POMEROY BEND TAXI DRIVER SUES FOR DAMAGES
John Spires a taxi operator on the Pomeroy Rutland route has filed suit in Squire J H Ewing's court against Charles Manley of Mid deport seeking 200 damages. Spires alleges Manleys overland passed him on the right then struck his Ford turning it into a ditch and causing the car to flip with damaged wheels and springs.
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Pomeroy-Rutland
John Spires
Pomeroy and
Rutland
Squire J. H. Ewing
Charles Manley
Middeport
Spires
Manley
Pomeroy
Collision Leaves Spires Unhurt After Car Wreck
Spires says his windshield was broken and his car badly damaged. he was trapped beneath the wreck but escaped with no serious injuries. Manley, reportedly en route to Athens with his wife, was involved. Spires had no passengers at the time.
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Spires
Manley
Athens
Funeral Rites For Four Local Women In Wisconsin and Iowa
Funerals were held for Mrs. Ferdinand Wildermuth at Bethany Church with Rev Betz officiating and interment at Beech Grove. Mrs. Anna M. Richards died Thursday in Racine and was laid to rest beside her husband in Greenwood Cemetery after services at the Racine M E Church. Mrs. Sarah Margaret Hennessy died in Mason City and was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery after services at Mason M E Church led by Rev L L Cherrington.
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Ferdinand ‘Wildermuth
Bethany Church
Betz
Beech Grove Cemetery
Anna M. Richards
John Philson
Racine
M. E
Greenwood Cemetery
Sarah Margaret Hennessy
Mason City
Mason M. E
L. L. Cherrington
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Missionary Meeting Set for Pomeroy Church
The Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Pomeroy Presbyterian church will host all local missionary groups from Athens Presbytery on Wednesday October 8. Morning session at 10 features Miss Mary Nelson speaking on First Impressions of Syria. Afternoon program by Mrs. Francis Dufenderfer of Erie Pennsylvania on Mormonism Today.
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Pomeroy
Ladies Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Pomeroy Presbyterian Church
Athens Presbytery
Mary Nelson
Syria
Francis Dufenderfer
Erie
Jack Evans Improves After Mine Injury
Jack Evans, taken to Gallipolis hospital after a serious injury at the lower Essex mine Thursday, is reported much improved. An X ray showed the skull was not fractured as initially feared.
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Jack Evans
Gallipolis
Essex
Gambling Bubble Busted by Grand Jury
Grand jury failed to materialize the sensational charges of penny ante and seven coin-eleven games. Those frightened by the speculative gambling scare are calm again as the danger appears to have blown over.
Messenger Carriers Attend Shepherd of the Hills
Seven Athens Messenger carriers from Pomeroy who deliver the Messenger each weekday attended the Shepherd of the Hills show at the Majestic theater in town.
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Shepherd OF the Hills
Athens Daily Messenger
Pomeroy
Majestic
Fine theatre show packs Pomeroy audience Saturday night
Theatre Saturday night as guests of L. H. R. Foulk. It proved to be one of the finest shows seen in Pomeroy this season and the theatre was packed at both shows. The boys who attended were Scott and Clyde White Route No. 1 Lawrence Fick Route No. 2 John Baker No. 3 Starling McCullough and Willie Stark Route No. 4 and Andrew Jack Evans Route 5.
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L. H. R. Foulk
Pomeroy
Scott
Clyde White
Lawrence Fick
John Baker
Starling McCullough
Willie Stark
Andrew
Jack) Evans
Miss Kate Alexander Heads to Cincinnati for Nurse Training
Miss Kate Alexander daughter of the late D A Alexander formerly of Pomeroy left today for Cincinnati to enter a hospital to become a trained nurse. The family home is in Portland Ohio with her mother.
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Kate Alexander
D. A. Alexander
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Portland
Ohio
C. A. Watson
Racine
Wallace
Tooeka
Kansas
Mary , Philson
James Harley
Middleport
C. S. McCullough
Columbus
Optometry Board Named by Governor Cox
Governor Cox appoints a new state optometry board under a 1919 law. Members are S. C. Gray Toledo five years J. C. Eberhardt Dayton four years P. C. Harris Columbus three years W. A. Compton Pomeroy two years and H. H. Horton Cleveland one year. Optometrists may not practice after January 1, 1920 without the board license.
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Columbus
Cox
State Medical Board
Wheeler Falls to Death from Scaffold in Middletown
In Hamilton Ohio on Sept 29 J A Wheeler painted a 60 foot high sign in Middletown when a slip on the scaffold sent him to the alley below. He died four hours later in the incident witnessed by his colleagues and reporting papers.
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Hamilton, CO
J. A Wheeler
Hamilton
Middletown
Ohio
Wheeler
Ty Cobb Crowned King Swatter of the American League
Ty Cobb appears set to clinch the American League batting title for the twelfth time in thirteen seasons with a .37 average. He leads teammate Bob Veach by 26 points with two games left, while Joe Jackson ranks third at .349. In the National League, Rogers Hornsby trails Eddie Roush by five points for the week’s top average, with Milt Stock third at .308.
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New York
Ty Cobb
King Swatter
Bob Veach
Joe Jackson
Rober Hornsby
Eddie Rousch
Rousch
Hornsby
Milt Stock
Ice Makers Indicted in Toledo Price Conspiracy Case
Michael J. Uline of Cleveland treasurer of Maumee Ice and Storage Corp was indicted by Lucas county grand jury for conspiracy and restraint of trade over July ice price hikes in Toledo. Two other individuals and three firms including the Oilicens Ice Co with Joseph M. Murphy and Schuller Ice and Coal Co with James B. Hardman face charges.
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Toledo, O
Michael J. Uline
Cleveland
Maumee Ice and Storage Corporation
Toledo
New York
Lucas County Grand Jury
Oilicens Ice Company
Joseph M. Murphy
Schuller Ice and Coal Company
James B. Hardman
Uline
Army Officers Join Police Force in England
London reports a surge of ex army and navy officers joining the metropolitan police after a pay rise. Among new recruits are an ex colonel on traffic duty, an ex naval commander, two artillery lieutenants, an air force captain, and three infantry lieutenants.
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England
London
Army
Navy
West End
Cubs blank Reds as Grover Alexander shines
Yesterday’s scoreboard highlights Grover Alexander blanked the Reds 2 0 for the Cubs. The White Sox outhit but lost to the Tigers 10 9. Giants swept a Phillies doubleheader 6 1 and 7 1. Pirates defeated Cleveland 6 3. Washington beat Boston 8 4 as Nick Altrock allowed four hits.
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Grover Alexander
Reds
Cubs
White Sox
Tigers
Wilkinson
Giants
Phillies
Pirates
Cleveland
Nick Altrock
Red Sox
Washington
Teakeur
Acpeeson
Phil
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Thos. H. Ince
Wm. S. Hart
Madge Kennedy In
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Thunder Mountain
Antonio Moreno
Carol Holloway
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Optometry Board
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