Workers of Area Praised For Efforts
Edison Hobstetter presented a check for 10819.32 to J. H. Grate at Pomeroy City Hall, marking Meigs County raising nearly 2000 above its 8900 quota in the Red Cross War Fund drive. Hochsetter reviewed district tallies while Grate praised the workers and noted the county’s lead in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Red Cross War Fund
J. H. Grate
Meigs County
Red Cross
War Fund Committee
Red Cross Executive Committee
Pomeroy City Hall
Hochsetter
Grate
Jessie Ohlinger
Selective Service Moves to New Quarters in Masonic Temple
Meigs County Selective Service Board relocates to first floor rooms in the Masonic Temple on Mulberry Ave joining AAA offices in the basement. The former site was on E Second St opposite the Post Office. Mrs H L Hammond discussed need for blood plasma with Red Cross. Richard Owens Navy flys duty after furlough with parents on W Main St and travels to Huntington W Va with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County Selective Service Board
Masonic Temple
Mulberry Ave
Board
E. Second St
AAA
H. L. Hammond
Meigs County
Red Cross
Richard Owens
Navy
Camp Pendleton
Clarence Owens
W. Main St
Huntington
W. Va
Honor Court and Parents Night Held by Troop 10
Troop 40 held an Honor Court and Parents Night at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. H A Rothrock presiding and Scoutmaster Bill Grate leading ceremonies. Guests included Troop 49 from Pomeroy with Ralph Spencer and Harry Ohlinger. A L Carter spoke on Meigs County scouting and wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 10
Middleport
Boy Scouts
H. A. Rothrock
First Presbyterian Church
Pomeroy
Ralph Spencer
Harry Ohlinger
Fred Rosenbaum
Rothrock
Allen Vandersleben
William B. Baehr
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Baehr
Chicago
E. O. Smith
Frank White
Edward Tewksbury
Kirwood
Lewis Sauer
Lee Featherstone
Charles Walburn
Delbert Becker
Jack
Chris Kelly
Eugene Miller
Bill Grate
A. L. Carter
Marietta
Meigs
Luther Tracy
First Baptist Church
Tuppers Plains
Grate
Mit White
Curtis Kelly
Kenilworth Nease
Helen Hobstetter Nease
Dedication Of Honor Roll Planned For War Bond Drive
Meigs County plans a 4 30 p m dedication at the Courthouse site with Carroll D. Alcott WLW Far Eastern Authority as speaker to open the April war bond drive. The program includes school bands, invocations, and a Star Spangled Banner finale with bond sales committee setup for a near one million dollar April goal.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Carroll D. Alcott
WLW
Far Eastern Authority
Middleport
Ralph Kuether
W. A. Smith
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Common Pleas
Cedric W. Clark
Edwin F. Murphy
Alcott
Theodore Reed
E. P. Duerr
Robert Jacobs
Alfred Elberfeld
Dor Schaefer
Robert Griffith
Malcolm Hartley
Walter Wolfe
Willis Aleshire
Gordon Harris
R. L. Jacobs
Edison Hobsetter
Service Men of Middleport Honor Local Sailor and Family News
First Lt William Stansbury will arrive Saturday for a furlough with his wife and parents the Garen Stansburys after completing officer candidate school at Camp Barkeley Texas. Pvt William Davis son of L C Davis will undergo two years of engineer training after tests. he is grandson of W A Giles and W G Davis. A group of youths held an outing at Compton's Dam honoring Jack Abry USN who leaves today after leave with his parents and friends. Abry has seen service in major sea battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Stansbury
Garen Stansbury
Stansbury
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Camp Grant
L. C. Davis
Pvt
William Davis
Lynn
Mass
W. A. Giles
W. G. Davis
Compton's Dam
Jack Abry
Paul Smith
Jack
Civic Club Meeting At Episcopal Parish House
The Women's Civic Club meets this evening at 7 30 at the Episcopal Parish House with hostesses Mrs Pearl Stanley Mrs Ed Bauer and Mrs Raymond Ebegsvach assisting in the event.
Auxiliary Police To Play Softball In City League
The Auxiliary Police at City Hall discussed forming a softball team with Jim Hartinger elected captain. The squad will face Cheshire Sunday at Pythian Park at two o clock with no admission. Two new members, Wesley Stewart and Richard Bailey, were sworn in and the group attended a First Aid class led by Emmett Shuler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jim Hartinger
Cheshire
Two O’cloek
Pythian Park
Wesley Stewart
Richard Bailey
Emmett Shuler
Special rehearsal planned for Federated Church choir
Pomeroy announces a special choir rehearsal at the Federated Church Friday at 8 o clock led by Rev Ralph Kuether. A London physician first described hay fever in 1819 as summer catarrh. Birth notice reports a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Linton of Lancaster named Gary Lance with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Linton and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rowley.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church Choir
Ralph Kuether
London
Logan
Lowell Linton
Lancaster
Gary Lance
Frank Linton
Falls Township
Charles Rowley
Austin
Texas
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Athens
Ohio
Meig County
Tigmates
U. S
United States
ERS Ore
U.S. War Bonds
Tunisia
Zemo
Colegroves
Middleport, Ohio
Bae Sently
Xktra
Johnson
Columbus
Roe Tee
Ake
Star & Ebeny
White
She Bautra
Oy -Wal
Shady
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Athens, Ohio
Ayeea
D. S. Farmer, Mer
Middleps
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