Hat mystery at church linked to Reed in Meigs County
In Pomeroy Ohio on November 13 a missing hat from W S Reed, leader of the All County Chorus at the Presbyterian Church during a cornerstone laying, may have been found under a pew by Fred Richards. The two W S Reed and William I Reed are both bankers in Meigs County, with Reed the singer losing his hat and Reed the orator active in good roads circles.
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P Omeroy
W. S. Reed
Presbyterian Church
Pomeroy
Reed
Local brief highlights from Pomeroy area include arrests and travels
Felix Barckhoff, former Pomeroy resident, is under arrest in Columbus for reckless driving injuring four. Dale Durkee, 42, Lisbon, marries Muri Carter, 21, Middleport. Seventy five Middleport businesses plan 3 pm closing next Friday for a big football game. Mr. and Mrs. Edison Hobstetter will set up housekeeping in Webster flats near Elmhurst Tavern around November 20. James Riley, Noble Summit near Rutland, hospitalized in Columbus after injury. D W Ashworth moves from Butternut Ave to Vale Street home. Mrs C W Jones hosts 18 children for Sybil Mulholland birthday. Duffy and Wells buses licensed to sell out Pomeroy Middleport routes. property valued at 3400. Mr and Mrs A J Thomas of Rutland travel to Houston for month of hunting and fishing. they will visit his brother Lewis there. Leo Williamson, Rutland High School graduate, stars at Wilberforce University. W C Dollyhyde, NY Central Railroad construction head, who aided Floyd Collins rescue, visited Rutland. Bert Carson of Leading Creek injured, arm in sling after car crank accident. this is second such injury.
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Felix Barckhoff
Pomeroy
Carl Barckhoff
Columbus
Dale Durkee
Lisbon
Muri Carter
Middleport
Edison Hobstetter
Webster Flats
Elmhurst Tavern
James Riley
Noble Summit
Rutland
White Cross Hospital
Lasterwald
D. W. Ashworth
Butternut Avenue
E. W. Peoples
Vale Street
C. W. Jones
Laurel Street
Sybil Mulholland
Duffy and Wells
Hobson
Public Utilities Commission
A. J. Thomas
Houston
Texas
Thomas
Lewis
Leo Williamson
Rutland High School
Wilberforce University
W. C. Dollyhyde
New York Central Railroad
Floyd Collins
Kentucky
J. W. Dennison
Bert Carson
Leading Creek
Middleport Literary Club Suspends Meeting
On account of ten or a dozen members attending the Ohio Federated Clubs convention in Portsmouth the Middleport Literary Club will not meet until Thursday afternoon. The gathering will be hosted by Mrs. R A Sherman at North Fourth and Walnut Streets.
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Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
Portsmouth
Ohio Federated Clubs
R. A. Sherman
North Fourth
Walnut Streets
Settler Joseph Roush Dies at 73 in Letart West Virginia
Joseph Roush aged 73 and a longtime Letart resident died Monday night at his home. He is survived by his wife and three children including Miss Jessie Roush at home and daughters Mrs. Alice Boggess of Akron and Mrs. Smith of the local area. Funeral services are planned for Thursday afternoon with burial in the Letart cemetery.
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Letart
W. Va
Joseph Roush
Jessie Roush
Alice ‘Boggess
Akron
Smith
PD. V. Smith
Mrs. H O Ewing Travels for Husband at Grant Hospital
Mrs. H O Ewing left for Columbus to visit her husband at Grant Hospital. Ben Ewing, a brother, followed in an ambulance to bring him home after his leg surgery. The patient is improving rapidly as he recovers from the injury and operation.
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Middleport
H. O. Ewing
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Ben Ewing
Coumbus
Ewing
Dinner Honoring Mrs Grant and Mrs Torrence
Mrs Jancy G Boggess hosted a 1 o'clock dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe in Middleport on Tuesday honoring Mrs W T Grant and Mrs award Torrence of Kansas City Mo. Mothers in attendance included Mrs Lucy Downing Miss Alpha Somerville Dr and Mrs A A Hugg and Mrs Boggess.
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Middleport
Jancy G. Boggess
Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe
W. T. Grant
Award
Pomeroy Boasts State Title for Churches
Pomeroy Ohio reports a dense church landscape with 12 within town limits and two to three more nearby. Sacred Heart Catholic Church leads in congregation and wealth, while Simpson M E Church and Bethany M E Church follow. Several other denominations include First Presbyterian, First Baptist, Peace Evangelical, St Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, Grace Episcopal, and various brick and frame structures.
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Pomeroy
Church of Christ
Ohio
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Long Bottom
Middleport
Simpson M. E
Bethany M. E
M. E
Germany
First Presbyterian Church
Simpson Chapel
First Baptist Church
Peace Evangelical Church
Trinity Lutheran
A. M. Fe
Lincoln Street
Kerr's Run
Corporation Line
Enterprise
UW. B
Forest Run
Rocksprings
Laurel Cliff
Does Your Food Ferment Implying Digestive Remedy Ad Blurb
An advertisement claims Dr. Jackson's Digestive and Liver Powder relieves gas bloating heartburn and sour stomach. It offers a free sample by sending name and address to Jackson Medicine Co. in Zanesville Ohio and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
Sour Stomachs Sweetened While You Eat
An ad extols Pape's Diapepsin to neutralize excess stomach acid and ease sour stomach, heartburn, belching, and gas. It claims quick relief without hindering digestion and promotes lasting recovery, urging readers to buy at drugstores for 60 cents.
