Living Quarters Sought in Middleport for TNT Plant Workers
Middleport officials report urgent need for 29 furnished homes for TNT plant key men. Construction chiefs inspect and lease for six months with six-month option. Residents anticipate workers and families moving within four weeks despite copper wire curtailment and material shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PA Cos
Messenger
Athens
Middleport
TNT
Information Bureau
Fisher
George Schaaf
Civilian Defense Committee
T.N.T
Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy Benefit Basketball Game For Red Cross War Fund
Pomeroy Panthers face Wellston Tuesday in a benefit league game with proceeds to the Red Cross war fund. A 7 o'clock prelim between Pomeroy Reserves and Wellston Reserves precedes, with PE demonstrations during halftime. Regular admission applies, passes not honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Red Cross War Fund
Pomeroy Panthers
Wellston
Pomeroy Reserves
Wellston Reserves
Pomeroy High School
Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Relief For Backache Sufferers
Readers are urged that tired kidneys may cause backache and fatigue. Doan's Pills are promoted as a decades tested remedy to flush waste from blood and relieve pain and swelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Doan
Pomeroy Social Notes and Personal Items Display Local Events
Pomeroy Social Notes reports the Twilight Garden Club not meeting this week and planning a Jan. 15 meeting at Mrs. Theodore Reed’s Mulberry Ave home. The section lists funeral visitors for James Casto from multiple states, holiday guests, a luncheon honoring Kathryn Luckadoo, a wedding announced for Adrienne Ruth Holcomb and Robert Edward Fisher, and various local visits, illnesses, and activities including Odd Fellows plans and births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Twilight Garden Club
Theodore Reed
Mulberry Ave
W. R. Holcomb
Carpenter, Ohio
Adrienne Ruth
Robert Edward Fisher
Florence Fisher
Chittenden Ave
Columbus
Charles Romine
Guy Sargent
Carlotta Compton
Boston
W. A. Compton
W. Main St
A. F. Eiselstein
Peacock Ave
St. Marys
W. Va
Ella Wolfe
Oma Jean Zahl
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Clubs
Meigs Chapter Disabled American Veterans and DAV Auxiliary shared a chicken supper after a meeting. Auxiliary Commander Mrs Ed Spencer received a large cake baked by Mrs Sadie Wolfe and a shower of handkerchiefs and wash cloths for her birthday. Also noted are Royal Neighbor Lodge installation night and Amateur Gardeners Club February meeting. Mrs Robert Rawlings heads the club and Mrs Joe Turner receives a stork shower with a layette of gifts at Mrs Marvin Kelly’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Meigs Chapter
Disabled American Veterans and Dav Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Ed. Spencer
Sadie Wolfe
Spencer
Nona Mourning
Cordelia Lamber
Joe Turner
Marvin Kelly
Pomeroy Trucker Loses Finger In Unusual Accident
Leon Hess a local truck operator suffered the loss of the index finger of his right hand when a radiator fan caught his sleeve while he was filling the radiator. The incident occurred on the first Wednesday in an unusual accident. Police Chief Walter E. Wolfe announced today that enemy aliens in Pomeroy must surrender radio transmitting sets short wave radios or cameras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy—Leonard
Bo) Hess
Hess
Pomeroy
Walter E. Wolfe
December automobile titles issued in Pomeroy
Car certificates of title issued during December numbered 267 per Clerk of Courts Herman Beards. The count included 39 new cars: 32 passenger cars and seven trucks. Receipts totaled $298.60, with $204.55 retained by the county and $94.05 sent to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Herman Beards
Aged Man Dies at Home in Syracuse
Newton Roush Pomeroy age 87 died Tuesday night at his home in Syracuse. Survived by four sons Homer Olmier Edison and Ernest from Beaver Falls Pa funeral set Friday at 2 PM at Minersville Methodist Church burial in Beech Grove Cemetery
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Pomeroy
Newton Roush
Syracuse
Homer
Olmier
Minersville
Edison
Dayton
Ernest
Beaver Falls
Minersville Methodist Church
Beech Grove Cemetery
Racine Social And Personal Highlights
Mrs. Walter P. Mc Carley and daughter visit Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Poe in Belle Center while the Reverend McCarley conducts meetings in Connersville Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Coe of Columbus attend Irvin Rhodes funeral and stay with the Hart and Sayre families. Edward Harpold remains seriously ill but convalescent reports come from Parkersburg. Mrs. Charles McKelvey returns from Parkersburg visit. Donald McKay and daughter Sandra Lou of Atlanta visit Verne Watterson's family. Emma Jiiden returns from Akron trip. Bonnie Miles also returns from unknown location.
