Pomeroy Debates Public Square On Monument Lot Plan
Citizens debate removing five trees from the Civil War monument lot at Second Street and Mulberry Avenue in Pomeroy. A proposal to turn the area into a small park with benches and possible Masonic land use is discussed as a public space solution. The piece also notes the retirement of Middleport's school leader after a long service.
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Pomeroy
Second Street
Mulberry Avenue
John Blair
Old County
Meigs County
Blair
Masons
K. of P. Hall
Masonic Order
Open air concerts could grace the band stand site
The passage envisions benches as a fine improvement and suggests a band stand be built there. It notes that during summer the area could host open air concerts, enhancing the public space with cultural events.
Middleport School Group Starts Year
Middleport reports the Parent-Teacher Association began its fall term with a 3:30 PM meeting at the High School Building. Supt. W. E. Melvin spoke, and officials announced monthly evening sessions on the third Monday to boost parent attendance. An executive committee meeting will plan the year’s program.
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Middleport
Parent
William Bradford
W. E. Melvin
Bradford
McKay Praised Former Middleport Educator
In the Ohio Schools magazine the September issue of the Ohio Educational Association tribute honors Prof. A. W. McKay former Middleport educator and superintendent for years of able service.
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Middleport
Ohio Schools Magazine
Ohio Educational Association
Columbus
A. W. McKay
Land Purchase for State Highway No. 589 Proceeding
Meigs County commissioners filed a resolution showing the necessity to appropriate Edith Allen’s lands for State Highway No. 589 section K in Meigs County. A plat and damages totaling 100 dollars were placed in probate court, with Edith Allen notified and the case continued. Other probate actions include multiple estates, guardianships, and probate of wills, with hearings set for October 11 and several guardianship and administrator matters.
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Pomeroy
Board of Meigs County Commissioners
Edith Allen
Meigs County
Auto Overturned In Roadside Crash Near Pomeroy
POMEROY Sept 17 In attempting to pass a truck on Rock Springs Hill Homer Ashworth lost control and his automobile turned over. The crash occurred about noon Friday. Ashworth was bruised and shaken but not seriously injured. the car was badly damaged.
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Homer Ashworth
Pomeroy
Ashworth
Parsons Infant Dies in Huntington Home
Paul Eugene Parsons infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul Parsons died Thursday at the home of Mrs Parsons parents Mr and Mrs William Chapman in Huntington. Burial was held the same day. Mrs Edward Parsons and Ron Ralph attended Thursday.
Veteran Civil War veteran James Salisbury injured in fall
James Salisbury aged 89, a Civil War veteran and Middleport resident, fell at his home at Front and Walnut Streets on Friday morning. He suffered severe injuries though no bones were broken, and is said to be the town’s last surviving Civil War soldier.
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James Salisbury
Middleport
Front
Walnut Streets
Salisbury
W. C. T. U. Holds Meeting at Miss Waterman’s Home in Pomeroy
The local W. C. T. U. met at Miss Emma Waterman’s Mulberry Avenue home with a song service and prayers. Officers for the coming year were elected: President C. B. Peoples, Vice President Nell Bing, Secretary Bertha Chase, Treasurer Cora Well.
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Emma Waterman
Pomeroy
Mulberry Avenue
Anna Carl
W. S. Genheimer
A. V. Howell
Charles Hartley
H. V. Carl
John Chase
Robert Warner
Eva Simms
C. BE. Peoples
Nell Bing
Bertha Chase
Mrs Ida Walker dies in Hemlock Grove burial Sunday
Mrs Ida Walker aged 71 wife of the late Hiram Welker died Friday night at Hemlock Grove Hospital from a paralytic stroke and complications. She leaves three children Dorsel Smith Hemlock Grove Mrs W A Bailey Columbus and Harry M Stewart Sebring Ohio. Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm from the Christian Church Hemlock Grove with burial in Hemlock Grove Cemetery.
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Hemlock Grove
Pomeroy
Ida Walker
Hiram Welker
Dorsel Smith
W. A. Bailey
Columbus
Harry M. Stewart
Sebring
Surprise Shower Honors Mrs. Lee McComas at Heath Church
In Middleport on September 17, Women of the Heath M E Church held a surprise miscellaneous shower for Mrs. Lee McComas at her High Street home. A large crowd attended as the June bride received many gifts for her new home and refreshments were served. Both Mr. and Mrs. McComas are active Heath Church workers. Also, Philathlean Society of the Church of Christ met in the church lecture room with Group No 2 led by Mrs. Oscar Roush. refreshments followed.
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Lee McComas
Middleport
Heath M. E
High Street
Grave Hill
Philathean Society
Philathean Society of
The
Church of Christ
Oscar Roush
Moore Funeral Marked For Earl Moore In Duehue West Virginia
Funeral services for Earl Moore of Duehue West Virginia were held at Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy with burial at Middleport Hill Cemetery. Initial reports misidentified his death as a mine accident and later attributed it to injuries from an automobile crash.
