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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1943
Page
7
Pomeroy workers of the Mercy War Bond Committee plan a Tuesday 7 pm meeting at the Courthouse. The quota is 400000 dollars to support equipment, munitions, tires, rations for armed forces. Leaders urge all within corporate limits to attend and help lift the drive over the top.
Middleport communities showcase club meetings and visits. Pre school Mothers Club members host at Trittschuh home Locust Street with resignations accepted and new members read for next vote. Jitterbug Club social at Miss Sally Isher home ends with a meal. Sewing Club hosts, W S C S and Womans Music and WCTU schedule events. Local residents visited or were visited by relatives, including Entsminger family from West Palm Beach and Ruth Entsminger student nurse weekend at Charleston hospital.
Middleport report on Grace Methodist Church Heath Methodist Church fourth quarterly conference led by Rev Scott W Westerman pastor with parts of all departments and realizations of the church shared by official board members and the pastor Rev H A Rothrock notes district superintendent Dr A J Kestle was absent from the meeting held after three o'clock at the church in Gallpolis
The Messenger continues the Meigs County service roster with 59 Second Ward members listed and more to come next week. Names include Arnold Elizabeth, Dana William, Maywood Autherson, Thomas Bentz, Alfred Biggs, James Biggs, Nathan Pearl Biggs, Dorsel Biggs, Norman Chester Biggs, Dale Harrison Congrove, Harry Oscar Bolinger, Morris L Booker, Charles Darst, William Darst, John Drakos, James Fontana, Paul Elmer Garnes, William Owen Gaines, Louis Harper, Orville Hawley, Joseph Hood, Edwin Hunnell, Marvin Hunnell, Charles Hunnell, Wilbur James, Curtis Lee Jenkinson, Albert Jesse, George Joachim, Philip Killinger, Donald Lanning, Carl Logan, Fred Mankin, George Martin, Ralph McKee, roster to continue next week.
The Pomeroy Council of Churchwomen will host a 1 PM pot luck lunch at the new Pomeroy Recreation Hall on Wednesday. The center, built for youth activities, seeks loan of game equipment and asks the public to notify council members if items are available.
Meigs County real estate transfers are listed with numerous parcels and certificates changing hands. Names include Laura Johnson Cora B Beegle Katharine Schaef er Dor De Wolf Schaefer Chester Will Saylie K Windon Fred A Thomas Earl Randolph Effie Mary Montgomery and Sarah Koehler among others. Parcels span Pomeroy Middleport Syracuse Lebanon Rutland and other townships with multiple acreages including 31.65 160 and 1.25 acres.
Pomeroy Social Notes records a Guiding Star Council meeting in Syracuse with Elma Idle's induction led by Captain Hazel Clark. The column then lists numerous brief visits and moves among residents: Effie Warren and Leslie Keller in Pomeroy. Zack and Patsy Rizer visiting Minersville. the Rizer family hosting in Hartford, W Va. Rich ard Lisle in Grand Rapids Army station. Franz and Franzes moving to Stockdale. Wangler guests in Mulberry Avenue. Hood guests from Columbus. Red Lisle heading to Columbus. Leland Sisson returning from Abilone Texas with transfer to Camp Polk. Fred Rosenbaum’s family in Columbus. Downie headed to Riverside, California for husband William Downie’s Army service. Roy Biffle hospitalized in Parkersburg for surgery.
Meigs County Probate Court issued licenses to Albert Lovejoy and Madeline Holstein both in their early twenties from Nitro West Virginia and Middleport respectively. Sear L. Mallory and Faye Donahue from Springfield and Pomeroy page 21. Cletus Carsey of Athens and Patty Homer from Syracuse both age 21. Roy H. Mace of Athens and Betty Beveridge from Pomeroy Route 2 both age mid twenties.
Middleport Council approved a one year lease of Flood Relief Storage Building No 2 to Eugene Silva for a skating rink and bowling alley. The $125 monthly rent includes remodeling and utilities. Alfred McNulty will manage. Arthur Dean and Silva are part of a broader investor group. Work begins immediately with completion expected by May 10.
War Manpower officials expand nondeferrable lists and reclassify fathers. Calls for dads begin around July 1 as 3-B shifts to 3-C, 1-A, or other grades. About 9.25 million men are in family status groups 3A 3B and 3C with 6.25 million being fathers. 4-H men aged 38 to 45 remain deferred but are reclassified with an H suffix to reflect nonavailability.
In Middleport a Sunday Youth Rally at Grace Church drew Rev. Charles Baird his wife and son Charles along with William Baeher Carla Clark Martha Roedell and other parishioners. Carla Clark a Youth Commission member spoke briefly. In Pomeroy three girls Jennie Sue Liselstein Evelyn Fick and Dorothy Fisher had a presentation and examination service at Federated Church and will be confirmed next Sunday.
POMEROY Corporal Clair Lynch on furlough visited Mae Frank at her parents home near Pomeroy. This is his first furlough after eleven months in foreign service. Sft. James Titus transferred from Benning to Wichita Falls. Corp Tech Walter Kennedy Jr promoted to S Sgt at Ft. Custer. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy of Rutland, entered Army Dec. 5, 1942. Pvt. Donald M. Hauck left Feb. 20 and is now in Vancouver, Washington. Charles Werry released from Navy and arrived home Saturday.
Alpha L. Douglas sues Clinton E. Douglas in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Married May 27, 1922, they are parents of two. plaintiff seeks custody and alimony.
Meigs County shows 85 deeds recorded in March per County Recorder George Mein hart, with higher activity than neighboring counties. In the first seven days of April, 35 deeds were recorded, suggesting a busy month ahead.
POMEROY Abe Eiselstein 77 of Chester died Sunday at home after extended illness. A former county figure, he was active in politics. Survived by wife Hattie two sons Gerald and Bernard two daughters Bernice Ridenour and Grace. Funeral Tuesday at 2 from Chester Methodist Church with burial in Chester Cemetery.
Mrs Addie Rine Wilson age 80 of Great Bend died Saturday night after a two week illness Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 30 PM at the Great Bend Methodist Church with interment at Letart Cemetery She is survived by her husband James E Wilson and six children Rev L R Wilson Mrs Maude Young Mrs Grace Mars W B Wilson Bernice Sleeth and Capt James A Wilson
Meigs County deputy registrar J. H. Eastman reports motor vehicle license sales exceed expectations with 2702 passenger car licenses, 336 commercial trucks, 6 motorcycles, 74 trailers, 224 farm trucks sold. Gross receipts reach $45,490 to date.
POMEROY near Raney Charles Frank in his field unearthed a white field mouse which his son Alfred now keeps in a cage as a pet.
Mrs Edward Duffy of Wehe Terrace died early Sunday after a week of illness following a stroke. She was active in the Middleport Garden Club and Pomeroy PTA. Survived by her husband two children Rita and Patrick her mother two sisters and other relatives. Funeral Wednesday at 9 30 am at Sacred Heart Church with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Katherine Burns her mother lives in Middleport. Sisters Walter Harris and Margaret Croushore and brother John Burns noted.
Mr and Mrs Griff Russell announce their son Lt Del Russell has arrived at his North Africa destination. The army physician reports an uneventful trip with good food and beautiful scenery.
Denver D Swain 对 Helenes Swain 提起常设普通法法院离婚，指公然疏忽。二人于1937年3月16日结婚。
Medicated liquid ZEMO promises relief for itching burning skin and eczema. It claims 80 years of success and wide use for athletes foot and blemishes with rapid discomfort reduction. Over 25 million packages sold. Available in 35¢ 60¢ and 1.00 dollar sizes.
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