Episcopal Rector Delivers Pomeroy Graduation Sermon
The Pomeroy Class of 1944 heard a baccalaureate sermon from Grace Episcopal Church rector Rev. Charles G. Baird in the Junior High School Auditorium. The service featured the Girls' Choir with a lit cross backdrop, musical selections, and reflections on faith, progress, and using one’s mind for God. Relatives filled the hall as the community marked the graduation eve.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Nobel Rompel
Ralph Kuether
Mendelssohn
Alice Smith Nease
Alice Fisher
Charles G. Baird
Grace Episcopal Church
St. Mark
Lord
Birthday Picnic For Stanley Grandson At Roadside Park
Irene Stanley and Elizabeth Roush hosted a birthday picnic at Roadside Park for Gary Wayne Stanley age seven. Other youngsters as honored guests included Terry Gallagher and Gerald Warren with multiple local families noted. Gary’s father Staff Sgt Paul D. Stanley, stationed in China with the 14th Air Force, has earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal and nine Oak Leaf Clusters after 64 missions. Also mentioned are Racine High School commencement attendees and Trumpet Trio members along with MH S faculty Ruth Drake and Lois Ceril Lucille Drake.
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Middleport
Irene Stanley
Elizabeth Roush
Gary Wayne Stanley
Terry Gallagher
Gerald Warren
Sydney
Betty Klees
Russell
Maida Roush
Billy
Winona Fink
Billy McGhee
Jean Joachim
Ruby
Russell Yeanger
Charles Wayland
Jerry Lynn Gaston
Mary Jean Williams
J. A. Ford
Montgomery
W. Va
Gary
Paul D. Stanley
China
14Th Air Force
Charleston
Racine High School
Misa Mary Cross
Dillon Cross
William Britton
Paula Jean
Parry Mitch
Julie
Edward French
Franklin Ginther
Marvin Murray
Phyllis’ Smart
Ruth Drake
Lois Ceril
Lucille Drake
MH. S
Remember Mothers Day Remembrances From Far Afield
An Aviation Cadet Donald Mills sends a call to his mother Mrs. Shirley Mills while flowers from Marvin Williamson reach his mother Mrs. Charles Williamson as remembrances abroad on Mothers Day.
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Middleport
Donald Mills
Shirley Mills
Marvin Wiliamson
England
Charles Williamson
Senator Tom W. Jones Attends Rio Grande College Commencement
For over 25 years Senator Tom W. Jones has been a Rio Grande College trustee and attended the college commencement exercises in Rio Grande on Sunday.
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Middleport
Rio Grande College
Rio Grande
Tom W. Jones
Many Enjoy Mother's Day at Coffee Shoppe
Local and out-of-town patrons flocked to the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe for Mother's Day dinners. Notable visitors included Mr and Mrs Harry Hurn from Gallipolis and several groups from Pt Pleasant. The restaurant announced it will serve Sunday meals on the last Sunday each month until further notice.
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Middleport
Mary Jane
Harry Hurn
Gallipolis
Pt. Pleasant
Racine High Graduation Held Friday Night
Racine High School held commencement exercises in the high school auditorium. George E. Roudebush delivered the class address while C. O. Chapman presented diplomas. Honor students included Alice Bradford and Robert Cleland. Faculty and board members were listed along with post ceremony reflections and upcoming events.
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Racine
Racine High School
George E. Roudebush
Columbus
C. O. Chapman
T. T. Shelton
The
Baptist Church
Vernon Buel
Bootie Lee
Yes
Middleport High School
Edward French
Franklin Ginther
Marvin Murray
Westminster Foundation Holds Retreat and Reorganization
Forty five members of the Westminster Fellowship of the Athens Presbytery and leaders met at a Chester Boy Scout cabin for a retreat with devotional periods led by Ruth Gentry. The gathering discussed a new Westminster structure overseeing youth work across church levels. New officers were elected for Faith and Life, Stewardship, Fellowship, and Christian Outreach, installed at services in the Federated Church Little Chapel.
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Pomeroy
Westminster Fellowship
Athens
Ruth Gentry
H. L. Carr
Westminster Organization
Presbyterian
Presbytery
Synod
General Assembly
Carr
Presbyterian Churches
United States
Flory
China
Athens Presbytery
Middleport
Don Kelly
Alvira Thompson
Nelsonville
Mary Hughes
Annabelle White
Nancy Pond
Logan
Faith and Life
Joan Kircher
Ruth Curtis
German Refugee Speaks Wednesday
Oscar Stern, 16 year old Austrian born escaped prisoner and Christian Jew, will speak at the Baptist Church Wednesday at 7 45 PM about persecution in Nazi prisons for repeating a Goering joke. Stern, who came to America in 1902, later led an Austrian insurance firm and served as a church deacon before fleeing. He has lectured in England and is endorsed by church groups in Louisville Rochester and Evansville. His talks in Gallipolis and Racine are non denominational evangelistic. He will attend the Northern Baptist Convention in Atlantic City with Rev. Zundel.
