Fire Destroys Part of Lincoln Heights Home. No One Hurt
Pomeroy volunteers extinguished a late Saturday fire at Ted Robinson residence in Lincoln Heights. Overheated furnace likely caused the blaze. $600 to $700 damage. Robisons were away. water supply adequate via new mains and a high tank. Third and Second Ward companies also handled a Pleasant Ridge fault and a Sohio station fire earlier in the week.
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Pomeroy
Ted Robinson
Lincoln Heights
Herbert Giles
Robinsons
Giles
Third
Second Ward
Robinson
Second Ward Fire Company
Emma_ Joachim
Pleasant Ridge
Sohio
Main St
James Weber
Lincoln Heights Fire Extinguished as Water Pressure Holds
Firefighters contained the Lincoln Heights blaze with water pressure holding, preventing spread. No injuries reported as crews investigated the source and secured the scene.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Lincoln Heights
POMEROY A marriage license issued to two residents
A marriage license was issued last Friday to Alvin L Tracey 21 of Parkersburg West Virginia and Evelyn Jean Allen 21 of near Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Alvin L Tracey
Parkersburg
W. Va
Evelyn Jean Allen
Public Auction Of Chattels Set For February 14 1947
Friday February 14 1947 at 10 30 a m a sale of all my chattels at public auction includes 10 head of cattle seven prime Shorthorn cows bred to a registered Shorthorn bull calving in April one two year old registered Shorthorn bull weighing 1500 to 1600 pounds two extra good milk cows a Guernsey giving milk and a large cow due to fresh this month expected to yield six gallons daily plus other items.
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Guernsey
Birthday Dinner for J A Young at Leading Creek Drive
A Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J A Young on Leading Creek Drive celebrated Mr Young’s birthday. Guests included the Young family and relatives from Rutland Glouster Middleport and Athens with Patty Jo Betty Nancy Joe War ren and Mary Jane among those listed.
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J. A. Young
Leading Creek Drive
Mr. Young
Youngs
Joe Young
Ohio University
Athens
C. A. Bradbury
Mary Jane Young
W. M. Price
Frank Young
Patty Jo
William Buck
Betty
Nancy
J. W. Young
Rutland
Paul Kennedy
Glouster
Rowena Warren
Middleport
Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship Hosts Covered Dish Supper
Members of the Youth Fellowship at Heath Methodist Church and their guests attended a covered dish supper Sunday at the church.
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Youth Fellowship of
Heath Methodist Church
Reader Service Beauty and Health Exercises
Reader Service promotes a back shaping routine with a sit up variation and leg raises. It advertises a booklet titled Beauty and Health through Simple Exercises for 25 cents plus postal details and other booklets No 27 and No 45.
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Athens Messenger
W. 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Portland Port Baptist Baptisms and Local Notices
Baptisms conducted at the Methodist Church Portland and Silversville included Pauline Betty Blosser Eleanor Joyce Ann Parsons Jimmie Gary Johnson Jimmie Ernest Clark Florence Dailey Mildred Sylvia Minnie Gladys Triplett Thelma Wells Iva Alfred Frankie Ward Joann Kenneth Brewer Wilma Delbert Lawson Lawrence Gluesencamp Gerald Wells Emma Lee Brewer A weekday school of religion was organized with 41 students. A private wedding joined Garnet Rush and Lawrence Johnson officiated by Rev Charles P Cecil.
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Portland
Methodist Church
Stlversville
Pauline
Betty Blosser
Eleanor
Joyce Ann Parsons
Jimmie
Gary Johnson
Ernest Clark
Florence Dailey
Silversville
Mildred
Sylvia
Minnie
Gladys Triplett
Thelma Wells
Iva
Alfred
Frankie Ward
Joann
Kenneth Brewer
Wilma
Delbert Lawson
Lawrence Gluesencamp
Gerald Wells
Emma Lee Brewer
Scouts Attend Service For National Scout Week
Middleport Troop 40 of the Boy Scouts observed National Scout Week with an evening service at First Baptist Church. Scoutmaster Arthur Skinner led the group in the Sunday observance.
