Students of eSchools Take Leading Roles
Middleport reports a Christmas Carol Service by the Girls Glee Club of Middleport High School and Speaking Choir of the Junior High, directed by Miss Lois Cecil and Miss Jean McMaster. The program featured carols from many countries, special lighting, and star-lit stage décor. Mary Adelene Smith sang solo and Rev Don McMillin gave the closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
PTA
Girls’ Glee Club
Middleport High School
Miss Cecil
Ofaise
Jesus
Mary Adelene Smith
Don McMillin
William Bradford
Bradford
Karl Owen
Guy Reynolds
Harold Chase
Catherine Sulzer
Meigs County
Baker divorce suit filed in common pleas court
Mary A. Baker sues Charles A. Baker for divorce in common pleas court. They married October 14 1935 and are parents of one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Mary A. Baker
Charles A. Baker
Hopes No News of Son Is Good News
Middleport waits for word on Private William Wyatt missing word since his transfer to a bomber squadron at Hickam Field Oahu. His mother Mrs. Stanley Rickard hopes no news is good news after receiving a Christmas greeting mailed December 5, two days before Pearl Harbor attack. Wyatt, a former Middleport High School student, had worked for Safety Cab Co. before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Stanley Rickard
William Wyatt
Hickam Field
Oahu
Rickard
Sun
Pearl Harbor
Wyatt
Middleport High School
The
Safety Cab Co
Pomroy Village Council Advances Midnight Sunday Closing
Pomroy village council held a quiet last regular meeting of 1941 with no visitors. The session approved a second reading of the closing ordinance requiring midnight closing for beer and liquor places and all day Sunday closing, and also a second reading to prohibit dancing in such establishments. All members were present except Virgil Campbell, away in Columbus for the Federal Grand Jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Virgil Campbell
Columbus
Federal Grand Jury
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Births and Meetings
Mrs. Clarence Boyles hosted a surprise party for her mother Mrs. Charles Lewis with many guests and gifts. The Knopp family announced the birth of daughter Julia Ann on Friday December 12 with two older children and father working at a local A P Store. Rosener Zeiher promotes blind handicraft sales at Mill Street home and Mrs. Stewart hosts craft display and judge Cedric Clark speaks on The Constitutions. Class 12 of Heath Methodist Church plans a gathering at Mrs John Hawkins home with several assist hosts and gift exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Clarence Boyles
Charles Lewis
William Wise
Henry Casto
Paul Freshour
George Veith
Dorothy Veith
George Veith, Jr
Joe Shuler
James Chutle
Dave Osler
George Batey
Linda Lou
Albert Logan
Beecher Kessinger
Charles Lewis, Jr
William Sigler
Dowl Little
Archie Ellis
James Lewis
Clarence Boyles, Jr
Billy Boyles
Clarence _ Boyles
Richard
Robert Lewis
Allen Knopp
Clifton
J. A. Knopp
Pearl St
Julia Ann
Knopps
Mr. Knopp
A&p
John Hawkins, Jr
Heath Methodist Church
N. Third Ave
Lois Cecil
Robert Coats
Lucille Dutton
Frieda, Faehnle
New Evangeline Chapter OES to Hold Practice
New officers of the Evangeline Chapter Order of Eastern Star will hold a practice session at the Masonic Temple Wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock. The Temple has recently been redecorated by the Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Meigs County Soldiers Home Visitors From Town Areas
Meigs County homefront activity centers on Camp Shelby. soldiers from Meigs County, including Carl Young of the 37th Division, Co. K, 166th Infantry, furloughing at relatives in Pomeroy. Other local servicemen arrive or pursue duties, with Navy recruiter E S Lashmett announcing changes and aviation cadet George T. Carr earning a second lieutenant diploma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Camp Shelby
Miss
Meigs County
Carl Young
37Th Div
166Th Infantry
Young
Cora Roberts
Shelby
Ironton and
Earl Titus
West Point
E. S. Lashmett
U. S. Navy
Athens
George T. Carr
Chanute Field
Ill
U. S. Army Air Corps Reserve
Jessie T. Carr
Pomeroy, R. D
Harold Vogelsong
Western Union
Signal Corps
Naval Reserve
B. S. Vogelsong
Ironton
Pomeroy Social Notes Christmas Dinner and Community Events
Pomeroy J.O.F. Class of Simpson Methodist Church held a Christmas dinner with over 40 attendees. The event featured a holly themed decor, corsages, a basket drive discussion, and a program spelling Christmas with related readings and songs. Also noted were capping exercises for four Pomeroy girls at St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg with eighteen participants and regional social visits in Athens, Columbus, Minersville, and Belpre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Geary
Howard Ebersbach
Eddie Smith
Pearl Hysell
T. A. Downie
Edith Mallory
Marion Ebersbach
Lucy Gibbs
Wyatt Radford
Norman Foss
C. E
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Maxine Russel
Vera Hepp
Ruth Thornton
Ferndora Schaefer
Frank Hepp
Agnes Russell
Mildred
Betty Gress
J. M. Thornton
Robert
Rose
Funeral Services Held for Earl Little
Funeral services for Earl Little age 3 who died at Holzer Hospital were held this afternoon at Silver Run Baptist Church with burial in Cheshire Cemetery. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Burlin Little of near Silver Run and had been in the hospital for more than a week after an operation for ruptured appendix. Verne Little an uncle of the child attended with other family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Earl Little
Holzer Hospital
Silver Run
Cheshire
Burlin Little
Verne Little
Sycamore St
Hemlock Garden Club Sees Program and Gift Exchange
Mrs. Nellie Smith hosted the Hemlock Garden Club at her Hemlock Grove home. Members discussed winter plant protection and Christmas decorations, with a talk on parliamentary rules by Ernest Saunders, and exchanged gifts and shrub cuttings. Next meeting set for January 8 at Mrs. Mina Baily on the Pomeroy Athens Road.
