Three Deaths in Meigs County Reported
Three deaths occurred in Meigs County Wednesday night and Thursday. Mrs Valentine Hartung of near Chester died leaving husband and son Earl at home. Florence Parkinson 33 died at her father Lewis Parkinson’s home near Rutland. Nathan Hall 74 native of Great Bend died in Pomeroy after living in Mason W Va and Leetart burial planned though date not set.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Valentine Hartung
Chester
Earl
Finsterwald Undertaking Firm
Florence Parkinson
Lewis Parkinson
Rutland
Finsterwald
Nathan Hall
Great Bend
Mason
W. Va
Hall
Letart
Fire alarm sounds as home chimney causes brief blaze
Fire alarm at 1 p m Thursday alerted crews to a small house fire at the home of John Weyersmiller in Nay lor's Run Pomeroy. The flames spread a short distance before being extinguished with minimal damage due to a defective chimney and quick response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Weyersmiller
Naylor
Hamilton Wins Case In Court In Ohio
Pomeroy Ohio November 22 Curtis Hamilton sued John Lyons over a telephone stock deal claiming Lyons underpaid for shares. Jury of twelve including three women found Lyons liable for Hamilton’s full claim of 800 with six percent interest. Lyons’s attorney preserved rights to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Curtis Hamilton
John ¥. Lyons
Lodge L. G. Worstell
Athens
Henry W _herrington
Gallipolis
Fr. Miller
Cherrington
Lyons
Florida
Miller
A. H. Wandell
Worstell
F. W. Crow
TI. W. Bengel
Mr. Lyons
Hamilton
Fair Officers Elected Here
Meigs County Agricultural Society held an all-day session in Pomeroy to close last year’s business and elect four new directors and officers. New directors Bryan Parr Lebanon Township Charles Radford Chester Township Herbert Riges Bedford Township and W Wis Townsend Columbia Township received 21 votes each for three years. Elected officers G B Davis president Henry Warren vice president R C Webster secretary and A D Russell treasurer. Next fair at Rocksprings Fair Grounds set for August 5 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Agricultural Society
Ey Hall
Bryan Parr
Lébanon Township
Charles Radford
Chester Township
Herbert Riges
Bedford Township
W. Wis Townsend
Columbia Township
G. B. Davis
Henry Warren
R. C. Webster
A. D. Russell
Rocksprings Fair
Railroader Retired After 44 Years on Pension
Lexington November 22. Aries Litzinger bridge foreman for the Baltimore and Ohio at midset for 44 years has retired on pension at age 69. In his 44 years of service he has lost less than two weeks work to sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aries Litzinger
Baltimore and Ohio
Midset
Litzinger
Ann Lexington
Speed drivers to be arrested on Route 7
On Route 7 between Chester and Tuppers Plains officers plan crack down on fast driving after concerns raised by Rev. N. Warren a school bus driver who posted a rear sign reading When I stop you stop Sheriff Willock said officers will patrol the stretch and enforce penalties noting West Virginia drivers' poor record and public protests about highway safety along the short cut from Parkersburg to St Pleasant and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Parker Boy
D. H. Peoples
J. A. Willock
Warren
Willock
West Virginia
Parkersburg
St. Pleasant
Huntington
Rutland Girl Sent To Deaf School In Columbus
The 11 year old daughter of Mrs George Haley of Rutland has been sent to the school for the deaf at Columbus. Dell Bryan, longtime Rutland resident, has suffered a second stroke of paralysis. The Ann Baily ferryboat is at Racine awaiting marine inspection before service between Racine and Graham. Miss Mildred Sedgwick and William Duckworth of Syracuse wed at Peace Evangelical Church in Pomeroy Tuesday evening. A new gas strike on the Albert Hellman farm at Wolf Pen yields about a million cubic feet daily. Royalty Company drilled to 900 feet. Eight Knights of Pythias from Pomeroy Lodge will receive 25 year jewels at tonight's meeting: Ed Morgan, Gilbert Weeks, George F. Wolf, Airam Parker, Fred Bartels, Carl Sauvage, L. V. Reuter, Chris Beahrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haley
Rutland
School For the Deaf
Columbus
Dell Bryan
Ann Baily
Racine Landing
Racine
Graham
Mildred Sedgwick
William Duckworth
Syracuse
Peace Evangelical Church
Pomeroy
Albert Hellman
Wolf Pen
