Younger Browning Admits Wire Theft In Ohio Meigs Case
The younger Browning brother, captured near Tuprpers Plains, claims his older brother had no part in the wire thefts. He says both brothers escaped from a road camp after being sent from Moundsville penitentiary and faces two years plus possible extra time. Williams is named as an accomplice in several thefts across Meigs County, including a church pulpit lamp, altar rug, a schoolhouse, a sedan at Whipple, and copper wire sales to a Martins Ferry dealer.
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Pomeroy
Browning
Tuprpers Plains
Martins Ferry
Carl Williams
Gallipolis
West Virginia
Moundsville
Tracy
Brown
William Brown
Gvand
Clay Courthouse
Play County
W. Va
C. O. Brown
Moundaville
Ohio
Clay County
Williams
Frank Citron
Citron
Meigs County
Whipple
Bionic
Soning
Far
Browning de
Young Browning
Big Sandy River
Sutton
Clayethouse
Hiond
Browning Brothers
Local news notes and society items from Hartley column
Staff correspondent Hartley invites readers to submit society and local items to Your News Your Society and Locals. For circulation or classified ads in The Messenger, contact John Sauvage at phone 453 L.
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Co. A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Final Disposition Deferred in Williams and Citron Cases
The article notes that final disposition of both the Williams and Citron cases will be determined at a later date, with a decision to be handed down in due course.
Divorce action filed by Mrs. Freda Evans in Pombroy
Mrs. Freda Evans sues for divorce from her husband in common pleas court at Pombroy. She seeks child custody of four year old May Lou Evans and alimony. She accuses him of extreme abuse and associating with an improper woman in Athens. He reportedly works at the state hospital for the insane in Columbus with a good salary and owns one car.
New Ohio License Plates Arrive for 1932 Use
Meigs County auto tags for 1932 are here and ready for sale December 1. Under a new order they may be used on and after December 10, moved up from December 21 to speed funds to taxing districts. R G Webster and Raymond Ebersbach sell tags in Pomeroy and Middleport. 853 Ohio dealers will gather in Columbus for year ahead instructions.
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Pomeroy
Navy
Meigs County
R. G. Webster
Raymond Ebersbach
Middleport
Ohio County
Elk's Club
Columbus
Aged Woman Maggie Boyd Dies in Middleport
Mrs. Maggie Topsy Boyd, near one hundred, died at her niece Cassie Rickman’s home on Sycamore Street Middleport. She came from the Kanawha Valley during Lightburn’s Civil War retreat and was known as a kind nurse and friend to all. Her first husband Granville Topsy was killed in a Pittsburgh towboat explosion. her second husband Joe Boyd is dead. She leaves one son.
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Middleport
Maggie Topsy Boyd
Cassie Rickman
Sycamore Street
Boyd
Kanawha Valley
Lightburn
Granville Topsy
Pittsburgh
Joe Boyd
Salary Cuts Reported for Meigs County Officials
A tentative Meigs County budget proposes a 10 percent salary cut for several appointive officers and potential eliminations of county service positions. Other retrenchments are planned to take effect January 1 1952 with a board of commissioners meeting set for December 7 at the Courthouse where affected employees are expected to appear.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Board of Commissioners
Forgery Charge Against Great Bend Man
Jennings Hall of Great Bend is jailed in Meigs County on four counts of forging six dollar checks claiming they bore the signature of L. Manuel of Plants on the Racine National Bank. Hall pleaded not guilty at preliminary hearing and says he was framed. He faces arraignment today.
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Pomeroy
Jennings Hall
Great Bend
Meigs County
Iwo
L. Manuel
Racine National Bank
Hall
Music Club Gives Tea in Middleport Social Event
A silver tea at Mrs. C. M. Hennessey’s home in Middleport drew about 200 invited guests on Thursday afternoon. The Middleport Music Club organized the event with president Mrs. C. M. Hennessey guiding arrangements and a long list of club helpers assisting in hosting duties.
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Music Club
Middleport
C. M. Hennessey
South Third Avenue
Garfield Street
Middleport Music Club
Alice Jones
Louie Thomas
Esther Clark
Busy Bee Bible School Plans Evening Meeting
Middleport report says the Busy Bee Class of the Baptist Church Bible School will meet this evening at Mrs. Cecil Root on South Fourth Avenue. Assistants include Mrs. J. W. Byers and Mrs. Conrad Seholl.
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Middleport
Busy Bee
The
Baptist Church Bible School
Cecil Root
South Fourth Avenue
J. W. Byers
Conrad Seholl
Weather Delays Hog Butchering In Pomeroy
Farmers report warm spell slows hog slaughter as a cold snap is desired for the next butchering. The mild conditions hinder fat hog processing and prompt hopes for freezing temperatures to improve conditions at the plant.
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Pomeroy
Youth Brought Here On Delinquency Charge
Bryant White age 17 was brought to Pomeroy from Apple Grove on a delinquency charge. He was taken from an institution near Huntington about five years ago by Mrs. Keneff of Apple Grove Meigs County officers say.
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Pomeroy
Bryant White
Apple Grove
Huntington
Keneff
Meigs County
G I A Auxiliary Meeting Hosted by Mrs Roush
Mrs. Lee Roush hosted the G I A auxiliary Thursday afternoon with a social time and light refreshments. In Huntington on Tuesday to attend their aunt Mrs Turner’s funeral were Elizabeth Thompson and her son John, Will Michall and L A Thomas who then joined the Charleston burial procession. Miss Nina Russell hosted the Thursday Night Five Hundred Club at her Bradbury home with three tables in play.
