Pomeroy and Middleport councils start 1942 meetings
Pomeroy Village Council readings set Sunday and midnight beer and liquor closes and dancing ban. Clerk Alvin Norris reports 1941 fund balances and unspent fire hose funds. Mayor Hartley announces police chief deputy and cemetery board picks. 1942 appropriations total 33 554.89 with bonded debt 84 700 and floating debt 39 120.12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Norris
M. D. Hartley
Walter E. Wolfe
Harry Beards
Norman Klees
Cemetery Board of Trustees
Hartley
Norris
Racine Lodge Installs New Officers
Racine K of P lodge members recently reorganized. Officers installed include Chancellor commander Fred Wilcoxen, vice chancellor Willie Davis, prelate George Osborn, master of works Edward Simpson, master of ex chequer Ralph H. Hayman, keeper of records and seals Walter R. Mc Carley, master at arms Herman Theiss, inner guard Carl Theiss, and trustee Charlie E. Spencer for three years. An oyster supper followed served by a committee.
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Racine
K. of P. Lodge of
Fred Wilcoxen
Willie Davis
George Osborn
Edward Simpson
Ralph H. Hayman
Walter R. McCarley
Herman Theiss
Carl Theiss
Charlie E. Spencer
Lodge
Grand Lodge
Baptist Youth Group Holds Watch Party and Funeral Attendance
Members of the Baptist Young People’s Union met at the church on Wednesday evening for a watch party. Refreshments were served to many relatives and colleagues attending the funeral of Irvin Rhodes who was killed in an auto accident in Columbus. Rev. Walter R. McCarley plans revival meetings in Connersville before returning to Racine Church. The Woman’s Society of Christian Service program is set for January 11 at 7 30 p m. Roger Theiss has returned home to Coraopolis after visiting his grandparents in Racine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Young People’s Union
Betty Decker
Lillian
Mary Louise
Gerald
Buddy Simpson
Edgar Arnott
Mary Allen
Jean
Audrey Hayman
Lawrence Hilldare
Leora Donovan
T. T. Shelton
Billie
Edward Simpson
Carrie Rhodes
Columbus
W. S. Bauersachs
Toledo
McCoy
Marcella Rhodes
Stuyvesant
Iva Rhodes
Ora Rhodes
Betty
Barbara
Irvin Rhodes
Chester Simpson
Harry Curtis
Bobbie
Kelly Wolfe
Max
Walter R. McCarley
Connersville
Ind
Racine
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Roger Theiss
Coraopolis
Charles Wilcoxen
J. E. White
Carolyn Anne
White
Pomeroy High School
Ohio Education Association
Federated Church
James Paul Snider
Barbara Ann
Thomas Eblen
Charles E. Snider
Ollie Stowe
Union Ave
Robert Wolfe
Ohio State University
Walter E. Wolfe
Cave St
Edna Stewart
Reedsville
David Smith
Byron Kibble
Akron
Pomeroy
C. F. Tompkins
Cynthia
Main St
B. F. Tompkins
Belpre
Clifton Stout
Second St
Horton Rife
Cheshire
A. Casei
C. E. Bishop
Eben Bowen
Middleport
Jesse Custer
Minersville
Mae Eubanks
Florence Louise Philips
Huntington
W. Va
W. A. Compton
W. Main St
Mabel Russell
Patterson Field
Russell
Pomeroy-Rutland Rd
Charlotte Murray
Parkersburg
Otho Murray
Mulberry Ave
John Bowen
Athens Road
Albert Brown
Mary Elizabeth Karr
Thomas Bowen
Chanute Field
Illlinois
T. A. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Albert Beck F
Pleasantville
Downie
Pomeroy Board of Education Swears In New Officials
The Pomeroy Board of Education held a meeting on Monday. Three members elected in November H. H. Kuntz Irving Karr Jr and Willard Ashworth were sworn in by R G Webster and will continue serving. J O Roedel was named president H H Kuntz vice president and Irving Karr Jr clerk treasurer for a two year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy—Organization
Pomeroy Board of Education
H. H. Kuntz
Irving Karr, Jr
Willard Ashworth
R. G. Webster
J. O. Roedel
Irving Karr
Swiss Grow Wheat in Geneva Parks for Europe’s Shortage
Swiss farmers plant wheat in the League of Nations grounds at Geneva to meet Europe’s grain deficit. Once bustling with statesmen, the park now feeds nations as Europe faces hunger and a growing demand for staple cereals.
