Meigs County Victory Garden Plans Outlined in Pomeroy Meeting
Meigs County Meigs County Victory Garden plans outlined in Pomeroy meeting with Mrs Garen Stansbery presiding and multiple committee members present. Discussion covered garden space labor pricing for plots publicity methods and leader training for countywide educational sessions on soils fertilizers and home garden demonstrations.
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Nednesday
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs County
C. E. Blakeslee
Range
Farm Bureau
Neutzling
Miss Humphreys
Jesse Amsbaugh
Ohiotate University
Pomeroy
Harrisonville
Chester
Home Nursing Group Honors Instructor With Gift
The Meigs County Home Nursing class led by Mrs. Catherine Shavorinsky held a final luncheon at Mrs. Daniel Riccio’s home after the last lesson. The group, meeting every Tuesday afternoon in the library basement, presented the instructor with a gift in appreciation of her efforts.
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Middleport
Catherine Shavorinsky
Meigs County
Daniel Riccio
Seventh Ave
Meeting Planned by Women of the Moose in Middleport
At the Moose Hall a regular Women of the Moose meeting planned a social for March 23. The social hour is set for 8 o'clock and all members are requested to be present.
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Middleport
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Army air corps corporal recalls tropical storm mission
Virgil Will formerly of Rock Springs and now in the U S Army Air Corps narrates a storm ordeal in a recent letter home. He serves in the material squad and has transferred to the A T C. He is the son of Mrs Carrie Will of Rock Springs and brother of Hazel DeVol of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
U. S
Virgil Will
Rock Springs
Army
Will
U. S. Army Air Corps
A.T.C
Carrie Will
Hazel DeVol
Prayer Day At Meigs Church Listed By Women Council
World Day of Prayer services at the Federated Church are set for Friday at 2 PM and 7:30 PM under the Council of Churchwomen. Women and men are invited, with Mrs. Katie Luckadoo leading the afternoon program. A free will offering supports National Council of Church Women projects. The J.O.F. Class of the Methodist Church heads the evening program.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Council of Churchwomen
Katie Luckadoo
Rutland
National Council of Church Women
U. S
Migrants
Union Christian Colleges
J. H. Stephenson
C. F. Tompkins
Emmett Peoples
H. V. Howell
Charles Baird
Joe Cook
Fred Blaettar
Greta Price
Meigs County Court Grants Two Divorces
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court on Monday Blanche M. Roush obtained a divorce from Dana R. Roush on grounds of gross neglect and extreme cruelty with the father awarded custody of their minor child. Alvin L. Smith was granted a divorce from Agnes L. Smith on extreme cruelty with custody of their three minor children granted to the plaintiff.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Blanche M. Roush
Dana R. Roush
Roush
Alvin L. Smith
Agnes L. Smith
Jividen Held to Grand Jury in Meigs
John Jividen arrested last week on a breaking and entering charge at the Light House Tavern near Racine. He was arraigned before Justice R. L. Peoples, released on $1,000 bond, and bound over to the grand jury after pleading not guilty. The arrest was withheld pending county investigation. Jividen was trapped by Mrs. Norman Russell and county officers. he entered with a key from prior employment and opened a second door by removing hinge pins.
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Pomeroy
John Jividen
Light House
Racine
Court of Justice of Peace
R. L. Peoples
Jividen
Norman Russell
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Community Activities
Syracuse area clubs held meetings and social events with charitable drives and programs. The Syracuse Garden Club gathered 22 members for a potluck at Mrs. F A Shumway’s home and voted $5 to the Red Cross War Fund. Duv Meets unearthed a Daughters of Union Veterans gathering at I O O F Hall with officers installed and a $5 Red Cross donation, planning a March 22 party for disaster relief. Nearby residents visited Columbus for family illnesses and hospital care.
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Roscoe Harden
DUV
Daughters of Union Veterans
I. O. O. F. Hall
Nellie Ketter
Elsie Hart
Lillian Steiff
Minnie Neutzling
Red Cross
Bertha Radford
Mabel
Kindergarten Leads In War Stamp Sales
In MIDDLEPORT the Central School kindergarten led war stamp sales under Mrs. Pearl Reynolds with 30.25 dollars. Second was Frecker's room at 23.85, totaling 135.50 for Central School. High school top was Coach M H Fowler's home room at 22.90, followed by Miss Parks 15.75, total 64.85. Pearl St School had 37.45 led by Miss Jones 14.10 and Mr Kennedy 11.235, grand total all schools 237.80.
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Middleport
Central School
Pearl Reynolds
Miss Frecker
M. H. Fowler
Pearl St
Miss Jones
Mr. Kennedy
40 et 8 Club Meeting at Legion Hall
A 40 et 8 Club meeting at the Legion Hall on Ter race St raised funds for the Red Cross drive and approved purchasing 500 booklets titled Fall In from national headquarters for Meigs county draftees. A banquet followed under Baxter and Harris supervision. In Middleport the Volunteer Fire Department rushed to a hillside rear of Allen Jenkinson’s home on Vine St to control burning brush.
