Middleport Girl Arrives in Australia with Army Nurses
Residents report the arrival of 200 United States Army buses in Australia including Lt. Mary Low McMaster of Middleport Ohio. The broadcast named her home and family connections while noting her nursing training at St Grant Hospital Columbus after service in the South. It adds local relatives’ statuses and a note on a Boy Scout Court of Honor held at Pomeroy High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Australia
Mary Low McMaster
West Virgobia
Mary McMaster
Middles
Ohio
Middleport
SSB
Mentaster
Shocte
D. McMaster
Willard Master
Cincinnati
Ccal Draft Board
Ruiland
Inez George
Paintsville
Roy Tillis
Rutland Tabernnacle
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
H. A. Stratton
Toria Mcintosh
Columbus
Betty Beards
Kerrs Run
Harry Morris
Thelma Long
Marlyn
Harold Hubbard
Grant Garrison
Frank Jacobs
Walter
Clish Jacobs
Lincoln Or
Charles Brooks
Lester Lathey
Billy
Marlene F
Larry
Akron
Lathey
Brooks
Real Estate Transfers in Meigs County Details Listed
Probate Judge and Mrs E R Titus report their son James Titus promoted to corporal at West Point. The Meigs County notices outline numerous transfers of parcels across Salisbury Rutland Letart Pomeroy Scipio and other townships including deeds involving Hysell Norris Wright Gaul Wolfe Beegle and McGhee among many named buyers and administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Stella Hysell
Salisbury
Mer Mary
John D. Wente
lAnnie W
J. E. Mathews
Frances Weeks
Wilbur A. Leola
Lalani
Pomeroy
Robert E
Ester Wright
Agnes
Manning D. Webster
Peoples
Clyde Wolfe
Sarah J. Pickens
Racine
Henry C. Pickens
Scipio Township
Singlemm
Amanda Markins
Clarence H. Wolfe
Sutton Township
Saide M. Wolfe
Bertha Mae
Milo E. Montgomery
Reedsville
Herbert
Ada B. Williams
Wilmot Davis
Dexter
F.C
Lela’ Foden
N ‘Township
Katharine, Henry
Caleb "Price
Fand Maek Rhodes
Charles and
Veda Edwards
William A
Gladys J. Morgan
Stephen Rand
Verna M. Archiver
Vernon L. Archer
A. B. McGhee
Rutland Township
Doris K
Julia M. McGhee
John S. Carsey
Bedford Town
Edmund Carsey
Caroline Carsey
Bedford
Elsie Wil
Elsie Miller
Blanche Rohrbaugh
Edna Hawk
Della Stahl
Esta Burnside
Ralph Story
Melvin, Story
Rita Turner
Gladys Poston
Gladys Carsey
Mae Knight
Jessie Shell
Nellie
Donald Casey
Wanda Miller
Laura B
D. J. Waugh
Middleport
Charles E
Harriet Marie Smith
William P
Mary L. Murrayets
C. Burson
W. Auto. Accessories Co
Earl and
Rosa Hartenbach
E. R. Titus
James ‘Titus
Hie
West Point
Lee Roush
Evangeline Chapter
OES
Galionight
L'Me
Herman Haddox
Charles Lupton
Sharon
Gallipoli
John McKenzie
Canton
Harry Craig
Lanaster
Easter
Craig
Dorothy Gardner
Athens
Meigs ‘County
Gardner
Pearl Gardner
Rutland St
St Snelbaker
Napoleon
Snelbakers
Sanborn
Ill Reynolds
Jack Parsons
W. R. Suelway
Opal Taylor
Jack Howls
Columbus
Leonar Taylor
Broadway
John Hawking
Chris Mattox
Nitro
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Easter Visits and Local News
Easter holiday gatherings in Urbana and Columbus mark family connections of the Ervin and Houston households. Granddaughter Helen Ervin Houston baptized at the Methodist Church, followed by dinner with Dr. and Mrs. Mark Houston. News also covers a fatal automobile accident near Richmond, and various local society items including chorus rehearsal, garden club postponement, and regional visits by residents across Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yami
Attney
Edgar Ervin
Monay
R. T. Weiser
Jean Ervin
Columbus
William Houston
Ruth Ervin
Urbana
Helen Ervin Houston
Ervine
Houston
Mark Houston
Urbana Country Club
R. Emswiler
Jean Hofthines
Richmond Vay
Emschler
Wilbur E. Horthimes
Welsers
Small Business Woes Rise As Young Workers Seek Other Jobs
In Middleport local employers face shortages as young workers leave for better positions. Allen Knopp resigns from A&P Store to join Parkersburg Big & Reel. Maxine Menkin also quits, effective Saturday. Chester Rice, formerly of Chillicothe and WOW in Point Pleasant, becomes A&P’s new employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Allen Knopp
B. F. Parmele
A&p
Parkersburg Big & Reel
Maxine Menkin
Chester Rice
Chillicothe
WOW
Point Pleasant
Many Seeking Living Places In Middleport
