Daughters of America Rally Draws 300 Plus at Pomeroy
More than 300 members from District 13 of Daughters of America attended a rally at Odd Fellows Hall in Pomeroy. National and state officers praised Theodorus Council 17 for organization. The day featured a state officer installation, a memorial service, and luncheons in Middleport and Riverview Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodorus
Sesso
Able Wilson
Gallipolis
Guiding Star Council of
Syracuse
Gallia Council
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
George Howell
Essie Thompson
Marion
Mary Jane
Middleport
Riverview
Pomeroy
Marietta Council
Daughters of Theodorus Council
Emma Boice
Mabel Adam
Kyger
Pribble Wilson
Caddie Wickham
Josephine Pierce
Golden Gleam Council
Marietta
Mabel Adkins
Cincinnati
Guiding Star Council
Stop that Infection Before It Starts
Caring advice on preventing infection for wounds and minor sores. Recommends washing with San-Cura Soap and applying San-Cura Ointment, an antiseptic aid for healing and itch relief. Mentions prices 35¢ 60¢ for the ointment and 25¢ for the soap at druggists.
Pomeroy Mayor to Wage War on Strays
POMEROY Mayor George Howell vowed to crack down on stray dogs and chickens after a council meeting. He warned owners will face legal action for livestock running through neighbors’ gardens, stressing daily complaints from residents involved in victory gardening.
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Pomeroy
George Howell
Howell
Victory Gardens
Theodorus Council Initiates 12 at Rally in Chester
At Riverview after a formal dinner, 12 candidates were initiated 11 from Theodorus Council and one for Middleport Council. State officers district deputy and gifts were presented by the Good of the Order Committee. The Theodorus Council now exceeds 200 members, formed about 32 years ago by Susie Anderson. A dance closed the program with thanks from Mrs Darst and her committee.
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Riverview
Theodorus Council
Middleport Council
Good of the Order
Elizabeth Campbell
Doris Darst
Genevieve Hoffman
Mabel Beards
Opal Dailey
Marie Houck
Chartery
Charles McNamee
Nancy Walker
Allie Fisher
Susie Anderson
Kentucky
Friends of the Council
Darst
First Reading of Gas Prices Given Monday
POMEROY Ohio Members of Pomeroy Council approved a proposed gas ordinance for natural, mixed or manufactured gas to Village of Pomeroy for five years. The draft by Ohio Fuel and Gas Co would be about five or six cents cheaper over the five year period than the last two years of the payment contract. Frank Phillips district manager and Floyd Spence local manager attended. Council will hold three separate readings at next three meetings. Text to be published later. All but one councilman were present.
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Pomeroy
Ohio Fuel and Gas Company
Frank Phillips
Floyd Spence
Althhough
Phillips
Claire Karr
American Legion Post Encourages New Members to Lead
Drew Webster Post of the American Legion held a meeting last night stressing members responsibilities and leadership for tomorrow. The post plans recreation for returning veterans and has bought a billiard table for the recreation room. Erik Lallance presided as Post Commander Ernest Lallance read a thank you from Lt Calvin Will's parents for the memorial service.
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Calvin Will
Dayton Will
Orris Harris
Lonnie Custer
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Nonfiction Social Life
Mrs. Harris and Susan Dye visit Middleport with social events ranging from luncheons at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe to contracts and dinners. Eastern Star services and Rebekah postponement mark spring activities as births, engagements, and weddings feature local families.
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Pomeroy
Robert Harris, Jr
Susan Dye
Robert Harris
Middleport
Harris
Pomeroy High School
Charles Gibbs
Mary Jane
Edith Bowen
Marion Ebersbach
J. E. White
Birthday and social notes from Middleport community
Mrs Judson White celebrated a birthday at the Haptonstall home with family and friends including Mrs Clarence Chase and Sgt Paul Haptonstall of Langley Field. Numerous locals attended birthdays, visits, and travel between communities. notable mentions include Rev Robert Leake speaking at Chester High School and several residents visiting Charleston and Baltimore.
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Middleport
Judson' White
William Haptonstall
Clarence Chase
Rutland
the Haptonstalls
FE. Campbell
Carl Gilmore
Joan
Sally
Margie Hughes
Judy
Blanche McCormick
Annie Knab
Beech St
Myrtle Musser
Mary E. Cook
N. Second St
Chauncey Johns
Baltimore
Jacob Turner
J. H. Grate
Gallipolis
Grate
George Grate
Arthur Stuart
Jean Stuart
Charleston
Cedric Clark
Leake
Chester High School
Mary Williams
Harry Schoen
Ellsworth Cheatham
Columbus
Harlan Klees
T. A. Riley
Heath Methodist Church
Delta Kappa Gamma Hosts State Proxy Meeting
A Delta Kappa Gamma luncheon and program at Island View Inn Gallipolis featured Miss Elizabeth Guilfoile Cincinnati state president on Achievements of Delta Kappa Gamma in Ohio. Guest performers Mrs Vernon Buell and Lois Cecil accompanied, with officers and members from Middleport and distant chapters attending.
