Pomeroy-Athens Road Improvement Study Seeks 5 Percent Assessment
May 27 Pomeroy Iowa There is movement to set the assessment for the Pomeroy Athens state highway No 159 at five percent of the cost of improvement. County officials hope to adjust quickly so June collections can cover engineering and miscellaneous expenses. The county fears a halt to road building if funds are not provided immediately. The proposed five percent assessment replaces the old ten percent and aims to ease the burden while enabling necessary work.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Athens
Bedford Township
McCullough
Local residents visit relatives and guests in town
A long list of visitors and guests arrives in Pleasant and Middleport areas. Lucille Jachstensteiger visits Miss Althea Miller and Louise Ebersbach, while Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jenkins host in Kwon. Frances Junod from Washington visits her father Amos Junod in Mul Avenue. The Zehners host relatives, and Maxine and Marie Hard of Middleport are guests at B. F. and family. Ray Livingston and Carl Berry are noted as local visitors and workers. Other names include Bernice Pinney, Andrew Peyton, Byron Bing, and Dr R Morgan among others visiting or staying with relatives.
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Lucille Jachstensteiger
Ren
Althea Miller
Louise Ebersbach
E. B. Jenkins
Kwon
Nyman Zwifel
Frances Junod
Washing
D. C
Amos Junod
Mulavenne A
Raymond Zeiher
Maxine
Marie Hard
Middleport
B. F
Ray Livingston
Point Pleasant
Carl Berry
Will F. Reed
Helen Turn
Nell Calgerwood
Bernice Pinney
Logan
Andrew Peyton
Trisonville
Central Branch
Dayton
Byron Bing
R.morgan
Marion
C. F. Morgan
Lancaster
Everette Morgan
James Fugate
Pittsburgh
Ethel Sutton
Herforce
Virgil Hite
Nel Bville
Spring Street
A. P. Miller
Akron
Summers
Allen Hotel
Farm near Hartford sold for about twenty thousand
McCullough farm near Hartford, 100 acres of bottom land and 200 acres of pasture, has been purchased by Captain C A Jividern. The deal, near $20 000, came after the property was under option by Pomeroy interests as a potential site for a large steel plant. The McCullough family reportedly received several thousand dollars for options on the land.
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McCullough
Mason City
W. Va
Capt. C. A. Jividern
Hartford
Pomeroy Interests
Big l Steel
McCulloughs
County Courthouse Repair Plans Move Forward
Pomeroy May 27 final relief from cramped county offices may come as county commissioners adopt a bid for about 20 000 in improvements. Work could start mid summer, though full plans awaiting 75 000 depend on funds. The project includes new recorder office, moved probate room, new rest room for women jurors, and other essential upgrades.
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Pomeroy
State Department
State aid sought for Pomeroy Ravenswood highway
Pomeroy officials filed for state aid to finance the eight mile inter county road 394 known as the Pomeroy Ravenswood road. The project estimated at 229000 seeks half funding from the state. The gravel road links with the improved Racine road segment.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy-Ravenswood
Racine
Miller and Neal Wed in Probate Court Ceremony
Leonard Miller aged 22 of Point Pleasant and Eva Neal of Middleport were married Tuesday in the probate court rooms by Justice M. L. French.
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Pomeroy
Arrest Brothers on Liquor Charge in Pomeroy
William and George Kauf faced charges after deputies found a still and liquor making equipment at their home. William confessed to making spirits for personal use and was fined 100 plus costs and bound to the grand jury for manufacturing. George pleaded not guilty and posted bond for a Tuesday hearing. William remained jailed for lack of funds or bond.
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Pomeroy
William and
George Kauf
ilMcst
Dave Roush
Art Tracy
Will Kauf
Benny Kauf
Mugsy McGraw
New York Giants
William Kauf
Meigs County Ladies Appeal For Memorial Day Flowers
Pomeroy May 27 The Meigs county ladies monument association asks residents to donate flowers foliage or decorative items for the soldiers monument at the court house. The base must be filled before Memorial Day for the Sunday unveiling when General Warren Fountain will present the old Spanish brass cannon.
