Fate of Pomeroy Parking Lot Decided This Week
Pomeroy officials plan to fund a riverbank parking lot on Main Street through voluntary contributions as the town government has no funds. Merchants largely back the project and several have verbally committed money. The American Legion may take active charge after a meeting to decide involvement.
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Pomeroy
Main Street
Ioral
Porevoy
J. B. Mahoney
Memoera
The
American Legion
Hight
Legion
Dexter Ladies Aid Society Serves Soup And Pie Fundraiser
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church in Dexter served vegetable soup, pie, and coffee, raising about 10 dollars for the church. John Weaver won the quilt. A program included a skit by four Columbia women, songs and music by the Glaze Brothers, and a Rube Band performance by Hollie Glaze, Guy Glaze, Ward Saxton, and Maynard Devin.
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Dexter
Ladies’ Ald Society of the Christian Church
IL. D. O
Hell
John Weaver
Columbia
Songea
Musi
Glaze
Hollie Glaze
Guy Glaze
Ward Saxton
Maynard Devin
Upshaw To Speak At Meigs County Temperance Rally
Former congressman and Prohibition presidential candidate William D Upshaw will headline a county wide temperance rally in Pomeroy Meigs County. Rev A R Stark says a 6 pm banquet at the Nege Main Hotel precedes an 8 pm open meeting at the Courthouse with Judge C F Peoples presiding.
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SPU
Pomeroy
William D Upshaw
United States
A. R. Stark
Meigs County Minsterial Association
Nege Main
Upshaw
Meigs County
C. FE. Peoples
Upehaw
Fines Heavy In Two Offense Driving While Intoxicated Case
Donald Ride Nour of Chester pleaded guilty to a second offense of driving while intoxicated and two related charges before Justice H. H. Mees. He received 19 dollars and costs for intoxication, 2 dollars and costs for the second offense, and 25 dollars plus costs on a reckless driving charge. His driving permit was suspended for one year and he was released after arranging payment.
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Cheeter
Pomeroy
Donald Ridenour
Chester
Justice of Peace
H. H. Mees
Fridev
Areck
Wan
Local Residents Travel for Holidays and Recoveries
Me and Mrs A A Chappelle head Saturday to Cleveland as house guests of Mr and Mrs Ralph Anderson after Thanksgiving events with relatives in Rey near Jackson. Families visit Columbus and Columbus area hospitals. Miss June Lansbury returns home from McMillan Hospital Charleston recovering from a golfer operation. Mrs Mina Boice and others visit relatives while Mrs Isabel Keene repairs and plans return north.
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A. A. Chappelle
Cleveland
Ralph Anderson
M. W
A. Cal
Misc Nella Calderwood
Akron
H. P. Stewart
Columbus
Will Michael
Grant Hospital
W. A. Giles
Gallipolis
Charles Swannon
Mariel Wilson
Lectner
Edith
Mina Boice
Chee
Addie Branch
Taylor
Isabel Keene
Ben Fultz
Keene
Epen
Pennsylvania
Dorothy Kultz
June Lansbury
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
University String Quartet To Play In Middleport Concert
The Ohio University String Quartet will perform Tuesday evening in Middleport at Heath Memorial Church starting at 8 o’clock. Soloist Phillip Peterson will sing tenor and Fountaine from Ohio University will assist in the Schumann Quintet. The quartet, formed in 1926, features De Forest Ingerham, William Shimp, Michard McCutcheon, and Edwin Hellebrandt with strong ties to the university music program.
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Middleport
Ohio University String Quartet
Middleport Music Club
C. P. Bradbury
Heath M
Hayden
Deburey
Glazeunov
Borodin
Schumann
Phillip Peterson
Fountaine
Ohio University
University
School of Music
de Forest W. Ingerhan
William Bennett Shimp
Michard McCutehan
Edwin Hellebrandt
Ingeriam
Europe
Jeesy Barmnes
Theollare Sperring
Michel Preae
Shimp
Porte and Fontainebleau
Remy Atel Hewitt
Srimphery Orchretra
Ohio Universit
Mefutchan
Rabbit fever fears hit local drug store owner
Max Roller of Martin and Roller Drug Store in South Sixth Avenue Middleport is reported critically ill at home with a rabbit fever case, believed bilariaemia or similar. Earlier cases in the area and warnings tied to hunting season highlight public health concerns about disease spread from rabbits.
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Middleport
Max Roller
Martin & Roller Drug Store
South Sixth Avenues
Malsey
Middleport Delegates Attend Ohio Baptist Young People Meet
Rev F C Kreager Max Sanborn Miss Lois Diles and Miss Mary Jane Mygatt attended the Ohio Federation of Baptist Young People convention in Marietta for three days. A W Shaw Denison University president spoke and delegates from Pomeroy also attended. The convention ran Friday to Sunday and was deemed a success in attendance and interest.
