Horror story from Pacific to spur war bond sales in Meigs
A Meigs County item reports on a wartime dispatch about Japanese atrocities toward captured U S soldiers. It notes Lt Col Albert Miller a local connection and family concern as family members await confirmation and details from wartime camps and government posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AY Messenger
Athens
United States
Albert Miller
J. Miller
Edison Hobstetter
Miller
West Point
Pstetter
Pomeroy
Bataan
Pomeroy War Bond Drive Aims at Public Support
A Barred Rock egg weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces and measuring 9 by 7 inches was shown at Pomeroy National Bank by Denver Holter of Minersville. An onlooker dropped the egg revealing a second perfect egg inside. Edison Hobstetter, War Bond chairman, linked the incident to wartime sacrifices and urged stronger Fourth War Loan support as individual bond sales total $53,800.25 from 214 buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy National Bank
Denver Holter
Minersville
Edison Hobstetter
Albert D. Miller
Rupe Killinger
Philippines
Bruno Pierotti
Jimmy Wiley
Edgar van Inwagen
Bataan
Corregidor
Hobstetter
Pomeroy War Finance Committee
Laughead Rites Sunday in Pomeroy
Funeral services for Richard B. Laughead aged 78 will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at his Hooker and Fifth Streets residence, with Rev. R. C. Burton of the Church of Christ officiating. Interment at Beech Grove Cemetery. Survivor links include wife Addie Bradford Laughead, daughters Mary Laughead of Fordham University and Mrs Alfred Elberfeld, three grandchildren and one great grandchild, plus brother Clyde Laughead of Altus Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Richard B. Laughead
Hooker and
Fifth Sts
R. C. Burton
Church of Christ
Beech Grove
Laughead
Red Star
Pomeroy
Citizens National Bank
Masons
Addie Bradford Laughead
Mary Laughead
Fordham University
Alfred Elberfeld
Clyde Laughead
Altus
Okla
More Pomeroy Middle Port News on Page Sixteen
Page sixteen carries additional Pomeroy and Middleport items including local events, upcoming meetings, school notices, and brief community updates. Readers find short items on activities, schedules, and community announcements from area organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport News
Pomeroy Social Notes Night of Peace Discussion
At United Methodist Church on Thursday January 27 a pot-luck dinner preceded a discussion led by Theo Smith on making lasting peace. The event included singing America the Beautiful and a lively talk on individual actions toward peace and Christian cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Theo Smith
America
Pomeroy Council Approves New Garbage Collection Plan
At a special meeting led by Mayor George Howell the Pomeroy Council approved a village wide garbage and refuse collection project. A Chamber of Commerce committee led by R. L. Jacobs William Atkins and Allen Hartley outlined details including fees paid in advance and weekly winter collection bi weekly in summer. Tickets will be sold at the Mayor's Office and service covers residences and businesses with separate ash and garbage containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Howell
R. L. Jacobs
William Atkins
Allen Hartley
Chamber of Commerce
Hold Dance at High School Friday Night
POMEROY high schoolers and neighbors enjoyed a Friday evening Senior High School dance after the Middleport Pomeroy basketball game. The Student Activity Association sponsored the event with officers Robert Hayes president Milford Mowery vice president Claire Titus secretary treasurer and Principal J E White as an adviser. Chaperones included Miss Edith Bowen and Mrs Paul Nease. PTA volunteers served refreshments led by Mrs Rollin Neutzling and several others. Music came from a record player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Middleport-Pomeroy
Student Activity Association
Robert Hayes
Milford Mowery
Claire Titus
J. E. White
Edith Bowen
Paul Nease
Rollin Neutzling
E. D. Amsbury
Ed, Stark
Howard Ebersbach
Bertha Canady
Reynolds Rites Set For Monday In Middleport
Alonzo B Reynolds 73 died Friday at his Storeys Run home after a four week illness. He leaves Blanche Dickson Reynolds wife a son William Reynolds Middleport one brother Robert Cheshire and three sisters Pearl Barton Cheshire Char les Gilkey Middleport and Edna Hurn Columbus. Funeral at Silver Run Methodist Church Monday at two with burial Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the William Reynolds home on Vine Street after two Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Alonzo B. Reynolds
