Razing of Pomeroy Opera House Ordered by State Fire Marshal
The Pomeroy Opera House is being razed by Pat Castle & Co under a state fire marshal order due to owner John E. Lyons failure to provide a reconstruction bond. The building had stood as a shell after many years of partial dismantling amid long-running litigation and protests.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Opera House
John E. Lyons
Ray R. Gill
Pat Castle & Co
Castle
Lyons
Opera House
David Ladd Rockwell
Gill
William S. Bucklew
Edgar Ervin
Ohio
E. W. Peoples
Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Gillit
Republican Women Rally In Pomeroy Prepares For GOP Meet
The Republican Women’s Club hosted a tea at the former First City Bank Building in Pomeroy with wives of candidates and state worker Mrs Gladys Gordon. Gordon urged a “Crusade to Save America for Americans” against the third term and warned of a possible new World War.
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Pomeroy
First City Bank
Gladys Gordon
Republican Women’s Club
Gordon
America
Martin L. Davey
Nellie Radekin Vale
Carpenter
D. J. Morgan
Flatwoods
Bricker
Pomeroy Bend
Vernon Metcalf
Marietta
Robert Taft
Cincinnati
Mary Jane
Eight Arrested Over Weekend In Meigs County Jail
Meigs County jail welcomed eight new inmates over the weekend. Saturday's arrests included Sam Rutter Nora Rutter William Rutter, all facing assault and battery charges slated for a hearing today. George Bass and Clayton Stahl faced intoxication and illegal liquor charges, with additional arrests Sunday for bad checks and potential intoxication.
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Pomeroy
Sam
Wood
Nora
William Rutter
George Bass
Clayton Stahl
Middleport
C. Augherty
Bartrum
Sam McKee
Jef Walter Wolfe
Will Probaly
Meigs County Probate Notes对象
In Meigs County probate matters over the past week Emma A Terrell and Ada C Bing estates were exempt from inheritance tax. G H Prall named executor of May Cook estate with 2000 bond. Bentz Wolfe sought administration of John R Wolfe estate with 1500 bond. Howard Clark authorized to set aside 523.64 for Esther Johnston. Irving R Karr appointed administrator of John L Blair estate with 200 bond. Thornton A Vale will admitted to probate with J A Turner and Rose C Turner as witnesses.
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A. E. Barton
Bentz Wolfe
John R. Wolfe
Letart Township
W. F. Sayre
Anna Sayre
Ida C. Wolfe
Augusta May Wolfe
Leo H. Johnston
Howard Clark
Esther Johnston
Irving R. Karr
John L. Blair
Mae E. Karr
Thornton A. Vale
J. A. Turner
Rose C. Turner
Meigs Poultrymen Hold Class on Egg Marketing
Meigs County poultrymen gather in Pomeroy at the county court house for the second of four talks by Ohio State University poultry specialist R. E. Cray. The lesson covers why good eggs turn bad and includes an egg grading demonstration with fresh versus aged eggs and size classes.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
R. E. Cray
Ohio State University
Four Hurt in Wreck on Route 33 at Rock Springs
POMEROY Tom Mankin Lind sey Lyons Harry Rife and Jimmy Pullins of Middleport were injured Friday evening when their car overturned on Route 33 at Rock Springs. Mankin and Pullins were reported the most seriously hurt. MIDDLEPORT Choice specimens from the dahlias garden of A G Clay Addison were given to local friends Saturday by the grower who has 160 varieties. Some blossoms measure 10 inches across.
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Pomeroy
Tom Mankin
Lindsey Lyons
Harry Rife
Jimmy Pullins
Middleport
Rock Springs
Mankin
Pullins
A. G. Clay
Addison
Taken to Hospital in Middleport for Blood Transfusions
William H. Horden of Bradbury was taken to McMillan Hospital Saturday for blood transfusions and treatment. He has been seriously ill with pernicious anemia, and Mrs. Horden accompanied him to the hospital.
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Middleport
William H. Horden
Bradbury
McMillan Hospital
Smoke causes taxi fire. driver rescued in sleep
Pomeroy taxi driver Mark Evans, asleep in his rear seat, slept through a smoldering fire that spread from his cab on Lynn Street. The smoke wafted into the nearby Martin Hotel, prompting a search by employees and Night Officer Herman Hiemeyer to locate the blaze. The cab door was open, likely preventing asphyxiation.
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Pomeroy
Mark Evans
Evans
Lynn St
Hotel Martin
Herman Hiemeyer
Babel on the Line at Fara Day House Operators
Around Fara day House in London sixty telephone operators on duty speak up to five languages each, reflecting the diverse workforce of the international exchange and its multilingual service.
