End Pomeroy quip on bridge end presses for press agent
W B Smith of Newark puns about the Pomeroy end of a bridge. The note references Governor Donahey planning to attend the Mason City Ohio River bridge opening on November 12. Governors Byrd and Gore will join the ceremony linking Columbus and state capitals across three states.
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Pomeroy
W. B. Smith
Messenger
Newark
Columbus
Donahey
Ohio River
Mason City
W. Va
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
Music Faculty Sees Staff Stability Amid Leave of Absence
The music faculty personnel remain steady this year with a single exception a leave of absence for William Bennet Shimp assistant violin instructor. He has departed for unspecified duties.
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William Bennet Shimp
Shimp
McKenzie Search Teams Trace 80 Year Old Man From Washington
Mercy Sept 20. John Anzie 80 missing since leaving a sanitarium near Washington C. He traveled to Pomeroy and is a former Harrisonville deputy in the county clerk’s office. His daughter Mary McKenzie leads the search with Mildred Cowie and Carl Richter. Carl Richter and Miss Cowie wed last Saturday in Cleveland.
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Mercy
John Anzie
Washington, C
Pomeroy
Harrisonville
W. A. Race
Washington
General Grosvenor
Mary McKenzie
Death of Mrs. Mary Crawford in Fontana California
Word of the death, Sunday, of Mrs. Mary Crawford at Fontana California reached Word of death came after she was struck by an automobile just after leaving church services. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Fontana. She leaves relatives in Meigs and Mason Counties. Before marriage she was Miss Mary Nease eldest daughter of the late W 8 Nease. A brother was Mrs Ann Woodruff of Bowman's himself once a county resident but later of DeSoto Kansas.
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Pomeroy
Mary Crawford
Fontana
California
Crawford
Meigs
Mason
Mary Nease
W. 8. Nease
Ann Woodruff
Bowman's
County
DeSoto
Kansas
Pomeroy Opens Season With Chesire Grid Tilt At Park
Pomeroy School kicks off football with Chesire High School at Pythian Park in Pomeroy on Friday afternoon September 28. The new coach orders daily workouts on Lyons lot above the high school.
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Pomeroyf
Pomeroy School
Chesire High School
Pythian Park
Ddileport
e@ Lyons
Funeral Held For Joseph Miller In Langsville
Relatives from Middleport attended the funeral of Joseph Miller held today in Langsville. Names listed include Lee Miller Charles Reese A H Armstrong Monty and family Roy Ward and son. The day also saw a Recreational League game at Leifheit Park Beth M E Church defeated Business Men 8 to 7.
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Middleport
Joseph Miller
Langsville
Lee Miller
Charles Eese
A. H. Armstrong
Monty
Roy Ward
Pomeroy
Leifheit
Beth M. E. Church
Business Men
Bridge officials to inspect site ahead of November dedication
Pomeroy, Sept 20 Mr Dravo of the Drave Construction Company arrives with William Fowler secretary and legal advisor and F Tone efficiency manager for bridge inspection. They will meet with committees for the bridge opening and Blue and Gray Trail dedication on November 13. The Kiwanis Club hosts the visitors. The Blue and Gray Trail links Mason City to Charleston and may later extend from the Lakes to the Atlantic seaboard uniting North and Dixie.
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Pomeroy
Kiwanis Club
Mason City
Charleston
Columbus
Tidewater
Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
North
Dixie
Longtime Civil War Veteran Charles Kraft and Wife Mark 60th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles Kraft 85 celebrate sixty years of marriage at Naylor's Run Pomeroy. They lived in Hartford before moving to be near daughter Mrs Ebersbach. Children include Charles Kraft Mrs Gephart Columbus George Kraft Wellsburg and Mrs Clara Archer Parkersburg. Mr Kraft a Civil War veteran with a notable record.
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Pomeroy
Charles Kraft
Naylor’s Run
Hartford
Charles Ebersbach
Kraft
Alness
Ebersbach
City
Gephart
Columbus
George Kraft
Wellsburg
Clara Archer
Parkersburg
Fire destroys barn and garage in Griff Archer precinct
Fire swept Griffin Archer’s barn and garage in the precinct Wednesday morning around nine. The residence was saved with difficulty by volunteers. Hay, farming implements and two automobiles were destroyed. Children playing with matches near the building is blamed for the blaze.
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Pomeroy
Griff Archer
Professor Longstaff Departs for Minneapolis Studies
Middleport reports Professor Howard Longstaff, after a summer at Columbia University, leaving for Minneapolis to finish his bachelor degree studies. He will lecture six hours weekly to local student classes.
