Two More Gas Explosion Suits Totaling 51475.10 Filed
In Pomeroy Ohio two additional lawsuits totaling 51475.10 were filed over the Middleport gas explosion of October 6, 1930. Plaintiffs HMMA Smith seeks 25000 for personal injuries and 1475.10 for lost goods. Hazel Grant Vancooney seeks damages for permanent injuries to her left arm hip foot and ankle with dust and shock affecting her eyes lungs and nerves. Judge Barnes previously ruled on demurrers, demanding more definite property claims while leaving personal damage petitions intact.
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Hazel Grant Vancooney
Older People Center Stage in Meigs County Ceremonies
PQGMERCY September 15 A marriage license went to D D Rhoades and Etta West the oldest couple wed in Meigs County in recent years. Rhoades a farmer from Ripley West Virginia and West born Ravenswood West Virginia had both been married before. Rev O W Williams officiated at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs
D. D. Rhoades
Ripley
W. Va
Etta West
Pomeroy
Ravenswood
O. W. Williams
Church of Christ
S. Rummonds
Springfield
Ohio
Peter Rutter
Columbia Township
Tracy
Jewell
Head
Gliff Tracy
Rutter
John Romine
Messenger society notices and ads contact details
A Hartley staff correspondent invites readers to submit society items and locals to 40-3. He will appreciate this service. Circulation and classified advertising info for The Messenger. Call John Sauvage at 452-1 for circulation or classifieds.
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A. Hartley
Messenger
John Sauvage
Phone
Pomeroy Girl Aiding Columbus Hospital Observation
The Pomeroy girl now in Columbus is under observation at Gallipolia hospital. Forecasts say Syracuse Mine No 75 began operation Sunday with over 200 miners starting work Monday morning.
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Pomeroy Girl
Columbus
Gallipolia
Syracuse
Iron and steel trade replaces coal on Ohio River
Government report shows iron and steel shipments from Pittsburgh Harbor to Cairo form the river’s backbone, with movements of petroleum products rising. Coke and coal traffic remains heaviest between Pittsburgh and Steubenville, and no Pittsburgh coal has traveled downstream past Steubenville for years. Big Kanawha coal shipments still head to lower points.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Steubenville
Kanawha
Mills Burial Sunday
Syracuse remembers Mrs. Bart Mills 87 in a family funeral beside early town residents. She died at daughter Mrs. Dow Weese in Crooke where she had lived many years. husband long deceased.
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Syracuse
Bart Mills
Dow Weese
Crooke
Forty Race Horses Here Prospects Good for Racing
Pomeroy report notes forty race horses in their stalls at Rocksprings Fairgrounds with strong prospects for races on Wednesday and Thursday. A fine display of live stock poultry and farm products also expected.
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Pomeroy
Rocksprings
Home Guards Meet at William Cooper Home
William Cooper hosted the Home Guards of Heath M. E. Church in Middleport on Monday evening. The event began the first fall meeting with Mrs. Eichinger presiding and boys and their leader in attendance. Refreshments were served by Mrs. H. E. Cooper.
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Middleport
William Cooper
Heath M. E. Church
C. H. Hichinger
South Pearl and
Lincoln Streets
Eichinger
H. E. Cooper
Typhoid Fever Cases Show Gain in State
The Ohio State Department of Health reports September as typhoid month with 107 cases through Sept 8, an average of 7.13 per day, compared to a yearly average of 1.13. Drought, unhygienic conditions, and polluted water spread the disease. three injections of triple-typhoid vaccine at reasonable intervals in years are urged as a key preventive measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.P
Chile
State Department of Health
Principal J J Mitchell Accepts Uhrichsville Post
Announcement from Middleport Ohio states Prof J J Mitchell, former Middleport High School principal, has accepted a position in Uhrichsville Ohio. He holds a life teaching certificate and left with Mrs Mitchell for the new location, moving soon after.
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Middleport High School
Uhrichsville
Middleport
Acheola
Ohio
J. J. Mitchell
Mitchell
Mrs. Martha Echols Undergoes Operation in Parkersburg
Mrs. Irving Karr of Syracuse rushed to Parkersburg on Sunday due to her mother Mrs. Martha Echols severe illness. Echols underwent a major operation on Monday for a serious ailment. Mrs. Echols is 68 years old.
