Pomeroy Bend Aroused Over Case Of Model Citizen
Public sympathy surged as Charles Cundiff was returned to the Ohio Penitentiary to finish a sentence for a crime he denies committing. Mason City leaders, churches, and business people urge immediate pardon, citing affidavits and his fifteen years of liberty after a farm walk-away. Governor White considers sending a personal investigator and a Board of Clemency recommendation supports a pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Cundiff
Ohio Penitentiary
Mason City
London Farm
Pomeroy Bend
Authoities and Board of Clemency
Cundiff
Mason
Lemeney
White
Board of Clemency
Leaves Changing Pomeroy Bend Drives Mark Fall Scenery
Pomeroy oct 26 drivers along the Pomeroy Bend on both riverbanks report fall colors emerging with yellow and red hues. Views from the Ohio side near Middleport to Letart show West Virginia hills, bluffs, and fertile bottoms, contrasting with steep riverine shores and forested slopes from Racine north to Letart Bottoms.
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Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Ohio
Middleport
Letart
West Virginia
Racine
Raine
Mrs Meadows Dies Local Resident of Middleport
Mrs Jan Meadows a longtime Middleport resident died Saturday in Huntington reportedly from a heart attack and high blood pressure at age over 70 She survived by husband two daughters Mrs M J McCarley and Mrs Dea Hayes a son Roscoe C Meadows and a grandson Carroll Meadows The funeral will be at Emanuel Methodist Church Huntington Tuesday at 2 PM with burial there.
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Yegmer
Middleport
Huntington
Jan Meadows
M. J. McCarley
Dea Hayes
Roscoe C. Meadows
Carroll Meadows
Columbus
Enmgnuel Methodist Church
Fractures Arm In Fall In Pomeroy District
Flor end Goett of Sugar Ruffin Pomeroy tripped on a chain tied to a dog and fell on a dark street near the Fugate store Saturday night breaking her right arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bomeroy
Florend& Goett
Fugate
Bearing Fig Tree Moved Indoors
The 12-foot fig tree formerly in C. Pierotti’s yard on Second Street has been moved to the B F Quisenberry hothouse for winter. The tree bore two crops of figs this season while outdoors and the second crop is starting to ripen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
C. Pierotti
Steeple Jack
Second Street
B. F. Quisenberry
Widow learns new law on estate descent and dower rights
In Meigs County a widow learned in court about radical changes in the law of descent after her husband died intestate. The new statute currently grants her one half to three fourths of the estate depending on children and parents, and full ownership if both parents are dead.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Bridge Club Honors in Midvale Event
Mrs Tom W Jones hosted the bridge group at her South Third Avenue and Lincoln Street home with four tables and a luncheon. Guests included Mrs J B Downing Mrs Roscoe Fowler Mrs L D McMaster and Mrs Charles McMaster. Downing won high for guests and McMaster second. Club prizes went to Mrs R W Finsterwald first and Mrs W F Harris second.
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Middleport
Tom W. Jones
South Third Avenue
Lincoln Street
J. B. Downing
Roscoe Fowler
L. D. McMaster
Charles McMaster
Downing
R. W. Finsterwald
W. F. Harris
Roasted Ox Featured At Rutland Halloween Celebration
Items note Hal lowen event with a roasted ox to be served in liberal portions. Obituaries list Rebecca M. McFarland buried at Oakgrove church. Thomas S Lewis infant daughter in Coalton. Edward Joseph funeral in Pomeroy. Other notes report hospital discharges, legal summons for Ira Cross and Neal Bragg in Pomeroy, and local sports news involving Ralston Hemsley with Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Rebecca M. McFarland
Oakgrove
Mason City
Thomas S. Lewis
Coalton
Edward Joseph
Pomeroy
William Alkire
Harrisonville
Gallipolis
Ira Cross
Letart
W. Va
Neal Bragg
Cottageville
E. R. Titus
Middleport
Cross
Bragg
Valentine McCumber
Burlingham
Ralston Hemsley
Syracuse
Chicago Cubs
Columbus
Frank van Zant
Marian
John Spires
Converting the Cellar Into a Home Useful Space
An article urges homeowners to repurpose clutter from bachelor days into practical cellar spaces. It highlights using saved treasures as decor and turning cellars into game rooms with features like flagstone floors and beamed ceilings.
