Contingent Leaves for Columbus A Large Meigs County Group Heads to Army Service
The largest Meigs County group to date began leaving for Columbus at 7 AM to enter army service. A crowd gathered to bid farewell to the contingent led by Milton Houdashelt and including Joseph Renshaw, Field Campbell, Theodore Wildermuth, Albert Keeton, and many others from Pom eroy and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbus
Milton M. Houdashelt
Minersville
Joseph A. Renshaw
Field W. Campbell
Theodore C. Wildermuth
Albert R. Keeton
Racine
Cecil Little
Cheshire R. D
Raymond E. Hensler
Letart Falls
Stewart Collins
Middleport
Harold L. Sargent
Carrol F. Neigler
Carlos H. Cain
Harrisonville R. D
James G. Fontana
Henry G. Deem
Portland
Clarence H. Parsons
William L. Folmer
Pomeroy R. D
Harold A. Teaford
Syracuse
Wilbur R. Hutton
Rutland R. D
Harold H. Ward
Denver W. Potts
Jason Y. Adams
Edgar B. Taylor
Long Bottom R. D
Gerald I. Carpenter
Albany R. D
Russell F. Arbaugh
William R. Wolfe
Edward J. Schoonover
Rutland
Thomas W. Eynon
Charles A. Hannell
Charles J. Allensworth
Cecil H. Combs
Guy O. Midkiff
Alfred
Theron E. Morris
Langsville
Howard M. Crary
Woodrow Bacus
Letart Falls R. D
Gilbert E. Pullin
Ralph V. Chapman
Perry R. Root
Orvel O. Michael
Raymond H. Moore
Otho H. Keenam
Virgil Will
Hubert M. Qualls
Bruce E. Oliver
Orville Hawley
Arlie E. Gandee
Long Bottom R
Emmett C. Welsh
Vinton Rural Girl Wins Spelling Bee
Miss Ardath Pierce an eighth grade student at Vinton Rural High School won the county spelling bee held at McArthur High School. She outspelled 40 contestants after the word caramel tripped a rival. Pierce will compete in the Columbus Central Ohio contest on April 25 against 45 champions for a chance at the National Spelling Bee in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Ardath Pierce
Vinton County
Jack Hubbard
Richland
Miss Pierce
Vinton Rural
Southern Hotel
Washington, D. C
McArthur High School
Supt
W. E. Wiseman
Ora Faye Perry
Athens National Bank Report of Condition Summary
The document shows the Report of Condition for Athens National Bank with deposits totaling 1,506,750.78 and capital stock 81,000.00 plus 46,555.81 in undivided profits. It lists deposits of individuals partnerships and corporations 1,330,108.95 and deposits of United States Government 4,822.08.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens National Bank
United States
Minersville Social Notes and Community Updates
Local social column reports Miss Margaret Thomas and Harry Lee Bailey wed in Chester in a 1 30 ceremony at the Metho dist parsonage with a double ring rite. The bride runs a beauty shop in Pomeroy and Mr Bailey works at Wright Aeronautical in Cincinnati. Numerous neighbors and relatives attend then ice cream and cake at the Thomas home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minersville
Methodist Parsonage
Chester
Margaret Thomas
Will L. Thomas
Harry Lee Bailey
Joseph Bailey
James D. Taylor
Pomeroy High School
Austin Beauty School
Columbus
Warner Beauty Shop
Margaret Beauty Shop
Pomeroy
Bailey
Chester High School
Wright Aeronautical
Cincinnati
Hugh Daniels
Racine
Kathryn Bailey
Delmar Baum
Gallipolis
Thomas Home
Frank Knapp
Middleport
Yezdevi N Geren
Local inductees honored at Court Street Grill chicken dinner
Three of the young men scheduled for Army induction Field Campbell Joe Renshaw and Lawrence Douglas were guests of honor at a Sunday chicken dinner at Court Street Grill. A fourth, Ersel Davis, manager of a local store, will leave in two weeks, with Mr. and Mrs. attending the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Court Street Grill
Field Campbell
Grill
Joe Renshaw
Lawrence Douglas
Ersel Davis
Specialist To Assist in Farm Tours
Dr D R Dodd a pasture specialist from Ohio State University will assist in farm tours in Meigs county on Wednesday April 15. Farmers may drive short distances to view lime fertilizer manure and clipping results. Tours visit Everett Colwell farm south of Danville at 10 00 am George H Lasher farm west of Rutland at 11 30 am Harola Carnahan farm north of Racine at 2 00 pm and Edson Roush farm west of Carmel United Brethren Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harola Carnahan
Racine
Racine-Bashan
Edson Roush
