Rome High School 1930 commencement exercises held
The Rome High School commencement was held Monday evening in the school auditorium with a large audience. Diploma recipients included Sybil Clark Avis Ladd Carrie Dalton Ruth McBee Albert Ogg and others. Decorations featured maroon and gold. Music by the Rome High School Orchestra and Chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romehip High School
Nior
Tory
Albert Ogg
Laress Stetti
Bertha van Dyke
Ruth McBee
Aris Ladd
Ers of
Rome High School
Ora
Kennedy
Nty
Sybill
Avis Ladd
Carrie Dalton
Dalton
al Ishcraft
Ky Caldwell
Gall Jim Winsterwald
Harold
Oliver Oliver
Paul Parpl Laure
Potter
Charles Lor
Haydenville Community Notices Highlight Seniors Farewell and Events
Haydenville area events feature Haydenville High seniors’ farewell chapel and commencement at the M E Church with C A Sundberg of Cleve delivering the address. Locals attend social gatherings, dinners, and visits in Logan and Lancaster as families and clubs host gatherings and celebrate community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matheny
Lancaster
Haydenville High
M. B. Church
C. A. Sundberg
Cleve
Gertrude Ginther
Dorothy Er
Bernice Iles
Susie Crane
Ce Crothers
Mary Tucker
Tucker
Ruth Angle
Ralph Rs
Edward Oliver
Neema Cothran
Nelsonry
Levi Bond
Carter
Delmer Martin
Roy Gastin
Logan
Albert Shirley
Intel
A. J. Skiver
Visitors and Graduates Mark a Week in Reedsville
Reedsville residents hosted and visited many friends and relatives during the week. Notables include Mrs. Joseph Hester of Chicago and Miss Theresa Devlin of Braddock with Luther Barnhart family, and Miss Helen Coleman with Earl Powell among Chester High School graduates. Other travelers include Miss Doris Randolph and Miss Ruby Randolph in Parkersburg, John McKay from Racine, and Irene Wilson among local family celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hester
Chicago
Theresa Devlin
Braddock
Luther Barnhart
Carl
Doris
Ruby Randolph
Parkersburg
Inez Wilson
Charles Brooks
Columbus
Raymond Emrick
Pickerington
Helen Coleman
Earl Powell
Chester High School
John McKay
Racine
W. H. Wilson
Washington, D. H
J. F. Wilson
Irene Wilson
Social visits and church events in Darwin area
Bedford residents Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mayhugh and others joined Millard Quivey family for Sunday visits. Edith Whaley hosted Dale Carl and Hazel, while Rev. Marl Cowan and daughter Kathryn attended Darwin church. The Butterfield revival from Shawnee and other neighbors from Chauncey Middleport Athens and Hines areas were seen visiting throughout Darwin and surrounding homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Mayhugh
Harrisonville
Millard Quivey
Dale Carl
Hazel
Edith Whaley
Clyde Harwig
Middleport
Mary Lee
Marl Hart
Florence Jeffers
Lena Hines
Glen Hart
Ardith
Marl
Dolph Jeffers
Carl, Williams and Family
Athens
Charles Williams
Nancy Smith
Waldo Smith
Marl Cowan
Kathryn
Chauncey
Darwin
Butterfield
Shawnee
Guy Lee
Winifred Jean
Maurila
Charles Hines
Local and Area Social Notes From Decatur and Vicinity
Navy visit by Little Hocking Francis Miller to his parents Mr and Mrs J A Miller. Mrs I P Ballard of Decatur attended her daughter Bertha's nurse graduation in Columbus. Charles Simpson had surgery in Parkersburg. Mr and Mrs Sam Freece marked their fiftieth anniversary with a May 13 celebration. Emma Noland has been ill for several days. A Decatur dance hosted by Mr and Mrs Noah ONeil drew a large crowd. Teachers Windland Coggeshall and others prepare for next term. Generous social visits occur among Giddings Hill Dunfee and Ballard families in Decatur and Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Miller
Navy
J. A. Miller
I. P. Ballard
Decatur
Columbus
Bertha
Charles Simpson
Parkersburg
Sam Freece
Emma Noland
Noah O'Neil
Warren Windland
New Matamoras
Blow
Bertha Coggeshall
Coggeshall
Hill
New Martinsville
W. Va
F. W. Glazier
Lloyd Dunfee
Ruth
Alfred Hill
William
William Giddings
Guy Martin
William Ballard
Ernest Giddings
Flora Giddings
Local Community Notes From Middleport and Syracuse
