Reorganization of Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce Underway
The Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce reform drives a membership campaign with a $25 fee. Early enrollees include Southern Ohio Electric Co. and Farmers Bank. Headquarters planned at the Hotel Martin with officer elections and year plans to follow. Chamber work tied to civilian defense, with few industry promotions expected due to business conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Blaetmar Auto Sales
Cocoa Cola Bottling
Farmers Bank & Savings Co
George Lasher
Robinson's Laundry
Ray Wilson Insurance Agency
Ben Franklin
W. A. Compton
Ohio Power Co
Pomeroy Cement Block
Hartley & Bennett
Atkins Chick Fatchery
Chamber of Commerce
Martin
Merchants To Learn Details On OPA Prices
Pomeroy merchants to be briefed on OPA price ceilings by the local merchants association led by Allen Hartley. The group will work with the Columbus Better Business Bureau to build a statewide network aiding retailers. The aim is voluntary cooperation to avoid forced action as OPA moves to enforce ceiling rules.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Retail Merchants Association
OPA
Allen Hartley
Columbus Better Business Bureau
Office of Price Administration
Meigs County Club Notes
Mercy The Chestnut Ridge members met at the home of Wleva Cottrill with eight members and one visitor. Carolyn Holcomb will be in at the next meeting Tuesday. The Hysell Run Hot Shots met at Day-Togethers in Tuppers Plains with five members present. A picnic was planned for Aug 5 at ville Stitchers at Catherine 1’s home. Next meeting at Betty Iller’s Aug 5. 4-H Club work discussed at Wood’s home July 29. Next meet at Opal Van Meter Aug 5.
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Mercy
Chestnut Ridge
Betty Iller
Wood
Mem
Opal van Meter
Stobart Boy Recovering From Snake Bite
EBOY-Donald Stobart ag of Mr and Mrs Donald t nearly fully recovered from a copperhead bite three weeks ago. The boy was playing at home when his foot swelled after he pointed to a tin where the snake lay. He was treated by a doctor and admitted to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eboy
Donald Stobart
Donald T
Mr. Stobard
R Hospital
Charles Lewis Rejected for Military Service
Charles Lewis, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Lewis, returned from Fort Benjamin Harrison after undergoing examinations for ten weeks and was rejected for service. He was advised to seek an immediate appointment. Lewis was among many draftees to leave Meigs County in July.
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Middleport
Charles
Zip) Lewis
Thomas Lewis
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Lewis
Meigsnty
Condition Improves for Ferry Nuckles in West Virginia Hospital
Middleport wire reports Ferry Nuckles, brother of Betty Nuckles and nephew of Dana and Mrs Hamilton, has moved from critical to greatly improved as doctors treat a serious blood infection at a Mont ery, W Va hospital.
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Middleport
Ferry Nuckles
Montery
W. Va
Nuckles
Betty Nuckles
Dana Hamilton
Social notes from Middleport Moose Club dance
A large group of General Chemical Defense Corp employees and friends attended a Saturday dance at the Moose Club in Middleport with Dick Wiley and his orchestra. Various local visitors and residents are listed with family ties and health updates.
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Middleport
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Moose Club
Dick Wiley
General Chemical
Officers Solving Unusual Case Involving Inmate at Large
Local authorities seek a solution for a demented colored citizen at large after detention on Saturday the probate judge said no room at Athens State Hospital and the sheriff’s office was told no action could be taken. Mrs. Donald Glaze was rushed to Holzer Hospital after an illness and possible operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Athens State Hospital
Meigs County
Donald Glaze
Holzer Hospital
Estates and appraisals noted in Morgan County court records
The Morgan County court lists gross estate values for Judge John Q. Lyne and Alonzo B. Ellis with debts, costs, and net values. It details specific bequests to family members, inheritance taxes, and appraisals in the Kennebec hotel, Lovell-Donahue property, and bank stock, plus several quitclaim transfers and an affidavit for transfer in Meigsville and Malta.
