Pomeroy Republicans Sweep Primary Races Amid Light Turnout
In Meigs County on August 11 1942 Charles E Walburn won the Republican nomination for commissioner and Benjamin F Turner captured the Representative seat while Ralph Welker and George Daniels took sheriff and auditor nominations. Democrats used write ins to fill two county offices as total votes fell under 5000 despite pleasant weather.
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Pomeroy
Charles E. Walburn
Middleport
Herb Riggs
Benjamin F. Turner
J. S. Hartenbach
General Assembly
Ralph Welker
Meigs County
A. O. Tracy
Guy Carson
George Daniels
Homer Hysell
J. W. McCullough
E. A. Wingett
Thomas Young
Grover Swearingen
Weber Thoma
John W. Bricker
Paul M. Herbert
Supreme Court
Edward C. Turner
Congress
Thomas A. Jenkins
H. T. Phillips
Court of Appeals
Roy J. Gillen
State Central Committee
Earl W. Mauck
Nora W. Atkinson
Tom Jones
George P. Daniels
Guy R. Carson
Frank A. Dye
Joseph T. Ferguson
Walter F. Heer
Clarence K.kinssey
John McSweeney
George D. Iye
R. M. Wirggardner
Crerafty
John E. Sweeey
Harry “A Armstrong
Robert S. Cox
John Charles Fowler
Acid Indigestion Relief Claim Drops Company Promise
Improvised text states a money back guarantee for relief in five minutes and references a claim by an unnamed claimant. The fragment mentions Be Rell and double money back, but lacks clear persons, places, or verifiable details.
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Emrens
Meigs County Results Show Write Ins In Congress Race
Democrat vote totals list many candidates with ages and roles. Notable tallies include Oral Daugherty as a write‑in for Representative to Congress receiving 164 votes in Meigs County. Other names include Joseph C. Allen Herbert S. Duffy William J. Hart Stephen M. Young and Mary C. Gallagher among officials.
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Joseph C. Allen
Herbert S. Duffy
William J. Hart
Congress
Stephen M. Young
Supreme Court
Willis W. Metcalf
William C. Dixon
State Central Committee
John C. Call
Harold E. Rowe
Mary C. Gallagher
Walter W. Perry
General Assembly
E. A. Wingett
Weber Thoma
Grover Swearinger
Thomas Young
Oral Daugherty
Meigs County
Victory Canners Plan Canning Demonstration
POMEROY The Victory Canners 4 H Club of Letart plans a canning demonstration Thursday at 2 o clock in the Letart community hall. All homemakers are invited to attend. Members will show canning of vegetables and discuss proper methods and home canning problems. Leader Mrs Sybil Norris, assisted by Miss Geneva Humphreys, will guide.
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Pomeroy
Victory Canners 4-H Club
Letart
Sybil Norris
Geneva Humphreys
J M Bishop Dies In Veterans Hospital
James M. Bishop formerly of Abany died Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe. He had been brought from the home of his brother C H Bishop of New Martinsville. The body will be moved to Pomeroy for funeral services at Carpenter with arrangements being completed.
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Pomeroy
James M. Bishop
Abany
Veterans’ Hospital
Chillicothe
C. H. Bishop
New Martinsville
Carpenter
Athens Lawyer S Stopped by 2 Hit Hurling of Marshall
In the semi final opener at MHS Stadium the Logan Book and News from Athens defeated the Law by 4 to 1. Charlie Marshall threw a two hit ball and faced little trouble, while Harkin, Ruf, and Born produced the early hits for the winners. Arbogast added two triples for Logan, and Childers scored the lone Athens run in a ninth inning rally.
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Middleport
MHS Stadium
Logan Book & Yers
News of Athens
Law
Charlie Marshall
Book & News
Harkins
Ruf
Born
Logan
Arbogast
Childers
Deb Hayes
Marshall
Athens To
Wyers
RH Logan
Rundell
Owen Een
Eeeeeweense
O Hines
Ee Swaringer
Rice
Mulligan
Cooley
Littler
Hayes
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Gatherings
Pomeroy Daughters of Union Veterans met at the ICCF Hall with Miss Elsie Hart in charge planning a public party at Miss Hart’s Lasley Street home on August 24 to raise funds. Prize box from Mrs. Lester Hart awarded to Mrs. Lilian Steiff. games included defense stamps as prizes. Rose Garden Club of Tuppers Plains to show flowers at Tuppers Plains school auditorium with Edison Hobstetter presenting pictures. Emma Waterman celebrated 93rd birthday at Mulberry Avenue home. surprise party for Phyllis Wheeler’s twelfth birthday at the Frank Wheeler residence with refreshments. Various local residents noted for visits, trips, and illnesses.
