Gideon Day in Pomeroy Churches Wednesday
The Pomeroy Council of Churches designates April 19 as Gideon Day. A First Baptist Church meeting at 7:30 p.m. features Samuel Fulton as speaker and Richard Holzwarth as tenor. The event promotes The Gideons International and postwar defense efforts with biblical New Testament distribution to U.S. armed forces.
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Pomeroy
Gideons, International
First Baptist Church
Samuel Fulton
Richard Holzwarth
Ft. Worth
Ind
America
Pomeroy Council of Churches
United States
Fulton
United Presbyterian Church
Gideons
Church Council of Church
George Howell
Gideon
Gideon Day Proclaimed in Pomroy Churches 1944
Mayor George Howell proclaims April 19 1944 Gideon Day in Pomroy Ohio to honor the Gideons International Bible distribution and mass church meeting at the First Baptist Church set for 7 30 p m showing wartime faith and cooperation with church leaders and the armed forces.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gideons International
Army
Navy
Gideons of
Pomeroy
First Baptist Church
George Howell
Gideons
Gideon
Ohio
Baptist Women Hear Talks at Gallipolis Meeting
In Gallia Middleport, women from Pomeroy and Rio Grande associations gathered at First Baptist Church in Gallipolis. Mae Strood of Youngstown, state president of the Baptist Women's Missionary Organization, spoke on state and local society activities, with Ruth Makeham detailing Bethel House work for women and community outreach.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Rio Grande
First Baptist Church
Gallipolis
Mae Strood
Youngstown
Baptist Women's Missionary Organization
Ruth Makeham
Bethel House
Campbell
Ralph Zandel
Red Cross Executive Board To Meet Tuesday
The Meigs County Chapter American Red Cross announces its April executive board meeting in the Chapter Rooms on Tuesday April 18 at 7 30 p m. The notice also mentions the average coffee ration of the American soldier as 40 cups per month.
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Red Cross Executive Board
Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Welcome Events
Mrs Mary E Cook celebrates 68th birthday with family at Heath Methodist Church and home dinner hosted by her son H E Cook. Norman Foss new Evans Store manager in Pomeroy honored. Mrs Foss remains. World Wide Guild of First Baptist to meet at Mrs Harold Roush s home. Betsy Bettie Kessinger returns to State School for the Blind. Royal Neighbors and Pythian Sisters and D A rally coverage. Local social ties across Heath Methodist and community groups noted.
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Middleport
Mary E. Cook
Arthur Stuart
Stuart
Jean
Charleston
Heath Methodist Church
Cook
H. E. Cook
N. Third Ave
Norman Foss
Evans
William Britton
Britton
Gravel Hill
Foss
Pomeroy
World Wide Guild of the First Baptist Church
Harold Roush
Vine St
Bettie Kessinger
Beecher Kessinger
State School For the Blind
Columbus
William Robscon
Liberal
Kan
William Robson
Loren Russell
George Russell
Noah Gibbs
Albany
George Reynolds
Chiefs Association of the Pythian Sisters
Griff Russell
Bradbury
Charley Howard
Athens
Royal Neighbors
Order
Alfred
Charity Council No
Rocksprings Junior Grangers Meet in Friday Session
Rocksprings Juvenile Grange met Friday night with Frederick Googlee presiding. Two candidates were balloted. Gene Grueser led the lecture hour. Gene Humphrey read a poem The Cow. A song was sung. members shared poems and played games. Mrs. Floyd Mees donated a piano in memory of Piova Mees. Next Friday at 6 30 trees will be planted in the church and school yard for Harley Musser Floyd Mees and service members.
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Rocksprings
Frederick Googlee
Gene Grueser
Gene Humphrey
Floyd Mees
The
Grange
Piova Mees
Harley Musser
Com
Lodge Opens Area Meeting in Pomeroy
Pomeroy district gathering of the Daughters of America opened with a reception at Mrs. Charles Cohen’s home. State and national officers honored include Mrs. Essie Thompson and Mrs. Cora Andressen, with guests from Middleport Gallipolis and Cincinnati. Sessions continue with dinner at Riverview Restaurant and a 9:30 p.m. dance open to members.
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Pomeroy
The
Daughters of America
Charles Cohen
Butternut Ave
Essie Thompson
Marion
Ural Griffith
Columbus
Cora Andressen
Tiffin
National Home For the Aged
Mabel Beards Hawkins
Middleport
Mabel Adkins
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Durst
Hostesses Council
Pribble Wilson
Gallipolis
Cohen
Erna Jesse
Glenn Dill
Theodorus Council
Chris Beards
Helen Walker
Addie Smeltzer
Riverview
Third Grade Organizes Audubon Chapter
On Tuesday, April 11, Mrs. Helen Nease's third grade formed a local Audubon Society chapter. Officers for the year are Barbara Wehring president, Janice Cunningham vice president, Sally Ann Bartels secretary, Carol June Spence assistant secretary. Meetings are set for Wednesdays. The group will study robin behavior, nesting, foods, and habitats with reports by Arthur Hood, Oscar Smith, Eugene Siders, Carol Spence, Shirley Radford, and Grace Burnside.
