Housing plan targets TNT plant workers in Ohio towns
A government study shown to Mayor M D Bartley outlines housing tactics for more TNT plant workers in Point Pleasant Gallipolis and nearby towns. A survey in Pomeroy Civic League and Gaspolis aims to map available rooms in apartments to support housing needs for workers and street light levy plans.
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Pomeroy
Mideport
Yint Pleasant
Gallipolis
M. Dartley
Point Pleasant
Arietta
Gaspolis
Pomeroy Civic Lab
Meigs Delegation Attends Farm Week at OSU
Meigs County sends a delegation to Farmers Week at Ohio State University led by Mrs. Wanetta Radekin who spoke on making the most of available resources. Registrants from Meigs include Mr and Mrs Harold Carnahan and other residents. university attendees from Meigs include Ken Cotterill and Mary Virginia Woodwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Roush
J. L. Spencer
Dale Dye
Lepudgeon
C. E. Humphrey
A. Radekin
W. J. Swett
Hurley Nelson
Paul Barnes
University
Meigs County
Ken Cotterill
Mary Virginia Yoodwin
Dorothy Colwell
Reedsville Farmer Heads Seed Group
C E Humphrey of Reedsville was chosen president of the Seed Improvement Association at the annual meeting in Columbus this week. He owns the largest commercial hybrid corn seed producer in Southeastern Ohio and has served as vice president of the Ohio Seed Improvement Association.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Humphrey
Reedsville
Seed Improvement Association
Columbus
Middleport Churches Announce Go To Church Programs
Attendance figures for local churches in the Go To Church movement show gains at Methodist Baptist Church of Christ Presbyterian and others. Sunday announcements include special music youth groups and sermons by Rev Ralph Zundel Rev Don McMillin Rev Henry L Carr and Rev H A Rothrock with union Christian Endeavor services and a report by Rio Grande attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Methodist
Baptist
Church of Christ
Presbyterian
First Baptist Church
Ralph Zundel
Christ
Betty Brown
Margaret Houdashelt
Reverend Zundel
Don McMillin
Union Christian Endeavor
Convict Three Gallia County Men in Federal Court
Dwight and Rus Beckett and Cecil Glover of Gallipolis were convicted in Columbus federal court on two counts for break in and theft linked to the Cheshire Post Office robbery in May 1941. The trio faced lengthy prior prison histories and the men await sentencing as details of their records are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Dwight
Russell Beckett
Cecil Glover
Mel G. Underwood
Columbus
Cheshire
Beckett Brothers
Maple Shade
Dickey
Leaper and Ball
R. C
Dwight Beckett
Mansfield
Fromatory
Athens
Moundsville
W. Va
Glover
London
Clara May Pierce
Middleport
Post Office
Alexander
Garden Seed Project Supports Home Vegetable Grown Defense
Seed packets sufficient for a family of five are offered by the Farm Security Administration to boost home gardening. Vaughan Crites announces the program as part of the Food Will Win the War campaign. Packets are sold at low cost and available through farm agencies and at the Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
Vaughan Crites
Farm Bureau
Methodist Services For Week At Simpson Church
Rev. Nobel M. Rompe announces a week of services at Simpson Methodist Church. Sunday schedule includes 9 15 a m church school 10 15 a m morning worship with communion and 7 pm sermon in the series The Lives of the Great. Wednesday events include all girls choir rehearsal at 6 30 and a meeting at Miss Jean Mallory s home at 8 30. Prayer meeting at 7 30 with Mr Rompel in charge. Methodist Youth Fellowship meets 7 15 pm at the church. Carol Guthrie leads discussion on The Christ in Alternative to World Chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rompel
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Carol Guthrie
Palmer and Giese Visit Pomeroy for Bridge Commission Work
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Palmer and John Giese arrived in Pomeroy on Thursday to spend several days. Palmer is secretary of the Ohio Bridge Commission and Giese an assistant engineer for Modjeski & Masters, consulting engineers for the bridge commission. They were hosted by Ed Condon and Theodore Reed and their spouses Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ray Palmer
John Giese
Lois Cecil SeNames Rehearsal for Betty Lou Operetta Tryouts
