Housing for War Workers Considered
Middleport council heard a report on housing defense workers with plans for rapid construction of 400 homes in Middleport Pomeroy and Gallipolis under Federal Housing Administration. A $10,000 WPA recreation program was approved for Middleport and Pomeroy, plus new parking restrictions to ease traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ray Palmer
Ohio Bridge Commission
General Chemical Company
Middleport Council
Edgar Ervin
Pomeroy
Ervin
WVOW
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Federal Housing Administration
Meigs County
Point Pleasant-Gallipolis
D. C. Miller
Federal Works Agency
W.P.A
Ohio
C. O. Fisher
Board of Education
C. C. Fisher
A. A. Dillard
NYA
Mill St
Second
Fifth St
Third Sts
Race St
Bank Corner
Second St
Third St
Mill
Commissioners Attend Pioneer Society Meet
Meigs County Board of Commissioners joined Meigs County Pioneer Society at Mrs. E. W. Kingsland’s home. They agreed to aid plans for a county museum with a committee of Hallam Carson and Williams handling promotion. A new Pioneer Society officers and executive committee meeting is set for June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Weekend arrests in Middleport yield fines
Gerald Spires of Ewington was arrested by Officer Higgins for indecent exposure and fined $25 plus costs. Frank Hening of Pomeroy was arrested by Chief De Wees for intoxication and fined $5 plus costs by Mayor Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Gerald Spires
Ewington
L. B. Higgins
Fred de Wees
Frank Hening
Pomeroy
C. O. Fisher
Middleport Roundup of Armed Service News
Sergeant How ard McCloud and Corporal Ray Wolfe left Ft. Bragg for foreign service destination unknown. Another Wolfe son, Private William Wolfe, stationed at Hickam Field for over a year. Harold Chapman arrived safely in Honolulu after being located at Camp Wallace Texas. Picnic date change for Simpson Methodist Church circles 2 and 3 to Friday noon at Mrs. T. H. Bengel Lincoln Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Service
Middleport
Howard
Brus) McCloud
Ray Wolfe
Ft. Bragg
Mr. Wolfe
William
Babe) Wolfe
Hickam Field
Honolulu
Co. C. Chapman
Middleport Hill
Harold Chapman
Chapman
Camp Wallace
Texas
Pomeroy—Picniec
Circles 2
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Simpson Methodist Church
T. H. Bengel
Lincoln Hill
Axis submarine raids push UN merchant ship toll past 225
The United Nations tally of merchant ships sunk by Axis submarines along the U S Atlantic and Gulf coasts and in the Caribbean reaches 225 since the January 15 start. A pictochart contrasts this with Allied losses in 1940’s peak and Japanese non combat vessels sunk since December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Atlantic
Gulf
Caribbean
United Nations
Pictochart
Pomeroy Marriage Vows and Local Society Notes
Mrs. Margaret Bolan and Mr. Fred Zsarnay wed at Federated Church with Rev. Ralph Kuether officiating. A reception followed at the bride’s grandfather Henry Durst home. Out of town relatives attended. plans include move to Cleveland by late June. The page also lists numerous social visits, family gatherings, and local announcements from Pomeroy and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Durst
Cave St
Penrod Bolan
Cleveland
H. H. Crum
Charles
Columbus
Zsarnay
Joseph Beegle
Margeret Bolan
Penrod
Franklin
Joseph
William Durst
Bernice Ann Durst
Marcella Reibel
Carl Baker
Gallipolis
Federated Church
Ralph Kuether
Louis Reibel
Union Ave
Pomeroy High School
Ohio University
Pomeroy
Charles Baker
Intoxicated Man Resists Officer After Arrest
Clarence DeWeese of Middleport was arrested for intoxication near the Pomeroy Bridge. He resisted by striking the officer and grabbing the steering wheel after being placed in the car, then was subdued and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Clarence DeWeese
Middleport
H. H. Niemeyer
Niemeyer
DeWeese
Pomeroy Bridge
New Taxi Regulations Proposed by Village Council