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Middleport
F. C. Kreager
Max Sanborn
Lois Diles
Mary Jane Mygatt
Marietta
Ohio Federation of Baptist Young People
A. W. Shaw
Denison University
Granville
Pomeroy
Baptist Young People's Union
Death of Patricia Wyatt in Tennessee Prompts Middleport Burial
Mr and Mrs B F Fultz Sr mourn the death of their granddaughter Patricia Wyatt age two near Tennessee. The child would have turned three next March. Cause of death unavailable. Body to be returned to Middleport for burial with funeral plans not yet announced.
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Middleport No
B. F.fultz
Patricia Wyatt
Gene Wyatt
Probate court taxes and estate actions reported in Pomeroy
Inheritance tax on W. R. Lott estate nets 4626.62 with individual taxes listed for Carrie Lott 2041.51 Ruth Lott 11.47 J N Lott 729.44 Lulu Lott 2786.14 Maurice Lott 61.00 Other probate notes include transfer of Mary C. Bradbury real estate, sale approvals from Fannie DeWolfe estate, admin appointments for Dean and Manley estates, and damage claims against Gusta Burnett in Grace Middieswart case.
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J. N. Lott
Lulu Lott
Maurice Lott
Florence ©. Richards
Mary C. Bradbury
Dean
Roger Manley
Cora Manley
Middleport
Gusta Burnett
Hadley S White Dies at Home in Jeanville
POMEROY Nov 26 The life of Hadley Seward White who died Nov 4 at Harrisonville is described as a simple well ordered life. He was son of Loren F. White and Lonuten White and lived near the White homestead on the hill once open to circuit riders and early Methodist meetings.
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Ohio
Methodiam
Loring Shepard Marries Former Pomeroy Resident in Sardinia
Loring Shepard wed former Pomeroy resident Joan Hagel Tom in a quiet Sardinia ceremony performed by Rev. J. O. Kilmer of the New Burlington M. E. Church. The couple, residents of Xenia, left for a wedding trip through the East after the service. Shepard is a cousin of Mrs. W. Ly Downie and a nephew of Mrs. R. W. Vaughn of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Joan
Hagel Toma
Loring Shepard
J. 0. Kilmer
New Burlington M. EL
Kilmer
Sardinia
Xenia
Shepard
W. Ly Downie
R. W. Vaughn
Poreroy
Anda
Local Residents Visit Relatives Across Town and State
Mr and Mrs J Strauss of Ru yras arrive to visit John Strauss Monkey Run and Marve Woodard Butternut Avenue. Miss Mary Ellen Hennessy daughter of Tom and Mrs Hennessy Mulberry Avenue is ill with scarlet fever. Mrs Edith Morris of Darwin visits Mrs Lulu Humphrey Mulberry Avenue who suffers arthritis. Mr and Mrs Carl Sargert and daughter Anna Frances of Athens visit. Mr and Mrs Will Koester former Pomeroy residents visit Wall Street and relatives. They return to Montgomery WV Sunday. Mr and Mrs Owen Watson family return home on Racine Road after days in Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. Mrs Cora Warner Five Points visits her brother Sherwin Fayre at Letart WV due to Mr Fayre stroke. Mrs Ella Watson Sugar Run returns home after week with relatives at Racine.
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J. Strauss
Humphrey
Carl Sargert
Anna Frances
Athens
Willi. Koester
Pomeroy
Koester
Wall Street
Sundey
Montgomery
Wo Va
Owen Watson
Racine Road
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Cora Warner
Five Pointa
Sherwin Fayre
Letart
W. Va
Fayre
Ella Watson
Sugar Run
Racine
Exhibition plate stolen from dealer in Marietta
Police were notified that an exhibition automobile license plate bearing numbers 000-000 was stolen from Becker Brothers Motor Company showroom window at 223 Second Street Marietta. Deputy motor vehicle commissioner Payne had placed the plate in the window for display purposes and reported the theft.
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Marietta
Becker Brothers Motor Company
Second Street
R N. Payne
Pole
Ohio motor vehicle bills of sale cause delays in registrations
Ohio Motor Vehicle Bureau statistics show many registration delays due to missing or improperly detailed bills of sale as required by law. The secretary of state notes that bills of sale can include several documents and must be filed with the county clerk of courts before issuance of plates. The piece also links excessive speed to fatal accidents, suggesting many crashes in recent years stem from high speeds.
