Red Cross Winter Relief Drive Planned in Meigs County
POMEROY Sept 4 The Red Cross prepares for a county wide intensive drive for membership and to meet winter relief demands. The fiftieth anniversary roll call starts here on Ist Day with a committee of local workers led by Harry Dye Rutland.
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Pomeroy
American Red Cross Act
Meigs Peoanty
Binter
Followiang
Bedford Township
Jay*Whaley
Chester
Alland
Frank Bean
Syraclie
John L. Blair
Racine
eBim
Philson
Minersville
Walter
Grindley
Cora B. Robert
R. W. Fins
Red Cross
Meigs County Notes Include Apple Harvest Forecast and Local Incidents
In Meigs County district news Homer Webster’s orchard near Homer is forecast to yield about thirty thousand bushels of apples this year. Several residents including Homer Deem and Ezekiel Harper are treated in area hospitals or clinics, while other locals travel for business or attend services. A court appeal in Pomeroy concerns damages from a 1920s church drive incident.
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Meigs County
Homer Webster
Homer Deem
Pomeroy-Rutland Road
Athens State Hospital
Phurstay
E. W. Hysell
Zanesville
Ysell
Pilch
Upper Braul Lutheran Church
Sandusky
Hess Nichols
Western and Southern Insuranceompany
Pomyy
Dr. Hayes
Omeroy
Dayton
Ezekiel Harper
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Mrs Neal Surprised With Mixed Shower at Middleport
Sept 4 Mrs Wal and friends hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Charles Neal on Wednesday evening. The event was a complete surprise to Mrs Neal and the hours were spent gleefully.
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Middleport
Old Al G Fields Band Parade Promotes Gallipolis Show
Memories rang through Pomeroy as the old Al G Fields minstrels band paraded Main Street to advertise a Gallipolis date that night. In the front ranks was Carl Denton, a longtime Pomeroy resident and brother-in-law of F E Forsythe, a former Hocking Valley Railroad agent and merchant. A 70 year old man rode in the parade and the bus driver had been with the troupe since age six.
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Pomeroy
al G. Fields
Main Street
Gallipolis
Carl Denton
F. E. Forsythe
Hocking Valley Railroad
Denton
Petitions Fill Meigs County Election Offices
Pomeroy Ohio Sept 4. Meigs County board of elections sees a rush of candidate petitions ahead of tonight deadline. An official predicts about 300 filings plus August primaries for Pomeroy and Middleport. Voters will choose school board members trustees and municipal officers for Ra cine Syracuse and Rutland.
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Pomeroy
Board of Elections
Meigs County
Middleport
Racine
Syracuse
Rutland
Doctor Shumaker
Charles Keehne
Themeselves
Philathea women set September meeting at church
The Philathea women will hold their regular monthly meeting at the church on Friday evening September 4 with a potluck supper at 6 30. All members are urged to attend.
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Philathea
Frank L. Knopp
Charleston
Max Roller
Columbus
H. E. Bush
Kathleen
Fostoria
Mrs Capehart Dies Wife Of New Haven Postmaster
Dora F. Capehart, 66, wife of George N. Capehart postmaster at New Haven West Virginia, dies at home. Survived by husband and several children. Funeral at United Brethren Church New Haven Sunday 1 30 pm September 6. Burial Lone Oak Cemetery Pt Pleasant.
Three Men Arrested in Pomeroy on Intoxication Charge
Three men were jailed in Pomeroy after a Main Street traffic stop. The suspects, who gave names including Carl Brotton a former Jackson County deputy, George Smith a cattle buyer from Sandyville and Robert Smith Leroy Jackson County WV, face court today though Brotton reportedly no longer served as deputy. Sheriff D J Rogers of Ripley was contacted but not located. Officers say the trio resided in Jackson County.
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Ripley
Jackson County
Brotton
Main Street
New Oil Plan Submitted for East Texas Field
Governor Ross Sterling said he had not confirmed lifting martial law as the Texas Railroad Commission proposed a limited operation plan for East Texas. The order would authorize about 380000 barrels daily while officials anticipated a possible trial reopening tomorrow.
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Austin
Tex
U.R
Ross Sterling
East Texas
State Railroad Commission
Sterling
Soil Moist First Time Since 1930
POMEROY September 4 A E Crew a farmer of Rocksprings reports last week marked the first time since spring 1930 that horses traveling over his meadow lands left hoof imprints in the soil. He notes the surface soil has not been rain soaked in many months and doubts sub soil is fully moist.
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Pomeroy
A. E. Crew
J. Crew
Pioneer Meetings Evoke Meigs County Memory in Old Buggy Ride
A couple in an antique top buggy sparked memories of Meigs County Pioneer Meetings at Chester's old courthouse. Observers say the scene contrasted with modern travel as youth dismiss the tradition, while earlier generations flocked to hear speakers like Major McKinley. A later note mentions Paul F. Kassay, linked to a Zeppelin plot affair in Akron.
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Pomeroy
Chester
Meigs County
William McKinley
John Kasper
Eling
Leaders Not Winners Lead Southern Ohio in Bail League
In Middleport on Sept 4 two weeks remain in the Recreational Bail League. Southern Ohio leads, not wins, as the league uses a split season. New York Central won the first half. Electrics must clinch the second half and defeat Railroaders in a playoff to become 1931 champions. Standings show Southern Ohio at 6-1, Purity Dreams 0-5, and several teams with mixed records.
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Middleport
Southern Ohio
New York Central
Electrics
Railroaders
W. L. Pet
Gloomy Farm Outlook in ICC Freight Hearing
Midwest farm representatives told the Interstate Commerce Commission that a 16 percent freight rate hike would ruin farmers and livestock shippers. Lumber dealers warned of disaster for their trade while fruit growers warned of water shipping if rates rise. Dr. L H Bean of the Federal Department of Agriculture testified with data on farmer revenue declines.
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Chicago
U.P
Middlewest
Interstate Commerce Commission
L. H. Bean
Federal Department of Agriculture
To Observe 95th Birthday Sunday
Mrs Catherine Dean of Logan will celebrate her ninety fifth birthday Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs Belle Hyson on North Walnut Street. Despite age she enjoys life active in Rome her pastry is served at Hyson Tea Room and she reads newspapers for entertainment.
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Logan
Catherine Dean
Edity
Belle Hyson
Walnut Street
Dean
Rome
Hyson
Widow sues over Zeppelin plant accident damages
In Cleveland on September 4 a $20,000 damages suit was filed in common pleas court by Mrs. Genevere Ypharraguerre widow of Navy pilot William Ypharraguerre. She sues the Great Lakes Aircraft Corporation over the Akron incident that led to his death last year.
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Ypharraguerre
Paul F. Kassay
Akron
Kassay
Great Lake Company
Cleveland
Great Lakes Aircraft Corporation
Common Pleas Court
Genevere Ypharraguerre
William Ypharraguerre
Country Inn offers meals and cabins near Athens area
The advertisement promotes The Country Inn located 26 miles east of Athens and 15 miles west of Parkersburg on Route 60 and Route 7. It markets regular dinners for 60 cents and furnished cabins for tourists or weekend parties with a contact phone through Coolville.
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Athens
Parkersburg
Coolville the Country Inn
Public road meeting set at Pomeroy Court House
Three will be a public road meeting at the Court house in Pomeroy Saturday afternoon Sept. 5 at 1 o clock. All persons interested in road building are asked to attend this meeting.
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Pomeroy
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