Village officials discuss a new taxi ordinance to set rates hours of service and centralize calls after complaints about cab etiquette and a driver’s fast driving. Mayor Hartley to arrange drafting for consideration at the next meeting. A damage claim by Miss Frances Pullins of Middleport was rejected due to lack of negligence by the street department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Numorous
M. D. Hartley
Frances Pullins
Middleport
Eden Church rededicated after days of celebration near Long Bottom
Large crowds attended two days of Eden Church festivities near Long Bottom. The event included a Memorial Day program by the American Legion, a home coming, and a basket picnic. Bishop Ezra M. Funk and J. E. Mahoney led services and a key of the church was presented to trustee Alvin Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Eden
Long Bottom
J. E. Mahoney
The
American Legion
Benjamin F. Turner
Legion
Ezra M. Funk
Success Church
Funk
Mahoney
Bessie
Pleasant Grove
Success
Eden Church
Bishop Funk
Alvin Reed
Rites Held Saturday For Mrs Nellie Ables
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Nellie Ables of Syracuse on Saturday May 30 with burial in Letart Cemetery. Relatives from a distance attended including Frank Ables of Detroit Clarence Capehart family Huntington Raymond Capehart Barberton Bert Capehart New Haven Walter Ables Edward Ables Cleveland Clara Hall James Hall Edna Hall Will Hall Nelsonville Henry Capehart New Haven Una Parker Pomeroy and Harold Capehart Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Nellie Ables
Syracuse
Letart
Frank Ables
Detroit
Clarence Capehart
Huntington
Raymond Capehart
Barberton
Bert Capehart
New Haven
Walter Ables
Edward Ables
Cleveland
Clara Hall
James
Edna
Zemo: Doctor’s Numa Backed Skin and Scalp Aid
Odorless liquid Zemo claims to quickly soothe itching and burning from eczema and psoriasis and aids healing. The ad touts 30 years of success and stainless, invisible application and notes it is on over 25 million packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
Middleport Social Notes from Memorial Day Weekend
Middleport summer colony at Long Bottom hosted Dr. E F Maag and Herman Bailey open house for friends over Memorial Day. Bailey guests sunburned young women from Miss Mary Jean Bailey at Kanawha Valley Hospital Charlestown. Doctor reportedly had a fish hook in his nose. Nurses and locals enjoy short breaks. Wahama High School commencement attended by Betty Brown and Marjorie Diles. Mrs Clifford Dempskey and daughter Gloria visited Nitro. Mrs William Britton hosted Jolly Bunch Sewing Club with guests Mrs Reynolds and Mrs King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selim Blazewicz
Columbus
Stanley Blazewicz
Lincoln Hill
Ed Arnold
Rose Hill
Hamilton Karr
Son Junior
Rochelle
Ill
Homer Hysell
Anne St
A. Casci
Ned Menchini
Butternut Ave
George Funk
Theodore Maag
Minersville
Vernon Rizer
Russell Brown
Main St
M. R. McBride
Robert McBride
Agnes Kessler
Lancaster
Sacred Heart Church
Walter McBride
Bernard McBride
E. J. Franz
Mulberry Ave
Herman Franz
George Franz
Loretta Franz
Franz
Freda Krautter
Nye Ave
Frank Krautter, Jr
Albert Massar
Aliquippa
C. A. Massar
Barbara Massar
Dan White
Second St
William Cooper
Baltimore
Homer Cooper
Tampa
Fla
Charles Bush
Oscar Whitlock
Dale
Ravenna
William Watson
Lasley St
Bentz Wolfe
W. Main St
Zana Wheeler
Wheeling
W. Va
Royal Thomas
Margaret
Syracuse
Paul Thomas
Jimmy Roger
Pt. Pleasant
Betty Evans
Senecaville
Margaret Thomas
Ernest Nelson
John Nelson
Cincinnati
Oscar Wince
David Wince
Gallipolis
Oscar
Daniel Griffith
Danny
Zanesville
Ed Griffith
Ed Durst
Roland
Maurice
Locust Sr
Herman Massar
Mary Sayre
Purity Dairy
Thomas Bowen
Chanute Field
Rantoul
John Bowen
Pomeroy
Athens Road
H. D. Defenbacher
Frank Will
Paul Davis
Nitro
Adele Schoenlein
W. F. Schoenlein
Austin Byrne
Detroit
Mich
Charles Mullen
J. D. Kirkland
Vermillion
Genheimer
Kirkland
Badger Co
Lewis Long
U. S. Army
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Miss
Middleport
Myrtle Long
Phil Hepp
Wellsville
Franklin Hepp
Spring Ave
Eddie Morris
Patterson Field
Dayton
George Morris
E. Main St
Edwin Hartenbach
East Liverpool
Harry Hines
Fisher St
John Walker
Jessie Walker
Charles Priede
Marion
E. H. Priode
Yale St
George Carr
Air Corp
