Preparations Underway for School Football Season
With two weeks to opening day, Middleport gears up for football under Coach Forrest Bachtel and Assistant Don McKenzie. Band boosters led by Mrs. Leo Kennedy arrange a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the high school to discuss band needs. majorette uniforms were bought in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Forrest Bachtel
Don McKenzie
Raymond Maxwell
Leo Kennedy
Band Boosters Association
Columbus
Maxwell
Bachtel
McKenzie
Flatwoods 4-H Plans Ice Cream Church Reunion
The Flatwoods 4-H Club met Aug 11 at Roger Epple’s home and planned a church reunion with 4-H serving ice cream. Refreshments and games followed. The next meeting will be at Virginia and Virgil Windom’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatwoods
Roger Epple
Virginia
Virgil Windom
Three Men Arrested Await Hearings in Local Courts
Clarence Ash was arrested by city police and charged with intoxication. James L. Forrest of Lancaster was arrested by sheriff's officers and accused of not having a driver's license. Lowell Heitzer was charged with intoxication by city police. All three await hearings in mayor's and justice of the peace courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mayor's
Justice of the Peace
Clarence Ash
James L. Forrest
Lancaster
Lowell Heitzer
Pocahontas Lodge names officers for six months
Helen Miller will lead the Pocahontas group for the next six months. At Redmans hall Tuesday evening Bertha Sayre installed Teresa Renshaw Winona Margaret Thomas Blanche Roller Verna Hysell Sally Allison in roles including recording secretary collector of wampum keeper of wampum and first warrior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Helen Miller
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Lodge
Redmans Hall
Bertha Sayre
Grand Pocahontas
Teresa Renshaw
Winona
Margaret Thomas
Powhattan
Blanche Roller
Verna Hysell
Wampum
Sally Allison
Twilight Garden Club Hosts Picnic at E Main Street Home
Mrs Charles Ward hosted the Twilight Garden Club at her E Main Street residence Thursday evening with Misses Ethel and Clara Garland assisting A picnic dinner featured a blue bowl of red gladioli The dinner was followed by a business meeting presided by Mrs Elmer Wickham Attending were Mrs L G Gribble Mrs Carl Willis of Middleport Dorothy Reibel Columbia Mo and Mrs C M Hoover Cleveland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ward
Twilight Garden Club
E. Main St
Ethel
Clara Garland
Elmer Wickham
L. G. Gribble
Carl Willis
Middleport
Dorothy Reibel
Columbia
C. M. Hoover
Cleveland
Teen gathering at Mulberry Ave home features teen guests
A teen-ager get together was held at the home of Miss Mary Hill daughter of Mr and Mrs Eskey Hill Mulberry Ave Thursday evening with young persons from Middleport and Pomeroy attending. After dinner the evening was spent dancing and playing games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hill
Eskey Hill
Mulberry Ave
Middleport
Pomeroy
Local Births and Admits List With August Dates
Admitted Mrs Jennie Miller Letart Route 1 age 1 Miss Carolyn Quillen Millport Aug 7 Miss Betty Roush Hartford Aug 11 Mrs Ruth Koenig Pomeroy Aug 12 Miss Donna J Wolfe Chester Births Wayne Kincaid Point Pleasant twin sons Aug 11 Thomas E Hammond Point Pleasant a son Aug 2 W R Proffitt Mason a daughter Aug 13 Donald Hartung Minersville a daughter Aug 13 Discharged port Aug 9
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Miller
Letart
Carolyn Quillen
Middleport
Betty Roush
Hartford
Ruth Koenig
Pomeroy
Donna J. Wolfe
Chester
Wayne Kincaid
Point Pleasant
Thomas E. Hammond
W. R. Proffitt
Mason
Donald Hartung
Minersville
Pomeroy Kennilworth Nease Leaves For Camp Atterbury
Nease son of Mrs. Claude Nease from Spring Avenue departs Sunday to train for 15 days with the Ohio National Guard at Camp Atterbury Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Kennilworth Nease
Claude Nease
Spring Ave
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Ohio National Guard
Hemlock Garden Club elects officers at church yard meet
Officers chosen at Hemlock Garden Club gathering held Thursday in the Hemlock church yard. President is Mrs. William Morgan, vice president Miss Jessie Saunders, secretary Mrs. Lawrence Roush, treasurer Mrs. Howard Bolin. Mrs. Morgan presided in absence of Mrs. Terrell. A picnic preceded the session and members planted shrubs on the church lawn. Next meeting set for Sept 8 with Mrs. George Hines hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock Garden Club
Hemlock Church Yard
William Morgan
Jessie Saunders
Lawrence Roush
Howard Bolin
John Terrell
Church Lawn
George Hines
Eight year birthday party hosted by Mrs Mayer
Mrs Marian Mayer hosted a birthday party for her son Michael on Thursday at his grandparents Mr and Mrs William Guinther home in Syracuse. Cake and ice cream were served to Malcolm Guinther Willie Eddie Guinther Mary Ann Check and Tommie Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Mayer
