Pomeroy School Board Names New Teachers and Janitors
At a special Pomeroy Board of Education meeting teachers and janitors were appointed. High school teachers Alma Skinner and Majel Lawrence. grade teachers Gertrude McBride Oma Hill Marguerite Hetzel Marie Leifheit Lois Greuser. Janitors Sugar Run Albert Hysell Central Mrs Mary Bickle Coalport Mrs Catherine Pierce Kerri Run Leah Holtzworth. School opens Monday September 9 due to Labor Day and fair dates.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Education
Alma B. Skinner
Majel Lawrence
Gertrude McBride
Oma Hill
Marguerite Hetzel
Marie Leifheit
Lois Greuser
the Messenger
Sugar Run
Albert Hysell
Central
Mary Bickle
Coalport
Catherine Pierce
Kerri Run
Leah Holtzworth
Recruiting Station For Army Nurses
The Student Nurses Reserve Enrollment for Pomeroy will meet at the armory daily from 1 to 4 p.m. starting Friday. A recruiting station will be in each township for applicants ages 19 to 35 to register at the nearest station. A national call for 25,000 is issued with Ohio’s quota at 2230 and Meigs county allotted 13.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Meigs County
Death of Isaac Kaylor Aged 72 at Forrest Run
Isaac Kaylor 72 died at his home in Forrest Run Tuesday evening from a stroke suffered six weeks earlier. He had been critical, speechless and unable to take nourishment. His wife is in poor health. A lifelong Pomeroy resident, he leaves a wife and four children Mrs. John Wintle Columbus Mrs Floyd Stobart Mrs John Hedricks and James all of Pomeroy, plus two brothers and three sisters including Mrs Lovana Gossett Nease Settlement Mrs Sarah Huffman Maggie W Va Mrs Ella Blake Syracuse and John and Mike Kaylor Graham Station.
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Isaac Kaylor
Forrest Run
Kaylor
Pomeroy
John Wintle
Columbus
Floyd Stobart
John Hedricks
James All
Lovana Gossett
Nease Settlement
Sarah Huffman
Maggie, W. Va
Ella Blake
Syracuse
John
Mike Kaylor
Graham Station
Boys To Have Hearing Friday
Two boys held in jail over Enterprise petty robberies will face a hearing before Probate Judge Carleton on Friday forenoon.
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Carleton
Installation of Mineral Lodge No. 242 Officers
O. O. F. District lodge installed officers Tuesday evening with C. A. Paregoy as Noble Grand and Frank Lowery as Vice Grand. War Savings Society to meet Friday Aug 9 in Meigs County armory drill room for pledge signers and an Edgar Ervin address.
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Mineral Lodge No
Noble Grand—Cc
A. Paregoy
Frank Lowery
Wednel Hepp
Homer Smith
E. J. Goodwin
Stephen Martin
Clarence Laugles
Ben H. Ewing
John Seakus
I. S
W. W. Lottridge
War Savings Society
D. A. R. War Savings Society
Armory
Sur
Edgar Ervin
Meigs County War Savings Committee
Meigs County Eighth Grade Commencement Weather Permits
Eighth grade commencement at Meigs County School is planned with weather permitting. Students and families are advised to watch for updates from the Meigs County School District on ceremony date and location changes if rain or storms threaten.
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Meigs County
Meigs Coun
Eighth Grade Commencement to Be Held at Airdome
Eighth grade commencement exercises will be held outdoors at the Airdome in Pomeroy on Thursday August 8 at 1 oclock. About 200 graduates are expected as officials plan the county scene for the event.
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Airdome
Pomeroy
Mrs Weeks and mother return from Cincinnati visit
Mrs Gilbert Weeks and her mother Mrs John McIntosh completed a visit with relatives and friends in Cincinnati and other points and returned home to Pomeroy yesterday evening.
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Gilbert Weeks
John McIntosh
Cincinnati
Pomeroy
Sutton Sunday School Convention at Nease Settlement
An interesting program is arranged for the Sutton Sunday school convention to be held at Nease Settlement on Sunday next.
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Sutton
Nease Settlement
Niece of Mrs Stanberry Reports Safe Arrival in France
Mrs Margaret Stanberry learns her niece Miss Jennie B Hart has reached France with the Maryland Base Hospital Unit No 42. The family notes her service amid the ongoing war effort and awaits further telegrams from the front.
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Margaret Stanberry
France
Jennie B. Hart
Maryland Base Hospital Unit No. 42
Armory Recruiting Station to Enroll Nurses Training Applicants
The Womens Committee of the local Council of National Defense will supervise the armory recruiting station for enrolling applicants to the Nurses Training School as noted elsewhere.
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Womens Committee
Council of National Defense
Nurses Training School
Miss Schall and Miss Meinhart Visit Relatives in Ohio
Miss Margaret Schall and Miss Helen Meinhart of Pomeroy left yesterday for a trip visiting relatives and friends at Columbus Cincinnati Dayton and other points in Ohio.
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Margaret Schall
Helen Meinhart
Pomeroy
Yeesterday
Columbus
Cincinnati
Dayton
Ravenswood Women Travel Through Pomeroy for Ohio Visit
Miss Laura Venerman and her child along with Miss Merl Farrell of Ravenswood West Virginia passed through Pomeroy en route to Ashey Ohio to visit their brother.
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Laura Venerman
Merl Farrell
Ravenswood
W. Va
Pomeroy
Ashey, Ohio
Beard’s Auto Machine Bends Rail After Fire Plug Incident
A local auto shop operated by Chris Beard culled a faulty repair yesterday morning when a vehicle moved a fire plug and caused damage including a bent guard rail and a twisted axle. Minor damages were reported to the automobile and surrounding fixtures.
