Pomeroy Sees Quiet Christmas Season In Meigs County
Meigs County officers report a quiet holiday period with one jail occupant, minimal intoxication arrests, and a Christmas Eve truck accident in Syracuse under investigation. Churches held services, caroling occurred, and two public dances drew large crowds in Middleport and Pomeroy. Service members and families traveled home as merchants reported strong holiday trade amid heavy rains and flooding.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Federated Church
Ralph Kuether
Genevieve Hoffner
Erma Smith
John Mitch
Camp Campbell
Jim Reed
U. S Navy
Bethany College
Moose Club
Middleport
Pomeroy Junior High Presents The Christmas Star Shines On
Pomeroy Junior High School staged a devotional program before Christmas break. Ninth grade students under Miss Shaver performed The Christmas Star Shines On. Participants included Horace Abbott Charles Finley Dorothea Reed Wilma Neutzling Patricia Karr Jean Lee Robert Pickett Betty Tedrow Charlene Smith Evelyn Cooke Horton Thomas Billie Jean Barnitz and Robert Hawley. The Latin class presented Adeste Fidelis taught by Mrs Frank Chapman with the full student body singing carols directed by Mr Aleshire.
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Pomeroy
Miss Shawver
Horace Abbott
Charles Finley
Dorothea Reed
Wilma Neutzling
Patricia Karr
Jean Lee
Robert Pickett
Betty Tedrow
Charlene Smith
Evelyn Cooke
Horton Thomas
Billie Jean Barnitz
Robert Hawley
Aleshire
Frank Chapman
Miss Maria Arnold Dies in Columbus
Mrs Herman Hoffner of Lincoln Hill learns her aunt Miss Maria Arnold aged 86 has died at her Columbus home on Saturday night. Formerly of Downington she was sister of the late J H Arnold of Lincoln. The body goes to Finsterwald Funeral Home Tuesday with funeral details to follow.
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Pomeroy
Herman Hoffner
Lincoln Hill
Maria Arnold
Columbus
Arnold
Downington
J. H. Arnold
Lincoln
Finsterwald
Open House At Church Manse At Federated Church
Open house was held at the parsonage Sunday afternoon from two to six o clock. Congregation members and friends were welcomed by the Rev and Mrs Ralph Kuehner and invited to view changes and improvements made during the summer while enjoying refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Ralph Kueiher
Native of Pomeroy Dies in California
Mrs. Fred E. Brown age 65 of Pasadena California died suddenly at her home last week. A native of Pomeroy she is survived by her husband three children two brothers and one sister Mrs Nellie Thomas of Catlettsburg Kentucky as the family relayed the notice to relatives
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Pomeroy
Fred E. Brown
Pasadena
Calif
Nellie Thomas
Catlettsburg
Paul Grueser
Thomas Snowball
Syracuse
Jerry
Alfred
Barberton
C. H. Wise, Jr
Mazie
Virginia Jo
W. C. Tracy
Fred Healy
Pvt
Cambridge
Clarence Root
Minnie
Pomeroy Social Notes Honor Guests Over Christmas
Social notes record Christmas Day and weekend gatherings in Pomeroy honoring Cpl. Marion Fugate of Ft. Benning. Relatives and friends including Miss Eleanor Heck and Hulda Klein visited, with fare shared and farewells as Fugate returned to duty.
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William Stoecker
Alaska
Fugate
Corporal Fugate
Miss Heck
East Palestine High School
Ohio University
Athens
Middleport Christmas Wedding Ties Families Across States
Miss Eileen Chapman became the bride of Adrian LeFevre at the home of the officiating minister in Middleport. Both newlyweds work in Columbus and returned there after a Christmas visit. The note lists multiple Christmas gatherings with relatives in Springfield Huntington Cambridge and London and mentions Sgt John W Gregg visiting family.
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Middleport
Eileen Chapman
C. C. Chapman
Middleport Hill
Adrian Lefevre
N. J. LeFevre
Columbus
Richard Burton
Church of Christ
Hilda Chapman
Huntington
Chapman
Old Tavern
LeFevre
Owens-Illinois Glass Factory
Dr Chauncey Shoemaker Marries Eleanor Brown in Virginia
Dr Chauncey Shoemaker and Miss Eleanor Louise Brown united in marriage at Broad Street Methodist Church Richmond in a simple double ring ceremony officiated by Rev John H Davidson. The couple, both with Virginia ties, plan a brief honeymoon before he reports to Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Florida.
