Road Work Expenditures Voted by Meigs County Commissioners
Meigs County Commissioners approved 4916 for tarring three miles of the Rutland Harrisonville Road and 2897 for road stone. They will hire L P Cavett Co of Lockland Ohio to apply tar for 4915.74 and authorize two bridges on Bowman Run Road and site. Transfers include 20 to attend Soldier's Relief meeting, 265 to Memorial Day Fund, and 200 to auditor's deputies. Meetings set for 9 a.m. on first and third Mondays.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Rutland-Harrisonville
J. E. D. Hartinger
L. P. Cavett Company
Lockland
Ohio
Eislestein
Hartinger
American
Bowman Run
R. C. Gilmore
Columbus
Soldier’s Relief
Memorial Day Fund
Auditor's Deputies
Langsville Opens First Vacation Bible School
Miss Betty Van Horn of Cleveland directs Langsville Church Vacation Bible School begun Monday June 5 for two weeks. The program runs 9 to 11 45 each weekday for ages 4 to 14, with groups led by Mrs Estel Arrowood Betty Canterbury Annabel Ward and Rev Edward H Dickingson assisting.
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Langsville
Betty van Horn
Cleveland
Heidelberg College
Estel Arrowood
Betty Canterbury
Annabel Ward
Edward H. Dickingson
168 Enrolled in Vacation Bible School in Middleport
Middleport reports 168 children enrolled by end of day two at the Central School Building for community Vacation Bible School sponsored by local churches. Enrollment remains open for late registrants as prayers for service members overseas were offered and the final verse of America sung.
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Middleport
Churches of
America
D-Day Quiet In Middleport
Middleport residents spent D-Day listening to radios and gathering at churches for prayer services. The community held open church hours and planned nightly services at First Baptist, Church of Christ, First Presbyterian, and Heath Methodist with Pastor H. L. Carr urging continued meditation through the invasion days.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Church of Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Heath Methodist Church
H. L. Carr
Presbyterian Church
Postpone Reunion at Middleport High School
Middleport High School Alumni Association members announce the annual reunion is moved from June 9 to Friday June 23. Banquet will be informal buffet style on the campus with a varied program and the evening ends with dancing in the high school gym.
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Middleport
Middleport High School Alumni Association
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Club Meeting
Pomeroy Garden Club met at Mrs. Elmer Coates home with Mrs. Ray Farnham assisting. Officers named include Mrs. Irving Karr Jr president and Mrs. Edward Stark secretary. Members heard papers on Dahlias Ground Coverings and Lilies and enjoyed refreshments. Various locals visited, including servicemen on furlough and relatives from New Lexington Findlay and Weirton. The Twilight Garden Club to meet at the Garland home with Miss Anna Vaughn assisting.
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Pomeroy
Middleport social notes bright with gatherings and graduates
A long list of Middleport residents and guests attend picnics at Roadside Park and Chickamauga Park in Gallia County honoring relatives and service members. Miss Daun Joan Hamilton graduates from Western College, Oxford, while Charles Robert Snider becomes a second lieutenant. Nearby visits include Miss Vesta McCoy in Parkersburg and Dorothy Russell in Rahway, New Jersey.
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Middleport
E. M
Truman Fugate
Charlotte Fugate
United States
Robert Fugate
Carroll
Maxine Birchfield
Huntington
O. C. Fugate
Louis
Eddie
Toledo
Harold Rusk
Bobby
Cambridge
Carl Gilmore
Joan
Sally
Marjorie Hughes
George Sauer
Richard
Harold
Athens
Sophia Betz
Delbert Rice
John Blazer
Ironton
Chickamauga Park
Gallia County
Marshal Canady
Gerald Canady
Robert Canady
Norfolk, Va
N. R. Canady
Daun
Joan Hamilton
Thomas Longstaff
Sixth Ave
Rahway High School
New Jersey
Dorothy Russell
Miss Russell
Fisher Russell
Dorothy Grogan
Special Prayer Services Held for D-Day in Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal Church held morning and afternoon services led by Rev. Charles Baird with Grace Church open on D-Day for prayer. Other community churches stayed open and relatives visited sanctuaries for silent prayers. Mrs Mae Hartley said her husband Pvt Malcolm P Hartley former mayor of Pomeroy arrived in England May 19 and likely joined D-Day activities. Joe Zwilling also from Pomeroy was on the same transport to England.
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Pomeroy
Grace Episcopal Church
Charles Baird
Grace
Joe Zwilling
Hartley
England
Local News Briefs From Pomeroy Area
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. L. Jones of W Main St returned Monday evening from Dayton where they spent days on business. They were guests of Mrs Smiths sisters Mrs Stanley Carter and Mrs George Oidster. Mrs Edward Baer received word her husband Fireman First Class Edward Baer has been awarded the Purple Heart. He was wounded in March in the South Pacific, recovered, and returned to active duty. Mr. and Mrs Roy Tracy Jr and son Larry moved from Simpson Apts on Butternut St to the Price home on E Main St.
