Pomeroy Bend Set to House TNT Plant Workers
Pomeroy and surrounding Pomeroy Bend communities brace for a population and revenue surge tied to the Mason County TNT plant. Camp Conley will host headquarters as construction accelerates, with 7500 workers expected at peak and living facilities planned in Pomeroy and Middleport. A separate note reports Mrs. Harold Roush of Middleport fracturing her arm after a fall, admitted to Holzer Hospital.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
Malcolm Hartley
Pomeroy
West Virginia Ordnance Plant
Mason County
Camp Conley
Pomeroy National Bank
TNT
Pomeroy Building
Middleport
Harold Roush
William Darst
E. Main Sr
Roush
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Bailey Acquire Cooper Estate on Racine Pomeroy Road
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bailey purchased the Cooper estate property on the Racine Pomeroy Road and expect to occupy it when vacated by Mrs. Mary Turner. The deal transfers title and sets a timeline upon clearance of the current occupant.
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Racine
Otis Bailey
Cooper Estate
Racine- Pomeroy Road
Mary Turner
Pomeroy
Will Dorst
Dorst
Lincoln Hill
Will Whaley and Son
Tracy Whaley
Main St
Terrace Ave
Former Middleport Youth Among Pearl Harbor Heroes
Middleport residents learned that Lieut. Commander Willie Outerbridge served on the destroyer Ward which sank the first Japanese submarine off Pearl Harbor at 6 30 am on that day. Mrs Don Lynn said he had been recommended for the Navy Cross. Outerbridge and Lynn are children of former resident Mrs Jessie Outerbridge who now lives in Pasadena.
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Middleport
Meigs
Willie Outerbridge
U. S
Outerbridge
Lynn
Pasadena
Calif
Jessie Outerbridge
Hongkong
Arthur
Real Estate Transfers Mark Meigs County Listings
Recent Meigs County land transfers include Edward and Nancy Shuler trading 1 acre in Letart Township to Coulter and Elsie Shuler. Kate Anderson sells Lot No. 36 in Middleport to Ralph Anderson. Gaskills transfer 18-100 acres in Middleport to Harold and Mabel Roush. Everett Hartley sells 73 acres in Lebanon Township to Goldie Hartley. Annie Calloway parcels in Pomeroy to Zuelelia Smith and others. Stevens transfer Lot No. 79 in Middleport to Ernest Mulford. Stout parcels in Olive Township to Bertha Swan. Ward and Alice Roberts Lot No. 25 in Racine to Roy Proffitt. Citizens National Bank Lot No. 62 in Middleport to Zerkle family.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Edward M
Nancy B. Shuler
Letart
Coulter M
Elsie E. Shuler
Kate L. Anderson
Middleport
Ralph E. Anderson
Harry E
Etta
Margaret Gaskill
Harold
Mabel Roush
Everett Hartley
Lebanon
Goldie Hartley
Annie Calloway
Zuelelia Smith
Mary Delaney Will
Mary Delaney
G. O. Will
Martinsbury
F. C
Selah Folden
James
Rebecca A. Stevens
Ernest W. Mulford
A. C
Ethel Stout
Olive Township
Bertha Swan
Ward C
Alice E. Roberts
Racine
Roy Proffitt
Citizens National Bank
John, Nellie
Hallie Zerkle
Racine Social And Personal Highlights Honor Local Servicemen
Local gathering hosted by Rev T T Shelton Mrs Shelton and Miss Vera Beegle honored George Neigler Ashton Sayre and William Bentz who have enlisted in the air corps. Guests included multiple Racine residents. updates note refreshments and a Illness in the Cowdry family.
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Delaware
Jobe Parks
Pomeroy Social Notes Gathers Local Weekend Visits
Pomeroy residents share weekend visits with relatives including Miss Marian Simpson and Miss Marie Payne. Akron visitors Claude and Mrs Watson stay with Ella Watson. J T McLain and family and Miss Mildred Cartwright visit Massar and Klees in Pomeroy. The column records numerous travels and a move back to Racine as Harry Curtis and family relocate to Vine Street.
