Will Meet in Pomeroy To Hear Experts
Meigs County farmers gather Thursday evening August 6 at 8 30 in the Courthouse at Pomeroy to decide if a soil conservation district shall be formed. D T Herman and Floyd De Lashmutt will discuss district formation and show achievements in Ohio and other states. Dr George H Lasher will chair the meeting as township land use planning committees invite their members and wives to attend.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Yat Pomeroy
D. T. Herman
Soileonservation Service
Floyd de Lashmutt
Ohio State University
Ohio
George H. Lasher
Clear Up Your Lazy Liver With Herb Recipe
Home remedy claims to ease biliousness sour stomach indigestion loss of appetite gas and constipation languid feeling. Recommends one ounce of ZODEX concentrate mixed in one pint of water and sold by druggists.
Middleport Chief Warns of Thieves
Middleport Chief of Police Fred DeWees urges residents to watch cars bicycles and other stealable goods. Last week two bicycles were stolen in the Gravel Hill area with no trace found. Youths urged not to leave bicycles outside at night.
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Middleport
Fred DeWees
Gravel Hill
Meigs County Land Use Planner Receives Wide Recognition
The chairperson of the Meigs County Land Use Planning Committee, noted for extensive activity in land regulation and planning, has earned broad recognition for his efforts in shaping regional development.
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Meigs County
Meigs County Exceeds July War Bond Quota
Meigs County again surpasses its July quota, raising about $1000 over the $33,000 target. County chairman Theodore Reed announced at a Wednesday meeting at the Ohio Power Office. Plan calls for continued drive and possible house-to-house canvass to boost stamp and bond sales. Meigs ranks high in the state for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Theodore Reed
Ohio Power Office
Reed
Swisher Funeral Set for Friday in Gravel Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for the late Nad Swisher, 74, who died at her Carleton home, will be held at the residence at two o clock Friday. Interment will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire. Surviving are her husband, three sons Wilbur of Corning George of Columbus Dewey at home, two daughters Hilah Roush of Gallipolis and Catherine Hern Cheshire, a brother Harrison Shuler of Indiana, and two sisters Mrs John Spires Rutland and Mrs Jenkins Evans Kyger.
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Middleport
Nad Swisher
Carleton
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Swisher
Wilbur
Corning
George
Columbus
Dewey
Hilah Roush
Gallipolis
Catherine Hern
Harrison Shuler
Indiana
John Spires
Rutland
Jenkins Evans
Kyger
Speed to be checked on by patrol
Meigs County Rationing Board announces speed enforcement to limit tire purchases. State highway patrolmen will report license numbers of vehicles exceeding 40 mph for denial of tire certificates. Regional Administrator Birkett L. Williams cites insufficient tire quotas and urges cooperation to curb rubber use.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Birkett L. Williams
OPA
Allocation Made for New Homes in Ohio Defense Area
A local businessmen committee reports an allocation for constructing new homes in the Ohio section of the Point Pleasant defense area including Pomeroy Middleport and Gallipolis. Remodeling was allowed before. site selection for multiple homes is being studied. Township trustees meet at Star Hall Salem Center with Congressman Thomas A. Jenkins as principal speaker.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Point Pleasant Defense
Middleport
Gallipolis
Star Hall
Salem Center
Thomas A. Jenkins
Middleport social notes recount meetings and farewells
Circles No 2 and 3 of the Women s Society for Christian Service met at Mrs A W McKay s home with Miss Bess Sanborn leading the study and Miss Vesta McCoy reading a magazine article. A dessert was served. A dinner honored Richard Neutzling who left with Meigs County draftees for military service. Residents and visitors are listed.
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Middleport
Women’s Society For Christian Service
A. W. McKay
Bess Sanborn
Vesta McCoy
Richard Neutzling
Meigs County
Norman Neutzling
Lincoln Hill
Dorothy Winebrenner
Mildred Neutzling
Clayton Bahr
Sharon Lee
Harley Swisher
Theo Neutzling
Jimmie
Gravel Hill
Patient 63 Survives High-Risk Surgery At St Francis
Frances Stover of Antiquity survived a delicate operation at St Francis Hospital Columbus after doctors warned she had only a 1 in 50 chance. The surgery relieves a severe intestinal disorder. cannot restore walking. She is widow of S A Stover and mother to Pvt Harry Stover, and lives with daughter Clara Levine in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Frances Stover
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Stover
S. A. Stover
Pvt
Harry Stover
Hawaii
Clara Levine
Bertha Pickens
Antiquity
Kathryn Ireland
Pittsburgh
Howard
Middleport
Levine
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Aug 2 Wedding
Miss Doris Chevalier wed Roland Eastman at the bride’s family home with only close relatives present. The couple plan to reside near Flora after a serenade and miscellaneous shower planned for Aug 7. Community notes include church and 4-H Club activities, local visits, and hospital updates.
