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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1943

Page

3

Wise family daughter talk Mary fate will ratify Chile

Fragmentary line mentions Wise family and Mary with unclear verbs and place names, yielding a brief note about a person fragment with implied relation and location.

Pomeroy 1943 Yearbook Dedicated to Geography Teacher

The Pomeroy High School Class of 1943 yearbook honors geography and other subjects teacher Charles Gibbs for guidance over fourteen years. Martha Roedel edited with Burt and Young among staff. features include class prophecy will history and portraits, plus alumni in military service and campus life scenes.

Pomeroy Charles Gibbs Iing Martha Roedel Rarvin Burt Jean- 2 Young Ria Church Ann Parker Charlie Mees Jean Young Ps. Drake John Kreinbihl Charlotte Mees Jeannette Ash Virginia Church Mary Kay Charlotte DeVol Eloise Edwards Farl Hoffer Marjorie Reuter Ed Gress Addie Matson E Young Patty Karr Ward of Education

Seniors Lead In Honor Roll At Pomeroy

POMEROY The honor roll for the last six weeks at Pomeroy Senior High School lists 20 girls and four boys among the seniors. The names include Myron Bailey Marvin Burt Allen Dill John Kreinbihl and 20 junior and sophomore students across boys and girls with multiple entries such as Charlotte DeVol Frances Dill Eloise Edwards Ruth Brickles Patricia Brider Phyllis Brown and Allison Gilson.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Senior High School Myron Bailey Marvin Burt Allen Dill John Kreinbihl Charlotte DeVol Frances Dill Eloise Edwards Ann Grueser Leota Harden Charlotte Mees Freda Parker Eunice Hill Carol Leibrand Earline King Ruth Nease Mary Os Barbara Scholl Nina Tay

Dorcas Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Travel

Dorcas Social page lists Allen Salser with the Marines visiting family, Mr and Mrs Ed Salser and Mrs Hensler of Racine, Katie Hill visiting Grover Salser and Faye Fisher with Tar Shain family. Other guests include James Quick family from Syracuse, Floyd Chapman and children Letart, Eddie Wilson and Harry Wolfe visiting Kansas City, and Winifred Gibbs from Columbus. Marion Salser and Grace June Beegle shared visits with their families, along with T Roberts and Charles Gibbs in Apple Grove.

Dorcas Allen Salser Marines Ed Salser Hensler Racine Tughter Katie Hill Grover Salser Faye Fisher Tar Shain James Quick Margaret Syracuse Floyd Chapman Child Letart Eddie Wilson Harry Wolfe Kansas City Ery Boyd T. Roberts Apple Grove Winifred Gibbs Columbus F. L. Gibbs Charles Gibbs Pomeroy

Seniors Prepare for Graduation Program

Middleport High School seniors rehearse for Thursday diploma ceremony. Students who met end of year requirements are excused from finals and the current school year days are finished for them.

Athens Messenger Athens Ohio PACE Middleport Middleport High School

Middleport Social Notes Honor Family at Dinner

Mrs W H Wise and George Meinhart hosted a Sunday family dinner for Wise's grandson Jerry Wise a Pomeroy High School 1943 graduate who will enter military service May 27. Attendees included his parents grandmother Mrs R D Young Miss Marjorie Diles Miss Barbara Meinhart and the hosts.

Middleport W. H. Wise George Meinhart Jerry Wise Pomeroy High School Jerry Gerald Wise Pomeroy R. D. Young Columbus Marjorie Diles

Birthday dinner honors Roy McDonald at N Third Ave home

In observance of her husband's birthday, Mrs. Roy McDonald entertained with a Sunday dinner at their N Third Ave home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Emery of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Snellbaker and daughter Sandra, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rudy and son, and dinner guest Elizabeth Hamm Mordhorst, sister of the hostess, from Pomeroy.

Roy McDonald N. Third Ave Harry Emery Charleston Silas Snellbaker Sandra Harry Rudy William G. W. Hamm Elizabeth Hamm Mordhorst Pomeroy

Social gathering at Columbus with Mauck family

Sunday guests of Miss Allie Mauck and C F Besserer included Charles Armel and family from Columbus with nephew and niece, Richard Armel and baby, and Phyllis Armel. Dinner at Mary Jane Coffee Shoppe featured Earl Mauck and Gallipolis visitors.

