Storm Sewer Bond Issue Dominates Pomeroy Election
Pomeroy faces a heavy off year vote on two county wide bond levies one local bonds issue and four local tax levies. The War Veterans Memorial Hospital one mill bond for ten years enjoys broad backing from 65 organizations. A one mill levy for a new County Infirmary Building is promoted by Welfare Director Thelma Wildermuth and civic groups. A storm sewer bond of 100000 requires a 2 mill levy for 25 years. Meigs County races include auditor Perry Riggs versus Vernon Lee Archer and several unopposed local seats.
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Pomeroy P.T.A
Racine Village
Rutland
Southern Rural
Northern Rural
Western
Meigs County
Didate
Perry Riggs
Vernon Lee
Ohio
Chauncey Higgs
190 Guests Attend Meet
One hundred ninety Meigs County Methodist Youth Fellowship members gathered at Chester High School gym Monday evening with Bob Mallory of Racine in charge. Devotions, business, a Rev. Davis talk, recreation, and refreshments followed. Next meeting set for Letart Falls on Nov. 25 with plans for a Letart pageant and Apple Grove chorus. Rev. E. E. Fowler will show a sound film on Stewardship.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Methodist
Chester
Chester High School
Bob Mallory
Racine
Mallory
Mr. Davis
Reedsville
Letart Falls
Letart
Apple Grove
E. E. Fowler
Portsmouth
Pomeroy Council Endorses Sanitary Sewer Bond
Dr. R E Boice commends the Pomeroy City Council for supporting a bond issue to fund a sanitary sewer system. He urges taxpayers to endorse the measure at the upcoming election on Tuesday. The message is dated October 31 from Pomeroy.
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the Messenger
Pomeroy City
Pomeroy
R. E. Boice
M.D
OES Elects Officers Tuesday at Masonic Temple
Pomeroy Chapter 186 Order of the Eastern Star will hold an officer election Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple announced by Miss Maude Grueser W M.
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Pomeroy
OES
Masonic Temple
Error Corrected on Voter Residency Rule in Meigs County
Meigs Board of Election Clerk Albert Gloeckner announced an error in a previous article about precinct residency. A voter must have 28 days legal residence in a precinct to vote there, not 10 days as incorrectly stated.
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Pomeroy
Albert Gloeckner
Meigs Board of Election
Gloeckner
Two Names Added To Donors For War Memorial Campaign
POMEROY Leo Vaughan secretary of the War Memorial Hospital campaign committee announced that two Meigs County physicians Dr. Roger Daniels and Dr. Charles Mullen have added their names to the campaign fund. Other contributors include doctors Rob ert Boice Joseph Davis Raymond Boice and K D Amsbury. Organizations such as Daughters of America Pom eroy American Legion Pom eroy Chamber of Commerce and many others are listed among donors.
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Pomeroy
Leo Vaughan
War Memorial Hospital Campaign Committee
Meigs County
Roger Daniels
Charles Mullen
Robert Boice
Joseph Davis
Raymond E. Boice
K. D. Amsbury
Daughters of America
Pomeroy American Legion
Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce
Lewis-Manley Legion Post
Middleport American Legion Auxiliary
Rocksprings Grange
Chester Grange
Alfred Grange
Harrisonville Grange
Columbia Grange
Olive Grange
Izaak Walton League
Star Class Presbyterian Church of
Syracuse
Disabled Veterans
Middleport
Eastern Star
Hemlock Grange
Star Grange
Pomeroy Masonic Lodge
Daughters of Union Veterans
Pomeroy Odd Fellows Lodge
Heath Methodist Church
Middleport Volunteer Fire Co
135 Attend Games Party in Middleport
The games party sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Club drew about 135 attendees from Middleport Pomeroy and Rutland at Russell Auto Sales on S Third Ave. Prizes included a ton of coal shared by Mrs. Leo Kennedy and Mrs. Sidney Pickens and an electric coffee maker. door prize went to Mrs. Paul Werner.
