Special Services in Pomeroy Bend Churches Attend Well
Special services across Middleport and Pomeroy churches drew large crowds on Sunday. In Middleport First Baptist hosted a service honoring local service members, with a patriotic address, musical selections, and a flag ceremony.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
Middleport
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Heath Methodist Church
Church of Christ
Federated Church
Pomeroy
Louise Winebrenner
WAC
Washington, D. C
William K. Beaver
Army
Howard A. Seidenable
Navy
Leonard
Bill) Wood
Joe Paul Kimes
Army Air
L. W. McComas
United States
Franklin Guinther
Marvin Murray
Buddy French
Lincoln
Phyllis Smart
Bob Mills
Dorothy Chase
C. P. Bradbury
Ralph Zandel
Louie Wetzel
Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Gene Bream
Dan Large
Charles Troyer
Frank Buck
Buck
Endeavor
Richard
L. J. Heiner
Nan Moore
Young People's Choir
World Day of Prayer To Be Held Friday
Mrs C E W Ponsisee of Pomeroy Church Women urges mothers and wives of service members to attend World Day of Prayer at United Methodist Church. Two services are set for Friday at 2 PM and 7 30 PM with prayers for those in the armed forces and their families.
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Pomeroy
C. E. W. Ponsis.ee
United Methodist Church
Hartley Honored at Five Hundred Party in Pomeroy
Pvt Malcolm Hartley a former Pomeroy mayor and Athens Messenger correspondent, on fur lough from Ft Bragg was honored guest at a Five Hundred party hosted by Mr and Mrs Lee Rudisill on West Main Street. Prizes went to Mr and Mrs Clay Bryant of Middleport and a gift was given to Hartley.
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Pomeroy
Malcolm Hartley
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Athens Messenger
Lee Rudisill
West Main St
Clay Bryant
Middleport
Hartley
C. E. Blakeslee
Pvt
Columbus
Private Hartley
World Peace Service Announced at Midport Church
A interdenominational World Government conference scheduled for March 10 at the Middleport Presbyterian Church aims to mobilize church members across Ohio to support a world governance system to prevent future wars. Rev. Ralph Kuether directs county efforts for the Ohio Council of Churches with state-wide coordination and local minister participation.
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Pomeroy
World Organization
Middleport Presbyterian Church
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Ohio Council of Churches
Ohio
Columbus
World Day of Prayer Proclaimed in Pomeroy
Mayor George Howell proclaims Friday February 25 as World Day of Prayer in Pomeroy. The Pomeroy Council of Church Women schedules two services at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM at the United Methodist Church with the theme And the Lord Wondered That There Was No Intercessor.
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Pomeroy
Mayoree
Conservatory of Music Opens in Middleport
Bethel Coleman announces the Grand Opening of the Conservatory of Music on N Second Ave tonight at 7 30 featuring lessons in mandolin guitar violin tenor banjo and accordion with daily lessons from 6 30 to 9 30. Elza Brown Nellie Walters returned from St Joseph’s hospital this week and received fruit baskets from Langsville sanitation class members.
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Middleport
Conservatory of Music
Bethel Coleman
N. Second Ave
Conservatory
Elza Brown
Nellie Walters
St. Joseph’s
Rawlings- Coats
Langsville
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight February Meeting and Birth
Pomeroy social column notes the United Brethren Church group met at Mrs. Mildred Mitch’s home with new president Mrs Ed Ohlinger presiding and twelve members attending. A traveling basket fundraiser was planned. Another gathering honored Pvt Malcolm Hartley visiting from Ft Bragg with high score prizes awarded. Dr and Mrs G H Drumheller announce the birth of son George III weighing 7 lb 11 oz in a Pittsburgh hospital. father serves overseas. grandparents listed.
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Pomeroy
United Brethren Church of Enterprise
Mildred Mitch
Ed Ohlinger
Wilma Stobart
G. H. Drumheller
George III
Pittsburgh
William H. Reuter
Aspinwall
Mrs Miller Dies Sunday In Flatbush Family Tragedy
Funeral services for Mrs Lora Miller Logan age 20 who died unexpectedly at her in laws home will be held Tuesday at two o clock at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband Homer Logan her father Homer Miller a brother Cecil Miller in the U S Army and two sisters Savannah and May of Flatbush West Virginia.