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Arthur Hood
Oscar Smith
Eugene Siders
Carol Spence
Shirley Radford
Grace Burnside
Sophia Blazewicz and Rev. James Stephenson Wed in Pomeroy
An informal Monday morning ceremony at First Baptist Church of Pomeroy united Miss Sophia Blazewicz and Rev. James Burnell Stephenson of Williamstown West Virginia. The couple plans to live at 437 Highland Ave Williamstown after a wedding trip.
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Pomeroy
First Baptist Church of
Sophia Blazewicz
James Burnell Stephenson
Williamstown
W. Va
J. H. Stephenson
W. Luther Tracy
Betty Kimes
Dayton
Selim J. Blazewicz
Highland Ave
Stephenson
First Baptist Church
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Birth of Darlene Watson in Minersville
Mr and Mrs Leroy Watson of Minersville announce the birth of their daughter Darlene on Saturday April 15. The baby is their third child and weighs 9 pounds. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leroy Watson Condor Sr and Mr and Mrs W H Farrell West Salem.
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Leroy Watson
Minersville
Darlene
the Watson
Condor Sr
W. H. Farrell
West Salem
Inductees To Get Instruction In Pomeroy Area
The Pomeroy and Middleport Civilian Defense Councils announce monthly meetings titled Information for Inductees. The first session will be next Tuesday April 18 at 8:00 p m open to the public with Lt Palmer from the Columbus Induction Center present to aid inductees. A film Classification of Enlisted Men will be shown.
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Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Civil Defense Workers Plan Activities in Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter chaired a Sunday meeting at Pomeroy City Hall to review War Emergency Radio Service progress led by Edson Forsythe. The group approved $40 for WERO short wave gear, discussed medical supplies, and planned future steps for life saving equipment with Dr. R. E. Boice.
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Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Hobstetter
W. Henry Ewing
John Duerr
Elbert Robinson
Norman Klees
George Hetzel
George Howell
Ernest Johnson
Walter Wolfe
W. A. Drake
Middleport School Band Holds Spring Concert under Stopp
A capacity audience enjoyed the Middleport School Band concert directed by Ralph Stopp. Highlights included Trumpeters Three by Johnson with a trumpet trio led by Ginther French and Murray, and Pavanne by Gould with light classics and marine and army songs. Seniors and juniors received letters for faithful service. Mitt White, a freshman oboe player, performed solos.
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Middleport
Ralph Stopp
Stopp
Johnson
Franklin Ginther
Edward French
Marvin Murray
Pavanne
Gould
Robert Chambers
Carla Clark
Jean Gaston
Jane Owen
Susan Allensworth
Paula Jean Britton
Mary Gomer
Betty Holter
Janet Russell
Phyllis Smart
Robert Tewksbury
Bob Chambers
Mitt White
Mitt
John Talbott
Joan
Ripley
Seaman William Guthrie
Norma Jean French
Nan Fisher
Elizabeth Moore
Patricia Sherman
Ohio University
Margaret Jean Bryant
Gene Conde
Pomeroy High School
Willis Aleshire
Pomeroy
Aleshire
Athens
Hospital Post Awarded to Paul E Casto at Great Lakes
Paul E Casto of the Navy at Great Lakes has passed all tests and is assigned to the hospital corps. A Gallia County volunteer, he recently joined military service and is now serving in medical duties.
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Middleport
Paul E. Casto
Navy
Great Lakes
Casto
Gallia County
Junior Musicians To Give Program At Heath Church
The Women's Music Club presents a community program Tuesday evening at 8 open to the public in Heath Methodist Church. Mrs Homer Grant chairs a committee of music teachers. The Kindergarten Class led by Miss Lois Cecil will sing circus numbers and direct the Girls Ensemble in two Friml numbers. The program features Song Flutes Rhythm Band and various instrumental solos duets and trios.
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Middleport
Homer Grant
Heath Methodist Church
Theschools
Lois Cecil
Cecil
Men in Service Are Honored Sunday
Heath Methodist Church held a recognition service for men entering the armed forces since the Service Flag dedication. Participants included Miss Bess Sanborn and Mrs. Virdie Burk, with others named among those represented on the flag and a sermon by Rev. H. A. Rothrock titled When Our Service Boys Come Home.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Bess Sanborn
Virdie Burk
Robert Harris
John Hawkins, Jr
O. P. Klein
H. A. Rothrock
John Barker
Charles Asa Bradbury
Charles Burk
Jack Covert
Wayland Covert
John Fisher
Richard Featherstone
Eugene Harris
Dale Mattox
Paul Mourning
William Pickens
Harry Allen Rothrock
Clarence Smith
Church Leader Speaks on Cultivating Growth at First Presbyterian
Dr. E. A. Walker, field director for Christian Education of the Synod, led a Sunday service at the First Presbyterian Church in Middleport with the sermon Cultivating Christian Growth and held an afternoon conference for church and Sunday School officers on Improving the Christian Education Program locally. The report notes a celestial star estimate of 30 000 to 50 000 millions in another fragment.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
E. A. Walker
Synod
Walker
Timber Is a Crop shown at Arbor Day assembly
POMEROY The three reel sound film Timber Is A Crop in technicolor depicted forest importance, care, and commercial value. It was shown to the Senior High Student body during the regular Friday morning assembly April 14, with Charles Gibbs, visual education director, in charge of the program.
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Pomeroy
Charles Gibbs
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