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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1947
Page
3
Local church notices summarize Palm Sunday and Easter services across Pomeroy area churches. Listings include Church of Christ Grace Episcopal United Methodist Christian Science Naomi Baptist Federated Laurel Cliff Free Methodist First Baptist Pomeroy Rutland Racine Evangelical U B Circuit and Hiland Chapel with times, sermons, and union services.
Palm Sunday services will be held in Middleport churches March 30 marking the start of Holy Week. Evening services feature Rev. Robert Hegnauer of Pomeroy Federated Church at Heath Methodist and a Good Friday union service at Church of Christ.
The Pomeroy Youth Center will remain closed this weekend per director Mrs. Harmon O’Brien. It will reopen once Pomeroy schools resume and the flu epidemic ends by pronouncement of Meigs Health Commissioner Dr. W. S. Ellis.
Survivors named include Lena Morgan Ruth Huber Phil Globocar Paul Huber Elizabeth Huber Alfred Huber Charles Huber and John Duffy Jr. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 30 p m at Ewing funeral home following her death Wednesday at her sister-in-law’s home in Union Avenue Pomeroy.
Mr and Mrs Noel Sinclair of Shade announce the birth of a six and a half pound daughter Vona Sue at the home of Mrs Kate Sinclair. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Poker Stanley and Mrs Kate Sinclair.
Mrs Emma Bland and Mrs Ora Scott returned from Columbus after being summoned by the death of Mrs Fred Burney, the daughter in law of Mrs Bland.
Meigs Temple 153 will undergo inspection Tuesday evening at Woodman Hall. A social hour will follow the inspection.
Mrs. Harry Russell attended funeral services for Miss Bessie Pickens aged 29 in Clifton West Virginia on Wednesday afternoon after a prolonged illness.
Relatives called here by the death of Mrs Mary Huber are Mrs Lena Morgan of Weirton West Virginia Mrs Edith Cox of Charleston West Virginia and Miss Ruth Huber of Chicago
In Guanajuato Mexico bodies of the dead are placed in long catacombs beneath burial grounds when relatives fail to pay grave rental fees.
Middleport reports another wave of influenza with multiple new cases including Mrs C R Karr Mrs Ancil McKinney Sally Goodwin Mona Lee Osler Mrs Martha Hudson Wilson Hudson Brad Hudson Carl Gilmore recovering from pneumonia and Jane Harris.
Bradford Missionary Society met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs R B Laughead. Mrs William Bradford, president, led devotionals. Miss Nina Russell and Miss Mildred Hawley presented India study material. Mrs Edward French was unable to attend due to illness.
Future Homemakers met in the home economics room at Middleport High School on Monday evening. They planned a pot luck supper for two weeks hence with Miss June Martin as teacher and adviser.
Middleport notices show Kenneth Thompson returning to Parkersburg after a days visit with relatives. Miss Lois Cecil leaves for Amesville while schools are closed. Columbus visitors include several named ladies. Erlene King with rheumatic fever remains ill at Rock Springs Road home. Various residents travel to Cleveland Napoleon Leon and Chicago for family or work reasons.
Fred Crow Sr. asked the Court of Common Pleas to postpone the hearing date for 21 coal miners indicted by the Meigs grand jury on riotous conduct charges. The delay aims to allow a high UMW official to be present at the proceedings. Prosecutor D H Peoples reported the request.
The Drew Webster Post American Legion Ladies Auxiliary met at Legion Hall Tuesday with Mrs. Dayton Will presiding. Health talk by Mrs. Albert Young. discussion of the Mid-Winter Conference in Columbus. April 15 set for a public games party at Legion Hall. Child Welfare Month noted. Hostesses listed.
Miss Mary McCroba of Massillon Ohio visits Mrs R W Finsterwald. She is a former Massillon City Hospital School of Nursing student who will graduate in June. Roy Holter, OSU student, spent last week with his parents Mr and Mrs Homer Holter of Five Points. Mr and Mrs P E Stanley were business visitors in Cincinnati Tuesday. Danny Karr, injured when a horse fell on him, was taken to Holter Hospital by Ewing ambulance for pins and braces removal and returned to Racine. Mrs Harry Watson and baby were driven home to Pomeroy by Ewing ambulance.
Columbia Grange will meet Friday evening with Albany Grange contributing part of the program. Refreshments will be served and Columbia members are asked to bring cookies.
Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson of Lincoln Hill announce the birth of their son John Alfred at Holzer Hospital on March 24. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Elberfeld of Lincoln Hill and Mrs. George W. Anderson of Middleport. Great grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Elberfeld of Mulberry Ave and Mrs. R. B. Laughead of Middleport. The family also has a son William Richard, age 5.
In probate court a marriage license was issued to Virgil Holbert and Barbara Like. Common pleas court saw one divorce petition filed Wednesday and two granted Tuesday amid actions of divorce, including Edgar Ralph Wilson suing Catherine I Wilson a minor for gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Divorces granted include John Hart from Ellen Hart and Wheeler Larson from Faye Ann Larson on similar grounds.
Local relatives report the death in Bloomdale Ohio of Mrs Walter Eblin. Survived by husband and children her mother Mrs Ada Lowery and one sister. The Eblins formerly lived here but resided in Bloomdale for several years. Wyatt Gilbert of Spring Ave is a nephew.
Roger Keith Pomeroy was born March 20 at Sheltering Arms Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Morgan Ath ens. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. David McConnaughever Bellebrook Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan Rocksprings. Mrs. George Joachim of Rocksprings is a great grandmother.
The Pomeroy High School Senior Class and other students enjoyed a vocal concert presented by a 15 member Rio Grande College mixed chorus. Mrs. Zelma Northcutt directed the chorus and Mr. Glenister spoke on Rio Grande College courses. J. E. White arranged the program with Gallipolis schools as practice sites.
Henry R. Jenkinson filed a civil action in common pleas court seeking partition of property against Eulalie Webster as executrix of the estate of August a Oliver Jenkinson, deceased.
Middleport news notes Clif ford Ervin, an operator at the New York Central Railroad station, killed a grey fox Wednesday evening as it approached his car. He used a jack to kill the animal and brought the body to his home on South Third Avenue.
The Wilkesville Circuit Evangelical U B Church lists Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m with Rev Guy Webb as pastor The quarterly conference follows at 7 30 p m led by Rev L T Norris conference superintendent Oreton quarterly conference at 7 p m with sermon by Rev Mr Norris
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