Blind Man Adds To His Accomplishments
John Darnell a 60 plus year old man who is blind and deaf has completed another feat by moving roofing a small building at his home on South Third Avenue. He walks to the business district daily with a cane and red flag to aid crossings and shops. He served in the coast artillery during World War II and was last furloughed in September before his death. He is survived by his wife at 645 Dennison Avenue Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Darnell
S. Third Ave
Columbus
John A. Baker
Effie Baker
Salem Township
Army
Coast Artillery
Ft Sil
Oklo
Seattle
Wash
Camp Phillips
Kansas
Camp Atterbury
Ind
New York
England
Pre. Baker
Rutland High School
Dennison Ave
Two More Meigs County War Casualties Listed
Meigs County announces two additional casualties from World War II. Pvt Horace Farley was killed in action on October 2 on the Western Front in Europe, with official letters confirming burial details. Pvt Lawrence A Baker is missing in action since December 19 in Germany, with no further word from the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Acs
Meigs County
Horace Farley
L. A. Baker
Europe
Walter Farley
Cora Farley Canter
Silver Run Road
Salisbury Township
Pomeroy
Camp Livingston
Shreveport
Texas
Mechanized Cavalry
Farley
West Virginia Coal Co
West Columbia
Leroy Herman
Delores Little
Horace Larry
Silver Run
Osborne
Ralphley
Alfred Farley
Margaret Wise
William Wise
Gertrude Searls
Paul Searls
England
Freda Farley
Effie Baker
Langsville
Asnd
Lawrence A. Baker
Germany
War Department
Lawrence Allen Baker
Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Club News
Pomeroy notes report an impressive candlesight service at United Methodist Church where Women’s Society officers for 1945 were installed by Rev Albert Bitters. Officers include Jed Webster Sr president and Lucretia Genheimer as corresponding secretary with a ten hour tea following. Stitch-and-Chatter Club elects Eunice Will as president and plans alternate meetings. January service box prepared for Rollin Spencer in France. A birthday tribute to Bertha Russell and a dinner at the Scines home honored P. O. Charles Scines with Charleston guests. Various local members and guests are listed. Several illness and travel notices touch Grace Guild seaming for charity, and births, trips, and hospital updates are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
Christian Social Relations
Cal Church
Albert Young
Lucy’ Gibbs
Nellie Smith
Albert Bitters
Viola Jones
Pearl Hysell
By |Tin Bing
Eugene ‘Bryant
Evelyn ‘Turner
C.F
Tompkins
CE. W. Downie
Peart Hysell
Low
Marie
Lillie Hauck
el [Dena Watson
Eunice Will
Ernest McGranier
Athens
Rollin Spencer
France
Marjorie Woodard
Bertha Russell
Win
Ona Cook
Omercy
Phil Meinhart
Monkeytun
Ben Elberfeld
Harsonville Road
Holtz Hospital
Georgia Williamson
Pt. Pleashit
Ira Elberfeld
Ralph Graves
Camp Ellis
J. Luke Casto
Nye Ave
Paul Castor
Juanita
Perry Riggs
Pvt
Perr Riggs
Ft. Ord
Cal
Riggs
Clerk of Courts
Grace Guild of Grace
Episcopal Church
Pearl Williams
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Willard Ashworth
Akron
Eliza Kesterson
Hospital note on Marsmith family contact in Pomeroy
Mr and Mrs John Marsmith of Nye Avenue Pomeroy report their son Fort Sg t Thomas Albert Exith is in a hospital recovering from an operation. Exith entered service March 23 1943 and his wife now lives in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Marsmith
Nye Ave
Thomas Albert Exith
Smith
Marsmith
Toledo
Transfers of Meigs Realty
Real estate transfers recorded in Meigs County include multiple deeds and affidavits of transfer. Parcels change hands among residents and local firms in Middleport Rutland Pomeroy Orange Olive Sa Jem Racine Letart and neighboring areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yomeroy
Meigs County Recorder
George Meinhart
Ray Parkinson
Nellie P. Barton
Clair Parkinson
Rutland
H. M. Nelson
George Tewksbury
Middleport
H. D. Godglein
Mabel Googlein
George
Gladys Mowery
Chambers Listed For West Point
Meigs District veterans host session on admission to Military Academy. Marcus Chambers, son of Mr and Mrs Chambers of Middleport, completes infantry training and is stationed at Fort Meade. His family and local VFW posts will support his candidacy during the January sessions. Slow cooling of forgings for airplane motors is discussed as strengthening method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Thomas A
Conereeama
Chambers
Fyftysaix
Fairfield
Jackson
Athens
Gallia
Robinson
Ark
Feeney-Bennett
Con Wille
Young Flier Tells of His Experiences
Staff Sergeant James Simpson on furlough spoke at the Middleton Rotarians at Woodman Hall in Racine. He, a B-17 gunner with 50 missions, described bombing runs to Budapest and Munich, and his role in the Southern France invasion, including watching invasion vessels below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siddleport
James Simpson
Racine
Middleport Rotarians
Woodman Hall
Sat Uloyd Townsend
Roarian BH. Rawlings
Bucharest
Budapest
Munich
France
Simpson
Rotarians
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Pomeroy Social Notes
John Scines
P.O
Charles Scines
Scines
Jean White
Carl Maynor
Charleston
James White
Elmer ‘Burns
Mary Burns
Elmer Burns
Shirley Mills
Mills
Mexico
Colegroves Market
Ohio
China
G. O. Schmoll Furniture and Appliance Store
Middleport, Ohio
Ann Sheridan
Dough Girl
Kitty O'Day
FBI
Laura
Wford
Cotte
Meigs Realty
Tierney Dana Andrews
Anokk
West Point
Cornell University
Ithaca, N.Y
Chambers W
Dr. Kohl
Martin & Roller Drug Store
Straateport, Ohle
Hysell Furniture Co. D
Dennis Irene Morgan Manning “the
Frankie Darrow
Boys' Reformatory
Robert _ Noah BARRAT BEERY Jr
Haunted Harbor
Vogue Shoe Shop
Pomeroy, Ohio
Young Flier
Vicks VaPoRus
Rathburn
Rutland, Ohio
Armstrong Quaker
Congoleum
Kr Sk
Athens County
Children’s
Coats
MEIGS
Bendvue
Mary Nash
March OF
Stack Carson
Jane Wyman
Alan Hale
Irene Manning
George Tobias Robert Shayne Ricardo
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