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Ohio Motor Vehicle Bureau
Secretary of State
Clarence J. Brown
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Clerk of Courts
Tse
Inet
Motor Vehicle Department
Renault
Chalmers Ro Wilson
The Golden Male of the Road Promotes Courtesy and Law
The article discusses highway courtesy in Ohio, urging drivers to show consideration as the state contemplates license laws. It cites highway accident percentages by day and notes the Motor Vehicle Bureau operates over 50 branches for car owners and dealers. It also mentions insurance coverage gaps for drivers and a focus on disability related to cart driving.
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Ohio
T. .Syhot
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Washington Picentennial ends with wreath at monument
The George Washington Bicentennial Celebration began February 22, 1932, marking Washington's birth bicentennial. It closed on Thanksgiving Day as commission officials laid a wreath at the Washington Monument. The observance linked 700000 local committees, 4060 communities, 30000000 trees, 12000000 literature pieces, and 1000000 programs. Foreign lands marked services and many places renamed spaces in honor of the first president. The article also notes expected diplomatic reshuffles with the incoming Roosevelt administration and lists ambassadors likely to be replaced.
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Washington
George Washington
Washington Monument
United States
Roosevelt
Andrew W. Melton
London
Walter EB. Edge
Paris
Frederic Sackett
Berlin
Cuba
Mexico
Turkey
Chile
Austria
Bulgaria
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
Hungary
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Persia
Stolen plate prompt police alert to deputies
Police Chief Momer Wolfe ordered extra vigilance after a single exhibition plate issued to each deputy commissioner was reported stolen. The department was told to watch for the missing plate and prevent unauthorized use.
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Momer Wolfe
Chauncey P T A To Hear Discussion of Cooperation
Chauncey Nov 24 Chauncey Parent Teacher Association meets at 7 in the high school. Mrs Ruth Bridgewater will lead the business meeting and Mrs Ralph Brown will present on Co operation. Special music is planned. Guests include Mr and Mrs Karl Sibbs Mr and Mrs Joe King Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown and son Ralph Mayor W D Hines and Dix Pekeving.
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Chauncey
Hauncey Parent-Teacher Association
Welock
Ruth Bridgewater
Buelnasa
Ralph Brown
Chauncey P. T. A
Bilia Avenue
Karl Sibbs
Mra
Joe King
Ralph
W. Db. Hines
Dix Pekeving
Mines list expands in Chauncey district
Eleven mines in Chauncey area are listed with names such as Chauncey No. 2 Hocking Poston No. 6 at My Tigiet No. 235 Lick Run Ohio No. 1 No. p No. 407 No. 219 No 24 No 1h No . Black Diamond and Luhrie on today’s working list.
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Chauncey
Chauncey No
Hocking
Poston
My Tigiet
Lick Run
Ohio
Black Diamond
Luhrie
Chauncey Local 388 to Meet at Washington School
Rimer Allen will preside at a Chauncey Local No 388 meeting tonight at seven o clock in the Washington School building Chauncey Floyd Karnes secretary and agenda include important business
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Chauncey, Mov
Rimer Allen
Chauncey
Washington School
Floyd Karnesto
Birth of Betty Jeen Mackie in Millfield
Mr and Mrs James Mackie announce the birth of a daughter at their home in Millfield on Sunday November 25. The baby weighs 11 pounds and has been named Betty Jeen.
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Chauncey
James Mackie
Millfield
Betty Jeen
Electrician Owen Shatlock Burned At Poe Ton Mine
Owen Shatlock, an electrician at Poe ton Mine No 6 in Millfield, was burned and shocked when his hand caught in wiring days ago. He is reported recovering at Shelter Area Hospital in Athens after removal from the mine accident. Christian Woman's Bible Class of the Church of Christ meets Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Watt Fer rell's home on High Street with Mrs Floyd Nye directing and Mrs Guy Brookins leading the program.
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Chauncey
Owen Shatlock
Poeton
Millfield
Amch Tm
Area Hospital
Athens
Church of Christ
Watt Ferrell
High Street
Floyd Nye
Guy Brookins
Mrs Gladys Pickering Hosts Chauncey Dinner
Mrs Gladys Pickering of Chauncey entertained at dinner Sunday evening with guests in attendance.
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Chauncey
Gladys Pickering
Chauncey Social Notes Highlight Thanksgiving Dinner
Chauncey residents enjoyed Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Ellin Avenue home hosted by Mr and Mrs E R H Knode and Miss Helen Howard. They honored their brother and sister in law Dr and Mrs John M Howard of Amenville. Dr Noah S Harvey and Mrs Harvey of Chanhory with Robert Harvey traveled from Cha nory to Detroit to visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Alexander Madek. They were joined by Mrs Lizzie Moody in Lancaster who planned to accompany them to Detroit.
