Mrs Frank Titus Returns From California Visit
Mrs. Frank Titus arrived from California after five weeks with her husband, a U S Navy petty officer. He moved from Norfolk to Port Hueneme with a nine day layover. She visited families of J C Titus and Lieut Tudor Wall in Los Angeles and Long Beach and met Madam Chiang Kai Shek. Frank Titus departed for foreign service in the Pacific. a callgram confirmed his safe arrival.
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Pomeroy
Frank Titus
California
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Port Hueneme
Los Angeles
Titus
J. C. Titus
Newport Beach
Tudor Wall
Long Beach
Chiang Kai
Foreign Service
Pacific
Meigs County Launches April War Bond Drive With Honor Roll
Pomeroy kicks off an April war bond campaign aiming for more than 900000 in Meigs County. The Honor Roll Board dedication honors 1617 service members with room for about 1000 more. Carrol D. Alcott previews Japan’s war aims and urges victory in the Pacific as Meigs boosts bond sales to 641500 so far this year.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Carroll D. Alcott
WLW
Theodore Reed
Second
Court
Alcott
Japan
Mr. Alcott
United Nations
Chamber For Commerce
United States
Pacific
Orient
E. M. Johnson
Middleport High School
W. A. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Common Pleas
Cedric W. Clark
Johnson
Ralph Kuether
BE. F. Murphy
Reed
War Bond
Edison Hobstetter
Martin
Iis
Red Cross
With Service Men of Meigs County
Mrs Eugene Buckley formerly Rita Gainer learns husband now stationed at Camp Wallace Texas after induction March 24. Pfe James Hazelton Jr in North Africa reports receiving two of his Christmas packages in a March 18 letter to Mrs James Hazelton Sr Wright Sr.
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Pomeroy
Eugene Buckley
Rita Gainer
Camp Wallace
Texas
James Hazelton
Wright Sr
Pfe
N. Africa
Minstrel Show Planned by Local Grade School Children
MIDDLEPORT a grade school to present its first minstrel show as PTA sponsored entertainment Friday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. The program features Boys Glee Club Pickaninny Chorus endmen circle and minstrel chorus with many named participants listed.
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Middleport
PTA
Endmen
Boys Glee Club
Pickaninny Chorus
The
Circle
Minstrel Chorus
Boys’ Glee Club
Franklin Triplett
Thomas Taylor
Clifford Manley
Eugene Walburn
James Ervin
Dick Snyder
Elmer Burton
Roland Karr
Fred Hoffman
Charles Armstrong
James Haggerty
John Fultz
David Diles
Raymond Walburn
Malcolm Miller
Don Becker
Harry Featherstone
Glen Glaze
Paul Holter
Harry Hill
James Ashley
Gardner Wehring
Harold Rice
Charles Walburn
David Wolfe
Jack Kelly
Meigs Probate Court Action Reports Inheritance Tax and Appointments
In Meigs Probate Court matters August C Zahl estate taxed 99.70 with proceeds to Minersville precinct Barbara Wilder muth estate taxed 47.01 with funds to Pomeroy Village Clair F Edmundson named administrator of Mark W Edmundson estate with will annexed Bond set at 1200 with Victoria Edmundson and Ray George as sureties.
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Pomeroy
Are
August C. Zahl
Minersville
Barbara Wildermuth
Pomeroy Village
Clair F. Edmundson
Mark W. Edmundson
Victoria Edmundson
Ray George
Car Inspector Fatally Struck at Railroad Yard
Middleport obituary notes Ross E Luellen age 57 car inspector for the New York Central Railroad killed yesterday at 3 pm in the railroad yards near Urediokson after being struck by a shunted eight car. No witnesses reported the accident. Survived by wife, son Gerald in the armed forces, daughter Wilma, and three brothers Roy Emory and Sam. Native of Salem Center and member of Cheshire Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge. Funeral arrangements by William Coats pending. The piece ends with an unrelated note about the banjo invention.
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Middleport
Ross E. Luel- Adnen
New Flatyork
Luellen
Gerald
Wilma
Roy
Kokomo
Ind
Emory
Springfield
Sam
Vinton
Salem Center
Cheshire Methodist Church
Cheshire Masonic Lodge
Wlings Coats
Victory for Christ Campaign Attendance Gains Report
Paul S. Smart announces the Victory for Christ campaign results across church groups. Baptist Sunday School gains 31 and 7 percent with 15 percent average. church attendance up 118, 40, 55 percent. Church of Christ Sunday School 19 and 20 percent with church services 18, 40, 11 percent. Methodist Sunday School 10, 26, 20 percent with church services 32, 33, 31 percent. Presbyterian Sunday School 32, 17, 17 percent with church services 0, 16, 14 percent.
