Meigs Youth Missing in Action Declared Dead
Middleport resident Robert Marion Jackson aged 24, son of Mrs Minnie Jackson, was pronounced dead by the War Department after serving in the Air Corps and fighting in the Philippines. He disappeared near Bataan during its fall. Red Cross and Army investigations found no trace. He was a 1938 Middleport High School graduate active in church work and Bible college studies. survived by his mother and several siblings.
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Middleport
Robert Marion Jackson
Minnie Jackson
Beech St
Robert Jackson
Middleport High School
Church of Christ
Johnston Bible College
Kimberling Heights
Tenn
Leo
England
William
Lynn
Mass
Mother of Soldier Receives Italian Doll in Middleport
In Middleport a Boudoir doll in the window of the department store draws attention. The doll, sent to Mrs. James Clatworthy Sr by a French family in Italy, who adopted James Clatworthy Jr as their own son, was given to his mother to send home. Another doll was sent to his wife Emma Kathryn Ebersbach of Pomeroy earlier.
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Middleport
James Clatworthy
Italy
Sergeant Clatworthy
Emma Kathryn Ebersbach
Pomeroy
Major Lee Speaks at Pomeroy Inductees Meeting
The February meeting at the Pomeroy courthouse featured Major Raymond A. Lee of the 1553rd Service Unit Ohio University as primary speaker, with Judge Fred W. Crow, Mrs. Jessie Ohlinger, and J. H. Grate addressing inductee background, Red Cross support, and Selective Service work. The event included a showing of the film Classification of Enlisted Men and was hosted by local Civil Defense Councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Raymond A. Lee
1553Rd Service Unit
Ohio University
Fred W. Crow
Jessie Ohlinger
Meigs County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
J. H. Grate
Selective Service Board
Middleport
MHS Alumni Dance Planned for June Nine
MIDDLEPORT tentative plans for the MHS Alumni banquet and dance were made as acting officers met at Mrs G C Schaaf home. The event includes a banquet and business session followed by a public dance with Klein Kats providing music from 9 30 to 12 30.
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Middleport
G. C. Schaaf
Schaaf
Carroll Swanson
Klein Kats
Willis Aleshire
Arthur Strauss
Bartlett Personal Notices Highlight Local Visitors And Commencement Plans
Bartlett area residents hosted and visited relatives from Chesterhill Columbus and Covington over the week. Local families reported military deployments Hawaii and Great Lakes training centers while Ruth Kuhlman prepares to graduate from Augustana College Rock Island Illinois with a Bachelor of Music Education. Rudolph relatives of Kalona Iowa plan for Kalona teaching positions.
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Neva Brickles
Richard Brickles
Hawaii
Ramona Smith
Columbus
Glenn Smith
Kenneth Keney
Logan, Ky
Walter McCord
Covington
E. A. Keney
Myron Keney
Tom Cummings
Dayton
P. T. Armstrong
Zanesville
Fred
Arnold
Carl Secoy
Herman Cummings
Leah Craig
Parkersburg
Lucy Dickson
H. FE
Fast
Francis Lehew
Williamstown
W. Va
Barbara Pugh
Barlow
Walter Brown
Ruth Kuhlman
Bartlett High School
Augustana College
Rock Island
Illinois
Ruth
Kalona
Iowa
Eugene Craig
A. M
Norfolk
Richard Craig
Great Lakes Training Center
Albert Bowman
Stockport
Middleport Social Notes Reflect Community Gatherings
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters hosted by Mrs C P Gallagher with Mrs Houdashelt assisting. Guests enjoyed games and prizes for Mrs James Stevens Mrs Auther son and Mrs John Mason. Several local residents, families and travelers were noted visiting or traveling for events and illnesses.
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Middleport
Meigs Temple Pythian Sisters
C. P. Gallagher
Harry Houdashelt
Griff Russell
William Autherson
James Stevens
Autherson
John Mason
U S Rice Growers Save Labor With Wet Harvest Method
United States rice growers report saving about 15 per acre in manpower by new harvesting and processing improvements that let them harvest rice while still wet rather than drying it in the sun before threshing.
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U. S
New Hair-Thin Wire Sound Recorders In Use At Fronts
New sound recorders weighing eight pounds reproduce sound on hair fine steel wire. Each unit contains over two miles of wire and handles 66 minutes of sound and speech, now deployed on war fronts.
Poppy Days Planned in Pomeroy Friday and Saturday
Pomeroy citizens will buy poppies Friday and Saturday to aid disabled veterans from World War I and II. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Drew Webster Post runs the sale at the Legion Hall with volunteers needed at Red Anchor Department Store. Proceeds fund rehabilitation and small luxuries for service members, plus Memorial Day and Flag Day activities, with a $10 donation planned for Fletcher General Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Drew Webster Post
Legion Hall
Red Anchor
Butterflies in the Sea
Sea butterflies are small ocean mollusks that drift through water. They are named for wing lobes kept in motion like butterfly wings.
Doan's Pills Advertised For Kidney Relief
An old advertisement claims kidney fatigue causes backache and other symptoms. It urges Doan's Pills as a long used remedy to flush wastes from blood via the kidney tubes and promises relief for sufferers.
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Nature
Doan
M Os
Rural Life Sunday Observed by Grange at Oak Grove
Racine Grange observed Rural Life Sunday on May 21 with church services at Oak Grove led by Rev. Walter McCarley. A post service picnic followed featuring music, readings, and a welcome from Master Morris along with talks by County Agricultural Agent C. E. Blakeslee and Edison Hobstetter of Pomeroy National Bank.
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Grange
Racine
Racine Grange
Oak Grove
Walter McCarley
Bertha Spencer
Master Morris
C. E. Blakeslee
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Meigs
War Department
Bataan
Nea Ati T
PLAX
G. O. Schmoll
Major Lee
Women's Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
C. M. Hennesy
M. L. French
California
Nelsonville
Pt. Pleasant
MHS
Bartlett
Marietta
Asl
Tle
Pomeroy Cement Block Co
Main St
Pomeroy, Ohio
Castellinorato
Signal Corps
NEA
Middleport Social Notes
al Frazier
George Osler
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Richard Frazier
Melissa Hennesy
Ray Werner
Cleveland
Gordon Harris
Miss Hennesy
Cedric Clark
Camp Roberts
Calif
Carla
Clark
Arthur Clark
William Baker
Margaret Stewart
del Ray
Fla
Patterson Field
Baker
Harlesses
S. Fourth Ave
Wayne Gibbons
Ashville
N. C
Izora Ginther
Camden-Clark Hospital
J. O. Leonard
Herman Ohlinger
Alma
Guy Reynolds
St. Joseph Hospital
Jonathan Frazier
Jane Ann
Bluefield
Taylor Grogan
Cecil Grogan
Farmer
Crosby Square
Vogue Shoe Shop
Omercy
Linn Wiant
Middleport Dept. Store
Pickens
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