War Heroes to Attend Bond Rally in Pomeroy Tonight
Pomeroy War Bond Committee chair Edison Hobstetter announced three World War II veterans will speak at the Fifth War Loan Drive meeting at the Pom eroy courthouse tonight at 8. Cpl Denver Thoma Pvt Carl Still and Jack Thomas will attend. Citizens and local sales staff are urged to attend. a $300 quota per sales person is set. Motion pictures shown and drive plans discussed.
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Pomeroy
Edison Hobstetter
Court House
Cpl
Denver Thoma
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
New Britain Islands
Pvt
Carl Still
Henderson Field
Rendova
Munda
Jack Thomas
Tunisia
Casto Baby Born in May at Beach Street Home
Mr and Mrs George Casto announce the birth of a son Jimmy Arlen on May 28 at their Beach Street home. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Henry Casto and Lewis Williams.
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Middleport
George Casto
Jimmy Arlen
Beach St
Henry Casto
Lewis Williams
Social Notes of Guysville and Surrounding Areas
Local society notices list visits and greetings among Christy, Sharp, Finsterwald, and Bean families across Gibisonville Athens Pomeroy Uhrichsville and Willoughby. Guests include Dr J K Richmond Leta McLaughlin and many relatives with news of illnesses recoveries travel and moves.
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Guysville
Kenneth Christy
Nita Kay
Gibisonville
Ewart Christy
Athens
C. C. Christy
Lennie Sharp
Middleport
Nola Pearcy
Ruel Finsterwald
Pomeroy
D. A. Campbell
Stewart and Bartlett
Middleport Social Notes Sparkling Five Hundred Prize Winners
Middleport residents attended social events and family visits as Five Hundred Club prizes went to Mrs. Glenn Dill Mrs. Elmer Wickham and Mrs. Mabel Beecles all of Pomeroy. Numerous local travelers and relatives were listed with church and university connections in Ohio.
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Middleport
Emmett Shuler
Paul Grueser
Glenn Dill
Elmer Wickham
Mabel Beecles
Pomeroy
New 4 H Club Holds First Meeting
The O U R 4 H Club in Meigs County held its initial gathering at the Children’s Home. Clara Pullins was elected president with Martha Pullins as vice president Viola Pullins as secretary treasurer Nina Donovan as reporter and Myrtle Persons as recreational leader.
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Pomeroy
O.U.R
Meigs County
Clara Pullins
Martha Pullins
Viola Pullins
Nina Donovan
Myrtle Persons
Howard Nolan
Charlotte Schwartzwalder
Betty Holsinger
Nettie Goble
Lizzie Kidder
Helen Givens
Marjorie Easter
Betty Jo Robinson
Minersville Social Notes Chronicle of visits and travels
Minersville notes record Mrs. John Roush of Carmel visiting grandmother Mrs. W. H. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jones and family from Columbus visited Mrs. Hayes Roush and Mrs. Will Thomas. Various relatives attended Capital University's graduation. others traveled between Columbus and Cleveland.
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Minersville
John Roush
Carmel
W. H. Thomas
W. J. Jones
Paul Jones
Columbus
Hayes Roush
Will Thomas
Boyd Dilgard
Capital University
Jacqueline Maag
Dilgard
Frank Alexander
Gretta Bartels
Cleveland
Yolanda
Dilgard) Freeman
Lakewood
Freeman
Hawaii
Linnie Rummel
Glenna
Lulu Mills
Jacksonville
Cassa Rose
Engagement announced for Nancy Fisher and Jack Terrell
Middleport announces the engagement of Nancy Virginia Fisher to Jack Terrell. The couple was revealed at a dinner at the Fisher home with seventeen guests, daisies and roses, and a daisies won’t tell note. Nancy is the mayor’s daughter and a Ohio University graduate working in defense. Jack Terrell is a New York University graduate employed in defense work in the east. No wedding date has been set.
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Middleport
Nancy Virginia Fisher
Jack Terrell
C. C. Fisher
Second Ave
Garfield St
Lucky Thirteen Club
Jack
Nan
Miss Fisher
Fisher
Middleport High School
Ohio University
Athens
Chi Omega
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Pt. Pleasant
Terrell
Frank Terrell
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Fisher Home
New York University
East
Florence Clark
Gallipolis
Rose Hackett
Mildred Ann Wise
Charleston
Barbara Stout
Marjorie Diles
Patricia Sherman
Norma Jean French
Janet Dillard
Mary Rose Seines
Elizabeth Moore
Kathryn Lois Smith
Catherine Hennesy
Carla Clark
Marjorie Mich
Janet Hecox
Loren Phillips
Sara Jane Fisher
O. P. Klein
Pomeroy DAR Flag Day Picnic Planned at Lincoln Hill
The Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its annual Flag Day picnic Friday June 9 at the home of Mrs. George McQuigg on Lincoln Hill with Mrs. Manning Webster as hostess. A potluck luncheon will be served at noon.
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Pomeroy
Jonathan Meigs
George McQuigg
Lincoln Hill
Manning Webster
Birthday Dinner Honors Hoffner Daughter in Rutland Scene
A Sunday birthday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffner celebrated their daughter Mrs. James Chain formerly of Findlay now living with her parents. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hofftner Betty Hofftner and others.
