Bowman brothers suspected gang chase in Meigs County
Pomeroy reports renewed Bowman brothers activity as three strangers appeared Sunday morning. Officers pursued a car with Indiana plates to Athens then Middleport. Police chief Robison fired at the fleeing vehicle after being fired upon, as the trio reportedly headed toward Nelsonville after a suspected holdup.
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Pomeroy
Bowman Brothers
Meigs County
Athens
Indiana
Middlewort
Wil'iaiwn Robson
Robbson
Nelsonville
May Vote Snow Pomeroy
The Board of Elections led by W. L. Stivers will open an advance voting office in the City Building tomorrow from 1 to 4 PM on weekdays. Joseph Smith and his wife Jennie of Letart Falls were the first in Meigs County to vote this fall, as they plan to move to Beaver Falls Pennsylvania for the winter.
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Pomeroy
Board of Elections
W. L. Stivers
Joseph Smith
Jennie
Letart Falls
Meigs County
Beaver Falls
McClure Preaches at Heath Church in Middleport
The Rev. R. O. McClure district superintendent of the Southeastern District preached at Heath M E Church Sunday evening. He traveled from Athens with his wife and son and stayed with the Rev. and Mrs. C H Eichinger.
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Middleport
R. O. McClure
Southeastern
Heath M. E
Athens
C. H. Ejichinger
Sunday visit to ruins marks recovery from October blast
Kenneth Entsminger, victim of the October 6 explosion and fire, was taken Sunday to view the Mill Street ruins, marking his first outing since the disaster. The town notes numerous relatives and visitors in Middleport, including residents from Wellston, Columbus, Huntington, and Charleston, with several funerals and family gatherings reported.
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Kenneth Entsminger
Mill Street
Kenneth
Yellow Jackets
Wellston
Sadie Stevens
Allie Shattock
Hoktoch
M. G. White
Stevens
Shattock
Earl Smith
Charleston
Lelia Hawkins
Columbus
Fred Davis
Carl Gilmore
Joan
Gallipolis
Ed Fugate
H. L. McCracken
Lester
Eli Pfarr
Donald Coe
New York City
Detroit
FE. DePiero
Winifred Skidmore
Cleveland
State
Middleport
Athens
Ella Skidmore
Cedric Clark
Roscoe Fowler
B. Stout
Charles McMaster
T. N. Curtis
Marietta
Herb Chambers
Cooper Wagil
Curt Lallance
Carl
Parkersburg
R. Co. McBride
Paul C. Jones
Sprigg
W. Va
Washington
Gusta Ruble
Rutland
West Virginia
Gravel Hill
J. K. Smith
Nitro
County relief plan abandoned after meeting at courthouse
A meeting of county and township officials in Pomeroy failed to approve a relief plan to hire workers for roads. Prosecutor Peoples refused to authorize the proposed tax increased levy of 1 to 2 mills to raise 36000 to 50000 dollars, and the gathering ended with the plan dropped. An appeal to the Red Cross remained a possible next step.
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D. N. Pepples
Tinckenpaugh
H. J. Blackmore
Peoples
Epworth League of Heath M E Church Elects Officers
The Epworth League of Heath M E Church in Heath Mural Parish Middleport elected officers for the year at a Sunday meeting. James Euler was named president with Nan Moore and Lee McComas as first vice presidents. Orville Chambers is second vice president and Helen Smith is third. Avery Eichinger Frances Roush are four vice presidents. Jean McKay is secretary and Henry Eichinger treasurer. Evelyn Eichinger is pianist with Julia filler Doris Jones and Mary Louise Stephenson as assistants. James Euler, Lee McComas and Frances Roush form the program committee.
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Middleport
Epworth League of Heath M. EB Church
James Euler
Nan Moore
Lee McComas
Orville Chambers
Helen Smith
Avery Eichinger
Frances Roush
Secre Rv
Jean McKay
Henry Eichinger
Evelyn Eichinger
Julia “Filler
Doris Jones
Mary Louise Stephenson
Miller Family to Open Furniture Business in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Doyle Miller and their children move from Athens to Middleport where Miller will run a furniture business. They will occupy the first floor of the Swanson building and live in the flat above the shop.
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Middleport
Doyle Miller
Athens
139 Men Put to Work on Roads in Meigs County
POMEROY Oct. 14 139 men and 39 teams were put to work on 12 state highway projects in Meigs County. Workers will be paid 40 cents an hour. teams earn 75 cents. Daily payroll excluding 13 foremen totals $702. First assignment lasts two weeks, followed by a second two week period, repeated as conditions allow.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Prohibition raid uncovers still near Tuppers Plains
Sunday night officers raided a cave near Tuppers Plains and found a still two barrels of mash other fixtures and a bag of sugar. The still and supplies were confiscated but the owner was not found.
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Pomeroy
Prohibition
Tuppers Plains
Fisher Family Visit With Parents At Pt Pleasant Heights
Mr and Mrs C O Fisher and three children and Mr and Mrs J F Dillard and six children were at Pt Pleasant Heights Sunday with Mr Fisher's parents.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
J. F. Dillard
Pt Pleasant Heights
Relieves Headache and Fever in Quick Tablet Dose
A tablet that relieves a neuralgia headache in 30 minutes and reduces cold symptoms on the first day, with malaria checks in three days. The claim highlights rapid relief and a three day malaria check window.
Marriage Licenses and Local notes in Meigs County
At 10 o clock Saturday night Theodore Pollock a line man from Zanesville and Kathryn Steele a Rutland cashier were issued a marriage license and wed Monday morning in Rutland by Rev Harry Dye. Also Ernest Messburg and Blanche Stark secured a license and married Monday. Three Meigs County youths Kenneth Searles Chester Perkins and Peter Hendricks were sentenced to Mansfield reformatories for drinking fighting and auto theft. Hendricks had prior Mansfield confinement.
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Meigs County
Theodore C. Pollock
Zanesville
Kathryn Adamson Steele
Rutland
Harry Dye
Ernest Messburg
Marietta
Blanche L. Stark
Pomeroy
George L. Ashton
Kenneth Searles
Chester Perkins
Peter Hendricks
Mansfield Reformatory
Middleport Park
Hendricks
Mansfield Institution
Mrs Harrah Hosts Dinner for Miss Marie Harrah
Middleport resident Mrs. E M Harrah entertained Sunday at dinner honoring her daughter Miss Marie Harrah on October 14.
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Middleport
E. M. Harrah
Marie
SeventeenBirthday Celebration Reported
A local seventeen birthday anniversary was celebrated with guests Miss Blanche Matthews a teacher Mrs Fannie Mayes and Miss Edna DePiero and Miss Frances Bowen attending the event.
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Blanche Matthews
Fannie Mayes
Edna DePiero
Frances Bowen
Cheatham Family Surrounded by Relatives in Middleport
Middleport on October 14 reports Mr and Mrs Will Cheatham hosted a gathering of relatives including Henry Cheatham W B Sells and family from Columbus George Cheatham Logan Anna Cheatham Steele and siblings all present to celebrate with Will Cheatham and his brothers and sisters in attendance.
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Middleport
Will Cheatham
Henry Cheatham
W. B. Sells
Robert
Evelyn
Supreme Court backs presidential power to bar foreign goods
The U. S. Supreme Court sustains the President’s authority to bar foreign commodities on Tariff Commission recommendation when unfair competition is charged. The ruling underscores executive discretion in trade protections and cites evidence standards in such actions.
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U. S. Supreme Court
United States
Tariff Commission
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