Unusual Confession Reported In Syracuse Mine Wire Theft
WEOMEROY Sept. 11 Unusual confessions are reported by local officials in the Suse Mining Company mine wire thefts on August 12 and 13. Nine men allegedly stole 900 pounds of wire using a motor and bolt cutters, with Spencer guiding Parker Baldwin and others out. He claims to have unlocked the entrance and helped cut and load the wire for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weomeroy
Suse Mining Company
Andy Spencer
Frank Parker
Witrtoe
Raymond Baldwin
Spencer
Affsof
Parker
Igide
Spen
Toi
Parker and
Baldwin
R. C. West
Middleport Notes on Funerals and Local Events
Mrs. J. H. Grate attended the funeral of her aunt Mrs. Blaine Jones at Pine Grove. Bridge clubs met at homes of Mrs. Rosener Zeiher and others. Families, travel, hospital visits, and social gatherings fill the week with wartime era tempo and local travel between Columbus Huntington and Rutland.
Local society notes and visiting relatives in the region
Miss Mary Ward travels from Cincinnati visiting Mrs. A L Kreutser and family with plans to tour Hamilton Dayton and Columbus before returning. Mr and Mrs Oscar Roush delay moving. Pearl Street School attendance noted. F C Jones family stay at Sprigg West Virginia with daughter Mrs C C Washington while F C recovers. Mrs Emma Davis to settle permanently in Athens after Sept 21. Dave Corbin and son from Ripley visit relatives. Addie Branch ships household goods to Toledo and visits niece C F Ervin before joining daughter there.
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Mary Ward
Cincinnati
A. L. Kreutser
Hamilton
Dayton
Columbus
Oscar Roush
Pearl Street
F. C. Jones
Sprigg
W. Va
C. C. Washington
Virgie
Charles Corbin
Addie Branch
Toledo
C. F. Ervin
Hobart seeks court protection for Red Bird Mine
Hobart asks Meigs County commissioners and common pleas court for protection of Red Bird Mine equipment after repeated wire thefts. He requests at least three guards, noting guards are costly, and says Gallia County officials may be approached for protection as the mine plans to restart loading coal with new operators aiming to resume work. No theft traces found.
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Pomeroy
M. C. Hobart
Red Bird
Hobson
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs County Commissioners
Common Pleas Court
Hobart
Gallia
Man Who Shod Million Horses Dies at 76
Harvey McHaffie, 76, Rutland blacksmith who claimed to have shod about a million horses over more than 50 years, died at home Wednesday night after months of failing health. He retired a few years ago from his Langsville Rutland shop and leaves two daughters, Mrs Ray Rawlings of Pomeroy and Mrs William Reed of Rising Sun Indiana. Funeral Friday at 4 pm from his residence with burial in Miles Cemetery.
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Rutland
Harvey McHaffie
Meigs County
Langsville
McHaffie
Ray Rawlings
Pomeroy
William Reed
Rising Sun
Indiana
Miles Cemetery
Couple Re marries in Hot Springs after divorce
Rodney Downing of Middleport and his former wife Jane Downing were remarried in Hot Springs Arkansas this week after their Meigs County divorce. They have a four year old daughter Martha Jane. Downing traveled from Middleport September 2 and plans to live in Hot Springs for now. John B Downing the father received a telegram confirming the marriage.
