Thirteen Meigs Countians To Enter Army Service
Meigs County selectees for Call No. 23 of Selective Service will leave August 5 at 7 30 am for the Huntington induction station. One man will depart from Spokane,Washington, and volunteer Melvin Emmett Tracy of Pomeroy R D 2 is the only volunteer. Others named include Homer MoodispaughLeman Rittenhouse Albert Werry Lester Brooks Dana Covert Willis Durst Cavada Lynch Oliver Landers Wade Gorby Dell Wilt Denver Rose and Okie Miles.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Huntington
Meigs County
Spokane
Wash
Okie George Miles
Long Bottom
Melvin Emmett Tracy
Homer Burton Moodispaugh
Middleport R.D
Leman Rittenhouse
Long Bottom R.D
Albert Lewis Werry
Lester Sheridan Brooks
Dana Anderson Covert
Middleport
Willis Henry Durst
Cavada Lloyd Lynch
Oliver Landers
Pomeroy R.D
Wade Go
Picnic of the Wildwood Garden Club postponed this Friday
Pomeroy notices report the Wildwood Garden Club postponing its planned Friday picnic while officers announce the regular meeting will be at Mrs. Mary Harris home. Hostesses will be Mrs. Lena Bartels and Mrs. Fannie Phillips.
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Wildwood Garden Club
Mary Harris
Lena Bartels
Fannie Phillips
Tent Meeting Closes At Tuppers Plains
The tent meeting at Tuppers Plains will close Sunday August 3 with an all day service and basket dinner. Representatives from the Church of Christ in Meigs Athens and Washington counties attend. Ohio and Wood County speakers will be present. A tent for a Coolville meeting will be erected later in August.
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Tuppers Plains
Church of Christ
Meigs
Athens
Washington
Ohio
Wood County
W. Va
Coolville
Three Held in Jail On Theft Charges
Pearl Hawthorne Carl Cook of Apple Grove and William Durst of Salem Township are jailed on theft charges. They allegedly stole four chickens and four jars of fruit from Ellen Knopp's premises near Harrisonville. Arrests were made Tuesday at Hawthorne's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pearl Hawthorne
Carl Cook
Apple Grove
William Durst
Salem Township
Ellen Knopp
Harrisonville
Hawthorne
Pomeroy Graduate To Take Better Position
Miss Mary Ihle, graduate of Pomeroy High School and Ohio University class of June 1941, resigns from New Philadelphia teaching post to join Mt. Vernon City schools as a vocational home economics teacher. She reports September 1 to start in the Mt. Vernon position in Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Mary Ihle
Pomeroy High School
New Philadelphia
Mt. Vernon
Ihle
Ohio
O University
Loyal Pals Class plans August picnic at Letart
Middleport notes that the Loyal Pals Church of Christ class met at Mrs. Glen Lambert’s home with Miss Frances Roush assisting. Plans were made for an August picnic at Mrs. Wick Crow’s home in Letart hosted by Miss Selah Sidenstricker.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
Glen Lambert
Frances Roush
Cecil Bolin
Wick Crow
Letart
Selah Sidenstricker
California
Edgar Reynolds
Miss Beeson Plans Small Party Aboard Motor Boat
Miss Helen Beeson of Ohio University Athens arranged a small party to be held this week on her motor boat.
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Helen Beeson
Ohio University
Athens
Lohse Couple Welcome Son. Grandparents Named
Mr and Mrs Robert Lohse announce the birth of a son on Tuesday evening. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Herman Lohse of Gravel Hill.
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Robert Lohse
Betty van Gilder
S. Fourth Ave
Herman Lohse
Gravel Hill
Miller Family Welcomes Son Billy Charles
Mr and Mrs Doyle Miller greet a son born Tuesday evening at home on Mill Street. The Millers have seven other children. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs I E Miller of Grant Street and Mr and Mrs Alpha Russell of Mill. The infant weighs 8 3 4 pounds and will be called Billy.
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Doyle Miller
Mill St
I. E. Miller
Grant St
Alpha Russell
Shower Honoring Mrs Anthony Goett At Pearl Street Home
Mrs Edward Spencer and Mrs Mary Goett hosted a mixed shower for Mrs Anthony Goett Mary Ellen Fisher at the Spencer residence on Pearl Street. Prizes went to Mrs Joe Morris Mrs Mary Boetzel and Mrs Albert Wipple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Spencer
Mary Goett
Ida Bachner
Harley Devol
Dorothy Clark
Nettie Warner
Charles Allensworth
Mary Lou
Carlena
Charles Robert Allensworth
Robert Jackson
Janie Brickles
Mary Boetzel
Albert Wipple
Florence Goett
John Goett, Jr
Anthony Goett
Lightning in Pomeroy causes washout rain and lamp trouble
A thunder storm hit Pomeroy and vicinity on Tuesday afternoon bringing heavy rain that damaged crops especially corn. Lightning tripped the police lights along Court and Second Streets at the Hotel Martin then jumped to a fire escape and wiring but caused no major damage. The flash struck a river bank tree but remained largely unhurt.
