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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1943
Page
7
Fisher Wins Renomination In Middleport Primary
August 11 1943 report from The Athens Messenger details Fisher securing renomination in a wet and closely contested Middleport primary. It notes GOP turnout of 827 of 999 votes, other candidates for mayor, clerk and treasurer, and lists election costs and polling precinct officials across Middleport wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger. Ath
Fisher
Middle
Buy or Eat Flak BY
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Pim From Distance Tends Pickens Rites In Racine
Funeral services for Butler Pickens of Canton were held at Racine Baptist Church with many relatives attending from distant towns. Pickens, a long-time Racine Church member, served on the official board for years. Interment followed at Letart Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Butler Pickens
Canton
Racine Bapst Church
C. E. Pickens
Pickens
A. Snyder
Esse Musgrave
Ileen
West Bridgewater
Wallace Pickens
Ughter
Walter J. Catshall
Columbus
Homeroy Youth Receives Reward for Lost Pocket Find
Homer Baxter of Homeroy, a cheerful boy, found a wallet with valuable papers and $50. He handed it to a soldier who had lost the pocket. The grateful serviceman, a former resident, offered his bicycle as a reward, which the boy proudly displayed upon returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Homer Baxter
Lock Grove
Athens
Homer
Aidier
Ney
Farm Bureau Council Meets Thursday Night
Farm Bureau Council No 3 B met at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Pullins Friday evening with Ed Morgan in charge. Devotions included singing and Scripture reading by A Pulling. Samuel Michael led timely topics. Refreshments of ice cream and "ore" were served to members and guests including Margaret Delores Swartzwald and Nola Eppies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy—Farm Bureau Coun- No
Raymond Pullins
Ed Morgan
A. Pulling
Samuel Michael
and Bonargaret
Delores Vivia Swartzwald
Nola Eppies
Pomeroy Social Notes and Meeting Report
The Jane Howell Tent Daughters of Union Veterans honored Nellie Ketter and Anna Waterman with a handkerchief shower for birthdays. Waterman turned 94 as Lillian Stieff led a birthday song and cake and ice cream were served by local volunteers. The 40 et & met for a dinner at the Middleport home Restaurant then to the Legion Hall in Pomeroy. No United Methodist Church Sunday picnic will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MDP
Faba
Ben F. Fultz
Widieport
A. J. Ver
de Grate
Cecil Bradbury
Alec L’raser
Izora Guinthe
H. M. Cross
David Darst
E Houcashelt
D Cc. Miller
H. Russell
John Zerkie
Renes
Zerkie
Houcashelt
Russell
Darst Gf
Cross
Miller
Ebenon
J. C
Lawrence Hartinger
J. K. Smith, Sr
Thompson
Fred Crary
Johnkins, Jr
George Baker
iAdleport
Alberter
Board of Sons
Esterday
Middleport
Iman Wayland
Wilma Davis
Ha Burns
Tom Mills
Garnette Fer
Charles Wise
Id Hubbard
John Hawk Jr
P. A. Hysell
Fora Guinther
Cora Root
John Dillard
Ing
Har- Klees
Mabel Waddell
J. O. Leonard
Bennett
William Happ
Fourth Ward
L. D. Diles
Majorite Waivey
Gladwin Erner
Dwight Frost
Karl Owen
Stephenson
Fifth Ward
Flossie Daniels
Lucy Owler
Sylvia Badgley
Erwin
Homer
Addie Headley
40 Et
Legion Hall
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Service Men of Meigs District News Roundup
Local families in Meigs District report letters and cards from sons in World War II camps. Lt Otis Lawrence Bradford, prisoner in a German camp, describes a quiet Independence Day and a transfer to a preferable camp. Other updates note Pvt Eugene Hood’s promotion, Sgt Warren Russell’s Silver Star and promotion, Lts Robert McIntosh and Barbara Jean Hood’s relatives, and various returns and visits across Ohio towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bradford
Brownell Ave
Middleport
Otis Lawrence Bradford
Mnnday
Bradford
Columbus
Meigs Family Reunion at Columbia Chapel
The Creene-Og din-Castor reunion held a Sunday gathering at Columbia Chapel with 135 attending. Officers named include Elizabeth Stout as president and Odta Gilogly as vice president, Maude Holcomb as secretary-treasurer, plus committees for entertainment and ground work. A list of attendees from Columbus, Springfield, Baltimore, and other areas noted heavy turnout and travel. Sicily coal supplies for 1944 projected at 50 000 to 60 000 tons weekly from British bins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Rock
Columbia Chapel
Elizebeth Stout
Odta Gilogly
Maude Holcomb
Nellie Vale
Roy Ogdin
Helen Holcomb
Clyde Morris
Carrie Bobo
Stella Radekin
Albert Bo
Albany
Walter Beckley
Fred Nelson
Radcliff
Frank Beckley
Hamden
Laura Pickett
Harrisonville
Sicily
Middleport Moose Ladies Announce Membership Drive
Middleport Pomeroy Middleport Chapter Ladies of the Moose No 555 held a regular meeting in Moose Hall last night selecting sides for a membership drive. Mrs William Morris will head Mooseheart and Mrs Thomas Mankin will lead Moose Haven. A rummage sale is planned with date to be announced and a kitchen shower provided utensils towels and soap for the club room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy-Middleport
Ladies of the Moose
No. 555
Moose Hall
William Morris
Mooseheart Group
Thomas Mankin
Moosehaven
Farewell Dinner For Jimmy Hartinger Before Army Service
A farewell dinner was held Monday night at the Hartingers home Beech Street. Guests included Miss Elizabeth Moore and other family members. Jimmy Hartinger, a standout athlete and honor student, leaves Tuesday to begin service in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Hartinger
Lawrence Hartinger
Beech St
Elizabeth Moore
Jimmy
Local residents share news of hospital visits and travels
Hez Root remains a patient at Holzer Hospital with family visits noted. Numerous locals, including Mrs. Faye Richards of Columbus and Mrs. Root, are mentioned with travel, return trips, and family gatherings around Holzer Hospital, Pt Pleasant, Huntington, and nearby towns.
