Pomeroy Seeks School District Split To Athens County
W F Jeffers of Scipio township renews efforts to detach his district from Meigs County and join Athens county. After an initial petition failed for insufficient signers, a new petition now claims 75 percent of district electors support the move and will be heard in common pleas court.
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Pomeroy
W. FE. Jeffers
Scipio Township
Meigs County
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Delphian Club Discusses Renaissance Artists in Meeting
At the Alien hotel in Delphia Middleport the Delphian group met on November 25 to discuss Gold en Age of Painting. Mrs Louis Seyfried led with Realistic Schools and Mrs Co F Rathburn spoke on Leonardo DeVinci. Also present were Mrs Elizabeth Hartinger and Miss Priscilla Barnes.
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Middleport
Alien Hotel
Louis Seyfried
Co. F. Rathburn
Leonardo DeVinci
Elizabeth Hartinger
Priscilla Barnes
Purchased Casket Before He Went To County Home
Merrell Smith 2, near death at the County infirmary, died and lay in a casket bought from his savings. He had no kin and chose a decent burial, with services at Bradford church and burial in the church cemetery. He was formerly Pentecostal and baptized in that faith.
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Pomeroy
Merrell Smith
Finsterwald
Bradford
Smith
Mrs Eli Hartinger Honored For 60 Years In Church Service
FOR 60 YEARS MIDDLEPORT Nov 29 Mrs Eli Hartinger born in Middleport 74 years ago lifelong resident confined to home two months from a fall Sunday she attended church service She has been a Church of Christ member for 60 years November 15 A reception planned for the anniversary could not be held but she arrived by Gaskill auto and was carried into the church Special honors were given in appreciation of her three score years of active service.
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Middleport
Eli Hartinger
Hartinger
Church of Christ
Gaskill
Shake speare club meets at Mrs Lee home with music
A social Shake speare club gathering is set for this evening at Mrs A W Lee's Mulberry avenue home featuring a musical program. Mr and Mrs A E Boatman visited Dayton to bid farewell to daughter Mrs John Finley before their move to Ashville North Carolina.
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Shakespeare Club
A. W. Lee
Mulberry Avenue
A. E. Boatman
Dayton
John Finley
Ashville
N. C
Louis Carl
Baltimore
Mr. Carl
H. W. Carl
W. W. Watters
Bobby
Leroy
Frank Copley
Sharon
J. C. Chase
Meigs County Fur Market Brisk Amid Idle Miner Rush
Meigs county traps see a busy fall as idle miners boost collecting of fur bearers though furs are not prime yet. Southern Ohio prices show muskrat at 1.60 large to 0.60 small, skunk at 2.00 to 1.25, opossum 1.69 to 0.30, mink 10.00 to 4.50, raccoon 7.50 to 3.50, red fox 11.00 to 1.50, gray fox 2.75 to 1.75, rabbits 1.0 to 0.50, house cats 0.19 to 0.50.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
Auto Wreck Near Athens Injures Kent Family
Auto wreck on the Nelsonville road near Athens injures Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kent and granddaughter Mary Louise Kent who were visiting relatives in Middleport. Miss Kent was treated in Athens after being picked up by a passing car. all suffered painful but not serious injuries.
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Bert Kent
Mary Louise Kent
Middleport
Harry Kent
Columbus
Athens
Nelsonville Road
Miss Kent
Injured Car Crash Near Athens Involves Horwitz Vehicle
Harry Kent said four cars overturned on the hill this side of Athens. One vehicle belonged to Louis Horwitz of Pomeroy, with injured people brought to safety.
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Harry Kent
Athens
Louis Horwitz
Pomeroy
Robbers Hit Dixie Grill In Early Morning Break In
Two men drove to the Dixie Grill on North Second Street at 3 a m and forced entry stealing merchandise and a cash filled slot machine. Estimated loss amounts to about 25 to 30 dollars. Three bystanders observed the scene but did not realize a robbery occurred until the culprits fled.
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Middleport
Dixie Grill
North Second Street
Bloodhound Trail Leads to Stock Poisoner near Guysville
A. O. Tracy used his bloodhound George near Guysville on Saturday to track a trail through an area where stock had been poisoned and property damaged. The dog followed the scent satisfactorily.
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Pomeroy
A. O. Tracy
Guysville
George
Miss Ettie Gaskill Hosts Dinner Sunday
Miss Ettie Gaskill entertained at dinner Sunday for the Rev and Mrs. in Middleport, with guests and local residents attending to share in the social occasion.
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Middleport
Ettie Gaskill
Local families visit during Thanksgiving weekend
Mrs K H McCorkle and family plus Mr and Mrs Eli Hastings joined relatives in town over Thanksgiving. Duffy families from Logan and others from Bucyrus and Marion visited Grant Street homes. The Middleport Girls Sewing Club met at Miss Nellie Canady's Rutland home with twelve to fourteen girls.
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K. H. McCorkle
Eli Hastings
Floyd Duffy
Jean
Cc. H. Duffy
Logan
Frank Knopp
Herman Bailey
R. E. Brown
Glouster
Sewing Club of
Middleport
Rutland
Nellie Canady
Bill Graham
Bucyrus
Ernest Tompkins
Ernestine
Bob
Ed Webb
Paul
Marion
Pinex Syrup Reinvents Cough Relief For Home Use
Thousands of housewives save money by making a syrup from 244 ounces of Pinex and sugar or honey to create a pint of cough medicine. It promises quick relief from bronchitis hoarseness and asthma while soothing throat and lung membranes and is endorsed by Ke inex Co. Fort Wayne Ind.
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Keinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Visitors and family notes from local households
The text records guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knopp and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brown leaving Sunday to return home. Mrs. F. B. Murphy travels to Cleveland for her daughter's illness. Arch Brown and another visitor end their stay with their mother and return to Columbus. Dr. Weber’s father returns to Iowa, while his wife and son stay for winter medical care.
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Frank Knopp
W. W. Brown
F. B. Murphy
Cleveland
Roy Sayre
Arch Brown
Columbus
Weber
Iowa
Allen Elected Vice-President At Ohio Wesleyan
Roland Allen of Corning elected vice-president of the debate and oratory council at Ohio Wesleyan University here. The Wesleyan senior is noted as a leading campus debater and also serves as a catcher on the varsity baseball team.
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Allen of
Corning
Ohio Wesleyan University
Allen
Wesleyan
Higley Bible Class Rabbit Feast Planned for December Evening
The Higley Bible Class announces its annual rabbit feast on Thursday evening December 1 in the Christian Church parlors. Robert A. Doan will deliver the evening speech.
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Higley
Christian Church
Robert A. Doan
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Charles McNamee
Epworth
Simpson M. E
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Shop For Children
Tee
Uckoffc
Chauncey - Glouster
Hamilton
Jackson
Southeastern Ohio
Southwestern
Jackson High School
Southwestern Ohio
Southern Ohio
Hughes High School
Cincinnati
Dorothy Gray
the Pharmacy CO
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Honey-boodrich Co
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Delaware
Roland
Tokea
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the Swanson Furniture Co
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Bill Kelly
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