Pomeroy council debates sewer, bonds, and street repairs
At a Monday meeting the Pomeroy council approved a 51300 bond issue for street improvements and Kerrs Run repairs, authorized a 7000 refunding bond issue, and discussed sewer problems on Sugar Runway. The schedule included special meeting plans and parking proposals on Main Street, plus local notices from residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumaker
Kerrs Run
Second Street
George Wildermuth
Laurel Street
L. G. Weer
Keenhe
Durst
Pomeroy Eighth Grade Graduates Listed for High School Entrance
A list of Pomeroy Eighth Grade graduates who passed the examination and are entitled to enter high school. Names include Har Andrews, Homer Braley, Raymond Boice, Elson McCullough, Allen Chase, Howard Ebersbach, Karl Gluesenkamp, Richard Orr, Leo Phillips, Leonard Renshaw, Harry Schwab, Winson Stivers, Joseph Stanley, and many others. Also notes visits from Granville Harper of Indianapolis and others visiting friends in Cambridge and Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Har! Andrews
Homer Braley
Raymond Boice
Elson McCullough
Allen Chase
Howard Ebersbach
Karl Gluesenkamp
Richard Orr
Leo Phillips
Leonard Renshaw
Harry Schwab
Winson Stivers
Joseph Stanley
Alton Vale
Esther Betz
Mary Bartels
Elizabeth Clifton
Lucille Donahew
Sibyl Pbersbach
Reta Evans
Thelma Grueser
Cynthia Hallam
Ada King
Mar- Keehne
Mary E. Leifheit
Isabelle Leifheit
Kathleen Leifheit
Marcia Miller
Fern McNameee
Millicent Roush
Amelia Reibel
Edna G. Russ
Maria Skinner
Erma Schaefer
Emona Stark
Frances Smith
Gertrude Smith
Bea Webster
Louise Watkins
Bertha Wildermuth
Norma Young
Ruth Schlaegel
Kaiser Aims for Peace Offensive With Food Harvest Promise
Lincoln Neb July 2 United Press reports that if the Kaiser rode over the central plains he might declare a peace offensive by wireless. Wheat harvests run favorable across Nebraska and Kansas while corn gains strength, aided by seed testing and timely rains. Food crops now form a staple, with corn flour and corn bread becoming common in American tables for the war year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
United Press
Central Plains
Nebraska
Kansas
America
God Administration
Soft for officers who like to help girls in France army
When K. P. or kitchen police arrives in the army it is usually hated. In a Salvation Army area in France officers seek the job while privates are sent elsewhere. The result is commissioned K P cadets in the kitchen helping the girls clean pots and cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United Press
Salvation Army
Atheneon Restaurant Closure for July Fourth
Atheneon Restaurant will remain closed all day on July 4th. The notice lists no alternate hours or services for that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atheneon Restaurant
Knight of the air dies in combat and leaves toast note
A French aviator, famed as a knight of the air, dies after a patrol is shot down. He is buried with honors. in his possessions a note and a check to pay debts and buy champagne for comrades is found, urging them to drink to victory over the Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Taylor
United Press
France
America
Depot Brigade to Enter Service with New Infantry Unit
Camp Sherman Ohio July 2 General Hale announced that the Depot Brigade will furnish officers for the new Eight Hundred and Second Infantry Regiment to be organized at the cantonment. The staff will supply a colonel lieutenant colonel major and other officers while depot brigade personnel fill key roles inside the regiment. A competition for line officers began among brigade members as the unit readies for service over there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sherman
General Staff
Washington, D. C
Harry C. Hale
Hale
County Board Orders Road Repairs After Harvest
Bern township trustees met with county commissioners to review road conditions and pledge repairs as soon as harvest ends. A request to vacate a Garden area road was tabled pending clearer location details. The bridge near the Robert Smith farm in Canaan township remains unrepaired due to lumber shortages. Thirty eight blind pensions were approved for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern Township
George Meiden
Garden
Robert Smith
Canaan Township
Military Training Camps Association invites engineer commission candidates
Under date of June 27 the association notified its Branch Chairman that the Engineer Corps will consider applications for commissions as First Lieutenants and Captains from engineers aged thirty-two to forty-two within draft age. Applicants must be in active practice, in good physical condition, and citizens of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Training Camps Association
Engineer Corps
Men Sought for Army Service and Auxiliary Posts
The Department of Military Arronautics calls for college men for induction as privates up to July 5. Ages 18 to 40. Army engineer corps and aviation section of the Marine corps seek workers, including electricians and welders. Three railway regiments need automobile mechanics, foremen, buglers, pump operators and more. Regular army pay applies. details at the free employment bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Employment Bureau
Department of Military Arronautics
Engineer Corps
Army
Regular Army
Aviation
Marine Corps
Social News From Homer Ellis Home Honors Visitor
A large gathering of friends and neighbors came to the Homer Ellis home Thursday evening to honor a former guest who left Wednesday with the boys for Camp Sherman. Nearby residents and relatives enjoyed a social evening with many engaging in casual conversations and light festivities.
