Blackout of Pomeroy Towns Praised as Complete Success
Pomeroy conducted its first civilian defense blackout Thursday night with thorough, precise volunteer work. Defense leaders commended the cooperation of residents wardens and police, noting few incidents and no accidents. The event showcased strong turnout by the Emergency Service chiefs and staff and seven lady drivers among the Drivers' Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Civilian Defense Organization
Defense Corps
Henry Ewing
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy Civilian Defense Council
Defense Council
Pat Lochary
Lincoln Hill
Commander Ewing
Mulberry Ave
Ralph Graves
H. H. Niemeyer
Ewing
Hobstetter
W. F. Lodt
Pomeroy Defense Corps
John Duerr
Walter E. Wolfe
Emergency
Herb Giles
Emergency Fire Service
R. E. Boice
Emergency Medical Service
Edison Forsythe
Henry Whetstone Rites To Be Held Sunday
Henry Whetstone aged 90 died Wednesday at the home of his daughter and Mrs Shuster of Lincoln Hill. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 1 p m at Finsterwald Funeral Home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his wife and children Myrtle Miller Winter Haven Fla Emma Lauderback Markleville and Mrs Shuster Lincoln Hill One sister Lydia Snyder New Matamoras.
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Pomeroy
Henry Whetstone
Daughetta
Shuster
Lincoln Hill
Finsterwald
Beech Grove
Myrtle Miller
Winter Haven
Fla
Emma Lauderback
Market
Lydia Snyder
New Matamoras
Mrs Sylvia Whitlock Dies at Garrettsville
Mrs Sylvia Whitlock age 28 died at her home in Garrettsville Ohio Thursday night. She was the wife of Oscar Whitlock a former Meigs County special deputy sheriff. She is survived by her husband one son Dale two children from a former marriage Betty and Paul Rawson her mother Mrs Anna Lee Stewart two brothers in the armed forces and two half sisters Violet and Beatrice Stewart. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Pomeroy
Sylvia Whitlock
Garrettsville
Oscar Whitlock
Meigs County
Dale
Betty
Paul Rawson
Anna Lee Stewart
Violet
Beatrice Stewart
Charles W. Coen Dies Thursday Night at Home
POMEROY Charles Wesleyan Coen 86 died Thursday night at his Garden home after a long illness Funeral services likely Sunday at 2 pm at the Garden M E Church with burial in The Garden Cemetery Survivors include wife Marion three sons G E Coen The Garden H L Coen Ravenswood W Va S R Coen Athens one daughter Mrs O N Harwell Texas 17 grandchildren four great grandchildren ANNOUNCING BIRTH MIDDLEPORT Mr and Mrs Charles Bowen White Sulphur Springs W Va announce birth of daughter Tuesday March 2 Virginia Lou weight seven and a half pounds former Middleport residents
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Middleport
Charles Bowen
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Virginia Lou
Bowen
First Aid Siren Blast Changed by Firemen
Middleport volunteers announce a change in the First Aid call from a single long siren blast to six short blasts. The alteration aims to improve alert efficiency for residents and responders across the town.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Senior High Names Six Week Honor Roll
Pomeroy Senior High School announces the honor roll for the six week period ending February 26. Senior boys include John Kreinbihl while the 12 senior girls are Virginia Church Charlotte DeVol Frances Dill Ann Grueser Charlotte Mees Freda Marie Parker Dorothy Peoples Marjorie Reuter Martha Roedel Margaret Story Mary Kay Vaughan Jeannette Young. Junior boys are Willie Carr Milford Mowrey Dannie Rosenbaum with 13 junior girls Ruth Brickles Patricia Brider Phyllis Brown Betty Couch Hazel Epple Margaret Holmes Betty Jacobs Doris Leifheit Mary McCallum Martha Myers Rose Mary Nease Annette Seyfried Anna Mae Thomas. Sophomore boys listed are Jack Ranenbaum John Thomas Charles White and sophomore girls Elnora Barnitz Agnes Bentz Betty Bodkins Jane Clifford Evelyn Grueser Ruth Harbrecht Eunice Hill Earling King Carol Leibrand Betty Moore Ruth Nease Mary Osborne Barbara Scholl Nina Taylor Rose Mary Ward Patty Watson Elaine Young.
