Upshaw Upholds Prohibition in Pomeroy Speech
Meigs County crowd of over three hundred hears Hon. William D. Upshaw defend the Eighteenth Amendment in a courtroom rally. The Atlanta leader, former U S congressman and Prohibition candidate, urged unity across sects to uphold national sobriety and constitutionally protected prohibition.
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Meigs County
William D. Upshaw
Upshaw
Prohibition
Atlanta
United States Congress
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Ad Claims Pimples Cure
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel. It claims the pills cleanse the blood bowels and liver, improve skin and breath, and spare sickness or pain, urging nightly use for a week. The copy highlights a vegetable formula and olive color with testimonials of better feel and look.
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Dr. Edwards
Dr. Edwards Olive
Eadwards
Edwards
Syracuse man fined for assault on mayor
Carl Duckworth of Syracuse was fined 10 dollars and costs by Judge C E Peoples after a petit jury found him guilty of assault and battery on Mayor William Matthewson of Syracuse.
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Syracuse
Pomeroy
Carl Duckworth
C. E. Peoples
Petit Jury
Duckworth
William Matthewson
Back Track Joe Mends Ways After Narrow Backtracking Incident
Walter Miller, owner of the rabbit hound Back Track Joe, recounts a turning point after Finsterwald nearly split ownership. A rabbit trail led Joe to backtrack until Miller shouted a warning. Joe then followed the correct trail and recovered the quarry, changing his behavior for good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Joe
Walter Miller
Miller
R. W. Finsterwald
Finsterwald
Thomas Hurt In Railroad Car Accident Near Athens
Fred Thomas of Lincoln and Pearl Streets, in charge of pumps for the New York Central Lines Hobson Division, suffered a painful injury when a crowbar struck him while he and Cc. M. Grege rode a railroad motor car near Athens. One end of the crowbar slipped off the car, striking Thomas on the body and he was removed to a hospital.
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Ort
Middleport
Fred Thomas
Lincoln
Pearl Streets
New York Central
Hobson
Cc. M. Grege
Athens
Thomas
Woman Transferred After Leg Injury on Train
A woman suffered a leg injury piercing the muscle and was taken to an Athens hospital before being moved to a Columbus hospital on Tuesday morning. Mrs. Thomas accompanied her husband on the same train to Columbus.
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Athens
Columbus Hospital
Thomas
Columbus
Jury Venire Summoned By Sheriff Pomeroy
Nov venire of petit jurors to sit Dec 5 was received by Sheriff A Tracy. Names include George Pearman Sumner Homer Lee Harrisonville Albert Center Dexter Maude Caster Dyesville Phillip McCoy Letart Fails B Pickett Pomeroy RR KH B Knight Chester Harry Houdabelt Middleport Victor Wippel Pomeroy Star Route John Biaettaar Pomeroy G W Davidson Rutland RR Bp 2 H H Genheimer Pomeroy 1 H E Starkey Carpenter Eber Henderson Portland C F iath burn Middleport Wright McCrohn Pomeroy MB McAtileter Mintdte port O K Boyd Antiquity.
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Pomeroy
Petit Jury
A. ©. Tracy
George Pearman
Sumner
Homer Lee
Harrisonville
Albert Center
Dexter
Maude Caster
Dyesville
Phillip McCoy
Letart
MM. B. Pickett
KH. B. Knight
Chester
Harry Houdabelt
Middleport
Victor Wippel
John Biaettaar
G. W. Davidson
Rutland RR
H. H. Genheimer
H. E. Starkey
Carpenter
Eber Henderson
Portland
C.F. Iathburn
Middeport
Wright McCrohn
MB. McAtileter
Mintdteport
O. K. Boyd
Antiquity
Quiet Marriage Sealed in Newspaper Office in Meigs County
Worley Francis, farmer of Dexter, and Haze Swan, schoolteacher of Dexter, secured a marriage license and asked for secrecy. Squire William M. Fisher performed the ceremony in a local newspaper office in Middleport, where the couple was told they chose an unusual place for a secret wedding. Separately, Stemen of Middleport won a prize at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago for entries in the market, close, braid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Worley Francis
Farmer
Dexter
Haze
Swan 2
Dester
Squire William M. Fisher
Fisher
Middleport
AP Stemen
Chicago
Braid
Winners Sunday School Clans Meet at Community House Minersville
The Winners Sunday School Clans will meet this evening at the Community House in Minersville. Hostesses include Fannie Pins, Fred Mitch, Haset Warner, and Mrs. Charles Withies. Mise Mary Virginia Haning and Danny Adkins of Athens returned home Monday after visiting Mr and Mrs.
