Pomeroy High School Graduates Class of 63 Members
Pomeroy High School crowned 63 graduates in a 1943 ceremony at the Junior High with cap tassels and red roses. Five speakers presented original orations on The Four Freedoms while Miss Dorothy Peoples and the school orchestra provided music under faculty and Ohio University influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ap- Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Henervices
Elizabeth Roedel
J. O. Roedel
Board of Education
Roedel
Charlotte Mees
Floyd Mees
Margaret Stardaughter
Leo Orev
Freda Marie Parker
Daugh
Raymond
Jeannette Young
Ethel Garland
Dorothy Peoples
Heifetz
D. W. Ingerham
Ohio University
A. R. Hecox
Middleport
Miss People
Willis Aleshire
Robert W. Parker
Church of Christ
J. E. White
W. A. Smith
Pomeroy High School
Margaret Storey
Addie Matson
Freda Parker
William Warner
Educa
H. Kuntz
Irv Cwee Jr
Rebster
Willard Ashworth
Middleport Club Sponsors Pre-School Health Clinic
Mrs L W president of the Pre-School Mothers Club announces a clinic for pre-school children next Wednesday from 2 to 4 30 PM. Mrs Cather Shavorinsky and Miss Nelle Bing will examine children and discuss health habits with parents. The clinic opens to all interested parents and their pre-school children and will be held at Mrs Home on Main St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. W
Cather Shavorinsky
Nelle Bing
Main St
D. F. Russell
Victory Stitchers
Coolville
Long Bottom
Chatterbox Club
Mildred Morgan
Minersville
Miss Morgan
Reedsville Club
Churches of Pomeroy Plan Programs
Pomeroy churches announce a series of services this Sunday. United Methodist Church holds 10:30 a.m. worship with Rev. Nobel M. Rompel preaching "The Indispensable God" and choir singing "Seek Ye the Lord." Sunday School starts at 9:15 a.m. and Methodist Youth Fellowship meets at 6:30 p.m. Federated Church hosts a mother daughter program at Sunday eve organized by the Women's Guild. Grace Episcopal Church, Church of Christ Bible lesson, and St. Paul Lutheran Church announce worships at 10:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. with events including confirmation classes, evangelistic service, and prayer meetings. Public contributions to Army and Navy chaplains are planned on the fourth Sunday after Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
United Methodist Church
Nobel M. Rompel
Gounaud
Charles E., Blakeslee
Theo Smith
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ruth Tompkins
Federated Church
Ralph Reuther
Women's Guild
Army
Navy
Charles Baird
Grace Episcopal Church
Episcopal Army and Navy Commission
Grace Church
Bible School of the
Church of Christ
Robert W. Parker
W. F. Lodt
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Mrs Mildred Russell Pomeroy Visits Kin at Camp Hood
Mrs Thomas Man, formerly Mildred Russell, visiting relatives after living at Temple Texas near Camp Hood. She and her husband are part of the local Army community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Thomas Mankin
Mildred Russell
Temple
Texas
Camp Hood
Fisherman's Luck Strains Bolin Family Plans to Cleveland
Frank Bolin, a messenger carrier, suffers a severe sun burn after a long fishing trip with his grandfather from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. In a few days he and his brother Joe will travel to Cleveland to visit their sister, Miss Eileen Bolin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Frank Bolin
the Messenger
Frank
Joe
Cleveland
Eileen Bolin
Pomeroy Social Notes Engagement News and Local Updates
Announcement of the engagement between Anna Marie Graf of Columbus and Capt. Robert Schwartzwalder of Columbus. Also notes on furloughs, Poppy Day plans, and various local visits and travel by residents and service members in Pomeroy and nearby areas.
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Huntington National Bank
Schwartzwalder
Pomeroy
Columbus
W. Main St
WCTU Holds Meeting At Middleport
The Middleport WCTU met at Mrs. L. W. McComas’s home with Miss Margaret Sauer presiding. Mrs. H. A. Rothrock led devotions, and the topic on youth education about alcohol was presented. A future temperance course for Vacation Bible School and library book placements were announced. Hosts included Mrs. McComas, Mrs. Rothrock, Mrs. I. E. Miller, and Miss Bess Sanborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
WCTU
L. W. McComas
Main St
Margaret Sauer
H. A. Rothrock
E. Stanley Jones
Ralph Zandel
McComas
I. E. Miller
Bess Sanborn
Baccalaureate Sunday Services Planned at Middleport Area Churches
Middleport area churches announce Sunday events with no evening services due to a baccalaureate at the high school auditorium at 8 o clock. Rev H A Rothrock of Heath Methodist will preach on The Call To Courage and An Ancient Command. Other ministers will participate and school seniors will be honored with Bibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. A. Rothrock
The
Heath Methodist Church
L. W. McComas
Patricia Kennedy
Darylene Ward
Doris Barker
Virginia Lu Schaaf
Rosemary Fisher
Mary Lou Smith
Julia Erwin
Sally Schaaf
Doris Werner
Joyce Wootton
Jesus
Connie Koehler
Hazel Hawkins
Virginia Joan Wise
Whispering Hope
Men May Come But Turtles Go Forever
Clay Jordan found an old land turtle on the home farm bearing lettering and a date from 1871 placed by Thomas Throckmorton who owned the farm then and died in 1884. The turtle was re marked with Clay Jordan’s name and date before being released to roam for 72 more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Jordan
Walter Jordan
Thomas Throckmorton
Throckmorton
Miles Sisson
Stolen Car Recovered in Marietta After Missing Parsonage Theft
Four hours after Rev. T. T. Shelton reported his 1937 sedan missing from the Pomeroy Baptist parsonage, two young men about 18 or 19 were caught in Marietta and brought back to Pomeroy for investigation. The Rev. Shelton learned of the loss near noon and joined Chief Walter Wolfe and officers to reclaim the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
T. T. Shelton
Pomeroy Baptist Parsonage
East Main St
Marietta
Shelton
Tracy
Parkersburg
Mr. Shelton
Walter Wolfe
New 4-H Clubs Formed Along Meigs County Area
Meigs County announces several new 4-H clubs including Columbia Salad Makers Hemlock Grove Haytown Stitchers Morrisonville Thread and Needle Alfred Sewing Club with advisors presidents and officers listed. Local clubs report May meetings projects and upcoming events such as memorial services canning demonstrations and picnics.