Community Social Notes From Downington Area
Mrs Mina Jewell and Mrs Martha Reeves were Thursday callers at Mr Jerry Reeves. Rev Beckett visited Athens Wednesday on a business trip. Mrs Jane Boring and Mrs Jennie Townsend were Thursday guests of Mrs Blout. Mrs Rebecca Queen visits relatives in Columbus. Mrs Goldie Jewell called on Mrs Jane Boring last week. Mr W B Gibson and family traveled to Albany last week on business. Mrs R J Queen and Mrs Will Swickard called on Joe Howells last Wednesday. Rev Homer Lee filled Rev Becketts appointments at this place and Snowville Sunday. Miss Florence Beckett of Jerseyville visits her brother Rev Beckett. Mrs Etta Wells called on Jerry Reeves and family Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Shafer of Albany were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs W B Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Ellis
Camp Sherman
Charles Hummel
Columbus
J. B. Bolin
Emmett Sauters
Grant Hospital
Anna
Winnie Martin
Pearl Woodyard
Ohio University
Herbert Caybaugh
Phillis
Ira Robinette
Hebbardsville
Wayne Chase
Athens
Edna Haning
Prattsark
Edith Stewart
Rank Carbaugh
Fred Oberholzer
Lester
Lena Green
Snowville
Sarah Brooks
Aristien Searles
Albany
Lewis Sargent
Henry Martin
Charles Williams
James
John
Jacksonville
Frank Hooper
Orland
Leo
A. J. Carbaugh
Edith Steward
Ed Murray
Elwood Chase
Zeddoc Ator
Mina Jewell
Martha Reeves
Jerry Reeves
Beckett
Jane Boring
Jennie Townsend
Blout
Rebecca Queen
Goldie Jewell
Gibson
R. J. Queen
Will Swickard
Joe Howell
Homer Lee
Harry Donley
Richard
Richard Nutter
Homer Simons
Otto
Chauncey
George Daft
Nelsonville
Bessie Leake
Orley Kasler
Thelma
Carol
Billy Fulton
Circle Hill
Carl Fierce
Austin Chappelear
Near
Trimble
W. H. Fierbaugh
Robert Leake
John R. Leake
France
Sam
Harry
Mary
Sas
Rome Lowman
Zanesville
Eva Griffin
Reta Ludwick
Avra Chalfant
New Goshen
Ind
Isaac Barnhar
Clancy
Freemont
W. Va
Joe Frost
Decatur
A. Wiseman
Jim Pickering
Canaanville
Stonestreet
West Virginia
Odta Kincade
Geraldine McBee
James Russell
Doctor Caldwell
Lancaster
Caldwell
Medical Corps
Ladies Aid Society
Milchi
Clyde Featherston
Dried Spuds Help Huns in Their Losing Fight
Germany maintains food supply through 700 potato drying plants and hundreds more for various foods. Government figures detail 37 million hundredweight drying capacity, 250 drying cylinders, and numerous vegetable and sugar drying facilities. Landowners without plants can arrange contracts to dry produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Press
Germany
Empire
Weaver Bobo Family Homecoming Near Lodi
The Weaver Bobo family held their annual reunion at the old Lodi homestead on Sunday June 30 to honor their brother Orville’s birthday and upcoming military call. Twenty-two relatives plus guests enjoyed dinner, music, swimming, and a photographer’s group of thirty-nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver Bobo
Lodi
Orville
Bobo
Athens
Harry Cunningham
Francis
Wyatt
Frank
Belford
Joe Bobo
Mabel
Grace
Edythe
Will Hampton
Cora
Harold
George Holland
Amos
Maywood Mc.Grath
Willard
Fred Bobo
Forest
Jim Bobo
John Bobo
Clyde
Nellie
Geraldine
Ottis
Elmer Bobo
Dan
Mattie Cranmer
Franklin
Miller
Fred Brooks
Carnival Attendance Sparks Weekend in Beaumont Area
Beaumont residents Myrtle Pidcock Alma Wince Miss Murl North attended a carnival at the ball park on Saturday evening. The report notes other local visits including Emmett Ryan from Nelsonville, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lee and two sons from The Plains, and Clifford Courtney of Chauncey visiting local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Pidcock
Alma Wince
Murl North
Ball Park
Emmett Ryan
Nelsonville
Clara Smith
Chauncey
John Tittle
Nettie Wyant
Orbiston
Milton Santee
Indiana
Beaumont
Dick Lee
Plains
McKinley Lock
Mary
Clifford Courtney
Harvey Courtney
Alfred Carr
Frank Kirk
Buckeye Lake
Arthur Swartz
Homer Durst
Florence Ord
Raymond
Catherine
New Haven
W. Va
Julia Wyant
Unclaimed Letters From July 2 For Listed Addressees
