Pomeroy Plans Final Week Commencement Details
Pomeroy High School announces theme Let Freedom Ring for the 68th annual graduation. Commencement on May 18 at the Junior High School auditorium will end 52 seniors careers. Baccalaureate May 14 at 7 30 p m in the same auditorium features Rev Baird sermon Faith and Progress.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
W. A. Smith
J. E. White
Charles Baird
Nobel Rompe
Ralph Kuether
Alice Smith Nease
Danny Rosenbaum
Doris Leifheit
Red Cross
Willie Carr
Annette Seyfried
Jack Lewis
Claire Titus
Ethel Garland
Smith
Luther Tracy
Betty Jacobs
Pomeroy School
Willis Aleshire
Taylor
Pierie
Phyllis Brown
Meigs Factory Is Checked by Navy
MIDDLEPORT Mayors and village council members met with U S Navy inspector Leighton Rosenthal to inspect the Industrial Garment Manufacturing Company plant. The Rosenthal interests own and operate the company, which has been in operation for more than two years.
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Middleport
C. O. Fisher
David Miller
H. M. Cross
David Durst
Harry Houdashelt
H. N. Swift
B. H. Rawlings
Cpl
Leighton Rosenthal
Cleveland
Samuel Durst
U. S. Navy
Industrial Garment Manufacturing Company
Rosenthal
Tired Husbands Rundown Wives For New Pep Energy
Unclear damaged ad copy promotes Ostrex Supplies tonic with iron and vitamins to boost vitality for adults. Claims to restore vim and vigor for listless men, with dosage notes and availability in Athens drugstores.
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Crug
Athens
Gallahers
Measles Break Out in Ohio Town Child Case Reported
Stanley H. Durst, 13 months old, contracted measles after arriving with parents Samuel Durst a U S Navy inspector and Mrs Durst from New York City. The family recently moved to Pomeroy Meigs County amid a mild local outbreak of measles and chickenpox.
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Stanley H. Durst
Ohio
Meigs County
Stanley
Samuel Durst
U. S. Navy
Meigs PTA Council Meets at Laurel Cliff School
Meigs County P T A Council met at Laurel Cliff School with reps from Pomeroy Middleport and Laurel Cliff. Primary and grammar grades showcased programs under Nellie Tracy and Thelma Dill.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Fern Colmer
Navy
Oren Colmer
Uncle Sam
Oscar Roedel
Vernon Howell
Lewis Sauer
Middleport
Blanche Haskins
Grace French
Rothrock
Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe to Close Sundays After Mother's Day
Middleport reports the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe will close one day a week, Sundays, due to labor shortages. Manager Walter B. Harris said the change starts Sunday May 21 to minimize disruption for war workers and business men who rely on meals from local restaurants.
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Middleport
Mary Jane
Walter B. Harris
Family Night At Federated Church Sets 6 P.M. Potluck
The Federated Church parish invites all members to a family night at the church with a 6 p.m. potluck supper on Wednesday. Mrs. Fred Luchs of Athens will be the guest speaker and highlight the program. Other numbers will be announced.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Fred Luchs
Athens
Pomeroy Daughters of Revolution And Garden Club Meetings
The May meeting of the Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter D A R will be at Mrs. K D Amsbury Lincoln Hill with guest D B Hartinger of Middleport reviewing a book. A farewell dinner for Willard Hines awaiting U S Navy call was hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles A Woode with family guests. Twilight Garden Club meets at Mrs Phil Williamson’s home with hostesses Mrs C E Peoples and Mrs J I Clark and guest speaker Mrs Harry Roush of the Wildwood Garden Club.
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Pomeroy
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
K. D. Amsbury
Lincoln Hill
D. B. Hartinger
Middleport
Willard Hines
U. S. Navy
Charles A. Woode
Mr. Hines
Ray
Roger
Cleland Hines
Charlene
William Hines
Twilight Garden Club
Phil, Williamson
Butternut St
C. E. Peoples
J. I. Clark
Harry Roush
The
Wildwood Garden Club
Mrs Edson Forsythe Hosts Contract Club Guests
Mrs Edson Forsythe hosted a Contract Club gathering with guest player Mrs Neils Powell of Middleport. Mrs Robert Jacobs was high scorer and Mrs Forsythe served salad and sandwiches to Alice Nease Edith Bowen Virginia Smith Virginia Karr Emma Jennings Majel Lee Ruth Huber Margaret Blaettner Jean Coates Kathryn Jacobs and Isabelle Powell.
