Records of War Heroes Compiled
Meigs County honors three more killed in action in Europe during February. Sgt Leonard E Wood, David H Davidson, and Manning Seyfried are named on the local honor roll compiled by A V Howell of the Meigs County War History Commission. Corporal Donald Lisle is reported injured. Details cover birth, service, overseas dates, and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Leonard
Bill) Wood
David H. Davidson
Manning Seyfried
Meigs
A. V. Howell
Meigs County War History Commission
Donald Lisle
Ellison Wood
Middleport
War Department
Leonard E. ‘Wood
Germany
Leonard Ellison Wood
Ranelle
W. Va
Ellison M
Lee Oma Noble Wood
Palmer St
Air Corps
Middleport High School
Wood
Walla Walla
Wash
England
Charles L. Wood
Sylacuga
Ala
Curtis Edward Wood
Marianas Islands
Helen Wood
Cleveland
Charles Wood
Mary Davidson
Pie
David H. J. Davidson
France
David Henry Davidson
Latal
James Davidson
Hartford
Pomeroy Corporation
Chester Road
Army
Ft. McClellan
Ft. George
Harry
Cora Cunningham
Naomi Wyatt
Loynda Davidson
Molvina Davidson
Star | Route
Daniel
Davidson
Tax receipts rise as township books open for payment
County Treasurer Lee Archer announced the first of the week that books for certain townships were now open and that more than 1560 dollars in taxes had been collected Wednesday. Many property owners are paying for the full year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lee Archer
Archer
Middleport Social Notes and Local Visits
Middleport social notes record attendance from Greenfield at the Marion Rife funeral at First Baptist Church, with guests including Ferry Rife and Margaret Jean Rife, plus Marion Rife’s family. Other items mention church class meetings, local visitors such as Chief Detective Wannell, S Sgt Robert Goodall’s furlough return to Camp Atterbury, and residents John Frecker, Grace Pratt, Arthur Roush, N C Welch, and Martha Hudson returning home or visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefort
Noah Haskins
Palmer St
Greenfield
Marion Rife
First Baptist Church
Ferry Rife
Margaret Jean
Acton T
Moore J
Morris
Middleport
Robert
Goodall
Atterbury
Ind
Betty Mulford
Robert Goodall
Manuel Deweese
John Frecker
Grant St
Wannell
Max Lambert
Max Richard
Chillicothe
Marion
Young’s Unit Earns Presidential Citation in France
The Ninth Air Force’s 406th Fighter Bomber group earned the Presidential Unit Citation for destroying a large enemy convoy during the German retreat across France on Sept. 7. S Sgt Clifford E Young of Pomeroy Ohio served in the unit. his family shared details of the award and his service. The Thunderbolt group, among the first based in France, engaged 36 planes and left a 20 mile road strewn with over 475 wrecked vehicles including 25 ammo carriers. The unit also helped stop the German advance on Bastogne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefort
Air Force
406Th
Clifford E.young
Chabeatroux
Issouden
France
Bastogne
S-Sergeanit Young
E. C. Young
Pomeroy Social Notes Amid Flood, Births and Ranks
Social notes from Chester and Pomeroy recount visits to the Hayes home after a child’s death, hospital entries for Gladys Grueser, a Toledo twins birth to Mr and Mrs Douglas Hood, and Doris Shumway Gilmore’s husband John Gilmore in Texas with a sergeant promotion. Also listed are local workers returning after flood leave, overseas service updates for Conroy brothers, and patrolmen Morris and Prizer reassigned from flood duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Lochary
Theodore Reed
C. M. Hennesy
E. R. Hayes
Chester
Jane Greer
Gladys Grueser
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Douglas Hood
Toledo
Mr. Hood
B. A. Dodson
Long Bottom
E-Sgt
Jack C. Conroy
Seventh Army
D. H. Conroy
R. W. Conroy
New Guinea
Philippines
Morris
Prizer
Pomeroy
Middleport
Athens
Clarke A. Wilson
Fort Meade
Clay Wilson
Betty Jean Frost
Flora
Pie. Wilson
Funeral Rites Held for Earl Mankin
Funeral services for Earl Red Mankin longtime salesman for the Pomeroy Motor Company at the Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home were well attended. Company workers and Drew Webster Post representatives from the American Legion joined in honors along with out of town relatives including Floyd Zinkau of Huntington and Charles Lowe of Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Earl
Red) Mankin
The
Pomeroy Motor Company
Rawlings-Coats
Motor Company
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Pomeroy
Mankin
Floyd Zinkau
Huntington
Charles Lowe
Rochester
Changed Color Fumes Cause Morning Hair Color Change Tale
In Bielia Italy Evelina Signorello reportedly woke with hair transformed from brunette to blonde after exposure to fumes from a charcoal burner. Local authorities advise caution with unusual chemical emissions and recommend medical consultation if symptoms persist.
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Evelina Signorello
Bielia
Italy
Nathan Herkowich Returns to Lodgings After Stay
Nathan Herkowich the navy inspector at the Middleport Industrial Garment Company who succeeded Francis O Shea has returned to his lodging at Mrs Hez Root after a stay aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Nathan Herkowich
Middleport Industrial Garment’ Company
Francis O'Shea
Hez Root
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christian Seyfried
Pomeroy i
Spi
Manring Seyfried
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Manning Theodore Seyfried
Liberty Ave
Columbus
L. R. Wiley
Navy
Scieces
Portland Cement Association
W. Sived
Ohio
Middleport Social Notes
George Baker
John Seines
William Haptonstall
Dana Hampton
Nelsonville
Young
Panama Canal Zone
Angel Island
Hawaii
Guadalcanal’ Island
Asa J Cook
Hemlock Grove
Australia
Set
Seyfried
Dorothy Cook
Hugh
Blanche Cook
Asa Cook
Kenneth Seyfried
el Centro
Calif
Lawson Seyfried
Stewart Field
Newburg
N. Y
Virginia Seyfried
Cpl
Lisle
Red Lisle
Syracuse
Corporal Lisle
Belgium
G.C.D.C
Roscoe Harden
Pomeroy Social Notes
Earl Mankin
Hysell Furniture Company
D. S. Farmer, Mgr
Colegroves Market
Middleport, Ohio
Quality Meats
Doan
Coe
Florida Valent Watt Granges
Der
Florida
New
U.S
Louisiana
California
Campbells
Sunnyfield
L&s Dill Pickles
Wilson
A&p
McKenzies Sunnyfield
Ann Page
Sone
Doz
Baltimore
Per aDae
Lake Salt
Davery
Ataltta Ltte
Anne Baxter
John Hodiak
Charles Winninger
Anne Revere
Ann Sheridan
Alexis Smith
Jane Wyman
Jack Carson
Charles Ruggles
Vogue Shoe Shop
Pomeroy, Ohio
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