Ewing's Dream of Years Is Realized in Middleport
Middleport reports the long awaited postwar era arrives with Howard Ewing launching a modern furniture store and trading center. The former Russell Auto Sales building on Third Avenue is rebuilt into a brick showroom and Packard Studebaker display space. Smiths Clothing Store, open since 1912, notes 1946 shortages with limited menswear and trousers to allocate amid ongoing manufacturing delays.
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Middleport
Howard Ewing
Howard
Messenger
S Thid Ave
Russell Auto Sales
Russell
Homer
Essie
Buiding
Parrs
Packards
Studebakers
Russells
Smiths Clothing
B Smith
Charles McMaster
McMaster
Mall and
Third Sts
Route 7
Rathburn
Trading Post
Ohio
Howard the Trader
Furniture Mart
Chicago
Grand Rapids
McElhinney
Imid St Owls
New Goods Appearing At Rowley and Reed
Rowley and Reed Hardware in Middleport reports high activity during wartime as scarce farm items are replaced with houseware novelties. Orders are being taken for the Hoover sweeper as new goods arrive and attract local shoppers.
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Rowley & Reed
Middleport Rowley & Reed Hardware
Home Restaurant Popular Eating Place in Middleport
Middleport features the Home Restaurant on N Second Ave offering Sunday meals and quick orders under Mr and Mrs Edgar Pratt after purchase from George Tewhs. The eatery, once a wartime venture by C O Fisher, serves motherly dinners and plate lunches to TNT workers and locals.
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Middleport
N Second Ave
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Edgar Pratt
George Tewhshares Tr
C O Fisher
TNT
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Mary Jane Coffee Shop Serves Ohio Across States for 18 Years
The Mary Jane Coffee Shop in Middleport has offered meals for 18 years drawing patrons from Southeastern Ohio and travelers nationwide. Run by Mrs Walter Harris with son Walter Harris Jr and his wife, it features legendary rolls and pastries. The shop became a wartime hub for workers who settled in Meigs Gallia and Mason counties during the West Virginia Ord nance Works construction.
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Middleport
Mary Jane
Southeastern
Oho
Ohio River
Mary Tane
Walter Harris
Walter Burns Harris
Harry Russell
Tri County
Meigs Gallia
Mason Counties
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Rawlings Preparing For Postwar Cars
Middleport excitement rises with the arrival of a new Dodge at R H Rawlings Sons. The firm, a 29 year Dodge dealer in Meigs County, highlights a return of Robert Rawlings, the younger son, after military service.
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Middleport
R H Rawlings
Rawlings
Meigs County
Robert Rawlings
Zerkle Transfer Earns Local Trust Across Region
Middleport reports Zerkle Transfer led by John Zerkle and sister Muss Hathe Zerkle. The firm handles interstate furniture deliveries and emergency calls, earning a reputation for reliability and rapid service.
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Middleport
John Zerkle
Zerkle Transfer
Muss
Zerkle
Zerkle Trans
Zerkie Transfer
Howard
Trading Post
Martin Returns to Middleport Drug Store
James Martin, partner in the Martin & Roller Drug Store in Middleport, has returned after years in the U United States armed forces. The store offers prescriptions with expert care, a full line of medicines and cosmetics, beauty preparations, and wood boxed candy. Lawrence Mozartis, formerly in the armed forces overseas, has resumed employment at the pharmacy.
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Iddleport
James Martin
Max Roller
Martin & Roller
Ill St
United States
Lawrence
Pete) Mozartis
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McMaster Howe. & Furn. Co
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Atari Gem
Covert Baking Company
Best
David C. Miller CO
Ewing
Smith
Harold
D S . Harold
Middleport Department Store Corporation
New York City
Athens
Citizens’ National Bank
Middleports
7 B Downing
Florida
Citizens National
Meige County
Mason County
McMaster’s
Have
Middlepori
Harry McMasters
Jong
Miller
Davd C Muller Company
David C Muiller Company
Schmoll
Lou
Stansbury ‘Drug Company
Stansburys
Stanso
Stanscheme A
Bertha Grant
Mary Jane Shop
Martin
Across the Street
The
Stanbury Drug Co
John B. Downing & Son Insurance
Lucite
Leat
Middleport's
BIG Yank Work Clothes
Middleport Department Store
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