Pomeroy Youth Dies From Mine Accident On Way To Hospital
Charles Schorn 19 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Schorn died Saturday en route to Charleston hospital from Gordon West Virginia mine injuries. He jumped from a moving mine motor clothing caught drawn under wheels motor jumped track embankment. A graduate of Pomeroy High School and Panther football center, he is survived by his parents one brother Alphonse and four sisters. Funeral services Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church.
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Malcolm Hartley
Pomeroy
Charles Schorn
Charleston
Gordon
W. Va
Schorn
Appomattox
Charlie” Schorn
Pomeroy High School
Panther
Ewing Funeral Home
Alphonse
Alma Schorn
E. F. Robinson
H. L. Slack
Thomas Potts
Sacred Heart Church
Mineral Social Notes Remain Rich With Local Gatherings
Mineral community reports visitors from Akron and New York, mine workers gaining shifts at Millfield No. 6 and other mines, a church piano gift celebrated, and several residents taking CCC camps or trips. Local birthdays and visits to relatives mark a busy period.
Lawyers Ponder Novel Strike Over King’s Bench Judges
A Law Journal correspondent proposes a new strike by all British lawyers refusing to handle poor persons cases until the number of King's Bench judges is increased. The idea aims to pressure the judiciary to address staffing shortages.
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London
Law Journal
King’s Bench
Social Notes Capture Circleville Local Movements
Middleport residents Ava Zo Williams and James Fugate attend a Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company meeting in Circleville. The column lists illnesses travels family visits and a Wheelersburg Middleport game crowd among Ohio University and Rio Grande students home for the weekend.
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Ava Zo Williams
James Fugate
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Circleville
Lawrence Bing
S. Second Ave
Bing
Ada Bing
Elmer Wysong
Herbert Chambers
Bucyrus
Huntington
Lewis Saunders
Columbus
Mr. Saunders
Daisie Saunders
S. Third Ave
William Garber
Charles Lewis
William Robson
Roger Emmish
Julius Bennett
Ohio University
Charles Pickens
Rio Grande
Wheelersburg
Fred Healey
Louise Talbott
Surprise Washington visit to Rev. and Mrs. Gardner
A group from here journeyed to Washington D C to spend a day with the Rev. and Mrs. Fred I Gardner former local Church of Christ pastor and his wife The travelers included Miss Taylor Miss Etta Gaskell Mrs Minerva Childers Mrs Guy Reynolds Miss Mildred Hawley Mrs Clyda Allensworth Susan Eileen Allensworth Mrs Dwight Frost and Janet Their Sunday morning trip began with attendance at Sunday School and church in Washington D C A picnic dinner was enjoyed at noon The group departed after a Sept 4 departure date and the visit was a surprise to the Gardners
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Washington D. H
Fred I. Gardner
Church of Christ
Miss Taylor
Etta Gaskell
Minerva Childers
Guy Reynolds
Mildred Hawley
Clyda Allensworth
Susan Eileen Allensworth
Dwight Frost
Janet
Washington D. C
What-So-Ever Class Plans Church Fall Events
Friday evening the What-So-Ever Class of the First Presbyterian Church held its monthly meeting in the church parlors. Hostesses Mrs Iva Brown Mrs Mary Davis and Mrs W G Huddleston arranged a church supper on Oct 14 and a rummage sale on Oct 27 marking the start of winter activities.
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First Presbyterian Church
Iva Brown
Mary Davis
W. G. Huddleston
Dinner Honors Columbus Guests at Chambers Home
Mr and Mrs Herbert Chambers entertained Sunday dinner for guests Mr and Mrs John Major their daughter Mrs Theodore Jenkins Mr Jenkins and their daughter Jerry of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Alfred Williams of
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Herbert Chambers
John Major
Theodore Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
Jerry
Columbus
Alfred Williams
Mrs. Alice Yost Dies at Home in Racine
Mrs. Alice Yost age 78 died Saturday at her Racine residence from a cerebral hemorrhage. She leaves six children Albert East Liverpool Rose Kelley Rochester Pa Jessie Bertha Wickline Rollandus Esther Eaton Ida Hoback 15 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 PM at Racine Baptist Church with burial in Carmel Cemetery.
