Wire Theft Plagues Pomeroy Area Rail Line
In Pomeroy Ohio on September 27 thieves, targeting the Pomeroy Bend, have stolen three spans of feed wire on alternate nights, crippling the Ohio River Electric Railway and Power Company’s coal and produce transport to Racine. Police patrols failed to deter thefts. discussions on high voltage defenses remain unresolved.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Ohio River Electric Railway and Power Company
Racine
Dam No. 24
Eight Year-Old Survives Fall From Moving Truck
In Rutland a miner's family traveling from here toward Pt Pleasant W Va lost an eight year old passenger when he tumbled from a moving van piled high with bedding. The boy landed on bed clothes, suffered only a knee abrasion, and rejoined the family in Pomeroy after the truck had passed. Mrs Catherine Bramlage of Columbus is visiting Carl Bramlage and family in Pomeroy.
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Rutland
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Pomeroy
Konjola Rheumatise Put To Root By Konjola
Charles A. Gray of Ashtabula Ohio reports rapid relief from rheumatism and kidney trouble after using Konjola. He notes backache, insomnia, and swollen hands resolved in three weeks with improved kidney function. The remedy is sold at McKee Drug Store in Athens Ohio and by local druggists.
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Charles A. Gray
Topper Ave
Ashtabula
Ohio
Konjola
Athens
McKee Drug Store
County finances face overdrawn general fund crisis
Pomeroy September 27. A county finance board of strategy meets at 10:30 Monday morning in the auditor's office to review indebtedness and determine how to operate next year with the general fund $10,000 overdrawn and no near term income. Heads of courthouse offices and superintendents of the Children’s Home and County Infirmary will report on office indebtedness and fund transfers. Supplies are barely sufficient amid acute shortages.
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Pomeroy
Financial Board of Strategy
Children’s Home
Where Is It George W Keiser Loses $85
Pomeroy report of September 27 states George W Keiser a Main Street clothing merchant lost $85 in a mysterious manner. He placed the money in his billfold and slipped it into his hip pocket at closing time. The purse vanished from under a couch cushion where it had been placed, with no one else in the house except his wife aware of the loss. The mystery remains unsolved.
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George W. Keiser
Pomeroy
Main Street
Couple Married in Pomeroy by Justice Fisher
Albert M. Fulwider aged 58 from Harrisonville and Charity Wise aged 65, a widow, both long solitary residents, obtained a marriage license in Pomeroy on Thursday and were married by Justice William Fisher.
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Albert M. Fulwider
Charity Wise
Pomeroy
Harrisonville
William Fisher
Insurance men to gather in Portsmouth Saturday
Agents and managers from across the region including Athens County attend the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company annual meeting in Portsmouth on Saturday, concluding with a banquet.
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Pomeroy
Western & Southern Life Insurance Company
Athens County
Portsmouth
Sentenced for Auto Theft in Marietta
George Gano of Marietta was sentenced by the Common Pleas Court to one to 20 years in the Ohio penitentiary for stealing an automobile owned by S. T. Thompson. He was captured after a night in a pine thicket, indicted a week after the September 6 theft, and sentenced on September 26 with Sheriff Willock presenting the case.
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Pomeroy
George Gano
Marietta
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Penitentiary
S. T. Thompson
Willock
Still Is Found In Gallia County Raid
Constable Lord Hysell located a still over the Gallia line and notified officers. A raid led to the capture of William Craig alleged to run the still. Six gallons of finished product two barrels of mash and full distilling gear were seized. Craig placed in Gallipolis jail.
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Lord Hysell
Middleport
Gallia County
Gallia
William Craig
Gallipolis
Poultry Test Results From Meigs County Bureau
Pomeroy September 27 The Meigs County Farm Bureau released August poultry demonstration results. Top entries include U S Nease with 125 hens averaging 17.9 per hen and 16.8 in another tally, Charles Greuser with 208 hens at 16.3, Mrs George W Davidson with 250 hens at 15.8, Harold Carnaham with 319 hens at 15.3, William Clark with 149 hens at 14.2, and Mrs W A Dye with 112 hens at 10.1.
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Harold Carnaham
William Clark
W. A. Dye
Racine Woman Dies After Long Illness Following Fall
Miss Sarah R. Blackmore aged 78 died at her Racine home Thursday morning after a long illness resulting from a fall. A lifelong Racine resident with many Meigs County relatives, she is survived by three sisters Mrs. Fannie Drummond, Mrs. Alice Watson, and Miss Kate Blackmore and by an uncle county auditor H. J. Blackmore. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery with date to be announced.
