Tracey E Burns Dies After Railroad Accident
Tracey E Burns 39 son of Mrs Carrie Burns died Sunday at his brother John Burns home in Pomeroy after injuries from a Manhattan Limited wreck two years earlier. A Pullman porter for over 20 years he traveled across the United States Canada and Mexico. He survived by his mother brother wife and daughter. Funeral at Boyd Chapel Lincoln Hill with Beech Grove Cemetery burial.
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Pullman Porter
Pomeroy
Tracy Burns
Carrie Burns
John Burns
Vine Street
United States
Ohio River
Mississippi
Pullman
Canada
Mexico
Manhattan
New York City
Cinsginnati
John
Wand
Boyd Chapel
Lincoln Hill
Beech Grove
Finsterwald Undertaking
Dennison Sells Last Primeval Forest Tract in Salem
In Pomeroy on November 25, Dennison sold 15 acres in Salem Township, likely the county’s final primeval forest parcel. A Morgan timber dealer pursued the timber, offered near cancelar sums then a full price, and after verification collected a $2,000 check before the timber was logged and hauled, with Dennison resisting earlier talks.
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Dennison
Pomeroy
T Oward Dennison
Salem Township
Mogan
Bennison
Salem
Dena
Squirrel Asylum
Thimble Club Meeting In Middleport Social
The l and Thimble Club met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Paul Jones. Members enjoyed a fine time and refreshments were served at the close.
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Middleport
L and Thimble
Paul Jones
Visitors and residents in Columbus and area events
Numerous residents and visitors travel between Middleport Columbus and nearby towns for football games and family visits. O Fisher attends Illinois game in Columbus, others visit relatives, attend Ohio State stadium events, or stay at cottages around Buckeye Lake and Athens while sharing updates on kin and school ties.
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Middleport
H. L. Ward
M. D. Hartinger
Columbus
Cr. O. Fisher
Illinois
John Mayer
Gordon Gard
Lucille Mayer
Jud W. Bell
J. W. Mayer
Gallipolis
Rathburn
Holzer Hospital
A. W. Humphrey
Charles Armiel
Allie Mauck
C. F. Besserer
Attie Bennett
Coumbus
Yellow Jackets
Battin
Athens
Bobcats
Wittenberg
O. U
Misa Helen Beeson
Man a seven foot jail inmate faces liquor charge in Pomeroy
John Kelley and wife Bertha Kelley appeared before Justice Fred Gilmore on liquor law violations at their Minersville home Seldom Seen. Bertha, in an irrational state, remains convinced Kelley was murdered. Kelley pled guilty to manufacturing liquor and is jailed in default of 1000 dollars.
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Pomeroy
John Kelley
Bertha Kelley
Minersville
Fred Gilmore
Kelley
Old Virginia
Annual Praise and Thanksgiving Service at Presbyterian Church
The Middleport Presbyterian Church hosts the Annual Praise and Thanksgiving Service next Wednesday evening. Mrs. H. E. Thomas, president of the Missionary Society, leads the program with Dr. Skinner presenting an hour with the Hymnists and composers of hymns. A thank offering will be received. The society’s next meeting is December 13 led by Mrs. E. R. Lama.
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Middleport
Presbyterian Church
H. E. Thomas
Missionary Society
Skinner
Society
E.R. Lama
Floods devastate corn near Portsmouth in Meigs County
Late Ohio River flooding ruined 3000 acres of corn near Portsmouth wiping out two thirds of the crop valued at 150000 dollars. Bankruptcy filing lists Grover C Fultz with 12000 assets and 17000 liabilities. Roy Roe case moves to Ohio Supreme Court following Court of Appeals ruling. Dayton Hayman jailed for non support. Burns Barker seriously injured in a Pomeroy automobile crash. Court jury excused until next Saturday. Local obits note D A Bryne and Ellerton Smart deaths. Daughters of Union Veterans report social meeting at Metts Crossing.
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Meigs County
Ohio
Portsmouth
Grover C. Fultz
Raccoon Island
Roy Roe
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Ohio
Dayton Hayman
Apple Grove
Burns Barker
Middleport
Pomeroy
Harry Laudermilk
Holzer Hospital
Common Pleas Court
Alice Door
Metts Crossing
W. Va
Sol Schreiber
Sam Fugate
Pomeroyan
Columbus
Frank
Daughters of Union Veterans
Fred Longlotz
C. A. Hartley
Koehler
Alva Radcliff
D. A. Bryne
Rutland
Miles Cemetery
Cora Smith
Huntington
Carrie Thomas
Bell
Marion Castle
Floyd Ayers
Ida Call
Ellerton E. Smart
Racine
Parkersburg
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
B. E. Morris
Yellow Jacket Football Team Honored At Community Banquet
Grid Banquet in Middleport honors the Yellow Jacket football team and Coach Battin. The team had a splendid season record. Dinner served by Past Chiefs' Association. C. M. Hennessey directs the affair and program.