Miss Lois Cecil, vocal music supervisor, held a special high school rehearsal for students aiming to try out for the operetta Betty Lou to be presented by the Girls Glee Club this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Lois Cecil
Betty Lou
Girls Glee Club
Roll of Honor Announced at Senior High
Pomeroy Senior High School announces the last six week honor roll listing seniors including Paul Birtcher William Bowen David Clifton Tommy Crow Hugh Custer Charles Evans Jay Gloeckner George Shiveler Calvin Will Burl Windon and many others plus juniors and sophomores recognized for academic achievement.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Paul Birtcher
William Bowen
David Clifton
Tommy Crow
Hugh Custer
Charles Evans
Jay Gloeckner
George Shiveler
Calvin Will
Burl Windon
Frances Burnside
Louanna Ebersbach
Betty Eichinger
Marjorie Eynon
Marjorie Forbes
Rita Gainer
Della Lightfoot
Jacqueline Maag
Jean Mallory
Wanda Potts
Eileen Sauvage
Allen Dill
Ruth Anna Bauer
Wanda Bennett
Virginia Church
Julia DeVol
Frances Dill
Freda Parker
Dorothy Peoples
Martha Roedel
June Sayre
Margaret Story
Mary Vaughan
Jeannette Young
Danny Rosenbaum
Willis Giles
Willie Carr
Jack Lewis
George Wagner
Jerry Wise
Harold Blackston
Esta Ackle
Eileen Blackwood
Ruth Brickles
Patricia Brider
Phyllis Brown
Betty Mae Couch
Sara Curtis
Helen Davis
Hazel Epple
Sara Harris
Margaret Holmes
Betty Jacobs
Beaulah Kesterson
Doris Leifheit
Mary McCallum
Martha J. Myers
Rose Marie Nease
Annette Seyfried
Cheryl Parker
Claire Titus
Birthday Ball Supports Infantile Paralysis Campaign in Meigs County
Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion hosts the President's Birthday Ball in Middleport, donating net proceeds to the Infantile Paralysis Fund as part of Mile of Dimes. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Bunce, Mr Sauer, and many locals. Tyler Orchestra of Oak Hill plays for round and square dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post American Legion
Meigs County
Feeney-Bennett Post
Walter Bunce
Charles Sauer
E. R. Mulford
Robert McElhinney
Sidney Russell
Roscoe Fowle
A. J. Beaver
Sidney Pickens
Tom Hendric
Letha Russell
C. P. Williams
Verda Oliver
Pomeroy
Floyd
Pomeroy Social Notes Brief Illnesses And Travels
Pomeroy A M Smith is seriously ill at home on E Main St. Mrs. Joe Vadish visited relatives in Sandusky then returned. Mrs B F Tompkins is ill with influenza on FE Main St. Homer Cooper’s Tampa visit ends as they return to Florida. Albert Coates and infant William Nicholas arrive home from Holzer Hospital. Bobby Warner Jr. is ill with measles on Mulberry Ave. Alice Ewing and daughter Mary travel to Florida for several weeks. Mary Hood remains seriously ill at Wehe Terrace. Mae Bolin returns to Pittsburgh after visiting relatives. William Young has left for Cincinnati to join navy training at Great Lakes. Elmer Ashworth undergoes surgery at St Joseph’s Hospital. wife reports symptoms stable.
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A. M. Smith
E. Main St
Joe Vadish
Sandusky
N. C. Stout
W. Main St
B. F. Tompkins
FE. Main St
Homer Cooper
Tampa
Fla
Dan White
Albert Coates
William Nicholas
Lincoln Hill
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Robert
Bobby) Warner, Jr
Mulberry Ave
Alice Ewing
Mary
Florida
Mary Hood
Charles Nease
Wehe Terrace
Mae Bolin
Pittsburgh
Clyde Will
Howard C. Bolin
Pomeroy
Athens Road
William Young
Cincinnati
Great Lakes Training Center
Illinois
Elmer Ashworth
Butternut Ave
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Ashworth
Juniors Plan Dance After Pomeroy Middleport Game
The Pom ery Junior Class at Pomery High School sponsors a dance next Friday night following the Pom ery Middleport game to raise funds for the annual Junior-Senior Prom. Revival meetings at Lathrop Holiness Church start February 2 with Reverend Whitmore of Indiana as evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy High School
Lathrop
Local residents visit as Farmers' Week events noted
Mrs T S Bachus of Fourth Ave and Mrs Major Brown of Columbus are guests at Hotel Libby on business. Sunday dinner at Centenary home of Mr and Mrs Levi White included Mr and Mrs Alvin Rose and others from Vinton and the city. Mrs Flash of Athens visits her mother Mrs Nancy Van Dyke. County Agent F G Roger attends Farmers' Week at Ohio State. Mrs Fred Betz of Huntington visits friends. Mrs Arthur Allen returns home to Leroy West Virginia after Paul Roach funeral.