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Racine
Sarah R. Blackmore
Meigs County
Hiram
Lewis
Charles
Fannie Drummond
Val Drummond
Alice Watson
C. A. Watson
Kate Blackmore
Frank Vrooman
Walter Harris
R. W. Harris
Gene
Columbus
Farmer
Delaware
Mary Wilmetta
Ohio Wesleyan College
Margaret Riley
Massillon
Gordon Gardner
Philip Meinhart
Edna Smith
Mrs Flickinger Dies After Illness in Charleston
Mrs Gertrude Sauvage Flickinger wife of L H Flickinger died in McMillan Hospital Charleston after a lengthy illness. A Middleport Pomeroy resident all her life she belonged to Evangeline Chapter Eastern Star Grand International Auxiliary and was a Christian Scientist. Survived by husband her mother three sisters and a brother two nieces and many relatives. Funeral Saturday at 1 pm at the residence with Beech Grove Cemetery Pomeroy burial conducted by R H Rawlings Funeral Director.
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Middleport
Flickinger
Gertrude Sauvage
L. H. Flickinger
McMillan Hospital
Charleston
Pomeroy
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Grand International
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Sauvage
E. R. Lama
H. E Hoagland
Grace Sauvage
Columbus
Edward Sauvage
Oak Hill
Alice Louise
Jean Lama
Beech Grove Cemetery
R. H. Rawlings
Death Notice of Herman Smith Age 67 at Athens State Hospital
Word reached here that Herman I. Smith died at Athens State Hospital where he had been a patient since November 1885, after being from this township at age 23. His body is in care of his sister Mrs. C. K. Starr of Athens.
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Herman P. Smith
Athens State Hospital
Rutland
Herman i’. Smith
C. K. Starr
Athens
Pomeroy Man Fined 200 After Liquor Charge Guilty
Frank Frye arrested in the county Sunday for liquor law violation was found guilty in Mayor J E Harley's court in Middleport. He was fined 200 and costs on Wednesday evening and jailed for nonpayment.
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Pomeroy
Frank Frye
J. E. Harley
Middleport
Land
Beng
Gas Well Struck In Wolfpen Field Near Pomeroy
Word from Wolfpen reports a new gas field five miles from Pomeroy on the Harrisonville road. A gasser of about 500,000 feet daily production was struck yesterday on the old David Archer farm, now owned by Lant Archer at a depth of 1060 feet. Leasing and drilling are expected to surge in the coming weeks.
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Pomeroy
Wolfpen
Harrisonville Road
David Archer
Lant Archer
Street Construction Draws Crowds in Pomeroy
In Pomeroy on September 27 observers gather along the town front to watch the new street being built. The cement mixer and finishing machines attract long lines of onlookers as workers advance the project, offering a rare spectacle for unemployed residents and curious passersby.
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Pomeroy
Sudden Death Ends Visitor’s Eastward Trip in Gallipolis Ferry
Edward Lewis, a former resident, died suddenly of apoplexy soon after arriving in town to visit relatives in Meigs and Mason Counties. He had recently traveled from California and was buried locally. The brief notice also lists several residents’ weekend travels and social visits in Columbus Massillon Bucyrus and Huntington.
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Cheshire
Edward Lewis
Gallipolis Ferry
Lewis
California
Meigs d Mason Counties
Mrs Rousey Returns to High School for Credits
Pomeroy report says Kathryn Rousey, mother of four, enrolled in Pomeroy High School to earn four missing credits toward a diploma. She studies shorthand and typing and aims to graduate next spring after moving from Cincinnati where she and her husband Schuler separated.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Kathryn Rousey
M.&. Rousey
Cincinnati
Schuler Rousey
Six in Jail in Pomeroy After Night
Pomeroy reports a small fair crowd as four of six inmates were sentenced to prison and likely to be moved today. The remaining two are Peggy Frye and a 350 pound Black man named Bill Kent who must enter jail doors sideways.
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Pomeroy
Peggy” Frye
Bill Kent
Little Boy Henry Keisling Suffers Broken Leg
Sept 27 Henry Keisling three year old son of Mr and Mrs Waldo Keisling is in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis with a broken leg from a fall from a car a wheel passed over the leg and he was riding with his parents at Letart Falls.
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Letart
Henry
Waldo Keisling
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Surprise Party Honors Mrs Erret Russell at Guinther Home
Kenneth Guinther and Mrs. Harley Devol hosted a surprise 20 guest evening for Mrs Erret Russell on Sixth Street with a 6 pm dinner and later a visit to Russell’s home on South Fifth Avenue. Gifts for the bride were plentiful and beautiful. a three course luncheon was served. Out of town guests included Mrs Paul Mossman Mrs Ned Hamilton Mrs Clifford Koehler and Mrs Paul Reiser of Gallipolis, all Holzer Hospital graduates.
