Farmers Seek Best Crop Across River Valley
A regional survey evaluates the most profitable crops with vegetables leading cash receipts at fairs. Watermelons and muskmelons once dominated but insect and disease losses shift farmers toward potatoes in Letart Portland and Reedaville bottoms. Potatoes ship in carload lots for quick returns, while tomatoes cabbage beans cucumbers carrots and beets offer profitable diversification in Ohio Valley bottomlands noted for fertile soils and favorable climate.
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Pomeroy
Letart
Portland
Reedaville
Mason County
Ohio Valley
Rivers Rise Cuts Off Sand and Gravel Digging
The sudden rise of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers halted all sand and gravel digging in the Pittsburgh district for the first time since June 1. The Ohio River dams are down and the river is open from Pittsburgh to Louisville.
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Ohio
Kanawha
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Majestic Theater
The
Times
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Grace Episcopal ‘Church
Pp. A. Bright
Simpson M. E
W. C. Jones
Presbyterian Church
Blissfield
Mich
Edsar Gilmore
Chicago
Curtis Gilmore
Anna Weed
Caroline Weed
Pomeroy Courts
John B. Hodge
Middleport
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Liver Help
A 20 year physician, Dr. F M Edwards, promotes olive tablets as a natural liver and bowel remedy. The ad claims they restore color, clear skin, and steady energy by cleansing waste, urging nightly use with prices of 16c 80c and 60c.
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F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Hundreds of Fish Die in Ohio River Sighting Near Bridgeport
Hundreds of dead fish floated down the Ohio River and along the shores near Bridgeport with many more dying in shallow waters. Authorities suspect poisonous water from upstream accumulations and possible acid dumping by a nearby factory, threatening regional efforts to stock the river.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Bridgeport
No Clues Found in Man's Death in West Virginia
W Mason Oct 7 investigation yields no valuable leads in the death of M A Ruckman, a former resident whose body was found near Parkersburg after disappearing September 28 1928. Police suspect murder due to the body being found hanging with the mouth gagged and the throat cut on the right side. he reportedly carried a large sum of money.
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Mason
W. Va
M. A. Ruckman
Parkersburg
Ruckman
Fire prevention lecture planned for PTA in Middleport
Mrs Pointhe will lecture on Fire Prevention at 3 p m Wednesday at Central School Building in Middleport. The talk is arranged through the state fire marshal office and PTA president asks all members to attend. The meeting is open to others who wish to come.
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Middleport
Pointhe
Parent-Teacher Association
Entsminger Family Leaves for Indiana and New Mexico
Emily Entsminger and relatives depart for South Bend Terre Haute and Carbondale Indiana to stay with kin until the sixteenth then travel to Albuquerque New Mexico to join her daughter Elsie and son Arthur. Mrs Entsminger has been in town the summer overseeing property interests and visiting relatives.
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Indiana
Middleport
Emily Entsminger
Dave Entsminger
Jack MecCullum
Minersville
South Bend
Terre Haute
Carbondale
Entsminger
Alburquerque
N. M
Elsie
Arthur
Local residents and visitors depart for Columbus and area
Mrs Sherman Belknap and children leave for Columbus after a stay with the Sanborns stopping in Dexter to visit relatives. W H Reichman and others go to Akron to visit family. Jean Smith and Mrs M G White visit Columbus relatives. Other locals travel to Columbus for family visits and attend a football game at Downington and a Legion convention in Louisville.
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W. H. Reichman
Errett Russell
Russell
Akron
Reichman
Jean Smith
Columbus
M. G. White
Cook
C.H. Church
Cowmbus
Ralph Howell
Jacket
Nelsonville
Downington
Talbott
Joan
Louise
Flora Talbott
Fred Fultz
Middleport-Nelsonville
Boots Left Behind as Saunders Family Still Nabbed
Pomeroy officers guarding a still in a hollow near Tuppers Plains captured Cecil Saunders after a chase that saw his son Nial flee barefoot, dropping rubber boots during the pursuit. Deputies recovered the still and mash, while the Saunders families, living in the same house, watched the events unfold and faces a recent assault linked to Edna Mayes.
