Relatives Question if Body Found Is Giles Smith
Pomeroy relatives debate if the man found along the Huron River is Giles Smith missing from Pittsburgh since Oct. 22. Deputies reported a description matching Smith including height weight and features but dental work differed and marks were removed before burial in Huron. Relatives may seek exhumation to confirm identity.
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Pomeroy
Giles Smith
Pittsburgh
Huron River
Smith
Squire
Sandusky
Tracy
Price & Company
Huron
Three Deem Brothers jailed on liquor charge in Pomeroy
Shirley and Wesley Deems from near Bashan faced Squire Stone in Syracuse before being fined 100 dollars and costs each for liquor law violations and sent back to jail on default. Luke Deem attended and was arrested for possessing unissued license plates for his car.
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Pomeroy
Shirley
Wesley Deems
Bashan
Squire Stone
Syracuse
Luke Deem
Pomeroy Jail Inmate Faces Fine and Alleged Officer Resisting Charge
James Singers of Middleport is jailed in Pomeroy for failing to pay a 50 dollar fine plus 262.20 costs and is charged with resisting an officer. The Pomeroy American Legion schedules a minstrel show for Nov 17 and 18 at Pomeroy Junior High School. A marriage license was issued in Pomeroy to Gordon Glenn West and Esther A Congsworth, with additional visits from the Woods and Davies families noted in Jackson and Oklahoma.
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Alban
Rs. Woods
Jackson
Mrs. Woods
Oklahoma
Davies Sisters
Pomeroy
Thieves Strip Mine Wire Near Dustress Coal Site
A small mine owned by T. H. Davis and operated by Janitor Wolf of Chester High School was stripped of wire on Chester Road near the Dustress Coal Company Mine. Thieves also hit that mine the same night with no trace of suspects or stolen wire found by officers.
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Pomeroy
T. H. Davis
Wolf
Chester High School
Chester Road
Dustress Coal Company
Hide of Calf Found Near Midway School
Pomeroy Nov. 12 A 200 pound calf hide stolen from Charles Hysell’s lot on the Pomeroy Rutland Road near Midway School was found along the roadside. Sheriff Art Tracy opened an investigation to locate the thief. Officials say the calf was killed and meat carried away and a long chain disappeared with the animal. A search continues for the chain to identify the thief.
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Pomeroy
Wes
Midway School
Art Tracy
Tracy
State highway seeks bids for bridges on Middleport road
The Ohio highway department invites bids for a 1300 foot bridge project on the Middleport McArthur Road. It includes a concrete slab top culvert over Turner Creek a box culvert over Metcalf Creek and a concrete culvert over Turner Creek with an estimated cost of 27222 dollars. Completion date is February 28 for the main work and May 15 for approaches.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Department
Middleport-McArthur Road
Turner Creek
Metcalf Creek
William Wilkinson Dies at Graham Station Home
William Wilkinson died at the Wilkinson home in Graham Station, Pomeroy, as reported November 12. The obituary notes his residence and indicates the death occurred at his dwelling, with local acknowledgment of his passing.
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Wlliam Wilkinson
Pomeroy
Wiliam Wilkimmom, TH
Wilkinson Taonng
Graham Station
Messenger ad copy requests circulation and classified help
Local note invites readers to contact John Sauvage at phone 438-1 for circulation and classified advertising in The Messenger. Hartley Stapf correspondence thanks readers for support and service.
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Co. A. Hartley
STAPF
Messenger
John Sauvage
Phone
Armistice Day Noted Quietly in Moire County
Armistice Day passed with quiet observance in Moire County. Church bells rang and whistles blew while the large cannon near the Courthouse area remained silent. Local veterans joined relatives as they traveled to nearby towns for observances, and residents reflected on the end of the war with Spain.
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Pomeroy
Moire
Nrge
Spain
Mason City
Pomerly Bend
Nelsonville
Marietta
Pt. Pleasant
C. M. Hennessy
South Third Avenue
Garfield Street
Tom W. Jones
White Rose Lodge No. 291
Brotherhood of
Frank Vroman
Walnut Street
H. E. Hoagland
Columbus
Earl Lama
Grave Hill
Samuel Rife
Bucyrus
Charles Rife
Marion Rife
Bertha Hamilton
Marguerite Ball
Thomas Longstaff
Louis Vie
Charleston
W. Va
J. W. Kincaid
Dahlia Pauley
Harriett Thomas
Charlotte Burnell
Herbert Chambers
John Major
Middleport
American Legion
Hocker
Circleville
Burndey
Miex
Virginia Leonard
Marion Allesnaeworth
Loysther Pamery
OW Bassey
Earay
Betiaey
Che
Racine Sawmill Recalled by Sibley in Meigs County Note
CG Sibley recalls Racine Riverside Sawmill once operated by Bryant Kay along with a flouring mill. He describes log drives and raft production on the Ohio River and notes the village’s wooden buildings and eventual decline as lumbering ended. The piece links local industry to regional wood culture.
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Pomeroy
Sibley
Gallipolis
Racine
Riverside
West Virginia
Olf Carleton
Syracuse
County
Webble
Middleport
Woodruff and Cross
Mr. Sibley
Ohio
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Bryant Kay
Allegheny
Monongehela
Unlucky 13 Trial Set In Pomeroy Case
In Pomeroy on November 12 a man named Frank Farley faces trial in Common Pleas Court on a charge of stealing 13 chickens from Craig Ogdin in Salem Township. He was arrested and bonded the day of the theft and now must appear for trial on Friday the 13th
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Frank Farley
Salem Township
Smells of childhood in city life cited by W G Sibley
In the Chicago Tribune of Commerce W G Sibley notes how odors from shoe shops factories varnish and carriage works mix with weed aromas from town, plus scents of boiling fruit butter and curing ham and bacon from a smokehouse. He argues smells shape boyhood memories.