Pomeroy Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ed Morgan
Gilbert Weeks
George F. Wolf
Airam Parker
Fred Bartels
Carl Sauvage
L. V. Reuter
Chris Beahrs
Local Social News Highlights From Grant Street And Nearby
Mrs. G H Stansbury hosted her bridge club at home on Grant Street Thursday. West Columbia visits noted for Mrs J M Moulden and niece Mrs John Dixon. Families from New Marshfield and Pearl Street areas visited relatives this week. Funeral attendance for Mrs Mary Garlington in Gallipolis noted with Rev G C Heicher officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Stansbury
Bridge Club
Grant Street
J. M. Moulden
John Dixon
West Columbia
Will Huggins
Mary Katherine
Homer Hyse
New Marshfield
Ben de Lille
Columbus
J. J. Schmalk
Pearl Street
C. M. Hennessey
Ivred Crary
Clinton Fisher
Plummer Beeson
Ilizabeth Thompson
H. L. Crary
Mary Garlington
Gallipolis
CG. H. Eichinger
Tleath M. Ek. Church
Garlington
Melissa Crary
Mrs Rathburn Seriously Ill in Middleport
Mrs Rathburn is seriously sick in Middleport with sinus trouble and a complication of diseases. Mrs Brett Russell serves as the nurse in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pot Luck Dinner Honors Bucyrus Guest in Middleport
Eight women gathered at Mrs. Clare Welch’s home in Middleport for a Wednesday pot luck dinner honoring Mrs. Owen Rust of Bucyrus who is spending the week there. After the meal they played card games for entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clare Welch
Owen Rust
Bucyrus
Hunters head to Virginia mountains for deer chase
Dr. S. A. McCullough, C. Greenlee, William Hally, Fred Mumford and H. H. Martin go hunting in the Virginia mountains. They plan to stay two weeks or a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
S. A. McCullough
C. ©. Greenlee
William Hally
Fred Mumford
H. H. Martin
Old
Virginia Mountains
Rathburns Celebrate 71 Years of Middleport Rutland Stores
In Meigs County the J. N. Rathburns Sons store marks 71 years since opening in Rutland and then Middleport in November 1858. Both Middleport and Rutland locations observe the anniversary for the week starting November 22 led by C. F. Rathburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs County
J. N. Rathburn
Pythian Sisters Serve Feast for Fides Lodge Boys
In Middleport on Thursday the Pythian Sisters prepared a feast with forty six rabbits and other trimmings for the Fides Lodge boys. After eating, a class of twenty seven initiated into the third degree of Pythianism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fides Lodge
Entertains Club in Middleport with Cards and Prizes
Mrs. Homer Hysell hosted her Middleport card club gathering at her Pomeroy home on Wednesday evening November 22. Members, mainly local Middleport residents, competed for prizes with Roy McElhinney earning first prize for men and Roy Me. taking another top prize. Consolation prizes went to Mrs. John Russell and Pat Gallagher, and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Homer Hysell
Pomeroy
Homer Jones
Roy Me
Roy McElhinney
John Russell
Pat Gallagher
Hysell
All-County Interdenominational Meeting Held in Middleport
The All County Interdenominational meeting at Heath M M E Church drew representatives from Pomeroy Syracuse and Middleport. Rev W H Thompson spoke for the Ohio Council of Churches about the nineteenth centennial of the Columbus church in 1936 and R A Doan of Columbus urged interdenominational cooperation worldwide. The County Council of Ministers of Meigs County directed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Heath MM. E
Pomeroy
Syracuse
W H. Thompson
Granville
Ohio Council of Churches
Columbus
R. A. Doan
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Doan
Franklin County Federation of Churches
County Council of Ministers
Metgs County
Legion Auxiliary Eighth District meets at Heath M E Church
The Eighth District Conference of the American Legion Auxiliary convened at Heath M. E. Church on November 20 with district president Mrs. Harry Thomas of Logan presiding. Mrs. Tom W. Jones reported on the Louisville national convention. department president Mrs. J. J. Doyle of Toledo spoke. 66 members attended lunch at Cozy Corner and 62 at tea hosted by Capt. and Mrs. Tom Jones. The next conference is planned for Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Navy
American Legion Auxiliary
Heath M. E. Church
Harry Thomas
Logan
Will Steiff
