Four Meigs County youths in jail on burglary charges
Four youths aged 15 to 17 from Meigs County are in jail awaiting disposition of their cases. They are charged with breaking and entering and larceny after breaking into Harold Chase Service Station and a Middleport store. One youth had prior appearances before Judge Earl Titus. Authorities may send them to the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster. The youths, who lack stable homes, lived with relatives and faced renewed sympathy from local ministers as their misdeeds unfold. Several had completed high school.
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Omercy
Meigs County
Hove
Midport
Harold Chase
Niles
Earl Titus
Ncaster Trinicipals Brothers
Ken
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Funeral service for George A. Russell 82
George A. Russell, 82, died Sunday night at his Bradbury home after four weeks illness. Friends may view at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home. Survived by wife Agusta Russell nine sons and daughters from a former marriage including stiff Russell Roseville Effie Goldie Russell of Colorado Gertrude Pratt New Lexington Genevieve Williams Ruby Williams Lewis Russell Somerset Keith Russell Akron three sisters Bertha Elizabeth Moore Mary McElhinney one brother James Russell.
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Widdleport
George A. Russell
Bradbury
Rawlings-Coats Funer
Ussell
Agusta Russell
Stiff Russell
Roseville
Effie
Goldie Russell
Colorado
Gertrude Pratt
New Lexington
Genevieve Williams
Ruby Williams
Lewis Russell
Somerset
Keith Russell
Akron
Bertha Russell
Elizabeth Moore
Mary McElhinney
Jone
James Russell
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Gatherings
Pomeroy social column lists visits and gatherings among local families and nearby towns. Nancy Pryor hosted several young girls at Long Bottom with parents joining for picnics. Jimmy Lochary vacationing with grandfather in Amesville. Huntington and Columbus visitors called on Ward family in Athens area. multiple relatives and friends shared trips, hospital recovery, and leisure in Parkersburg, Chester, and Amesville.
Meigs Farm Notes on Culling and Pasture for 4-H
Meigs County agricultural agents urge culling low producing cows and hens to relieve grain shortages. D. D. Moyer will lead poultry demonstrations in August. lime and fertilizer can improve 1944 pasture. Plans include green pastures for swine and vaccination, with a field trip for business leaders to the Carpenter farm. The Meigs County 4-H camp runs August 9–14 for four counties with dozens of members attending. Victory gardeners urged to sow late crops and use green manures when harvest weeks end.
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FE. Blakesler Pomeroy
Meigs County
D. D. Moyer
Ohio State University
Pomeroy
Carpenter
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
C. E. Blakeslee
W. O. Atkins
Edison Hobstetter
Theodore Reed
Meigs
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence County
Fruits of Garden Tail Are Displayed
J. H. Grate prominent town and county civic leader and Purity Ice Cream manager displays home grown produce in the Dairy Shop window on N. Second Ave. A large 8 lb cabbage and a selection of green beans carrots tomatoes and potatoes form a seed catalogue like scene in Middleport.
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Middleport
J. H. Grate
Purity Ice Cream and Bottling Works
Victory
N. Second Ave
Meigs County Servicemen News and Local Visits
Meigs County men in service are noted with furloughs and overseas postings. Cpl Harold Jones of Patterson Field enjoys a seven day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Jones. Charles Warner chief petty officer at U S Naval Hospital New York and Mrs Warner visited with sister Mrs Cora Warner and sister Mrs Allen Ball. Cpl Gilbert Freeman son of William Freeman Mulberry Ave Pomeroy promoted to sergeant in Alaska. Cpl James Clatworthy overseas in Africa faring well under government living conditions. wife Emma Kathryn Ebersbach Pomeroy and parents report. Sgt Lewis Long brother-in-law to Clatworthy sees him daily and they exchange letters and packages. Mrs Clatworthy received a cantegram for her birthday. Sgt and Mrs Marvin Swan visited Southern Pines North Carolina after ten days with relatives. Betty Hood of Pomeroy was her demaore prior. Funeral of the late Mrs Fay Webster Nease held Friday with Rob Webster Basil Mrs Ard Merritt Delaware Mrs Una Graham Mrs Rea Russell Columbus Mrs Eva J Hall and families in attendance.
