Middleport Plans Blackout Outlined At Meeting
Middleport residents and Civilian Defense volunteers gathered at the high school to review blackout procedures for Thursday night. Charles McMaster led the briefing detailing test warnings at 9 05 9 25 9 40 9 50 and 9 55 with lights out and traffic controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles McMaster
Civilian Defense Corps
McMaster
Calvin Reichman
Norman Wayland
Noah Haskins
Max Sanborn
Glen Lambert
Eben Bowen
O. L. Roush
Leo Kennedy
Orin Smith
A. A. Dillard
Charles Cooper
L. W. Walker
Robert McElhinney
Edgar Allensworth
J. O. Leonard
Radcliffe
Ross Wise
Charles Walburn
Willis Anthony
Eleanor Souders
James Souders
Houdahelt
Charles Price
Lawrence Big
Doyle Miller
B. F. Fultz
George Sauer
Maggie Pickens
Wesley Ely
Charles Mayes
Werner
Richard Folden
Civilian Defense Council
Legion Hall
You May Always Be Constipated If
Advertisement touts Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for constipation and to improve liver bile secretion and intestinal muscle action. Claims include gentle relief and thorough bowel movements with prices 15 30 and 60 cents, urging follow label directions in drugstores.
Redman Speaks At Heath Dedication Week Youth Night
Rev. James Redman sermonized on living for today during Heath Methodist Church dedication week Youth Fellowship Night. He warned of hate and fear, urged youth to join church work and Christian movements for tomorrow. Hymn Sing and brief talk on church music followed tonight by Rev. H A Rothrock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Redman
Heath
Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
Nan Fisher
Gordon Harris
Harris
Nana Fisher
Donna Maguire
Patricia McElhinney
Norma Jean French
Marjorie Miller
Ruth Taylor
Virginia Lu Schaaf
Margaret Belle Milhoan
Janet Dillard
Elizabeth Moore
Helen Burk
Wanda Koehler
Mildred Ann Wise
Richard Koehler
Allen Rothrock
H. A. Rothrock
Music Club Chorus Prepares Madrigals for March Meeting
The Music Club Chorus directed by Mrs. Willis Aleshire rehearsed after church at the Methodist Church. They will present madrigals at the club’s next meeting on Tuesday evening March 9. Two additional rehearsals are scheduled Sunday March 7 at 5 PM and Monday March 8 at 7 PM at the church. all singers should attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Music Club
Willis Aleshire
Aleshire
Federated Church Guild To Hold Installation
The Women's Guild of the Federated Church meets at 7 30 this evening in the church auditorium. Installation of the new officers will be held. All women of the church are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Women's Guild of the Federated Church
Church
Olive Grange Honors Memory at Rock Spring Hall
Olive Grange members met to plan entertaining Pomona Grange at Rock Spring Grange Hall on Friday March 5. A chaplain and Ceres draped the charter in memory of Mrs. W D Chambers of Long Bottom, a charter member. A solo by Mrs. Will Swain sung Nearer My God to Thee, and lunch was served by grange youths.
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Reedsville
Olive Grange
Pomona Grange
Rock Spring
Myrle ‘Taylor
Ceres
Fileen Ritchie
W. D. Chambers
Long Bottom
Order
Will Swain
The
Grange
Henry D Pryor Rites Set for 2 30 at Long Bottom Church
Funeral services for Henry D Pryor will be held at 2 30 Thursday afternoon at the Long Bottom Methodist Church replacing the earlier 3 o clock time. The service will be at the Long Bottom Methodist Church.
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Circles Study South America
Mrs Daniel Riccio led the WSCS Evening Circle in a study from On This Foundation at Mrs D E Miller home after a church meeting Both study groups focus on South America for the year A salad social was provided by Mrs Miller and hostesses Mrs Fred Heffner and Mrs Gladwin Werner Amateur Gardeners Club will meet tonight at Mrs F M Cluff home Seventh Ave Guest speaker will be Mrs Garen Stansbury Southeast District Garden Clubs director Members urged to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Daniel Riccio
WSCS
D. E. Miller
S. Third Ave
South America
Miller
Fred Heffner
Gladwin Werner
Amateur Gardeners Club
F. M. Cluff
Seventh Ave
Garen Stansbury
Southeast District Garden Clubs
2 Amsbury
Lies Gibbs
William
Neils Powell
eMurray
Ray
C. L. Johnson
Mildred
Alfred Elberfeld
Tcs
Manning Webster
Willard Ashworth
Marion Ebershbach
Weekend visits and family notices across communities
Florence Bush from Athens and Izora Guinther hosted guests including Lorena Gardner and Rennie Pamotti over the weekend. Laura McKay to visit from Portland, while Mazie Wise from E B Badger and Sons falls ill at 85 Second Ave. Guinn Rogers travels from Aberdeen to join Corp Guyn Rogers in Richmond. Mrs. Homer Ranes improves after heart ailment relocation to Police, West Virginia. Tom Stiff recovers at home after severe burn at stove. A R McKinney visited daughter in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Bush
Athens
Izora Guinther
Mils St
Lorena Gardner