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Pomeroy
John Kreinbihl
Virginia Church
Charlotte DeVol
Frances Dill
Ann Grueser
Charlotte Mees
Freda Marie Parker
Dorothy Peoples
Marjorie Reuter
Martha Roedel
Margaret Story
Mary Kay Vaughan
Jeannette Young
Willie Carr
Milford Mowrey
Dannie Rosenbaum
Ruth Brickles
Patricia Brider
Phyllis Brown
Betty Couch
Hazel Epple
Margaret Holmes
Betty Jacobs
Doris Leifheit
Mary McCallum
Martha Myers
Rose Marie Nease
Annette Seyfried
Anna Mae Thomas
Jack Ranenbaum
John Thomas
Charles White
Elnora Barnitz
Agnes Bentz
Betty Bodkins
Jane Clifford
Evelyn Grueser
Ruth Harbrecht
Eunice Hill
Earling King
Carol Leibrand
Betty Moore
Ruth Nease
Mary Osborne
Barbara Scholl
Nina Taylor
Rose Mary Ward
Patty Watson
Elaine Young
Middleport social notes and wedding announcements
Middleport society page reports a garden club meeting hosted by Mrs. F. M. Cluff with a lesson by Mrs. Charles Blakeslee on victory garden integration. Attendance notes Red Cross sewing for three months and a rejoined member. Also a Huntington wedding attended by Miss Alva Meadows and Lt. Willis Callwell, with Callwell in the Tank Corps at Fort Benning. Separate notices list local residents’ health and travel updates through Middleport and nearby towns.
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Middleport
F. M. Cluff
Amateur Gardeners Club
Seventh Ave
Frances Pullin
Charles Blakeslee
Garen Stansbury
H. A. Rothrock
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Emmett Shuler
B. F. Parmelee
Lincoln St
Josephine Stewart
Greenwich
Conn
Huntington
Father of 11 dies after mine blast tragedy
John Landers Jr. died Thursday noon at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis after a mine blast Tuesday left him critically injured. He suffered broken ribs and other severe injuries. He is survived by his wife and 11 children.
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Pomeroy
John Landers, Jr
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Family Night Marks Dedication Week at Heath Methodist
Family Night at Heath Methodist Church kicked off with a covered dish supper led by Class No. 12. Rev. Ralph Reuther of Pomeroy spoke on A Symphony of Life, urging all to play their parts. Men’s Night follows with Rev. Rothrock directing. Sunday closes Dedication Week with loyalty pledges and the first attendance campaign.
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Middleport
Nme
H. A. ‘Rothrock
Middleport Conducts Successful Citywide Blackout
In Middleport a coordinated blackout darkened the town during an air raid warning last night. Civilian Defense Director Charles McMaster praised 100 percent public cooperation and noted high school students assisted as auxiliary police. Also, Girls Intramural basketball results: freshmen beat juniors 18 to 14 and seniors topped sophomores 36 to 6.
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Middleport
Charles McMaster
Civilian Defense Council
McMaster
Smith Clothing Company
Red Cross War Fund Drive Tops $1350 in Four Days
Middleport launches its campaign to raise 2900 for Red Cross Membership and War Fund. Chair Robert Coats reports 1350 collected in four days and projects reaching the quota soon. Volunteers listed include A A Dillard and many named workers. donations welcomed through committee members.
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Red Cross
Middleport
Robert Coats
Coats
Pomeroy Junior High Honors Roll List Revealed
Pom ery Junior High reports six week honor roll figures with 36 students named across grades nine eight and seven. Ninth graders include Shirley Clement Peggy Lewis Mildred Obermeier Jeannine Evans and others with 15 percent on the roll. Eighth grade honorees include Patricia Karr Evelyn Feiger Elizabeth Tedrow and more with 22 percent on the roll. Seventh grade students listed include Joe Foster Margaret Bryant Betty Custer Ann Smith and others with 20 percent on the roll.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High School
Shirley Clement
Peggy Lewis
Mildred Obermeier
Jeannine Evans
Ralph Michael
Mary K. Foster
Helen Hysell
Eleanor Smith
Edgar Abbott
George Fisher
Howard English
Sarah Hull
Roy Holter
Elsie Nease
Patricia Karr
Evelyn Feiger
Elizabeth Tedrow
Charles Baird
Billie Barnitz
Evelyn Cook
Richard Rosenbaum
Wilma Neutzling
Pat Stivers
Horton Thomas
Joe Foster
Margaret Bryant
Betty Custer
Ann Smith
Walter Terrel
June Whaley
June Unroe
William Finley
Neal Lindsley
Martha Karr
James Lochary
Pauline Will
Pomeroy Banks Set New Hours After March 5 1943
The Pomeroy National Bank and the Farmers Bank and Savings Co announce new banking hours due to reduced evening demand. From after Friday evening, March 5, 1943 the banks will be open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promoted for Liver Bile Flow
An advertisement urges constipated readers to take Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to stimulate liver bile secretion and intestinal movement. The pitch claims improved headaches and alertness, naming price points of 15 30 and 60 cents and noting availability in all drugstores.
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Dr. Edwards
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Ella Wyjatt
T. H. Davis
Camp Attebury
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Oklahoma
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Carl Schmock
Kenneth Byers
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Herbert Fink
Herman Ohlinger
Daniel Riccio
Phyllis Joachim
H. FE. Cook
Frank White
Tom Mills
Norman Wayland
Ray Farmer
Edward Tewksbury, Jr
John Vroman
Everett Bachner
Margaret Sauer
Pomeroy Junior High
Pomeroy Banks
WBNS
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Court Street
John Owen
W. Wash. St
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