Middleport Defenses Meet as Council Expands in War Effort
Middleport Mayor C O Fisher called a defense council meeting last night to complete appointments and outline a volunteer program. D C Miller remains president and L W McComas secretary as chiefs and new members join, with plans for a defense pictures showing at the high school next week.
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Middleport
Civilian Defense Council
C. O. Fisher
D. C. Miller
Supt
L. W. McComas
Defense Council
H. O. Ewing
American Red Cross
Robert Allensworth
Police Department
Robert Coats
Rotary
Business Men’s Ass’n
F. M. Cluff
C. H. Wise, Jr
L. J. Hawk
Untilities
Edward Spencer
American Legion
Paul Swisher
Education Association
Fred DeWees
Fred Lemley
M. J. McCarty
McCarty
Sidney Russell
Citizens Defense Corps
John Vroman
Police
C H. Wise, Jr
Emmett Shuler
C. M. Hennesy
Public Works
Utilities
Women to Run WPA School Lunch Gardens This Season
Pomeroy–Farmerettes will replace men in WPA school lunch gardens. Five gardens across the county will be supervised by one man each, with 42 cooks-turned-gardeners and canning staff. Gardens at Point Rock Columbia School district Route 33 Salisbury Township Lebanon Township Northern Rural Harrisonville. Supervisors are Mrs. Selah Weatherby WPA supervisor and Miss Artie Gardner foreman.
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Pomeroy
WPA
Point Rock
Columbia
Paul Frick
Route 33
Salisbury Township
Lebanon Township
Portland
Harrisonville
Selah Weatherby
Artie Gardner
Mrs. J. M. Pullins Dies at 75 in Flatwoods
Mrs. J. M. Pullins of Flatwoods died at her home Sunday night after a long illness. She recently returned from Holzer Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Mt. Herman Church with burial nearby. Survived by husband two sons Lawrence Akron and Raymond Pomroy. four sisters and two brothers.
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Pomeroy
J. M. Pullins
Flatwoods
Holzer Hospital
Mt. Herman Church
Viola Faehnle
Middleport
W. S. White
Syracuse
Florence Keener
Ironton
Michael Will
W. A Will
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Church Circle
Cora Cook Stuart spoke to the Women's Society of Christian Service at Christ Methodist Church in Charleston. Bake sale plans were finalized, with a March committee named. Community updates include hospital stays, visits, and funeral attendees from area towns.
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Middleport
Cora Cook’ Stuart
Arthur Stuart
Christ Methodist Church
Charleston
Women's Society of Christian Service
Methodist
Stuart
Mary Cook
Edwin Cook
Heath Church
H. E. Cook
C. M. Hennesy
Frances Pullin
L. W. McComas
David Entsminger
Sanborn Jewelry
C. A. Emmish
M. L. French
Bess Sanborn
Ida Mourning
Gordon
C. P. Dutton
John Kincaid
C. O. Fisher
Clinton Fisher
Nan Moore
Karl Hoffman
Chicago
Honored on Birthday for One Year Old Sandra Snelbaker
Sandra Sue Snelbaker turned one Sunday and shared her birthday cake baked and presented by Mrs. Max Sanborn with defense families newly moved to Middleport. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Si Snelbaker recently relocated from an apartment to a furnished home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Reynolds in Charleston. Guests included Ms. Roy Barnes and her son Franklin who is also celebrating today.
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Sandra Sue Snelbaker
Max Sanborn
Middleport
Si Snelbaker
Sanborn
Palmer St
Will Reynolds
N. Third Ave
Charleston
Middleport Personal Notices Include Local Visits and Work
Ray Jackson of Sandusky stays at the Fowler home on N Second Ave while employed at E B Badger Co West Vi Ordnance Works. H L Ward returns to Columbus after visiting here. J M Mygatt of Columbus visits Roy Barnes and William Beaver. John Will Rutland Sr. travels to Columbus on business. Allen Lemley of 8 Second Ave visits Chilliothe for Covert Baking. R A Miller plans moving the former R A iler Lumber Co. office on 5S Third Ave to defense worker rental. In St Josephs Hospital.