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Middleport
Delta Kappa Gamma
Beta Alpha Lambda
Alpha Omicron
Island View Inn
Gallipolis
Elizabeth Guilfoile
Cincinnati
Guilfoile
Ohio
Vernon Buell
Marceline Woodrum
Lois Cecil
Mildred Hoppis
Osa Baird
Marie Richards
Priscilla White
Lewis
Lola Trainer
Lucy Martin
Freda Wood
Ella Lupton
Beta Alpha Chapter
Gallia
Nan Moore
Mildred Hawley
Ruth Drake
Susan Park
Buell
Clifton
W. Va
Ethel Garland
Eva Simms
Pomeroy
Ethel Chapman
Margaret Wells
Rutland
Arzella Baker
Jackson
Harrisonville Seniors Stage Comedy April 21
Scipio High School seniors present a three act comedy titled Fallen, Hope and Frarity at the school auditorium on Friday night, April 21. Cast includes Don Cotter Ill, Verjean Douglas, Ann Circle, Maryellen Jewell, Bernard Gilkey, Irene Reeves, Evelyn Haning, Howard Gilkey, Junior Turner, Pauline Woodyard, Richard Epple, Everett Welch, and Elmer Finlaw.
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Harrisonville
Scipio High School
Fallen
Hope
Frarity
Don Cotterill
Verjean Douglas
Ann Circle
Maryellen Jewell
Bernard Gilkey
Irene Reeves
Evelyn Haning
Howard Gilkey
Junior Turner
Pauline Woodyard
Richard Epple
Everett Welch
Elmer Finlaw
PTA Elects Officers At Final Meeting
The Junior-Senior PTA of Pomeroy holds its last meeting of the year Thursday at 7:00 PM led by president Mrs. Claire Karr. Elections and installation of officers will occur before the 8:00 PM Pomeroy School Band concert at the Junior High auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Claire Karr
Karr
Home Owners Remodel Properties on Main and Locust Streets
Properties owned by Mr and Mrs William Morgan on Main Street and by Mr and Mrs Harry Craig at Locust Street end are undergoing remodeling by the owners. Mr and Mrs William Hyde relocate from Stansbury apartment on Mill Street to the former William Stansbury residence on South Third Avenue. Both properties are owned by Mrs O G Suter of Welch West Virginia.
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Middleport
William Morgan
Main St
Harry Craig
Locust St
William Hyde
Stansbury
Mill St
William Stansbury
S. Third Ave
O. G. Suter
Welch
W. Va
Bachner Funeral To Be Held Thursday
Rutland Mrs William Bachner 71 died at her Rutland home Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon at two at the Methodist Church in Harrisonville with interment in Miles Cemetery She is survived by her husband and children Dale Ray Mrs L M Knopp and Mrs G S Morris
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Dana Ables
Syracuse
Alice Pierce
Rutland
Smith
Ables
Thomas Scott
Pomeroy
Dale Gilkey
Gallipolis
Rollin Dill
James
Jack Ables
Dana Abies, Jr
William Bachner
Harrisonville
Miles Cemetery
Bachner
Dale
Ray
Middleport
L. M. Knopp
Dayton
G. S. Morris
Fined by Mayor For Furnishing Rifle to Minor
Otto Lohn Jr was fined $5 and costs in Mayor George Howells court on a warrant sworn by Assistant Prosecutor Dana Peoples for furnishing Ronald Smith under 18 with a rifle. The youth allegedly used the gun to shoot birds from a public highway in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Dana Peoples
Otto Lohn, Jr
George Howell
Ronald Smith
OU Official Explains College to Seniors at Two High Schools
Brandon T. Grover assistant to the President of Ohio University spoke to seniors at Pomeroy and Middleport High Schools about college training and nurses’ training. He outlined OU colleges, the University College, and courses in Arts and Sciences Education Commerce Applied Science Fine Arts and the Graduate College.
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Pomeroy
Brandon T. Grover
Ohio University
Middleport
Federal Office of Education
Armed Services
United States
B. T. Grover
Grover
J. E. White
Mr. Grover
Purchase Heifers at State Sale Friday
POMEROY P. E. Shields and son of Tuppers Plains bought three foundation Ayrshires at the Columbus state sale last Friday. Ingsbrook Patty D and Wylie Jenkins were bred heifers from West Unity Woolen Mills, bred to College Barr Imperial. Barr Old Style has a milk record of 20,684 pounds and 849 pounds of fat at 11, classed excellent and the continent’s highest scoring cow. A four year old cow from Leonard Dammeyer, New Bremen, posted strong lactation figures, supporting plans to develop a purebred Ayrshire herd with these animals as breeding stock.
