Campaign to Collect Delinquent Taxes Outlined in Meigs County
A Meigs County meeting led by Vernon Nease and county officials discussed 1943 44 appropriations and ways to collect delinquent taxes. William Evans urged aggressive action, suggesting suits against nonpayers and creating special committees and a tax collection unit in the auditor's office. Appointments to the committees were to be announced later.
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Athens
Ohio
Athens Messenger
Wes
Meigs County
E County
Aurthouse
Vernon ‘Rman
William Evans
Ohio Chamber Commerce
Henry Besan
Nease
Evans
Coun
World Prayer Day Observed at First Presbyterian Church
World Day of Prayer will be observed at First Presbyterian Church in Middleport on Friday February 25 with an afternoon program centered on the theme And the Lord wondered that there was no intercessor. A meeting saw lively discussion on paying old bills and possible suits against the county for delinquent taxes.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Pomeroy Social Notes and Community Gatherings
Teachers of the Federated Church hosted a chop suey supper for sixteen Sunday School teachers at the parsonage after which plans for a weekly open house social were announced. Jane Howell Tent members held a Monday meeting with gifts, pins, games, and a candy remembrance for a service member, with next meeting set for the Hall.
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Patsy Shields
Dorthea Reed
Louise Dailey
Anna Weed
Anna Vaughan
Emma Seitz
Louis Reibel
Leon Gold
Lynn Gold
Service Men and Families Learn of Promotions and Transfers
An Annapolis graduate Commander John Marion Lietwiler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lietwiler, and husband of Helena Keehne, was among the last removed from Corregidor and now based near Australia. He has risen from Lieutenant to Lieutenant-Commander and now Commander. A letter to his parents notes a surprise visit from Lt. Martin Elberfeld at New Guinea and Lietwiler cooked the meal for his classmate. Other locals include Arthur Ebershbach on furlough after 27 months in the Pacific, machinist mate Ebershach chosen from 1700 to train recruits, Roger Morgan on furlough from Camp Hood, Joe Ohlinger transferred to St Mary's College, Ralph W. Wippel arriving in North Africa, Charles Archer promoted to sergeant at Camp Hood, Paul Mourning in Houston with the railroad division, and the Clatworthy family with Cpl William H. Clatworthy overseas and Sgts James Clatworthy Jr and Lewis Long returning home after 14 months.
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Pomeroy
Elmer Johnson
Wheeling
William Baxter
George Daniels
Edson Roush
Carmel
Mary Massar
Norman Klees
Logan
Lucille Oeffler
Woman's Army Corps
Hilda Ohlinger McLane
Lancaster
Oscar Myers
Parkersburg
Elizabeth Huber
Gallipolis
Charles Huber
Phil H. Meier
Brick St
Louise Ebersbach
Pittsburgh
Sophia Fisher
John Marion Lietwiler
Annapolis
Lietwiler
John Lietwiler
Helena Keehne
Corregidor
U. S. Navy
Australia
S.g
Martin Elberfeld
Jacob Elberfeld
New Guinea
Pomeroy High School
Arthur Ebershhbach
Joe Ohlinger
U. S. Naval Air Cadet
Helena
Mont
St. Mary's College
Cal
Harry Ohlinger
Lincoln Hill
Mike Wippel
Ralph W. Wippel
North Africa
Margaret Archer
Middleport
Charles Archer
Camp Hood
Texas
Paul Mourning
Harvey Mourning
Houston
Set
Lewis Long
Social notes from Middleport and area events
Mrs. Viola Grueser hosted the Five Hundred Club with four guests and prize winners Mrs. Bessie Grueser Mrs. Pauline Gallagher Mrs. Allie Fisher and Mrs. Shuler. Jean Luman celebrated a birthday with friends. Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters officers and staff met. prizes awarded and committees named. Several local residents ill or recovering at home. visits noted.