A wave of newcomers linked to General Chemical Company and E B Badger & Sons Co arrives near Point Pleasant West Virginia Ordnance plant. House hunting dominates activities as the first bus to the plant departs at dawn. Employers reportedly prefer workers unlikely to be drafted amid a junior clerks shortage. Two Akron youths seek Badger Co employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnity
Middleport
Yebt
General Chemical Company
E. B. Badger & Sons Co
West Virginia
Point Pleasant House
Point Pleasant
Akron
The
Badger Co
Annual Spring Band Concert at Pomeroy High
Pomeroy High School presents its annual spring concert Friday evening at the Junior High Auditorium starting at 8 o clock. Willis Aleshire, music director, organizes five orchestra pieces and seven band selections including A Day in the Park by Ed Chenette with composer notes for audience guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy High School
Willis Aleshire
Ed. Chenette
Nurses Address Senior High Girls in Pomeroy Talk
Mrs uth Root and Miss Melba Baker of Holzer Hospital Nursing School spoke to Pomeroy Senior High girls on Monday. Baker described wartime shortages and entry requirements for nursing training while Mrs Root outlined a revised curriculum and plans for a new June class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Uth Rootl
Melba Baker
Holzer Hospital
Pomeroy Senior High School
Miss Baker
Army
Navy
Airl
Mra Root
Hober Hospital
Republican Club Set to Meet Thursday Evening
The Men's Republican Club announces a Thursday 8 o clock gathering at the I C C F Hall with the women’s group assisting. A potluck supper will be served followed by talks and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
1. C. C. F. Hall
Republican Club
Elu
Middleport Building Projects Expand With New Garage
Building activity in Middleport continues with a new cream tile garage and office for the Zerkle Transfer bus line on the Riverside Hotel site. Hallie and Nellie Zerkle reside above the offices with uncle M H Johnson in charge. At Gravel Hill, William Robson home receives kitchen remodeling and built in cabinets. Homer Glaze is the carpenter. A report from New York notes Ted Blaze has arrived home after a long voyage aboard a ship returning from the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Zerklend
Hallie
Nellie Zerkle
Riverside Hotel
Zerkle
Misses Zerkle
M. H. Johnson
West Columbus
William Robson
Gravel Hill
Homer Glaze
Bible School Plans Attendance Contest in Middleport
Middleport Church of Christ Bible School plans an attendance contest to boost enrollments. Two groups will compete with captains Mrs Oscar Roush and Mrs Herb Ink to lead group leaders. Easter Sunday attendance reached 345. contest runs April 12 to June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Church of Christ Bible School
Oscar Roush
Herb [Ink
Bible School
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Rutland
Middleport Social Notes
Methodist
Frances Pullin
Amateur Gardeners Club
Robert Coat
Menus County
Sam Williams
Gwendolyn Jones
Harrisburg
Barrera
Carolyn Jones
T. Jesse Jones
Sara Jones
New York City
Thomas
Major Davis
T. H. Davis
N. ‘Third Ave
Carlyle
Pomeroy Social Notes
America
Hall
Ruth Duerre
Simpson Methodist
Pomroy
Delock
Logan
Erna Jeave
Mabel Beards
Theodorius Cornell
Missionary Society of the
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Syracuse
Mayme
Holmes
Rachael McBride
Emma, Duckworth
Hazel ‘Clark
Clara Sellers
Bridge Club
Neiss Powell
Hobson Road
Mildred Rice
Fred Blaetinar
C.L. Johnson
Charles Gibbs
Mildred “Rice
Robert Jacobs
Cora Mine Joachim
Kenneth Amsbury
William Anderson
Fred Blaetmar
Edson Forsythe
Willard Ashworth
Marguerite Meyer
Edith Bowen
Grace Campbell
Cleveland
William Campbell
Peacock
Gene Pierotti
Coletta ‘Perot
Parkersburg
W. Va
Walter Scheider
Brothers Law
Carl Davis
Jond
Rome
Rx. Dasstr
Heute Wiliams
Wiliam
Weaver
W. Main St
George Owens
Willam Hlood
Henrietta
Toledo
Armas
Minersville
Charlee Russell
Pt. Brags
Frtilery
Mis
Phyllis Jean Weeks
Enterprise
John Bailey
Columbus Corp
Edward” Metntonn
Pat Lerson
Dayton
Howard McIntosh
Nye Ave
Oracie Allen
George Burns
Paul Whiteman
Black Sea
C. E. Smith
Common Pleas
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Smith
Hobson Mining Co
New York
Ted
Blaze
Stanley Blazewick
Young Blazewick
Beaco
F. J. Beasley CO
Thce Hawk
Ralph
Portland
Maine
Grover
Tacoma
Wash
Nges
Don Kenower
Uncle Sam
Mel
Marines
Coast Guard
CAMEL
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Parkersburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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