Mombers of Ohio Bridge Commission To Visit Pomeroy
The Ohio State Bridge Commission led by Ray Irons meets at 6 PM October 15 with the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce for a dinner at Hotel Martin, bridge inspection of the Pomeroy Mason span, and a Meigs Theater showing of a patriotic short subject by Oscar P Grisby.
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Pomeroy
State Bridge Commission of
Ohio
Ray Irons
Oscar P. Grisby
Charles F. Schaber
Roy Palmer
Hugh Huntington
Pythian Sisters Honor Mrs Burford at Dinner
Mrs L E Burford was installed as Senior of the Pythian Sisters of Ohio Meigs Temple No 153 at the Grand Temple in Esville. A program and refreshments followed with Mrs Lillian Steiff as general chairwoman and Mrs Steiff leading songs. A gift of a pair of vases was presented by Mrs J B Downing, Past Grand Lady, and the group shared friendship handclasps after the guest of honor accepted.
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Middleport
L. E. Burford
Rand
Pythian Sisters of Ohio
Meigs Temple
Grand Temple
Esville
E Temple Hall
Lillian Jeiff
Steiff
Band Boosters Supper Draws Over Sixty Dollars
The Band Boosters served a supper to about 150 townspeople and out of town patrons from Pomeroy, clearing more than 60 dollars. Mrs. E. O. Tewksbury chaired the event with a large committee handling kitchens dining and tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Pomeroy
E. O. Tewksbury
Fred Fultz
Mont Miller
O. L. Roush
Gladwin Werner
Leo Russell
William Britton
Edgar Allensworth
Leo Kennedy
Charles McElhinney
Davis
George Childs
With Service Men of Meigs County
POMEROY Mr and Mrs James Hazelton Sr Wright St reported their son James Jr arrived safely in England after aerial gunner exams at Georgetown South Carolina Staff Sergeant Robert Coates arrived from Mobile Alabama for a ten day visit with his parents Second St Byrne Vaughan son of Walter Vaughan Navy at Great Lakes arrived for a seven day furlough Walter Martin stationed Aberdeen Md on a ten day furlough with his mother Mrs Guy Martin and grandparents Mr and Mrs Wendell Einhart Cave St
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Vaughan
Navy
Great Lakes
Saturay
Corp
Walter Martin
Aberdeen
Guy Martin
Grandents
Wendell Einhart
Cave St
Arrest Made in County at Week End
Meigs County and Mercy Village officers had a quiet weekend with no arrests since Friday October 9. The county jail held only one prisoner in the last three days. Bert Lou remains in custody to appear at the grand jury session today on a charge of aiding a criminal.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Mercy Village
Meigsnty
Bert Louis
Iminal
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights From Local Groups
Social notes from Pomeroy recount meetings of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at the church with a potluck, Sugar Run PTA at the schoolhouse, and the Syracuse Garden Club October session in Syracuse. Daughters of Union Veterans planned a meeting in Middleport with a future party, plus various visits and moves among residents.
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Pomeroy
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Alice Harper
Harry Smith
C. E. W. Downie
Daughters of Union Veterans
I. O. O. F. Hall
Court St
Elsie Hart
Pearl Reynolds
Middleport
Meigs County Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Local reports detail Loyal Pals Class at Church of Christ meetings and a birthday farewell for Charles Shumaker with Private Dayton Spencer on furlough. A Missionary Society session focused on fruit donations to the Children’s Home in Cleveland. The Wilsons visit from Albany attend a Cleveland convention and Ohio State game. Births, retirements, and hospital returns are noted among Middleport and Pomeroy residents.
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Middleport
Robert McElhinney
Glen Lambert
Church of Christ
McElhinney
S. Third Ave
Cecil Bolin
Margaret Quivey
Charles Shumaker
Meigs County
Irena Shumaker
Dayton Spencer
San Antonio
Texas
The
Missionary Society
Herbert Fink
Herman Ohlinger
Harley Devol
Mildred Hawley
William Bradford
Cleveland
Wilsons
W. K. Wilson
Helen Knight
Albany
N. Y
Burt Knight
Virgene Knight
Chester
Chester Knight
Pomeroy
Norwood Knight
Tuppers Plains
Pete Elberfeld
Ohio
Buck Deer Seen in Meigs County Hills
Mr and Mrs Paul Smart and family saw a buck in the road near Langsville Meigs County while returning from a trip Sunday afternoon The deer leaped a fence and disappeared into the fields confirming wildlife in the hills nearby
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Meigs County
Middleport
Paul Smart
Langsville
Letters From Two Girls Reveal Whereabouts
Letters from Betty Nash and Mary Bolin disclose their location in Huntington where they reportedly worked in a restaurant. The 13 and 14 year old Seventh Grade pupils from Pearl Street left home Sunday and took clothing, with postmarks pointing to Huntington.
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Middleport
Betty Nash
Mary Bolin
Huntington
Pearl St
Stout shifts to Fairfield Air Depot for basic training
Pvt. William C. Stout husband of Hazel Stout of 223 E Second St Pomeroy has been transferred to Air Depot Fairfield D for basic training. Mrs Spencer in Middleport Marie Lewis confined at sister’s home with rheumatic fever.
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Middleport
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
William C. Stout
Hazel Stout
E. Second St. Pomeroy
Air Depot
Fairfield, D
Spencer
Dayton Spencer
Marie Lewis
Woodrow Daugherty
Pastors Study Conditions in Defense Area
An interdenominational group of ministers and parish workers from Point Pleasant and surrounding communities met at Trinity Methodist Church to discuss church and community issues arising from influx of workers. Committees urged keeping a 5 day waiting period for marriage licenses, condemning night marriages, and limiting license hours while promoting education for youth and greater church involvement for war workers and families.
