Division Leader To Appear in Pomeroy
Brigadier Fred Malpass of the Salvation Army Cincinnati Division will visit Pomeroy Monday night at 7 30 to conduct the first enrollment of army soldiers at the Salvation Army building E Main St. Sunday School starts 2 30 Sunday afternoon a street meeting at 7 and the church service at 7 30 Major Hinshaw in charge Torch Bearers meet Friday Bible Study Wednesday under Major Hinshaw guidance.
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Pomeroy Pomeroy
Fred Malpass
Cincinnati
Southeastern Ohio
Salvation Army
Pomeroy
Army
E. Main St
Hinshaw
Major Hinshaw
Meigs County Expands School Lunch Program
Twelve hundred children are served daily across 14 Meigs County school lunch centers. The WPA assisted program has grown this year with 43 workers, a new center opened at Columbia School serving 100 on day one, and another to open at Laurel Cliff on December 8. Central funding is minimal. boards cover setup and equipment.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbia School
Laurel Cliff
WPA
Boards of Education
Last Rose of Summer Blooms in December
H N Meyer a local police member picked two small roses from his Fourth Ward home this Thursday. The roses are well formed and buds remain on the bushes, suggesting there may still be more blooms despite mid winter.
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Pomeroy
H. H. Niemeyer
Pomeroy Pupils Boost Toy Drive And School Contest
Pom eroy grade and high schools collected toys this week under acting superintendent W A Smith. Rev Ralph Kuether will repair them with help from Boy Scouts Troops 42 and 49. W R Farnham launched a contest offering free game admission to the homeroom that donated the most toys.
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Pomeroy
W. A. Smith
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Boy Scouts of
Kuether
W. R. Farnham
Pomeroy Schools
Mr. Farnham
Meigs County Adult Training Work Begins
Meigs County Home Demonstration sponsors a 1941-42 adult training program with a kickoff conference in Middleport led by Ruth Beard of Ohio State University. The session covered soap making and buying quality soap, followed by a Wednesday Harrisonville Rutland meeting with local leaders and wide local attendance.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Home Demonstration Service
Geneva Humphreys
Middleport
Ruth Beard
Ohio State University
Bud Morgan
Effie Warren
Reedsville
James S. Titus
Rutland
Clara Wells
A. H. Joachim
Pomeroy R. D
William Grueser
R. D
Carl D. Buckley
Lena Keller
Tuppers Plains
Henry R. Beaver
Chester
Cora Hamilton
Grover Gill
Langsville
C. E. Stout
Dexter
J. E. D. Hartinger
Mabel Shields
Racine
H. L. Sayre
Ada G. Morris
Ruby M. Halliday
Myrle Knopp
Harrisonville
Mina Bailey
Helen Carper
Miss Humphreys
Ruby Halliday
Pauline Atkins
Carrie Wyatt
Bessie Musser
Mal Ball
Addie Bradfield
Amy Chase
Norma Lee
Etta Turner
Bertha Harmon
Norma Wilson
Ethel Foley
Lena Jordan
William M. Jewell
Angie Clark
Alma Atkins
Jude's Place Opens in Calderwell Building
MIDDLEPORT remodeling of the Calderwood building at Second and Race Streets is complete. J J Schmoll operator of Jude's Place has moved in with his family occupying the upstairs apartment after modernization. An archway over the bar and buff plastered walls highlight the new interior.
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Middleport
Calderwood
Second and
Race Sts
H. N. Swift
J. J. Schmoll
Jude’s Place
Schmoll
Schmolls
McKay
Coal St
Clark files for divorce in Common Pleas Court
Marie Clark sues Cyrus J. Clark for divorce citing separation since May 14 1930 after a marriage dated August 14 1928. They have one child. The case was filed Wednesday in the Common Pleas Court.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Marie Clark
Cyrus J. Clark
Local Moves Report From Middleport
Mrs Clinton Fisher and her son John relocate from Shiflet Apartment to a unit above Tri Luster Cleaners. Mr and Mrs Ray Barker with their daughters move from Front Street to the Shiflet property on South Fifth Avenue.
