Hound Town: Dorcas Becomes Hub For 75 Missouri Hounds
In Racine Ohio area a hamlet formerly Bethany, renamed Dorcas and popularly called Hound Town, hosts 75 Missouri hounds owned by Arthur Beegle. Beegle, a poultry pro, ships dogs nationwide and prizes them at Kentucky fox-hunt meets. Locals nickname the town Beegle town or Hound Town.
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Racine
Meigs County
Bethany
Dorcas
Hound Town
Missouri
Arthur Beegle
Kentucky
Beegle
All Around Meigs County News Briefs
Obituaries note Ellison E. Smart to be brought to Reedsville for burial services at Reedsville Church. James A. Bailey plans to move to Columbus to be with children. Ed Schreiber and wife visit Pomeroy. Portland crews haul burned slate to Rut Township Beacon. West Virginia beer drift concerns raised. A buck roams with a flock on Oliver D. Kessle farm. Chub Pickens injures by rabbit hunt, expected back soon. Mrs. Ella Wolf and Van visit for Nathan Hall funeral. Mrs. George Probst, once a Pomeroy resident, dies in Washington.
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Meigs County
Ellison E. Smart
Parkersburg
Reedsville
James A. Bailey
eroy-Mason
Salt
Schreiber
West Carrollton
Pomeroy
Portland
Happy Hollow
Beech Grove
Rutand
West Virginia
Oliver D. Kessle
Butler Pickens
Racine
Chub
Ella Wolf
Van
Warren
Nathan Hall
George Probst
Pomseroyan
Washington, D. C
Red Seal stamp sale opens in Middleport Friday
Red Seal stamps go on sale in Middleport on Friday morning November 29 and continue through Christmas time. The stamps were not issued in the schools last year and will not be this year.
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Middleport
Middeport
Jean Reed Hosts Entertains Club in Middleport
Miss Jean Reed entertained her Entertains Club at her North Fourth Street home on Saturday afternoon. Attending were Misses Pauline Mills Adna Maxine Hayes Dorothy Dillard Elizabeth Bradford Betty Reed and Jean Reed. The group enjoyed refreshments at the Mary Jane.
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Middleport
Jean Reed
Jail inmate sets mattress fire in Meigs County jail
Jinks Pollard a Virginia Negro in Meigs County jail attempted self harm by pricking his wrist and drinking disinfectant before setting a mattress ablaze causing heavy smoke. Other inmates were almost suffocated as guards opened doors and dragged him outside for air. Pollard had been paroled from Ohio Penitentiary days earlier and had returned toward Athens County after a failed home burglary in Meigs.
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Pomeroy
Jinks Pollard
Virginia
R. D. Amos
Dexter
Fnally
Ohio Penitentiary
Charleston
W. Va
Amos
Athens County
Meigs County
Local families plan Thanksgiving visits and travels
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bryan of Philadelphia announce Thanksgiving in Washington D C. Dr. Lizzie Chatham Fairbanks of Marion Ohio will winter in Washington with sister Mrs. Kate Walton. Mrs. Walton and Mrs. Fairbanks are former Middleport girls. Baker Lasley entertained Mr. and Mrs. Robert McElhinney and O. N. McElhinney at Elmhurst Tavern Pomeroy. Clarence Middleton Max Lambert and W C Davis returned from Columbus after attending the State Minors game. Allen Fultz arrives from Chicago for Thanksgiving. W E Russell relapse after carbuncle and is bedridden. Harry Laing and Edgar Tuckerman in Columbus for State Illinois game. Miss Vatthcia Clifford and Mary Christena Tearon visit aunt Mrs George Sauders then return to Corning. Mrs R M Chambers and son and Miss Vivian Middleton visit Dayton with Dr Davis Middleton then return home. Mrs Charles McMasters in Huntington end of week visiting Mrs Pavis. Mr and Mrs McKinstry Athens visit Corning friends.
