Middleport Plans Second War Fund Drive Campaign
Middleport chairman L W Mc Comas announces the National War Fund Drive will start this week with a quota of 3820 dollars, about 80 percent above last year’s 2120. The fund supports 17 agencies including USO and War Prisoners Aid, with proceeds aiding Merchant Marine and relief for war children and the undernourished.
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Middleport
L. W. McComas
National War Fund
NWF
USO
McComas
War Prisoners Aid
Merchant Marine
United Seaman's Service
Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Gatherings
Social notes from Pomeroy report a DAR chapter meeting moved to Mrs Edward Stark’s Lincoln Hill home, Nifty Stitchers Club gathering with a list of attendees, and Royal Neighbor initiates honored with a potluck at Woodman Hall. Other items mention residents in Florida and Ohio, military leaves and transfers, and local business and employment details.
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Pomeroy
Patrick Lochary
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ruel Finsterwald
Edward Stark
Lincoln Hill
Stitchers Club
Opal Dailey
Agnes Dixon
Mildred Mitch
Wilma Stobart
Doris Thomas
Mildred Bruch
Helen Price
Juanita
Ann Price
Dorthey Gosney
Doris Barker
Lucille Werner
Edith Spencer
Woodman Hall
Labelle Camp
Gallipolis
Former Harrisonville Resident Anna Dye Dies in Painesville
Middleport notes the death of Anna Weise Dye at her son Dale Dye's home in Painesville on Sunday. Her remains will be brought to Pike County for burial in Harrisonville Cemetery after services at Carpenter Baptist Church on Wednesday at 2 PM. She previously lived in Harrisonville and is survived by sons Dale of Painesville and John of Columbus.
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Middleport
Anna Weise Dye
Dale Dye
Painesville
Eigs County
Rawlings-Coats
Carpenter Baptist Church
Harrisonville
Dye
Dale
Johse
Columbis
Chester Schools Closed by Board Decide on Week Resumption
Chester Board of Education will meet tonight to decide if schools reopen this week after last Monday closure due to several scarlet fever cases. The decision follows a school district health concern and aims to resume classes with safety measures in place.
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Chester
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Meetings and Visits
Two mission groups of First Baptist Church gather this week with the Sanborn Missionary Society meeting at the church at 7 30 this evening and the young people’s group meeting Tuesday at Mrs Paul Smart’s home. Various residents host dinners visits and hospital stays including W C Tracy birthday honors and F A Daniels slow recovery in Charleston hospital.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Sanborn Missionary Society
Young People's
Paul Smart
Students Have Perfect Record
Rec attendance at the First Ptst Church School lasted a year for Donald and John Hunnel Frankie and Shirley Wippel. Mrs Caryl Cook superintendent and Missie Cook were absent one Sunday.
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Pomeroy
Ptst
Donald
John Hunnel
Frankie
Shirley Wippel
Caryl Cook
Missie Cook
Sunny
Anniversary Of Class Is Observed At Church Dinner
MIDDLEPORT The fifth anniversary of the Homebuilders Class of the Church of Christ and the first anniversary of Rev. R C Burtons pastorate were observed at a Friday night dinner in the church dining room hosted by the Philathea Women. Decorations featured roses and dahlias, with a hollow square banquet arrangement and a two tier anniversary cake. The program included a class history, a poem, and a candle lighting service for members in service with several spouses lighting candles for their husbands and wives. Twenty two members attended. new officers for the coming year are Muriel Bradford president Mina Swisher vice president Eloise White secretary and Clarice Erwin treasurer.
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Middleport
Church of Christ
R. C. Burton
Philathea
David Darst
Otho Watts
Dwight Frost
Agnes Theobald
Eva Bailey
Sir Edward Evans
Paul Davis
Arthur Skinner
Franklin Bailey
Hartwell Curd
Burton
Ralph Graves
Wayne Swisher
Charles Capehart
James Pullen
Charles Murray
Alfred Roush
Ed Bennett
Marvin Jeffers
Ira Butcher
Frank Wilson
Navy
Wallace Bradford
William Theobald
Elizabeth Lohse
Muriel Bradford
Mina Swisher
Eloise White
Clarice Erwin
Maynard Davis To Head Bucyrus Shops
Maynard L. Davis named shop superintendent for Bucyrus Transportation Corps to reopen New York Central shops under government ordnance direction. 400 workers sought. $80,000 monthly payroll at full strength. Bucyrus shops, closed 1930, were tied to a long legal battle with the railroad resolved by a cash settlement.
