Rocksprings Phone Exchange Abandoned by Subscribers
In Rocksprings the Meigs United Telephone Co. exchange was officially abandoned after a 40 subscriber meeting. President J. E. D. Hartinger announced the group could not fund trunk lines to Pomeroy, and a resolution to discontinue the service was adopted. The operator Freda McHaffie received a month's pay in advance as the line outages increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocksprings Exchange
Hartinger
Pomeroy
Herman Grueser
Freda McHaffie
Evangeline Chapter to Meet at Masonic Temple Tonight
Evangeline Chapter of Eastern Star will hold a regular meeting this evening at the Masonic Temple. There is no Evangeline Club meeting following. The article notes a statistic that coal reserves in the United States equal 23 000 tons per person in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Evangeline Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Evangeline Club
United States
Middleport couple weds in refined Church of Christ ceremony
Miss Rowena Warren daughter of Mr and Mrs J Warren and Mr Joseph Young son of Mr and Mrs J A Young married Sunday at the Church of Christ with Marvin O Brown officiating. The ceremony featured lilies delphinium and sweetpeas with a white satin gown for the bride and a three tiered cake reception followed at the church social rooms for about 150 guests. The couple will reside in Columbus after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rowena Warren
Marvin O. Brown
Ruth Taylor
Lois Ann Roush
Garnet Warren
Mary Jane Young
J. Warren, Jr
Douglas McHaffie
A. J. Allen
Portsmouth
Lucetta Hickman
Robert Young
Jackson
Lewis A. Shumaker
Minford
Ohio
Paul Kennedy
William Buck
Betty
Nancy
Rutland
William Duncan
E. M. Stratton
William Brook
Columbus
Maynard Davis
Thomas Spuker
Anna Bryson
Marilyn Michel
Alice Zinn
Cleaver Kettrey
Officers Reserve Corps
American Legion
Fisher Body Ternstedt
Hellerman
Morrison Ave
July Fourth Plans Reached By Residents
Middleport residents announce no local Fourth of July celebration with many planning to join the all day observance in Point Pleasant. The post office bank and stores will close, eateries remain open for traveling motorists and large picnics are planned at Roadside Park for returning relatives and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Point Pleasant
Trial Preview To Be Aired For Sheep Dog Trials
The State Sheep Dog Trials will be held in Meigs County near Carpenter on July 10. Jack Powelson of the Southeast Experiment Farm will conduct a radio sheep dog trial with Roy the Scotch border collie on WLW’s Everybody's Farm Hour at 12 30 PM. WLW announcers will describe the dog and Powelson will speak after. The Meigs Izaak Walton League sponsors the event and Mrs. Powelson and daughters plan to attend the Cincinnati audition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Carpenter
Jack Powelson
Southeast Experiment Farm
Everybody's Farm
Powelson
Roy
WLW
Justice Closes Little Case in Local Court
In Pomeroy, at Justice Percy L Peoples Court, Joanne Colvin dropped larceny charges against Clarabelle Little of Port Middleton after Little returned part of the items valued at $72 and paid Colvin, leading to dismissal of the case once costs were settled. Little was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Percy L. Peoples
Joanne Colvin
Clarabelle Little
Middleport
Miss Little
Colvin
Miss Colvin
Peoples
Bride Betsy Johnston in Green Traveling Suit for Roanoke Trip
Former Miss Betty Lou Johnston wife of Willard Hellerman pictured in Columbus paper as the couple depart for Roanoke Va. Their May 24 marriage at First Presbyterian Church featured a white tafetta gown with lace yoke and sleeves, and a silk illusion veil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lou Johnston