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Minersville
Misers Fannie Pinps
Freds Mitch
Haset Warner
Charles Withies
Mise
Mary Virginia Haning
Danny Adkins
Athens
Local social notes and funeral visits in Laurel and Columbus
The column records many visitors and hosts across Laurel and Columbus. Mr and Mrs Roy Davis entertain guests at home in Laurel. Miss Svea Reuter and Miss Reuter with Clarence visit from Columbus over Thanksgiving. several Stivers and related families of Youngstown and East Main Street attend funeral services for Mrs Charlies Stivers and host gatherings. The Home Missionary Society meets at Shopeen M E Church with Eva Faris leading an Indians chapter. Catholic Daughters hold officer installations with Mrs Gene Lod and Miss Margaret Crawford hosting a dinner for officers and other guests. Dr AL Junkerman and Mr and Mrs D W Ashworth dine with hosts on Butternut Avenue. Nearby visits include Mrs A M Malone in Minneapolis staying with W L Stivers, and Mr and Mrs Fred Mayburn hosting travelers from Canton and New Haven family members weekending with Theo Kimes at Lincoln P.
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Stra. Bria Stiveson
Youngstown
W. L. Stivers
East Main Street
Minneapolis
Home Missionary Society of the
Shopeen M. E. Church
Catholic Daughters of Ameri
Gene Lod
Bellaire
Margaret Crawford
Mra
Hiner Ashworth
Butternut Avenue
Gene Lusd
Anna Crowe
Carl
Canton
Rayburna
Miller
Gueate
Mr Miller
New Haven
Fred’ S Rayburn
Second Street
Nata Miller
Donald Blankenship
New Straiteville
Theo Kimes
Lincoley Pt
Gullipolie Visit Ends as Family Returns Home
Mr and Mrs Berett Russell return from Gullipolie where they visited Mrs Beard and her husband. Lewis Moore aged fourteen underwent a surgical operation Tuesday at his Broadway Street home to remove a small tumor.
Local Family Births and Visits Highlight Thanksgiving Week
Mr and Mrs John Wheeldom announce the birth of a son Tuesday morning at Mrs Wheeldoms parents home on Grant Street. Mrs W H Jwhling hosted her Five Hundred club on Tuesday afternoon. The Loyal Pals Class met with Mrs Floyd Stoneking on Mill Street. Mrs T M Lusher of Toledo visited her parents on Locust Street. Edward Oblinger was admitted to Athens State Hospital. his sister Alma followed. Joe Green and others escorted Mr Green home from Newark after Thanksgiving visits. A Moots truck accident on Racine injured Mies Heines who required sixteen stitches. The Joachim sisters returned to Wickereon after Thanksgiving. Charles Baker from Charleston visits Locust Street family. Curtis siblings return to Columbus. Lawrence Curtis is OSU sophomore.
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John Wheeldom
Church of Christ Bible School
Floyd Stoneking
Mill Street
T. M. Lusher
Toledo
L. Bircher
Edward Oblinger
Athens State Hospital
Alma
Joe Green
Pauline Tuckerman
Kathryn EB. Juhling
Edgar Tuckerman
Newark
Mr. Green
Tuckerman
Mina Helnes
Wayne Swisher
Racine
Mies Heines
Gertrude
Martha
Barbara
Agatha Joachim
Fred Joachim
Wickereon
W. Va
Margaret
Mary Healy
Edward Healy
Charles Baker
Charleston
Locust Street
Josephine
Nora Curtis
Lawrence
J. L. Curtis
Columbus
Ohio State University
Shipments Increase on Ohio River Traffic This Year
In Gallipolis on November 30, the latest Federal engineers report shows river shipments to Pittsburgh rising for the first time since April 1. Ohio River shipments reach their yearly high, with packet and barge lines up to 622 348 tons in October. Coal from West Virginia mines, including Kana wha River mines, shows a rising trend through October and November.