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Hez Root
Holzer Hospital
Faye Richards
Columbus
Ross Burford
Pt. Pleasant
Walter Hayes
Clarence Root
Norfolk
Root
Frank Cheesebrew
Fifth Ave
Huntington
W. Va
The
Seabees
Emmett Manley
Coonville
R. C. McBride
Parkersburg
Buckeye Lake
Sylvia Radcliffe
Racine
Howard Byers
Lewis Bumgarner
Ralph Radcliff
Frank Holmes
Garland Lanier
Betty Hartinger
Gallia County
Lawrence Hartinger
Beech St
Herman Mourning
Bobby
Springfield
Nan Moore
Cc. C. Washington
Sprigg
Washington
Fisher St
Dan Farmer
Farmer
Dayton
J. C. Watkins
John
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Jean Ballsey
N. S. White
Akron
R. C. Hannay
Buffalo
Robert White
Leo Vaughan
Vaughan
Camp Bragg
N. C
Emmett Shuler
Bradley Field
Dana Daniels
Pomeroy
Ruby Hayman
Ruby
Pittsburgh
Edson Parker Feted Before Going to Army
Samuel Michael hosted a social evening in Minersville honoring Edson Parker who left for the Army Tuesday morning. Attendees included Fay Gladys and Maxine Pickens, Margaret Dolores, Nora Epple, Thelma Jean Smith, Dorothy Hanam, Sylvia Schwartzwalder, Homer Willis, Pearl Parker, and family members Mrs. Marion Parker, Mrs. Wilbur Parker, and Don ald Pullins. Ice cream and cake were served by Mrs. J. S. Michael assisted by Mrs. Wilbur Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minersville
Samuel Michael
Edson Parker
Army
Fay Gladys
Maxine Pickens
Margaret Dolores
Nora Epple
Thelma Jean Smith
Dorothy Hanam
Sylvia Schwartzwalder
Homer Willis
Pearl Parker
Marion Parker
Wilbur Parker
Donald Pullins
J. S. Michael
Auto Fire Is Third This Year for Childs
Middleport resident Charlie Childs faces a run of fires this year with his car catching fire yesterday and his home burning twice in the summer. The incidents prompted responses from the Volunteer Fire Department and left his elderly mother Lily Childs facing the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charlie Childs
Gives Liberally in Boy Scout Drive
A Middleport man, T. H. Davis of N. Third Ave, unsolicitedly offered to donate to the local Boy Scout fund. He told chairman M. G. Brown the movement deserves public support and soon sent a generous check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
M. G. Brown
Boy Scout Movement
Meigs Youth Selectees Leave For Columbus Reception Center
Meigs County youths were sent to the Columbus reception center for this month’s call. Names include Molden Rutland Green Albany Gilmore Pomeroy Beards Tyree Middleport Rife Middleport Smalley Pomeroy Burson Pratts Fork Buchanan Middleport Wilson Pomeroy White Hemlock Grove Welker Pomeroy Leonard Pomeroy Baily Long Bottom Parker Middleport Kartinger Middleport Knight Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbus
George Alvin Molden
Rutland
Edward Wayne Green
Albany
Clarence Edward Gilmore
Willis Franklin Beards
Ray Elmer
Tyree
Middleport
Marion Allen Rife
Roy Stanley Smalley
R. D
George Dwight Burson
Pratts Fork
James Sauer Buchanan
Robert Jacob Wilson
Wayne Lee White
Hemlock Grove
Delbert William Welker
Harry Lewis Leonard
John Thomas Baily
Minersville
Edson Thomas Parker
Long Bottom
James Vincent Kartinger
Chester Mott Knight
Reading Club Active in Work Pomeroy
Members of the Pomeroy Reading Club push toward season end with a slate of readers exceeding ten books each. The group features Marian Jean Davis and Virginia Ruth Wickline with twelve books, plus Rica Ann Myers, and high ranking members such as John William Feiger with eleven books and Dorothy Mae Beards with eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Reading Club
Marian Jean Davis
Virginia Ruth Wickline
Rica Ann Myers
John William Feiger
Dorothy Mae Beards
Marilyn Swatsel
Eleanor Rose Wickline
Lois Ann Campbell
Peterson's Ointment Adv Piles Relief Brought National Fame
A Buffalo druggist created Peterson's Ointment 30 years ago for relief from itching and smarting of piles. The ad claims quick cooling and astringent relief that made it a nationwide favorite in thousands of homes. Sold in 35¢ boxes or 60¢ tubes with applicator with money back if not delighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Peterson
Licensed To Marry POMEROY Aug 9
Marriage licenses issued Monday August 9 to Alva C Notter 23 Huntington and Donna M Thompson 23 Middleport Clarence Brown 21 Huntington and Virginia Hall 21 Middleport Otis Chadock 25 Parkersburg and Willa Swiger 21 Pomeroy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alva Clayton Notter
Huntington
Donna Mae Thompson
Middleport
Clarence Brown
Virginia Hall
Otis Chadock
Parkersburg
Willa Swiger
Salem Captain Discovers Pepper Source in 1796
Captain Jonathan Carnes of Salem Massachusetts accidentally discovered the pepper source in Suratra in 1796. The note records his serendipitous find and associates it with early spice trade explorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Carnes
Salem
Mass
Suratra
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