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Edson Forsythe
Neils Powell
Middleport
Robert Jacobs
Forsythe
Alice Nease
Edith Bowen
Virginia Smith
Virginia Karr
Emma Jennings
Majel Lee
Ruth Huber
Margaret Blaettner
Jean Coates
Kathryn Jacobs
Isabelle Powell
Local Social Notes Mention Visits and Military Moves
Lancaster residents and visitors share weekend calls and family news. Cadet Joe Ohlinger finishes Pre-flight School in St Marys California and visits before training at Norman Oklahoma. Pvt Edward Idle stationed in San Diego and Pvt Truman Russell visits his newborn daughter at home.
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George Brown
Charles Hilewick
Floyd Brown
Toledo
George Hood
Charleston
Lula Nease
Wehe Terrace
Nease
Robert Thompson
Hinton
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Joe Ohlinger
Dayton
FE. R. Yost
Forest Run
Edward Idle
Racine
Marine Base
San Diego
Calif
Truman A. Russell
Norman Harbrecht
Russell
Pvt
Shabone
Mase
Engagement Announcement of Virginia Russell and K Thomas Wagner
Miss Virginia Elaine Russell and Midshipman K Thomas Wagner announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Russell, from Columbus, works at Curtiss-Wright. Wagner, a Tri-State College mechanical engineering graduate, is with the Navy and attending Naval Officers School. The wedding is planned for May 31 at Notre Dame Indiana.
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Middleport
Virginia Elaine Russell
Summit St
Columbus
K. Thomas Wagner
Sidney
Griff Co. Russell
Notre Dame
Ind
Wagner
Naval Officers School
Russell
Middleport High School
Curtiss- Wright Plant
Midshipman Wagner
Tri-State College
Angola
Navy
Curtiss-Wright
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Karl Wagner
Middleport Personals
When the Amateur Gardeners Club met recently at the home of Mrs. Howard Byers, Mill St., Mrs. Delbert Rice presented a paper on.
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Middleport
Amateur Gardeners Club
Howard Byers
Mill St
Delbert Rice
Mrs. Dawson Dies at Home in Columbus
Mrs Louis Seyfried reports the death of her sister in law Mrs Edward Dawson in Columbus on Sunday. She died at her home from cerebral hemorrhage after the fire department emergency squad could not revive her. Funeral set for 10 a m Wednesday at A K Graumlich Son Funeral Home with burial at Lithopolis. She is survived by her husband and nieces and nephews.
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Middleport
Louis Seyfried
Edward Dawson
Columbus
Fire Department
A. K. Graumlich & Son
Lithopolis
Dawson
Dusky Funeral to Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Lennis Edwin Dusky aged 85 who died Monday at the FE W Harper home on Main Street will be at 1 PM Wednesday at Ewing Chapel. Burial follows at Beech Grove Cemetery with Rev Nobel Rompel of the United Methodist Church officiating.
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Pomeroy
Lennis Edwin Dusky
FE. W. Harper
Main St
Ewing
Beech Grove
Nobel Rompel
United Methodist Church
TNT Plant Workers to Receive Army-Navy E Award
Middleport West Virginia General Chemical Defense Corp employees and civilians form a twelve member committee to accept the Army Navy E Production Award. J L Clark chairs the committee and will receive the first token pin from Commander Wilson Starbuck. The May 16 ceremony is at 4 30 pm in the plant administration area with officials and families invited.