Syracuse D B Williams closes school year in Racine and plans return to Syracuse for summer. Mrs Homer Foster travels to Middleport for Miss Walter’s death. Middleport grades end of term for W S White and Grace Bartels. Miss Marcia Karr guest of Mrs Nannie Agee in Middleport. Herschel Guy Maud Vincent and Anna Karr from Columbus visit Howard Karr. Lenore Campbell to return from North Jackson for summer. Adeline McBride in Columbus seeking work. D B Williams hosts dinner at Mary Jane Coffee Shop in Middleport. Mrs Wilhelmina Zerekle remains seriously ill. Syracuse P T A delegation to Pomeroy child welfare meeting. June meeting of Women’s Foreign Missionary Society at Mrs Van Johnson’s. Roy Holmes returns to Columbus from visit with parents. Locals attend Pomeroy High’s The Whole Town’s Talking: A L Flanagan party includes family members and Doris Shumway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Foster
Middleport
Walter
W. S. White
Grace Bartels
Marcia Karr
Nannie Agee
Herschel Guy
Maud Vincent
Anna Karr
Columbus
Howard Karr
Lenore Campbell
North Jackson
Youngstown
Adeline McBride
D. B. Williams
Mary Jane
Wilhelmina Zerekle
Syracuse Parent-Teacher Association
Pomeroy
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
van Johnson
Local Notes Include Weddings, Travel, and Obituary
Racine Miss Virginia Schaefer recovers from appendectomy. Mrs Emma Odgen dies in Cleveland and funeral to be held here. Junior class hosts wiener roast and notes that next year’s seniors will be. Numerous visits and trips reported among local families with residents traveling to Cleveland Huntington and Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Schaefer
Ralph Lee
H. W. Spencer
Emma Odgen
Cleveland
Ogden
Cross
Kathryn Philson
John Stobart
H. K. Coe, Jr
Huntington
Frank Eaton
D. B. Williams
Syracuse
James McKenzie
Roberts
Mr. Williams
Donald Wolfe
James Jiiden
Charles Coffee
Ohio State University
Harry Feiger
Pomeroy
Bisha Wolfe
Harry Simpson
James Simpson
Ray Reithmiller
Columbus
H. K. Coe
Reithmiller
Josephine
Coe
Queen Esthers
Mildred Spencer
Lottridge Aid Society Meets in Lawrence Chapel M E Church
The Aid Society of Lawrence Chapel M E Church met at the Watkins home with eighteen members and one visitor present. After business and devotionals lunch was served and plans made for an ice cream supper at the Watkins home on May 22. Several local visits and guest appearances noted include Detwiler, Starkey, Warner, Ackley, Ball, Burns, and others. birth announced for Zumbach daughter May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid Society of
Lawrence Chapel
M. E. Church
H. R. Watkins
Watkins
John Detwiler
Urbana
Lydia Starkey
Cora Warner
Athens
Aulmer Ackley
Jacob Zumbach
New Philadelphia
John Chevalier
Lottridge
Zumbach
Shawnee Social Notes Include Dances and Commencement
Shawnee events list visits by Mr. and Mrs. Gaver and family and other locals. The Junior-Senior reception occurred at the High School with a later dance at the K P Hall. Funeral for grand father Jaymes attended by Indiana guest Annabelle Dishon. 20 seniors leave this year. Alumni banquet planned in Indian Hall with upcoming officers elected. Clifford Mitchell’s runabout damaged in a Saturday collision. other driver escaped with license number recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gaver
la Roma Dee
Rosetta Gaver
F. W. Peterson
Edward Peterson
Frank Peterson
K. of P. Hall
Frank Grady
James Grady
Robert Smock
Annabelle Dishon
Indiana
Jaymes
Association
Earl Humphrey
Sadie Kennedy
New Lexington
Clifford Mitchell
Local Banquet Honors Fine Class and Sees New Births
Harrisonville reports a well planned high school graduation banquet with a strong graduating class. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Wyatt Saturday night. The gas field around town is active with three wells plus twelve outfits drilling nearby. May weather boosts crops and gardens to May 20 standards. John Wilson of Rutland and Reverend Brown of Huntington W Va visit. The school year closes as one of the district’s best under John Frank with staff Winget and Miss Stansbury. they are expected back next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wyatt
John Wilson
Rutland
Reverend Brown
Huntington
W. Va
John Frank
Winget
Miss Stansbury
Franks
Surprise Birthday Party for William Beckle in Luhrig