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Middleport
Boy Scouts
First Baptist Church
Arthur Skinner
Throckmorton Divorce Petition Filed in Meigs County Court
Eileen Throckmorton sues Clarence W. Throckmorton in Meigs County Court of Common Pleas for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Gallant Lady Denounces Georgia White Primary Bill
Helen Dortch Longstreet, widow of Gen James Longstreet, told a Georgia legislative committee in Atlanta that the Talmadge white primary bill is monstrous and infamous. She declined to reveal her age, wore slacks, and recalled working in a bomber plant at Marietta during the war.
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Helen Dortch Longstreet
James Longstreet
Georgia
Atlanta
Talmadge
Station Robbed At Forest Run
Brenick Service Station in Forest Run east of Pomeroy was entered between 11:30 p m Saturday and daylight Sunday by an unidentified person who took six cans of green beans six cans of sandwich spread and some cocoa. Sheriff Welker investigated and said the merchandise had little value indicating amateur burglars. Entry was through a window.
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Pomeroy
Brenick
Forest Run
Welker
Harvesters meet in Federated Church social rooms
The Happy Harvesters class of the Federated Church met Friday evening in the church social rooms. Vice president Mrs Bentz Wolfe presided. Mrs William Baxter led devotionals. Hostesses were Mrs Addie Grueser Miss Gladys Grueser Mrs Edna Reibel and Miss Emma Reibel. Fourteen members attended.
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Pomeroy
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
Bentz Wolfe
William Baxter
Addie Grueser
Gladys Grueser
Edna Reibel
Emma Reibel
Twilight Garden Club Meeting Auction at Mulberry Home
The Twilight Garden Club will meet Thursday evening at Mrs. Phil Williamson's Mulberry Avenue home. Assistant hostesses will be Mrs. Pearl Hysell and Mrs. Elmer Windon. The meeting will feature an auction sale.
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Twilight Garden Club
Phil Williamson
Mulberry Ave
Pearl Hysell
Elmer Windon
Weekend Visitors and Local Updates From Gallipolis Area
Miss Dorothy Duckler and Miss Martha Jane Myers of Gallipolis spent the weekend here with their parents. Miss Elsie Hart is reported to be confined to the home of Mrs. Norma Goodwin by illness. Miss Eileen Sauvage and Miss Margaret Werry, who are employed in Dayton, spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Sauvage and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Werry of Naylors Run. Miss Elaine Young, employed in Columbus, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Young, Pomeroy. Theodore Reed, Jr., and Robert Hamm returned to their classes at Ohio University after weekend visits home. Marvin Burt left for Hartford, Conn., to work for Pratt and Whitney at United Aircraft Co. in the test and assembly department. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ward, moving from Boston to California, stopped to visit Norbert Compton and wife of W. Main St. Compton's sisters also guests at the home.
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Middleport
Meigs
Mason
W.va
Clarence Ebersbach
Rutland St
Jeanne
Kenneth Cook
Clifford Cook
Mason County
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
Rodney Hill
Robert Cook
Ebersbach
Cook
Peter Lalich
Cleveland
Donald Davis
Hill
New Orelans
Orlando
Fla
Bend
Floyd Mees
Charles Evans
Pomeroy
Lera
Wilma Roush
Elsie Hart
Norma Goodwin
Eileen Sauvage
Margaret Werry
Dayton
Julius Sauvage
Charles Werry
Naylors Run
Elaine Young
Columbus
Thomas Young
Theodore Reed, Jr
Robert Hamm
Ohio University
Marvin Burt
Hartford, Conn
Pratt and Whitney
United Aircraft Co
Jay Ward
Boston
California
Norbert Compton
W. Main St
Compton
Robert Haslam
Silver Springs
Robert Pope
Brackenridge
Mae Eubank
Huntington
Last Rites Conducted for Samuel Brooks Funeral Attendees
Among the out of town persons here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Brooks Thornville, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Godfrey Point Pleasant West Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Miller Gallipolis and Mrs. Mildred Zalusky Dayton.
