Pomeroy Community Still Is Raided and Destroyed
Pomeroy Ohio September raid ends with destruction of Monkey Run community still. Officer Dana L. Roush entered Lower Monkey Run and found 83 gallon whisky capacity with 12 barrels of rye mash around a homemade still. Owners not apprehended and no arrests made. Local rumors cited multiple part owners and a clandestine network supporting the operation.
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Pomeroy
Monkey Run
Roush
Ebenezer Street
Local residents enter and depart for jobs and visits
The Rev F I Gardner spoke at Keno Church of Christ this week. Mary B E Hartinger left for Akron to teach French at West High School as the new year opens. Mrs Hartinger stopped in Athens to visit her sister Mrs Frank Murphey. Noah Gibbs moved family to Albany to take a job at Carpenter. Will Allen and wife rented Mrs Marion Rife’s apartment in Hobson. Mrs Harry Mills and Irene Hartinger and others traveled to Columbus on business. Daisy Barker visited Columbus to see her sister. Gerald Rupe and wife headed to Akron where they teach. Robert Mackin enrolled at St Charles College Seminary in Columbus for the coming year. Families from Cleveland and Chagrin Falls visiting Rutland Road. Mrs Agnes Soles visiting Wilkesville for the academy reunion. Prof A W McKay and others listed among residents finishing travels.
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F. I. Gardner
Keno Church of Christ
Mary BE. Hartinger
Akron
West High School
Hartinger
Athens
Frank Murphey
Noah Gibbs
Hobson
Albany
Gibbs
Carpenter
Will Allen
Marion Rife
Harry Mills
Irene
Max Lambert
Tom W. Jones
Columbus
D. S. Farmer
South Fifth Avenue
Daisy Barker
Myrtle Allen Wright
Gerald Rupe
Val Reynolds
Robert Mackin
F. A. Mackin
St. Charles College Seminary
Robert Boggess
Cleveland
Glenn Wertz
Chagrin Falls
Tom Mills
Rutland Road
Agnes Soles
Wilkesville
James McCormick
Wilkesville Academy
A. W. McKay
R. A. Miller
Jean McMaster
Henrietta Ewing
Elizabeth Brown
D. C. Miller
Jean McCoy
Miriam Woods
Harrisville
W. Va
Charleston
Pat Lochary
Lincoln Hill
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles Ward
Robert Webster
Mulberry Avenue
Contract Bridge Club
Mary and Martha League
Missionary Society of the Peace Evangelical Church
Ohio
Hannah Price
Locust Avenue
William Susshine
Goshen
O. H. Myers
Mechanic Street
Billie Myers
Dayton Ashworth
Tom Crow
Butternut Avenue
Salisbury
George Dallas
Ashworth
Robbie Crow
Crow
Annette Ashworth
A. K. Oliver
Mayme Thompson
John Sneer
Eddie Hanson
Baby
S. G. Bunton
Coolville
W. S. Rees
Katherine Rees
Rees
Pearl W. Spence
Racine
Spence
South High Street
Wilksshire Road
Etna Gardner
Rutland
George H. Lasher
Inglis Avenue
C. W. Bush
Meigs County
Shenang Springs
Ohio River
Kathleen Bradfield
Will Bradfield
Indian Lake
Laura Bradfield
Albert Ebersbach
L. W. Hench
Alice
East Orange
New Jersey
Will
Clyde Andrews
Charlies Nease
Claude Durst
Cora Warner
Rebecca Lodge
Dexter
Lillian Gloeckner
Charles Gloeckner
Richard Reed
Tom Thomas
Corning
John Leakus
Second Street
Nora Tracy
A. O. Tracy
Gallipolis
Frank Meier
Robert and
Willis Schlaegel
John Schlaegel
West Main
Pomeroy
Pauneau
Flint
Mich
Middleport Board of Education hires staff for new school year
The Middleport Board of Education met in the superintendent's office. Members Cook Fisher Hennessy Grate Willock and Clerk Paul Smart and Supt. W E Melvin attended with Fisher presiding. Bills were approved. Jnitors for the year were hired for multiple buildings. Gene Grate named secretary to the superintendent and Harold Hubbard appointed truant officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Board of Education
Cook
George Lewis
Gene Grate
Harold Hubbard
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits And Meetings
Miss Miriam Woods returns home from a visit with Mrs. Pat Lochary. Grace Episcopal Church auxiliary meets at Mrs. Charles Ward’s. a district Southeastern Ohio convention is planned. Numerous locals host guests from Cleveland Columbus Goshen and Charleston while relatives travel between Racine Columbus and Akron.
