Pfc John Stahl Injured in Italy and Family Notices
Pfc John Stahl of the field artillery in Italy was injured in his left arm. His mother Mrs Luella Stahl received a V mail from him stating he could take a few days off and felt fine otherwise. Also, Mrs Paul Mourning of Belle West Virginia was summoned home by the death of her brother in an automobile crash in Louisiana.
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Pomeroy
John Stahl
Field Artillery
Italy
Luella Stahl
Stahl
Middleport
Paul Mourning
Sgt. Paul Mourning
Louisiana
Belle
W. Va
Men in Uniform Honored at Service
A candlelight service at Syracuse United Brethren Church honored local service members. Rev Beulah Koster led the event on May 1 with candles lit by soldiers’ mothers and leaders from the three churches. Mayor Dan Rizer read the servicemen’s names as candles were lit.
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Syracuse
Beulah Koster
Dan Rizer
Ten Members of Group Are Volunteers Inducted in 1944
Meigs County Selective Service announces inductees for Army Marine Corps and Navy service. A list of volunteers and draftees includes Worley Jacks Donald, Donald Manley, Charles Withee, Harold Seller, Clarence Reed, Gerald Ours, Hysell, Nelson, Ginther, Dodridge, Kesterson, Gibbs, Bartram, Grate, Jones, Douglas, Gardner, Steiner, Swisher, Wilson, Murray, Smith, Barrett, Vaughan, Brinker, Rayburn, Grimm, Wilson, Joachim, Reuter, Kincaid, Bentz, Smith, Brickles, Wilt, Allen, Leifheit, Bennett, Harrison, Brown, and others among Pomeroy, Middleport, Columbus, and surrounding areas. Inductions occurred May 19 1944 Fort Benjamin Harrison and May 25–26 1944 Fort Thomas Kentucky Columbus Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Army
Fort Thomas
Meigs County
Selective Services Board
Worley Donald Jacks
Unceapher Ave
Marion
Donald Robert Manley
RFD
Cheshire
Charles Matthew Withee
Harold Seller
Portland
Clarence Hudson Reed
Middle River
Gerald Eli Ours
Hinton
Wa. Va
Carl Leslie Bartram
Franklin Ave
Columbus
U. S. Navy
Paul Henry Grate
S. Second St
Middleport
Carney Annual Jones
Dexter
Gerald Richard Douglas
Pratts Fork
Carl Junior Gardner
James Ray Steiner
N. Second St
Paul Robert Swisher
Race St
William Harry Wilson
Sanford Ave
Akron
Charles Harry Murray
Sycamore St
James Denzil Smith
EF. Tompkins St
Benjamin Franklin Barrett
Richard Edward Vaughan
Vale St
Jesse Edward Brinker
Racine
Charles Fredric Rayburn
Mill St
Robert Ray Grimm
Letart Falls
Franklin Bently Wilson
Vine St
Henry Howard Joachim
Main St
Gerald Epple Reuter
Jewell Hill Kincaid
Long Bottom
Michael Andrew Bentz, Jr
Kerrs
Run
Lawrence Homer Smith
Locust St
Cecil Otis Brickles
Chester Wilt
S. Fourth St
Arthur Otto Allen
Sidney Ray Leifheit
Minersville
U. S. Army
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Robert Bennett
Rutland
Harley Leroy Brown
Beech St
Granddaughters Born to Urbana and Waco Families
Judge and Mrs. Edgar Ervin announce two May births. A granddaughter arrived Memorial Day at Urbana City Hospital to Ruth Ervin Houston and William D. Houston of Bell Telephone Company Dayton. weight 7 to 8 pounds. Another granddaughter born to Clara Ervin Stewart and Lt. Jack Wm. Stewart in Waco, Texas, previously reported.
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Middleport
Edgar Ervin
Urbana City Hospital
Urbana
Ruth Ervin Houston
William D. Houston
Bell Telephone Company
Dayton
Clara Ervin Stewart
Jack Ww. Stewart
Waco
Texas
Saunders visit cut short by Columbus councilman Hauntz’s death
Mr and Mrs L E Saunders visited their sister Miss Daisie Saunders in Middleport on Saturday but left after an hour when they were summoned back to Columbus due to the sudden death of their close friend and neighbor Ray Hauntz a prominent Columbus citizen and councilman who died Saturday evening.