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Middleport
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Russell Auto Sales
S. Third Ave
Pomeroy
Rutland
Leo Kennedy
Sidney Pickens
Paul Werner
Richard Folden
Wilbur Theobald
James Clatworthy
Quartet Sings At Assembly At Middleport High
Middleport High School hosted an assembly presented by the Junior Class led by Iris Palmer with the pledge to the flag. The high school quartet featuring Polly Karr Bessie Glaze and Dorothea Miller sang fan songs about Van Johnson and David Diles. An ovation followed for songs Ive Got a Robe and Loves Old Sweet Song. Joan Gilmore played a piano solo and Coach Forrest Bachtel spoke. A skit Public Hero No 1 starred Jack Kelly Marilyn Knopp Harry Featherstone Mary Louise Thomas and Kenny Sauer. Mrs. Lee organized the program.
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Middleport
Middleport High School
Iris Palmer
Polly Karr
Bessie Glaze
Dorothea Miller
van Johnson
David Diles
Bill Hubbard
Bruce Bingham
Harold Rice
Joan Gilmore
Forrest Bachtel
Jack Kelly
Marilyn Knopp
Harry Featherstone
Mary Louise Thomas
Kenny Sauer
Lee
Sacred Heart Bazaar Plans at Pomeroy Church Nov 14
Sacred Heart Church Pomeroy outlines its annual bazaar to be held in the Church Auditorium on November 14. A $1,000 prize will be awarded, plus 75 turkeys and numerous prizes, with supper served from 5 p.m. and a fish pond for children. Enc. committees led by Rev. William J. Riley organize publicity turkey games and booths.
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Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
William J. Riley
John Handley
Clarence Clifford
Walter B. Harris
Margaret Clifford
Hulda Klein
Harrie Marie Smith
Mary Kunzelman
Turkey
Philip Meier
Francis Andrews
Paul Clifford
Clarence Gans
Joseph Gloeckner
Charles Graber
Raymond Harbrecht
Elmer Killinger
Victor Neutzling, Jr
Henry Wippel
Paul Harbrecht
Charles Radford
Philip Ruschel
William Wells
Andrew Zwilling
Helena Clifford
Catherine Grueser
Lena Guth
Mabel Waddell
Walter Harris
Christine O'Donnell
David Ohlinger
Joseph Shavorinsky
Harvey Slack
Floyd Williams
Rita Duffy
Agnes Grueser
Catherine Guth
Gertrude Healy
Martha Howell
Roberta Howell
Rosemary Raub
Mary Zwilling
Thomas Hennessy
Franklin Hepp
Paul Andrews
Carl Allensworth
Leo Carroll
Edwin Cambron
James Clatworthy
Joseph Conde
Edward Fitzgerald
W. R. Barber
Basilio Girolami
Fred Goebel
Frank Gross
Joseph Harbrecht, Jr
Norman Harbrecht
Victor Harbrecht
George Horak
Joseph J. Keys
Clemente Menchini
Joseph Simon
C. E. Smith
James F. Sonders
Philip Sommer
Martin J. Waddell
Charles Ward
Edwin Wehrung
Booth
Frank Brandenburg
Michael Hackett
Alfred Gans
George Hackett, Sr
Patrick Hennessy
John Robinson
Charles Eugene Slack
Martin J. McCarty
Mesdames
Elmer Ashworth
George Conde
Teressa Devlin
Elizabeth Goebel
Mrs. Charles Butcher Resigns Church Post
MIDDLEPORT Mrs. Charles Butcher resigns after 15 years as Cradle Roll superintendent at First Baptist Church due to ill health. She is succeeded by Mrs. Shirley Mills of Palmer Street.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Charles Butcher
Grant St
Shirley Mills
Palmer St
Pomeroy Social Notes Birthdays Observed at Durst Home
Mr and Mrs William Durst of E Main Street hosted Sunday dinner for the birthday anniversaries of their daughter Virginia Pauline and her cousin Johnny Fred Fultz of Middleville Present were Mr and Mrs Kenneth Roush and son, Mr and Mrs Harry Miller and daughter Faye Will
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William Durst
E. Main Street
Virginia Pauline
Johnny Fred Fultz
Middleport
Kenneth Roush
Harry Miller
Faye Will
Anniversary Dinner Honors Wippel and McElroy in Oak Hill
Mrs. Almeda Wippel and Eugene McElroy were honored guests at a Sunday dinner at the Charles Mc Elroy home in Oak Hill for their anniversary. The table featured a large cake and covers for Dayton McElroy of Cincinnati Edgar McElroy Delbert Pullins of Great Bend and Dale Wippell and daughters Frankie and Shirley.
