Meigs County Students Attend Court School in Pomeroy
Meigs County high school pupils from Racine Rutland and Harrisonville joined a Meigs County Common Pleas Court session in Pomeroy. Judge Edgar Ervin and officials explained duties of court officers and juries as students witnessed grand and petit juries in action and jail inspection. Ed Reuter of DAV Meigs Chapter will be in Chillicothe on Saturday for official business.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs County
Court School
Pomeroy
Alonzo Custer
Southern Rural School
Racine
Jack Shank
Court of Common Pleas
Bob Cleland
Wesley Circle
Alice Bradford
Marilyn Diddle
Mary Spencer
Ervin
Leo Hill
John Doe
Dana Peoples
Percy Peoples
United States
Ed Reuter
Meigs
Disabled American Veterans
Chillicothe
Rice Pictured With Cagney for Newsreel in England
Denver Rice son of Mr and Mrs Homer Rice of Rutland Street had his photo taken for a newsreel in England with famed star James Cagney. They are shown sitting on tanks, per Denver's letter. After filming the newsreel Cagney posed for Denver who snapped several pictures of the actor.
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Middleport
Pfe
Denver Rice
Homer Rice
Rutland St
England
James Cagney
Denver
Cagney
Confirmation Services in Pomeroy Churches
Confirmation services will be held at Grace Episcopal and St. Pauls Lutheran in Pomeroy on Sunday at 10 30 a m according to announcements by their pastors Other churches have announced regular services for the day
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Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal
St. Paul's Lutheran
The
Christian Science Society
Middleport
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Church Schedule and Evangelistic Campaign Closure
A two weeks evangelistic campaign led by FE. Dean Barr ends as services on Sunday include Bible School at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. Barr speaks at 7:30 p.m. on Christ in the Judgment Hall. Other churches list programs and confirmations in afternoon services and youth activities.
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John L. Morgan
Agnes Weeks
Christian Endeavor
Ladies Aid
Robt
W. Parker
Dean Barr
Churches of Christ
Tri-State
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Barr
Judgment Hall
Theo Smith
Nobel M Rompel
Methodist
Board of Education
Ministers and Laymen Meet in Pomeroy
Town and Country meetings of ministers and laymen discussed Post War Opportunities and Creating Parental Consciousness at the Federated Church in Pomeroy. W H Thompson of Columbus led the session for the Ohio Council of Churches. Edwards Dickinson Rio Grande, Scott Westerman Gallipolis, and W Ray Farnham spoke on parental consciousness.
Turners Named New Meigs County Children’s Home Heads
POMEROY Mr and Mrs Ralph Turner of Carpenter appointed as the new superintendent and matron of the Meigs County Children’s Home by the County Commissioners They succeed Mr and Mrs Avon Jones who have been granted a year's leave of absence Turner couple assumed duties April 1.
Middleport Sewing Club social noted at Duerr home
The Middleport Sewing Club met at Mrs. John Duerr in Pomeroy for a social afternoon with games and prizes won by Mrs. Walter Hayes Mrs. Zella Cross and Mrs. Fred Thomas A dessert course included Dutch Girl potholders for each guest Sixteen members and guests attended Next meeting to be hosted by Mrs Walter Hayes in Mill Street Also details of farewells military relocations hospital visits and staff changes in the community among noted items
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Middleport
Captain Welch in Service in Pacific
Captain H L Welch of Middleport son of Mr and Mrs N C Welch has served since the war began and was believed to be with the 158th Regiment at Arawe known as the Bush masters trained for jungle fighting early in the war. He was called from practice at Gassoway West Virginia and is a Reserve Officers Corps member. He has suffered malaria and was hospitalized.
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Middleport
H. L. Welch
N. C. Welch
158Th
Arawe
Welch
Lelia Sherman
Athens
Gassoway
W. Va
Reserve Officers Corps
Stamp Sales Report for Pomeroy Public Schools
Wet stamp sales for Wednesday in Pomeroy public schools show totals: Senior High 150.30, Junior High 83.85, Sugar Run 83.70, Central Grade 83.05, weekly total 400.90. Cumulative figures: previous 16,516.24, grand total 16,717.14. Date 4-14-44. Sotw.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public
Sugar Run School
Central
Ralph Ralph Reported Missing in Action in World War II
Staff Sgt. Robert E. Ralph, ball turret gunner aboard a B 17, is reported missing in action since January 30 during bombing missions over Germany. He completed 20 missions, credited with one confirmed shootdown, and received the Army Air Medal and three Bronze Oak Clusters. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nile Ralph of Wellsburg West Virginia.
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Pomeroy
Clish Jacobs
Robert E. Ralph
Nile Ralph
Twenty
Wellsburg
W. Va
Ralph
U. S. Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces
The
Sheet Metal Specialty Co
Follansbee, W. Va
Nile Walter Ralph
Meigs County Men Now in Service
Meigs County men in military service are listed with hometown ties. Robert Ebersbach of Pomeroy, serving in Italy with the Air Forces, has met Harold Jones Vic Hannahs and Lt Ruth Daniels during overseas duty. Pvt Joe P. Kimes of Lockbourne visits on furlough, while Staff Sgt Olin Boothe spends his furlough with Kerr's Run relatives.
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Robert Ebersbach
Raymond Ebersbach
Pomeroy
United States Air Forces
Ebersbach
Italy
Harold Jones
Vic Hannahs
Ruth Daniels
U. S. Army
George Daniels
Joe P. Kimes
Lockbourne Air Base
Olin Boothe
Kerr's Run
Theobald Occupants in Remodeled Middleport House
In Middleport the newly remodeled home at the corner of Main and Seventh Streets is occupied by Mr and Mrs Wilbur Theobald, moving from the Souders apartment. William Morgan, the homeowner and a Marietta Manufacturing employee, has recently recovered from an eye injury at work.
