Meigs County Residents Injured in Labor Day Accidents
Reported traffic crashes on wet highways Sunday injured Meigs County residents and others. Father E F Murphy, pastor of Sacred Heart in Pomeroy, suffered severe injuries near Parkersburg with a knee cap and four ribs broken. A Racine woman and Durst family members from Pomeroy sustained multiple injuries in Cincinnati.
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Athens Mersonoe Messenger
Athens
Meigs County
Pomeroy
E. F. Murphy
Sacred Heart Church
Parkersburg
W. Va
Joe Beegle
Racine
Ed Durst
Cincinnati
Murphy
New York City
Boston
Mass
Mr. Curtis
Columbus
New York
Father Murphy
St. Joseph Hospital
Beegle
State Pomeroy Goodwin to work at Huntington Bank
Tracy Goodwin son of Mrs Norma Goodwin will hold a part time post at Huntington National Bank in Columbus while attending Ohio State University this term. He begins early morning shifts ending at 7 30 am allowing day classes. A recent high school graduate he has long been active in the local Boy Scout troop and known for assisting in scouting activities.
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Pomeroy
Tracy Goodwin
Norma Goodwin
Huntington National Bank
Columbus
Ohio State University
Goodwin
Return to Home After Bear Motor School Attendance
Noel Hysell returned to his Broadway home in Middleport after two weeks at Bear Motor School in Rock Island Illinois.
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Middleport
Noel Hysell
Broadway
Bear Motor School
Rock Island, Ill
Scholl Gets College Post in Violin Instructorship
Konrad Scholl, long time music supervisor in Pomeroy, has been named instructor of violin at Kansas State College in Hays Kansas. He will also serve as concert master of the college symphony orchestra and depart for Kansas soon.
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Pomeroy
Konrad Scholl
Kansas State College
Hays
Kan
Kansas
Scholl
Ohio University
Athens
Carl Mannberg
Pomeroy High School
Rutland
Chester
Syracuse
College Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music
Indianapolis
D. W. Ingerham
David Flanagan
Mannberg
Flanagan
Ambrose Flanagan
Pomeroy Scout Back From Trip to Europe
Richard Elberfeld and fellow scouts Cecil Gabriel Quillen Keith and Paul Handel returned from a European tour representing Kootaga Area Boy Scouts. They visited France England Germany and Holland collecting novelties from scouts in China Greece Syria Japan and other countries. They stayed with relatives in Berlin and Heidelberg and attended university cities during August 10 visits.
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Pomeroy
Richard Elberfeld
Atlantic
Holland
Kootaga
Boy Scouts
Elberfeld
Cecil Gabriel
Quillen Keith
Paul Handel
China
Greece
Syria
Japan
Europe
France
England
Germany
Berlin
Heidelberg
Richard
Rachael Elberfeld
Nickelson Family Heads West For Three Week Visit
Mr and Mrs John Nickelson and their grandson and wife will leave Tuesday morning for a three week visit with relatives in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. John Nickelson is the oldest of nine and the family has no deaths with an average age over 75.
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Pomeroy
John Nickelson
Ward Nickelson
Dexter
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Famous Antoinette Necklace Fetches 45000 at Auction
A diamond necklet once owned by Marie Antoinette sold for 45000 at a London auction. The buyer was the Maharajadhi raja of Darbhanga.
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London
France
Marie Antoinette
Maharajadhiraja of
Darbhanga
Meigs County Fair to Run First Baby Show in Years
The Meigs County Fair will feature a second day baby show with infants judged by out of county doctors on September 15. Prizes include 2.00 for ages under six months, 2.00 for six months to one year, 2.00 for one to 18 months, and 4.00 for the outstanding baby. Judging focuses on health and personality, not clothing. Parents should dress contestants simply and be prompt.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Fair Board
Cora Roberts
Farm Women Meet At Reedsville
Olive Farm Women's Club members gathered at Miss Nerva Pryor's home in Reedsville on Wednesday September 1. The program covered Ohio agricultural products and inheritance tax laws with a round-table discussion on rural youth employment. Guests Rep and Mrs Floyd Mees spoke on House proceedings. next meeting set for September 23 at Mrs Iva Buckley's residence with one guest per member.
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Reedsville
Olive Farm Women's Club
Nerva Pryor
Iva Buckley
Bess Rose
Lucy Cowdery
Ruth Pickens
Ava Myers
Miss Pryor
Teachers to Travel Far Worldwide in Summer Survey
A Duke University survey of several hundred teachers reveals summer travel plans totaling more than 500000 miles to destinations around the world. Pomeroy Social News on Page 6.
