Pomeroy Purple Panthers Face Blue Devils Opener
Pomeroy's 1942 Purple Panthers, under new coach Ray Pigman, prepare for the opener against the Chauncey Blue Devils at Middleport Field. With 25 players, backfield veterans Duckworth Burt Stivers and Spencer lead, while new linemen Baisell Thornton Rosenbaum Welker and Kincaid may start. Game set for eight o'clock Thursday, rest on Friday nights. bank on-field at halftime.
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Duckworth
Burt Stivers
Spencer
Hamm
Matson
Baissell
Thornton
Rosenbaum
Welker
Kincaid
Pomeroy
Middleport
Pomeroy High School Bank
Divorce Granted in Meigs County Court
Guy Watson was granted a divorce from Mary Christine Watson in Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect of duty and adultery. The custody of four minor children and possession of the couple’s personal property were awarded to Mary Christine. Gary Edw. Watson, the couple’s year old son, remains in the defendant's custody. The couple had married on October 10, 1925.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court
Meigs County
Guy Watson
Mary Christine Watson
Mr. Watson
Gary Edw. Watson
Gorby Funeral Held At Hainesville
Funeral services for Max Gorby aged 29 a soldier on furlough from Camp Funston Kansas who died Monday night near Langsville will be held at four o clock this afternoon at the Hainesville Church.
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Middleport
Max Gorby
Camp Funston
Kan
Langsville
Hainesville Church
Peterson’s Ointment Promises Quick Eczema Relief
eczema and skin irritations are soothed by applying Petersons Ointment to the affected parts. relieves itching promptly and improves skin appearance. also soothing for tired feet and cracks between toes. 35c at all druggists. money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
Adv
Francis Bush Wins War Honor Medal
Corporal Francis Bush of Middleport at Hickam Field after the December 7 attack received the Purple Cross for in line of duty injuries. He was sent back to the United States and told his mother he would be enrolled in an officers school in Miami Florida.
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Middleport
Hickam Field
Cpl
Francis Bush
United States
Florence Bush
S. Sixth Ave
Athens
Bush
Miami
Fla
Zenith Optical Receives Army Navy E Award at City Hall
Mrs. O. P. Klein witnessed the ceremony in Huntington as Zenith Optical Company received the joint Army Navy E for high achievement in war equipment production. The Polan family led the 500 employee firm, born from Polan Glass, with veterans and local groups including the Huntington Central High School Band and American Legion marking the event.
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Middleport
City Hall
Huntington
Army-Navy
Zenith Optical Company
William S. Knudsen
War Department
O. P. Klein
Army
Navy
Polan Glass Company
Albert S. Polan
Edwin G. Polan
Lincoln M. Polan
Lake Polan, Jr
L. M. Polan
Nancy Moore
W. T. Moore
Chesapeake
Exams for Typists To Be Held Friday
A typists and stenographers exam will be held Friday evening at 6 30 at Pomeroy Senior High School. No eligibility forms required. applicants go directly to the high school. The test screens copying accuracy and dictation at 80 wpm. This is the third such exam in two weeks. Conducted by Mr Pat Lochary. Women stenographers and typists are urged for jobs in Washington DC and Dayton Ohio government departments.
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Pomeroy
Pat Lochary
Washington, D. C
Dayton
Pomeroy Social Notes
Mrs. Leona Smith hosted the J.O.F. Class of Simpson Methodist Church with 25 members and two guests present. The October meeting will be a Halloween party at Mrs. Hammond’s on E. Main St.
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Club Activities
As the new school term starts, the Home Economics Club plans an executive meeting to discuss dues and officer duties led by Miss Patience Brandel. Girl Glee Club officers were elected with Helen Burk as president and Lois Cecil as director, plus updates on local visits and staff changes.