Michael
William Guinther
Syracuse
Malcolm Guinther
Willie
Eddie Guinther
Mary Ann Check
Tommie Fisher
Vacation trip to Ontario and visits with relatives
John Will left Saturday for a two weeks vacation in Ontario. His destination is Martin River Camp, 42 miles north of North Bay. Weekend guests of the Mrs. Emma Leifheit family were Mrs. Harry Beegle and children Virginia and Roy, and Marlene Beegle of Beaver Falls Pa. Miss Marcia Lee Hill of Dayton is visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Hobstetter in Rose Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Will
Ontario
Canada
Martin River Camp
North Bay
Emma Leifheit
Harry Beegle
Virginia and
Roy
Marlene Beegle
Beaver Falls
Marcia Lee Hill
Dayton
George Hobstetter
Rose
Barry and
Tom
Akron
Max Sanborn
Charles McNamee
James Davis
Columbus
Ed Bailey
Syracuse
Carl van Meter
Dale van Meter
John Dillard
Janet Dillard
W. W. Hayes
Jack Ulmer
Galion
Ohio
Michigan
Hayes
Ulmer
Goldie Peters
Cheshire
Swift
N. Second Ave
Cedric Clark
Arthur
Yellowstone National Park
Corvallis
Oregon
Leonard Hawk
McArthur
Racine
Norman Wayland
Charles
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
S. J. Murphy
James Titus
Rutland
Philadelphia
Marriage Licenses Listed for Numerous Local Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows William R. Burkoin and Betty Lou Smith both 21 from Dayton and Minersville, along with Charles D. Prewitt and Emma I. Callahan. The record includes names, ages, and occupations for each party across several towns including Parkersburg, Pomeroy, Middleport, and Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Burkoin
Dayton
Betty Lou Smith
Minersville
Charles D. Prewitt
Parkersburg
Emma I. Callahan
Pomeroy
Matthias W. Powers
Jdr
Portland
Diana V. Bailey
Toney Coleman
Middleport
Anna Mae McDonald
James A. Marler, Jr
Joetta Marie Torreo
Sam J. Callo
Clarksburg
W. Va
Doris G. Swizer
Chester
Charles H. Buck
Columbus
Minnie M. Sparks
Robert C. Casto
W.va
Elen Myers
U.S. Navy
Geraldine Thornton
Leonard C. Copeland
Edna Sanderson
John Martin
Cleveland
Mary J. Cramer
Cecil G. Vinson
North Kenova
Cleo W. Cordell
Anthony Ansco
Carla Hail
Stella Hawk
Vacation Trip Through the South and Florida Planned
Departing Sunday for a weeklong vacation are Mary Calvert and Erna Jesse, clerks at the department store, joined by Edith Ament, Lottie Cohen, Clara Gearhart, and Thelma Dill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
South
Florida
Mary Calvert
Erna Jesse
Edith Ament
Lottie Cohen
Clara Gearhart
Thelma Dill
Miss Lucille McKean weds Robert Haggerty in Crown Point
The Methodist Church in Crown Point Indiana hosted the August 11 wedding of Lucille Yvonne McKean and Robert Haggerty. Rev J J Bailey officiated. The bride a future Middleport teacher is the daughter of Charles and Emma McKean of Gallipolis. The groom is the son of J S and Mrs Haggerty of Middleport. Attendants included Colonel and Mrs William Keith Kincaid. The couple will reside in the Beeson apartment in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Crown Point
Ind
Lucille Yvonne McKean
Robert Haggerty
J. J. Bailey
Charles McKean
Second Ave
Gallipolis
Haggerty
J. S. Haggerty
Hudson St
William Keith Kincaid
Pottowattami Hills
Chicago
Edgewater Beach
Lake Michigan
Kincaid
Washington School
Board of Education
Middleport High School
Navy Seabees
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Beeson
Sixth Ave
Families enjoy day at Fortification Hill pool in Gallipolis
The Robert Coats and the Calvin Reichman families spent Sunday afternoon at the Fortification Hill pool with a picnic. Stephen Coats and Diane Reichman have joined the Red Cross swimming class this summer, and Stephen is the only local pool group member to dive from the highest diving board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Coats
Calvin Reichman
Gallipolis
Fortification Hill
Stephen Coats
Diane Reichman
Red Cross
Stephen
Dinner Planned for Out-Of-Town Guests at Thackery House
Honoring Mrs. Howard Cloke of Cincinnati visiting Mrs. J. O. Roedel of Pomeroy and Mrs. S. J. Murphy of Philadelphia. The dinner at Thackery House in Athens will include Mrs. Titus and a party of eight others driving from Rutland, Middleport, and Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cloke
Cincinnati
J. O. Roedel
Pomeroy
S. J. Murphy
Philadelphia
James Titus
Rutland
Thackery House
Athens
Titus
Murphy
Roedel
Garen Stansbury
Middleport
Harriett Merrick Russell
Theodore Reed
Thomas Crow
Fred Crow
Pool outing at Camp Conley in Mason County
