Middleport schools plan return after flood closure
Middleport will resume regular classes on Wednesday with high water causing a brief closure. High school minstrel show is postponed. students aided flood relief as cleanup continues. Pomeroy schools also restart on March 18 with junior and senior students expected to report March 15 for a 9 am session.
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Athens Messen Messenger
Middleport City
Middlefort
Middleport
L. W. McComas
Third Ave
Lois Deei
Pomeroy
W. A. Smith
Short Course To Have Farm Show At Racine High
The Regular Short Course meeting will be held in the Vocational Agriculture room at Racine High School on Wednesday. Howard Nolan announces a farm show sponsored by Socony Oil Co through Martin Ebersbach Service Station Pomeroy. A dramatic talking picture Swords Into Plow Shares will be shown with entertainment door prizes demonstrations and speakers. Farmers families and neighbors are invited to attend.
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Racine
Vocational Agriculture
Racine High School
Howard Nolan
Socony Oil Co
Martin Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Social Notes Prepares Nuptials for Miss Peoples
POMEROY Miss Marguerite Meyer plans a nuptial program preceding the marriage of her niece Miss Vivian Kathryn Peoples to Mr. Ralph Leonard Poston at North Minster Presbyterian Church, Columbus, on Sunday March 25. Pre-nuptial events include showers and a tea hosted by local families and sorority members, with many relatives traveling from Columbus and Logan to attend.
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Pomeroy
Marguerite Meyer
Vivian Kathryn Peoples
Leland Peoples
Columbus
Ralph Leonard Poston
Emmerson Poston
Logan
North Minster Presbyterian Church
Charles Poston
Nelsonville
Franklin Ave
W. W. Esterline
Miss Peoples
Charlotte Gaines
S. Seventeenth St
Alpha Phi
Lester Fauber
Churches Unite for Easter Preaching Series
Cheshire The Baptist and Methodist congregations announce a week long pre Easter evangelistic series led by Howard Duell of Pennsylvania. Opening Wednesday at 8 p m E W T the revival will feature vibra harp auto harp marimba mandolin and violin with nightly meetings before Duell proceeds to Middleport for further services.
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Cheshire
E.W T
Ralph Zundel
Howard Duell
Pennsylvania
The
Baptist Church
Middleport
Pomeroy Store To Be Remodeled After Flood
Pomeroy Nease Grocery on Main Street will be repaired and remodeled before reopening. Owner Mrs C E Nease announced repairs follow earlier flood displacement. Improvements are expected within two weeks and a temporary store is on Mulberry Avenue during work.
Typhoid Shots Given At Health Office
Dr. W. S. Ellis Meigs County Health Commissioner urged residents to contact the County Health Department for typhoid immunizations. He also said residents with flooded cisterns and wells should reach the County Engineer's office for pumping assistance at once.
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Pomeroy
W. S. Ellis
Meigs County
County Health Department
Elis
Coal Available for Families of City
Evacuated families in the flood emergency may obtain a small coal supply at the Flood Relief and Storage Buildings via the Meigs Chapter of the American Red Cross. A limited basket or cart-full is available to tide them over until normal aid can resume.
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Middleport
Meigs
American Red Cross
New Court Record in Probate Court of Meigs County
Probate Judge E R Titus reports a new record in Meigs County Probate Court while no marriage licenses were issued in the first twelve days of March. High water along the Ohio River made Pomeroy hard to reach during the thaw period, contributing to the delay. MIDLEPORT The P M Club meeting with Mrs Howard Byers and Mrs Richard Chambers as hosts has been postponed.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
E. R. Titus
Ohio
Midleport
Howard Byers
Richard Chambers
Herman Beards
Clerk Beards
BE. H. Priode
Rites for Earl Mankin Held After Sudden Heart Attack
Funeral services for Earl Red Mankin 53 who died Sunday night will be at Rawings Coats Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 PM. A military service will follow by Feeney Bennett American Legion Post. Interment is Lone Oak Cemetery Point Pleasant beside his wife Hazel Lowe Mankin. He was a longtime Pomeroy Motor Co salesman and member of Meigs Aerie FOE and the 100 Year Club. Surviving are daughters Helen Louise of Columbus and Dorothy at home, his mother Mrs. Ben Mankin of Pomeroy, brothers Floyd Mankin of Pomeroy and Emmett Mankin of Roscoe Pa.
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Kesterson
France
Dale Kesterson
Enterprise
Frank Clark
Bennetta Rae
Vickie
Hemlock Grove
Dan Griffith
Oak Hill
Conservation Department
Chris Buckley
John L. Buckley
R.A. Morris
Athens
Morris
Ralph Welker
A. O. Tracy
Columbus
Pfc
Otho
Tracy
Germany
William Waters
John Chase
Middleport
Earl
Red) Mankin
Rawings- Coats
Sgrave
Feeney-Bennett Post
American Legion
Lone Oak Cemetery
Point ‘|Pleasant
Hazel Lowe
Mankin
Pomeroy Motor ‘Co
Meigs Aerie
Order of Eagles
Lear Club
Helen Louise
Dorothy
Ben Mankin
Pomeroy
Floyd Mankin Pomeroy
Emmett Mankin
Roscoe Pa
Moving Day Busy Time in Middleport
Middleport residents restored gas and began reoccupying homes after floods. Businesses reopened while water pressure stayed weak from street mud cleaning. Evacuees returned to flood relief buildings and moving vans carried goods to proper places. A car crash injury and a postponed interment were noted among local happenings. A C&O train arrived late from Gallipolis marking the first in days. Kiwanis Club meeting postponed a week.
