Roads In Meigs To Be Connected And Upgraded
Pomeroy Ohio Sept 8 Commissioner Compton says state routes 124 and 125 will link Salem Center to School Lot and Wallace Holliday point Rock to Mt Blanco with an arch surfaced road through Salem and Columbia townships. The project opens up top agricultural areas and ties Star Hall to Dexter and Langsville. If weather holds, many miles of new roads will be added in Meigs this year.
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Pomeroy
Compton
Salem Center
School Lot
Wallace Holliday
Star Hall
Dexter
Langsville
Meigs
Rutland
Columbus
Charleston
Quiet in Town as Pomeroy Fairs Draw Crowd
Banks and several businesses closed for the fair in Pomeroy on Sept 8. The town was quiet on the second day with an average crowd yesterday and a larger turnout expected today as favorable weather continued. The fair closes tonight.
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Pomeroy
Mary Johnson Dies at Home in Portland
Mary Johnson widow of Civil War veteran Luman Johnson died at her son R D Johnson's home in Portland aged 85. She leaves six children: R D Johnson McClellan Johnson Le tart Falls Mart Johnson Antiquity Simon Johnson Gallipolis Mode Johnson West Bridgewater Barbara King New Brighton. Funeral Friday at 2 pm in Portland with burial at Carmel cemetery beside her husband.
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Pomeroy
Mary Johnson
Luman Johnson
R. D. Johnson
Portland
McClellan Johnson
Letart Falls
Mart Johnson
Antiquity
Simon Johnson
Gallipolis
Mode Johnson
West Bridgewater
Barbara King
New Brighton
Carmel
Racine
Mine Fill Threatens Buildings at Logan Mine
The council reports that old Logan mine workings, recently ordered abandoned, are filling with water and threatening buildings below the cliffs. The village solicitor was instructed to investigate the village's rights and powers on the matter. Monthly hydrant rental and village building telephone bills were tabled pending investigation.
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Pomeroy
Logan
Pimply Skin Peterson Promotes His Ointment
Peterson declares all pimples are skin inflammation and claims that Peterson's Ointment quickly clears them. The product is advertised as suitable for eczema and widely used by millions.
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Peterson
Harley Injured In Mine Accident In Middleport
James E. Harley Republican candidate for mayor of Middleport suffered serious injuries in the Hobson mine where he serves as boss. He was crushed between a motor and the mine crib, with a shattered pelvic bone reported. A prior similar accident at the same mine occurred two years ago.
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Middleport
Sept
James E. Harley
Hobson
Harley
Lyons Sues Over Telephone Co. Stock Sale
J E Lyons and other minority stockholders sue the Pomeroy and Middleport Telephone Co. and five directors including Frank W Shepherd Ward H Snook Cave Hamilton Curtis Hamilton. They allege a forged directors meeting minutes dated August 25 1927 at 40 West Gay Street Columbus to push a September 7 stockholders meeting to approve the sale. Judge Miller grants a temporary injunction blocking stockholder meetings pending inquiry.
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Pomeroy
J. E. Lyons
Pomeroy and Middleport Telephone Company
Columbus
Frank W. Sheperd
Ward H. Snook
Cave
Curtis Hamilton
Lyons
West Gay Street
Hamilton
Miller
Prisoner Captured After Escape From Pomeroy Jail
A prisoner was taken into the Pomeroy jail after officers recaptured him. Several others reportedly escaped by hiding in a nearby mine, according to reports.
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Tody
Pomeroy
Prohibition Agents Probe Illicit Liquor in Rutland
Prohibition agents based in Columbus investigated illicit liquor operations in Rutland area. Yesterday they took Sherman Shoemaker into custody as part of the inquiry.
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Prohibition
Rutland
Columbus
Sherman Shoemaker
Cus
McCoy's Tablets Promise Weight Gain and Satisfaction
A vintage advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets as a solution for underweight individuals. It claims users gain at least five pounds after four 60-cent boxes or two one-dollar boxes, with an ironclad guarantee refund if not satisfied. The ad directs readers to ask for McCoy's Tablets at any drugstore.
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McCoy
MccCoy
America
Huge Dahlia Grows In Smith Garden
Friends of Mrs W P Smith claim a dahlia championship for a specimen growing in Saxon near Racine. A bloom in her garden measures five and three fourths inches across. Mrs Smith is known as a flower fancier who shares her beautiful plants with others.
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Pomeroy
Sept. S
W. P. Smith
Saxon
Racine
Pomeroy News Brief Sees Ellen Ebersbach Stroll
Miss Ellen Ebersbach of the Red Anchor was seen walking along the street in Pomeroy on September 8 and 9. Local observers noted her appearance during the early fall period as residents discussed small town happenings.
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Pomeroy
Ellen Ebersbach
Red
Picture of a Busy Street Encounter
A woman named Miss Ebersbach, deep in thought, meets an acquaintance who greets her in the afternoon. Surprised to find herself away from her usual counter, she replies with a puzzled question. The exchange prompts laughter from the amused passerby.
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Gay
Miss Ebersbach
No Trouble Over Body of Local Miner Homer Eynon
The Messenger reports no trouble over the possession of Homer Eynon's body after a mine death last week. Delays stemmed from locating the wife and Coroner Ewing ensuring legal handling. relatives say they did not seek to usurp the wife's rights once she appeared.
