Meigs County Sends Record Army Contingent to Columbus
Meigs County marshals a record 123 men for army duty to Columbus, with 5 from other counties. The group includes local merchants Roy Eichinger and Claire Burson, druggist R. B. Swisher, and teacher Asa Hoskins. About a third face rejection after medical exams. lists name numerous registrants from Pomeroy, Middleport, Rutland, Langsville, and surrounding townships.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Selective Service Office
Columbus
Roy’ Eitchinger
Claire Burson
R. B. Swisher
Pomeroy High
Asa Hoskins
Ernest van Inwagen
Raymond Frazier
Middleport
Charles Bernard Fleming
Ravenswood
W. Va
Charles Henry Klein
Pomeroy R. D
Marion Francis Davidson
Walter Donley Reibel
Matthew Wilson Reeves
Albany R. D
Ira Edward van Cooney
Carl Allen Martin
Dexter R. D
Denver Caton Swain
Long Bottom R. D
Mark William Grueser
Lester Milford Hawk
Farr Young
Robert Walter Vaughn
Clarence Napper
Rutland
James Austin Haley
Edward Howell, Jr
Racine
George Conrad Foss
Berthram Bradshaw Grueser
Minersville
Charles A. Baker
Portland
Howard Wallace Russell
Middleport R. D
William Murray Wells
Harry Judson Jacobs
Francis Marion Whitlock
Orville Thomas Chambers
Middle
Milo Harold McDole
Long Bottom
R. D
Herman Shirley Tribbett
Clarence Ray Gillkey
Ernest Wood
Harrisonville R. D
Orville Romine
Lawrence Maywood Johnston
Portland R. D
Louis Thomas Mercer
Clarence Richard Bailey
Floyd Edward Blake
Reedsville
Walter H. Powell
Charles Clifford Lewis
Charles William Edwards
Wayne Lowell Chevalier
Max Arnold Hoffner
William Richard Davis
James Bishop Grim
Pratts Fork R. D
John Albert Johnson
John J. Bahram
Syracuse
Emerson Edgar Weaver
Racine R. D
Charles Frederick Wildermuth
Mount Vernon
Birth of Linda Ann Baer announced in Ridley Park
Pomeroy social notes report the birth of Linda Ann Baer to Dr. and Mrs. Byron N. Baer at their Ridley Park home. Great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Christian Baer Sr. of Syracuse. The item also lists numerous local visits and family events across nearby towns.
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Byron N. Baer
Ridley Park
Linda Ann
Christian Baer, Sr
Syracuse
John Justis
Minersville
Union Mission Bible Conference
Charleston
C. E. W. Downie
George Heber Jones
Kathryn Bengel
Albert Bengel
George Bengel
Theodore Ben
Captain of Girl Scout Troop Resigns in Middleport
MIDDLEPORT The Advisory Board of Troop 1 announces the resignation of Mrs. Guy Reynolds as captain after years of service. The board plans to reorganize the troop with new members and meets to finalize winter plans. A July 27 picnic at Roadside Park with Daughters of Union Veterans Jane Howell Tent as guests is set. The group also votes to buy a large flag to present to Mayor Fisher and the village for Mill Street parking lot display, funded by scout projects.
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Middleport
Girl Scouts of America
Guy Reynolds
Paul Smart
Max Roller
Edgar Allensworth
Reynolds
Troop 1
C. O. Fisher
Mill St
DeWees Distributes Bicycling Leaflets in Middleport
Chief of Police Fred DeWees ordered copies of Safe Bicycling leaflets from the Division of Traffic and Safety of the Department of Highways. He distributes them to cyclists, showing do's and don'ts, hand signals, and rules for safe pedaling with pictures.
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Middleport
Fred DeWees
Division of Traffic and Safety
Department of Highways
Dent
Red Cross Sponsors Nutrition Course
A Red Cross nutrition course for teens will begin Wednesday at 3 PM at the Gas Office in Middleport, led by Eleanor Cumberland, Gas Company home service representative. A similar session starts at 1 PM in Pomeroy the same day.
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Middleport
The
Red Cross
Eleanor Cumberland
Home Service
Pomeroy
Grange Plans Picnic at State Park on Route 33
Hemlock Grange in Meigs County will hold its annual picnic on Sunday July 26 at State Park near Log Cabin. Bring baskets and table service. coffee will be furnished. In Middleport the names of two women were omitted from a Red Cross First Aid Class roster but the class was completed and certificates awarded.