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Middleport
Knights of Pythias Hall
Yellow Jacket
Battin
Chiefs’ Association
C. M. Hennessey
Concert by Woman's Music Club at Heath M. E. Church
A concert sponsored by the Woman's Music Club will be given by Mrs Mil dred Fowler and Konrad Scholl tomorrow evening at Heath M. E. Church starting at 8 p m.
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Middleport
Woman's Music Club
Mildred Fowler
Konrad Scholl
Heath M. E. Church
Prisoners To Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner At Ohio Penitentiary
Prisoners at the Ohio State Penitentiary will receive a lavish Thanksgiving meal with roast pork and oyster dressing, celery, applesauce, candied sweets, bread, butter, coffee, pumpkin pie, and stogies. A morning chapel service will feature a special musical program, and hundreds will receive holiday boxes from relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio V Penitentiary
Preston I. Thomas
New Chapel
Evangelistic Services Start at First Christian Church
Dr. Virgil Wilfred Wallace will lead evangelistic services with Dan L. Hughes of Elkhart as gospel artist and Mrs. Wallace as soloist. Services run nightly for three weeks after Tuesday except Saturdays.
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First Christian Church
Virgil Wilfred Wallace
Dan L. Hughes
Elkhart
Wallace
Doctors Show Quick Way to End Colds
Athens residents like Edward B. Russell report rapid relief from colds using a hospital advised home method. After starting double doses of Ayer's Pectoral he slept well and was free of symptoms within a day. The medicine is hospital certified and urged by physicians in the paper.
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Athens
Edward B. Russell
Mr. Russell
Ayer
Mark Chickens to Stop Thefts Puzzle Becomes Private ID
Meigs County poultry growers devise a new private mark to identify stolen chickens and prove ownership in court. The method is described as clever but not revealed to deter thieves. readers are invited to discover the technique themselves.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Oldest Civil War widow hailed from Meigs County
Mrs. Hannah Smith, 96, of Blue Mound Kansas, said to be the oldest Civil War widow on pension rolls, was born in Bedford Township Meigs County. Her husband Josiah Smith served in the 68th Ohio Regiment and died before the war’s end. She moved in 1919 to Blue Mound with her oldest son’s family and has many descendants across several generations.
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Pomeroy
Hannah Smith
Blue Mound
Kansas
Bedford Township
Meigs County
Josiah Smith
Ohio Regiment
Nebraska
Meigs
New Building Planned With Large Parking Facility
A new structure is proposed featuring over half a million jaguar of floor space and extensive parking to accommodate several hundred vehicles.
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Milion Jaguar
Roosevelt exhibit at Ohio State Library Reading Room
Vitality of Theodore Roosevelt fills a biographical exhibit loaned by the Roosevelt Memorial Association of New York. Displayed along the west Reading Room wall, it runs until Monday December 9 and traces his life from infancy through White House years, party leadership, World War era, and death with mounted photos cartoons and illustrations.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio State Library
State House
Roosevelt Memorial Association of
New York
White House
Auto Tags Start Case of License Plates in Ohio
Columbus Nov 25 The 500 deputy commissioners of the Motor Vehicle Division will begin selling 1936 license plates December 1 with plates usable after December 21. Governor Myers Y Cooper commended the division and Secretary of State Clarence J Brown for the department's work. Plans for a new state office building costing 5 million dollars were announced as the site on the Scioto River front was chosen amid condemnation talks for affected parcels.
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Columbus
Motor Vehicle Division
Myers Y. Cooper
Cooper
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Brown
Department
Chalmers R. Wilson
Edward T. Fogo
Scioto River
Broad Street
Front Street
Town Street
Scioto
Huddleston Visit to Memphis for Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Huddleston traveled to Memphis Tennessee to spend Thanksgiving with their daughter Mrs Homer Galbronner and family. They expect to stay ten days to two weeks marking their first Memphis visit since the Galbronners moved South. Ruth Alexander a 24 year old with 19 hours flying time set a new world light plane altitude record for women rising over 18000 feet in San Diego California. She funded aviation training by working in a beauty parlor.
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Midpleport
Warren G. Huddleston
Memphis
Tenn
Homer Galbronner
Galbronners
South
Ruth Alexander
San Diego
Calif
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Onl
Church Service
Dan Hughes
Mrs
Virgil Wallace
Reayer
Por Coon
District Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Hick Flyer
James
Titus
Middleport, Ohio
Smity Brothers
Smith Brothers
Smit Brothers
Triple Action
Jacquard Velour
Davenport
Clut
North Court St
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