Poultry Price Ceilings Revised To Stabilize Markets
An April 22 order tightens live poultry price ceilings by base on FOB shipping points, reduces weight classes from 21 to 12, and adds transportation differentials for Ohio points. The rule sets farm prices for Grade A and adjusts for dressing costs, trucker allowances, and Kosher stock while requiring recordkeeping and posted manifests for all transactions over 200 dollars monthly.
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Dresser
Trucker
Chicago
Ohio
Meigs Unty
Noel Coward War Film "In Which We Serve" at Athena Theatre
Noel Coward delivers a sincere war film at the Athena Theatre through United Artists. The drama centers on a Royal Navy lifeboat ship and its crew from Captain Kinross to Shorty Blake, highlighting courage, sacrifice, and family bonds without false heroism.
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Noel Coward
Kinross
Shorty Blake
Crete
Coward
Grangers To Meet May 7 At Rock Springs Hall
POMEROY Meigs County Grange will meet Friday May 7 at Rock Springs Grange Hall. The fifth degree will be given in full form. All members are asked to bring a ten cent article for a grab bag.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomona Grange
Rock Springs
Clubs Pick Yearly Projects in Wartime Meeting
In Pomeroy the Long Bottom Victory Sewers and Reedsville Senior Pioneer Club met with members and guests. The Sewers chose clothing as their project with Miss Mary Bell Cowdery as president and Geneva Nolan speaking on clothing care. The Pioneer Club selected Victory gardening with Lucy Kibble leading. Nolan also spoke on clothing care and wartime 4-H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Long Bottom Victory
Mary Bell
Jean Cowdery
Geneva Nolan
Mary Bell Cowdery
Hope Swain
Jeanette Clark
Pauline Swain
Reedsville
Knights of Pythias to Confer Degrees May 11
The Athens Commandery of the Knights of Pythias will confer degrees on May 11 for candidates of the Ohio Valley Commandery No. 24.
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Pomeroy
Athens
Knights of Pythias
Ohio Valley
Mrs. Wright Funeral Set For Thursday In Middleport
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Lyle Wright age 68 widow of Wallace Wright will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with interment in Wright Cemetery. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Laing son Dale Wright and several grandchildren along with siblings and nieces. The Rev. H A Rothrock to conduct rites.
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Middleport
Cora Lyle Wright
Wallace Wright
Holzer Hospital
Rawlings-Coats
Wright Cemetery
Wright
Meigs County
North Third Ave
Harry Laing
S. Third Ave
Laing
Dale Wright
Langsville
Wallace
Joe Laing
David Wright
U. S. Army
B. E. Lyle
Pythian Sister Lodge
Rutland
Order of Eastern Star
Harrisonville
Ranjing Coats Funeral Home
H. A. Rothrock
Grace Sauvage
Diamond
W. Va
Roy Lansbury
Herman Mees
Columbus
NYCRA
Wilbur Curtis
Herbert Chambers
Bess Sanborn
Jackson
Pt. Pleasant
Cedric Clark
Elizabeth Moore
Patricia Sherman
Dorothy Sauer
Phyllis Diles
Mildred Ann Wise
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Civic Meetings and Visits
May meeting of the Pomeroy Garden Club discussed plant care and rock garden natives with several members assisting. Sunshine Makers Class elected officers and planned a soup dinner for May 11. Easter supper attended by 50 Drew Webster Post members at Legion Hall. Local visits and relocations noted among residents, with families traveling between Enterprise and nearby towns.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Garden Club
R. L. Jacobs
Harry Feiger
Ray Farnham
Harry Smith
Theodore Ebersbach
Drew Webster
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
Terrace St
National Headquarters
Legionnaires
Writes of Former Meigs Countians
Martha Bryant of Columbus sends notes on Middleport natives. Obituaries include Millie Calhoun at Ostrander Ohio and Lucy Brothers of Columbus. Army induction touches George Daniels Jr and Louis Daniels. Pomeroy church welcomes new members with a Friday reception at the United Methodist Church.
