Ohioans Rally Falls Short in 9th All Star Game
West Virginia edged Ohio 7 to 6 in Mason City as WVU led 7 3 after eight innings. Ohio staged a ninth inning rally with Cozart Gaul and Ritchie producing hits before a disputed foul ball ended the game. West Virginia players hailed from Hartford and New Era while Ohio's came from Racine Silversville Middleport and Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
West Virginia
Ohio Valley Association
Mason City
Ohio
Byers
Moore
Wolfe
Cozart
Gaul
Hendricks
Ritchie
Curtis
Bill Cozart
Searls
Middleport
West Virginians
Powell
Silversville
B. Guinther
ABA
Hubbard
Oliver
D. Wilson
J. Gibbs
Durst
Palmer
A. Burton
Duckworth
T. Beegle
Olfe
Cone Waterennne
B. Cozart
Middleport Residents and Guests Share Weekend News
Mrs Vincent Dabo and Miss Mary Dabo of Columbus visit the Smiths on Sixth Ave. Nathan Harman and daughter Carolyn return to Cleveland after two weeks with the Smiths. Harry Jennings leaves for Greensburg Pa. Mrs Charles Neal visits Ravenna. Dr M G Harnick heads to Minnesota with Mrs Harnick’s parents. Billy and David Stevens stay with Grandparents in Cleveland. Various locals travel to Columbus Montgomery and Cincinnati for family and work matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Dabo
Mary Dabo
Columbus
J. K. Smith
Sixth Ave
Nathaniel Harman
Carolyn
Charles Neal
Ravenna
M. G. Harnick
Minnesota
Harnick
Billy
David Stevens
Fred Stevens
Cleveland
R. W. Nutting
Seventh Ave
Nutting
Joe Kirby
Montgomery
W. Va
Ray Casto
Milton Hamilton
Ruth
Hamilton
H. H. Kitchen
S. Second Ave
Holzer Hospital
Betty
Meigs County
Ross
NYCRR
Hobson and Bucyrus
Dwight
Evelyn Ross
Charles Capehart
Charleston
Thomas Longstaff
J. B. Humphrey
Logan
L. B. Higgins
Mill St
Gene Harris
Ohio State University
Robert Herris
Harry Barnes
Cincinnati
Charles McMaster
R. E. Post
Mary Fenn
Ann Hellrick
Cra Burkett
Cuyahoga Falls
George Reynolds
Donald Gibbs
Albany
Noah Gibbs
Middleport
Reynolds
Racine News Notes: Local visits and household updates
David Yost arrives on furlough from Camp Forrest Tennessee and is met by his mother and brother in Cincinnati. Betty Roberts injures two fingers with a butcher knife requiring seven stitches. Several families from Akron Cuyahoga Falls and Columbus visit relatives in Racine and New Haven West Virginia. Earthworms enrich soil by pulling leaves into burrows.
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Racine
David Yost
Battery E
181 Field Artillery
Camp Forrest
Tennessee
Gene
Cincinnati
Betty Roberts
Robert Arbogast
Akron
Mary Sayre
Cuyahoga Falls
Arbogasts
Martha Neigler
Warner Stanley
Columbus
Sally
Stanley
Canton
Fred Cranshaw
Elm St
Joe Hoback
Fifth St
Eber Neigler
New Haven
W. Va
Brooks Beegle
Beaver Falls
Ira Beegle
Bertha Sayre
Amigo
Robert Arbogas
Christ Church Young People Unite Services
Middleport and Bradbury Churches of Christ youth joined for a combined worship and recreational service and picnic Sunday. Rev. Don McMillin and Miss Frances Roush led, with Rev. J. P. Miller directing activities at the high school grounds. The program continued with a devotional at Roadside Park as part of the Slam the Summer Slump effort in Meigs County.
