Deanery Meeting in Meigs Draws 200 Women Attendees
About 200 women of the Catholic Woman's Club attended the Assumption deanery meeting at Sacred Heart Church Pomeroy Sunday afternoon. Rev Father William Kelly presided during the holy hour with several priests in attendance. The event featured a spring themed refreshment table, music by Lillian Lewis Stieff and Marie Buell, and a receiving line led by Harriet Marie Smith and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Catholic Woman's Club
Assumption
Sacred Heart Church
William Kelly
St. Andrews Church
Nelsonville
William Riley
John J. Yonk
St. Bernard Church
Beverly
Joseph Pichard
Our Lady
Athens
Buchtel
Churchtown
Lowell
Marietta
McConnelsville
Harriet Marie Smith
Sacred Heart
Jessie Baker
Father Kelly
Catholic Women’s Club
Baker
Blanche Dunn
Marie Strahler
Elaine Niggemeyer
Cochairman
Charles Graber
Franklin Hepp
Lillian Lewis Stieff
Marcellen Buell
Franck
Shubert
Emma Jane Buell
Narcissi
Meigs County Land Transfers Overview
Meigs County records show numerous real estate transfers listing buyer and seller names across Salisbury Rutland Letart Pomeroy Scipio and Lebannon. Notable entries include James E Radford to Lulu Radford for parcels at Salisbury and Omer Cramlet to Ada Cramlet for 0.86 acre at Letart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Radford
Lulu Radford
Salisbury
Anna FE
Taylor
Blanche
Victor Braley
Dorothy Braley Tillis
Rutland
Oral
Cora Ganter
Osborne
Lora Farely
Omer Cramlet
Ada Cramlet
Letart
J. W
Celia Young
A. K
Dorothy Hendricks
Pomeroy
Charles W
Merle Manley
Harry Mohler
Emma Noyes
Bettie E. Stiles
Tuppers Plains
Glen Paulin
Clarence P
Clara B. Grueser
Sutton
Vernon
Roy Howell
Clyde W
Lucille Dilcher
Josiah Sines
John E. Lyons
Caroline Pickens
I. M. Grimm
Lebanon
Eber
Goldie Pickens
John
Anna R. Camp
J. E. McLaughlin
Lot
Columbia
Horace
Susie Kibble
Carl Ro
Omitted Name in School Operetta Cast
Middleport High School music students presented Waltz Time on Thursday evening. Joan Gilmore, a senior and principal performer as Mrs Stevens mother of Kirby Stevens, was omitted from the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middpdleport
Joan Gilmore
Middleport High School
Miss Gilmore
Stevens
Kirby Stevens
Hereford Sale Held Success At Athens County Fairgrounds
The South eastern Ohio Hereford Association sale at the Athens County Fair Grounds on April 2 drew strong results. Thirty six head averaged about $300 with a $400 bull and a $400 cow selling. consignors included H B Vickers of Marietta and A M Bingle of Meigs County, buyers J R Cottrell and H E Shaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Southeastern Ohio Hereford Association
Athens County Fairgrounds
Hiram Slanter
H. B. Vickers
Marietta
J. R. Cottrell
Harrisonville
H. E. Shaver
Cheshire
Meigs County
A. M. Bingle
Mr. Slawter
Local Couples Listed in Census Style Pairings
A compiled listing shows individuals from Pomeroy Parkersburg and nearby towns paired with their occupations and partners, including Harold Wirth and Edna Surface both aged 22 and 17 respectively, and Paul Hickman 29 with Edith Carter 34 among others. The roster covers ages from 17 to 34 with a mix of farming mining and service jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wirth
Pomeroy
Edna Surface
Paul Hickman
Liverpool
W. Va
Edith Carter
Leonard T. Staton
Chester
Betty Jean Neely
John Henry, Jr
Crown City
U. S. Army
Lula M. Johnson
Middleport
Charles H. Slaven
Parkersburg
Veronica C. Ingram
Thomas W. Kirk
Betty N. Baker
Martin Wilcoxon
Racine
Frances Shain
Charles Glenn Buckland
Marmet
Edith Juanita King
Bily J. Phillips
Beckley
Louise Bowman
Raymond Mullen
Garnet Lambert
Kenneth B. Mahoney, Jr
Virginia D. Enoch
Rutland
Wilbur Falor
Minersville
U. S. Navy
Louise Webb
Frank G. Mays
Long Bottom
Treva Coplinger
Divorce Sought by William H. Westfall
William H. Westfall files for divorce from Helen Louise Westfall in common pleas court alleging marriage in 1942 and a five year old child. He cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty as grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William H. Westfall
Helen Louise Westfall
Common Pleas
Westfall
Public juror drawing set for Athens County May term
Athens County Ohio commissioners announce jurors will be drawn on April 16 1948 for the May term of the Common Pleas Court. A second notice details state highway bids for several Athens Meigs Morgan and Bristol Bristol townships projects with bituminous treatment on routes 7 50 and 78 among others and bids due April 15 1948. Plans and specs are available at the Department of Highways and district office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of Jurors
