Auto Driven By Woman Plunges Into Ohio River
Mrs. Tom Johnson of Middleport drives onto the Pt. Pleasant Kanauga ferry on the Ohio side and the auto slides into the river. Rescue teams pull the car to shore and it sustains little damage. Johnson, a Middleport candidate for marshal and Salisbury township constable, is brought home from Athens hospital after treatment.
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Middleport
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Ohio River
Ohio
Salisbury Township
Ees Ely
Athens Hospital
Cowderys Complete Move to Washington Farm
The last truck-load of Mr. and Mrs. George Cowdery’s household goods left for their new farm near Washington, D. C. H. with plan to follow Monday. Mr. Cowdery will engage in truck farming.
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Racine
George Cowdery
Washington, D. H
Mr. Cowdery
Civil War Veteran Dies Same Day Son Born in 1873
In Gallia county at Nebo cemetery Captain Tom W. Jones and his wife tended graves including his father Thomas W. Jones who died 9 1873 aged 32 in A E 56th O V I Civil War. He died the day his son Thomas Jones was born. The tombstone is to be replaced by a new monument funded by the son.
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Pomeroy
Tom W. Jones
Little Nebo
Gallia County
Tom
Thomas W. Jones
Company
Andersonville
Belle Island
Libby
Salbury
Thomas Jones
Jackson County
County Clerk Records Show August Vehicle Sales Dip
Records at the county clerk's office list 32 passenger car bills of sale issued in August, down 17.9 percent from July, while 11 commercial car transactions fell 7.3 percent from July.
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Pomeroy
Herman Mayer Home Pomeroy Deputy Marshal
Herman Mayer known as Gib Mayer is identified as a deputy marshal in Pomeroy with the report dated September 29. Local authorities note his service in law enforcement and his ties to the community.
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Herman Mayer
Pomeroy
Herman P
Gib) Mayer
Mershal
Scott Couple Leaves for Texas and Midwest Trip
Middleport residents Mr and Mrs H F Scott depart for Houston and Galveston via Cincinnati and plan to return through Chicago with a stop in St Louis. They will visit sister Mrs R G Pierce in Galveston and stay two weeks with their daughters Sara Louise and Jane while home is cared for by James Scott and wife.
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Middleport
H. F. Scott
Houston
Galveston
Texas
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
R. G. Pierce
James Scott
Sara Louise
Jane
Local Births and Visits Highlight Middleport Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Will Owens of Grant street announce the birth of a son born Tuesday. Several residents, including James T. Lewis, Mrs. Ford G. Hawkins, Dc. A. Dawson, and Mrs. Emma Owens, are mentioned with travels to Columbus, Newark, Cincinnati, Huntington, Greenfield, Detroit, and Pittsburgh. The column also notes visits by Mrs. Susie Christy and Mrs. Randolph and updates on local residents and travelers.
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Middleport
Will Owens
Grant Street
Hoffman
Tom Owens
Akron
James T. Lewis
Columbus
Newark
Grand Lodge
Cincinnati
Fester Fener
Ford G. Hawkins
the Hills
Hubert Mace
Scemmons Mace
Mace
Emma Owens
Harry Nelson
Greenfield
Robert Jones
Detroit
Susie Christy
Washington, D. C
Elmer Wyong
Robert Provost
Pomeroy
Tom Harley
James Hanley
Holzer Hospital
Pittsburgh
Randolph
Los Angeles
Calif
J. C. Fisher
Marietta
Farmer Sought Near Jeromeville After Disappearance
Ashland Sept 29 U P Posses and deputy sheriffs renewed the search today for Z M Zimmerman a wealthy farmer who vanished last Friday. Footprints in a newly plowed field were the only clue as more than 50 men searched buildings wells and woodlands near the Faber farm where he planned to spend the night.
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Ashland
U.P
Jeromeville
Bride wounds husband in civil marriage dispute
Cleveland report says Pauline 85 slashed Frank Vrankovich 38 in a downtown civil marriage dispute. He is near death at St Alexis hospital while Pauline is held at central police station. detectives say she hoped for a church ceremony and feared eternal sin.
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Cleveland
U.P
Frank Vrankovich
St. Alexis’ Hospital
Pauline
Central
Justice of the Peace
Vrankovich
Peterson's Ointment Praised By Detroit Man
T G Rockstrom of Detroit says he suffered piles for over 25 years and after using four boxes of Peterson's Ointment is nearly cured. The ad claims the ointment is the greatest and sells for 35 cents a box at all druggists.
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T. G. Rockstrom
Detroit
Peterson
Arson Trial in Georgetown Sees Reopening Prospects
In Georgetown Texas defense and prosecution rested in the Rebecca Bradley Rogers arson trial. The state may reopen with rebuttal testimony arguing she is sane. Otis Rogers, her husband and defense lawyer, presented alibi and dementia praecox theories to show the fire was an attempt to rob the Round Rock bank without detection.
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Georgetown
Tex
Rebecca Bradley Rogers
How To Reduce Varicose Veins
True believers claim Moone's Emerald Oil heals varicose veins and chronic sores. The ad promises quick improvement after nightly applications, notes undiminished bottles last long, and offers a money back guarantee.
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Moone
Fall Destroys Memory of Marrington, III
Ralph Gorman suffered memory loss after a car fall but regained it a month later, according to reports.
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Marrington
Ralph Gorman
Bowman Ends Life After Son Dies in Mansfield
In Mansfield England William Bowman aged 89 hanged himself from a bedpost following the death of his last son. Local authorities reported the tragedy as a self-inflicted death with the resident’s age and method noted.
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Mansfield, Eng
William Bowman
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