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Middleport
Churches of Christ of
Bradbury
Bradford
Don McMillin
Frances Roush
J. P. Miller
Miller
S. Fifth Ave
Churches of Christ
Meigs County
Middleport Youth Returns From Epworth League Institute
Middleport youths Marjorie Miller Nan Fisher Norma Jean French Donna Maguire Patricia Sherman return from Epworth League Institute in Lancaster. Miller joins Student Council. group dean is Rev. Warren Bright. The party stayed at Rev. H. A. Rothrock’s cottage. other Allyn Rothrock and Frea Klein accompanied.
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Middleport
Lancaster
Epworth League Institute
Marjorie Miller
Nan Fisher
Norma Jean French
Donna Maguire
Patricia Sherman
H. A. Rothrock
Allyn Rothrock
Frea Klein
Rothrock
Allyn
Institute
Warren Bright
Simpson Methodist Church
Essex Change Surprises Middleport
The Middleport school board unexpectedly announced that M. W. Essex will move from Middleport to become high school principal in East Liverpool, succeeding Henry H. Eccles. Essex has served as Middleport superintendent for six years and helped oversee major school upgrades. He holds A.B. and Master’s degrees and is pursuing a Ph.D. He and his wife plan to decide on moving. she has been active in several local clubs and church groups.
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Middleport
M. W. Essex
East Liverpool
Henry H. Eccles
Scioto County
Essex
Ohio State University
Columbus
William Melvin
Board of Education
Pi Alpha Theta
Rotary Club
The
Masons
District Board of Control For Athletics
Root
S. Third Ave
Woman's Music Club
Middleport Literary Society
Parent-Teacher Association
Amateur Gardeners
Choir
Woman's Society of Christian Service
the Heath Methodist Church
Price Granddaughter Named Miss Hilltop
Miss Ruth Price, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs R H Price of 162 N Boys Ave Columbus, was chosen Miss Hilltop from 16 entries at Westgate Park during Hilltop residents bean dinner festivities. She is a West High student, brunette with brown eyes, and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs C E Price of S Third Ave. She plans a summer visit to her grandparents.
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Middleport
Ruth Price
R. H. Price
Boys Ave
Columbus
Hilltop
Westgate Park
Price
West High School
Miss Hilltop
C. E. Price
S. Third Ave
POMEROY An NYA Project at Meigs County Infirmary
A NYA project at the Meigs County Infirmary in operation since December 28, 1940 will finish on Friday of this week. George Bowers, foreman supplied by the county, leads a crew of young men who cleared hill lands for pasture, built roadways, and improved farm buildings.
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Pomeroy
NYA
Meigs County Infirmary
George Bowers
Kite flying banned in Holland by German occupation
Germans occupying the Netherlands ban kite flying over Dutch towns, arguing kites could be used to guide British aircraft. The restriction reflects wartime security measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Airm
Will Open Two New Mattress Centers Soon
County to establish more mattress making centers following a announcement by Miss Geneva Humphreys home demonstration agent. Two centers expected to open this week. July activity reports eighty two mattresses completed with Hemlock Grove Chester and Burlingham facilities accounting for most output.
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Pomeroy
Geneva Humphreys
Hemlock Grove
Chester
Burlingham
Schools Seek To Fill Staffs For Full Term
New school superintendents take the helm in Pomeroy and Middleport for 1941 42. Martin W. Essex moves from Middleport to East Liverpool as principal. C. J. Rhodes is replaced by W. R. Smith in Pomeroy. Smith's duties may be reassigned. George Blackburn leaves Pomeroy to coach and direct athletics at Gallipolis. Applicants for Blackburn's post are under review with no action yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport
Martin W. Essex
East Liverpool
C. J. Rhodes
W. R. Smith
Pomeroy High
Smith
George Blackburn
Gallipolis High School
Gallipolis
Blackburn
MecMillins Plan Pittsburgh Visit During Vacation
The Rev. and Mrs. Don McMillin and their son Leo take a month off from the local Church of Christ pastorate. They spent last week in Lexington and Bowling Green, Kentucky, will visit Pittsburgh with Mrs McMillin’s relatives, then travel to Lake James Indiana for two weeks. One week at Lake James will be Ministers Week for the 77 Christian Service Camps nationwide, with camp representatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Don McMillin
Leo
Church of Christ
Lexington
Bowling Green
Pittsburgh
McMillin
Tri-State
Grayson
Arrest of C. A. Mizer Over Mortgageed Car Case
Pomeroy C A Mizer arrested on a charge of taking a mortgaged car out of the county and is held at the county jail awaiting action. Charles Hannum jailed Sunday by local officers on an intoxication charge.