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Racine
Alice Yost
Albert
East Liverpool
Rose Kelley
Rochester
Jessie
Bertha Wickline
Rollandus
Esther Eaton
Ida Hoback
Racine Baptist Church
Carmel Cemetery
Bids Opened for New Post Office Site
Postmaster J. H. Smith opened bids this morning for the proposed post office building site with press and other attendees present.
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Middleport
J. H. Smith
Groundhog Banquet Held by City Fire Companies
A joint meeting of the First and Second Ward Fire Companies took place Sunday afternoon at the Second Ward Fire House. A groundhog banquet was served with groundhogs supplied by First Ward hunters.
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Pomeroy
First
Second Ward
First Ward
Sunday School Wiener Roast on Church Grounds
Mrs. W. B. Cross and Mrs. A. B. Cross entertained Sunday School classes Saturday evening with a wiener roast on the church grounds. Attending were Roy Spencer and daughter Ruth Frances, Maxine and Harlan Harris, Kathryn and Ruth Carr, Curt Johnson and family, Ernest Smith and family, W. B. Crow, Harold Carnahan and two children, Henry Heilman and two children, Mary Jean Watson, Larry Spencer, and the hostesses.
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Racine
W. B. Cross
A. B. Cross
Roy Spencer
Ruth
Frances
Maxine
Harlan Harris
Kathryn
Ruth Carr
Curt Johnson
Ernest Smith
W. B. Crow
Harold Carnahan
Henry Heilman
Mary Jean Watson
Larry Spencer
Evangelistic Services Tonight At Hemlock Grove Church
The Rev Don McMillan of the Church of Christ invites all to Hemlock Grove for evangelistic services tonight at seven with transportation provided. A separate note mentions a giant bamboo tree whose stem grows a foot daily.
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Middleport
Don McMillan
Church of Christ
Hemlock Grove
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Farewells
Local notes recount funerals and travel as Pomeroy residents attend Mrs. Matilda Wells’s burial in Portsmouth. Visits span Marion Columbus Athens Tampa Parkersburg Charleston and Youngstown with multiple families hosting relatives and attending events.
Mrs Frick Hosts Shower for Newly Weds on Pomeroy Athens Road
Mrs John Frick entertained at her home on the Pomeroy Athens Road Friday evening with a miscellaneous shower for her nephew and niece Mr and Mrs Albert Brown recently married. The honor guests received many attractive gifts and refreshments were served.
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John Frick
Pomeroy-Athens Road
Albert Brown
Harvesters Plan Halloween Party at Peace Church
The Happy Harvesters met at Peace Church Friday evening with hostesses Mrs. H. V. Hoffner Mrs. Grover Erb and Mrs. Lonny Custer. They planned a Halloween party for Friday evening Oct. 29 and served refreshments during the social hour.
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Happy Harvesters
the Peace Church
H. V. Hoffner
Grover Erb
Lonny Custer
Robinsons host card club at Mulberry home
Mr and Mrs E F Robinson entertained their card club at their Mulberry Avenue home Friday night with two tables in play. Mrs Ed Duffy won the high award as refreshments were served.
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E. F. Robinson
Mulberry Ave
Ed Duffy
Bauer announces birth of son Robert James
Mr and Mrs Oscar Bauer announce the birth of a son born at their home on Laurel Street. The infant is named Robert James and is the grandson of Mr and Mrs George Amberger of Nease Settlement and Mr and Mrs Fred Bauer of Spring Avenue. Mrs O B Elberfeld and niece Miss Sara Williamson of Columbus spent the weekend with Mrs Georgia Williamson.
