Judge Bradbury Had Adventurous Life
Meigs County born J P Bradbury served on Ohio Supreme Court in the 1890s. His career spanned farm work Indian trade heavy artillery service Civil War and law practice rising to state judiciary head. Born February 21 1838 in Gal- na County he moved west in 1855 taught school in 1864 65 studied law and began in Pomeroy in 1866.
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Pomeroy
J. P. Bradbury
Meigs County
Ohio
Supreme Court
Bradbury
California
New York
Maine
Gal- Na County
Defies School Jinx G R Webster Seeks County Office
POMEROY Ohio May 23 R G Webster a 1904 Pomeroy High School graduate is nominated for county treasurer on the Republican ticket breaking a local jinx. Horton Brown a Democratic nominee for clerk of courts challenges the pattern by running in a predominantly Republican Meigs County.
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BR. G. Webster
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy High School
R. G. Webster
Webster
Martha Malone
Horton Brown
Pomeroy High School Alumnul Association
Car Smashes Pole Near Essex Mine No 5
Sometime Saturday night an auto driven at high speed struck a telephone pole at the Essex Mine No 5 switch between Pomeroy and Rutland, tearing down lines to Rutland, cutting a circle through a potato patch, and vanishing with the driver. A 30 foot pole was set and wires restrung all day Sunday by Manager George Smith and crew. The driver’s name is unknown.
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Pomeroy
Essex Mine No. 5
Rutland
George Smith
Alumni Banquet Draws Local residents in Cheshire
Mrs. Noah Haskins Mrs. Hollis Scott and Mrs. Frank Kimes attended a high school alumni banquet in Cheshire on Friday night. Also present were Mrs. Dean Hayes and James Mea TMhwe from Huntington W.
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Noah Haskins
Hollis Scott
Frank Kimes
Cheshire
Dean
Hayes
James Mea ™Hwe
Huntington
Legion Meets B. and B. In Hot Game Tonight
Recreation baseball fans await a pivotal evening as the American Legion faces B. and B. The latter, with a revamped lineup, seeks to topple the Legion from its three straight victories while the undefeated Legion will meet tougher opposition than any other club in the league. A B. and B. win could spark a chaotic race for the league title with several teams in contention.
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Pomeroy
Recreation Baseball
American Legion
Legion
New Middletonport Superintendent Returns to Columbus
May 23 report notes Melvin, new superintendent of Middleport schools, returned Sunday to Columbus to pursue a doctor’s degree at Ohio State University this summer. A meeting of school officials and teachers was held at the high school Saturday.
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Columbus
Middleport
Melvin
Ohio State University
Retirement of Dean of Country Cor Newsman Hartley
C A Hartley, a Meigs County veteran of Ohio journalism since 1884 and Pomeroy Bend correspondent for The Messenger, retires due to ill health after a 44 year career. He earned national recognition with The American Weekly awards in 1928 and began writing in 1886 after Leslie's Magazine accepted his first story.
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Pomeroy
C. A. Hartley
Vomeroy
the Messenger
Pomeroy Bend
Harteley
American Weekly
Hearst
American
Saturday Evening Post
Leslie's Magazine
Hartley
Ohio
Meigs County
Spain
Ripley
W. Va
Salt remedy for stomach gas advertised at local pharmacies
An advertisement promotes drinking water with a pinch of salt and using Adlerika to wash out stomach and bowels. It lists Gibson's Pharmacy in Nelsonville and Gem Pharmacy in Coolville plus Taylor's Drug Store Ady as providers.
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Gibson’s Pharmacy
Nelsonville
Gem
Coolville
Taylor's
Ady
Local Messenger Ad Info For Circulation Classifieds
The Mes senger offers circulation and classified advertising access via John Sauvage. Readers should call 453 L for particulars on society locals and related services.
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Messenger
John Sauvage
Bibles Given to Nine High School Graduates
In Middleport Presbyterian Church Bible School Sunday nine graduates received Bibles as gifts. Eight girls and one boy were honored as J. H. Grate, the superintendent, delivered the presentation. The graduates listed include Marie Harrah Elizabeth Joachim Lucy Hirewine Ruth Grate Kathryn B Juhling Phyllis Dillard Louise Lewis Virginia Leonard and Harold Lewis.
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Middleport
Presbyterian Church
J. H. Grate
Marie Harrah
Elizabeth Joachim
Lucy Hirewine
Ruth Grate
Kathryn B
Juhling
Phyllis Dillard
Louise Lewis
Virginia Leonard
Harold Lewis
William I Smith Dies After Columbus Operation
William Irving Smith 47 died in Grant Hospital Columbus after an operation Friday. He was married to Juanita and residents learned of his death from friends in Middleport on May 23.
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Middleport
William Irving Smith
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Smith
Juanita
Lynch Family Funeral Notice in Beech Grove Cemetery
Lynch funeral details for Mr. W. B. Lynch of Middleport with survivors including wife and four children. Services held at 1720 James Road Columbus and later body brought to Middleport for a home service conducted by Rev. W. B. Patterson. Burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Principles of Dam Operation Explained
Tourists viewing the Ohio River locks and dams at Racine wonder how the high and low operations work. An Racine dam attache explains that dams are hinged four foot wide sections, with framing for a footbridge, diving boats and tackle at each lock. Raising or lowering a dam takes hours or minutes once in order, and warping boats through the dam by lock is straightforward to observers.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Racine
Minersville Couple Wedded Fifty Years
Mr and Mrs John McCullum of Minersville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a noon dinner for 37 guests at the New Martin Hotel. An afternoon program featured music by Mrs George Jenkins, a mock wedding by three granddaughters, poems and tributes, and gifts from friends and relatives including Norman McCullum of Lebanon Ind and Perrin of New York. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Arthur Jones and Mrs Nannie Jones and daughters Gail and Dorothy of South
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Ruth McCullum
Middleport
Jake Hartenbach
John McCullum
Norman McCullum
Lebanon
Ind
Perrin
New York
Arthur Jones
Nannie Jones
Gail
Dorothy
South
Local meeting set for May 28 at Darwin
The list of attendees includes Rex Pickett Rex O'Brien Ralph Carl William Hart Fern Sargent Charles Jeffers George Sargent Charles Riffie Robert Jones Carl Henderson Lloyd Van Nest Dale O'Brien Clarence Douglas Deara Jeffers Dale Smith. The next meeting is scheduled for May 28 at Darwin.
