Mercy Foods hosts eastern Ohio broiler meeting
Representatives of the Finer Foods of Ohio and Kansas will bring together about 60 broiler producers from eastern Ohio at the Feder Church. The meeting will discuss a packing and freezing facility and a steady income from contracts with Finer Foods, with meals served after a 8 o clock start and a 10 pm conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MERCY
Ohi
Kansas
Stedman Packing Co
Ohio
Feder
Finer Foods
Navy
Federated Circle Din Church
Ith
Benjamin F. Turner Noted by D A V at Columbus Convention
Benjamin F. Turner of Pomeroy was honored at the twenty second annual D A V convention in Columbus July 24 25. He was unanimously elected to a state department office. State officers elected included Frank Brown of Canton commander Jamin F Turner Sr of Pomeroy commander elect Charles Click Dayton vy. comm. Committee members named include Albert Genmeier Cleveland D M Akron Horace Griffin ward H Reuter Meigs County V Dale Mourning adjutant A Wolfe sergeant at arms. Turner served as a delegate on the convention committee and discussed war and rational plans for the gathering.
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MERCY
Benjamin F. Turof Pomeroy
Columbus
D.A.V
Akron
Horace Griffin
H. Reuter
Meigs County
Dale Mourning
A Wolfe
Benjamin F. Turner
Conn
Reuter
Turner
Buckner Baby Dies After Brief Illness
Eloise Buckner six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ho Buckner Leading Creek died Thursday morning after a summer illness. Survived by parents and one sister Mary. Funeral services Saturday at two o'clock at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with interment in Midrt Hill Cemetery.
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Iddleport
Eloise
Carrie Burns Funeral Set for Sunday in Pomeroy
Funeral services for Carrie Burns age 76 who died at her Vale Street home will be held Sunday at two pm in Finsterwald Chapel with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. She was a lifelong domestic worker for judges lawyers and banks in Middleport. Surviving are husband Edward Burns of Cleveland son John Burns of Pomeroy adopted sister Anna Morrison of Middleport a great granddaughter Earl Rickman of Columbus and a great grandson Ronald Hugh Rickman of Columbus. A son Tracy Burns preceded her in death.
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Pomeroy
Carrie Burns
Vale St
Finsterwald Chapel
Beech Grove
Finsterwald
Edward Burns
Cleveland
John Burns
Anna Morrison
Middleport
Earl Rickman
Columbus
Ronald Hugh Rickman
Tracy Burns
Sunday Services in Middleport Churches
Vacation period closures affect Heath Methodist and First Presbyterian as no worship occurs there while Church of Christ and Nazarene hold services. First Baptist plans a 9 15 a m sermon titled The Joy of Salvation by Rev Ralph Zandel. DVBS closes with a schoolhouse program at 8 p m and 62 enrollments. A Chester birth announced for G A Eiselstein couple.
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Middleport
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
H. L. Carr
First Presbyterian Church
Church of Christ
Nazarene Church
Ralph Zandel
First Baptist Church
Cheshire
DVBS
Wheat Seed Shortage Topic At Farm Bureau Meeting
Glen Diller discussed wheat seed problems with the Farm Bureau Cooperative Association at their E Main St offices in Pomeroy. Meigs County agents and local officials attended. Gallia County needs about 12 000 bushes for 8 000 acres, with seed from Northern Ohio needed due to Southeastern Ohio wheat being unfit for seed.
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Pomeroy
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Glen Diller
Farm Bureau
E. Main St
Harold Hilligas
Gallia County
Roger
Mr. Diller
Columbus
Ohio
Meigs County
Mr. Ditler
Middleport
POMEROY Social Notes Instal Offiers and Local Courtesies
Members of White Cove Council No. 134 installed officers at Redman Hall with Blanche Roller as installing officer. New officers include Nellie Thomas Edith Hood Eileen Hemsley Thelma Hawley Verna Hysell Blanche Roller Thelma Rizer. Committee appointments to be announced. Also notes on a Moose Club social, Miss Juanita Thomas 21st birthday, and various local visits and family updates.
