Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce Plans Postwar Growth
Pomeroy leaders discuss stadium pool and gym on school property as top postwar project plus sewage hospital highways and river development. R L Jacobs chairs WWF appeal with $2800 quota. residential drive aims $2000. total quota $4800. president Smith and Howard Kress to Cleveland assembly representatives.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Bend
Fomeroy
Athens
Pomeroy-Mason Bridge
Ohio River
R. L. Jacobs
National War Fund
Drew Webster Post
Chamber of Commerce
WWF
Smith
Howard Kress
Champer of Commerce
General Assembly
Ohio
Cleveland
Meigs GOP Leaders Meet To Map Work
Meigs County Republicans hold joint meetings as the November election nears. Central Committeemen meet at the Court House while Committeewomen convene at Main Street headquarters to distribute literature and plan turnout. Judge Edgar Ervin speaks on the judicial ballot. Noah Haskins recalls the Columbus women’s meeting. An open house is set for October 14 at headquarters ahead of a Republican rally with Congressman-at-large George Bender.
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Middlefort
Meigs County
Republican Central
Republican
Edgar Ervin
Noah Haskins
Columbus
Lama
Court House
George Bender
Grueser Funeral Plans In Pomroy Area
Funeral services for Jason Charles Gaes, obituary details indicate a Wednesday service at the Shler residence with interment at Breen Grove Cemetery. He leaves three children and a widow, with last surviving siblings and a local clergy circle noted. Also reports pastors J Edward Hakes and Weather Tracy traveling to the Ohio Baptist Convention in Mansfeld October 10-12.
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Jason Charles Gaes
Monda
George Sniveler
Breen Grove Cemetery
Grueser
Shiveler
Rax White
Canton
Albert N. Grueser
Logan
Deat
Pomeroy
J. Edward Hakes
First Baptist Church
Gallipolis
Weather Tracy
Pomero
Ohio Baptist Convention
Fork Avenue Baptist Church
Mansfeld
Harvest Festival Planned at Columbia Chapel Church
A Harvest Fall Festival will be held at Columbia Chapel Church on Saturday Oct 28. The all day event serves Meigs and adjoining counties with a bazaar and proceeds benefiting the church. A program and flower and vegetable display are also planned.
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Point Rock
Columbia Chapel Church
Meigs
Columbia Chapel
Pomeroy Council Women Meet at United Methodist Church
Pomeroy regular monthly meeting of the Council of Church Women is set for Wednesday at 1:30 PM at the United Methodist Church. Leader Mrs. Fred Reed will guide study of Christ of the American Road by E. Stanley Jones. All women urged to attend. Birthday dinner honors husband Mr Benton Penn and brother R T West.
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Pomeroy
Benton Penn
R. T. West
Mrs. West
Theron Russell
Jerry Ward
Clyde Watson
Akron
Ella Watson
Roy Jones
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
George Joachim
Dan Rairdon
Athens
E. Main St
Mildred Smith
Kingsville
Texas
Florence Smith
Jay Gloeckner
Montana
Albert Gloeckner
Victor Stewart
St. Albans
W. Va
Stewart
Dale Kesterson
Enterprise
Boney Mitchell
Nellie Smith
William Baker
Lester Hart
White Shrine
Anna Strauss
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
C. L. Strauss
Wehe Terrace
James R. Wildman
Violet M. Wildman
Camp Atterbury
Ind
S. J. Newell
Jackson
H. B. Smith
Fred Crow
New York
Sgt
Roger Morgan
Kingman, Ariz
William Morgan
Tampa
Olin Boothe
West Coast
Edward Boothe
Holzer Hospital
Middleport Social Notes
Middleport society notes cover a Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting at Heath Methodist Church with 26 members present. Miss Lucille Smith spoke on India. Christmas boxes for service men were discussed. a rummage sale and World Day of Prayer were planned. hostesses, refreshments, and floral arrangements are listed.
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Middleport
India
Lucille Smith
Women's Society of Christian Service
Heath Methodist Church
C. M. Hennesy
Bess Sanborn
R. W. Harris
H. A. Rothrock
Robert Washington
M. G. Brown
C. O. Fisher
Baptisms and births noted in local church and community
Infant sons baptized at Federated Church by Rev. Ralph Kuether. Birth announced for Harold Theodore Sedgwick on Oct. 6. Harold A. Sedgwick serving on a Navy vessel in New Guinea. Various relatives and residents mentioned visiting, furloughs, and hospital stays, including updates on Mrs. Sedgwick, Miss Strauss, and others.