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Middleport
General Chemical Defense Corporation
West
Charles Ross Ray
E. A. Masters
M. W. Reid
B. B. Laudon
Gladys Miller
Ordnance Department
Mr. Clark
Wilson Starbuck
Naval Operating Base
Norfolk
James W. Saunders
Cassino
Pfc
Saunders
First Armored
C. M. Brown
Army
Navy
C. H. Albrecht
Probate Court Notes of Meigs County
Meigs County Probate Court journal entries approve estate inventory for Carrie M Howell admin Mont L Howell with funeral expense payment to Rawlings Coats and grave marker purchase. Debts confirmed. estate not taxed. Birth record of Emma Bell Mayes corrected. Syracuse party planned by Faithful Few Club at Junior Hall on Tuesday May 9. Birth announcement for Claude Cunningham and wife of a seven pound daughter on Thursday May 4.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Probate Court
Carrie M. Howell
Mont L. Howell
Rawlings-Coats
Emma _ Bell Mayes
Syracuse
Faithful Few
Claude Cunningham
Pomeroy Choral Society Holds Year End Social
Members and spouses gathered at the Lochary home in Lincoln Hill for a potluck social evening with buffet supper. Prizes were given for games and informal singing followed. Gifts were presented to Mrs Nolan Swackhammer and the Rev Ralph Kuether for their service to the club. This was the society’s last meeting of the year.
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Pomeroy
Booker Rites To Be At Minersville
Funeral services for 73 year old Henry Lewis Booker will be held at Naomi Baptist Church Minersville with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery. He died Monday at the home of Mrs Irene James Kerr Run. Survived by son Morris in Italy sisters Mrs Horace G Fuller Huntington Mrs Albert Davis Cincinnati Huntington Harry Booker Anderson Booker Houston W Va nephews Carl Fred Williams Port and Roy Williams Columbus.
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Pomeroy
Naomi Baptist Church
Minersville
Henry Lewis Booker
Booker
Irene James
Kerri Run
Beech Grove
Morris
Italy
Horace G. Fuller
Huntington
Albert Davis
Cincinnati
Harry Booker
Anderson Booker
Houston
W. Va
Carl and
Fred Williams
Middleport
Roy Williams
Columbus
Middleport Man Fined by Mayor for Illegal Liquor
Kelly Gilmore, Laurel Sr., pleaded guilty to illegal liquor in his position before Mayor C C Fisher Saturday and was fined 75 dollars plus costs. A warrantless search of the Gilmore home by Chief L B Higgins with Sheriff Ralph Welker and Officers Frank Clark and Paul Johnson found two containers of moonshine and two bottles of homebrew. Gilmore was arrested and arraigned before Mayor Fisher.
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Middleport
Kelly Gilmore
Laurel Sr
C. C. Fisher
Gilmore
L. B. Higgins
Ralph Welker
Frank Clark
Paul Johnson
C. ©. Fisher
Courthouse Closes as Primary Votes Cast in Meigs County
Offices at the Meigs County Courthouse closed today while residents cast ballots in the primary elections. Voters participated in local contests and state races, with polling locations remaining open for standard hours.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Scholarships Awarded to Meigs Youths
POMEROY Ohio University awards scholarships to three Meigs County students. Patricia Brider daughter of Mr and Mrs Chris Brider will attend Ohio University Athens. Rose mary Nease daughter of Mrs Helen Nease also earns a scholarship to Ohio University. Danny Rosenbaum son of Mr and Mrs A H Rosenbaum will enter Capital University Columbus with a scholarship. Brider ranked first in the recent General Scholarship Tests for Meigs seniors and is second in Pomeroy High School.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Patricia Brider
Chris Brider
Ohio University
Athens
Rosemary Nease
Helen Nease
Danny Rosenbaum
A. H. Rosenbaum
Capital University
Columbus
Brider
Meigs County
Letart Falls eighth grade program moved to May 19
LETART FALLS The eighth grade commencement program scheduled for Thursday May 11 is postponed to Friday May 19. Rev James Taylor now a student at Marshall College Huntington will be the speaker.
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Letart
James Taylor
Marshall College
Huntington
Antiseptic San-Cura Ointment Promises Pile Relief
Detroit resident T. J. Williams describes relief from itching and burning of piles after using San-Cura Ointment. The advertisement touts San-Cura Soap for cleansing and notes prices of 35c and 60c for the ointment and 25c for the soap.
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T. J. Williams
Detroit
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