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Middleport
Home Economics Club
Patience Brandel
Wanda Koehler
Jo Anna Warren
Betty Holter
Mary Baker
Freda Gaye Durst
Girls Glee Club
Helen Burk
Dorothy French
Marjorie Diles
Norma Jean French
Miriam Kauff
Phyllis Smart
Glee Club
Lois Cecil
Legion Leaders for Year Are Announced
Er nest Lallance named post commander at Drew Webster Post and announced year long committees. Ways and Means chaired by Dor Schaefer includes Ninian Fowler Pearl Hysell Frank Fugate and others. Firing Squad led by Owen Watson includes Thos Cook Chas Sayre Arthur Wandling and several members. Child Welfare chaired by C B Kreinbihl with Cedric W Clark and J W Frank. Service Officer is J M Thornton. Buglers include Ben Neutzling Raymond Harbrecht Chas Withrow and Chas Marcinko. Refreshment Committee chaired by Ralph Gilmore lists William Baxter Don Wood and Alonzo Custer. Publicity Committee led by Frank B Wilinge.
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Arthur Wandling
Fred Kesterson
Weber Thomas
Joe Keyes
Chas. Withrow
Elmer Brown
Hanson Holter
William Marcinko
Lawrence Smith
Charles Nease
Ninian Fowler
C. B. Kreinbihl
Cedric W. Clark
J. W. Frank
J. M. Thornton
Buglers
Ben Neutzling
Raymond Harbrecht
Chas
Middleport Beats Alumni 13-7 In Scrimmage
Middleport Yellow Jackets defeat a team of Alumni 13-7 at MHS stadium in a spring scrimmage. Warren Bennett returned a blocked pass for 60 yards and Hartinger scored on a 7 yard end sweep as the Jackets answer with a late 25 yard pass to Lys ton Pullins. The showing is rough but fans expect a stronger game against MHS Wahama Friday night.
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Middleport
MHS Yellow Jackets
Fowler Boys
MHS
Yellow Jackets
M. H. Fowler
Warren Bennett
Hartinger
Jackets
Lyston Pullin
Wolfe
Hamm
Welch
S. Walters
Hayes
W. Laing
Wood
M. Russell
Warner Klein
Pullins
J. Walter
Ubry
Ed Bennett
Bill Walters
Lewis Sauer
Alva Roush
Ralph Sorden
Lawrence Lewis
Jim Lloyd
Charles Burdette
Donald Mills
Paul Johnson
Lyston Fultz Injured in Ranger Training at Ft Meade
Johnny Jones column reports Lt. Lyston Fultz fractured two back bones while scaling a wall during Ranger training at Ft. Meade Maryland. Parents Mr and Mrs Fred Fultz received a notification stating their son is in a cast.
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Middleport
Johnny Jones
Columbus Dispatch
Lyston Fultz
Ft. Meade, Md
Fultz
Fred Fultz
Mining Class Held in Pomeroy for Miners and Foremen
W A Seabright conducts a free weekly mining class at Pomeroy High School on Thursdays from 7 to 9 pm. The course covers mine timbering ventilation and mining law to promote safety and efficiency, open to all interested, especially miners, foremen and operators.
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Pomeroy
W. A. Seabright
Pomeroy High School
With Service Men of Meigs County
POMEROY Howard Dailey enjoys furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Howard Dailey. Anne St Dailey is stationed at Brookley Field Mobile Ala with the 44th repair squadron of the air corps. Eddie Burkett Mulberry Ave left for Dayton to be inducted into the air corps Purkett enlisted last week son of Mrs Mayme Burkett. Mulberry Ave Pvt Harold Jones and Pvt Renza Menchini Patterson Field Dayton spent the weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Roy Jones of Minersville and Mr and Mrs Ned Menchini Butternut Ave. Pvt Victor Hannahs Patterson Field Dayton is on a five day furlough with parents Mr and Mrs Hurl Hannahs Butter nut Ave.
