Child Pulls Tombstone Over in Cemetery Accident
MIDDLEPORT May 28 Aylmer Middleton Dayton Ohio five year old daughter of Dr D C Middleton visiting with her grandmother was playing near an insecure tombstone at Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire when she pulled it over and was trapped beneath. She was taken to a Gallipolis hospital with injuries not yet fully reported.
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Middleport
Merylin
D. Cc. Middleton
Dayton
Jennie Middleton
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
J. E. Harley
Gallipolis
Huntington Man Files for Divorce Over Desertion
Leonard Moore of Huntington West Virginia filed for divorce in Pomeroy claiming extreme cruelty and desertion by Ruth Moore. They wed in Catlettsburg Kentucky January 31 1925 and have no children. He followed her to Pomeroy and Huntington but she refused to return, allegedly riding in a car with another man.
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Pomeroy
Leonard Moore
Huntington
W. Va
Ruth Moore
Catlettsburg
Moore
River Excursions Gain Popularity Across Ohio River
Ohio River observers note growing interest in steam boat trips. People travel from Logan and Nelsonville to enjoy short excursions, aided by improving roads. The season promises busier schedules with Pittsburgh to Mammoth Cave trips and connections to Cincinnati and Evansville. The Queen City opens June 13 with full accommodations. Senator Cordill may shift dates to join the Liberty on river trade. Moonlight and Sunday trips rise, per veteran river men.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Logan
Nelsonville
Pittsburgh
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Ohio
Cincinnati
Evansville
Queen City
Senator Cordill
Urstay
Itts
Charleston
Liberty
Ohio University Hosts Picnic With Bolin Family Hosts
Canada News notes social visits and weekend gatherings across Athens and nearby towns. Migs Anna Eastman and Alice Smith spent time with relatives. visitors included Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bolin and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Arnold. Home Economics Club and faculty joined a picnic hosted by Avice Smith at the Bolin home.
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Canada News
Migs
Anna Eastman
Athens
C. E. Romine
Etta Heilman
W. A. Haning
Cecil Heilman
Alice Smith
H. C.bolin
J. E. Bolin
Pittsburg
C. L. Arnold
Syracuse
E. D. Ashworth
J. Homer Scott
Columbus
Howard Bolin
Ohio University
Avice
Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Piles Relief
An advertises a soothing ointment claimed to stop itching burning and bleeding from piles. User testimony from Bruner of Maxton N W W says the ointment banished piles after trying various remedies. The ad urges readers to buy Peterson's Ointment at drug stores.
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Peterson
Bruner
Maxton
Snyder's Condition Reported Improved
Middleport May 28 Information from Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati says Charles W. Snyder of Middleport, injured in a late Monday wreck, is slightly improved. The crash occurred near Macon Ohio about 60 miles from Cincinnati where State Highway 38 crosses. Snyder’s car hit the car driven by Rev. David A. Morris, Utica Ohio. Both cars were demolished and all injured were treated, with Morris and passengers not seriously hurt.
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Middleport
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Charles W. Snyder
Pythias Home burial in Springfield held at Rawlings
Funeral services for a Pythias member were conducted Wednesday at 2 PM at Rawlings Funeral Home with Knights of Pythias Lodge taking charge. Burial followed at Beech Grove Cemetery in Pomeroy.
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Pythias
Springfield
Rawlings Funeral Home
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Beech Grove
Pomeroy
Attorneys to Close Half Days in Summer at Pomeroy
Pomeroy lawyers signed an agreement to close their offices on Thursday afternoons during June July August and September. The common pleas judge’s office will also observe the half holidays. Courthouse offices will continue their Saturday afternoon holidays. In Middleport news Mrs. Carl Russell of Youngstown visits her in laws Mr and Mrs T B Russell until after Decoration Day. Robert Harris traveled to Columbus today returning with his sister Miss Marjorie Harris who will spend a week here with friends.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Carl Russell
Youngstown
T. B. Russell
Robert Harris
Columbus
Marjorie Harris
Gordon K. Harris
Co. L. Wilson
McMillan Hospital
R. A. Hecox
Janet
Zanesville
Virginia Axline
Goldie Axline
Elsie Entsminger
South Bend
Ind
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Pat Baldwin
Cuyahoga Falls
David Williams
Mansilion
Howard Cringe
F. B. Murphy
Pomeroy High School
Mary Conway
Fred Conway
Williams
D. L. Lansbury
Alice Sidenstricker
Lansbury
Hobson
Addie Stevens
Stanley Simms
Commencement Scenes and Local Visits Across Meigs County
Multiple family events and travels unfold as graduates and relatives attend commencement exercises in Pomeroy and nearby towns. Families visit, celebrate, and news notes include a marriage in Wilkesville and travel to Newark for a ill relative.
Funeral Held for Charles Dickey in Middleport Burial
The body of Charles Dickey aged 80, river man formerly of Middleport, was brought here for burial after dying in the Knights of Columbus hospital. Services were held locally with burial to follow.
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Charlies Dickey
Middleport
Charles Dickey
River Man
Knights of
Local Notables and Business Notices From Meigs County
Reverend Williams visits a sister in the area. Edgar Ebersbach of Pomeroy files for village council membership. Twenty-nine Middleport firms agree to close Thursday afternoons in July and August. Mr and Mrs Oliver Hartley of Columbus and W A Race with daughter Mabel of Baltimore spend Decoration Week in Pomeroy and Middleport. Race is 91 and once a Meigs County court clerk. The courthouse offices and banks...
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Meigs County
Kenneth Reed
Wilkesville
Robin Marie Baker
Langsville
R. D
Pomeroy
E. R. Titus
W. O. Williams
Edgar Morris
Alice
Kentucky
Reverend Williams
Edgar Ebersbach
Village Coun
Oliver Hartley
Columbus
W. A. Race
Mabel
Baltimore
Ohio
Middleport
Pomeroy High School Field Meet Concludes
The Pomeroy school field meet, postponed from May 7 due to heavy rains, finished this afternoon on the school grounds. Decorated Day events will close with the Pomeroy High School parade Saturday morning in Pomeroy.
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Bysin
Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
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