Christmas Program Shines At Rutland First Baptist
Rutland guests list includes Mr and Mrs Harold Price from Columbus. Missionary Society presents Joy to the World with Gertrude Butler in charge and a piano solo by Edward Ralph Butler. Additional visitors include Mr and Mrs Cecil Butler and Mrs Phillip Molbrough Rendville visiting Mr and Mrs Sherman Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Henry Price
Harold Price
Columbus
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Gertrude Butler
Edward Ralph Butler
Cecil Butler
Phillip Molbrough
Rendville
Sherman Butler
Christmas Treats Shown By Meigs County Home Helpers
Children at the Meigs County Children's Home received Christmas gifts and a turkey dinner thanks to broad community aid. Santa arrived on schedule and distributed gifts as the superintendent and matron thanked donors. Contributions came from churches, clubs, businesses, and individuals including Rathburn, Rutland, Rocksprings, and Meigs area groups and stores across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ray Evans
Santa Claus
Pomeroy Chapter
O.E.S
Dutton’s Drug Store
Charles Swatzel
Busy Bee
Rutland Christian Church
Edith Mallory
Marion Ebersbach
Homer Cook
Charles Rathburn
John Downing
Nick Nennessy
Knights Templar
Phillips Sisters
Clay Bryan
Willis Anthony
Theodore Ebersbach
Midway Market
Starks Pharmacy
Pomeroy Music Club
McMaster Furniture
Rathburn Department Store
Middleport
Rocksprings
WSCS
Dorenda Wilson
Bessie A. Week
W. S. White
Clint Welch
Massar's
Blue and Gray Employes
Donald Ohlinger
Mary Root
Rutland Church of Christ
W. F. Burford
Recruit
Minersville
Rocksprings Methodist
Simpson Methodist Church
Ralph Turner
Helen Lyons
Meigs Theater
Charles Nesselroads
Twilight Garden Club
Frank Fugate
Covert Baking Co
Lillie Jones
Ben Franklin
Marcellene Buell
Melvin Cunningham
Boring
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
W.va
Veteran's Relief Fund
Hattie Christy
Carol and
Glenn Christy
Gallipolis
Parmalees Receive Trinidad Pictures From Daughter in Service
Mr and Mrs B F Parmalee have received photos from their daughter Mrs Douglas Blevins who joined her husband in military service in Trinidad in December. The island hosts thirteen families quartered there and a large mess hall for meals amid many poinsettias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
B. F. Parmalee
Douglas Blevins
Josephine Stewart
Trinidad
Pomery Death Notice Omit Misses Relative Name
Announcement of Pearl Hysell’s death at his Pomroy home omits Otho Keenam, a family member’s name, in Tuesday’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pearl Hysell
Otho Keenam
Mr. Hysell
Back Injury Suffered In Bailey Mine Accident
Lawrence Napper Sr. of Pomeroy sustained a serious back injury about 11 a m Wednesday while working in the Bailey Mine near Pomeroy He was transported by Ewing ambulance to Dr Raymond Boice office and admitted to Martz Hospital in Pomeroy where officials expect a full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lawrence Napper
Bailey Mine
Here
Ewing Ambulance
Raymond Boice
Martz Hospital
Napper
Lloyd Martin Sentenced In Burglary Case
Lloyd Martin pled guilty before Judge Edgar Ervin in Common Pleas Court to burglary and larceny. He received an indeterminate sentence of one to two years at the Ohio State Penitentiary after being returned to custody from Meigs Jail. The indictment stemmed from a September 1945 burglary at M. A. Hood Nicholson’s east of Dexter, with items stolen including a gun and hunting coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lloyd Martin
Ohio State Penitentiary
Edgar Ervin
Common Pleas Court
Martin
Thomas Joseph
Michael Tanner
Ross Johnson
Zanesville
Meigs
Nicholson
Pittsburgh
Dexter
Atlanta
C. A. Swick
Rutland
Homer R. Lee
Harrisonville
Rodney Downing
Middleport
John Stout
Harley Kerr
Clarence M. Young
Tuppers Plains
Albert Scholl
L. E. Burford
Sam Baker
Long Bottom
Harold Ward
Langsville
Robert Carson
John Sauvage
Niece Doggie Takes Job
Four residents on Grant Street waited Sunday morning for papers that never arrived. The papers were found on Rodney Downing’s porch, laid there by his dog who had retrieved them from the steps and delivered them to the Downing family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Grant St
Rodney Downing
Downing
Meigs County Records 15 Marriage Licenses Issued
Meigs Probate Court issued fifteen marriage licenses. Couples include Carroll Woodgerd and Fernie Perry both 21. John Michels 26 and Jean Miller 21. Carl Van Meter 53 and Laura Van Meter 49. Harold Trussell 20 and Jeanne Carnahan 19. Howard Smith 22 and Kathleen Reed 21. William Roush 21 and Ira Wells 21. Delmar Frazier 33 and Bernice Robson 35. Paul Hall 24 and Kathryn Lucas 25. Ralph Well 21 and Dorothy Russell 21. Earl Russell 28 and Maxine Richards 21. James Hively 24 and Lilly Crace 21. Karl Kirtley 42 and Harriet Booth 26. Roy Brandenburg 32 and Mary Dean 21. James Hocter 21 and Mildred Sheets 19. Charles Varian 23 and Geraldine Lee 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs
Carroll Woodgerd
Albany
Fernie Perry
Carpenter
John Michels
Jean Miller
Carl Lee van Meter
Racine
Laura Ella van Meter
Harold Trussell
Long Bottom
Jeanne Carnahan
