Mrs Watson Dies at 66 in Cheshire Community
Mrs Julia Swisher Watson aged 66 of Cheshire died Tuesday at Newark home of her daughter where she was in a rest home after a long illness. Survived by husband Maurice Eugene Watson of Cheshire and daughter Mrs Carl Russell of Newark, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Adrian Swisher. She leaves four brothers Arthur and William Swisher of Middleport Stanley and Far Swisher of Gallipolis and sisters Mrs Charles Autherson Bradbury and Mrs Charles Carter of New Plymouth. Friends may call at Rawlings Coats funeral home. Funeral services will be announced.
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Middleport
Julia Swisher Watson
Cheshire
Newark
Maurice Eugene Watson
Carl Russell
Vernon
Adrian McCarty Swisher
Watson
Arthur
William Swisher
Stanley
Far! Swisher
Gallipolis
Will family fifth annual reunion at Ash Cave
The fifth annual Will family reunion was held at Ash Cave with a basket dinner and a business session. Wesley Will was elected president Min or Will vice president and Bertha Heilman secretary. The next gathering is planned for the Ash Cave area. Numerous relatives from Cambridge City Reynoldsburg Columbus Greenfield Urbana Springfield Meigs County and Jackson attended.
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Ray McDaniel
Urbana
Earl Gorton
Helen
John M. Chamberlin
John Fultz Enters Decorating Trade
John Fultz resigns as circulation manager for Columbus newspapers in Middleport and Pomeroy and joins his father Henry Fultz in the decorating business. He is a Korean War veteran. his brothers are also in the trade, continuing the third generation of painters following the grandfather Fred Fultz, a well known local painter.
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Middleport
John Fultz
Columbus
Pomeroy
Henry Fultz
John
Fred Fultz
Pomeroy Wedding Rehearsal Dinner at Martin Restaurant
Mr and Mrs Fred Blaetmar hosted a six o’clock dinner at the Martin Restaurant in Middleport on the eve of the wedding rehearsal for their son John William Blaetmar and Miss Eleanor Satterfield at Federated Church in Pomeroy. Guests included the bridal party and families with many bridesmaids from across Ohio.
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Blaettnar
Miss Satterfield
Nancy Blaettnar
Charles Lochary
Jack Satterfield
Jack
Carol Bachtel
Middleport
Frances Rogers
Steubenville
Rita Hale
Lochary Host for Satterfield Blaetnar Wedding Party
Mr and Mrs W P Lochary and son Charlies entertained the Satterfield Blaetnar wedding party after a Federated Church rehearsal. Charles Lochary was best man. A punch service featured miss Nancy Blaetmnar and guests from Pomeroy Mid dleport Steubenville Cleveland Athens and Cincinnati.
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Eleanor Satterfield
John William Blaettnar
Fred Blaetmnar
Nancy Blaetmnar
Jack Satterfield
Jack
Carol Bachtel
Middleport
Frances Rogers
Steubenville
Rita Hale
Cleveland
Alonzo Trezavon Folger
Cincinnati
Watson Burnfield
Athens
Manning Klees
Eugene Thomas
Donomas
Carolyn Graves
Patty Baker
Pomeroy
Wilma Boring
McArthur
Ray Leonard
Locharys
Lochary
Laurel Cliff Better Health Club Holds Annual Picnic
The Laurel Cliff Better Health Club and families enjoyed a Bailey's Lake picnic Monday evening with a traveling prize donated by Mrs. E J Tracy going to Mrs. Clifford Jacobs. Attendees included numerous couples and their children from Pomeroy and surrounding areas.
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Pomeroythe
Laurel Cliff
Sue
J. R
Robert Bowen
Bobby
John Diehl
Lewis Diehl
Betty Diehl
Lewis
Allen Eichinger
Paul
Dana Oliver
Ernest Powell
Larry
Ernestine
Ivan
Helen Leifheit
Charles Karr
Clifford Jacobs
Jack
Lloyd Wright
Mike
Aren Turner
St. Petersburg
Flo
Thomas Parker
Local Families Gather for News of Engagements
Mr and Mrs Jack Ferguson announce engagement of their son to Patty Moorehead of Columbus. Families from Ga Pomeroy Reedsville and Washington are listed as well as several siblings and relatives. The note reads like a social column item with names and places.
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Jack Ferguson
Wran
Mike
Bobby
Ion
Clive Moorehead Land
Patty
Columbus
Melvin Smith
Bill
Don
George
Barbara
Pomeroy
Janice Hysell
Dale Smith
Reedsville
Benny
Dave
Dan
Joe Brickles
Washington, D. H
Birthday party for Mada line Fields at Mrs Vernal Blackwood’s
Mrs Vernal Blackwood hosted a birthday gathering on Spring Ave for Mada line Fields of Sandyville W V a. Guests included Mrs Carrie Hall Mrs Lula Rugs well Bradbury Frankie Wippel and others. Fields, an employee at Sylvania Point Pleasant, is ill but expected to return to work in six weeks.
