Pomeroy Community Praised by Red Cross
Frances H. Klein reports on Pomeroy Ohio flood aftermath. Merchants reopened after nearly two weeks of closure as high water reached a 564 foot level. Glass windows shattered, mud damaged interiors, and streets cleaned. Red Cross praise highlighted citizens’ courage and hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances H. Klein
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Ohio
Main St
Parkersburgh
Gallipolis
Columbus
Middleport
Second St
State Highway Patrol
Charles Rockwell
I Jr
American Red Cross
Edison Hobstetter
Meigs County
The
Red Cross
Home Extension Group Meets at Sayre Home
POMEROY Great Bend Home Extension Group will meet at the home of Mrs. Paul Sayre on Friday March 16 for a clothing remodeling clinic at 10 am. Homemakers bring garments to remodel. A potluck lunch will be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Great Bend
Paul Sayre
jAny
Iwitch
Geneva H. Nolan
Cora
Cummings
Star-Hall Group
Carrie Smith
Dexter
Middleport High School Prom Committees Announced
Junior Class president Alfred Searberry unveiled the planning groups for the annual Junior-Senior Prom at Middleport High School. Decoration includes Martha Haggerty Marty Seines Dorothy Childs Juanita Casto Mary Baker Freda Durst George Hackett Edward French Milton Smart Peggy Lewis. Program committee features Patricia McElhinney Jean Luman Dorothy Gosney Jean Werner Edna Miller Curtis Kelly Flenn Roush Richard Bailey. Orchestra led by Richard Koehler James Hawley George Ebersbach Jerry Pullen. Food group lists Doris Barker Maxine Thomas Katherine Walters Patricia Karr Frances Pickens Dorothy Blosser Louise Glaze Patricia Jones Martha Rickman Leanna Darst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport High School
Alfred Searberry
Martha Haggerty
Marty Seines
Dorothy Childs
Truckers Must Ask For Gas by April 1
Meigs County truck owners must contact the War Price and Rationing Board before April 1 to apply for the second quarter gasoline allotment. Applicants must show their current Certificate of War Necessity and prove the vehicle is in operation and that second quarter rations will be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Guard Unit Praised by Capt Witham of Glouster
Ohio State Guard Company I from Athens returned from flood control duty in Portsmouth after a long cold trip. Captain W D Witham commends 47 men and two officers for sleepless nights, evacuation work, security detail, and traffic control at the levee and flood gates. Salvation Army Red Cross and Legion aided morale. Portsmouth residents praised the unit for helping avert tens of millions in property damage in the levee battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louster
Ohio State Guard
Athens
Portsmouth
Glouster
Ray Carmichael
Witham
Romine
Wilson
Gura
Jin
Salvation Army
Red Cross
American Légion
The
Auxiliary
P T A Plans Cage Squad Dinner on March 22
GLOUSTER At a meeting Monday evening the Jacksonville Trimble High School P T A voted to serve a dinner for the basketball players Thursday evening March 22 in the high school gymnasium. The dinner is open to the public with a special invitation to patrons to support high school athletics. The chicken dinner will be served at 6 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Jacksonville
Dinner honors returning corporal in Jacksonville
Mr and Mrs John Exenkamper and daughters hosted a Sunday dinner in Jacksonville for their nephew Corporal Vern N White home on furlough from Fort Barry San Francisco. Guests included Verns parents Mr and Mrs Guy White and daughter of near Millfield and his grandfather Basil Roberts of Jacksonville. Mrs Cora Davis assisted as afternoon helper. Basil Roberts also hosted dinner with Guy White and daughter Jane and the Exen kamper party. Ralph L Judson on leave from U S S Grundy spent a week with his family and parents on Republic Avenue Gloucester before reporting to duty in New York Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Exenkamperl
Jacksonville
Cpl Vern N. White
Fort Barry
San Francisco
Guy ‘White
Near
Millfield
Basil Roberts
Cora Davis
Exenhamper
Guy White
Jane
Mill- Teld
John Exenhamper
Anna Pauline
Linda’ Lee
Ralph L. Judson
See
Thomas Judson
Republic Avenue
Glouster
New York
Glouster Social Notes Highlights From Local Club Meetings
Mrs Helen Noon hosted the 500 Club at 50 Main St with two tables. First prize went to Mrs Elizabeth Chute, second to Mrs Thomas Figley, consolation to Mrs A McDonald. Guests included Mrs Evan Morgan, Mrs Frances Gibbs, and others. Also noted are residents traveling to Athens on business and local hospital updates.
