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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1948
Page
9
James Pullen heads to Poplar Bluff Missouri to join his wife and daughter Susie at relatives' home and plans to accompany them home. Easter visitors include the Ward and Murray families and others from Ravenson, Columbus, and Montgomery.
Announcement reports the March 27 Racine Baptist Church wedding of Betty Jean Decker and William Hayes in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev. T. T. Shelton. Attendants included Mary Lou Hood and Robert Hayes. reception followed at the Decker home. The couple will reside in the Grogan apartment and William works with Virgil Hayes at Hayes Dry Cleaning and Tailor Shop.
Pomeroy announces the Feeny Bennett Post 128 American Legion will hold its first active meeting to train veterans in military funeral squad procedures. Henry F. Searberry, chairman, invites all veterans to enroll for uniform burial classes across the county with monthly sessions on the first and third Mondays.
Arthur Neigler 19 of Racine was arrested on a speeding charge in Syracuse and was to appear in mayor's court Saturday.
On vacation in Middleport the Wanda Beauty Shop will be closed for two weeks while Mrs Walter Rainey is away.
The Rev Charles Pomeroy of First Baptist Church in Prospect Ohio attends a 10 day cooperative evangelistic crusade of the Marion Baptist Association. Rev Charles E Stanton of Granville will supply the pulpit here during his absence.
Local families hosted relatives across Letart and surrounding towns for Easter Sunday. Attendees included Hills of Letart and Clarksburg, Ravens of Racine, and visiting kin from Columbus, Marmet, and Cincinnati. Numerous social visits followed with weekend and Sunday gatherings noted.
The Loyal Pals Class of the Church of Christ will be entertained at the church Tuesday evening with Mrs L E Reynolds and Mrs Alice Teenhower as hostesses.
Rites of infant baptism were conducted for six children during the Easter morning worship at the First Presbyterian Church led by Dr. Homer G. McMillen. The baptized were Caroline Jean Russell, Donald Lee Hindy, Candace Fay Canaday, Thomas Edgar Juhling, Thomas Jay Tewksbury, and Carolyn Christine Johnson.
At Easter the Middleport Church of Christ welcomed new members including Mr and Mrs Paul Scott and daughter Barbara Ruby Annice Yeanger Jimmy Bailey John Dudding Jr Charles Stobart Helen Stobart Mrs Don Gosney Mrs Paul Swisher Mr and Mrs Fred DeWees Dorothy Greenlee and Eugene Dodson.
Mrs. W. T. Moore of Chesapeake stayed with sister Mrs. M. G. Brown for the night. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Cook Mrs. Arthur Stuart and Miss Frieda Faeh planned to attend the United States Navy Band concert in Athens Thursday night.
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