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Pomeroy
Vernal Blackwood
Spring Ave
Madaline Fields
Sandyville
W.va
Carrie Hall
Lula Rugswell
Bradbury
Frankie Wippel
Garnet Jenkinson
Mabel Mankin
Alma Kitchen
Nellie Hannell
Bertha Dailey
Maxine Russell
Diana Thomas
Crooksville
Miss Fields
Sylvania
Point Pleasant
Star Garden Club elects officers and plans Albany picnic
Mrs Maxine Nelson hosted the Star Garden Club as members elected Norma Nicholson president Louise McLaughlin secretary Grace Turner program chairman and Neva Nicholson publicity for the next year Roll call offered ideas for club improvement A picnic at the C FE Stout home in Albany is set Refreshments were served and Mrs Nelson plans to move to Chicago with her husband’s job
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Dexter
Maxine Nelson
Star Garden Club
Norma Nicholson
Louise McLaughlin
Grace Turner
Neva Nicholson
C FE. Stout
Albany
Nelson
Chicago
Sewing Club Honors Two Birthdays at Pleasant Ridge
The Second Monday Sewing Club met at Mrs. Dwight Parker’s Pleasant Ridge home with Eleanor Robson presiding in Grace Holter’s absence. Members sponsored a handkerchief shower for Mrs. James Clatworthy on her birthday, and honored Mrs. Parker on her wedding anniversary with gifts from secret pals.
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Pomeroy
Dwight Parker
Pleasant Ridge
Eleanor Robson
Grace Holter
James Clatworthy
Parker
Clatworthy
Miss Robson
Pat Wood
Martha Howell
Pomeroy Observes Mrs Jennie Thomas 92nd Birthday
Mrs Jennie Thomas celebrated her 92nd birthday Sunday at her Hemlock Grove home. Attending were William Killinger, Mr and Mrs George Heines, Mr and Mrs Laurence Lanning, Mrs Merlin Russell, Mr and Mrs Theo Heines and Janet, Sue and Larry, Mr and Mrs Donald Lanning and daughter Susan, and Mrs Nora Eakins and Mr and Mrs Walter Killinger of Dayton.
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Pomeroy
Jennie Thomas
Hemlock Grove
William Killinger
George Heines
Laurence Lanning
Merlin Russell
Theo Heines
Janet
Sue
Larry
Donald Lanning
Susan
Nora Eakins
Walter Killinger
Dayton
Local 3-F Club Hosts Hamburgery at Mid dleport Park
Pomeroy notes the 3-F Club gathering Monday evening at Middleport Roadside Park with attendees including Mr and Mrs Guy Mutter, Mr and Mrs Emil Ball, Mr and Mrs Glenn Smith and sons David and Donald, Mr and Mrs Baker Gordon, Asa Hoskins, Ada Hoskins, and Lucy Gibbs.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Guy Mutchler
Emil Ball
Glenn Smith
David and
Donald
Baker Gordon
Asa Hoskins
Ada Hoskins
Lucy Gibbs
Pomeroy Dinner Hosted by Mr and Mrs Canaday
Mr and Mrs Del mar A Canaday and daughter Anne hosted a Monday dinner at their Lincoln Hill home. Guests included Mrs Mildred Gamlin of Columbus and Mrs A R Knight and daughter.
Windsor Stivers Wed and Return With Neighborly Bell
Windsor Stivers married July 8 at the Baptist parsonage in Pomeroy by Rev. R. H. DeMott and returned home from their wedding trip Monday. Neighbors greeted them with an old fashioned ringing bell.
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Pomeroy
Windsor Stivers
V. R
Wives Plan Ride to Huntington TV Station
Members of the Meigs County Beagle Club will visit a Huntington West Virginia television station next Monday. Women wishing to join should contact Mrs. Clifford Jacobs of Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Beagle Club
Huntington
W.va
Clifford Jacobs
Middleport
Minersville Woman's Society Rummage Sale Set
A rummage sale by the Minersville Woman's Society of Christian Service runs Thursday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kingsland Building on West Main Street.
Ice Cream Event Promised at American Legion Hall
Rutland hosts an 80 day ice cream evening at the American Legion Hall sponsored by the Third Methodist Birthday group.
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Rutland
Third Methodist Birthday Group
Rutland Church Hosts Youth Bake Sale Friday
A bake sale by the Youth Fellowship of the Rutland Church of Christ will take place Friday starting at 10 00 am at Millers Market.
