Fear of February Flood in Ohio Valley Is Abating
POMEROY residents faced with flood fears were reassured when a Weather Bureau notice to Howard Kress of the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce stated the Ohio River will rise for the next three days but will not reach flood stage. Local officials have prepared basements and relief plans as a precaution, while Meigs County awaits potential emergency action. The Red Cross Disaster Committee begins organizing in district communities to aid in a possible emergency.
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Pomeroy
Weather Bureau
Howard Kress
Ohio
Kress
Ohio Power Company
Chamber of Commerce
Old Man River
Meigs County
Disaster Committee
the American Red Cross
Dance to follow Pomeroy game tonight
The Student Activity Association sponsors a high school dance at Senior High School after the Pomeroy game. Music will be by a new student band directed by Charles Stanley, with members Charles Baird, Howard Milton, George Dallas, James Lochary and Dick Rosenbaum on drums and horns.
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Pomeroy
Wellston-Pomeroy
Student
Charles Stanley
Stanley
Charles Baird
Howard Milton
George Dallas
James Lochary
Dick Rosenbaum
Independents to Meet Gallians in Friday Night Clash
Independents clash with Gallipolis Eagles as a feature to the Panther Wellston Golden Rocket battle Friday night. Eagles include stalwarts Chink Haskins Jim Stewart Bob Coder Patsy Broyles Poe Crawford Dennis Wallace Herb North Don Lakin. The Eagles have lost only to Rio Grande this season. Local squad features Bill Grueter Paul Clifford and Walters along with Bob Hamm and Freddy Stewart.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Gallipolis
Sunday church services and schedules in Pomeroy area
The Pomeroy church calendar lists First Baptist in the morning at 9 30 with a sermon The Blessing of the Lord and 6 30 Youth Fellowship 7 30 evening service Boy Scout Troop 47 meets 7 Deacons’ meeting Tuesday 6 at parsonage Mid week service Thursday 7 30 St Paul’s Lutheran School 9 30 Divine Service 10 20 with talks on The Mercies of God Third Lenten service Feb 28 Vestry meeting after services Trinity Lutheran 615 Sunday school 7 00 sermon Prayer a weapon Grace Episcopal Lent service 10 36 with liturgy and sermon United Methodist 9 20 Sunday School 10 30 junior choir 5 30 Lenten service Bring sandwiches and cookies. JOF Class party at Methodist Church Feb 19 21 attendees. WIC TV 7 30 p m Tuesdays. Chester High School Youth Fellowship March 5. Mind sermon at Christian Science and Mulberry Ave rooms
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Pomeroy
First Baptist
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Boy Scout
ST. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School
Mohrhoff
Rutland
Carpenter
Church School
Union Baptist
Christian Science Rooms
Mulberry Ave
Trinity Lutheran Trinity Lutheran Church
Re. Hilmar Th. Rosenberg
Grace Episcopal
United Methodist
Board of Education
WIC TV
County Youth Fellowship
Chester High School
Edith Mallory
Marion Sversbach
Methodist Church
Twentyone
Pvt Hoover Visits Parents in Painesville
POMEROY. Mrs A C Jones learned by telephone that Pvt Lewis Hoover and his wife are spending a 13 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs C I Hoover in Painesville. Hoover is recovering from a serious heart attack. Mrs C M Hoover is the former Della Harper, sister of E L and Ethan Harper. Harrisonville. Annual inspection of Harrisonville Mason Lodge, set for March 1, was cancelled due to road conditions.
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Pvt. Hoover
Painesville
Pomeroy
A C. Jones
Pvt
Lewis Hoover
C .I Hoover
Hoover
C M Hoover
Della Harper
E L. and
Ethan Harper
Marvin P. ‘Tedrow
Joyce Paulette
Camp le Jeune
N.C
Fred Lanplotz
Helen Mees
Miss Mees
Mary Radford
Frieda ‘Haringer
Laurence Withers
Ed Bauer
Katie Baer
Freshman Sophomore Dance at Middleport High School
Middleport High School held its annual Freshman-Sophomore reception with a full program led by Virginia Lu Schaaf. Highlights included a strongman act, a high diver, a one act play, dancing acts, a movie screening, and a midnight buffet after a student orchestra performance.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Lucile Smith
Virginia Lu Schaaf
Mit White
Bob Fisher
Jimmy Whitlock
Jimmy Roller
Jane Bailey
Bob Turner
Gilbert Kerwood
Louise Kerr
Lara Scott
Nellie Walters
Mildred Ohlinger
Dorothy Scott
Geraldine Ward
Mary Schaaf
John Kircher
Klein Kats
Charlene Neal
New Dixieland Minstrels
Joe Bailey
Anna Howell
Sara Hartley
Maxine Smith
Wilma Herrmann
Eileen Blosser
Helen Davidson
Nona Mourning
Imogene Whitlatch
Laura Scott
Louie Kerr
James Whitlock
Madeline Johnson
John Fultz
Joan Karr
Winebrenner Funeral Set for Sunday in Middleport
Alberta Crans Winebrenner died Thursday at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg after a long illness. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 PM at First Baptist Church in Middleport. Surviving husband Dale Winebrenner a daughter Eunice Poole a son Charles Poole granddaughter Linda Lou Poole mother Riva Crane sister Evelyn Grueser brother Leland Crane US Navy stationed in Washington DC. She was a Middleport native who had lived in Bucyrus and Corning. The body goes to Rawlings Coats Funeral Home and will be moved to the residence Saturday for calling hours.