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Middleport
Clinton Fisher
John
Shiflet Apt
Tri-Lustre Cleaners
Ray Barker
Front St
Shiflet
S. Fifth Ave
Scouts Register Two More Members At Meeting
Troop 48 Boy Scouts met at the First Presbyterian Church and added Andrew Lemley and Frank Hayes Jr to the roster. Other registrations were completed the prior week.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Andrew Lemley
Frank Hayes
Pomeroy Lodge Installs Officers At Masonic Temple
Pomeroy social notes report POMEROY Lodge 164 F and A M at the Masonic Temple Mulberry Ave installing new officers Worshipful Master Lester Hart senior Warden Pearl Stanley junior warden Willard Ashworth senior deacon Wallace Bradford junior deacon Fred Blaetmar tyler John Seakus chaplain Harry P. Smith stewards Windsor Stivers T V King Edison Hobstetter retires as worshipful master installing officer F L McKnight.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Lodge
Masonic Temple
Mulberry Ave
Lester Hart
Pearl Stanley
Willard Ashworth
Wallace Bradford
Fred Blaetmar
Tyler
John Seakus
Harry P. Smith
Windsor Stivers
T. V. King
Edison Hobstetter
F. L. McKnight
Local Social Notes and Family News Roundup
Mrs Raymond Ebersbach hosted her bridge club at W Main St with Mrs Carl Shields taking high score and Mrs Amy Chase the traveling award. A birth is announced: Carla Kay, 6 12 pounds, Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Dale Carl of Middleport. Mr and Mrs Albert Franz of Crooksville visited with their son and daughter in law John Franz. H D Defenbacher of Columbus spent weekend with his brother Frank Will in Lincoln Hill area. H B Smith returned home from a Canada hunting trip. J E White principal of Pomeroy Senior High is confined.
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Raymond Ebersbach
Bridge Club
W. Main St
Carl Shields
Amy Chase
Russell Wilson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Carla Kay
Dale Car
Middleport
Albert Franz
Crooksville
Inlaw
John Franz
H. D. Defenbacher
Columbus
Frank Will
Lincoln Hill
H. B. Smith
Canada
J. E. White
Pomeroy Senior High
Gifts Sought for Meigs County Children's Home Christmas
Meigs County seeks donations for the Meigs County Children's Home in Pomeroy. Gifts of all types are welcome for children of all ages. Donors may leave packages at Massar's Grocery on Second Street with names attached for delivery to the home.
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Pomeroy
Santa Claus
Meigs County
Avon Jones
Massar’s Grocery
Second St
Wise Elected President of Fire Company
Charles Wise Jr former Middleport chief of police was elected president of the Volunteer Fire Company for 1942. The officers include Tom Mills as vice president Ed Demoskey secretary Don Davis assistant secretary Ed Tewksbury treasurer Sidney Russell fire chief John Vroman assistant fire chief George Hoeflich captain and several lieutenants and chiefs. The group closed a successful year with renovations to quarters in the town hall and plans a December 18 banquet with wives invited.
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Middleport
Charles Wise, Jr
Tom Mills
Ed, Demoskey
Don Davis
Ed. Tewksbury
Sidney Russell
John Vroman
George Hoeflich
Robert McElhinney
O. E. McKinley
Fred Lemley
Emmett Shuler
Charles Rayburn
B. F. Parmelee
Panthers Open With Doubleheader In Season Opener
The Pomeroy Panthers return from football to basketball with a doubleheader night facing Shade at 7:30 and Belpre at 8:30. Coach Forrest Creason will rotate the squad to test all players and seek smooth combinations as Belpre brings two wins already this season. Next week they travel to Columbus to meet Central High.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Shade
Belpre
Forrest Creason
Panthers
Loyal Women of the Church of Christ Hold Christmas Party
The Middleport Loyal Women of the Church of Christ held their annual Christmas party at the church hall with a chicken dinner, festive decorations, and a gift exchange. Members and guests, including Nannie Agee and Dawes Lansbury, attended, gifts were distributed, and birthday or recognition presents were given to key organizers and teachers.