A celebration Saturday evening May 17 at the home of William Beckle marked his sixtieth birthday. Refreshments were served and many useful gifts were given to the honored guest. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shay of Nelsonville and several local couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beckle
Luhrig
Dan Shay
Nelsonville
William Williams
Cameron Crossen
Isaac P. Tucker
County Road Is Graded for Use At Long Bottom
The county grading outfit has been at work the last week grading the river road from the end of the gravel below Shade River to Hazael. J. A. Stalnaker a local farmer and fruit grower is critically ill with pneumonia. Thompson his wife and son from East Liverpool visit Mrs. Thompson's mother. Mrs Eva Van Dyke of Athens attended Rockland Temple Pythian Sisters. R D Babcock sold his farm to his brother Will. Golda left for West Bridgewater Pa to work this summer. Bryant's Show Boat, first of season, appeared Monday night. Edna West of Dorcas visiting her brother Warren West. Martin Gandee of Racine spent week with cousin Guy Hayman. Neighbors and Olive Grange set out 2500 tomato plants for J A Stalnaker. William Bailey moved from D M Baker house to Charley Massar's farm nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Bottom
Shade River
Hazael
J. A. Stalnaker
Thompson
East Liverpool
Jane Petty
Eva van Dyke
Athens
Rockland Temple No
G. LeGoullon
Parkersburg
R. D. Babcock
Will
Shuman
R. B. Lawrence
Golda
Weat Bridgewater
Bryant
Edna West
Dorcas
Warren West
Martin Gandee
Racine
Guy Hayman
Olive Grange
William Bailey
D. M. Baker
Charley Massar
Town
Chester Couple Welcome Daughter Born May Nineteenth
Checter Mr and Mrs Oscar Wince welcomed a daughter born Monday May 19. The report notes illnesses: Mr Stalnaker of Long Bottom critically ill with pneumonia Ralph Wallace ill not much improved the Morris family faced scarlet fever and diphtheria. Reverend Eichinger preached at Chester Sunday Eve and Delmar Ridenour with his Columbus wife visited during commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Wince
Stalnaker
Long Bottom
Ralph Wallace
Pearl Morris
Eichinger
Middleport
Chester
Holcomb
Athens
Warren
Delmar Ridenour
Columbus
Donald
Asa Cook
Co. L 166 Infantry O. N. G
Ohio Penitentiary
Local Memoriams and Visits Across towns
Rutland infant died Monday at Holzer Hospital. Mrs. Mary Rawlings hosted her son Ray and family in Pomeroy. Elza Haley’s cow died after drinking water from an old oil well. Sam Bryant won a radio set in a contest Saturday. Hurley Spires and family visited Columbus for the weekend. R. Jordan and daughter Freda spent Sunday and Monday in Columbus. Jess Woods completed a cellar project himself. William Deem sold his farm and moved near Salem Center. Kermit Brown visited his parents. he works in Columbus. Alice Louise Powell stayed with her parents in Columbus. Miss Maud Bennington visited Mrs. M. E. Rathburn in Cleveland. Mrs. A. E. Barton visited son Ronald and family in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeil Jacks
Holzer Hospital
Mary Rawlings
Ray
Pomeroy
Elza Haley
Sam Bryant
Hurley Spires
Jay Harrison
I‘loyd
Columbus
R. Jordan
Freda
Jess Woods
William Deem
Salem Center
Kermit Brown
Lee Brown
Alice Louise Powell
Ben Powell
Maud Bennington
Cleveland
M. E. Rathburn
A. E. Barton
Ronald
Family Names from Luhrig Gathering List of Attendees
A long roster of residents from Luhrig and nearby towns appears in the notice. Names include Louisa and Marie Beckie Ethel Laughlin Earl J Beckie and many others with addresses in Athens Salem Brooksville Union Le Roy and Luhrig. The item reads as a social attendee list for a local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa and
Marie
Earl J. Beckie
Ethel Laughlin
Athens
Edgar Wilson
Salem
Fred Horn
Paul
Brooksville
John Thompson
Alfred
George Siddersall
Union
John McDonald
Aon le Roy
Orthe Potts
Delbert
Junior
Willma
Victor Beckle
le Roy Lois Marte
Leste Beckle
James
Basil Shuttlesworth
Anna Carsey
Raymond
Thomas Jones
Thomas
William Beckle
Norma
William Beckie
Luhrig
Langsville and area social notes update
