POMEROY Organizes Southeastern Ohio Broiler Producers Association
The Southeastern Ohio Broiler Producers Association has been incorporated and will market broilers for members in good standing starting the week of July 12. Plans include member drives, a per pound selling fee, and rules to ensure payment, quality, and orderly private sales.
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Pomeroy
Broilers
Southeastern Ohio Broiler Producers Association
Southeastern Ohio
Broiler Association
A. T. Starkey
Louis Grueser
Pearl McKnight Dies After Illness at St Joseph Hospital
MIDDLEPORT Pearl McKnight 69 died at St. Josephs Hospital Parkersburg Tuesday evening after a week of serious illness and another operation. He lived with daughter Mrs Louis Burford since his wife Hannah McKnight died a year ago. Surviving are daughter two granddaughters two great grandchildren two brothers and funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Middleport
Pearl McKnight
St. Josephs Hospital
Parkersburg
McKnight
Louis Burford
Hannah McKnight
T. R. Dowid
Massillon
Earl Stiddard
Wyatt McKnight
Youngstown
George McKnight
Coshocton
Langsville Stitchers 4-H Club Meets At Langsville
Four members and seven visitors attended the Langsville Stitchers 4-H Club meeting at Betty Miller’s home in Langsville. The next gathering is planned for Catherine Colwell’s home.
Monday Shoppers Make Pomeroy Night Feel Like Saturday
Pomeroy sees large crowds as department stores stay open Monday nights for defense workers. The business district remains busy with shoppers, with Saturday Sunday and Monday tied as the peak nights for crowds.
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Pomeroy
Fifty Grange Members Attend Friday Meeting
POMEROY The Rock Springs Grange met Friday night June 26 with 50 members present. Six new members were accepted and five new applications read. The group shows a 16 member year to year gain and runs a men versus women membership contest ending July 10.
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Art Yost
Ernest Rhodes
Giles Hysell
Marcella Reibel Baker
Grange
Dorothy Leonard
William Grueser
Auto Stamp Shortage To Be Relieved Soon
Middleport reports 400 tax stamps on hand as motorists buy locally. Officials faced a rush of last minute buyers exhausting the initial supply, with a second shipment pending purchase from the proceeds of the first. The slow start delayed restocking.
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Middleport
Picture From Somewhere in England Sent to Mills Relative
A photo from England reached Harry Mils eight days after mailing. Lyle O Mills, an aviator in the first Weld War and now an airplane instructor, has frequently visited while living in Raymond City.
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Middleport
Harry Mils
Lyle O. Mills
England
Mills
Raymond City
Relative of Franklin Edwards secures research post
Relatives report Franklin Edwards, an Ohio State University graduate, has obtained a research position with the United States Synthetic Rubber Company in New Jersey. Edwards, son of Virgil Edwalls, finished his early schooling locally and remains active in music as a church soloist.
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Middleport
Franklin Edwards
Inne
Ohio State University
United States Synthetic Rubber Company of
N. J
Edwards
Virgil Edwalls
Box Car Seal Breaks Near Front Street Depot
A box car seal on the C and O siding near Front Street depot was broken according to J O Dowler the agent. Hard France unknown residence to receive notice that Garnet France filed for divorce on grounds of habitual drunkenness neglect and extreme cruelty in Athens County Ohio with hearing set for July 25 1942.
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Front St
J. O. Dowler
France
Garnet France
Get of Common Pleas
Athens County
Pio
Middleport Personal News Highlights and Visits
Middleport residents share illness and family updates as Mrs. Stiddard’s grandfather Pearl McKnight declines. Visitors include T. R. Cowie and Mrs. Cowie from Massillon. Christian Endeavor youths from the Church of Christ enjoy a Grayson Ky camp week with awards. Local visitors include Mrs. Jennie Broom and others from Charleston and Tullytown Pa.
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Earl Stiddard
Elizabeth
Marcella Walburn
Esther Gilmore
Patricia Devol
Jean White
Barbara Meinhart
Susan Allensworth
Mary Lu Hartinger
Anna Glaze
Mary Miller
Mary Bolin
Mary Virginia Haggerty
John Mayer
M. J. McCarty
Jennie Broom
Cecil Broom
Annie Roberts
Charleston
Maria Cavin
Tullytown
Broom
Rosewood
Norfolk
Cavin
McCarty
Franklin Blackston
Houston
Kas
Roy Lansbury
Poy
Paris
Mr. Blackstone
Blackstones
Martha Jane Downing
Barbara Richardson
Glouster
Columbus School For Girls
J. B. Downing
Meigs 4-H Club Meeting Highlights Canning Demo
POMEROY The Happy Helpers 4-H Club met Friday afternoon June 26 at the home of Eileen Blackwood. All members attended with three visitors. Demonstrations on pressure cooker canning covered green beans peas pears and carrots while Jean Lee shared cold water rhubarb canning. After the business meeting the group played games and enjoyed refreshments.
