Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors and Illness
Middleport social notes list the return of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Reynolds and son Paul Edgar to London Ohio after a visit with Viola Grueser and the Reynolds family. Other items note illnesses, hospital visits, and social gatherings involving locals and guests from Athens Dayton Gallipolis Ashland and Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Reynolds
Paul Edgar
London
Ohio
Viola Grueser
Val Reynolds
Stella Hoffman
Grant St
Orville Chambers
Athens
Willis Aleshire
Dayton
Herbert Chambers
William Stansbury
Beaver
Harry McGuffin
Charleston
McGuffin
Norfolk
Chester Rice
Gallipolis
Homer Rice
Minnie Mayer
Norman Foss
Point Pleasant
Perry Mitch
Marcia Lee Hill
L. L. Ringer
Ashland
Pomeroy Past Counselor Club Meets At Home
The Past Counselor club will meet at Mrs. Zana Withrow’s home Thursday evening with hostesses Caddie Wickham Cora Beegle and Ella Fisher assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Zana Withrow
Local Families Visit Over Holidays Across Ohio
Mrs. Harry Davis and children visited Canton relatives while Mr. and Mrs. Ed Arnold Sr spent weeks with their son-in-law and daughter in Wellsburg Ohio. Christmas day gatherings included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frick and family with Mr. and Mrs. John Frick and Clarence Curtis. Miss Mary Virginia Reibel returned to Marysville after holidays with the Reibel family. she teaches in Marysville schools. Miss Nancy Ann Dixon went home to Charleston after a week with the Weyersmiller and Roush households. she was joined by John Dixon Jr and family. Kent, Ohio hosted Willard Ashworth and daughter Corrinne for a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Davis
Don
Jean
Canton
Gilbert Weeks
Phyllis Weeks
Ed Arnold
Rose Hill
John Smith
Wellsburg
Ohio
Paul Frick
John Frick
Clarence Curtis
Mary Virginia Reibel
Marysville
Jacob Reibel
Spring Ave
Reibel
Nancy Ann Dixon
Charleston
Blanche Roush
James E. Weyersmiller
John Dixon, Jr
Bobby
Willard Ashworth
Meigs Probate Court issues multiple marriage licenses
List of couples issued licenses in Meigs Probate Court on Saturday and Monday includes Raymond Lanier and Margaret Camp, Leo Ellison and Beulah Rawson, Jack Shingler and Ruth Jackson, Robert Coursen and Beverly Sherwood, Charles Yonkers and Doris Grinstead, Carl Jones and Eilene McCray, G L McDougal and Eileen Carte, William Ochettree and Helen Porch, Raymond Bertram and Doris Sieber, Robert Cave and Bertha McDonald, James Woltz and Jo Ann Rhodes, Charles Carter and Anna Wood, William Mace and Geraldine Fox, Merle Webb and Julia Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs
Raymond H. Lanier
Beech Hill
W. Va
Margaret Camp
Racine
Leo Ellison
Parkersburg
Beulah Rawson
Jack C. Shingler
Marietta
Ruth Jackson
Robert L. Coursen
Hubbard
Ohio
Beverly Sherwood
Charles F. Yonkers
New Haven
Doris Grinstead
Carl R. Jones
Pennsville
Eilene McCray
G. L. McDougal
Charleston
Eileen Carte
William Ochettree
Middleport
Helen Porch
Raymond W. Bertram
Long Bottom
Merle Webb
Julia Lowe
Four Taken Home From Holzer Hospital This Week
Ambulances assisted by Rawlings Coats report two home recoveries this week. Mrs Dan Farmer and her baby daughter traveled home to her parents in law Mr and Mrs David Farmer. Mrs Clarence Mulford and her baby also returned to their home from Holzer Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rawlings-Coats
Dan Farmer
Holzer Hospital
David Farmer
Clarence Mulford
Birth of Janet Louise Scott in Dayton
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Scott of Dayton announce the birth of a daughter Janet Louise at St. Ann's Hospital Dayton on December 31. The child weighed six pounds nine ounces. Grandparents are Mrs. Henrietta Scott of Bethel North Carolina and Mr. and Mrs. Gath Townsend of Downington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downington
William D. Scott
Dayton
Janet Louise
St. Ann’s Hospital
Henrietta Scott
Bethel
N. C
Gath Townsend
DAR Meeting Hosted by Mrs Daniels Friday
Mrs George Daniels will host Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution on Friday with assistances from Mrs Ben Skinner and Mrs John Chase. The gathering will bring chapter members together for their scheduled event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Daniels
Jonathan Meigs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ben Skinner
John Chase
Jail Totals Rise in Meigs County 1946 Report
Meigs County Sheriff Ralph Welker reports 638 inmates in the 1946 Meigs Jail, up 41.8 percent from 1945. Fines totaling 9319 were assessed on those jailed, not including those cited but not jailed. Prisoners lost 5206 days, about 14 percent of a year, with seventeen committed to penal institutions including nine to Mansfield and eight to Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Christmas Church entertainments and local visits in Clifton
Christmas was celebrated at the M E Church with songs recitals and a No Room in the Inn pageant by the Primary and Intermediate classes. Santa with a treat closed the program. The Holiness Tabernacle also held a well attended entertainment. Local families and visitors shared holiday greetings and greetings at Clifton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Woodrum
William Williams
Glouster
Loyd Williams
L. S. Williams
Elva Fox
Clifton
Gwyndolin Stewart
West Columbia
Thomas Edwards
Joe Livingston
Edwards
Alice Hussey
Columbus
Lynsey Lyons
Middleport
John Lyons
Tim Edwards
Gladys Wolf
Athens County
Lew Hoffman
Ivy
Leslie Sleeth
C. W. Propps
Parkersburg
Ernest McCoy
Kent
Oak Hill
W. Va
Ruth Light
Hazel Baumgardner
Chester Smith
Junior Davis
Kate Harrison
Ralph Stewart
David Harrison
Akron
Opal Harrison
Ft. Meade
Jessie Mason
Letart R. F. C
Raymond Walburn
Dana Lewis
East Liverpool
Eva Marie
Henrietta
Russell Edwards
Charleston
Eastern Star
Pearl Smith
Walter Edwards
Katie Oliver
Thos. Ingall
Mary
Christene Johnson
Anna Cunningham
New Haven
Frank Harris
Mason
Mina Harris
Sumner Tele phone Exchange Quarterly Meeting Report
Christmas visits fill the holiday pages as Sumner residents gather for the quarterly Sumner Telephone Exchange meeting with all officials present. Local families including Gauls Hoffmans Poolers Windons and Keohlars share dinners and visits across Silver Ridge and nearby towns.
