Meigs County Excursionists Marooned by Heavy Fog on River
Large crowd rode the Island Queen from Pomeroy Bend to Cheshire on a Gallipolis run when thick fog halted the steamer after 2:30 a.m. The captain delayed departure until dawn, leaving travelers to walk or wait while drivers later picked up many. Defense workers worried about returning in time for shifts at Point Pleasant.
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Middleport
Pomeroy Bend
Cheshire
Gallipolis
Point Pleasant
Presbyterian Church Women's Group Holds First Meeting
The First Presbyterian Church in Middleport held its inaugural Women’s Association meeting led by president Mrs. J. N. Humphrey. Hymns filled the program with Mrs. Lilian Steiff on the organ and Mrs. Karl Rothermund delivering a devotional on "The Little Things."
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Middleport
Women's Association of the
First Presbyterian Church
J. N. Humphrey
Lillian Steiff
Karl Rothermund
India
Eagar Erwin
H.l.carr
O. H. Stewart
Ed Tewksbury
Fred Thomas
Chappelle Talbott
E. L. Lambert
D. C. Miller
Irene McDowell
Daisie
Cadet Pomeroy Otho Keenan Ranked High in Class
Meigs County service men report cadet Pomeroy Otho Keenan stationed at Lake Field Phoenix Arizona ranked second highest in his class and is the son of Mr and Mrs Pearl Hysell Mulberry Avenue. Willard Durst Inducted into the Army in August stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky is the son of George Durst. Harry Bolinger transferred to Sumter South Carolina while attending an advanced motor mechanic class his wife Josephine Moriarity of Middleport remains in South Carolina.
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Vern Bolinger
Spring Ave. Pvt
Bolinger
Josephine Moriarity
Middleport
South Carolina
Harriett Russell
W. Main St
Lawrence Weed
Scott Field
Til
Jean Russell
Dayton Strickland
John
Errol Dawson
Belle
W. Va
James Hayman
Dayton
Syracuse
Columbus
Kathryn Holmes
E. J. Wetzel
Hettie Williams
W. Second St
Margaret Findley
Belle Valley
Will Reynolds
Rochester
George Jenkins
Mary Idle
Hazel Holter
John Hitchens
Cleveland
Fred Zsarnay
Henry Durst
Locust St
C. H. Lehew
Steubenville
J. S. Hartenbach
Sue Lehew
E. Main St
Hartenbach
Zanesville
Geneva Humphreys
Walton
Ed Hite
John Burgess
Logan
Bentz Wolfe
Harry Sadler
Bridgeport
Arthur Sayre
Guy Walters
Pittsburgh
Warren Wolfe
E. Liverpool
Clemma
Harriett
Margaret McKnight
Cincinnati
Eva Simms
Emma Waterman
Mulberry Ave
Frank
Jack) Krautter, Jr
Frank Krautter
Pomeroy
Tacoma
Wash
Seattle
U. S. Army
Red Cross
Everett Davis
Nettie Bowers
Nettie Hayes
Heath Methodist Church
Clarence Howell
Richmond
Ind
Military Police
A. J. Allen
Portsmouth
J. A. Allen
Washington, D. C
Captain Allen
Frank H. Carson to Reside in Columbus
Frank H. Carson will move from Lincoln Hill to Columbus to live with his sister Mrs P Blake at 4217 N High Street. He has been active in civilian defense as coordinator of the Pomeroy Civilian Defense Corp since its organization.
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Pomeroy
Frank H. Carson
Lincoln Hill
McQuigg
Columbus
P. Blake
N. High Street
Carson
Pomeroy Civilian Defense Corp
Visit Gene Reed in Parkersburg Hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Reed Mrs Lawrence Reed and sons visited Gene Reed in Parkersburg Hospital where he remains after an accident at the W W O W Wednesday. Gene, employed by a construction company, sustained a serious elbow injury and is receiving treatment at the hospital.
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Middleport
Robert Reed
Lawrence Reed
Parkersburg
Gene Reed
W.W.O.W
Gene
Location of Soldiers Revealed in Letters
Middleport residents note that censored troop movements leak via letters. One officer signaled he was in Salisbury England through an acquaintance and local township references. In Pomeroy funeral rites were held for J. V. Dunn, father of Father E. F. Dunn.
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Middleport
U.S
Salisbury
England
Tom W. Jones
Pete
Pomeroy Social Notes Honor Tommie Lee on Fourth Birthday
Mrs John Goett Jr hosted at Union Ave for her son Tommy Lee marking his fourth birthday. Pink yellow blue streamers and a T shaped cake with four candles filled the party as grand mother Mary Wippel presented the cake. Friends received favors and a donkey game winner was Johnny Wippel. Refreshments included orangeade cake and airplane shaped ice cream.
