Middleport Firemen Organize Home Defense Units
Middleport volunteers with the Fire Company organize air raid sabotage and first aid squads. Ten members hold Red Cross First Aid certificates with an instructor course planned. Ward squads will train auxiliary helpers as Legionnaires back up civilian defense efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Red Cross
Middleport Volunteer Fire Company
C. H. Wise, Jr
Emmett Shuler
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
First Ward
John Vroman
Tom Mills
Don Davis
N. T. Wayland
Hugh McCoy
David Jenkins
Earl McKinley
Henry Hennesy
J. G. Lewis
C. P. Bradbury
Third Ward
Robert McElhinney
Paul Swisher
Bradford Hudson
Charles
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming to wake the liver to discharge two pints of bile daily and ease digestion. It asserts pills purge bile to relieve constipation and improve mood, urging readers to buy 10¢ or 25¢ packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Local figures named in Fourth Ward casing list
Edward Rayburn and Edward Tewksbury joined by Fourth Ward residents Captain George Hoe flich Dwight Frost Emmett Shuler B F Parmelee and Ed Demoskey appear in the readable fragment outlining a ward roster or community group.
Referendum On Dancing Proposed in Pomeroy Village
Pomeroy village council ordinance 231 banning dancing in places selling beer or intoxicants is slated for a referendum. Marion Rathburn signs the notice. A second ordinance 230 setting Sunday and midnight closing hours for alcohol outlets also faces a referendum. Petitions by 10 percent of electors required. vote at the next general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Marion Rathburn
Canning Demonstration At Pomeroy Draws County Women
Nearly 100 women from across the county attended a canning demonstration at Pomeroy Senior High School led by farm security supervisor Miss Enid Swarner. Miss Geneva Humphreys was absent ill at home in Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy — County
Enid Swarner
Geneva Humphreys
Middleport
Pomeroy Social Notes and Daughters of Union Veterans Installations
Syracuse Garden Club met at Mrs. Avery Roberts home with officers and members. Five dollars donated to the Red Cross. Daughters of Union Veterans installed officers at the I C C F Hall Court St. Della Windsor reinstated. Red Cross gift from outgoing president Mrs. Pearl Reynolds. Community news covers visits and military notes including Pearl Harbor, Tampa, and Ft Hayes induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Syracuse Garden Club
Avery Roberts
Tedla Hess
Christina Grimm
Frank Capehart
Red Cross
Mayme Holmes
C. H. Williams
Daisy Duckworth
Daughters of Union Veterans
1.C.C.F. Hall
Court St
Elsie Hart
Nellie Ketter
Ruth Duerr
Della Stahl
Jean Hart
Pearl Reynolds
Clara Zeir
Lula Goeglein
Caddie Wickham
Elizabeth Campbell
Ethel Tedrow
Bertha Radford
Hattie Nesselroad
Eloise White
Winona Cook
Bertha Chase
Mabel Wolfe
Minnie Neutzling
Della Windsor
Reynolds
John Holmes
Elizabeth
W. Va
F. E. Holmes
Syracuse
Branch Fleming
Middleport
Robert Roberts
Union Ave
August Conde
Lincoln Hill
Robert
U.S. Army
Pearl Harbor
Dan White
Tampa
Florida
Homer Cooper
Cooper
White
Baltimore
Maryland
William Cooper
Installation of officers and social at Middleport events
Middleport notes report the installation of Meigs Temple Pythian officers with Mrs William Lowe and Mrs William Autherson in leading roles. a donor to Red Cross is approved. The club chamber announces an Ohio University concert by David Flannigan Louise Rose and Newman Powell for January 20. A Daughters of America installation occurs at Middleport Council No 187. Church supper events are noted with volunteers and hostesses listed. Lt Frances Bowen sends camp life photos from Ft Bragg and US Red Cross service context. Heath Methodist Class No 12 to host a public cafeteria supper Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Griff Russell
Meigs Temple
Pythian
William Lowe
William Autherson
Erma Smith
Lewis Burford
Co. P. Gallagher
Emma Sisson
Eben Bowen
Harry Houdashelt
Phillip Meinhart
Jacob Young
Lillian Stieff
Max Sanborn
Ohio University
David Flannigan
Louise Rose
Newman Powell
Methodist Church
Alfred Elberfeld
Lucille Dutton
Dorothy Sauer
James Titus
R. H. Rawlings
Robert
Middleport Council
Daughters of America
Estella Ely
Meda Gibbs
Frances Bowen
Red Cross
Ft. Bragg
N. Y
Bowen
The
Heath Methodist Church
Leo Kennedy
MHS Alumni Stationed at Canal Zone
Local relatives report that Dr. H L Welch a U S Army dentist since spring has been sent with Camp Shelby units to Ft Clayton Canal Zone. Lt Welch a MHS alumnus left a lucrative Gassaway WV practice to serve. Corporal Gene Bennett also from MHS is at Headquarters 1st Battalion 150th Infantry at Ft Clayton. Bennett writes of Canal Zone heat and sends greetings.