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Pomeroy
Long Bottom
Court
Martin
Ohio River Fishermen Report Good Catches
Fishermen report bites along the Ohio River with fair catches in the local area. Better fishing farther upriver near Long Bottom by the Shade River mouth. Ottie Scholl, a local barber, pulled in a large eel yesterday and called it good eating despite past waste dumping.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Long Bottom
Shade River
Ottie Scholl
State Liquor Store Lease Terminated
The lease of the state liquor store on Main Street has been terminated and a new location has not yet been chosen. The store will stay at its present site until a new location is announced.
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Pomeroy
Main St
Racine Social And Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits
Racine residents and families share visits and announcements. Mr and Mrs Francis Morris and Audrey plus Mrs Russell Lake spent Sunday with Ernest Morris. Mrs Herbert Banks recently returned after three months with her son Phillip Pickens in Atlanta and a daughter born June 22 named Patricia Ann.
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Racine
Francis Morris
Audrey
Russell Lake
Mr. Morris
Ernest Morris
R. D
Herbert Banks
Phillip Pickens
Atlanta
Pickens
Patricia Ann
Roy Proffitt
Freda
Maxine
Betty
Sky Line
Douglas Circle
Racine R. D
Betty Lou
S. C
Russell Boone
Charles Beegle
Columbus
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Athens Messenger
Joe Whitlock
Pomeroy Social Briefs
Ethan Harper
FE Second St
Hennessy and Durst
Harper
Pat Jones
Grace Horton
Viola Jones
Shumaker
E. Second
Guy Watson
Prick Sr
Roland Spencer
Rodney
Norman Spencer
Waverly
Lena Huber
Kathryn
Alice
Ruth
Paul
Minn
F. G. Reiber
Albert Lea
Albion
Montana
Elizabeth Hiuber
Albert
Jordan
Ted Kurtz
Lake Louise
Canada
Banff National Park
Aaron Kelton
Tommy Jay
Weirton
Hazel Bowen
Dorothea Calvert
Margaret Lallance
Esther Leifheit
Buckeye Lake
Theodore Reed
Agnes
Washington, D. C
Teddy
W. R. Hill
Marcia Lee
Utica
N. Y
Bobby
Middleport Social Notes
Catherine Hennesy
Garfield Ave
Mary Jean Bailey
Charleston
Herman Bailey
Miss Bailey
Doris Bailey
Jane Stansbury
Sally Fisher
Bailey Cottage
D. R. Luellen
Kokomo
Ind
W. R. Luellen
Suellens
John Martin Mygatt
Denzil Marteney, Jr
Roy Barnes
William Beaver
Barnes
Franklin
Marteney
Parkersburg
Carla Dann
Jane
Gallipolis
Gilmores
Jane Owen
L. R. Wilson
Greenfield
Wilson
Lawrence Bing
Winifred Skidmore
Rachel Tremaine
Cleveland
Virginia
Bridge Club
Skidmore
Nice’s Park
Athens Road
Charlotte Brown
Gladys Lu Folden
Miss Folden
Richard Folden
Dorothy Jo Burnette
Norinne Egner
Lightning
Armstrong
van Heusen
The
Friendly Men's Store
E. Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Eadway
del Haven
del HA
Libbys
Dolly Madison
Sweet Pickles
National Biscuit Co's
Nabisco
Peg
Betty Crocker
BY Felber
Sunkist Oranges
Valencia
Calif
Sunkist Val
Sunkist
OF U
Pote
Dolly Madison Dill
Borax
Ivory
Lala Allal
Oleo Marggarine Durkee Brand
Weiners
Dallas
Bologna
Glen Simpson
Carrie Bells
Edward Simpson
Mary Jean Watson
Emma Jane Jiiden
Betty Jean Hoback
Bobbie Cleland
Arthur Neigler
Jan Neigler
Walter Baer
Grueser
Minersville
Lancaster
Leonard Howell
Carter
Newport
Howell
Ed Howell
Stella Wagner
Charles McNickles
George Bell
Detroit
Carl Bell
Carrie
Fred Bell
Carlos Hartley
Steubenville
Raymond
Don Nease
Trinity Lutheran
Rathburn
Rutland, Ohio
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