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Mcconnellville
John Q. Lyne
Lula Lyne
Alva B
Arthur Lyne
Rose Lyne
Edna
Freda Lyne
Grace Vanoster
Hal
Leo Barnhouse
Eleanor Johns
Madeline Browning
Alonzo B. Ellis
Chesterhill
Hugh Donahue
Kennebec
Lovell-Donahue
Citizens Bank
Recorder's Office
Thurston T. Fisher
Et Ux
Dave Fisher
Meigsville
Frank Northup
CC. E. Northrup
Bloom
Mary Gheen
Oliver Gheen
David S. VanFossen
G. G. Vickrey
Keans Addition
Stockport
Martin ‘T. Pratt
Ida FE
Pratt
Malta
Visiting Parents MIDDLEPORT bus lines and field trips
Visisting Parents MIDDLEPORT Bus Scines of the Miami Resident Center takes sheet metal instruction at Patterson Field. He is spending several days with his parents Mr and Mrs John Scines on S Second Ave and will return tomorrow. Illinois New Jersey Rhode Island and Wisconsin have the violets as state flower.
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Middleport
Scines
Miami
Patterson Field
John Scines
S. Second Ave
Illinois
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Meigs County Real Estate Transfers in Meigs County
Recent real estate transfers in Meigs County include Edna and Charley Howard lot 309 Middleport to Chauncey and Nell Chapman and Albert and Etta Zipperick parcels Chester to Curtis Jones Lucy Gibbs Mabel FE and Alien Middleswart lot 59 New Portland to James and Lula Davis W B and Emma Noyes 40 acres Olive township to William and Erma Connally Elmer FE and Odella M Mattox Lot 319 Middleport to Frank and Ora Hoscher A H McLane affidavit Orange township to Selah McLane Doris Davis Thurl McLane and Phyllis Curry Dana and Leola Bryant 1.05 acres Rutland township to F M Whaley Lyddia H Davis affidavit Salem township to Robert FE and Race H Davis Flora D Hunt A G S W and Orlando Davis Flora Davis Hunt affidavit Salem township to S W Ralph and Dwight Hunt and Blanche H Sjostrand Ben and Clyde Salser Gladys Barnhart Goldie Waggaman Edna R Pearson Denver and Giles Salser 100 Sutton township to Dana Salser Kanawha Valley Bank 267 Salem township to James I Harless Owen and Laura Watson 70 100 acre river bank Sutton township to United States of America Virginia B Williams certificate Lebanon township to Lillian W Dennis and Paul Williamson Lillian W and Samuel S Dennis Paul and Agnes Williamson parcels Lebanon township to Clinton R Smith Henry Jones lot 6 Sheffield to Bertha W Owens Oscar G Cross affidavit Sutton township to Rose Alice O R and L L Cross
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Edna
Charley W. Howard
Middleport
Chauncey C
Nell Chapman
Albert
Etta B. Zipperick
Chester
Curtis N. Jones
Lucy A. Gibbs
Mabel FE
Alien H. Middleswart
New Portland
James and
Lula Davis
W. B
Emma Noyes
Olive Township
William
Erma Connally
Elmer FE
Odella M. Mattox
Frank M
Orlando Davis
Flora Davis Hunt
Salem Township
S. W
Ralph
Dwight Hunt
Blanche H. Sjostrand
Ben
Clyde Salser
Gladys Barnhart
Goldie Waggaman
Edna R. Pearson
Denver
Giles Salser
Sutton Township
Dana Salser
Kanawha Valley Bank
James I. Harless Owen
Laura Watson
United States of America
Virginia B. Williams
Lebanon Township
Lillian W Dennis
Paul Williamson
Lillian W
Samuel S. Dennis
Paul
Agnes Williamson
Clinton R. Smith
Henry Jones
Sheffield
Bertha W. Owens
Oscar G. Cross
Rose
Alice
O. R
L. L. Cross
Pomeroy Personal Visits Highlight Weekend Travel
Social notes list weekend visits across Ohio and West Virginia. names include Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lang Wheelerburg Miss Vivian Peoples Logan and Mulberry Ave. Mrs. Virginia Dill Columbus and Polly Ann McMurray Mechanic St.. Mr. Charles Ewing Akron and Marilyn with Phil Williamson W Main St. trips to Syracuse Marietta Albany Charleston Camp Sutton and Camp Sutton wife and sister attend events.