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W. E. Bryan
Middleport
Philadelphia
Washington
PD. C
Bryan
Lizzie Chatham Fairbanks
Marion
Ohio
Kate Walton
Walton
Cheshire
Robert McElhinney
O. N. McElhinney
Elmhurst
Pomeroy
Clarence Middleton
Max Lambert
W. C. Davis
Columbus
Allen Fultz
Chicago
W. E. Russell
Harry Laing
Edgar Tuckereman
Vatthcia Clifford
Mary Christena Tearon
George Sauders
Corning
R M. Chambers
Vivian Middleton
Dayton
Konjola touted as cure for stomach ills in Ashtabula woman
Mrs. J. W. Leonard of South Ridge Ohio credits Konjola with ending years of digestive problems gas pains bloating headaches and dizziness. She reports complete relief after trying the medicine and notes McKee Drug Store in Atheng sells Konjola with wide distribution in the region.
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J. W. Leonard
South Ridge
Ashtabula
Ohio
Konjola
Atheng
Mc-Kee Drug Store
Trainmaster and guests visit for annual football game
Trainmaster Wilson and family arrived from Columbus and moved into Griff Lewis property. J B King from Halladay Cove Pa plans to visit H E Allensworth for the Yellow Jackets versus Pomeroy game. Milton Osborn and mother in law Mrs Johnson moved to John E Powell property. J D Guinther attended funeral of sister Mrs Katie Pratt. Master Mechanic Powers moved into Owen Rust property. Bartels family from Huntington with daughter Mrs Mark Roller visited. granddaughter ill. Allie Mauck visits sister Hate Bennett in Zollner Holzer Hospital.
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J. B. King
Halladay Cove
H. E. Allensworth
Yellow Jackets
Pomeroy
King
Yellow Jacket
Milton Osborn
Johnson
Hamilton House
John E. Powell
J. D. Guinther
Katie Pratt
Frank
Mechanic Powers
Owen Rust
C. A. Bartels
Huntington
Mark Roller
Bartels
Jean
Allie Mauck
Gallpolis
Hate Bennett
Holzer Hospital
Truck potato seed buyers weigh prices in Meigs County
Pomeroy reports Meigs County truck growers in Letart and nearby river districts are buying seed potatoes for next spring as shipments occur between cold snaps. Prices are above usual. Some truckers delay purchases hoping for a price slump and to avoid risks of freezing in transit or after arrival.
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Letart
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Quarantine on Middleport Dogs Lifted
On the recommendation of County Dog Warden Henry Seidenable and health officer Dr. Jane Nye Gilliford the quarantine on dogs in Middleport has been lifted. This good news aids locals who wish to use dogs for hunting.
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Pomeroy
Henry Seidenable
Jane Nye Gilliford
Middleport
Two Weddings Performed At Court House
In Pomeroy Meigs County Ohio two marriages were held at the Court House on Monday. Vint Walker 66 a carpenter from Gallipolis married Alline Younger 20 who listed Meigs County as her residence with her mother Mary KE Younger giving consent. Justice William Fischer performed the ceremony. The second couple William H. Cheadle 22 a farmer from Albany and Ida Mae Jeffers 21 who lives on a rural route near Albany were married by Justice R G Webster.
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Pomeroy
Court House
Vint Walker
Gallipolis
Alline Younger
Meigs County
Mary KE
William Fisher
William H. Cheadle
Albany
Ida Mae Jeffers
R. G. Webster
James resigns as pastor of Middleport Baptist Church
The Rev. W. G. James, pastor of the Middleport Baptist Church for three years, resigns effective January 1 and will join the Oberlin Baptist Church. He begins work in his new field at the start of the year.
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Middleport
W. G. James
Baptist Church
James
Oberlin
Old Court Called The Black Hole Of Calcutta In Pomeroy
Nov. 26. In Pomeroy a former court site near the First City Bank Building is recalled as a famed justice of the peace court. The Black Hole of Calcutta nickname arose from Judge Randall Stivers era with lawyers like Marks Hayes Cartwright Paine and Myers who performed lively courtroom battles.
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Pomeroy
First City Bank
Randall Stivers
Calcutta
Atorneys Marks and Hayes
John Cartwright
Lewis Paine
John A. Myers
Four-Generation Phillips Family Attends Simpson M E Services
A Simpson M E Church family service Sunday evening drew four generations. The John Phillips family led with 16 members present, including Mr. and Mrs. John Phillips, their daughter Thelma, Mrs. George Joachim with five children, Mrs. Albert Young with three children, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Phillips and son, and Robert Morris Jr., the sole great grandson.
