Cost of Williamson death investigation tops four thousand
Exclusive figures compiled by Pomeroy journalist Jack Cowie show investigation costs reach 4,228.74 dollars excluding the Roscoe Fowler trial. Major court costs fall to the State if convicted. to the defendant if acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lafe Williamson
Jack Cowie
Roscoe O. Fowler
Cowie
Crane Gupye
M. D. Webster
Pinkerton
Sullivan
E. L. Giles
A. R. Clifton
L. Crary Davis
Ron
Church Women Meet In Meigs Thursday
The Women's Federation of Churches met at Federated Church in Pomeroy with 50 women present. A noon luncheon followed by devotionals, poems, a reading on Armistice Day, and a musical duet. Mrs. Worrell of Columbus spoke on the penalties and evils of war.
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Worrell
Columbus
Newlyweds Honor Shower Guests in Monkey Run
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lohn were honored at a Thursday evening shower by friends in Monkey Run. They wed recently at New Straitsville and kept the marriage secret until a Messenger note exposed it. The Lohns are the children of Otto and Emogene Lohn and Lester and Mrs. Wilson.
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Pomeroy
Edward Lohn
Monkey Run
Middleport Social Notes Highlighting Local Arrivals and Visits
Mrs. Rosener Zeiher returns home after surgery at Grant Hospital Columbus. Rue Tuckerman and daughter visit Clyde to see sister and father. Mrs. Vernon Kellogg departs for Laramie Wyoming after two weeks with family. Arlene Graff becomes home extension agent in Marion replacing Whitney. Lowney Hughes recovers from dog bite while Betty Frances Jackson also bitten but unharmed. Mrs. Carl Hall and daughter Virginia of Huntington and Mrs. Henry Ewing of Pomeroy visit Roy Heines and tour Point Pleasant.
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Middleport
Rosener Zeiher
Main St
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Rue Tuckerman
E. F. Maag
Clyde
Tuckerman
Neva Walters
Fred Tuckerman
Vernon Kellogg
Ashland
Walter Hayes
C. R. Burford
Laramie
Wyo
Arlene Graff
Miss Whitney
Marion Rife
Lowney Hughes
Betty Frances Jackson
Pearl St
Carl Hall
Virginia
Huntington
Henry
Ewing
Pomeroy
Roy Heines
Point Pleasant
Maags Celebrate First Wedding Anniversary Dinner
Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Maag hosted a turkey dinner in Lincoln Sr. for friends marking their first anniversary. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Tuckerman and Mrs. Fred Rosenbaum among others, with a large wedding cake centerpiece and numerous cotton gifts.
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E. F. Maag
Lincoln Sr
Fred Rosenbaum
Edgar Tuckerman
Pleasant
Pomeroy
Lawrence Capehart
Pt. Pleasant
Joan Sawyer
Charleston
Sidney Wharton
Clarksburg
June Dilgard
Ted Wildermuth
Funeral Attendees Include Davis Family in Pittsburgh
Attending the funeral of Mrs. Laura Davis of Pittsburgh were Mr and Mrs Joe Davis from Pittsburgh the son and daughter in law and Mrs James Arnold of Zanesville. They stayed with Mr and Mrs A H Brad bury and Mr and Mrs Ross Powell. Relatives from Oak Hill and vicinity and Miss Mary Ward of Athens also attended. Miss Virginia Sauer of Zanesville In charge nurse for Sam Fisher of Pomeroy at Holzer Hospital. Fisher is brother of Mrs Glenn Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Davis
Pittsburgh
Joe Davis
James Arnold
Zanesville
A. H. Bradbury
Ross Powell
Oak Hill
Vicinity
Mary Ward
Athens
Virginia Sauer
R. N
Emil Sauer
Sam Fisher
Pomeroy
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Fisher
Glenn Smith
N. Second Ave
Robert James
Oscar Bauer
Laurel St
Emma Leifheit
Dorothy
Prospect Hill
E. H. Reuter
Ball Run
Charles Schorn
Thomas Potts
H. L. Slack
Gordon
W. Va
Alice Smith
Syracuse
Theodore Downie
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Charleston
Armistice Day Dinner Draws 100 Plus At Middleport
More than 100 Feeney Bennett Post American Legion members, Disabled Veterans and guests attended an Armistice Day dinner in the Legion Home at Middleport. Major Paul Meek of Columbus and H R Davis spoke, with remarks by George Childs and other leaders, plus music by Gene Harris and Mrs Stieff.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion
Auxiliary of
The
Post
Legion Home
Lillian Steiff
Paul Meek
Columbus
H. R. Davis
Legal Department of Public Welfare
Legionnaires
Marilyn Young
Pomeroy
George Childs
Auxiliary
Legion
Childs
Will Steiff
Stieff
Cedric Clark
Drew Webster Post
Cline Mathews
Sons of Legion
Mayor Harley
Charles Sauer
Ben Turner
DAV
Legion Hill
Blanche Mathews
Haskins
Gene Harris
Civic Groups Plan Drive for Civic Club Festival Tickets
Pomeroy Civic Club Auxiliary planned final drive for ticket sales to open the Civic Club Entertainment Festival next Wednesday. At IOOF Hall, members socialized with oyster stew and pie. 12 Fire Association members attended to congratulate civic cooperation.
