West Virginia Tech student returns to studies
Malcolm Cottrill resumes classes at West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery, West Virginia. Dr and Mrs W S Mart come home after vacation in Florida. Miss Virginia Durst visits Gallia area with Toscoe Allen, Mr and Mrs Alex Phillips, and Mrs Robert Young in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Cottrill
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
W. Va
W. S. Mart
Florida
Virginia Durst
Toscoe Allen
Alex Phillips
Robert Young
Gallipolis
Olive Farm Woman's Club January Meeting Notes
The Olive Farm Woman's Club met in Ella Han num's home with 12 charter members, now 14 total. Mrs Iva Buckley gave a brief club history. new president Mrs Tress Swain led the session. February's gathering will be at Lillian Pickens's home.
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Pomeroy
Olive Farm Woman's Club
Ella Hannum
Iva Buckley
Tress Swain
Lillian Pickens
Republicans and Democrat file for village primary ballot
Eleven Republicans and one Democrat filed petitions with County Election Board Clerk Albert Gloeckner before the 6:30 p m deadline in Middleport. Republican candidates include Sidney T. Russell, Charles Murray, Jean Lama, John Zerkle, Horton Brown, Wayne Gibbons, David Jenkins, Frank Vroman, Robert Allensworth, Joseph Young Jr, Robert Hannell. Democrat Elmer Leaper seeks the mayor’s post. If two council candidates withdraw, no May primary is needed. Council slate lists Zerkle Brown Gibbons Jenkins Vroman Allensworth Young and Hunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Albert Gloeckner
Sidney T. Russell
Charles Murray
Jean Lama
John Zerkle
Horton Brown
Wayne Gibbons
David Jenkins
Frank Vroman
Robert Allensworth
Joseph Young, Jr
Robert Han
Ploye
Lyon
Zerkle
Brown
Meigs Motor Co
Gibbons
Standard Oil Company
Jenkins
Letart Falls Community Notices Roundup
Letart Falls residents share visits and travel as Francis Webb and Janice Webb spend time with Jerry Chandines in Stockport. WSCS met at Mrs. W. O. Crow’s home. Bud Wilson of Cleveland visiting parents in Letart. Several families plan arrivals and caregiving for ill relatives. Roush anniversary and birthday celebrated. neighbors entertain with showers and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letart
Francis Webb
Janice
Jerry Chandines
Stockport
Webb
Mr. Chandines
W. O. Crow
FE. J. Grimm
W. C. Grimm
Barbara
Chicago
D. E. Grimm
Edward Byers
Warren
A. Thaxton
Ina Noll
Gideon E. Roush
Roush
East Letart
W. D. Roush
Walter McDade
Troy
Charles
Fern B. Hayman
Pearl Norris
Howard Norris
Lions Club Charter Night Set for February fifteenth
Pomeroy Lions pick Sacred Heart Church auditorium for charter night banquet on Feb 15 at 7 pm. President Aten Shain appoints committees for tickets, program, decorations, parking, and reception. invitations go to nearby Lions clubs. Athens Lions number about 30 couples expected. Regular meetings to follow charter delivery. schedule outlines noon weekly first and third Thursdays and 7 pm on second and fourth Thursdays with a fifth Thursday as ladies night. Toastmaster may be Mr. Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Clubs
Lions Club of
Athens
Pomeroy Club
Nelson
Parson's second skin graft after Dean Benjamin mishap
Mrs D C Parsons underwent a second skin grafting operation January 18 at Good Samaritan Hospital due to burns from a Dean Benjamin home mishap. She recovers slowly as family and friends visit and others are noted at various local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsville
D. C. Parsons
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dean Benjamin Home
Dee
Emmett Hooper
Newark
Jess Hooper
Virgie Kennard
Russell Bachelor
Florence Daugherty
John van
C. S. Williams Home
George Gifford
Ed di Bare
Lillian Williams
Columbus
Edith Harkins
Paul Wells
G. H. van Fossen
West Columbia Residents Mention Illness and Visits
Sprouse was ill at his home. Mrs Madaline Neuzling visited her sister Mrs Lawrence Russell. Mr and Mrs Paul Blessing of Point Pleasant visited her mother Mrs Lizzie Stewart. Mrs Jessie Cundiff and Freda Deweese of Mason City and Mrs Mary Lieving of Point Pleasant visited Mrs Susie Hacher. Helen E Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Colu Sprouse
Madaline Neuzling
Lawrence Russell
Paul Blessing
Point Pleasant
Lizzie Stewart
Jessie Cundiff
Freda Deweese
Mason City
Mary Lieving
Point’ Pleasant
Susie Hacher
Helen E. Roush
Funeral Rites Held for Rizer and Rogers in Nelsonville
Charles Rizer 72 and James Rogers 91 had funeral services at Nelsonville funeral homes. Rizer was laid in Greenlawn Cemetery mausoleum. Rogers buried at Greenlawn with pallbearers from family and local residents. Rogers born Willow Creek September 25 1857. survived by one daughter Grace and another son James Rogers. wife Myrtle and son Oscar Carl and Earnest Rogers among survivors. local residents Robert Hatfield and Mrs. Harry Dishong noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
Charles
Dick) Rizer
Warren
Nelsonville
Lloyd Evans
Robert Beckler
George Christy
Miles Brooks
Harry Misner
Virgil Huddy
Floyd Brown
Greenlawn
James Rogers
Stout
Robert Ossman
Penecostal
Albert Yates
Oscar
Carl
Earnest Rogers
James Edwards
Mr. Rogers
Thomas
Susan Rogers
Willow Creek
Myrtle
Grace
Robert Hatfield
Columbus
Harry Dishong
Florida
Apple Grove WSCS Holds Meeting and Nearby Socials
