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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
2
Pomeroy officials arrange 1945 Meigs County salvage program at the Court House Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock. John Dexter of the Ohio State Salvage Committee will join Meigs County leaders Harold Hilligas George Carson Vaughn Crites C E Blakeslee Mrs Roberta Lee and Edson E Roush in heading the effort.
Pvt Harold Walker, son of Mrs Jennie Walker of Forest Run, promoted to corporal at Boca Raton Field Florida. Also notes Cpl George Bishop of Truax Field on a seven day furlough with his family in Madison Wisconsin and Reuben Davis visiting his brother after an Army discharge.
Mrs. Julia Nease Wessel, 90, died April 11 at her son Floyd G. Wessel's home in New Hartford Iowa. The body will arrive in Pomeroy Thursday for funeral arrangements awaiting relatives. She was sister of W G Nease of Nease Settlement and lived there before moving to Iowa about 30 years ago.
An old advertisement warns kidney and bladder symptoms like backache leg pains and swelling signal trouble. It promotes Doan's Pills as relief used by millions for over 40 years to flush waste from the blood and urges readers to consult a pharmacist.
Miss Alice Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smith of Hartford West Virginia, married Paul D Nease of Mason West Virginia on April 6 at Pomeroy Federated Church. The ceremony featured a candlelit altar, organ music, and a reception for about one hundred guests.
Navy Department reports merchant marine casualties including one dead and four missing from Ohio. Missing include Oman Wol mer Johannensen fireman son Basil Johannesen of Bladen Ohio.
Middleport church activities include a missionary society meeting at Miss Mildred Hawley’s home with 23 attendees. A quilt valued at 15 dollars will be displayed and sold to support missionary work, while delegates to a Zanesville convention on May 26 are appointed.
Middleport police auxiliary led by Chief L. B. Higgins plans a summer program for high school age youths. They are completing a Red Cross First Aid course with Emmett Shuler, and have baseball and softball teams. Liberty Theater offers a benefit show May 10 11 to fund uniforms, with each member selling tickets for Little Tokyo U. S. A. and seeking local support.
Paul S. Smart announces weekly attendance gains for Sunday School and church services in the Victory for Christ campaign. Baptist Sunday School 23 percent, church 44 percent. Church of Christ Sunday School 39 percent, church 31 percent. Methodist Sunday School 40 percent, church 17 percent. Presbyterian Sunday School 21 percent, church 14 percent.
The Pomeroy Baptist Association will hold an ordination council and service at Pomeroy Baptist Church Friday at 7 30 pm for Burnell Stephenson a Mount Union student and Mt Union Baptist Church pastor. Dr A R Stark of Frankfort Indiana will preach the sermon. Stark previously led the Pomeroy church for eleven years before retiring in 1940.
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