Ohio University Faculty Changes Are Announced
Ohio University announces five faculty changes and new fellowships and graduate assistantships. Appointments include Phillip L. Peterson as instructor of voice and solfeggio, Herbert N. Hooven as assistant professor of art, Carrie Spencer as instructor in physical education, Lorana B. Morris as instructor of art, and Robert F. Bishop as lecturer in commerce. New fellowships and assistantships are awarded to numerous students across English, education, chemistry, sociology, biology, French, and other fields.
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Ohio University
Phillip L. Peterson
School of
Peterson
Northwestern School of Music
Evanston, Ill
Paul Sebring
Herbert N. Hooven
College of Liberal Arts
Hooven
University of Michigan College of Architecture
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Ind
Ann Arbor
Carrie Spencer
Harriet Rogers
Spencer
Columbia University
Solvay
N. Y
University of Washington
Seattle
Lorana B. Morris
College of Education
Ryah Ludins
Miss Morris
Academy of Modern Arts
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Robert F. Bishop
Robert N. Frickey
Mr. Bishop
Nettie Tarasuck
Leona Hughes
Miss Hughes
Lucille Friedrich
Helen Faye Brown
Somerset
Ruth Corley
Shelbyville
Ill
Loy S. Engle
Logan
Hazel A. Hershman
Adele Berger
Cincinnati
Louise Davis
Manhattan
Kan
Lucille Phillips
Delaware, O
Sheltering Arms Hospital Weekly Admissions and Discharges
Weekly hospital report lists admissions including Orville Lewis Jackson injuries Bill Downard Athens injuries J F Stevens Athens operation Mrs Rollin Jones Athens operation Mrs Laureen Rodehaver Guysville baby boy Miss Hazel Hawk Albany operation Miss Pear Ginther Pomeroy operation Mrs Lillian Coursey Athens operation Miss Mildred Stewart Carpenter operation and convalescents E A Douglas Athens Bill Downard J F Stevens Mrs Rollin Jones Mrs Laureeen Rodehaver and baby boy Miss Hazel Hawk. Dismissals include Miss Pearl Ginther Miss Mary Farrow Athens Mrs Rush Elliott Athens Mrs Olive McAfee Athens Mrs Lillian Coursey Miss Mildred Stewart.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Orville Lewis
Jackson
Bill Downard
Athens
J. F. Stevens
Rollin Jones
Laureen Rodehaver
Guysville
Hazel Hawk
Albany
Pear Ginther
Pomeroy
Lillian Coursey
Mildred Stewart
Carpenter
E. A
Local Social News and Births Mention Community Ties
Dr. LeRoy William Farmer born Sept 15 weighing 9½ pounds to Mrs. Lee Farmer formerly Freda Miller. Various visits include the Howell family from Butter nut Avenue to Cincinnati, Mr and Mrs Turner visiting family in Racine Road, and siblings visiting in Parkersburg. Nurses Ruth Arnold graduates from Holzer Hospital School of Nurses at Grace M. E. Church Gallipolis. Virginia Greber tenth birthday party hosted with friends and remembrances.
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Eille
Watson
Jake Turner
Middleport
Virginia Turner
Racine Road
A. V. Howell
Butternut Avenue
Cincinnati
Edna McKnight
Mansfield
Farmer
Freda Miller
LeRoy William
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
Irving Karr
Eleanor
Parkersburg
William Adams
Harry Mattern
Frank Mattern
George Mattern
Dayton
Katherine Schaegel
Lincoln Terrace
Ruth Arnold
Holzer Hospital School of Nurses
Grace M. E
Gallipolis
C. L. Arnold
Evelyn
Anthony Greber
Lincoln Hill
Virginia
Miss Virginia
Debate Topic Agreed Upon For Cincinnati Prohibition Debate
The Bulkiey Bettman prohibition debate set for Sept 26 in Cincinnati has an agreed subject. Senator Bulkiey accepts Bettman proposed topic with Judge John Weld Peck as presiding officer. Each side will likely have 45 minutes to argue whether the Republican program offers a more sincere and practical path to repeal than the Democratic program.
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Columbus
Bulkiey-Bettman
Cincinnati
Bulkiey
Bettman
John Weld Peck
Hoover
Roosevelt
Picnic at Ash Cave for Church of Christ Class No 2
Church of Christ Class No 2 enjoyed a Sunday picnic at Ash Cave with attendees including Helen Louise McNeal Marshall Barron Dorothy Franks Chester Hawk Hazel Frank Charles Llewellyn Mr and Mrs Harry Hawk two children Harry Dale and Mary Lou Mrs Nettie Barron and son Roger Mr and Mrs Clarence McNeal Mrs Nora Frank Mrs Ruth Llewellyn and Ed Hawk. Visitors at Oscar Llewellyn home included Mr and Mrs Le Roy Thorne Albany Mr and Mrs Lee Conkey Carpenter.