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Almeda Wippel
Eugene McElroy
Charles McElroy
Oak Hill
Dayton McElroy
Cincinnati
Edgar McElroy
Delbert Pullins
Great Bend
Dale Wippell
Frankie and
Shirley
Halloween party at the Tedrow home in Mulberry Ave
Betty Tedrow Billie J Barnitz and Jean Lee hosted the HGLG Club with guests Patti Karr Dorothy Hartenbach Dorotha Reed Evelyn Cook Mary Curtis Joan Scholl Bobby Joe Hawley Howard Robinson Gene Clark Jack Sharpnack James Hawley Robert Morris and Max Casto Wednesday night in Mulberry Avenue.
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Betty Tedrow
Billie J. Barnitz
Jean Lee
H.G.L.G. Club
Tedrow
Mulberry Ave
Patty Karr
Dorothy Hartenbach
Dorothea Reed
Evelyn Cook
Mary Curtis
Joan Scholl
Bobby Joe Hawley
Howard Robinson
Gene Clark
Jack Sharpnack
James Hawley
Robert Morris
Max Casto
Local social guests and visits reported in Union Furnace area
Mr and Mrs Hollis White of Union Furnace hosted guests of Mr and Mrs Ed Griffith on Tuesday. Mrs Georgia Williamson’s visitors included her daughter Mrs French Handley and Earl Williamson from Columbus and Mrs Dorothy Bibler also of Columbus. Ward and Edward N Humphrey with Howard Wells a farm job training instructor attended a livestock show in Zanesville. Mrs Howard Williamson Huntington spent Sunday with Mrs J W Beards of E Main St. Mr and Mrs R G Webster visited Columbus on Saturday and Sunday.
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Hollis White
Union Furance
Ed Griffith
Georgia Williamson
French Handley
Earl Williamson
Columbus
Dorothy Bibler
Ward
Edward N. Humphrey
Howard Wells
Racine
Zanesville
Howard Williamson
Huntington
J. W. Beards
E. Main St
R.G. Webster
Methodist Choir Meet Scheduled for Tuesday
The Woman's Music Club chorus will rehearse Tuesday evening at Heath Methodist Church in Middleport. All chorus members should attend as preparations begin for the mid December Christmas Vesper service. Director is Mrs. N. P. Swackhammer of Mason City, W. Va.
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Middleport
Woman's Music Club
Heath Methodist Church
N. P. Swackhammer
Mason City
W. Va
Local Fair Committee Listing and Roles
A listing of committee members for a community fair includes chairs for baked goods and ice cream plus helpers across departments. Names cover Grueser Howell Holter Lucke Riggs Wehrung Wippel Vadish Schorn and many others with Mrs Hackett as chairman and cashiers led by Margaret Clifford.
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Charles Grueser
Worley Howell
Paul Holter
Anna Lucke
Harley Riggs
Edwin Wehrung
Joseph Wippel
John Wippel
Margaret Vadish
Catherine Schorn
Geo. Hackett
Theodore Beegle
Mary Boetzel
Charles Graber
Frank Gress
Herman Grueser
Michael Hackett
Mildred McCullough
Eliot Miles
Charles P. Marcinko
M. J. Waddell
Catherine Gans
Florence Goett
Rose Marcinko
Nora O'Leary
Margaret Gans
Paul Casci
Geo. Hackett, Jr
Guido Girolami
Victor Wippel
Renzo Menchini
Margaret Clifford
Ella Hennessy
Emma Grueser
Christine Grueser
Hulda Klein
Helen Waddell
Harrie Marie Smith
Mary Kunzelman
Pomeroy Farm Building Institute Sets 1946-47 Plan
A Pomeroy organized farm building institute for Meigs County runs six weekly sessions starting Nov 7. Topics include Farmstead Planning Water Systems and Electricity and Its Uses with specialists L H Barnes J D Blickle Virgil Overholt and I P Blauser. Registration limited to 25 30 families with a small fee. venue to be in Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
L. H. Barnes
J. D. Blickle
Virgil Overholt
Julia Pond
I. P. Blauser
C. E. Blakeslee
Extension Office
Home Council
Jackson High Band Stages Show at Middleport Stadium
Jackson High School marching band led by Robert Thorson in red uniforms performed at halftime of the Pomeroy Jackson game at Middleport Stadium. The 55 piece Pomeroy High School Band, drum major Bobby Joe Hawley, featured majorettes and color guards in white and red outfits.
