Pomeroy Wharfmaster Downie Dies at 76
POMEROY W G Downie longtime resident and former wharfmaster died at his Second Street home Thursday age 76 jaundice and complications He was born in Pomeroy and helped run the wharf boat before taking the post He would have celebrated his fifty second wedding anniversary with wife Nora today Funeral arrangements are being completed.
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Pomeroy
W. G. Downie
Second St
J. Downie
Downie
Nora Downie
P. K. Smith
Margaret Stark
Douglas Skinner
Tulsa
Okla
Social Notes from Pomeroy Garden Club and Recurring News
Twilight Garden Club met at Edward Ebersbach summer house on Lincoln Hill with 20 members, Mrs. M D Hartinger reading a paper on flower arrangements. Awards went to Idle for best tall bouquet and Minnie Davis with Sarah Phillips for lower bouquet. Bridge club hosted on Mulberry Ave with three tables. awards to Helen Zeiher and Philip Meier Jr. Various notices cover residents visiting Athens, Columbus, Akron, Tipton Indiana, and other regional towns, plus local family updates and hospital visits.
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Pomeroy
Vida Thle
Theodore Reed
Twilight Garden Club
Summer House
Edward Ebersbach
Lincoln Hill
John Seakus
M. D. Hartinger
Miss Idle
Minnie Davis
Sarah Phillips
J. L. Fauber
Mulberry Ave
Philip Meier, Jr
Columbus
Edith Bowen
Marion Ebersbach
Helen Zeiher
Meier
Ralph Gilmore
Athens
Peggy
Harry Williamson
Akron
Ira Foster
O.H.E
Gallipolis
Charles Findling
Alfred
Helen Louise Forbes
Eugene Forbes
Forest Run
Maag
Ohio State University
E. W. Kingsland
Amy
Dana Epple
Peter Epple
George Bing
Wolback
Neb
A. E. Bing
Waterloo
Iowa
Gertrude French
Vienna
M. E. Bing
Caddie
Nelle Bing
Union Ave
Simpson M. E
A. G. Garrison
Butternut Ave
Arthur
Walter Baer
Minersville
Tom Googlein
Second St. E. D. MecClory
The
West Point
Elizabeth Cosgrove
Jamestown
N. Y
Plains Nazarene service schedule announced
The Plains Nazarene Church will hold Sunday School at 9 30 a m led by Mrs Carrie Channell The pastor Rev Drell Goff will preach at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m A Young People’s meeting is set for 6 45 p m
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Chauncey
The
Plains Nazarene Church
Carrie Channell
Drell Goff
June Brings Record Number of Marriage Licenses
By June 16 probate court issued 15 licenses as the month swells toward a near 30 for June. Prior months show 18 in May 19 in April 13 in March 15 in February and 11 in January. Recent licenses include Edward Rice and Ruth Martin of Five Points William Schoonover and Helen Grass of Rutland and Herman Chevalier and Dorothy Roberts of Reedsville.
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Pomeroy
Edward Rice
Ruth Martin
William James Schoonover
Helen Eloise Grass
Rutland
Herman Chevalier
Dorothy Roberts
Reedsville
Meigs Civil War Veteran John Adams Dies at 95
John Adams 95, a Civil War veteran from Meigs County, died at his Antiquity home after a long, active life. He enlisted in 1861 in the Union Army, served in the Fourth West Virginia Infantry, and was mustered out in 1864. Survived by ten children, numerous descendants, and wife, with funeral set for Sunday at 2 PM at Antiquity Church.
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Pomeroy
John Adams
Meigs County
Henry Dixon
Downington
Adams
Reno
Mason, W. Va
Fourth
West Virginia Infantry
Middleport
Quincey Adams
Antiquity
Stella Jaccaud
Delaware
Myrtle Jacobs
Esther Pickens
Marion Adams
East Liverpool
Ernest Adams
Scott Adams
Ellwood City
Judson Adams
Social Notes from Bishopville Residents Gatherings
Social notes recount visits and extended stays among Bishopville residents and relatives. Ivy Clay visits Glouster. Garnett Reed spends weekend in Columbus. R J Kittle from Athens stays with Reed family. Guests at the McDonald home include Sylvester Huston Mary Lewis and Don Withem family, with Jane Radcliffe as a house guest. Other items mention Miss Marguerite McDonald, Dorothea Milhoan’s Jacksonville trip, Mary Dolan’s Lancaster wedding to Dallas Duvall, and serenade for Elijah Smith and Rose Shaner.