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Racine
Walter P. McCarley
M. L. Poe
Belle Center
McCarley
Connersville
Ind
Kelly Coe
Columbus
Sarah Spencer
Irvin Rhodes
Kelly Wolfe
Ora Rhodes
Chester Simpson
Earl Hart
Lillian Simpson
Sullivan Sayre
Edward Harpold
Parkersburg
Charles McKelvey
Donald McKay
Sandra Lou
Atlanta
Jesse French
Akron
Bonnie Miles
Teacher Returns to Franklin Grade School After Holidays
After spending the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miles, she resumes her employment as a teacher in the Grade School at Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Howard Miles
Canning Demonstration Set At Pomeroy High School
Miss Georgia M. Amick renowned canning expert will lead a meat canning demonstration for Pomeroy Homemakers of Meigs County at 1 PM Tuesday January 13 in the Pomeroy Senior High School Auditorium. Open to all interested women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Georgia M. Amick
Pomeroy Senior High School
Two Sworn In As City Officials In Middleport
City officials welcome Gene Grate as treasurer and Harry Houdashelt as councilman at the first council meeting Monday night. Grate, a former businessman and school office secretary, now works at Citizens' National Bank. Houdashelt, a printer and publisher of The Middleport Review, joins the official family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gene Grate
Harry Houdashelt
Grate
Superintendent of Schools
Citizens’ National Bank
Houdashelt
Middleport Review
Jackets To Play Panthers In Home League Opener
MHL Yellow Jackets prepare for their first home league game against the Pomeroy Purple Panthers. Coach Paul Trittschuh has split prospects into two teams for a four quarter scrimmage with the alumni. Rhode Island population reaches 711669 in 1940 up from 687497 in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
MHL
Yellow Jackets
Pomeroy Purple Panthers
Paul Trittschuh
Rhode Island
District Takes Eighth Place in Red Cross Drive
Pomeroy Letart Falls district finished eighth in Meigs County’s Red Cross drive for a $5,000 war fund. Herbert Shields chairs the district, with $2,900 on hand. Excludes partials from districts not yet over the top, except Pomeroy and Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Letart Falls
Meigs County
Red Cross
Herbert Shields
Middleport
Daw son, Thomas S. 72, dies at Columbus home
Thomas S. Daw son, age 72, died yesterday at his Columbus home. Interment will be held in Rutland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Thomas S. Dawson
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pomeroy Recreat Commission
Margaret Collins
WPA
Pomeroy Social Notes
James Casto
Paul Casto
Juanita
R. E. Casto
Joe Reed
Clarence Gardner
Newport
Virgil Casto
Charleston
Clara Casto
Harriett Casto
Huntington
Florence Rumbaugh
G. R. Wood
Gallipolis
Elbert Luckadoo
Frances
Carl Luckadoo
New York City
Ridgefield
Conn
Frances Luckadoo
Kathryn Luckadoo
Jennie Bryant
Gertrude Butler
Evlyn Warner
Eva Warner
Chillicothe
Harold Lancaster
King Ave. Methodist Church
Middleport Social Notes
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Woodman Hall
Amateur Gardeners Club
Robert Rawlings
Thriftier
Boon Rowe
Amrnicas
Orrents
Chicago
American Meat Institute
Aviano
Rathburn's Department Store
Rutland, Ohio
Florence
H. J. Hysell Furniture Company
Farmer, Prop
Hart, Schaeffner and
Marx
Clothing
Meigs Company
the Friendly Men's Store
Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Ces
Clover Farm Stores
U. S
Texas
Fancy
California Bush
Florida
Petites
Uit
Lieves
Cor
Clover Farm Golden Bantam Corn
Pennant
Clover Farm
Thrane
GIBBS
Vienna Sauce
Pennsylvania
America
Ates Oats
Callies
Bologna
Chuck
Duz
Marvel Soap
P&g
Clover Farm Dry Cleaner
SYE Clover Farm
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