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Middleport
Alberta Crans Winebrenner
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
First Baptist Church
Dale Winebrenner
Eunice Poole
Charles Poole
Linda Lou Poole
Riva Crane
Evelyn Grueser
Leland Crane
Funeral Services for L. D. Davis Are Held
Funeral services for 73 year old L. D. Davis were held Wednesday at Enterprise Church with burial in Gilmore Cemetery. The Rev. John Morgan officiated. Davis, a Pomeroy lifelong resident, ran the Beacon Service Station at Kerrs Run and was well known across the county. He died Sunday at his home.
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Pomeroy
L. D. Davis
Grange Officers to Meet at Rocksprings Hall
Po mona Grange officers and other degree workers are called to a meeting at Rocksprings Grange Hall on Monday February 26. Practice will be held.
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Pomeroy
Pomona Grange
Rocksprings Grange
Crown City Notes Showcases Local Harvest and News
Crown City notes spotlight Mrs Pearl Williams reaping 380 pounds of tobacco from a half acre after thinning suckers, selling at Huntington for 34 per hundred, and Mack Williams earning 57 per hundred on farm tobacco. Also covered are Sam Rankin’s back injury recovery, a cracked store window during snowballing, and local furloughs and home visits.
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Crown City
Pearl Williams
Mack Wiliams
Huntington
Wiliams
Walt Woodsard
Sam Rankin
Curtiss-Wight
Columbus
Simms
Pat Leon Beaver
Voard
Raa Beaver
Araanens Sr
Frans Samder Po
Itgeres
Gee
Norman Swagaier
Pomeroy Social Notes Honors at Farewell Dinner
Pomeroy Social Notes recounts a farewell dinner for S-Sgt Jack D. Sorden hosted by Mr and Mrs Clarence Sorden. T-Sgt John H. Michael of Chicago joined, both veterans with DFC Oak Leaves and Bronze Stars. Other local attendees and returning service members share in the social notices.
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Jack
Santa Ana
Calif
John
Miami Beach
Fila
Edith Young
Betty Wise
Ralph Sorden
Middleport
Byron Hayman
Long
Stitch-and-Chatter Club Hosts Valentines and Games
The Stitch-and-Chatter Club gathered at Mrs Dean's Barnitz home with Valentines exchanged and a series of games. Awards went to Marjorie Woodard Hattie Woodard and Opal Dailey. other attendees included Eu mice Wouil Lily Hauck Marie Hauck and several Hauck family members. Hostesses for the next meeting are Marjorie Woodard and Evelsn Strauss.
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Dean’ Barnitz
Marjorie Woodard
Hattie Woodard
Opal. Dailey
Eumice Wouil
Lily Hauck
Marie Hauck
Charles Hauck
Bertha Russell
Elladean Watson
Emma Mazer
Betty Darst
Neat
Evelsn Strauss
Washington Birthday Dinner Highlights Middleport Social Notes
Middleport society reports the Wash inton Day dinner by the W S C S drew over 200 guests with Mrs Malcolm Roller as general chair. Rotary Club members joined a commemorative birthday table while guests included Mrs Ruth Helrich Hill and Mrs Herbert Brown among others in local social events.
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Middleport
W.S.C.S
Malcolm Roller
George Washington
Leo Kennedy
Earl Knight
Rotary Club
C. M. Hennesy
Rotary
Scout Review Board Meets in Bethany Chapel
The Kiashuta District Boy Scouts of America board held a review at Bethany Chapel led by Rev HI A Rothrock chairman. Attendees included Fred Rosenbaum Kiashuta District president Frank White and Harry Ohlinger with Scoutmaster Ralph Benning of Middleport. Advancements were recommended for several merit badges and rank advancements including first class and second class scouts.
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Pomeroy
Board of Review
Kiashuta
Boy Scouts of
Armerica
Bethany Chapel
HI. A. Rothrock
Board of Advance
Fred Rosentbaum
Frank White
Harry Ohlinger
Rothrock
Ralph Benning
Middleport
James Wintlock
James Lochary
William Knight
Charles Baird
Charles Miller
Charles Cheatham
David Diles
Robert Mills
Jack Werner
Bob Davis
Fred Hoffman
Robert Lamont
Stamp Bond Sale Hits 8 Thousand in Schools
Pomeroy Public School reports weekly war stamp totals led by Senior High at 434.90 and Sugar Run Elementary at 75.05. Junior High 62.50 and Central Elementary 32.85 contribute to an accumulated total of 8,075.27 as of Feb 21.
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Pomeroy
W. A. Smith
Sugar Run
Central
Layrinan's Day Service Set at Heath Methodist Church
Middleport notes list Heath Methodist Church Layrinan's Day on Sunday February 25 with Forrest Bachtel as lay speaker. Service begins 10 30 am after 9 30 am Sunday School. Youth Fellowship meets at 6 pm. Other area church services follow regular schedules throughout the day.
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Middleport
Forrest Bachtel
Heath Methodist Church
Father Has Freedom Polar Bear Night Adventure
A polar bear father gains an unusual night roaming freedom while the mother remains in a snow filled den. The article notes a long Arctic night period described as six months long, shaping the bears' behavior and family dynamics.
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Father Polar Bear
Mother Bear
Arctic
Meigs Stock Men Invited to OPA Meeting in Columbus
Meigs County livestock producers and workers are invited by the War Food Administration and Office of Price Administration to a meeting at the Neil House in Columbus starting at 1 a.m. Eastern Standard time on Sunday February 26. Slaughterers, packers, wholesalers, and sellers from neighboring counties in the CPA District are also invited. Clifford Pulvermacher of the WFA and C. P. Schreck, Regional Meat Operator of the OPA, will speak to explain new regulations affecting the industry.
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Meigs
OPA
Pomeroy
War Food Administration
Office of ‘Price Administration
Neil House
Columbus
CPA
Clifford Pulvermacher
WFA
C. Pe ] Schreck
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