A list of named individuals including Alta Anderson Alto Gold Mining Co and Mary Vale appears as addressed correspondents. Calls for the recipients note they were advertised and the unclaimed letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office on July 16, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Anderson
Alto Gold Mining Co
M. J. Backstroms
Fred Bowman
Harold
Crooks
J. C. Coleman
Mary Crossen
G. H. Welch
Russell H. Dines
D. C. Downey
Alex Ford
Nell Ford
Leona Gillogly
Leander Harris
Della Haught
Charlies Laughlin
Jessie Lefever
Frank Lowther
Amanda McKee
Magie Mc
Miss Ora Townsend Attends Ohio University Summer Session
Messenger Special Correspondence notes Miss Ora Townsend attending the summer school at Ohio University. The piece lists visits and family gatherings with relatives in Athens Amesville Marion and nearby towns including Miss Madge Wyatt and Wyatt McDaniel. Social visits by the Chalfants Gastons and Burtons are mentioned along with a Winners class meeting hosted by N. E. Mills featuring music and peony decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Townsend
Ohio University
Anna Wilson
Will Coe
Athens
N. E. Mills
Madge Wyatt
Wyatt McDaniel
Amesville
Pauline Wyatt
Marion
W. P. Wyatt
Madge Atkins
Avery Chalfant
New Goshen
Ind
Leslie Petty
Near Stewart
Hannah Chalfant
Henry Caldwell
J. S. Gaston
Wedding and class party mark close of school year
The piece recounts a class gathering with music by Quentin Chalfant and Edwin Mills and a cake and ice cream handout. Miss Ordie Chalfant presents an ivory toilet set to Mr. and Mrs. Mills. Among guests were the Wyatt sisters and Swisher couple. Clarence Swisher wed Esther Russell in a Presbyterian ceremony. They plan to stay in Marion on furlough with best wishes from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quentin Chalfant
Edwin Mills
Ordie-Chalfant
Mills
Madge
Pauline Wyatt
Wyatt McDaniel
Gilbert
Sargeant Clarence Swisher
Camp Merritt
N. J
Garret Chalfant
New Goshen
Ind
Clarence Swisher
Esther Russell
Presbyterian Mance
A. Y. Wilcox
Sergeant
Local Families Socialize and Communicate News From Camp Sherman
Residents report weekend visits to Camp Sherman and Chauncey, with relatives from Glouster Nelsonville and Circle Hill. A letter from John R. Leake in France mentions family ties and his wartime service as he writes of duty and daily life.
Social Visits Highlight Corning Residents
Mrs. Diatha Russell of Corning was guest of Mrs. Bert Ray on Tuesday. Mrs. Celia Simons and her children spent Tuesday and Wednesday with J. W. McDaniel and family at Hooper's Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diatha Russell
Corning
Bert Ray
Celia Simons
J. W. McDaniel
Hooper’s Ridge
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Pomeroy Bend
Messenger
Postoffice
L. 4
R. Foulk
Mre
Council
Keehne
Ray Gibbs
Camp Ler
Frank O'Neil
Mason
C. J. Ryan
Rairmont
Emma McQuigg
Leonard Fisher
Delaware Springs
Vera Humphrey
Logan
William M. Biggs
J. C. Stowe
Mrs. Web Hall
Tuppers Plains
George H. Parker
Bethany M
Edward Lee
Garrett Knopp
Clifton
George Daniels
East End
Oliver Mitch
Youngstown
Mitch
The
State Food Administration
W. S. Hart
Meigs County Food Commission
Ohio
C. D. Coffman
Frances Dyer
Pittsburg, Pa
Homer Russell
Middleport
Will Grogan
Carnegie, Pa
Mrs
Virginia Owens
Powellton
Cooper Wagnall of
Bellevile
R. C. McBride
Granville Harper
Indianapolis
Thomas Bennett
Ellen Ellison
Moundaville
W. M. Tucker
East Liverpool
Hartless
Mason City
Thomas and
Mary Carrol
Syracuse
Cambridge
King KQ
Kaiser
County Board
Downington
Carthage
William Fox
Miriam Cooper
Jack de Baultes
Jack Pickford and
Louise Huff
Kendall
Columbia
Louise Glaum
Lawrence McCloskey
U. 9
St. Louis
New York
William Desmond
Green
Doris
Virgil
Fred Leake
B. M. Maynard
W. J. Kinney
Robert
Lonetta Kinney
Glouster
Broadwell
Mr. James
Cleveland
William James
W. W. Totman
Viola Tuttle
Eddy Rathburn
Roland
J. R. Rathburn
Lon Vernon
Charley White
Sugar Creek
David Colvin
Win
Fred Plummer
John Weaver
Henry North
Clyde Conant
Wyatt Run
Mong
Stewart
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