Middleport Village Council Holds Last Regular Meeting in 1941
Middleport village council met last night with all members present except John Zerkle and Robert Rawlings. Mayor Fisher oversaw a two hour session focused on ongoing municipal buildings, NYA foundry work, flood relief storage, new police positions, and utility bills. Charles Ihle, oldest son of William Ihle, passed the exam for U. S. Marines and left for Paris Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. ©. Fisher
John Zerkle
Robert Rawlings
Harry Houd
Charles Walburn
Gene Grate
D. C. Miller
NYA Foundry
Pearl St
David
Racine
Charles Ihle
William Ihle
U. S. Marines
Paris Island
S. C
Settlement Reaches Rail Workers Strike Settlement
Washington AP reports a strike threat on the nation’s rail system was lifted as an emergency board led by Wayne L. Morse announced a wage and vacation settlement. The pact, pending Roosevelt’s review, could add up to 325 million dollars yearly to carriers’ payrolls and includes wage increases for operating and non operating staff along with extended vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wayne L. Morse
Roosevelt
Morse
House
House Labor Committee
National Mediation Board
Naval Committee
Mediation Board
Rep. Smith
D.-Va
Defense Industries
New Declarations of War Predicted by Britain
London sources today predicted Britain would declare war on Finland and possibly Romania Hungary later this week Informed observers say Finland has not been given a final chance to cease attacks on Russia Britain’s hesitation to war has lessened as Finland joined the anti comintern pact and in light of Churchill’s warning that those who ally with Hitler align with Britain’s foe
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Britain
Seernzie
London
Finland
Rumania
Hungary
Russia
Churchill
Hitler
Buchalter and two co-defendants condemned to die
New York report states Lovans Buchalter and two co-defendants Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone were sentenced to die in the electric chair the week of January 4 1942 for the murder of Joseph A Rosen a Brooklyn storekeeper. Weiss claimed he is the trigger man while judge Franklin Taylor handed down the sentence. The trio were convicted by a jury early Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ent Ster
New York
Lovans (Lepke) Buchalter
Kinjas
Emanuel Wendyand Weiss
Louis Capone
Joseph Asen
Brooklyn
Weiss
Fugitive surrenders at Lebanon Honor Camp
Frank Brown a 35 year old Jackson County man who fled Lebanon Honor Camp surrendered in Jackson and was returned. He had escaped on November 19 and will serve only one year of the two extra years added for the escape. Brown was convicted in July 1940 of auto theft and housebreaking and received a sentence of one to 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frank Brown
Jackson County
Lebanon
Brown
Jackson
Five Russians Clash With Japanese Force Near Vladivostok
Two Russian soldiers were killed when a patrol of five crossed the Manchukuo border about 40 miles northwest of Vladivostok. Domei reported from Hsinking that the Russians crossed 25 miles south of Tungning and clashed with a Japanese force. three survivors fled back into Soviet territory.
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Tokyo
Vladivostok
Domei
Hsinking
Manchukuo
Tungning
Declaration of Taking Filed by Government in Ohio
The federal government filed a declaration of taking in federal court to seize 42 acres along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Sandusky for Plum Brook Ordnance Depot expansion. The land comprises 33 parcels with total offers of 31,122 dollars to owners.
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Toledo
Baltimore and Ohio
Sandusky
Plum Brook
Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Appointments
Pomeroy Social Notes recount the Simpson Methodist Church Sunday School class meeting led by Mrs. Blanche Roller with officer elections for secretary Alta Ann Smith and treasurer Joan Conway. The item lists numerous regional visits, family gatherings, hospital stays, and travel actions involving residents of Pomeroy and nearby towns across Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Simpson Methodist Church
Blanche Roller
Oma Jean Zahl
Alta Ann Smith
Joan Conway
Laymen's Dinner Draws 150 Methodists in District
In MIDDLEPORT the east half of the Portsmouth District gathered at Heath Methodist Church for a Laymen's Dinner. presided by Dr A J Kestle district superintendent, with decorated tables and group singing led by H E Cook. Local lay speaker Roy Barnes spoke on the new lay plan themed The Layman. A display of church publications was announced and Frank Malin gave The Strength of America as the keynote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Portsmouth
Heath Methodist Church
A. J. Kestle
H. E. Cook
Willis Aleshire
Gordon Harris
Orville Chambers
Kestle
Walter McCarley
Racine
Miller
Reedsville
Mrs. Scott
Portland
Nobel Rompel
Pomeroy Simpson
Thomas Taylor
Oak Hill
A Chandler
Cheshire
Je Layne
Rodney
Copley
p.Thurman
Brooks
Wattrerloo
James Taylor
Chester
Scott Wester- Finan
C. S. Dale
Frank Malin
First Methodist Church
Ashland
America
Roy Barnes
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Whatsover Class Hosts Church School Program Eve Supper
The Whatsover Class of the First Presbyterian Church led a Christmas program with Mrs. C. T. Shumaker directing a reading by Miss Anna Weed and a lesson by Mrs. Sarah Probst. They sponsor a cafeteria supper this evening from 5 to 7:30 and plan their annual Christmas party Friday December 5 at the church chaired by Mrs. W. H. Juhling with several assistants. Future Homemakers met last night in the Home Economics Room after a polluck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
C. T. Shumaker
Charles Howard
Sarah Probst
Anna Weed
Huntington
W. Va
W. H. Juhling
Marcus Chambers
Plummer Beeson
A. A. Dillard
Frank Knopp
Future Homemakers of America
Slumber Party Hosts Local Guests and Illness Updates
Miss Doris Bailey hosted a slumber party on Fisher Street with Sally Fisher Jean Roush and Esther Michl. Local residents visitations include Mr. and Mrs. John Will in Gallipolis with Mrs. Will's parents the Elmer Burnette family. Illness confines several on S Third Avenue. References to Dr and Mrs George Howder leaving Elizabeth Pa after a visit with Julia Howder. Tom Rhoades suffers a fractured leg while helping on a saw mill near Coolville in Athens County.