Rennie Pamotti
Columbus
A. W.mckay
Parkersburg
Laura McKay
Portland
McKay
Mazie Wise
E. B. Badger and Sons
Charleston
Police
W. Va
Ranes
Tom Stiff
Holzer Hospital
A. R. McKinney
Meigs County Men in Service Rest at Home Area
Pvt Ralph Peters has returned to Ft Leonardwood Mo after visiting his mother Mrs Anna Peters Condor St Cpl Joseph Zwilling of Camp Butner NC is on fur lough with his parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Zwilling of Fowkey Run Mrs Lera Bennett Anne Sr has word that her son Ian Bennett who was inducted into the Army is now stationed at Camp Swift Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ralph Peters
Ft. Leonardwood
Anna Peters
Condor St
Joseph Zwilling
Camp Butner
N. C
Andrew Zwilling
Fowkey Run
Lera Bennett
Anne Sr
Ian Bennett
Camp Swift
Texas
More Meigs Areas Reach War Quotas
Meigs County communities push Red Cross War Fund drive toward quota. Harrisonville aims for 150 dollars with Frank Gibson as chairman, Carpenter seeks 75 dollars under John L. Rawlings, and Pomeroy targets 3600 dollars with early success as raised over 1300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Harrisonville
Carpenter
Frank Gibson
John L. Rawlings
Pomeroy Social Notes Brief Marriage and Local Events
Miss Lucille Neary of Salem Oregon wed Cpl Dayton Strickland Jr of Ft Lewis Washington at Olympia WA with Ruth Pemberton as attendant. The couple plans residence after marriage while Mrs Neary and friends hosted dinners and gifts. Other items cover bridge club hosting by Mrs Amnsbury, D A Theodorius Council meeting and Red Cross support, plus local visits and guests in Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lucille Neary
FE. M. Neary
Salem
Oregon
Cpl
Dayton Strickland, Jr
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Dayton Strickland
G. Ashley
Olympia
Corporal Strickland
Middleport Men in Service Roster Continues
Meigs county roster lists Third Ward members in Army Navy and Air Force service. It names Abbott Allen Bailey Birchfield Bowen Burdette Chambers Edwards Entsminger Fultz Gallagher Garber Lyons Mulholland Neutzling Ohlinger Rice Root Rose Schmoll Sebaugh Stansbury Storms Ubry Winston Wylie plus Glaze Haptonstall Kanouse Kerns Kirk and others with ages units and enlistment dates. Citizens urged to report omissions to Irene Darst or A V Howell.
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Pomeroy
The
Messenger
Meigs County
Ohio War History Commission
A. V. Howell
Middleport
Irene Durst
South Third Street
Abbott
Earl Franklin
J. Franklin
Kathryn BE. Abbott
Diamond
W. Va
Army
Birchfield
Charles R
Eli
Dora Birchfield
Camp Gordon Johnson
Carrabelle
Fla
Bowen
Frances Rosenia
Eben
Amy Bishop Bowen
General Hospital
Charleston
James Elliott Brewington
Georgia
Fort Bragg
N.C
Burdette
Charles Everett
Charles E
Rushie Marie Burdette
Pvt
Ordnance Division
Foreign Service
Chambers
Orville T
Herbert and
Della Chambers
Cpl. Chambers
Camp Campbell
Edwards
Charles William
Philip Reinhart
Ida Edwards
Quartermaster’s Corps
Camp Lee
Virginia
Entsminger
Charles Wendell
David N
Garnet Miller
Kenneth Miller
Charles W
Signal Corps
Camp Murphy
Florida
Betty Heiser Miller
Fultz
George Alan
B. F
Blanch Fultz
Artillery
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Taylor Liston
Frederick Lyston
Martha Evelyn Fultz
Ohio State National Guard
U. S
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Juanita Fultz
Xenia
Gallagher
Charles Dennis
C. P
Pauline Gallagher
Air Corps of the Army
Big Springs
Texas
Garber
William Raphael
William Riley
Florence C. Garber
Camp Grant
Rockford
Army Air Force
Lake Charles
Lyons
John Edward
Lindsey Lyons
Lyndall Lyons
Navy
Naval Construction Department
Alaska
Rose Mary Lyons
Zanesville
Lindsey Leon, Jr
Field Artillery
Camp Carson
Colorado
Mulholland
Charles Voyle, Jr
Charles V
Freda Alban Mulholland
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Neutzling
Richard Herman
Norman Neutzling
Agnes Straus
Minersville
Pvt. Rose
Infantry
Texas City
Lucile Taylor Rose
Grant Street
Schmoll
Robert O
G. O
Hilda C. Schmoll
Army Air Corps
Patterson Field
Fairfield
Ohio
Sebaugh
Frank David Jr
Naval
Seebaugh
Margaret
Fourth Street
Stansbury
William Purdum
Garen Harvey
Armo Purdum Stansbury
Camp Burkley
Helen Halterman Stansbury
Storms
Pleasant Edward
Beckley
Jasper Storms
Dora Houdashelt
Fort McAlister
Alabama
Ubry
John Glenn
John J. Ubry
Irene Ubry Smith
South 2Nd Street
Athens
Winston
Charles G
William and
Nellie Winston
Quartermaster's Department
Wylie
James Edward
Samuel I
Adeline Wylie
Quartermaster's Corps
Philippine Islands
Irene Darst
South Third St
Rose Hill School Honors Roll List Named
POMEROY Pupils from Rose Hill school are named on the honor roll for six weeks. Third grade recipients include Margaret Bruch Doris Dill and Kathryn Landers. Fourth grade Jean Matson and Billy Brown. Fifth grade Bobby Still Verna Osborne and Junior Folmer. Sixth grade Patty Jesse seventh grade Jimmy Will Carol Evans Phyllis Jean Weeks and Emma Lou Davis. Miss Stobart teaches seventh and eighth grades.
