Middleport Hopes Rise as New Industries Attract
Middleport groups including Village Council and business leaders celebrate progress toward bringing new industries to town amid defense era departures. A brick building at Logan and High Street nears completion to house the first new industry, with lumber as a key need and D C Miller guiding flood relief storage plans. Special meetings address future supply purchases.
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Middleport
Logan
High St
D. C. Miller
Racine Social and Personal A Busy Weekend Visits
Local social notes list multiple Sunday visits across Racine and nearby towns. Entries include Emma Jividen and daughter with Grace Jividen visiting relatives, Miss Tony Eppelin arriving for a two week stay, and various family visits among Jividen, Metcalf, Cooper, Au Miller, and Osborn households. New Guinea note remarks on pigeon species.
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Racine
Emma Jividen
Emma Jane
Grace Jividen
Minersville
Emma _ Jividen
Ruth Metcalf
Lucinda Cooper
Tony Eppelin
Pittsburgh
Ward Foster
Anna Cornell
Safronia Aumiller
Old Town
Howard Reed
Detroit
Virginia
Hilda DeWolfe
Roger
Eureka
George Osborn
John Bailey
Forest Run
Bailey
Dana Cleland
Margaret Wilcoxen
Virginia Ann
Logan
T. T. Shelton
Henry Cleland
Morris Bunnell
Clarksburg
W. Va
Richard Hayman
Chicago
Hayman
New Guinea
Ralph Hayman
Scouts Journey To Meeting Place In Heath Church
Scouts of Troop 40 led by Boy Scout Alan Bradford followed a trail to the Heath Methodist Church basement for a candlelight investiture ceremony reviewed by Scoutmaster R. E. McKay. Emphasized were duty to God and country, duty to others, and duty to self as ice cream and cookies ended the gathering. Robert Coats chaired the troop committee with Rev H A Rothrock and others assisting.
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Middleport
Alan Bradford
Hill and Dale
Heath Methodist Church
R. E. McKay
Robert Coats
H. A. Rothrock
Leo Kennedy
Richard Chambers
Frank White
Gordon Harris
James Clark Leaves Pomeroy for Goshen High School
James Clark, a Pomeroy High School teacher for five years, resigned last Sunday. He will teach at Goshen High School in Ohio. The local board accepted his resignation, and Superintendent W A Smith said no replacement will be hired.
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Pomeroy
James Clark
Pomeroy High School
Goshen, O
Clark
Board of Education
Supt
W. A. Smith
Poster urges defense contractors to boost production
U S government poster sent to defense contract holders by the OPM urges faster output with a bomber cockpit gunner pictured and the slogan Dont Let Him Down.
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U. S
OPM
Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Meetings and Visits
Pomeroy notices cover Meigs County Republican Women’s picnic remarks by Rob ert Bangham on rehabilitation work in state institutions. Reports include club meetings at White Cove Council Red Men’s Hall Epworth League events Simpson Methodist cleanup, Y M F Club officers at Wilkesville, and Pomeroy personals listing trips, visits, and local social updates.
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Pomeroy
Robert Bangham
Meigs County Federation of Republican Women
Rock Springs Fairgrounds
Bangham
Ohio Republican Veterans’ Organization
Wilmington
Tom W. Jones
Rock Springs Grange Hall
Earl Lama
Federation
Charles Spencer
Second St
White Cove
Red Men's Hall
Blanche Roller
Pocahontas
Minnie Neutzling
Syracuse
Sally Allison
Racine
Verna Hysell
State Employment Service
Pomeroy City Hall
Meigs County
The
Employment Service
Selective Service Office
Scarlet Fever Closes Darwin School in Pomeroy
Darwin school closed Monday by Health Commissioner W. S. Ellis due to a scarlet fever outbreak in the community, just one week after the 1941-42 term opened.
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Pomeroy
Darwin
W. S. Ellis
Ministers' Association Meets in Meigs County
The Meigs County Ministerial Association met in Pomeroy with Rev. Charles Baird chairing. Committees were announced, Henry L. Cerr named secretary, resolutions of respect drawn for the late Rev. Earl Scott, and Rev. McCarley led a discussion on "The Problem of the Pacifist." Twenty ministers and wives attended luncheon at Riverview Restaurant.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Charles Baird
Grace Episcopal Church
Baird
Henry L. Cerr
Middleport
Portland
McCarley
Racine
Riverview
Sale of Licenses Delayed in Meigs
Drivers licenses for Meigs opening day were delayed as the supply failed to arrive at the registrar's office. Early buyers postponed purchases until today when the licenses became available. All drivers must have the new licenses by the end of September.
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Pomeroy
Defense
Reunion of McKnights Draws Wide Attendance
First annual reunion of descendants of Thomas and Samuel McKnight held at Downie lodge near Salem Center. Lafe McKnight elected president of the new permanent organization. Mrs. Co E W Downie named secretary treasurer. Mrs. Alma Davis historian. Attendees included Dr and Mrs John Lutz of Charleston West Virginia, Mrs Bess Crane and others from Richmond Indiana, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Pt Pleasant West Virginia, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Emo gene, Athens and more Meigs County residents.
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Cleveland
Evelyn Worl
Raymond Smith
Indianapolis
Stephan Davis
Emogene
Claud Clark
Jessie Kayser
Bernice
Athens
Pomeroy Man Picks Miss America Autograph
Pomeroy real estate agent Leverett Roush vacationed in Atlantic City during the Miss America pageant. He anticipated the winner and obtained an autograph from contestant Rosemary La Planche, who entered as Miss California and went on to win the title Miss America.
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Pomeroy
Leverett Roush
Roush
Atlantic City
Rosemary la Planche
California
Street Work Underway In Pomeroy Patching Butternut Ave
Patching of major streets in Pomeroy began Monday with repairs on Butternut Avenue. Village officials say the work protects streets during winter.
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Pomeroy
Butternut Ave
Picnic Tables Placed On Masonic Property In Pom eroy
Picnic tables and benches are being placed this week on the Masonic property between the Courthouse and the Masonic Temple. The village granted park use to the Masons for Pom eroy visitors to rest and eat lunch. NYA workshop in Middleport built the equipment from village materials and will place it in the park for now despite the late summer season.
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Pomeroy
Masonic
Missing Car Found After Theft In Rural Ohio Route
A Pomeroy automobile owned by Rome Hawk of E Main Street was stolen early Sunday and found Monday between Little Hocking and Coolville. The car appeared abandoned, suggesting the thief fled.
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Rome Hawk
Recent Property Transfers in Middleport
Middleport reports include sale of the former C. L. Brooks home on Third Ave. purchased by Robert Coats and B. H. Rawlings. The McKinley property two doors below was bought by George Tewksbury. The J. F. Murray cottage on Grant St was purchased by Sherd Davis. Murray plans an extended visit to Portland, Maine with his brother Henry Murray.
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Middleport
C. L. Brooks
Third Ave
M. W. Essex
Robert Coats
B. H. Rawlings
McKinley
George Tewksbury
J. F. Murray
Grant St
Sherd Davis
Mr. Murray
Portland
Maine
Henry Murray
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