Sparkle of the J P Courts of the old day has departed
Perry Bradbury in his younger days, Judge Tobias Plants, J. Speaker, Austin W. Vorhes, Ira Graham, and dozens of others recall the spicy cases that crowded the earlier court. The source laments the loss of that lively J P Court era from the old days.
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Perry Bradbury
Tobias Plants
J. Speaker
Austin W. Vorhes
Ira Graham
Common Pleas Court
J. P
Twenty eight from district named to serve on U S court juries
Twenty eight residents of southeastern Ohio were named among 96 summoned Monday for grand and petit jury service in the U S District Court meeting at Columbus on December 3. Ten were chosen for grand jury. names include Sant ford Arnett Hamden J B Bradford Rutland George A Coe Athens Homer Kerr Gallipolis C W Lowrey Roseville Jerry Maher Lancaster C W Morris New Lexington Martin Rub rake Lowell Frank Sauders Logan W Van Horn McConnelsville and George H Zink Lancaster. Petit jurors listed include J M Bell Circleville William Benson haver Logan William Brian Logan William Beecher Hallsville Charles Gephart Marietta C T Griffith Shawnee Frank E Golds berry Athens George Hamilton Gallipolis George B Lash Athens James McKibben Zaleski George W McCaulsen Steubenville Charles Norris Shawnee Rudolph Rising Lancaster John K Richards Cambridge W L Russell Pomeroy Cory Smith Dexter 8S White McConnelsville.
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Southeastern
Ohio
U. S. District Court
Columbus
Santford Arnett
Hamden
J. B. Bradford
Rutland
George A. Coe
Athens
Homer Kerr
Gallipolis
C. W. Lowrey
Roseville
Jerry Maher
Lancaster
C. W. Morris
New Lexington
Martin Rubrake
Lowell
James McKibben
Zaleski
George W. McCaulsen
Steubenville
Charles Norris
Shawnee
Rudolph Rising
John K. Richards
Cambridge
W. L. Russell
Pomeroy
Cory Smith
Dexter
C. White
McConnelsville
Constable Arrested For Making Whisky
Marietta November 26 Samuel Hickman a constable of Delpre Township was arrested after being caught running illicit whisky on Sunday and faces legal proceedings related to the charge.
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Marietta
Samuel Hickman
Delpre
Zemo Antiseptic Promises Dandruff Relief
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a safe dependable antiseptic for dandruff and scalp itching. It claims rapid relief by applying the liquid to the scalp and skin irritations, pricing at 5c 60c and 1.00.
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Zemo
53 Sent to State Prison From Athens County in Three Years
Four men were sent to the Ohio State Penitentiary on Tuesday as part of a three year total from Athens County. Sheriff Williams transferred Howard Sauers, William Perkins, William Childs, and James Barrowman to Columbus. Sentences: Sauers two years for burglary. Barrowman 18 months for liquor offenses. Childs 18 months for manufacturing intoxicating liquor with a $509 fine. Perkins 11 months for larceny. The period also saw 27 sent to Mansfield Reformatory, 13 to Marysville Reformatory for Women, and one to Lima Hospital for the Criminal Insane. All four pled guilty before the October Grand Jury while James Litteral, the World War veteran and killer of Harry Green Kimberly, was also examined.
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Athens County
L. G. Worstell
Ohio State Penitentiary
William Williams
Mansfield Reformatory
Marysville Reformatory
Lima State
Pital
Williams
Howard Sauers
William Perkins
William Childs
James Barrowman
Columbus
Sauers
Barrowmillin
Childs
Perkins
James Litteral
Harry Green
Kimberly
Moonshine Raid Seizes Advanced Still In Hickman Home
A raid led by Belpre officials with Mayor Gerhold resulted in the seizure of a modern 20 gallon copper moonshine still in the Hickman residence. Four and a half gallons of liquor and three mash barrels were recovered. W. H. Reed, present at the raid, is also in jail awaiting charges under the prohibition enforcement act with potential state prison.
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W. H. Reed
Hickman
Gerhold
Belpre
Jess Love
Sheriff Way
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