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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1947
Page
6
The Talbott family and neighbors helped Volunteer Fire Company extinguish a brush fire at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at the B. E. Talbott home. In appreciation the family presented the firefighters with a gift for their quick efficient service.
The Woman's Music Club selects Virginia Mayes as president for 1947 48 at Heath Methodist Church. New members join, plans for monthly active meetings in homes, and guest artists to be featured. Choral director N P Swackhammer to attend Detroit convention. Ohio Federation of Music Clubs meets in Dayton May 12 14. Two spring concerts planned by junior musicians and Capital University students.
Esther Fu gate Pauline Mayer and Alma Turner welcomed members at the Federated Church social rooms as Mrs. Blaettar led devotionals. Report on Dorothy Schmidtt's address from Athens Presbyterial noted her imprisonment by the Japanese. A joint mother and daughter gathering with all church women set for May 14 with a tea to follow.
Miss Catherine Raub of Dayton visited Ebenezer Street residents Mr and Mrs Joe Raub with a group from Columbus. Mr and Mrs Ben Elberfeld hosted a Sunday gathering for the Elberfelds’ Harrisonville Road home. Others traveled between Milton Elberfeld Pomeroy Pommery Harrisonville Road and Perrysville for family time with relatives and hospital news.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Beaver observed their fiftieth anniversary on April 13. The couple, dinner guests of their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Fowler of Shady Cove, are joined by Sylvia McMaster of Columbus. Mrs. Beaver, a Philathea charter member, attended the group’s April 10 church anniversary event.
Narcissi magnolias and lighted tapers set the April WSCS gathering at Heath Methodist Church. Mrs. H. A. Rothrock presided as president and hostesses arranged the coffee hour. Plans for a family visitation day and church fellowship supper were discussed, with dates unsettled. The group invited Racine Methodist WSCS for May 7.
Mr and Mrs Robert Sharp and Mr and Mrs Paul Haptonstall drove to Laurelville on Sunday where they were joined by Glenn Sharp and proceeded to Amanda Ohio for a birthday dinner honoring Vance Sharp.
Mrs. Joe Stanford and her sons Johnny and Jerry return to Akron after visiting the Sanborns. Mr Sanford from Akron joined them, accompanied by Mrs. P. S. Mills.
Celebrating her birthday, Mrs. Paul French, long homebound with arthritis, was taken to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith on S. Second Ave for an anniversary dinner. Mrs. Smith also has been ill for months. Guests presented a cake, corsage, and gifts to Mrs. French, with Harrie Marie Smith, Mrs. Hubert Mace, and Mrs. Walter Harris among the attendees.
The Busy Bee Class of First Baptist Church meets Friday night at the home of Mrs Leo Russell. Assisting hostesses include Mrs Charles White Mrs Beulah White Durst Mrs Charles Swindler and Mrs Gail Miller.
Mrs. Marvin DeMaine of near Washington visits Saturday with Mrs. H E Grant. Her son Dr. Phil DeMaine of Akron arrives Sunday. Miss Lera Knopp remains in town.
Pearl Tittle 56 died at his Peacock Avenue home on Tuesday. Survived by wife Julia, daughter Mrs. Troy Ohlinger, grandson, brother Ray Tittle of Beaumont, and sister Mrs. Edward Hook of Athens. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Home Pomeroy. Burial Beech Grove Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs P J Casanova of Elizabethtown Pa announce the birth of a son. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Scines of N Second Ave. Great grandmother is Mrs Rose Scines of Leon West Virginia. Mrs Scines is with her daughter.
An employee at Dutton Drug Store becomes stenographer for Attorney Cedric Clark in his Pomeroy office. Mr. and Mrs. A B Woodrum of Clifton visited their daughter Mrs. Marcelline Buell and watched grandchildren Emma Jane and Jimmie Buell perform at the high school band concert.
Six Meigs school men went to Columbus after school to attend an Education Committee hearing on the Daniels-Cramer bill. Superintendents Lee McComas of Middleport and W A Smith of Pomeroy, plus principals J E White and C S Gibbs and teachers Aaron Zahl and Harry Bennett of Pomeroy, attended the session.
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