Red Cross Chapter Holds Meigs County Meeting
Forty guests attended the Meigs County Chapter National Red Cross annual meeting at the First Presbyterian Church in Pomeroy Middleport. Mrs Joyce Paradis of the National Reserve Staff led with Miss Alice Johnson assisting the roll call reported $1009 82 from 654 members at 1 00 34 at 5 00 10 at 10 00 and 1 at 25 00.
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Middleport
Pomeroy
Joyce C. Paradis
National Reserve Staff
Washington, D. C
Alice M. Johnson
Red Cross
Meigs County
National Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Wilma Roush
Roll Call
Dan Hartinger
Letart
O. P. Klein
Charles E. Walburn
H. O. Ewing
Weed
Ruel Finsterwald
Meigs Relative Linked In Hand Grenade Injury Case
Seven year old Charles Rus son of Mr and Mrs Dale Russell of Gallia County was seriously injured when a hand grenade exploded on Sunday. He is reported to be a near relative of Chauncey Vance of Palmer Street.
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Meigs
Middleport
Charles Russell
Dale Russell
Gallia County
Chauncey Vance
Palmer St
Turner Rites Will Be in Harrisonville
Funeral services for William Turner 74 who died suddenly at his Harrisonville home will be held Wednesday at one o clock at the Methodist Church Harrisonville with interment in Wells Cemetery. Death attributed to heart disease. Survived by widow one daughter Mrs Emil MHunsicker Akron four sons Frank How ard Akron Charles Lancaster Dana Harrisonville two brothers George Albany Delbert Dyesville.
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Middleport
William Turner
Harrisonville
Wells
Turner
Emil Mhunsicker
Akron
Frank
Howard
Charles
Lancaster
Dana
George
Albany
Delbert
Dyesville
Sewer Work In Pomeroy To Continue
POMEROY council appropriated 800 to resume the Sugar Run sewer project and will seek WPA aid for material costs. A traffic officer proposal to curb speeding was sent to the street committee for study with a report due next meeting. The council also granted permission for county commissioners to include certain town streets in the county blanket road project for WPA submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sugar Run
Pomeroy Council
WPA
Howell Paroled After Lenient Pardon Stirs Pomeroy
In Pomeroy court Judge Cedric W. Clark granted Dale Howell probation for four years with monthly sheriff reporting. The pleas for mercy drew near unanimous support from courtroom observers after testimony of Howell’s good character and a recounting of prior misfortunes. Prosecutor Manning D. Webster voiced no objection to probation.
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Howell
Jewell
Manning D. Webster
Kindergarten Wins Radio for PTA Attendance
Middleport notes report Miss Dutton's kindergarten earned the radio prize for highest PTA meeting attendance at the High School Auditorium. The program honored PTA founders, Mrs. Rothrock led a summary of goals, and a nine senior skit titled A Teachers Meeting explored pupil and parent indifference and scheduling issues. A related film on meat nutrition was shown. stage purchases were approved. Birth notices bring John Alfred Wells and Leah Jane Hoyt. Measles hospital updates and local visits are also logged.
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Middleport
Bill Diles
Betty Brown
Jacqueline June Hysell
Sylvia Mayer
Thelma Mae Howard
Della Mae Vance
Bob Tompkins
Walter Smith
Artamae Baker
Nan Moore
Pomeroy Couple Marry Before Chester Clergy
Miss Margaret Hartenbach daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Hartenbach of Minersville married Charles Russell son of Mrs Agnes Russell at the Rev Taylors residence in Chester Attendants were Mr and Mrs William Grueser Both graduates of Pomeroy High School with 1936 and 1937 class years Mrs Russell may be Meigs County's first war bride as her husband has volunteered for army training and faces a March 25 departure.
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Pomeroy
Margaret Hartenbach
Otto Hartenbach
Minersville
Charles Russell
Agnes Russell
Butternut Ave
Taylor
Chester
William Grueser
Russell
Pomeroy High School
Meigs County
Preparedness Institute Held in Pomeroy
In Pomeroy, disaster preparedness sessions were led Monday afternoon at the Red Cross office by Mrs. Disaster Reserve Staff of Washington. Representatives from farm security, old age pension, relief offices, and several public officials attended. Mrs. Paradis and Miss Alice M. Johnson described the development of disaster work and the coordination between Red Cross case workers and government agencies.
