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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1950

Page

4

P. M. Club Hosts Prize Night at Anderson Home

Mrs. William Anderson and Mrs. William Hobstetter co hosted the P. M. Club at the Anderson home on Tuesday evening. The group played games and awarded prizes to Mrs. Francis Anderson Mrs. Charles Murray and Mrs. Wallace Bradford. A salad course followed.

Middleport William Anderson William Hobstetter P. M. Club Anderson Francis Anderson Charles Murray Wallace Bradford

Middleport Social Notes Honor Shower Guests

Mrs Cash Bahr was guest of honor at a Jayette shower hosted by Mrs Joe Young Jr on Locust Street with pink and blue decorations. Invited guests included many local women from Middleport and surrounding areas. The Middleport Literary Society met at Anna Weed's home and discussed socialized medicine while opposing it and planning future meetings.

Middleport Cash Bahr Nelle Childs Jayette Joe Young Jr Young Locust St M. L. Bahr Elizabeth Biddle Long Bottom Colonel Wood Grace Swartz William Bentz Alfred Edward Wells Rolland Durst William Childs Pomeroy John Gilmore Syracuse Carl Ebersbach Willard Ebersbach Lee Pratt Walter Roush Minnie Gilmore George Childs Paul Scott L. D. Childs Arthur Gilmore Fletcher Driftwood Valley Walter’ Waddell Prairie Region James Titus Anna Weed N. Fourth Ave General Federation Arthur Strauss E. G. Probst O. H. Stewart Miss Weed

Mrs Mayes Honors Mayes Family Guests in Dinner

Mrs Charles Mayes hosted a family dinner honoring her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs William Mayes of Lima. Also present were Mrs Elizabeth Kirby Miss Virginia Mayes Mrs Burns Barker Mrs William Mayes mother of Lima Miss Elizabeth Ward and James Matthews.

Middleport Charles Mayes William Mayes Lima Elizabeth Kirby Mayes Virginia Mayes Burns Barker Elizabeth Ward James Matthews

Mrs. L. R. Wiley Returns Home After Minor Surgery

Mrs. L R Wiley returns to Seventh Ave home after minor surgery at Holzer Hospital this week. Her son David visited relatives in Zanesville during the illness. Several fall ill including Mrs Carl Allensworth Pearl St Mrs Edison Baker Front St Mrs Robert Cole whose husband Cpl Robert Cole of Ft Eustace Va is here to see her at her parents Pearl St Mr and Mrs Lowell Probasco recovering from influenza and daughter Susan with chickenpox. The Sanborn and Anderson groups were called to Akron for a relative's death Wednesday evening.

L. R. Wiley Holzer Hospital Seventh Ave Wileys David Zanesville Blanche Hooner Carl Allensworth Pearl St Edison Baker Front St Robert Cole Cpl Ft. Eustace, V Lewis Williams Lowell Probasco Susan Joe Lavely Akron M. R. Sanborn Althea Anderson Burns Barker William

Mother Sentenced Over Son's Truancy in Ohio

Juvenile Judge Harmon O'Brien ordered a Harrisonville mother to seven days in the Meigs County jail after her 15-year-old son missed 12 days of school. The boy had already been made a ward of the court last October following prior truancy findings.

Pomeroy Harmon O’brien Harrisonville Meigs County

Local social notes and brief visits across towns

Mayes spent Saturday in Corning with John Longstaff and the Longstaffs. Mrs. Leonard Hawk of McArthur was a business visitor here Wednesday. Miss Jessie Hoyt and Fred Hoyt of Marietta were guests of the Sanborns Saturday. Co. H. Wise Jr. was a business visitor in Chillicothe Wednesday. Joe Graham, in his fifth navy year, visited with his mother Addie Bitters and sisters Marilyn Graham and A L Hoffner. he leaves for a Med cruise and will report to Newport, R L on Monday. Mrs. Delbert Rice recovers from burns after hot grease spilled on her right hand.

Mayes Corning John Longstaff William Longstaff Leonard Hawk McArthur Jessie Hoyt Fred Hoyt Marietta Sanborns Co. H. Wise, Jr Chillicothe Joe Graham Navy Addie Bitters Marilyn Graham A. L. Hoffner Mediterranean Graham Newport R. L Delbert Rice

J. H. Wright Dies at Home in Corning

John H. Wright 64 died Tuesday at his Corning home after a 20 month illness. Born in England he moved to Corning at age three and worked as a brakeman for the New York Central Railroad. Survived by wife Anna two sons Evan Mansfield and Carl Gloucester a grandson Delmar Lee Wright Dayton a sister Mrs Lee Thomas and four brothers Joseph William Frank Marshall. Private funeral 2 p.m. Friday at home with Rev. Charles G. Cecil. Burial Maplewood Cemetery New Lexington.

Corning John H. Wright England Mr. Wright New York Central Railroad Wright Delmar Lee Wright Dayton Lee Thomas Joseph William Frank Barberton Marshal Zanesville N. Valley St Charles G. Cecil Maplewood Cemetery New Lexington

Mrs Downie Responds To Pleasantville Death

Mrs T A Downie was called to Pleasantville Ohio by the death of her mother Mrs Albert Beck who died Wednesday. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday at 2 30 p m. Mrs Beck is survived by another son and daughter Mrs W G Maurer of Uhrichsville and John Turner of Pleasant Teak.

Pomeroy T. A. Downie Pleasantville Ohio Albert Beck Downie

New Plymouth WSCS Meets at Grace Harris Home

The New Plymouth WSCS gathered at Mrs Grace Harris home with members listed including Mrs Evelyn Turner and Mrs Anna Heinlein. Hostess birthday observed and a pot luck lunch served. Visitors from Columbus and Toledo spent weekend with relatives. Mrs Earle Heinlein attended Christian Church services in McArthur.

New Plymouth WSCS Grace Harris Evelyn Turner Mattie Weed Emma Bardain Rosella Hixinbaugh Bessie Mowery Thelma Bay Gertrude Miller Rita Leota Dicken Alma Barstow Hazel Steele Lena MacDaniel Addie Huntley Anna Heinlein Harris Dale Harris Bruce Kenneth Huntley Cecil Weede Cloyd Bardain Columbus Warren Cremain Toledo Earle Heinlein Christian Church McArthur Chloie Fuller Groveport Ohio Ben Knipe

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