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Bishopville
Ivy Clay
Glouster
F. A. Pedicord
Garnett Reed
Columbus
R. J. Kittle
Athens
Reed
McArthur
Don Withem
Mary Jo
Jane Radcliffe
Albany
McDonald
McDonald Home
P. M. Smith
J. M. Watkins
MacConnellville
Everett Hambel
Mountville
Luster Smith
Marguerite McDonald
P. J. Stanley
J. M. McDonald
Marguerite
Dorothea Milhoan
Jacksonville
Walter Parks
Mary Dolan
Lancaster
Dallas Duvall
Duvall
Samuel Dolan
Elijah Smith
Rose Shaner
Tom Smith
Louis Stump
Betty Jean
Pomeroy
Stump
Chauncey Church Services Outline As Church School Opens
Plan Chauncey Church of Christ Sunday events begin 9 30 a m with Church School led by Andrew Simpkins and Daniel Johnson. Lord s Supper observed 7 30 p m followed by devotions and worship led by Reena Simpkins. Young People’s meeting led by Charlies Crosser at 5 30 p m.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Church School
Andrew Simpkins
Daniel Johnson
Reena Simpkins
Young People's Meeting
Charlies Crosser
Middleport Social Notes Highlights Various Local Events
The Presbyterian Boys Class picnic at Bradbury Hill behind Bailey’s Dairy Farm. Mrs. George Wittmer hosts G A at Front Street. Mrs. M. J. McCarty reports on Detroit’s Golden Jubilee. Mrs. William Beaver’s bridal shower after lodge. a Cub Scout garage party for Gerald Anthony’s ninth birthday. Eloise Surface and Edward Stiles wed. church Endeavor banquet with red and blue themes. Community visits include Parkersburg trips and graduation week at West Point.
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George Wittmer
G.A
Front St
M. J. McCarty
Detroit
Gerald Anthony
Jas
Souders
Clyde French
Gerald
Willis Anthony
Anthony
Owen
Ralph Curtis
Buddy French
Junior Gordon
Bob Tewksbury
Billy Hubbard
Lee Smith
Kenneth Sauer
Harley Devol Jr
Jack Bachner
Will Install Pastor Pomeroy Sunday Morning Service
Prof. Frendt of Capital University in Columbus will install Rev. Walter Sodt as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Pomeroy during a Sunday service. Vere Hecox, formerly road foreman of engines with NYCRR here, is transferred to Charleston as roundhouse foreman. John Jones of Columbus may take Hecox’s Middleport post.
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Pomeroy
Frendt
Capital University of Columbus
Walter Sodt
St. Paul Lutheran Church of
Sodt
Middleport
Vere Hecox
Charleston
John Jones
Columbus
Hecox
Mrs. Hecox
Dana Daniels
Tuppers Plains Plans Long July 4 Program
Tuppers Plains will stage an all day Fourth of July celebration at the public school grounds featuring a parade at 10 am. Contests include two baseball games, a greased pole climb, greased pig, sack race and more. Evening amusements include flag drills, band music, and food served all day.Everyone is welcome.
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Tuppers Plains
Burial for C E Pickens is held at Greenwood Cemetery
The body of C E Pickens age 80 formerly of Racine died in Dayton and arrived here Wednesday evening. He is survived by daughter Mona Banks Racine and grandson Philip Pickens. Funeral held at 2 PM with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Window glass is blown first as a cylinder then split open and flattened.
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Pomeroy
C. E. Pickens
Racine
Dayton
Mona Banks
Philip Pickens
Greenwood Cemetery
Grass Run Personal Notes and Social Visits
Local residents share social visits and family connections across Langsville Beech Grove Paden City and Harrisonville. Among those mentioned are Eleanor Taylor Alice Jean Plummer and Don Wood with various grandparents and friends attending a Dexter Ladies Aid Society gathering.
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Eleanor Taylor
Langsville
F. W. Winn
Harry Saxton
Ira Kennedy
Beech Grove
C. H. Amos
Harley Amos
Jesse Nelson
Old Dexter
Alice Jean Plummer
Melvin Kindie
Paden City
W. Va
Norman Wil
Don L. Wood
Patrick
Pomeroy
Dexter Ladies’ Aid Society
Hiel French
Harrisonville
Churches Feature Father Day Services In Area
MIDDLEPORT Rev George Archibald announces Rev T A Cleland will occupy the Nazarene Church pulpit Sunday Last Sunday the church observed Children Day with missionary exercises and a large offering Mrs William Fowler led children's training At First Baptist Church old and young fathers receive special recognition and evening services continue through summer Heath M E Church Rev H A Rothrock preaches Keep Up Your Enthusiasm at 1015 am with no evening service Church of Christ pastor Rev Don McMillin has two sermons on Faith Sunday morning.
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Middleport
George Archibald
The
Nazarene Church
T. A. Cleland
Archibald
William Fowler
First Baptist Church
H. A. Rothrock
Heath M. E
Don McMillin
Church of Christ
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Kerrs Run
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Ohlinger Baking Company
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Holzer Hospital
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Cincinnati
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Epworth League
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William Barker
Gordon Harris
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Juanita Haddox
John Kincaid
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U. S. Army
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