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Middleport
Lora Miller Logan
Albert Logan
Rawlings-Coats Funneral
Death of Jean Ann Yates Affects Local Family
Mr and Mrs James Hawley and Miss Mildred Hawley learn of the death of Jean Ann Yates ten year old of Cleveland. She is the grand daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Swan of Long Bottom.
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Middleport
James Hawley
Mildred Hawley
Jean Ann Yates
Cleveland
Clark Swan
Long Bottom
Star Garden Club Meets at Dexter
February meeting of the Star Garden Club at Mrs. J. E. Radek in Dexter drew 14 members. Programs covered Perennials for Constant Bloom and Herbs. Mary C. Bolen won the contest. next meeting is March at Mrs. Neva Nicholson. Awards honored Mrs. Radekin for a George Washington centerpiece, Mrs. Stout for forsythia bouquet, and Mrs. Caster for a blooming geranium. Guests included Mrs. Irma Vale, Mrs. Nellie Vale, and Mrs. Warnetta Radekin. Refreshments were served by the hostess and a daughter-in-law assisting.
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George Washington
Bessie Stout
Maggie Caster
Irma Vale
Point Rock Garden Club
Nellie Vale
Warnetta Radekin
Inaw
War era family notices widen across Columbus and beyond
Pvt. and Mrs. Hartley visit Columbus to spend time with in laws as she returns to federal service. Families relocate for military and wartime work with siblings visiting Mansfield Huntington and Danville while others report wounded husband in Italy and new Navy enlistment.
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Joe Gloeckner
Jacksonville
Fla
Bobby
Christy Baer
Minersville
W. L. Russell
Homer Foley
Bremen
Raymond Chambers
Pt. Pleasant
Lee Rudisill
Albert Gordon
William
Shorty) Beaver
American Express
Pomeroy
Herbert Boney
Downie
Lincoln Hill
Marietta
Kroger
U. S. Navy
Sadie Belle Davis
Harry Wyatt
Richmond
Calif
Mary Davidson
Pvt
Camp Tannen
Texas
Honor Mrs. Reuter On Her Birthday
The 80th birthday of Mrs. Maggie Reuter was celebrated quietly with a family dinner at the home of her foster daughter Mrs. Adam Ebersbach in Pomeroy Peach Fork. Mrs. Reuter who had been in ill health was brought to the Ebersbach home on Mulberry Ave to be cared for and is now improving.
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Pomeroy
Maggie Reuter
Adam Ebersbach
Middleport Social Notes Highlights and Local Visits
Mrs. Rodney Downing guests at Mrs. Robert Rawlings card club where high scorers were Mrs. Carroll Swanson and Mrs. G. C. Schaaf. Presbyterians and Heath Church groups held meetings with skits and aprons tea invites planned for February 23. Local residents include Mrs. Helen Shuler visiting in Richmond and several workers returning to Columbus and Charleston assignments.
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Middleport
Rodney Downing
Robert Rawlings
Carroll Swanson
G. C. Schaaf
Helen Shuler
Cpl
Emmett Shuler
Richmond
Frank Rice
Toledo
W. F. Harris
W. B. Harris
Jane
Robert Harris
Hubert Mace
Columbus
Don Strauss
Burton and Leifheitz Taxi Company
Dorothy Ashley
The
Taxi
Jane Ann Fick
Bettie Becker
Curtiss-Wright Company
Roberta Howell
Charleston
Florence Clark
Holzer Hospital
Clarence Clark
Licensed To Marry In Meigs County
Marriage licenses issued to Boyd Rollins 21 of Leon West Virginia and Beatrice McCarty 21 of Dexter last week in Meigs County Probate Court. Transfers recorded: James Clark and Nancy Clark to Thomas A Clark and Hazel Clark Lot 5 Syracuse Ohio. W T Martin to George W Clark and Angie Clark parcels in Scipio.