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Pomeroy
Irving Karr
Syracuse
Parkersburg
Martha Echols
Nichols
Are
Elmer Cross in Poor Health Near Spencer Roane County
Racine report states Elmer Cross. son of the late Lucius Cross. born and raised on the Cross farm at Oak Grove near Racine. long-time Ravenawood flour mills operator. now living near Spencer Roane County in his early seventies. brother of A B Cross who remains on the Oak Grove ancestral farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Elmer Cross
Lucius Cross
Oak Grove
Cross
Ravenawood
Spencer
Roane County
A. B. Cross
Family of Ed Vittitoe Taken to Relatives in Lawrence County
Syracuse on September 15 reports Ed Vittitoe’s family of a mother and five children relocated to relatives in Lawrence County after Vittitoe confessed to taking part in a copper wire robbery at the Syracuse mine. He is jailed while the family, left destitute, is cared for by kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Ed. Vittitoe
Lawrence County
Vittitoe
Community travels and visits while residents engage travel
Mrs Emma Davis leaves for Athens to serve as sorority house mother at Ohio University. Mrs Minnie Neutzling returns home from Akron where her son is recovering from illness. Several residents visit Columbus, Huntington and Marietta, including Miss Lizzie Gloeckner who remains ill at home. Families travel to Columbus to see relatives, with others visiting Mt Carmel Hospital and the Harris home for vacations and recuperation.
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Emma Davis
Athens
Ohio University
Minnie Neutzling
Akron
Lizzie Gloeckner
South Third Avenue
Elmer Hugh Davis
Columbus
Ohio State University
Frank Simms
Ralph Frecker
Baptist Church
Frank Kreager
Middleport
Robert Harris
Marjorie
R. W. Harris
Ben Painter
W. L. Brown
W. G. Huddleston
Oak Hill
W. Va
Arthur Covert
Covert
Mt. Carmel Hospital
G. B. Cook
Marietta
Edwin Cook
Guy Reynolds
Charleston
Pomeroy Fig Tree Bears Second Crop
Pomeroy fruit dealer Pierotti known as Steepie Jack owns a fig tree in his Second Street yard that is bearing a second crop. The tree stands six to eight feet high and has more than one hundred figs already ripe from a July harvest. if the weather stays mild, the new crop should ripen in about three weeks.
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Pomeroy
Rept
C. Pierotti
Steepie Jack
Second Street
Social visits and travels span several towns and states
A long list of relatives and friends travel and visit across Ohio and nearby states. Maggie Ralph returns from Chicago to Gallipolis to reunite with family. Eloise meets her mother, then they drive home. Other relatives visit in Gallipolis and Columbus, West Columbia, St. Marys, and Athens with stops in Bucyrus and Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Ralph
Chicago
Morris
J. O. Leonard
Eloise
Gallipolis
G. F. Reynolds
Craig
Charles Ludwig
W. J. DeVinney
Guy
Cuyahoga Falls
Ruth Drake
Pomeroy School
Marie Miller
James Booth
Charleston
Alvira Hysell
Hysell Street
Columbus
Bucyrus
Oscar Cheatham
Athens
Allen
Racine
William Ferguson
West Columbia
C. L. Brooks
Charles
A. B. White
Coolville
St. Marys
W. Va
W. L. Ska
Mourning
Leo Beeson
W. H. Beeson
Sara Horn
Marcella
Julia Murphy
South Third Avenue
Meigs County Still Owns Chester Commons
J W McCullough former county auditor studied Meigs County Court records at Pomeroy showing ownership of lands known as the Commons around Chester the first county seat. The article notes multiple versions and a recent controversy over land rights based on historical transfers.
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Pomeroy
Chester
Meigs County
J. W. McCullough
Com
Early Meigs County land deals and public squares tale
Historical notes recount the 1822 act to seat justice in Meigs County and the appointment of commissioners from Ross Pickaway and Belmont to fix the seat. Land deeds and town layout detail Weldon as Chester director selling fifty one lots, the jail on Lot 42, and leases for public grounds and a 50 year school building lease.
