McComas Across Five-Year Term As Middleport Superintendent
Middleport schools chief L W McComas was awarded a new five year contract by the board of education after four years in the post. The meeting also accepted the resignation of Miss Dorothy Hamm commercial teacher and welcomed Ben Philson as high school teacher. Calendar for the year lists key dates from registration in August to commencements in May with holidays and exams noted.
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Board of Education
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M. W Essex
East Liverpool
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Hamm
Ohio University
Athens
Lee Featherstone
Third Ave
Ben Philson
Racine
Philson
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Fred Philson
Rowley
Reed Hardware
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Maxine Lewis
Gomer Lewis
Southeastern Ohio
Washington
Middleport Social Notes Chronicle of local gatherings and guests
Doris Wootten guests at Ma Jane Coffee Shoppe dinner hosted by XM Susan Allensworth. Card club wins by Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell and others. multiple gatherings mark family reunions, tours, and leave visits. Numerous residents and relatives featured in social notices across Middleport.
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Doris’ Wootten
Ma Jane
Susan Allensworth
Mary Martha Roller
Phyllis Smart
Charlotte Gibbs
Mary E. Baker
Betty Holter Vale
Card Club
Twin City Card Club
C. P. Gallagher
Elizabeth Campbell
Mabel Beards
Caddie Wickham
Eben Bowen
James Stevens
Viola Grueser
Cpl Robert Brickles Home on Furlough
Cpl Robert Brickles is home on furlough visiting his wife and father at 571 West Main Street. His mother Mrs Eugene Brickles died Thursday at Holzer Hospital. He recently returned from overseas with the 656th Tank Destroyer Battalion in Germany, serving with the Ninth Armored Division in the Roer to Rhine campaign. His unit was first to send Tank Destroyers across the Rhine at the Romagen E Bridgehead.
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Robert Brickles
W. Main St
Tate
Eugene Brickles
Holzer Hospital
656Th
Germany
Ninth Armored Division
Roer River
Rhine
Romagen E
Employment Service Observes New Hours
The Pomeroy United States Employment Service branch began new hours from 8 to 5 weekdays through Friday and 8 to 12 noon Saturdays. Branch manager George Paulsen said the change follows President Truman's requirements for federal offices. Previously the office was open Saturday afternoons.
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United States Employment Service
George Paulsen
Truman
Purchasers of Car Stamp Cite City Officials
A steady stream of automobile owners visited Mayor George Howell to explain why the five dollar government stamp was not on their windshields. Federal investigators had cited them and warned to buy the stamps at once.
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George Howell
Chemical Nine Breaks Ahead To Win 7-5
Middleport falls 7-5 to General Chemical Nine after trailing 5 1 early, with Wamsley and Carpenter key on offense and Sayre delivering three hits. Box score notes Sayre tripled and walked four times, as Middleport heads to next Sunday clash with Gloucester Park.
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Middleport All-Stars
Pythian Park
Middleport All Stars
All Stars
Wamsley
Carpenter
Fischer
O.V.A
Pt Pleasant
Marietta Mfg
Ralph Sayre
Glouster
Point Pleasant
Davis
Newman
Kerns
Cf Benson
C Borer
Sayre
Tucker
Lb Ashley
Hendrix
Martin
Walters
Scarberry
Cartwright
Robert
Harbrecht
Olwar
Twilight Garden Club Plans Antal Picnic
POMEROY The Twilight Garden Club will hold their annual picnic Thursday evening at seven o'clock at the home of Mrs Charles Ward E Main Street Members are asked to bring their own table service Twenty one members recently toured the West Virginia Ordnance Works and were impressed by the immense size of this war plant.
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Twilight Garden Club
Eclipse Visible Early Here Amid Morning Clouds
The eclipse was clearly visible here in the early hours on Monday. Clouds and fog later obscured the view for observers hoping to track the sun’s occultation.
Watershed project explained by visitors to Pomeroy luncheon
Athens figure Gordon K. Bush and Barton Hall spoke to Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce members about the Hocking River Watershed Association to be formed across seven counties. Meigs County was urged to join with two representatives to the new conservation and flood control effort. R L Jacobs presided in W A Smith’s absence as petitions circulate for county representation.
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Gordon K. Bush
Athens
Barton Hall
Logan
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local RAF Families
Cpl Marion Fugate and wife join relatives in Mulberry Avenue for a 15 day furlough before reassigning to Fort Riley. Births, family visits, and soldiers’ news fill the column with Rev. days at St Joseph Hospital and Holzer Hospital.
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New York City
Middleport
Hulda Klein
O. P. Klein
William Stoecker
Tommy Goetz
Marriage Licenses Granted in Meigs County
Meigs County Probate Court issued marriage licenses to Edward Templeton and Dorothy Wogan both of Pomeroy, Windland Male of Guysville, Georgia Hawley of Cheshire, Edward Conley of Nelsonville, Dorothy Haddy of Pomeroy, James Hollingshead of Gallipolis, and Faye Durst of Cheshire. R. D.
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Meigs County
Edward Templeton
Dorothy Wogan
Windland
Guysville
Georgia Hawley
Cheshire Rt
Edward Conley
Nelsonville
Dorothy Haddy
James Hollingshead
Gallipolis
Faye Durst
Cheshire
Viola McCullough Granted Divorce in Meigs County
A Meigs County Common Pleas ruling grants Vinita Margaret McCullough a divorce from Starling McCullough on grounds of extreme cruelty and neglect. The plaintiff receives custody of the minor child and $30 monthly child support.
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Pomeroy
Vinita Margaret McCullough
Starling McCullough
Meigs County Court of Common Pleas
Edgar Ervin
Housewives Skipping Chores Rush To Shoe Sale
Monday morning wash was neglected by housewives who rushed to local shoe stores seeking discounted tittoned shoes. Authorized by the OPA the sale included broken stock only with a few in black for next winter wear.
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