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Pomeroy
Jackson High School
Robert Thorson
Robert Eisanugie
Navy
Pomeroy-Jackson
Middleport Stadium
Pomeroy’ High School
Bobby Joe Hawley
Carol Evans
Betty Ratliff
Betty Hawley
Katherine Miller
Betty Tedrow
Charlene Smith
Toll tickets redemption at Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Jed C. Webster, manager of the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge, announced he would be at the toll house through November 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to redeem all outstanding toll tickets.
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Pomeroy
Jed C. Webster
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Village Gatherings and Visits
Mrs. Robert Coats hosts Amateur Gardeners Club at her home on Wednesday with Mrs. Carroll Swanson assisting. Members asked to bring a toy for a Christmas box for the Meigs County Children's Home. Thursday evening shop event. Numerous locals and guests, including Mr. and Mrs. David Farmer, Mrs. Horton Brown, Miss Betty Reardin, Mrs. Ferner Barker family, and travelers from Gallipolis, Columbus, Akron, Buffalo, and Dunbar, W V, are listed among weekend visits and attendances.
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Robert Coats
Amateur Gardeners Club
Carroll Swanson
Gallipolis
Meigs County Children’s Home
David Farmer
Horton Brown
Columbus
Homer Rowe
Akron
Betty Reardin
New York
Richard Harty
Ferner Barker
Doris
Jessie Powell
Carl Powell
Faye Ball
Fred Hoffman
Dunbar
W. Va
Mrs Lily Childs Celebrates 80th Birthday at Home
The Oct 30 dinner for Mrs Lily Childs marked her 80th birthday at her home. Attendees included her children and spouses, relatives, and guests such as Charles Childs George Childs Leo Childs Quartermaster Harry McGuffin USN Mrs McGuffin Mrs Tom McGuffin Mrs Marie Ward Mrs Mabel Mc Connicey all of Point Pleasant and Mrs Ida Marshall Charleston.
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Lily Childs
Charles Childs
George Childs
Leo Childs
Quartermaster Harry McGuffin
USN
McGuffin
Tom McGuffin
Marie Ward
Mabel McConnicey
Point Pleasant
Ida Marshall
Charleston
Clara Belle Gilmore’s Knee Cast Aids School Attendance
Clara Belle Gilmore who injured her knee last week now wears a cast and attends school with crutches. Mrs. Sam Buchner of Charlotte North Carolina Helen Jane Faris, visiting relatives in Pomeroy, was a dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Arthur Skinner, joined by their son Tommy at the Mary Jane Coffee.
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Clara Belle Gilmore
Sam Buchner
Charlotte, N. C
Helen Jane Faris
Pomeroy
Arthur Skinner
Tommy
Mary Jane Coffee
Three Vote Places Are Changed In Meigs County
Meigs County voters face changes in three precincts announced by Albert Gloeckner. Syracuse Precinct residents will use the Scott residence Booster Station in Nease Settlement. Pomeroy Precinct ballots go to Laurel Cliff store room. Middleton First Ward voters vote across the street from the Clock Shop in the same building as the primary. Absent and disabled ballots total 124, four war ballots cast.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Albert Gloeckner
Meigs Board of Elections
Syracuse
Scott
Nease Settlement
Laurel Cliff
Middleport First Ward
Gloeckner
Condition Improves for Mrs Kingsland in Gallipolis
Mrs E W Kingsland shows improvement after a setback last week. Her daughter Amy reports she remains a patient at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis where Mr Kingsland and Amy reside.
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E. W. Kingsland
Amy
Holzer Hospital
Mr. Kingsland
Gallipolis
Wife Wins Relief From Neuritis Pain
Thousands sufferers of rheumatism sciatica lumbago neuralgia and neuritis find relief with NORITO a fast acting formula. The ad promises quick relief and offers a money back guarantee if the first three doses fail to relieve pain. See your druggist to try NORITO under the guarantee.
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Norito
Orito
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