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Middleport
Viola Grueser
Paul Grueser
S. Fourth Ave
Helen Shuler
Grace Stace
Gladys Grueser
Lottie Cohen
Bessie Grueser
Pauline Gallagher
Allie Fisher
Shuler
Meigs Temple
Anderson
C. P. Gallagher
Griff Russell
Mabel Sanborn
Genevieve Meinhart
Janice Childs Celebrates Fifth Birthday at Central School
Janice Childs youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs George Childs turned five on Tuesday at the Central School Kindergarten. Twenty seven children sang to her and gifts included lollypops and a long distance birthday call from her brother Bill at the Chicago Navy Pier school.
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Janice Childs
George Childs
Janice
Bill
Chicago Navy Pier
Girls Glee Club Starts Spring Concert Practice
The Girls Glee Club and Ensemble begin night sessions for the Spring Concert to be staged in March under the direction of Miss Lois Cecil.
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Lois Cecil
Local notices on residents and staff movements
Mrs Betty Brown Lambert improves slowly after three weeks of illness and is up briefly each day. Miss Kathryn Smith works as bookkeeper for Stansbury Drug Co. Miss Aldine and Iris Winebrenner returned to Columbus after visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Robert Winebrenner. Miss Mary B Laughead of Fordham University in New York has been called home due to serious illness.
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Kathryn Smith
Stansbury Drug Company
Aldine
Iris Winebrenner
Columbus
Robert Winebrenner
Mary B. Laughead
Fordham University
New York
Robert Bush Dies in Southwest Pacific Engagement
Seaman Second Class Robert J. Bush, 22, son of Marian Spohn of Columbus, former Enright, died in the Southwest Pacific after being listed missing on November 5. He lived with his grandparents and worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad before enlisting. His photograph is featured in Columbus during the Fourth War Loan Drive.
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Middleport
Virgie Major
Robert J. Bush
Southwest Pacific
Marian Spohn
Brierwood Ave
Columbus
Marian Enright
Frank FE. Enright
Linden Ave
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisonville Scipio Honor Roll Honors Many Students
Harrisonville and Scipio High Schools publish an honor roll listing students by grade. Senior members include Anna Circle Elmer Finlan Jr Evelyn Haning Howard Gilkey Bernard Gilkey Maryellen Jewell and others. Junior Sophomore and underclassmen names follow, with a full roster across grades from first to eighth.
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Harrisonville
Harrisonville-Scipio High School
Anna Circle
Elmer Finlan, Jr
Evelyn Haning
Howard Gilkey
Bernard Gilkey
Maryellen Jewell
Don Cotterill
Verjean Douglas
Irene Reeves
Everett Welch
Robert Epple
Robert Pickering
Junior Stanley
Kathryn Wyatt
Betty Ellis
Mae Reeves
Evelyn Welch
Helen Alkire
Merwin Chase
Leroy Lambert
Fire department calls extinguish small Oliver Street blaze
Local volunteers from the Middleport Fire Department responded to a house fire at the Peterman home on Oliver Street Tuesday morning. The fire caused little damage and was put out before firefighters reached the scene.
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Middleport
Peterman
Oliver St
Ohio highway program outlined by director at convention
Ohio Highway Department Director Hal G. Sours outlined a three point post war program. It includes modernizing the state trunk road system improving urban route access roads for faster traffic and expanding local roads including farm to market routes.
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Columbus
Hal G. Sours
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Dozen Grandparents for 10 Month Old in Tennessee
Patricia Anne Greene, 10 months old of Chattanooga, Tennessee, can boast five living generations on both sides of her family. She has a total of twelve living grandparents.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Patricia Anne Greene
R. F. Greene
Garbage Collection To Be Discussed In Pomeroy Session
W. A. Smith heads a Chamber of Commerce committee naming R. L. Jacobs Allen Hartley and W Atkins to meet the Pomeroy Council. Mayor George Howell convened a Friday night special session to devote time to the citys major garbage collection problem.