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W. G. Sibley
Chicago Tribune of Commerce
Widow Eliza Baer Dies in Chester Armistice Day
Mrs Elizabeth Baer 74 widow of Sebastian Baer collapsed in her yard at 8 am Armistice Day while gathering stove wood. She had been in good health. Survived by son Otto and children Henry in the West, Mrs C R Kimes, Mrs A R Johnson, Mrs Rose Herman, and Frances Jarrett of Charleston. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Chester
Elizabeth Baer
Sebastian Baer
Otto
Henry
West
C. R. Kimes
A. R. Johnson
Rose Hernam
Frances Jarrett
Charleston
Lettie Warren Dies in Oklahoma
Reedsville November 12 Henry Warren learns of the death of his sister Lettie in Oklahoma Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Guthrie Oklahoma She leaves her husband F B Reed two daughters Mrs Arlin Loy and Mrs Guy Foster Guthrie one son Paul Sulphur Oklahoma and three grandchildren Surviving brothers are Edward Shawnee Henry Reedsville and George Oakland California
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Reedsville
Henry Warren
Lettie
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
F. B. Reed
Arlin Loy
Guy Foster
Paul
Sulphur
Edward
Safe Pleasant Way To Lose Fat Ad
A vintage advertisement promises rapid fat loss and boosted energy by using Kruschen Salts. It urges readers to weigh in, take a daily half teaspoon in hot water, and avoid pastries and fatty foods for four weeks, with a money back guarantee through McKee Drug Co and Cline Pharmacy Co.
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America
McKee Drug Co
Cline Pharmacy Co
Ady
Government Loans To Be Collected In Meigs County
B Cottrill of the US Department of Agriculture is in the region to collect farm loans for seed and fertilizer tied to the 1931 crop. He will notify borrowers when and where to meet, with payments made to him at interview. Most Meigs County farmers who used the loans produced good yields and he expects most borrowers to be ready by November 30.
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Pomeroy
United States
B. Cottrill
United States Department of Agriculture
Cottrill
Middleport PTA elects new officers at meeting
At the Middleport Parent-Teacher Association meeting held at the Central Building on Wednesday afternoon, officers were elected. E R Tompkins was chosen president, Flossie Frecker vice president, Will Bradford secretary, Mary Root assistant secretary, and Guy Reynolds treasurer.
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Middleport
Parent- Teacher Association
E. R. Tompkins
Flossie Frecker
Will Bradford
Mary Root
Guy Reynolds
Old Kerrs Run trough recalled as historic horse watering spot
In Pomeroy on November 12 a note recalls the old stone watering trough by Kerrs Run at the town mouth. It was a famous stopping place for horses and other stock and a favored stop for travelers heading to the county fair.
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Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
Three Athens Men to Be Paroled From Mansfield
Three Athens County residents David Burton Herschel Wolfe and Harry Leffler will be released on parole from the Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield on December 1, the Ohio Board of Paroles announced.
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Athens County
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Ohio Board of Paroles
David Burton
Herschel Wolfe
Harry Leffler
Cold Spells in Winter Bring More Disease
Athens County Health Department monthly report shows rising disease cases as autumn turns to winter. October records 21 new cases, 39 total against September 18, with 49 deaths in October and births dropping to 31. scarlet fever leads with 22 cases, other illnesses noted include erysipelas meningitis mumps ophthalmia neonatorum pertussis syphilis tetanus tuberculosis and typhoid fever.
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Athens County Health Department
Athens County
Athens City
Athens Township
Trimble
Troy Township
York Township
Armistice Day Celebrants Allowed to Drink in France
News brief from Youngstown reports soldiers who celebrated Armistice Day in France were allowed to drink. The item notes wartime restrictions and the authorities permitting modest revelry among the troops.
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Youngstown
France
Release ordered for intoxication charges after sobering up
Judge Marty Hoffman ordered the release of all persons detained on intoxication charges and directed Police Capt. Dominic Thompson to free veterans held on intoxication charges as soon as they sober up.
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Mint
Marty Hoffman
Dominic Thompson
Cipal T
High Tennis Tourney Nears Finish at Athens High
In the Girls Athletic Association tennis tournament at Athens High School, Ann Beasley and Audrey Kelley reached the semifinals while Beatrice Sanders and Virginia Hoover still contend in a remaining set. The winner will face Jean Morton. Mary Elisabeth Morton and Carol also advance with matches pending.
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Girls’ Athlete Association
Athens High School
Ann Beasley
Audrey Kelley
Beatrice Sanders
Virginia Hoover
Jean Morton
Mary Elisabeth Morton
Carol
Ruston Sets Semi Final Clash After This Week’s Play
Ruston advances this week with the winner earning a semi final spot to face Ann Beasley. Upon conclusion of the tournament, tennis points will be awarded.
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Ruston
Ann Beasley
Dreiser Denies Guilt In Signed Statement
Theodore Dreiser, indicted by a Kentucky grand jury for alleged improper relations with a woman, denied the charge in a signed statement saying it aims to blind the public to coal field cruelties and asserting his private morality remains intact.
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Baltimore
U.R
Kentucky
Theodore Dreiser
Dreiser
D. C. Jones
Pineville
New Vick Plan for Better Control of Colds
Athens druggists offer a trial of Vicks Nose Drops with VapoRub to reduce family cold costs. Mothers are urged to use drops on exposure and nighttime VapoRub massage by day, with refunds if colds are not reduced.
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Vick
Athens
Vicks
Vicks VapoRub
Vicks Nose
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