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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1950
Page
7
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will hold its annual picnic on Thursday afternoon at Portland Park.
A birthday dinner was hosted Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Russell in Pleasant Ridge for their daughter Betty Kathryn. Numerous relatives and friends attended, gifts were given, and decorations featured a birthday cake and flowers. Others mentioned include J. A Stewart, Donald McLaughlin, and families from nearby towns.
Court documents from Athens County Ohio announce L G Worstell Jr appointed administrator of Blanche Blair estate with four month claims period. Also Holly Hudnell Jr seeks divorce from Dorothy Virginia Hudnell with hearing set after August 30 1950.
Admissions include Jrusha Watson of Tuppers Plains Vergil Will Mason City Edward Gress of New Haven Eleanor Chapman of Middleport Lena Belles of Letart Falls Dana Turner of Harrisonville Mrs William Connally of Long Bottom Mrs J J Davis and daughter Marie Wood Patsy Burnside Mary Friend Harry Van Meter Mrs Frances Clark and daughter. Births report Mr and Mrs James Clark Ryger a daughter born on July 30.
Middleport Baptist Church choir under Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy and organist Mrs. C. P. Bradbury attended services at First Baptist Church in Pomeroy last night and presented musical numbers.
Humphrey Mitchell died after a year of poor health in Ottawa. He was 55. The Church of the Nazarene Athens Ohio filed a petition in Common Pleas CourtAthens County Cause No 19702 seeking authority to mortgage its real estate in Athens to secure a $10 000 loan. Hearing set on or after August 9 1950.
Betty Jo Kesinger, daughter of Mr and Mrs Beecher Kessinger, a Braille reader, typist and pianist from Middleport, received five large Braille copies of the New Testament. The gift came from Betty E R Corder, field secretary of the Christian Record Benevolent Association which funds free reading for the blind.
Funeral services for Frank VanCooney were held at Rawlings Coats funeral home with Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy of First Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed at Middleport Hill Cemetery with pallbearers Theo Smith Tia Morris Orin Wogan Worthy Johnson Lonnie Archer and Silas Joseph named.
Mrs. Walter Rainey and daughter attended funeral services in Huntington for their cousin Mrs. Faye Smith who died after a heart attack. On Tuesday Mrs. Rainey and Mrs. Kenneth Boster and daughter Barbara of Gallipolis were in Huntington on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lohn announce the birth of a son at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus on July 31. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Guy Martin of Bradbury and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lohn of Pomeroy. Pomeroy confinee Bessie Conner released after two days in jail. details by Trevey Finsterwald Funeral Home, 144 Butternut Ave, Pomeroy.
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