Carmel United Brothern Church
Colwell and Carnahan
Forms Mailed In Meigs Area For Draft Registration
The Meigs County Selective Board is mailing 50 questionnaires daily to registrants and their employers. Executed questionnaires and supporting affidavits must be filed within ten days of mailing. An occupational questionnaire will also be sent to third registration registrants with a ten day return window.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
United States Employment Service
Advisory Board For Registrants
Future Homemakers Host Hobos at Racine High School
Racine High School Future Homemakers of America hosted the Future Farmers of America with a hob0 convention in the auditorium. about 65 students attended the event featuring games contests and dancing. Harry Johnson won the prize for the most typically dressed while committee chairs led decorations food entertainment and cleanup with faculty advisers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rosenbaum
Barbara Ann Scholl
Elaine Young
Gladys Gibson
Will Barnitz
Clifford L. Johnson
Ray Farnham
Willis Aleshire
Racine
Future Homemakers of America
Racine High School
Future Farmers of America
Harry Johnson
Addalon McKenzie
Audrey Morris
Ruth Johnson
Marjorie Cozart
Selma Neigler
Clyde Stout
Racine Social And Personal Highlights From Club Event
Members of the Rat Garden Club gathered at the home of Mrs. Maxine Wingett for a Wednesday social. Mrs. Gomer Lewis led the business session while Earl Clark of Long Bottom presented a gladiolus film. Prizes went to Mrs. Tyree, Mrs. Wingett, and Mrs. Owen Watson. Harold Sargent headed to army induction after spending winter in Columbus.
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Racine
Rat Garden Club
Maxine Wingett
Gomer Lewis
Calvary Baptist Church
Rio Grande
Earl Clark
Long Bottom
Wingett
B. M. Tyree
Owen Watson
Emma Sargent
Harold
Columbus
Letart
Inlaw
Donald Wolfe
Harold Sargent
George Simpson
Clara Laughlin
Parkersburg
Rush Powell
Toledo
Jasper Powell
Easter baptisms and local notices from Middleport
Middleport social notes report Easter Sunday baptisms at Heath and First Presbyterian churches. Major Kincaid and family visit, others host social events, and a string of local residents are listed with moves, visits, and short fortune or farewell parties across Mill Street to N Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Talbott
Chappelle Talbott
First Presbyterian Church
Henry L. Carr
Suzanne
Chapelle Talbott
John Talbott
Alma Hooker
S. Third Ave
A. A. Chappelle
Powell St
Four-Year-Old Linda Helrich Celebrates Twin Family Gatherings
Linda Lou Helrich marked her fourth birthday with visits between Rutland Street and Gallipolis. Guests at the Eb ersbach home lit four candles on the noon cake and the guest of honor blew them out herself. She later joined a Helrich family gathering at William and Linda Helrich's Gallipolis home before returning home last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lou Helrich
Rutland St
Gallipolis
Clareene Ebersbach
William Helrich
Linda
Farewell Visit For Lewis Daniels Before Army Air Corps Call
Guests at the home of Mrs. C A Poindexter and sister Mrs Anna Trimble included brother George Daniels and family from Columbus. The gathering served as a farewell for Lewis Daniels who expects to be called to service in the air corps at any time. Daniels has worked at the Battelle Institute in Columbus and has visited his aunt’s home previously. Last week,
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Thomas
Margaret
Syracuse
Paul Thomas
Jimmy Roger
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Theron Ohlinger
Douglas
Edwin Hood
Dayton
Mary Hood
Juanita Ashworth
Marilyn
Lincoln Hil
D. D. Ward
New Plymouth
Edward McIntosh
Patterson Field
Howard McIntosh
Nye Ave
John Leifheit
Jack
Mt. Vernon
James Hazelton
Wright Sr
Osborne St
August Compton
Columbus
Virginia Cope
W. A. Compton
W. Main St
Harry Davis
Canton
Gilbert Weeks
Enterprise
Willis. Johnson
Athens
Alice Johnson
C. A. Poindexter
Anna Trimble
George Daniels
Mayor Calls Meeting of Defense Council
Middleport mayor C O Fisher calls a special Civilian Defense Council meeting tonight at City Hall. Reorganization will be effected and work outlined for the defense project as the council remains vital to home front protection. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Civilian Defense Council