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Meigs
Haytown
Vada Paulsen
Lula Jean Storey
Carol Storey
Maxine Smith
Virginia Haskins
June Opal Smith
Eileen Willard
Betty Genheimer
Morrisonville
Ivan Cotterill
Anna Circle
Bertha Douglas
Mary Ellen Jewell
Helen Alkire
Betty Jewel
Lena Alkire
Marie Little
Faye Lambert
Claridel Jewel
The
Alfred Sewing Club
Mabel Griffin
Caryl
Mildred Lang Hosts Farewell For Elizabeth Ann Newman
Close friends gathered at Mill Street apartment in Middleport to honor Elizabeth Ann Newman as she departs for Sweetwater Texas to join WAFL. Newman, a former General Chemical Company associate and local High School educator, will work as a secretary and pilot in her new role.
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Middleport
Elizabeth Ann Newman
Mildred Lang
Mill St
Newman
General Chemical Company
Sweetwater
Texas
WAFL
Melissa Hennesy
Miss Newman
A. W. McKay
WVOW
Pomeroy Boy Scouts Collect Games for Armed Forces
Pomeroy Boy Scouts will call during the week of May 24 to collect games for men in Army camps and hospitals. In demand items include playing cards, anagrams, bingo, chess sets, Flinch, Monopoly, Parchesi, jigsaw puzzles, Pit and Rock, with other games also accepted. Donations go to the National Red Cross Headquarters in Alexandria Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Boy Scouts
National
Red Cross
Alexandria
Front St
Formation of Earth Brought Cloudy Skies in Early Era
The text notes that during Earth's first formation the sky remained cloudy for millions of years, delaying the appearance of sunlight on the planet. It emphasizes the ancient, hazy atmosphere before the development of clear skies.
Supervisors To Be Named By Soil Group In Meigs District
The Meigs Soil Conservation District in Pomeroy is organized as of April 9 1943. On Tuesday May 25 land owners in the county outside towns will elect five supervisors from ten nominees including Paul Andrews Harold Carnahan Everett Colwell W A Compton W F Hawley C E Humphrey G L Michael Harley Musser Emory Powell and Herbert E Shields. Elections run 8 30 PM to 10 PM Eastern War Time with absent ballots available from the County Agricultural Agent or committee men.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Soil Conservation District
John F. Cunningham
Ohio Soil Conservation Committee
State Committee
Paul Andrews
Long Bottom
Harold Carnahan
Racine
Everett Colwell
Vinton
W. A. Compton
W. F. Hawley
C. E. Humphrey
Reedsville
G. L. Michael
Minersville
Harley Musser
Rutland
Emory Powell
Herbert E. Shields
Feiger Funeral To Be Held on Sunday
John Phillip Feiger 64 died Thursday at Grant Hospital Columbus after a five weeks illness. Funeral services Sunday at Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church at two o'clock. Burial Monday in Wapokeneta. Feiger worked 33 years for the U S postal service and over 30 years as a clerk in the Pomeroy post office.
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Pomeroy
John Phillip Feiger
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Laurel Cliff Free Methodist Church
Wapokeneta
Feiger
U. S. Postal Service
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Athens Messenger
OHI
Middleport Club
Doleport Social Notes
Rawlinson Range
Guinea
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Marshall II
Truk
Caroline Islands
Coral
Deinzarhobe
Huon Gulf
Gilbert IS
SOLOMON + ISLANDS
New Hebrides
New Caledonia
Australia
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Buna
Wau
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Bobdubi
Churches of Pomeroy Plan
Ricardo Cortes Teter
Bendvue
Pomeroy Today
SAT
Triple Bill
Billy the Kid
Mysterious Rider
Buster Crabbe
al St. John
Baby Face Morgan
Richard Cromwell
Mary Carlisle
Adventures OF
Smilin Jack
Pomeroy Social Notes
Edward A. Lietwiler
Camp Wolters
John Lietwiler
Lietwilers
John W. Lietwiler
South Pacific
Drew-Webster
Pomeroy Personals
Herbert Davis
Cincinnati
Luther Tracy
Portsmouth
Paul Werner
Edward Baer
Gallipolis
NEA Radio-Telephoto
Stockholm
Sweden
Happy Hustlers
Burlingham
Clara Whaley
Pomeroy Boy Scouts
Sapbrush Russell Hayden
Ohio
Lyle Talbot
Glenda Farrell
Sun
Billy Halop
Huntz Hall
Bernard Punsley
Ads Rhenr
Ouites Aerists
Richard DIX
Jane Wyatt
Les Lane
Joe €. Brown
Judy Canova
Evelyn Lavonne
John William
Cole Bros
MG Railroad
Coronado
Hanneford Family
ODELL
Cline’s
Jean Joel Charles Arthur
McCreacoburn
George Stevens’ More the Mertier
Walt Disney
Roosevelt Churchill
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