Vandals damage farm near Pomeroy on Saturday
POMEROY October 26 Hugh homp gon Hemlock Grove reported to Sheriff Tracy that vandals came to his farm Saturday night and tore down a haystack scattered corn and apples, dumped unhusked corn over a fence endangering stock. Sheriff Tracy brought the Harrison hound from Gallipolis but the cold trail prevented a lead. Suspects not yet apprehended.
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Pomeroy
Hugh ‘Hompgon
Hemlock Grove
Tracy
Two Cars Collide At Chester Bridge
At the Chester bridge near Pomeroy two cars collided Saturday night. Harold Watson of Tuppers Plains and George N. Jones of Huntington were driving, with two youths in Watsons car. None were injured. Jones swore out a warrant for Watson on reckless driving. Deputies attempted to arrest Watson Sunday but delayed due to a sick family member. he will surrender today.
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Pomeroy
Harold Watson
Tuppers Plains
George N. Jones
Huntington
W. Va
Chester Bridge
Watson
Jones
Dana
Otho Tracy
Local Social Notes From Toledo and Surrounding Towns
Mrs Homer Jones returns home from Toledo where she had stayed with her brother in law and wife Dana Jones. Funeral trips take Mr and Mrs BE Reed to Tuppers Plains for Floris Reeds service. burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery Success. Ohio State Northwestern game brings many to Columbus and back. Several trips to Dayton and Old Virginia as well as visits with relatives in Columbus Athens Bucyrus and Charleston noted.
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Homer Jones
Toledo
Dana Jones
BE. A. Reed
Tuppers Plains
Floris Reed
Pleasant Grove
Success
Ida Dobbs
Columbus
Paul Smart
W. B. Harris
James Martin
Ohio State Northwestern
C. L. Brooks
Reed
A. Shifler
Old Virginia
Mont Miller
Aurora
Ill
Sue Entsminger
Langsville
Dave Entsminger
Lincoln Street
George Sauer
Fielding Hawkins
Verne Ross
George Meinhart
Bucyrus
P. Tinklepaugh
C. O. Fisher
Clarence Fisher
Dayton
Soldiers’ National Military Hospital
Besse Sullivan
Pt. Pleasant
A. A. Dillard
Lucille Mayer
Dale Werner
Ohio State University
Gordon Gardner
Jean
Emma Richarda
Gallipolis
C. E. Erwin
Caro Louise
Theodore Wilson
Erwin
Athens
Ohio University
Philathean Society Meets in Middleport
The Philathean Society of the Church of Christ held its regular monthly meeting Friday evening at New Middleport location hosted by Mrs Alice Sidenstricker with Mrs Sidney Pickens assisting. Mrs Edgar Allensworth presided and a large attendance remained for light refreshments.
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Society
Middleport
Philathean Society of the
Church of Christ
Alice Sidenstricker
South Second Avenue
Sidney Pickens
Edgar Allensworth
Logan merchants ship apples to Dayton last week
A. C. Tipton and son of Logan shipped three carloads of apples to Dayton from here last week. Miss Elsie Wood was in Albany Friday. Mrs. Audra Norris and daughter of Lancaster visit sister Mrs. C. P. Jewell. Mrs. F. R. Vale and son Sedwick of Dyesville spent Friday with Anna Goff. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCall have made Lancaster home. Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Kubner of Jackson and Mrs. W. E. Reeves motored to Maysville Wednesday. Miss Jessie Carpenter handled the post office Merc. H. S. Steward visited relatives in Pomeroy.
