Meigs County Fair Ends With Record Attendance
The 82nd Meigs County Fair ended Thursday after a record crowd and high praise. Weather, war end, and gas rationing relief boosted attendance, with 5,000 to 6,000 on Thursday afternoon, packed grandstands for races, and an overflow for the National Barn Dance. H J Russell, fair board president, credited hard work and favorable national conditions for the record outcome.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
H. J. Russell
Meigs County Fair Board
the Messenger Today
Fairgoers Praise Meigs County Fair Delights
Sgt. Robert Goodall on 30 day furlough with wife Betty Mulford. fair features include Junior Fair shows, demonstrations, and a plan for next year’s event. Rocksprings grounds praised for beauty and amphitheater setting. police reported orderly three day run. First Aid Station aided overheated visitors. Grange booths awarded with Hemlock Grove and Ohio Valley taking top honors. broad attendance from Meigs County communities.
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H.—. Starkey
Varta
H. Vollmer
Cincinnati
Rocksprings
Staveries
Middleport
John Terrell
Pomeroy
Meigs
American Red Cross
London
Conservation Department
F. J. Reed
Hemtock Grove
Chester
Racine
Ohio Valley
Grange
George Gen~heimer
Paul Rae
C. M. Jones
Purley Karr
Booth
Mae Mora
Emma Heines
smMans
Court House
Wis
Alledas
Juder Edgar Bivin
Airs
Joe Walle
Young” Oywner
Circleville
Amon
Myo
Jack Robson
Emall
Babs Brewer
Pomeroy Area Church Services Announced
Regular services listed for the Federated Church and nearby parishes. Grace Episcopal offers Holy Communion and sermon at 9 A.M. with a 14th Sunday after Trinity theme. Church schools begin Sept 4 at 10 30 A.M. Other churches in Rutland, Carpente, Union and Trinity Lutheran schedule morning sermons and regular Sunday Schools. Trinity Lutheran resumes fall winter evening services with 6 15 P.M. Sunday School and 7 P.M. sermon on The Sin of Ingratitude by Rev. Hilmar Th. Rosenberg.
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Carpenter First Baptist
Union Baptist
Trinity Lutherran Trinity Lutheran Church
Butternut Ave
West Main
Hilmar Th. Rosenberg
OES Picnic and community notices from Parkersburg
Ratine Chapter of OES and families held a picnic at State Park with 81 attendees. Ohio Valley Girls broadcast from Parkersburg, cake and ice cream served, lights by Pfice, loud speaker by McKelvey. Numerous local residents and relatives visitations reported across Parkersburg, Columbus, Cincinnati and nearby towns.
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Portland—Tech
Paul Paynter
Camp Cooke
Calif
Okey Paynter
Clarence Price
Patsy
Harry Swan
Price
Camp Adair
Ore
Ratine
O.E.5
State Park
Ohio Valley Girls
WPAR
Parkersburg
Arthur Bugh
Tra Pfice
William McKelvey
Robert McKelvey
Maxine Wingett
Civilian Shoe Output To Hit Record Soon
New York reports civilian shoe manufacturers expect four months of output near wartime peaks. E L Langston of the National Shoe Retailers Association cites 30 million pairs monthly as a base and possibly 35 million, signaling record production levels.
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New York
E. L. Langston
National Shoe Retailers Association
Middleport social notes and visits across towns
Middleport residents and visitors share a busy slate of social calls. Mr and Mrs Pfarr of Vero Beach Florida visited Miss Sara Dobbs and Mrs C F Fawkins in Middleport. Henry Hennessy’s guests included Frank Snyder and Clyde Hennessy who traveled to Mason City for Phillip Hennessy’s birthday.
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Middleport
Ar, Pfarr
Vero Beach
Fla
Sara Dobbs
Fourth Ave
C. F. Fawkins
Second Ave
Pfarr
Meigs
Nicholas Hennesy
Henry Hennessy
Frank Snyder
Harry Morgan
Clyde Hennesy
Mason City
Phillip Hennesy
Wayne McElhinney
Belle
W.va
Dana Lambert
Gladys Russell
Corning
A. E. Russell
Webb
Columbus
Corbett Ratliff
Norfolk
W. W. Robinson
Marriage Licenses Issued in Meirs County Court
Meirs County Probate Court issued marriage licenses to Faxon Blanken ship 21 of Hanover West Virginia and Beatrice Rea 21 of Pomeroy Lawrence Hill 33 of Norvhup Irene Duncan 17 of Lelart West Virginia Edward Chapman 40 of Portland Alphretta Carter 35 of Middleport Rt 1 John Reuter 38 of Pomeroy Hdna K. Smith 30 of Chester.
