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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
3
Pomeroy Hit By Second Severe Rain and Wind Storm
The Pomeroy area endured a second damaging rain and wind storm in eight days causing widespread destruction. A Baptist Parsonage tree fell, damaging the home and injuring no one, while downed wires and shattered glass disrupted streets. Moderate damage also occurred to structures along Ave and at the Sugar Run area with several trees uprooted. In Middleport, only heavy rains and washouts were reported amid ongoing confusion as residents sought shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Tracy
Gardner Reynolds
Charles Ward
Pom- Cement Block Company
Ed. Franz
Ave
Sugar Run
Dr. Har- Brown
Clair Karr
Thg Ave
Pomeroye
Middleport
Point Pleasant
Syracuse Garden Club Entertains Monday
Syracuse Garden Club members met Monday evening at the Presbyterian Church with hosts Mrs. Thomas Clark Mrs. Roscoe Bardin and Mrs. Duckworth arranging the program business session led by Mrs. Frank Capehart. A new member Mrs. Sadie Thue joined. Prizes for summer flower arrangements went to Mrs. Pearl Grimm and Mrs. Roscoe Den.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Case Garden Club
Presbytrian
Esses
Thomas Clark
Roscoe Bardin
Duckworth
Frank Capehart
Sadie Thue
Marvin S
Pearl McBride
Chris Grimm
C. A. Spring
E“ Border
Weese
Major Clark Advancing In Service
Major Cedric Clark, former Meigs County Common Pleas Judge, has been registered with the Eleventh Class of the Judge Advocate General School. The Michigan Daily notes his outstanding wartime service with the Purple Heart, foreign service ribbon with three stars for St Mihiel Argonne and Ypres Lys, and his plans for foreign service this year. Mrs. Clark has received photos of him with classmates, and he awaits a July furlough after assignments of importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Michigan Daily
University of Michigan
Cedric Clark
Meigs County Common Pleas
Judge Advocate General School
France
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Ypres- Lys
Clark
Buell Funeral Service Attended In Elyria Last Week
Mr and Mrs Webb Hall of Rutland attended the funeral in Elyria for Mrs Robert Buell Grace Hall widow of Robert Buell a former Pomeroy resident and daughter of Zelda Deem She lived on Butternut Ave and worked as a compositor for the Independent newspaper before the office moved to the opera house She is survived by her husband a son Robert Jr and a grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Webb Hall
Rutland
Elyria
Hall
Robert Buell
Grace Hall
Buell
Zelda Deem
Butternut Ave
Opera House
Robert Jr
Local social notes cover meetings and births in Middleport
Middleport groups discuss Lloyd Douglas review of The Robe at a year end gathering led by Mrs. Ralph Reuther and hosted by Mrs. Sherman and others. Various church groups close summer activities as members travel, visit, and announce births and family news across the area including Batey and Husband families and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Woman's Association
First Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Douglas
Ralph Reuther
Roy Sherman
Thomas Middleton
Vivienne Middleton
Sherman
Fourth Ave
J. B. Downing
L. J. Heiner
Ella Crowell
Alpha Somerville
Lucy Downing
Thomas
McKenzie
Rutland
Heiner
Glenna Rummel Appointed Envoy for Pomeroy Corps
Glenna Rummel will be commissioned Envoy in charge of the Pomeroy Corps at a Salvation Army service this evening at Condor Street Hall. Major Harold A. Zeally and divisional staff from Cincinnati will lead the service. Ray Wining, Clara Custer, Eloise Adams, and Mrs Bertha Custer will receive commissions of various rank. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Salvation Army
Condor St
Glenna Rummel
Pomeroy Corps
Harold A. Zeally
Cincinnati
Ray Wining
Clara Custer
Eloise Adams
Bertha Custer
4-H Clubs Meigs County Meet Plans and Appointments
Meigs County 4-H groups held meetings at school and grange halls. New committee appointments were made for the next session and plans included a summer camp and service efforts. Members and guests attended as leaders discussed projects and demonstrations.
