Middleport Garden Club Picnic Moved Indoors
Weather forced the Amateur Gardeners Club to relocate its picnic from Fortification Hill Gallipolis to the Rupp Motor Sales room on Walnut Street. Mrs. Delbert Rice led as picnic chairman and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Eleanor Schaaf Mrs. Bruce Lloyd and Mrs. O P Klein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortification Hill
Gallipolis
Rupp
Walnut St
Clarence Rupp
Delbert Rice
Piecnic
Eleanor Schaaf
Bruce Lloyd
O. P. Klein
Middleport Garden Club
William Grueser
Grant St
Farr Knight
Ben Philson
James E. Simpson
Robert Rawlings
Knight
Howard Lohse
Howard Byers
Cc. P. Bradbury
Richard Hayman
Philadelphia
Schaaf
Reunion of Family Held in Indiana
Mrs. L. H. Pratt returned from West Lafayette where she was guest of sister Mrs. Lawrence Karr. She visited Columbus with Mrs. Nelson Archer and Mrs. W. M. Reed. In West Lafayette she attended a reunion of five sisters and two brothers, the Reed family gathering the first in years. all Reed relatives were present except Lawrence Reed of Front Street, Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
L. H. Pratt
West Lafayette
Lawrence Karr
Columbus
Nelson Archer
W. M. Reed
Local Social News Highlights Visitors and Weekend Guests
Names from Tuppers Plains and nearby towns visit relatives across Ohio and West Virginia. A mix of relatives and friends travel for weekends and holidays, with several hosting activities and a Majestic show boat visit noted. Manuscript lists many surnames and residences, reflecting era social ties.
Local Social Notes From Pomeroy AreaVisits and Guests
Mr and Mrs Charles Griffith of Pomeroy spent a Sunday with Ed Griffith. Brice Chapman and family visited Lake Hope and Harrisonville. James Bailey of Scotfield Illinois was a weekend guest. Patricia Ann named to Mr and Mrs Russell Bailey. Several couples hosting or visiting relatives include Park Chaney and the Youngs of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Tarry
Pauletta Chapman
Hebbardsville
Grace Tippy
Columbus
Arthur Morarity
Larry
Leroy Morarity
Middleport
Mary McKay
Poston Poston and neighbors visit relatives around Charleston
Mrs Robert Hillyer Sr and Mrs Nancy Smith visited Mr and Mrs A D Hopkins in Charleston West Virginia. Jerry Lee Smathers called on Mr and Mrs Wm McManaway of Longstreth. Mrs Jean Smathers from Akron visited her son Buddy at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Smathers. Mrs Flossie Douglas and daughter Sheila visited Mrs David Bo and Norval South and children Norvella and Shirley. James Blackford fished on the Hocking River. The Ladies Club met at the Poston schoolhouse on July 9 and planned a basket picnic for Aug 13 on the school grounds with attendees including Ollie Hillyer Evelyn Smathers Ethel M Daniel Susan South Flossie Douglas Effie Conkey Virginia Mitchel Mable Hunter Avilla Fulks and Rose Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Torrence
Monroe
Mich
Walter Torrence
East Liverpool
Ohio
Nelson Torrence
Paul Childers
Childers
Charles Hamilton
Philo
L. Z. Hoffman
Wheeling
W.va
Vivian Hoffman
Robert Kim
Delaware
Mabel Kim
Mildred Cox
South
Delbert Baker
Akron
W. M. Baker
Sam Baker
Lola Caldwell
Belle Welch
Belpre
Anna Connelly
Torch
Charles Whiteside
West Virginia
Oscar Soulier
William Beckley
Reedsville
Virginia Parr
James
Bethel Ridge
W. W. Bragg
Liss Williams
Edna
J. R. Boggers
C. H. McCoy
Point Pleasant
Norval South
Norvella
Shirley
James Blackford
Hocking
Poston School
Ollie Hillyer
Evelyn Smathers
Ethel McDaniel
Susan South
Flossie Douglas
Effie Conkey
Virginia Mitchel
Mable Hunter
Avilla Fulks
Rose Porter
Library deposit stations expand in county
