Pomeroy Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Illness
Pomeroy social notes record Mr. and Mrs. Rus selling Phillips Charleston hosting the Linkenhakers Tuesday. Milo Spencer ill at his son’s Union Ave home. Meigs County extension leaders in Marietta for Washington County council meeting. Dr. and Mrs. Byron Bing return from Cleveland visit. Antona Baily on three week nursing vacation with her parents in Forest Run. Mrs. C N Frecker improving at Holzer Hospital after major surgery. Mrs. Harvey Woodard recovering after long illness. Margaret McCallum seriously ill in Minersville.
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David Bing
Richard Smith
Cleveland
Antona Baily
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
John Baily
Forest Run
C. N. Frecker
Holzer Hospital
Harvey Woodard
Margaret McCallum
Minersville
Married couple Earl Smith honored at tendered shower
Relatives and friends gathered at Mrs. Frank Lowe’s home Tuesday evening for a miscellaneous shower honoring newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith. They received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lowe
Earl Smith
Mrs Rice Hosts Bridge Club Dinner and Games
Mrs Gerald Rice entertained her bridge club with a 7 pm dinner at the Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe in Middleport. Guest Mrs T A Downie of Lincoln Hill joined the group. After dinner the party went to the Rice home for two tables of bridge and awards were presented to Miss Helen Williamson and Miss Irene Ebersbach.
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Rice
Gerald Rice
Mary Jane
Middleport
T. A. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Rice Home
Helen Williamson
Irene Ebersbach
Sheriff Fowler Champions Youth Movement at County Supper
The local post backs the Youth Movement in the county, praising Sheriff Fowler's view that it builds better citizens. Fowler and Charles Childs formed the bannet committee and helped prepare a supper after the program with Arthur Rosenbaum of Pomeroy assisting. Saucers totaled 150 pounds fried in pans owned by the 40 ot 8 and the Second Ward Fire Company of Pomeroy. Potato salad bread butter and coffee completed the menu provided by Commander Carson to thank him for his cooperation during his term.
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Boy Scouts
Fowler
Past Masters Honored by Olive Grange
Olive Grange marked its twentieth anniversary with a banquet at the hall. Past Deputy Master Clyde Willand Norman Will of Hemlock Grove and Herman Beards of Pomeroy attended from afar. The event featured rose and white decorations, a 20 candle angel food cake, a program and social hour.
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Long
Olive Grange
the Grange
Clyde Will
Norman Will
Hemlock Grove
Herman Beards
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Guests Stay While Repairing Flood Damage
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Parker of Follansbee West Virginia occupy rooms at Mrs Lena Huber’s Union Avenue home to repair property damaged in January’s flood. Mrs Inez Gilmore moved Tuesday from Huber’s residence to the Folan property at Rutland.
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Pomeroy
Hiram Parker
Follansbee
W. Va
Lena Huber
Union Ave
Inez Gilmore
Huber
Folan
Rutland
Scouts Plan Camp Pomeroy Trip
Troop I of the Pomeroy Girl Scouts met Wednesday at Mrs. A R Knight's Main Street home to plan an overnight camping trip Friday at the scout cabin near Chester.
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Pomeroy
A. R. Knight
Main St
Chester
Whaley Landing Named for Pomeroy Pioneers
Mrs. E W Kingsland will allow the Twin Cities Yacht Club to use river bank property as a mooring place to be named Whaley Landing in memory of Dr and Mrs W E Whaley pioneers of Pomeroy. Club boats will moor below a new parking lot wall with steps and floats along the wall for access as plans proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
E. W. Kingsland
Twin Cities
Whaley Landing
Mrs. Bettie Frazier Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Bettie Frazier widow of Moses Frazier died at her sister’s home on S Second Ave after a brief illness of heart trouble. A licensed Church of God minister she preached five years. She leaves ten children Faye Clyde Ray Lawrence Charles Floyd Cecil Carrie Lonnie Verna and other relatives. Funeral is Friday at 2 pm at the Hughes residence with burial at Middleport Hill Cemetery.
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Middleport
Bettie Frazier
Moses Frazier
Edward Hughes
S. Second Ave
Frazier
Church of God
Faye
Clyde
Ray
Lawrence
Charles
Floyd
Cecil
Columbus
Carrie
Oklahoma
Lonnie
California
Verna
Powell
Ohio
James Hendricks
Gus Hendricks
Henry Manley
Hughes
Middleport Hill Cemetery
Proposed City Plant Under Council Review
Pomeroy council discusses a proposed municipally owned water plant. Members expect a meeting soon to decide on the plan and to obtain an estimate for building a new plant or purchasing the existing system before action is taken.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy boy sets perfect attendance record
Paul Robert Karr, age 13, son of Mr and Mrs Purley Karr of Forest Run, has not been absent or tardy for eight years. He is grandson of the late T W Karr former county school superintendent.
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Pomeroy
Paul Robert Karr
Purley Karr
Forest Run
T. W. Karr
Dorcas 4-H Club Organized Under Mrs Harris
Under the leadership of Mrs H H Harris the Dorcas 4 H Club was organized Tuesday. Elected officers include Frances Harris president Jean Carnahan vice president Pauline Spencer secretary and treasurer Mary Spencer reporter and Ruth Karr receptional leader.