Meigs District Service Men Report Four Zwilling Sons Serving
In Meigs District a service flag for Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Zwilling of Monkey Run shows four stars for their four sons in the U S armed forces. William and Leo Zwilling are in the Navy, Gil bert is at Camp Lee Virginia, Joe is at Camp Butner North Carolina. Mrs Zwilling subscribes for The Messenger for Corporal Joe. Chief Walter Wolfe reports son Robert Wolfe returned to Great Lakes then sent to the Navy Hospital staff. Ora W Faulk, code messenger, notes he fought in Africa May 8 and survived. James F Russell, son of Lincoln and wife, promoted to Sergeant and stationed in England. Everett Lightfoot from Camp Gordon Johnston transferred to Camp Pickett. Mrs John Brickles learns son William R Brickles transferred to Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Zwilling
Monkey Run
Sam
William
Leo
U. S. Navy
Pvt
Gilbert Zwilling
Camp Lee
Cpl
Joe Zwilling
Camp Butner
N. C
Zwilling
Joe
Walter Wolfe
Robert Wolfe
Great Lakes
Young Wolfe
School of Pharmacy
Ohio State University
Navy
Ora W. Faulk
Walter Faulk
Thomas Fork
Africa
James F. Russell
Lincoln Russell
Harrisonville Road
England
Pfe
Everett Lightfoot
Gordon Johnston
Fla
Camp Pickett
Dellis Lightfoot
Pomeroy
John Brickles
Middleport
William R. Brickles
Atlanta, Ga
Becomes Chief Motor Transport Expeditor
Fred W. Eiiselstein formerly of Pomeroy now resides in Columbus was appointed principal motor transport expeditor with headquarters in Washington. He has long been active in trucking circles as a director of the Central States Motor Freight Bureau and has ties to the state labor advisory committee and the American Trucking Associations national traffic committee. His wife will join him later in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fred W. Eiiselstein
Columbus
Washington
Lecrone-Benedice Ways, Inc
Fiselstein
Central States
Central States Motor Freight Bureau, Inc
State
National Traffic Committee of American Trucking Associations, Inc
Ohio Rate and Traffic Bureau
Service Men Pictures Draw Theater Crowd
Hundreds fill the Meigs Theater for Meigs County Service Men images with prolonged applause. Chief among the heroes is Pvt. Philip Rupe Killinger who died about May 11 in a Japanese prison camp. The show repeats tonight as an added feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Meigs Theater
Pvt
Philip
Rupe) Killinger
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Lt. (S.G.) Allen Chase visits parents in Pomeroy from Washington D C. Dorothy Chase Waters of Columbus visits relatives. Grace Guild meets at Jacob Hartenbach home Thursday. Ticket sales led by Wilma Roush for church event June 22 at Parish House. New babies named Jimmy Ray and David Leo to Mr. and Mrs. William Martin and Pvt. Leo Martin. Various residents travel or host relatives, and Rebecca Association to skip this month with next meeting in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
S.G
Allen Chase
U. S. Navy
John Chase
Weber Terrace
Chase
Washington, D. C
William Waters
Dorothy Chase
Columbus
Grace Guild
Grace Episcopal Church
Jacob Hartenbach
Sue Lehew
John Lietwiler
Wilma Roush
Churchwoman's Club
Howard Kress
William Martin
Leo Martin
Jimmy Ray
David Leo
Martin
Louisiana
Ensign Jones Ordered to Seattle for Duty
Ensign Allan L Jones U S N R graduated from Ohio State University in March 1943 as a mechanical engineer and, after naval training in Tucson Arizona June 11, was ordered to Seattle Washington for duty. His brother Ernest A Jones also a 1943 Ohio State electrical engineering graduate is a research assistant at Ohio State Research Foundation in Columbus. Both are sons of Mr and Mrs Stanley B Jones of East Main Street Pomeroy and graduates of Pomeroy High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Allan L Jones
U.S.N.R
Ohio State University
Naval Training School
Tucson
Ariz
Seattle
Washington
Ernest A. Jones
Allan
Ohio State Research Foundation
Columbus
Stanley B. Jones
East Main St
Pomeroy High School
Shoe Coupon Rush Ends in Pomeroy Store Frenzy
Shoe merchants of Pomeroy faced a chaotic close to coupon 17 sales as hundreds of customers flooded the shops yesterday. High heat and restless crowds created a trying scene for dealers and shoppers alike in the final hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Judgment Sustained By Court of Appeals
The Common Pleas Court ruling in the case of Raymond Christy versus Mary Christy was upheld by the Court of Appeals judges Roy Gillilan McCarty and Metcalf. Christy was ordered to pay reasonable alimony for her and the child’s support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Raymond Christy
Cora Christy
Mary Christy
Appellee
Roy Gillilan
McCarty
Metcalf
Court of Appeals
Christy
Lavoptik Ad Claims Relief for Tired Eyes
An advertisement touts Lavoptik as a remedy for burning eyes from overwork dust or wind with claims of relief and refunds after 28 years on the market. It notes widespread praise and urges purchase at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adv
Sisson Rites Set For Mrs Emma Sisson Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Sisson will be held Thursday at two o clock. She died at her son Leo Sisson in Reedsville after a stroke. The widow of Charles Sisson she was active in lodges and in Church of Christ work. She had lived in the area and recently moved to 8 Third Ave. She is survived by Leo and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Emma Sisson
Leo Sisson
Reedsville
Charles Sisson
Church of Christ
Third Ave
Oyster larvae released into the sea from parent shells
Young oysters stay in the parent’s shell until hatching, then are expelled into the sea. They resemble small puffs of smoke as they begin life with a fringe that helps propel them through the water in their first hours of freedom.
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