Meigs County 4-H Leaders to be Honored at Middleport
Meigs County 4-H club members and leaders from 24 clubs will gather at Middleport High School for an achievement program. C. C. Lang of Ohio State University will speak on 4-Hs importance in the national emergency, with awards for years completed and special pins for top performers.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Meigs County 4-Hlub
Middleport High Schol
C. C. Lang
Ohio State Universty
W. H. Palmer
Ooer
Downie Nelson
George Carper
Letart Falls
Pine Grove Victory Sewers
A. IL. D. Club
Eagle Victory Club
Lang
Iss Geneva Humphreys
Nd C. E. Blakeslee
Middleport Department Store Wins 11th Inning Softball Thriller
Middleport Department Store defeats W W O W All Stars 2 to 1 in 11 innings at the stadium. Manley and Wilt drive early run. Laing controversial foul homer overturned to a tie. Johnson scores winning run after wild throw. Cargill and Manley hold hitters. box score notes and errors.
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Middleport
TNT
Don Manley
Wilt
Scheall
Lewis
Laing
Johnson
Walters
Cargill
Manley
Somite
Hasemeyer
Sour Aacke Re
MSE
Permlee
Abana
Anewert
Allensworth
Aae A
Haskine
Watete
FE Soc
Bouore
Ge A Ricttioe Cdocus
Nas
Ellis
Sauer
Workers at Defense Plant Change Jobs in Middleport
Confirming earlier reports that the E. B. Badger & Sons Company would lay off 25 percent of its employes the last of this month, a number of employes including many of the first to make their homes here have received notices and will leave for home towns or other defense locations. Vacated apartments are quickly filled by General Chemical Defense Corporation representatives who aim to place 100 or more new employes here. Dorothy Durst, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Durst, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital at Parkersburg for an appendectomy. Her condition is reported satisfactory.
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Middleport
E. B. Badger & Sons Company
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Pomeroy
Dorothy Durst
Ed Durst
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Harry Craig, Jr
Columbis
D. C
U. S. Air Corps
H. W. Craig
Beech St
Erroll Jr
Rose Marie
Akron
Edgar Reynolds
Ansted
W. Va
Philip Stace
Edgar
Nina Russell
Columbus
Cleveland
Curtis Clark
Prospect
Lola Clark
Canal Winchester
Allie Mauck
C. F. Besserer
Mike Lipscomb
Dexter Erwin
Mill St
W.W.O.W
Texas
Lipscomb
Bruce W. Carr
Erwin
Carr
Raleigh Flowers
Orin
Bob
Harvey Allensworth
Starling McCullough
Athens County Fair
Yom W. Jones
J. B. Downing
George Werner
Ray Barker
Eileen Veney
Virginia Jo Wise
Lucille
Doris Werner
Roger Kittle
Helen
Michael
Glouster
Frank McCoy
Hugh
Will Drury
Vesta McCoy
Bertha Grant
Norma Grant
Bill Wilxman
Anna Lares
Peter Rappold
W. Main St
Russell Brown
Main St
E. H. Priode
Yale St
Leona
St. Joseph Hospital
Dana Houdashel
Minersville
Lena Huber
Union Ave
Busy Bee Class Hosts Social Evening in Middleport
Mrs Downing Roush led the Busy Bee Class meeting at First Baptist with Mrs Seines Smart Mills and Anthony assisting. Twenty two members attended enjoyed devotionals, games and a dessert course. Daisy Jasper was a guest.
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Middleport
Downing Roush
Busy Bee
First Baptist Church
John Seines
Paul Smart
Shirley Mills
Willis Anthony
Ross Pullin
Daisy Jasper
Riley Building Burns At Midnight
At midnight the Volunteer Fire Company battled a blaze at the Ben Riley property in Middleport. An out building was destroyed by fire of unknown origin but firefighters confined the flames to the one structure. A large crowd followed the fire apparatus through the area as sparks lit the reddened sky.