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Joe Lang
Wheelerburg
Rose Wangler
Mulberry Ave
Ralph Poston
Logan
Vivian Peoples
Herman Wilson
Dayton
Lester Wilson
Cole St
H. E. Boney
Edwin
David
H. D. Boney
Robert Diedrich
Union Ave
Marietta
Virginia Dill
Columbus
Polly Ann
McMurray
Mechanic St
Charles Ewing
George Ewing
Marilyn
Akron
Phil Williamson
W. Main St
Janice Wolfe
Parkersburg
Barbara Lee Phillips
Minersville
Marjorie Dean
Chicago
Kathryn
Miriam Anna Holmes
Morgan Dean
Mayme Holmes
Syracuse
Robert Ward
James Jobb
Albany
C. FE. Blakeslee
Lincoln Hill
Nobel Rompel
Mr. Rompel
Robert Coats
George Hobstetter
Springfield
Ill
H. H. Coats
E. Second &J
Rose Hill
Ethan Harper
Charles Legar
Charleston
Louis F. Harper
E. W. Harper
Main St
Camp Sutton
N. C
Harper
George Bengel
Clarksburg
W Va
Helen Tucker
Fairmont
W. Va
Man Builds Submerged Boat Trailer For River Trips
Dayton resident Dayton Will of Mulberry Avenue devised a metal boat trailer that rides attached to his car. He backs the rig into the Ohio River at the ferry landing to submerge the trailer and boat, uses the boat for a ride, then lands it and returns the craft to the trailer before driving home.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Dayton
Mulberry Ave
Will
War Plant Workers Enjoy After-Work Softball at Middletown Field
Middleport area workers play after-work softball at a new field near WVOW in Pt Pleasant. WVOW teams General Chemicals Guards and DuPonts compete in scheduled Community Recreation games after shifts before heading home.
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Middleport
WVOW
Pt. Pleasant
General Chemicals
Guards
DuPonts
Conservation Bulletin highlights Meigs County figures
Ohio Conservation Bulletin August edition features Meigs County farmers sportsmen and conservation clubs in a page and a half by Bob Minshall. The Meigs Mountains pictured include Fred Smith Earl Frye Dolph Joachim Dutch Turner Bill Schreiber Frank Gibson Delbert E Chase Edison Hobstetter M D Hartley Norman Kloes K A Grueser Police Chief Walter Wolfe Arthur Skinner. The piece covers local conservation groups recounts incidents involving conservationists and offers hunting and fishing comments.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Bob Minshall
Ohio Conservation Bulletin
Conservation Division
Columbus
Meigs
Fred Smith
Earl Frye
Dolph Joachim
K. A. Grueser
Walter Wolfe
Arthur Skinner
Middleport Man Held For Investigation
Middleport Lewis Manley was held in the local jail Sunday pending investigation of an alleged knife attack on his brother in law George Casto at a gas station below Hobson yesterday. Casto suffered several severe cuts in the incident according to his account.
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Middleport
Lewis Manley
George Casto
Hobson
Casto
Manley
Schaefer Transfers to Camp Harling Texas for Aerial Gunning
Schaefer son of Mrs. Lewis Oliver now stationed at Camp Harling Texas after transfer from Sheppard Field where he completed training as an airplane mechanic. He studies aerial gunning and was a standout varsity football player at MHS.