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Pomeroy
P. E. Shields
Tuppers Plains
Columbus
Ingsbrook Patty D
Wylie Jenkins
West Unity
College Barr Imperial
College Imperial
Barr Old
Barr
Continent
Leonard Dammeyer
New Bremen
Shields
Salvation Army Bible Class Postponed for Gideons Meeting
The regular midweek Salvation Army prayer service and Bible Class scheduled for Wednesday evening will be postponed due to The Gideons International meeting at First Baptist Church at 7 30 p m.
Beekeepers Hear C A Reese At Oak Grove Hall
C A Reese state apiarist speaks to Meigs County beekeepers at Oak Grove Community Hall near Racine on Thursday evening April 20 at 8 30. All beekeepers invited to attend and learn about current problems. this marks his second visit in nine months.
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Pomeroy
C. A. Reese
Oak Grove
Racine
Reese
Missing in action: Lt. Taylor reported by War Department
Mrs. John W. Taylor of Columbus has received official notice that her husband Lieutenant Taylor is missing in action since March 24. A 1943 graduate of the Government School of Bombardiering in Deming New Mexico, he married Evelyn Wilson on June 19, 1943. Based in Italy since January 1944 after leaving the U S for the war, he had completed 15 bombing missions. He may be a prisoner of war behind German lines. He is 25, born in Niagara Falls, New York.
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Pomeroy
John W. Taylor
Dennison Ave
Columbus
War Department
Taylor
U.S. Government School of
Deming
N. Mex
Evelyn Wilson
F. Ray Wilson
United States
Italy
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Absentee Votes Ready in Meigs County Office
Meigs County Election Board Clerk Albert Gloeckner announced absentee voting may begin at the Masonic Temple election board office. The office will operate afternoons from one to five and evenings from six to nine.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Albert Gloeckner
Election Board
Masonic Temple
New Officers Named for Band Boosters in Middleport
Mrs Max Robler was elected president of the Band Boosters at the last meeting. New officers for the coming year include Mrs Sidney Russell as vice president, Mrs Doyle Miller as secretary, and Mrs Willis Anthony as treasurer. Instrumental music instructor Ralph Stopp thanked the group for support during his first year teaching in the Middleport schools. Mrs George Childs, president, also expressed gratitude for loyal backing.
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Middleport
Max Robler
Sidney Russell
Doyle Miller
Willis Anthony
Ralph Stopp
George Childs
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Athens
Lodge
D. of A
Meigs
Chester
UL Mac LL
Eer
Cement Block Ci
Pomeroy, Ohio
Ompany
American Legion
Pomeroy Social Notes
Ruth Huber
Mulberry Ave
Marguerite Meier
Rollin Neutzling
John Duffy
R. L. Jacobs
Miss Meier
Miss Huber
Dale Carl
Order of Eastern Star
Grace Episcopal Church
Lois Ann Neutzling
Temple
Charles Baird
Rebekah Association
Cora Warner
Richard Brown
Enterprise
Raleigh Eugene
A. E. Erwin
Earl Brown
Findlay
Pomeroy Personals
Raymond Pullins, Jr
Rollin Eugene
Colorado Springs
Raymond Pullins
Chris Brider
Vaughan Crites
Circleville
Elia Watson
Pauline Hart
Ashtabula
Mate Bing
C. E. Nease
Charles Wildermuth
Anna Mae Thomas
Bunker Hill
Beulah
Gladys Kesterson
Mechanic St. Fit
Earl Hoffner
Camp Reynolds
Herman Hoffner
Lincoln Hill
Annie Augustine
Parkersburg
Ben Kesterson
Mechanic St
Paul Nease
Lais Ann Neutal
Middleport Social Notes
First Baptist Church
Walter Russell
Errett Russell
Charles White
Vic
Charles Quillen
Grover, Oklah
Charles Quillen Sr
Raymond Frecker
James Askren
Jimmy
Bellefontaine
Ben Fultz
PTA
Rookie
Ann Miller
Larry Parks
The
Vagabonds
Condos Bros
Johnson Bros
Bob Haymes
Young Ideas
Mary Astor
Herbert Marshall
Susan Peters
Richard Carlson
Santa Fe Trail
Wagon Wheels West
Bendvue
Arthur Lake
Dane Lawrence
Herbert Rawlinson
Studebaker
Civil Air Patrol
J. EF. McGuiggan
Squadron 3
Universal Studios
St. Paul
Minnesota
Tommy
Baltimore & Ohio
America
WHITE
Preadens
Meigs Beekeepers
Gailahers
Colegroves Market
Middleport, Ohio
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