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Pomeroy
Boyd Rollins
Leon
W. Va
Beatrice McCarty
Dexter
Meigs County
Recorder's Office
James
Nancy Clark
Thomas A
Hazel Clark
Syracuse
W. T. Martin
George W
Angie Clark
Scipio
Lincoln Heights Homes Open for Public Inspection
The 58 new Lincoln Heights houses built by Pomeroy Realty are open for inspection. Federal Housing Administration agent Hobart Dillon says they are ready for occupancy, with the first family moving in at No 41, and features include one-floor plans, pastel exteriors, hardwood floors, and spaces for victory gardens.
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Lincoln Heights
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Realty Company
Hobart Dillon
Federal Housing Administration
Herman Hoffner
Dillons
Hoffners
Victory Gardens
Dillon
John Galbraith
Columbus
No. 41
Moore Rites To Be Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Jane Moore age 56 who died Sunday morning at her home on Thomas Fork will be held Tuesday at two o clock at the Bradford Church with interment at Miles Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Joseph Moore a brother Clyde Smalley of Pomeroy and two sisters Mrs Mary Boettner of New Brighton Pa and Mrs Walter Dodson of Thomas Fork.
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Pomeroy
Bessie Jane Moore
Thomas Fork
Bradford
Miles Cemetery
Joseph Moore
Clyde Smalley
Mary Boettner
New Brighton
Walter Dodson
Child Removed To Holzer Hospital After Illness
Five year old Paul Edward Smith son of Mr and Mrs Lincoln Smith Grant Sr was taken to Holzer Hospital Friday with rheumatic fever. He is reported much improved and was accompanied by Mr and Mrs Robert Allensworth.
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Middleport
Paul Edward Smith
Lincoln Smith
Grant Sr
Holzer Hospital
Robert Allensworth
Three Arrests Reported in Middleport
Police records over the weekend show three arrests for intoxication in Middleport. Ruben Swartz is held in the local jail, Ernest Baker was released on bond, and a minor was apprehended with disposition pending further investigation.
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Middleport
Ruben Swartz
Ernest Baker
2000 Gallons of Gas Found in Used Autos
In Queens a used car dealer salvaged 2000 gallons from tanks in cars turned over to him. He asked the ration board what to do. OPA officials ordered him to sell the fuel to a service station which would hand over the necessary ration coupons to the board.
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New York
Queens
OPA
Skinners Welcome Second Child Daughter
George Skinner announces the birth of a six pound daughter on Saturday February 19. She is the couple’s second child, joining their son. Grandparents are Richard Horden of Middleport and Estella Skinner of Pomeroy.
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Middleport
George Skinner
Skinners
Richard Horden
Estella Skinner
Pomeroy
Service Men of Meigs District Updates
Pvt Paul Parsons of Camp Swift Texas spends furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Edward Parsons in Middleport. Pvt Wayland Covert arrived safe in North Africa per word to wife and parents in Middleport. Pvt George McAllister from Camp Croft stopped in Middleport on way to Camp Meade. Pvt Alva Frye on furlough with wife and baby in Bradbury after two years in Alabama. Set Richard Clark arrived safely overseas per wife Josephine Kimes of Pomeroy and his parents in Middleport.
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Paul Parsons
Camp Swift
Texas
Edward Parsons
Middleport
Wayland Covert
North Africa
Arthur Covert
George McAllister
Camp ‘Croft
S. C
Lovesa McAllister
Orin ‘Smith
Camp _Meade
Alva Frye
Alabama
Bradbury
Richard Clark
Josephine Kimes
Pomeroy
Clarence Clark
Elys Bay Business Property Changes Hands in Gallia
Wesly Ely and family, whose Addison store and home burned last week, visit relatives then buy the Wagner Store on Third Ave Gallipolis. They will assume management today and rent nearby housing for now. Their son Gordon will enroll in Gallipolis schools.
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Middleport
Wesly Ely
Addison
Wagner
Third Ave
Gallipolis
Flys
Gordon
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