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Pomeroy
C. A. Mizer
Charles Hannum
Couple Injured En Route To Pomeroy
Mr and Mrs Robert Moore of Thomas Fork were in an automobile accident five miles from Washington D H. en route to Pomeroy. Mr Moore suffered a broken collar bone and other injuries while Mrs Moore was badly cut and bruised. They were taken to a Chillicothe hospital and later returned home.
Ora Rumfield Birthday Reunion At Langsville Home
A family reunion marked Ora Rumfield’s 55th birthday at his Langsville area home. Attendees included Henry Rumfield 84 and many relatives with gifts for the guest of honor.
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Middleport
Ora Rumfield
Langsville
Henry Rumfield
Briar Ridge
George Lemley
James Rumfield
Harlan Athey
Roy Rupe
Wilbur Wilcox
Walter
Woodrow
Benson
Walter Athey
Floyd Rife
Hollis Rife
Co. L. Kennan
Junior Howell
Dic Noe
Clarence Grover
M. E. Ballard
Fred Taylor
Charles Thomas
Fonzo Taylor
Leroy
Carl
Pencil
Hazel
Burdell Rife
Neva Kennedy
Beatrice
Beulah
Hollis Rumfield
Walter Rife
Mont Miller
Fay Riggs
Leanna
George
Warren Wilcox
Robert
Kenneth
Raymond Lee
Birth of Eloise Ann Shaffer in Marietta
Dr and Mrs C J Shaffer of Youngstown welcomed their daughter Eloise Ann born Saturday at Marietta Osteopathic Hospital. Former Pomeroy residents, the Shaffers join a list of locals sharing news from Epworth League gatherings, church events, and regional notices including picnics and family reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Ann
C. J. Shaffer
Youngstown
Marietta Osteopathic Hospital
Marietta
Jan Neigler
Bobby Cleland
Arthur Neigler
Epworth League Institute and Young Peoples Convention
Lancaster
Pomeroy
Epworth League
Simpson Methodist Church
Racine
League of the Racine Methodist Church
Lee Archer
Garfield Adams
Thomas Fork
Ot Smith
Bradbury
Muskingum River
McConnelsville
Delmar Chittenden
Toledo
Irene Thomas
Minersville
Wilbur Theobald
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Order
C. J. Hanlan
Marjorie
Philadelphia
George Sauvage
Spring Ave
Olin Milhoan
Newark
Dana Karr
Margaret Cram
Meigs County
Geneva Humphreys
Miller- Barton
Rocksprings Fairgrounds
Sylvia Roush To Build Home in Syracuse
In Syracuse an eight room house will be built by Miss Sylvia Roush beyond the corporation limits. Riverside Milling Co. of Antiquity received the contract. Okey Sayre heads the company and says Harry Curtis will be the care center foreman and Fred Bell will oversee painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Sylvia Roush
Riverside Milling Co
Okey Sayre
Harry Curtis
Fred Bell
Camel Ads Highlight Nicotine Tests In Smoke
The copy promotes Camel cigarettes claiming lower nicotine in the smoke and references five products tested. It emphasizes the smoke as the key feature and suggests trying Camels, with a carton purchase option for convenience and economy.
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Japan
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Thailand
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Chungking
China
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Singapore
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China Sea
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Java Sea
Hong Kong
Cam Ranh Bay
Dutch East Indies
Siam
Far East
Sarawak
Christ Church Young People Unite Services
I. J. Kail
Huntington
MecMillins
Pomeroy Personals
Balto
the City
Court St
Fred C. Sanders
Mgr
Athens, Ohio
Marshall Headle
Lockheed
America
Ed. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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