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Chris Beard
Meigs County Retail Grocers Plan Friday Meeting
The Meigs county retail grocers call a meeting for Friday at seven o'clock in the evening. It will be held in the court house to discuss local market concerns and plans.
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Meigs County
Court House
Brother hosts guest then he sails home to Baltimore
Chas Roller, guest of his brother Jake Roller of Pomeroy, departed yesterday for his home in Baltimore Maryland.
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Chas. Roller
Jake Roller
Pomeroy
Baltimore, Md
Heritage Lewis Visits Miriam Blackmore in Pomeroy
Mrs. Heritage Lewis of Mt. Gilead Ohio attends a social visit as the guest this week of Miss Miriam Blackmore in Pomeroy.
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Heritage Lewis
Mt. Gilead
Ohio
Miriam Blackmore
Pomeroy
Roushs Headed to Cincinnati for Hospital Treatment
Dr. L. F. Roush and son Dr. Fred Roush of Pomeroy travelled to Cincinnati to enter hospitals for treatment. Mrs. L. F. Roush accompanied them and will stay in the Queen City for several days.
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L. F. Roush
Fred Roush
Pomeroy
Cincinnati
Queen City
Local social visits noted in Downington
Mrs Jennie Townsend called on Mrs Jane Boring Sunday afternoon. Dorcas Beckett spent Monday with Martha Reeves. Ed Haning and daughter called at the parsonage Sunday evening. Addie Beckett visiting Athens school. brother Rev Beckett hosting weekend. Mary Graves returned from Nelsonville visit. Jane Boring improving after illness. Wesley Van ce and daughter visiting her parents Henry and Mrs Coats. William Townsend family received granddaughter Miss Graves from Nelsonville.
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Jennie Townsend
Jane Boring
Dorcas Beckett
Martha Reeves
Ed Haning
Addie Beckett
Athens
Rev
Beckett
Mary Graves
Nelsonville
Wesley Vancé
Henry Coats
William Townsend
Miss Graves
Must Leave Gold Behind
Washington dispatch reports a War Department order bans officers enlisted men and civilians of the army from taking gold abroad on foreign service assignments. It urges securing service checks travelers checks and letters of credit before departure to enforce the gold export embargo.
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Washington
Army
War Department
United States
Canadian Carpenters Brotherhood Sees 1200-Member Gain
Over the past year the Canadian membership of the Brotherhood of Carpenters grew by 1,200 members, signaling a notable expansion for the union. This rise reflects broader recruitment within the trades across Canada.
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The
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Bio-seren touted to restore vigor and ambition in tired men
A nervous-system student promotes Bio-seren as a quick fix for worn out, lagging individuals. Two weeks of seven tablets daily aims to raise red blood cells and nerves, with a money-back guarantee if ambition or energy remains low. The ad lists active ingredients and urges immediate purchase with a pharmacist.
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Sicians
Rentian
Eno Ein
Psychology by Uncle Sam Aims at War Realization
Washington reports Uncle Sam employs applied psychology to make Americans acknowledge deep war involvement. Amid coal shortages and church closures, preachers boosted war talk, pushing public fervor toward a united, victorious effort as President Wilson notes harmony in support.
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United Press
Washington
Uncle Sam
West
Middles West
Atlantic Seaboard
America
Justice Brandeis
Supreme Court
Inter
United States of America
Wilson
Allied Nations Celebrate War Effort With Song and Speeches
Thousands gathered as Allied forces were praised for their fighting in Europe. Attendees joined a concert with patriotic songs projected on a screen while Br. B D Evans delivered sharp remarks challenging peace feelers from Central Powers. Attorney I M Foster read resolutions cabled to General Pershing in France. The event closed with The Star Spangled Banner and frontline war photos.
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Carmp
Br. B. D. Evans
M. E. Church
Egypt
Germany
Union Barber Shops Set New Charges After August Fifth
After August 5 Union Barber Shops will charge 50c for hair cutting 20c for shave 85c for shampoo 5c massage 10c plain neck shave. Ironated Herbs with Pepsin advertised as a remedy sold by Hickman Pharmacy Nelsonville and Cline's Pharmacy Athens with guaranteed effects.
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RED Cross
Hickman
Nelsonville
Cline’s Pharmacy Co
Athens
Letters From Men In Service from Lieut Clarence C Liggett
Mr and Mrs O F Liggett receive a letter from their son Lieut Clarence C Liggett aboard a troop ship in transit. He describes sea conditions, ship life, sleeping arrangements, duties as officer of the guard, reading, and occasional entertainment while noting censorship and postal delays. He hopes to return home soon and looks forward to home letters.
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O. F. Liggett
Clarence C. Liggett
Thomas
Germany
Cera
Miller
Cocoa Exports to U S Halted from Indies
Batavia dispatch reports Nieuw Rotterdam Courant says exports of cocoa from the Dutch East Indies to the United States have been stopped.
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Amsterdam
Batavia
Dutch East Indies
United States
The
Nieuw Rotterdam Courant
Country Homes Having Wood May Be Denied Coal as Fuel
The United States Fuel Administration urges state authorities to limit coal sales outside cities where ample wood exists. Prohibitions require special permits, and abuses by wood dealers may be addressed under the Lever Act. The state appointer’s order grants prohibiting authority.
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the Fuel Administration
The
United States Fuel Administration
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