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Pomeroy
Legion Hall
Terrace St
Red Cross
Meigs County
Baxter
Harris
Middleport
Allen Jenkinson
Vine St
Meigs Service Men Pomeroy Fourth Ward Roster
Complete Meigs County roster from the Ohio War History Commission lists Fourth Ward residents in Middleport. The records name dozens of air corps, army and navy personnel with ages, parentage and current assignments from Cross City Florida to Camp Claiborne Florida and beyond, including marriages and residence notes. The list notes Irene Durst as compiler and Mrs. Durst’s nomination as district representative.
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Harvey Allensworth
Emeline Allensworth
Air Corps
Cross City
Fla
Marion Dell Allensworth
Charles J
Air Force
Radio Air Corps
Scott Field
Ill
Allensworth
Virginia
Robert
Raymond Blain Allensworth
Marion D
Ernest Aubry Baker
Charles
Marion Baker
Camp Claiborne
Helen Fern Baker
Middleport
Roger
Eugene Beach
Katie Beach
Navy
Clifford Oras Beaver
William and
Gertrude Beaver
Camp Shelby
Miss
Charles Bennett
Charles and
Mabel Bennett
Army
Warren Bennett
Sheppard Field
Texas
Gene Joseph Bennett
Albert Bennett
Belle
W. Va
Alberta Bennett
Columbus
Julius Albert Bennett
Gene J
San Francisco
Tech
James Lewis Biggs
Lewis A
Bessie Biggs
Jean Richard Biggs
James L
Armored
Fort Benning
Earl Raymond Bowen
Raymond
Ethel Bowen
Camp Beale
Mildred Farley Bowen
Norman Austin Bowen
Earl R
Coast Artillery
Fort Moultrie
Ss. C
Margaret Lewis Bowen
Jackie
William Robert Brickles
John W
Mary E. Brickies
Ordnance Corps
Camp Edwards
Mass
Dorothy Abbott Brickles
Massachusetts
Charles B. Buckley
Lillie Buckley
David Monthan Field
Tucson
Arizona
Clarence Byers
Virgil F
Mattie Byers
Army Navy
James
Margaret Yeanger Clatworthy
Foreign Service
Emma Ebersbach Clatworthy
Pomeroy
Cpl
Edward G. Conde
August
Sadie Conde
Lincoln Hill
Camp Butner
N. C
Tessie Drake Condes
Durham
Irene Darst
Regular Army
War History Commission
John Hulbert Dillard
John F
Irma Dillard
Lowrey Fried, Cole
Lenora
Mason City
Arnold Francis Durst
Harry and
Carman Durst
George William Durst
Margaret Sinclair
Camp Crowder
Ina Ordnance Auto Main
Four Places Handle Soldier Gift Boxes in Area
Gift boxes for departing soldiers are placed at Sauvage’s Pool Room Stark’s Pharmacy Pomeroy National Bank and The Messenger office. Sponsored by the Women’s Civic Club the effort helps troops in need. Herman Mattox an employee of New York Central Railroad who was injured in a Corning accident is able to walk on crutches.
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Pomeroy
Sauvage
Sauvage's
Stark's Pharmacy
Pomeroy National Bank
Messenger Office
The
Women's Civic Club
Middleport
Herman Mattox
New York Central Railroad
Corning
Air Cadet Wins Wings On 21st Birthday
Air Cadet Charles Roush earning his wings last Friday March 5 marks his 21st birthday. His parents Mr and Mrs Lee Roush returned from Cleveland where they were guests during the event.
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Middleport
Charles
Dick) Roush
John Carroll University
Cleveland
Lee Roush
Sugar Run Elementary Honor Roll List Announced
Sugar Run Elementary School releases the honor roll for the fourth six weeks. Names span first through sixth grades, including Rosalie Dragonsin, Lee Hartley, Corinne Ashworth, Vernon Botts, Betty Borham, Polly Dill, Donald Betzing, and Omagene Zahl among others.
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Lawrence Snyder
Donald Betzing
George Dallas
Wyllis Davis
Patsy Shields
Omagene Zahl
Miss Humphreys Discusses Use of Stored Food
Miss Geneva Humphreys Meigs County home demonstration agent conducts meetings on The Use of Home Canned Dried and Stored Food across Rock Springs Rutland High School and Columbia Laurel Grange Hall. Demonstrations in the forenoon precede discussions on food values and family planning.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Geneva Humphreys
Rock Springs Grange Hall
Rutland High School
Columbia
Laurel Grange Hall
Samuel Morse Early Career Painter and Academies Founder
Before his fame in scientific invention Samuel F B Morse built a career as a portrait painter and established the National Academy of Design, shaping early American art institutions.