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Middleport
L. E. Saunders
Daisie Saunders
Columbus
Ray Hauntz
James Murray
Ravenswood
Randolph Ward
Darylene Ward
Downing Roush
Ray Turley
Dunbar
Verna Thomas
Grant St
William Murray
William Robinson
Huntington
John Rupe
Florence
John Talbott
Joan
Ripley
W. Va
A. A. Chappelle
Paula Jane Leonard
Cincinnati
Paul Leonard
Billy Grimm
United Airways of
Chicago
2Nd St
E. J. Grimm
Letart
Churchill kin and Baxter notices from Pomeroy area
Winston Churchill Guest of New York, a second cousin to Britain's PM, in USMC training at Parris Island and Quanico. Mrs J R Baxter of Hemlock Grove learns of Charles Birthissel death in Burlington Iowa. Norman J Baxter transfer from Camp Roberts to Camp Butner as field artillery gunner. Pomeroy Fire Dept responds to chimney fire during storm. Middleport Fire Dept battles burning debris at the city dump on flood road.
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Churchill
Winston Churchill
New York
Britain
U. S. Marine Corps Training Base
Parris Island
S. C
USMAC
Quantico
USMC
NEA
Pomeroy
J R. Baxter
Hemlock Grove
Charles Birthissel
Burlington
Iowa
Bedford Two
Stronghurst
Baxter
Vera Mead
Portland
Ore
J. R. Baxter
Pvt
Norman J. Baxter
Camp Roberts
Cal
Camp Butner
N. C
Field Artillery
Richard Campbell
Middleport
Memorial Day Guest List From Middleport Noted
Middleport residents and relatives gather for Memorial Day visits. Several families including Rupe Reynolds Bracelin Cook Hoffman and Parmalee attend events. Vesta McCoy is moved to Parkersburg hospital for treatment. Additional trips report to Huntington Columbus Ravenswood and Cincinnati as households consider moving.
Visitors and furloughs mark small town notes
Mrs John Maris and daughter Kaaren of Kansas City visit relatives as Pvt John Dillard leaves for Greensboro NC after furlough. Dillard has been stationed in Arizona. Mrs Dillard joins him. Mr and Mrs Norman Edwards and son Ronald visit Edward Parsons and Mrs Phil Edwards. Mrs James Hall enters Columbus hospital for operation. Judy Arnold recovers from scarlet fever. Mrs Walter Harris returns from Columbus with her mother Mrs Catherine Burns, guest of Mrs Margaret Croushore.
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Chicago
John Maris
Bettie Lighter
Kaaren
Kansas City
John Dillard
Greensboro
N. C
Arizona
Dillard
Norman Edwards
Ronald
Columbus
Edward Parsons
Phil Edwards
James Hall
Hall
Judy Arnold
James Arnold
Walter Harris
Catherine Burns
Margaret Croushore
War Bond Workers Plan Campaign in Pomeroy
Pomeroy War Bond Committee members announce their first meeting Monday evening at eight o'clock June 5 at the Courthouse to plan the Fifth War Loan Drive opening June 12. Cpl. Denver Thoma, a South Pacific veteran, will speak and motion pictures of soldiers in action will be shown. The public is invited.
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Pomeroy
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Ohio
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Lawrence R. Parfitt
U. S Navy
Pacific
A. Chappelle
Warren Chappelle
Chappelle
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Patricia
Val Reynolds
Magadore
Frank Bracelin
Edgar Reynolds
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Hez Root
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Grand Rapids
Mich
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Charleston
Mary E. Cook
Fred Hoffman
Sons
Vesta McCoy
Parkersburg
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James Harley
Zanesville
Hollis Scott
Gallipolis
Frank Grogan
Virginia
George Tewksbury
Daly
Crosby Souare
Meey
Crosby Square
Vogue Shoe Shop
Linn Wiant
E. Main St
Lawrence Paints
Pickens
South Court
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Athens County
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