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Forest Creason
Robert Roberts
Athens
Effie Warren
Reedsville
Pomeroy
Jean Sowers
Earl Stobart
McArthur
George Grueser
Enterprise
Mildred Hazelton
Wright Sr
Claudis Chappel
Loretta Franz
Grant Hospital
Columbus
E. J. Franz
Mulberry Ave
Edward McIntosh
Patterson Field
Dayton
Howard McIntosh
Nye Ave
Charles Nease
Mary Hood
Chillicothe
Clifford Hood
John Epple
Gerald Rueter
Union Ave
Harold Brown
Harold, Jr
New York
Brown
Martha Ihle
Red Anchor Dept
Harold Brabbin
Dunbar
W. Va
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
George Conde
Eugene
Mechanic St
Leslie Hubbard
Syracuse
Lester Wilson
Robert
Charles Webb
Meigs County
Doris Bailey
Fisher St
Sally Fisher
Jean Roush
Esther Michl
John Will
Gallipolis
A. H. Bradbury
Chestnut St
George Howder
Elizabeth
Julia Howder
Gravel Hill
Roscoe Meadows
Carroll Meadows
Huntington
James Meadows
Dea Hayes
Helen Beeson
Leo Beeson
William Beeson
Plummer Beeson
William Bradford
Bruce Bradford
Shelby
Harold Lohse
Elizabeth Bradford
Racine
Tom Rhoades
Athens County
Coolville
Baker General: Ludwick the Continental Army’s chief baker
Christopher Ludwick, a Philadelphia gingerbread baker and confectioner, served as the sole holder of the title Baker General in the Continental Army. He was commissioned as the army’s baker general, a regular rank in American military history.
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Christopher Ludwick
Philadelphia
Social Notices From Point Rock and Area
Personal and social mentions from Point Rock and nearby communities record weekend visits among Gregory Stout and Morris households. Demographics note a Rock Springs Grange Home Demonstration event and a Rutland American Legion Post installation. Pred Slaughter appointed executor of Anne Bolinger estate in Athena County. creditors warned to file claims within four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Rock
William Gregory
Dayton
Bonnie Gregory
Margaret Gregory
Rhoda Graham
Eddie Stout
Een
Martin
Stout
John Stout
Neva Ogdin
Eva Morris
Ora Cottrill
Rock Springs Grange Hall
J. E. Radekin
Columbus
D. V. Morris
Mattie Morris
New American Legion Post and Legion Auxiliary
Rutland
Athens
Ohio
Anne Bolinger
Athena County
Francis DO. White
Said
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ARK
Ark Royal
Redenhills
Long Beach
Calif
Boeing Flying Fortress
Darst, Sr
Homer Russell
Finance Committee
Privde Lumber Co
Sidney Russell
J. B. Downing
Ing
Department of Industrial Relation
The
Middleport Review
Rowley & Reed
Middleport Book Store
Darley Co
Village Street Department
Ton
Lepke
Pomeroy Social Notes
Eddie Smith
Ann
Wehe Terrace
George Joachim
Nellie Pope
Bess Hartley
Don Nease
Mary Alice
Bess Bentz
E. W. Schrieber
Lincoln Mill
Sidney Spencer
Lippincott House
C. P. Bradbury
W. Main St
Don Rea
Wherling
Ernest Rea
E. Main St
Grover
Frank Kunzelman
St. Ann's Hospital
Otto Mees
Akron
Albert Mees
Anne St
Kerns Roush
Ironton
J. S. Hartenbach
Holzer Hospital
Max Roller
Mary Martha
Mayme Holmes
Kathryn
Miriam Anna
Robert Lear
Robert Lee, Findlay
Bert Webster
E Main St
Charles F. Six
Bessie Six
Court of Common Pleas
Louis Tyroler
Florida
Middleport Social Notes
IL. V. C. Halibut
V. C
Lv.c.a&d
Squibb Yeast
Gallahers
S. Court St
Santa
Sally
Billy
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