Trimble Soldier Is Wounded Second Time
Mr and Mrs Sam McDaniel of Trimble report their son Dale S McDaniel has been wounded again in Germany on February 12 and is recovering in England. He praises the surgeon who treated his side and back as a swell guy from Detroit. Three other McDaniel brothers serve, two in the Philippines and one in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
Sam
McDaniel
Dale S. McDaniel
Germany
England
Detroit
Philippine
Navy
Helen Peugh Recovering In Children's Hospital
GLOUSTER E K Peugh and son Fh Mic Dean Peugh returned to Glouster from Colum bus where Helen Peugh lies in Children's Hospital suffering a brain ailment. She has improved slightly and no operation has been performed. Dean leaves today for Washington on emergency duty. Mrs Peugh stays with her daughter until her condition improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
E. K.peugh
Mic Dean Peugh
Columbus
Helen Peugh
Children’s Hospital
Dean
Washington, D. C
Loyal Men to Attend County Brotherhood Meeting Postponed
Members of the Loyal Men's Class of the Church of Christ planning to go to New Marshfield for the County Brotherhood meeting are notified the gathering is postponed to Thursday evening, March 22, instead of this Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Loyal Men’s Class
Church of Christ
New Marshfield
German Prisoner Meets Pomeroy Men
T Sgt Charles W Reuter a U S prisoner of war in Germany writes home praising the American Red Cross and its aid to POWs. He says he met two Pomeroy boys Bob Harprecht and Wallace Tate as fellow prisoners in a Nov 11 1944 letter. He notes a cablegram and four letters from relatives and that his last mission was June 27 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerian Red Cross
Charles W. Reuter
Germany
Bobh Harprecht
Wallace Tate
Reuter
Chauncey and Friendship Classes Meet Tonight
The Chauncey Friendship Class of the Church of Christ will meet at Circle Hill home of Mr and Mrs Rice Thomas for the monthly business and social gathering. The Na omi Class led by president Thelma Linscott meets at 7 30 in the home of Mrs Mary Slater The Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Church of Christ
Rice Thomas
Circle Hill
Thelma Linscott
Naomi
Mary Slater
the Plains
Dover High School Play Postponed To March 21 22
Dover High School junior class three act comedy The Funny Brats was set for tonight and March 14 15 but postponed due to flood conditions. Rehearsals halted, 16 characters with partial doubling, play coached by Mrs Leah Featherston the high school principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Dover
Foxy
Leah Featherston
Funeral for Daniel O N ail Held in Lancaster
Funeral services for Daniel O N ail aged 14 were held Monday morning in the Catholic Church at Lancaster with burial in the same churchyard. The body rested at Warren Funeral Home prior to the service. Mr and Mrs John Civille and daughter Mary Margaret of Chauncey attended the funeral in Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Daniel O'Nail
John Oiville
O'Nail
Lancaster
Warren Funeral
John Civille
Mary Margaret
Mission Society Plans Thursday Church Meeting
The Missionary Society of The Plains Church of the Nazarene will meet Thursday at 7 pm in the church. Mrs Ada Lakin will conduct the meeting and Mrs Carrie Channel will present the chapter from the Mission Study book. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
The
Missionary Society of the Plains Church of the Nazarene
Ada Lakin
Carrie Channel
Furlough Homecoming Details In Chauncey Area
Clell Mingus stationed at Camp Hood Texas is on a 15 day furlough visiting his mother Mrs Hattie Mingus and relatives in Millfield before reporting back to Fort Ord California Chauncey Fergusson from Virginia is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs James Burton at Chauncey Her husband remains overseas in the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Clell Mingus
