Parents Learn Of Safety From Captives In Germany
Four Meigs County servicemen released from German camps have reached home or near home. Cpl Penrod Bolan, exiled from New Jersey, phoned his mother in Ohio after arriving in the United States and said not to worry about his changed appearance. Lt Otis Lawrence Bradford, prisoner for 26 months, reported from a camp near Berlin and said he was better as he awaits return to Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Meigs
Margaret Bolan
Ohio Bell Telephone
Cpl
Penrod Bolan
New Jersey
United States
Corporal Bolan
Cleveland
William Bradford
Otis Lawrence Bradford
Bradford
Berlin
the Stars and Stripes
Scout Uses First Aid After Bottle Head Injury
In Middleport Scout James Whitlock applied emergency first aid to stop bleeding when Robert Mills was struck on the head by a bottle. The attending physician credited the quick aid for Mills’ stability. Separate notes report Sgt Robert Harbrecht and Pvt Dike Moore freed from German camps and returning home. A divorce case in Pomeroy, Early R Scarberry v Early R Scarberry, was dismissed on plaintiff’s motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
James Whitlock
Robert Mills
Young Mills
Jimmy
Pomeroy
Early R. Scarberry
Columbia Honors Roll Dedicated at School Ceremony
In Columbia Township a memorial honor roll listing 63 service members was dedicated in the Columbia school auditorium. Five attendees included Kenneth Sisson and Frank Turner. The event featured prayers, remarks, songs, and Taps, with the project led by Wayne Turner and E M Johnson honoring local military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Sisson
Frank Turner
Wesley Bobo
Woodrow Harmon
Elwood Swearingen
Earl Starkey
Wayne Turner
Carpenter Church
A.v.howell
Ohio War History Commission
Meigs Co
Asong
Girls Glee Club of Columbia
Edgar Ervin
Taps
Ben Neutzling
Rutland American Legion Post 467
Christian Diehl
Edward Reuter
Eli Dennison
Pomeroy
E. M. Johnson
Licensed To Marry In Meigs County
Marriage licenses issued in Meigs County Probate Court list mayor Cash Braley and many couples. Couples include Levine Griffin and Carpenter. Millie Johnson and Dexter. Grace Anderson and Middleport. Eva Fry and Rutland. Thelima Graham and Rutland. Sybil Jackson and Pomeroy. Evelyn Dennis and Cheshire Rt. 1. Margaret Dark and Racine Rt. 1. Inez Sowards and Cheshire Rt. 1. Gloria Mitchem and Albany R. D.. Fan ny May Lease and Reedsville. Mary Harris and Pomeroy. Jean McNamee and Pomeroy. Helen McCloud and Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Frank Harman
Point Pleasant
Sybil Jackson
Pomeroy
William Skeen
Kentuck
W. Va
Lorene Morris
Cheshire
Carl Wattens
Marietta
Evelyn Dennis
John T. Fischer
Cleveland
Margaret Dark
Racine
Frank Rupe
Ay Inez Sowards
Cheshire Rt
Thomas A. Winner
Athens
iGloria
Mrs Herbert Chambers Injured in Fall in Middleport
Mrs Herbert Chambers fell Monday evening while moving and injured her arm. Fifteen stitches were required to close the wound after the accident near Main and Fourth Streets. The couple recently moved to an apartment on Mill Street.
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Middleport
Herbert Chambers
Main
Fourth Sts
Mill St
Middleport Social Notes and Local Postings
Chief Petty Officer Clarence Root returns to Seattle aboard his ship after leave. His wife Ruth Pfann roots for arrival in Chicago then continues to the coast. Guests include Rotary Club and Gallipolis, Middleport, Pomeroy friends at Dr. K D Amsboury home. Also notes on club meetings and residents visiting Columbus, Parkersburg, and Zanesville. Various furloughs and visits linked to local service families and church activities.
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Middleport
Clarence Root
Seattle
Wash
Root
Ruth Pfann
Chicago
Rotary Club
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
K. D. Amsboury
Lincoln Hill
Columbus
Barth Rawlings
Grant Hospital
Music Club To Present Miss Miller
The Woman's Music Club of Middleport hosts its final meeting of the year at Heath Methodist Church on Thursday evening May 17. Miss Ruth Miller of Gallipolis will perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, with Miss Shough and the Middleport Pomeroy Club Chorus contributing pieces. A reception follows. program begins at 8 15 oclock.
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Middleport
Woman's Music Club of
Heath Methodist Church
Ruth Miller
Gallipolis
Gershwin
John Will
Ilub
Middleport-Pomeroy Club
H. A. Rothrock
Hemlock Garden Club Meets at Betzing Home
Mrs Mildred Betz ling and Mrs Neilie Smith hosted the Hemlock Garden Club meeting at the Betzing residence. Topics included Short Cuts to Housecleaning and Insects and Their Control led by Mrs Alta n Nelson. A sign reading To Hemlock Grove was proposed for the Athens Road forks. There were 18 members and four visitors. prizes went to Jessie Saunders, Catherine Hess, Clara Heines, Clara Paulsen, Ida Hastman, Nellie Smith, Hattie Bolin. Refreshments were served and Avis Roush will host the next meeting.