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Middleport
Howard Longstaff
Columbia University
Minneapolis
Minn
Miss Ohlinger and Mr Mitchell Wed at Point Pleasant
Middleport notes the marriage of Miss Bessie Ohlinger, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Ohlinger of lower Middleport, to Mr Ervin Mitchell of Pomeroy. The ceremony, held September 5 in Point Pleasant, was officiated by Rev G J Johnson of Trinity Church. They will reside in Pomeroy.
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Middleport
Bessie Ohlinger
W. T. Ohlinger
Lower Middleport
Ervin Mitchell J
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
G. J. Johnson
Trinity Church
Local Residents News and Travels
Mrs. Lulu Mason left for Akron to visit her grandson Fred German then heads to Cleveland for the Grand Lodge of Pythian Sisters. Arch Brown and wife vacation at his mother’s home while Mrs. Phil Edwards travels to Leon West Virginia to aid her injured mother, Mrs. Montgomery. Lelia Hawkins takes two weeks off from Hobson duties for a Cleveland visit. Mrs. Clara McLane remains with daughter Mrs Koehler. Mrs. Elizabeth Ripley of Columbus and Mrs. Joe Mason of Pittsburgh visited Hawkins and daughters. Harry Gaskill returns from Akron after his daughter Oneida Hardesty’s illness improved.
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Lulu Mason
Akron
Fred German
Grand Lodge of Pythian Sisters
Cleveland
Arch Brown
Mrs. Brown
Phil Edwards
Leon
W. Va
Montgomery
Lelia Hawkins
Hobson
Elizabeth Ripley
Columbus
Joe Mason
Pittsburgh
Hawkins
Ripley
Middleport
Harry Gaskill
Oneida Hardesty
Nathan Gilmore, 79, Dies at County Farm
Nathan Gilmore died at the County Farm Monday evening after many years as an inmate. He had a son and daughter living far away, but officials could not reach them. Burial was beside his wife, who died years earlier.
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Pomeroy
Nathan Gilmore
Stewart
Mrs Sarah Rebecca Nease Dies at 81 in Pomeroy
Mrs Sarah Rebecca Nease, 81, died early Wednesday at her home above Syracuse. Survived by one daughter and six sons. Funeral from her residence with Rev Lineburger of the M E Church officiating. Burial in Carleton Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Sarah Rebecca Nease
Syracuse
Lineburger
M. E. Church
Carleton Cemetery
Lodge Is Told About Changes at Mineral Lodge No 242
Large attendance welcomed Col Julius Kaufman of Gallipolis district representatives as he described ritual changes adopted by the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Rev Shiflet of Point Pleasant lodge offered a lighter but instructive address. A Syracuse session is planned Friday as members anticipate attendance. A week hence a special event for old members includes transport from Pomeroy Bend.
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Kaufman
Syracuse
Mineral Lodge
Pomeroy Bend
Man Fells from Skyscraper But Saves Himself
Axel Oleson a 25 year old steel worker from St Paul Minnesota fell three stories from the 26th floor of the Smith Young tower in San Antonio Texas. He grabbed a steel cable and saved himself. He returned to work with no apparent digestion upset.
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Axel Oleson
St. Paul
Minn
Smith-Young
San Antonio
Tex
County Granges Endorse Road Program At Meeting
The Athens County Pomona Grange met Trimble Grange in Trimble on Saturday September 15 with six granges represented. Visiting granges included Albany Athens Canaan Rome and Summit. Effie Watkins spoke on Athens Ladies Rest Room project and asked to stay as matron while a new committee was formed for Grange affairs. A Grange parade was approved as a permanent feature.
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Athens County
Pomona Grange
Trimble Grange
Trimble
Albany
Athens
Canaan
Rome
Summit
Effie Watkins
Business Men of
Women's Federated Association
The
Grange
Watkins
A. E. Potter
Phil Briley
J. H. Grosvenor
Albany Grange wins parade trophy at county fair
The county fair featured a trophy award for the Grange with the largest parade membership, won this year by Albany Grange. Phil Briley was appointed to fill a State Grange committee vacancy after W. B. Johnson’s death, with Mrs. Clara McKibben replacing him as press correspondent. Resolutions favored road improvements and continued two-mill rural road funding. Rome and Trimble Granges offered an excellent entertainment program. The next meeting at Stewart is scheduled for Saturday, November 17, to elect officers.
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Rome and
Trimble
Stewart
Increase in Ohio University School of Music Enrollment
Prof C C Robinson head of the college said there is an uptick in students enrolled at the Ohio University School of Music this year. The rise is most evident in organ and choral conducting courses and related offerings.
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Ohio University School of Music
C. C. Robinson
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