At Rockwood, Lawrence County, Ohio, several buildings were struck and the home of Elijah Curtis was totally wrecked. Mrs. Curtis was picked up unconscious and is yet in critical condition. Other seriously injured are Mrs. Noah Hix of Rockwood, Ohio, Mrs. Vernie Newman, and Anna Brammer of Huntington.
Chesapeake
Seventy-Five Gallons of Mash Found
Seventy-Five gallons of mash was found when seeing a copper worm hanging up on the kitchen wall, a copper still peeking from behind the cookstove, 75 gallons of mash “working” in a large receptacle in a corner,
Thacker-Shafer Murder in Rockwood, Ohio
Charles Shafer who murdered his wife, mother – in – law, and little son at Rockwood, Ohio, near here yesterday afternoon was found lying dead in the woods a mile from the scene of the crime with his weapons at his side.
Elizabeth Blake Medium Psychic from Bradrick, Ohio
Psychic Elizabeth Winn Blake, who lived in Bradrick, Ohio, was a medium who lived in a small community between Chesapeake and Proctorville, on the banks of the Ohio River.
Captain Noah Scoville
A Popular steam boatman Has Been Called to His Reward – After a long and useful life Captain Noah Scoville died at his home near Sybene, Lawrence county, Ohio, Wednesday, March 15, age 73 years.
Union Township
Union township, Lawrence County, Ohio, lies on the Ohio River just below the Ohio Company’s Purchase. It belonged originally – that is, originally
Meteoric Shower Rockwood, Ohio
a meteoric shower in Rockwood, Ohio and Ceredo, WV such as has never before been witnessed in that section of the country.
Fashions of Past
Peep into Past -Miss Anna Fitziu a native of Huntington, WV was a soprano who sang with the Metropolitan Opera Co. and with traveling opera companies.
Edgerton Family of Chesapeake, Ohio
J.T. Edgerton, 70 years old, former Lawrence County [Ohio] surveyor, died this morning in an Ironton [Ohio] hospital. He had
Real Estate Boom in 1952
A real estate boom involving hundreds of thousands of dollars has the folks in rural Lawrence County, [Ohio] 20 miles north of here, somewhat bewildered.
Chesapeake Ohio Airport History
The History of Lawrence County, Ohio, Airpark From Newspaper Clippings 1936-1946, The Lawrence County, Ohio Airpark was the only Airport in the Tri-State area until the Tri-State Airport was opened in Wayne County, WV.
Colony Club Gambling in Chesapeake, Ohio
45 slot machines and arrested eight men at the Colony club here last night in Chesapeake, Ohio 1949
Parrot Club in Proctorville, Ohio
Joe Rigney said he was attempt to enter the Parrot Club near Proctorville, 20 miles east of Ironton, when two slugs crashed through a wooden door about
Chesapeake, Ohio Continental Club
The attorney general today prepared a suit for filing in the state supreme court to revoke the charier of the Chesapeake Ohio Continental Club, gambling
Crimes 1909-1948
Five Men Shot After Whisky Trial – Battle of Proctorville, Ohio Crimes-Five men wounded in gun battle following a whisky trial