Citizens Units To Meet Plan Spring Drive
POMEROY Many homeowners prep yards for spring planting as a town beautification program unfolds. Committees from several organizations meet Thursday at 7 30 PM at the Ohio Power Office on Mulberry Ave to draft a comprehensive plan. Officials back the project and discuss plant choices along Main St toward river views, with willow trees planned along the riverbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ohio Power
Mulberry Ave
Main St
Middleport
Middleport Enrollment Course Opens Thursday
A general enrollment meeting for Middleport adults is set for Thursday night March 24 at 8 30 in the basement of the Middleport Library. The free program offers subjects from English to Red Cross First Aid with classes arranged to fit group schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Ohio
Meigs County
Red Cross
Troop 42 Holds Meet In Federated Church
POMEROY. Troop 42 met Monday evening at the Federated Church with 18 boys present. A Board of Review is set for next Monday at 7 30 p m at the Federated Church. Scouts wishing to pass advancement tests are urged to attend, and the regular meeting will start at 6 30 p m due to the review.
Girl Scouts Hold Meeting At Federated Church
Committee members from Troop and leaders and others interested in the Girl Scout movement met Tuesday evening in Federated Church. Mrs. John T Jaeter active in the movement helped guide the committees and leaders in the progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Troop
Girl Scout Movement
Federated Church
John T. Jaeter
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Illnesses
Several local residents recovering after weeks of illness. Named individuals include Mrs. M. C. Hobart, Mrs. Carl Allensworth, Mrs. William Huggins, Mrs. O. B. Stout and daughter Barbara Stout, R. B. Laughead, and Robert Jackson. Mrs. J. E. Barker and Mrs. Jesse Camp attend Presbyterial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Hobart
Carl Allensworth
William Huggins
O. B. Stout
Barbara Stout
R. B. Laughead
Robert Jackson
J. E. Barker
Middleport
Jesse Camp
Athens
Mrs Roush Returns From Short Columbus Visit
Mrs H S Roush has returned from a brief trip to Columbus. She was accompanied to Middleport by her sister Mrs Blanche Ballentine who has stayed with cousin Mrs Alice Selby for months. Ballentine and Selby will occupy the N Second Ave apartment recently vacated by Mrs H L Ward who moved to another Moulden building unit.
Birthday dinner honors Miss Marjorie Miller
Mr and Mrs Lee McComas hosted a family dinner at their S Third Ave home in honor of Miss Marjorie Miller's birthday. A large white cake with lighted candles served as the centerpiece as I E Miller, Miss Miller, and the McComases joined the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lee McComas
S. Third Ave
Marjorie Miller
Mrs
I. E. Miller
Miss Miller
Mrs. McComas
Bridge Club Hosts Afternoon Games at Bradbury Home
Mrs. C. P. Bradbury entertained her Contract Club on Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs. Robert Harris Mrs. O. P. Klein Mrs. Cedric Clark and Miss Marie Richman. High scores were earned by Mrs. Edison Hobstetter and Mrs. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Club
C. P. Bradbury
Robert Harris
O. P. Klein
Cedric Clark
Marie Richman
Edison Hobstetter
Clark
Mrs Cross Hosts Birthday Dinner in Honor of Husband
Mrs H M Cross entertained at noon Sunday for her husband's birthday. The Cross apartment was decorated with spring flowers and sweet peas as a centerpiece. Buffet dinner was served to Mr and Mrs T A May, Mr and Mrs Lisle D Diles, Harley Sanborn, Mr and Mrs B E Talbott, and Miss Florinell Talbott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Cross
Cross
T. A. May
Walburns Host Ninth Birthday Dinner at Main Street Home
Sunday marked the ninth birthday of Charles Walburn III with a family dinner at the Main Street home. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Graves, Ralph Graves, and Paul Graves who works at Columbus Airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walburn, III
Main St
Walburn
Pearl Graves
Ralph Graves
Paul Graves
Columbus
Rutland Methodist Elects Guest Minister At Evening Service
Charles Walburn led church singing at Rutland Methodist Episcopal Church nightly evangelistic services with L D Hartinger on piano. Guest minister Rev Don McMillin from Church of Christ delivered the evening message while Rev C C Copely remains the regular pastor. Mrs Walburn and Miss Mabel Hysell attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Walburn
Rutland Methodist Episcopal Church
L. D. Hartinger
Don McMillin
Church of Christ
C. C. Copely
Walburn
Mabel Hysell
Women’s Music Club chorus to give Good Friday service
The Women’s Music Club chorus will perform the Seven Last Words of Christ by DuBois at a union Good Friday service. Mrs. Millis Aleshire directs the chorus which is also preparing for the Spring Festival to be held the last of April.