Storey's Run
Blanche Dickson Reynolds
William R. Reynolds
Robert
Cheshire
Pearl Barton
Charles Gilkey
Edna Hurn
Columbus
Silver Run
Gravel Hill
William Reynolds
Vine St
Attend Funeral of Mrs Walter McElhinney
Out of town relatives attended the funeral service for the late Mrs Walter McElhinney at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home Friday afternoon. Attendees included Mrs Leah Whitlock, Miss Della Mae Vance, nieces from Kent, and Fanny Cooley of Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Walter McElhinney
Rawlings- Coats Funeral Home
Leah Whitlock
Della Mae Vance
Kent
Fanny Cooley
Logan
Miss Majel Lee Hosts Card Club Theatre Party
Miss Majel Lee entertained her card club Thursday night with a theatre party at the Meigs Theatre. Afterwards refreshments were enjoyed at Stark's Drug Store. Those in the group included Mrs. W. A. Smith, Mrs. Paul Nease, Mrs. Forrest Bachtel, Mrs. Irving Karr, Mrs. Robert Coats, Mrs. Fred Blaetmar, Mrs. R. L. Jacobs, Miss Edith Bowen, and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majel Lee
Card Club
Meigs Theatre
Stark's Drug Store
W. A. Smith
Paul Nease
Forrest Bachtel
Irving Karr
Robert Coats
Fred Blaetmar
R. L. Jacobs
Edith Bowen
Mrs Powell Hosts Contract Club Guests and Awards
Mrs Neils Powell hosted the Contract Club with members and guests Mrs Edson Forsythe Miss Marie Richman and Miss Edith Bowen in attendance. High score prizes went to Mrs William Anderson and Miss Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neils Powell
Edson Forsythe
Marie Richman
Edith Bowen
William Anderson
Bowen
Local Notes and Holiday Socials at Area Lodges
Mrs. E H Dailey returns from a Pittsburg visit while Mrs C L Ewing goes to Columbus after time with relatives in Pomeroy and Middleport. Mrs William Grueser remains seriously ill after Holzer Hospital discharge. Oscar Myers recovers from an operation at St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg as his son in law Dayton Ashworth visits. Pomeroy Chapter of Eastern Star meets Tuesday at the Masonic Temple with memorial services announced. Daughters of America Theodorus Council to hold a social Monday after a 7 pm practice session prior to a February visit by state officers.
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E. H. Dailey
Pittsburgh
C. L. Ewing
Columbus
Pomeroy
Middleport
William Grueser
Floradel Russell
Holzer Hospital
Oscar Myers
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Daughters of America, Theodorus Council
Former Pomeroy resident Jonah Jones dies in Dayton
Mrs. John Strickland reports the death of her cousin Jonah Jones of Dayton. Son of William L. and Kathryn Jones once of Pomeroy, he worked as a Reed Drug clerk. Survived by sister Garnet Warner and brothers Roy and Will Jones in Dayton, with other relatives in the area. Funeral and burial held in Dayton. Also notes Ohio University entry for Martha Elizabeth Roedel and recent Cincinnati hospital recovery of Lorain Sterrett’s condition.
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Pomeroy
John Strickland
Jonah Jones
Dayton
William L
Kathryn Jones
Reed Drug Store
Garnet Warner
Roy
Will Jones
William J. Rees
Ernest Rea
Will Thomas
Hayes Roush
Stanley Jones
P. E. Fleming
Point Pleasant
Lorain Sterrett
Sterrett
Cincinnati
Martha Elizabeth Roedel
Ohio University At
Athens
Miss Roedel
Ohio State University At
Columbus
Blood donors sought from Meigs County
Meigs County Chapter American Red Cross urges volunteers to donate blood Friday February 18 at the Mobile Unit inside First Methodist Church Athens. Chapter seeks 150 pints from at least 175 volunteers aged 18 to 60 with various eligibility rules and transportation help offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
American Red Cross
First Methodist Church
Athens
Patrick Lochary
Rosener Zeiher
Middleport and Vicinity
James Titus
Rutland
Junior High Assembly Presented by Room 31
Friday morning at Pomeroy Junior High School a student assembly featured plays The Driving Lesson All Aboard and Henry Hires the Cook with leading actors Kenneth Harris Martha Karr Doris Johnson Edwin Ash and Dorothy Fischer. Evelyn Fick announced stage managed by Robert Kloes Wayne Harper with Mae Bell Brown as prompter and Edith Garnes as dresser. Charles Kapteina led the pledge to the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Room 31