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Middleport
Martha Bryant
Sunbury Road
Columbus
Millie Calhoun
Ostrander
Calhoun
Harry
Mabel
New York Central Railroad
Hobson
S. Third Ave
Lucy L. Brothers
Herbert Brothers
William Z. Walters
Twentieth Ave
Brothers
Edward Cartwright
George Daniels
West Eighth Ave
Louis
Daniels
Pomeroy
C. A. Poindexter
Anna Trimble
Will Daniels
Five Points
Teresa Stobart
John Powell
Myrta Root
Neil
United Methodist Church
Local Church Socials Highlight Community Weights
Worthwhile Class guests at Mrs. Chapple Talbott home received layette gifts for Mrs. Kermit Wiseman as pink and blue stork shower decor accompanied refreshments. Circle and association meetings, bake sale plans, and a range of church social events are noted alongside local visits and a boxing event in Pt. Pleasant.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
Chappelle Talbott
Kermit Wiseman
Clarence Ihle
Fred Healy
Jane Green
Dolly Hauz
Meigs County Tops April War Bond Drive By Far
Meigs County exceeded its $968 000 goal by about 300 000, raising a total over 1 240 000 in the April War Bond drive. County chairman Theodore T Reed credited volunteers across the county with the credit and noted telegrams of congratulations from M J Fleming of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and John J Rowe of the Third Area War Bond drive.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Theodore T. Reed
Reed
M. J. Fleming
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
John J. Rowe
Middleport Seniors to Present The Merry Hares Play
Middleport High School seniors stage The Merry Hares a three act comedy Thursday and Friday. The absent minded Professor Hare and his youth seeking wife feature with twin children Phillip and Diana Hare adding to the humor. A matinee is slated for Friday afternoon and reserved seats go on sale after six at Martin Roller Drug Store.
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Middleport
Merry Hares
Middleport High School
Professor Hare
Willard Ebersbach
Dorothy Jo Burnette
Donna Maguire
Phillip
Alan Rothrock
Diana Hare
Elizabeth Moore
Nan Fisher
Meigs County Men in Armed Services Update
Meigs County men and families are noted for Army and Navy service. Samuel Wyatt Jr. earns corporal at Camp McCain Mississippi. Virgil Hayes becomes sergeant at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana. Eugene Hood serves with Marines in San Diego California. Donald Weed returns to Camp Adair Oregon. Catherine Hennessy completes WAVES basic training then moves to Bloomingdale Indiana for further study.
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Pomeroy
Samuel Wyatt, Jr
Samuel Wyatt
Harrisonville
Camp McCain
Miss
Eugene Hood
Marines
San Diego
Calif
Frank Hood
Minerstville
Cpl
Virgil Hayes
Carson Hayes
Syracuse
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Donald Lisle
Grand Rapids
Mich
Red Lisle
Roscoe Harden
Donald Weed
Camp Adair
Oregon
I. B. Weed
Columbus
Catherine Hennessy
the Waves
Hunter College
N. Y
Bloomington
University of Indiana
Thomas Hennessy
Mulberry Ave
Robert Hartley
New York
Chicago
Allen Hartley
Union Ave
Hartley
Army
Loan Agent to Meet Meigs Farmers in Pomeroy
County Agent C F Plakeslee announces Clarence Fealty field supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office will be at Pomeroy from 9 30 to 10 30 on Wednesday May 12 1943 to accept applications from farmers for crop production loans Farmers in need of financial assistance for crops or feed for livestock or poultry are urged to contact Mr Fealty at that time
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Pomeroy
C. F. Plakeslee
Clarence Fealty
Eegrgency Crop and Feed Loan Office
Girl Scouts Trace Origin to Savannah 1915 Formation
The Girl Scout movement began in 1915 in Savannah Georgia as the formal organization arising from a 1912 Girl Guide group formed there.