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Charles Hoffner
James Chain
Findlay
H. P. Hofftner
Betty
Harley Pierce
Ruth
Esther
Information on War Prisoners Available
Families of service men held prisoners in overseas camps may discuss how to reach them with messages food and supplies with Mrs William Bradford at the Meigs County Red Cross chapter rooms on Main Street each Thursday afternoon Mrs Bradford whose son Lt Otis Lawrence Bradford is in a prison camp in Germany has literature and instructions to aid relatives and friends
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Pomeroy
William Bradford
Meigs County Red Cross
Main St
Bradford
Otis Lawrence Bradford
Germany
WAC Recruiters To Visit Pomeroy Tuesday
Army Air Force ferry command and Signal Corps recruiters will interview women at the Pomeroy post office on Tuesday June 6 starting 10 a.m. Staff Sergeant Francis G. Yeaman and Lt Adele N. Hasner will field applications for the Women’s Army Corps. Eligible women aged 20 to 49 may choose their job and station with overseas options noted.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Army Air Force
Signal Corps
Francis G. Yeaman
U.S. Post Office
Women's Army Corps
Yeaman
Adele N. Hasner
Air Wac
Lockbourne Air Base
Ferry Command
Arlington Hall
United States
Mrs Mate Bing Funeral Attendees Record Pomeroy
The funeral for Mrs Mate Bing age 95 was held Wednesday at Ewing Chapel. Attending were her children and relatives including Mrs Harold Russell and two daughters of Charleston Mr and Mrs William Waters and daughter of Columbus Lt J Allen Chase of Washington DC Mrs M J Ferguson Mrs Sarah Fuller of Huntington Mrs G M Bing of Bismarck Missouri and four daughters and four sons including Gertrude French John Chase Nelle and Clara Bing Alfred Ernest Bing James L Bing and John David Bing.
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John Chase
Nelle
Clara Bing
Alfred Ernest Bing
Waterloo
Iowa
George M. Bing
James L. Bing
John David Bing
Nats Struggle to Right Ship on Western Trip
The Washington Senators slumped to a doubleheader loss to the Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 10 innings and 9-1, dropping into the AL cellar on a rough western swing. Ed Garnett sparked Chicago with four hits in game one, while Tom Turner delivered a homer and two singles in game two.
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Washington Senators
Nats
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Griffith Stadium
Connie Mack
Athletics
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Ed Garnett
Tom Turner
Sox
Jimmy Dykes
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Bobo Newsom
Joe Berry
Browns
Jack Kramer
Mark Christman
Softball League Forming Meeting Set for Tuesday
A meeting of Athens junior and senior high school boys to join a summer softball league is scheduled at the high school stadium Tuesday evening at 6 30. The league organization will be decided at this session.
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Athens
Eleanor Wessa Earns Third Highest Diploma Rank
Mrs Edison Wessa and son John returned from Cleveland where Eleanor Wessa graduated from Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing. She ranked third highest in her class and received praise from instructors. Congressman Frances Bolton delivered the address and Maurice Bernon awarded diplomas. A reception followed.
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Pomeroy
Edison Wessa
John
Cleveland
School of Nursing
Mount Sinai Hospital
Wessa
Eleanor
Frances P. Bolton
Maurice Bernon
Entsminger Couple Announce Birth Of Daughter Kim
Parents of Kim Entsminger announce the birth of a daughter on June 3 at their Deal New York home. This is the Entsmingers first child and the first grandchild for the paternal and maternal grandparents in Short Hills New Jersey and Lincoln New Jersey. Lieutenant Entsminger serves as an instructor in the Air Service Command School at Allenhurst New Jersey.
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Middleport — Jr
Kenneth Entsminger
Kim
Deal
N. Y
Entsmingers
David Entsminger
Lincoln Sr
George Heiser
Short Hills
N. J
Entsminger
Air Service Command
Allenhurst
National yesterday's results summarize multiple baseball games
Baseball results from yesterday show Cincinnati defeating Boston 1 0 and 7 3, Chicago beating Brooklyn 6 5 and tying 8 8 in 10 innings, with Pittsburgh sweeping New York 9 4 and 7 4. Philadelphia beating St Louis 1 0 and 4 3, plus American League note Chicago 6 5 and 9 1, Detroit 2 1 and Boston 5 1, New York 6 4 and 4 3, and Association games Columbus 1 1 St Paul rain called first half 18th, rain in second game. Meanwhile Minneapolis 16 9 Toledo 9 and Milwaukee 20 3 4 2, Louisville 11 4 and 11 2 Kansas City.
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Big Bill Lee
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Harry Gumbert
George Munger
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Pirates
Jimmy Russell
Babe Dahlgren
Vince DiMaggio
Fritz Ostermueller
Cincinnati
Boston Braves
Gerald Walker
Reds
Boston
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Bill
Paul Trout
Tigers
Clem Hausman
Sox
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
American Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Association
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
Ae Eeee
Chicago American Club
St Louis
Red Rolfe presses for college baseball coaches group
Yale great Red Rolfe backs forming a college baseball coaches association to boost the sport, influence schedules, resist pro raids, and back a national tournament. He notes technical insights like Rickey's run down and Shaughnessy’s fielding drills as examples of lost knowledge.