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Rcett ‘Willock
Clarabelle Murray
Robert Roberts
Federated ‘Church
Ralph Kuether
Herold Argyle
Sedgwick
Harold Theodore
Returning Captain Welch Ends 21 Day Leave in Far East Tour
Captain H L Welch of the 158th Infantry, after months abroad in Dutch New Guinea and New Britain campaigns including Arawe and the Nenmoor Islands, concludes a 21 day leave with wife Lela Sherman of Athens and daughter Dane at Gassaway West Virginia. He plans to await re assignment in Asheville North Carolina. Welch, a reserve officer prior to the war, left a dental practice in Gassaway to serve beginning April 1941. He has earned three battle stars and recuperates from fever while regaining lost weight.
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Middleport
Ariyvona
H. Leland Welch
Lela Sherman
Athens
Thei
Dane
Gassaway
J. Va
N. Co. Welch
Eleanor Welch Zeiker
Jie
Asheville
N. C
Welch
New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea
New Britain
Arawe
Wakke
Sarmi
Nenmoor Islands
Browns and Cardinals Split Hard Fought Baseball Showdown
Browns fall 3 to 1 as Lanier wins on the mound for the Cardinals while Kreevich and Laabs supply the only offense for Cleveland. McQuinn and Kurowski drive in key runs, with Hayes and Verban contributing for St Louis in a tight contest before 31,630 spectators.
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Browns
Baker
Kreevich
Moore
Stephens
Laabs
McQuinn
Byrnes
Hayworth
laChartak
Potter
Amarilla
Cramer
Litwhiler
Hopp
Musial
W. Cooper
Sanders
Kurowski
Marion
Verban
Lanier
Wilks
Muncrief
Christman
Cardinals
Zagilla
Chartak
Kramer
Fuster
McGowan
Dunn
Piogras
Sears
Meigs County Grand Jury Returns 15 True Bills
Meigs County Grand Jury completed its October term findings with 17 indictments returned and 70 witnesses examined across 31 cases. Indictments include neglect to provide for children burglary assault and battery and automobile theft. Judge Ervin warned the panel may be recalled before automatic discharge on December 31.
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Carl Doddridge
George Butcher
Alvin Stiles
Paul Hendricks
Lawrence Gilmore
Charles Frazier
Ervin
Veteran Missionary Leininger to Speak in Meigs
POMEROY Mickale Leininger, veteran missionary to China, will speak at Hysell Run Free Methodist Church on Friday evening October 13. The service begins at 7 30 EWT. Leininger served years on the China Mission Field and was there during the Pearl Harbor attack. She was imprisoned by the Japanese and spent about two years in a Japanese internment camp before returning to America through a prisoner exchange.
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Pomeroy
Mickale Leininger
China
Hysell Run Free Methodist
Miss Leininger
China Mission Field
Pearl Harbor
America
Clean State Cards Recapture World Series Crown High Elevens Are Reduced
The St Louis Cardinals won a six game World Series 4 to 2 over the Cleveland Browns as Ted Wilks held the Browns without a hit in 3 2/3 innings. Park continued to dominate with strong pitching and the series drew over one million in receipts. Len Corbin led Warren and McKinley in high school results while Cathedral Latin and East Prague players starred in other district games.
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Columbus
Canton McKinley
Massillon
Cleveland Cathedral Latin
Warren ‘Harding
Warren
McKinley
Bulldogs
Vali
Cleveland Shaw
Youngstown
Boardman and Chaney
Cousten Lehman
Cathedral Latin
Youngstown East
Mansfield
Lakewood
Middletown
Zanesville
Toledo Libbey
Lorain
Youngstown Boardman
East
Armed Services
Frank Davanzo
Art Weber
Rebel Strollo
Tara Diana
Tom Ficcione
Cleveland Glenville
Canton Lehman
Canton Lincoln
Youngstown Chaney
Campbell
Salem
Miamisburg
Dayton Fairview
Akron St. Vincent
Trenton
Portsmouth
Athens
New Philadelphia
Versailles
Columbiana
Austintown Fitch
North Canton
East Liverpool
Len Corbin
Gordon Cook
Bob Lilly
Middies
Lima Central
Herb Gorby
East Palestine
Bill Newell
Newell
Gorby
Jack Hand
Sportsmans
Red Bird
Brownie
Billy Southworth
Yankees
Nationals
Ted Wilks
Fulton
Browns
Max Lanier
Wilks
Lanier
Card Stafs
Serias
Jack Coombs
Eddie Plank
Athletics
Giants
Vern Stephens
Fullerton's Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
A collage of sports notes from 1930s America. Chick Meehan argues that pro leagues should grow without diminishing college coaching, while local scenes differ by level. Jimmie Murphy reports Woods and Bradbury bet on the World Series opener. Cardinals win in the eleventh. Navy coach Crowley quips about aging players, and Major Sam Francis leads an Army unit in the South Pacific with his brother a college backup. Barnicle earns the Distinguished Flying Cross after bailing out over Caen and returning to combat.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Chick Meehan
Chick
Walt Woods
Harold Bradbury
Canton
Jimmie Murphy
Woods
Bradbury
Cardinals
Sam Francis
Nebraska
South Pacific
Mike
Randolph Field
Tex
Thomas E
Barney) Barnicle
Princeton
Caen
Colonels Tie With Orioles In Little World Series Night Game
The Louisville Colonels battled the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-4 win at Municipal Stadium in Baltimore. Ray Patton earned the victory for the American Association champions with Dwight Simonds delivering key relief after Patton faltered in the sixth inning. A record 52,233 attended, far above prior games, as Jim Wilson prepared to start for Louisville against the International Leaguers.
