Middleport DAR Members Return From National Congress
Middleport residents report from Washington D C where Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter delegates attended the 59th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs Patton was endorsed for National Society President General and pledged support. Messages note Mrs Patton’s ties to local members and honor key figures in the Meigs Countys DAR circles.
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Middleport
Patrick Lochary
A. R. Knight
Pearl Hysell
Velma Feiger
Washington, D. C
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jonathan Meigs
James B. Patton
Columbus
National Society
Patton
M. G. Brown
Katharine Flesher Rathburn
O. P. Klein
Washington
Meigs
Allen Chase
Pomeroy
John Chase
Keith McClung
Florence Juhling
Hartford
W. Va
West Virginia
McClung
Point Pleasant
Trinity Methodist Church
Marietta BPW Club Marks 25th Anniversary
Middleport BPW delegates attended the Marietta Business and Professional Women's Club 25th anniversary celebration. The luncheon at Betsy Mills Club opened events with remarks by state leaders Hester Wickens and Marguerite Ralls. The Harmo nettes performed as tours of Marietta followed a dinner with gifts for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Marietta
Harrie Marie Smith
Bess Sanborn
Frances Roush
BPW Club
Hester Wickens
Zanesville
Marguerite Ralls
Columbus
Eloise Grafton
Marietta Club
Cecil Dye
Harmonettes
Mrs. Sarah Luella Lewis Dies at 66 in Great Bend
Mrs. Sarah Luella Lewis died at her Great Bend home aged 66. Funeral services are tentatively set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Great Bend Methodist Church with burial in Great Bend Cemetery. She is survived by husband John E. Lewis and children Dorothy Lewis Washington D C George Lewis Salt Lake City Mabel Palmer John H Lewis Elizabeth Perry all of Portland Robert Lewis Susie Harris Sammy Lewis of Racine a brother William Cochran Long Bottom and sisters Rosie Ralph Gallipolis and Zadie Postlewait Athens. Friends may call at the Ewing nephew home until services.
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Pomeroy
Sarah Luella Lewis
Great Bend
Great Bend Methodist Church
Rose Hill School To Present Program
Rose Hill Elementary School under Ms. Ernest Wingett will present a musical program Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Primary grades perform the operetta Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Intermediate and upper grades present song selections with some acting and folk dances.
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Pomeroy
Rose Hill
Ernest Wingett
Absentee Voters May Obtain Ballots
POMEROY clerks announce absentee ballots available from the board of elections at the Masonic temple. The office will open each afternoon and evening Monday through Thursday.
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Pomeroy
Board of Elections
Albert Gloeckner
Masonic Temple
Senior Girls Lead Pomeroy Honor Roll Honors
Senior girls posted the top showing on the fifth six week honor roll at Pomeroy High School. Nearly three fourths earned B or higher in their studies. Principal J. E. White listed seniors, juniors, and sophomores on the honor roll with multiple named students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
J. E. White
John W. Blaetmar
Bernard Grueser
Roger Grueser
Eugene Hawkins
Carl Nease
John Robinson
George Nesselroad
Robert Still
Martha Baer
Violet Bailey
Dorothy Beards
Mary Clifford
Carol Diddle
Polly Dill
Joyce Fischer
Betty Genheimer
Helen E. Grueser
Ruth Johnson
Rhea Ann Myers
Verna Osborne
Joanne Pest
Joyce Phillips
Nora Riggs
Betty Schwab
Marlyn Swatzel
Margaret Thuener
Norma van Meter
Martha Weed
Don Dailey
James Fischer
Donald Hunnel
Jack Leifheit
Don Quisenberry
Virginia Haskins
Shirley Hyse
Pomeroy Women’s Auxiliary to Eagles to Dedicate Charter
The Meigs Aerie of Eagles Women’s Auxiliary will hold a special meeting Thursday evening to dedicate the charter. Mrs. Margaret Swatzel presided at the previous meeting where officers were nominated for election next time. Potluck refreshments will follow.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Aerie of Eagles
Margaret Swatzel
Willing Workers Class Hosts Potluck at Enterprise EUB
The Willing Workers Class of Enterprise EUB Church met Friday at Mrs. Vonida Landers home. Myrtle Long led the devotion as Genevieve Stobart and a dozen others attended including Clara Karr Verlie Amos Mary Bowen Agnes Weeks Myrtle Long Addie Brown Bernice Brown Beatrice Buch Ethel Smith and Agnes Dixon.
