Soldier Dead of Pomeroy Are Honored by Citizens
Memorial Day exercises in Pomeroy drew a large crowd with old Civil War veterans in attendance Robert Grimpo Sib Syracuse Charles Kraft Pomeroy and J B C Warner Mason Ohio among those honored A parade featured the Pomeroy School Band in new uniforms led by Professor Whetstone The American Legion Band led the procession A driving incident nearby narrowly saved Mrs Dayton Strickland East Pomeroy from injury when a car barreled into a storefront window. John Botzel helped pull the driver away and both spoke briefly as danger passed.
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Orhoy
Robert Grimao Sib
Syracuse
Charles Kraft
Eroy
J. B.C. Warner
Mason
Swere
Pomeroy
Whetatone
American Legion
Dayton Strickland
East Pomeroy
W. F. Schoeniein Nameas
Second Street
W. A Race
Meigs County
Baltimore
Ohio
John Botxel
Kim
Pomeroy Gains Notoriety as Backdrop for Writers
Pomeroy attracts national writers and film interest as a vivid local backdrop. Prof. R E B Lambert of Union Theological Seminary visits seeking a copy for a Navy memoir while authors and screenwriters scout the town’s colorful history. Local residents from Middleport and surrounding areas visit, attend graduations, and host guests during Decoration Day period, with many trips to Columbus and Huntington noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
New York
Horn
Atlantic Monthly
R. EB. Lambert
Union Theological Seminary
United States Navy
Charles Calkins
New York City
Katherine Housey
East
Calkins
Middleport High School Holds Fiftieth Commencement
The fifty seventh annual Middleport High School commencement was held Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church with a full audience. Students wore caps and gowns as the orchestra performed and L. W. Reese spoke on making the record true. Diploma ceremonies featured Miss Marjorie Michi and Miss Esther Michi among graduates, with J. Fisher presenting diplomas. Four generations attended Irene Mills’s commencement at the M E Church, highlighting a remarkable family tradition.
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Middleport
Fifly
Middleport High School
First Presbyterian Church
Sara Louise Scott
T. Boyd Gay
Presbyterian Church
Veat McCoy
Galloway
Brake
A. W. McKay
L. W. Reese
Dan L. Farmer
Gordon K. Harris
Marjorie
Esther Michi
J. ©. Fisher
Board of Education
Fred Gardner
Essam Toll
Lola Fern’ Abbott
Marguerite Ruth Ball
Ruth Afleeh Biggs
Garette Emma Jean Burchett
Mary
Clarence Calvin Root
Richard D. Sauer
Maxine Margaret Smith
Gerald William Tracy
Ethel Pauline Tuckerman
James Yeager
Irene Mills
M. E. Church
Vina Bennett
Edith Bennett Russell
Merie Russell Mills
Trene Mille
Infirmary Inmate 57 Years Buried
Mrs Bills Harper, 9, died at Mearge County Infirmary on Wednesday. Burial followed at the cemetery there. She had been an inmate at the institution for OT years.
Meigs County Wills Have Fair This Year
Meigs County approves a September fair at Rocksprings grounds with 11 of 12 directors voting yes despite last year’s $1.50 deficit and $3,500 total indebtedness. A premium-cut committee and date committee are formed to trim costs and set fair dates while salaries and expenses are reviewed to restore balance.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rocksprings
Bryath Wert
Great Bend
County Fair Society
Montgomery County
Dayton
Charles Radford
Jud Bradford
Clark Tividen
A.D. Russell
Arthur Johnson
Clark Ji Iden
Train Wreck Near Fowler Deliberate Rails Sabotage Suspected
A Santa Fe passenger train traveling at high speed was wrecked three miles west of Fowler. Several cars derailed and the locomotive narrowly escaped destruction. Investigators found rail plates removed, suggesting wreckers intended to plunge the train into the Arkansas and Chico River junction.
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LA Junta
Cole
U.pha Santa Fe
Fowler
Arkansas
Chicosa
Meigs County summer roundup and local incidents
Meigs County schools plan a summer roundup to enroll children free of remedial defects. In Pomeroy a warehouse fire on Mechanic Street caused minor damage with water use from the fire department. Mrs. Sauvage of Middleport was taken home to Columbus by ambulance. Noted deaths include William Eynon, 75, with funeral from Lea Chapel.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Middleport
Pomeroy Central School
Mechanic Street
Glenroy Ewatg
Main Street
Sauvage
Hoagland
Columbus
John Hitchens
Minersville
Cambridge
Ohio
David Hutchens
Leo Johnson
Athens
Rutland
Michigan
Sunoja
New York
Five Killed as Train Hits Car in Berne Indiana
Five persons died when their automobile was struck by a passenger train in Berne Indiana. The victims were Mr and Mrs Charles Omar Miller and three of their eight children. Witnesses said Miller jumped onto the track at about 45 miles an hour, apparently not seeing the approaching train due to a string of freight cars blocking his view.
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Berne
Ind
Charles Omar Miller
Miller
Weather Outlook Shows Fair Week With Showers
Weather Bureau forecast for next week calls for generally fair conditions in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee with showers on Wednesday or Thursday. The week will open cool, turn warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, then cool again toward the end of the week in Washington.
