Sheriff Finds His Man In Jail Cell
Pomeroy October 9 One man in the Pomeroy Jail beat the sheriff to jail to visit a feud under detention and a grand jury returned an indictment charging burglary and larceny among other crimes. George Snowden of Rutland is charged with breaking and entering and carrying away roads belonging to George Carter. The grand jury, in session three days, reported 18 true bills from 60 witnesses across 29 cases. Sheriff J A Willock and wife were praised for keeping the county jail in sanitary condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Snowden
Rutland
George Carter
Vicler Neutzling
Neutzling
Lindsey Locke
William Kent
Fred Kuhn
Raymond Holsinger
Wallace Browning
Clevic iBearles
Oward Borham
Wrence Hall
Frank Fry
John Cornell
Ralph Ross
Emmett Haining
Claude Angles
Douglas Garver
Delmer Loraine
J. A. Willock
Visits Old Home Pomeroy
George Roos former Western Union employee now based in Columbus on vacation returns to Pomeroy. He spends a morning rambling the hills in search of pawpaws and rats, but finds little wildlife yet returns with a huge appetite.
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Pomeroy
George Roos
Western Union Telegraph Company
Columbus
Homecoming crowds blamed for sheep losses in Rutland
County Dog Warden Henry Seidenable jokes about guests bringing dogs to the Rutland home-coming. Since then sheep valued over $100 have been killed or injured. Losses include J. W. Davidson W. A. Davidson Jack Harrison and Dr P A Jiiden. Some raiding dogs have been destroyed including two owned by John Romine. one dog remains at large and is being hunted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Henry Seidenable
J. W
W. A. Davidson
Jack Harrison
P. A. Jiiden
John Romine
Mr. Seidenable
Third Ward fire company to get new uniforms
In Pomeroy the Third Ward fire company will obtain new uniforms soon. Denver Bolin is jailed on liquor possession after arrest at a Rutland dance hall. George Snowden summoned him to the county jail. Herman Barker Jr aged eight months is reported dead in Madon West Virginia. Mrs Schwartz from Atlanta visits Pomeroy natives. George White plans to visit Meigs County October 28 with other Ohio gubernatorial candidates. A prisoner at the county jail asked for hymn books from Rev Bright. Jail musical activity noted. The Pomeroy Rebekahs held an all day quilting and pot luck at Mrs Hartley’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Third Ward Fire Company
Pomeroy
Denver Bolin
Rutland
Bolin
George Snowden
Herman Barker
Madon
W. Va
Nicholas Schwartzmeee
Atlanta
George White
Ohio
P. A. Bright
Simpson M
Kroger to Open Here After Gas Blast Fire
Mrs O G Suter and son Martin of Welch WVA visit Mrs W E Stansbury while Mrs Suter attends the D A R state conference at Pt Pleasant. The Kroger Co leases the former Besserer room and moves in after the Mill Street fire destroyed the Kroger store. M G White, burned in the disaster, rents the Gold Shoppe bank room for reconstruction. Richard Chambers of Columbus visits home briefly. Mrs E O Smith in Rutland after sister Mrs Albert Nelson dies. Beulah Forquer returns from Youngstown after uncle Eli Pfarr’s death to be with her parents then resume Columbus school duties.
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Middleport
O. G. Suter
Martin
Welch
W. Va
W. E. Stansbury
Mill Street
Richard Chambers
Columbus
E. O. Smith
Rutland
Albert Nelson
Holzer Hospital
Beulah Forquer
Youngstown
Eli Pfarr
State to Employ Farmers on Meigs County Roads
The State Highway Department plans maintenance work on State Routes 124 148 and 248 in Meigs County with job opportunities for farmers. About 300 names were submitted by township committees for eligibility, but funds will be limited and only farmers suffering from the drought are eligible per Perry L. Green Director of Agriculture.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Department
Meigs County
Wright McCroba
McCrorie
I. B. Weed
Jane Nye Gilliford
Perry L. Green
State Drought Relief Committee
Green
Eli Pfarr Dies in Youngstown Home
Eli Pfarr longtime chief engineer at Youngstown electric plant died at his Youngstown home after complications from surgery last spring. He leaves brothers G E Pfarr Akron Dana Pfarr Vero Beach Fla Art Pfarr Wabasso Fla Theodore Pfarr Portland Ore and two sisters Mrs J W Forquer Middleport and Mrs A L McCracken Columbus. Body to be brought to Middleport Friday for funeral Saturday at Mrs Forquer home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery Pomroy.
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Middleport
el Pfarr
George Pfarr
Youngstown
Goltre
Jare
G. BE
Pfarr
Akron
Dana
Farr
Vero Beach
Fla
Art Pfarr
Wabasso
Theodore Pfarr
Portland
Ore
J. W. Forquer
A. L. McCracken
Columbus
G. E. Pfarr
D A R Officials to Attend West Virginia State Conference
Middleport reports Mrs. C F Rathburn and Mrs. Wright McCroba will attend the West Virginia D A R State Conference at Pt Pleasant on Friday and Saturday and will join lunch eons and dinners. Mrs. Lowell Hobart, president general of the D A R, and other dignitaries will attend. At conference end Mrs. Hobart will visit Middleport as a guest of Mrs. Rathburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C F. Rathburn
Wright McCroba
West Virginia
Pt. Pleasant
Lowell Hobart
Hobart
Philathean Knitting Bee and Dinner in Middleport
The Philathean Society of the Christian Church in Middleport hosts a knitting bee and chicken dinner at Mrs. Edgar Allensworth’s home. A quilt will be sold to raise funds for the church treasury.