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New York
Yankees
Yale
Red Rolfe
Red
Rolfe
Rickey
Brewers Sweep Doubleheader Cut Lead To Six Games
Milwaukee Brewers win two games to extend their lead to six games over Columbus as Hal Peck extends his hitting streak to 17. Indianapolis is swept 20-3 and 4-2 in Milwaukee while St Paul and Louisville also post wins and rain shortens other games.
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Brewers
American Association
Milwaukee Brewers
Hal Peck
Peck
Wolves Seek Eighth Big Ten Title In Final Series
Michigan faces Purdue in a two game weekend set to close the Big Ten season. Ray Fischer s team is undefeated in seven starts but needs one win to clinch the crown, while Northwestern threatens with a late surge after beating Minnesota to finish strong. Ohio State upends Indiana 8 7 in 12 innings as the league races to finalize standings.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wolverine
Purdue
Ray Fischer
Northwestern
Wolverines
Wildcats
Gopher Musty Nolan
Minnesota
Ohio State
Indiana
Hoosiers
Bounding Home Upsets Pensive In Belmont Stakes
Bound ing Home, a $34.70 outsider ridden by Gayle Smith, defeated Pensive by a half length in the Belmont Stakes. Jockey Conn McCreary faced criticism for an early move as Pensive faltered after leading at the mile mark. Bounding Home clocked 2 32 1 5 and earned $55,070 for owner William Zeigler. third went to Bull Dandy, with Who Goes There and Platter following.
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NEW York
Pensive
Warren Wright
Ken
Conn McCreary
Ben Jones
McCreary
William Zeigler
Plain Ben
Sun Again
Markell
Mre Creary
Wright Colt
Donald H. Peters
Bull Dandy
George Widener
Platter
Free Lance
Roy Knight
Bounding Home
Gayle Smith
Baseball season stats page shows leaders by team
Walker of Brooklyn leads with 426 at bats and 72 hits while Bordagaray also of Brooklyn has 38 runs and 37 RBIs. Holmes of Boston leads doubles with 16 and Cullenbine of Cleveland tops hits 72 and RBIs 30. Gutteridge of St. Louis leads triples and steals. Ott of New York hits 12 home runs. Lanier and Munger of St. Louis have 61 wins and Munger 857 ERA.
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Schultz
Brooklyn
Walker
Holmes
Boston
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Macon
Lanier and Munger
St. Louis
Stephens St. Louis
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Poubles
Gutteridge
Borony
New York
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Lehma
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C. A. Fuller
Guy Rodehaver
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Marlow McDonald
Uhrichsville
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Klingenberg
Fred Beasley
Amesville
Laura Inman
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Richard
New York City
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F. B. Bean
Garnet Pritchard
J. K. Richmond
Hollidays Cove
Leta V. McLaughlin
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Paul R. McLaughlin
Dayton
Bertena Skinner
Minnie Bean
Opal Paul
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Nelle Newman
Vera Wright
Mayme Ashcraft
Arthur Vincent
Nice
Herbert Deeters
PF. G. Chapman
Joe
Pacific Ocean
Seattle
Bessie Brown
Donna Lou
Ollie Baker
St. William
Middleport Social Notes
John Vroman
John Seines
S. Second Gee
Art Court
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Ray Barker
Thomas Boggs
Margaret
Gallia County
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H. Stewart
Holzer Hospital
George Tewksbury, Jr
Mona Marie
Lindley Hall
O. B. Stout
C. H. Jones
Third Ave
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Nitro
Norma Lipp
Arthur Stuart
Jean
Bernice
Grand Rapids
Mick
Stuart
Dorothy Nelle Stewart
Ohio State University
H. Stewart James Welsh
Woman's Association of the First Presbyterian Church
T. H. Davis
O. H. Stewart
Marcella Walburn
Charles Walburn
Mary Jean Watson
Racine
Christ Episcopal Church
Pt Pleasant
Nancy Fisher
Pomeroy Social Notes
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Sir Austin Chapman
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Long Bottom
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R. E. Boice
Lester Boice
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Betty Hoffner
J. H. Eastman
Mr. Eastman
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Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Myrtle Long
Parkersburg
Lemuel Birtcher
Birtcher
Edgar Birtcher
Emma Leithert
Dorothy
Athens Messenger
Ohio
Perenne
Messenger Sports
Don
Isabella Masden
Don S. Gentile
Piqua
WAC
Ethan Harper
Jacob Zeiher
Frank Will
Harper
Williams
Marshall
Ommeece McCormick
Crabtree Stee
Mesner
Miller
Sseae
Mueller
Oneewewe Carter
Econ
Ryan
Boles
Escold
Clemens
Workman
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Kluttz
Miller Phillips
Hofferth
Phillips
Sandlock
Shemo
Rior
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P Wee
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Eleanor Wessa
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
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Henry Aldrich Boy Scout
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