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Mons
Chester
Meigs County
McCullough
General Assembly of
Ohio
General Assembly
William Vance
Ross County
John Parr
Pickaway County
William Dunn
Belmont County
Court of Common Pleas
Meiga County
William Weldon
Levi Steadman
Weldon
Meigs County Record of
Aaron Torrence
Eleanor Weldon
John Weldon
Harold Wells
John Ware
Jasper Branch
Marcus Bosworth
Stephen Strong
Major Reed
Benjamin Stout
M. Bosworth
Meigs County High School
Whitmore Reed
Columbia Downing
John McQuigg
Minister from Syracuse among forty chosen for Columbus sermons
The Rev. Harry Dye, pastor of the Syracuse Methodist Church, was selected from eight hundred ministers at the Columbus conference last week to preach in Columbus churches Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Flanagan
Paul Hayman
Gladys Crooks
Gertrude McBride
Marcia Karr
Pomeroy
W. S&s. White
Carl Weese
Middleport
David Flanagan
Athens
Roy Morehead
Hayman
Hobson
Syracuse Nazarene
Charlies Wagner
Syracuse Public Schools
Eleanor Karr
Louise Morehead
Carl Hedreich
Philadelphia
Carrie Seidenabel
Guy Gorby
Carpenter
Rooma
D. B. Williams
Gorby
Harry Dye
Syracuse
Notices in Bankruptcy and Parole Hearing
Notice to creditors of P. H. Willeke John A. Owan and O. B. Chapman in U S District Court bankruptcy proceedings Eastern and Southern Divisions of Ohio hearing dates October 9 1931 and noon before the court Clerk H F Rabe and F Rabe Parole hearing for Lonnie Facen prisoner at Ohio Penitentiary eligible on or after September 1 1931 with Parole and Record Clerk D J Benz noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Willeke
United States District Court For
Southern District of Ohio
Miniig
H. F. Rabe
U.S. District Court
John A. Owan
U. S. District Court
O. B. Chapman
F. Rabe
Prisoner Nick Rodgers Eligible for Parole Hearing
Nick Rodgers, Athens County prisoner, convicted May 1 1925 of burglary and larceny, serving a 4 to 15 year sentence. The Board of Parole will conduct a hearing on or after the date set by Parole Clerk D J Bonzo. Dated 9 8 dotw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Rodgers
Ohio
Columbus
Athens County
Board OF Parole
D. J. Bonzo
Prisoner Thaddios Draper Convicted in 1928
Paroled inmate Thaddios Draper No. 58600 from Athens County faces hearing after admission to Ohio Penitentiary Columbus. Convicted on April 16 1928 to a 12 year sentence with eligibility for parole. hearing before the Ohio Court of Common Pleas on or after September 1 1931.
Parole Hearing Set for Robert Sprouse in Ohio Prison
Robert Sprouse, inmate No. 57909 at Columbus Penitentiary, jailed since January 3 1928 in Athens County for a 5 to 15 year sentence, becomes eligible for parole hearing on or after September 1 1931. Board of Parole proceeding noted by D J Bonzo and Record Clerk on September 8 1930.
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Arole
Robert Sprouse
Ohio
Columbus
Athens County
Board OF Parole
D. J. Bonzo
Hearing Notice for Parole Ray McLaughlin No 60144
Ray McLaughlin No 60144, inmate of the Ohio Penitentiary Columbus from Athens County, convicted 3-29-1921 for Assault to Kill, serving 10 to 15 years. Eligible for a parole hearing by the Ohio Board of Parole on or after September 8, 1930. Parole and Record Clerk Dr. J Bonzo signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray McLaughlin
Ohio
Olumbus
Athens County
Board OF Parole
J. Bonzo
Paroled felon Harper eligible for hearing after 1931
Fred J. Harper No. 60212 of Athens County was convicted of larceny on 4 19 1920 and sentenced to 3 7 years. He is eligible for a Board of Parole hearing on or after September 1 1931.
Parole Hearings and Public Auction Notices
Notices announce eligibility for parole hearings for inmates Wilford Moody and a Bonso prisoner with dates and counties, plus probate sale notices in Athens and Muskingum counties. The sale lists Parcel No. 3 66 acres and Parcel No. 2 Lot 119 Crown Street location with appraisals $600 and $1000 respectively.
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Muskingum County
Ohio
Athens
Athens County
Zanesville
Kirth
State of
Muskingum
Charles C. Russell
Safford Farm
Crown Street
Crown 8 St
Tannehill & Weber, Attys
Parole Hearing Sought for George Ludden
George Ludden No 60528 once confined at London Pp Farm Athens County was convicted June 2 1929 of manslaughter and is serving a 4 to 20 year sentence. He is eligible for a parole hearing before the Board of Parole on or after September 26 1931. W C Thomas Parole and Record Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ludden
London
Farm
Athens County
Board OF Parole
W. C. Thomas
Parole Hearing Eligible for Mansfield Burglary Convict
Albert Collins a prior now confined in the Ohio State reformatory Mansfield admitted to burglary in Athens County convicted 10 18 the crime and serving 1 to 15 years is eligible for a hearing before the Board Parole on or after 9 28 31. Parole and Record Clerk J. J. Feeney reports from Mansfield Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Ohio
Dille
Athens County
Albert Collins
Ohio State
Board OF Parole
J. J. Feeney
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Jacob Dean
Ohio Penitentiary
Ae Sheppard
Lawrence Napier
Buster
Pat Napler
Glouster Mornday
Chas. Canterbury
Chas, C. Millikan
Optometrist
Millkan’s Jewelry Store
Masonic Building
Athens, O
Iron and Steel
Crooksville
George Childers
Chester Commons
Dettios
Hess Nichols
Syracuse News
Classified Service
Coca-Cola
Lonnie Facen
D. J. Benz
Thaddios Draper
Lumbus
Fred J. Harper
Wilford Moody
Sopania
Benitentiary
Bonzo Parole and
Moe
Fee
Henry C. Kessler
John Parsons
Boston
Parei
Nelsonville
Glouster
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