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Pomeroy
Joyce C. Paradis
National Disaster Reserve
Washington
D. C
Red Cross
Paradis
Alice M. Johnson
Th Red Cross
Rock Springs Grange Meeting Attracts Members And Events
Sixty two members attended the Rock Springs Grange gathering Friday night. The program featured flag usage, a men's quartet, songs and readings, a seed guessing contest, and a high award for Jerrold Hartung and Joe Weysmiller. A mattress project blank was offered for members. Next meeting March 28 will be a potluck with the Young People’s Committee. An electrical demonstration is set for April 1 by Mrs. J. W. McMurray at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Goeglein
Joe Weysmiller
Mrs. Eastman
Gerald Hoffner
Dorothy Dumb
Buena Grueser
Jerrold Hartung
Rena Yost
the Grange
Edward Evans
Young People’s Committee
J. W. McMurray
Pomeroy Library Loans Hit Record
At the regular board meeting the Pomeroy Library reported January loans of 3196 and February a record 4043. The annual report was discussed, shelving plans finished, and a $60 appropriation for new books approved. The Pomeroy Woman's Civic Club donated two books, The Flowering of New England and The Hollyberry's.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Library
Pomeroy Woman's Civic Club
New England
van Wyck Brooks
Dalgliesh
Garden Club Meeting at Carpenter Garden Club
Carpenter Garden Club met Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Geneva Foster with all members except one present. Guest Mrs. Cyntha Cummings of Vinton Township Garden Club attended. Topics were Landscaping by Thelma Campbell and Lawn Care by Alice Houdashelt. refreshments served by hostess. Next meeting on Wednesday April 9 at Miss Bonnie Gregory’s home.
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Carpenter — Friendship Garden Club
Geneva Foster
Cyntha Cummings
Vinton ‘Township Garden Club
Thelma Campbell
Alice Houdashelt
Bonnie Gregory
Rev. J. H. Rickman Dies at 85 in Middleport
The Rev J H Rickman 85 died at his Oliver Street home after weeks of illness He served as vice moderator of the Providence Baptist Association since 1907 and was a retired school teacher He was born in Halifax Virginia and lived in Ohio since six months old He led Mt Moriah Church for many years Surviving are wife three sons Earl James and Waldo one daughter Mrs Carrie thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral arrangements were not announced with services planned at Mt Moriah Church and burial at Jackson
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Middleport
J. H. Rickman
Oliver St
Rickman
Providence Baptist Association
Halifax
Ohio
Mt. Moriah
Carrie
Earl
James
Waldo
New York
Mt. Moriah Church
Jackson
Ohio University sorority officer's daughter tied to county official
Miss Jean Chapman elected treasurer of Tau Alpha Chapter Chi Omega at Ohio University. She is the daughter of C. O. Chapman Rutland County Superintendent of Schools. Our son is only a second class star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Jean Chapman
Tau Alpha
Chi Omega
Ohio University
C. O. Chapman
Rutland
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L. J. Heiner
Ohio State Chapter
Mansfield
Miss Roush
J. H. Grate
Lucy Kibble
Reedsville
Everett Hayes
Fred Shumway
Syracuse
Delbert Chase
James Titus
I. B. Weed
Norman Klees
Father Murphy
Lena Huber
Warren Bright
Owen Watson
Ralph Reuther
Charles Baird
C. E. Blakeslee
Raymond Cheseldine
Cedric Clark
H. E. Cook
H. L. Carr
J. H
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Camp Blanding
Fla
Sport Oxfords
Arch Shoes
Brooks
Luckoff
Middleport Social Notes
Clark Wells
Sarah Scarberry
John Alfred
A. A. Scarberry
Broadway
John Wells
Long Bottom
Richard Brown
A. E. Erwin
Mill St
Heath Methodist Church
Frieda Faehnie
S. Third Ave
M. W. Essex
Herman Whaddox
Roscoe Wise
White Rose Lodge
B of AR
Woodmen's Hall
A. A. Chappelle
John Talbott
Edward Parsons
Wilson Hoyt
New Baby
Leah Jane
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Beech St
C. O. Fisher
MHS
Florence Rayburn
Emma Rayburn
Florence Sisson
Florence Ann
Carl Spangler
Columbus
Charles Rayburn
Wayne Gibbons
Asheville
N. C
Gibbons
B. S. Summers
Leon
W. Va
Lawrence Bing
Wallace Damewood
Yvonne Rita
Myrtle Damewood
Bess Rose
Cecil Jewell
Fugate Building
Mulberry Ave
Judith Ann
Pomeroy Social Briefs
Raymond Sohn
Rome Hawk
E. Main St
Hawk
W. C. Burton
Athens
Byrne Vaughan
Don Leifheit
Chillicothe
Jerry-Jo
Mary-Jo
Margaret Ann Hawk
Circle No. 1
Woman's Division of
Christian Service
L. A
Second St
Vaughan Crites
Briggs
Suzanne
Circleville
E. W. Harper
Kathryn Schaefer
Lincoln Hill
Rock Springs Grange
Pomeroy Library Loans
Carpenter
Miss Chapman
Smith Ieros
Maine
North Dakota
Meigs Corny
Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
the Gas Company
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