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Oscar Bauer
Laurel St
Robert James
George Amberger
Nease Settlement
Fred Bauer
Spring Ave
O. B. Elberfeld
Sara Williamson
Columbus
Georgia Williamson
Harrisonville Road
Social Items From Racine and Vicinity
G B Cross returned to Braddock Pa Sunday after visiting his parents in Racine. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Scott Parrott and Mr and Mrs Raymond Rittmire and others. Visitors from Portland and Delaware spent time with local families. Jaccoud and Hoppwood relatives traveled from Columbus and Delaware to Racine for weekend visits.
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Racine
G. B. Cross
Braddock
A. B. Cross
Scott Parrott
Raymond Rittmire
Sterling
Cross
Owen Watson
Rey
D. C. Moffett
Robert
Portland
John Jaccoud
Homer Jaccoud
Sunday Rain Triggers New Sewer Cave In
Steady Sunday rains caused another cave in on the Mill Street sewer at Mill and Third Streets blocking one side of the road. WPA workers have reached Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe and will lay new sewer tile there.
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Middleport
Mill St
Mill and
Third Sts
WPA
Mary Jane
Hunters Aim for Dismal Swamp Deer
Middleport reports Guy Reynolds Lindsay Lyons Fred Mourning and Tom Morris left last week for hunting grounds in North Carolina. Reynolds sent a card saying all secured limited licenses and hope to bag several deer. They will be away ten days.
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Middleport
North Carolina
Guy Reynolds
Lindsay Lyons
Fred Mourning
Tom Morris
Missouri Gov Stark Uniforms Capitols Workers
Guides janitors and elevator operators in Missouri's capitol have been uniformed by Gov. Lloyd C. Stark in Jefferson City.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Capitol
Lloyd C. Stark
Longevity in the Reuter Family Noted in Columbus Picture
Ten Reuter siblings aged 61 to 77 total 697 years, born mainly in Pomeroy except Barbara Smith born in Fort Wayne. The family, pictured by The Columbus Dispatch, all attended every reunion for seven years and held a gathering in Columbus this year.
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Pomeroy
Reuter
Columbus Dispatch
Valentine Reuter
Barbara Smith
Fort Wayne
Ind
Anna Wefel
Cleveland
Sophia Heslop
Martins Ferry
Louise Smith
Lena Hildebrand
Amelia Findlay
Charles N. Reuter
Colmbus
Otto Reuter
Montgomery
W. Va
George Reuter
Akron
Lydia Stergenger
Champaign
Columbus
Five Wards Meeting Postponed at Heath M E Church
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Heath M E Church will meet at Mrs. Lee McComas home Tuesday at 7 30 PM instead of at Miss Bess Sanborn's.
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Middleport
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Heath
M. E. Church
Lee McComas
Bess Sanborn
Firemen Cancel Fall Festival Plans in Middleport
Middleport volunteers cancel their Fall Festival set for the week of October 11 due to sentiment against games of chance after investigations by the prosecuting attorney. The festival committee chaired by Tom Mills says concessions for profit would not cover losses and the weekly Saturday night games sponsored by the firemen are also discontinued.
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Middleport
Tom Mills
Apple Festival Promoted by Middleport Crowd
An Apple Festival for Jackson County, set in Jackson on October 6 7 and 9, was advertised to a Saturday Middleport crowd as German band music and and winsome lassies handed out apples and leaflets from trucks along the main street.
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Middleport
Jackson County
Jackson
Vendor Vendol Promised Relief From Aches and Indigestion
Arthur Milette credits Vendol with curing chronic constipation indigestion and back and joint pain that kept him from work. He reports improved digestion and no more dizziness or spots, and says he is money ahead after starting Vendol. The Vendol Man promotes the remedy at Athens Pharmacy with samples, Hickman’s Nelsonville store also carrying Vendol.
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Arthur Milette
Athens
Vendor
Hickman
Nelsonville
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