The WSCS met at the church with 14 members and three children present. Mrs. E. C. Clark presided and Mrs. Dollie Wolfe led devotionals. Several local residents visited family and celebrated milestones, including Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Roush's 86th birthday and 66th wedding anniversary. Dean Sayre sustained eye injuries in an oil well explosion as roads flooded and schools closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple Grove
WSCS
E. C. Clark
Dollie Wolfe
Clarence Shields
Herbert Shields
Huntington
W. Va
Marlene Shields
East Letart
Jeannine
Judith Shields
Jake Gaul
Racine
Jim Carpenter
R. A. McKelvey
Mr. McKelvey
Dean Sayre
Early Roush
Gideon Roush
Orville Shields
Louise Parr
Earl Shank
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy-Women’s Auxiliary of Trainmen to host a Friday party at Sacred Heart Church chaired by Mrs. Hattie Woodard with Sadie Turner as president. Wildwood Garden Club met at Mrs. John Baily’s Forest Run home with new member Mrs. Everett Damewood and Mrs. Homer Holter directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
White Rose Lodge
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Sacred Heart Church
Hattie Woodard
Sadie Turner
Wildwood Garden Club
John Baily
Forest Run
Earl Scott
John Scott
Homer Holter
Everett Damewood
Eugene Forbes
Charles Baer
February Meeting Of Christian Companion Class Held
The Christian Companion Class of the Church of Christ met at Mrs. Helen Smith home in Pomeroy Tuesday evening. President Mrs Ralph Welker presided while the teacher reviewed 12 questions and answers from prior meetings. Edna Gibbs distributed greeting card boxes and the host and Mrs Orville Well served a salad course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Christian Companion
Church of Christ
Helen Smith
Ralph Welker
Edna Gibbs
Radio System Favored by Officials in Meigs County
Meigs County officials from Pomeroy and Middleport met in Pomeroy City Hall to back a connected radio system linking police and fire units with the county sheriff. Sheriff Charles Russell led the session, noting FCC rules blocked a three-way link earlier. They will invite an FCC rep to discuss a viable plan for joint or partial municipal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Pomeroy and
Middleport
Pomeroy City
Charles Russell
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
Sidney Russell
C. E. Parker
B. F. Parmalee
Walter Wolfe
Olan Goodwin
Russell
C. H. Wise
Spencer
Admits and Discharges at Meigs General Hospital
Meigs General Hospital reports admissions including Sharyl Spencer Clyde Brown Mrs Thelma Gibbs Wendell Moore and Oma Yeager from Pomeroy Cheshire and others. Births recorded for Chappelle Talbot in Middleport and Mrs George Harris in Pomeroy. Discharges include Griff Russell George Bumgardner Jeane Anne Wiseman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Brown
Pomeroy
Thelma Gibbs
Wendell Moore
Oma Yeager
Cheshire
Chappelle Talbot
Middleport
George Harris
Griff Russell
George Bumgardner
Jeane Anne Wiseman
Arville Karl
Cris K. Jeffers
Nina Vaughan
James Sutton
Jo Ann Ralston
Amanda Helwig
POMEROY Council Welcomes New Families At Meeting
Pomeroy Council No. 3A met Friday at the Halter home with eighteen members and a guest plus three children. Vic Wippel directed as two new families Howard Siden and family Terry Frecker and David Frecker and family were introduced. Harry Guthrie spoke on the 1949 state legislative program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Council No. 3A
Homer Halter
Vic Wippel
Howard Sidenable
Terry
David Frecker
Harry Guthrie
Joe Wippel
Pearl Mora
Art Young
Denver Halter
Donna
Ray Frecker
Jimmy
Henry Wippel
Victor Wippel
Legion Post to conduct funeral services for Pvt. Cowdrey
Members of Drew Webster Post American Legion will meet at the Legion Home Saturday at 1 p.m. to conduct military services for Pvt. Cowdrey in Letart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Drew Webster Post
American Legion
Legion
Pvt. Cowdrey
Letart
Pomeroy War Den Club Hosts Monday Meeting
The Pomeroy War Den Club will meet Monday at the home of Mrs. George Parker with Mrs. Harry P. Smith assisting the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Warden Club
George Parker
Harry P. Smith
Pomeroy Personalities Return Visits and Injury Update
Mrs. Newton Spencer has returned to Logan after visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Tompkins. Robert Elberfeld of Parkersburg was a guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Elberfeld. Mrs. Jacob Young is confined at home after a fall on ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Newton Spencer
Logan
C. F. Tompkins
Robert Elberfeld
Parkersburg
W. Va
Epeer
Jacob Elberfeld
Jacob Young
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Ascotine Hold
Hayes
Tailors
Main Street
Letart Falls
Louis Roush
Morganstown
Young's Market
Locust Street
David Davies
Seaside
Fisher
Rinso
Challenge Coffee
Young's
Lions
West Columbia
Kearney
Neb
David Hunt
Middleport Dept. Store
Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
Meigs General Hospital
Sharyl Spencer
Medical
Hurl Hannahs
William Till
Rexall Drug Store
Lys
Geez Vruc Store
Pomeroy Personals
Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
Fredric March
Joan Bennett
Ralph Bellamy
Ann Sothern
Sidney Blackmer
Thomas Mitchell
Three Bears
Them
Good Housekeeping
C. P
Dixie
L.&h. Electric
Perfection Oil
Dixie Coal Ranges
McMaster
Ebersbach Hardware Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
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