Young Carolers Bring Christmas Dinners To Needy Families
A group of Middleport youngsters collected food donations while caroling on Christmas Eve. From homes they gathered enough for two baskets to provide complete dinners, including one for a family of ten. Names include Marilyn Knopp, Mary Louise Thomas, Iris Palmer, Sarah Palmer, Mickey Miller, Gerald Anthony, and Don Becker. An unrelated line notes extreme temperatures, stating eleven miles above the equator temperatures plunge to 112 degrees below zero before warming.
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Middleport
Marilyn Knopp
Mary Louise Thomas
Iris
Sarah Palmer
Mickey Miller
Gerald Anthony
Don Becker
Pomeroy High Seniors Lead Christmas Assembly
Pomeroy High School seniors staged the annual Christmas program directed by Miss Marion Ebersbach. The show opened with Jingle Bells, featured a ventriloquist sketch Oscar and Mr Santa Claus, a humorous monologue, two carols, piano by Lois Neutzling, and the one act play Merry Christmas to All with listed senior participants.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Marion Ebersbach
Oscar
Mr. Santa Claus
Willis Giles
Willie ‘Carr
Nora Harris
Lois Neutzling
Danny Rosenbaum
Betsy Ebersbach
Clair Titus
Betty Jacob
Sarah Harris
Wyatt Will
Thomas Williams
Roy Howell
Dale Warner
Floyd Wright
Meigs Petit Jury Begins Work This Week
POMEROY The petit jury summoned by Judge Edgar Ervin and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dana Peoples began its week of sessions today. Jurors will hear cases slated for trial on December 27, 28, 29 and 30. The first case was on the docket for this morning.
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Pomeroy
Edgar Ervin
Dana Peoples
Holiday Guests Pomeroy News Notice
Mrs Pauline Angeletti and daughter Rose Sisson hosted holiday visitors from Midland Pennsylvania and Westwood Cincinnati. Mr and Mrs George Angeletti and two daughters from Midland stayed briefly, while Mr C L Johnson and two sons from Westwood Cincinnati planned a longer visit.
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Pomeroy
Pauline Angeletti
Rose Sisson
George Angeletti
Midland
C. L. Johnson
Westwood
Cincinnati
Johnsons
Traitor Suspects Held as Treason Trials Set
Three former Vichyites are arrested on treason charges in France. Pierre Flandin, Pierre Boisson, and Marcel Peyrouton face military tribunal trials soon after liberation. conviction would carry the death penalty.
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Pierre Flandin
North Africa
U. S
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Vichy
Dakar
Marcel Peyrouton
Algiers
France
Entertain Relatives at Christmas Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris hosted relatives from Columbus and Pom eroy for a Christmas turkey dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe closed to the public. Eight regular patrons of the shoppe, employees of General Chemical Defense Corporation in Pt. Pleasant, joined the meal at one long table adorned with holiday decorations. Several GC DC employees also held a dinner party there on Christmas Eve.
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Robert Harris
Columbus and
Pomeroy
Mary Jane
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Pt. Pleasant
G.C.D.C
Arthur Lewis Dies Suddenly On Sunday
Arthur Eber Lewis 52 a New York Central Railroad employee died Sunday afternoon at 3 in the Hobson Yards locker room after becoming suddenly ill. He formerly served as street commissioner and is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs William Stewart of Racine three sons Eber Fila Elwood and Freddie at home two brothers Virgil and Fred and three sisters Mrs Albert Van Cooney Mrs Alec Fraser Mrs Ed Hoeflich plus three grandchildren Funeral services will be held by Rev H L Carr and interment will be at Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery. Time will be announced after his son arrives from Florida.
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Middleport
Arthur Eber Lewis
New York Central Railroad
Hobson Yards
Lewis
William Stewart
Racine
Locust St
Eber
Miami
Fila
Elwood
Bradbury
Freddie
Virgil
Fred
Parkersburg
Albert van Cooney
Alec Fraser
N. Fourth Ave
Ed Hoeflich
Pomeroy
H. L. Carr
First Presbyterian Church
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Florida
Discovery misCOLDS relief with Penetro salve
An advertisement promotes Penetro salve as a modern medicated remedy for cold symptoms including cough nasal congestion and muscle aches. It claims a grandmother’s example provides relief and offers 25 cent single or 35 cent double supply margins.
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Middleport Social Notes
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