Kathryn Poindexter
Louisville
Tom W. Jones
Feeney-Bennett Post
J. J. Doyle
Toledo
Doyle
William Steiff
Oscar Klein
C. M. Hennessey
Roscoe Fowler
Feeney- Bennett
Tom Jones
South Third Avenue
Jackson
Middleport School Board Begins Weekly School Chapel Services
The Middleport School Board authorizes weekly religious services across the district. Eight services are held each week in Central Gravel Hill Pearl Street and in High and Junior High, with a different town minister in each building weekly to influence every student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Navy
Central
Gravel Hill
Pearl Street
Mystery of the sandalwood box and a family secret
A father guides a daughter through a fledgling investigation involving a sandalwood box with a secret compartment. He weighs motives, overheard conversations, and possible confidants, considering whether kin or close family friends know of the box and its contents. The piece teases further revelations tomorrow.
Helpful Hints for Home Laundry and Cleaning Tips
Practical domestic tips on peeling onions without tears boiling water for whites beating eggs with cold water use bluing and alcohol on fabrics freshening dark serge refreshing black frock with alcohol and water rinsing colored fabrics with Epsom salts and water cleaning gold lace with ammonia fur cleaning with sand and sawdust preventing blue streaks with soda vinegar in rinse water and air drying raincoats with soap and water on a flat surface without wringing
Money Taken At Postoffice In Rolandus
Thief broke a window at the Rolandus Postoffice and stole $4 in cash plus groceries from the adjacent store. Sheriff deputies from Pomeroy and Postoffice Inspector Casey aided the investigation. A boy is suspected, with small handprints and size six footprints found near the scene. An automobile is believed to have been used for entry and exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolandus
Lulu Taggart
Pomeroy
Postoffice
Casey
Athens
Cundiff Divorce Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Doris Cundiff sues George Cundiff in Common Pleas Court at Pomeroy seeking divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty and neglect. The couple married February 25, 1925. She alleges he has provided no home, refused to pay bills or furnish clothing, and failed to supply necessities, leaving her dependent on her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Doris Cundiff
George Cundiff
Bank sues Kennedy couple for 505 loan mortgage
The Varmers Bank and Savings Company of Pomeroy brings suit against Dwight Kennedy and Dora Kennedy his wife to collect a loan of 505 dollars secured by a mortgage on realty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Varmers Bank and Savings Company
Dwight Knennedy
Dora Iennedy
Local Men Attend Twenty First Inter-Fraternity Conference
Dean J R Johnston Professor G Lasher and Clarence Billet of Ohio University will attend the Twenty first annual Inter-fraternity Conference in New York on November 29. Johnston represents Ohio University with Nasher and Billet guiding the Inter fraternity Council. Highlights include an address by Dean William L Sanders of Ohio Wesleyan University on Local Inter-fraternity Councils and a student discussion from Dartmouth College on The Alumnus an Asset or a Liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Johnston
G. &,. Lasher
Clarence Billet
Ohio University
New York
Johnston
Nasher
Theta «Hi
Interfraternity Council
William L. Sanders
Ohio Wesleyan University
Dartmouth College
Ancient dog shaped stone found in Athens museum display
A carved stone object found in Athens near the Ohio University campus is presented to the university museum. The coconut sized or dog or wolf shaped artifact, found ten feet deep in a local yard, is gift of Mrs. Charles Bower and now on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio University
University Museum
Charles Bower
Richland Avenue
Bower
Grand Jury finds no incriminating voting evidence at Ohio University
Investigations into alleged student voting irregularities during the recent election yielded no incriminating information. Witnesses subpoenaed included precinct clerks and Mary Antoinette, acting registrar, with further inquiry deferred to a January grand jury. Arraignments for indicted individuals set before Common Pleas Judge Worstell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Mary Antoinette
