Meigs County Red Cross Drive Nears Goal This Week
Meigs County aims to finish the War Fund Drive with $1,000 more to reach $7,200. Frank H. Johnston urges all uncontacted residents to contribute, citing $6,200 raised so far and some districts needing over quota to cover others. Local chairs Racine and Syracuse report success with over the top totals and committees listed.
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Athens
Paset Meigs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Frank H. Johnston
Johnston
Racine
Mrs
Henry Roush
Mesdames Lovey Sayre
Gretta Simpson
Jesste Neigler
Mattie Circle
Ara Morris
Letha Morris
Louise Stewart
Nina Lewis
Emma Jane Jiiden
Mildred Carnahan
Mesdames
Hazel Hayes
Clara Sellers
Elizabeth Duckworth
Ruth Cundiff
Sadie Thuener
Christina Grimm
Dana Winebrenner
John Gilmore
Red Cross
Middleport
Chester
Rutland
Bedford
Enterprise
Carpenter
Letart Falls
Harrisonville
Laurel Cliff
Long Bottom
Portland
Tuppers Plains
Minersville
Nease Settlement
Forest Run
Reedsville
Rocksprings
Syracuse
Center
Sumner-Alfred
Mrs Eldora Stevens Dies at 71 in Langsville Area
Funeral services for Mrs. Eldora Rumfield Stevens 71 will be held at her home near Langsville Sunday at 1 pm. Burial is in Miles Cemetery. She leaves three sons Fremont Don Clarence of Detroit and Canton and Youngstown daughters Hilah Barnett Carrick Small Alta Smith Lillian Windrim Clara and five grandchildren.
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Middleport
Eldora Rumfield Stevens
Langsville
Miles Cemetery
Fremont
Don
Clarence
Detroit
Hilah Barnett
Canton
Carrick Small
Youngstown
Alta Smith
Lillian Windrim
Clara
Wedding Party Views Home Motion Pictures in Middleport
Mr and Mrs Paul Haptonstall hosted about 30 neighbors at their Front Street home. A feature was moving pictures of their wedding with uncle Clarence Chase from Rutland sharing clips from a Canada trip. Mrs Sally McCormick gave two readings. Ice cream and cake were served.
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Middleport
Paul Haptonstall
Front St
Clarence Chase
Rutland
Canada
Sally McCormick
Services in Churches of Pomeroy Area
Sunday worship details for Grace Episcopal United Methodist First Baptist and other nearby churches including service times, Sunday schools, and midweek activities. Reports on church youth groups, WSCS conferences, and notes on local clergy and parish events. A birth notice for a son Carl Carmel and local greetings follow church items.
Marriage announced for Mary Elber and Oscar Roush
Mr and Mrs Robert Arnold of Pomeroy announce the marriage of their daughter Mary to Oscar Roush of New Haven West Virginia performed by a justice of the peace in Pomeroy on Tuesday night.
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Robert Arnold
Pomeroy
Mary
Oscar Roush
New Haven
W. Va
Justice of the Peace
Steve Martin
Legion Meet At Mason Sunday At 2 P.M
The Smith Capehart Post No 140 American Legion unit will hold a meet ing at Mason West Virginia Sunday April 7 at 2 pm Commander H C Perry leads the post. A revival at Hiland Chapel Church near Pomeroy continues nightly at 7 30 through April 14 with evangelists Rev Otto Miller and Mrs Miller from Chillicothe and pastor Rev Inez George.
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Mason
Smith-Capehart Post No. 140
The
American Legion
Mason, W.a
H. C. Perry
Pomeroy
Hiland Chapel
Laurel Cliff Road
Otto Miller
Chillicothe
Inez George
Bishop Visits Meigs Church Wednesday
The Rt. Rev. Henry W. Hobson, Bishop of Southern Ohio, visited Grace Episcopal Church in Pomeroy for the annual visitation and confirmation service. A baptism preceded the rite, and the bishop urged Christians to be aggressive and positive amid global disorder, citing missionary influence in Pacific islands and war regions where U S forces met native Christians.
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United States
Ood
Genheimer Funeral To Be Held Sunday
Funeral services for Arthur Franklin Genheimer age 66 who died at Holzer Hospital Thursday will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 oclock at the Bethany Church. Friends may call at Ewing Funeral Home until time of services in charge of Rev. Albert Bitters. Relatives surviving include Augusta Genheimer Cincinnati Lucretia Ada and Paul at home Otto Genheimer Marietta Stella Weck of California Marie Carter of Bethel.
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Pomeroy
Arthur Franklin Genheimer
Holzer Hospital
Bethany Church
Ewing Funeral Home
Albert Bitters
Augusta Genheimer
Cincinnati
Lucretia
Ada
Paul
Otto Genheimer
Marietta
Stella Weck
California
Marie Carter
Bethel
Middleport WSCS Evening Circle Hosts Easter Pageant Talk
Mrs. Herbert Chambers and Mrs. C. P. Dutton hosted the WSCS Evening Circle of Heath Methodist Church. Guest Mrs. Richard Featherstone described Lawton’s Holy City of Oklahoma Easter pageant hosted by Fort Sill linked ministries. Ruth Drake led devotions from The More Abundant Living. Nan Moore reviewed David Livingston. Tea followed.
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Middleport
Herbert Chambers
C. P. Dutton
Army Day Broadcasts Highlight U S War Entry Anniversary
Radio networks mark the 28th anniversary of U S entry into World War I with President Truman’s Soldiers Field address and a Chicago parade description. Programs from CBS ABC NBC cover bands hospitals interviews and a James Stewart drama This Is It as postwar TV progress noted.