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Women's Music Club
Christ
DuBois
Millis Aleshire
Holliday Rites Held Near Dexter Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Holliday age 55 who died Monday at her home near Old Dexter Church were held this afternoon at two o clock at the family residence. Rev H A Lewis of Glouster officiated. Interment followed in Standish Cemetery. Mrs Holliday a member of a prominent Dexter district family leaves husband Wallace Holliday two sons a mother three brothers and a sister.
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Dexter
Hattie Holliday
Old Dexter Church
H. A. Lewis
Glouster
Standish
Vendol touted as relief for stomach woes in Ohio ads
A Columbus streetcar conductor, William F. Bowman, endorses Vendol laxative tablets from the Root Herb and Alkaline medicine vendor, saying they cured his chronic soda or magnesia dependence after meals. The ad cites Athens Pharmacy and Hickman’s Pharmacy in Nelsonville as local sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Bowman
Columbus, Ohio
Athens Presbytery Women Attend Annual Society Session
More than 50 women from Logan McConnville Nelsonville Marietta Athens Rutland Pomeroy Gallipolis and Middleport registered at First Presbyterian Church for the 63rd annual session of the Athens Presbytery Women Missionary Society held yesterday and today. Mrs John Edgar presided in place of Miss Garnette Lupton with an organ meditation, prayers, greetings, committee reports and a featured address by missionary teacher Mrs H George Prescott in Albuquerque New Mexico During the evening session a special musical number and hymns followed the meal and services concluded with scripture and prayer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Logan
McConnellville
Nelsonville
Marietta
Athens
Rutland
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
First Presbyterian Church
Women’s Missionary Society of the
Athens Presbytery
Garnette Lupton
John Edgar
John G. Talbott
H. George Prescott
Presbyterian Boys’ School
Albuquerque
N. M
Vivienne Mid
Trailer Users Find No Need for Dashing Home
Judge and Mrs. E. W. Peoples say there is no need to rush home after an auto tour. They traveled from Florida to Chesire and paused in their trailer overnight. They arrived in Pomeroy Tuesday morning and Mr. Peoples reported to his courthouse office by 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. W. Peoples
Florida
Cheshire
Gallipolis Society Notes Roundup of Local Visits
Gallipolis society notes list visitors and guests from Ann Arbor Rutland Columbus and other nearby areas including Mr and Mrs Bert Mills Mr and Mrs Wendell Fulton Tom and others. Long lists of relatives friends students and staff from Ohio State University Ohio Wesleyan University and health and school department officials appear among the visiting and hosting households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Ecker
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bert Mills
Rutland
Wendell Fulton
Tom
Columbus
John Howell
Harry Howell
Lydia Brown
Bellefontaine
Robert Henke
Ean McCormick
Earl McCormick
Neal Willey
Anna Louise
Doris Campbell
Dayton
Joseph Donnally
Lancaster
Kenneth Walters
Gallipolis
Thivener
Henrietta Cherrington
Ohio State University
H. W. Cherrington
G. J. Wetherholt
Portsmouth
Derry Wetherholt
John H. Summers
John Franz
Maggie Sams
Frank Bell
Kathryn Schwickart
State Department of Health
Margaret Jones
Carolyn Cahill
Elizabeth Connelly
Wayne Amsbury
T. C. Pollock
Zanesville
Frances Yost
Huntington
Ira Huntington
A. R. Henke
Delaware
Betty
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ernest Null
Gallia County
Charles
Richard
Louise Holzer
C. E. Holzer
Ernest Ghrist
M. C. Christ
John Halliday
Athens
Roberta Cornwell
Jasper Houck
Raymond Houck
Doctor Vornholt pursues studies at West Penn Hospital
Dr O A Vornholt of Holzer Hospital staff is doing postgraduate work at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh advancing his medical training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Gallipolis
O. A. Vornholt
Holzer Hospital
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh
Pensioners in Gallia County hover around seven-forty to seven-fifty
Gallia County sees age pension recipients fluctuating between 740 and 750, according to county director Earl McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Earl McCormick
Two Women Freed After Spurious Check Attempt
Delma Johnson aged 21 and Faye Linsburg aged 15 were held in the county jail for attempting to cash a fake check. They were released on Tuesday when relatives from Bristol Tennessee came for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Delma Johnson
Faye Linsburg
Bristol, Tenn
Railroads Build 18 658 Locomotives Over 14 Years
American Class 1 railroads have constructed eighteen thousand six hundred fifty eight locomotives in the last fourteen years, reflecting fleet expansion and modernization efforts across major lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Pomeroy Sisters Attend Funeral Of Mrs Celes tia Hysell McGuire
POMEROY The following sisters of White Cove Council No 134 attended the funeral of Mrs Celesta Hysell McGuire, conducted at Bradbury Monday afternoon: Alice Brickles, Blanche Roller, Edith Spencer, Verna Hysell, Violet McKnight, Irene Kessinger, Minnie Neutzling, Eliza Brickles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
White Cove
Celestia Hysell McGuire
Bradbury
Alice Brickles
Blanche Roller
Edith Spencer
Verna Hysell
Violet McKnight
Irene Kessinger
Minnie Neutzling
Eliza Brickles
Friends Celebrate Housewarming Of Mr and Mrs Henry Joachim
About 40 friends and relatives attended a housewarming at the couple’s newly furnished home on E Main Street Monday night. The Henry Joachims received gifts and enjoyed refreshments.
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Henry Joachim
E. Main St
Committees to Meet for Clean Up Week in Parkersburg
Committees appointed to cooperate with the community in Clean Up Week will convene Thursday at 7:30 p m at the Ohio Power Co office on Mulberry Ave. Local visitors and residents, including Joe Rubin and Philip Duerr who suffered a stroke, are noted along with residents returning from travel or visiting relatives across Ohio and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Power Co
Mulberry Ave
Joe Rubin
Parkersburg
Pomeroy
Philip Duerr
Emmett Peoples
Florida
South
Pauline Brown
Harold Brown
W. Main
William Kuntz
Herman Kuntz
Carl Sauvage, Jr
Michigan
Margaret Smith
Herbert Pendergrass
Me Roberts, Ky
Osborn St
Cora Webb
W. Main St
Huntington
Charles
Hugh Graber
Charlie Graber
J. Stahl
Laurel Cliff
Lena Huber
Union Ave
Boyd Dilgard
Columbus
Harlan Eiselstein
Charles Sayre, Jr
Charles Swatzel
United States
Robert Leake
New Straitsville
Social notes from Rio Grande feature visits and events
Rio Grande society rounds up guests and travel as residents host or visit relatives. L. H. Wickline of Gallipolis dines with the Wiseman family. Mr. and Mrs. Dornbirer visit Monroeville. Miss Lucille Lucas heads to London Kentucky for work. several plans for dances and meetings are noted. local moves and hospital visits are listed with church and college ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Wickline
Gallipolis
E. N. Wiseman
B. W. Dornbirer
Monroeville
F. K. Zimmerman
Bryan
Floyd Harold
Earl Davis
Lucille Lucas
London
A” Association
Paul R. Lyne
L. F. Allen
Columbus
Phi Sigma Epsilon
W. T. Packer
Paul Ludlow
Toledo
Dana Wickline
Huntington
Jones
Dr. Mitchell
College
Entertaining Dinner at Lincoln Hill Home
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arnold hosted a Sunday dinner at their Lincoln Hill residence. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hoffner and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Karr of Spring Street, and Miss Francis Haning of Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Arnold
Lincoln Hill
Herman Hoffner
Clarence Karr
Spring Street
Francis Haning
Chauncey
Bethany Church Executive Committee Meeting Notes
The Executive Committee of Bethany Church met Monday evening at President Emma Kathryn Ebersbach's home. Three guests attended along with officers. They discussed league business and closed with music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Church