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Gallipolis
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
West Virginia
Old Tablet Suggests Eden Expulsion Story Known East
A tablet unearthed in Northern Mesopotamia indicates that the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden was known in the east nearly 6000 years ago.
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Mesopotamia
Adam and Eve
Garden of Eden
East
Fulton Receives Indeterminate Term For Manslaughter Plea
John Fulton, 2, of Little White Oak, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of Jerome Houck. Judge W F White sentenced him to an indeterminate term at the Ohio Penitentiary from one to 20 years. Fulton to be transported to the penitentiary today.
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Gallipolis
Jerome Houck
White Oak
John Fulton
W. FR. White
Ohio
Fulton
Walter Reed
Gallia County
Gallipolis and Point Pleasant Game Recap Receipts
Total receipts from the Thanksgiving Day football game in Gallipolis reached 605.30. After expenses of 297.50, each school will receive 296.50 as their share according to Principal E. E. Higgins.
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Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
E. E B. Higgins
Bertha Rawson Opens Tearoom in Gallipolis Residence
Mrs Bertha Rawson started a tearoom at her home 626 First Avenue in Gallipolis on Tuesday marking a new local dining option.
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Gallipolis
Nov
Bertha Rawson
First Avenue
Petrified snake head turns up in store window
In Gallipolis on November 30 a stone piece found in Claude Wall Jewelry Store window is believed to be the petrified head of a black or rattlesnake. Traveling man explains petrification occurred as the object was formed, and H. C. Dickey discovered the piece on John Strait’s Walnut Township farm. The specimen appears near perfect.
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Gallipolis
Claude Wall
H. C. Dickey
John Strait
Walnut Township
Gallipolis City Funds Street Repair Shifted to Local Labor
With many workers idle the city assigns most of a 5000 dollar Front Street project cost to local labor. Sand and gravel buy from a local firm while brick and curb come from Pine Street. City Manager J R Gwinn says 60 to 75 workers are employed weekly, rotating two day shifts until all eligible workers receive work. The two block repair is funded by gasoline and license money and Front Street landowners from Court to Grape Street contribute.
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Gallipolis
Front Street
Pine Street
J. R. Gwinn
Court
Grape Street
Was His Face Red It Should Have Been
A Meigs County deputy sheriff detained Thomas Rizer a Neteonville youth after Rizer failed to recognize him while talking about sheriff's office affairs He was jailed for a few hours as the deputy traced statements and planned to question others in Gallipolis on election day
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Gallipolis
Thomas Rizer
Neteonville
Meigs County
Riger
Dana Tracy
Sheriftoo
A Tracy
Mengs County
Tracy
Middleport
Rizer
Callipilie
Perniye
Two Bound Over In Gallipolis Case
Fletcher Giowern also known as Tinker Widge was bound over to the Gallia County Grand Jury after waiving examination on a charge of stealing five skunk hides and three opossum hides. He posted bond after a Tuesday hearing before Justice Fred Milliser. Hammett Reed faced assault and battery charges from his wife, waived examination, and was bound over on a $500 bond to the next Grand Jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Fletcher Giowern
Tinker Widge
Charity talk outlines Red Cross county plan in Pike County
Rev H H Wilbur of Grace M E Church spoke at Gallipolis meetings on county and city relief and Red Cross. He urged a county Red Cross organization with all groups cooperating to replace haphazard charity and noted he once chaired Red Cross work in Pike County.
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Gallipolis
H. H. Wilbur
Grace M. E Church
National Red Cross
Wilbur
Red Cross
Pike County
Loyal Wright Named New Towing Skipper in Kanawha Fleet
Capt. Loyal Wright will take over as master of the Steamer Julius Fleishman succeeding Capt. Marry Martin of Gallipolis. The Fleishman, owned by Hatfield and Campbell Creek Coal Company, is the largest towing steamer on the Kanawha River, towing coal to Cincinnati and Louisville. Built as the Mississippi River Steamer Dolphin No 2, she has old boilers and moderate pressure. Federal inspectors boarded the vessel about three years ago at an Ohio River dam and found the chief engineer with the safety records in question.