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Rutland
Millers Market
The
Rutland Church of Christ
Weekend Visitors and Travel Notes From Parkersburg Area
A Parkersburg nurse was weekend guest of her mother Mrs Kay Johnson. Mrs Reka Mayer and son, Miss Louise Gilmore and Miss Ellen Jane Nesselroad attended a Cincinnati baseball game Sunday. Howard Hamm family returned to Kenton after visiting here with Walter Hamm family and Elmer Hamm. Larry Hamm accompanies them for a Kenton visit. Hobart Raub attended a Grand Knights meeting in Columbus and visited his sister Mrs Florence Bailey. Marie Richman returned Monday from a six weeks visit with friends in De.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Kay Johnson
Reka Mayer
Louise Gilmore
Ellen Jane Nesselroad
Cincinnati
Howard Hamm
Kenton
Walter Hamm
Elmer Hamm
Larry Hamm
Hobart Raub
Columbus
The
Knights For Columbus
Florence Bailey
Marie Richman
Community Notices and Weekend Visits
Miss Mary Virginia Reibel returns home after a two week Florida vacation. Mrs. Ralph D. Ashley comes home from Holzer Hospital Gallipolis for observation and treatment. Mr and Mrs Herman Wilson of Dayton visit family including Les ter Wilson Kay Johnson and Helen Blake. Francis, Raymond Stewart, Thomas Roach, George Francis and Carl Francis attend the Cincinnati Redlegs Milwaukee game. Miss Sue Johnson, a student.
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Ralph D. Ashley
Letart Falls
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Herman Wilson
Dayton
Lester Wilson
Kay Johnson
Helen Blake
Erie
Anna Blessing
Columbus
Phillip Bruch
Lawrence Francis
Raymond Stewart
Thomas Roach
George Francis
Carl Francis
Cincinnati Redlegs
Cincinnati
Sue Johnson
Regional Family Visit Notes and Travel Relatives
In Michigan and Ohio areas relatives visit and travel updates show Karen Turner of St Peters burg Florida staying with Josie Turner and Lloyd Wright. Buckley family from Beaver Falls Pennsylvania return after a week with Eugene Buckley and family in Mulberry Avenue and visit Racine and Reedsville. Diana Thomas of Crooksville visits with Everett Thomas and Vernal Blackwood family, while Don Buckley from South Charleston West Virginia joins E R Buckley and children on Mulberry Avenue.
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Racine
Reedsville
E. R. Buckley
Mulberry Ave
Don Buckley
South Charleston
W.va
Diana Thomas
Crooksville
Everett Thomas
Vernal Blackwood
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Roush
F. Hibbs
Pomeroy Social Notes
Floyd Gorton
Herman Gorton
Richard
Karen
Melvin Bolin
Nancy
Mary
Patricia Gorton
Sandra Kay Gorton
Robert Ear Instine
Richard Gorton
DeHart
Springeld
Charles Frank
Henry Frank
George, Millard
Dana
Frank Weill
Ivan Well
Ziba Midkilis
Cecil
Amber Lohn
Richard Heilman
Golda Sargent
Guy
Carol
Harold ‘Hayes
Lloyd
James Will
Emmett G. Will
Margaret Houdashelt
Thomson McClung
Jimmie
Laura Schaefer
Charles Gordon
Eddie
Meigs County
U. S. Revijee
Jackson
Duke ‘Cleaners
Dorothy Pierce
Meigs
Pomeroy Thursday
Priday
Arrow IN the Dust
Bierling
Hayden Coleen Grey
Keith Larsen Tom Tully
Dimmy Wakeley
Lee van Cleet
Beach Head
William Holden
David Niven Maggele MacNamara
Dawn Addams
Fortunio Bonanova
Gregory Ratoff
Serta
Good Housekeeping
Assa
Serra
Gooo Housexrermc
Lexis i
Edison
John Baker
Sewing
Pearl Jacobs
William Jaccobs
James Gilmore
Judy
Sandy
Brenda
Dennis
Steve Eblin
Becky
Gregg
William Jacobs
Beverly
Juce
Earl Creston
Jimmy
James Lewis
Jacobs
Charlotte Knight
Bob Hoeflich
Belling
Liberty
Ohio
Singin IN the
Gene Kelly
Donald O'Connor
Debbie Reynolds
Pomeroy Personals
Mary Virginia Reibel
Florida
Phillips
Arance
Seersucker
POLO
Dupont
All Children's
Middleport, Ohio
Housewives
Beauticians
Foamtread’s
Hartley & Bennett
Shoe Store
Ohio Valley
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