Emma Kathryn Ebersbach
League
Training Course Opens for Girl Scout Leaders in Athens
Training classes for leaders in Girl Scout work open in Athens on Wednesday Thursday and Friday under the direction of Miss Olga Carlson. Interested individuals are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Olga Carlson
Grace Church Young People host Miss Easter Ewing
Miss Easter Martin Ewing hosted the Grace Episcopal Church Young People Fellowship on Monday at her home on North Third Avenue. A potluck supper followed by games and social time. Rector Robert E. Leake attended the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easter Martin Ewing
Grace Episcopal Church
N. Third Ave
Robert E. Leake
Royal Neighbors to Observe Fifty Third Anniversary
Royal Neighbors will celebrate their fifty third anniversary on Thursday in the lodge room on N Second Ave. A potluck supper at 6 o clock will start the festivities followed by popular games. The Modern Woodmen and their families have been invited to share the evening.
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N. Second Ave
George Kauff Fined for Intoxication in Mayor’s Court
George Kauff was fined $18 and costs Tuesday in mayor's court for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
George Kauff
Gallia County Farm Bureau Starts Membership Drive
Gallia County Farm Bureau begins a membership drive led by Anderson Robinson of Gallipolis. Assistants include FE J Mansall, Arthur Metger, E A Gildea, and Harold Johnson, as the drive gains community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Slagle and Halliday Buy Ben Franklin Store in Wellston
Craig D. Slagle and Judge John Halliday of Gallipolis have purchased a Ben Franklin five and ten cent store in Wellston. They plan to affiliate it with related stores they operate in Gallipolis and Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Craig D. Slagle
John Halliday
Wellston
Surprise Birthday Dinner For Mrs. Coulson In Nelsonville
Chauncey residents Mrs A B Lester and sister Mrs Earl Hashman organized a surprise dinner at Mrs Riley Coulson’s Nelsonville home for her birthday anniversary. A buffet supper was served and gifts were given to Mrs Coulson. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Melvin Kenney Athens Mr Earl Hashman Chauncey Mrs Leslie Bryson and daughters Doris and Joy Ann Floodwood Mr and Mrs Ted Thomas and daughter Jean Pearl Phillips Murray City Mr and Mrs George Acker and daughter Jean Haydenville Mr and Mrs Johnny Chute Mr and Mrs Foster Tolliver and children Judy June and Robert and Mr and Mrs Riley Coulson Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
A. B. Lester
Earl Hashman
Riley Coulson
Nelsonville
Doris
Joy Ann
Floodwood
Ted Thomas
Jean
Pearl Phillips
Murray City
George Acker
Haydenville
Johnny Chute
Foster Tolliver
Judy
June
Robert
Chauncey Republican Club Meets At High School
A Chauncey Republican Club meeting led by president Earl Tarlton will be held at the high school building tonight to name vice presidents from Dover precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Republican Club
Earl Tarlton
Dover
Revival in Progress at Millfield Church of Christ
Revival services led by Rev. Damon Watkins continue nightly at Millfield Church of Christ this week. On Monday night he preached on Faith. Special music featured a Chauncey quartet with piano by Mrs. Lucille Sanders and Glouster men with Mrs. Vera Kinney accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Millfield Church
Carr Reports Four Snakes Killed Near Courtney Hill
Chauncey Charles Carr reports killing four house snakes near the foot of Courtney Hill on the return from Athens Tuesday. The reptiles measured from 18 inches to two feet in length according to Mr Carr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Charles Carr
Courtney Hill
Athens
Mr. Carr
Sleepers Move Freely from Hunger Linked Motives
Practically one fourth of all movements by an average sleeper are attributed to hunger, highlighting hunger as a key driver in nocturnal actions. The finding suggests food deprivation influences restlessness and activity during sleep.