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Girl Scouts
Girl Scout Movement
Savannah
Arizona Highway Miles Total 28 291
Arizona reports a total of 28 291 miles of highways in the state. The figure encompasses all interstate and state routes, reflecting the extensive road system across communities and regions.
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Arizona
Knitters Sought by Pomeroy Red Cross Chapter
The Meigs County Red Cross chapter appeals for knitters and asks for any completed articles to be returned promptly for shipment.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
The
Red Cross
Visit Links Families Across Town in Patterson Field Pause
Pvt and Mrs Wallice W Amberger visited a few days with their parents Mr and Mrs George Amberger of Minersville RD and Mr and Mrs James Spencer of Racine RD.
Board of Education Meeting at Middleport Hears Teacher Vacancies
The Middleport Board of Education met at the high school to discuss teacher vacancies for the coming year, textbook plans, and various school improvements. A building committee report on a Hamilton Street fence was discussed with no definite action. Mrs. Roy Lansbury was named town enumerator. The NYA Vocational Education program for National Defense will be dropped due to lack of demand, and the high school remains on the North Central Association approved list for 1943 44.
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Middleport
National Defense
NYA
North Central Association
Unlucky 13 Means Nothing To This Soldier
Pfc Earl Franklin Abbott returns from Camp Beale California for a seven day furlough. He is a former Middleport High School marching band drum major and served with the 13th Armor Division. Abbott notes the 13th Division custom of wearing the overseas cap on the left side. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Abbott.
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Middleport
Earl Franklin
Jack) Abbott
Camp Beale
Cal
Abbott
13Th Armored Division
13Th Division
Frank Abbott
Pomeroy Women’s Civic Club to Meet Thursday
Pomeroy Women’s Civic Club will hold a meeting Thursday evening at 7 40 at the Episcopal Parish House. County extension agent C E Blakeslee will be the guest speaker.
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Pomeroy
Eye Don’ts for War Workers Ad
Eye care ad urges workers to avoid eye strain and protect eyes from dust wind and overwork. It promotes Lavoptik to quickly soothe inflamed burning or itching eyelids and offers a money back guarantee after 25 years of use. Available at all drug stores.
Central Building Leads War Stamp Purchase
Central Building led week long War Stamp sales with 119.85 dollars. Mrs. Guy Reynolds kindergarten posted 31.75 and Miss Flossie Frecker's room 25.35. High school totals 34.15 with Nan Moore’s room 12.50 and Susan Park’s room 10.15. Central School 39.45 led by Leo Kennedy with 17.15 and Alvira Jones 12.30. Three buildings combined to 193.45 in War Stamp purchases.
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Middleport
Guy Reynolds
Flossie Frecker
Nan Moore
Susan Park
Central School
Leo Kennedy
Alvira Jones
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Grangers
Marietia
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Main St
Mrs. Wright
Pomeroy Social Notes
Sunshine Makers
Syracuse Presbyterian Church
Howard Largent
Leota Harden
Richard Duckworth
Robert White
Maurice Harden
Pearl McBride
Charles Blake
Jack Demoss
Maude Griffith
Dayton Ky
Susie Andrews
Enterprise
H. D. Defenbacher
Defenbacher
Frank Will
Paul Davis
Nitro
James Walker
Bailey
Bradbury
Anna Yeager
Ebenezer St
Galion
Chris Yeager
Meigs
Middleport Social Notes
Woman's Association
Charles Bing
H. L. Carr
Frank Hoffman, Jr
Lennie Sharpe
Chambers Grocery
Circle Meets
Costa Rica
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
H. E. Cook
Walter Hayes
Hattie Smith
Cook
Albert Faehnie
Mary Cook
Bond Drive
Board of Education
Pomeroy Women’s Civic Club
Dr. Edwards
F. J
Beasley CO
Sohio
Sonic
Standard Oil Company
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