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Pomeroy
Nellie Smith
Hemlock
Christmas Cantata by Pomeroy Choral Club at Federated Church
The Pomeroy Choral Club presented the annual Christmas Cantata The King Cometh at Federated Church. Edith Bowen and Alice Smith ush in black robes with white surplices, Mrs Floyd Wild on organ. The choir, under Mrs J E White, sang Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Silent Night Oh Come All Ye Faithful Ave Maria and finale Glory to God in the Highest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Choral Club
Federated Church
Edith Bowen
Alice Smith
Floyd Wild
Marguerite Meyer
Kathryn Bailey
Christ
J. E. White
Carol Morris
Marion Welsh
Albert Reuter
Velma Geary
Ralph Kuether
Ben Philson
Columbus Weekend Auto Crash Injures Mrs Allis and Daughter
Mrs Bertha Allis and her daughter Margaret were injured in a Saturday night automobile accident while visiting Columbus. Margaret was hospitalized for treatment. Janet Dawson, visiting cousin, returned home Sunday. Mrs Allis and Margaret were driven home Monday by Gene Grate of Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Bertha Allis
Margaret Allis
Janet Dawson
Columbus
Dempskeys Take Billy for Eye Exam in Parkersburg
Mr and Mrs Ed Dempskey accompanied their son Billy to Parkersburg yesterday where he was examined by an eye specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ed Dempskey
Billy
Parkersburg
Marriage License Issued in Pomeroy Probate Court
Max Elliot 22 of Dayton and Thelma Russell 21 of Pomeroy have been issued a marriage license in probate court. The couple is listed with the same filing details and ages as recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Max Elliot
Dayton
Thelma Russell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Speech Choir
Doris Barker
Sara Daune Hartley
Peggy Is
Ancil Manley
Mildred Ihlinger
Bruce Bingham
Dorothy Childs
Freda Gaye Durst
Edward French
Charlene Marshall
Jerry Pullin
Juanita Snyder
James Arnold
Daisy Caruthers
Curtis Kelly
Frances Pickens
Martha Seines
Harry Surface
Maxine Thomas
Glee Club
Charlotte Brown
Dorothy French
Nan Fisher
Marcia Singer
Donna Marre
Dorothy Turner
Jean Allin Oung
Joanna Warner
Marjorie Diles
Mary Lou Hartinger
Dorothy Burnette
Virginia Winston
Janet Dillard
Marcella Wabourn
Martha Ohlinger
Anna Price
Jean White
Mary Miller
Carla Clark
Gladys Folden
Mary Lou Kelly
Dorothy Ashley
Wanda Koehler
Paula Jean Britton
Jane Owen
Mary Rose Seines
Susan Allensworth
Council
Middleport Social Notes
Gallaher's
S. Court St
Lee Albert Hoffner
Albert Hoffner
Camp Walters
Texas
James Titus
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Grant Roberts
Billy and Clark
Tom Ruth
Pt. Pleasant
W. Va
Roberts
Ruth
Eldon Clark
Mr. Roberts
Robert Roberts
Union Ave
Charles Lietwiler
John Lietwiler
Weizgall St
Phillip Meier, Jr
Philip Meiser
Brick St
C. F. Tompkins
Cynthia, E. Main Sr
B. F. Tompkins
Belpre
Clifton Stout
New Lexington
N. C. Stout
W. Main St
Raymond Diehl
Diehl
Sue Davis
Minersville
Carey Hysell
Harrisonville Rd
Russell Brown
Bobbie
Main St
Dana Brown
Pearl Phillips
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Carson Hayes
Vernon Nease
Mr. Hayes
J. L. Fauber
Herman Burt
Pat Lochary
Fred Langlotz
Walter Sodt
James Weber
George Hackett
Rae
Ny Salas
Warwick Ates
Mechem’'S
Nelsonville
Hemlock Garden Club
Choral Club
Kal Mithy
Ty Uy
Schenley Distillers Corp
Nyc
Fidelity Company
Uncle Sam
Cor, Carpenter & Grosvenor
East Main St
Gallipolis
Second Ave
Syracuse
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