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Pomeroy
Samuel Brooks
Harry A. Brooks
Thornville
Harry Godfrey
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Raymond Miller
Gallipolis
Mildred Zalusky
Dayton
Church Women to Meet in Pomeroy
The Pomeroy Council of Church Women will meet at the Federated Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Mrs. J. H. Stephenson and Mrs. Glenroy Ewing will report on addresses from the Ohio pastor's convention held recently in Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council of Church Women
Federated Church
J. H. Stephenson
Glenroy Ewing
Ohio
Columbus
Scout Leaders Laud Pom eroy Troop Work In 1947 Week
Meigs County hosts 1947 Boy Scout Week events at Pom eroy Senior High School with Oris Sattler and Edward Goodwin praising local troops Troop 49 Pom eroy and Troop 1 Middleport. Five Eagle Scouts named Kenilworth Nease Richard Rosenbaum Joe Foster Charles Baird William Knight. A Silver Jubilee Certificate given to Harry Bennett.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Oris Sattler
Parkersburg
Edward Goodwin
Athens
Pomeroy Senior High School
James Lochary
Pomeroy Scout
Sattler
Scouts of the World
Boy Scouts of America
West Virginia
Pomeroy Scouts
Kenilworth Nease
Richard Rosenbaum
Joe Foster
Charles Baird
William Knight
Harry Bennett
Bennett
Explorer
Elberfeld
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Ralph Spencer
Middleport
Arthur Skinner
Meigs
Harry Ohlinger
H. A. Rothrock
Frank White
Allen Jenkinson
R. L. Jacobs
Howard Kress
W. P. Lochary
Fred Rosenbaum
J. Edward Foster
Glouster
Chester
Meigs Scout
Frank White, Jr
Pomeroy High School
Athens Scout Executive
New Mexico
J. E. White
Weekend Visitors and Illness Ties in Lottridge Area
Lottridge and surrounding areas note visitors and illness as families host relatives from Shade Point Pleasant Belpre and Dayton. Rob inson brothers visited Akron while Rob inson Bessie remains ill. Foster Bean, Guysville, recuperating from surgery. Archer and Bernard families host guests. local travel includes C M Swartz trip to Columbus.
Army Air Forces Enlistments Announced in Meigs County
Sgt Lucian E Helton announced January enlistments in Meigs County for Donald Hartung John Lee and Fred Mulford into the Army Air Forces. Mulford is a former serviceman discharged October 13 1945 under the point system. Helton will be on duty at the mayor s office in Pomeroy on Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays.
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Pomeroy
Lucian E. Helton
Meigs County
U. S. Army Air Forces
Donald O. Hartung
John M. Lee
Fred E. Mulford
Fred Mulford
Helton
Daugherty Funeral Planned for Henry E. Daugherty
Henry E. Daugherty 62 died suddenly at home on Hulbert Street Middleport The Church of Christ will host the Wednesday 2 p.m. service led by Pastor Marvin O Brown Interment follows at Riverview Cemetery He is survived by wife Erma three daughters Margaret Jordan Virginia Faught Juanita Weacek a son Emil Daugherty a stepson Hubert Van Meter three grandchildren and brother William Daugherty Friends may visit Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home until 2 p.m. Tuesday before body is moved to the home.
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Middleport
Henry E. Daugherty
Hulbert St
Church of Christ
Marvin O. Brown
Riverview Cemetery
Daugherty
New York Central Railroad
Erma Daugherty
Ash St
Romantic youth seeks work to marry 16 year old lover
Ellsworth Wisecarver 18 known for romance with married women since age 14 seeks employment to fund elopement with a 16 year old girl. He was sent to a California youth camp for eloping with a 25 year old mother of two but escaped and later gained freedom in Ely Nevada.