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Pomeroy
Mildred Betzling
Neilie Smith
Hemlock
Clara Heines
Bengal Stock Brings Good Prices at Meigs County Farm Sale
Pomeroy reports sixteen tons of fertilizer used on the Bengal farm pasture last spring as owner C. Bengal to county agent C. E. Blakeslee. Since 1938 the 495 acre Scipio Township property expanded in Hereford cattle, now handling 125 head due to feed and labor shortages. several calves were praised as superior. Breeding stock sourced from multiple states. a registered bull weighing 2285 pounds sold for 15.10 per hundredweight demonstrates profitability of purebred stock. Conservation and improved hay and pasture are seen as solutions to post-war agricultural needs.
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Bengal
C. E. Blakeslee
Sciplo Townships
Herford
L. P. McCann
Ohio State University
Bengall
4-H Club
Vocational Agricultural
Camp ‘Bridge
Texas
Kentucky
Iowa
Kansas
Wyoming
West Virginia
Ohio
Plato Domino
Bean Benny
Benny Blanchard
Gallipolis
Meigs County
Swift Sells Two Pieces of Property
Swift has sold two Middleport properties. The former Hartinger home at 8 Third Ave. transfers to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jones, after they had lived there years. The Swift home at 8 Second Ave. goes to Mr. and Mrs. John Stephenson, who return to Middleport to reside. Stephenson works for the C. and 9. Railroad and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephenson of S. Third Ave.
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Middpleport
H. N. Swift
Drs. Hartinger
Third Ave
Homer Jones
Swift
Second Ave
John Stephenson
Middleport
Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
Meat Supply Lasts Briefly as Skating Party Draws Crowd
A Pomeroy skating party on the parking block drew residents of Pomeroy and vicinity. A small meat shipment was displayed and distributed by the recreation committee with police assistance, lasting until 3 o clock after a brief sale. Also noted were Mrs Anna Willock's serious illness at Mulberry Avenue and the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Dale Willis in Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Chil Point Pleasant
Middleport
Mrs
Dale Willis
Reed Rounds Pomeroy War Loan Drive Starts Strong
Meigs County Chairman Theodore Reed reports a promising kickoff for the Seventh War Loan Drive. He began rounds of Meigs County communities and spoke Monday night at a Conservation program in Harrisonville, sponsored by Miller Garage, and then at Chester to address the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Meigs
Theodore Reed
Harrisonville
Miller Garage
Chester
Mock Trial Held at Meigs County Courthouse
Students from Racine and Rutland High Schools filled all court offices and watched a full jury trial at the Meigs County Courthouse. The event, described as the second annual mock trial, was overseen by Judge Edgar Ervin of the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas. a full report will appear in an early edition.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Racine
Rutland
Edgar Ervin
Court of Common Pleas
PTA Meeting Set at Senior High School
The Junior-Senior PTA will meet Thursday evening at the Senior High School. President Mrs. W. O. Barnitz announces installation services for 1945-46 and urges officers to attend. The session begins at 7:50 p.m.
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Pomeroy
p/T.A
W. O. Barnitz
Crashes Parked Car Injures One in Middleport
In Middleport a car driven by Graves struck a parked car owned by Mrs. Pratt on N Second Ave early Tuesday. Robert Lutz sustained facial injuries requiring over 35 stitches. Graves blamed glare from a northbound vehicle and said he could not see Pratt’s car. Night Patrolman Karl Taylor investigated.
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Middleport
Robert
Lutz
Park Agraves
L. H. Pratt
Karl Taylor
Graves
Pratt
Mothers in Service Gather Flowers From Sons
Mothers receiving flowers from sons in service include Mrs. Albert Gloeckner who got a dozen red roses from Pfc. Jay Gloeckner stationed in Germany and a spotted plant from MMC Erwin L. Gloeckner of the Navy stationed in Canadian waters.
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Pomeroy
Albert Gloeckner
Pfc
Jay? Gloeckner
Germany
Mmc
Erwin l Gineckner
Navy
Canadian Waterd
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Scout
Jore
American Red Cross
Raymond Harbrecht
Sgt
Robert Harbrecht
Pvt
Willard
Dike) Moore
George Moore
MHS
Mon Welt
Ce ' Il
Lowe Brothers
Carpenter Home. Co
CBS and
Varhishes
Columbia
State War Finance Committee
CTI
Athens National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Middleport Social Notes
Robert Coats
Claude Durgee
Robert Rawlings
Charles Lupton
Sharon
Charles, Jr
Herman
Haddox
Alfred Lee Roush
Fletcher General Hospital
E. M. Wood
Helen Wood
Jack Mumford
Walter Gregg
Camp Polk
Springfield
Clarence Bailey
Karen
Sue
First Presbyterian Church
P. F. Klein
Denison University
Granville
Music Club
Miss Miller
Garden Club
Anna Willock
Ion Mulberry Ave
Eber Willock
Raoul Willock
Stark’'S Pharmacy
Pomeroy, Ohio
PTA
America
Bardin Bros. CO
Athens Pomeroy Cement Lock CO
Victor Milk Coolers
General Electric
Victor
Ewing's
Pomeroy Ohio
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