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Pomeroy—Daughters of Union Veterans
1.C.C.F. Hall
Elsie Hart
Hart
Lasley St
Lester Hart
Lilian Steiff
Rose Garden Club
Tuppers Plains
Edison Hobstetter of
Pomeroy
Frank Wheeler
Phyllis Wheeler
Wheeler
Elizabeth Wheeler
Jeanne Evans
Carol Evans
Opal Jean Stobart
Verna Osborn
Wanda Wheeler
Mary Wheeler
Shirley Wheeler
Buddie Wheeler
Wilbur Russell
William Foss, Jr
Danton
Henderson and Gallipolis Social Notes Add Minor Local Travels
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Daugherty and others joined in Gallipolis events Friday evening. Families visit Pt. Pleasant and Charleston. several relatives travel and return from trips to Columbus and Pittsburgh for work and visits. Arawana Colley recovers at home after illness. Pvt. Jack Matthews takes furlough from Louisana to Gallpolis Ferry.
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Lafe Henry
Dewey Mayes
Hiram Daugherty
Pt. Pleasant
Jackie Casey
James Casto
Welby Casey
Charleston
Huntington
Harold Bush
Donald Austin
New Richman, O
Harry Austin
Dora Austin
Furlough Visit Highlights Local Families
Private Thomas Winner of Camp Lee Va stayed with his brother George E Wright of Five Points from Thursday to Sunday. Private Theodore A Winner of Fort Knox Ky arrived Sunday to spend time with his mother Mrs Hattie Winner of Chesterhill. Theodore is Thomas’s brother-in-law and he expects a transfer soon. Mr and Mrs George E Wright and daughters visited Mrs Hattie Winner and Mrs Webster Gage in Bartlett on Sunday.
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Hattie Winner
Chesterhill
Webster Gage
Bartlett
John Thomas
Belle
W. Va
Thompson
Lizzie Thompson
Cincinnati
Tanner's Run
West Virginia
Katharine
Christine Grant
Columbus
Amateur Gardeners Club
Elizabeth Joachii
Edward Tewksbury
William Stansbury
Camp Grant
Ill
Joe Young
Alan Rothrock
Lancaster Camp
William Robson
Bill
Peggy
Dayton
Clarence Root
Ruth Pfann
Meigs County Real Estate Transfers Land changes reported in Meigs County
Recent transfers include Carrie D and Herman Osler 16.40 acres and 15.66 acres in Rutland to Charles A and Evelyn Shuler. Affidavit transfers in Sutton township involve Francis M Forbes to Louisa and Francis Eugene Forbes and others. Several parcels move within townships to individuals or families, including Forsher and Coats interests. Bank and farm properties change hands among local names including Citizens National Bank to Howard Weyand Roy Holliday and Browning family interests in Lebanon and Salisbury townships.
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Fred A. Shifler
Middleport
Frank A
Fern Cheesbrew
Emma Duckworth
Sutton Township
Garnet
Warner Stanley
Abbie O. Shumaker
Olive Township
F. M
Cora Coats
Edward Ebbersbach
Pomeroy
Estella I
Ebersbach
Grace
John B. Downing
Salisbury Township
Ora Watkins
Blanche Tucker
Marguerite Miller
Charles Priede, Jr
Adam and
Bernice C. Ebersbach
Citizens National Bank
Columbia Township
Howard Weyand
Roy Holliday
Dey
Pearl Hysell
Charles
Dora Cundiff
Dale
Margery Browning
Lebanon Township
E. Paul Browning
Racine Social And Personal Highlights Week’s Travels and Hospital Updates
Mrs Odessa Harpold returned to Cincinnati after a visit with her daughter Mrs Charles McKelvey. Jailed trips include Col umbus and Akron with relatives joining in Akron. Emma Easterday and Marilyn Diddle undergo medical events while Ellen Holter moves homes. Charles Jiiden hired on towboat Terry.
