Middleport PTA Opened With Panel Discussion And New Leaders
The Middleport Parent-Teacher Association held its first meeting of the year in the high school auditorium led by new president Mrs. George Childs. A student panel discussed improving schools, and new teachers were introduced. The meeting also announced the County Council PTA session in October, named delegates, and listed membership and room mothers for the year.
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Middlefort
Middleport
Parent-Teacher Association
George Childs
Lois Cecil
Eleanor Schaaf
Evelyn Ward
Myron
Duffield
Geraldine Ward
Ben Philson
Paul Smart
Mesdames Harold Chase
John Vroman
William Beaver
Calvin Reichman
Frleey
Lon Greenlee
Homer Rice
H. L. Carr
John Hawkins, Jr
Charles Murray
Herbert Fink
Lee Featherstone
C. H. Wise
Hawkey’s
Clarence Clark
Delmas Hildebrand
Reynolds
John Dillard
Marcelline Buell
Edward Tewksbury
Willis Anthony
Magazine
Leo Kennedy
Safety Patrol
Nan Moore
Lois Ceril
Bernard’ Krinke
O. P. Klein
C. A. Wise, Jr
Carroll Swanson
Pomeroy Social Notes Spotlight Birthdays And Visits
Pomeroy social notes report a birthday dinner for Paul Roush with family including Mr and Mrs Leverett Roush. New parents Mr and Mrs Donald Fullins welcome Deanna Ruth born Sept 20 weighing eight and a half pounds. Various locals including Col Mildred Baum and Sgt Margie Pasco visit Chester and plan a picnic.
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Pomeroy — Mn
Earl Stobart
Paul Roush
Leverett ‘Roush
Bill
Agnes Dix
George Grueser
Roushes
iPoint Pleasant
Pomeroy
Naylor's Run
Deanna Ruth
Donald Fullins
Pomeroy Rt. 1
Homer Glaze
Middleport
Raymond Pullins
V. L. Glaze
Dexter
J. M. Pullins
M. V. van Horn
Akron
L. E. Baum
Chester
Baums
Col
Mildred Baum
Women's Army Corps
Sgt
Margie Pasco
Camp Upton
N. Y
Athens Road
Bennett to Be Honored for Bravery
Middleport residents celebrate Edward A Bennett age 25 who earns the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the Ardennes offensive. He is credited with killing seven Germans and capturing 34, embodies a Middleport High School guard and Meigs County inductee. His wife and two daughters await his Washington ceremony while locals plan a welcome home.
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Middleport
Edward A. Bennett
Broadway
Edward
Bennett
Ed. Bennett
New York Central Railroad
Ardennes Bulge
St. Vith
Middleport High School
Yellow Jacket
Meigs Countty
John Bennett
France
Fenney Bennett
American Legion
Ed. Bennett Sr
Columbus
Washington
General LeMay Lived in Meigs County Rumor Confirmed
Meigs County residents celebrate a long running rumor that Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay spent part of his boyhood near Stiversville Port land area. Laura McKay, former Portland resident now with A W McKay, confirms the LeMay family lived in Stiversville attended school there and youth days included early flying and jam fixing over local fields.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbus
Curtis E. LeMay
General LeMay
Stiversville
Portland
Laura McKay
A. W. McKay
Middleport
LeMay
Miss McKay
Eher Carpenter
Meigs
Shier
Veteran Welcomed By His Friends in Farewell Party
Cpl. Dor Ebersbach, recently returned from overseas and MIA status, enjoyed a welcome home party at the Martin Hotel hosted by parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed gar Ebersbach. Friends and fellow veterans attended, with music, dancing, and refreshments as the group toasted the returning serviceman and his guests from Athens.