Athens County
Ohio
Common Pleas Court of
State Highway Director of
Columbus
Troy Township
Amesville
Ames
Bern
Meigs County
Chester
Orange
Olive Townships
Morgan County
Morgan
Bristol Townships
Bristol
Manchester
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Department of Highways
Earl L. Reeb
Interviews for Patrol Careers Open in Meigs County
Pomeroy officials host Friday at 7 p.m. interviews for a State Highway Patrol career in Meigs County. Col. George Mingle reports six Meigs County men currently serve, including Sgt. Max Lambert Middleport and Patrolmen Brickles Pomeroy Mescher Middleport Harrah Minersville Davis Pomeroy Green Tuppers Plains assigned to various posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy—Corp
W. H. Harrison
Gallipolis
Meigs County
Sheriff's
Pomeroy
George Mingle
Max Lambert
Middleport
Wilmingto
R. A. Brickles
Portsmouth
F. E. Mescher
Chillicothe
R. H. Harrah
Minersville
Lancaster
W. R. Davis
L. W. Green
Tuppers Plains
Zanesville
Pomeroy Shakespeare Club Tea Hosts and Guests
Mrs Arthur Rosenbaum hosted the Pomeroy Shakespeare Club tea at Lincoln Road with Mrs Dey Hysell presiding. Miss Ethel Garland reviewed Hamlet and received a corsage. Attendees included Mrs George Parker, Mrs Harry Ohlinger, and members from Pomeroy and Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Arthur Rosenbaum
George Parker
Harry Ohlinger
Dey Hysell
William Bradford
Middleport Club
William Downie
Clair Karr
Whitney Ingram
Margaret Duerr
Edward Ohlinger
C. E. Blakeslee
Louis Reibel
Eva Sim
Girl Scouts Cook and Craft Activities Active at Local Troops
Troop 6 led by Mrs. W A Smith and Mrs. William Anderson finishes a cooking course at Ohio Power Co under Mrs. William Warner home economist. Next Wednesday a tea for parents will feature certificates. Troop 2 will hold another cooking lesson Thursday at 6 30 p.m. Troop 1 met at Simpson M E Church and began leathercraft with Miss Helen Tussing showing leather coin purses and bookmarks. Sixth grade Sugar Run troop girls presented an Easter play. A Saturday noon cook out is planned on Charlotte Ann Knight’s terrace with Mrs. A R Knight and Mrs. Robert D. Roberts present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Smith
William Anderson
Ohio Power Co
William Warner
Paul Nye
John Hardy
Simpson M. E
Happy Harvesters Plan April Infirmary Service Visit
The Federated Church class met Friday in social rooms with Mrs. Zana Baxter leading devotionals. Members Frances Reibel, Carrie Meinhart, Eva Hendrix and presiding Mrs. Mabel Wolfe attended. plans were made for Rev. Robert Hagnauer to lead a service at the infirmary on April 11. Abbie Durst was ill. Hostesses Edna Reibel Thelma Grueser Addie Grueser Gladys Wilkins served refreshments. next meeting May 7 will feature moving pictures of India work by Mrs. Hagnauer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Harvesters
Federated Church
Zana Baxter
Frances Reibel
Carrie Meinhart
Eva Hendrix
Mabel Wolfe
Robert Hagnauer
Abbie Durst
Edna Reibel
Thelma Grueser
Addie Grueser
Gladys Wilkins
Hagnauer
India
Local social notes include visits and travel plans
Mr and Mrs Paul Werner left Friday for Columbus to stay with Mrs Werner’s sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Robert Fry. Mrs Nora Nye of Charleston was a business visitor in Pomeroy on Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Werner
Columbus
Train Riders Fined in Norfolk Plea Bargain
Lester Kelley and William Parmlamary of Norfolk Virginia pleaded guilty in Justice of the Peace P L Peoples court to unlawful train riding and were fined ten dollars and costs on Thursday. They were sent to the county jail for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lester Kelley
William Parmlamary
Norfolk
Court of Justice of the Peace
P. L
Post Meets Tonight by Drew Webster Post 39
Members of the Drew Webster Post 39 American Legion will meet tonight and Monday it was announced by Post Commander Denver Thoma. Movies will be shown and refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Denver Thoma
Patricia Baker party marks 11th birthday with daisies
Middleport notes Patricia Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs Edison Baker celebrated her 11th birthday with a Saturday party on Front Street. Scouts leaders Mrs Baker Mrs Delbert Rice and Miss Joan Kirchie organized corsages. Guests included Jean Ann Wiseman Jacqueline Rice and many others. Also listed are local visitors and funeral and visiting schedules in town notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Patricia Baker
Edison Baker
Front St
Baker
Delbert Rice
Joan Kirchie
Patty
Jean Ann Wiseman
