Letart Falls Plans Memorial Day Observance
Letart Falls will observe Memorial Day with a Saturday noon dinner at the Community Building. The event, long held annually, attracts about 200 attendees and may reach a higher turnout as former residents feel it could be their last homecoming for the war oration. General chairman is Hazel Allen. dining room chair Dora Grimm. Bert Grimm and Eileen Buck oversee tickets and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Grimm
Brs
Bert Grimm
Eileen Buck
War-Time Recreational Plan Proposed for Middleport
A Middleport recreation program was outlined by H J Weekley and M A Koonts at a city meeting led by Mayor C C Fisher. The proposal includes indoors and outdoors facilities such as meeting rooms a gym swimming pool picnic areas baseball and softball fields tennis courts a community hall and more. Committees were formed to handle finance program facilities survey and publicity with a state and federal review set for June.
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Middleport
Middleort Council
Council
C. C. Fisher
H. J. Weekley
Federal Services Administration
M. A. Koonts
W.pa
B." McCulloch
W.va
W.P.A. Recreation
H. E. Cook
Owen
Cook
H. M. Cross
Paul
Police Signal Light Installed at Stansbury Corner
A tall red light is installed at Stansbury corner on Mill Street near Third Avenue and Isley passage to Rutland Street by Evans Grocery Store. City Hall will flash the light on when police calls come in. officers call from Roy Casto’s residence to locate trouble, then the light is turned off. The new lights were activated last night.
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Middlefort
Stansbury
Mill St
Third Ave
Isley Passage
Rutland St
Evans
Cate For
City Hall
Roy Casto
Enjoy the Ease and Comfort of Electrical Living
An ad-style notice touts swift electrical repairs and competent service, highlighting prompt work and comfortable living with modern electrical upkeep.
Turner Announces Candidacy for General Assembly
Turner, a railroad man and World War II veteran, announces his candidacy for Representative to the General Assembly. He is the second candidate in the field and has long been active in Meigs County veterans groups. A seasoned politician, he has previously run twice for Representative and drawn sizable votes but failed to secure the nomination.
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Genral Assembly
Turner
Meigs County
Representive
Kuether Addresses Pomeroy High Graduation Class
Reverend Ralph Kuether spoke at Pomeroy High School’s annual baccalaureate in the Junior High Auditorium. He urged graduates to face world crises with opportunity, noting home ties are tested and adults must guide them as they begin independent lives. The service opened with the Girls Choir and included invocations, prayers, and a message of hopeful resolve.
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Pomeroy
Ralph Kuether
Federated Church
Pomeroy High
Ram
Nobel Rompel
Kuether
Peo
God
Pomeroy Social Notes: Alice Payne Weds Robert Thompson
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock Miss Alice Kathryn Payne became the bride of Mr. Robert G Thompson in an impressive ceremony. The wedding followed by a reception and future plans include the couple residing in Dayton. Also noted are eighth grade graduates from Vinton High and diplomas to be presented at the commencement exercises.
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Vinton High
Mascar’s Grocery
Thompson
Ted
Cheshire High School
Rio Grande College
Dayton
A. B. Sias
Ohio University
Stephen
Mary Scott
Bidland
Mission
Lois Cecil
J Board of Education
Homemade alarm proves effective in clothes store break-in attempt
A home made alarm alerted a clothing store and party guests during an attempted burglary near the American Legion hall. The device rang loudly, waking nearby residents and leading to a quick investigation by the owner and law enforcement. No entry succeeded.
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Iddueh
Winona
Cook
Hattie Russel
see'Kesterson
Ruby' Er
Alberta
Smith
Shumaker
Delia Stab
Alfred Hight
Alfred 4H Victory Workers
Guthrie
Jimmy
McMaster
Swisher Recalls Little After Wall Fall Incident
Budd H. Swisher, rushed to Holzer Hospital after a fall from a parking lot wall Friday morning, could not remember the events. Relatives believe he may have fallen asleep on the wall before tumbling, found at the base of the wall with part of his body in the river after buying food.
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Swisher
Pomeroy Budd H. Swisher
Holzer Hospital
Final Stamp Sale Results Reported by Local Schools
Local schools last week reported purchases of defense stamps totaling 197.45 with individual amounts from Senior High 8420, Junior High 41.20, Sugar Run 31.85, Central 40.20. The running grand total reached 2267.70 as of the week.
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Rummars
Defense
Junior High
Sugar Run
Central
Will Suspend Business To Sell War Bonds
Washington shows that every major store in America will suspend regular sales on July 1 to sell war bonds and stamps. Benjamin H. Namm of Brooklyn, chairman of the Treasury retailers advisory committee, announced the plan urging stores nationwide to participate in the war bond sale goal of 1,900,000,000 dollars for July.
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America
Benjamin H. ‘Namm
Brooklyn
of the Treasury
Treasury
Marriage of Jane Grimm and Robert Sever in Ohio church
Miss Jane Grimm daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Grimm of Portsmouth married Robert Sever of New Philadelphia in a ceremony read by Rev Nobel Rompel of Pomeroy. Both will graduate from Ohio University Athens this spring. The couple will reside near Mills home after graduation.
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Ohio University
Sever
Youngstown
Victor ‘Tl. Grimm
Portsmouth
Paul Grimm
Mills
Fourth Ave
Will Smart of Racine Dies After Stroke
Will Smart, 79, a Racine resident and notary, died Monday after a Sunday stroke. He owned an insurance office near Racine First National Bank and is survived by wife Helen, son Milton of Scotland, and brother Frank of Montgomery, W Va. Funeral services are Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the residence, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Omeroy Will Smart
Racine
Walter Mecariey
Greenwo
Cemetery
Meigs Pioneer Society meeting and museum plans
Officers and executive board members of the Meigs County Pioneer Society will meet Monday at 1 30 PM at Mrs E W Kingslands Court St home to discuss a proposed county museum and plan the annual meeting set for the second Thursday in August at the Federated Church in Pomeroy. Nearby notices mention obituaries, transfers, and family visits across Ohio.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Pioneer Society
E.W. Kingsland
Court St
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Columbus
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Luther Tracy
Pomeroy Social Notes
Marilyn Ashworth
Lincoln Hill
D. D. Ward
New Plymouth
Walter Bentz
Irene Ward
Betty Smith
E. W. Schreiber
Pine Grove
Mary Tuttle
Wedenday
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Biae McCormick
Minette Gitith
John Grift
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Suile
Tree of Enterprise
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Parkersburg
Myrtle Long
Melony
Sayre
Ind
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Peacock
Grant Roberts
Carol Morris
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la Ane Vie
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Revere Rovers
Union
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Baron Russel
Pittburn
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MW Farnam
Letart Pais
Mechems Shoe Stores
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Don McMillin
Som ‘Laon
Kenmore
Schavier
Mary” Jane Fee
Charles Walburn
Roush
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Frank Wil ‘Son
Rassee
George Dick
Cleveland
Charles Dow
Will Smart
Meigs Pioneer
Rawlings
Dale Allensworth
Robert Alleworth
Harvey Allensworth
Bobby McCullough
Edgar Allensworth
Misa Mabel Schwartz
Son City
J. R .Blondie
Allensworth
New York Central Railroad
Raleigh Flowers
Akron
Frank Nitro
Frank Knopp
Sue ‘Ellen
Margaret Searles
Charles Searis
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Oo A. Young
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Eugene Knutt
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