Pomeroy Pupils Lead Defense Stamp Drive in Schools
Pomeroy public school pupils bought 82.25 dollars in Defense Savings Stamps on Tuesday January 20 as weekly defense stamp day shows strong rivalries among Central Sugar Run Junior High and Senior High schools. Dr W S Gamertsfelder Ohio University dean will speak Sunday January 25 at Pomeroy Junior High on The American Faith contrasting democracy with totalitarianism.
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Athens
Athens, Ohio
Pomeroy
Central Grade
Ralph Spencer
J. E. White
Sugar Run
W. S. Gamertsfelder
College of Arts and Graduate School
Ohio University
Pomeroy Junior High
Pomeroy Public Schools
Gamertsfelder
Barkley
Wheeler
Charles P. Taft
Youngsters Celebrate At Birthday Parties In Middleport
Two young residents marked birthdays this month with gatherings at home. Ten year old Julia Archer hosted a party with many friends and family members helping. Five year old Billy McGhee celebrated with prizes, gifts, and refreshments planned by his mother Mrs. Anna Waddell McGhee.
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Middleport
Julia Archer
Nancy Fink
Frances Fisher
Frances Chase
Julia Erwin
Grace Marie McDonald
Mary Margaret Gilmore
Charles
Billy Hess
Charlene Williams
Carolyn Sue Hess
Edith Mae _ Russell
Charlene Neal
Thelma Ebershach
Beulah Hart
Dorothy
Betty Lou Greenlee
Mary Margaret Burns
Julia
Margaret Archer
Mary Archer
Elmer Burns
Billy McGhee
S. Fourth Ave
Anna Waddell McGhee
George Edward Greenlee
Charlene Walburn
Billy
Waddell
Mabel Waddell
Misa Helena Clifford
Homer’ Brickles
Pomeroy
Paddy Jo Lambert
Ernest Garvin
Auxiliary Urges Flags Be Displayed
The American Legion Auxiliary urges local businesses in Drew Webster Post area to display flags at all times in fair weather. The practice has been adopted in many communities since the war outbreak, say Auxiliary members.
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Pomeroy
American Legion Auxiliary
Drew Webster
Olive Farm Woman's Club Meets at Warren Home
REEDSVILLE The Olive Farm Woman's Club held an all day meeting at Mrs. Effie Warren's home. A noon pot luck featured dishes from old family wares including a Willow Ware tureen tied to Mrs. Warren's grandmother and other cherished pieces.
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Reedsville
Olive Farm Woman's Club
Effie Warren
Wintner Coudery
W. F. Han Jey
C. E. Myers
Harry Pickens
Donald Myers
Pauline Marsh
Will Swaim
Ruth Pickens
Pauline Myers
Edgar Guest
Ara Myers
Methodist Services For Week Announced
Simpson Methodist Church schedules a week of activities led by Nobel M. Rompel. Sunday features 9 15 a m Sunday School, 10 15 a m worship with speaker John E. Brown and choir. Evening sermon series continues. Additional meetings include junior missionary, circle gatherings, choir practice, prayer meeting, youth fellowship, and leadership by Mrs Esta Howell Miss Lucy Gibbs and Virginia Church.
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Rompe
Esta Howell
Circle No. 4
Lucy Gibbs
G. H. Jones
All Girls
Leslie D. Weatherhead
Virginia Church
Mrs. Radekin To Broadcast at Noon
Local council member Mrs. Juanita Radekin of Carpenter and District Home Council chair will broadcast at 12 noon on Station WOSU Monday January 26. Her topic is Making the Best of What We Have Where We Are.
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings
Independent Order of the Odd Fellows meeting presided by Richard Vaughan with a program on the order's 1879 founding. Rebekah Association meeting postponed due to illness. Jean Russell hosted a bridge party with two tables, guests Ethel Willoughby and W. Farnham, prizes to Neils Powell and K. D. Amsbury. Ruth Leifheit, employed at the Columbus Y M C A, moved from Syracuse. Local residents Arthur Spencer family and Pauline Clark noted. Mrs. Robert Thompson returns from visit to Mary Hood. Lewis Long, Army Air Corps enlistee, stationed at Patterson Field with family visitors.
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Pomeroy
Order of the Odd Fellows
Richard Vaughan
Noble Grand
Order
Thomas Wildley
Rebekah’ Association
Mary Hood
Ida Phillips
Jean Russell
W. Main St
Ethel Willoughby
W. R. Farnham
Neils Powell
K. D. Amsbury
Ruth Leifheit
Syracuse
Columbus
Arthur Spencer
Sharon
Athens
Pauline Clark
Spring Ave
John Franz
Marcia Lynne
Brick St
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Robert Thompson
Charles Nease Wehe
Kantanning
Kanauga
W. Va
Thompson
Lewis Long
Army Air Corp
Patterson Field
Dayton
Myrtle Long
Dorothy
James Walker
Phyllis Brown
Athens Road
Dorothy Ciatworthy
Middleport
Severs Connections With Meigs Business
Noel Hysell, a six year frame worker at Grueser Body Works, leaves the company and takes a similar role at the Pom eroy Motor Company which is opening a new Main St addition. Gale Hysell, his brother, also departs Grueser to join Mason Motor Company in Pt. Pleasant.
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Middleport
Noel Hysell
Grueser Body Works
Pomeroy Motor Company
Gale Hysell
Grueser
Mason Motor Company
Pt. Pleasant
Stairless flats may replace stairs in future buildings
An expert predicts future apartment blocks could be built without stairs with gentle slopes replacing the traditional staircases. The concept envisions easier access and mobility within multi story housing.
Tax Returns Coming In More Rapidly
County Treasurer Lee Archer reports tax collections are rising as districts begin receiving returns. Since last Monday, totals average about $1,500 per day, indicating a quicker pace than usual.
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Pomeroy
Lee Archer
Willard Gibbs Medal Awarded To Tho mas Midgley Jr
Middleport reports that Tho mas Midgley Jr. Worthington receives the 1942 Willard Gibbs Medal for discovering tetraergyl lead a breakthrough aiding automotive and aircraft engines. Despite infantile paralysis in 1940 he continues research including methods to counter incendiary bombs and camouflage military targets. He recently used an elaborate home communications setup in Worthington to confer with scientists and U S military officials in Washington.
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Middleport
Willard Gibbs
American Chemical Society
Thomas Midgley
Worthington
Midgley
H. L. Ward
Army
Navy
Washington
National Inventors’ Council
Cheshire Social Briefs
Cheshire residents host and visit relatives over the weekend. Several families report illness, house moves, and social gatherings. A revival at Addison Methodist Church is planned January 22 through Sunday night.
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Cheshire
Mercerville
Kermit Massie
Cecil Davis
Helen Clark
John Wickline
Clifford Cochran
Akron
Mary Crank
J. W. Cochran
Roy Grapes
Parkersburg
William Grapes
Robert Hern
Flossie Lucky
Fred Ward
Clara Ward
Linton Mattox
Julius Chandler
Addison Methodist Church
Walter Price
Fostoria
Lewis Spires
FiveFoot Vein Coal Tied to Ancient Plant Accumulation
A five foot vein of coal is described as representing a buildup equivalent to about 100 feet of ancient plant material, illustrating the long geological process behind coal formation.
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