Anniversary Observed By Pomeroy DAV Chapter
World War II veterans discuss dwindling DAV membership due to veterans from World War I who speak at length on organization rules. Speakers cite pension and hospital issues, bed shortages, and funding gaps, while volunteers note hospital visits aid recovery and morale.
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Pomeroy
W. D. Carlby
Cincinnati
National Adjutant
IOOF
DAV
Carlby
Congress
American Legion
VFW
United Spanish American War Veterans
Southern
Meigs County
Tom Jenkins
Tom Jones
Ohio General Assembly
Benjamin F. Turner
Nyle Berden
Gallipolis Dav
Cream of America
R. I. Ritchie
Chillicothe
R. L. Ritchie
Pomeroy Church News Highlights Local Services
A consolidated church notices page lists weekly schedules for multiple congregations including United Methodist Forest Run and Laurel Cliff Free Methodist, Evangelical U B Circuit, Naomi Baptist and Salvation Army. It notes worship times, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, choir practices, and pastor names across Pomeroy area churches.
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United Methodist Sunday School
Forest Run Baptist Sunday School
Missionary Society
Laurel Cliff
Georgia Hiett
Leroy Hiett
Hysell Run Free Methodist
Evangelical U. B. Circuit
L. R. Carmichael
Enterprise
Ladies Aid
Morning Star
Christian Endeavor
Carmel
Naomi Baptist
H. E. Harris
Girls Guild
BYPU
THE
Salvation Army
CSM
Ray S. Wining
Pomeroy Church OF Christ
William Sleashman
Christian Science Society
Mulberry Ave
Israel
Kerrs Run
Grant Curtis
Marietta
Ohio
First Baptist
Pomeroy
Paul W. Nye
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Rutland
Pomeroy United Brethren Circuit
C. P. Hinton
Mt. Hermon
Bunker “Hill
Letart Falls
United Brethren Success
Guy Webb
Eden
Christain Endeavor
Success
Minstrel Cast Meeting Set in Pomeroy for Credentials
Izaak Walton minstrel cast and crew across orchestra and stage workers are summoned to a Sunday 6 15 p m meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Pomeroy. Credentials will admit them to the annual Izaak Walton League banquet at Middleport High School Auditorium next Thursday at 6 30 p m. Director Ed Condon urges all cast members musicians and stage workers to attend the meeting and banquet with proper credentials.
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Pomeroy
Izaak Walton Minstrel
Odd Fellows Hall
Izaak Walton League
Middleport High School
Ed Condon
Numerous Guests Attend Mason Area Social Gatherings
Guests from Parkersburg Pomeroy Point Pleasant Huntington and Charlottesville attended events at Mason homes including Mr and Mrs Chris Fruth hosting William McCoy Mrs Rosa Fink and family and others. A birth announcement arrived as Elwyn Bull and Esther Fink welcomed a son with Rosa Fink as grandmother.
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Chris Fruth
William McCoy
Parkersburg
Mike Whipple
Pomeroy
Karl Fruth
Mike Fruth
Helen Fruth
Adolph Bradshaw
Otis Fisher
Point Pleasant
Eleanor Roush
Phyllis
Nancy
Amy Jiiden
Lester Johnson
Huntington
Elwyn Bull
Charlottesville
Esther Fink
Rosa Fink
Bobby Fruth
John Kelley
Vera McCoy
H. J. Grimm
Bloomdale
Rena Grimm
Eliza Metcalf
Grimm
Grace Crow of
Letart
Emogene Crow
Romans drank from horn shaped vessels while reclined
Ancient Romans drank liquids by holding horn shaped containers above their heads as they reclined on their stomachs. They caught the thin stream in their mouths from the small end of the horn.
Salisbury Township Road Okayed By County Officials
Pomeroy Meigs County commissioners voted unanimously to cooperate with Salisbury Township trustees on a road near the Gallia County line crossing land owned by Yeaguer Mulford and others. The 400 yard stretch runs along Rife’s right of way near Route 7. Funds: $760 from a 1942 sedan sale to George Perry returned to auto license and gas funds. Sutton Township may purchase a power maintainer for $2,650, approved.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Salisbury Township
Gallia County
Marvin D. Yeaguer
D. N
Ira Ray Mulford
Hurley Rife
Mildred Rife
George Perry
Dexter
Sutton Township
Meigs Temple 153 Pythian Sisters Celebrate Anniversary
Forty eighth anniversary of Meigs Temple 153 Pythian Sisters will be celebrated in May. Members will attend in Gay Ninety period costumes. Temple met Tuesday evening at Woodman Hall and refreshments were served by Mrs. Phil Meinhart Mrs. Homer Jones and Mrs. Lena McElhinny.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple
Woodman Hall
Lodge
Phil Meinhart
Homer Jones
Lena McElhinny
Nellie Walters Hosts Young Guests At Gravel Hill Home
Miss Nellie Walters entertained a group of young persons at her home on Gravel Hill recently. Music and dancing were diversions and refreshments were served.
