Middleport PTA installs officers and features style show
Middleport High School hosts the PTA meeting with Mrs. Karl Owen receiving a past president pin. A Grace Anderson Home Economics style show showcased frocks modeled by high school girls. The program included a short play Connie Completes College and several musical numbers.
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Middleport
Karl Owen
Parent-Teacher Association
Grace Anderson
Connie Contemplates College
Connie
Virginia Jo Wise
Helen Davidson
Wilma Hermann
Dorothy Robinson
Doris Werner
Imogene Whitlatch
Joan Karr
Dorothy Scott
Non
Meet To V Orge Officials Name Logan Event
A Logan meeting announced for April 26 involved chamber and association officers. Elections and officer reports were discussed, with noted changes in leadership and the securing of necessary items. A separate incident near Laur was reported with a sheriff stating a claim of false testimony against a driver.
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Logan
Sons
Boyd W
Mr. Gray
Carl Wilson
Laur
Cash and Carry Backache Relief Through Kidney Health
Many sufferers find relief from nagging backache by addressing tired kidneys. The ad promotes Danan’s Pills as a long trusted remedy, claiming kidneys remove waste from blood and prevent symptoms like swelling, headaches, and nighttime urination.
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Danan
Unusual Quilt Completed by Local Methodist Group
Mrs. John Chase chairs the United Methodist Church group whose quilters finished a 2 085 piece quilt. The quilt, owned by Mrs. A. R. Tedrow, carries her grandmother’s handiwork. Officers installed by Mrs. Marion French include Mrs. Paul Smart president and Mrs. George Childs vice president.
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Pomeroy
John Chase
The
United Methodist Church
A. R. Tedrow
Eva Simms
Emma Waterman
Chase
Wehe Terrace
Three Are Fined In Pomeroy Court
Affidavits accuse Harold Burnside and Walter Lee of harboring untagged dogs in Meigs County. Justice Steve Martin fines each ten dollars and costs totaling eighteen dollars seventy cents. Reba Collins of Middleport also fined ten dollars and costs for intoxication and disturbing the peace. Sheriff L B Higgins made the arrest. Warden Wilson warns owners without licenses to expect arrests and prosecutions. In Middleport, Mrs D E Miller is a patient at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens after a recent surgical operation, accompanied by husband and son Charles.
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Middleport
D. E
Mont) Miller
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Charles
State Officer Leads Gideons In Program
POMEROY J G Snowden West Virginia state president of The Gideons International presided at an interdenominational meeting at the First Baptist Church last night. Other prominent Gideons and speakers included Charles Eisenmayer Leon Steff R J Holzwarth Harley Long and Charles Brickwede. An Ohio Convention will be held in Columbus May 5 6 7 at the Seneca Hotel.
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Seneca Hotel
Rutland Methodist Church
Middleport Baptist Church
Pomeroy Federated and Christian Churches
Pomeroy Baptist Church
Salvation Army
James Stephenson
Glenroy Ewing
Pomeroy Council of Churches
Grate Rites Set For George R Grate In Middleport
Funeral services for George R Grate nearly 85 will be held Friday at two oclock at his son E A Grates home in Ewington with Rev H L Carr officiating. Burial will follow at Piper Cemetery. He was a lifelong Fairplay Meigs County resident and carpenter. Survived by two sons J H Grate and E A Grate, a daughter Alma McGlothlin, 18 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren, plus two brothers and one sister. He died after a stroke Monday.
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Middleport
George R. Grate
E. A. Grate
Ewington
H. L. Carr
Middleport Presbyterian Church
Piper
Fairplay
Meigs County
Grate
James Grate
Wilkesville
Emory Grate
Laura Jones
Meigs To Hold Home Program In Pomeroy
Meigs County’s eighth annual homemakers achievement program will be at Pomeroy High School Auditorium on Thursday April 27 at 8 p.m. Eastern War Time. Highlights include songs, a skit, a talk by Dr. E A Hansen, safety pictures, a 1943 44 extension recap, and plans for 1944 45. The event is open to all interested in the extension program.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Home Council
Jessie Saunders
Amy Chase
E. A. Hansen
University College, Ohio University
Hemlock Grove Group
Anne Biebricher
Ohio State University
Pearl Mora
Hansen
Ohio University College
Native of Pomeroy Dies at Hamilton
Miss Elizabeth Gloeckner reports the death of her sister Mrs. Margaret Allensworth aged 81 in Ft Hamilton Hospital Hamilton after a cerebral hemorrhage. A native of Pomeroy she lived in Hamilton 35 years with daughter Mrs Louis Reuter. She was a St Stephen Catholic Church member with parish societies and the Third Order of St Francis memorial services were held. Her husband George R Allensworth died 45 years ago leaving three daughters and a son Allen George M Allensworth who died 10 years ago. Surviving are Mrs Reuter Mrs William Southard Wyandotte Mich Mrs James Barrett Jacksonville Ohio a brother Frank Gloeckner Martins Ferry and her sister Miss Gloeckner.