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Darwin
Lena Hines Fridgy
Maurita Lee
Bernice St. Clair
Elizabeth Biggs
Charlotte Williams
Evelyn Pickett
Madelyn Pickett
Louise Carr
Ardith Hart
Mar! Hart
Florence Jeffers
Ruby Jeffers
Marcelene Pratt
Bernice Pratt
Evelyn Williams
Pearl Jones
Jean O'Brien
Elizabeth William
Georgia Smith
Esther Riggs
Bud
Dy” Pickett
Rex O’brien
Ralph Carl
William Hart
Fern Sargent
Charles Jeffers
George Sargent
Charles Riffie
Robert Jones
Carl Henderson
Lloyd van Nest
Dale O'Brien
Clarence Douglas
Deara Jeffers
Dale Smith
Regional Social Notes List Readers and Locals
Bend residents Edith Reuter and Rachael Jones of Indianapolis join Charles and George Jenkins with their families, Don Blair with two children of Dayton, Lena Hayden of Cleveland, Willis Davis and son of Lancaster, Estie Arnold and Iscah Rawson of Marion, and Nettie Clark of Nelsonville in a shared social register.
Residents and visitors fill Salisbury area times and places
Willard Ashworth visits Salisbury with parents and plans to move back to Pomeroy. Daughters Mala Dallas and Annette Ashworth visit relatives. Pomeroy church preacher Henthorne fills Rutland pulpit. Various locals, including C C Taylor, Wheeling, and families, are in Columbus, Chicago, and Syracuse. A public card party is planned in Sacred Heart School Hall Bridge with pinochle.
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Willard Ashworth
Salisbury
Dayton Ashworth
Pomeroy
Mala Dallas
Annette Ashworth
C. C. Taylor
Wheeling
W. Va
Freda Grueser
Charles Neff
Chicago
Thelma Phillips
Columbus
Otto
Ernest
Leo
Miss Phillips
Mary Phillips
Charles Casci
James Fontana
John DiPiero
Bruno Casci
Alma Adame
Lena Hoeflich
Adams
William
Sterling
Parkersburg
Syracuse
Irving Karr
Dorothy Russell
Harriet Ewing
Sacred Heart School
Stella Bowen
Dorothy Turner
Lloyd Probst
Theodore
Birthday greetings for local children and families
May 28 brings celebrations for Virginia Rhoades and Dan Shafer of Athens with birthday cakes and well wishes. Virginia, in the Fifth Grade at Central School, has reached another milestone. Dan, in the First Grade at East School, follows closely behind. David Gilbert Sams of Long Rum is one year old today.
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Virginia Rhoades
Dan Shafer
Athens
Virginia
Dan
Central School
East School
David Gilbert Sams
Long Rum
Wife Granted Divorce in Hamilton Court
Sue Zochine O Connor is granted a divorce from John O Connor in common pleas court at Hamilton Ohio on grounds of neglect and cruelty. She is restored to her maiden name Sue Zochine. Judge Clinton D Boyd grants the divorce to the plaintiff who resides on Rural Route No 8 of Giouster.
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Glouster
Sue Zochine O’connor
John O’connor
Common Pleas Court
Hamilton
Ohio
Sue Zochine
Clinton D. Boyd
Giouster
JAP CHIEFTAIN DIES IN SHANGHAI BOMBING WOUNDS
A Shanghai dispatch reports General Shirakawa, commander of Japanese forces in Shanghai, died of wounds from the bomb attack on Japanese officials. The May 23 telegraph note confirms the death and cites the surrender of the city to Allied forces earlier in the conflict.
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London
Shanghai
The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Shirakawa
Downie of Columbus Visit by Local Residents
Downie of Columbus visited here Sunday to see friends. Mr. Probst and Mr. Downie formerly resided in this area.
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Downie of
Columbus
Mr. Probst
Mr. Downie
Q-623 Guaranteed Relief Remedies for Neuritis
An ad promotes Q-623 and Q-628 remedies for rheumatism neuritis and related pains. It claims a famous specialist prescription that has helped thousands and offers guaranteed relief with a few doses. Sold exclusively at Quick's Cut Rate Store Ady.
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Quick's Cut Rate
Ady
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Judge Bradbury
M. J. McCarty
H. H. McClure
Charleston
H. H. McCormick
Guy Edmundson
Irene
Atlen J L. White
Rutland Street
James Russell
Lewis Moore
Edith Schreiner
Mabel Wilson
Middlewort High School
Columbia
Oliva Reed
Frank Knopp
Logan
G. J. Hamilton
James Stevens
South Fourth Avenue
Otho Watts
Gladys
Amy Coe
New York City
M. G. White
C. A. Comer
A. H. Bradbury
Wayne Brown
Marilyn
Ft. Wayne
Coalton
Brown
Herbert Chambers
Richard
J. W. Major
A. Hartley
Grad
Uating
Liam Smith
Minersville
John McCullem
Ored
John MecCullum
H. L. Henthorne
Pomeroy Simpson M. HB
Rutland Methodist Church
Chesterfield
Lhcerri & Myras Tosacco Co
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