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Pomeroy
Tuppers Plains
Cecil Saunders
Nial Saunders
J. A. Willock
Delbert Welker
Ben Morris
Welker
Morris
Young Saunders
Justine Saunders
Edna Mayes
Elect Officers at Middleport Presbyterian Meeting
The Whatsoever Class of the Presbyterian Bible School in Middleport held an Friday meeting. The Nominating Committee presented its report on officers for the upcoming term.
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Presbyterian Bible School
Middleport
Dog Held As Murder Witness and Society Elections
The group elected officers including President Mrs. J. N. Humphrey and secretary Mrs. Zella Cross. They planned a Thanksgiving market with coordinators Mrs. Frank Vrooman and others. Members adjourned to meet the first Friday in November as Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Thomas visited Columbus relatives.
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J. N. Humphrey
Dea G. Hayes
Zella Cross
W. W. Brown
Frank Vrooman
J. E. Harley
W. P. Ohlinger
J. F. Dillard
Appeals court appeal on Horst kidnapping case heard
The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Elias Arnold and son Arthur next week regarding their 4 year old Melvin Horst kidnapping conviction. The case questions whether the Court of Appeals acted within its jurisdiction after remanding the Common Pleas Court conviction.
Thoxine advertised as fast throat relief for coughs
A local drug ad promotes Thoxine claims to relieve sore throats and stop 90 percent of coughs within 15 minutes. The prescription is touted as safe, pleasant tasting, and suitable for the whole family with bottles priced 35c, 60c, and $1.00. Sold at Cline Pharmacy, Hickman’s Pharmacy, Nelsonville, and other drug stores.
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Cline Phar
Hickman's Pharm
Nelsonville
Mother of Two Ends Life in Champlain Home
Mrs. Fred Uhric, mother of two, died by suicide at her Chillicothe home on Sunday. She left notes for her husband, who is in Detroit, citing despondency as the cause.
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Cock Robin
Jamaica
Long Island
Joseph &. Allen
Grover Whalen
Chillicothe
Fred Uhric
Detroit
Fraternity Pledges Exceed 300 at Ohio University
Over 300 freshmen receive pledges from Ohio University fraternities as pledging began October 4. The list names Beta Theta Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta and others with pledges from Athens, McConnelsville, Wellston, Caldwell and surrounding towns. Sororities issued more than 1250 bids. complete acceptance list due Wednesday.
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Ohio University
Ohio
Beta Theta Pi
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Carbondale
Edward Stockien
Nelsonville
Richard H. Beymet
Caldwell
Joe W. Brown
Lancaster
Albert J. Fisher
McConnelsvile
James W. Hooper
McConnelsville
Charles Minister
Lambda Chi Alpha
James Goo
Ing
Wellston
Gleneth Frye
Mcarthur
Carlton Brooks
Wellton
Robert de Bussey
Parkershor
W. Va
Theophilus L. Smith
Pormeroy
August W. Compton
Pomeroy
Phi Kappa Tau
John Howe’, Jr
Joseph W. Coon
Howard D. Doll
Parissiou
C. Lamiley
Holli Shaeffer
Athens
Kenneth Jones
Carl Ashbaugh
Dwight Campbell
Shawnee
Theta Chi
George N. Cochran, Jr
Robert Marsh
Neal Moats
Parkersburg
Tau Sigma Delta
Emerson Blauser
Delta Sigma Pi
Virgil Harless
Edward Hixson
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Edward Grant
Middlebranch
Don Griggs
Junction City
Sigma Delta Rho
John Hughes
Jackson
Dennis Morris
Marietta
William O. Porter
Fred Zimmerman
Beebe
Alpha Delta Beta
Gerald Luellen
Middleport
Chester Lamp
Hubert F. Eddy
Young Worker Dies From Burns at Grasselli Chemical Plant
Cleveland police report Joseph Leighton aged 22 died from burns after boiling acid at the Grasselli Chemical Company plant. Fire officials say accident occurred during work in a chemical processing area. Further details unavailable.
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Cleveland
Joseph Leighton
Grasselli Cherjgal Company
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Metgs County
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H. E. Thomas
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I Chauncey
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