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Pomeroy
Doris Chevalier
Wird Chevalier
Long Bottom
R. D
Roland Eastman
Nora Eastman
Flora
Edward White
Bellaire
Eastman
Olive-Orange High School
Uppers Plains
Athens
E. B. Badger Company
Point Pleasant
Bearwallow Ridge
Fertilizer Use Limited This Season in Meigs County
War conditions restrict nitrogen fertilizer supplies for fall sown grains in Pomeroy Meigs County. Nitrogen is diverted to munitions, ships scarce, and U boat activity disrupts shipments. C 14 7 fertilizer expected to be most common, followed by C 12 12.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Agricultural Extension Office
Anderson Rites To Be Held Thursday
MIDDLEPORT The body of Mary Willock Anderson who died Monday in a Detroit hospital arrived this afternoon and will lie in state at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 30 p m with the husband Ralph Anderson employed in the Detroit offices of the New York Central Railroad in attendance.
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Middleport
Mary Willock Anderson
Detroit
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Ralph Anderson
New York Central Railroad
Evangelistic Meetings Set at Middleport Church in August
A series of evangelistic meetings will start August 11 at the Church of the Nazarene on Pearl Street Middleport. Reverend Fitch and his wife from Kankakee College Chicago will lead. The song service opens at 7:30 PM each evening.
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Middleport
Church of the Nazarene
Pearl St
Fitch
Kankakee College
Chicago
Ebersbach sues Farm Bureau Mutual over stolen car insurance
Ebersbach Construction Company seeks 1268 dollars in Common Pleas Court against Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. over a claim on an insurance policy for a stolen automobile.
Super Market Team Wins Softball Elimination Game
The Colegrove Super Market defeated the Hamilton Jerks 4 to 2 at MHS stadium in the third round of the elimination tournament. Cricket Searles pitched five hits for the win and drove in three runs on timely hits as Colegrove rallied for three runs in the seventh inning after the Jerks led early. Walters pitched for Hamilton, allowing six hits.
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Middleport
Colegrove
Hamilton Jerks
MHS
Searles
Jerks
B. Walters
Hamilton
Bradbury
Doeott
Nuri
Ohiger
Consectecceu
AIEEE
Ecenalelente
Peat US
Pattison
Laeasaue
MOYO
Vigis Segaleen
Tree Hamilton
Martin
Ross Rites Held at Racine Today
Former neighbors and local residents attended the funeral of Verne Ross at Greenwood Cemetery Racine at 1 pm The service was moved from Tuesday to accommodate a brother Wade Ross joining from the South The Middleport scene also notes the purchase of the Howard home by Mr and Mrs C C Chapman on Middleport Hill, replacing prior owners Charles and Mrs Howard.
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Middleport
M. J. McCarty
Maria Cavin
Roy Lansbury
George Schaaf
Verne Ross
Greenwood Cemetery
Racine
Wade Ross
South
C. C. Chapman
Howard
Middleport Hill
Charles Howard
Chapmans
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Congress
Washington
Kentucky
Insance
Guam
Walsh
Naval Affairs Committee
Jenkins
Ohio Senate
Phillips
Athens County
Congress Club
Ellis Markin
Political Adv
Middleport Social Notes
Henry Clatworthy
Huntington
James Clatworthy
S. Third Ave
C. O. Fisher
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Midleport
Clarence Gardner
Clarence
Mary Lou
Newport
W. E. Yeager
Mary Lou French
Charleston
Jane Sauer
Brownell Ave
Eileen Chapman
Sheldon Parks
Holzer Hospital
Harold Edward Hubbard
Citizens’ National Bank
Jessie Garber
Harry Fowler
Raymond Collins
A. D. Collins
Army
J. H. Thomas
Maxine
Milton Delay
Thomas
Otho Karr
Locust St
Lewis Long
Dorothy Clatworthy
Phyllis Brown
Pomeroy- Athens Road
Dorothy Long
Myrtle Long
R. W. Harris
Clarence Schneider
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy Social Notes
MERTS
Keno Stitchers 4-H
Keno Grange Hall
Grange Hall
Ruby Hall
Pomeroy Personals
Dorothy Duckler
Laurel Sc
Alma Fell
Wright Field
Dayton
Helen Fell
Anne St
H. D. Defenbacher
Frank Will
Second St
John Shorr
W. Main St
Logan
N. C. Stout
John
Joe Vadish
George Funk
Theodore Maag
Minersville
John Funk
George Iselstein
F. Second St
William Woodard
E. Kaetzel
Danville
and Miller
Lasley
Anderson
North Carolina
United States
Standard Oil of
Sohio
Cowboy
Aed
Bournei
Oratas
the Standard Oil CO
Ohio Company
Super Market
Frita Klein
Ross
Common Pleas Court
Josephine Farley Bell
Kenneth Bell
Mrs. Bell
Lucrofe
Nelsonville
Glouster
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