Boundary Is Determined Football Field Plans Set
Pomeroy School Board met to finalize property boundary lines for the Henry Koehler parcel to become a football field. Plans call for transfer of title next week and bids for grading tiling and storm sewer, not for bleachers lights or track. Aten Shain appointed to the Library Board. Christmas vacation set Dec 17 to Jan 3. new bleacher seats installed at the Junior High auditorium.
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Pomeroy
Henry Koehler
Rutle
W. A. Smith
Smith
Aten Shain
Theodore T. Reed
Pomeroy Church News Highlights Local Congregations
Church notices list services across Pomeroy and surrounding areas including First Baptist Enterprise St Pauls Lutheran Laurel Cliff Free Methodist and Grace Episcopal with times for Sunday school worship prayer and youth activities.
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Christian Science Society
Mulberry Ave
First Baptist Church
Paul W. Nye
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Evangelical UB Circuit
L. R. Carmichael
Enterprise
Carmel
Morning Star
ST. Paul's Lutheran
L. M. Mohrhoff
Pomeroy
OF Christ
William Sleasman
Christian Endeavor
Laurel Cliff
Bunker Hill
Letart Falls
Grace Episcopal
Henry W. Hobson
Installation Of Meters Begun In Pomeroy
POMEROY Edmundson Construction Corp of Hayden Ind began installing parking meters on Pomeroy streets at noon Thursday. Oliver Edmunson said the project should finish by Saturday afternoon barring weather delays. Enforcement start time and service hours await council action this week. A P Harbrecht added to the police department will finish training at Dual Parking Meter Co Canton Saturday.
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Pomeroy
Dual Parking Meter Co
Canton
Christmas party hosted by Philathea Women of the Church
The Philathea Women of the Church of Christ hosted their annual Christmas party in the church social rooms. Officers and guests attended a program, with a candlelit room and Christmas tree lights. Stockings raised 60 dollars for the Cleveland Christian Home as stories and carols guided the festive program.
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Middleport
Philathea Women
Church of Christ
Boyd Dilgard
Ernest Lailance
Robert McElhinny
L. D. Childs
William Yeager
Mabel Hoysell
Edgar Allensworth
C. E. Vance
William Bradford
C. FE. Shepard
Bradford
Cleveland Christian Home
L. E. Burford
C. E. Shepard
Darla Shafer
Jacob Shafer
Ruth
Paul Shepard
Santa Claus
Dilgard
Shepard
Mystery Pal
Christmas Hour At Loyal Pals Meeting Pledges Remembrance
Mrs. Robert McElhinny led the session as plans were made for the county wards remembrance at the Infirmary. Miss Nina Russell introduced Frances Roush who spoke on America's first Christmas tree. Mrs. Delbert Rice sang and gifts from the tree were distributed by Mrs. French with a salad bowl gifted to the group. An Oregon holly arrangement with tapers and a mirror completed the scene.
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Robert McElhinny
Nina Russell
Frances Roush
America
Delbert Rice
Pomeroy Junior High Honor Roll List Honors 33 Students
Pomeroy Junior High School names 33 students on the honor roll for the period ending November 24. Ninth grade honorees include Shirley Beegle, Margaret Bruch, John Foster, Richard Gilkey, Helen Hayes, Stephen Hill, Robert Houdashelt, Margaret Hysell, Marlene Lathey, Maxine London, Phyllis Meier, Sue Raub, Bill Smith, Sarah Stowe, Douglas Strain, Donna Van Meter, Helen Williams, Clayton Wise, and Sylvia Schwab. Eighth grade honorees include Edith Qualls, Shirley Russell, Carol Spence, Mary Marny, Barbara Wehrung. Seventh grade honorees include Patricia Atkins, Annie Canaday, Carolyn Graves, Mary Jo Hawk, Wanda Saylor, Bernice Sheridan, Jo Anne Swatzel, and Jo Anne Wildermuth.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Shirley Beegle
Margaret Bruch
John Foster
Richard Gilkey
Helen Hayes
Stephen Hill
Robert Houdashelt
Margaret Hysell
Marlene Lathey
Maxine London
Phyllis Meier
Sue Raub
Bill Smith
Sarah Stowe
Douglas Strain
Donna van Meter
Helen Williams
Clayton Wise
Sylvia Schwab
Edith Qualls
Shirley Russell
Carol Spence
Marny
Barbara Wehrung
Patricia Atkins
Annie Canaday
Carolyn Jane Graves
Mary Jo Hawk
Wanda Saylor
Bernice Sheridan
Jo Anne Swatzel
Jo Anne Wildermuth
Christmas Choir Plans At Middleport Churches
Middleport churches announce Christmas rehearsals with choirs from First Baptist Heath Methodist and Church of Christ for seasonal programs. Pomeroy directs Hallelujah Chorus. Mrs Swackhammer leads Heath Methodist junior anthem. Skinner directs cantata. Regular services and Sunday school times listed.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Charles M. Pomeroy
N. P. Swackhammer
Heath Methodist Church
Arthur Skinner
Church of Christ
Heath Methodist
W. B. Moore
Forrest Bachtel
O. P. Klein
First Presbyterian
Homer G. McMillen
James Buchanan
Syracuse Presbyterian
McMillen
Robert Harden
First Baptist
George Baker
Births and admissions at Mason Clinic
Admissions include Mrs Donald Williams Syracuse Ohio on December 4 and Mrs Peggy Roush New Haven West Virginia on December 5 for minor surgery. Births report sons Dale Stephen to Charles Machir and wife Letart West Virginia on December 3 and William Virgil to William Huddleston and wife Point Pleasant on December 6. Additional arrivals include Mrs Ernestine Wippie Star Route Pomeroy December 3 and Mrs Lillie Hawley Pomeroy December 4 and Mrs Ward Spencer and daughter Esther Mae Pomeroy Star Route December 4.