Ebersbach Company Fights To Hold $240 Bribe Claim
The Ebersbach Construction Company appeals in common pleas court to keep the $240 bribe money awarded to Irving Karr after a replevin suit. The suit, Irving Karr vs. Sybil Ebersbach, grows from a 1929 bribery case involving Karr as county commissioner. Ebersbach, a court stenographer, is a co defendant and has posted bond while pursuing the full defense.
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Pomeroy
Ebersbach Construction Company
Irving Karr
Squire H. H. Mees
Common Pleas Court
Sybil Ebersbach
Karr
Common Pleas
Willock
Columbus
Joseph Cleary
Barr
Miss Ebersbach
Bond
Harpe rnds suit to correct deed in Russell estate
Willis Harper of Thomas Fork sues in common pleas against Roland Archer administrator of Mitchell Russell estate and multiple heirs claiming a deed to Ellsworth Bailey and Victoria Bailey has a description mistake. Harper seeks correction of the deed to settle ownership of the property.
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Pomeroy
Willis Harper
Thomas Fork
Common Pleas
Rolland E. Archer
Mitchell Russell
Ellsworth Bailey
Victoria Bailey
Nettie Archer
Delley Archer
Ray Archer
Edgar Russell
Annie Buck
Geogia Diehl
Guy Russell
Harper
Rolland Archer
Russell
Victoria Bailey Harper
Gloeckner and Reed Marriage Announced
Miss Mary Louise Gloeckner daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles P Gloeckner of Pomeroy wed Richard Reed son of Mrs William Reed in Newport Kentucky on March 12 The couple reside at 243 South Washington Avenue Columbus
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Middleport
Mary Louise Gloeckner
Charles P. Gloeckner
Pomeroy
Richard Reed
William Reed
Newport
Hartman and Olney Seek Pomeroy Marriage License
Carlos Hartman, 22, a Chesterhill truck driver, and Helen Olney, 21, of Pomeroy, obtained a marriage license in probate court on Thursday. The couple resides at specified addresses in their respective locales.
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Pomeroy
Carlos Hartman
Helen Olney
Hartman
Chesterhill
Miss Onley
Middleport Man Found Insane In Probate Court
William McClain age 57 of Middleport was judged insane in probate court on Thursday and sent to the Athens asylum that afternoon.
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Pomeroy
William McClain
Middleport
Athens
Woman Physician Dies Born and Reared in Pomeroy
Elizabeth Cheatham Fairbanks born in Pomeroy died at her home on Pelee Island Lake Erie. She practiced in Meigs County and Marion and married James A. Fairbanks in Marion. Survived by husband sister Mrs Kate Walton and several nieces. Funeral held at Pay French home with Dr T Boyd Gay officiating.
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Pomeroy
Marion
Middleport
Elizabeth Cheatham Fairbanks
Pelee Island
Lake Erie
Pay French
T. Boyd Gay
James A. Fairbanks
Kate Walton
Washington, D. C
Fairbanks
Walton
Helen Bailey
Charney Fairbanks
Gleaners Elect Officers at Enterprise United Brethren Church
The Gleaner Class of the Enterprise United Brethren Church elected Mabel Davis as president Wilhelmina Smith as secretary and Jean Arnold as treasurer for the coming year Red and white were adopted as class colors The next meeting is set for October 7 at Miss Audrey DeLay’s home Mrs Paul Casto serves as class teacher.
Funeral services announced for Mrs O L Bradbury
Bradbury services set for Sunday at 2 PM at Ewing Funeral Home for Mrs. O L Bradbury 85 who died Thursday at home on Mulberry Avenue after months of declining health. She was the widow of the late Judge Bradbury.
C. and O. Trains Cut Back From Athens Schedule
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway will sharply curtail service to and from Athens starting Sunday September 11. Early morning No 33 at 7 45 will be discontinued and No 34 arriving at 8 35 p m. The new pattern uses No 37 at 5 30 p m daily except Sunday and No 31 Sundays at 7 50 p m northbound. Southbound No 30 arrives 11 02 a m daily except Sunday with No 32 at 7 40 p m on Sundays.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Athens
J. H. Gross
Three Plea Deals Move Docket in Common Pleas
In Pomeroy on September 9 the Common Pleas Court settled three cases without a jury. Lee Sweiger, charged with arson with Roy Griffin, pleaded guilty and received full responsibility while Griffin's charges were dropped. Ray Wilson admitted guilt to failing to stop after an accident. Remaining docket cases postponed to next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Lee Sweiger
Roy Griffin
C. E. Peoples
Ray Wilson
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Holzer Hospital
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