PomeROY Man Fatally Injured In Hit-Skip Killing
In Pomeroy on Saturday night Ben D. Skinner, 62, died after being struck by a hit-skip auto. Police detained three Pomeroy men Pearl Bolin Albert Fick and George Justice and sought car owner Virgil Wiemer of Columbus. License 439-688 Plymouth sedan linked to the suspects. Rawlings saw the victim after the crash and notified authorities. Skinner died at Gallipolis hospital around 2 30 Sunday morning. The three men claimed they did not know they hit anyone and fled the scene. Authorities pursued Wiemer and the car across Meigs and surrounding counties.
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Pomeroy
Ben D. Skinner
Pearl Bolin
Albert Fick
George Justice
Virgil Wiemer
South Third Street
Columbus
A. O. Tracy
Fick
Skinner
Kerrs Run
Mr. Skinner
Richard Rawlings
George Daniels
East Main Street
Rawlings
Wiemer
Bolin
Justice
Tracy
Leff
Gallipolis
Millfield
Hank Young
Dana Tracy
Main Street
Corporation
Skinner Home
Skinner Hardware Store
B. M. Skinner
Meigs County
Charlies &. Brunner
Cuyahoga Falla
Edward Foster
Arthur
George
Edward
John Burnell
Point Pleasant
W. Va
George Daniela
George Schwegman
Guaranteed Relief for Rheumatism and Nerve Pain Ad
A famous prescription claims to cure rheumatism neuritis arthritis sciatica and lumbago with guaranteed results. It has helped thousands after other remedies failed and is sold exclusively at Quick's Cut Rate Store.
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Quick
Cut Rate
Ady
Marriage Announcement Helen Beaver Weds Ernest Baker
Middleport residents report the marriage of Miss Helen Beaver daughter of Mr and Mrs William Beaver to Mr Ernest Baker. The ceremony took place last Thursday evening at Heath Methodist Episcopal Parsonage with Rev W B officiating.
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Middleport
Helen Beaver
William Beaver
Ernest Baker
Heath Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
W. B
Courthouse Takes On New Appearance In Pomeroy
Workmen finish painting the Pomeroy Courthouse with green trim on white walls and a silver dome. The southern colonial style is highlighted by two large front columns. Old portions receive three coats of white paint while the dome gleams in aluminum. Stairways remain unpainted and rear wings unchanged.
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Pomeroy
Dies at Omaha Mrs Homer Face With Be Buried There on Tuesday
Word comes from Pomeroy that Mrs Florence Race aged 52 wife of Homer F E Race died suddenly in Omaha Nebraska Sunday morning. The burial is planned for Tuesday with arrangements pending.
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Pomeroy
Florence Race
Homer FE. Race
Omaha
Neb
Obituary Notice for Mrs. Misa Race of Pomeroy and Columbus
Two years of failing health end the life of Mrs. Misa Race, formerly of Pomeroy and a daughter of the late W A Race. Survived by her husband, daughter Mary Alice Race a Omaha school teacher, sons Wesley and Robert, and other relatives. Sister in law of Mrs O A Hartley and Miss Mabel Race now in Columbus. Miss Race returned to Columbus Friday after Omaha visit and left Sunday for Omaha to attend funeral services Tuesday.
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Race Wia
Pomeroy
W. A. Race
Mary Alice Race
Omaha
Wesley
Robert
O. A. Hartley
Mabel Race
Columbus
Misa Race
Martha Enright
Mark
Frank
Enright
Virgie Major
South Sixth Avenue
Miss Major
Mabel Eakin
Ryger
Powell
Hobson Road
Herman Bailey
Levi
W. Va
Anderson
Meigs County Campaign Quiet Ahead of Vote
Meigs County candidates eased up on campaigning Nov 7 as voters awaited Election Day results. With time near, disclosures whispered before the election did not appear, and local races remained calmer than state and national contests.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Meigs
Evangelistic Meetings At Church Of Christ In Middleport
Evangelistic meetings begin at the Church of Christ in Middleport led by Rev F T Gardner with nightly topics ranging from The Shorn Giant to From Eden to Heaven. Guest speaker Miss Bertha Park, returned missionary from China, is expected next Sunday.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
F. T. Gardner
Hell
Eden
Heaven
Lydia
Mias Bertha Park
China
Yellow Jackets reshuffle gives Middleport hope after Jackson loss
Middleport November 7. Four newcomers Durst Lambert Anderson Estep and Pickens moved to first string after a shake up following Chesapeake game. Despite a 13-0 defeat to Jackson the Yellow Jackets showed improved all around play gaining ten first downs to Jackson’s eight with Neal and Bennett breaking sweep runs in the second half.