Woman to Have Leg Amputated After Cliff Fall
Will Lose Leg Minersville Ohio Mrs William Stillwagner fell from cliffs behind the Bixcelsior Salt works at Pomeroy last summer injuring a fractured ankle She was moved to St Francis Hospital Columbus Tuesday for amputation between ankle and knee The fracture worsened after prior hospitalization and initial hope of saving the limb faded
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Minersville
William Stillwagner
Bixcelsior
Pomeroy
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Lnsterwald
Miss Naomi Turley Dies at Home in Syracuse
Miss Naomi Turley died at her Syracuse home Monday night at 8. She was long a compositor on a Meigs County newspaper before retiring about ten years ago with the advent of machine typesetting. She is survived by her mother, two sisters Annie and Mrs Jed Morehead, and a brother Harry in Wellsburg West Virginia. Funeral at 2 this afternoon followed by burial in Carleton Cemetery.
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Syracuse
Naomi Turley
Meigs County
Annie
Jed Morehead
Harry
Wellsburg
W. Va
Carleton Cemetery
Alter methods of marketing shift in early 1900s region
A Pomeroy report notes a transition from overland stock drives to truck and rail shipping. Lambs and sheep head to western markets with trucks common now. horses and cattle moved by road and rail, sparking changes in local commerce. Community notices list residents traveling for holidays and business, with gatherings and moves among local families.
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Pomeroy
Baltimore
Meigs County
Taxi drivers take licenses under new bus franchise
POMEROY Nov 13 three taxi operators Tra Per Singer and Carl Stalder of Pomeroy and J H Moulden of Middleport each paid 25 dollars for licenses required by the new bus franchise along the front zone.
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Pomeroy
Tra Per- Singer
Carl Stalder
J. H. Moulden
Middleport
New Officers Elected At Middleport Guild Meeting
At the Guild meeting held Monday evening at Miss Bessie Sanborns home new officers were elected President Mrs Ek M Mc Carty Vice president Mrs R Lansbury Secretary Mrs Allen White Treasurer Miss Nora McLy as printed in Middleport report
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Middleport
Bessie Sanborn
Ek. M. Mc.Carty
R. «. Lansbury
Allen White
Nora Me LY
Birth announcement Sonia Ann Scholl in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Conrad Scholl announce the birth of daughter Sonia Ann on November 10. The mother is formerly Miss Ouidene Saxton. Mrs J A Beverage visits Columbus for a week with her daughter Mrs G B Waddell and sister Mrs Sue H Saunders. Mrs Elizabeth H Hartinger, president of the Southeast District of Ohio Federated Women's Clubs, will attend a federated conference in Portsmouth with local Literary Club members. New recruits of Id es Lodge Knights of Pythias were in Gallipolis Tuesday evening.
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Middleport
Conrad Scholl
Sonia Ann
Ouidene Saxton
J. A. Beverage
Columbus
G. B. Waddell
Sue H. Saunders
Elizabeth H. Hartinger
Ohio
Federated Women’s Clubs
Portsmouth
Federated Conference
Pleasant Valley Social Notes Include Visits and Sermon Cancellations
Mrs Anna Bolin spent last week with her mother Mrs Frances Hanning. Mr and Mrs H M McKinley visited in Columbus with Mr and Mrs Dudley Smith. Mr and Mrs Pearl Wood stayed in Parkersburg with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs K B Brooks. Mrs Hattie Savags of Chase visited Mrs On account of rain Sunday night preaching was canceled in Pleasant Valley. If weather permits Reverend Spriggs will cover Sunday night November 17. Miss Marie Grim of Shade also spent time there.
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Anna Bolin
Frances Hanning
H. M. McKinley
Columbus
Dudley Smith
Pearl Wood
Fromriday
Parkersburg
K. B. Brooks
Hattie Savags
Chase
Pleasant Valley
Spriggs
Marie Grim
Shade
Local social visits noted in Pomeroy and Athens
The week ends with Miss Mil dred Pugh visiting, Mrs. Cora Brooks and Mrs. Kate Brooks calling on Mrs. Bessie Pugh Sunday. Charles and James Wood were business visitors in Pomeroy Sunday. Beatrice Wood, employed at Athens, spent Saturday night and Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Wood.
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Mildred Pugh
Cora Brooks
Kate Brooks
Bessie Pugh
Charles
James Wood
Pomeroy
Beatrice Wood
Athens
Charles Wood
McArthur inmate escapes jail then captured near McArthur
Kelly Racine wheeled out of Vinton County jail by sawing bars, fleeing to a hollow about ten miles away. He was recaptured Sunday morning and returned to jail before being sent to Athens State Hospital for treatment. Other local events include the American Legion banquet with 88 ex service members and officers elected for 1930.
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Kelly
BE. T. Davis
Wellston
Ray Cox
Max. McArthur
Chillicothe
Lee Shaffer
Columbus
D. H. Weisenbarger
George Turner
Myron
Cloyd Cravens
American Legion
Lantz
Hamilton
W. J. King
National Detective Agency
Amos J. Garrison
Roy Hartley
T. C. Kennard
W. J. Jones
Ray
Dora Brown
Blanche Howell
McArthur
Oscar Brown
Rose
New Remedy Proves Fast Cold Cure in Athens Homes
An Athens Daily report touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as the quickest, safest relief for colds from head to chest. Miss H Salvna of Athens credits double strength doses for rapid improvement after exposed to damp night air.
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Athens
H.salvna
Ayer
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Oscar Mossman
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A.B. Kirkendall
Creola
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Lloyd Jayjohn
Creton
Jim Womeldorf
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WeArthur
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Eagle Township
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Allensville
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Sylvester N. Spencer
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W. W. Weiser Kite
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James Pyle
Richard Spence
Howard Spence
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Charles Gerty
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