons leads the Junior Red Cross here and authorizes a 15 dollar contribution from their funds to WULAK. The group has raised all funds for the Junior fund and remains active in relief work.
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Junior Redo Cross
Rita Parsons
Junior Red Cross
Wulak
Renc Lda
Rais Cn Dy Suuoue Cihuen
Gilldren
Booze Question Raised Over Mur ray City Shooting Gallery Pot
Police found a bubbling concoction in a pot on the stove at the shooting gallery of B. Haworth in Murray City. Samples were sent to Columbus for chemical analysis to determine if alcohol is present.
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B. Haworth
Murray City
Columbus
Logan High Senior Play The Man on the Box May 26
Under Miss Anna Cornell direction the Logan High Senior class will present The Man on the Box at the high school auditorium Thursday evening May 26. Seventeen actors include Lorentz Smith as Bob Warburton and Mabel Brown as Betty Annesley with a cast listing Carl Bebout William Mutchmore Charles Hull Rudolph Hankison Floyd Cooper Amos Tood Laurence Schneider Elvin Donaldson Fred Stone Harry Vancuren Geneva Wells Dorothy Smith Ruth Allen and Freda Gooding in acts.
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Logan High School
H. C. Minnich
Miami University
Ruth Ackers
Ross Adcock
Charles Hull
Esther Hysell
Ruth Krrschbaum
Alfred Lanning
Wilma Martin
William Mutchmore
Lola Roberts
Lawrence Schneider
Dorothy Smith
Lorentz Smith
Margaret Smith
Louella Smith
Fred Stone
James Todd
Harry van Duren
Lester Walker
Arthur Woods
Charlotte Work
Geneva Wells
Floyd Cooper
Charles Huls
Gertrude Barker
Miss Work
Chas. Huls
Anna Cornell
Logan High
Bob Warburton
Mabel Brown
Betty Annesley
Carnell Bebout
Rudolph
Bobby Jones Wins First Match in British Amateur
HOYLAKE England May 23 Young Bobby Jones of Atlanta opened the American amateur golf team’s challenge by winning the first match on the Royal Liverpool course.
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Hoylake
Eng
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Royal Liverpool
Maryland parson on trial over Gretna Green practice
Rev J L McElmoyle of Elkton Maryland stands before the Presbyterian church Supreme Court committee in Winona Lake Indiana on May 21 accused of running a marriage scheme that eloped couples across state lines. The minister allegedly tied thousands, possibly up to a thousand in one year, in a behavior described as a Gretna Green like loophole.
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Carl V. Little
United Press
Winona Lake
Ind
Maryland
J. L. McEl- Moyle
Gretna Green
Elkton
Judicial Committee
Supreme Court of the Presbyterian Church
McEl- Moyle
Pennsylvania
Delaware
James P. Goodrich
Indiana
Macei Moyle
Presbyterians in New Castle Battle Over Pastor Marry Rules
The New Castle Presbyterian church faced a legal clash as Rev McMoyle’s marrying practices were challenged. The lower court dissolved his congregation, ousting him, but members kept him in the pulpit. Dr Mernare Steiner defended Moyle at trial while authorities weigh if lower courts overstepped. Findings to be released at the assembly Wednesday.
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Presbyterian Church
New Castle
Mernare Steiner
6Oth Pratt Library
Baltimore
McEl Moyle
McKl Moyle
Elkton
Presbytery
McKi Moyle
Judicial Commission
General Assembly
University Reclaims Swamp Land for Gardens
Ohio University has converted rear land behind the agricultural building into garden land. The tract, reclaimed from swamps through filling and ditching, now holds extensive compost piles and piled leaves from years of city street sweepings.
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Ohio University
University
Accu
Impressive Garden Transformation Underway
Work on the gardens continues at a rapid pace with fertilizer mixes being used to improve soil. Much ground is now planted and the overall effort promises a splendid result, making the gardens a notable destination once completed.
Race clash at Taylor Station leaves many bruised
Eleven men, both black and white, were bruised and cut in race disturbances at Taylor Station near Columbus after incidents last night. Police and local authorities investigated the clash that erupted about 13 miles east of the city.
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Columbus, CO
Taylor Station
Here
Mayor Grall denounces politics over libel indictment
Lorain mayor W F P Grall pleads not guilty to a criminal libel charge in Elyria Ohio and says politics drove the grand jury indictment last week. He calls the case a persecution.
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Elyria, CO
W. FP. Grall
Lorain
Bobby
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