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Middleport
H. L. Welch
N. C. Welch
Main St
United States Army
Camp Shelby
Ft. Clayton
Canal Zone
Welch
MHS
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Gassoway
W. Va
Lelia Sherman
Jacob Sherman
Athens
Jane
Nancy Sherman
Ed Sherman
Gene Bennett
Alberta Bennett
S. Second Ave
1St Battallion
150Th Infantry
Bennett
Bennett Brothers
Arnold
Julius
Jim
Employment Office Rush Expands to Three Days a Week
The State Employment Service office in Pomeroy City Hall will operate three days a week for now. Filing of claims is on Monday and Tuesday, registrations on Wednesday. The TNT plant in Mason County drives the added day to serve registrants seeking work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Employment Service
Pomeroy City Hall
TNT
Mason County
Middleport factory to add ten machines from Cleveland
Officials from Cleveland visiting the Middleport garment factory say ten additional high powered machines will be installed in the work room. They note production is slow as the complex garment requires skilled labor and more time to operate the new equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cleveland
Guernsey Breeders Hold Winter Meeting in Southeast Ohio
The Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association plans its annual winter meeting Friday January 16 at 1 p.m. at Edson and Edna Roush home near Racine. Huber C. Denlinger of the Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association will discuss milk marketing and dairy herd improvement. Officers will be elected. Open to all Guernsey cattle enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Edson Roush
Racine
Huber C. Denlinger
Ohio Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Cold Snap Ends in Middleport Area
Middleport residents thawing out as zero weather ends. Pipes frozen during the chill spiked demand for plumbers. Hotels restaurants retail and beauty shops report a slow week with February month activity the lowest in years. Traveling salesmen report muted business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Engineer Hartinger Plans 25 Percent Cut in 1942 Expenditures
Meigs County Engineer J E D Hartinger seeks a 25 percent reduction in his department expenditures for 1942 due to uncertain gasolene and automobile tax income. The county commissioners approved a three month appropriation of 17 500 for WPA equipment and road work including 4000 for operating equipment 2000 for gasoline oil and grease 1500 for maintenance 500 for truck hire and 4500 for county road maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J.E.D. Hartinger
Hartinger
Minersville Women Sew for Red Cross
Minersville area women who sponsor the recreation center will sew for the Red Cross once materials arrive. Mrs Ruth Young WPA leader will instruct. Kerrs Run Recreation Center repairs are almost complete with insulation and boarded windows. WPA play school enrollment at Sugar Run grows from 14 with Mrs Ethel Willoughby as instructor.
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Pomeroy
Minersville
Red Cross
Ruth Young
WPA
Kerr's Run
Pomeroy Defeats Wellston In Benefit Court Game
Pomeroy Panthers beat Wellston Golden Rockets 63 to 16 in a benefit court game for the Red Cross war fund. Pomeroy reserves won 23 to 19 as Wellston threatened late with long shots. Cecil Spencer starred in the second quarter with 14 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Panthers
Wellston Golden Rockets
Wellston Cagers
Red Cross War Fund
Panthers
Watson
Wellston
Rockets
Cecil Spencer
Oldest Musical Instrument Found in Pollau Mountains
A pollen archaic discovery in the Pollau mountains of Czechoslovakia uncovers a 30,000 year old musical pipe carved from an animal tooth. The artifact is described as the oldest known musical instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollau Mountains
Czechoslovakia
What You Should Know About Face Pimples
An old health notice explains pimples arise from minor skin disturbances or improper cleansing. It advocates Resinol Ointment to ease itching and aid healing, plus Resinol Soap for cleansing, offering a free sample by mail from Baltimore, Maryland.
Vegetable Specialist Visits Meigs County
POMEROY J H Boyd vegetable specialist of Ohio State University was in Meigs County Tuesday conferring with farm leaders. He attended a committee on farm gardening with Jennie Nelson Enid Swarner Herbert Shields C H Blakeslee and Harold Hilligas. A meeting of the Southeastern Ohio Broiler Producers Association followed at the Pomeroy City Hall focusing on expanded production programs desired by the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. H. Boyd
Ohio State University
Meigs County
Jennie Nelson
State Department of Health
Enid Swarner
Herbert Shields
AAA
C. H. Blakeslee
Harold Hilligas
Farm Bureau
Southeastern Ohio Broiler Producers’ Association
Royal Albert Hall Organ Claims Largest World Title
The 175 ton organ at Royal Albert Hall London boasts 10491 pipes and is described as the largest and finest pipe organ in existence. William H Border of 1112 Thirteenth Street Washington D C faces a divorce petition filed December 1 1941 by Sarah Herder in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Cause No 17008 with a hearing set for on or after January 25 1942. SARAH C BORDER. By WOOLLEY AND ROWLAND her attorney.
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Royal Albert Hall
London
William H. Border
Thirteenth Street
Washington, D. Co
Tnd
Sarah Herder
Court of Common Can
Athens County
Ohblo
Sarah C. Border
Woolley and
Rowland
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LLE
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Canton
Harry Wehrung
Cave St
Theodore Ebersbach
Jean, W. Main Sr
Bruno Casci
Ft Hayes
U. S. Army
Arabella Johns
Middleport Social Notes
Church of Christ
Mildred Hawley
O. L. Roush
Harley Devol
Edgar Allensworth
Charles Walburn
Add Machines Ry S . Lo
Guernsey
Middleport Area
Cats Meigs County
Pomeroy Stivers
Weer
Hart
F Hamm
Matson
Sheiveler
Ween Wees Spencer
Peewee
Kincaid
Sieeknane Ae
Ee McMillin
F Bellamy
Gould
Ewes
M. Hee
Zimmerman
Esenee
Ghearing
Dept. 10
Beaco
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Athens, Ohio
Dial
Fred Sanders
Mgr
Coca-Cola
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Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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