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Middleport
Elizabeth Gloeckner
Margaret Allensworth
Ft. Hamilton Hospital
Hamilton
Allensworth
Pomeroy
Louis Reuter
St. Stephen Catholic Church
Third Order of St. Francis
George R. Allensworth
Allen George M. Allensworth
Reuter
William Southard
Wyandotte
Mich
James Barrett
Jacksonville
Frank Gloegkner
Martinsee
Gloeck
Flowers Inspire Middleport Social Notes Evening
Heath Methodist Class 12 met in Middleport in a flower themed program with devotional readings by Mrs. Carroll Swan son and flower poems by several members. Edison Hobstetter showed color garden pictures and local garden enthusiasm was celebrated.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Carroll Swanson
Lemoyne Osborne
M. L. French
Noah Haskins
Leo Kennedy
Edison Hobstetter
Junior Shakespeare Club Tea Event Hosts Mothers
The Junior Shakespeare Club hosted a tea for their mothers and the Senior Shakespeare Club at Grace Episcopal Church parish house in Soles. Lois Ann Neutzling and Rosemary Ward served as hosts with poems by Patricia Brider and Nancy Gilmore, and a Junior Girls Ensemble performed. Claire Titus, club president, welcomed guests as decorations featured peach blossoms and tapers.
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Rosalie Parfitt
Jean Robson
Jeannine Evans
Ruth Harbrecht
Rosemary Ward
Earline King
June Canady
Lois Ann Neutzling
More Blood Donors Sought for May 5
Meigs County seeks donors to reach 180 points of blood to be donated at the Athens blood plasma Center on May 5 from 10 to 2 15 p m. Mrs Harry Ohlinger executive secretary urges volunteers to send name and address to the Red Cross Chapter or to chairmen Mrs Patrick Lochary Pomeroy and Mrs Rosener Zeiher Middleport by April 24.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Athens
Harry Ohlinger
Red Cross
Patrick Lochary
Rosener Zeiher
Middleport
Meigs County Men In Service Update
Reports from Meigs County list service statuses for local men. Advancements include Judson White to Pharmacist’s Mate 3c and Cpl. John Van Cooney returning home on furlough from Alaska for a visit. Other updates note arrivals in England North Africa and New Caledonia with family communications continuing.
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Judson White
Dieport
Roush Shoe Store
U. S. Navy
Louisiana
John van Cooney
Alaska
Middleport
Dennis Gallagher
North Africa
C. P. Gallagher
Cpl
Jack Miller
Doyle Miller
Mabel Cummings
William H. Harmon
Camp Gruber
Okla
Shreveport
Morris Neutzling
England
Leo E. King
William A. King
Kingsbury
Sergeant King
Camp Livingston
Ralph Radcliffe
Hooker St
Pvt
Raymond Radcliffe
Potester R. Bell
Raymond Bell
Camp Croft
S. C
Camp Meade
Edward Baer
S. Pacific
Ray Calvert
E. Main St
Ralph C. Calvert
New Caledonia
Herbert V. Dix
Mrs. Dix
Airborne Engineers
Local War Stamp Sales Totals by School Rooms
Middleport records show highest sales in three buildings this week. High School Miss Park's room $22.65, Central School Eighth grade $58.10, Pearl Street Miss Root's room $25.45. Total sales across all rooms $257.50.
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Middleport
Miss Park
Central School
Pearl Street
Miss Root
Young Wyatt child dies at Rutland home
The son born recently to Kenneth and Helen Wyatt died at their home near Rutland on Wednesday. Four other children survive. Services were held at Allensville that afternoon. The report notes the family and location with brief details.
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Pomeroy
Kenneth
Helen Wyatt
Rutland
Allensville
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H. A. Rothrock
Ralph Zandel
Perry Graves
A. L. Biggs
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