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T. S. Bachus
Fourth Ave
Major Brown
Columbus
Libby
Levi White
Centenary
Alvin Rose
W. Rose
Vinton
Don Neal
Albert White
Flash
Athens
Nancy van Dyke
Virgil Hixson
F. G. Roger
Ohio State University
Fred Betz
Huntington
Arthur Allen
Leroy
W. Va
Paul Roach
Community Notes Highlight Local Church Activities and Happenings
Busy Bee Class of First Baptist and Worthwhile Class of First Presbyterian staged successful soup and cafeteria suppers. Loyal Women's Class of Church of Christ planned Lincoln Day supper for Feb 12. Red Cross sewing at Heath Methodist and a children’s home drive were announced. Local births, birthdays, visits, and obituaries noted along with community meetings and church events.
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Middleport
Busy Bee
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Loyal Women’s
Church of Christ
Guy Thompson
Pearl Graves
Loyal Women
Boyd Dilgard
Vannie ‘Townsend
Heath Methodist Church
E. R. Tompkins
American Red Cross
Simeon Nihizer Rites Will Be Held Sunday
Simeon Nihizer 87 died at his home in Washington Township. Survived by five daughters and one son, plus a brother. Retired farmer and New Zion Methodist Church member. Funeral at New Zion Church Sunday at 2 PM with Prospect Cemetery interment.
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Logan
Simeon Nihizer
Alva Hankinson
Washington Township
Roxie Huggins
Laura Howe
Fay Painter
Lillian Worthman
Lancaster
Hankinson
Elmer
Benton Township
Frank Nihizer
Nihizer
New Zion Methodist Church
Prospect Cemetery
Plan Rosary Services For Adolf Faehnle
Rosary services for the late Adolf Faehnle, who died Wednesday, will be held this evening at his residence. Funeral will be conducted from Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Sister Elizabeth Faehnle and Mrs. Lulu Neutzling of Cincinnati have arrived after being called by his death.
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Gallipolis
Leo Chapman Bean
Betty Ann
Charles McGinness
Cleveland Heights
First Presbyterian Church
Nancy Bean
William Dillon
Cleveland
Hugh Evans
Westminster Presbyterian Church of
Dayton
Miss Bean
Bean
Middleport
Adolph Faehnle
Sacred Heart Church
Pomeroy
Elizabeth Faehnle
Lulu Neutzling
Cincinnati
Men to Attend Red Cross First Aid Course in Athens
Middleport Volun teer Fire Department chose Charles Pare and B F Parmelee to attend the Red Cross First Aid Instructor's Course in Athens February 9 to 13. Charles Wise Jr presided at the meeting attended by Mrs H O Ewing Meigs County Red Cross secretary. The department runs the county’s only American Red Cross highway first aid station and has offered first aid instruction since 1938.
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Middleport
Charles Paremelee
B. F. Parmelee
Two Auto Stamp Cards Dropped in Post Office
Post Office workers report two auto stamp cards were dropped in the Post Office without listing purchaser names or motor numbers. Purchasers must properly fill out the cards. Only one day remains to buy Federal automobile stamps, available at any post office.
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Pomeroy
Post Office
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Meigs
Reedsville Farmer
Capudine
Eee
America
Act A&p
Athens Messenger
Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
Henry L. Carr
Syracuse
Heath Methodist
H. A. Rothrock
Rio Grande
Gallipolis Social Notes
John Reese
Order of the Eastern Star
Entertain Club
Paul Myers
Leo Bean
Eugene Spear
Howard Foster
H. B. Thomas
Omar Zimmerman
John Halliday
Lewis Brown
Lillian Ball
Carlton Null
Null
Ernest Null
John Null
Ada Dawson
Mildred Bias
H. D. Letts
David O'Neal
Pt. Pleasant
Martha Saunders
Pearl Taylor
Northup
Mrs. Sheets
Donald Sheets
Evelyn Schramm
Canton
Miss Schramm
Clarence Root
Ruth Pfann
Herbert Edwards
William Stansbury
Earl Monteith
South Weymouth
Mass
J. C. Myers
Byrd Rose
Col
Tom Popp
Buffalo
Carrie Needham
Legion Post
Pomeroy Social Notes
Rauch’'s Bakery
Middleport Social Notes
Shirley Mills
Charleston
Shirley Robert
Donald
Mills
Locust St
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Richards
Faye Root Richards
Ted Richards
Hez Root
S. Second Ave
Women's Society of Christian Service
W. R. Luellen
George Window Farm
Mason County
C. O. Fisher
Frank Brothers
George Tyler
Ray Barker
Carolyn
Barkers
Jessie Powell
New Haven
Charles A. Bradbury
M. C. Hobart
Ohio University
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Wooster College
Wooster
C. H. Stewart
Attorney Stewart
Edith Klein
New York City
Hulsa Klein
Pearl St
Adolf Faehnle
Olit
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Kevery
Elec
Bay Defense
Southern
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