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Middleport
Ben Riley
Legion Collects 500 Phonograph Records for Army Camps
Drew Webster American Legion Post collected 500 phonograph records to be used in army camps. Old and broken records will be recycled into new records. The drive continues and donations are welcome at the Gilmore Supply Store on Court Street.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion Post
Legion
Gilmore
Court St. Teheb
Birth day greetings from Ed ward McIntosh reach Meigs Co
Meigs County service notes report Corporal Edward McIntosh sending a birthday cable to his mother Mrs Howard McIntosh Nye Avenue Australia-based he has written 55 letters and a package since August 6, two letters received this week Rotary Club Melbourne guest Martin Elberfeld Chillicothe store operator son of Jacob Elberfeld Mulberry Ave serves in the U S Army Massar Radford of Columbus visiting his parents in Flatwoods induction to army next Tuesday Byrne Vaughn son of Walter Vaughn Mulberry Ave leaves for Parkersburg to enlist in the U S Navy Max Hoffner son of Herman Hoffner Lincoln Hill underwent surgery at Fort Riley for rupture August 19 and his parents were informed
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Pomeroy
Howard McIntosh
Nye Ave
Cablegram
Corporal Edward McIntosh
Australia
Rotary Club
Melbourne
Chillicothe
Chillicothe Club
Martin Elberfeld
Jacob Elberfeld
Mulberry Ave
Massar Radford
Columbus
Charles Radford
Flatwoods
Byrne Vaughn
Walter Vaughn
Parkersburg
U.S. Navy
Herman Hoffner
Lincoln Hill
Max
Fort Riley
Meigs County man clips mark war service records
A. V. Howell, county chairman of the Ohio War History Commission, scans newspapers daily for items about Meigs County men in the armed forces. He has 300 clippings and expects thousands, preserving each service member in a permanent clip file with an index for easy retrieval.
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Kent
Howell
Hours of Carriers at Post Office Changed
Middleport inspectors caused carriers to shift hours. They report to work at 8 a.m., take a 12:30 p.m. noon hour, return at 2:30 p.m., and quit around 6 p.m. The 1 p.m. C&O train arrival prompted the afternoon start delay.
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Middleport
Schools Set to Open September Second in Middleport
MIDDLEPORT announces opening of the school term on Wednesday September 2 with L W McComas entering his second year as superintendent. Buildings have been refreshed including gym floor refinishing and corridor repainting. School will start half an hour later with 9am bells and new noon and 4pm dismissal times. Labor Day holiday will be observed September 7.
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Middleport
L. W. McComas
McComas
Mother Granted Custody Of Two Garrison Children
Common pleas court granted custody of Beverly N. Garrison and Frances L. Garrison to their mother Emily Garrison. The court ruled the children were unlawfully detained by their grandmother Bertha Garrison and her daughter Isabelle Midkiff, and ordered the children released to their mother.
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Pomeroy
Beverly N. Garrison
Frances L. Garrison
Emily Garrison
Common Pleas Court
Bertha Garrison
Isabelle Midkiff
Ben Nevis Stands Tallest in England, Everest Looms Worldwide
The tallest English peak is Ben Nevis at 4 406 feet. Everest remains the world’s highest summit at nearly seven times that height. The Salvation Army reports 36 857 paid staff and 285 244 volunteers across 97 countries and colonies.
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England
Ben Nevis
Everest
The
Salvation Army
Pomeroy Social Notes and Community Gatherings
Pomeroy news notes activities around town with 4 H club nutrition focus, a wiener roast at Middleport roadside park, and visits by residents to relatives in Athens Ripley and Parkersburg. Local residents including Mrs Duffy Mrs Clatworthy and others are mentioned with minor household incidents and hospital visits.
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Junior Women's Guild of the Federated Church
Middleport
Emma Kathryn Clatworthy
Kathryn Duffy
Athens
Pomeroy Church of Christ Invites Newcomers to Attend
The Pomeroy Church of Christ extends invitation to defense workers and other newcomers to join services. Bible School starts at 9:30, Morning Worship and the Lord's Supper at 10:30, Christian Endeavor and prayer at 7:30 led by R. C. Steffy. Special evangelistic meeting to begin Sunday September 6 led by Rev. Belcastro.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Church of Christ
Christian Endeavor
R. C. Steffy
Christian Advance
Belcastro
Middleport Youth Serves in Army Air Corps Candidate Tests
Middleport resident Denver Rice aged 20 recently enlisted in the U S Army Air Corps. He and 29 others underwent preliminary physical and mental tests at Patterson Field, Rice placing third in the group. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Homer Rice a Middleport High School graduate who worked at W V O W Point Pleasant.
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Middleport
Denver
Rice
U. S. Army Air Corps
Patterson Field
Young Rice
Homer Rice
Middleport High School
W.V.O.W
Point Pleasant
Navy Recruits Mulford and Ohl at Great Lakes Training School
Word reached from Orval Ohl Inger and Clarence Junior Mulford who recently joined the U S Navy that they are now stationed at the Great Lakes Training School. They serve in different companies with Mulford being the sole Ohioan in his group.
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Middleport
Orval
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