Meigs County Men Head to Columbus for Army Tests
A large Meigs County group leaves for Fort Hayes Columbus for Selective Service Call No 52. One hundred twenty four men are notified to report for physicals eight volunteers including five from Middleport. those accepted will receive two weeks furlough then depart for camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Selective Service Board
Middleport
Meigs County
Roy D. Will
R. D
Coast Guard
Harley Rhodell Swisher
Middleport R. D
Cecil Sterling McLeod
Portland
Navy
Meigs County Selective Service Board
Pomeroy Social Notes
Marriage of Freda K. Will to Myron McAfee announced, Will a telephone operator in Pomeroy and McAfee a Athens native. Local visits include Elisha Custer returning from Portland, Oregon and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Welch hosting Columbus guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda K. Will
Myron McAfee
Elisha Custer
Portland
Oregon
Charles Welch
Columbus
James Hazelton
Wright St
Butternut Ave
Robert Roberts
Union Ave
Scott Willock
Charleston
W. Va
Clyde Maffin joins Army medical unit at Camp Pickett
Clyde Maffin of 812 Poplar Street Nelsonville Ohio has been inducted into the Army and is stationed at the Medical Replacement Center Camp Pickett Virginia. He will train in medical and evacuation procedures and basic military duties as a Medical Department officer joining other officers doctors dentists and nurses in conserving the fighting strength for the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pickett
Army of the United States
Clyde Maffin
Poplar St
Nelsonville
Ruth Pickens Secures Position at Dayton
MIDDLEPORT Miss Ruth Pickens daughter of Mrs Maggie Kens leaves for Dayton where she will be employed. A Mid rt High School graduate she previously worked for the NVA and W V O W and will reside with her sisters Warren Pickens has been called to military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ruth Ickens
Maggie Kens
Meigs County
Tomorror
Dayton
Miss Pickens
Midrt High School
NVA
Warren Pickens
Pickens
Seven Students Leave For Ohio University
MIDDLEPORT. Leaving this week for Ohio University Athens where they have enrolled for the first semester are Lewis Koehler Jr Robert Rothrock Harold Sau Charles Bradbury Thelma Ward Jeanne Ebersbach and Catherine Hennesy The four young men are former students at the university Miss Howard and Miss Ebersbach entering the university for their first year and Miss Hennesy a second year student transferring from Capital University Columbus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio University
Athens
Lewis Koehler, Jr
Robert Rothrock
Harold Sau- Charles Bradbury
Thelma Ward
Jeanne Ebersbach
Catherine Hennesy
Miss Howard
Miss Ebersbach
Miss Hennesy
Capital University
Columbus
Eagles Will Meet In Pomeroy Tonight
Special meeting of Meigs Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles will be held this evening at Eagles Hall in Pomeroy. William Watson, secretary of Zanesville Aerie, will be the guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Pomeroy
Meigs Aerie
Les
Eagles Hall
William Watson
Zanesville Aerie
Federal Wheat Arrives for Meigs County Farmers
Meigs County farmers can obtain CCC feeding wheat at 96 cents per bushel as announced by Edson E. Roush, chairman of Meigs County AAA. Two 1500 bushel storage bins have been set up, and wheat can be shipped in to boost milk pork and beef production under the Food for Freedom Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Commodity Credit Corporation
Meigs County
Edson E. Roush
Middleport Social Notes Exhibit Heilman Family Reunion
Middleport residents host relatives for the Heilman family annual reunion at 160 Seventh Ave. Other notes include Janet Hecox and Dude Keehne returning from Columbus and Jean Ebersbach heading to Ohio University with family help for housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
E. Cc. Bryan
Seventh Ave
Heilman
Bryans
W. A. Haning
Columbus
Carl Heilman
Richard Heilman
Betty
Norman Ieilman
Harold Heilman
Ziba Midkiff
John Sargent
John Hartung
Richard
Clark Idle
Phyllis
Charles
Mytie Carmen
Hazel Epple
Addie Heilman
Wallace Smith
Audrey
Peach Fork
Service Men of Meigs County Send Updates and Family News
