Soldier Hobstetter Named Soldier of the Week at Brookley
George Hobstetter of Pomeroy Ohio, son of Mr and Mrs George Hobstetter, was honored as Soldier of the Week in an Mead feature from the Air Service Command. An OC S candidate, he rose from mail clerk to sergeant then sergeant major, and now serves in administration at Brookley Field while awaiting a reunion with kin in Mobile Alabama.
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Pomeroy
Ze S Hobstetter
Brookley
Ia Mobile
Ala
Philip Killinger
Japan
al¢ Miller
Edison Hohster
George
Sernt Hobstetter
Ringfield
Ill
Brookley Field
Sernt
Chald- CO
Ostetter
Mobile A
Mobstetter
Virgie Hobstetter
WAAC
Community visitors and local travelers share updates
Albany and Dayton residents visit friends and relatives in the area while Rev. Smith joins the Methodist parish here. Local illnesses improve and a breadth of family visits, travels to Athens and Columbus, plus a Klondike era note on Skagway, Alaska, are reported.
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Albany
Paul Ines
Dayton
Atk
Offering Taken for Child Relief in DVBS
A Daily Vacation Bible School report notes a $10 offering by DVBS children to the American Friends Service Committee for relief of war torn areas. DVBS has 100 members with 80 in attendance. a 7:30 p.m. closing program at Bethany building will include another offering to cover school expenses.
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Pomeroy
United Methodist
American Friends Service Committee
DVBS
Bethany
Four Middleport Boys At Great Lakes Station
Four Middleport youths serving at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago were photographed with their commanding officer. The group includes Walter Roush Ancil McKinney Joe Hindy and Clayton Spencer sons of local families. Their company won the rooster emblem for cleanliness in the regiment.
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Middleport
Great Lakes
Chicago
Walter Roush
Earl Roush
Ancil McKinney
A. R. McKinney
Joe Hindy
O. Hindy
Clayton Spencer
H. A. Spencer
Writes of Extreme Heat at Parris Isle
Pvt. George Earl Williamson of Harrisonville writes relatives about extreme heat at Parris Island South Carolina where he serves with the U S Marines. He says the thermometer hits 130 in the shade though there is no shade and sand is ankle deep. Williamson recently left hospital after two weeks treated for catarrh fever.
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Pomeroy
George Earl Williamson
Harrisonville
Parris Island
S. C
U. S. Marines
Meigs County
George Earl
Williamson
Husband Undergoes Operation At Mt. Carmel Hospital
Mrs. Gilbert Hayes reports her husband had an operation at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus. A bone graft was taken from one leg to aid the injured leg and both legs are in casts.
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Middleport
Gilbert Hayes
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Bell announces birth of daughter in Columbus
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bell of Columbus announce the birth of a 7 pound 2 ounce daughter at Mt. Carmel Hospital on Saturday June 26. Mrs. Bell is Harriet Sullivan daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frank Sullivan, formerly of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Leroy Bell
Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Heat Wave Broken By Monday's Rain
Local residents report the heat wave ending after Monday night rain. The day’s chatter noted rain would come this week due to a carnival in Mason City, a recurring pattern locals associate with the town events.
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Pomeroy
Mason City
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Picnics and Visits
The Mary Martha League held a Sunday picnic at the Children's Home with games and a wiener roast served with potato salad baked beans ice cream and cakes. WAAC Lt Elizabeth Arnold on a nine day furlough visits family in Pomeroy while railway clerks enjoy a cottage picnic near Kyger. Nearby gatherings include Middleport and Athens visits, hospital returns, and a move to a two family home on S Second Ave Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Mary Martha League
The
Federated Church
Ralph Reuther
Elizabeth Arnold
Waacss
Glenn Dill
Lieutenant Arnold
Waacs
Norfolk, Va
Middleport Social Notes
Guests at the John Kincaid home on N Fourth Ave include Cadet Kincaid Jr of West Point and Pauley Ann Kincaid who worked in Columbus. Dahlia Pauley of Beckley W V. sister Mrs Lewis Via of Charleston visits. Sunday dinner with Mrs William Keith Kincaid and son Bill of Pomeroy.
