Two Arrested on Charges of Arson Following Barn Fire
In Pomeroy on September 22, two men, Dick Bates and Carl Newsome, were charged with arson after the Lawrence Chapman barn burned in Salem Township. Charles Jones faces a concealed weapons charge. stay Summers is questioned as a possible suspect. The state fire marshal’s office was asked to assist. local officers believe the fire was incendiary tied to bootlegging opposition.
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Pomeroy
Lawrence Chapman
Salem Township
Dick Bates
Carl Newsome
Charles Jones
Columbus
Chapreans
Chapman
E Court of Justice
E. R. Titus
Jeriff Tracy
Maral
Funeral for George W. Pickens Held at Plants Home
The funeral of George W. Pickens was held at his residence in Plants at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, followed by burial at Letart Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Koehler of Inford Ohio visited Mrs. Koehler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Greenler, on Ball Run. The Koehlers work at Minford High School with him in charge of manual training and she in domestic science. The old dist Church parsonage on Un inshvenu in Pomeroy is not large enough for the new pastor Rev. Henthorn and family. Norman Motiustune, Charlie Houde, Ralph R. Carman and Gene Rbes, all of Minersville, spent Sunday at Hawks Nest, West Virginia.
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George W. Pickens
Plants
Letart Falls
Edgar Koehler
Inford
Ohio
Pomeroy
Henthorne
Norman Motiustune
Charlies Houdehelt
Ralph R. Carman
Generbes
Minersville
Hawks Nest
W. Va
Messenger Society Notes and Classified Ads Reach John Sauvage
Local item lists services for circulation and classifieds in The Messenger. John Sauvage is the contact for circulation and classified advertising inquiries, with phone 453 L.
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Messenger
John Sauvage
Officer Duped While Pursuing Fined Man in Country
Pomeroy constable Hysell sought to collect a court fine from Guy Kennedy and rode with taxi driver Happy Neilson to Langsville. Kennedy denied money, led the pair to Wright farm, took the ignition key, and vanished toward Wright farm, leaving them stranded in Rutland. Dale Wright later drove them back to their car.
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Pomeroy
Lord Hysell
Happy Neilson
Langsville
Guy Kennedy
Hysell
Kennedy
Rutland
Wright Orchard
Wright Farm
Wrights
Dale Wright
Miss Evelyn Eichinger Honored Before Rio Grande College Start
Miss Vir ginia Gregg hosted a 6 o'clock dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe in Middleport honoring Evelyn Eichinger who leaves today for Rio Grande College. Guests included Louise Talbott Virginia Leonard and Stella Palmer. The group then drove to Gallipolis for a theater party.
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Honor Evelyn Eichinger
Middleport
Virginia Gregg
Mary Jane
Evelyn Eichinger
Rio Grande College
Louise Talbott
Virginia Leonard
Stella Palmer
Gallipolis
Miss Gregg
Miss Palmer
Chinese Student Sees Looming War in Manchuria Crisis
The Messenger piece by W. Y. Chao, Ohio University student in Millersport, argues Manchuria’s history and leases, Japan's 1915 demands, and Washington Conference actions fuel rising Chinese resolve. He warns Japan’s economic fears drive hostility and urges U.S. moral support to uphold Kellogg Briand Pact principles.
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Manchuria
Ching Ty
Liaoning
Kerin
Heilungkiang
Moukden
Liaohing
Changchun
Japan
China
Dairen
Russia
Washington
Bright Farm Outlook Says Crops Improve In Meigs County
A Pomeroy business man reports Meigs County farm conditions have greatly improved since last year. He notes barns and granaries full, stock thriving, and stored food. despite lower prices, hunger is unlikely this winter while farmers prosper. He warns town workers may face winter anxiety.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
W H Burton Dies Former Middleport Business Man
William H. Burton, 78, a former Middleport business leader, died at Athens State Hospital after being removed from his home on Gravel Hill. He leaves a wife and eight children including Ernest Burton, Roy Burton, Lawrence Burton, and daughters Mrs Scroggins, Mrs Carter of Columbus, Mrs Spafford, and Mrs Schoran of New York City. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Middleport
William H. Burton
Gravel Hill
Lower Middleport
Athens State Hospital
Burton
Ernest Burton
Roy
Lawrence
Will Scroggins
Price Carter
Columbus
Millard Spafford
Dan Schoran
New York City
New Pastor Henthorne Arrives at Simpson Chapel in Pomeroy
Edward Stafford, district superintendent in Zanesville, endorses Rev. H L Henthorne as the new Simpson Church pastor in Pomeroy. Henthorne preached two sermons to the congregation and plans to move his family from Junction City to Union Avenue parsonage this week.