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Washington
U,ah
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
French-born wife wins divorce in air travel dispute
John Francis Perry, a naval flier, has flown so often that his wife Yvette Perry, shown above, decided to take to the air as well. She told a San Francisco judge, “He fly away pouf, Hie rat and new air come back,” and the judge granted her the divorce.
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John Francis Perry
Naval Flier
Yvette Perry
Newair
San Francisco
Hospital notes of Sheltering Army Hospital last week
Patients dismissed include Misa Christine Hooker Lancaster Robert Guess Athens Mrs Bertha Sanderg Athens Mrs Jacob Hahn and infant daughter Athens Mrs Laura Bardin Athens Shirley Rose Atheny Mrs Esta Bernardde Athens Kenneth Wade Cananville leg injuries from mine accident C J Sanders Athens Hazel Kempton Athens Mrs Lou Wenner Millfield Births: Calvin Young 118 Central Avenue son Pastor Edison Janet Louise daughter Art Surxott 38 West Washington Street
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Army Hospital
Misa Christine Hooker
Lancaster
Robert Guess
Athens
Bertha Sanderg
Jacob Hahn
Laura Bardin
Shirley Rose
Atheny
Esta Bernarde
Kenneth Wade
Canaonville
C. J. Sanders
Hazel Kempton
Lou Wenner
Millfield
Calvin Young
Central Avenue
Pastor Edison
Art Sur Xott
West Washington Street
Janet Louise
Clara Bow Considers Quitting Paramount Contract
Denver report quotes B P Schulberg executive director of production for Paramount saying Clara Bow wants to quit the movies. Bow is described as a "mighty sick girl" seeking real quiet as her contract, which expired this fall, is debated for release or termination.
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Denver
Cole
Clara Bow
B. P. Schulberg
Paramount
Schulberg
Miss Bow
Mother Injured As Car Overturns At Beech Grove Cemetery
May 30. Mrs. Webster Hodge attempted to back a car on the cemetery slope to place flowers. The vehicle tipped over a bank, trapping the mother and baby inside a broken window. The baby was uninjured while Mrs. Hodge suffered arm and finger injuries. Mrs. Mayme Simpson transported the injured to Gallipolis hospital. Webster was not in the car.
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Web Lster Hodge
Beech Grove Cemetery
Hodge
Mayme Simpson
Gallipolis
Hogpial
Mina Webster
Webster
Pomeroy
Mack Malone Dies Former Meigs County Resident
Mack Malone, 57, died at his Minneapolis home Friday morning after a long illness. He was the son of the late Bluford J Malone of Pomeroy, who once ran a coal business. The family moved to Minneapolis in 1905 to continue in coal. Surviving are three sisters Grace, Evelyn, Esther in Minneapolis, and Mrs H G Webster in Pomeroy. Burial is in Minneapolis Monday. May sales show 42 new cars in Meigs County and five trucks for May versus 57 cars and seven trucks in April.
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Middleport
Elmer Wysong
Bucyrus
Huntington
Fiilén Helley
Clarksburg
Ed Coaten
Fred Thomas
Zetla Cram
C. A. Dawson
Charles
Cecil Root
Columbus
Ruth Saunders
South Third Avenue
Otto Stanley
Kansas City
Kan
George Swallow
Lester Snyder
Columbia
Dan L. Faremer
Anna Brackin
Charleston
Frank Jr
Edgar Ervin
Jee
Poutte
Wittt Nome
Joliar
Alice Selby
Wiliam Horgen
H. B. Roush
A. Bharpiey
Barris
Gwen Rust
Paul
Friends
D. A. Howell
Mann
W. Va
Hoffman
ML Saider
Clare Mae
Perty
Pomeroy
Mack Malone
Minneapolia
Minn
Firnday
Bluford J Malone
Ohio River
Lving
Minneapolis
Bir
Maione
Grace
Evelyn
Esther
H. G. Webster
Meigs County
Dean E C Saunders Reappointed High School Dean
E C Saunders a former Meigs County teacher from Radford Township was named dean of the high school at Ashland Kentucky for the twentieth consecutive year.
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Pomeroy
E. C. Saunders
Meigs County
Radford Township
Ashland
Feed Prices Lower Egg Prices Drop In April
In Columbus on May 30 Special report says egg prices in April were 23 percent lower than a year earlier while farm feed costs were about 25 percent lower. Ohio State University extension poultry specialist P B Zumbro notes the farm poultry enterprise remains a income source on Olio farms with feed costs forming a significant portion of egg production costs on 78 farms studied.
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Columbus
Olio
P. B. Zumbro
Ohio State University
Egg production tips for Northwestern poultry farmers
Northwestern farmers gain from a strong egg industry as Zumbro urges midsummer mash feeding to boost flock yield. Proposals include cooling housing and confining mash until noon, with moistening options using milk or water. Two mash formulas suit Ohio conditions, one for range birds and another for confinement, replacing corn with alfalfa leaf meal where needed.
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Theis Sax
Zumbro
Ohio
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Herman Haddox
Mra. A. R. Pullin
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Salem Farw
Salem Township
James T. Guy
Farley
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Magnesia
Fletcher
Mers
PONDS
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Mick
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