Pomeroy public library explains county residents may form deposit stations at suitable facilities to borrow books. Letart Falls station has operated since June 1945 with two new stations added last week. Cleland's Department Store in Racine and B F Quinsberry shop in Syracuse host 50 books each, with 75 to 100 more planned. Monthly new titles will be added and some old titles returned to the home library. No rental is charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public
Pine Grove Kitchen Queens Demo At Orr Home
Marilyn and Janet Orr demonstrated punch making at the Pine Grove Kitchen Queens meeting held July 9 at the Orr home. Seven members and two visitors attended. The next meeting is planned for Donna Well's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn
Janet Orr
Pine Grove Kitchen
Orr
Donna Well
Partnership Formed In Baking Company
William K. Beaver resigns from American Express Co and forms a partnership with Eddie Wehrung of Pomeroy to run Meigs Electric Baking Co. Beaver will head a house-to-house service while Wehrung continues as head baker serving Pomeroy Middleport and surrounding markets Spencer Market and Wehrung Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William K
Shorty) Beaver
American Express Co
Eddie Wehrung
Pomeroy
Meigs Electric Baking Co
Wehrung
Beaver
Mason Clinic Admits Patients and Local Births
Mason Clinic notes admit Harold Lane Henderson for tonsillectomy on July 7 and Betty Russell Cottageville for the same date. Births include Nancy Sue Wycoff Lisbon Ohio to Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wycoff on July 7 and several July 6 7 notices for families Letart Falls Letart and Flora. Mrs J L Wolfe to entertain WSCS at East Letart Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lane
Henderson
Betty Russell
Cottageville
W. Va
William A. Wycoff
Lisbon
Ohio
Nancy Sue
Pomeroy Missionary Society hears Granville notes
Reports on a Granville house party were given at a Baptist Church Missionary Society meeting held at Dale Wipper's Mulberry Avenue home. Leaders included Mrs. Paul Nye Mrs. Aten Shain and Mrs. Joe Cook with devotionals by Mrs. Nye. President Mrs. Dale Wippel led the business session planning a fall association dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Granville
Ohio
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Dale Wipper
Mulberry Ave
Paul Nye
Aten Shain
Joe Cook
Dale Wippel
LOO Vehicles Checked By Pomeroy Police
More than 100 vehicles have been inspected this week as Police Chief Walter Wolfe and Lt. Jed Webster conduct checks in front of the Third Ward Fire Station since July 1. A road check will start Monday if more vehicles do not arrive by week’s end. The checklist shows 19 autos in good condition and 17 needing repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter Wolfe
Jed Webster
Third Ward
Visitors Gather for Nephew's Funeral in Coolville
Mr and Mrs Cc E Gilbert postponed their return to Columbus after visiting relatives in Coolville to attend the funeral of Edward McGlone 17 who drowned in the Ohio River at Coolville Sunday afternoon. Mrs Gilbert formerly Marie Erlewine daughter of Mrs Minnie Erlewine of Grant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Cc. E. Gilbert
Columbus
Coolville
Gilbert
Edward McGlone
Ohio River
Marie Erlewine
Minnie Erlewine
Grant St
Private Rites Planned For William Besserer
Middleport announces private funeral services for William Besserer 80 who died Wednesday in Athens. Service Saturday afternoon at Rawlings Coats funeral home with burial at Middleport Hill Cemetery officiated by Dr H G McMillen. Survived by sister Miss Lettie Besserer and several nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
William Besserer
Athens
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport Hill Cemetery
H. G. McMillen
Besserer
C. F. Besserer