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County Ladies Monument Association
Court House
Warren Fountain
Lumber mill accident leaves worker severely hurt
In Middleport on May 27 David Chase was struck under the chin by a stick thrown from a saw at Miller Lumber mill. The injury pierced the neck producing a gash that required several stitches to close.
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Middleport
Miller
David Chase
Will Be June Bride in Racine
Announcement of the approaching marriage on June 10 of Miss Edith Marvin Curtis to Hobart Jones an instructor at Rio Grande college. The ceremony will be at the bride to be's parents home with many friends and relatives expected. Mr Curtis is well known locally.
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Racine
Edith Marvin Curtis
Don Curtis
Hobart Jones
Rio Grande College
Curtis
Child Dies in Chester Pneumonia Case
Harold Hartung, six months old, died in Chester on Tuesday from pneumonia and complications. Funeral arrangements are handled by Finsterwald Funeral Directors.
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Chester
Elizabeth Reed 93 Buried in Hill Cemetery Middleport
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Torrence Reed widow of Dr. C. R. Reed aged 93 was brought from Huntington West Virginia for burial in Hill cemetery Middleport. She died Monday after a long illness and was the last charter member of the Middleport Presbyterian church. Surviving children are W H Stark Jessie Reed and W M Reed. Funeral services were held at the Stark residence and briefly at the cemetery.
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Middleport
Elizabeth Torrence Reed
C. R. Reed
W. H. Stark
Huntington
W. Va
Hill Cemetery
Advertisement notes lost bass drum on highway
P. F. Taylor reports a bass drum missing after a bump on the road. He retraced about ten miles to recover it but was unsuccessful, stating the drum rode on the back of his car until he reached home.
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Washington
P. F. Taylor
Fewer Men Drink Now A Days Declares Magistrate Helwig
Magistrate P W Helwig notes most liquor law offenders are arrested elsewhere and agrees with Wayne Wheeler of the anti saloon league that only about 2 percent of Americans violate prohibition law. He says many non drinkers go unreported and cites a circus visit with only five drunkenness cases over a weekend in his courts.
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P. W. Helwig
Wayne B. Wheeler
The
Anti-Saloon League
Helwig
Thens
Famous Old Dutch Haarlem Oil Now in Tasteless Capsules
The famous old Dutch Sulphur compound Haarlem Oil is offered in tasteless capsules. It purifies blood and tones the liver and kidneys, removing tiredness and weakness. Sold locally by J. R. Lash Clines Pharmacy Mc Kee Drug Co Gibson Pharmacy.
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Haarlem
J. R. Lash
Clines Pharmacy
Mc- Kee Drug Co
Gibson Pharmacy
Old Times Viewed on Reporting Drunkenness in Streets
A reminiscence contrasts past indifference to reporting drunkenness with present citizen vigilance, noting that decades ago many would ignore such incidents while today people report intoxicated men to officers.
Federal agencies clamp down on beer tide at Great Lakes
Washington May 26 three federal groups the coast guard prohibition unit and customs service agents are concentrating along the Great Lakes and Canadian borders to control a heavy influx of beer Treasury officials announced today.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Prohibition Unit
Customs Service
Great Lakes
Treasury
Control of Detroit District Placed Under Prohibition Unit
Detroit district authorities assigned to a prohibition unit formed by cooperation of the Michigan state constabulary and special customs agents to curb the movement of intoxicants over the Detroit river.
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Detroit
Prohibition
Michigan State Constabulary
Detroit River
Kitten Parade Draws Crowd Before Millinery Shop
In San Antonio a millinery owner hoped for shoppers but drew a crowd of onlookers outside the window. His store cat had given birth to a litter of kittens displayed in a spring bonnet, attracting attention rather than buyers.
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San Antonio
Bath Busy Saturday Night Hint
The Bath Maine area is described as very active on Saturday night, suggesting a lively local scene or routine weekend activity within the town.
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Bath
Cabbage and Sausages Diet Claim Promises Cure
A patent remedy advertisement claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured a woman's ailments after doctors failed. The copy promotes cabbage and sausage as harmless diet and asserts the product removes intestinal inflammation and catarrhal mucus, offering a money refund and listing multiple pharmacies.
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United States
Mayr
McKee Drug Co
Athens
Gem Pharmacy
Nelsonville
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