Davey to Speak at Courthouse
Meigs County campaign notes show Martin Davey the Democratic governor candidate scheduled to address crowds from the Courthouse steps tomorrow afternoon if weather permits. Separately Col Ralph Cole and Ex State Chairman Fred D Warner will join Mrs Rathburn and Congressman Jenkins at the Republican banquet and rally at Knights of Pythias Hall Tuesday evening with 300 tickets issued. W A Booker of Little Rock will address local colored residents at Coe's Opera House in Middleport this evening.
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Meigs County
Martin Davey
W. A. Booker
Little Rock
Ark
Coe’s Opera House
Middleport
All electric cooking class draws crowd in Pomeroy
The Knights of Pythias Building hosted an all electric cooking school led by Mrs. Bertha Harris from Chicago on behalf of the Ohio Power Company. A large turnout of women attended and local merchants aided. Prizes went to Mrs. D. A. Miller for an electric iron, Mrs. Oscar Roedel for an electric egg cooker, and Miss Marcia Miller for the dinner prepared in the demonstration.
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Pomeroy
All Electric
Knights of Pythias
Bertha Harris
Chicago
Ohio Power Company
D. A. Miller
Middleport
Oscar Roedel
Marcia Miller
Visit Returns to Barrisonville After Fifty Years
Ryland Coe and wife of Tarkio Missouri visit Barrisonville to see Flo Lee and relatives arriving by motor. Fifty years ago Coe and an older brother traversed the same route in a two horse wagon taking four weeks. Coe is now said to be wealthy from cattle raising and farming. His Iowa wife is from the same era. They called on W A Race, once a storeowner in the old days.
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Pomeroy
Ryland Coe
Tarkio
Barrisonville
Mr. Coe
Flo Lee
Iowa
Abraham 8. Coe
Harrisonville
Chester High Wins Korn Karnival Championship
Chester high school basketball team won three games and the tournament title at New Marshfield with eight teams competing. Star players Gaul Knight Brown Massar and Ridenour led the lineup noted for clean sportsmanship and strong play, echoing the previous county champion squad.
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Chester High School
Chester
New Marshfield
Gaul
Knight
Brown
Massar
Ridenour
County dog warden fines for license violations
Pomeroy report shows the county dog warden enforcing licenses with fines including F. C. Dennison 21.45, W. H. Montgomery 18.70, W. A. Gant 25.45, and Donald Fields 28.80, detailing sums for the cited violators.
Commissioners Seek Levy Support for Meigs County Roads
Commissioners urge voters to approve a three mill road levy in Meigs County warning that without the measure there will be little funding for road work beyond maintenance. The levy replaces an older levy and aims to expand 198 miles of county roads plus 700 miles of township mileage to advance the goal of getting out of the mud.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
May Stage Race of Steamboats on Ohio River
Pomeroy reports that a steamboat race may occur during bridge celebration with Betsy Ann and General Woods invited to compete. Frederick Way Jr and Mr Greene discussions aim to arrange down river start and pool finish with West Virginia and Ohio governors as judges. Excursion steamer service will operate for four days regardless of race outcome.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Harry Simpson
Frederick Way, Jr
Betsy Ann
General Woods
Green
Way
Cincinnati
Greene
Gallipolis
West Virginia
United States
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Rally Day At Bible School Promises Record Attendance
Rally Day at the Bible School of the Church of Christ in Middleport is set for Sunday October 26 with officials predicting a participation above 590. The event will feature music from the school orchestra and a children's story as part of the service led by the Midport Church of Christ pastor. Regular Bradbury church services are held Mondays at 7 pm.
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Middleport
Bible School of
Church of Christ
Bradbury
Mid ‘Port
Pie Social at Pennybaker School October 27
Miss Margaret Swanger, Pennybaker School teacher, announces a pie social and entertainment at the school house Saturday evening October 27 to raise funds for the school. Also preached services at Bunker Hill Church Sunday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Crane.
Woman's Music Club Postpones Middleport Meeting
The Woman's Music Club of Middleport has postponed its regular meeting due to the last Tuesday of this month. The study topic remains American Music, with a new date to be announced later.
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Middleport
Woman's Music Club of
Surprise party honors Mrs Ottie Stanley birthday
A Wednesday celebration for Mrs Ottie Stanley included dinner for twelve at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop followed by three tables of bridge at her home. She received a scarf as a gift from friends.
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Ottie Stanley
B. Ff. Fultz
Harrie Marie Smith
Mary Jane
Stanley
W. H. Juhling
Winifred Skidmore
W. F. Harris
Mary K. Riley
Deal to buy Middleport ferry Beverly and bridge franchise
It is reported that the Middleport ferryboat Beverly and the Pomeroy and Mason Bridge Company franchise have been purchased, though details are withheld. Local opposition had grown as the town would rely on the bridge above all.
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Middleport
Beverly
Pomeroy and Mason Bridge Company
Knights of Columbus Hold Meeting in Pomeroy Hall
An enthusiastic Knights of Columbus meeting was held Tuesday evening at their hall in Pomeroy. Plans discussed for the order’s future welfare followed a fine social session.
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Pomeroy
Knights of Columbus Order
Miss Ida VanDyne Celebrates 80th Birthday in Middleport
In Pomeroy Ohio on October 26 Miss Ida VanDyne longtime local historian and founder lineal figure in Middleport marked turning eighty. Friends organized a fitting observance highlighted by a trip via the new bridge to mountain views above Mason City with overlook of the Ohio Valley. W A Compton chauffeured the party and shared in her nostalgia for scenes of girlhood now altered by progress.
