Middleport resident fatally injured in taxi accident
Leroy Barsotti, 48, of Middleport, died after leaping from a moving taxi to stop a bus near South Charleston. He died hours later at Grant Hospital. Survived by wife Nellie and three children Enzo Dorothy Carl, he had worked at Patterson Field and played cornet in local bands. Funeral arrangements planned through Rawlings-Coats.
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Middleport
South Charleston
Leroy Barsotti
Grant Hospital
Patterson Field
Columbus
Barsotti
Charleston
Dorothy
Enzo
Robert Coats
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Carl Barsotti
U. S. Marines
Jacksonville
Joe Barsotti
Italy
Nellie Basotti
Carl
Middleport High School
Walnut Tree Yields Harvest of One Peck
Ernest Nelson of Minersville harvested one peck of walnuts from his English walnut tree, the second year it has borne fruit after last year produced half a bushel. A early frost ruined many nuts, leaving only those nearest the house to ripen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomero
Ernest Nelson
Minersville
Nelson
Meigs Pioneer Society Plans Sunday Memoirs Service
Meigs County Pioneer Society will hold annual memoirs day and massing of the colors Sunday afternoon at 30ock in Simpson Methodist Church Pomeroy. W A Smith of Pomeroy will speak on There V tiers with Rev John Idleport directing. The service includes a tribute to members who died and the flag salute led by a Virgin Scout.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Virgin Scout
Be the Bugle Cat
Democrat Women Meet Next Tuesday Event Notice
Democrat Women Democratic Club of Pomeroy plans a public party Tuesday evening October 6 at 8 oclock in the basement of Sacred Heart Church. Public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Women's Democratic Club
Sacred Heart Church
Pomeroy Social Notes Daughters of Union Veterans Meet
Pomeroy Daughters of Union Veterans met at the 1.C.C.F. Hall with 15 members present. Miss Elsie Hart led the meeting held in lieu of Pearl Reynolds home due to illness. A public party is planned for Oct 12 at 8 pm at the 1.C.C.F. Hall. The prize box from Elsie Hart went to Bertha Radford. Prizes in games went to Emma Waterman, Elsie Hart, Jean Hart, Minnie Neutzling, and Caddie Wickham.
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Pomeroy—Daughters of Union Veterans
1.C.C.F. Hall
Court St
Pearl Reynolds
Elsie Hart
Bertha Radford
Emma Waterman
Jean Hart
Minnie Neutzling
Caddie Wickham
Pomeroy High Students Elect New Activities Association
Pomeroy Sept 28 students in each home room elected members and alternates for the newly organized Student Activities Association to foster cooperation among students and faculty and to coordinate activities. Seniors selected Margaret Weaver Byron Bailey as members with Martha Jayne Myers Milford Mowery as alternates. Room details list juniors sophomores and girls with designated delegates and alternates. Class officers automatically join the association. J F E White is sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Senior High School
Student Activities Association
Jeannette Young
Margaret Story
Margaret Weaver
Byron Bailey
Marjorie Reuter
Freda Parker
Betty Couch
Willie Carr
William Hayes
John Thomas
Betty Jacobs
Robert Hayes
Martha Jayne Myers
Milford Mowery
Fnora Barnitz
Carol Leibrand
Ruth Nease
Mildred Teaford
J. FE. White
Final Scrap Drive Plans Completed in Pomeroy
Final plans for the Meigs County scrap metal drive were announced at Pomeroy City Hall by Ben Turner local chairman. George Carson county general chair man spoke urging full citizen cooperation to meet a 2200 ton county quota. Details on how residents can participate will be released Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy City Hall
Ben F. Turner
George Carson
Meigs County
Carson
Local residents share visits and life events in Jackson area
Mrs Catherine Grubb and Mrs Elizabeth Campbell travel between Jackson Cambridge and Cam bridge while Mr and Mrs Dale Fouss visit Marietta relatives. Earl Grate starts job at Evans grocery. The Heiners visit Pt Pleasant with the Ebersbachs. Anniversary for Jacob and Mrs Roller noted with Buckeye dinner in Athens. John and Mrs Baily relocate to own home after residing with his parents.
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Catherine Grubb
E. Main St
Jackson
Elizabeth Campbell
Butternut Ave
Mary Calvert
Cambridge
Dale Fouss
Marietta
Earl Grate
Evans Grocery
L. J. Heiner
Pt. Pleasant
Ben Neutzling
Ann
Kate Ebersbach
Elmer Ebersbach
A. Casci
Columbus
Ned Menchini
Jacob Roller
Mulberry Ave
Athens
Buckeye
John Thomas Baily, Jr
Forest Run
John Baily Sr
J. M. Tuttle
Former Middleport resident Fannie Jackson dies in Toledo
Mrs. Fannie Jackson, 62, a former Middleport resident, died Monday evening at 4 45 at the home of her son Henry Jackson in Toledo. She is survived by children Robert Jackson Zanesville Virginia Mapp Huntsville Henry Jackson Toledo Edith Laster Detroit Mich Thomas Jackson Zanesville one grandson Joseph Pennington Chicago one brother George Stewart Pomeroy and one sister Mrs Arthur Palmer Detroit Mich Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at the Baptist Church Middleport with burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Ewings Funeral Home Pomeroy until time of service.