Racine Couple Announce Engagement of Joan Sayre
Mr and Mrs Carol E Sayre of Racine announce the engagement of daughter Joan to Thomas Wolfe son of Mr and Mrs John L Wolfe of Letart Falls A Racine High School graduate of 1948 Mr Wolfe is an employee of Racine Home Bank A June wedding is planned
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Racine
Carol E. Sayre
Joan
Thomas Wolfe
John L. Wolfe
Letart Falls
Racine High School
Wolfe
Racine Home Bank
Racine High
Pomeroy Meeting on anniversary plans for CBS club
Members of Racine chapter CBS will meet Monday evening to discuss plans for the fiftieth anniversary celebration. Disabled American Veterans in Pomeroy will hold a meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Racine
CBS
Auxiliary to Drew Webster Post Meeting Notice
The American Legion auxiliary to Drew Webster Post will hold a meeting Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Drew Webster
American Legion
Vaughan Birth Announced at Meigs General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Robert Vaughan announce the birth of a son at Meigs General hospital on Friday afternoon. Walter Vaughan is grandfather and Mrs Belle Vaughan is great grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Vaughan
Meigs General Hospital
Walter Vaughan
Belle Vaughan
Microfilming Messenger Files Preserves Athens County History
The Messenger begins rapid microfilming of all paper editions from 1850 to 1921 with 1922 to 1937 underway, aiming for complete 1950 completion. Ohio University Library collaborates, storing positives and offering public access while reducing bulk and fire risk.
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the Messenger
Times
Messenger
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Ohio State Museum
Athens County
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Ohio University Library
Frank Jones
The
University Library
Rally of youth groups draws 350 at Rio Grande College
Middleport scene with Paddy Jo Lambert Diane Reichman and Charlene Dillard of Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship among 350 youths from seven counties attending Portsmouth District spring rally at Rio Grande College. Rev Phillip P Scott led. Leon Evans Dr Birney Roberts spoke. Piketon MYF presented On To Institute. Potluck banquet and velvet drapes funded. awards given. dessert served.
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Middleport
Paddy Jo Lambert
Diane Reichman
Charlene Dillard
Heath Methodist Youth Fellowship
W. B. Moore
MYF
Portsmouth
Rio Grande
Rio Grande College
Phillip P. Scott
Leon Evans
Jackson
Birney H. Roberts
Franklin Ave. Methodist
Mrs. Cross Hosts WCTU Meeting on Rutland Street
Mrs. H. M. Cross will host the Women's Christian Temperance Union gathering Friday evening at her home on Rutland Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
H. M. Cross
WCTU
Rutland St
Busy Bee Class Party Hosted by Mrs Houdashelt
Mrs. Harry Houdashelt hosted Busy Bee Class members of First Baptist Church at her Grant Street home with assistances from Mrs. A R Pullen and others. De votional led by Mrs. Leo Russell with piano duet by Miss Florinel Talbott and a singing duet by Mrs. George McGhee and Mrs. Beulah White. Mrs. John Mayer presided as business session laid plans for the Roll Gall Banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Harry Houdashelt
First Baptist Church
Grant St
A. R. Pullen
Harold Roush
L. O. Gardner
Manuel Stupeck
Leo Russell
H. M. Cross
Florinel Talbott
George McGhee
Beulah White
C. P. Bradbury
John Mayer
Bride-Elect Miss Lee Wornholt Fetes At Pre-Nuptial Party
Mrs F H O Brien of Pomeroy and Mrs William P Cherrington hosted a pre nuptial party for Miss Lee Wornholt Gallipolis Friday night at the Cherrington home. Guests played bridge and canasta with prizes won by Mrs Clyde Ingles Jr and Mrs James O Brien. Miss Wornholt received a metal card table as a gift. Dessert featured a pink and white scheme with pink white sweetpeas as decorations.