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Pomeroy
John Goett
Union Ave
Tommy Lee
Tommy
Mary Wippel
Anderson
Johnny Wippel
Huberta Ann Costen
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Kenneth McCullough
Mark Grueser
Tommy Brown
Mary Robinson
Bobby Roberts
David Boney
Susy Vaughan
Dickie
Pat Vaughan
Donnie Tedrow
Yvonne Hackett
Donna Jean Parfit
Brenda Lee Strauss
Mary
Teresa
Phyllis
Patricia Meier
Frankie Sisson
Pat
John Wippel
Richard Leifheit
Goett
Hubert Costen
George Hackett
Meeting of Federated Church Council Sets Visitations
POMEROY The Federated Church Council met in regular session Tuesday evening at the church. They planned an every member visitation with a Sept. 27 potluck kickoff and afternoon visits. They will invite locals to the World Wide Communion celebration on Oct. 4 at the church.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church Council
Resigns as Chairman of Housing Project in Pomeroy and Middleport
Mrs Agnes Rus sell of Butternut Avenue has resigned as chairman of the housing project serving Pomeroy. She donated seven months of service finding houses and apartments for at least half of the 500 new families now living in Pomeroy and Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Agnes Russell
Butternut Ave
Russell
Middleport
POMEROY Divorced in Meigs County Court Custody Granted
Edward P. O'Connor was granted a divorce from Nellie Louden O'Connor on gross neglect of duty grounds in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. He was awarded custody of the minor children.
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Pomeroy
Edward P. O'Connor
Nellie Louden O'Connor
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Ming
John Arnold Dies Thursday at 84 in Pomeroy
John Arnold 84 died at home on Lincoln Hill after a long illness. Survived by wife Virginia and children Albert Greensboro George W. Arthur Hoyt Haning Millersport Earl Girard and Mrs Herman Hoffner Lincoln Hill plus sister Miss Maria Arnold Columbus. Funeral at Finsterwald Funeral Home Saturday at 2 PM with burial Wells Cemetery Downington. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of service.
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Pomeroy
John
Arnold
Lincoln Hill
Virginia
Albert Arnold
Greensboro
N. C
George W
Arthur Arnold
Hoyt Haning
Millersport
Earl Arnold
Girard
Herman Hoffner
Maria Arnold
Columbus
Finsterwald
Wells Cemetery
Downington
Fall Church Activities Resumed in Middleport
Regular services restart at local churches with Sunday School at 9 15 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m at First Presbyterian. Rev H L Carr leads a 23rd Psalm series and evening service at Syracuse Charge. Rev Ralph Zandel speaks on Marks of Christ and how a sinful man is received by God. Heath Methodist resumes evening services at 7 30 p m with Biographical sermons Moses first. Choir anthem Come Ye Blesses. Church School at 9 15 a m led by L W McComas.
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Middleport
First Presbyterian Church
H. L. Carr
Syracuse
Ralph Zandel
First Baptist Church
Heath Methodist Church
H. L. Rothrock
Moses
L. W. McComas
Native of Syracuse Dies in Florida
Erroll Mallory of St. Cloud Florida died Sept 3 after extended illness at Kisimee Hospital. Graveside services were held Sept 5 per a letter from his sister Miss Mabel Mallory. He was a son of Ed and Mrs. Mallory of Syracuse.
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Middleport
Erroll Mallory
St. Cloud
Fla
C. A. Poindexter
Mallory
Kisimee Hospital
Mabel Mallory
Ed Mallory
Syracuse
Florida
Meigs County
Federal Posts Open To Stenographers
A stenographer and typist examination will be held at Pomeroy High School at 6 30 p m on Monday September 24. Immediate federal appointments in Washington and Dayton offer annual salaries of 1440 for junior stenographers and senior typists or junior typists at 1260. For details contact W P Lochary, local secretary, Pomeroy post office.
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Fomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Washington, D. C
Dayton
W. P. Lochary
Pomeroy
Center Opens in Pomeroy Minersville Recreation Center
The Pomeroy Minersville Recreation Center opened Monday for the winter season with Mrs. Ruth Quillen and Mrs. Florence Gilmore leading. Plans to redecorate the building have been set.
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Pomeroy
Minersville Recreation Center
Ruth Quillen
Florence Gilmore
Wedding in Middleport links Chapman and Rose at First Presbyterian
Miss Jimmie Chapman and Mr Keith Rose wed at First Presbyterian Church Middleport with fifty coworkers present. Rev Henry L Carr officiated as the couple's families and guests in Huntington and Denver connections attended. reception at the Carr home followed. The couple plan a home in Middleport after a short wedding trip.