PVT Walter D. Reibel of Pleasant Ridge has moved from Fort Riley to Camp Bowie Texas after a phone update to his parents. Harold Jones of Dayton expects a five day furlough home. Richard Clark returns to Baton Rouge after a short leave. George Hobstetter, now a sergeant, returns from Brookley Field for a week’s leave. Howard Dailey leaves for Brookley Field. Rupe Killinger is reported in a Japanese internment camp in the Philippines. Charles Russell at Fort Bragg had a minor operation. Ivura Cramer and John Myers wed in Pomeroy June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter D. Reibel
Henry Reibel
Pleasant Ridge
Fort Riley
Kansas
Camp Bowie
Texas
Reibel
Harold Jones
U. S. Army Air Corps
Patterson Field
Dayton
Roy Jones
Minersville
Richard Clark
Baton Rouge
George Hobstetter
Hobstetter
Brookley Field
Mobile
Ala
Pvt
Howard Dailey
Philippines
Philip
Rupe) Killinger
Philippine Islands
Charles Russell
Fort Bragg
Agnes Russell
Harrisonville Community Fair Slated All Day Thursday
Harrisonville community Institute plans an all day event on Thursday Oct 1 with the theme Victory. The program features Gardens for Victory by Geneva Humphreys and C E Blakeslee plus a slip cover demonstration by Alice McKinney. A potluck lunch, exhibits, and various demonstrations involving local groups follow a morning program at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harrisonville
C. E. Blakeslee
Alice McKinney
Ohio State University
Rev. Cohen
Chase
French
Nora Jordan
Miss Williams
Humphreys
Blakeslee
FFA
Harold Pickering
Miss Bodkins
French McKinney
Alice Pickering
Wolfe
Bertha Harmon
Adrian French
Grange
Pickering
Eastern Star
Margaret Douglas
Bradford
Garden Club
Cohen
Homer Lee
Mae Ball
Frank Halladay
Delbert Chase
Harley Musser
Oddie Bradfield
Lilly Jowell
Virgil Atkins
James Welch
Heil French
L. P. Harmon
Bud Douglas
School
Fastern Star
Real Estate Transfers in Meigs County Pomeroy
Meigs County transfers list numerous parcels and parcels numbers in Pomeroy and surrounding townships. Names include Emma Duckworth Pearl Nelson Cowdery Ross Norris and J E Norris M Gertrude Wilson Lee Wallace Arthur Price Beatrice Price and more. Transfers move parcels to spouses families and county officials as shown in Middleport Reedsville Orange and Bedford townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Emma Duckworth
Syracuse
Neva Imboden
Pearl Nelson Cowdery
Reedsville
Nettie Cowdery
Ross
Margaret M. Norris
Sutton Township
J. E. Norris
James F
M. Gertrude Wilson
Lee
Mary Wallace
Caryl H
E. F. Matlack
Orange Township
Lora O. Johnson
Arthur Price
Beatrice Price
Fred A. Shifler
Middleport
Delbert B
Hylda Rice Lela McLane
Doris Davis
Thur McLane
Phyllis Curry
Vance E
Violet B. Milhone
Lucetta Folden
Richard Folden
Mary J. Grimes
Gladys Stephenson
W Roy Folan
Ida C. Johnson
W. Roy Folden
Gladwin
Board of Commissioners
Clara M
Howard Swindell
Frank
Marjorie Perry
Ralph
Nancy Perry
Mildred
Emerson Douglas
Bedford Township
Clay
Ollie Wilson
Verne
Florence Davis
Nora McNeal
Family Gathers To Honor Enlisted Man
In Middleport a farewell gathering was held for Herbert Edwards who has enlisted in the U S Army and leaves today. Relatives from Columbus Corning Gallipolis and local Mrs Ida Edwards hosted the family event and shared time with Mr and Mrs Edward Parsons and Mrs L D Diles of Beech Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ida Edwards
Virgil Edwards
Columbus
Donley Edwards
Corning
Herbert Edwards
Gallipolis
U.S. Army
Ruth Diddle Married Saturday in Huntington
Miss Ruth Diddle daughter of Mr and Mrs D F Diddle of Huntington wed Jerry Cozette son of Mr and Mrs Gerard Cozette of Omaha Nebraska. The ceremony took place at Eleventh Ave Methodist Church Huntington at 230 pm with over 100 guests. The couple who plan a wedding trip then reside in Wheaton Illinois where both are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ruth Diddle
D. F. Diddle
Fairfax Court
Huntington
Jerry Cozette
Gerard Cozette
Omaha
Neb
Phyllis Diles
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Eleventh Ave. Methodist Church
Lohengren
Students return to Ohio State and freshmen entry
Local students Gene Harris Alan Bradford and Robert C Tompkins return to Ohio State University this fall. Miss Mary Adeline Smith enters as a freshman. A public party is set at Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy on Tuesday at 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio State University
Gene Harris
Alan Bradford
Robert C. Tompkins
Mary Adeline Smith
Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Blanks Ready for Home Registration in Pomeroy
