Pomeroy Council to Cut Salaries of Officials Next Year
Pomeroy Ohio details two main items for the upcoming council meeting: setting salaries for village officers for the coming two years and handling 3000 of the firemen indemnity fund. The salaries bill is read and sent to the ordinance committee for revision. the indemnity fund faces transfer and trustee appointment issues.
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Pomeroy Council
Pomeroy
Finance Committee
Meigs Building and Loan Company
Walter L. Vaughan
A. Graber
Red Anchor
Ewing and Ruben
Second Ward Fire Company
Castoria supports teething comfort for babies and children
Teething irks a fussy baby and Castoria helps by aiding bowel movement and easing colic. The remedy is a pure vegetable preparation suitable for infants and older children, with no harsh drugs or narcotics. Ensure you obtain genuine Castoria with the proper name.
Independence Township Man Killed in Crash
Charles McPeek 60 of Independence Township was struck and instantly killed on State Route No 7 in front of his home as he stepped into the path of a passenger car driven by George C Gloeckner of Smithdale Pa The Gloeckners were en route home from Pomeroy after attending the 83rd birthday of Mr Gloeckner s mother Eyewitnesses and officials concluded the driver was not to blame and law officers investigated at the scene
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Marietta
Charles McPeek
Independence Township
George C. Gloeckner
Smithdale
McPeek
Man Held On Non-Support Charges Sentenced In Suspended Terms
John Spires, moved from Jackson County on a non-support charge, appeared in juvenile court with Senator Roy Gillian as adviser. He faced a 30 day workhouse sentence and $50 fine, both suspended if he pays $15 monthly for his 16 year old daughter’s support. He remains jailed until bond is posted to satisfy court orders.
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Pomeroy
John Spires
Jackson County
Roy Gillian
Meigs County
Entertained with Bridge in Middleport Home
Mrs. Walter Frazier Harris of South Second Avenue Middleport and her sister Mrs. Edward Duffey of Pomeroy hosted an afternoon and evening bridge party. Three tables played after noon with luncheon at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe. five tables in the evening. Dinner at 6 followed by more bridge at the Harris home.
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Bridge
Middleport
Walter Frazier Harris
South Second Avenue
Edward Duffey
Pomeroy
Mary Jane
Harris
Anniversary greetings for two couples in Middleport
Dr. and Mrs. B V Swisher of Radcliff and Mr. and Mrs. J W Wolf visited in Middleport on Sunday as they marked anniversaries. The Swishers celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary while the Wolfs observed their fortieth. They hope to celebrate together next year, either in Middleport or Radcliff.
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Middleport
B. V. Swisher
Radcliff
J. W. Wolf
Wolfs
Smith disappearance probes by Ohio sheriff group
Sheriff A O Tracy Farm Bureau agent George Kreitler and relatives traveled to Pittsburgh to search for Giles Smith a Meigs County poultry and produce dealer who vanished October 22 after leaving with W W Large to deliver poultry and eggs. The case remains unsolved as authorities canvass the city for clues.
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Large
Pomeroy
Smith
Ohio Wesleyan Senior Visits Home From University
Miss Ruth Thomas senior at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware came home for the weekend with five Alpha Xi Delta sisters Miss Edith Johnson Margaret Schultz Marion Johnson Alice Ward and Joy Schlager. They had attended the Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan game at Athens stadium and returned to Delaware in the afternoon.
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Middleport
Ruth Thomas
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Alpha Xi Delta
H. E. Thomas
Lincoln Street
Thomas
Edith Johnson
Margaret Schultz
Marion Johnson
Alice Ward
Joy Schlager
Ohio University-Ohio Wesleyan
Athens Stadium
Parolee Tales and Local Incidents in Meigs County
Benjamin Donahue of Apple Grove is released on his own recognizance from a non support charge. Wallace Browning of West Virginia is freed pending pension department action to divert part of his pension for child support, possibly requiring a guardian. Jacob Wright appears among London farm parolees after a long term. James Lubaski breaks his left leg at home on Thomas Fork. W A Saxton travels to Charleston to shoot a gas well with explosives. A stolen hound dog is recovered and returned to Red Leifheit of Hobson. A bloody fight at Sycamore Grove behind Racine ends with the suspects crossing into West Virginia before arrest.