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Pomeroy
R. L. Jacobs
Allen Hartley
W. ©. Atkins
W. A. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Pomeroy Council
George Howell
PomerOY Shaped by Spring Weather and Remembrance
Yesterday's spring like weather drew many townspeople to clean up homes and public buildings in PomerOY Meigs County. Sign painter B M Johnson added three gold stars to the Meigs County Honor Roll honoring Kenneth R Matlack Sidney A Cook and Howard S McCloud, bringing the county total to seven.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Bk. M. Johnson
Kenneth R. Matlack
Sidney A. Cook
Howard S. McCloud
Reuter Heads Overseas From Nebraska Air Base
Earl William Reuter 22, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Reuter, completes tail-gunner training with a heavy bombardment group at Army Air Base McCook Nebraska. A Pomeroy High School graduate, he joined his outfit after training at several air force stations as it prepares for combat overseas.
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Pomeroy
Earl William Reuter
Army Air Base
McCook, Nebb
Walter Reuter
Pomeroy High School
Cush Johnson Buys Farm at Bradbury
Cush Johnson a local cattle man has purchased the B H Bailey farm at Bradbury and will be assisted by Mr Bailey in its operation through March 1. The deal includes a dairy farm dwelling house store filling station and 25 cows.
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Middleport
Cush Johnson
B. H. Bailey
Bradbury
Bailey
Middleport Fourth War Bond Drive Results and Local Fire Official Change
Middleport and Pomeroy notes report the bond drive totals with a goal of 165000 and sales 32146.50 leaving 132753.50. leading stores include Hysell Furniture Miller’s 5c to 1 store and Roush’s Shoe. Ernest M. Johnson elected secretary of the First Ward Fire Company replacing Ernest Jones. Johnson is a well known sign painter in Meigs County.
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H. J. Hysell
Miller's
Roush
Chamber
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
Pomeroy
Ernest M. Johnson
First Ward Fire Company
Ernest Jones
Mr. Johnson
Meigs County
Pomeroy Youth Group Holds Fourth County Meeting
The Meigs County Methodist Youth Fellowship met at the United Methodist Church Monday evening with 91 attendees. County president Fred Klein led the meeting while ministers taught during study periods and Miss Emma Jane Jiiden recorded roll call. The next gathering is set for February 28 at Grace Methodist Church in Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Methodist
Meigs County
United Methodist Church
Jean Bryant
Fred Klein
Middleport
Willis Aleshire
Emma Jane Jiiden
Racine
Grace Methodist Church
Lawrence Schmitt
H. A. Rothrock
Walter McCarley
Nobel M. Rompel
Frank Vaughan
Middleport Fellowship
Olive Farm Women Hold January Meeting
The Olive Farm Women's Club met in January at Mrs. Harry Pickens' home. Mrs. W. F. Hanley led a program including devotionals, roll call on Antiques, a segment on quilts and their history, winter sports, and a quilt display. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her daughters to members and guest Miss Joan Hawley. The February meeting will be at Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Myers' home in Long Bottom.
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Mrs. C. BE
Myers, Long Bottom
Woman Is Fined By Justice Peoples
Mrs Blanche Hudnall, 38, fined 80 dollars and costs and given 20 days in jail by Justice Percy Peoples after arraignment. She was charged with receiving fifty dollars from Charles Sargent, who allegedly stole it from his elderly grandfather Liberty Hudnall.
Bowens Move to Rutland Pastorate Home
Rev and Mrs Charles J Bowen have settled in Rutland living over Mrs Snowdens store where visitors are welcomed. This marks his second pastorate with First Baptist Church, begun there and ordained in 1914. The Bowens have many friends across Meigs County.
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Rutland
Charles J. Bowen
First Grade Pupils Lead in Stamp Sale
Miss Virgie Major’s First Grade class tops the school stamp drive for the month with $260.25 raised across four Tuesdays. Purchases include $46.15 on Jan 4, $27.50 on Jan 11, $23 on Jan 18, and $163.70 on Jan 25.
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Middleport
Virgie Major
Defense
Penetro Marketed as Modern Remedy in Suet Base
An old time home remedy note describes using medicated mutton suet for aches and coughs, now marketed as Penetro. The product claims dual action to relieve nasal congestion and provide warming relief where applied, with price 25c and a double supply at 35c.
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Colda
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