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Baltimore
Twoall
Louisville Colonels
Baltimore Orioles
Municipal Stadium
Louisville
Ray Patton
Dwight Simonds
Patton
Harry
Nemo) Liebold
Jim Wilson
Wilson
Orioles
S E League Standings Highlight Local Matchups
Athens faced Jackson while Gallipolis met Nelsonville and Logan played Wellston in S E League games. Pomeroy challenged Oak Hill and Chauncey met Middleport as league games moved to Louisville with a 5 3 scoreline. Ambrose Palica started for Baltimore as Manager Tommy Thomas selected him for the game.
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Athens
Jackson
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Logan
Wellston
Pomeroy
Oak Hill
Chauncey
Middleport
Louisville
Ambrose
Bobo) Palica
Baltimore
Tommy Thomas
Ees
al Atireeretiie
Nelsonville Se
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Pomeroy Planning
Meigs Gop
Plan
Pomeroy Social Notes
Middleport Social Notes
Susan Elizabeth
van Ae Pullen
James Pullen
Harry A. Miller
A. R. Pullen
Judy Ann
Mrs. Miller
Edna Mae Durst
Susie
John Phillips
A. B. Pullen
Willis McMurray
Johnnie
Jerry Pullen
Richard Chambers
Martha Hobstetter
Chambers
Richard
Eric
Herbert Chambers
Main St
George Hobstetter
Fred Hanker
William Pfleiderer
Bucyrus
Badger Construction Co
Ft. Pleasant
Elizabeth Gloeckner
T. L. Morrison
Philadelphia
Helen Brown
Pearl St
James Henry
J. H. Johnson
Betty
John Hawkins
Virginia Lu Schaaf
Maxine Smith
Miss Smith
George Deweese
Mechanicsburg
Perrys
Hemlock Grove
Homer Rice
Ed. Neiwohner
James Weber
Dayton
Neiwohner
Mein Paulin
Florence Clark
Clarence Clark
Charles Lambert
Betty Brown
Mt. Hope
U. S. Nave
Frances Willock
Eher Willock
Scott Willock
New Jersey
Lawrence Bing
Click
Walter Beattie
Karen
Leon
Pleo
Julia Mae Schilansky
USMC
Arlington
W. P. Wilburn
White Rose Lodge
Woodman Hall
Abs
Art Lewis
Dames
Diles
Ralph Anderson
Detroit
R. B. Laughead
Mary Jane
A. E. Russell
Wotham Russell
Corning
Mill St
Edith Thomas
Holtern Hospital
Emmett Stuyvesant
Lubbock
Edgar Allensworth
Walter Tracy
St. Louis
Berry
C. H. Wise, Jr. I
Pomeroy Personals
Far East
Messenger Sports
Athens Pharmacy
Adv
Donald O'Conner
Susanna Foster
Peggy Ryan
Patricknowles
Frank Jenks
Eddie Quinlan
Bobby Brooks
Shorts
Temple Middleport
Rosemary Lane
Johnny Downs
Ralph Morgan
Eddie LaBaron
Matty Malneck
Bob Chester
Gus Arnheim
Cape Gloucester
Bendyue Pomeroy
Anna Neagie
Richard Green
Nova Pubeant Marg
Rutherford
the Bailes Brothers
Fullerton
Jimmie Crowley
Sampson Navy
Tye
Nature
Dean
Doan
Colegroves Market
Ohil
Pan Phons
Neroy Cement Block Co
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