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Pomeroy
Homer Eynon
Ewing
Corning Reports 466 Pupils Registered in Schools
Corning schools welcome 466 pupils this week with 175 in the Junior-Senior high and 191 in public school grades, taught by 18 teachers including specialists in vocal and instrumental music. Parochial enrollment reaches 190 students with six teachers and added musical training at the nearby convent.
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Corning
Barrett Children Improve After Typhoid Illness
The three Barrett children of Eleven Hill, sons of Mr. and Mrs. James Barrett, are recovering after about three weeks of typhoid fever in Gorning.
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Gorning
James Barrett
Eleven Hill
Miss Mae Mason Visits Corning on Vacation
Miss Mae Mason, a government stenographer in Washington D C, is spending a few weeks in Corning visiting her home and relatives. Mason was reared in Corning.
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Washington Corning
Moore's father gravely ill in Vermont
Mrs. William A. Moore left for Vermont as her aged father suffers a serious illness with little hope of recovery reported.
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Coring
William A. Moore
Vermont
Revered Ludwick Returns From Vacation For Church Reception
In Corning on September 8 a reception will honor the Rev. Lewis G. Ludwick upon his return from vacation. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Ludwick at the U B church tonight.
Copperhead Killed Near Herbert Cox Home
Sept 8 a large copperhead was killed near Herbert Cox’s home. Raymond Clifford ran over the reptile with his car after a group of small children approached it. The snake was alive and coiled when bumped by the vehicle.
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Copperhead Corning
Herbert Cox
Raymond Clifford
Clifford
Mrs Kocks entertains Corning guest lineup
Mrs Henry Kocks hosted a dinner in this city for Mrs Mary Kocks of Saginaw Michigan and A M Krajeska of Corning. Mrs Mary Kocks departed for Columbus to visit relatives before returning home to Michigan.
Bruns and Love Attend Gloucester Labor Day Celebration
Walter Bruns and Hazel Love traveled to Gloucester for the Labor Day celebration. They were returning to the place where they had parked their car when the readable fragments end.
Car Stolen Then Found Abandoned Along Highway
Burns reported a missing automobile to Marshall Henry Williams of Glouster who also could not locate it. Burns and his companion were helped to Corning by friends and later found the car parked along the highway near a relative’s home. The vehicle was in good condition.
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Burns
Marshall Henry Williams
Glouster
Mr. Burns
Corning
Methodist pastor attends conference in Delaware
Reverend William A. Moore of the Corning local Methodist Episcopal Church is attending a conference in Delaware on church affairs and religious matters.
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Corning
William A. Moore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Delaware
Corning Notes of Local Visits From Residents
Harold and Clarence Parsons of Detroit visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Parsons. Mrs. Francis Clifford of New Lexington stayed in Corning with relatives. Flora Mae Morris to Mt. Vernon after two months with grandparents in Nel sonville. Mrs. Josephine Weitzel of Jacksonville visited brother John Exenkemper and family in Corning. Christopher Smith and sisters Baulah and Violet of Springfield, former Corning residents, visited. Dr W H Caine of McRoberts Kentucky guests here. Emmett Rodgers and his wife visited Mrs Rodgers' mother in Gloucester.
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Harold and
Clarence Parsons
Detroit
J. W. Parsons
Francis Clifford
New Lexington
Corning
David Morris
Jessie Richardson
Nelsonville
Flora Mae Morris
Mt. Vernon
Josephine Weitzel
Jacksonville
John Exenkemper
Henry Rocks
Columbus
Christopher Smith
Baulah
Violet
Springfield
W. H. Caine
McRoberts
Kentucky
Emmett Rodgers
Rodgers
Vernon
Glouster
Poultry Day Program Announced at Carpenter Farm
The Southeastern Test Farm at Carpenter hosts Poultry Day on Thursday September 15. A letter to T. H. Johnson of Athens from Myron A. Bachtell of Wooster provides the program. Morning events include inspection of experimental poultry lots, pullet inspections, and rearing methods with a chicken picking demonstration by R. L. Mason of West Virginia.
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Carpenter Farm
Southeastern Test Farm
Carpenter
T. H. Johnson
Athens
Myron A. Bachtell
Wooster
R. L. Mason
West Virginia
Asmura Prescription Promises Relief for Asthma Sufferers
An Ohio physician’s eighteen year study yields Asmura a flexible prescription for asthma and hay fever. Local patients report benefits and national demand grows without publicity. Write for a questionnaire to tailor the treatment. Anderson McCoy Laboratories Highland Ohio Adv.
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Ohio
Asmura
Anderson- McCoy Laboratories
Highliand
Poultry Talks Cover Breeding Problems and Research
An afternoon program features speaker G and Vickers on better poultry breeding and R L Mason on meeting poultry problems in West Virginia. D C Kennard discusses poultry investigations at the Ohio Experiment Station and R K Cray covers research applications for Southeastern Ohio.
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G. & Vickers
West Virginia
R. L. Mason
Ohio Experiment Station
D. C
Death by Own Action Linked to Bubacz's Dearly Contemplated End
John Bubacz aged 69 hanged himself with a bed sheet from a rafter at his Toledo home early today. Friends said he had contemplated death for several weeks.
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Toledo
John Bubacz
Bubacz
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Meigs Water Company
Cliffs Council
Telephone Company
the Swanson Furniture Co
Glouster, Middlepart
Smith Garden
Athens Paint Supply CO
Winneck
New York
Jacob Elberfeld
Brintzese
Printrees
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