Otto B. Leath
Columbus
Frank H. Johnston
Willard Hellerman
Roanoke
First Presbyterian Church, Columbus
Layette Shower Honors Mrs Eddie Blake
Mrs Roller complimented Mrs Eddie Blake with a layette shower Monday evening. Pink and blue gift packages in a de frilled bassinet were presented with pastel flowers and refreshments. Guests included members of the Child Welfare League and friends such as Mesdames Arthur Strauss, Forrest Bachtel, Charles Wood, E S Schaaf, James Pullen, and Wal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Blake
Max Roller
Child Welfare League
Charles Wood
E. S. Schaaf
James Pullen
Wal
Couples Club Hosts Wiener Roast At Portland State Park
Members of the Couples Club attended a wiener roast at Port land state park Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Frank Cheesebrew Mr and Mrs Paul Haptonstall Mr and Mrs Everett Bachner Mr and Mrs Jack Bechtel Mr and Mrs Clifford Hayes and guest and Mer and Mrs Judson White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Park
Portland
Couples Club
Frank Cheesebrew
Paul Haptonstall
Everett Bachner
Jack Bechtel
Clifford Hayes
Mer
Judson White
Cadet Hartinger Leaves for West Point Training
Cadet James Hartinger departed Tuesday for the U S Military Academy at West Point New York to continue training. He spent June with his parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hartinger at Beech Street. Mrs Chauncey Weiss left Wednesday for Jackson Heights New York after visiting her mother Mrs Ada Smith and sister Mrs Roy Lansbury. Clydia Ann Patterson of Columbus is visiting three weeks with her mother Mrs Irene Stewart. Mr and Mrs Lewis Price returned to Bayonne New Jersey the first of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hartinger
West Point
N. Y
U. S. Military Academy
Lawrence Hartinger
Beech St
Chauncey Weiss
Jackson Heights
Ada Smith
Roy Lansbury
Clydia Ann Patterson
Columbus
Irene Stewart
Lewis Price
Bayonne
N. J
Local social notes record visits and moves across towns
Mr Price and family visit his parents Mr and Mrs Edward Price and grandmother Mrs Martha Hudson. Guests of Mrs Hudson include Mrs Harry Hudson and son Glenn of McKeesport and Mr and Mrs John Hudson of Toledo. Mayor and Mrs Horton Brown host family. Penny Kathleen Ury and Mrs Richard Quelette visit. The Moores move to Dillard property on N Second Ave and Earl Wines relocates to Ashtabula. Lionel Boggs recovers from a broken nose from a baseball game. W H Juhling visit Athens to see daughter Mrs Edgar Tuckerman and new son. Mary and Margaret Healy host guests Mr and Mrs F G Joachim and family of Cedar Grove W Va and others from Groves Texas and Wellston.
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Price
Edward Price
Martha Hudson
Earl Wines
Ashtabula
Lionel Boggs
W. H. Juhling
Athens
Edgar Tuckerman
New Son
Mary and
Margaret Healy
F. G. Joachim
Cedar Grove
W. Va
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Rocksprings
Hayes
Cleaners and Tailors
Oes
East Main Street
Pomeroy, Ohio
Enam
Ebersbach Hardware Co
D. S. Farmer, Mgr
Middleport Social Notes
Miss Johnston
The
Rathburn
Zenith
Armstrong
O. Schmoll
Mrs. Roller
DR. Kohl
Iter Crooks
John H Hawkins, Jr
Robert McElhinny
Ben Philson
Glen Lambert
Leo Kennedy
C. A. Emmish
Millard Wildermuth
Edward Tewksbury
James Arnold
Co. E. Meadows
D. C. Miller
Paul Clifford
William Grate
Charles Murray
Francis Anderson
Wayne Swisher
Chappelle Talbott
Paul Leonard
Joe Wilson
Bruce Lloyd
James Simpson
Earl Knight
Frank Wilson
Ray Tracy
Jr. Pomeroy
George Blaettner
May Eagles
Mason City
Bachtel
Dutton
Greyhound Bus Station
Charles Joachim, Cynthia and
Caroline of
Groves, Texas
John Baker
Wellston
Dickie
BAYON
Middleport Dept. Store
Middleport Merchants
Middleport Chamber of Commerce
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