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Middleport
Loyal Women of the
Church of Christ
Sunshine Buddies
David Durst
Leo Childs
Otho Watts
Gertie Russell
Pearl Graves
Minerva Childers
C. C. Chapman
Susie Taylor
C. E. Vance
Boyd Dilgard
O. LI. Roush
Helen Reynolds
Myrtle Pickens
Graves
Nannie Agee
Dawes Lansbury
Columbus
Two Services Will Celebrate fund Program Completion
Sunday at First Baptist Church two services mark the World Emergency Fund completion. Rev. Ralph Zandel preaches on Giving Its Reasons and Results and the Junior Choir performs. A Living Cross pageant led by B H Sanborn Missionary Society features many participants and solos by Hattie Smith, Rev. Zundel, and Bill Diles.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
World Emergency Fund
Ralph Zandel
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
Living Cross
R. C. Zundel
Alice Nourning
Paul Smart
David Darst
Freddie Houdashelt
Dale Mourning
Clarence Clark
Jean Clark
Nora Hamilton
J. O. Leonard
Lisle Diles
James Murray
Harry Houdashelt
Ralph Zundel
Hattie Smith
Zundel
Bill Diles
Phyllis Diles
Franklin Ginther
Marion Allen Rife
Heath Methodist Church
H. A. Rothrock
Board of Education
Byer Family Mourns Charles Byer 82 at Leon West Virginia
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Byer and sons traveled to Leon West Virginia after the death of Charles Byer aged 82 at a daughter's home Mrs Cloyd Barnett The Byer family stayed for the funeral Monday at the Leon home of a daughter
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Middleport
Kenneth Byer
Leon
W. Va
Charles Byer
Cloyd Barnett
Byer
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Athens Messenger
Mechem
Nelsonville
Western Electric
Audiphon
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Fanley Audiphone CO
7Th St
Cambridge
Ohio
Ronald Reagan
Wusband
John Sutton Lynn
Moon Over Her
Radliod Fourmost
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Fibber McGee and Molly
Lucille Ball
Dorothy Lovett
Ralph Bellamy
Ellery Queen
Don “Red” Barry
Missouri
Jude’s
Calderwell
Register Boy Scouts
Pomeroy Social Notes
Sunshine Makers
Syracuse
Kathryn Proctor
Ralph Graves
Peacock Ave
William Follrod
Carlton Follrod
Bess Bentz
E. W. Schreiber
Alberta Shumaker
Ralph Gilmore
Harold Brown
New York City
C. F. Tompkins
Logan
Order of Odd Fellows
Noble Grand
Richard Vaughan
Robert Vaughan
Theo Kimes
Windsor Stievers
Henry Dailey
Eiml Ball
Selah Weatherby
Zanesville
Meigs
Edna Frame
Robert Fleming
Frame
Fleming
John Diehl
Pomeroy-Harrisonville
Entertains Club
Pomeroy Personals
Wise
Middleport Social Notes
Helen Wood
Louisville
E. M. Wood
Billy
Thelma Karr Ashbaugh
Mary Jane
Harold Johnson
James Stevens
S. Third Ave
Fred Sisson
Chicago
Fostoria
Frieda Faehnle
Lucille Smith
Jacob Young
Hugh Rousey
Alabama
Bart Rawlings
Loyal Women’s Class
Lillian Stieff
Wilmetta Mulford
Huntington
H. M. Carr
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Antarctic
Galapagos Islands
Equator
Goldberg
Optometrist
Optician
Worstell
N. Court St
Zenner’s Dept
Wee Little Folks
Big Brothers
Romper
Rocking Horse
Ogle
Fr Ste
Gale
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