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Pomeroy
Civic Club
Pomeroy Civic Club
IOOF
Pomeroy Fire Association
Fire Association
Theodore Reed
F. Ray Wilson
Lee Rudisill
Wilson
Indigestion Sufferer Sees Relief After 30 Years
Mrs H V Carpenter of Chesterhill Ohio reports relief from 30 years of indigestion after using Vendor a roots and herbs remedy. She notes improved digestion less gas and heartburn night discomfort and better sleep with kidney diuretic action. Vendors advertised by Athena Pharmacy and Hickmans Pharmacy.
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H. V. Carpenter
Chesterhill
Ohio
United Brethren Church and Ladies’ Aid Society
Ven
Dol
Athens
N. Court St
Nelsonville
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Adv
Armistice Day Dinner Honors Two Civil War Veterans
Sixty two people attended the Armis tice Day dinner of the Daughters of Union Veterans in Meigs County. Veterans Henry Dixon aged 93 of Downington and Luther Boice aged 90 of Cheshire spoke after the meal provided for members and guests.
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Lydia Spencer
Emma Waterman
Lucy Giles
Delia Newberry
Stella Watkins
Mary Miller
Mate Bing
Jennie Tewksbury
Emma Boice
Emma Kessler
Guy Mutchler
E. W. Kingsland
Bernetta Fair
Anna Wilcoxin
Willard Wilcoxin
Gath Townsend
Dana Swartz
Neil Warner
Amanda Baer
Homer Smith
Fred Langletz
Dixon
Boice
Miss Kessler
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Community People
Local notes report illnesses and hospital stays for Robert James Bauer six weeks old in Laurel Street and Harold Brabbin's improved condition. Visits span Syracuse Pomeroy Gordon W Va Athens Columbus The Plains and Columbus Ohio. A birth announced for Myrtle Kathleen Seyfried and Joe Sisson. Twilight Garden Club met with Thanksgiving verse roll call and refreshments.
Five Hundred Club gathering at Mulberry Avenue home
Mr and Mrs Raymond Halbrecht hosted the Five Hundred Club at their Mulberry Avenue residence on Wednesday evening with three tables in progress. Awards were presented to Mrs Henry Ewing Dr Raymond Boice and Clair Karr. Refreshments were served.
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Raymond Halbrecht
Mulberry Ave
Henry Ewing
Raymond Boice
Clair Karr
Firemen Plan For Pomeroy Annual Ball
POMEROY A committee from three local fire companies arranged prizes for the annual New Year’s Ball and about 100 prizes have been pledged by local businessmen. No dance orchestra has been secured yet and bids from several out-of-town orchestras will be sought.
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Pomeroy
Aged Widow Dies at Home in Letart West Virginia
Mrs. Marietta Smith age 80 widow of Isaac Smith died at her daughter Mrs. W G Rollins home in Letart West Virginia. Survived by N H Smith Los Angeles California Stanley Velvedora Ill George Sycamore Ill sister Mrs. Harvey Parsons Parkersburg and six grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM at the M E Church Letart with burial Letart Cemetery.
Antioch College first to hire woman professor in 1853 catalogue
Yellow Springs reports Antioch College claims to be the first American college to employ a woman professor on equal terms with men. The 1853 catalogue lists Miss Rebecca Pennell as professor of natural and civil history.
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Yellow Springs
Antioch College
Antioch
Rebecca Pennell
Cyclonic Winds Form Around Low Pressure Areas
In meteorology any wind circling a low pressure center is considered cyclonic. The speed does not change the classification from two miles per hour to 100 miles per hour.
Sun Overhead At Noon Visible Twice Year In Tropics
In the torrid zone, residents observe the sun directly overhead at local noon on two days each year, marking a notable solar phenomenon tied to Earth's tilt and latitude.
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Williamson
Meigs County
Meigs
Ote Teemcee
Middleport Social Notes
Pure Oil Coal Company
Ete
Pomeroy Social Notes
Olan Goodwin
Ohio State University
Norma Goodwin
Seakus Hotel
Huber Fair
Devena
Philadelphia
Elmer Wickham
Edgar Gilmore
Curtis Gilmore
Helen
E. Main St
Akron
A. M. Hayes
J. C. Pilch
Albert Reuter
Pilch
Conference
American Lutheran Church
Reuter
Joe Sisson
Rutland Road
Myrtle Kathleen Seyfried
Roy Seyfried
Jesse Brewster
the Plains
Mary Betz
Galion
C. A. Hartley
M. D. Hartley
Entertains Garden Club
H. D. Brown
Sarah Phillips
Twilight Garden Club
Brown
West Main St
John Seakus
Vida Shlex
Robertson
Katherine Thiele
Gasco Food Institute
Home Service
Gas Company
Food Institute
Athens Messenger
the Gas Company
Maxine Robertson
Letart
Pomero
Bobby Breen
Basil Rathbone
Henry Armetta
Leon Errol
Steven
Brown Stevens
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