Chauncey Area Churches Plan Brotherhood Night
Chauncey area Churches of Christ in District 14 plan Brotherhood Day on March 24. Dinner at 6 p.m. with churches choosing local program times and radio broadcasts from stations WHKE 640 and WKRC 550 featuring Church leaders. Reverend Gilbert Courtney says four parish churches will join in special programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey — Churches of Christ
District 14
Church of Christ
Columbus
WHKE
K.C
Floyd Faust
Cincinnati
WKRC
Ray C. Jannen
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey
Greens Run
Trimble
Taylor Ridge
Chauncey Visitors Spend Day in Huntington and Ashland
Chauncey residents Max Wilson and Robert Hixson Sr. traveled Tuesday to Huntington West Virginia. They visited Hixson's son and daughter in Ashland Kentucky before returning to Chauncey that night, accompanied by their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Max Wilson
Huntington
W. Va
Robert Hixson
Ashland
Otto Russell
Beckler Couple Mark 51 Years of Marriage in Chauncey
Mr and Mrs William Beckler of Chauncey observed their 51st wedding anniversary on Sunday March 20. In celebration Mrs Beckler also marked her 7th birthday anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
William Beckler
Beckler
Sentette to Sing at Trimble Church Revival Night
The Sextette of Trimble M. E. Church will perform a singing event Thursday night at the Millfield Church of Christ revival, featuring Sentette as the soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentette
Chauncey - Men
Trimble M. E. Church
Millfield Church of Christ Revival
Relief Commodities Distribution For Friday In Chauncey
Federal commodities will be issued to relief clients in Chauncey on Friday March 25 at the Mayor's office in the City building starting 9 a.m. Bring containers for potatoes and apples. In Millfield, distributions occur at the Community house handled by the local committee. In Chauncey, Dover trustees and local officials oversee the event including Mayor W D Hines and Clerk Earl Worden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Millfield
Commus«nity House
Dover
Harvey Courtney
William Smart
Earl Worden
Guy Osborne
Lawrence Reeves
W. D. Hines
WPA Class Committee Meeting Tonight in Chauncey
WPA Adult Education committee for Chauncey schedules a 7 30 PM meeting in the City building Mayor's office. Committee members include A B Prior Paul Fiske Bertha Bridgman Catharine Courtney Pauline Keck Christine Brown Hazel Lahugh Pearl Henry Frances Howard Mayor W D Hines C S Bradfield A J Jackson G E Osborne D E Johnson Homer Johnson Nell Rupe Kate Johnson Max Wilson Gilbert Courtney Jessie Smart Nettie Keeton Willard Fielder Lois McClead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
A. B. Prior
Paul Fiske
Bertha Bridgman
Catharine Courtney
Pauline Keck
Christine Brown
Hazel Lahugh
Pearl Henry
Frances Howard
W. D. Hines
C. S. Bradfield
A. J. Jackson
G. E. Osborne
D. E. Johnson
Homer Johnson
Nell Rupe
Kate Johnson
Max Wilson
Gilbert Courtney
Jessie Smart
Nettie Keeton
Willard Fielder
Lois McClead
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Vendol
Athens Pharmacy
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Hickman’s Pharmacy
Presbytery
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Pomeroy Social Notes
Rio Grande Social
Chauncey Area
Churches of Christ Plan
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