Rites Set Thursday for Milo Shain 88
Milo Shain 88 died Christmas morning at his Racine farm home where he lived most of his life Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 30 p m at Dorcas Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Surviving are two brothers Ateri Shain a Racine banker and Emily Shain and two sisters Mrs Martha Wolfe and Mrs Laura Wilbarger all of Racine
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Dorcas Church
Greenwood Cemetery
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Ateri Shain
Emily Shain
Martha Wolfe
Laura Wilbarger
Worshippers Fill Churches in Pomeroy Bend for Christmas
Scores of worshippers filled churches in Pomeroy Bend for traditional Christmas services on Christmas Eve and Day. Children performed, congregations joined families after holiday store closings, and midnight masses drew both Protestants and Catholics. In Middleport communion and cantatas complemented the quiet holiday with few incidents and many servicemen home for the season.
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Athens Messenger
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Federated Church
Grace Episcopa Church
John Chine
Gedric Clark
Sacred Heart Church
United Methodist
Middleport
HL. Carr
First Baptist Church
C. P. Bradbury
Virginia Jo Wise
Phyllis Smart
Capital University
Columbus
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Christmas Club Dinner
The Pomeroy Garden Club shared a Christmas dinner at Mrs Lily Coats home in Lincoln Hil with two tables of guests. Gifts were exchanged, carols sung, and Mrs A N Bengal read Van Dyke's The Other Wise Man. The next meeting is set for Jan 14 at Mrs J W McMurray’s home.
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C. E. Downie
J. W. McMurray
Willam Downie
Fred Crow, Jr
Wards of Home Feast On Holiday Venison
Meigs County Children’s Home wards enjoyed a Christmas Day feast of venison provided by A H Joachim game warden. The deer, confiscated from the Portsmouth area after lawful killing, was gifted for the holiday meal.
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Wards of Home
Pomeroy
Megs County
Former Meigs Man Aldebert M. Irwin Dies in Pittsburgh
Aldebert M. Irwin age 76 died Dec 22 in Pittsburgh. Funeral services were held Monday at Harrisony je Fresbytenan Church with Rev H L Carr officiating. Irwin formerly worked as a druggist at Reed's Drug Store. Survived by widow and sister Mrs E W Atkins of Harrisonville.
William Thomas Dies Suddenly In Dayton
POMEROY William Thomas 58 died after a Christmas visit in Dayton from a heart attack at St Elizabeth Hospital. A longtime Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric employee, he is survived by his wife Margaret two daughters Mrs Hugh Daniels Dayton and Mrs Harry L Bailey Pomeroy three grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at three at the late residence with Beach Grove Cemetery interment. Rev Miller to lead.
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William Thomas
Hugh Daniels
Dayton
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Margaret Thomas
Minersville
Athens Messenger
Harry L Bailey
Beach Grove Cemetery
Miller
Divorce Notice in Athens County Court
William Lent files for divorce from Lelia Lent in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio alleging neglect of duty. Hearing set for January 2 1946 or soon after. petition lists residence 712 Indiana street Bicknell Indiana and names attorney John W Bolin.
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Court OF Common Fleas
Athens County
Lelia
Lent
Indianatreet
Bicknell
Indiana
William Lent
Court of Common Pleas
Ohio
William L
John W. Bolin
Middleport Social Notes Bright Christmas Party and Local News
Middleport residents share Christmas events and baptisms. The Jolly Bunch Sewing Club held a party at Mrs W A Britton with Mrs D E Miller assisting. gifts exchanged and Be National War Fund and Tuberculosis Fund donations announced. New member Mrs George Hackett welcomed. Baptism at local church honored Rosemary Albright, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs John Albright. Various holiday returns and local notices include hospital trips, family visits, and community updates about residents and servicemen.
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Middleport
Jolly Bunch
Noah Haskins
Orin Smith
H. E. Bush
John Seines
L. D. Diles
James Weber
Ferry Mitch
Bruce Lloyd
Lawrence Milhoan
Herbert Fink
George Hackett
H. A. Rothrock
Rosemary Albright
John Albright
Louise Rothrock
Republic
Ohio
Rothrock
Courthouse Employees Back at Work Today in Meigs County
Meigs County Courthouse staff returned to work this morning after a three and a half day Christmas break. They closed at noon Saturday and resumed Tuesday after Christmas Eve and Christmas Day holidays observed by many county offices statewide.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Eagles Club Holiday Dance Attracts Overflow Crowd
POMEROY an overflow crowd attended the Eagles Club Christmas dance with many returned service men among the dancers The club plans another holiday dance New Year’s night January 1 The Junior-Senior PTA sponsors a community dance tonight with the high school band to play.
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Eagles
Juniior-Senior
PTA
Dr Amsbury To Again Head Waltonians
At the December meeting of the Izaak Walton League Dr E Amsbury was re elected president for 1946. Officers named include R C Tuckerman Oscar Bauer C E Blakeslee J Edward Foster and a slate of directors. About 50 members attended despite bad weather and E M Myles of the State Forestry department spoke on Shade River Forest Purchase Area forestation and a lake site conservation project progress was reported though time and location remain unannounced.
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Izaak Walton League
E . Amsbury
Lst
R. C. Tuckerman
Oscar Bauer
C. E. Blakeslee
J. Edward Foster
Byron Hayman
Willam Lowe
Fred Rosenbaum
Charles Bard
Tracy Whaley
Lafe McKnight
Dayton M Ashworth
Paul Smart
Chas Walburn
George Sargent
Oscar Weber
Miles Cross
E. M. Myles
State Forestry Department
Shade River Forest Purchase
Miles
E. White
Dan White
Amsbury
League
Minstrel
Pacific soldiers brickles and brickles in the Pacific
Cpl Floyd L Brickles son of Mr and Mrs D L Brickles Shade R D 1 is on Kyushu Island after transferring from Fifth Division Marines to the Second Division He has served in the South Pacific 16 months and finds it cold Corpl Brickles now serves in the same battalion as Richard Brown son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Brown Athens R 4 Floyd and Richard both graduated from Shade High School in 1941 Sail from Honolulu Over 2 600 Korean prisoners of war sailed yesterday for Jinsen Korea aboard Transport Gen O H Ernst Army authorities announced committee met with director Ed Condon and additional committees were appointed to complete plans for the minstrel which will be presented early this winter Chairmen for the minstrel committees are J Edward Foster general chairman Dayton Ashworth tickets Paul Smart treasurer Earl Knight Properties Wilam Watson costumes Charles Walburn talent An oyster supper concluded the evening
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Jimmy Evans
Ceoil Evans
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Ravenswood
Randolph Ward
Mary Lou
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Capital University
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A J Daught
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Springfield
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Covington
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Leonard Taylor
E. R. Lama
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
S. Third Ave
Jean Lama
Lama
Ruth Entsminger
U.S. Army
David Enstminger
Lincoln St
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Kenneth Entsminger
Texas
Lockbourne Air Field
Rawlings- Coats
Earl Wager
Holzer Hospital
Stansbury
Grant St
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Charles Lewis
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D L Brickles
Shade R D. 1
Kyushu Island
Fifth Division
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Jesse Brown
Athens R
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