Couple's Club Shower Honors Haptonstall’s Baby
Mrs. Judson White hosted a laryette shower at 8 Second Ave Middleport for Mrs. Paul Haptonstall who received a white and blue bassinette. Pink and blue decor, corsages, games and photos marked the event with prizes to Mrs. Frank Cheesebrew Mrs. Jack Bechtel and Mrs. James Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Judson White
Second Ave
Paul Haptonstall
Haptonstall
Frank Cheesebrew
Jack Bechtel
James Buchannan
Mesdames Cheesebrew
Jack Bechtle
Jubilee Year Observed at Sacred Heart Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy marked a Jubilee Year noting 1849 founding and 1898 cornerstone for the present edifice. May 23 services included a boys choir from Columbus and a dinner for 300 as Monsignor Murphy and local leaders praised parish milestones and planned future projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Holy Name Church
Columbus
Patrick J. Riley
Ronald Smith
Patt Grigsby
William Calloway
Paul Racle
Temperantium
William J. Riley
Sacred Heart Parish
Theophile Kraft
John J. Schneider
John A. Watterson
Monsignor Specht
John J. Yonk
Beverly
Ohio
John Skalko
O.P
Thomas McGowan
Co.p
Franklin Hepp
George Hackett Cochairman
Vera Hepp
John Handley
Edwin F. Murphy
Marietta
R. G. Webster
Henry Ewing
Danny Boy
Londonderry Air
Charles Graber
W. R. Graber
Leo Carroll
Frank Fugate
Philip Meier
Paul Casci
Norbert Neutzling
Elmer Killinger
Hartinger Russell faction challenged at committee meeting
Sheriff Ralph Welk labelled the Hartinger Russell faction's tactics at the recent committee organization as absurd. He recalled a 22 to 20 chairman vote and said in 1940 only 13 of his supporters were elected, with him presiding over the meeting and all opposing nominations accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ralph Welkers
Hartinger- Russell
Downing-Swift
Committee
Jack Follrod
Central Committee
Crown City notes and births and school graduation lines
Graduation services at Rome Rural High School were held May 20 with Irene Church Betty Dillon and Harold Montgomery among the graduates. New baby announcements include Sondra Sue born May 13 to Dale and wife, and Sandra Lynn to John and Gay McMahon. Local visits and travels involve Halley Haskins Sheets and Brumfields. Crown City softball edged GSI 3-2 in league play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown City
Rome Rural High School
Irene Church
Betty Dillon
Harold Montgomery
Dale Sheets
Sondra Sue
John McMahon
Sandra Lynn
McMahon
Gay Starkey
Maude Halley
Lettie Halley
Gallipolis
Harry Truesdale
John Ho
Hershel Haskins
Atlee Haskins
Columbus
Mack Williams
Holzer Hospital
Averil Brumfield
Tasker Ford
Sandy
Jerusalem
Ohio
Ford
GSI
Kathryn Rankin
Dayton Man Attends Eighth Grade Exercises at Middleport
Delbert Rice of Dayton attended the Middleport High School Eighth Grade commencement exercises on Wednesday evening. His sons Larry and Harry were members of the graduating class, but Larry's name was omitted from the list of graduates printed in Wednesday's Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Columbus
Middleport High School
Harry Featherstone
Featherstone
Harry
Middleport
Delbert Rice
Dayton
Larry
Pomeroy Social Notes Shower Honors Iowa Official
Mrs. Harry Smith OFS Grand Representative of Iowa in Ohio was honored at a handkerchief shower during a Past Worthy Matrons meeting at the Masonic Hall. Fourteen members attended as plans for August’s picnic with Middleport Past Matrons were announced. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Lester Hart and Miss Marie Miller amid spring flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Harry Smith
OFS
Iowa
Ohio
Masonic Hall
Edison Hobstetter
Middleport
Lester Hart
Marie Miller
Pomeroy WCTU Honors Eva Simms at Garden Picnic
Eva Simms, planning to move to Cincinnati, was honored at a Pomeroy WCTU garden picnic hosted by Mrs. C. E. W. Downie on Lincoln Hill. She received a gift as 32 members and eight guests enjoyed games after a short business session and a devotional led by president Mrs. G. H. Ewing. Mary Williamson of Chillicothe visits family on Main St. Alen Shain and Edison Hobstetter attend a state bankers meeting in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Simms
Cincinnati
Pomeroy Wctu
C. E. W. Downie
Lincoln Hill
Simms
G. H. Ewing
Hugh Black
Mary Williamson
Chillicothe
Phil Williamson
Main St
Alen Shain
Farmers Bank
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
Columbus
Delegates chosen for Ohio state convention in Columbus
Delegates to the state convention in Columbus in June were elected at a DUV meeting. Doris Darst and Marie Miller were chosen with alternates Mrs Elizabeth Darst and Mrs Zana Baxter. Seventeen members attended the IOOF hall meeting. Plans to decorate graves and a monument lot were made. Five dollars was voted to the Pomeroy Band Boosters. Eva Simms, planning to live in Cincinnati, received a gift. Prizes went to Eliza beth Darst, Mabel Wolfe, Minnie Neutzling, Winnona Cook, and Doris Darst. A dessert course was served by hosts Elizabeth Darst and Miss Simms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