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Nellie Walters
Gravel Hill
Local Social Notes From Bingham's Mill and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Charles Keller visited sister Mrs. James Stevens in S Third Ave. The Rossi couple from Buffalo W Va spent the weekend with the Crooks celebrating their twins Jeannette and Gene. Mrs. Reed and son Ronnie of Dayton visit in laws the Reeds. Mr. Reed studies in Chicago. Mrs. John Dillard, hospitalized since last Thursday after a stroke, shows slight improvement. Needle and Thimble Club met hosted by Mrs. Clay Bryan on Seventh Ave. Fred Healy and family from Columbus weekend guests of the Healy and Chapelle families. Alex Fraser attended funeral services for David Matthews in Cheshire. Fraser is a brother-in-law. Mrs. W. T. Moore returns home to Chesapeake after visiting her sister Mrs. M. G. Brown who is improved after illness. Attorney Cedric Clark and wife were in Athens Tuesday evening.
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Lewis Rossi
Buffalo
W.va
Walter Crooks
Crooks
Jeannette
Gene
Rossi
Holzer Hospital
Clay Bryan
Hore
Seventh Ave
Fred Healy
Columbus
Mary and
Margaret Healy
A. A. Chapélle
Alex Fraser
David Matthews
Cheshire
Fraser
W. T. Moore
Chesapeake
M. G. Brown
Cedric Clark
Athens
Dexter Dexter society notes guests and family scenes
Guests of Mr and Mrs S S McCann include E P McCann of Columbus and Clarence Price of Rutland. Numerous dinners and visits are listed with community members from Akron Lancaster Crooksville Langsville and Athens. Star Garden Club meets April 8. note on food spending gaps between White and Negro families.
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Dexter
S. McCann
E. P. McCann
Columbus
Clarence Price
Rutland
F. C Folden
Amos
Orvetta
Garland Weaver
J. R. Weaver
Perley Nelson
Max Davis
Middleport
David Walker
Frank Nelson
Kenneth Cooper
Edwin Nelson
Crooksville
Walter Canade
Carpenter
Claire Nelson
Langsville
Nina Steele
Elaine
Cash Smith
Max Smith
Lou Nichols
Chris Deihl
Flora Chase
Cincinnati
PTA Schedules Meeting at Pomeroy With Study Course
Central PTA meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Pomeroy. Home Study Course members will finish the course and bring test sheets to the meeting. Parents are asked to turn in sales tax stamps at the gathering.
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Pomeroy
PTA
Pomeroy Eastern Stars Plan Athens Chapter Visit
Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of Eastern Stars met Tuesday with Worthy Matron Carrie Nye presiding. Plans were made to visit Athens Chapter on Monday Friends Night. Refreshments for 65 members and one guest served by hostesses Mrs C E W Downie Mrs William Downie Mrs B F Turner Mrs Walter Wolfe Mrs W A Smith and Miss Ada Hoskins.
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Pomeroy
Order of Eastern Stars
Worthy
Carrie Nye
Athens
C. E. W. Downie
William Downie
B. F. Turner
Walter Wolfe
W. A. Smith
Ada Hoskins
Chester Bride Weds Gordon Chevalier in Easter Ceremony
Betty Lous Dean of Chester and Gordon Chevalier of Long Bottom wed in a 3:30 p m Easter Sunday double ring ceremony read by Rev. Albert Bitters. Attendants included Roland Eastman and a sister of the groom. The couple, former Chester and Olive Orange High School graduates, now reside at 172 W 4th St Mansfield.
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Betty Lous Dean
Chester
Norma Dean
Harris Dean
Gordon Chevalier
Long Bottom
Albert Bitters
Roland Eastman
Flora
Mrs Downie of Dunbar Honored on 96th Birthday
Mrs Alex Downie of Dunbar West Virginia was honored on her 96th birthday April 2. About fifty friends and relatives gathered at her home for a potluck dinner. Attending from Pomeroy included William Downie and his wife Dr and Mrs C E W Downie Patrick Lochary George McQuigg Manning Webster Harriet Russell Alma Parker and Jena Louise Smith.