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Middleport
William Morgan
Main
Seventh Sts
Wilbur Theobald
Souders
Morgan
Marietta
Pomeroy Social Notes and Personal News
Pomeroy social notes report Garden Club hosts and local visits. Woodrow Hendricks comes for his mother's illness at Holzer Hospital. Blanche Roller has minor surgeries with Edith Hood and Sally Allison nearby. Several residents visit relatives, with ongoing 1944 campaign preparations and updates on local illnesses and accidents.
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Pomeroy
Woodrow Hendricks
S. R. Hendricks
Holzer Hospital
Blanche Roller
Gallipolis
Edith Hood
Minersville
Sally Allison
Racine
Charles Howard
Athens
Roller
Edith Spencer
Middleport
John H. Gray
National War Fund
Ohio Division, Inc
Columbus
W. A. Smith
Meigs County
Arlin J. Beadle
Winter Park
Fla
George Wildermuth
Condor St
Edith Ament
Pvt
Jack Thomas
Parkersburg
Thomas
Walter Reed Hospital
E. A. Bartels
Huntington
Julius Smith
Earl Hartenbach
Barbara Wood
Bobby Lee Harrison
Robert Simms
Clarence Clifford
Raymond Parker
George Baker
Harvey Jones
Seniors Present Play Friday Night at Pomeroy Junior High
POMEROY The cast of Professor How Could You a three act farce is set for Friday night April 28 in the Pomeroy Junior High Auditorium. Ten Pomeroy High seniors star under director Mrs. Alice Smith Nease with tickets on sale at Stark's Drug Store. Readily available sellers in Senior High include Dorothy Duckler Rosalie Parfitt Elnora Barnitz Betty Couch Annette Seyfried Betty Jacobs Phyllis Brown Shirley Clements Willis Giles George Fischer Pat Duffy John Weeks Robert Morris Howard Mullen Willie Carr Mildred Teaford Agnes Bentz. Junior High ticket sales are handled by Miss Crooks listing Juanita Teaford Betty Custer Martha Karr Carol Canaday Lavonne Feiger Donald Ross Charles Baird Robert Pickett.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High
Pomeroy High
Alice Smith Nease
Stark’s
Edith Bowen
Dorothy Duckler
Rosalie Parfitt
Elnora Barnitz
Betty Couch
Annette Seyfried
Betty Jacobs
Phyllis Brown
Shirley Clements
Willis Giles
George Fischer
Pat Duffy
John Weeks
Robert Morris
Howard Mullen
Willie Carr
Mildredd Teaford
Angnes Bentz
Juanita Teaford
Betty Custer
Martha Karr
Carol Canaday
Lavonne Feiger
Donald Ross
Charles Baird
Robert Pickett
Masonic Rites Planned for Elza Brown
Middleport Masons from the F and A M lodge and visiting Masons will meet at the Temple at 7 30 p m Saturday and proceed to the Langsville home of the late Elza Brown for rites at 8 30 p m. The body stays at Rawling's Coats Funeral Home until Saturday afternoon as funeral plans await the arrival of his daughter Mrs Grace Gross of California.
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Middleport
Middleport Lodge F
A. M
Temple
Elza Brown
Langsville
Rawling
Coats
Grace Gross
California
Bingham Rites Held Friday At Rutland Church
Funeral services for Elmer Bingham will be conducted Friday afternoon at Rutland Christian Church with Rev. George Koch officiating. Son Dr. A. B. Bingham arrived from Cleveland for the services and interment is planned at Higley Cemetery.
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Middleport
Elmer Bingham
Rutland Christian Church
George Koch
Bingham
A. B. Bingham
Cleveland
Higley Cemetery
County Agent To Give Canning Demonstration
Geneva Humphries Nolan will lead a canning and dehydrating demonstration sponsored by the Middleport Garden Club at the Middleport Presbyterian Church. The event replaces the club’s regular meeting and is open to the public, starting promptly at 1 o clock on Monday May 1.
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Middleport
Geneva
Humphries Nolan
Poppy Day Plans Made by Auxiliary at Legion Hall
The Drew Webster Post American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion Hall to discuss the annual Poppy Day Sale. They reported 109 paid up members, welcomed new member Mrs Weber Thoma, and elected officers with Elizabeth Young president.
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Zana Withrow
Hattie Ebersbach
Maude Grueser
Dey Hysell
J. M. Thornton
Mary Whipple
Bertha Radford
Ferne Gilmore
Frances Beards
Mrs Baxter harvests record lettuce from victory garden
Mrs J R Baxter of Hemlock Grove wonders if anyone can beat her early harvest. She served lettuce from her victory garden for dinner, picked April 25.
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Pomeroy
J. R. Baxter
Hemlock Grove
Enlistment Drive Aims to Fight Cancer in Meigs County
Mrs. Cedric Clark Meigs County chairman of the Women’s Field Army announces booths at Elberfelds Store in Middleport and a representation in the Middleport Post Office Saturday to enlist Meigs Countians in the cancer control project. A dollar donation yields an enlistment certificate with two keys: a yearly physical exam and prompt reporting of cancer symptoms.
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Middleport
Cedric Clark
Meigs County
Women’s Field Army
American Society For the Control of Cancer, Inc
Elberfelds Store
Meigs
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