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Middleport
Oscar Stern
Austria
Baptist Church
Mr. Stern
Hermann Goering
Gestapo
Carlsbad
America
New York City
Stern
Germany
England
National Free Church Council of
Great Britain
Edward Benes
Louisville
Rochester
N. Y
Evansville
Ind
Council of Churches
Electrical storms hit Pomeroy and nearby towns
POMEROY and Mid dleport and other river communities endured two severe electrical storms Saturday evening. Electric service was interrupted at times and property damage reported. At the Kroger store water damaged merchandise worth hundreds of dollars due to a clogged roof drain. Farmers in the area benefited as rain revived Victory Garden crops after a hot spell. Farther toward Sumner and Five Points the rainfall varied from heavy to light.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Kroger
Victory Gardeners
Sumner
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlight School Dances and Visits
The article recounts a Junior High School dancing party with chaperones led by Principal Ray Farnham and staff. It notes after events in Syracuse and Huntington, family visits, illness and recovery, and various relatives visiting from Athens and Columbus during Mother's Day weekend and the baccalaureate preparations.
Miss Maxine Russell’s unique graduation birthday reunion
Miss Maxine Russell of Pomeroy, daughter of Mrs. Agnes Russell of Akron and Theron Russell, celebrates graduating as a nurse from St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg on Mother’s Day May 14. Her 22nd birthday, schooling at Pomeroy High School, and a reunion with her mother and family members mark the triple occasion. Attending the Parkersburg exercises at Saint Xavier’s Church were Mrs. Russell of Akron, her brother Corporal Charles Russell, Mrs. Russell of Camp Meade, Md, and sister Mrs. Thomas Mankin among others.
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Frank Clement
Huntington
Clements
Howard Penn
George Foss
Conrad
Athens
Pomeroy
Maxine Russell
Agnes Russell
Akron
Theron Russell
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Miss Russell
Pomeroy High School
St. Xavier's Church
Russell
Cpl
Charles Russell
Camp Meade
Thomas Mankin
Albert Wippel
One Hitter Nears Perfect Game by Walters at Crosley Field
Bucky Walters nearly pitched a perfect game for the Cincinnati Reds against the Boston Braves, yielding only one baserunner through eight innings before Connie Ryan singled. Walters earned a 4 0 win as the Braves avoided a sweep in the nightcap. Other majors results include Yankees and Cardinals winning, Phillies dropping pair, Tigers and Gorsica shutting out Red Sox, Pirates sweeping Giants, A’s taking both from Browns, and White Sox splitting with Washington Cubs and Dodgers.
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Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Crosley Field
Walters
Connie Ryan
Braves
Boston
Charley Robertson
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Ira Hutchinson
Reds
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Yanks
Cleveland
Yankee Stadium
Phillies
St. Louis
Big Mort Cooper
George Munger
al Gerheauser
Dizzy Trout
Johnny Gorsica
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Gorsica
Pittsburgh
Giants
Rip Sewell
Bill Voiselle
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
A’s
Washington
Dutch Leonard
Chicago
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Indians End 14-Game Losing Streak With Back-To-Back Wins
The Indianapolis Indians broke their 14 game skid with a 2-1 win over Kansas City as Lefty Bob Logan held the visitors to five hits. They completed the doubleheader with a 4-2 victory behind Al Bronkhurst’s four hit outing. Milwaukee drew 10,811 fans as the Brewers swept Louisville for their 11th and 12th straight wins. In other action Columbus split a twin bill at Minneapolis 12-2 then 10-9 in four extra innings. St Paul topped Toledo twice 3-9 and 7-1 in front of 4,005 fans.
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American Association
Indianapolis Indians
Bob Logan
Kansas City
Indians
al Bronkhurst
Milwaukee
Brewers
Louisville
Bob Bowman
Owen Scheetz
Columbus
Minneapolis
Lou Camp
Ernie Rudolph
St Paul
Toledo
Reds Break Even as Lanier Grants Few Homers
Max Lanier pitched for the St Louis Cardinals allowing only a few homers in 213 innings during 194. The Reds managed to avoid a loss in a pitcher’s duel with Cards ace Lanier.
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Max Lanier
Lanier
Baseball Leaders Highlight Averages And Records
National batting leader Walker of Brooklyn tops the list with a .358 mark while Ryan of Boston leads runs and Schultz of Brooklyn shares the lead in home runs with Litwhiler of St. Louis. pitching honors go to Lanier of St. Louis and Borony and Maltzberger pace the mound with a 4-0 record.
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Walker
Brooklyn
Ryan
Boston
Schultz
Rooklyn
Holmes
Barrett
Pirates
Brookm
Litwhiler
St. Louis
Macon
Bo m
Lanier
Swift
Detroit
R. Johnson
Baton
Stephens
J. Louis
Torres
Washington
Cullenbine
Cleveind
Gutterdige
St. L
Spence
Washigton
Stirnweiss
New York
Borony
Nd Maltzberger
Chicago
Baseball scores from yesterday across major and association leagues
Yesterday's results show Pittsburgh edging New York 1 to 0 in 10 innings. Other MLB games include New York 4-3 Cleveland and 8-4 New York over Cleveland. Association results list Columbus 12 Minneapolis 1 and Milwaukee 11 Louisville 10 with multiple 1s and 0s across contests.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pensive Aims for Withers Mile After Preakness Victory
Pensive the Preakness winner may run in the Withers Mile at Belmont Park en route to the Belmont Stakes. Trainer Ben Jones weighs the shorter turf mile as Stir Up and Platter also head to Belmont, while Calumet Farm rides a strong Maryland wagering day with a Preakness record handle.