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Racine
Odessa Harpold
Cincinnati
Charles McKelvey
Clark Jiiden
Dana Cleland
Columbus
Akron
Emma Jane
Bobbie Mallory
Point Pleasant
Amanda Cross
Harold Weatherholt
Manning and
Douglas
Gallipolis
Ellen Holter
Rebecca Cotterill
Leona Story
Pomeroy-Athens Road
Henry Cleland
Saint Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Marilyn Diddle
Oval Diddle
Racine R. D
Holzer Hospital
Pauline Spencer
Mildred Powell
Charles Jiiden
Terry
Syracuse Garden Club Meeting Features Pansy Talk and Awards
The Syracuse Garden Club met at Mrs. Roscoe Hardin's home with Mrs. Mayme Holmes and Mrs. Frank Will assisting. Mrs. Frank Capehart led the business session as members discussed seeds and bulbs amid flower arrangement prizes for Mrs. Quick, Mrs. Hardin, Junior Garden Club, and Mrs. Will, with refreshments served. A separate notice invites coal bids for York Township schools due August 28, 1942.
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Pomeroy
Syracuse Garden Club
Roscoe Hardin
Mayme Holmes
Frank Will
Frank Capehart
Avery Roberts
James Quick
Junior Garden Club
York Township
Pomeroy Historian To Be Guest Speaker
Miss Anna Lederer, a Pomeroy Bend historian, will speak on regional history at the Meigs County Pioneer Society annual meeting at the Federated Church. Out-of-town guests include Mr. and Mrs. Will Merritt of Columbus. An all day program will run morning and afternoon with Mrs. E. W. Kingsland presiding.
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Pomeroy Bend
Meigs County Pioneer Society
Federated Church
Lederer
Will Merritt
Columbus
The
Pioneer Society
E. W. Kingsland
Personal notes from Middleport and surrounding towns
Middleport and Belle residents enjoy trips to Cincinnati and Columbus with updates on visits and gatherings. People travel to Camp Grant and Tanner's Run while others attend family and club events. Other items recount historic gun patents and the Duke of Buccleuch lending an old weapon to the Tower of London armories.
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James Puckle
Duke of
Middleport Schools Set to Open September 2
McComas announces Middleport schools will start Sept. 2 for the 1942-43 term. High school registration is Aug. 26 with assigned times for seniors through freshmen. Teachers meetings occur Sept. 1, and parent registrations for new students are urged by Aug. 15.
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Middleport
McComas
L. W. McComas
SOEA
Athens
Former Rutland Coach Enlists in Navy
George Collins, former Rutland High School and West High Columbus coach, has joined the Navy, been commissioned as a lieutenant, and will serve as a physical instructor. The Collinses plan to move to North Carolina this fall. they were visited recently by Mrs. Collins parents and grandson of Rutland.
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Pomeroy
George Collins
Rutland High School
West High
Columbus
Navy
Collins
North Carolina
William Clark
Rutland
Peterson's Ointment Advertises Quick Skin Relief
Itchy pimples and skin irritations ruin romances but Peterson's Ointment offers quick relief. The ad promises satisfaction or money back after one application and notes additional uses for tired feet and cracked toes.
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Peterson
Adv
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Athens Messenger
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Aga Khan
Poona
J. M. Bishop
Luckoff
Nelsonville
Glouster
Big Yank
By Fritz Klein
Pomeroy Social Notes
Emma Waterman
Mulberry Ave
Miss Waterman
Simpson Methodist Church
Pomeroy Personals
L. G. Bean
Erama Waterman
Eva Simms
Ernest Ketter
Rock Springs Road
Vincennes
Ind
C. B. Miller
Cleveland
Miller
George Morris
E. Main Sr
George Skinner
Henderson
Meigs County Real Estate
Hartenbach
Duke
Pol. Adv
Anna Lederer
Martin van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Roger Brooke Taney
Baltimore &Whip Railroad
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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