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Middleport
John Kincaid
N. Fourth Ave
Cadet Kincaid, Jr
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Pauley Ann Kincaid
Columbus
Kincaid
Dahlia Pauley
Beckley
W. Va
Lewis Via
Charleston
William Keith Kincaid
Bill
Pomeroy
Athens social notes honor Kansas State College guest
Mrs Cedric Clark and Mrs Dale Patton were in Athens Saturday as dinner guests of Miss Eunice Snyder who entertained in honor of Mrs Lenore Hobart Kent of Kansas State College Manhattan Kas. Afternoon Circle of the WSCS met at the home of Mrs C F Hawkins with absent contributing hostesses Mrs Louesa McAllister and Mrs Robert Stephenson. The regular business session was conducted and a short program presented.
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Cedric Clark
Dale Patton
Athens
Eunice Snyder
Lenore Hobart Kent
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Kas
WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
C. F. Hawkins
Louesa McAllister
Robert Stephenson
Local social notes from Gallipolis and surrounding areas
Mrs. Sara Wise visits with daughter Molly Fowler in Gallipolis while Jack Welsh attends summer school at Ohio State University. Numerous relatives travel, host, or visit in Ohio and West Virginia including Athens and Ripley. Military and college students are noted, with several family visits and weekend returns mentioned.
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Sara Wise
Molly Fowler
Gallipolis
Jack Welsh
Ohio State University
Veneeda Carr
Margy
West Columbia
Ray Barker
George Veney
Harrisonville
George Werner. . M
LaVerne Hunsicker
Athens
Orin Hunsicker
Chales O'Brien
Phyllis O'Brien
Kansas
George
New York
Charles O'Brien
C. O. Fisher
Virginia Mayes
Rio Grande College
Charles Mayes
S. Second Ave
Richard Owens
Ft. Monroe
Marie Morarity
Reynolds’ Dairy
Shirley Mills
Columbus
Donald Mills
Frank Grogan
Curtiss-Wright Field
Marvin Bing Cited for Bravery in North Africa
Waterloo native Corporal Marvin L. Bing earned a Bronze Star citation for exceptional bravery beyond the call of duty while in North Africa. Leading a five man charge against a machine gun nest, two volunteers were killed, and Bing personally directed the assault amid heavy fire, later praised for quiet leadership and citizenship promise.
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Pomeroy
Marvin L. Bing
Waterloo
North Africa
Bing
M. E. Bing
Union Ave
C. W. Bing
Los Angeles
Alfred E. Bing
Alfred Bing
Arlington National Cemetery
Corporal Bing
Pvt
John Lochary
Jack) Chase
Borden Hospital
Oklo
S.G
Allen Chase
Washington, D. C
Portland Native Recovers in Curacao Hospital
Carl Young, stationed in Curacao Island Dutch West Indies, improves after illness since March 27. A Portland native and nephew of Mrs. Cora Roberts, he is now able to be up and around. Initial diagnosis of a lung ailment shifts to nasal obstruction treatment.