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Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grange
Meigs County
State Park
Route 33
Log Cabin
Middleport
Willis Aleshire
Emmett Shuler
Guy Reynolds
Red Cross
Presidential Smokers Among U.S. Leaders
Approximately half of the presidents were smokers with variations among individuals. Franklin D. Roosevelt preferred cigars or cigarettes, while Ulysses S. Grant favored cigars, illustrating distinct personal choices in presidential habits.
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United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S&s. Grant
Middleport Garment Factory Continues Normal Operations
Contrary to reports, the Middleport Garment Factory remains in operation with 25 or more girls on regular five day shifts. H. B. Dalton is the new manager, living at the Gaskell home on Vine Street, as the plant manufactures coveralls and holds government contracts.
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Middleport
H. B. Dalton
S. Begner
Gaskell
Vine St
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Of Local Visits and Illness
Middleport social items note visits by Mr. and Mrs. John Talbott and family to Powell and Athens. hospital updates on Fred Healy and other local residents. Typhoid illness of Ferry Nuckles in Montgomery and multiple family visits across Columbus, Parkersburg, and Gallia County are recorded along with a few recoveries and travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
John Talbott
Joan
Fred Healy
Athens
Meigs County 4-H Clubs Report July Meetings
Langsville 4-H Club hosted by Miss Betty Jean Miller at Langsville. Stitch and Chatters Club at Columbia school with nine members. Sumner S. M. Club met at Avis Gaul home. Get Togethers Club at Tuppers Plains school. Iris Mae Rice led a salad demo. Next meetings set for July 22 or 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuppers Plains
Iris Mae Rice
Death notices for Judy family in Middletown area
Friends report the death of Mrs. Frank Judy Sr of Middletown in a Columbus hospital. Her funeral was held today in Logan. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mrs. Sophia Vollert, long associated with the O'Brien family, with sisters Pauline Pomeroy and other relatives noted.
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Middleport
Frank Judy
Columbus
Logan
Judy
Sophia Vollert
W. J. O'Brien
Louise Vollert
O'Briens
O'Brien
New York Central Railroad
Pauline Pomeroy
Local Man George Buchan Advances to Airplane Mechanic
Patterson Field MIDDLEPORT George Buchan formerly with Blaettner Auto Sales in Pomeroy completed government school training near Dayton and now works as an airplane mechanic at Patterson Field. A graduate of MHS he is the son of the late Mr and Mrs James Buchanan and was raised by his aunt Miss Margaret Sauer and father George Sauer.
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Middleport
George Buchanan
Blaettner Auto Sales Company
Pomeroy
Dayton
Patterson Field
MHS
James Buchanan
Maragret Sauer
George Sauer
Hite Promoted to Sergeant at Jefferson Barracks
Herald Hite, son of Mr and Mrs Alva Hite, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant in the U S Army at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. A recent article had stated his promotion to corporal, but the actual rank awarded is sergeant.
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Pomeroy
Herald Hite
Jefferson Barracks
Hite
Alva Hite
Pomeroy Council Holds Brief Monday Session
A brief Pomeroy City Council meeting at City Hall covered only routine business with no major actions taken. The session occurred Monday night.