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Middlefort
Middleport
Gallipolis
Middleport social notes and reminders of church activities
The Middleport column lists upcoming meetings for several church groups including the Missionary Society of the Church of Christ meeting next Monday at the church with chairwoman Mrs Herbert Finkji and assistants. Other items note Philathea Women gathering Friday at Mrs Edward French and assistants, Ladies Bible Class meeting Tuesday March 20, and delays in rehearsals and meetings due to scheduling changes. Also mentions Lt Lawrence Bradford, German POW, praise for Red Cross, and local birthday observances plus various Middleport personals and post flood updates.
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Middleport
Missionary Society of the Church of Christ
Herbert Finkji
Lawrence Reed
Nina Russell
Harley Devol
Philathea
Edward
French
William Autherson
Griff Russell
William Allman
Ednad Laing
Howard Stover
Ladies Bible
First Baptist Church
The
Missionary Society
Willam Bradford
Columbus
Lawrence Bradford
Red Cross
Bradford
Allen Bradford
Philippines
Hawaii
Condition Improves After Mason County Auto Crash
Pomeroy Motor Company foreman Mrs Pete Icene Alice Morris injured in last week’s Mason County crash. Miss Martha Jane Myer also severely hurt. Both women treated at Holzer Hospital with waves affecting nearby buildings. Post-flood, residents return home as community notes, meetings, and visits continue in Pomeroy and Point Pleasant.
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Pomeroy
Pete Icene
Alice Morris
Pomeroy Motor Company
Mason Coun- Point Pleasant
Martha Jane My
First Ward
Holzer Hospital
Youth Group Meets At Rutland Church
Rutland Rutland Youth Fellowship met at the Methodist Church Sunday evening with 28 members and friends. Maxine Siders led the business meeting and Nancy Buck led devotional services. The group plans Saturday paper collections to fund a summer camp in Lancaster. Robert Snowden, Seaman 2nd class, Ordnance Machinist Mate, spoke on life in the Navy. Refreshments were served by Paul Patterson and Carroll Snowden.
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Rutland
Methodist
Maxine Siders
Lancaster
Nancy Buck
Patterson
Robert Snowden
Ordnance
Navy
Paul Patterson
Carroll Snowden
Pomeroy Taxi Driver Gains Fame as Flood Forecaster
Raymond Brown, local taxi operator in Pomeroy, earned fame as a flood forecaster. His prediction that Ohio flood waters would not reach the first floor by two inches influenced officials like Clerk Herman Beards not to move furniture, as waters neared within two inches of the first floor. Brown resides with the Beards.
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Pomeroy
Raymond
Pea
LST Trip Halted By High Waters Near Pomeroy
Bedford Chester Columbia Lebanon Letart Olive Orange and Rutland Townships tax books opened by County Treasurer Vernon Lee Archer due to December first half 1944 taxes amid high water. The LST passage at Pomeroy disrupted by floods. Mason City landing and Tiffin are affected as water nears rail bridges. Public library closed until March 15 due to inability to heat from high water.
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Pomeroy
Bedford
Chester
Columbia
Lebanon
Letart
Olive
Orange
Rutland
Mexes
Vernon Lee Archer
Archer
Suncenly
Appul
Middleport
Mason City Landing
Don Albright
Ruttencutter
Tiffin Hosnate
Mason City
Pilal
H. A
Rothrock
New York Central Rail
Tiffin
Albright
Point Pleasant
Lowie Rotherock
Publi Library
E. R. Probst
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Justice of the Peace
Percy Peoples
Joe Seimer
Sisson
Norris
A. R. Knights
Sharon Ihle
Vida Ihle
Lincoln Hill
Theron Ohlinger
Edwin Hood
Dayton
Clifton Hood
Chillicothe
C. E. Nease
Ralph Biggs
Alfred
J. A. Biggs
Wylls Hill
Elizabeth Congrove
Marion
Lonnie Kesterson
Pomeroy Store
Vicks
Colegroves Market
Middleport, Ohio
Quality Meats
Chester High School
Starien
Judy Haley
Oscar
Minnie
Inglewood
Calif
SON Middleport
Land & Check
M.M
Marcus Chambers
Laverna Rumfield
Coy Hall
H. A. Rothrock
Kiwanis Club
William Meade
Middleport Social Notes
Peggy Robson
Whilliam Robson
Pomeroy Council of Church Women
United Methodist Church
W.S.C.S
Amateur Gardeners Club
Arthur Strauss
Lois Ann Roush
Janes Stevens
Nell Tracy
Ruby Hartung
S. Third Ave
Rothgebs
Purity Ice Cream Company
Hartang
Gc.Dc
Allie Mauck
Jill
Otho Karr
Robert McElhinney
Karen
Rollin Neutzling
Breezy Heights
Porre
Pleasant
J. A. Bailey
Washington Ave
Clus
Coy
Fannie Mayes
Charles Mayes
Grant St
Eben Bowen
M.E.C
Pythian Sisters
Meigs Temple
No. 153
Shirley Mills
Dickinson
Emmett Blackburn
Mills
Charles Wood
Bracky
Joan
Alabama
Set
Leonard
Bill) Wood
EB. M. Wood
W. W. Leonard
Helen Beeson
Leo
Beeson
Max Sanborn
Akron
James Titus
Jimmy Titus
U. S. Navy
Pittsburgh
Will Reynolds
Charleston
Beecher Kessinger
Leona
Junior Eblen
Friday Kessinger
Garfield Ave
Howard Ewing
Mr. Ewing
Glenroy Ewing
Lincoln
M. Wood
Helen Wood
Rutland Church
Amess Temple
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Tiger Shark
Edward G. Robinson
Richard Arlen
Franchot Toni Merle Oberon
Lulu Belle
Scotty Pappy Cheshire
Roy Acuff
Smoky Mountain Boys
John Garfield
Ann Sheridan
LST
Paris Vet Soc
Edwards
Edwar
Tse
Sohio
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