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Donald Williams
Syracuse
Ohio
Peggy Roush
New Haven
W. Va
Vonida Landers
Pomeroy
Stanley E. Staats
Letart
West Virginia
Dale Stephen
Charles Machir
William Virgil
William V. Huddleston
Point Pleasant
Ernestine Wippie
Lillie Hawley
Ward Spencer
Esther Mae
SEO Council Meeting Set On Dec 16
Emerson W. Wood announced the Southeastern Ohio Regional Council annual meeting for December 16 at 6 30 p m at Dutch s Restaurant Oak Hill Ohio. Meigs County is represented by W A Smith acting president and T A May on the current committee. The executive committee will elect 1949 officers and report legislative recommendations to members for presentation to the Ohio General Assembly in January.
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Ohio General Assembly
Truck Stuck Fire Call Amid Busy Middleport Day
Middleport firefighters answered their third call at 2 30 p m when a Covert Baking Co truck became mired near the village dump on the flood road and needed hauling out. Earlier, a chimney fire at Mrs Henry Nash home on Plum Street caused negligible damage. Tuesday a blaze at William Ward’s Elm Street home caused only slight damage likely from defective wiring.
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Middleport
Covert Baking Company
Henry Nash
Plum St
William Ward
Elm St
Mr. Greenlee's Father Dies at Arbuckle in Middleport
The O. C. Greenlee family traveled to Arbuckle this week after the death of G. W. Greenlee, 82, at noon Tuesday. Funeral services were held at Leon Baptist Church Thursday afternoon with attendees including Mrs. Charles Bennett and daughter Jean. Survivors include sister Mrs. Molly Condee and cousins A. W. and I. M. Biffle of Gallipolis.
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Middleport
O. C
New Books Received By Pomeroy Public Library
Pomeroy Public Library lists new arrivals including Elizabeth Captive Princess by Margaret Irwin The Hearth and the Eagle by Anya Seton The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C Douglas Blackstone and White Rock by Milton Farber Your Diet for Longer Life by James Alner Burns Mantle's Best Plays 1947 48 edited by John Chapman
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public Library
Christmas Tea At Legion Post In Pomeroy
Past Presidents Parley of the Auxiliary Unit of Drew Webster Post American Legion hosts a Christmas tea and open house at the Legion home in Pomeroy on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. The public is invited.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Legion
Finger Mash at Blue and Gray Restaurant Injures Worker
Nora Gilmore, employed at the Blue and Gray Restaurant, mashed a finger Thursday while moving two boxes in the kitchen.
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Pomeroy
Nora Gilmore
Blue and Gray
Guth sisters visit Sister Gerard at St. Joseph Parkersburg
Misses Lena and Katie Guth visited Sister Gerard at St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg on Wednesday.
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Lena
Katie Guth
Sister Gerard
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Charity Council 245 marks 23rd anniversary dinner
The Twenty-third anniversary of Charity Council 245, Daughters of America, celebrated at Mrs. Charles Sauer’s Brownell Avenue home. A steak dinner was served by Mrs. Sauer with help from Mrs. Everett Davis and Miss Maude Tewksbury. Guests included Mrs. Caddie Wickham, a state officer.
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Middleport
Charity Council 245
Daughters of America
Charles Sauer
Brownell Ave
Branches and Tires Spark Thick Black Smoke
Heavy black smoke filled the area near the village dump on the flood road Thursday evening. Branches from a utility crew and discarded tires from a service station owner were blamed for the fire and smoke.
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Middleport
Man Injured by Rock in Swisher Mine Blast
Middleport Thomas Carriell, 55, was struck on the head by a rock during blasting in the Swisher mine Tuesday. He was taken to Holzer Hospital for treatment and it was thought his skull was fractured.
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Middleport
Thomas Carriell
Swisher
Holzer Hospital
Christmas Party Planned by Young Adult Fellowship Class
A Christmas party for the Young Adult Fellowship Class of First Presbyterian Church was arranged at Mrs. D V Wallace home and will be held next Tuesday evening at the church.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
D. V. Wallace
Class Has Christmas Party for Loyal Pals in Oregon
Mrs Edward French hosted the Loyal Pals Class of the Church of Christ on Tuesday evening at S Second Ave. The event featured Christmas decorations from Mrs Arthur Metzger and Mrs Paul French, a lighted porch tree, a white decorated tree with gifts by Mary Jane Young, Santa Claus costume, lighted tapers, and mantel arrangements.
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Middleport
Oregon
Arthur Metzger
Paul French
Edward French
S. Second Ave
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