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Baltimore
Belmont Park
Silastad
Ben Jones
Calumet Farm
New York
Warren Wright
Pensive
Mrs. Payne Whitney
Stir Up
George D. Widener
Platter
Stir
Little Conn McCreary
Penske
Maryland
Wright
Calumet
Pimlico
Florida
Derby
Belmont
Mutuel
Yankees Sweep Indians in Doubleheader Finale
Cleveland pitcher Allie Smith nearly won the opener before a ninth inning error allowed two Yankees to score and force extra innings where New York won 8 4. Johnny Lindell starred with key hits and the Yankees swept the three game series. Mel Harder seeks his fourth straight win in tonight’s Washington series opener against Johnny Niggeling.
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Washington
Allie Reynolds
Lindell
Yankees
Ray Poat
Tribe
Washington Nationals
Mel Harder
Johnny Niggeling
Fullerton's Roundup: Baseball, Football, and Pugilists
A compact roundup notes Pacific Coast League tension over under contract players with NL clubs, a push for better score cards by The Sporting News, and Notre Dame pivot to Gasparella as quarterback. Also mentions Ed Lopat and a Dodger school alumnus rising from Elmira to lead the Southern Association with a 19 win season.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Sporting News
Notre Dame
Joe Gasparella
Vandergrift
Ed McKeever
North Carolina
Ed Lopat
White Sox
Edmund Lopatynski
Dodger
Elmira
Southern Association
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Athens Messe
Middleport Social Notes
Racine High
Walter McCarley
Methodist Church
Alice Bradford
Robert Cleland
Gloria Worthington
Marie Gainer
Jeane Ashley
Davied Allen Brewer
Ethel Mae Brewer
Susan Elizabeth Bush
Mildred Byers
Thirza Alma Cadle
Wesley A. Circle
Mary Francise Cross
Pearl Helen Cross
Marilyn Lois Diddle
Kathryn Laura Farra
Alice Marie Gainer
Robert Grimm
Dorothy Mae Griswold
Betty Finn Harris
Leo C. Hill
Dorothy Irene Holter
Addalon McKenzie
Audrey Evelyn Morris
Mildred Louise Norris
Juanita Florence Parsons
Howard Profitt
Mary Margaret Roberts
Charlotte Roush
Dorothy Roush
James A. Shank
U. S. Navy
John H. Shank
Anna Mae Spencer
Carol Eugene Stobart
Catherine Isabelle Wolf
Howard Yakley
C. C. Chapman
Charles Hayman
Donald C. Wolfe
Ruth E. Drake
Selma Neigler
Vinas Lee
Carl B. Weese
Clyde Stout
Charlies P. Alexander
Elizabeth Yarborough
Marcellene Buell
Ruth Moore
Board of Education
Howard Neigler
Ross Norris
Ernest Grimm
Clarence Proffitt
J. E. Simpson
Buell
Clifton
Davis Middleton
Marilyn
David
Dayton
Thomas Middleton
Earnest Lewis
Sadie Cross
Knoxville
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Zella Cross
Fred Thomas
David Miller
Laura Hutchinson
Margaret Croushore
Virginia Croushore
Robert
Catherine Burns
Walter Harris
Croushore
Miss Croushore
Hilda Chapman
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs
Frances Langford
Bob Hope
Edward Norris
Craig Wood
Shorts
Darling Clementine
Frank Albertson
Lorna Gray
Roy Acuff
Oreh
Rogers
Tennessee Ranchers
Walt Disney Feature
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Arizona
Tom Keene
Westminster Foundation
First Baptist Church
Gene Rice
Nona Mourning
Margaret Houdashelt
First Presbyterian Church
Rodney Downing
Mine
Pfc
William, Hamm
Ella Watson
W. Luther Tracy
Pomeroy Area
Pomeroy Social Notes
Patty Karr
Syracuse
Billie Jean Barnitz
Dorothy Hartenbach
Betty Tedrow
Pomeroy Personals
Mary McCroba
Betty Koffner
Mrs
Wright McCroba
Jean Mallory
Ohio State University
Edith Mallory
W. W. Hamilton
Allen Walker
Metz
Josie Turner
Laurel Cliff
Peggy Story
Ohio University
Leo Story
Edith Bowen
Athens Order of Eastern Star
Charles Peoples
Dorothy Peoples
Louanna Ebersbach
Howard Ebersbach
Martha Elizabeth Roedel
J. O. Roedel
Carl Moore
Linda Lou
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Messenger
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Indianapolis
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Will Connolly
San Francisco Chronicle
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