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Pomeroy
Point Pleasant Defense
Trinity Methodist
Ohio
Z. B. Edworthy
West Virginia Council of Churches
W.H. Thompson
Ohio Council of Churches and Religious Education
Roberts
Marriage Licenses Issued in Meigs County Week End
In Meigs County Probate Court seven marriage licenses were issued since Saturday marking a busy week end. Names include Clarence T. Norris 39 and Reva Evans 21 of Letart Falls. Harley Read 27 and Carrie Bell Buchannan 16 of Long Bottom. John Lewis 23 of Gallia and Elizabeth Clay 22 of Pomeroy. Joe Young 21 of Pomeroy and Ellen Cunningham 18 of Pomeroy.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Clarence T. Norris
Reva Evans
Letart Falls
Harley Read
Carrie Bell Buchannan
Long Bottom
John Lewis
Stamps Drive by Middleport School Tops $500
Middleport school children spent more than 500 on defense stamps across three designated days. Central School led with 119.35 in sales driven by top earners Mildred Hawley and Flossie Frecker. Pearl Street building and high school rooms contributed smaller totals, bringing yesterday’s overall sales to 220.85.
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Middleport
Central School
Mildred Hawley
Flossie Frecker
Pearl St
Church Activities At Federated Church Pomeroy
Activities scheduled for this week include a council meeting with final revision of the congregational list, Federated Circle gathering Wednesday at 7 30, Busy Bee Class quilting Thursday from 9 30 a m, and choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 30 p m with all choir members urged to attend.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church In
Federated Circle
Meigs Democrats Rally Friday At Court House
Meigs County Democrats plan a Friday rally at the court house with Oral Daugherty, candidate for Congress, as the principal speaker. The event is open to all interested attendees.
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Meigs Democrats
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Oral Daugherty
Flour explosion estimate for air flour mix
A historical note claims that mixing 24 pounds of flour with 4000 cubic feet of air in a closed space and igniting it would produce a powerful explosion capable of lifting a one ton weight five miles into the air.
Teacher Resigns To Take Defense Job
R L Osborne resigns as science teacher at Middleport High School to join the General Chemical Defense Corporation plant. Former teachers Betty Newman Charles Bing and Osborne now work at the defense plant.
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Middleport
R. L. Osborne
Middleport High School
R. E. McKay
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Defense
Betty Newman
Charles Bing
Osborne
Paul Trittschuh
Marietta
John Lambert
Halloween Pranksters To Be Prosecuted
Mayor C. C. Fisher warns Halloween pranksters will be prosecuted. He notes wartime conditions make appliances scarce and warns that destructive acts by Halloween groups harm the war effort.
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Middleport
C. C. Fisher
Civil Defense Expands in Pomeroy Activates New Units
Pomeroy civilian defense moves forward with organized air wardens meeting at city hall led by Captain John Duerr to launch first aid classes. Courthouse auxiliary police under W F Sodt advance training and prep for insignia while Boy Scouts receive messenger duties for the defense network coordinated by Henry Ewing.
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Pomeroy
John Duerr
W. F. Sodt
Henry Ewing
Defense Corps
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Mombers
Ohio Bridge Commission
U. S
William Bailey
Toccoa
Pythian Sisters
Mrs. Burford
Pomeroy Social Notes
Sugar Run Parent Teachers Association
John Gilmore
Irving Karr
Charles Wagner
Syracuse
Syracuse Garden Club
Frank Capehart
Civic
Roscoe Harden
C. A. Springer
Pearl McBride
Hazel Clark
Elizabeth Duckworth
Grace Jiiden
Avery Roberts
Christena Grimm
F. A. Shumway
William Houdashelt
James Quick
Pomeroy Personals
Frank Reinhart
Wehe Terrace
H. L. Pond
Howard Jr
Young Pond
Ohio University
Dale Wm. Hysell
Janice Ruth
Columbus
Ruby Deem
Yale St
Lawrence Deem
D. W. Ashworth
Canton
Main St
Carl
Jackson
Ralph Bennett
Roger Keith
Tom Crow
Fred Crow
Webster Hodge
H. H. Kuntz
A. R. Clifton
Robert Thompson
Hinton
W. Va
Theron Ohlinger
Dayton
Charles Nease
Hazel Holter
Hanson Holter
Minersville
Charles Wildermuth
Feoples
Butternut
Kel-Roy Nite Club
Louie Ray
Rhythm Aces
Middleport Social Notes
Party For
Si Bennett
Everett McDaniel
George McDaniel
Front St
Ora Zwilling
Monkey Run
Arnold Bennett
Alberta Bennett
S. Second Ave
Warner French
Rosalie Rice
James Clifford
U. S. Navy
Durst
Second St
Mary Lsble
Mt. Vernon
Charles Idle
Miriam Anna Holmes
Mayme Holmes
David Bing
Byron Bing
Butternut Ave
Tucker
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Harvey French
Evans Stores
Gladys Wright
J. K. Smith
Agee Cary
Polka
James Redman
Indianapolis
Rollin Neutzling
Rita
Maggie Neutzling
Ada Merrall Krause
Stanley Turner
Detroit
Will Dawson
H. W. Bate
Akron
P. S. Mills
Max Sanborn
Bess Sanborn
Althea Anderson
Bate
Sanborn
Anderson
Merle Wilt
Bucyrus
Isaac Wilt
Wilder Wilt
Wilt
Smith Incubator Co
United States
Leonard Tipton
London
Harry Tipton
Gallia County
Lowe Brothers
Schmoll
Furniture
Middleport, Ohio
Gideons
Ralph Kuechter
Federated Church
Civil Defense
Caromel
Carter
Marietia
Creaw
Rardin Bros
Coca-Cola Company
Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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