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Pomeroy
White Cove
Redman Hall
Blanche Roller
Nellie Thomas
Edith Hood
Eileen Hemsley
Thelma Hawley
Verna Hysell
Thelma Rizer
Elberfeld
Moose Club
Middleport
Juanita Thomas
Child Returns From Hospital on Birthday
Charlotte Shaffer of Pomeroy celebrates her eleventh birthday at home after months at Holzer Hospital since January 9 for serious burns from a nightdress fire. She underwent skin grafts and leg casts, now uses a wheelchair with Red Cross support. She was one of three burn patients, with the others also discharged. Home return aided by Mrs Howard Ebersbach, with leg dressings provided by Mr and Mrs Frank Fugate.
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Pomeroy
Charlotte Shaffer
Holzer Hospital
Red Cross
Charlotte
Howard Ebersbach
Frank Fugate
Meigs Service Men List From Racine Village War Report
A detailed roster compiled for the Ohio War History Commission lists Racine village residents in military service. Entries include Floyd William Clark, Robert Lee Curtis, Samuel Earl Curtis, John Joseph Davis, Clifford Paul Decker, Lawrence Edward Hildare, Raymond Earl Hemsler, Delbert Paul Hemsler, Carl Edward Howell, Charles Hamilton Ihle, Homer Franklin Ihle, Charles David Mallory, Oran Ralph Nease, William Michael Nease, Gerald Dale Nease, George Joseph Neigler, Kenneth Roberts, James Edward Simpson, James Franklin Ross, James Dwight Spencer, Charles Kelly Spencer, Larry M Spencer, Carroll Sidney Stobart, Chester Owen Stobart, Russell Wickline, Charles Miles Wolf, with additional names to be published later. The survey notes dates of birth, service branch, and current postings across camps, ships, and theaters.
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Racine Village
Sutton Township
A. V. Howell
Ohio War History Commission
Louise Stewart
Stewart
Clark
Floyd William
John Clark
Alice Clark
Racine
Army
Headquarters Co
Camp Hood
Texas
Curtis
Robert Lee
Harry
Lina Curtis
Navy
Norfolk
Oahu Island
Territory of Hawaii
Beatrice Loretta
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Samuel Earl
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Training School
Detroit
Norfolk, Va
Davis
John Joseph
Charlies
Icy Davis
Mason City
W. Va
Warren
Ohio
Signal Corps
Lena Byres Davis
Decker
Clifford Paul
Clifford
Elsie Decker
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Hildare
Lawrence Edward
Theodore
Anna Hildare
Oakmount
Camp McCall
N. C
Hemsler
Raymond Earl
Thomas
Essie Hemsler
the Plains
Athens County
Cpl. Hemsler
Cleveland
O. Hemsler
Delbert Paul
Radcliff
Camp Beale
Calif
Howell
Carl Edward
Edward
Ida Howell
Air Corps of the Army
Florida
Ihle
Charles Hamilton
William and
Agnes Roush Ihle
Marines
Cincinnati
Parris Island
S. C
Marine Corps
Quantico, Va
Homer Franklin
William
Agnes Ihle
Pvt
Field Artillery
Camp Phillips
Kan
Mallory
Charles David
Charles
Mamie Mallory
Army Air Corps
Miami Beach
Fla
Gulfport
Miss
Point Pleasant
Nease
Oran Ralph
Timothy M. Nease
Marinda Nease
Camp Gordon Johnson
Carrabelle
Roberta Montgomery Nease
Bridger
Montana
William Michael
Air Corps
Holton Field
Maine
Boca Raton Field
Boca Raton
Gerald Dale
Camp Callen
Camp Great
Fort Bragg
N.C
Neigler
George Joseph
Howard
Frankee Neigler
Hartford
Fairfield
Fairbanks
Alaska
Roberts
Kenneth
John Roberts
Mayme Doe Roberts
Beaver County
Fisherman's Island
Sectory
Virginia Beach
A. Simpson
James Edward
George
Livina Simpson
Glasgow
Wallace
Radio
Kansas City
Ross
James Franklin
Ralph
Bessie Ross
San Bernardino
Spencer
James Dwight
C. E
Edith Spencer
Columbus
Canal Zone
Hawaii
States
Pacific Fleet
North Pacific
Charles Kelly
James Dwight Spencer
Athens
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Larry M
Stobart
Carroll Sidney
James Benjamin
Crystal Anna Stobart
Antiquity
Chester Owen
James
Crystal Stobart
Camp Bowie
North Camp Hood
Wickline
Russell
Paul
Bertha Wickline
Wolf
Charles Miles
Bert Wolf
Dayton
South Pacific
South Pacific Islands
Meigs County Farm Loans Repaid Amid 1943 Figures
Pomeroy area FSA supervisor Vaughn B. Crites reports Ohio borrowers in Meigs County repaid over one quarter of their debt with interest during the 12 months ending July 1, 1943. Seventy-three borrowers repaid $18,009.20 plus $1,358.87 interest. $8,674 in new loans were issued. Since 1935, 400 farmers have received aid, with total loans of $58,877.14 and $45,058.98 repaid.
