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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
3
Okey Hilton Pomeroy, 75, of Racine died at Ravenswood Hospital at 1 a.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be announced later.
Middleport and Amateur Gardeners clubs attend lunch at The Lafayette Hotel Gallipolis hosted by Gallia club members. The event precedes planting eight white dogwood trees in Gallipolis City Park with Mrs. Herbert taking part. Reservations requested from club presidents.
John Trotter director announces Rutland High School junior class play The Groom Said No to be staged April 30 at 8 p.m. Cast includes David Colwell Helen Taylor Reva Mollohan Clark Nichols Phyllis Burson Dorothy Rife Barbara Starbuck Kenneth Haley Carol Ann Dawson Mildred Thomas and Fred Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. Cc H. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. C W Ramsey attended funeral services for Mrs. Mary Corfee at Shiloh Church. Interment followed at Bethel Cemetery. Mrs. Corfee lived in Point Pleasant and died at her daughter Mrs A M Steele's home in Point Pleasant.
Alberta Bitters birthday party moves from April 17 to Saturday April 24 at 2 p.m. in the upstairs room of the United Methodist Church. Invited are children and teachers of the beginners department, the junior and primary departments, and her classmates in public school.
Local residents and visitors are listed with extended stays and travel plans. W. E. Cox family from Jacksonville Florida visit Estella Walburn and relatives in Middleport and Cleveland while Dorothy Blosser visits her Ohio parents. Several locals return from flood relief and travel to Columbus, Cleveland, and Ft. Lauderdale with updates on furloughs and relocations.
Tokyo reports the death of Admiral Itsumasa Yonai at 68. Yonai served as wartime navy minister and led Japan's government in 1940, with a long career in naval service and diplomacy.
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