Blind mother wins custody for Middleport family case
In a Probate Court hearing, 24 year old blind mother Betty Jo Kessinger Willis from Middleport kept custody of her seven month old daughter. Foster homes and welfare officials approved a home plan from families in Mt Vernon and Columbus. Husband Robert Willis deserted her, allegedly abandoned her on a bus to New Jersey, and faces a non support warrant.
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Pomeroy
Betty Jo (Kessinger) Willis
Middleport
John C. Bacon
Carl Gorby
Welfare Department
Barbara Stout
Mt. Vernon
Colum
Robert Willis
New Jersey
C. W. Peoples To Talk At First C of C Dinner
C. W. Peoples vice president of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce and grandson of the late Judge C. E. Peoples Pomeroy will speak at the first annual Middleport Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce dinner. Rotary Club members join C of C for a 6 30 p m meal at the high school with group singing and musical acts. J. H. Grate and Edison Baker supervise the program.
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C. W. Peoples
Middleport
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Peoples
Pomeroy
Chamber of Commerce
Middleport- Pomeroy
Children’s Home Receives Two Rose Bushes
The Middleport Garden Club will plant two Paul Scarlet rose bushes at the Meigs County Children’s Home this coming week near the front entrance. The club provides trellises as part of a spring civic planting program. Mrs. Max Roller is president.
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Middleport
Meigs County
Middleport Garden Club
Max Roller
Police Chief Reports Minor Auto Accident In Middleport
Police Chief Leroy Bartrum reports a minor auto accident Thursday on N Second Ave. Paul Beorke age 47 of Green Tree Road Pittsburgh attempted to move from a parking space and was struck by William Lewis Fee 26 of Middleport who was pulling in to park.
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Middleport
Leroy Bartrum
Paul Beorke
Green Tree Rd
Pittsburgh
N. Second Ave
William Lewis Fee
Middlesport
New Lexington News Briefs Feature Grange Honor and Engagements
George Weller received a 50 year membership pin from Rehobeth Central Grange with Buckeye Valley Grange directing a program led by Mrs. Frank Sebeck. Iris Faye Franks and James Eugene Henderson plan a June 1 Hayden Kentucky wedding. Iris trained at Carson-Newman and UT Martin. Henderson attends Carson-Newman. Janet Whitehouse and Lt. John S. Evans announce their marriage. Janet is a New Lexington High School graduate and Miami University senior. Evans a Miami graduate. they will live in Pensacola Florida.
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New Lexington
George Weller
Rehobeth
Clyde H. Franks
Wooten
Iris Faye Franks
James Eugen Henderson
Eugene F. Henderson
Mt. Perry
Franks
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City
Tenn
Glenford
University of Tennessee
Martin
Henderson
Hayden
Lloyd M. Whitehouse
Janet Whitehouse
John S. Evans
Marines
Robert V. Evans
Fort Thomas
New Lexington High School
Miami University
Oxford
Evans
Pensacola
Fla
Senior Class Presents Racine High School Comedy Tonight
The Racine High School senior class stages a comedy in the auditorium at 8 p.m. Directed by Carl B. Wease the play follows three students as they become principal vice principal and school secretary amid mystery and romance. Cast lists and committee names are provided.
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Racine High School
Donna Circle
Janice Webb
Robert Euler
Den
Pomeroy Society Names Mary Elizabeth Anderson Girl of the Year
Lincoln Hill based Beta Sigma Phi Eta Phi Chapter names Mary Elizabeth Anderson as Girl of the Year for her contributions this year. Donna Jones elected president. officers, delegates chosen for Toledo convention May 24 25 26.
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Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Lincoln Hill
Beta Sigma Phi
Eta Phi
Donna Jones
Anderson
Toledo
Janet Hinkle
Sally Sauer
Lois Rosenbaum
Barbara Grindstaff
Sara Gibbs
Vera Crow
Jean Werry
Racine PTA Elects Officers for Second Year
Mrs. William Downie was named president of the Racine PTA for a second term, with Mrs. Howard Johnson as vice president, Mrs. Clark Arnott secretary, and Mrs. Oliver Bailey treasurer. O. O. Patterson spoke on School Promotion, noting home conditions affect learning and progress should be by homeroom teachers.
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Patterson
Pauline Johnson
Ohio
PTA
Cora Webb
Dorothy Smith
Jean Hamm
Wilma Richer
Dolly Woods
Phyllis Harris
Jolly Club Honors Birthdays At Osborn Street Meeting
At Mrs. Lillie Hauck’s Osborn Street home the Jolly Club gave two birthday gifts and one anniversary gift from mystery sisters. Mrs. Roy Mayer and Mrs. Oliver Grimm received gifts, Mrs. Albert Woodard an anniversary present, a prize went to Mrs. Gene Evans, and several members plus a guest attended.
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Pomeroy
Jolly Club
Lillie Hauck
Osborn Street
Roy Mayer
Oliver Grimm
Albert Woodard
Gene Evans
Charles Strauss
Gerald Wildermuth
Wilbur Hanning
Donald Hauck
Henry Dailey
Eldon Will
Bake Sale to Aid Pomeroy Emergency Squad Heart Fund
The Sew-Rite Sewing Club will hold a bake sale at Kroger Store on Saturday from 10 a.m. to benefit the Pomeroy Emergency Squad Heart Reactor Fund. Meeting plans were set at Ground Observers' Corps Building on Lincoln Heights Wednesday night with Mrs. Charles Hoffman presiding.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Emergency Squad
Sew-Rite Sewing Club
Kroger
Ground Observers’ Corps
Lincoln Heights
Charles Hoffman
Edward Wells
Elmer White
Don Kennedy
Lincoln Hill
Bradbury
Donald Marks
Calvin Simpson
Elza Gilmore, Jr
George Conde
Charles Spencer
Jack Fowler
Donald Collins
Dayton Strickland
Willard Boyer
Conde
Gilmore
Middleport Society Charter Draped in May Meeting
Middleport White Rose Lodge Auxiliary held at Woodman Hall to drape the charter for Mrs Winnie Buxton Skidmore. Mrs Hattie Woodard and others led the gathering. Birthday of Mrs J O Leonard noted. Guests escorted to Jack's Dairy for refreshments. Pastor Fred I Gardner attended.
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Middleport
P. Gallagher
Winnie Buxton Skidmore
White Rose Lodge
Woodman Hall
Hattie Woodard
Emma Wayland
Electa Sauders
J. O. Leonard
Jack
Herman Bailey
William Robson
O. G. Greenlee
John Kincaid
New Officers Installed at Middleport Church Society
New officers of the Philathea Society of the Middleport Church of Christ were installed Thursday night by Mrs. Fred I Gardner. The meeting began with a potluck supper at the church with Mrs. George Childs leading the slate as president and others including Mrs. Denver Rice as vice president and Mrs. Robe rt McElhinny as secretary.
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Middleport
Philathea Society
Barsotti Family Sells Lincoln Heights Home, Moves Nearby
Mr and Mrs Enzo Barsotti and their four children reside at Lincoln Heights Pomeroy where they recently bought a property and are renting a home on North Front Street. The move reflects a family relocation within the area and ties to local property transactions.
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Enzo Barsotti
Lincoln Heights
Pomeroy
N. Front St
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