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Pomeroy
Edward Russell Stafford
Simpson M. E
Zanesville
Simpson Chapel
H. L. Henthorne
Simpson Church
Henthorne
Union Avenue
Junction City
Reverend Waelchn Leads Parish Picnic at Skinner Home
The Rev. F. E. Waelchn of Cincinnati visited Middleport with his church over the weekend. On Sunday the group traveled to the Skinner home near Bing ham's Mill on Leading Creek for a picnic supper and an evening gathering.
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Middleport
F. E. Waelchn
Cincinnati
Bingham’s Mill
Leading Creek
Alleged Counterfeiter Shot in Gallia County
Gallia County officers say E. W. Rhodes of Charleston West Virginia sought for counterfeiting was captured near Alice after a four hour hunt and gunfight with federal officers. Rhodes was wounded in the leg and taken to a Gallipolis hospital under guard. E. W. Sayre, also of Charleston, was captured and sent to Huntington West Virginia for federal court hearings. The victims allegedly ran a seven month counterfeit ring producing two dollar bills for twenty dollar notes across West Virginia and other southern states.
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Gallipolis
E. W. Rhodes
Charleston
W. Va
Alice
Rhodes
E. W. Sayre
Huntington
West Virginia
Meigs County Corn Ripens Amid Early Autumn Warmth
POMEROY September 22 With autumn arriving and a approaching equinoxial storm the Meigs County corn crop remains safely in the shock after a hot spell that hastened growth. Peaches normally slated for October ripen early and appear on Pomeroy streets for canning.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy Councilmen Schedule Monday Night Session
Pomeroy council discusses village finances after animal deaths drained funds by five dollars in fifteen days. They consider sewer work for P L Peoples, gas bill review, street surfacing material order, and a sewer estimate for Ray Gibbs home. A Chicago firm seeks $19 for a fire engine bill, with suit possible.
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Pomeroy
P. L. Peoples
Union Avenue
Naylora Run
E. W. Hysell
Ray Gibbs
Sugar Run
Chicago
GOP Women To Meet In Meigs County Oct 1
Republican members of the Women’s Club of Meigs County plan a get-together luncheon at Elmhurst Tavern in Pomeroy on October 1 at noon. Mrs. Elsie Bennett Wilson, president of the Ohio Council of Republican Women, will be the principal speaker with other addresses to follow. All Republican women in Meigs County are urged to attend.
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Pomeroy
Women’s Club
Meigs County
Elmhurst Tavern
Elsie Bennett Wilson
Ohio Council of Republican Women
Meigs County Church School Sees Strong Sunday Attendance
In 52 Sundays since Sept 28 1980 the Church of Christ Bible School in Middleport averaged 212 pupils per Sunday. The high mark was 300 and the low 108, marking it as a leading Meigs County Sunday School in attendance.
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Middleport
Church of Christ Bible School
Meigs County
Roads Discussed by Commissioners Here
Meigs County commissioners met in Pomeroy on September 22 and mainly addressed bills and looming deadlines for road projects. The Salem Center Vinton Road received 100 dollars to finish fall work, while Salem Township offered a 50 50 plan to finish Parker Run Road. Chester Township sought hard gravel on Sand Ridge Chester Road and Texas Road, and Orange Township requested general improvements. Bert Stewart of Middleport was granted a five dollar monthly blind pension. Funds for fall road work are nearly exhausted and commissioners warned no new projects without funding.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Salem Center-Vinton
Salem Township
Parker Run
Chester Township
Chester Road
Texas
Orange Township
Bert Stewart
Middleport
Letart Falls High School Abolished
Abolished by state order due to low student enrollment. Eighteen Letart Falls pupils and three from across the Ohio River are moved to Racine High School with teacher Charles Hayman, at no extra cost. Letart grade schools remain in operation. transport by Jack Adams under Will Barnitz contract.