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League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
Union Prayer Service Opens in Middleport Despite Cold
The Union Prayer Services began at the Church of Christ in Middleport with Rev. H. A. Rothrock presiding. Rev. Ralph Zundel led prayer, a Heath Methodist choir under Willis Aleshire sang an anthem, and Mrs. C. M. Hennesy at the organ. Mrs. Ralph Zundel spoke on The Son of God as nightly offerings aid local church work and the Daily Vacation Bible School. On Friday a donation to the American Red Cross will be announced. The Rev. Don McMillin, host minister, urged spiritual renewal for 1942 with the theme The Son of the Living God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
H. A. Rothrock
Ralph Zundel
Heath Methodist Church
Willis Aleshire
C. M. Hennesy
God
Middleport Social Notes and Club Activities Recap
Middleport notes report New Year determinations by Mrs. Sarah Probst at First Presbyterian Church. Planned new activities, treasury balance, and committee reports followed by games and refreshments. Also Middleport Garden Club shared indoor gardening paper and window garden images with a social hour punch.
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Middleport
Sarah Probst
First Presbyterian Church
J. N. Humphrey
Minnie Beverage
Lillian Stieff
C. T. Shumaker
Nelle Stewart
Return to College News for Stewart Family
Miss Dorothy Nelle Stewart returns to Wooster College after a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs O H Stewart. Miss Margaret Isabelle Stewart will return to Wooster from Chicago where she has stayed with Miss Doris Anderson. Mr Stewart has been ill at his home on Fourth Ave for the past ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Wooster College
Wooster
O. H. Stewart
Margaret Isabelle Stewart
Chicago
Doris Anderson
Stewart
Fourth Ave
Ning
John Werner
Gilmore Supply
Court St
Grover Jenkinson
Zanesville
Spring Ave
Margaret Fugate
Harold Vogelsong
Cincinnati
Naval Reserve
Second St
Western Union
Angie Shain
George Massar
Columbus
Ohio State University
C. E. Blakeslee
Patricia
Lincoln Hill
Mr. Blakeslee
St. Johns
Mich
Blakeslee
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Middleport Oath Takes, New Projects Debated in 1942 Meeting
Middleport Village Council met for the first time in 1942 with Mayor C. O. Fisher administering the oath to new member Harry Houdashelt. Officers approved appointments, reviewed two-year accomplishments, and discussed housing for T N T plant expansion, cemetery maps, debt reduction, and road resurfacing plans, with an $8,360.93 cash balance and $200 cemetery fund balance reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. O. Fisher
Fisher
Harry Houdashelt
H. M. Cross
D. C. Miller
Homer Russell
David Darst
John Zerkle
Russell
Zerkle
Miller
Police Department
Civilian Defense Auxiliary
Robert Allensworth
Paul Swisher
Sidney Russell
John Vroman
Fred Lemley
Edgar Ervin
R. A. Miller
C. M. Hennesy
H. N. Swift
T.N.T
Pt. Pleasant
Meigs County
Mason County
George Schaaf
Civilian Defense Council
Middleport Hill
Bradbury
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Shiflet Corner
Mill St
Locust St
J. B. Downing
Council
Tom Ww. Jones
C. P. Bradbury
N.Y.A
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Cross
Darst
John Downing
Harry Barnes
Jacob Turner
American Legion
Mrs. Sarah Eakin Dies in Columbus
POMEROY Mrs. Sarah Jane Eakin 78 died Sunday at her daughter’s Columbus home. Widow of Stewart Eakin, she formerly lived in Middleport and is survived by eight children, 42 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Ewing Chapel with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sarah Jane Eakin
Clarence Bailey
Columbus
Moon Telescope Sees Long Building Visible From Earth
A proposed lunar structure extending only a few hundred feet could become visible with current large telescopes. The idea envisions a human made landmark on the moon that would be detectable from Earth, highlighting advances in telescope sensitivity.
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Moon
Earth
Meigs County Civilian Defense Council Formed at Meeting
Meigs County formed a civilian defense council at a Monday meeting called by county commissioners Dan Hartinger Herb Riggs and W E Eiselstein. Ed H Condon was elected county chairman and the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce will host the county defense headquarters. A single county tire rationing committee was created with Der Schaefer as coordinator and a fire rationing panel named L L Keller Homer Cook and Dr John Philson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Civilian Defense Council
Dan Hartinger
Herb Riggs
W. E. Eiselstein
M. D. Hartley
C. O. Fisher
Middleport
John Philson
Racine
Fred Shumway
Syracuse
Dale Musser
Rutland Village
Ed O'Brien
Bedford Township
Joe Marks
Chester Township
Arlin Verigan
Columbia Township
Marion Furbee
Lebanon
Herb Shields
Letart Township
W. F. Hawley
Olive Township
L. L. Keller
Orange Township
George R. Carson
Rutland Township
Lauren Hoffman
Salem Township
Norman Heilman
Salisbury
Wayne Chase
Scipio Township
Edson Roush
Sutton Township
Fisher
Ed H. Condon
Condon
County Defense
der Schaefer
Tuppers Plains
Homer Cook
Central Defense Headquarters
Frank Carson
Pomeroy Defense Council
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Moves and Birth
Pomeroy society notes report Mr and Mrs J E White returning from Columbus where he met Ohio Education Association. Birth of Barbara Ann Snider Jan 3. Various visits by residents to Columbus Cincinnati Akron Columbus and Michigan. Ports of study and work shifts noted. United States imported 192 423 pounds of corn oil in the quarter ended June 30 1940.