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Middleport
General Chemical Defense Corporation
Point Pleasant
First Presbyterian Church
Jimmie Chapman
Keith Rose
Henry L. Carr
Lillian Steiff
Lohengrin
Cc. E. Covington
Huntington
J. F. Tracey
Ben K. Duffy
Denver
Colo
Rose
John B. Rose
Carr
Iva Brown
William Grate
Alice Sanborn
Richard Chambers
C. E. Covington
Colonel Rose
Mrs. Rose
Army Calls for Maintenance Men in Ohio Ordnance Company
Mont Osborn of the Ohio Highway Department announced plans to form the Ohio Ordnance Company in Meigs County. The unit, authorized by the Army Ordnance Department, will maintain combat vehicles weapons and ordnance gear. Open to men 18 to 45, applicants can obtain blanks and info from the highway department.
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Fomeroy
Ohio Ordnance Company
State Highway Department
Mont Osborn
Meigs County
Ordnance Department
Army of the United States
Osborn
Meigs
Domestic Art Classes at Federated Church Begin
Pomeroy offers domestic arts classes Monday to Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 4 in the Federated Church recreation room. Instructor is Mrs Mary J Kirkendall. Twenty five students enrolled. basketry chair seat weaving and hooked rugs taught. No cost beyond material. Enroll via Mrs Kirkendall.
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Pomeroy
Federated Church
Mary J. Kirkendall
Kirkendall
Victory Club Aids Meigs County Soldiers in WW II
Letters from service members show gratitude for the Victory Club of Syracuse funds sent to Meigs County soldiers. Pvt. John P. Williams of Chanute Field thanks the club and upholds the belief that the Army Air Corps and Victory Club will keep aiding the troops in their mission for freedom and peace.
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Pomeroy
Victory Club
Syracuse
Meigs County
Army Air Corps
John P
Jack) Williams
Chanute Field
Meigs County Women’s Democratic Club Meets
Meigs County Women’s Democratic Club gathered at Mrs. Gerald Wise’s home on Butternut Ave with 25 members attending. A potluck dinner preceded the meeting led by president Mrs. Dale Carl. Office vacancies were filled: Mrs. C. E. Peoples became first vice president and Mrs. Gertrude Gaffney became second vice president. The club planned a public party with Mrs. Hazel Clark as chair. An October meeting is set at Mrs. C. E. Peoples’ home with Mrs. Gladys Gibson assisting.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Graber
Prizes Awarded in Local Event Names Participants
Prizes were awarded to Gladys Grueser, Mrs. Lily Durst, Mrs. Bertha Sayre, Mrs. Gertrude Gaffney and Mrs. Conde in a community program. The event highlighted local participants and rewards were presented by organizers.
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Gladys Grueser
Lily Durst
Bertha Sayre
Gertrude Gaffney
Conde
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
NEA
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Eugene Talmadge
Arnall
Presbyterian Church Women’s Group
Parkersburg Hospital
New Lexington
St. Rose Church
J. V. Dunn
E. F. Dunn
Pomeroy Social Notes
Grace Episcopal Guild
John Lietwiler
Tom Crow
Boy Scout Organization
Happy Harvester
Elizabeth Huber
Marie Dailey
Theodorius Council of the Daughters of America
Jacob Roller
Nellie Ketter
Margaret Smith
Winona Cook
1.C.C.F. Hall
F.F.F
Asa
Ada Hoskins
Athens Road
Guy Mutchler
George Parker
Elmer Wickham
Emil Ball
Norman Foss
Lucy Gibbs
Verlie Conway
Joan
Pomeroy Personals
Sally Smith
Earl Smith
Edwin Murphy
Fred Guth
Lena
Katie Guth
Rose Wangler
J. W. Dunn
Dorothy Harbrecht
Inlaw
Hobart Riggs
Crooksville
John Arnold
Weeosk
Office OF Defense Wealth and Welare Services
FAI McNutt
Omecton
Washington
Ee A Ene
Mmetver Om
Middleport Social Notes
Harry Mills
Hamilton St
Florence Bush
Middleport Garden Club
S. Third Ave
D. B. Hartinger
Cpl
William R. Garber
W. R. Garber
S. Second Ave
Camp Grant
Mik — Aerates
Meigs County Soldiers
Meigs County Women’s Democratic Club
Iasstiar
Beaco
THE
F. J
Beasley CO
Wellsley Fudge
Rauch’'s Bakery
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
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