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Middleport
Kenneth Guinther
Harley Devol
Erret Russell
Guinther
Devol
Paul Mossman
Ned Hamilton
Clifford Koehler
Paul Reiser
Gallipolis
Russell
Holzer Hospital
Reverend Louis Miller Celebrates 100th Birthday at Mt Vernon
The Rev Louis Miller father of Mrs Theodore Eiselstein of Pomeroy marks his centennial birthday Tuesday at his Mt Vernon Indiana home. Miller served as pastor of the German M E Church later Bethany M E Church here from 1876 to 1879 and lived with Mrs Eiselstein from 1913 to 1920 before moving to Syracuse where the new Methodist minister, Rev Cassady, will take over.
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Meigs County
Louis Miller
Theodore Eiselstein
Pomeroy
Mt. Vernon
Indiana
Miller
Bethany M. E. Church
Eiselstein
P T A Meeting at Central School Hears New Parents Teachers
The first P T A meeting of the year convened at Central School Athens on Thursday at 3 pm with new president Mrs Ori Carpenter presiding. Songs were sung, banners won by Rooms 6 1 4, and mothers and teachers welcomed. meetings set for fourth Thursday afternoons.
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Central School
Athens
Parent-Teacher Association
Ori] Carpenter
Marion Coe
Miss DeLong
Connett
Miss Shuster
Cone
Francis
Boetticher
Pomeroy News Bits Include Church Visit and Local Appointments
Mrs. Morton Webster and Jed of Elmhurst Tavern in Pomeroy return from Dayton Columbus and Lima. Mrs. John Lynden and Earl Covington Ky visiting Pomeroy relatives. David E. Durst of Middleport named deputy grand chancellor Knights of Pythias for the district, reappointed after a prior year. John Leitweiler, a leading Pomeroy figure, recovering from kidney surgery in Columbus. son Marion heads to military school in the East.
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Rocksprings
Morton Webster
Jed
Elmhurst
Pomeroy
Dayton
Columbus
Lima
John Lynden
Earl
Covington
John Koehler
Claude Gilliland
David E. Durst
Middleport
Knights of Pythias
John Leitweiler
Marion
Don’t Send Money In Mexican Mail Bulletin Advice
A bulletin from the U S Postoffice urges patrons to use money orders for sending money to Mexico. It warns that banknotes and bearer-valued envelopes in letters will be confiscated by Mexican authorities. The national office reports continued violations despite prohibitions and prior instructions.
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United States Postoffice Department
Harry McKinstry
Mexico
Fire destroys Gordon Gardens amusement park in Cleveland
In Cleveland on September 27 the abandoned Gordon Gardens amusement park, recently bought by the city for 365000, was leveled by a fast moving blaze. Fire crews battled the flames as investigators began to determine the cause.
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Cleveland
U.P
Gordon Gardens
Athens Man Fatally Injured by Falling Concrete Mixer
George C Nicholson of Athens was killed when a concrete mixer toppled while loading at the Racine high school site. He was pinned beneath the machinery, taken by Curtis ambulance to Gallipolis hospital, and died in the afternoon. Survived by widow, two daughters, three brothers and three sisters. Funeral at home Sunday afternoon. Nicholson belonged to I O O F.
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George C. Nicholson
Wolfe Street
Athens
Racine
Holzer Hogp
Gallipolis
Nicholson
Benea
J. J. Philson
Curtis
Gallipolis Hospital
R. A. Miller
Fiq Dleport
Mary
Thelma Norris
Hertha Douglas
Pearl
South
Chicago
Wilan Columbus
Frank
Mollie Barnesville
Margaret
Rip. Pen
Zanesville
Pell
Piser
Elwood City
Probah
Postoffice Roof Repair Bids Sought in Athens
Sealed proposals for cleaning repairing and painting the Athens postoffice roof will be received until 2 PM in October. Postmaster Harry McKinstry will accept bids. Specifications for the required work may be obtained from the custodian.
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Athens
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Catherine Bramlage
Co‘lumbus
Carl
MR. Chas. A. Gray
U.S. Nease
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Swanson Furniture Co
Mrs. Rousey
Boy
Cassady
Syracuse
Miss Nash
Kelley
Miss Evans
Stauffer
Miss Coe
Laughlin
Miss Williams
Shannon
Froom
Sidders
Riley
Robert Gentry
Springfield
Gentry
F. F. Kittle
H. T. Hauf
ICE Cream Company
E. State St
Elberfelds
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