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Middleport
Ray Jackson
Sandusky
R. O. Fowler
N. Second Ave
Jackson
E. B. Badger Co
West Vi
John Will, Rutland Sr
Columbus
Allen Lemley
Second Ave
Chillicothe
Covert Baking Company
R. A. Miller
R. Ailer Lumber Co
Third Ave
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kirby Page to Speak in Pomeroy Conference
Kirby Page of La Habra California will present a Living Prayerfully conference at Federated Church in Pomeroy on June 17 open to the public. The program includes Practising the Presence of God How We May Release Vast Unused Power and Living Creatively Through Prayer. Page has authored 20 volumes and 16 pamphlets and spoken at over 300 colleges in 35 countries worldwide.
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Pomeroy
Kirby Page
LaHabra
California
Federated Church
Page
Class Planning for Junior Senior Banquet at High School
Junior Class members plan the annual banquet and dance to be held Friday night. A PTA committee will serve dinner and an entertaining program will be presented at tables then dancing hours. A Nelsonville orchestra will provide the music for the dance following the banquet. Bill Mayes is president of the Junior Class.
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Middleport
PTA
Nelsonville
Bill Mayes
Services Held Monday For William R. Morris
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for William R. Morris aged 83 who died at his home on Beech Street. He is survived by his widow two sons Joseph of Middleport Marshall of Columbus a daughter Mrs Nellie Beach of Niles and a number of grandchildren.
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Middleport
William R. Morris
Beech St
Joseph
Marshall
Columbus
Nellie Beach
Niles
Work Of Land Army Explains Program To Students
J E White, principal, described the American Land Army at a Senior High meeting. The program targets students who return to school in fall and are physically able to farm. Jobs include vegetable growing harvesting fruit picking milking and machine operation with girls doing canning housework and chores. Some work may be night shifts with pay equal to prevailing wages plus room and board. Registration was held April 13 in Room 24. cards will go to the U S Employment Office in Pomeroy City Hall. Eight boys and two girls registered.
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United States Employment Office
Pomeroy City Hall
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Meeting
Pomeroy residents and guests are noted in a social column listing a Junior Senior Parent Teachers Association meeting with speaker Miss Nelson of the state welfare department scheduled for Thursday April 16 at 7 30 pm. The piece also records visits and stays by numerous locals and their kin across Lincoln Hill Enterprise Walton and Gallipolis.
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Pomeroy
Miss Nelson
State Welfare Department
Two Men Are Fined In Mayor's Court
Middleport residents Whittington and Noble were tried in Mayor C. O. Fisher's court for an altercation on Sunday night. Whittington allegedly assaulted his wife and Noble. both were jailed by Chief DeWees and Patrolman Higgins. They paid fines and were released after arrangements.
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Middleport
Andrew Whittington
Howard Noble
C. O. Fisher
Whittington
Noble
Fred DeWees
L. 8. Higgins
Sycamore
Railroad Sts
Court Suits Pomeroy Action for Promissory Note
G O Will sues Charles Eskew in common pleas court for 200 dollars on a promissory note. D A Dais sues Avery M Roberts and Ra A Roberts for 418.76 dollars on a note, per the claim of the plaintiff.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas
G. O. Will
Charles Eskew
D. A. Dais
Avery M. Roberts
Ra A. Roberts
Funeral Services Held for Richard A. Warner
Funeral services were held this afternoon at Rutland for Richard A. Warner age 71 who died Sunday morning about 8 o clock at his home one mile north of Rutland. Burial was in Miles Cemetery. His wife and several children survive.
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Pomeroy
Rutland
Richard A. Warner
Miles
Seismologists Bothered by Spiders Invading Instruments
Scientists note spiders disrupt delicate seismographs as they monitor earthquakes and record data. The issue affects instrument sensitivity and data integrity across monitoring networks.