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Pomeroy
Happy Helpers 4-H
Eileen Blackwood
Ethel Blackwood
Jean Lee
Meigs County Fair Remains in Doubt
Meigs County Fair Board members express uncertainty about holding the 1942 fair. An active board member favored suspending the event while authorities debated continuity. The final decision rests with the individual boards after consideration by Federal and State authorities.
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Meigs County
Pomeroy
Middleport retailers adopt voluntary Thursday half holiday
Middleport grocers have agreed to observe a Thursday half holiday during the summer. The voluntary arrangement is being followed by all merchants, with some enjoying the shorter workday and others choosing to stay open.
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Middleport
All-Stars Top Chemicals In Rain-Soaked Softball Tilt
Harris Colored All-Stars defeated General Chemical Company 9 to 7 after four innings of drizzle delayed play at the high school stadium. Rickman struck out eight over eight innings while fielding issues arose from a wet field. Colegrove Super Markets slated to face a Syracuse team Thursday.
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Middleport
Harris Colored
Lee Duasatane
ST Harris All Stars
Wirkok
Harris All Stars
Older Men Prefer Houses Over Rooms Here
Authorities tied to the West Virginia Ordnance Works say defense industry jobs attract older men with families, reducing demand for rental rooms. Many younger, single men have gone to army service and been replaced by older workers seeking housing, driving up prices for apartments and houses in Pomeroy and Middleport.
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Pomeroy
West Virginia Ordnance Works
Middleport
Safety Cab to Reduce Service for Railroad Crews
Safety Cab Company in Middleport, run by William Robson Jr., ends railroad crew pickups at their homes and transport to Hobson yards. Worn-out tires and aging fleet forced the cutback from nine cars to four or five in operation. Buses may serve railroaders instead. Parr Rites Thursday for Mrs. Cora Parr in Great Bend will be held at 2 p.m. at the residence.
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Middleport
William Robson, Jr
Hobson
Meigs County Tops Defense Stamp Quota in June
Meigs County led June defense stamp sales with an estimated 32000 in purchases, exceeding the 27000 quota by about 5000 and marking an eight thousand gain over May. Led by Theodore Reed, county chairman, the drive focused on enrolling merchants to boost the campaign.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Theodore Reed
Pomeroy Personal News Highlights Local Visitors
Local residents report visits from relatives and friends including Earl Stobart and family from McArthur with Mrs Grueser in Enterprise, V A McCullough family from Toledo, and Mr and Mrs Thompson from Dayton. An infant Karen Sue is welcomed to the area. others travel for hospital, illness, or military assignments.
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Earl Stobart
McArthur
George Grueser
Enterprise
V. A. McCullough
Toledo
J. W. MccCullough
Wright Sr
Maude Spence
Spring Ave
C. F. Tompkins
E. Main St
Logan
Cynthia
Cherrington Hospital
Tompkins
Donald Lanning
Lawrence Lanning
Army
Camp Hann
Calif
Oliver Hartley
Columbus
Inlaw
M. D. Hartley
Lincoln Hill
Lee Hartley
Storm Delays Columbus to Lancaster Bus Route
The last Columbus bus Tuesday night ran behind schedule due to a heavy storm near Lancaster. The driver said the bus took a roundabout route to complete the trip.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Lancaster
Power Outage Hits Local Area Amid River Cable Issue
Electric service of the Ohio Power Company was interrupted briefly Tuesday afternoon in the area due to trouble on the under river cable near Cheshire, according to reports.
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Pomeroy—Electric Service
Ohio Power Company
Cheshire
Eagles Restricted From Lifting Heavy Objects Study Finds
Scientists demonstrate that eagles cannot lift objects heavier than 10 to 15 pounds, showing limits on predatory and scavenging behavior. The finding clarifies how much weight these birds can carry during hunts or transport of prey.
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FBI
U. S
Betty Roberts
Chicago
St. Joseph Hospital
Langsville Stitchers
Betty Miller
Langsville
Catherine Colwell
Alfred 4-H Victory
Mabel Griffin
Beaco
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Athens
Amesville
Stewart
Garnet
Fale Pyroler
Meigs 4-H Club
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Pomeroy Personals
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America
C. D. Shafer Co
Luckoff
Nelsonville
Bahama Islands
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Big Yank
Greer
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