Charles Haskins and nine neighborhood friends visited Camp Conley swimming pool in Mason County West Virginia on Sunday with parents Mr and Mrs Noah Haskins. The group has visited the pool several times since its June opening. Participants included Lowell Price Pete Davis Junior Wilt Fred Hoffman Ronnie Fultz Eugene Smith George Ed Greenlee John Fisher Harry Rice and Charles Haskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haskins
Camp Conley
Mason County
W. Va
Noah Haskins
Lowell Price
Pete Davis
Junior Wilt
Fred Hoffman
Ronnie Fultz
Eugene Smith
George Ed Greenlee
John Fisher
Harry Rice
Rupp Family Social Events Mentioned in Toledo Visit Note
Mrs. Elmer Rupp of Toledo spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rupp. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Rupp have returned to Columbus after visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Werner. Mrs. Werner is under a physician's care for a scalded finger. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kevitt returned from Northern Wisconsin where they stayed with Mrs. Kevitt's relatives. George Buchanan, Richard Sauer, Arthur Kloes and son Pete mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Rupp
Toledo
Clarence Rupp
F. A. Rupp
Columbus
G. G. Werner
Leo Kevitt
Wisconsin
Pomeroy Title Office to Close for Vacation
Virginia Hubbard, a title office employee, plans a vacation starting Monday and will travel to Akron to visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morris. Mrs. Sarah Gibbs, former clerk of courts office employee, will handle title office duties during Hubbard's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Virginia Hubbard
Title Office
Harry Morris
Akron
Sarah Gibbs
Clerk of Courts Office
Crowes Welcome Son Irving Carson
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crow Jr announce the birth of a son, Irving Carson, born August 12 at Meigs General Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Irving Karr Sr of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crow Sr of Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred Crow, Jr
Irving Carson
Meigs General Hospital
Irving Karr
Syracuse
Fred Crow
Patient Returns Home From Cincinnati Hospital
POMEROY Stanley Nease leaves a Cincinnati hospital after several weeks and returns to Nease Settlement. Ruth Nease, a nurse at White Cross Hospital in Columbus, is helping care for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Stanley Nease
Cincinnati
Nease Settlement
Ruth Nease
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Council President Plans To Submit Resignation
POMEROY Council President Clair Karr plans to present his letter of resignation to the mayor and council at 8 p.m. in City Hall. He cites persistent discord with the mayor and inaction during meetings as the reason, with no link to a governor request to remove the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clair Karr
Karr
Alvin Norris
Thomas J. Herbert
Elbert Robinson
Three Injured In Mishaps In Pomeroy Area
Harold King 39 of Pomeroy Route 1 fractured a shoulder Sunday evening while riding a motor bicycle and was admitted to Meigs General Hospital in a dazed condition. Chester Newton and Philip Powell of Long Bottom suffered head lacerations when their truck went over a 15 foot bank and received emergency treatment. Routine admissions included Mrs. Ara Morris of Racine and Lonnie Jenkins of Syracuse for tonsillectomy. Discharged: Joan Spencer Eddie Gordon Mrs. Robert Grueser and son Mrs. Mary Colmer and Barbara and Charles Grueser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harold King
Meigs General Hospital
Chester Newton
Philip Powell
Long Bottom
Ara Morris
Racine
Surgical
Lonnie Jenkins
Syracuse
Joan Spencer
Eddie Gordon
Robert Grueser
Mary Colmer
Barbara
Charles Grueser
Food costs split by family income in 1941
In 1941 the average family earning under $500 yearly spent 144 on food while those with more than $5 000 spent 1 312. The figures illustrate stark cost disparities between low and high income households.
Birth Announced for David Dale Lee
Mr and Mrs Rus Sell Lee of near Cincinnati announce the birth of a son David Dale on August 5. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dale Lee of Racine and Mr and Mrs Charles Sharp of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Russell Lee
Cincinnati
David Dale
Dale Lee
Racine
Charles Sharp
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Althea
Beauty Shop
Jack
Dairy Bar
2Nd Ave
Weigs County
Pomeroy Social Notes
Rs. Ward
Elco T'owah Eee
Klein's
Meigs County Fair
Rocksprings
Officers
Pomeroy Personals
Middleport Social Notes
Council
Kenneth Amsbarry
Williamson All
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
Meigs
Clark Gable
Lana Turner
John Hodiak
Ann Baxter
Ray Collins
Cameron Mitchell
Temple Middleport
Henry Fonda
Barbara Bel Geddes
Vincent Price
Ann Dvorak
Also
Bendvue
Joan Davis
Tom Tyler
Singapore
NAVY
Sanforized
Famous Brands
Crown
Stairs Store
OHTO
Ravenswood
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