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E. R. Titus
Oval Diddle
Orient
J. W. McCullough
Wright St
Bashan
Rose
Kathryn
Miriam Anna Holmes
Columbus
Mayme Holmes
Syracuse
Tommy Crow
Ohio State University
Thomas Crow
W. Main St
Adele Schoenlein
Zanesville
W. F. Schoenlein
Mulberry Ave
Howard Byers
California
Santa Monica
Byers
Lewis Bumgardner
Stansbury Drug Company
Gus Ward
James Ward
United States Navy
Alaska
Washington
Pomeroy
Howard Dailey
Anne St. Dailey
Brookley Field
Mobile
Ala
44Th
Air Corp
Eddie Burkett
Dayton
Air Corps
Purkett
Mayme Burkett
Harold Jones
Renza Menchini
Patterson Field
Roy Jones
Minersville
Ned Menchini
Butternut Ave
Victor Hannahs
Hurl Hannahs
Hemlock Grange Hosts Inspector and Members
Hemlock Grange met with 62 members and two visitors for inspection night led by Inspector Pomeroy. The program featured a Third Degree victory drill, six new membership applications, readings by Herman Beards and Earl Paulson, music by the Lee Sisters and Pickett, a duet by Maude Tubbs and Erma Heilman, a table aux on agriculture by Eldon Clark, and a tableaux of flag and navy by Mr. and Mrs. Alva Heilman, followed by a supper. Mrs. W L Whaley fractured a hip in a fall and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Pomeroy
Hemlock Grange
H. E. Starkey
Herman Beards
Earl Paulson
Lee ‘Sisters
Pickett
Maude ‘Tubbs
Erma Heilman
Eldon Clark
Alva Heilman
Veterans Benefit Sale to Offer Forget-me-nots in Meigs County
Meigs Chapter No. 53 of the Disabled American Veterans sponsors a nation wide fundraiser on Argonne Day Saturday September 26 to aid local relief programs and the national rehabilitation service for disabled veterans. Edward H. Reuter chairs the Meigs chapter and says volunteers will offer the flowers made by wartime disabled veterans. He cites the service as turning local liabilities into assets and shifting charity burdens to the Federal Government.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Argonne Day
Edward H. Reuter
Meigs Chapter
Reuter
POMEROY-A divorce suit filed in Meigs County court
Mary Lemley sues Harold L. Lemley in Meigs County Common Pleas Court for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The couple married June 10, 1938, have no children. She seeks temporary and permanent alimony and restoration of her maiden name Mary Hendricks.
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Pomeroy
Common Pleas Court of
Meigs County
Mary Lemley
Harold L. Lemley
Lemley
Mary Hendricks
Letart A meeting on scrap drive planning scheduled
A meeting will be held Thursday at 8 o clock at the Letart Schoolhouse to plan the campaign for the scrap drive in Letart township.
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Letart
Letart Township
McDaniel Rites Scheduled for Thursday
Funeral services for 68 year old George McDaniel will be held Thursday at 2 30 p m at Heights Methodist Church W Va following short services at his Front Street residence in Middleport Interment will be at Lone Oak Cemetery He is survived by wife Mary daughter Denner Roush of Pomeroy son Everett on Second Ave and seven grandchildren plus two sisters Mrs Lena Kersey and Mrs H S Mourning and a brother Frank McDaniel
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Middleport
Front St
George McDaniel
Heights
W. Va
Lone Oak Cemetery
McDaniel
Mary McDaniel
Denner Roush
Pomeroy
Everett
Weiss Funeral Held For Mrs John Weiss
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o clock for Mrs John Weiss who died at the Mason Clinic Monday morning. She is survived by two daughters Lorena and Hilda. Burial was at Adamsville.
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Gorby
Hainesville
Athens Messenger
Ohio
Panthers
Chauncey-Dover
Mrs. Klein
Pomeroy Social Notes
William H. Durst
E. Main St
William Morris
Kenneth Roush
Powelly
Harry Miller
Pauline
Pomeroy Personals
Gerald Wise
Summer Durst
Second St
Marilyn Young
Mary Snider
Middleport Social Notes
C. B. Weise
Jackson Heights
Stegners
Legion
U.S.A
Berlin
Sam
Chesapeake and Ohio
America
Go of
Aury
Tre Tare
Grads
W. L. Whaley
Lincoln Hill
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Weiss
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