Jacqueline Rice
Betty Klees
Sharon Riley
Winona Fink
Mae Baily
Barbara Scott
Megan Cluff
Nancy Rawlings
Cheri Burns
Sheila Stover
Janis Grate
Ruby Annice Yeaiger
Sally Wilson
Nancy Hartley
Deanna
Natalie Ewing
Banquet planned by Evangeline Chapter in Lodge room
Evangeline Chapter CBS met Thursday to organize a banquet for Middleport Lodge F and A M to be served Tuesday evening. Mrs Stewart Hawkins chairs the banquet committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport Lodge
Evangeline
CBS
Stewart Hawkins
Mt Moriah Missionary Society Meets At Mrs Winston Home
The Mt Moriah Missionary Society met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. William Winston's home with 15 members present. Mrs. Carrie Cassell and Mrs. Con Young led the session, plans for future activities were made, refreshments were served, and the next meeting is set for the Young home on Hudson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Moriah Missionary Society
William Winston
Carrie Cassell
Con Young
Young
Hudson St
Marysville Couple Wed in Grey Faille Bride Attire
On Saturday March 27 at 2:30 PM Miss Anna Louise Kerns of Marysville wed Gene Fowler of Marysville. Justice of the Peace L B Higgins officiated. The bride wore a grey faille two piece suit with pink eyelet trimming and pink accessories. Attendants were Mrs Howard Byers and Mrs Grace Kerns. Fowler is son of Mr and Mrs H C Fowler of Marysville and has stayed with sister Mrs Byers several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna _ Louise Kerns
Marysville
Ohio
Gene Fowler
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Howard Byers
Grace Kerns
Fowler
H. C. Fowler
Byers
Legion Club Auxiliary Hosts Chicken Dinner at Legion Home
The Legion Club Auxiliary entertained Fenney-Bennett Post and auxiliary members with a chicken dinner at the Legion Home located at the corner of N Second and Rutland Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Club
Fenney-Bennett Post
Legion Home
N. Second and
Rutland Sts
Social and Family Visits Reach Across Ohio Areas
Wellsville and Williamstown families visit and travel for Easter events. Ann Christine Durgee, born Easter Sunday, baptized at First Presbyterian Church. Collected notes show relatives from Columbus to Oak Ridge and Grand Rapids visiting parents and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Dornick
Wellsville
Lewis Sauer
Jennie French
First Presbyterian Church
Ann Crow
Columbus
William Garber
Harry Smith
Lula Nease
M. L. French
Chillicothe
Marietta
Paul Smart
Meigs County
George Childs
Willis Anthony
John Lambert
Pomeroy
William S. Brown
Sara Louise Ervin
Nancy
New York City
Edgar Ervin
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Roy Roush
Rusty
Roush
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dan Price
Agnes Stiff
Cincinnati
George McGhee
James Douglas
Bell
W. Va
Calvin Reichman
George van Zandt
Huntington
Gallipolis
Arm Breaks In Auto Crash Near Shenang Springs
Mrs George Howell suffered a broken right arm and forehead injuries when her car driven by her husband former Mayor George Howell struck a bank a ditch and returned to the bank near Shenang Springs Route 7. An unidentified young man passenger escaped injury. The car had minor damage and was towed to Blaettner Garage. Cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Mason Clinic Births and Discharges Noted
Mary Hill of Pomeroy and Donna J. Wolfe of Chester are listed with March and April dates. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Dennis Douglas of Pomeroy on March 31. Discharged: Mrs Howard McDaniel of Mason on March 30 and Mrs Robert Alkire of Harrisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hill
Pomeroy, March
Dennis Douglas
Pomeroy
Howard McDaniel
Mason
Robert Alkire
Harrisonville
Vet Officers Discuss Bonus Claims and School Information
Henry F. Scarberry veteran service director said that his discharge was returned and his bonus claim number is 31002 while William Stewart assistant director reported 35003. The bonuses were being mailed locally with 827000 veterans in the state and about 500000 applications received by the Bonus Commission in Columbus. Scarberry urged veterans to inquire about schooling as bulletins from schools arrive daily and a file on trades exists with data on other schooling obtainable in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Henry F. Scarberry
Veterans Service
William Stewart
Bonus Commission
Columbus
Scarberry
Stewart
Mr. Scarberry
Veterans Service Office
Man Arrested on Check Charge Again