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Middleport
The
Philathean Society of the Christian Church
Edgar Allensworth
Meigs County Plans New Boy Scout Troop
A meeting at the Meigs County Courthouse launched plans to organize a county wide Boy Scout troop with Converse Peake to lead. Committees from Middleport Pomeroy Rutland Racine and Syracuse will report next Tuesday. The drive aims to raise 1000 dollars and form Meigs County as part of the Parkersburg area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbus
Parkersburg
Converse Peake
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Middlepoort
Cedric Clark
R. A. Miller
Eugene Dunn
Glenn Pennell
Rutland
R. W. Finsterwald
B. H. Powell
Racine
James Simpson
Syracuse
Fred Shumway
Mr. Peake
Mets County
White Shrine Meeting Attended by Area Residents
From Middleport two dozen members of the White Shrine attended the Athens gathering Tuesday evening. Names listed include Mr. and Mrs. T. A. May Mrs. J. H. Grate Mrs. R. B. Laughead Mrs. J. W. Wolf Mrs. Otto Schmall Mrs. Will Reynolds Mrs. Griff Russell Mrs. B. M. Harrah and Mrs. W. W. Brown, the last named a candidate.
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White Shrine
Mepr
Middleport
Athens
T. A. May
J. H. Grate
R. B. Laughead
J. W. Wolf
Otto Schmall
Will Reynolds
Griff Russell
B. M. Harrah
W. W. Brown
Local Vet Examinations Shift to Nearby Boards
Oct 9 report notes a change in how World War veterans are examined for compensation or pensions. Instead of distant centers, examinations occur locally by the Morgas County Board comprising Dr. L G Gribble Byron Bing and Dr John Philson. Veterans may be sent to nearby county boards if they prefer.
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Pomeroy
Board of
Morgas
L. G. Gribble
Byron Bing
John Philson
Racine
Man Fined 250 For Liquor Possession In Pomeroy
Charles Love pleaded guilty to liquor possession before Judge F W Crow after being found with a half gallon of liquor in a paper bag by Deputy Sheriff Ben Morris. He was fined 250 dollars plus costs and remanded to jail until payment or security is arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Love
F. W. Crow
Ben Morris
Bidding Wars for Meigs County Marriage Record No 11
Publishers clashed in Meigs County Probate Court bidding for marriage record No 11. Seven firms submitted bids led by Woodrow- Well-Stanage at 44.75 and F J Heer Printing at 62.00, with the award going to the lowest bidder.
Radio lessons aid Middleport students from OSU
Monday and Wednesday broadcasts from Ohio State University supplement high school French work. Prof. Robert Faure of the Romance Languages department presents the lessons, aiding teachers in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Iis
Ohio State University
Robert Faure
Department of
Nelson Kelley Dies at 61 in Huntington
Nelson Kelley, 61, of Middleport, died Tuesday at his Huntington home. He was a brother of Mrs. Elmer Miller of Grant Street, Middleport. The funeral will be held at the Huntington residence this afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Miller and nephew Martin Kelley assisting. they will return to Middleport this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Nelson Kelley
Huntington
Kelley
Elmer Miller
Grant Street
Officers Elected by Catholic Daughters of America
At the Tuesday business meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America in Pomeroy, officers for the coming year were elected: Anna Crow grand regent vice regent Anne Ashworth prophetess Margaret Healey historian Nellie Mackin treasurer Philomena Harbrecht monitor Blanche Conde sentinel Mary Healey organist Margaret Clifford trustees Mary Healey Fiorence Garber.
Barn Fire Destroys Riggs Farm Barn in Darwin
A large barn owned by Herbert Riggs burned down on Tuesday evening. Farm machinery was saved but hay straw and animal feed were lost, with little insurance on the building.
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Darwin
Herbert Riggs
Dinner for Vets Cedar Creek Circle Sets New Date
Cedar Creek Circle changes its annual Civil War veterans dinner to October 23 from October 19 in Middleport. State officers Mrs Carrie Jackson Cleveland president and Mrs Madge Rawson Dayton inspector will attend and be entertained by Mrs E Bowen Cedar Creek Circle president.
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Cedar Creek Circle
Middleport
Carrie Jackson
Cleveland
Madge Rawson
Dayton
E. Bowen
Missionary Society Meeting Sets Study on India and Alaska
The Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church meets Friday evening in the church assembly room. Programs led by Miss Margaret Sauer cover India and Alaska. Mrs. J. M. Buchanan and Mrs. M. R. Chambers present talks. Dorothy Sauer performs a piano solo. hostesses include Mrs. O. H. Stewart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
India
Alaska
Margaret Sauer
J. M. Buchanan
M. R. Chambers
Dorothy Sauer
Hestesses
O. H. Stewart
E. G. Probst
John Mayer
HB. L. Ward
T. H. Davis
Nella Calderwood
Dandruff Ends Itching With Zemo Scalp Treatment
The ad touts Zemo as a clean family antiseptic that ends dandruff and itching on the scalp. It claims cooling healing cleansing effects and urges keeping Zemo handy for skin and scalp irritations. Price listed as 60 cents and 1.00 in various formats.
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George W. Kreier
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Swansons
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Lancaster
Logan
Ripley
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Elberfelds
Vietor Radios
Koehler
Rulsbrook and Jones
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