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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
9
An advertisement from ROMA Wine Co promotes a free recipe folder offering a ROMA Wine Cooler and an ROMA Old-Fashioned recipe. It suggests using ROMA California Sherry with cracked ice, a cherry, lemon slice, and optional bitters. The copy urges choosing ROMA Wines from global reserves of fine wines.
Announcement reports Patricia Gillespie and Richard Hall Dent plan to marry June 13 at Indianola Church of Christ in Columbus. Dent and Gillespie come from Columbus families. Dent’s best man will be his father Charles Dent. Gillespie selects Julia Fraher as maid of honor. Also notes funeral services for Clarence Zerkle, 20, with Navy veteran Mr Zerkle among attendees.
Mr and Mrs Lee Boyd and Bettie Ann of Crown Point Indiana leave after visiting Mr and Mrs C E Smith and Harrie Marie Their daughter Anna Laura Huddleston is recognized for top State 4 H rating She finished sophomore year with an A plus average Ensign Lee Boyd son is taking part in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll
Dinner guests Monday at the Misses Nel Lie and Hallie Zerkle included Mrs. Paul Van Fossen of East Liverpool, Mr and Mrs Vernal Zerkle of Newell West Virginia, Mrs S E McIntyre and son Ralph, and O Zerkle of Columbus.
Natalie Sommers petitions Common Pleas Court for divorce alimony and child support from Bradley Sommers. He is jailed in Mansfield after a 1947 conviction for failing to provide for his minor child. The petition cites gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
Raymond Maxwell, Middleport school bandmaster, spends the week at his father's farm near Glouster. Mrs Maxwell and daughter Ellen travel to Toledo to visit relatives en route to Mrs Maxwell's parents in Nebraska.
On May 29 at 3 p.m. Dr. Homer G. McMillen of First Presbyterian Church joined Betty Searles of Minersville and Marvin McGuire of Pomeroy in a ring ceremony at the manse on N Fourth Ave. The couple will reside in Pomeroy after a short honeymoon.
Mrs. C. P. Burns and granddaughter Sally Burns of Leon visited Grant Street hosts Mr. and Mrs. Albert Greenlee. They attended Middleport High School graduation where Marie Greenlee received her diploma before leaving for Columbus to enter a business training school.
Guests during the holiday weekend included Mrs. Mary Bradfield of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dornick, Mrs. Albert Dornick, Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott and their son Wayne, Mrs. Wilbur Terry and daughters Kathryn and Audrey of Wellsville, Mr. and Mrs. Al Gellenbeck of Cincinnati, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith of Huntington.
Those from Middleport attending Friendly Night at the Order of Eastern Star in Pomeroy included Mrs. Evelyn Lewis Mrs. Dea Hayes Mrs. Edith Russell Mrs. Bernice Winn Mrs. Grace French Mrs. Zella Cross Mrs. T. A. May Mrs. Delbert Chase and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hawkins.
Zeta Chi Class of First Baptist Church met at Jane Sauer’s home this week with Dorothy Turner leading devotionals in the absence of president Kalad Hindy. Turner also served as hostess and refreshments followed the gathering.
Widdleport athletes travel to Athens on Saturday for the Ohio University track meet. The contingent includes several standout sprinters and distance runners aiming for strong showings.
A long list of visitors and extended guests is reported from several towns. People include Arthur Clark and companions with Mrs. Cedric Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gallagher and son Gary. Richard Root and friends. Midshipman Peter F. Klein returning from a family bereavement. and many others visiting relatives in Columbus Cincinnati Wheeling Dunbar and Charleston. Dates span Memorial Day and recent weekends with travel to and from Akron Columbus and Mt. Carmel.
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