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Alex Downie
Dunbar
W. Va
C. E. W. Downie
Pomeroy
William Downie
Patrick Lochary
George McQuigg
Manning Webster
Harriet Russell
Alma Parker
Jena Louise Smith
Reverend Bitters Officiates Niece Lois Slagle Wedding
The Rev. Albert Bitters officiated at the wedding of his niece Miss Lois Jean Slagle to Paul Edward Sharp of Thurston Ohio on April 3 at the Sixth Avenue Methodist Church in Lancaster. Guests including Mrs. Bitters attended a reception after the ceremony.
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Albert Bitters
Lois Jean Slagle
Paul Edward Sharp
Thurston
Ohio
Sixth Avenue Methodist Church
Lancaster
Bitters
C of C Plans Dinner. agricultural telephone service urged
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce discussed a dinner for Southeastern Ohio Regional Council members. Co E Blakeslee reported on Meigs County agriculture and a committee was appointed to secure telephone service for farmers ahead of spring crops.
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Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Co. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Flower Show Groups Meet in Middleport for April Show
A meeting of chairmen from Middleport flower groups set plans for the Second Annual Flower Show at Heath Methodist Church on April 24 and 25. Hosted by Mrs. Arthur Strauss, the gathering included Mrs. John Duerr. Backgrounds are under construction by the staging committee. Public may attend. only Middleport Garden Club and Amateur Garden Club members will have competitive arrangements.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Arthur Strauss
John Duerr
Middleport Garden Club
Amateur Garden Club
Meigs County Farm Training Applications Open
Henry F Scarberry describes a roster system for non disabled veterans entering Meigs County farm training schools. Applications filed at the county service office. openings filled from eligible list after farm surveys. Schools full. new ones await qualified instructors.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Henry F. Searberry
County Service Office
Scarberry
Meigs
C. O. Chapman
Middleport Church News Key services listed for April in Meigs County
The Ohio Temperance League visit to Heath Methodist Church in Middleport opens April activities led by Rev. Oscar King with multiple church services listed. Heath Church pastor Rev. W B Moore also announces schedules for Church school Intermediate MYF WSCS evangelistic hour and Christian Training classes, plus First Baptist and First Presbyterian services and ordination plans. Syracuse Presbyterian notes no evening service.
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Middleport
Ohio Temperance League
Oscar King
Heath Methodist Church
Mr. King
Meigs County
United Methodist
Pomeroy
W. B. Moore
Heath Church
First Baptist
Charles EF. Stanton
Granville
Charles Pomeroy
First Presbyterian
Homer G. McMillen
McMillen
Church OF Christ
C. E. Shepard
Kingdom of God
Christian Endeavor
Syracuse Presbyterian
Intoxication Charge Leads to Fine for Pomeroy Man
Fred Rairdan was arrested on intoxication charges by city police Wednesday. He pled guilty in mayor's court Thursday and was fined $25 plus costs.
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Pomeroy
Fred Rairdan
Radio Show Tickets Available to Students at High School
Special tickets will be sold at the box office for students attending the performance of Texas Saddle Pals Monday night at Middleport High School. Proceeds go to the Middleport High School Alumni Association.
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Middleport
Texas Saddle Wpals
Middleport High School
The
Middleport High School Alumni Association
Students Visit Refining Plant at St Marys W Va
Sixteen members of Pomeroy High School chemistry class visited the Ohio Valley plant of Quaker State Refining Co in St Marys West Virginia on April 3 to observe refinery operations. Teacher Asa Hoskins noted Bedford oil field shipments by pipeline since March 1, 1947.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High
Ohio Valley
Quaker State Refining Co
St. Marys
W. Va
Asa Hoskins
Meigs
Relatives Unhurt After Wind Storm Warns Fostoria Area
Mrs. James Stevens learns relatives the Frank Braleys and the Robert Longs of Fostoria were unharmed in the recent heavy wind storm that swept the area.
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Middleport
James Stevens
Frank Braleys
Robert Longs
Fostoria
Ben Kesterson and Me chanie St. Return From Hospital
Ben Kesterson and Me chanie St. returned home from White Cross Hospital in Columbus after surgery. They had been hospitalized for two weeks.
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Pomeroy
Ben Kesterson
Mechanie St
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
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Wellston
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H. B. Southern
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