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United States
Officers of Pomeroy Fire Association Elected
POMEROY Officers of the Pomeroy Fire Association for 1942 were elected recently. They are Vic Halbrecht president, Charles Werry first vice president, Harry Canterbury second vice president, E. F. Robinson treasurer, Dana Roush secretary, Gilbert Weeks, Charles Werry and L. A. Person trustees.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Fire Association
Vic Halbrecht
Charles Werry
Harry Canterbury
E. F. Robinson
Dana Roush
Gilbert Weeks
L. A. Person
Shade Social And Personal Highlights
Mrs. E. G. Angell regains after a two week visit with the Kienths of Buffalo and with E. G. Angell in Philadelphia. Verl Smith, son of Clyde and Mrs. Smith, spent Christmas at his aunt Omar Hines in Darwin. Lizzie Cowan returns from Indiana. Janus Clark and two children of Richmond stayed with Rev. and Mrs. Earl Cowen and Mrs. Margaret Ewers. Anna Swartz visited Kate Chapple for the weekend. Vinton Ladd and daughter Cameron Lee of Chilliothe and George Christman and daughter from Athens visited Boyd Angell. Verda Belle Chapple hosted a New Year’s watch party. Ralph Hawk of Athens and Lester Vore hosted New Year’s guests.
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Shade
E. G. Angell
K. D. Kienth
Buffalo
N. Y
Philadelphia
Verl Smith
Clyde Smith
Omar Hines
Darwin
Veil
Lizzie Cowan
Indiana
Janus Clark
Richmond
Ind
Vinton Ladd
Cameron Lee
Chillicothe
George Christman
Athens
Boyd Angell
Verda Belle Chapple
eMr
Ralph Hawk
Lester Vore
Grand Jury Session Briefly Hears Nine Cases in Pomeroy
Meigs County grand jury met for January term in Pomeroy and handled nine cases. Three indictments were returned against four defendants, with one case continued and five dismissed. Indictments included armed robbery against Ronald Rodenbaugh and Edward Driscoll, non-support for Homer Eastman, and failing to stop for a school bus by Kenneth Boster. The session was notably short compared with typical two day, 20 to 30 case totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Grand Jury
Ronald Rodenbaugh
Edward Driscoll
Pennsylvania
Homer Eastman
Kenneth Boster
Meigs County Woman's Club Holds 1942 Plans Meeting
Meigs County Republican Women's Club to meet Thursday night at Charles Spencer's Second Street office. Chairman Mrs Earl Lama says discussion will cover defense problems and the club's role, with plans for 1942 activities and initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Republican Women's Club
Ofice
Charles Spencer
Second St
Earl Lama
Dr Elson McCullough Closes Meigs Office
Dr Elson McCullough who has practiced here for three and a half years closed his local office Monday and with his wife and daughter went to Bremen to start a Bremen practice. Previously he worked at a hospital in Indiana and came to Pomeroy to take over Dr George McCulloughs office building a large local practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Elson McCullough
Bremen
McCullough
Indiana
George McCullough
Dominion of Canada Holds Global Newsprint Lead
Canada dominates the pulp and paper sector as the world’s top newsprint supplier, contributing over one third of global shipments. The industry ranks second in Canada’s economy, underscoring its major role in national trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulp and Paper
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers
A new medical discovery used by doctors and hospitals treats stomach ulcers from excess acid. It is harmless and claims 60 effective, with pains disappearing quickly. Also helps gas, indigestion, and heartburn. Sufferers can try at home by using Lurin, two teaspoonfuls in milk. Sold by Athens Pharmacy and Drug Stores.
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Athens
Ady
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American Red Cross
W. P. A. Nursery School
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A. W. McKay
N. Third Ave
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Palmer St
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Virginia Maxine Clark
Sam Clark
Beech St
Anthony Shuler
Jacob Shuler
Scott Westerman
Grace Methodist Church
Gallipolis
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North Africa
Libyan
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