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Bucyrus
New York Central
Camp Millard
Meigs
Davis
Hopson
Collingwood
Cleveland
Farlier
Euscurus
Ohio Supreme Court
Masons To Feature Recognition Night
Pom ery Lodge No. 164 F. and A. M. will honor members with 25 years or more at 7 30 p m Friday Oct 13 announced by Stanley W M One candidate will be raised to Master Mason degree and refreshments will be served Attendees include Masons from Meigs County lodges and visiting brothers
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Lodge No
EF. Stanley
W. M
Meigs County
Democrats Open Office in Pomeroy
Democrats open headquarters on Sec ond Ave in the room formerly used by Jacob Zeiher Emmett Peoples candidate for Probate Judge and Clish Jacobs arranging the office late this week.
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Pomeroy
Democratic
Second Ave
Jacob Zeiher
Emmett Peoples
Clish Jacobs
Display Windows Boost War Drive
The display windows of the former McCullough Drug Store at Main and St open for the National War Fund Drive. Flares of Allied Nations and Western fronts are featured in the eye catching display to attract support.
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Pomeroy
McCullough Drug Store
Main &St
National War Fund
Drice
Westers
Meigs Women Plan Open House Before Rally
Meigs County Republican women schedule an open house at the Republican headquarters on Saturday Oct 14 from four to about eight thirty pm. The event precedes the Court House rally where George Bender will speak at 8 30 pm. Edith Lama chaired the Open House Committee and wives of county candidates are invited as honorary hostesses with refreshments planned.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Court House
George Bender
Edith Lama
New Club to Meet Tuesday in Court House
Mrs. Claude Darst president of the Dewey-Bricker Club says the new group will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Court House, moving from Republican Headquarters. The club welcomes any man or woman wishing to join the Dewey-Bricker movement and expects a large turnout.
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Pomeroy
Claude Darst
Dewey-Bricker Club
Court House
Ray Farmer Dies Sunday
Funeral services for Ray Farmer, 58, who died early Sunday, will be held at the Church of Christ Tuesday at 2:30 PM. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery. He worked 25 years at the Middleport post office, retired due to ill health, and is survived by his wife and two brothers, David and Harry.
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Homer Cooper
Florida
Dan White
O. B. Kreinbihl
Columbus
Ray Clifton
David Clifton
Ruel Finsterwald
Butternut Ave
Betty Hoffner
Seattle
Wash
Robert
Hartenbach
A.o.mac
Otto Hartenbach
Minersville
E. E. Geyer
Youngstown
Mary Clifton
Asbury Park
N. J
Martha Clifton
Margaret Thomas
S. Herman Warnert
St. Joseph Hospital
Warner
Naomi Wyatt
Pvt
Harry Wyatt
Italy
France
Middleport
Ray Farmer
Church of Christ
Beech Grove Cemetery
David Farmer
Fifth Ave
Harry Farmer
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Home Runs Give Cards 2-0 Victory
Luke Sewell's Browns face another late rally as the Cardinals seek to even the series at 3-2 with Nelson Potter on the mound. Mort Cooper fanned 12 as St Louis won 2-0, matching an all time pitching mark while Dan Litwhiler and Ray Sanders provided the only runs in a brisk pennant clash.