Chester
Howard R. Smith
Reedsville
Kathleen Reed
William Roush
Portland
Ira Wells
Delmar Frazier
Corning
Bernice Robson
Paul R. Hall
Huntington
W. Va
Kathryn Lucas
Middleport
Ralph Well
Dorothy Russell
Syracuse
Earl Russell
Parkersburg
Maxine Richards
James K. Hively
Coalton
Lilly Julia Crace
Karl K. Kirtley
W.va
Harriet Booth
Roy E. Brandenburg
Cheshire
Mary L. Dean
James T. Hocter
Rodney
Ohio
Mildred Sheets
Hobson
Charles Varian
Clifton
Geraldine Lee
Red Cross To Offer Instructor Training In Middleport
Meigs Chapter announces Red Cross instructor training in first aid water safety and accident prevention at Middleport City Hall on January 20 22 24 28 and 30 starting 7 p.m. led by Allard C Hardy of Paducah Ky. Trainees earning certificates. Hardy named water safety field representative for the Eastern Area in 1944 and will visit Meigs January 20–31 to train instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Red Cross
Middleport City Hall
Allard C. Hardy
Paducah
Harry Ohlinger
Meigs
Hardy
Gallipolis
Mr. Hardy
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
District of Columbia
FHA Presents Gifts Monday in Middleport
Fu ture Homemakers Association at Middleport High School held a Monday meeting to honor Mrs Horton Dempsey with a surprise home gift shower. The former Kathleen Erwin, she recently married and resigned as home economics teacher after two years. Nellie Walters, FHA president, led the presentation and meeting. Refreshments were provided by Mrs Dempsey and FHA mother Mrs Clarence Murray attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Homemakers Association
Middleport High School
Horton Dempsey
FHA
Clarence Murray
Blakeslee Secretary Accepts New Job
Dorothy Cook, secretary to County Agricultural Agent C E Blakeslee, resigns to join the Pomeroy plant of Parkersburg Rig and Reel Co. She will replace Janet Hecox who just married. Nina Donovan takes Cook’s place as secretary to Mr Blakeslee, having worked with Jackson and Gallia county ration boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Dorothy Cook
C.E. Blakeslee
Parkersburg Rig and Reel Co
Miss Cook
Janet Hecox
Nina Donovan
Blakeslee
Miss Donovan
Ration
Jackson
Gallia
Pomeroy Girl Scout Troop Plans 1947 Year
Pomeroy Social Notes report Troop I and the Pomeroy Girl Scouts meeting January 15 to recruit members for 1947. Patrol leaders were chosen for four months, with a program set for January through May. weekly gatherings run Wednesdays 6 to 7 30 p.m. at Federated Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Girl Scout
The
Federated Church
Meigs Woman Arrested For Defrauding Bethel Coleman
Clara Burgess of Middleport was arrested on a warrant charging intent to defraud after she refused to return a gas cooking range. Coleman entered her home, she allegedly locked him inside, forcing him to exit via a window. She pleaded guilty, was fined 25 dollars and costs, and jailed overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clara Burgess
Middleport
Bethel Coleman
Miss Burgess
Coleman
Burgess
Pomeroy Baptist Missionary Society Meeting Led by Mrs Nye
The Pomeroy Baptist Missionary Society met at the church Tuesday night. Mrs. Paul Nye led the program on "Lighted Candles" with members Mrs. Leo Boyd Mrs. Cary Cook Mrs. Joe Fleming Mrs. J. E. Foster Mrs. Dana Oliver Mrs. J. H. Stephenson Mrs. Estella Skinner Mrs. Walter Wolfe Edith Cook and Ruth Daniels in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Baptist Missionary Society
Paul Nye
Leo Boyd
Cary Cook
Joe Fleming
J. E. Foster
Dana Oliver
J. H. Stephenson
Estella Skinner
Walter Wolfe
Edith Cook
Ruth Daniels
Pomeroy Personal Notices Mention Local Visits
Local residents report visits and guests including Robert Howett at Darwin home of his parents. Doris and Leon Taylor of Racine spent Sunday with Dale and Beatrice Snider in Union Ave. Freda Krautter and two sons joined Mrs. Eli White. Vernon Edwards and daughter and Mrs. Lee Rudisill of Pomeroy visited Athens to inspect a B. and O. streamliner. Charles Ackley of Guysville visited Earl Young family in W Main St. Harold Hite and wife return from Florida visit with Hites' relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Howett
Everett Howett
Darwin
Doris
Leon Taylor
Racine
Dale
Beatrice Snider
Union Ave
Freda Krautter
Jack
Harry
Eli White
Vernon Edwards
Lee Rudisill
Pomeroy
Athens
Charles Ackley
Guysville
Earl Young
W. Main St
Harold Hite
Florida
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Dutton
Greyhound Bus Station
Gane
Jane Evans
Middleport Dept. Store
Mr. and
Mrs. Parmalee
Trinidad Pictures
Doggie
Rathburn
Rutland, Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
Girl Scouts
Tweedies
Carolyns
Selbys
VOGUE
Shoe Shop
Pomeroy, Ohio
Isa
Baptist Missionary Society
Pomeroy Personals
Leyer
Claudette Colbert
Orson Welles
George Brent
Lucille Watson
Lucille Ball
William Bendix
Mark Stevens
Cathy Downs
Bendvue
Big Triple Bill ‘Return OF
Durango
Charles Starrett
Bruce Cabot
Phantom Rider
Idaho
Chuck
Kraft
Cage Adewrines Eronenge Inc
Ponsa Ee
Chase & Sanborn
del Monte
China
Jemima
Hamburg
Little Mill
Aerowax
France
Latina
Westfield
Dolly Madison
Zic
Gerber
Gia
ABC
Schmoll
2Nd Street
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