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Pomeroy
Ida VanDyne
Middleport
New Bridge
Mason City
Ohio Valley
W. A. Compton
Reynolds buys Shan non Russell farm at Bradbury
On Oct. 26 Val H. Reynolds purchased the Shan non Russell farm in Bradbury, also known as the William Smith place, noted as well suited for farming and dairying. Reynolds already owned a Bradbury farm across the highway.
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Middleport
Val H. Reynolds
Shannon Russell
Bradbury
William Smith
Mr. Reynolds
Pomeroy Schools On One-Day Vacation For Teachers Meet
POMEROY Oct 26 The entire school system is closed for a vacation day as the South Eastern Ohio Teachers Association meets in Portsmouth. A large group of Pomeroy Bend teachers attend, many traveling by automobile to the event.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Teachers’ Association
Portsmouth Toder
Pomeroy Bend
Local A M D A Update Of Family Visits And Moves
Mrs A A Chappelle of Columbus visits Middleport to stay with her daughter and granddaughter Delma Joan Talbot. Mrs James Murray leaves Grant Street for Huntington to join her husband. Mrs Stella Russell Huffman has been ill at home on Grant Street. Mr and Mrs Hayes move into the Stansbury property on Mill Street. Miss Tillie Barnes returns home after two weeks in Chicago with relatives.
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Middleport
A. A. Chappelle
Columbus
Delma Joan Talbott
James Murray
Grant Street
Huntington
Stella Russell Huffman
Hayes
Stansbury
Mill Street
Ernest Hartinger
Tillie Barnes
Chicago
Creamed tongue and spinach lunch dish with eggs
A dish of creamed tongue and spinach served with sliced hard boiled eggs makes a tasty appealing lunch option. The combination offers a hearty meal with protein and greens, suitable for a midday meal with a classic presentation.
Three Probes Underway Into Mt Liberty School Fire
Investigations by the sheriff's office Washington county school system and the state fire marshal make no new progress in the Mt Liberty school blaze. Decatur board plans to split pupils among nearby schools and may rebuild on the old foundation to reunite the pupil body. Community leaders condemn the arson and pledge full effort to find those responsible.
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Washington County
Scool Board
Antioch
Decatur
Hoover Leads by Half Million in Ohio
Cleveland report quotes Thad H. Brown predicting Herbert Hoover will win Ohio by 500000 votes. Brown also forecast Myers Y. Cooper will outpoll Martin L. Davey by 150000 as Republican governor candidate. Brown heads to join Senator Charles Curtis at Coshocton.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
Thad H. Brown
Brown
Myers Y. Cooper
Martin L. Davey
Charles Curtis
Coshocton
Postal worker ousted for anti Smith circle
Postmaster General New suspended Omar P. Hillborn, a Bristol Pennsylvania letter carrier, on charges of distributing circulars casting aspersions on Governor Alfred E Smith due to his religion. He cited that officials will not tolerate unfair political tactics. Last week he suspended a Lansford postmaster and aide for a whisper campaign against Herbert Hoover.
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Washington
U.P
New Today
Omar P. Hillborn
Bristol
Alfred E. Smith
New
Hillborn
Smith
Lansford
Herbert Hoover
Yankee Doodle Aims for West to East Nonstop Record
The Yankee Doodle monoplane, already holder of nonstop cross continent records in both directions, is being prepared for a new attempt to beat the West to East speed record.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Record Flight Sets East West Nonstop Air Time
Captain C B D Collyer and Harry Tucker landed at Mines Field Los Angeles at 208 p m PDT after a nonstop 24 hours 52 minutes from Roosevelt Field New York. The 1926 East West record was 26 hours 60 minutes by MacReady and Kelley. Three months earlier Yankee Doodle set 18 hours 58 minutes California to New York with Art Goebel piloting. Tucker owns the plane and has flown in all of its record attempts.
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C. B.D. Collyer
Harry Tucker
Mines Field
Los Angeles
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Lieuts, Macready and Kelley
California
New York
Art Goebel
Dole
Hawaii
Tucker
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Meet Treasury Officials
In Washington on October 26 Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks conferred with Treasury officials to address tax difficulties. The actress and actor arrived incognito and planned to depart after the conference, following a luncheon with President Coolidge the day before.
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Washington
U.P
Mary Pickford
Treasury
Miss Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
President Coolidge
Zeppelin Westward Flight in Jeopardy by Weather
Persistent cross winds at Lakehurst threaten the Graf Zeppelin’s planned cross country takeoff toward the Middle West. Commander Hugo Eckener said a noon deadline could force cancellation of the western voyage and return the airship to Friedrichshafen, Germany, delaying the start slated for Wednesday.
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Lakehurst
N. J
U.r——A
Middle West
Hugo Eckener
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Tired feet footbath recipe with salt and ammo
A simple footbath method mixes three tablespoons of ammo na and a cup of salt in hot water for soaking tired feet. Rinse with cold water and dry thoroughly for relief.
Stain Removal Advice for Fruit Spills
Treat fruit stains promptly by holding the fabric over a basin. Cover the stain with borax and pour boiling water through to lift the stain effectively.
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Wife
Pomeroy Committee
Chas, C. Millikan
Optometrist
Masonic Building
Floor
East Washington Street
Mountain Top
Mt. Liberty
Hoover
the Watch Library
Variety Store
S. Court St
Athens
Hoover - Cooper
City Hall
Gov
Fred Zimmerman
Wisconsin
Fred M. Warner
Marion
Republican State Committee
Athens High School
Athens County
Republican Executive Committee
R. S. Wood
E. C. Woodworth
Mary
Douglas
White House
Eckener
Democratic
City of
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Ohio University
Athens County Republican Executive Committee
Secy
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House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
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