Langsville W G Allen returned to his Columbus home Tuesday after visiting Mrs Mary Ents ming er. Mrs Alice Ward stayed with her parents in Wellston. Col Kennan moved his family from Columbus to a Langsville area farm last week. Mrs C M Barnes fell from a ladder and cut her face badly. Jess Sweeney and wife visited here over the weekend. Ethel Miller suffers from a carbuncle on her hand. Clair Taylor bought the Earl Hogue farm opposite Stout Schoolhouse Monday. Wallace Malcom, Joseph Lang, and David Wright stayed several days with grandparents Mr and Mrs Wallace Wright. Kenneth Chase ill with knee infection. Miss Elizabeth Durst returned home after visiting relatives near Cheshire Marie Hoffmann’s child cut finger in auto door accident. Mrs Warren Wilcox and infant son visiting her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Allen
Columbus
Mary Entsminger
Alice Ward
Wellston
Coll. Kennan
Langsville
C. M. Barnes
Jess Sweeney
Ethel Miller
Clair Taylor
Earl Hogue
Stout
Wallace Malcom
Joseph Lang
Middleport
David Wright
Wallace Wright
Kenneth Chase
Elizabeth Durst
Cheshire
Marie
Clarence Hoffman
Warren Wilcox
J. C. Phillips
Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon File for Marriage
Los Angeles May 20 A R Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon noted motion picture stars filed notice of intention to wed at the County Marriage License Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Stors
County
Club Formed by Hebbardsville M E Church Elects Officers
Young women of the Hebbardsville M E Church formed a club on Friday May 16 and elected Helen Cordray president, Ana Davies vice president, Cecil Everly secretary and treasurer, Ardis Collins assistant secretary, Leola Lindsey recreation leader, and Gladys Collins news reporter. Next meeting at the M E Church on May 29 with Opal Lawson Jeanette Akers and Gladys Everly on the program committee. Roll call to suggest a club name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebbardsville
M. E. Church
Helen Cordray
Ana Davies
Cecil Everly
Ardis Collins
Leola Lindsey
Gladys Collins
Opal Lawson
Jeanette Akers
Gladys Everly
Albany High School
Alexander Presbyterian Church
James Whaley
Agnes Rose
Treagther
Elva Throckmorton
Ralph
Eddie
Athens
Lowell Lewin
Evelyn Russell
Lucy Stanley
Kendell Crossen
Hazel Steward
Adriel Welker
Paul Mendenhal
Oberlin
Ernest and
Russell Cash
Lancaster
Leonard Johnson
Glouster
Lowell Lewis
Piqua
Melvin Steward
Toledo
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Fred Chariton
Enin
Id Hartt
Stewart
Ejilane Nicholas
Syra
Seth Christy
Ray Copeland
Copeland
Milt Charlton
Harlton
Grace Eth
William Lee
Illie Junior
Delmar
Charles Wilson
Coolville
Rita Moore
Lewis Moore
Lewis Winner
James Russell
del Morrison
George Sands
Harry Leeper
Eastern Star
Guysville
Mary
Florence
Katherine
Eva Lou
Circleville
Miss McArthur
Virgine Robinson
John = Lightfoot
Garth
Clair Norris
Mur Norris
C. E. Norris
Charles McBee
J. W. Balderson
Sharpsburg
Haydenville
Susie Kreider
Hillsboro
M. E
Lloyd Evans
Gerald Miller
Illiam McQuaid
E. C. Me
John Carpenter Ng
John Gastin
Sam Dolan
Ginther
Bert Pecks
W. A. Martin
White Cross
Earl Appleman
Allensville
Owl Club
Vern Robinett
Jyson's
Wil- Weed
Rolla Ott
Russelles
Bert Peck
Lew Ingram
Arthur Todd
Ry Ohlinger
Les Walker
Charles Ward
Clarence’mpson
Johnter
Eli Effler
Hutchins
Loraine Smith
Ernest Dowleé
St. Clair Leffler
Nichard
John Six
Miss Goldenck
Donald Storiék
Ik Leffler
Amos Dowler
Frank Pidcock
Newshield
Florence Pidcock
Ed Leffler
Mary Leffler
Jun and
Mies
Cuba Leffler
Ernest Dowler
Jessie Vanbibber
Leslie Ler
Reedsville
A. D. Arnott
Fred Osborne
Earl Randolph
Henry Arnott
Arnott
Mattie Henderson
Portland
Harry Pickens
Roland Torrence
Bashan
I. D. Shaffer
Mr. Shaff
Barerton
Imma Sisson
Lewis
L. B. Sisson
H. Thomas
H. W. Larkins
Mount Olive
B. M. Hoffman
Kanawha Station
Frank Sprague
R. E. Williams
Dan Hill
Clyde Barnes
J. W. Barnes
Ira H. Boring
Lisbon
Mrs
John S. Boring
Bedford
Roy Holmes
Frank Holmes
Pomeroy High School
A.L. Flanagan
Robert
David
Irving Karr
Eleanor
Ira Fleming
Norentha
Doris Shumway
Checter
Dr. Carter
West Gay ST
Ween
Sre
the Fidelity
Building and Loan Cos
Sam M. Johnson
Fidelity Building Loan and Savings Co
Ohio
Bebe
Ben
Margaret Croy
Harry Hamilton
Albany Grange Meeting
A. K. Potter
Ray Knowlton
Bertha Wingett
Beene Drag & Chemie Censors
Them
Mebdem
Mans
Cutieura
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