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Mibinterunt
Paul S. Smart
Baptist
Church of Christ
Middleport Service Men Update From War Fronts
Letters from Cpl. James Clatworthy in North Africa report the New York Central Railroad bomber among 12 successful Nazi sorties with two planes shot down. Other notes: Pvt. L. D. Hartinger at Gowen Field played Hammond organ for church services. PFC. Austin Russell transferred to Fort Thomas Scott. Mrs. Elmer Russell’s husband at Camp Hood. William Scarberry visiting in New River, N C. Lt. Marsh Shumaker, former Pomeroy resident, serves as company dentist at Camp Haan, Cal.
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Middleport
Cpl
James Clatworthy
North Africa
New York Central Railroad
NYCRR
Corporal Clatworthy
S. Third Ave
Emma Kathryn Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Hartinger
Chuch of Christ
Fred Russell
Pfc
Austin Russell
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Ft. Thomas Scott
Russell
A. A. Scarberry
Henry
New River
N. C
William Scar
Pomeroy Social Notes Honor Lt Stiles Home Visit
Pomeroy social notes report Lt. Leo Stiles, returning from Hawaii in 1942, visiting Columbus then Chicago after attending officers candidate school in Fargo. Guests included Hammond family, film screenings of Stiles Hawaii scenes, and a house party in his honor with Obermeier Karr Moore Brown Steffans. Other items note Mrs R L Miller’s Washington trip, infant Jimmie Lee born March 27, and Mrs Walter Reibel’s post surgery return.
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Army
Hawaii
Stiles
Fargo
Hammond
W. G. Obermeier
Mildred
Clair Karr
Wyilis Hill
Holzer Hospital
Licensed To Marry In Meigs County
Meigs County Probate Court issued marriage licenses to Golden H. Little 18 of Middleport and Clara Belle White 21 of Cheshire. Also listed are Leo H. Gilmore 21 of Middleport and Marie Spires 15 of Cheshire, and Joseph E. Swaro 24 of Cornning and Ruth Roberts 19 of Middleport Rt 1.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Golden H. Little
Middleport
Clara Belle White
Cheshire
Leo H. Gilmore
Marie Spires
R. D
Joseph E. Swaro
Corning
Ruth Roberts
Rt. 1
Middleport Garden Club officers elected at meeting
Local notes report a nominating committee chosen for the Middleport Garden Club to present officers next meeting. Also coverage of visits and illnesses including Lenore Giles, Catherine Hennesy, and Emma Sisson, plus Congregational church meetings and local residents’ updates.
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Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
David Farmer
J. B. Downing
John Kincaid
W. H. Juhling
Johnson Rites To Be Held Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for the late L. B. Johnson who died Tuesday will be held Friday at 2 p m at the First Baptist Church. Masonic services will be held at the late residence this evening. Surviving is a brother Cleveland Johnson of Charleston.
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Middleport
L. B. Johnson
First Baptist Church
Cleveland Johnson
Charleston
Rutland Man Dies At Holzer Hospital
Rutland resident Guy Larkins age 60 died yesterday at Holzer Hospital after being brought there Tuesday for a dental extraction. He is survived by his widow Frances Johnson Larkins a son of Portland Maine and a brother Don. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Catherine Hennesy
Ohio University
Athens
Holzer Hospital
Emma Sisson
S. Third Ave
Leo Sisson
Reedsville
Sisson
First Baptist
First Presbyterian
C. F. Besserer
Earl Mauck
Gallipolis
W. C. Mertz
R. N. Barnes
Nick Nickerson
Barnes
M. A. White
Rochester
Minn
Leola Clapp Welte
Ben Bailey
Bradbury
Fred Healy
Middleport
Guy Larkins
Rutland
Mr. Larkins
Frances Johnson Larkins
Portland
Maine
Don
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Janice Luman
Josephine Smith
Hattie Snyder
Jeannette Barker
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Meigs Probate Court
Oan
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Wilson Bros
Phoenix
Duncan Phyfe
Hysell Furniture Co
D. 8
Farmer, Mgr
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Colegroves
Middleport Social Notes
Lenore Giles
W. A. Giles
Clifford Leifheit
Headley St
Ernest Burton
R. J. Reibel
Paul
John Rawson
Billy
Elmer
Roger Eugene
Middleport Briefs
Rathburn's Department Store
Rutland, Ohio
Rutland Man
Pickens
Victory Gardeners
Tendergreen
Ewing's Store
Pomeroy, Ohio
N. Court St
Alka Seltzer
Konkler's
Creomullion
Golden Medical Discovery
Miles Nervine
Dr.LeGear
Dr. LeGear
LeGear's
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Sal Fayne
Putnam Dye
LeGear
B. Stock Epsom Salts
Prince Albert
Velvet — Granger
Sir Walter Raleigh
BIG Ben
Kentucky Club Tobacco
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