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A. C. Tipton and Son
Logan
Dayton
Elsie, Wood
Albany
Audra Norris
Lancaster
C. P. Jewell
F. R. Vale
Sedwick
Dyesville
Anna Goff
Charles McCall
Bernice Rawlings
McCall
I. J. Kubner
Jackson
W. E. Reeves
Maysville
Jessie Carpenter
H. S. Steward
Pomeroy
Local Society and Classified Contact Details
The Mes senger reports contact lines for society news and local items. Hartley staff correspondent invites readers to submit material and notes circulation and classified ad information via John Sauvage at phone 453-L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Sauerkraut contest winner sparks quarrel and reconciliation
Leonard Johnson 16 wins the Cook County Fair sauerkraut eating contest by devouring nearly a gallon in 10 minutes. Sam Winkie and Sam Lam, hoboes, clash over Millie the wife, then reconcile as judges separate the rivals and award the Sams a Florida trip while Johnson takes a silver loving cup.
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Chicago
U.R
Leonard Johnson
Cook County Fair
Sam Winkie
Sam Lam
Millie
Sams
C. Dee Schmidt
Springfield
Minn
Johnson
Winkle
Lam
Sam Winkle
Sam Lain
Lain
Joe Grein
Sam Sam
Florida
Antoine Predicts Short Hair Revival For Women
New York reports Antoine, the czar of hairdressers and creator of the shingle bob, now declares hair should be short again and offers women a choice of being right or ridiculous. He plans lectures in the U S to launch the new Antoine mode with lacquered wigs and windblown day looks, plus night curls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.R
Antoine
Antoine Cierplinkowski
Poland
Motorists Warned Of Falling Leaves
Caution urged on leaf strewn roads by H N Burgett executive secretary of South East Ohio Motor Club. Leaves on wet pavement or dog-spread roads can cause skids, reducing traction like ice. motorists advised to travel slowly, adjust brakes, and stay alert to this seasonal hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Burgett
South East Ohio Motor Club
Nelsonville Boy Pleads Guilty in Lancaster Burglary
Williard Deer of Nelsonville pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny before Mayor Hastings and was bound over to the grand jury under 500 dollars bond. Charles Sims and Patrick Allen remained in Lancaster city prison as authorities verify if they joined Deer after the burglary on South Cherry Street. Sims was also sought by Nelsonville police on another charge. An officer was to travel from Nelsonville to return Sims.
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Lancaster
Williard Deer
Nelsonville
Charles Rockey
South Cherry Street
R. A. Hastings
Deer
Charles Sims
Patrick Allen
Sims
Franco American Trade Relations Suffer in Crisis
Paris reports drastic Franco American trade declines as Hoover and Laval seek remedies in Washington. French imports from the United States fell to 96.5 million in six months 1931 down 37.2 million from 1930, while exports to the United States dropped about 60 percent to 31.6 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
Hoover
Pierre Laval
Washington
United States
America
Booze Bottles Spark Clash Between Actresses
Los Angeles court hears dispute between Vivian Duncan and Gertrude Astor over back rent and damage claims. Astor says hundreds of liquor bottles cluttered the house Duncan rented, while Duncan’s secretary testifies she drank little and slept early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.R
William Palmer
Vivian Duncan
Gertrude Astor
Miss Astor
Miss Duncan
Miami Co ed Planes Home at Week End
Edith Hoffman a University of Miami co ed flies to Richmond, Indiana, arriving Friday afternoon as an airplane circles the Water Tower in Oxford. Her friend Edward Kaeuper and a pilot land in a cornfield near town, and Miss Hoffman spends the week end with her mother, Aire. Anna Lioliman, at Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
J.P
Edith Hoffman
University of Miami
Richmond
Ind
Edward Kaeuper
Miss Hoffman
Aire
Anna Lioliman
Driver Overboard as Truck Sinks in Ohio River
Arthur Gibbs backed a heavily loaded coal truck into the Ohio River at Marietta Fourth Street landing. Wet brake bands caused the vehicle to slide into the river while dumping refuse from Greene Street cider mill. Gibbs swam to shore as another truck pulled the wrecked vehicle free and a crowd gathered.
