Blackout in Pomeroy Bend Area Carried Out Without Mishap
The Pomeroy Bend district conducted a full blackout last night with sirens, whistles, and civilian defense units in place. No accidents were reported as residents cooperated. Middleport and Pomeroy leaders praised the drill while noting the youngest Messenger recruit, 6 year old John Fisher, joined the community.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Pomeroy Bend
Pomeroy
Middleport
John Fisher
C. C. Fisher
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Club Activities
Pomeroy Council of Church Women gathered at Mrs. C. B. W. Downie’s Lincoln Hill home for a picnic dinner and program. Guest speaker Mrs. Harry Ohlinger discussed Red Cross work. the group will sew for the Red Cross and prepare layettes. The center on East Main Street will stay open another week. 18 members attended with Miss Florence Joch of Merrill, Wisconsin as guest. The Mary Martha League reports at Federated Church featured Rev. Ralph Reuther. the group voted $15 to migrant work at Scioto Marsh and planned the Meigs County Children’s Home ward picnic. Various families were noted visiting or returning home including updates on births and relocations.
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Pomeroy
C. BE. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Pomeroy Council of Church Women
Harry Ohlinger
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
E. Main St
Florence Joch
Merrill, Wis
Ralph Reuther
World Council of Church
Mary Martha League
Federated Church
Mandy Kasper
Scioto Marsh
Maxine Folan
Meigs County Rationing Board
John Folan
London
Gary E. Watson
James Sutton
Rocksprings Road
Marcella
James Ralph
Toledo
F. Tompkins
Kroger
Grueser
Kerrs Run
Faris
A. R. Clifton
Columbus
Martha Clifton
Otto Kreinbihl
Russell Hayes
Charles Hayes
Charles Bonifield
Sophia Fisher
Hugh Daniels
Dayton
George Daniels
Diana
Ernest Rea
Ernestine
Harlan Wehring
Craig
Wheeling
Rea
Janet Rea
Picnic at Sterrett Home Draws Local Family Guests
A family picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lorain Sterrett was held Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Foster and children Mary Kathryn Ann and Joe Mrs. Estella Skinner Mr. and Mrs. George P. Daniels Hanson H. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Lo.
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Lorain Sterrett
Edward Foster
Mary Kathryn
Ann
Joe
Estella Skinner
George P. Daniels
Henson H. Thomas
Middleport social notes highlight church groups and parties
Community updates from Middleport as church groups meet at homes for devotions, business, and socials. Highlights include World Wide Guild at Mrs Harold Roush home, Woman's Society of First Presbyterian, Philathea Society postponement, First Baptist Ladies Bible Class meeting, a 10th birthday party, and local residents visiting relatives or attending a district Pythian Sisters convention.
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Middleport
World Wide Guild of the First Baptist Church
Harold Roush
Nellie Walters
Kathryn Walters
Eileen Blosser
Dorothy Chase
Sarah Hartley
Iris Palmer
Nona Mourning
Betty Dempsky
A-Point
Jean Clark
Edgar Ervin
Chiang Kai Shek
Vivienne Middleton
Lennie Sharp
Woman's Society of the First Presbyterian Church
Ralph Benning
J. B. Downing
R. M. Sherman
Middletown
Lillian Stieff
Charles Howard
First Baptist Church
Dana Hamilton
Clarence Clark
Hattie Smith
Service Flag Dedication At Cheshire Church
Cheshire Baptist Church held a candlelit dedication service for a U S service flag. The Rev Ralph Zandel led worship with remarks by Representative Benjamin F Turner and others including Commissioner Charles Walborn and Mrs Zundel. Names of service members were read as candles formed a V, stars on the flag were V shaped. Attending were soldiers from the Army Navy and Merchant Marine and local residents.
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Cheshire
Baptist Church of
Ralph Zandel
Middleport
Meigs
Benjamin F. Turner
Pomeroy
Charles Walburn
Zundel
Margaret Thomas
R. M. Sigman
Clarence Peters
Erma Jean Reynolds
William Fife
Johnny Garrison
Blaine Haskins
Leslie Hanley
Stephen H. Jacobs
George , Noble
Archie D. Peters
Ellsworth Rife
Paul E. Rife
John Rife
Lafe Rupe
Elmer Sigman
Donald E. Thomas
David Thomas
William T. Thompson
U. S. Army
Carroll Butcher
Clarence Mulford
Earl Lloyd Peters
Paul Scott
Agreement Reached on Removal of Fallen Rock
Pomeroy council and school board met and agreed on removing large boulders that fell into Naylor's Run Sewer below Jacob Ament's Restaurant on East Main Street. Officials believe rocks fell during football field grading.
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Pomeroy
Thompson Rites Set For Friday in Middleport
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie Thompson who died at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus will be held Friday at two o clock at the Church of Christ. She was active in church work and survived by three sons and siblings. Joseph W. Fichter and George Durham elected to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
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Naomi Baptist Missionary Society
Donald Brown
Brown
Middleport
Katie Thompson
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Church of Christ
Philathea
Kenneth
Maurice
Harold
Dr. Maag
Dilgard
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio State Grange
George Durham
Cleveland
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
The
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Lieut. Franklin M. Rizer Receives Air Medal
First Lieutenant Franklin M. Rizer of Syracuse Meigs County earns the U S Government Air Medal for meritorious achievement in the South Pacific on May 23 1943. He piloted a small plane through heavy rain and fog to locate and guide three transports and aircraft to a field, saving lives and preventing damage to the planes.
Many Never Suspect Cause of Backaches
This old treatment claims backache relief by curing tired kidneys. It says kidneys remove acids and waste from blood, and poison from food may trigger pains, puffiness, dizziness, and urinary symptoms. Doan’s Pills are recommended as the solution, claimed to have helped millions for over 40 years.
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Doan
Three Colored Youths To Enter Service
Three young colored boys from Pomeroy reported to the Ft. Hayes induction center in Columbus on June 4 after passing their physicals. They will leave June 18 for Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Named are Von Cousins and Lawrence Boyd from Pomeroy High School Class of 1945 and John James Jr. of Pomeroy.
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Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
von Cousins
Lawrence Boyd
Pomeroy High School
John James, Jr
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