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Middleport
F. H. O’brien
Pomeroy
William P. Cherrington
Lee Wornholt
Gallipolis
James O’brien
Luncheon Guests At Mary Jane Coffee Shop For Dye Appreciation Day
Middleport luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gibbs included Mr. and Mrs Ray Farnham and daughter Mary Russell of Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris Frances Dye of Columbus, and Miss Grace Horton, all in town for W. H. H. Dye Appreciation Day events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Gibbs
Mary Jane
Ray Farnham
Mary Russell
Cincinnati
Robert Harris
Frances Dye
Columbus
Tippy) Dye
Grace Horton
Mr and Mrs Wong Weekend Guests of Ann Barker
Mr. and Mrs. I. Q. Wong were weekend guests of Ann Barker, sharing meals and social plans. The visit featured informal gatherings with friends and a tour of local sights during their stay.
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Mrs. I. Q. Wong
Ann Barker
Weekend visitors and social visits listed in Wellston column
The item catalogs numerous weekend guests visiting relatives in Wellston and nearby towns. Names include Mrs Ferne Barker and daughter Carolyn, Mr and Mrs Gene Evans, Robert Harris Jr of Columbus, Allen Chase from Washington DC, Jane and Ruth Ellis, Dr and Mrs W S Ellis, Lawrence Bing, Allen Jenkinson, R W Jenkins, William Lewis and family, P S Mills of Akron, Claude Durgee and family, L L Ringer of Ashland, Da Reuben Beck and Karl, Waldo Byers, and Edison Wessa among others. Activities include visits to relatives, hosting clubs, and business trips. several trips span Columbus, Cottageville, Parkersburg, Zanesville, Huntington, and Gallipolis.
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Ferne Barker
Carolyn
Gene Evans
Columbus
Robert Harris, Jr
Allen Chase
Washington, D. C
John Chase
Pomeroy
Wellston
Ohio State University
Jane
Ruth Ellis
W. S. Ellis
S. Second Ave
Lawrence Bing
Cottageville
Parkersburg
Allen Jenkinson
Zanesville
R. W. Jenkins
Jackson
William Lewis
Serron
Oleta
Howard Byers
Mill St
Richard Chambers
Akron
Max Sanborn
Mills
Edison Wessa
Gallipolis
Hudnall Rites To Be Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Hudnall 83 who died Sunday at her home on E Main St will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Ewing funeral home Burial will be in Hebbardsville Cemetery She was the widow of John Hudnall who died in 1945 Surviving are daughters Mrs Kate Sinclair Mrs Winona Cook of Pomeroy and Mrs Ella Whaley and sons Darwin Charles Hudnall of Athens and Glenn Hudnall of Albany Also a Presbyterian church member for many years
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Glenn Hudnall
Albany
First Baptist Church Rolls Out Annual Roll Call Banquet
The First Baptist Church announces the annual Roll Call Banquet to be held in the church basement at 6 p.m. Wednesday. New members added since May 1, 1949 will be honored guests and the meeting replaces the mid week prayer service. The choir will rehearse after the banquet.
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Middleport
First Baptist Church
Recordings Made by Heath Methodist Young Adult Class
The Young Adult Class of Heath Methodist Church recorded voices during their Saturday meeting in the church basement. LaVergne Stone supervised the recording with men in charge guiding the event and a hot dog supper opening the evening. Plans were set for the next gathering on May 27, with Weber serving as class president.
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Middleport
Heath Methodist Church
LaVergne Stone
Weber
Mrs. Willard Heines Visits Chester Parents
Mrs. Willard Heines visited with her parents Mr and Mrs Woode in Chester last week.