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Pomeroy
Vaughn B. Crites
Farm Security Administration
Meigs County
FSA
Ohio
Street Repairs Delay Await Dry Weather In Pomeroy
Citizens inquire about the postponement of the street improvement program in Pomeroy as heavy rains halt work. Street committee notes that preliminary steps must ensure a satisfactory job and that repairs cannot begin until streets dry out.
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Pomeroy
Man Returns to Holzer for Further Treatment
John Will, who had a tonsillectomy at Holzer Hospital, is back for further care and recovering satisfactorily. A former U S Army member, he works at the Curtiss Wright plant in Columbus and has been home several weeks due to illness.
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Ethel Willowby
Meigs County Ration Board
Walter H. Delay
New River
N. C
Columbus
John Smith
Nye Ave
Delay
Miller Ave
Asa Custer
Minersville
Charleston
Herbert Miller
Pleasant Valley
Roger
Reedsville
Stewart Recreation Hall
Garden Club
J. I. Clark
Perry Nye
Sadie Phillips
Clara and
Ethel Garland
Middleport
John Will
Holzer Hospital
Will
U.S. Army
Curtiss- Wright
Olive Farm Women's Club Plans Aug Picnic
LONG BOTTOM The Olive Farm Women's Club met at the home of Mrs. Will Swain with Mrs. C. E. Myres presiding. Plans were made for the annual picnic August 22 at Pryor Cowdery Beach with Miss Nerva Pryor as hostess. Programs were suggested by Mrs. Carl D. Buckley Mrs. Victor Wipple and Mrs. Donald Myres.
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Long Bottom
Olive Farm
Ira Myres
Miss Dixie
Georgia
Paul Andrews
Miller on 18 day leave from Pacific duty
Lt. (3.G.) D. A. Miller, a U. S. Navy graduate of Annapolis in June 1942, is on an 18 day leave with his parents in Pomeroy. After 13 months in active service, he has participated in four battles and two campaigns aboard a destroyer in the Pacific.
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Pomeroy
Pacific
Annapolis
D. A. Miller
Walter Miller
Peacock Ave
Miller
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Athens
U. S. Naval Academy
Middleport social notes celebrate weddings and visits
Mrs. Joe Morris Jr. hosted a miscellaneous shower for the bride with gifts and games. Guests and relatives from Cleveland Kent Huntington and Brooklyn attended events. several families moved or visited. A birth is announced: Paul and wife Zerkle welcome a 5½ pound daughter at Holzer Hospital with grandparents Estella Walburn and Ray Zerkle.