Fisher
Arrests by Mid Middleport Police After Week End Incident
In Middleport Chief Fred DeWees and Night Patrolman L B Higgins, new officers, pursued an unknown man near Race Street after he loitered by a parked truck. DeWees fired twice to deter the fugitive. the man escaped into an alley and river area. The missing truck was later unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Fred DeWees
L. B. Higgins
DeWees
Race St
Higgins
Card From China Arrives in Ohio Family Notice
On April 6 Mrs. H. B. Smith of Lincoln Hill received a Christmas card postmarked Tientsin China November 13 1940 from Bob Rutherford. Rutherford is a half brother of Franklin Rutherford once living with the late B. F. Knight Meigs County Sheriff and served in China’s consular service. He is now interned at a Shanghai embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
H. B. Smith
Lincoln Hill
Bob Rutherford
Tientsin
China
Franklin Rutherford
B. F. Knight
Meigs County
Aeneneas
Shanga
Mrs McCarley Hosts Epworth League Waffle Supper
Mrs Walter R Mc Carley entertained Racine Epworth League members with a waffle supper at the parsonage Friday at six. Twelve members attended: Rulah Marr Marian Simpson Emma Jane Jidden Mary Cross Freda Proffitt Sarah Lou Simpson Jan Neigier Betty O Connor Betty Hoback Robert Cleland Robert Roush Lawrence Hilldore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Walter R. McCarley
Racine Epworth League
Rulah Marr
Marian Simpson
Emma Jane Jiiden
Mary Cross
Freda Proffitt
Sarah Lou Simpson
Jan Neigier
Betty O’connor
Betty Hoback
Robert Cleland
Robert Roush
Lawrence Hilldore
Ill Several Months Ill Removed to Hospital
Albert Faehnile, ill for several months, was moved to Holzer Hospital today for observation and treatment. Since his retirement last fall he has lost his brother and sister-in-law, and his wife recently recovered from a broken hip and remains bedfast at the Faehnle home on S Third Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Albert Faehnile
Holzer Hospital
Rose and Gahagen Wed in Gallipolis
Mr. Robert Rose of Racine married Miss Mildred Gahagen of Akron in Gallipolis on Thursday evening. Rose, son of Mrs. Ima Rose and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Holter, is an Akron airplane mechanic who has just left for induction into the army and will be stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Gahagen wore a gray wool street length dress with brown accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Robert Rose
Mildred Gahagen
Akron
Gallipolis
Rose
Ima Rose
Stanley Holter
R. D
Abbey Rose
Morning Star
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Gahagen
District Spring Conference Held by Legion in Pomeroy
The Eighth District American Legion meeting gathered in Pomeroy with Drew Webster Post hosting. Speakers included W. A. Smith on future high school education and R. E. McCurdy recounting wartime experiences in France during the German attack.
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Legion In
Pomeroy
The
American Legion
Drew Webster
Athens
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Perry
Vinton
Meigs
George Paulsen
Drew Webster Post
Pomeroy High School
W. ©. Aleshire
Nobel M. Rompel
Simpson Methodist Church
M. D. Hartley
Louis Seidenfeld
Murray City
Auxiliary
Erma Power
Logan
Otto Sharp
W. A. Smith
Legion
Smith
R. E. McCurdy
E. B. Badger Co
West Virginia
McCurdy
France
Racine High Glee Clubs Present Concert
Ra cine High Glee Clubs will present a concert at the school auditorium on Friday evening April 17 directed by Mrs Clara Lochary. Numbers performed by the Junior and Senior Girls the Freshmen and Sophomore Girls the Boys Chorus the Girls Ensemble and several numbers by the entire group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Racine High
Clara Lochary
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Marjorie Brown
Bill
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Pauley Ann
Fourth Ave
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Orangeburg
N. C
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Chicago
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