Nine Indicted by Meigs Grand Jury Arraigned Before Judge Clark
POMEROY Carl Byers pleaded guilty to typewriter theft and received one to 15 years in the Ohio Penitentiary. Accomplice Leona Shepard also pled guilty and drew probation. Residents of Parkersburg WV, they were caught in Wheeling with stolen typewriters from Tuppers Plains. Others charged include Harold Rewson and Fred Hayman on larceny counts with bond set at 300 each. Raymond Lee pled guilty to breaking and entering. awaiting sentence. Charles Sayre not guilty on resisting an officer. Silas Stainaker pled guilty to breaking and entering and awaits sentence. Remaining defendants include Daniel Congreve not guilty to provocation of breach of peace. Willard Smith pleads not guilty to assault and battery. bonds posted. Ralph Johnson and J. E. Thorne were not arraigned on manslaughter and reckless operation charges.
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Pomeroy
Carl Byers
Tuppers Plains
Grand Jury
C. W. Clark
Common Pleas
Ohio Penitentiary
Leona Shepard
Byers
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wheeling
Harold Rewson
Fred Hayman
State of
Ohio
Charles Sayre
Silas Stalnaker
Lillie Douglas
Daniel Congreve
Sam Kimes
Leo Sisson
Willard Smith
Charles M. Smith
Ralph Johnson
J. E. Thorne
P-40F Warhawk Debuts in Flight Trials
The Curtiss P-40F Warhawk fighter debuts in flight tests with Rolls Royce engines, slated as faster and heavier than the P-40E Kittyhawk shown firing tracers in night gunnery. The tracer burst appears converging due to camera angle.
Southeastern Ohio Broiler Association Meets in Pomeroy
The Southeastern Ohio Broiler Association holds its regular meeting at City Hall in Pomeroy on Tuesday evening May 12. Prof Wiggin of Ohio University will speak and officials will consider a proposal to locate a branch poultry auction in Meigs County.
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Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio Broiler Association
Wiggin
Department of Agriculture
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio Egg Auction Association
Meigs County
Pomeroy Social Notes and 4-H Club News Highlights
POMEROY with Hazel Scott home hosted Pomeroy Happy Helpers 4-H Club. four members and one visitor attended. Alfred 4-H Victory Workers organized at Miss Mabel Griffin’s home with ten members, health and first aid the project, weekly meetings. Reedsville Senior Club organized with Miss Lucy Kibble as leader. Various visits, family dinners, and local gatherings noted. Birth, alumni meeting, and many residents listed as attending or hosting events through May.
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Pomeroy
Bedford
Happy Helpers 4-H
Hazel Scott
Alfred 4-H Victory
Mabel Griffin
Genevieve Guthrie
Virgie Mae Swartz
Maxine Guthrie
Georgia E. Cooper
Wilma Griffin
Thelma Carr
Reedsville
Lucy Kibble
Meigs County Pioneer Society Plans Museum
Meigs County Pioneer Society officers and executive committee advance a county museum at a Monday meeting. They report a promise of land for the site and seek an $8,000 state appropriation for a stone building using stones from each township, with cooperation from township trustees and county commissioners.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Olive Grange Honors Six Charter Members
Olive Grange met May 8 with 40 present. Charter members Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Chambers, Bess Rose, Neva Pryor received Silver Star certificates for 25 years. Visitors included Heaton and Fiske families. Lunch followed the meeting.
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Olive Grange
Charles Myers
W. D. Chambers
Bess Rose
Neva Pryor
Grange
Iva Buckley
Glenna Millison
Mr. Chambers
the Frost
Ava Myers
Tressa Swain
Heaton
Hemlock Grange
Ally Fiske
Paul Damewood
C. W. Williams Grange
Group Sees Talks On Christian Family Relations at Church
WSCS members met at Heath Methodist Church to hear Mrs. M L French and Mrs. Noah Haskins discuss Christian Family Relations and youth work globally. Debates led to a vote urging lawmakers to prohibit liquor near camp sites. Social hour followed with tea and cookies.
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WSCS
Heath” Methodist Church
M. L.french
Noah Haskins
Cc. M. Hennesy
Mary Adelene Smith
H. E. Cook
David Entsminger
Herbert Chambers
Willis Aleshire
E. M. Woods
Albert Faehnile
Frieda Faehnie
Harry Russell
Apple Grove Social and Personal Highlights
Apple Grove notices list several weekend guests and family visits. Carol Norris Evelyn Sharpnack Kathryn Sharp nack and Gladys Hayman of Columbus visited their parents. Ruby Hayman Racine stayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hayman. Many local residents hosted relatives from Columbus Pomeroy Evans W Va and Patterson Field during the weekend.