Garden Club Speaker Urges Bird Aid and Conservation
Middleport Garden Club hears Mrs. Keith McClung urge new year dedication to birds and conservation. The meeting at Mrs. R A Miller’s featured fund drives for health and Mile of Dimes, plans for a late spring flower show, and announcements of upcoming events by regional director Mrs. James Titus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Keith McClung
Florence Juhling
Mason County
Middleport Garden Club
R. A. Miller
S. Third Ave
Rodney Downing
C. O. Fisher
Meigs County Tuberculosis and Health Fund
Mile of Dimes
Downing
Garden Club
A. A. Dillard
J. B. Downing
Garen Stansbury
James Titus
H. L. Ward
M. J. McCarty
Titus
Garen Stansberry
D. C. Miller
McClung
O. P. Klein
Mesdames J. B. Downing
Dea Hayes
W. W. Hayes
Roscoe Meadows
Leo Beeson
W. H. Juhlling
A. W. McKay
D. B. Hartinger
Clifford Ervin
Roy Lansbury
Lawrence Milhoan
John Duerr
E. M. Wood
Walter Harris
C. M. Mhennesy
Lewis Sauer
Christmas visits and family notices across Ohio and West Virginia
Local residents report Christmas visits and family updates. Lily Smith spent Christmas in Belpre with brother L. C. Harris. John B. Caveron and wife returned to Morgan town after visiting relatives. Paulette Marlene born Christmas day to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Blosser. Numerous messages note visits, hospital care plans, transfers, and community events involving L. J. Morehead, Ray Larson, Earl Henderson, and others in Parkersburg Ravenswood, Beaverton, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Lily Smith
Bertram
Belpre
L. C. Harris
Births Announced for Sallie Torrence and Grueser Daughter
Mr and Mrs Rolland Torrence announce the birth of a daughter Sallie on December 14. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Nelson Torrence of Reedsville and Mr and Mrs Harry Allison of Racine. Mr and Mrs Dave Grueser announce a daughter born December 25. Mr and Mrs Paul W Allison return to Zanesville after holidays with Ralph Ross and Harry Allison of Racine.
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Badger Construction Co
Ernest Hall
James Hall
S. Second Ave
George Anderson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Fisher
Sarah Jane
Clara Murray
The
Elmo Beauty Shop
Fifth Ave
Okey Price
L&z
Elmo
Lime Sales Comic
Phila
Stark
Pomeroy, Ohio
Buckeye Electric CO
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Personals
DAR
Pomeroy Junior High
Pomeroy Merchants
Mercerville Independents
Middleport American Legion
Rutland Independents
Mary Virginia Kimberly
Ohio State
Robert H. Hemming
Sumner
William , Pooler
Bill Hoffman
Silver Ridge
Maryin Pooler
Paul Hoffman
Hoffman
Bert Smith
Iris Gaul
Barbara Gaul
Kenneth Hartley
Oxford Gray
Navy
Blue
Chambray
Court and
Second St
John B. Caveron
Morgantown
Lawrence Ritchie
June Ritchie
Paulette Marlene
Herschel Wheaton
Clarksburg
Kenneth McLeod
James Davis
Louise Parr
Apple Grove
Wilkie Sarson
Charles Sarson
Midland
John Sarson
Blacklick
Ira Blosser
Salineville
Sarson
Ray R. Larson
U. S. Navy
Kodiak
Alaska
Earl Henderson
Harry Pickens
Reedsville
Fred Ritchie
Eugene
Milo Rhodes
Spiller
Ralph Rhodes
Beaver Falls
L. J. Morehead
Pauline Ash
Moreheads
Lock 21
Claymore Rowley
Ravenswood
Francis Worthington
Kate Mills
Essie Alexander
Methodist Church
Charles Ward
Harold Roush
Edwin McLeod
Zanesville
James Jiiden
Hinton
Wheeling
Mattie Henderson
Ralph
James Connally
Evansville
Ind
Dravo
Eric Price
Wilkie Larson
M. S. Lehigh
Bashan
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