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ST. Louis
Luke Sewell
Browns
Cardinals
Nelson Potter
Max Lanier
Blix Donnelly
Billy Southworth
Mort Cooper
Brownie
Potter
Jack Kramer
Brownies
Red Birds
Lanier
Donnelly
Bob Muncrief
Howard Ehmke
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Cooper
Denny Galehouse
A’s
Cubs
White Sox
Galehouse
Mort
Gatehouse
Ray Sanders
Danny Litwhiler
New York
Zarilla
Christman
Sanders
Absentee Voting Office Hours Announced by Meigs County
Clerk Albert Gloeckner of the Meigs County Board of Elections says the election board office will be open every afternoon and evening for voters casting absentee ballots. The earliest date to vote by absentee ballot under the law is October 8.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Board of Elections
Albert Gloeckner
Election Board
Cardinals Edge Browns In Low-Scoring Baseball Clash
Musial Litwhiler spark Cardinals with rbi and two base hits as they edge the Browns 2 to 0. Pitching dominates with Galehouse and M Cooper trading shutout innings, attending 36 568 and 2 04 time noted.
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W. Cooper
Sanders
Kurowski
Marion
Verban
M. Cooper
Toca
Baker
Kreevich
Moore
Stephens
McQuinn
Hayworth
Gatehouse
Cardinals
Litwhiler
Sacrifice
Browns
Gutteridge
Galehouse
Hopp
Zarilla
Christman
Byrnes
Lanbs
Chartak
Sears
Pipgras
Dunn
McGowan
Rams Triumph Over Bears in Donelli Debut Season Highlight
Buff Donelli’s Cleveland Rams upset the Chicago Bears 19-7 to snap a midgame deficit. Lou Zontini and Tom Collella contributed field goals, with Zontini scoring from the five yard line and Jim Benton returning a fumble for a score. Abe Croft snagged a Ronzani pass for Chicago’s only TD.
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Chicago
National Football League
Aldo
Buff
New York
Boston
Detroit
Brooklyn
Washington
Philadelphia
Rams
Lou Zontini
Jim Benton
Zontini
Tom Collella
Gene Ronzani
Abe Croft
Bears
Milleres Attend Funeral of Henry Rumfield at Hanesville
Mr and Mrs D E Miller and the former s father I E Miller attended the funeral of Henry Rumfield age 89 held at Hanesville Sunday.
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Middleport
D. E. Miller
I. E. Miller
Henry Rumfield
Hanesville
Fullerton's Roundup World Series notes and sports brief
Highlights from the World Series note stubborn batting futility as four pinch hitters fail to reach Mort Cooper and Cardinals and Browns struggle with bunts. Mentions a 31 31 Redskins Eagles tie, Yale and Dartmouth in December shows, and Sig Jakucki banned for 1941 semi pro conduct and 1943 incident.
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Sammy Baugh
Redskins
Luke
Sig Jakucki
Browns
Sig
Wichita
Arkansas
Sectional Grid Leaders Stake Early Claims in Wartime Rank
The piece surveys service and college teams amid the third wartime grid season. North Carolina Pre-Flight and Navy lead Eastern sway, Purdue and Ohio State dominate the Big Ten, Georgia Tech and Tennessee top the Southeast, Texas and Rice remain Southwest favorites, and Washington leads the Pacific Northwest with tight races among SoCal schools.
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NEW York
North Carolina
U.S. Naval Academy
Duke
Middies
NanGgoipo Ricia Crusnea Rice
Texas
Iowa Seahawks
Great Lakes Bluejackets
Air Force Super‘bombers
Notre Dame
Tulane
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Tulsa
Purdue
Illinois
Ohio State
Iowa
Wisconsin
Marquette
Michigan
Badgers
Buckeyes
Madison
Penn
Army
Navy
Brown
Penn State
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Wake Forest
Rice
Randolph Field
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Southern California
California
UCLA
Trojans
Bears
Britton Remains in Serious Condition
Middleport William Britton trainmaster's clerk at the NYCAR in Hobson stays in serious condition at McMillin Hospital after an automobile accident a week ago. Mrs Britton visits from Charleston to be by his bedside while daughter Paula Jean Britton stays with relatives in Middleport to continue school.
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Middleport
William Britton
NYCAR
Hobson
McMillin Hospital
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Holzer Hospital
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Weed
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Maynard Davis
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Arlington, Va
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Ted Weems Orch
Harry Owens
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Robert Lowery Dona Drake
Roy Rogers
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