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Las Vegas
Ellsworth
Sonny) Wisecarver
Alumni Plan Annual Supper In Middleport
The Middleport High School Alumni Association plans its second annual oyster supper at the high school on February 14 from 5 30 to 7 p m. The event is open to the public with Dr. Wilfred Smith of Ohio University as a guest speaker for the Rotary Club after the meal at about 6 30 p.m. Committees and final plans are announced by president Virginia Mayes and assistants include Mrs Guy Reynolds and others managing menu dining room and solicitation.
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Middleport
Middleport High School Alumni Association
Virginia Mayes
Wilfred Smith
Ohio University
Athens
Rotary Club
Dr. Smith
Mayes
Guy Reynolds
Robert Coats
L. W. McComas
Bruce Lloyd
Eleanor Schaaf
Red Cross Meigs Chapter Lands Dress Quota
Mrs. Harry Ohlin ger announces Meigs Chapter will receive a quota of children's wool dresses around Feb 20, with cut garments ready by March 1 for sewing. Sewing clubs auxiliaries and individuals are urged to help. Remaining 100 cotton dresses are available at the Meigs Red Cross office for ready sewing.
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Pomeroy
Harry Ohlinger
Meigs
Red Cross
Ohlinger
Meigs Red Cross
Fire at Vine Street Home Prompted Middleport 9:45 A.M. Call
A small blaze broke out Sunday at the residence of Donald Ohlinger on Vine Street. Defective fire caused the fire, and the volunteer fire department responded to the call at about 9 45 a.m. No injuries reported.
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Middleport
Donald Ohlinger
Vine St
Pomeroy Chor al Society Meeting Postponed
Pomeroy Choral Society postpones its Monday evening gathering according to director Mrs. Lucille Swackhamer who announced the change today.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Choral Society
Lucille Swackhamer
Assistance Offered On Income Returns At Meigs County Court House
A deputy IRS collector will be at the Meigs County Court house on February 25 and 26 to help taxpayers prepare income tax returns. Herbert J. Kelly stated the agency is providing this service and will assist residents with filing.
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Pomeroy
Internal Revenue Service
Meigs County
Herbert J. Kelly
Episcopal Guild Meeting Postponed by Weather
Grace Episcopal Guild meeting postponed due to weather and gas shortage. Hostesses will announce the rescheduled time later.
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Episcopal Guild
Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal Guild
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Warner
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Bradbury
Kenneth McElhinny
A. A. Bing
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S. Third Ave
Dan Farmer
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Dewaine
Thana Morgan
Toledo
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Herman Bailey
Kanawha Valley Hospital School of Nursing
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Akron
Max Sanborns
Elsie Wiseman
Front St
Clarence Stewart
Frank Murphey
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John Deere
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Cheshire, Ohio
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Charles P. Cecil
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Frank Aumiller
Baton Rouge
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L. O. Hiatt
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Bill Schoolcraft
Torch
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Lock 21
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Milo Rhodes
Spiller
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Dorothy Duckler
Martha Jane Myers
Elberfelds
Pomeroy Troop
Lottridge
Lawrence Robinson
Ira Robinson
Bessie Robinson
Fred Hooper
Patty
Frank Hooper
Shade
Thomas Bailey
Glenn Brummage
Walter A. Frost
Barbara
Milford
John Archer
W. A. Frost
Belore
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R. M. Allen
George Bernard
Robert
Jack
C. M. Swartz
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L. H. Allen
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Masterole
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Philadelphia
Illiamson Triplife Furnace
Williamson Heater Company
Williamson
George Kimble
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Nature
Carter
Ature
Pomeroy Bend Theaters
Bendvue
Freddie
June Preisser
Freddie Trimball
Frankie Darro
Ann Rooney
Jackie Moran
Warren Mills
March OF Time Short Subjects
Sister Kenny
Lois Collier
Buzzy” Henry
Don Porter George Cleveland
Wild Beauty
Brooklyn
Double Bill
Tim McCoy
Trigger Trail
Rod Cameron
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Pascal Celery
Evans Meat Department
Akeet O. E. Clyse
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