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Tomeroy
Dor Ebersbach
Edgar Ebersbach
Martin Hotel
Victor Han+nas
Ancil McKinney
Paul Smith
Karl Steiner
Robert Hoeflich
Surst of Muntington
Howard Dailex
Danny Matthews
Lawrence Helidore
Raymond Yokoyama
Eddie Inle
Edith Yoachim
Betty
Marjorie Michl
Betty Rogers
Jean Ebersbach
Cressa Webb
Mary Lu Harninger
Mary Martha Smith
Kathleen Batley
Kathryn Craven
Bert
Bert, Becker
William Ebersbach
Exon Eubanks
R. Wai
Cpl
Ebersbach
Athens
Hypnotic Power Promises From Tibet Explorer Edwin Dingle
Edwin J Dingle, famed explorer, touts a Tibet found mind and body system offering immense powers and delayed aging. He claims readers can break hypnotic influence from childhood and unlock giant strength and memory. A nine thousand word treatise is offered free by the Institute of Mental Physics in Los Angeles to newspapers readers who respond promptly.
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Edwin J. Dingle
Tibet
Rarry
Land of
Mr. Dingle
Assocles
Dinfie
Institute of Mentall Physics
South
Hobart Blvd
Dept
Los Angeles
Calif
Zahl Funeral Will Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Frederick Theodore Zahl age 70 who died at his daughter's home Mrs Elsie Forbes Minersville will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Ewing Funeral Home Interment at the Minersville Hill Cemetery The Rev Ralph Kuether of the Federated Church will officiate He leaves his wife Mrs Helen Keller and other children including Anna Houdasheli Charles Albert Walter Zahl and Lt Julius Zahl recently returned from Germany with 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild
Hartley Pomeroy hears from former mayor in army unit
Former Hartley mayor Malcolm Hartley, now overseas, writes of newspaper work in the army from Paris and notes eligibility for discharge due to points and age. In Middleport, Gail Stumbo age 6 and David Hindy age 7 celebrate joint birthdays with a party in Roadside Park hosted by their mothers, 25 first and second graders attend.
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Pomeroy
Malcolm Hartley
Malcolm
Lee Rudisell
Paris
Middleport
Gail Stumbhow
David Hindy
Clifford Stumbo
Cassara Hindy
Gail
David
Actors Guild Urges Arbitration Then Work Stoppage Rule
More than a thousand members of the AFL Screen Actors Guild adopted a resolution urging AFL officials to create a rapid arbitration system requiring all AFL unions to use union arbitration before any jurisdictional work stoppage.
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Hollywood
AFL
Actors Guild
AFL O
AFT
Little Round Man Back On Ohio Lineup At OU
Louie Venditti the rotund fullback returns to Ohio University football after a discharge from the AAF. He practiced with Coach Wise and Trautwein’s squad as they sharpen passing and kicking, aiming to boost a backfield needing experience before the Bowling Green game.
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Phil Hallman
Louie Venditti
Miami
Xavier
Ohio Wesleyan
Western Reserve
Louie
AAF
Randolph Field
Texas
Uncle Sam
Alma Mata
Venditti
Wise
Trautwein
Don Peder
Oui
Ralph Sayre
New Haven
W. Va
Charles McCarthy
Bridgeport
Chicago Faces Stubborn Cardinals in Final Week
Chicago and St Louis push toward a pennant deadlock as the final six days of the season unfold. Detroit must falter while St Louis sweeps Chicago. Cubs face two games at Wrigley Field with Charley Grimm’s club needing wins to stay ahead, as Hank Borowy opposes Harry Brecheen in today’s opener.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Will Harridge
Ford Frick
Detroit
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago
Washington
Tigers
Cleveland
St. Louis
Steve O’neill
Tribe
Bengals
Senators
Juty
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Hank Borowy
Cubs
Harry Brecheen
Standings Yesterday's Results National
National league action highlights two postponed games between Pittsburgh and Chicago due to rain with both games listed as scheduled. American league shows no games scheduled yesterday.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Deacon Bossing Reds Again in Opening Pitt Clash
Cincinnati Reds under Deacon Bill McKechnie resume play after seven weeks as they face the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a two game set. Howard Fox will start for Cincinnati while Ken Gables takes the mound for Pittsburgh. McKechnie spent the layoff at Wilkinsburg, Pa., due to his wife's illness.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Deacon Bill McKechnie
Pittsburgh Pirates
McKechnie
Wilkinsburg
Howard Fox
Ken Gables
Fight Results From Associated Press Circles
Detroit report lists Phil Terranova defeating Leon Spencer on points after a knockdown, with scores noted. Washington bout Jimmy Bivins versus Yancey Henry postponed due to weather. Baltimore bout Freddy Russo outpoints Leroy Jackson, San Francisco clash Lloyd Marshall stops Hilton Fitzpatrick.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Phil Terranova
New York
Leon Spencer
Washington
Jimmy Bivins
Yancey Henry
Baltimore
Freddy Russo
Rahway
N. J
Leroy Jackson
Cleveland
San Francisco
Lloyd Marshall
Sacramento
Hilton
Fitzy) Fitzpatrick
Oak Hill
W. Va
Martin Bound Over to Grand Jury on Theft Charge
Lloyd Martin was bound over to the Meigs County grand jury after pleading not guilty to a theft charge in Justice Percy Peoples court. He was returned to jail on a $1,000 bond and had admitted stealing various articles from the Nichols home before changing his plea. Helen Cline, arrested for intoxication and assault, pled guilty and was fined in the same court.