Camp Hood
Tex
Hattie Mingus
Millfield
Fort Ord
Cal
Mui Fergus
Virginia
Iulian
James Burton
Local Women Earn Extra Red Points For Fats
Every day housewives are paid red points for turning in used fats to butchers. With a potential fat shortage, these fats are urgently needed for medicines, synthetic rubber, gun powder, soaps, paints and other essentials on the battlefield and home front. Citizens urged to save every drop of used fats until final Victory over Germany and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
Chauncey Social And Personal Highlights Weekend Visits
Miss Helen Ferrel, employed in Dayton, visited Chauncey over the weekend to see her mother Mrs Elizabeth Ferrel and sister Eva Bendum on High Street High Street. Mrs William Dennis of Chauncey stayed at her Lexington Avenue home. Mrs Hattie Mingus of Millfield and Mrs Theodore Heffken of Gloucester were in Athens Tuesday. Mrs Mae Wade Fallon of Akron, former Millfield resident, returned home after visiting Olive Brookins and friends, accompanied by Jean Russell and Virginia Border who will visit Mrs Palton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Helen Ferrel
Dayton
Elizabeth Ferrel
Eva Benedum
High Street
William Dennis
Chauncey, Is
Lexington Ave
Hattie Mingus
Millfield
Theodore Heffken
Glousted
Athens
Mae Wade Fallon
Akron
Olive Brookins
jJean Russell
Virginia Border
Mrs. Palton
Revival Announced at Coonville Mission Church
A revival service begins Monday March 19 at T p.m. in Coonville Mission Church with Andrew McKinney and Ray-Pidcock Chauncey preaching. Services will run each night with special music both vocal and instrumental. The trap drums will be used in the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Coonville Mission Church
Andrew McKinney
Ray — Pidcock
Rebekahs Initiate Chauncey Forest Meeting
Rose Rebekah Lodge Chauncey will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the K of P building. Initiation, the last year's degree team, followed by a social hour and refreshments. Mrs Mary Kasler is Noble Grand. Carbondale service Charles Hook to preach tonight at Pilgrim Tallness Church Carbondale announced by pastor Ray Pidcock of Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Morristown Glouster
Glouster Lodge
Edw. Js
Houston
the Plains
Chauncey— Forest
Rose Rebekah Lodge
Carbondale
Chauncey Charles Hook
Pilgrim Tallness
Ray Pidcock
Ladies Aid Meeting at Millfield Methodist Church
Mrs. Gertrude Brown president of the Ladies Aid Society will conduct the meeting at the home of Mrs. Maggie Dean tonight. After the business session a social hour and refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Gertrude Brown
Ladies Aid Society
Millfield Methodist Church
Maggie Dean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens Messenger
He Asa
Sayre Home
Charles Walburn
Monte Osborne
State Highway Department
J. E. D. Hartinger
Meigs
Anne Baxter
John Hodiak
Charles Winninger
Anne Revere
the Doughgirls
Ann Sheridan
Alexis Smith
Dane Wyman
Jack Carson
Charles Ruggles
Medical Corps
Pomeroy,ohio
Mario Roatta
Rome
Colosseum
Quirinal
Toter
Witliam of
P.T.A
Cage Squad
Mike Peel
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Maude Williams
Theodore Williams
C. B Tigner
Charles Williams
Cuyahoga
Falls
Clarence Williams
Charles Caffrey
James Williams
Jackson
Ville
Lee Baughman
W. D. Witham
Pfc
Wayne Witham
Wilson’s Store
Chauncey, Ohio
Dover High School
Flood
Mission Society Meets
Chauncey Atria Neao
Rebekahs
Stark's Pharmacy
Pomeroy, Ohio
Schenley
America
Schenley Distillers Corporation
New York City
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coke
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!