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Durham
N. C
Duke University
Pomeroy
Middleport Social Notes Pinpoint Local Travels and Visits
Middleport social notes recount visits and gatherings. Powell of Cumberland Ky guest of sister Mrs Bradford. Mrs Edwards returns to Columbus with family. Dr John B Hodge to Washington DC with daughter and granddaughter. many relatives and friends from Osceola Iowa to Racine enjoy Labor Day and Buckeye Lake trips, and a large family reunion forms around St Louis visitors.
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Middleport
Morton Powell
Cumberland
William Bradford
Brownell Ave
W. R. Edwards
S. Third Ave
Columbus
Edwards and Sons
Edwards
John B. Hodge
Washington, D. C
Sally van Antwerp
Mabel Hodge
Irving Karr, Jr
Patty
Antwerp
Hodge C. A. White
Osceola
Iowa
Herbert Thatcher
Robert N. Barnes
Mr. White
Barnes
Thatcher
St. Louis
Eva Klein
S. Pearl St
Nicholas Klein
Edwin Klein
Klein
Peter Klein
Frank Fugate, Jr
Eva Mae
Marion
Hulda Klein
Robert Kaser
O. Klein
Frederick
Mrs Mamie Jones Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Mamie Jones, wife of William Jones, died after a brief illness of uremic poisoning. She was the daughter of Mrs Jane Jones, sister of Mrs T H Davis and Mrs Sarah B Jones, and is survived by her husband William Jones a son William Jr and her mother Mrs Jane Jones. The Davises had returned from Cincinnati due to the death.
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T. H. Davis
Cincinnati
Mamie Jones
Jones
Jane Jones
Sarah B. Jones
William Jones
William, Jr
Postmaster Auctioneers Chicks In Alameda
Alameda dispatch notes postmaster Samuel Ford must auction 415 chicks sent by parcel post after the recipient refused delivery. The scene highlights the range of duties for a modern post master including auctioneering and poultry interest.
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Alameda
Cal
Samuel Ford
Middleport Labor Day Program Delights Local Crowd
Hundreds attend the Middleport Labor Day celebration at Pythian Park despite threatening weather. The Firemen beat Nelsonville Giants 6 5 in 2 innings and 10 8 in a afternoon rematch. Winners include Fat Searles for tub baseball, Marion Fugate in balloon bursting, Charles Condee in watermelon eating, Betty Snyder for peanuts, and John Fry for greased pig.
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Middleport
Pythian Park
Nelsonville Giants
Tad Bolin
Cunningham
Lewis
Nelsonville
Leach
Woodson
Charles
Fat) Searles
Marion Fugate
Charles Condee
Betty Snyder
John Fry
Purchas
Escaped Inmate Returned to Gallipolis Jail
Herbert Clark Pomeroy, an escaped patient from the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis, was captured in Middleport by Police Chief Charles Wise and later returned to Gallipolis after identity confirmation. Syracuse man Thomas Eynon was jailed by Deputy Sheriff Hank Young on an intoxication charge.
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Pomeroy
Herbert Clark
Ohio Hospital
Gallipolis
Middleport
Charles Wise
Clark
Thomas Eynon
Syracuse
Hank Young
Cystex Promise in Kidney Health Ad from 1937 Knox Co Adv
An old price and product advertisement claims kidneys hold 9 million time tubes and urges readers with urinary symptoms to try Cystex. It promises 3 hour action, full week satisfaction guarantee, and money back, with a telephone call to a local druggist. The promotion dates to September 1937.
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The
Knox Co
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H. L. Brown
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James Murray
William Murray
Huntington
Marshall McCuen
Ashland
Ohio
Mace
S. Second Ave
McCuen
Victoria McCarley
Clarence McCarley
Chicago
Stackhouse
Clara Frances McCarley
Carroll Swanson
Charles Ferdinand
Hayman
Virginia Lu Schaaf
Co. C. Sehaaf
Leo Searles
Jean
Ralph Anderson
Detroit
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Catherine Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Raoul Wil
Ray Farmer
O. D. Farmer
L. D. Farmer
Waverly
Levina Farmer
Nathaniel Farmer
Roseville
Mont Miller
Burton Riggs
A. A. Scarberry
Riggs Brothers
Rose Ville
Dorothy Kilgallen
America
George Reis
Charlie Belden
Pitchfork Ranch
Wyoming
Josephine O'Neill
Joe Crane
RB. J. Bernoldo
Tabasco Company
Salem, N.C
Benny Goodman
Benny
C.S.T
WABC
Columbia Network
Bill Tilden
Young Fry
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