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Knode
Helen Howard
Ellin Avenue
John M. Howard
Amenville
Haydenville Hosts Robinett and Sisson Guests
Mrs Elabeth Robinett and Mr and Mrs William Sisson and daughters Loren e Mac and Deana Lou of Milktel spent the weekend in Haydenville as guests of Vern Robinett son of Mrs Robinett and brother of Mrs Sisson.
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Chauncey
Elcabeth Robinett
William Sisson
Lorene Mac
Deana Lou
Milktel
Haydenville
Vern Robinett
Robinett
Sisson
Chauncey Residents Visit in Columbus and Cleveland Trip
Chauncey residents Max Wilson and Barney Neiman visited Columbus Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Friedberg and Mrs. Freidberg's mother Mrs. Saran Wilson with family left Chauncey for Cleveland after the Thanksgiving recess.
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Chauncey
Nev
Max Wilson
Barney Neiman
Nelsonville
Columbus
Dan Friedberg
Freidberg
Saran Wilson
Cleveland
Iodiana Farm Youth Leads 4-H Workers
Floyd Weaver of West Point Indiana was named national champion 4-H livestock boy for the year. He supervised 15 beef animals 64 pigs and five breeding sheep in 4-H work now entering his ninth year. The title includes a $300 college scholarship and a free trip to the eleventh national club congress at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago.
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Chicago
Floyd Weaver
West Point
Ind
Committee On
Weaver
Historic Hoover Roosevelt meetings echo through era
The article recalls early and recent meetings between President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt. It notes Sunday night informal gatherings in Washington during 1917 wartime days and their joint ship voyage after the war. It contrasts past discussions with current Hoover appeals to governors for cooperation.
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Hoover
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Europe
New York
Graveyard inscriptions reveal early American life and loss
The writer recalls grave markers from New England and Southeastern Ohio towns, noting many graves of early settlers are lost or overgrown. He cites Joseph Jefferson’s Rip Van Winkle grave in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and inscriptions from Tolland and Windsor cemeteries recounting early families and landowners.
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New England
Ohio
Rip
Sandwich
Mase
Cape Cod
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Jefferson
Public Forum Ponders U S Industrial Future
Nelsonville Ohio writer asks if the United States will become a self contained nation relying on synthetic processes for most needs. He questions whether urban growth and global trade will force a shift toward farming and industry mix and asks how commerce may adjust in twenty years.
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United States
Nelsonville, O
Emily Haybrow Stroke Remains Severe at Home
Emily Haybrow who suffered a severe stroke three weeks ago shows no improvement and has been moved to the home of her daughter Mrs. Alex Gyeas in Carbon Hill. John Steinbrink announces the birth of a son on November 12. Mrs. John Smith recovering from illness. C. C. Haybron of Danville called home due to his mother’s illness. Mrs. John Walters of Logan mentioned in connection with the family.
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Emily Haybrow
Alex Gyeas
Carbon Hill
Leonard Brothers
Logan
John Steinbrink
John Smith
C. C. Haybron
Danville
Emily Haybron
Industrial Fatalities Rise in October Across State
The 14 state industrial commission records 96 deaths in October, the highest for the year and 28 more than September. Southern Ohio counties show varied counts with Athens and Perry among the noted totals. causes include hauling objects, machinery, hand tools, falls, stepping on objects, and motor vehicles.
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State
Industrial Commission
Ohio
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Cuyahoga
Tuscarawasha
Huron
Shelby
Hancock
Mahonta
Montgomery
Muskingum and Richland
S& G
Caretaker Reaches Carbon Hill for Ill Mother
A visitor traveled to Carbon Hill to assist her mother Mrs. Emily Haybron. Daret visited friends in Carbon Hill on Tuesday. Howard Batmenie is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. William Lehman were at their parents’ home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon Hill
Emily Haybron C. NS. Daret
Howard Batmenie
William Lemon
Leu
Willieme
Alex Guess
William Lehman
Stars Say Vor Tuesday November 29
The text warns of danger from excitement and rash action on November 29. Advisory guidance highlights feminine influence and elder judgment to avert peril. Notable nativity mentions Genevieve Tobin, actress, with notes on a lively but tempestuous child born that day.
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Genevieve Tobin
Olive Tablets Promise Liver Help For Stomach Ailments
Thousands seek the real cause of stomach upset by targeting the liver and bowels not symptoms. Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are a vegetable remedy said to arouse the liver, improve digestion, and relieve bad taste and coated tongue. One or two tablets at bedtime recommended.
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Dr. Edwards
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