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Middleport
Jackson
Battin
Yellow Jackets
Neal
Bennett
Allensworth
Hunsicker
Gardner
Jackson Darst LE Shick
Entsminger
T Callahan
J. Lambert
LG Brown Lewis
Garrett H. Lambert
Lamb Abbot
Martin Riley
Stewart Gallagher
Weaton Estep
Hess Bennett
Flemington
Wilson
Anderson
Durst Pickens
Gallagher
Weekend visits and family illness noted in local community
Mrs. Ben Strand and son Judson, and Mrs. Lee Wick of Newport, Ky., spent the weekend with Mrs. Margaret Gabba, a Strand relative. The Harron Russells of Dayton arrived for several days with relatives, recalling their former residence here. A Charleston visit by Mrs. Foster Reed and relatives followed. P A Hysell traveled to Jackson for a football game and then Bucyrus to join his wife and daughter due to his mother’s illness, returning home improving.
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Ben Strand
Judson
Lee Wick
Newport
Margaret Gabba
Gabbe
Strand
Harron Russell
Dayton
Russells
Foster Reed
Charleston
Mary Keesey
P. A. Hysell
Jackson
Yellow Jackets
Bucyrus
Hysell
Bess Sanborn
Don Bromberg
Bromberg
Nelle Dumble Young
Paul C. Jones
J. FE. Harley
Young
Jones
Ray Smith
Parkersburg
Harry Enright
Mias
Green Township Remonstrance Fails To Offset Action of Board
A Hocking County Board of Education session heard Green and Ward Township delegations as the board affirmed transferring Greendale Greenland and Guess districts to Ward Township. The remonstrances totaled eight signatures, not enough to offset Sept. 17 board action. Green Township officials favored compromise to protect pupils. Also noted were Perry Township remonstrance discussions and two Logan women taking leaf sweeping work with the Service Department due to unemployment.
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Logan
Hocking County Board of Education
Green
Ward Townships
Green Township
Ralph Burgess
William R. Cherry
Ward Township
C. W Cox
Greendale
Greenland
Guess
Green Townnship Board
Green Township Board
J. W. Coleman
C. W. Cox
Perry Township
Laurelville
Legionnaires Attend Armistice Church Services in Logan
A Logan delegation of about forty American Legion members and a smaller Auxiliary group attended Armistice Sunday services at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. W. N. Shank delivered the sermon praising leadership in peace and honoring late Ralph Heppard. A pre service Legion dinner was held at 5:30 p.m. Readings noted dedication and sacrifice of veterans, with music by Mrs. Raymond Lanning.
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Washington
American Legion
Ralph
Ralph Partment
Shank
Legionnaires
Election Board Ready For Big Day Tuesday
Logan county election office prepared for heavy turnout on Tuesday with 145 absent voter ballots issued by Saturday night, 52 of them on the final day. Booths set up in precincts, surplus ballots to be distributed Tuesday, and a wage program funded by gasoline taxes. The voting forecast shows strong participation, driven by local workers and students from nearby colleges.
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Logan
Hocking County
Election Board
Ward Township
Ohio
State
Council Will Slash Logan Expenditures
Logan city leaders draft an appropriation ordinance to trim outlays due to reduced revenues. The plan calls for using only one night officer, leaving two police on duty, with slight department cuts but no service impairment.
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Logan
Logan Gridders Prepare for Washington Co. Game
Logan High gridsters, led by Coach Joan Longley, begin Armistice Day week preparations for the Friday clash with Washington Co. High. Details on the opponent remain unclear as the team drills to meet the upcoming challenge.
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Logan
Logan High
Washington Co. H
Joan Longley
Ten-Year-Old Fractures Leg in Logan Football Game
Rudy Snyder ten, son of Warre Snyder, Hilltop District, suffered a fracture of the left femur on the second play of a youth football game. He was taken to Cherrington Hospital where X rays confirmed a broken upper leg.
Students to hold their own election at Athens High
Athens High School plans include senior ward one and junior high ward two using six precincts with student clerks judges and an election board. Voting begins 8 40 Tuesday and ends 10 43 71 planned with results recorded on a tabulation sheet.
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Athens High
Athens High School
Werers
E. 8
Dowell
Clarence Samford
Wiil
Martha Jone
Jean Houf
John Jones
Jack Hiadison
Beverly Jones
Mabel Cor
Don Grones
Fred Wheaton
Hey Higgins
Marjorie Wheaton
Titra Asianides
Bob Davis
Woodrow Wilson
Beth Cable
Florence Smith
Patty Mackinnon
Dolly Schuler
Jack Anderson
Richard Eddy
Edward Sprague
Clarence Martin
Election Board
German Constipation Remedy Adlerika Cleanses Both Bowels
An advertisement notes Adlerika as a German remedy for constipation affecting both upper and lower bowels. It claims relief from bloating and sleep issues and cites local drugstores in Nelsonville Coolville and Nay areas.
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Jibaon
Nelsonville
Gem
Coolville
Taviors
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