Mandamus Filed Over Meigs Court Record in Harless Case
The State of Ohio filed mandamus in Meigs County Court of Appeals on the Harless case to force Judge Ervin to allow and file a true bill of exceptions and include it in the record. Harless pleaded guilty to malicious destruction after arson charges, was placed on probation for five years, then sentenced to the reformatory for an indeterminate term following alleged probation violations.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Harless
Ervin
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
State Reformatory
Reformatory
Appellee
Ohio
Court of Appeals
Eugene Harless
State of
Court of Common Pleas
Henry W. Cherrington
R. W. Finsterwald
Fred W. Crow
D. H. Peoples
A. D. Russell
William Harless
Prayer Service For Invasion Forces In Middleport
A brief prayer service was held Tuesday evening for service members involved in the invasion, especially former Middleport students, before the Board of Education meeting. Contracts for expiring teachers were renewed, and upcoming vacation repairs include painting the high school corridor and hall, new floor coverings, and furnace work in Central Building.
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Middleport
Board of Education
L. W. McComas
Flossie Frecker Allensworth
Alvira Jones
Virginia Mays
Ralph Stopp
Carl Biddle
Pomeroy Names Carter Linger as 1944 45 Coach
The Pomeroy Board of Education chose Carter Linger of Ravenswood WV as head football and basketball coach for 1944 45 at its meeting Tuesday. Linger holds a BS from WV Wesleyan and an MS from WVU, and has coached Ravenswood teams for eight years with multiple championships. The board set salaries, discussed playground funding, and awarded a contract to Columbus Heating for furnace repairs at the junior high, with summer gym redecorating planned.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Board of Education
Carter Linger
Ravenswood
West Virginia
Linger
West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia University
Columbus Heating and Ventilating Company
Farm Bureau Advisory Council Meets at Humphrey Home
Farmers gathered at the Humphrey home near Reedsville for Farm Bureau Advisory Council No. 3. Mrs. Henry Wippel reported on a Lancaster health conference and proposals to improve rural health. President Wippel named Mrs. Harry Guthrie to the county health committee with a countywide health organization planned.
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Reedsville
E. Humphrey
Farm Bureau Advisory Council No. 3
Henry Wippel
Lancaster
Humphrey
Wippel
Harry Guthrie
Farm Bureau
Theodore Reed
Pomeroy
J. E. D. Hartinger
Warren Pickens
Herry Pickens
Earlene
Guthrie
Alfred
Purple Heart Awarded Posthumously To Soldier Missing Since Bataan
Mrs. Robert Jackson in Middleport receives official word from Secretary Stimson that her son Pfe. Robert Jackson is awarded the Purple Heart posthumously. He has not been heard from since the fall of Bataan. The award will be sent to Mrs. Jackson per the letter of condolence. The article notes Mosquito bombers with wooden nacelles and wings cited by the British as the fastest airplanes in the world.
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Middleport
Robert Jackson
Henry L. Stimson
Pfe
Bataan
Mrs Ferguson Replaces Faires as Office Checker
Miss Nancy Ferguson takes the place of Mrs Gail Faires as checker in the Office of Assessor Morrison. Mrs Faires resigns due to her husband’s weekend vacation from work at Union Station.
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Point Pleasant
Nancy Ferguson
Gail Faires
Morrison
Powers Nominated Democratic Candidate for New Hampshire Governor
Lieutenant Colonel James J. Powers, attached to the U S Veterans Hospital at Huntington since February, has been nominated as the Democratic candidate for governor of New Hampshire.
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Point Pleasant
James J. Powers
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Huntington
New Hampshire
Sunday Closures Hit Middleport Eateries
Shortage of help forces more Middleport restaurants to halt Sunday service. The Home Restaurant will not serve meals on Sundays and the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe remains closed on Sundays.
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Middleport
Home
Mary Jane
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