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Babel
Faraday House
London
International Exchange
Meigs County Real Estate Transfers
Meigs County transfers include multiple land deeds in Chester Salisbury Middleport Lebanon Rutland and Bedford townships. Transfers involve heirs executors and corporations with parcels ranging from one to one hundred acres and include deeds to Carl Heilman Arthur Moore Ada Bing and Lawrence Bing among others.
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Carroll E. Ritchey
Arthur
Bernice Evans
Salisbury Township
Asa
Ada Hoskins
Lawrence A
Daisy Bing
Middleport Village
George L. Anderson
John
Ella Bush
Lebanon Township
Burris
Norma Ammons
George R. Beards
Lelia Hawkins
Loan Corp
Ida Jay
Bedford Township
Charles Jay
Blanch Stockton
Stacy
Stanford Stockton
Walter Grass
Rutland Township
Federal Farm Mtg. Corp
Report Crash Victim Seriously Injured
Thomas Man Mankin of River Hill and son of Mr and Mrs Edward Mankin was seriously injured when his car overturned several times on a sharp curve near the Fairgrounds Friday evening. He sustained spine injuries deep leg and foot wounds and was thrown from the wrecked car.
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Middleport
Thomas Mankin
Edward Mankin
River Hill
Mankin
GOP Women Hear Address By Maj. Imrie
Maj. Norman A. Imrie spoke at Pomeroy Meigs County event urging opposition to Roosevelt with four main points including debt and unemployment. He compared policies to Hitler and Mussolini and warned of dictatorship threats while a local high school band performed.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Court House
Republican Women's Club
Norman A. Imrie
Ohio
John Bricker
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Major Imrie
Fdr
Imrie
Hitler
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Malcolm D. Hartley
Willis Aleshire
Virgie Schwartz
Willkie
Mildred Shirkey
Photographer William S Brown Hosts New York Exhibit
A New York Times arts note reports photographer William S Brown presents a study of Atlantic States architecture at Columbia University Avery Hall. The Perkins and Boring Fellow travels through the south and New England, photographing early American homes and civic buildings with his wife Sara Louise Ervin Brown.
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Middleport
New York Times
Atlantic States
Columbia University School of Architecture
Avery Hall
America
William S. Brown
Perkins and Boring
Brown
Sara Louise Ervin
Edgar Ervin
Main St
Jackson Heights
New York City
Ohio State University
Columbia University
South
New England
Middleport Native Dies in Chicago
Word reaches Mrs. H S Roush of the death of William T Horden at his Chicago home Sunday morning. A Middleport native and son of William Horden Sr long in local shoe business he formerly resided here. Funeral arrangements await arrival of his sister Mrs. Alice Selby of Columbus.
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Middleport
H. S. Roush
William T. Horden
Chicago
Horden
William Horden Sr
Alice Selby
Columbus
Destructive Mice Ravage Humboldt Valley Alfalfa
Eighteen thousand acres of alfalfa were destroyed by field mice in Humboldt Valley Nevada during 1906 to 1908. The infestation reached densities of twelve thousand mice per acre across the valley.
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Humboldt Valley
Nev
Milk and Water Rule Cited for Cow Production
For each quart of milk she produces, a cow must have three quarts of water. This rule links dairy yield to water intake in cattle care discussions.
Freshman Hostesses Lead Halloween Party in Middleport
Middleport social notes describe Misses Carla Clark Jane Sauer Barbara Stout Dorothy Turner and Jean Ann Young hosting a Halloween party for about 70 friends at the American Legion Hall with games music dancing and refreshments chaperons included Mrs Charles Sauer and Mrs Pearl Reynolds. The Vannie Townsend Circle honors the late Mrs Vannie Townsend with monthly meetings and reports on dividends from Korea China and Mexico.
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Carla Clark
Jane Sauer
Barbara Stout
Dorothy Turner
Jean Ann Young
American Legion Hall
Charles Sauer
Pearl Reynolds
Willis Aleshire
Vannie Townsend
Rothrock
David Entsminger
Marion French
Aleshire
Hayes
Korea
China
Mexico
Lois Ann Campbell
Butternut Ave
Lois Ann
Marianne Peoples
Sammy Ebersbach
Janet Bolin
Mila Jane Stark
Lynne Hartley
Mary Ruth Stace
Anna Marie Canady
Mary Robinson
Frankie Sisson
Gerry Ray Calvert
Sally Ann Bartels
Joan Swatzel
Nancy Rea
Paul Edgar Reynolds
Helen Louise Forbes
Mary Beards
Eugene Willoughby
Marylin Swatzel
Charlotte Anne Knight
Lakin Preaches at Pomeroy Services
Dr B R Lakin led two services at Pomeroy church with the side room and balcony filled. A platform of ministers joined the afternoon sermon on Is Hitler the Anti Christ with remarks on Mussolini and Stalin. A Monday night topic asks about heavenly bodies and babies in heaven.