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Meigs County
Benjamin Donahue
Apple Grove
Wallace Browning
West Virginia
Pension Department
London Farm
Jacob Wright
James Lubaski
Thomas Fork
W. A. Saxton
Pomeroy
Charleston
W. Va
Hobson
Sheriffs’ Deputies
Sycamore Grove
Racine
Farmer amputates his own hand after farm accident
John Oglesby, 44, of Williamsville Illinois, amputated his right hand with a pocket knife after his hand was pulled into a corn husker. He tried to free it for about half an hour, then cut it off, drove to Springfield and walked into a hospital for treatment.
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John Oglesby
Williamsville
Ill
Springfield
Woman Killed in Hobson Crash Named Darst Wife of W Darst
Mrs. Myrtie Darst, 34, died from injuries in the Hob son crash Saturday night. She was the wife of W Darst and the daughter of Brice Beaver of East Gallipolis.
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Myrtie Darst
Hobson
W. Darst
Brice Beaver
East Gallipolis
Sheriff Tracy to wear new uniform for roadside safety
POMEROY, Nov. 3. Sheriff Tracy will soon wear a new uniform including white trousers and cap, spats, and a winter leather coat. The change aims to distinguish officers from criminals amid rising road robberies and other crimes, making motorists recognize lawmen at a distance.
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Pomeroy
Tracy
County approves road funds and plans in Meigs session
Meigs County Commissioners met Monday and approved $200 for Grass Run Road improvements and $100 to finish hard surface on Silversville Road to Lock Run. Shade Creek Road work is authorized and other nearby roads are slated for attention, but funds are tight and no additional appropriations were made. Citizens urged more road work before winter.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Grass Run
Shade Creek
Silversville
Lock Run
Veteran shot in face taken to Chillicothe hospital
Taken to hospital at Chillicothe Sunday afternoon, James Kesterson, World War veteran, who was shot in the face in Middleport Saturday night by Charles Lasher, then Lasher killed himself. He was to be treated for the cheek wound after the bullet was removed by comrade Charles Childs.
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Pomeroy
James Kesterson
Middleport
Charles Lasher
Chillicothe
Charles Childs
Social Roundup as Families Visit for Ohio Football Game
Mr and Mrs Fred Fultz and family joined relatives in Athens for the Ohio U versus Ohio Wesleyan football game at Ohio Stadium. Several locals, including the Mattox and Keffer families, traveled from points like Henderson West Virginia and Gauley Bridge for weekend visits and events.
Local Families Visit and Moves Reported in Charleston and Gallipolis
Virginia visitors spent the weekend with relatives in Charleston West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Harry Bennett traveled to Gallipolis Sunday to see their nephew Delbill who is ill with Quinsey. Ray Bodkins and family plan to move this week from the W E Russell property on Grant Street to the A Witton house on Main Street. Brooks recently returned to school after a week absent due to illness. Christine and Catherine Grant of Columbus visited with their mother Mrs Homer Grant and cousin Miss Catherine Sater who has been staying with her aunt for several weeks.
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Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Harry Bennett
Gallipolis
Delb
Quinsey
Ray Bodkins
W. E. Russel
Grant Street
A. Witton
Main Street
Brooks
Charles
Christine
Catherine Grant
Columbus
Homer Grant
Catherine Sater
Cascarets Ad Claim for Quick Gentle Cold Cure
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a remedy for colds by cleansing the bowels. It claims pores close during illness and waste cannot exit through skin, urging Cascarets as a pleasant, cheap laxative sold for a dime.
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