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Apple Grove
Carol Norris
Evelyn Sharpnack
Kathryn Sharpnack
Gladys Hayman
Columbus
Ruby Hayman
Racine
George Hayman
Clark Christine
Clark
Ernest Sleeth
Elkins
W. Va
Charles Sayre
Church
Carl Shields
Pomeroy
Ward Bibbee
Earl Robinson
Howard
Billie
Clarence Sargent
Ann
Herbert Shields
Lillie Stover
Evans
Roy Buck
Fritz
Patterson Field
Orville Shields
East Letart
Dillard Morris Wedding Noted In Ironton
Mr and Mrs John Dillard announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy Dillard to James William Morris. The ceremony occurred in Ironton on April 10 with Rev Allen T Christy officiating. Only attendants were Mr and Mrs J T Job. Mr and Mrs Morris plan a early June homecoming for friends.
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Middleport
John Dillard
S. Second Ave
Dorothy Dillard
James William Morris
Ironton
Allen T. Christy
J. T. Job
Luther Ramsey
C. W. Ramsey
Huntington
Martha Hudson
Brad Hudson
Wilson Hudson
James Blake
Wilbur Roberts
Phyllis
John Will
Pomeroy
United States Army
Camp Robinson
Ark
C. C. Fisher
John Fisher
Pt. Pleasant
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Middleport Social Notes and Personal Roundup
The Middleport community reports the final Middleport Literary Club meeting at the outgoing president Mrs Rosener Zeiher home with China as this afternoon's program theme. Dozens of locals attend family visits, hospital updates, and travel notes including Ohio State and Wooster College ties.
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Middleport Literary Club
Rosener Zeiher
China
Violet Hartinger
Columbus
Lawrence Hartinger
Beech
Donald Mills
Warren Bennett
Aircraft Mechanic School
Dayton
Shirley Mills
Patterson Tegeler Marry After License in Probate Court
Tom W. Patterson, 26, and Naomi Tegeler, 29, both of Middleport, obtained a marriage license Monday in probate court.
Pomeroy High School to Honor 68 Seniors at Commencement
Sixty eight Pomeroy High School seniors will be honored in upcoming commencement events announced by acting superintendent W A Smith. Class Night Friday May 22 features a patriotic theme Forward With Democracy with Miss Ethel Garland and Mrs Frank Chapman as sponsors. Baccalaureate Sunday May 24 at 7 30 p m in Junior High Auditorium with Rev Ralph Kuether delivering Opportunity. Commencement address by Lorin C Staats Ohio University on Thursday May 28 at 8 15 p m.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
W. A. Smith
Ethel Garland
Frank Chapman
Ralph Kuether
W. Luther Tracy
Nobel ‘Rompel
Lorin C. Staats
Ohio University
Staats
William Arnold
Paul Augustine
Robert Baxter
Paul Birtcher
Olin Boothe
Harry Bowen
Robert Brickles
Robert Burkett
Richard Canter
David Clifton
John Crooks
Thomas Crow
Hugh Custer
Robert Dailey
Robert Davis
Thomas Duerr
Charles Evans
Jay Gloeckner
Donald Hart
Kenneth Hartley
John Hawley
Albert Hendricks
David Holter
Paul Huber
Farewell Celebration for Sam Theiss Held in Langsville Area
Mrs. Harry Craig hosted 38 friends and neighbors at the Lee Rush cabin near Langsville for a chicken dinner in honor of Sam Theiss who left with Meigs County draftees for service in the U S Army after 17 years at the Craig Store. A social afternoon followed.
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Middleport
Sam Theiss
Harry Craig
Lee Rush
Langsville
Theiss
Craig
Meigs County
England Feared Circus Man's Plan To Move Shakespeare Birthplace
Citizens of England opposed Phineas T Barnum ambitions to buy Shakespeare's birthplace and relocate it to his New York museum, sparking alarm over preserving the historic site.
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England
Phineas T. Barham
William Shakespeare
New York Museum
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Tex Myers
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Butternut Ave
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Dorothy Schaefers
Fisher St
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H. H. Crum
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Eileen
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