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Martin
Cincinnati
Louisville
Fleishman
Gallipolis
Loyal Wright
Marry Martin
Julius Fleishman
Kanawha River
Hatfield & Campbell Creek Coal Company
Kanewha River
Turkeys Spark Pursuit Through Gallipolis
Samuel Jingles of Charleston and Harvey Lewis Freman of C colored status were jailed in Gallipolis after allegedly stealing two turkeys from Luther Trotter on Route 141 and evading capture for about an hour over five miles. Jingles faces a hearing on theft and traffic charges while Lewis is charged with petty larceny.
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Gallipolis
Samuel Jingles
Charleston
Harvey Lewis
Freman
Yellowtown
Luther Trotter
Lewis
Trotter
Second Avenue
Court Street
Jingles
First Avenue
John Gwinn
Gwinn
Portsmouth
Ironton
A. J. Stormont
Huntington
Chesapeake
Crown City
Jess Woodyard
John Fraley
Charles Swanson
L. B. Pinkerman
Death by Violence Coroner's Finding in Kananga Fire
Coroner J T Hanmoon finds Mrs Genevieve Davis died from violence in a Kananga fire with the cause unknown. The inquest detailed testimony from Lew Davis and others about the dwelling destruction and remains found beneath embers in the basement. The report notes extensive physical trauma and removal of skull coverings, with assistance from the state fire marshal and Portmouth officials.
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Davis
Gallipolis
Genevieve Davis
Kananga
J. T. Hanmoon
Margaret B. McCormick
Lew Davis
Homer Deardorff
Thomas Adama
Mike McHale
James Beaver
J. J. Betz
L. D. Coombs
Bewea
Hanson
Harry M. Miller
Lincke
Portamouth
Fairplay Okayed New Boilers Inspected in Gallipolis
Ty Steamer Fairplay of Campie Line had a new boiler battery installed by Charles Arthur at Acme Shop. Federal Inspector Harry Puilem and others inspected the vessel Tuesday before Fairplay departed for Louisville to engage in trade involving Gulf Perming Company. Steamer A. B. Sheets will tow oil routes between Hay Point, Charleston, and Huntington for the Gulf Company.
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Gallipolis
Fairplay
Campie Line
Charles Arthur
Acme
Harry Puilem
Charlies Surier
Louisville
Yerrer
Cineisath
Huntington
Gulf Perming Company
A. B. Sheets
Pittsburgh
Hay Point
Charleston
W. Va
Gulf Company
Lawsuit filed over cognovit note and promissory debts
Louie Roush sued Homer and Hattie Baker in common pleas court seeking judgment on a cognovit note for 116 with 8 percent interest dating from October 31 1931. Alla R Kiger filed suit against Emory W Sprague and others seeking judgment on five May 9 1901 promissory notes totaling 000 and foreclosure of mortgages and 7 acres of land to satisfy the judgment.
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Gallipolis
Louie Roush
Common Pleas Court
Homer Baker
Hattie Baker
Alla R. Kiger
Emory W. Sprague
Steel equipment bids for Fernbank Dam project sought
Bids open December 2 in Cincinnati District for 295 tons of fabricated steel to supply two steel rolling lock gates two shafts and two drums. Material to be delivered to Fernbank Dam on the Ohio River below Cincinnati.
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Gallipolis
Office of
The
Federal Engineers
Cincinnati
Fernbank
Ohio River
Fieetlock
Marriage licenses issued in Gallipolis area
Judge J Clark issued a license to Raymond Walker 32 Gallipolis truck driver and Ada Patterson 35 daughter of Curt Patterson. Thomas McKinsey 3 Addison and Carline Kingery 21 Gallipolia received a license to wed at Catlettsburg Kentucky last week.
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Gallipolis
J. Clark
Raymond Walker
Ada Patterson
Curt Patterson
Thomas McKinsey
Addison
Carline Kingery
Gallipolia
Catlettaburg
Hospital Note Tracks Admissions and Discharges
Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis received patient Harry Eckles of Parkersboro for treatment. Discharged were Raymond Cundiff of Mason City and Mrs. Ein Hellman of Pomeroy.
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Gallipolis
Nov
Harry Eckles
Parkersboro
West
Holzer Hospital
Tureday
Raymond Cundiff
Secpdent
Mason City
Ein Hellman
Pomeroy
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