Blanks for registering rooms apartments and houses now rented can be obtained at the U S Employment office in City Hall Pomeroy. Landlords must complete triplicate forms for each unit and return them to the office or mail to the Area Rent Office in Gallipolis by Oct 1. Hotels or rooming houses are exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
U.S
Gallipolis
Craft Classes At Pomeroy Offered By Recreation Commission
An old rose rocking chair owned by Mrs. William Baker is on display at the Alice Ann Coffee Shop in Pomeroy. Baker attended craft classes taught by Mrs. Mary Kirkendall at the Federated Church on Mon Tue Wed and Fri afternoons. The programs, sponsored by the Pomeroy Recreation Commission, teach basket weaving and caning with no class fee beyond material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Alice Ann
E. Main St
William Baker
Union Ave
Baker
Federated Church
Mary Kirkendall
Recreation Commission of
Contribute Two Civil War Cannons To Scrap Drive
Ottie Stanley former Middleport citizen and long time New York Central conductor now retired leads By ron Baguley Camp United Spanish War Veterans to donate two Civil War cannons standing before Wyandot County Courthouse. The cannons had been custodianship of the Sandusky Grand Army of the Republic camp which has dissolved. Stanley recently visited here and in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Upper Sandusky
Ottie Stanley
New York Central Railroad
Byron Baguley
United Spanish War Veterans
Wyandot County
Sandusky
Grand Army of the Republic
Mr. Stanley
West Virginia
Middleport Junior Army Aids Scrap Drive Initiative
Middleport schools join a national salvage effort with an Oct. 5 kickoff for a Junior Army of scrap collectors. Kenneth C. Ray oversees as Commander General guiding pupils from lieutenants to privates. slogans and poster contests offer war stamp prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
America
Kenneth C. Ray
Supt
L. W. McComas
E. L. Osborne
Jean McMaster
Flossie Frecker
Win
Darwin Farm boys' Club Holds Meeting
The Darwin Farmer Boys 4-H Club held its September meeting at Darwin School with Junior Blackwood presiding. Members updated their record books and planned bi monthly meetings. The November 27 gathering will focus on 1943 victory projects with assistance from Meigs County agent Co E Blakeslee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Darwin Farmer Boys 4-H
Darwin
Junior Blackwood
Co. E. Blakeslee
Meigs
Tuesday Reception To Honor Pastor and Family
Members of the Church of Christ invite guests to a Tuesday 7 30 evening reception in the church parlors for the new pastor Rev James C Redman and his family Hosts include ministers from other congregations and Supt of Schools L W McComas and Mrs McComas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Church of Christ
James C. Redman
L. W. McComas
Pictures of Service Men On Display In Elberfeld Store
An Elberfeld Store in Meigs County fills both large show windows with pictures of local service members. Each photo lists the name and location, making an accessible Roll of Honor for residents. Relatives may submit missing pictures to the store for inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Elberfeld
Meigs County
United States
Serious Accident Narrowly Averted in Middleport
A large truck from Zerkle Trucking Co Middleport and an ambulance from Ewing Funeral Home collided on E Main St in Middleport. The truck driven by Lawrence Abbott turned left into a street as the ambulance, driven by Alvin Norris, approached. Both drivers escaped serious injury. Entertain Guests Middleport Mr and Mrs Richard Thayer hosted Mr and Mrs Gordon Harris for dinner and card games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. Main St
Zerkle Trucking Co
Middleport
Lawrence Abbott
Main
Ewing Funeral Home
Alvin Norris
Richard Thayer
Gordon Harris
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Athens Messenger
PACE
Bobby
Guildford
England
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Virginia
Ruth Pickens
Middleport Social Notes
Janet Hecox
Dude” Keehne
Jean Ebersbach
Clarence Ebersbach
Alyce Ebersbach
Elmer Reed
Westport
Gerrit Visser
U. S. Air Force
Craig
West Coast
David Oblinger
Homer Rice
Denver Rice
Ivura Cramer
John Myers
P. L. Peoples
Osu
Army
Marines
Isa
Patience Brandle
Pearl Reynolds
McComas
Darwin Farm Boys
Beaco
F. J
Beasley CO
Ing Chance
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