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Pomeroy
Fannie Jackson
Henry Jackson
Toledo
Middleport
Robert Jackson
Zanesville
Virginia Mapp
Huntsville
Edith Laster
Detroit
Mich
Thomas Jackson
Joseph Pennington
Chicago
George Stewart
Arthur Palmer
Detroit, Mich
Baptist Church
Middleport Hill
Ewing Funeral
Teachers Meet for Dinner at School
POMEROY faculty members from Pomeroy elementary and high schools gathered in the Junior High School Home Economics rooms for a dinner meeting originally planned as a picnic. Attendees included teachers their spouses and children with Mrs. Margaret Chapman chairing the refreshment committee assisted by Miss Mineva Pryor Miss Anna Vaughan Miss Gladys Crooks and Miss Huck.
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Pomeroy
Ff Economics
Margaret Chapman
Minerva Pryor
Sugar Run School
Anna Vaughan
Central School
Gladys Crooks
Huck
Chapman
Large Tuesday Traffic Push as 3000 Driving Permits Passed
POMEROY reports a busy day at J. H. Eastman deputy registrar office on E Second St with 566 licenses sold Monday and the total anticipated to exceed 3000. The office will stay open until 9 30 p m as drivers line up to swap old licenses.
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Pomeroy
J. H. Eastman
New Pastor Welcomed At Community Reception
The Church of Christ in Middleport held a reception for Rev. James C. Redman as new pastor, with his wife and family honored. Local clergy and L. W. McComas pledged cooperation, the program included songs, scripture, and a friendship circle ending with Bless Be the Tie That Binds and Mizpah benediction. Flowers were donated by Mrs. Otho Watts.
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Middleport
L. W. McComas
James C. Redman
Church of Christ
Redmon
Wanda Thomas
Marcella Walburn
Dorothy Davis
Mary Skinner
Lois Ann Roush
Esther Gilmore
Otho Watts
Price Ceiling Book Available at Office
Copies of maximum price regulation No. 165 on How the Service Price Regulation Applies to the Service Trades are available at the office of the local War Price and Rationing Board on Mulberry Ave.
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Pomeroy
Mulberry Ave
POMEROY Soldier Transferred to Washington for Police Training
Lyle Hysell of Meigs County has moved from Ft. Bragg to Washington DC as one of twelve of 1700 chosen for training as military police. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hysell of Harrisonville Road. Corp. Harry Parsons of Duncan Field Texas visited Middleport residents Monday.
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Pomeroy
Lyle Hysell
Ft. Bragg
Washington, D. C
Washington
Carey Hysell
Harrisonville Rd
Middleport Pupils Sell War Stamps Record $212.35
War stamp sales by Middleport schools reached $212.35 on the first stamp day. Top buyer was Susan Park’s high school homeroom with $27.75, followed by Nan Moore’s with $26.70. Other high scores included Jean McMaster, Leo Kennedy, Frecker, and Reynolds groups. Sales continue each Tuesday and a scrap drive poster contest won by Ida Lee Hartley and Mary Evelyn Baker will be displayed in local business windows.
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Middleport
Susan Park
Nan Moore
Pearl St
Jean McMaster
Leo Kennedy
Ida Lee Hartley
Mary Evelyn Baker
Apple Pickers Sought in Pom eroy District
United States Re employment Office in Pom eroy seeks twenty five apple pickers for immediate work in the county at five cents per bushel. An order for several hundred pickers for Washington has been received. Transport to Washington plus wages will be paid. Contact the U S Re employment Office at City Hall Pom eroy.
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Pomeroy
United States Re-employment Office
Washington
Red Cross Seeks Donated Sewing Machines
The Red Cross requests donated sewing machines for repairs and use. Call Mrs. Ruby Burt at 427 J or Mrs. Carl Shields at 473 J to arrange donations.
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Pomerqy
The
Red Cross
Ruby Burt
Carl Shields
Clear Up Your Lazy Liver With Herb Recipe
Home remedy promises relief from biliousness sour stomach indigestion and loss of appetite. It suggests making a quick inexpensive preparation by dissolving one ounce of ZODEX Concentrate in a pint of water with a money back guarantee offer.
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Athens Messenger
Ohio
L. Barsotti
Meigs Pioneer Society
Leah Ann
Ruth
Edman
Mid of Christ
Will
Lou Schaaf
Neutzling
Sonie Ray
Keroy
Kelroy
Middleport, Ohio
Claners &Ailors
Canton
Warren G. Harding
Marion, O
Star
H. R. Schaffner
Harding
Walter M. Dear
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Louis Brush
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Roy D. Moore
Brush- Moore
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy High
Dorothy Kishle
Oole Hall
Iddleport
Pomeroy Personals
Darst
Redman
McComas
Ralph Zandel
First Baptist Church
H. A. Rothrock
Heath Methodist Church
H. L. Carr
First Presbyterian Church
U. S
City Hall
Elaltimore
Olhio
Berlin
Axis
SOHIO
Standard Oil Company
Ohio Company
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