Foster Field
Victoria
Tex
Jessie Carr
R. D
George Grueser
Enterprise
Lloyd Steele
Harold Lloyd
Simms
Mary Rachel
Earl Stobart
McArthur
G. G. Cornwell
Martins Ferry
Roy McCullough
Cleveland
Robert Roberts
Union Ave
Long Bottom
E. F. Maag
Herman Bailey
Bailey Cabin
Mary Jean Bailey
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Holzer Hospital
Betty Brown
Marjorie Diles
Wahama High School
Clifford Dempskey
Gloria
William Britton
Jolly Bunch Sewing Club
Gravel Hill
William Reynolds
Shelby King
Akron
Emmish Drake Wedding Planned for June Twenty Seventh
At Middleport Garment Factory workers marked Jean Smith’s 19th birthday with a small party and gift. Memorial Day weekend hosted Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Emmish’s son Roger in Detroit and daughter Josephine in Columbus. A dinner for Miss Louise Drake fiancé of Mr. Emmish and her Drake relatives preceded the June 27 wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jean Smith
Pomeroy
Miss Smith
C. A. Emmish
Roger Emmish
Detroit
Josephine Emmish
Columbus
Bennett Family Attends Reds Game in Cincinnati
Mrs. Charles Bennett and children Maxine Jean Warren Charles and Bill Diles joined a Cincinnati Reds outing Sunday. Warren, a student at a Dayton government school, accompanied the group at the visit. The Bennetts stayed with relatives in Leon West Virginia on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bennett
Maxine
Jean
Warren
Charles
Bill Diles
Cincinnati Reds
Dayton
Bennetts
Leon
W. Va
Burford and McKnight Visit Massillon Guests
Mr and Mrs L E Burford and Pearl McKnight are visiting Massillon with Mr and Mrs Jack Cowie Louise Burford. William Reichman of Columbus and Bill Reichman visited here yesterday. Reichman accompanied Gene Grate from Columbus for a short visit. Miss Marcella Walburn visits Bowling Green relatives before leaving Sunday. Miss Jackie June Hysell is a student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Burford
Pearl McKnight
Jack Cowie
Louise Burford
Massillon
William Reichman
Columbus
Bill Reichman
Gene Grate
Marcella Walburn
Bowling Green
Jackie June Hysell
Ellen Atkinson Dies At Home of Daughter
Ellen Atkinson, 80, died at the home of her daughter near Chester Friday evening. Once crippled for 30 years she had Spokane, Washington roots but was cared for by her daughter for 19 years. A short service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. by Rev. James Taylor before the body was sent to Spokane for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ellen Atkinson
G. L. Michael
Chester
Spokane
Wash
James Taylor
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Maywood Whaley
Mr and Mrs Maywood Whaley of Burlingham observed their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday May 31 with a noon pot luck dinner. Guests included Roy Whaley Flora Hobart Shields Tuppers Plains Wallace Bradford and son Bruce Middleport George Paulsen and children Hemlock Grove Ben Barnhill Millard Clouse and two children Burlingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Maywood Whaley
Burlingham
Roy Whaley
Flora
Hobart Shields
Tuppers Plains
Wallace Bradford
Bruce
Middleport
George Paulsen
Vada
Bernard
Earl
George Charles
Robert
Hemlock Grove
Ben Barnhill
Millard Clouse
Barbara and
Frankelin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Britain & Allies
Western
Atlantic
Japan
Pomeroy Social Notes
Army
Little Rock
Ark
Dana Lloyd
Anna Jane
Mansfield
Charles Priode
R. W. Tuck
Anna Kaspar Schneider
George Hetzel
Lincoln Terrace
Harry Proctor
St. Albans
Ralph Graves
Carolyn Jane Graves
Alfred 4-H Victory Workers
Harry Guthrie
Mabel Griffin
Grant Roberts
Billy and
Clark
Cora Roberts
Roberts
Pomeroy Junior High School
Albert Kloes
Youngstown
Henry Kloes
Locust St
Pomeroy Personals
Colonial
Colonial Finance CO
Berry Hotel
Bidg
Athens, Ohio
Celebration of Eden Church
Rio
South America
Mechem’'S
Athens
Nelsonville
Middleport Social Notes
Nich UE
Miller Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
S. High St
Pico Wholesale CO
Glouster, Ohio
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
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