Miss Crooks
Evelyn Fick
Robert Kloes
Wayne Harper
Dresser
Edith Garnes
Mae Bell Brown
Charles Kapteina
Kenneth Harris
Martha Karr
Donald Ross
Joan Scholl
Anna Lee Warner
Franklin Bolan
Dorothy Bolinger
Jean Bryant
Carol Canady
Betty Custer
Ray Evans
Joe Foster
Bill Finley
Jo Ann Hodge
Henry
Doris Johnson
Edwin Ash
Dorothy Fischer
National Drive for Fund Under Way in Pomeroy
Meigs County launches the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis drive with Mrs Herman Burt as chair. Coin jars will appear in local businesses, appeals go to lodges churches clubs and individuals. Contributions go to Mrs Herman Burt at 179 Mulberry Ave. The effort backs Roosevelt's nonprofit group formed Jan. 3 1938 to lead the fight against infantile paralysis. A separate note from Middleport mentions Walter Burns Harris sustaining a cut to his left hand while cutting meat Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Herman Burt
Mulberry Ave
George Howell
Ralph Kuether
Roosevelt
Middleport
Walter Burns Harris
Mary Jane
With Meigs County Men in Service
The Teaford brothers Cpl. Howard A. Teaford and Pvt. Virgil Teaford, sons of Mrs. Glenn Teaford, met in England after a river tragedy two months earlier. Also noted are Set. Willard Moore of Georgia visiting Middleport relatives, Charles Edwards of Camp Haan on furlough, Oris Ginther’s son Ensign James E. Ginther overseas, and Cpl. Raymond C. Elberfeld’s North Africa arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Teaford
England
Cpl
Howard A. Teaford
Pvt
Virgil Teaford
Willard Moore
Georgia
Middleport
Charles Edwards
Camp Haan
Cal
Oris Ginther
Pomeroy
Ensign James E. Ginther
Raymond C. Elberfeld
Raymond C
Pete) Elberfeld
North Africa
Signs of Spring in Middleport
The warm week brings spring harbingers with reports of a plump red-breasted robin seen by M. J. McCarty on S. Third Ave and a local mail carrier spotting a grasshopper among winter birds.
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M. J. McCarty
S. Third Ave
Maida Russell and Cassa Rose Marry in Heath Church
Announcement notes the marriage of Mrs Maida Russell of Lincoln Street and Cassa Rose of Minersville at Heath Methodist Church on Sunday January 16 at 4 PM with Rev H A Rothrock presiding. The couple will reside in Minersville and a bride shower was hosted by Mrs Peter Stace on Main Street this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Maida Russell
Lincoln St
Cassa Rose
Minersville
Heath Methodist Church
H. A. Rothrock
Rose
Peter Stace
Main St
Honor Soldier Sons Homecoming Dinner Held in Middleport
A family dinner in Middleport celebrated the home-coming of two Bachner sons. S. K. Bachner was released after three years in foreign service and return from Brazil, while Pvt Everett Bachner of Baltimore, Md. had gone south. The event at Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bachner’s Fourth Ave. home drew relatives including the Bachner spouses and Rutland neighbors. Gene Bachner departs today for New York.
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Middleport
S. K
Eugene Bachner
Brazil
Everett Bachner
Baltimore
Ray Bachner
Fourth Ave
William Bachner
Bud Morris
Rutland
Parkersburg
Discovery widens cold relief with Penetro salve ad
An old fashioned mutton suet based remedy for coughing nasal congestion and muscle aches is promoted for modern use with Penetro salve. The ad urges mothers to follow grandma’s example for relief from colds and lists 25 cents for a single supply and 35 cents for a double supply.
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Tri Lustre
Pomeroy Bank
Sluckoff
Sultanas
U. S. Navy
NEA
Sullivans
Thomas F. Sullivan
Waterloo
Clark H. Woodward
Washington
Sullivan Brothers
Juneau
South Pacific
Pomeroy Social Notes
Emil Ball
Wisconsin
Guy Mutchler
George Parker
Elmer Wickham
Norman Foss
Lucy Gibbs
Verlie Conway
Joan
Ada Hoskins
Asa Hoskins
Miss Lee
Pomeroy Personals
Pomeroy Is
Marietta
Pomeroy Cement Block
Meigs
Sun
Mon
Temple Middleport Sun
Bendvue
Claudia
Robert Young
Dorothy McGuire
Reginald Gardiner
Iaa Claire
John Garfield
Eddie Cantor
Olivia DeHavilland
Bette Davis
Errol Flyon
Ann Sheridan
Doughboys
Ireland
Kenny Baker
Jeff Donnell
Jersey
Georgiana
Nelly Don
Linbrook
Batiste
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