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Middleport
Rodney Downing
John B. Downing
Pomeroy
Local Notes on Residents and Events in Pomeroy Area
E H Morris custodian of the courthouse reports a 3500 cubic foot well drilled on his farm near the County Infirmary yesterday. Mrs Will Bartels was taken to a Parkersburg hospital yesterday. Wesley Koester and Mrs C A Hartley returned from Columbus where they arranged Norman Bahram's entrance into a business college. Mr and Mrs W J Phillips announce the marriage of their son Dayton Lee to Miss Irene Baker in Columbus on Sept 5. Mrs Laban Hill has returned home from Cincinnati. Mr and Mrs E W Cooper of Tampa are visiting relatives in Syracuse and Bowmans Run. Max Reinhart, recently in a Gallipolis hospital for six weeks, has returned home to Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Morris
County Infirmary
Will Bartels
Kerri Run
Parkersburg
Wesley Koester
C. A. Hartley
Columbus
Norman Bahram
W. J. Phillips
Pomeroy
Dayton Lee
Irene Baker
Laban Hill
Cincinnati
E. W. Cooper
Tampa
Florida
Syracuse
Bowmans Run
Max Reinhart
Gallipolis
Mines 5 and 75 To Resume Operations
By the authority of Fred Essex and R T West, Mines No 5 and 75 in the Pomeroy Bend will resume operations on Monday September 14 with coal loading that day. All former employees have been invited to return to their former employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Essex
Stalder-Essex Coal Company
R. T. West
Pomeroy Bend
Kentos Move to Toledo via New York Central Lines
MIDDLEPORT, Sept. 11. Mr and Mrs H O Kent, recently moved from Hobson to Kenton, have been sent to Toledo by the New York Central lines. Mr Kent serves as wreck master on the Toledo Division and the couple are now settled in a modern Toledo home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. O. Kent
Hobson
Kenton
Toledo
New York Central Lines
Kent
Wreckmeester
New York Central
Stitts Granted Bail in Obstruction Case
Howard Stitts, jailed since July eviction of families at Pity-Me on obstruction charges, was granted bail. Initial bond $2,500, reduced to $1,000, then to $800 by Judge Peoples. Leif Bolin of Rutland Township provided security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Howard Stitts
Williams
Pity-Me
BE. R. Titus
Peoples
Common Pleas Court
Stitts
Near-Starved Family Visited by Officers
A deplorable case in Rutland Township was investigated by County Commissioner Compton and family, plus social worker Miss Sanborn. In the cheerless home were found a malnourished father, 48, a mother 36, a 16-year-old daughter, an 8-year-old son, and a two-month-old baby. The house had no furniture, a broken stove, and only potatoes and cabbage for food. The five lived in dire conditions and refused to leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rutland Township
Compton
Family faces shelter dilemma amid harsh conditions
Observers warn the family will face freezing or starvation unless moved. The mother refuses to separate from her children and invalid husband, seeking to stay together while considering relocation only if the whole family can stay united. Miss Sanborn notes potential for the older children with proper training at the Children's Home, where Superintendent Eastman provides care.
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Miss Sanborn
Eastman
County ward program aids public schools in Pomeroy
A county effort sends wards to Pomeroy public schools to learn work and enjoy it. Last summer a plan aimed to mobilize Home boys to harvest wild blackberries, collecting several hundred gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Goa
Pomeroy Baptist Association Holds 27th Annual Meeting
Members of the First Baptist Church in Middleport attended the 27th annual meeting of the Pomeroy Baptist Association in Carpenter. Rev. Owen Lasley opened the day, with Rev. F. C. Kreager delivering the sermon, and Dr. C. H. Stull giving the chief afternoon address. The event included an open forum, a Woman’s Organization session, and an evening program by the Middleport Young People’s Society followed by a missionary address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Baptist Church
Carpenter
Pomeroy Baptist Association
Owen Lasley
Racine
F. C. Kreager
Vernon McCoy
A. R. Stark
Pomeroy Church
Woman's Organization of
C. H. Stull
Middleport Young People's Society
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Margaret Hetzel
Akron
W. A. Drake
Pomeroy High School
Cleveland
J. H. Grate
Pine Grove
Blaine Jones
Rosener Zeiher
Bridge Club
South Fifth Avenue
J. E. Lyons
Elmer Hugh Davis
Helen
Sara Louise Ervin
Frank C. Kreager
South Sixth Avenue
Charles Sauer
Louis Burford
Huntington
Sauer
Ingles
Reid Harris
A. Hartley
The
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John Sauvage
Said
Arkansas
Bamby
County Institution
California
Ibs
Carnation Milk
Rea
Post
Ivory
Sia
Bae Kuhn S
Grandma Kuhn
Jack Horner
Land O’lakes
Caldwell
Bella
Troco
Allsteel
Hopkins Radio and Electric Shop
Hotel Berry Bldg
Rardin
Athens, Ohio
Athens
U. S. Tires
E. State St
Nelsonwille
Glouster
Rauch's Bakery
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