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Pomeroy
B. R. Lakin
John Lanier
Ivan Lucas
Racine
Wm. E. Bartoe
E. L. Miller
Reedsville
C. B. Tuttle
Jesus
United States
Lakin
Visitors' Day at Central School Highlighted by Local Levy Talk
Mothers of first through third graders visited Central School for Visitors' Day on Thursday. Superintendent M. W. Essex spoke informally about the three mill school levy and its necessity.
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Middleport
Central School
Supt
M. W. Essex
Collision on Harrisonville Road Near Pomeroy Injures Five
Cars driven by Dayton Thomas and Stephen Rus collided Saturday night about three miles from Pomeroy. Thomas was with his wife while Clara Russell Nina Marie Russell and Evelyn Russell of the other car suffered bruises and minor injuries.
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Pomeroy
Dayton Thomas
Stephen Russell
Harrisonville
Thomas
Clara Russell
Nina Marie Russell
Evelyn Russell
Methodist Home for the Aged speaker at Heath Church
The Rev Lloyd Strecker of the Methodist Home for the Aged in College Hill Cincinnati spoke at Heath Methodist Church during Sunday School and the worship service. He described the home and its care for aged occupants to acquaint members with the institution. Special music featured the vested choir with Mrs Hattie Fisher Smith singing and Mrs C M Hennesy at the organ.
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Middleport
Lloyd Strecker
Methodist Home For
College Hill
Cincinnati
Heath Methodist Church
Strecker
Willis Aleshire
Hattie Fisher Smith
C. M. Hennesy
Community Notes From Bedford Area
Home visits and gatherings mark the week with Circle No. 4 hosting at Mrs. Jed Webster’s Spring Street residence and Circle No. 1 planning a Naylors Run meeting with Mrs. Albert Young. Howard Ewing and Dr. C. E. W. Downie travel and family visits occur with relatives in Ohio and West Virginia. Tom Hennessy is hospitalized for an operation at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis and Albert Wipple also receives hospital care.
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Bedford
Ind
C. E. W. Downie
T. A. Downie
Dunbar
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Albert Wipple
Rudisill Hosts Five Hundred Card Night on Terrace Street
Mr and Mrs Lee Rudisill entertained their card club Saturday night at their Terrace Street home. Five Hundred was the diversion with three tables in play. High score honors went to M D Hartley and Mrs Rudisill. Refreshments were served.
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Lee Rudisill
Terrace St
M. D. Hartley
Death toll extends to Dr. Smith in Parkersburg
Mr P K Smith of Second St was summoned to Parkersburg Sunday by the death of his brother Dr Smith. The deceased left three children and one grandchild among several brothers. Mr Smith returned home Sunday evening after visiting Parkersburg. Mrs Edna McKnight and two children returned Saturday to their...
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Bruce Hobart
Akron
Pomeroy
Edgar Pratt
Ruth
Canton
Pratt
Lee Pratt
Lawrence Murphy
Loyal Oaks
Mick
Murphy
Sara Harley
Erroll Dawson
Belle
W. Va
Charles Bradbury
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
Athens
Edith Young
Krumit Langth
New Haven
Howard
Ruby Byers
Parkersburg
St. Joseph's Hospital
Byers
Alex Sharpe
Salem
Southern Biscuit Co
Harry Schoen
Garrett Childers
Charleston
P. K. Smith
Second St
Dr. Smith
Smith
Edna McKnight
Walter Powell Faces Hearing on Disturbing Peace
Walter Powell was held for several charges and given a Saturday hearing before Justice of the Peace Frank Stowe in Syracuse. He was fined $5 and costs on each count for disturbing the peace and intoxication.
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Pomeroy
Walter Powell
Justice of Peace
Frank Stowe
Syracuse
Olive Tablets touted to aid liver bile flow and digestion
An advertisement claims Dr Edwards Olive Tablets cleanse and stimulate liver bile to ease constipation and sluggish digestion. The copy asserts tablets are vegetarian and effective for fatty meals, urging readers to test their “supreme goodness” tonight with prices of 15 30 and 60 cents available at all drugstores.
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Pomeroy Junior High School
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