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Lee Roush
Elizabeth Thompson
John
Will Michall
L. A. Thomas
Huntington
Turner
Charleston
Nina Russell
Five Hundred
Bradbury
Dog tag guilty and mine disaster funeral rites noted
Elmer Killinger of Naylors Run Pomeroy pleaded guilty in Probate Court Thursday for an improperly tagged dog, fined $10 plus costs totaling $25. Elmer Hysell of Middleport appeals an Industrial Commission ruling in Common Pleas Court. Funeral rites for George Hoe flick, killed in the Syracuse Mine at noon Wednesday, were held from Peace Evangelical Church, Pomeroy, Friday.
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Meigs County
Elmer Killinger
Naylors Run
Pomeroy
Elmer Hysell
Middleport
Common Pleas
Ohio Industrial Commission
George Hoeflick
Syracuse
Peace Evangelical Church
Cascarets Candy Ad Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for biliousness and poor digestion. It claims a bedtime candy tablet stimulates appetite, activates bowels, strengthens bowel muscles, and leaves a person feeling like a new man by morning.
Dog Tag Sales Decline in Meigs County
Pomeroy November 20 Meigs County has lacked a dog warden since July. County auditor records show receipts from dog tag sales have fallen from two hundred dollars to under fifty, reflecting a sharp drop in pet licensing activity.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Residents travel to Columbus for family care
Mrs Edward French, Mrs Charles Yost and Milford Mowrey journeyed to Columbus to stay with their son and daughter Edward and Earl French due to a child’s illness. Mrs H E Cooper also travels to visit parents and relatives for the weekend. Reports from Plummer Bees indicate a private hospital operation in Columbus went well. O H Stewart also seeks treatment in Columbus with his sister-in-law Mrs Edgar Ervin. Mrs Britton of Columbus visits Chestnut Street relatives, and Martha Sargent rents the Dr Hugg apartment to resume housekeeping.
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Edward French
Charles Yost
Milford Mowrey
Columbus
Earl French
H. E. Cooper
Hart
E. F. Ma
James Beverage
Chestnut Street
Martha Sargent
Dr. Hugg
Car linked to wire thefts traced to Whipple theft
Police report a car found with wire theft suspects arrested at Tuppers Plains was stolen at Whipple, Ohio. The owner has been notified and will claim the vehicle. It is alleged two of the trio now jailed in Pomeroy were the thieves.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Whipple
Ohio
Jail Attendants Report Meigs County Jail Occupancy Record
Pomeroy Meigs County jail set an all time attendance record as 35 prisoners were housed Thursday night. Matron Mrs. Tracy arranged relay-style supper to feed the inmates.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Cattle Prices Hold Up in Ohio Despite Reductions
In Columbus on November 20, C. J. West of the Ohio Farm Bureau reports cattle prices remain strong despite some cuts. Best grades fetch Chicago markets at a 50 cent drop from last year, with the most pronounced decline noted in other grades.
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Columbus
C. J. West
Ohio Farm Bureau
Chicago
Market Report Shows Declines Across Livestock Prices
Compared with last year the low grades are about 2 dollars under, while overall Chicago grades average 1.50 dollars below. Western cattle receipts are slightly under last year as calf markets remain very dull at a 20 year low. Lamb prices hit a new seasonal low despite heavy receipts. Chicago lamb percentages run 3 percent under last year, suggesting sale of breeding stock and retention of ewe lambs.
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Chicago
Vote of George Augustine for Thor Olson as popular player
George Henry Augustine votes for Thor Olson as the popular football player of today. The feature lists Augustine's age born 1917 and details his work delivering The Messenger near Sugar Creek, schooling at Chauncey, teacher Paul Theisen, and his likings for Latin, football, baseball star Walter Johnson, and rough film fare.
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George Henry Augustine
Thor Olson
Thor
Ohio University
George Henry
Athens R. D
Sugar Creek
Henry
Carrie Augustine
Clint Augustine
Henry Augustine
Frank Dailey
Chauncey
Paul Theisen
George
Walter Johnson
Young George Prefers Hunting and Aims for Medical Career
George enjoys film fare and names Tom Tyler as his favorite star. When bored he grabs a rifle or fishing rod for hunting or fishing. He prefers chicken and noodles to rhubarb or cucumbers and plans to attend Ohio University after current schooling. His ambition is to become a doctor.
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Tom Tyler
George
Ohio University
Jurors Named in Vinton County for November Service
McARTHUR November 20 The following names of petit jurors have been drawn from the jury wheel to appear Monday November 3 to serve as additional jurors to the October term R G Bobo Knox Township Sherman Nichols Harrison Marion Reed Wilkesville Jarret Bobo Vinton Mrs Myrtle Llewellyn Knox L E Arbaugh Vinton Clifford Robb Elk Bundy Perry Madison
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McArthur
Vinton County
R. G. Bobo
Knox Township
Sherman Nichols
Harrison
Marion Reed
Wilkesville
Jarret Bobo
Vinton
Myrtle Llewellyn
Knox
L. E. Arbaugh
Clifford Robb
Elk
Bundy Perry
Madison
Jury panels named for Citizens Bank trial in Harden
Jurors for the trial of indicted officials of the late Citizens Bank of Harden will be selected from these panels. The trial is to begin Nov. 23.
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Citizens Bank of
Harden
Special Student Train For Ohio University Thanksgiving
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad runs a special train Wednesday November 25 to help Ohio University students travel home for Thanksgiving. It leaves Athens at 12:20 p.m. to Columbus with connections to other points. Tickets valid November 25 and 26 and for return November 29.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Ohio University
Athens
Columbus
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