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Middleport
Joe Morris, Jr
Joe Morris
Charles Miller
Morris
Beecher Kessinger
Lester Thomas
Hazel Stewart
Margaret Sauer
Dorothy Whittington
Evelyn
Anna Frank
Julia Wilson
Nellie Scott
Helen Withee
Ollie Tyaree
Lawrence Reed
Minnie Abbott
Frances Martin
Opal Whitlatch
Charles Kessinger
Esta Romine
Clyde Kessinger
Dora Birchfield
Melissa Logan
Pomeroy
Paul Zerkle
Holzer Hospital
Estella Walburn
Ray Zerkle
Services in Churches of Pomeroy Announced
POMEROY Grace Episcopal Church holds Holy Communion and sermon at 9 o clock with rector Chas G Baird. Confirmation slated for September 12 at 10: 30. Nobel M Rompel of United Methodist announces church school 9:15, adult and nursery in Simpson building, Youth Fellowship in Bethany. First Baptist Church 9:30 school, 10:30 sermon by W Luther Tracy on The Eternal Conflict. Memorial Supper at 8 with offering to aid ministers and missionaries. St Pauls Lutheran 9:30 Sunday School, 10:30 worship Is It Well With Your Soul. Church of Christ evangelist Palmer Young leads meetings, Rev Ralph Reuther in charge during pastor absence. Federated Church guest services with Youth Sunday highlights and a solo by Lois Ann Neutzling. Interment for John Foley of Toledo delayed to this morning pending his son’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobel M Rompel
United Methodist Church
Simpson
Youth Fellowship
Bethany
Nobel M. Rompe
Methodist Youth Fellowship
First Baptist Church
Pomeroy
W. Luther Tracy
Mary Katharine Foster
Tracy
The
Northern Baptist Convention
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Walter F. Sodt
Church of Christ
Palmer Young
Ralph Reuther
Federated Church
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Oise Buckner
Liberty Theatre
Middleport, O
Willam Tracy
Joe Sawyer
Judy Canova
Joe E. Brown
Fox News
Noah Beery, Jr
Jimmy Rogers
Range Busters
Arizona
G G. Simonds
Sicily
Chester
G. A. Eiselstein
George Moore
Hattie Eiselstein
Pomero of Social Notes
Meigs
Aaron Kelton
Jay Myers
Mr. Kelton
Weirton
Kelton
Myers
George Shiveler
Oscar Myers
Roy Thompson
W. Main St
Pomeroy Personals
Child
Meigs Service
Sutton
By A. V. Howell
Pickens
Marion Pickens
Walter Stewart
McKelvey
Charles McKelvey
Holzer
Olive Farm Women’s Club
Middleport Social Notes
Winifred Skidmore
Rachel Tremain
Walter Harris
M. G. Brown
Robert Harris
Vivian Vance
Fred Whitlock
Kent
Nelle Walker
Huntington
Charles Shumaker
A. Pope
Brooklyn
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al Pope
Coal St
FE. E. Romine
Bryan Place
Crazy Apt
Second Ave
Lulu Russell
Oscar Blake
Clifton
Gerald Anthony
Willis Anthony
James Askren
Vandalia
Ben Fultz
Roy McHaffie
John
Mary
Dan Underwood
Grogan
N. Third Ave
James Simpson
Albert Wolfe
Eva Jane Simpson
Robert Ihle
Helen Simpson
Mamie Simpson Hartenbach
Arline
Ken Maynard
G-Men
Black Dragon
Sun
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Inex Cooper Edward Norris
Charles Starrett
Red River
Tim Holt
Geo. Sanders
Gail Patrick
France
Pirates OF the Prairie
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Ritz Bros
Don Winslow
Coast Guard
Tales of
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AIR Force
Bendvue
Pomeroy Today & Sat
Triple Bill
Border Buckaroos
Dave O'Brien
Jim Newill
Alan Baxter
Daredevils of the West
Alan Lane
Grace Episcopal Church
Chas. G. Baird
Chas. C. Baird
Burnell Stephenson
Young Women's Guild
Fred Blinetmner
Robert Roberts
James Clatworthy, Jr
Elsie Hines
Dors Othy Reihel
Lois Ann Neutzling
Ben Neutzling
John Foley
Toledo
William Foley
Shreveport
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Big Bamby
Rauch's Bakery
Koo Asp
Cairo
Franchot Tone
Anne Baxter Akim Tamiroff
Erich von Stroheim As
Field Marshal
Rommel
Superman
Hunt Stromberg
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Adyol
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J. Edward Bromberg
Charles Dingle
Frank Conroy
Gloria Dickson
Marion Martin Iris Adrian
Victoria Faust
Pinky Lee
Frank Fenton
Janis Carter
Eddie Gordon
Pete Smith
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