James Littera
Henry Green
Kimberly
Elmer Knott
William Childs
Howard Sauer
Howard Montgomery
Harmon Koon
William Koon
William Perkins
James Barrowman
George Coe
Common Pleas
L. G. Worstell
Hunt Auto Driver Sought After Girl Is Found
In Toledo on November 22 deputies and the coroner hunted the hit and run driver whose auto killed 16 year old Helen Schuster, a Burnham High School student from Sylvania, as she walked on a road. Her body lay near Viola Mitchell’s home, a fellow student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
U.P
Lucas County
Coroner's Office
Helenschuster
Burnham High School
Sylvania
Viola Mitchell
Schuster
Astrological Bulletin Warns of Deception in New Ventures
The advisory notes many risks and perils around new undertakings and deceptions in ventures. It highlights cautious writing and signals to those with birthdays, predicting potential rewards for past fidelity but warns of betrayal and ill will in a child born today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CO Ascrete Planetary Con
Variety of Bargains in The Classifieds
Classified ads advertise rental options on North Mec Kinley Avenue and North High Street in Athens offering five room and two room setups. It promotes arch supports guaranteed to help feet and Roller Canaries advertised as guaranteed singers priced at 25 and 10. Christmas gift suggestions included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Mec Kinley Avenue
Athens
North High Street
Queer seeds and baby octopus join Ohio University museum display
Ohio University museum expands its collection with a California origin set featuring the largest pine cone in the state, a preserved baby octopus, caltrop seeds known as puncture vine, and 28 crepidula boat shells. Additional displays cover gypsy moth, Japanese beetle, cotton boll worm, and brown tailed moth life cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ohio University
California
Ohio College
W. A. Matheny
Woman Killed When Clothes Catch Fire
Newark report says Myrtle Cosway a 650 wife of Fred Cosway chief deputy clerk of Licking County Courts burned to death when her clothing ignited while burning leaves in the yard. Charred body found by a neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
U.P
Myrtle Cosway
Fred Cosway
Lickingounty Courts
Cosway
Couple Held in Murder of Edward Call in Rsportmouth
Nov 22 report states U R Ofter Queen, 23, and his wife Ana, 30, of near South Webster, were held today in the death of Edward Call, 49. Call was robbed bound and laid on a railroad crossing weeks ago to be killed by a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
U.R
Ofter Queen
Ana
Near South
Webster
Edward Call
Explosion at Simplex Radio Company Blows Out Equipment
Fire in a lacquer room and a faulty electric fan caused an explosion at the Simplex Radio Company in Sandusky destroying most equipment and stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
U.P
Simplex Radio Company
Suspect Former Convict in Ca SANDUSKY
U P Police in Northern Ohio were on the lookout for Lawrence Dull, 28, an escaped Junction City convict, linked to the killing of Ray Tish, a filling station attendant in Fostoria. Tish died after police arrested Kenneth Crown, 74, of Kingsville, Ontario, who allegedly came with Dull seeking medical attention after being shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
U.P
Ohio
Lawrence Dull
Junction City
Ray Tish
Fostoria
Tish
Kenneth Crown
Kingsville
Ont
Dull
State Vocational Work Director Addresses Athens School Club
Miss Edna Lunn state vocational work director of Columbus spoke to the Chigo University Home Economics Club on vocational work. She concluded two days of activities among senior girls at Athens and The Plains High Schools with the meeting Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Lunn
Columbus
Chigo University Home Economics
Lunn
Athens
Plains
Reducing diets warn against bulk trends and tout All-Bran
Doctors warn against strenuous weight reducing trends that may cause dizziness weakness and constipation. Kellogg declares All-Bran helps by cleansing the intestines without adding fat and fits reducing diets with appetizing uses in soups salads juices and cereals made in Battle Creek and sold nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Battle Creek
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