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Frank Clark
Shearing
Helen Cline
Kelroy’s
Justice of the Peace
Percy Peoples
Oberlin Football Player Searberry Aboard Squad
Middleport Pvt. William Searberry of the USMC assigned to the Officers Candidate School at Oberlin is a member of the Oberlin football squad occupying the right guard berth. Wounded at Saipan he has four battle stars and the Presidential Citation. He previously played for the Yellow Jacket team and is a brother of Alfred Scarberry.
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Middleport
William Searberry
USMC
Oberlin
Saipan
Alfred Scarberry
Sparkplug
Ohio High School Football Wows With Fourth-Quarter Finishes
Columbus North and Portsmouth fall as fourth periods decide outcomes. Canton McKinley, Massillon, Warren and Lorain West rally or upset, while West Virginia’s Charleston breaks Portsmouth’s win streak. Lorain’s defense turns the tide with two interception TDs as West edges Lorain 18 to 14.
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Harold Columbus
Ohio
Columbus North
Ports ‘Mouth
Portsmouth
Charleston
W. Va
Newark
Tigers
Canton McKinley
Massillon
Weirton
Youngstown
Woodrow Wilson
Bup Rearick
McKinsey
Bulldogs
Warren
Steubenville
West
Joe Kovaleik F
Lorain
Nick Ardelianon
Tony Devito
John Saffell
Lorain Journal
Middleport Hunter Lost in Woods After Three Hours
Middleport Street Commissioner Fred Collins, a lifelong resident of Middleport, got separated from hunting partner C. Smith while squirrel hunting in Kingsbury district. He wandered the hills for hours, heard children's voices near a school, followed them to the road, and then walked about a mile to the car. The episode ends with him recounting the tall timber and his eventual return.
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Middleport
Fred Collins
Meigs County
Kingsbury
C. Smith
Collins
Smith
Cleveland
Burt 6&Kotton
Florida
Wellston Judge Hears Lyons Case in Court
Judge Fred Ey and Wellston court heard bills against the John Lyons estate presented for payment to guardians. John Lyons, Middleport capitalist, previously declared incompetent, appeared on the stand most of Monday morning as the case continued. Guardians Edison Hobstetter and Lindsey Lyons, the elder's son, oversee the affairs.
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Pomeroy
Fred Ey‘ertts
Wellston
John Lyons
Mr. Lyons
Middleport
Edison Hobstetter
Lindsey Lyons
Cavarretta and Cuccinello Lead Batter Title Chase
Chicago Cubs first baseman Cavarretta and White Sox star Cuccinello sit atop the major league batting races with scant games remaining in 1945. Cavarretta leads Holmes by three points at .352 to .349 while Cuccinello needs one more at bat to reach 400, though Stirnweiss of New York looms as a rival.
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New York
Phil Cavarretta
Cubs
Tony Cuccinello
Chicago
Cavarretti
Beaton
Tommy Holmes
Holmes
New York Giants
Cavarreda
Cuccinello
George Stirnweiss
New York Yankees
Stirnweiss
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