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Church of Christ
Ash Cave
Helen Louise McNeal
Marshall Barron
Dorothy Franks
Chester Hawk
Hazel Frank
Charles Llewellyn
Harry Hawk
Harry Dale
Mary Lou
Nettie Barron
Roger
Clarence McNeal
Nora Frank
Ruth Llewellyn
Ed Hawk
Oscar Llewellyn
le Roy Thorne
Albany
Lee Conkey
Carpenter
Probate Court Grants Waiver for Marriage License
In probate court Robert N. Slagle 21 of Columbus and Freda M. Covert 19 of Nelsonville daughter of James Covert obtain a marriage license with a waiver granted.
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Robert. N. Slagle
Columbus
Freda M. Covert
Nelsonville
James Covert
Fall and Winter Anne Adams Pattern Catalog Ad
An advertisement promotes pattern 2221 for sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 42 with fabric needs listed, plus pattern 2442 for waist 26 to 36. It highlights illustrated sewing steps and prices 15c each or 30c for both, and urges mail orders to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York City.
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Anne Adams
Athens Messenger Pattern Department
W. 17Th Street
New York City
Willard Caldwell Killed by Erie Train at Kenton Crossing
Willard Caldwell 35 a noted Ohio coon hunter was killed when his car was struck by an Erie passenger train at a street crossing in Kenton. The wreckage was carried 75 feet Caldwell born Noble County.
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Kenton, CO
Willard Caldwell
Ohio
Erie
Caldwell
Noble County
Fireman Falls From Engine Injuring Skull On Rail
Akron report says C. L. Wagner 45 fireman on Chicago flier of Baltimore and Ohio fell from the engine top fracturing his skull. In Oklahoma 300 striking coal miners were dispersed by state police and Sheriff Ray Lackey after a threatened clash at Craig Valley Mine.
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Akron
C. L. Wagner
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mcales?ver
Oklo
Ray Lackey
Craig Valley
China Demands US Action Over Manchuria Treaty Violation
China releases a note urging the United States to take proper and effective measures against Japan for alleged violations of the nine power treaty in Manchuria. The note was made public by the Chinese Legation in Washington on September 17.
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Washington
Japan
Manchuria
China
Milk price fight plan advanced at Adrian farmers meeting
In Adrian Michigan on September 17 a farmers meeting discussed a peaceful campaign against recent retail milk price cuts. The plan, mapped by the Northwest Cooperative Sales Company and its 5,000 dairy farmer members, was explained to attendees.
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Adrian, Mich
Northwestern Co-Operative Sales Company
Hamilton County Auto Death Toll Reaches 81 for Year
Cincinnati report notes the Hamilton County automobile death toll stood at 81 for the year as of September 17. The figure reflects ongoing road safety concerns in the region.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Marion National Bank To Pay 15 Percent Dividend Monday
Marion Ohio bank records show the Marion National Bank, closed last December, will distribute a 15 percent dividend to depositors on Monday. A 25 percent dividend has already been paid.
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Marion, O
Marion National Bank
West Virginia to Arrive with Ill Admiral Pringle
The battleship West Virginia is due in San Diego late today bearing Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle who is critically ill from an abdominal seizure. No update on his condition was released.
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San Diego
Calif
West Virginia
Joel R. P. Pringle
Pringle
German Flyer Back in Nagoya After Fog Forced Landing
Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau and three companions completed a world flight leg by arriving in Nagoya from Tokio after a fog implosion forced a stop in Sagami Bay off Hiratsuka. Fishermen guided the pilots to Hiratsuka where the journey resumed.
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Nagoya
Japan
Wolfgang von Gronau
Tokio
Sagami Bay
Hiratsuka
Marshall Troy Found Dead After Cistern Tragedy
Marshall Troy, age unknown, ended his life by drowning in a cistern at Locust Corners Ohio on Friday. A note left behind read he was tired of living. Local authorities reported the incident as a suicide.
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Batavia
Marshall Troy
Locust Corners
Springfield man held on threat to abduct store manager
Albert Cunningham, 33, of Springfield Ohio, was held under 25000 bond in Cincinnati on a charge of threatening to abduct Alfred M. Coop, a department store manager, and was sent to the grand jury.
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Cincinnati
Albert Cunningham
Springfield
Alfred M. Coop
Graf Zeppelin Circles Rio In Trans Atlantic Flight
The Graf Zeppelin flew over Rio de Janeiro at 5 am extending the usual Rio to Pernambuco service with a cruise over the Brazilian capital.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Graf Zeppelin
Pernambuco
Robins Seen Near City Club After Vanishing
Raymond Robins, a vanished social worker, was reportedly seen in Chicago. Richard Smith, City Club member, said a man matching Robins walked by the club and vanished when an attempt to verify his identity was made with Robins' old friend.
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Chicago
Raymond Robins
Richard Smith
Robins
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Theta Phi Alpha Sorority
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A. A. Dillard
Lawrence Bing
Women of Heath M. E. Church
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Wheeling
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Pt. Pleasant
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Best Main Street
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Sharpsburg
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Athens Messenger Daily Pattern Department
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Canton
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Cleveland
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