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Pomeroy
Meirs County
Faxon Blankenship
Hanover
W. Va
Beatrice Rea
Lawrence Hill
Norvhup
Irene Duncan
Lelart
Edward Chapman
Portland
Alphretta Carter
Middleport
Middleport ministers stagger vacations keep worship regular
Middleport churches report no gap in services this summer as leaders rotate time off. Rev. H A Rothrock of Heath Methodist will miss Sunday service this week. Sunday School at 9 30 with L W McComas. Rally Day planned for Sept 30. Rev. H L Carr returns from six week break to lead First Presbyterian service at 10 30 with 9 30 Sunday School led by Don Kelly. Rev. Ralph Zandel at First Baptist on 9 30 worship and study Does the World Owe Me a Living How Do We Know There Is a God sermon at 8 pm. Church of Christ currently without a minister but Bible School runs 9 30 with Wilbur Theobald as superintendent.
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Middleport
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
L. W. McComas
H. L. Carr
First Presbyterian Church
Don Kelly
Ralph Zandel
First Baptist Church
Goa
Church of Christ
Bible School
Wilbur Theobald
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Birthday Party
Pomeroy social notes recount a birthday party for Mrs Electa Hysell hosted by the Daughters of Union Veterans Jane Howell Tent with attendees including Pearl Reynolds Nellie Ketter V Howell Tom Googlein and Lillian Stieff among others who sang Happy Birthday. Also notes visits and departures involving Pauline Tedrow Sherman Robert Niday and families Eva Simms Emma Waterman and Amy Ingsland with local school and military service references.
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Sophia Meier
Meiers
U.S. Navy
Eva Simms
Emma Waterman
Tom W. Jones
E. W. Kingsland
Amy Ingsland
Mary Jane
Miss Kingsland
Montgomery
W.va
West Virginia School of Technology
Harvest Home Festival Sets Sept 9 at Pomeroy Churches
St Pauls Lutheran and St Johns Lutheran of Chester Two plan Harvest Home Festival on Sunday Sept 9 in Pomeroy. Rev L M Mohrhoff will deliver a sermon from Deuteronomy 26. Sunday School led by Miss Mary Goodfield at 10:30. dinner served at noon. Youth center use announced in upper building block of Ebershach estate for community events and clean up.
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Pomeroy
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Chester Two
L. M. Mohrhoff
Hag
Mary” Goodfield
Mohrhoff
Oced
Ebershach
Laurel Cliff Charge i Services Scheduled
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church led by Rev E E Jacobs offers Sunday School at 9 30 with Margaret Leifheit supervising class meeting at 10 30 Evangelistic service at 7 30 with the pastor preaching Mid week prayer on Wednesday at 8 Hysell Run Free Methodist Sunday School at 10 00 Superintendent S M Russell morning service at noon sermon by pastor class meeting at 7 30 mid week preaching Thursday at 8 with sermon by pastor
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Pomeroy
Laurel Cliff Free
Hold Funeral for Infant on Tuesday in Pomeroy
Funeral services for Kay Alana Seyfried three months old daughter of Cpl Kenneth Seyfried USMC and Mrs Seyfried Columbus and granddaughter of Christian Seyfried Pomeroy were held Tuesday afternoon at Beach Grove Cemetery. The baby's death occurred Sunday at Children’s Hospital Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Kay Alana Seyfried
Cpl
Kenneth Seyfried
USMC
Two Men Taken to Hospitals After Emergency Operations
Two Melgs Cou residents were rushed to Gallipolis area hospitals for emergency appendectomies this week. Mrs Eddie Blake Ruth Tracy entered Joi Hospital Monday and recovered satisfactorily. Jack Amsbury was taken to Holzer Hospital Wednesday evening with a plan for an immediate procedure.
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Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Joi Hospital
Eddie Blake
Ruth Tracy
Jack Amsbury
Holzer Hospital
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