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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1949
Page
7
POMEROY William Laybourne executive secretary of the Ohio Forestry Association will speak at a Lions Club gathering Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Federated Church.
The Pomeroy Garden Club met at Mrs. John Lambert's home to discuss a Mulberry Avenue picnic and outing area. Mrs. J W McMurray was named chairman of the cleanup and beautification committee. eighteen members attended. Mrs. Lily Coates presided. a program on annual flowers was given. arrangements were displayed by several members. the next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Greta Price with Mrs. C BE W Downie assisting.
Announcement of the engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Charlotte Gibbs to Mr. Robert S Coates. The ceremony is set for Saturday May 14 in the Federated Church chapel with Rev. Robert L Hegnauer officiating. Relatives and friends will attend.
Mr and Mrs Eldon Weeks spent the weekend in Columbus with Mr and Mrs John Weeks and others. Springfield guests stayed with Mrs Emma Leifheit and sister Mrs Theo Lehew. Mrs Helen Hysell improves at Union Ave home after two weeks with virus pneumonia. Todd Bass of Ravenna visits daughter Mrs Robert Sayre on Brick St.
Middleport High School seniors present the three act comedy A Date With Judy this Friday evening. Tickets can be reserved at Martin and Roller’s after 6 p m today. The school orchestra directed by Raymond Maxwell will provide opening and intermission numbers. Orchestra members include Emma Jane Buell William Durst Gladys DeVol Roger Dillard Myron Duffield Terry Gallagher Carl Glaze Glenn Glaze Patricia Kennedy Grace MacDonald Adrienne Millis Carla Owen Donna Ruth Russell Jean Smart June Smart June Seines and Eugene Smith.
Prayer services at the local church will be held Thursday evening instead of Friday at the usual time, according to church officials.
Two residents from Meigs County will attend a summer camp for the handicapped under the Ohio Society for Crippled Children. The Meigs County Society reports Easter Seal Sale results with $980 in receipts and 76 percent retained after expenses.
Mrs Geneve Nolan met with the Ma Tucker s 4 H Club at the Alfred lange Hals where Bernice Swartz Charmion Snodgrass lead as officers Roberta Swartz president Carol Coen vice president Jean Swartz secretary and treasurer Norma Robinson news reporter Joyce Burke and Mary Lou Snodgrass recreation leaders Twenty two members attended Sewing chosen as the club s project
The morning class from Central School with 20 pupils and teacher Mrs. Guy Reynolds visited Quality Printing Shop for supplies in the upper town. A stop at Jimmie's Pastry Shop for a warm doughnut brightened the 16 block walk.
The body of Pfe. Charles R. Swindler, 19, who died March 13 1946 in Nuerenburg Germany, has been shipped from France. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Rawlings Coats, directors. He is survived by his parents Mrs Wyatt Swindler and Charles Swindler, three sisters Elizabeth Battle Creek Michigan Mrs Jack Covert Middleport and Sue at home, and a brother George at home. Divorce action filed in common pleas court by Louis James Ellis against Shirley Ann Ellis.
Irving Karr Jr and Harry Schwab attend an automobile service school in Huntington West Virginia. A notice invites readers to seek counsel freely to save money and lists Trevey Finsterwald Funeral Home in Pomeroy at 144 Butternut Ave with phone number 285.
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