Lettie Besserer
Wiener Roast Held by Church of Christ Adults
Twenty seven members and their children of the Adult Class of the Church of Christ gathered at Middleport Park for a wiener roast Tuesday evening. The committee in charge included Mrs. Delbert Welker Mrs. Genevieve Well and Eileen Bowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Middleport Park
Delbert Welker
Genevieve Well
Eileen Bowers
Reverend Berger Reception at United Methodist Church
The WSCS hosted a Tuesday reception at the United Methodist Church for Rev. and Mrs. Lewis C. Berger. The couple received a teardrop crystal double candelabra and four silver candlesticks as gifts after the minister and his wife shared in a pot-luck supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Berger
United Methodist Church
WSCS
New rupture appliance touted as major medical advance
A newly perfected device offers a safe and comfortable method to contain a rupture and has been tested at rupture clinics in major cities. Doctors and patients hail it as a major advance, with free information and exams available. In Southeastern Ohio, Dale Dutton of Dutton Drug Co. in Middleport handles distribution and invites calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Dale Dutton
Dutton Drug Co
Middleport
Adv
Readings and Song Program Held by Local Class
The event featured readings by Mrs. Everett Tracy and group with Mrs. Jesse White at the piano. Directed by class president Mrs. Clarence Struble, the program included hostesses Mrs. Struble, Mrs. Glen Dill, Mrs. Everett Tracy, and Mrs. Richard Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Tracy
Jesse White
Clarence Struble
Glen Dill
Richard Campbell
Vacationing Red Anchor staff and friends visit area
Employees on vacation include Mary Calvert Cressa Webb Addie Grueser Mildred Schorn and Herman Martin. Guests visiting from Livingston Mont and Syracuse N Y mingle with local residents and travel to East Orange N J and Point Pleasant. The group includes Lloyd Sommerlad Carrie Bray Royal Thomas J Edgar McMurray and Claude Darst family relations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Anchor Department Store
Mary Calvert
Cressa Webb
Addie Grueser
Mildred Schorn
Herman Martin
Lloyd Sommerlad
Carrie Bray
Livingston, Mont
Jesse Custer
Minersville
Sommerlad
Custers
East Orange
N.J
Bray
Royal Thomas
Syracuse
J. Edgar McMurray
Muskegon
Mich
Raymond Miller
Parkersburg
W. Va
Paul Thomas
Point Pleasant
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Middleport Club
Amateur Gardeners Club
Spencer & Wehrung
Chanin Jewelers
Heisey
Fenton Glassware
Rogers Bros
Community
Y & Jewelers
Main Street
Saigon
Alan Ladd
Veronica Lake
Wally Cassell
Douglas Dick
Temple Middleport
THE
Harrow
Rex Harrison
Maureen O'Hara
Richard Haydn
Victor McLaglen
Vanessa Brown
Gene Lockhart
Bendyce
Sierras
Roy Rogers
Charles Starrett
Jane
Monarch
H. J. Hysell
D.S. Farmer
Mgr
Middleport, Ohio
Indiana
Tuppers Plains
Paul Green
Midland
Ray Lambert
Youngstown
Lowell Green
Lancaster
Hop Green
Guy Everett Springer
Detroit
Gary Springer
Majestic
Mary Peck
Isaac Sayre
Nitro
Edgar Sayre
Mary E. Baker
Bashan
Poston
Rutland
Rutland, Ohio
Douglas Knapp
New Haven
Dallas Ball
Letart
Lawton Templeton, Jr
Alfred Williams
John Wilbarger
Flora
Sporting Goods
BROWN
2Nd St
Pomeroy Social Notes
Pomeroy Association
LOO
Hayes
Victor
Columbia
Werner
Pomeroy Personals
William F. Murray
Bobby and
Marvin
Mrs. Murray
Claude Darst
E. A. Schaekel
Mason
National Convention of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Boston
Massachusetts
Sest Shoe
Money Cam
Ray
Thorogood
Middleport Dept. Store
Locust St
Mulberry St
Carnation
Meat Department
Armour Star
Sherwin-Williams Paints
McMaster
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