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New York
U. S
President Truman
Soldiers Field
Chicago
CBS
ABC
NBC
Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham City
Utah
George Hicks
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Nbc—Com
Jos. M. Stack
James Stewart
Missionary Societies Hold Meetings in Middleport
Middleport report details Sanborn Missionary Society meeting hosted by Mrs Haptonstall and others at her Front St home. Officers elected for the coming year include T A May president and Houdashelt vice president. The group noted White Cross gifts, planned a mission day, and a youth meeting set for April 23.
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Pomeroy
Jacob Elberfeld
Pomeroy Garden Club
Edward Stark
Lincoln Hall
George H. Parker
Theo L. Smith
William Anderson
F. J. Reed
Fred Crow
J. E. White
Marie Richman
White
C. E. W. Downe
Charles Baird
Torjussen
Grieg
Baines
Preston
Baird
Ava Maria
Schubert
Dorothea Reed
June Whaley
Stark
Middleport
William Haptonstall
Clarence Clark
Dana Hamilton
Sanborn Missionary Society
Haptonstall
Front St
J. O. Leonard
T. A. May
James Sauders
Charles Bennett
L. ©. Gardner
Harry Houdashelt
H. M. Cross
Ross Pullen
White Cross
Faye Welker
James Souders
Bertha Mygatt
Mesdames Welker
Souders
Mygatt
Houdashelt
May
Leonard, Pullen
C. H
Alice Williamson
Harry M Houdashelt
Leo Russell
J. M. Mygatt
Mack
Japan
Racine
Hillside Fire Draws Two Fire Departments Aid
A hillside fire behind John Lyons home threatened to spread on Thursday afternoon as strong winds fanned the flames toward nearby areas. The Pomeroy Fire Department assisted the Middleport Volunteer Fire Department in tackling the blaze, which prompted officials to warn the public not to start outdoor fires without permission during windy conditions.
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Middlleport
John Lyons
Pomeroy
Middleport
Reunion Held to Honor Returned Veterans
A reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Dues on Beech Street celebrated William Dilas for his honorable discharge from the U S Army and return from Japan. Guests included Sgt. Mort Gollander of Forest Hills New York Dr. and Mrs. Charles Jividen Miss Marjorie Diles of Athens and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bush of Louisville Kentucky. Gollander returned to New York while the Jividen couple headed to California to locate there.
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Pomeroy
Alma Hollingsworth
St. Clarrsville
Ohio
Bertha Seyfried
Carl Shields
Western & Southern Life
Surance Co
Parkersburg
Cincinnati
Gibson Hotel
Ann McBride
Logan
Frank Meier
Byrom Bing
Florida
Athens
H. Rosenbaum
Lincoln Hill
Virgil Hayes
U. S. Army
Hayes
Mildred Roush
Indianapolis
Jed Webster, Jr
C. O. Chapman
Chapman
Rutland
Jed Webster
Lessie Wells
Homer
Wilkesville
Middleport
L. D. Dues
Beech St
William Dilas
Japan
Mort Gollander
Forest Hills
N. Y
Charles Jividen
Marjorie Diles
Fred Bush
Louisville
Sergeant Gollander
New York
Mrs. Jividen
California
Tie In Nylon Sales Are Under OPA Ban
Pomeroy OPA price control boards report complaints about nylon hosiery sales. Officials say tie in sales, inducing purchase of other items to obtain nylons, violate OPA regulations. Also announces the birth of a daughter to Clarence and Mrs. Lewis of Columbus at Mt. Carmel Hospital.
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OPA
O.P.A
Middleport
Clarence Lewis
Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital
March Lao
Lewises
Lewis
Revival Services Set at First Baptist and Local Churches
Middleport announcements note Rev Edward Lewis a Middleport native and HS graduate will lead worship at First Baptist Sunday morning with Rev H A Rothrock delivering the sermon at 10 30 am The choir sings O Saviour for the World Sunday School at 9 30 am Forrest Bachtel heads the Sunday School Youth Fellowship meets at 6 15 pm Church of Christ choir rehearses Easter music and plans an early morning service Rev James Keffer is pastor serving the congregations in town.
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Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal
United Methodist
County Youth Fellowship
Heath Methodist Church
Middleport
WSCS
Portsmouth
Methodist Church
Trenton
First Baptist
Woman's Missionary Society
Christian Science Society
Kerr's Run
Grant Curtis
Naomi Baptist
Carl W. Kautz
Holzer Hospital
Ship
Carl
Carmel
Robert
Theodore H. Mora
Elmer Kautz
Pomeroy-Chester Road
T. Sgt. Kautz
Camp J. T. Robinson
Arkansas
Kautz
Mora
Edward Lewis
Middleport High School
First Baptist Church
Lewis
George Lewis
New York
H. A. Rothrock
Forrest Bachtel
Church of Christ
James’ Keffer
Olive Orange High Commencement Schedule Details
Olive Orange High lists events for graduation season featuring the Junior Senior banquet on April 9 the baccalaureate on April 11 at 8 00 with evangelist Edward White delivering the address a grade music program on April 15 at 2 00 final exams on April 16 and 17 and commencement exercises on April 18 at 8 00 Mr Mack Sauer editor publisher of Leesburg to deliver the address.
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Mack Sauer
Olive-Orange High School
Sauer
Ohio University
Athens Messenger
Olive-Orange
Edward White
Leesburg
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