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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1950
Page
7
Band director Ray Woodgeard announced the Pomeroy High School Concert Band will perform a spring concert Friday evening March 31. The program marks the culmination of the music careers of 20 senior students as rehearsals continue and details are to be announced.
Mrs. M. J. McCarty dies after long illness. Requiem will be held at Sacred Heart Church Pomeroy at 9 am Saturday with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Rosary at her S Third Ave home Friday night. She was active in Sacred Heart, GIA, and Middleport Garden Club. Survived by sister, brother, aunt, nephew, cousins, and two grand nephews.
The Middleport Garden Club schedules a Daffodil Show for members at Mrs. A. A. Dillard's home in April with arrangements judged by Mrs. Swackhammer, Layne, and Proffitt of the New Haven Garden Club. Members of Amateur Gardeners Club join for show and breakfast.
Huntington social notes list Jo Ann Wilson Thelma Yeanger Raymond Lieving and Raymond Young as Vogues of 1950. Mrs Harvey French of Leipsic visits two weeks with her son Eugene and Warner French. Miss Louise Pearce of Nelsonville was a Monday guest.
Pomeroy Senior High School released the honor roll for the fourth six weeks as Principal J E White noted. Twenty senior girls listed total 69 percent, with all but nine seniors on the roll. Sophomore boys led by 16 percent on the roll. fifty six students named overall.
White Rose Lodge met Wednesday at Woodman Hall. During the social hour the group visited the Mary Jane Coffee Shop for refreshments. Attending were Mrs. Benjamin Turner president Mrs. James Sanders Mrs. H. E. Bush Mrs. Perry Mitch Mrs. Woodard Mrs. L. D. Diles Mrs. Della Turner Mrs. Joe Turner Mrs. Eva Hartley and Mrs. Wyatt Swindler.
Mr and Mrs Osby Martin celebrated daughter Shirley Patricia's first birthday with a family dinner. Also present were son Bobby and Mrs Martins parents Mr and Mrs Beecher Kessinger.
A family dinner and open house were planned for Mr. and Mrs. A A Scarberry at their Broadway Street Middleport home Sunday to mark their 32nd wedding anniversary hosted by their daughter Mrs Sara Wells and Mrs Gerald Jenkinson.
Middleport Meigs Temple No. 153 Pythian Sisters hosted the 11th District convention this week and announced three additional spring dates on their calendar as shared by Erma Smith M.E.C. A joint meeting with Magnolia is planned.
James L. Martin attended funeral services for his aunt Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Martin Adams 87 at Fair Haven Methodist Church Kanauga. The Rev A H Perry officiated. She died at her son Thomas home in Kanauga. She was a Meigs County native and the last of eight Martin children.
Group in Middleport includes Stephen Pullen twin son of Mr and Mrs James Pullen Mrs Lil lian McGhee Miss Reba Harris of the Ben Franklin Store Mrs Edgar Allensworth Suzanne and Charles Bradbury Jr all reported with influenza.
A family dinner at the J H Grate home Sunday marked Mr. Grate birthday. Attending were Gene Grate and Leland Brown with son Leland Eugene of Middleport, and Edward Tewksbury with son Tommy of Wellston. Absent were William Grates of Charleston and Mac McCormicks of Dallas Texas.
Children of Mt Moriah Baptist Church presented a Tom Thumb wedding at the church Tuesday night under Mrs Florence Richards with assistance from Mrs Mary Frances Baumgardner and Mrs Carrie Cassells. Bride Susie Singer groom Tommy Garnes with attendants Phoebe Harper Janice Richards Alma Baumgardner Emelyn Bowles and Jennie Lou Davis flower girl.
Parents of the bridegroom were Roger Williams and Helen Singer. Nuptial music by Sharon Harris singing "I Love You Truly." Accompanist Mrs. Effie Venable played the marches. Guests included Manning Baumgardner Rosetta Richards Carla Bunch Joan Singer Patty Ann Williams Keith Ernest and Janine Bowles.
Mr and Mrs Harry Lodwick Jr and Juanita Bolin of Columbus visited relatives in Parkersburg and Chester. Mrs Clyde Winebrenner Mrs Richard Neutzling and Mrs Dan Thompson with Johnnie Sue visited Parkersburg. Mrs John Bowman worked in Charleston this week. C E Paul Vaude Vance returned from a month South and New Mexico Mardi Gras in New Orleans before heading home to Altoona. Palmer St Mrs Robert Story of Pomeroy recovering from influenza. Their son Pat stayed with grandparents Dale Mourning. The Bolins visited Mrs Freda Miller in Chester as Leota Bolin, a Chester High sophomore, lives with Miller. Ice reception attendees noted.
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