Meigs County Red Cross annual drive opens with countywide effort
County headquarters set for a broad drive as districts organize and volunteers prepare posters banners and decorations. E Lawrence named chair in Pomeroy and Middleport committees listed with several local organizers. Drive ends November 11 with final roll call of memberships and citywide participation expected.
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E. Lawrence
Pomeroy
Middleport
L .G
Comine
Ruth White
Frank Harom
Red Cross Enrollment Drive Urges Family Participation
Town council in the county appoints a chair man and assistant workers for the Red Cross effort. Special permission allows workers to wear Red Cross uniforms. Citizens are urged to enroll themselves and their families for 1920, with 198 gold stars on the Nurses' flag symbolizing service. Contact courthouse headquarters or district chairmen to enroll and credit the district. Join the push to go over the top.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
Court House
Stella Massar Hosts Halloween Party for Cousin Clarence
Miss Stella Massar entertained at a Halloween gathering for her cousin Clarence A. Massar at the Massar home on Breezy Heights. Guests included Margaret and Genevieve Smith, Kathryn Hood, Lena Hood, Ruth Phillips, Hilda Ohlinger, Lawrence Horden, Anthony and Joseph Schaefer, Edward Duffy, with prizes awarded during the evening.
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Stella Massar
Hallowe'en
A. A. Massar
Clarence A. Massar
Massar
Margaret and
Genevieve Smith
Kathryn
Lena Hood
Ruth Phillips
Hilda Ohlinger
Messrs
Lawrence Horden
Anthony and
Joseph Schaefer
Eward Duffy
John Kauff Sr. Dies in Columbus Visit
John Kauff Sr. of Middleport died Friday at his daughter's home in Columbus. The remains were brought to Middleport for funeral arrangements.
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Middleport
Columbus
John Kauff Sr
Funeral of Curtis Hood in Minersville
Funeral services for Curtis Hood 75 were held at the Minersville church with many attending. The interment followed at Gilmore Cemetery.
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Curtis Hood
Minersville
Gilmore Cemetery
Wildermuth Brewing Co case advances in county court
Ex attorney general Timothy S Hogan aids defense as Max and Charles Wildermuth win a court petition to appoint a receiver for the G Wildermuth Brewing Co. Attorney Crow named receiver with bond set at 50000 while officials plan to fight proposed rate hikes at the Public Utilities Commission.
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Timothy&. Hogan
Pomeroy
G. Wildermuth Brewing Company
Will Mathewson
Syracuse
Charles
Dayton
Daniel Canterbury
Columbus
A. McCullough
James E. Rowe
Pomeroy Colliery Co
John Terrell
Nova B. Stace
Gallipolis
Clint Stahl
Holzer Hospital
C. C. Canby
George Owens
Fourth Ward
Elizabeth Oeffler
Mary
Perry Wood
Athens
John Wood
Nelsonville
Mark Jenkinson
Chas. Russell
Herbert Davish
Baby
Racine
Hamilton
W. C. Bennett
Bennett
Middleport
W. B. Bessemer
Charleston
Lillian Smith
Cleveland
Cedar Creek Circle
D. L. Lansbury
Newark
Jennie Huddleston
House of Wells & Son
Point Pleasant
Hallie Cline
Bend
John Mayer
Roy Lansbury
Nitro
W. Va
Hazel
Donnie Lowe
Lillie Huber
Middle
Wildermuth
Max
Charles Wildermuth
Sarah Seyfried
Katherine Hartenbach
G. Wildermuth Brewing Co
Gotleib Wildermuth
Crow
Gottieb Wildermuth
Charles Ebersbach
Thomas Lavis Jr
Manning S. Webster
Albert D. Russell
D. Curtis Reed
Seyfried
Hartenbach
Old Man Hi Cost Readies New Phone Rates
The Pomeroy and Middleport Telephone Company announces a new schedule of rates designated as order No 2. It plans a monthly charge of about 1 for exclusive or party lines, affecting around 1146 subscribers across business and private users.
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Pomeroy and
Middleport
Pomeroy and Middleport
Adu
Probate Court Marriages Near Record in One Day
The probate court saw three couples apply for licenses and wed under Squire H. J Ewing. Names listed: William T. Phillips 25 and Maria Nelson 22 of Dexter. William Baily 21 and Reta Wilson 21 of Reedsville. Elzie Hysell 28 of Pomeroy R D 3 and Ruth Boyles 22 of Pomeroy.
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Happy Land
H. J Ewing
John L. Blair
William T. Phillips
Maria Nelson
Dexter
William Baily
Reta Wilson
Reedsville
Elzie Hysell
Pomeroy R. D
Ruth Boyles
Pomeroy
Census Scope Expanded by Federal Order for 1920 Census
The Fourteenth Decennial Census set to begin January 2, 1920 will be the most important yet. Congress expanded inquiry scope to cover forestry and forest products along with population, manufactures, mines, quarries, agriculture, and oil and gas wells. Texas Oklahoma and Kansas figures are anticipated to show notable results.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Census Bureau to Compile Forestry and Agriculture Statistics
Inquiries already received show high interest in forestry and forest products data. A special force of experts will oversee gathering and compiling accurate statistics, with comparisons to prewar conditions. Agricultural statistics will also get focused effort as farming gains renewed public attention.
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Census Bureau
Yorktown Feels the Night Air as Geese and Coal Theft Stir
In Yorktown Iowa on November 1 a rowdy night ends with thirty geese honking and thieves stealing three and a half tons of coal. The town ignores the warning amid the odd scene described.
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Yorktown
Rome
Italian suspects seized in Canton bomb plot raids
Two Italians are under arrest in Canton after police raided locations on information from Cleveland. The men face charges of involvement in a nation wide bomb plot. The Dead Sea contains about 206 pounds of salts per ton of water.
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Canton
Cleveland
Dead Sea
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