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Millersport
Naval Aviation
Marvin Burt
Kingsville
Texas
Herman Burt
Burts
Parkersburg
Burt
Robert Lear
Findlay
Bert Webster
Ray Gibbs
Dayton
Ambrose Gibbs
Parris Island
S. C
Aaron Kelton
Iris Myers
Weirton
Jay Myers
Betty Mae Couch
Lynn Hart
Ashtabula
Ellen Couch
Newport
Mildred Fisher
George Enzenauer
Columbus
Joan Hodge
Danny Rosenbaum
Pomeroy High School
Capital University
Denver Lowery
Faye Bostic
Belle
W. Va
Mildred Spencer
Rita Jo
Charleston
Dora Bostic
Mary Virginia Reibel
Ohio University
Athens
Jacob Reibel
Spring Ave
Gerald MccIntosh
Great Lakes Naval Training School
Hattie McIntosh
Enterprise
Great Lakes
Shumaker
Calif
Fred Rosenbaum
Jack Rosenbaum
Jack
University Hospital
Mary Riecman
Middleport
Nelle Graves
Ray Proctor
Ruth Bridges
Michigan
Camp Custer
Grace Sauvage Denny
Eno
Don Sauvage
Pomeroy
Seaman Roger Sauvage
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Twilight Garden Club
Ethel
Clara Garland
Anna Vaughn
D. Curtis’ Reed
Paul Frisch
Mt. Healthy
Cincinnati
E. R. Titus
Claire Titus
Goucher College
United States Nurses Corps
John Hopkins College
Baltimore
Arthur Ebersbach
M. M
Joe Ebersbach
Bettie Becker
Herman Ohlinger
Oxford
Western College For Women
Daun Joan Hamilton
Mary E. Cook
Frieda Hysell
Guy Suter
Eva Haptonstall
Welch
Nan Fisher
Robert Chambers
Coca Cola Company
Frank Knopp
Nitro
Frank Lewis Knopp
Webb Smith
Cedric Clark
W. M. L. Jones
W. Main St
Smith
Stanley Carter
George Oidster
Edward Baer
South Pacific
Baer
Roy Tracy Jr
Larry
Simpson Apts
Butternut St
Price Home
E. Main St
Sisters Become Mothers Same Day in Holzer Hospital
Two sisters, Mrs. Robert Brickles and Mrs. Alva Rupe, gave birth Saturday June 4 at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. The Brickles baby is a boy named Robert Daniel weighing 9 pounds 3 and 3/4 ounces and the Rupe infant is a girl weighing 8 pounds. Sgt. Robert Brickles serves in England and Cpl. Alva Rupe is on furlough from Georgia. Grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Homer Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. John Brickles, and Isaac Rupe of Kyger.
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Middleport
Robert Brickles
Alva Rupe
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Brickles
Robert Daniel
Rupe
England
Cpl
Georgia
Homer Abbott
John Brickles
Isaac Rupe
Kyger
Missionary Society Holds Monthly Meeting at First Baptist
The B H Sanborn Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church in Middleport met Monday in the social rooms. Mrs Ruth Zandel led devotions in place of Mrs Bertha Mygatt. The Love Gift Boxes will be opened monthly next year. A year book featuring Electa Hysell and her photograph was dedicated. A play Americans of Tomorrow directed by Mrs Gladys May and Mrs Muriel Rice showcased the group with 22 members present and refreshments served afterward. Next month’s program is Bridging the Year With a Rainbow.
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Middleport
B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Ruth Zandel
Bertha Mygatt
Irene Cross
Mora Leonard
Electa Hysell
Ruby Hysell
Clark
Margaret E. Hysell
Gladys May
Muriel Rice
Rice
May
Leonard
Jace Hysell
Cora Pullen
Jessie Houdashelt
Beula
Reception Planned for New Church Members
A reception for new members of First Baptist Church will be held Thursday evening. Rev. R. L. Zundel announces Dr. W. H. Bowler of the Ohio Baptist Convention will be principal speaker. Committees include Program, refreshments, decoration, and various members. British living costs rose 28 percent since 1938 excluding war taxes.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
R. L. Zundel
W. H. Bowler
Ohio Baptist Convention
Ohio
George Baker
H. M. Cross
Ross Pullen
Ralph Zandel
J. O. Leonard
Shirley Mills
James Souders
Beulah White
C. H. Wise, Jr
Harry Hysell
Margaret Ella Hysell
ZEMO Soothes Itching Skin with Doctor’s Formula
Medicated liquid ZEMO relieves itching burning and aids healing for ringworm eczema athlete’s foot and external blemishes. Trusted for 35 years with over 25 million packages sold and offers eight different sizes after one trial.
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Zemo
Plan Nursing Classes In Meigs County Students
Mrs. J. O. Roedel secretary of the Red Cross chapter announces Junior Home Nursing Classes to be organized soon in Middleport and Pomeroy. Girls aged 14 to 18 may enroll by sending name and address or calling the Red Cross Office.
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Pomeroy
J. O. Roedel
Home Nursing Service
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Middleport
Red Cross
Petersons Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief
It is claimed that over a million dollars annually is spent on pile remedies and Peters ons Ointment provides fast relief from itching. The ad promises cooling soothing effects and offers a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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Peterson
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