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Pomeroy
Funeral Services Held For Edward Sutton
Edward Sutton 75 a longtime Pomeroy carpenter died Saturday night at his daughter Mrs Harold Gassaway in Cleveland. He leaves a sister Georgia Sutton and a brother Ernest two grandchildren and his daughter. Funeral services were held at Finsterwald Funeral Home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Edward Sutton
Harold Gassaway
Cleveland
Georgia Sutton
Columbus
Ernest
Leading Creek
Finsterwald
Beech Grove Cemetery
Harper Is Promoted to Sergeant in Army
CAMP SUTTON N C nine Ohio men promoted by Col D C Cabell training here William H O Malley Cleveland and Lewis E Harper Pomeroy promoted to sergeants Dexter Mr and Mrs J F Romine announce their son John has been promoted to sergeant in U S Army He is stationed at Camp Perry Ohio
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United Brethren Church of Enterprise
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
J. J. Holmes
James
Columbus
Ralston Vale
Shirley Ann
Sandra
Akron
A. W. Vale
W. Main St
Vale
Evelyn Wiseman
Middleport
FE. J. Franz
Loretta
Mulberry Ave
Elizabeth Franz
Joseph Seimer
Corning
Bobby Seimer
Joey Seimer
Franz
Helen Locke
Rutland
Pickens
Main St
Frank Hepp
Vera
Spring Ave
Mary Kay Vaughan
Cedarville
Fred Guth
Lena
Katie Guth
Denver Kapple
Parkersburg
Fred Healy
St. Joseph Hospital
Healy
Doris Wilson
Marietta
George Parker
Ernest Nelson
Minersville
Dayton Tubbs
Darwin
Nora Harris
Henry Reibel
Donley
Pleasant Ridge
Earl Logan
Gallipolis
Charles Nease
Frank Hood
Charleston
Robert Thompson
Hinton
W. Va
Louis Harper
Army
Camp Sutton
N. C
E. W. Harper
E. Main St
Betty Hysell
Ravenna
N. Y
C. H. Jesse
Charlies W. Bengel
Marieta
Pomeroy
A. N. Bengel
T. W. Bengel
C. F. W. Downie
G. H. Jones
George Pengel
Augusta, Ky
Catherine Bengel
Chicago
William Schneider
Breezy Heights
Ohio
Col
D. C. Cabell
William H. O'Malley
Cleveland
Lewis E. Harper
George E Adams Dies at 71 in Portland
George E Adams 71 died Monday at his Portland home after two months of illness from a cerebral hemorrhage. He is survived by wife Annie and children Emil V Adams Margar et Neumann and Jason Y Adams all of Portland. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 PM at Portland Methodist Church with burial in Portland Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
George E. Adams
Portland
Annie Adams
Emil V. Adams
Margaret Neumann
Jason Y. Adams
Portland Methodist Church
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Athens Messenger
Ohto Meigs County
Fort Knox
Leroy Vern Collins
Carpenter R. D
Ernest Eugene Davis
Langsville R. D
Rollin Edward Carroll
Austin William Phillips
Charles William Carson
Charles Cecil McKelvey
Everett Coleman
Wilbur Leo Frecker
Minersville R. D
Pearl Ben Thomas
Richard Herman Neutzling
Clifford
Theodore Russell Davidson
Arthur Frederick Wise
Pomeroy RD
William Robert Kennedy
George Herman Warner
Joseph Rex Osborn
Wayne Clinton Powell
Robert Everet Smith
Rutland R. D
Charles Norman Carper
Harry Evert Holter
Ernest Ray Road
Asa Monroe Russell
Carl Frederick Dill
Carol Sidney Stobart
John Will Berry
Harold Warren Vogelsong
Voglesong
Henry County
Napoleon, C
Harold Chester Russell
Clifford Hubert Bryson
Springfield
Pittsburgh
Saginaw
Canada
Adelard Godbout
Quebec
Nelsonville
Pt. Pleasant
Tion Co
Felt House
Tour Choice
Oxfords
Suns
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Gel
Charles Bengel
al C. Jones
F. Second St
Anna Reuter
Athens Road
Alice Johnson
Katherine Rathburn Brown
Compton’s
Girl Scout
DeWees
P.m
Middleport Garment Factory
Middleport Social Notes
R. L. Osborne
Winchester
Margaret Johnston Carter
Frank Johnston
D. B. Hartinger
C. F. Besserer
Hattie Bennett
Allie Mauch
Ferry Nuckles
Montgomery
Nuckles
Betty Nuckles
Faye Abbott
James Weber
Holzer Hospital
Chester Russell
Sharon
Indianapolis
Harry Russell
Walter B. Harris
Buddy French
Lancaster
Methodist Youth Fellowship
F. G. Joachim
Gertrude
Martha
Agatha
Mary
Margaret Healy
Barbara Ann
Mary Healy
Sylvia McMaster
Gertrude Guinther
Haydenville
R. O. Fowler
Olan Mills Studio
New Jersey
Valley Forge
Leonard Taylor
Ruth
Jack Howells
Opal Taylor
Howells
Frank Engler
Louis Seyfried
Englers
Mr. Engler
Tom Russell
Homer
Gus” Rice
Mechem
Judy Death
Council
Harper
Zemo Oir
John Stinson
Sohio Reporter
Standard Oil Company
Sohio
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
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