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Samuel F. B. Morse
National Academy of Design
Program of English Madrigals Presented by Women’s Music Club
MIDDLEPORT The Woman's Music Club last night at Heath Methodist Church presented a program of English madrigals. Mrs. Willis Aleshire read a paper on The English Madrigal and the chorus performed two groups of madrigals. A mixed ensemble sang five madrigals around a table. Violin solos by Rennie Pomatti drew prolonged applause. Pomatti, Anderson and Coghlan work for General Chemical Defense Corp. Accompanist was Mrs. A R Hecox. Dues remain $2 and printed programs were dropped for economy. refreshments were discontinued due to rationing.
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Middleport
Woman's Music Club
the Heath Methodist Church
Willis Aleshire
Mesdames
Rosener Zeiher
Ray Farnham
Emmett Shuler
George Schaaf
Robert Rawlings
O. P. Klein
Dorothy Sauer
Eleanor Roush
Jean McMaster
Betty Wise
Frieda Faehnle
Elizabeth Joachim
Ruth Ellis
Lorena Gardner
Phyllis Diles
Janet Dillard
Lois Cecil
Gordon Harris
Service Men of Meigs County News Roundup
Lt Commander Norman Russell POMEROY arrives in Racine on furlough to visit his wife and son Jimmy. Pvt Kenneth Hartley transfers from Ft. Benjamin Harrison to Ft. McClellan. Charles David Yost promoted to Sergeant after serving on the Pacific Coast then Camp Butner North Carolina. Beavers, Robert Clifford, promoted to Sergeant while stationed in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Pomeroy
Norman Russell
Boston
Mass
Jimmy
Racine
Kenneth Hartley
Allen Hartley
Union Ave
Army
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Charles David Yost
Mattie Yost
Pacific Coast
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Camp Butner North Carolina
Oregon
Robert Clifford Beaver
Edd Beaver
Panama Canal Zone
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Home Nursing Group
Virgil
Meigs Church
America
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Coke
Coca-Cola Company
Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Meigs
Pomeroy Social Notes
Gerald Hoffner
Chester Rd
Paul Sayre
Portland
Sayre
Bill McKelvey
Carl Kautz
F. Whittney Ingraham
Harold Hilligas
Albert Hoffner
Martha Mora
Jean Young
Marjorie McDade
Raymond Forbie
Phillip Duerr
Pomeroy Personals
Marguerite Meyer
Mulberry Ave
L. D. Peoples
William Griffith
Emma
Dorothy Gloeckner
Richard Reed
Meigs Service
Parris Field
Chester Howard Haddox
Herman W
Bessie M. Haddox
Great Lakes
Nina
Jan Lewis
William Harley Harmon
Harley A. Harmon
Mabel Cummings
Camp Hood
Tex
Milford Ward Leonard
Ross Leonard
Grove City
Etta Leonard
Frank Andrew Harris
Harry Harris
Stella Harris
Quartermaster's Corps
Aberdeen
Arteen
Lawrence Dell Hartinger
Lawrence Hartinger
Hazel Farmer Hartinger
Army Air Corps
Boise
Idaho
Richard Eugene Lewis
Mae Lewis
Lewis Franklin Long
William Long
Myrtle Long
Dorothy Clatworthy Long
Ira E. Manley
Lewis and
Ida Manley
Cavalry
Camp Livingston
Ralph Giles Martin
Samuel Martin
Bradbury
Lenora Archer
Fort Barrancas
John Henry Matley
William
Sarah Matley
Signal Corps
Charleston
S. C
Wanda
Starling
Kenneth McCullough
Silas Arthur McCullough
Margaret McCullough
Marlowe Ave
Lakewood
Medical Corps
Fort Lawfern Wash
Viola Allensworth McCullough
Stephen
Orville Floyd Millirons
Henry and
Marie Millirons
Nelsonville
Island City
N. Y
Mildred
Rosemary
Laurel St
Robert Earl Mitch
Perry
Frieda Mitch
Philadelphia
Harry Sutton Morris
Joe
Celia Morris
Tuskegee
Austin Williams Phillips
William Phillips
Dora Rapp Phillips
Maxine Phillips
Charles Joseph Pickens
Speed Pickens
Maggie Pickens
Richard Elliott Pickens
Brooklyn
Warren Spencer Pickens
Dayton
Cecil Edgar Rathburn
Jonas Rathburn
Camp Atterbury
Frances
Betty
Billie
Lawrence Eugene Reed
Lawrence
Frieda Martin Reed
Miami Beach
Mattox
Paul Armstrong
Nillis
Nellie Holstein
John D. Jividen
Grace Jividen
Social Notes
Miss Humphries
al Ah
C. D. Shafer
Kroger
Household Institute
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