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Pomeroy
Willard Heines
Mrs. Woode
Chester
4 H Club Activities at Pomeroy
The Flatwoods Boys 4 H Club met at Bill Smiths home to distribute project books and play games. Refreshments were served to Roy Holter leader Carl Pullins Jr James Cross Virgil Windon Roger Epple Harry Lippincott Mary Bill Don Smith and three guests George Thelma Smith Rollin Pullins. A May meeting will be held at Harry Lippincotts home.
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Pomeroy
Flatwoods Boys 4-H
Bill Smith
Roy Holter
Carl Pullins, Jr
James Cross
Virgil Windon
Roger Epple
Harry Lippincott
Mary
Bill
Don Smith
George and
Thelma Smith
Rollin Pullins
Outbuilding Destroyed On Healy Property
A fire Saturday afternoon destroyed an outbuilding behind Miss Margaret Healy’s home on S Second Ave in Middleport. Miss Healy had been burning trash and believed it out before a neighbor noticed the flames spreading to a tree and alerted the fire department which brought the blaze under control.
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Middleport
Margaret Healy
S. Second Ave
Pythian Sisters Invited to Inspections in Ohio Towns
Invited to inspection tours Middleport Meigs Temple No 153 of the Pythian Sisters will visit Logan on Tuesday and Gallipolis on Wednesday. Local Pythian Sisters were in Wilkesville Friday for inspection.
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Middleport
Meigs
Logan
Gallipolis
Wilkesville
Enzenauer Rites Today
Miss Carrie Enzenauer 79 died in Meigs General Hospital Saturday morning. Services held at Ewing funeral home at 2 p.m. Monday with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. She was born in Pomeroy to Stephen and Mary Enzenauer and survived by two brothers and a niece.
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Pomeroy
Carrie Enzénauer
Meigs General Hospital
Ewing
Beech Grove
Robert L. Hegnauer
Miss Enzenauer
Stephen
Mary Ohlinger Enzenauer
George and
Wenndell Enzenauer
Blanche Keene
Amsterdam
Ohio
Ravenswood Resident Dies in Pomeroy
Alfred Neff 86 of Ravenswood died Sunday morning in Pomeroy. Survived by his wife Mrs. Neff and a son Eldwood Neff. Funeral plans handled by Ewing Funeral Home.
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Ravenswood
Pomeroy
Alfred Neff
Neff
Eldwood Neff
Ewing Funeral Home
Certa-Vin Gas Relief Ad From Athens Pharmacy
An Athens man reports his stomach no longer burns after taking Certa-Vin saying meals now agree with him. The ad claims Certa-Vin uses ten herbs plus vitamin B and iron to expel gas, enrich blood, and strengthen nerves, with distribution through Athens Pharmacy Court Nelsonville Betts Cut Rate and local druggists.
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Athens
Court
Nelsonville
Betts
Adv
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Rose Hill School
Dar KY
2Nd St
Coto | Savings & Loan CO
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Rawlingscoats Home
Adleport
Betty Cavanaugh
Daily
Merseenger
San Francisco
Prarcinco
Califormia
Areh
Bal Shiek
Barend
Capliakend
SHO Wall
Boesds Leet
Marta
Daily Messenger
Middleport Social Notes
Mayer
Bradbury
Will Haptonstall
C. H. Wise, Jr
Thomas Durst
J. M. Archer
Downing Roush
Buddy
Mrs
Hudnall
George A. Meinhart
Meigs County
Enzenauer
Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
the Desperados
Randolph Scott
Glenn Ford
Claire Trevor
Evelyn Keyes
Edgar Buchannon
Big Boy Williams
Leif Erickson
Gale Sherwood
Veda
Ann Borg
Douglas Dumbrille
Frank Jenks
Walt
Lunrs
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Plymale Wagner CO
Rardin
Pomero
James Cagney
Ann Dvorak
Margaret Lindsay Stuhort
Rempli Middleport
Virginia Mayo
Endvue
Streets OF Laredo
William Holden
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