Divorce Suit Filed By Samuel Evans
Samuel Evans filed for divorce in Meigs County Common Pleas Court against Allie Evans for wilful absence for over three years. The couple married November 27 1922 and had no children.
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Pomeroy
Samuel Evans
Meigs County
Roster of Middleport Fourth Ward to be published
Chairman at 105 Plum Street Pome roy Ohio or write to the Ohio War History Commission Box 333 Pomeroy Ohio. A complete roster of those from Middleport Fourth Ward will be published in next Sundays Messenger.
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Plum Street
Pomeroy
Ohio
Ohio War History Commission
Middleport
Fourth Ward
Olive Farm Women Hold Annual Dinner
The Olive Farm Women's Club met at Mrs. Effie Warren's home for a potluck dinner. A program led by Mrs. Marion Hill featured Famous men whose birthday comes this month and Why I Am Thankful I Live in the U.S. A. The story of St. Valentine and a patriotic poem by Mrs. Will Swain were carried over to the next meeting. the next gathering will be at the Harry Pickens home.
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Reedsville
Olive Farm
Cablegram From Sailor Bill Ranes Gives News To Local Family
Middleport reports Bettie Wise received a cablegram Sunday from Bill Ranes Pharmacist's Mate second class sent from somewhere in the Pacific. A Milldeport High School graduate, Bill is among the first local boys to join the Navy and is said to be in good health. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Homer Ranes. The note adds no further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Bettie Wise
Bill Ranes
Pacific
Bill
Milldeport High School
Navy
Homer Ranes
Wanted Men and Women Who Are Hard of Hearing
A brief notice promises a simple no risk hearing test for those temporarily deafened or bothered by ear noises due to wax buildup. It offers a purchase incentive and claims hearing improvement with a home method advertised at a local Athens Pharmacy on Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Kelzenberg
Chauncey
Ohio
Alice Kelzenberg
Athens County
Francis D. White
Said County
Cerum
Drog Oday Athens Pharmacy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens Messenger
Women's Civic Club
Episcopal Parish House
Biggy
Chicago
Han
Thomas Biggy
Center
Music Club Chorus
Federated Church Guild
WAR Fund
Roy E. Hawk & Co. Investment Securities
Athens, Ohio
Coolville Social Notes
Coolville
B. B. Buckley
Troy School
Hockingport
Troy Grange
G. R. Walden
Lawrence Holter
Waterford
Virginia Reuter
G. O. Shanks
Roy Deeter
Harry Gibbs
Gibbs
Charlene Bingman
Camden-Clark Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Washington
Effie Warren
Mary Reeder
Shirley Gibson
Canton
Gibson
Cecil Richardson
Larry
N. O. Barnett
G. W. Pierce
E. M. Pierce
E. M. Daugherty
Blanche Murrey
Camden- Clark Hospital
E. R. Murrey
Ernest Cole
Dale Cole
Akron
John Aiken
Red Cross
Olive
North America
Mexico
Henry D. Aoe
Middleport Social Notes
Meigs
Pomeroy Social Notes
Ley
Kerri Run
Thym
Ann
Marinne Ann Ashworth
Tompkins
Ruth Anne Janet Smith
Joanne H
Sley
Mrs. J Sbr
Theodorius
Edith Ament
Doris Durst
Erna Jesse
Pomeroy Personals
Walter Zwilling
Bucyrus
Bill Young
Gordon Lisle
Jim Nottingham
E. Liverpool
Red Lisle
Syracuse
Dorothy Jones
Lang Bottom
Glaze
Bernard Ray
Homer R
Grace Glaze
Seventh Avenue
Camp Crouder
Homer Rolf, Jr
Bernard R. Glaze
Coast Artillery
Fort Bliss
Virgil Vanevert
Bernard R
Homer R. Glaze
Svt
Hawaii
Haptonstall
Paul E
William M
Blanch Haptonstall
Haptonstallls
Langley Field
Kanouse
Frederick W
Frank
Irene Kanouse
Michigan
Panama Canal Zone
Kerns
Carl Dana
Winnie Kerns
Mayer
Lincoln Street
Cleo
Sgt
Seaman Kerns
Naval Reserves
Paul Evert
Fort Sam Houston
Kirk
Raymond
David Kirk
Pearl Taylor
Rose Hill School
America
C. D. Shafer
Sailor Ranes
Utah
Court St
Lilia
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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