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Marietta
Arthur Gibbs
Ohio River
Fourth Street Landing
Gibbs
Greene Street
Lead pencils fuel Pan American chief says health boost
Washington veteran Franklin Adams of the Pan American Union claims daily pencil chewing improves health. He recently turned 63, has served 23 years, and attributes his single illness-free day to a steady nibble diet of hexagonal yellow pencils, ends bitten from tortoise shell spectacle cases and even nettle shell snacks.
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Washington
U.P
Franklin Adams
Pan American Union
Adams
The
Union
Messenger
Federal Civil Service Positions Are Offered
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for positions including nurse supervisors and chiefs across Indian Service and Veterans Administration, with closing dates around December 30 1931. Other posts include probation officer roles, surveillance inspectors in the War and Justice departments, and associate naval architect posts with Navy and Coast Guard. Full details and application info are at J L C Kelley secretary of Board of Examiners in Athens Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Indian Service
Bureau of Prisons
Department of Justice
Ordnance Department
War Department
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Department
Coast Guard
Treasury Department
Delaware
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Vermont
Virginia
District of Columbia
Washington
Dd. C
J. L. C. Kelley
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Athens
Railroad Regulation Is Issue in Next Congress
Washington report notes regulation of freight and passenger transport competing with railroads will be a key issue when Congress reconvenes. The Interstate Commerce Commission plans specific legislative recommendations after completing studies on rail and motor service. The Association of Railway Executives calls for regulation of bus truck pipeline and waterways traffic and allows carriers to acquire existing lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association of Railway Executives At
Atlantic City
Ruth Judd Considers Return as Extradition Moves Forward
Ruth Judd tentatively agrees to go back to Arizona to face murder charges while her husband and defense team resist extradition. In Los Angeles investigators press a theory that a bullet passing through Hedvig Samuelson’s heart lodged in Judd’s hand, challenging her self defense claim as they scrutinize alleged premeditation and a nonverified confession found in a downtown store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.R
Ruth Judd
Phoenix
Arizona
McFadden
Miss Samuelson
Mrs. Judd
Typhoid Fever Claims Life of 14 Year Old in The Garden
Kermit Sinclair aged 14 died at his Bearwallow Ridge home after a three day typhoid fever illness. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at Bearwallow Ridge Church with burial in The Garden Cemetery. He was the son of Mrs. Charles Sinclair, whose husband died in July, and he leaves his mother, three brothers, one sister, and four half-sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Sinclair
Bearwallow Ridge
Garden
Charles Sinclair
Route 2 and 5 Relocated in Parkerburg West Virginia
The State Highway Department in Charleston confirms relocating Route No 2 also known as U B Route No 5 to a new northern city location. The new route will enter Parkerburg on a more direct line, shortening the distance by about two miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
State Highway Department
Charleston
Cooking School Week Promises Demos and Prizes
A local Athens event features Miss Ferguson Cig guiding cooking sessions with stage demonstrations on home making. Daily new recipes, market baskets, and gifts for attendees, plus prizes from merchants for participating women. The program blends entertainment with continuous cookery and lectures. Watch tomorrow's paper for updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Athens
First and Last Test Westland Makes Open Tee Start
Westland of Chicago began the U S amateur golf championship by teeing off as the first player in the tournament, with Francis Quis finishing runner up in the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westland
Chicago
U. S
Francis Quismet
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Mrs. Jones
Eleanor Ross
Jack
Genevieve
Carpenter News
Sam
Bob
Miami
George Clax
U.S
Pat
Ing
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Commission
Sheriff
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Dr. J. D
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