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Pomeroy
State Educational Department
Letart Falls
Ohio River
Racine
Charles Hayman
Letart
Jack Adams
Will Barnitz
Local visitors and family relatives span weekend in Parkersburg area
Carl Lallance and his father visited the area to see his aunt Mrs R Cc McBride. Mrs John Russell traveled to Columbus for the weekend with sister Mrs Merrill Covert. Milton Osborn and his mother Mrs Johnson spent Monday in Huntington. Mrs A V Smith returned home after hospital operation with Sunday illness noted. Don Allen of Zanesville and family visited Parkersburg. C R Comer and wife from Huntington also joined Sunday. Marjorie Harris Gordon Harris Dave Jenkins and Bill Mayer drove to Columbus Sunday night. Judson Boley and Wilbur Curtis returned to Columbus after days with relatives. T H Davis came from Greenfield with Miss Sara Jones to stay the week. Paul Cunningham left for Wellston to start high school.
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John Russell
Columbus
Merrill Covert
Milton Osborn
Johnson
Huntington
A. V. Smith
MacMillan Hospital
Smith
Don Allen
Zanesville
A. H. Bradbury
T. H. Davis
Greenfield
Sara Jones
Paul Cunningham
Wellston
Local Students, Visits and Moves Highlight Weekend
Paul plans orchestral participation in his senior year. Clayton Bryan of Winchester aids Mrs. J J Mitchell in packing before moving to Uhrichsville. Mrs Iva Brown visits cousin Mrs Hanning in Lancaster. Evelyn Hichinger enrolls at Rio Grande College to major in Home Economics after graduating Middleport High in 1939.
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Paul
Clayton Bryan
Winchester
J. J. Mitchell
Uhrichsville
Mitchell
Iva Brown
Lancaster
Hanning
Evelyn Hichinger
Rio Grande College
Evelyn
Middleport High
Elmer Miller
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
H. EB. Kelley
Brickles
Columbus
Delda Warner
Randolph Ward
Miner Hurt In Rock Fall At Mine No 75 Syracuse
Jess Custer suffered a broken femur when rock toppled in Mine No 75 at Syracuse pinning his leg. He was transported by Ewing Ambulance to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for treatment.
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Jess Custer
Syracuse
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Ewing
Rock Top
Carl Helmick
Nonga Fleming
Parkersburg
I. G. Fleming
Helen Grace Williams
Columbus
Ohio State University
Curtis Matthewson
Powell
W. J. Wallace
Racine
Anna Karr
Los Angeles
Calif
Howard Karr
Harry Dye
Rutland-Syracuse
Ohio
Mary Dalton
C. H. Eichinger
Parent-Teacher Association
Circleville
Hess Nichols
Pomeroy
Lillian Moore
Akron
Cleveland
Massilion
Canton
Dillie McDaniel
St. Albans
W. Va
Irving Karr
Scioto County Sheriff Caldwell Goes On Trial
Portsmouth Sept 22 Maurice J Caldwell former Scioto County sheriff faces trial before Judge Russel K McCurdy and a jury in Common Pleas Court on charges of issuing false expense accounts and perjury.
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Portsmouth
Maurice J. Caldwell
Scioto County
Russel K. McCurdy
Ohio highway work in 1930 shows heavy surfacing and gains
The 1930 program added 27,464 miles surfaced and prepped 7,813 miles for surfacing. Ohio led states with 11,254 miles surfaced, while New York had 11,244. Total state highway miles reached 324,496 with 226,221 surfaced. Expenditures totaled $980 million, up 22 percent from 1929.
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Washington
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Union
New York
Hog Cholera Alarm Hits Ohio County Farms
Hog cholera spreads through Seneca County near Fort Seneca causing heavy losses as scores of hog herds are attacked. Farmers, faced with low market prices, continue feeding fat hogs amid growing concern over the outbreak.
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Ohio County
Fort Seneca
U.P
Seneca County
Hunting accident claims life of Okey Hall 45
Okey Hall 45 of Shay Ridge was killed during a hunt when a fence rail snapped and his gun discharged. The accident occurred today in Marietta as he was climbing a fence.
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Marietta
Okey Hall
Shay Ridge
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Gallia County
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