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Claude Watson
Akron
Ella Watson
Brick St
J. T. McLain
Mary K
Mildred Cartwright
Lancaster
A. A. Massar
Norman Klees
Mulberry Ave
Marie Payne
Clinton Payne
Vinton
Comer’s
J. S. Hartenbach
Zanesville
E. Main St
Walter Neutzling
Ernest Lallance
Minersville
William Neutzling
Anne St
Pomeroy
Robert Wolfe
Ohio
W. Main St
Kenneth Hysell
Huntington
W. Va
Rolla Young
Columbus
Lucetta Young
Wright St
Young
Truman Russell
East Liverpool
Racine
Harry Curtis
Vine St
Middleport social notes and community updates
Middleport band boosters plan a cafeteria supper at the high school on Tuesday February 3 with Mrs Edgar Allensworth as president naming chairpersons for kitchen and dining room. The Busy Bee Class of First Baptist will buy a $25 defense bond and a soup sale is planned for January 29. Youth Fellowship at Heath Methodist Church enjoys a pot luck supper and rehearses for an upcoming service. Local residents Mrs C O Fisher ill at home and other notes on residents visiting or ill.
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Middleport
Middleport Band Booster Association
Edgar Allensworth
C. O. Fisher
E. O. Tewksbury
George Childs
Busy Bee
First Baptist Church
Ross Pullin
Jacob Turner
J. M. Mygatt of
Columbus
The
Heath Methodist Church
Second Ave
E. C. Willock
Beech St
Lizzie Zuspan
Ben Zuspan
Delta
Colo
Ohio
Louesa McAllister
Roy Conway
Mary Cook
N. Second Ave
B. F. Fultz, Sr
Chicago
Paul Hoffman
Alan Fultz
Edith Klein
New York City
Hulda Klein
Melissa Hennesy
Capital University
Meigs County Probate Court 1941 Annual Report Highlights
The Meigs County Probate Court reports 82 estates administered including 51 wills and 45 administrations. Guardianships cover 12 cases, with 17 sent to Athens State Hospital and other facilities. There were 434 marriage licenses and total receipts of 4191.40 dollars, noting a drop after the new Ohio marriage law took effect.
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Athens State Hospital
Orient
Boys’ Industrial School
Girls’ Industrial School
Ohio
Referendum on Closing To Come To Vote
Pomeroy electorate prepares a referendum petition challenging a closing ordinance for beer and whiskey establishments. If filed before February 6, enforcement is paused until the November general election. WCTU-sponsored push seeks broader rules, council had previously approved midnight and Sunday closing without penalties.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Council
Harmon O'Brien
WCTU
Student Converts 1140 Pennies to War Defense Stamps
Charlotte De Vol, a Pomroy High School junior in Rock Springs, saved 1140 pennies to buy defense stamps. She chose to forgo a dressing table to aid the war effort as she explained the dressing table can wait.
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Pomeroy
Charlotte de Vol
Miss de Vol
Pomeroy High School
Marvin de Vol
Rock Springs
Firemen Told Of Their Role In Defense
Pomeroy firemen were urged to prepare for extreme fire emergencies and form rescue squads as part of Civilian Defense. Edison Hobstetter and Mayor M D Hartley spoke at the Second Ward Fire House meeting of the Pomeroy Fire Association. A vote approved a two mill street light levy to be decided February 19.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Fire Association
Second Ward
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy Civilian Defense Council
M. D. Hartley
Fire Association
Two-Mill Street
Letart Falls PTA Plans Tuesday Night Program
The Letart Falls Parent Teachers Association will meet Tuesday night at the grade school. Pupils will perform a play titled Uncle Sam's Defense Guards by the upper grades, with singing and drills by lower grades. A school News feature will be read by the commentator impersonating a radio announcer, plus a question box for attendees.
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Letart Falls
Parent Teachers Association
England and Wales Population Estimate
England and Wales are estimated to have a combined population around 40,467,000, according to the available demographic figures. The figure reflects ongoing census and statistical service estimates for the two regions.
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England and
Wales
Jackets Face Athens in Tuesday Basketball Clash
Middleport Athens Bull dogs, led by Logan Chetain and a strong defense, visit the Yellow Jackets for the season’s first of two meetings. Key players Sprague Finsterwald Maynard Hutchinson Mills and Boggs returning from injury. Game set for 8 p.m. with coach Trittschuh employing a 10-man rotation.
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Middleport
Athens
Yellow Jackets
Logan Chieftains
Bulldogs
Sprague
Finsterwald
Maynard
Hutchinson
Mills
Wellston
Boggs
Paul Trittschuh
Clatworthy
Hartinger
Laing
Barsotti
Ohlinger
Gomer
Bowen
Bennett
Klein
Lackey
Young
Chillicothe
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