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Pomeroy
H. H. Harris
Dorcas
Frances Harris
Jean Carnahan
Pauline Spencer
Mary Spencer
Ruth Karr
Appointment of J C Johnson as Executor in Ohio Estate
Notice announces J C Johnson of Athens Ohio appointed as executor of Martha Haning estate in Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated April 16 1927 Louis Tyroler Probe Judge.
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J. C. Johnson
Athens
Ohio
Martha Haning
Athens County
Louis Tyroler
Tax Foreclosure Notice in Athens County Ohio
G. P. Gorham as Treasurer files a tax lien foreclosure in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas against Lucy Johnson for Lots 1841 and 1863 in Sycamore Heights Athens asking a sale under law. Answer by June 12, 1987 or judgment will be entered.
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Lucy Johnson
G. P. Gorham
Athens County
Ohio
Court of Common Pleas
Athens
Sycamore Heights
Recorder
G. D. Gorham
Foster B. Cornwell
Aceh
Middleport Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Gatherings
Mrs. Austin V. Wood and niece Mrs. L M Polan from Parkersburg visited with Mrs. Wood’s sister Mrs. Charles F Rathburn en route to Huntington. Coca Cola Co. sales meeting drew O L Roush and Horace McElhinney in Parkersburg. Jean White was birthday guest at Judson White’s home with family and friends. Pink and white ice cream and cake capped games with Noreya Egner and Bertha Hoffman winning contests. Raymond McKnight of Granville visited Middleport and stayed with the Reeds. Mrs. Marion McGuire returned home to Mingo Junction after six weeks with her parents in Lincoln Street. Families James Bainbridge and McGuire joined by Mrs Steiff traveled from Mingo Junction. Mrs Steiff plans a visit to Wellsville. Sunday family reunion at the Huggins home honored out‑of‑town guests Homer Hysell and family of Pomeroy and Anson Jackson and wife of Rutland. dinner hosted by Huggins and others. Florence Russell and William Grueser visited Cecil Brown of Chili cothe. Allensworth family moved to the Roush property on Locust Street after repairs. Cecil Bolin and Lester Walburn of Russell Auto Sales attended a Packard Service meeting in Columbus. H W Craig and wife were business visitors in Huntington.
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Middleport
Austin V. Wood
L. M. Polan
Parkersburg
Wood
Charles F. Rathburn
Huntington
O. L. Roush
Horace McElhinney
Coca Cola Company
Jean White
Judson White
James White
Rosanna Barker
Noreen Egner
Betty Holter
Barbara Meinhart
Freda Kauff
Yvonne Graham
Dorothy Turner
Jackie Grogan
Mary V. Haggerty
Bertha Hoffman
Dan White
Noreya Egner
Raymond McKnight
Granville
E. A. Reed
First Ave
Marion McGuire
William Huggins
Lincoln St
Mingo Junction
James Bainbridge
McGuire
Huggins
Hugginses
Homer Hysell
Pomeroy
Anson Jackson
Rutland
Leroy Brown
Florence Russell
William Grueser
Cecil Brown
Chillicothe
Marion Allensworth
Harvey Allensworth
Grant St
Locust St
Cecil Bolin
Lester Walburn
The
Russell Auto Sales Company
Packard
Columbus
H. W. Craig
Coughenour Rites Held This Afternoon
A. L. Coughenour 80 died at his nephew Howard Coughenour’s home. He was buried at Poplar Ridge Cemetery after services at Poplar Ridge Church. A longtime Middleport resident, he ran a Gallia County grocery business and later a second hand furniture business and fruit market with his nephew. He leaves two sisters Melvina Searles and Rosie Siders.
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Middleport
A. L. Coughenour
Howard Coughenour
Poplar Ridge
Coughenour
Gallia County
Howard
Melvina Searles
Rosie Siders
Vinton
First and Last Rider Bids Farewell in Kendallville Rail Farewell
Kendallville Indiana United Press reports on the final run of the interurban line between Kendallville and Fort Wayne. Charles F. Emerick rode the last trip, noting he was the first passenger on the line thirty one years ago.
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Kendallville
Ind
U.P
Here
Fort Wayne
Charles FE
Emerick
Birth of Daughter Marilyn Rea Ashworth
Mr and Mrs R R Ashworth of Huntington announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday. The baby is named Marilyn Rea. The mother will be remembered here as Miss Waneta Bentz, who lived with her aunt Miss Bessie Bentz on Lincoln Hill until marriage.
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Pomeroy
R. R. Ashworth
Huntington
Marilyn Rea
Waneta Bentz
Bessie Bentz
Lincoln Hill
Poisoned Kidneys Ad Offer Reformulated Remedy
An advertisement claims a 35 cent package of Gold Medal Harlem Oil Capsules will flush poisons and acid from kidneys and ease bladder irritation so users stop getting up at night. It lists other kidney and bladder weakness symptoms such as scant urination burning or smarting passage backache leg cramps and puffy eyes.
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Haarlem
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Oak Hill
Feeney Bennett
American Legion
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K. T. Crossen
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Athens Post
Marion Morrison
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C. C. Gibson
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R. O. Fowler
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Style Mart
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Heart of
Middleport Social Notes
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Mrs. Steiff
Wellsville
Meigs Temple
R. B. Laughead
Ponderosa
Ewings
Pomeroy Ohio
H. J. Hysell
Clarence Chapman
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