M. D. Williams, arrested previously and bound over to the grand jury under $1,000 bond on four counts of issuing checks with no funds, was brought before Justice L. B. Higgins Friday, pleaded guilty and bound over to the grand jury under $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
M. D. Williams
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Birth Announced for John Michael Maris in Kansas City
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Maris of Mission Kansas announce the birth of a son, John Michael, at St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City on March 16. The couple has a daughter Kaaren Sue. Grandparents are Mrs. Lemma Lighter of Mission and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Maris of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
J. M. Maris
Mission
Kansas
Bettie Lighter
John Michael
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Maris
Kaaren Sue
Lemma Lighter
Mission, Kans
J. P. Maris
Dallas
Texas
Driver Involved In Second Collision Near Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol reports a second collision occurred near Pomeroy when 82 year old William Mathewson of Syracuse attempted to pass a car driven by Clifford Decker of Racine on Route 124. No injuries reported and damage was slight to both vehicles. Edward Bowen’s vehicle was involved in a Sunday night crash prior to the morning incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edward Bowen
William Mathewson
Syracuse
Clifford Decker
Racine
Decker
State Highway Patrol
Mathewson
Driver Pleads Guilty in License Plate Case
Levi Partlow paid a $50 fine and costs after pleading guilty in Justice of the Peace L B Higgins Court to operating on license plates belonging to another vehicle. The State Highway Patrol report notes Partlow had sideswiped Thomas Scott of Pomeroy on Route 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Levi Partlow
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
State Highway Patrol
Partlow
Thomas Scott
Examination Waived in Non-Support Case Stemming from Columbus Return
John Nelson Williams, returned from Columbus by sheriff's officers, appeared before Justice L B Higgins on a non support charge. He waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury under a $300 bond, but failing to procure bond he was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
John Nelson Wiliams
Columbus
Justice of the Peace
L. B. Higgins
Grand
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs William E Davis
Mr. and Mrs William E Davis of Pocatello Idaho announce the birth of a daughter on March 31 their first child Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Crazy Davis of Main Street and great grandparents are Mr and Mrs W G Davis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William E. Davis
Pocatello
Idaho
Crazy Davis
Main St
W. G. Davis
Pomeroy Rocksprings Youth Plan Outdoor Tennis Set
The Rocksprings Youth group met on April 2 to discuss an outdoor tennis set. The next meeting is scheduled for April 16 at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Rocksprings
Pepsi Treasure Tops Sweepstakes Promo Teases Big Cash Prizes
A retro promotional note invites readers to enter the Family Sweepstakes Prizes with a first prize of 25,000 dollars and 51 monthly cash prizes in states plus national prizes. It promises fun and frequent chances to win 203,725 dollars in total, featuring Pepsi Treasure Tops hidden under corks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepsi-Cola
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Meigs
Mary Kunzleman
Miss Smith
Margaret Clifford
Thomas Hennesy
John Handley
Walter Harris
Henry Wippel
Lumbago
Medical Service Department
Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association
E. Broad St
Senator oidOlew
Pye Too
Court and
Second St
Hereford
BE. R. Walker K F. Sells
State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
Post
John M. Richmond
Agt
Accident & Health
Middleport Social Notes
Margaret van Zandt Coughenour
Holzer Hospital
Clarence Rupe
Leland Brown
Howard Seidenable
Terry
Clarence Brown
Albany
Osby Martin
Leona Eblen
N. Front and
Hudson Sts
Ralph Roush
USMC
United States
Elbert Robinson
Horton Brown
Heights U. B. Church
Clay Bryan
Seventh Ave
Clark Idle
Phyllis
Charles
Bashan
George Thomas
Radnor
Kerns-Fowler
Donna J. Wolfe
Max Ward
Langsville
Zemo
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
N. Court St
Wiel In
Cleveland
Detroit
Toledo
Chicago
Pomeroy Bend
James Cagney
George Raft
Temple Middleport
Glenn Ford
Janis Carter
Swordsman
Bendvue
Little Miss Broadway
Jean Porter
John Shelton
Maureen O'Sullivan
Henry Fonda
Double Bill
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Rayon
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