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Middleport
Fd Schaefer
Lewis Oliver
Camp Harlinger
Texas
Sheppard Field
Schaefer
MHS
Jerks Defeat All Star Team in Shut-Out Victory
Hamilton Jerks beat Williams All-Stars 7-0 in a fifth inning scoring spree. Pitcher Bucky Walters and catcher Charles Bradbury played key roles. both were Varsity MHL athletes. Next, Hamilton faces Colegrove's in the softball tourney elimination round. Scientists say birds evolved from active reptiles.
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Jerks
Williams
Bucky Walters
Charles Bradbury
Harris
Payne
Hamilton Jerks
Colegrove
Hamilton
Arrests Reported in Pomeroy This Weekend
Pomeroy officers arrested Jack Handry on a reckless driving charge and he pleaded guilty in mayor's court, fined $30. A young man calling himself Roy Jeffers was taken into custody after a reported assault and injury in a restaurant alley area. County officers and local police made several intoxication arrests including Ralph Warner Rudy Gilmore Jay Roush Horace Farley Charles Rice Kenneth Cook T. C. Fontz and Gid Freeman.
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Pomeroy
Jack Handry
Roy Jeffers
Jeffers
Ralph Warner
Rudy Gilmore
Jay Roush
Horace Farley
Charles Rice
Kenneth Cook
T. C. Fontz
Gid Freeman
Fred Cunningham Joins Fort Belvoir Regimental Band
Middleport story notes Pirate Paul Cunningham a former member of Sammy Kaye's Swing and Sway Band now serves in the regimental band at Fort Belvoir Virginia. Private Cunningham who toured widely with musical units began on bass horn at MHS and later organized his own orchestra for weekly fort dances.
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Middleport
Paul Cunningham
Sammy Kaye
Fort Belvoir
Cunningham
MHS
Fort
John Johnson Undergoes Operation at Holzer Hospital
John Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Johnson of Reynoldsburg underwent surgery for removal of tonsils and adenoids at Holzer Hospital Saturday. Mr Johnson works at the Curtiss Wright plant in Columbus and the family spends weekends with grandparents Mrs Julia Gerber and Mr and Mrs Fred Marshall.
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Middleport
John Johnson
Lewis Johnson
Reynoldsburg
Holzer Hospital
Johnson
Curtiss-Wright
Columbus
Julia Gerber
Fred Marshall
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Thunderbolt
U. S
Hugelmeyer
First Air Force
Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral
Meigs County Club
Stobart
Charles Lewis
Middleport Social Notes
Billy) Barker
S. Pine St
Lima
Larry Burns
Therandson
Burns Toker
Second Ave
Aers
John Longstaff
R. L. Ford
Grant Dillman
William Ford
S. Third Ave
Dillman
Columbus Dispatch
Curtiss-Wright-er
Lawrence Spooner
Saginaw
Mich
Spooner
Harold Hubbard
Burns Barker
Corning
D. B. Hartinger
William Thomas
J. E . Hartinger
Thomas
Jeanie Tasker
Robert Tasker
Bill Hubbard
John Kent
Marion
Michael Kent
Manhattan
Kas
M. C. Hobart
Cedric W. Clark
Leo Roth
Joe Young
Joe
Wally Laing
Buckeye Lake
C. O. Fisher
Formant
John Fisher
Bess
Norma Sullivan
Daniel P. Riccio
Delaware
General Chemical Corporation
Lee Featherstone
Mary Virginia
Martha Haggerty
Ed. Haggerty
Mary Hinchbaugh
Cumberland
Haggerty
Lula Reichman Bryan
Lowell and
Barry
Ella Reichmond
A. A. Dillard
Rosemary
Bob
Harry Featherstone
Walter Owens
Lorna Dillard
Hockingport
W.V.O.W
Morgan County Court
Meigs County Real Estate
Pomeroy Personals
Husky Aviation
Army Supervised
Lodwick School of Aeronautics
Lakeland
Fla
Conservation Bulletin
Fred Cunningham
Nurito
Fred Sanders
Court ST
the City Loan and Guaranty Company
Ohie
Kroger
South Carolina
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