Allie Mauck C. F. Besserer Charles Armel Richard Armel Baby Phyllis Armel Columbus Mary Jane Earl Mauck Gallipolis

Local residents host furloughing soldiers and town visits

Cpl. Dexter Erwin left Monday for Egg Harbor New Jersey after a furlough with relatives. Lancaster residents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Anthony spent the weekend with Willis Anthony and family. Others include Guy Bush of Evans Super Market visiting Lincoln Street, Shannon Russell from Charleston visiting Leo Russell and family who bought the McKnight property, and Mrs. Stephen Cope with Mrs. Russell Keith as guests of the Frenchs. Mrs. Joe Bolinger returned with her husband to Yuma Aziz. Charles Sauer and daughter Sally visited Ernest Hartinger on Athens Road. Mrs. Walter Burns Harris and daughter Jane with great grandmother Catherine Burns traveled to Columbus to visit relatives. Rita and Pat Duffy accompanied them home. Teens Jimmy Hawley works for Colegrove Market and Stansbury Drug Store this summer. Minnie Neutzling moved to the apartment above C. O. Fisher Market, vacated by the Daniels. Fred Shauver and niece Mae Fields accompanied Mrs. Shauver to McMillan Hospital Charleston for observation. they returned home.

Dexter Erwin Egg Harbor N. J Tom Anthony Lancaster Willis Anthony Lincoln St Guy Bush Evans Super Market St. Albans Shannon Russell Charleston Leo Russell McKnight Stephen Cope Russell Keith Paul French Joe Bolinger Josephine Morarity Yuma Aziz Charles Sauer Sally Ernest Hartinger Athens Road Walter Burns Harris Jane Catherine Burns Columbus Ed Duffy

Honor Roll To Be Enlarged In Meigs County

Meigs County relatives press for adding more names to the Honor Roll board as inquiries from families of service members grow. The local Chamber of Commerce discusses the ongoing taxi cab issue and announces no meeting next Monday due to Memorial Day. Pfc. Lewis H. Sauer is stationed at South Paulinia Chicago attending an electrical school.

Pomeroy Meigs County U. S C. of C Chicago Middleport Pfc Lewis H. Sauer South Paulinia

Pomeroy Social Notes and Local Gatherings

Pomeroy social notes list guests and visits including James Stone king and Mrs Stoneking visiting Mrs Clyde Andrews. families mark Jim Stoneking's birthday with dinner. Local clubs WCTU and Wildwood Garden Club schedule meetings. various residents travel or host relatives in Columbus Lancaster and Parkersburg.

Titus Dairy Farm Visit Near Rutland Highlights Hemmenways Trip

Mr and Mrs R L Hemmenway and daughter Antoinette of Pelham Manor New York visited the Titus Dairy Farm near Rutland as guests of Mrs D B Hartinger for the marriage of their son Richard Hemmenway to Miss Jane Stansbury. The party admired 40 milking cows and fine horses and departed last night for New York with Mrs Titus and Mrs Garen Stansbury accompanying them part way.

Middleport Titus Rutland R. L. Hemmenway Antoinette Pelham Manor N. Y D. B. Hartinger Richard Hemmenway Jane Stansbury James Titus Jimmy Hemmenways New York

Cemetery Set for Memorial Day in Middleport

Middleport officials report the local cemetery is in good shape and getting extra beautification for Memorial Day. Efforts focus on perpetual care, contacting grave owners, and expanding upkeep requests from both town residents and out of town owners. For rates, contact city clerk C. P. Bradbury.

Middleport C. P. Bradbury City Clerk

Harve Woodward Honored With Birthday Dinner

Harve Woodward aged 83 was surprised by a birthday dinner Sunday at daughter Mrs. Russell's Wolfpen home. Guests included Mrs. Woodward, daughters Mrs. Hauck and others, sons, grandchildren, and relatives. Two large birthday cakes were among the gifts.