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Pomeroy
Carl Young
Curacao — Islands
Dutch West Indies
Young
Portland
Cora B. Roberts
Petty Sues for Divorce in Common Pleas Court
Ella Frances Petty files suit for divorce from Augustus Petty after three years of willful absence. The couple married in September 1913 and have five children. She seeks custody and control of the minor children.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Ella Frances Petty
Augustus Petty
Meigs County Probate Court Notes Of Last Week
Meigs County Probate Court details include debts in the John Gotschall estate, appraisal appointments for George Washington Cooper, continued inventory hearing for Charles N Wagner, bond dispositions for Adolphe Faehnie, and distributions in Harry M Smith case. Will filings for R A Martin Floyd A Miller. deposition commission for Pearle Russell Canady. guardianship accounts. declaratory judgment for Lutrelle Schoenle. Mary Walter probate. and sale orders for Elizabeth McDougle's estate.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
John Gotschall
Ida Alice Cooper
George Washington Cooper
Harry Guthrie
Garner Griffin
Raymond Follrod
Charles N. Wagner
Frieda Faehnie
Adolphe
William Bruce Hoff
Fred W. Crow
Audra E. Coleman
Gladine
Irene
Eugene
Billy Clair
Bobby Francis Smith
R. A. Martin
Carl C. Miller
Pearle Russell
Canady
Virginia
Floyd A. Miller
Ed R. Baird, Jr
Portsmouth
Thornton FE. Wolfe
Edison Holbstetter
Fred White
Edison Hobstetter
Lutrelle Schoenleb
Mary Walter
Addie EF. Maguire
Maxine Adams Taylor
Sallie Tr. Wolfe
Florence L. Wolfe
George A. McDougle
Elizabeth McDougle
Lucy Kibble
Elizabeth R. McDougle
Beeson William Dies in Middleport at 88
William Beeson aged eighty eight died at his Sixth Ave home in Middleport after a week of illness. Survived by son Leo and daughter Helen of Columbus, brother Robert of Middleport, four sisters, and daughter in law Mrs Plummer Beeson. Funeral plans by Rawlings Coats after Columbus arrival. Beeson a longtime contractor with a brickyard and later Mill work. Active in First Presbyterian Church and former Board of Education member. Preceded by wife Ella Plummer and son Plummer.
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Middleport
William Beeson
Sixth Ave
Leo
Columbus
Helen Beeson
Robert Beeson
Midsleport
Plummer Beeson
Beeson
Mr. Beeson
Bob
Priede
First Presbyterian Church
Board of Education
Ella Plummer
Plummer
Work Starts On Lighting Project In Parking Lot
Ed Stark and Howard Kress report at the Chamber of Commerce meeting that the lower parking lot lighting project has begun. A stone mason is engaged to rebuild the wall after wiring repairs. lights failed after the flood when boats were tied to the wall.
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Pomeroy
Ed Stark
Howard Kress
Chamber of Commerce
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Chars P. Taylor
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George Johnson
Flora Johnson
Wayne Welch
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Rock
Ivan
Will Cable
Charles Bean
Bean
Elza Sapp
Charles Core
J. M. Hunter
New Marshfield
Louie McVay
Lucy White
Dorothy Pincelli
Pearl Coe
Worley West
Floyd Mitchell
Worley
Vernon West
Fisher Station
Malcom Miller
C. W. Vandyke
L. F. Miller
Russell Hoffman
Jah Wood
Gail
F. E. Radcliffe
Skagway
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Hobstetter
Frank Cancellare
Acme
War Picture Pool
Salween
China
Burma Road
Chungking
Great Lakes Station
Parris Isle
Mt. Carmel
Genius Jones
Pomeroy Social Notes
Kyger
J. M. Cooley
Fanny Simms Stevens
Richard Folden
Monroe White
Edgar Allensworth
James Daniels
William Beaver
Carl Ebersbach
William Hawley
Ed Trader
Pomeroy Personals
Betty Ebersbach
Martha Elizabeth Roedel
Peggy Story
Kingsbury
Ebersbach
Roedel
Story
W. F. Sodt
E. Main St
Holzer Hospital
Wolfe
Kathryn Wolfe
Larue Thayer
Columbiana
Gordon Harris
Thayer
Lutheran Church
E. B. Badger & Sons Company
Pt. Pleasant
U. S. Navy
Ethel Jones
Louise
Pearl Hysell
William Kibler
Ed French
Harriet Ewing
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Glenroy Ewing
Lincoln Hill
Myrtle Long
Manning Daniels
East Liverpool
John
Ira Davis
Robert Davis
Reedsville
Josephie Pickens
Clara Massar
Margaret Pickens
Middleport Social Notes
Meigs
Pomeroy Today & Wed
Triple Bill
Don Winslow
Coast Guard
Monte Wooley
Ida Lupino
Bendvue
Alice Faye
John Payne
Jack Oakie
Ink Spots
Bells of
Marvin Bing
Wilson Lowe
Salisbury
Probate Court
Wim. Beeson
Colegroves
Middleport, Ohio
Fountains
Eison Pier
Reg
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Pepsi-Cola CO
Long Island City
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
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