Activities Of Federated Church In Pomeroy
Rehearsal of the Pomeroy Choral Club occurred Monday at the Federated Church. Upcoming events include confirmation class this afternoon at 3 30, council at 7 30, religious education Wednesday at 8 10, and Mary Martha at 7 30. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 30 and a Christian Education Advance meeting Saturday at Cambridge. The Athens Presbytery meets April 20 at Union Furnace and the Ohio Valley Regional Women's Guild gathers April 23 at Bellaire.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Mary Martha
Christian Education Advance
Cambridge
Athens
Union Furnace
Ohio Valley Regional Women's Guild
Bellaire
Salvaged Materials Displayed by Meigs County Recreation Project
The Meigs County Recreation Project shows handicrafts made from salvaged materials at seven centers including Long Bottom Minersville Downington Locust Street and Central Kerrs Run Sugar Run Playschool. Bird houses tin can houses and other wood pieces are featured along with Anna Weed’s art work. Mrs Margaret Collins supervises and can provide information from the old Post Office building on Second Street.
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Meigs County
Racine Center
Anna Weed
Locust Street
Long Bottom
Alvin Curtis
Minersville
Mary Gilmore
Brad Hudson
Downington
Katherine Steinmetz
Pomeroy
Kerrs Run
Gladys Frazier
William Taylor
Central
Mary Smith
Celia Keffer
Sugar Run
Ethel Willoughby
Margaret Collins
Second St
Mrs Dixon Recovering After Illness in Kanawha Valley
John Dixon Sr. of South Charleston reports his wife Mrs. Dixon is slowly improving after serious illness at Kanawha Valley Hospital Charleston. She will likely return home to 135 Third Ave South Charleston this week if condition remains favorable. The Dixons lived here for years before moving to West Virginia for work.
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Middleport
John Dixon, Sr
South Charleston
Front St
West Virginia
Dixon
William Weaver Rites Conducted at Finsterwald Funeral Home
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Finsterwald Funeral Home for William Weaver 82 who died Saturday evening at his home on West Main Street after a ten day illness. He was survived by three sons Harry and Will of Sacramento California George of Florida and three daughters Mrs Edith Jones of Newark Ohio Mrs Bertha Owens of Fort Wayne Indiana and Clara at home. Burial will be at Beech Grove Cemetery Thursday after the arrival of the sons.
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Pomeroy
Finsterwald
William Weaver
W. Main St
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U. S. Army Signal Corps
Nea
Mojave Desert
U. S. Coast Artillery
Luckoff
Fruit - of - the - Loom
Ign
Papa
Mama Penguin
Bronx Zoo
Middleport Social Notes
Parkersburg
Ray Barker
S. Fifth Ave
Barker
Margaret Healy
Sacred Heart Church
Earl Shumaker
Mart Crary
Wyllis
Lucien Casto
Fort Harrison
Ind
Homer Casto
Chester Rd
Mary Bishop
Timothy Bishop
Chester Road
A. A. Nease
Har Burson
Margaret Waybright
Newell
W. Va
Dora Hall
Charles
Wellsville
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Maude Vale
J. Holmes
Earl Stobart
McArthur
George Grueser
Enterprise
Grueser
Paul Davis
Nitro
H. D. Defenbacher
Frank Will
Lincoln Hill
William MaCormick
Connie
Maude Griffith
Dayton
Susie Andrews
William Downie
Cleveland
C. E. W. Downie
Jacob Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
Robert Roberts
Union Ave
Harland Hannum
Sam Saunderson
Pittsburgh
Saunderson
Church of Christ
Geneva Humphreys
W. P. Humphreys
Walton
Bruce Wolfe
J. S. Hartenbach
E. Main St
Virginia Reibel
Zanesville
Jacob Reibel
Spring Ave
Oliver Unrue
Evans Store
Gallipolis
Harold Erwin
Barbara Jean
Laurel Sr
Luther Erwin
Jessie Mitch
Orient
Arthur Klees
Butternut Ave
C. F. Tompkins
Cynthia
Iceland
Chaster Swalm
U. S
Hertha Thorkles
Goodby
Swalm
Navy
John Dixon
William, Weaver
Rocquefort Ae
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N.Y.C
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Pomeroy, Ohio
Renfro Valley
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Gene Core
WLW
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Michael
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