Woodward

Nurses head to Washington for three months training

To Train in East POMEROY Miss Geralding Gainer, a student nurse at the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, was among the group of nurses who left Sunday for Washington D. C., for a three months training period. Her sister, Mrs. Eugene Buckley of Union Ave., spent Saturday afternoon and evening in Parkersburg.

Pomeroy Geralding Gainer Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg Washington D. C Eugene Buckley Union Ave

George Conde Pomeroy Jr Returns Home After Operation

George Conde Pomeroy Jr who recently had surgery at St. Josephs Hospital Parkersburg was returned to his parents home Sunday night and is improving satisfactorily.

Pomeroy George Conde, Jr St. Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg

Graham Burial To Be Made at Carpenter

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Jane Graham 893 widow of Joshua Graham who died at her home 447 N Park St will be Wednesday at 2 p m in Carpenter Meigs County She is survived by two sons J Raymond and Leslie R Graham a brother Finley Farley Columbia Center and two sisters Mrs C A Hanna Dyesville and Mrs Mary Billups St Albans W Va

Columbus Eliza Jane Graham Joshua Graham N. Park St Carpenter Meigs County J. Raymond Leslie R. Graham Finley Farley Columbia Center C. A Hanna Dyesville Mary Billups St. Albans W. Va

Pomeroy Soldier Receives Honorable Army Discharge

Technical Cpl. William Clifton Stout has been honorably discharged from the U S Army after recent hospitalization at Percy Jones General Hospital Battle Creek Michigan He is at home on Second Avenue having been stationed at Kellogg Field Michigan.

Pomeroy William Clifton Stout Percy Jones General Hospital Battle Creek Mich U. S Army Second Ave Kellogg Field Michigan

Grads Plan Annual Alumni Affair at MHS

MIDDLEPORT A meeting of MHS Alumni Association officers at the high school outlined plans for the annual affair set for Saturday night May 29. Despite rationing and fuel limits, a banquet hosted by the Band Roosters Association is expected, with many new community residents volunteering for the program. A fuller banquet and dance report will follow later in the week. The piece notes the U S wealth figure of 247 billion dollars.

Middleport MHS Alumni Association Band Roosters Association

Local marriages issued by Probate Judge Titus over weekend

Marriage licenses were issued in Pomeroy by Probate Judge Earl Titus to 18 couples including Charles Estep and Lida Kessler, Guy Waldeck and Thelma Whaley, Ralph Scott and Ardelia Gore, Renato Pomatti and Lorena Gardner, Robert Smith and Lucille Spaulding, L. P. Witt and June Treadway, Lawrence Howard and Zelda Van Meter, and Clifford Bailey with Mae Childs. Also announced the State License examiner will be absent from Meigs County next Monday due to Memorial Day.

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Wise Mary Fae Will Rabeth Chile Marion Salser Grace June Beegle Ted William Blake Vis Ellen Blake Middleport Social Notes Meigs Pomeroy Today & Wed Bette Davis Monty Wooley Bendyue Belle Starr Randolph Scott Boston Blackie North African Dwight Eisenhower Pomeroy Social Notes Pomeroy—Saet James Stoneking Mrs. Stoneking Clyde Andrews Andrews Ebenezer St. Sergeant Stoneking Lincoln Neb Jim Lillian Stoneking Sergeant Stoneking W.C.T.U Woman's Christian Temperance Union Federated Church Wildwood Garden Club Lenore Hob Stetter Joe Thoren Pomeroy Personals Clarence Myers George Conde Mechanic St. Pat Rita Duffy Myrtle Long Merlin Long Albert Smith Huntington Julius Smith Erma Smith Miriam Blackmore Hillsboro Si Atherton Percy Davis R. D Martin Ebersbach R. V. Ebersbach Evelyn Locke Henry Reibel Donley Harold Russell Camp Livingston Merlin Russell Ruth Drakos Youngstown Harve Woodward Colegroves Middleport, Ohio Uncle Sam B&o R. B. White Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Graham United States Luckoff U.S. War
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