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Patterson Field
Roy Jones
Charles Warner
U. S. Naval Hospital
New York
Warner
Cora Warner
Allen Ball
Gilbert Freeman
William Freeman
Mulberry Ave
Pomeroy
Alaska
Alaska, and Has Recently Been Promoted To Sergeant. Cpl
James Clatworthy
Africa
Emma Kathryn Ebersbach
Middleport
Lewis Long
Myrtle Long
Christening Held At Grace Episcopal In Pomeroy
Michael Robert Mees, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Mees, was christened Sunday morning at Grace Episcopal Church in Pomeroy. Godparents were Mrs. Greta D. Price and Patrick Lochary, the same pair as the mother’s christening. The Messes, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ward, traveled from Columbus with Dorothy Ward and Vivian Mees, returning home Sunday evening.
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Pomeroy
Michael Robert Mees
R. F. Mees
Betty Ward
Columbus
Grace Episcopal Church
Michael
Greta D. Price
Patrick Lochary
Messes
Charles Ward
E. Main St
Dorothy Ward
Vivian Mees
Floyd Mees
Charlotte
Four Local Men Take Civilian Defense Short Wave Exams
Owen Fink Pomeroy Jed Webster Jr and Joe Gloeckner traveled to Columbus Saturday to take examinations for short wave radio operation tied to Civilian Defense work. They assist Edison Forsythe and John Werner in assembling a sending and receiving station to be known as Station WKOZ to obtain operator licenses.
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Pomeroy
Owen Fink
Middleport
Jed Webster, Jr
Joe Gloeckner
Columbus
Edison Forsythe
John Werner
WKOZ
Thompson Baby Born Prematurely in Hin ton
Relatives report the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson of Hinton West Virginia. The baby arrived early and is listed in fair condition.
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Pomeroy
Robert Thompson
Erma Hood
Hinton
W. Va
Miller Rites Set In Langsville For 88 Year Old Merchant
The body of James Addison Miller 88 former Langsville merchant and Harrisonville resident who died in New Orleans will be returned to Meigs County for burial Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 30 a m at Langsville Christian Church with burial at Wright Cemetery He is survived by two nephews of Langsville.
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Middleport
James Addison Miller
Harrisonville
Langsville
New Orleans
Meigs County
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Langsville Christian Church
Wright Cemetery
Woman Pilot Miss Betty Newman T: Former Middleport teacher joins air corps training to aid war effort
Life magazine highlights "Girl Pilots" with a photo of Miss Betty Newman, ex Middleport High School faculty member. A licensed pilot, she left teaching to join the Women's Flying Training Detachment at General Chemical Defense Corp and will enter Ferry Command after training to relieve servicemen for combat duty.
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Middleport
Life Magazine
Betty Newman
Middleport High School
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Legion Auxiliary to Aid Fightin 37th and Red Cross Kit Bags
The Feeney Bennett Post Auxiliary voted to donate 10 to the Fightin 37th canteen fund and to participate in the Red Cross kit bag project. Members will contribute contents and sew bags, supporting overseas action.
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Middleport
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Fightin’ 37Th
Red Cross
Summer Social and Public Games at Sac Red Heart
The Pomeroy social committee announces a Summer Social and Public Games evening at Sac Red Heart Church auditorium on Tuesday July 27. Games start at 7 o clock with ice cream and cake served afterward.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Local Miss Ruth Ebersbach Improves After Illness
Middleport Miss Ruth Ebersbach an employee of New York Central R A was confined at home on Rutland Street with appendicitis and is improving. Her mother Mrs Clarence Ebersbach has been in Cleveland with another daughter Mrs Peter Lalich, convalescing from an appendectomy. No form of bacteria can live in honey.
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Middleport
Ruth Ebersbach
New York
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Adverts for Mild Liver Support
Advertisement claims constipation and headaches stem from sluggish liver bile and promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle remedy to stimulate bile flow and intestinal movement. Mentions price 15 30 60 cents and directs to follow label directions. Available at all drugstores.
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