DUV
Doris Darst
Marie Miller
Elizabeth Darst
Zana Baxter
IOOF
Pomeroy Band
Eva Simms
Cincinnati
Mabel Wolfe
Minnie Neutzling
Winnona Cook
Miss Simms
Rocksprings Grange to meet on May 27 on youth and farming
The Rocksprings Grange will hold a meeting Thursday May 27 at 8 p m led by county agent C E Blakeslee to discuss Youth and the Farm. Last Friday about 100 attended a GE Production film showing Ingredient X and Green Hay with Darwin Bryan and his wife guiding a youth recreation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocksprings Grange
E. Blakeslee
General Electric Production
Darwin Bryan
Ohio Farm Bureau Association
Columbus
Meigs County Vacation Reading Club at Pomeroy Library
Meigs County boys and girls are invited to join a vacation reading club at Pomeroy Public Library. Notebooks will be provided to record titles of books read. Members who finish ten books will receive certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs County
Pomeroy Public Library
Ice Cream Social Planned by Oak Grove Church
The Youth Fellowship of Oak Grove Church will host an ice cream social at Oak Grove Community Hall Friday evening May 28. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Youth Fellowship of the
Oak Grove
Five Significant Steps in World History Highlight Rotary Talk
Middleport Rotary Club guests at Heath Methodist Church heard Professor Shurtleff discuss five world changing moments. He cited the birth of Christ, the Renaissance in Florence, democracy’s growth, the discovery of America, and the adoption of improved international rules led by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rotary
Rio Grande
Florence
Italy
America
United States
Marriage Licenses Listed for Numerous Couples
The records show multiple marriage licenses issued to pairs including Walter Knight Pomeroy and Maxine Van Fossen. Clayton Mills Athens and Doris McKee Pomeroy. Bryan N. Campbell Dayton and Sherry I. Lemley Dexter. Charles R. Davis Racine and Virginia J. Talbert Racine. and several others with ages and occupations such as steel workers bakers bus drivers practical nurses janitors and clerks across Ohio West Virginia and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Walter Knight
Parkersburg
Maxine van Fossen
Clayton Mills
Athens
Baker
Doris McKee
Bryan N. Campbell
Dayton
Sherry I. Lemley
Dexter
Charles R. Davis
Racine
Virginia J. Talbert
Speeding Charged in Route 7 Case
William Knight 18 of Lincoln Road was cited to appear in Justice of the Peace P L Pleoples court today on a State Highway Patrol speeding charge on Route 7 Wednesday evening according to a patrol report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
William Knight
Lincoln Road
Justice of the Peace P. L. Peoples’ Court
Dinner Guests with Featherstones Include Michaels Furbee kin
Guests at the Lee Featherstones dinner Wednesday evening included Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Michaels of Chester and Mrs. Raymond Furbee and daughter Karen of Portland. The hosts later were joined by Mrs. Richard Featherstone and her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Featherstones
Samuel Michaels
Chester
Raymond Furbee
Karen
Portland
The
Featherstones
Richard Featherstone
Daugh
Reuter Announces Birth in Minersville
Mr and Mrs Roy Reuter announce the birth of a daughter Linda Sue on Monday May 24 at the Mason Clinic in Minersville. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Eugene Forbes of Minersville and Mr and Mrs Val Reuter of Mulberry Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Roy Reuter
Minersville
Linda Sue
Mason Clinic
Eugene Forbes
Val Reuter
Mulberry Ave
Reunion Dinner Meeting Named at Mary Jane Coffee Shop
A small gathering planned for Wednesday evening at the Mary Jane Coffee Shop includes Mrs. Deever attending with others for a reunion dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Coffee Shop
Mrs. Deever
Law foments stew through plated excess dishes scandal
During Edward II's reign a law banned excessive numbers of dishes and inferior servants at meals. To circumvent it cooks combined different meats and vegetables on a single plate, giving rise to the practice of stew as a practical culinary response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward II
England
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Vwiddleport Social Notes
Edgar Ervin
Common Pleas Court
George Howell
Henry Idle
Emerson
Fada
Setchell-Carlson
Delco
Sentinel
Werner
Rutland
Rutland, Ohio
Eastman and
Ansco Films
Toni
Lustre Creme
Boride
Akron Truss Co
Greyhound Bus
Hettrich
L&h
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Middleport, Ohio
Pomeroy Social Notes
WCTTU
Reading Club
Moores
Herman Redman
Dunbar
W. Va
Eleanor Cieland
Austin Kerth
Marian M. Henwood
Norman van Nest
Shade
Virginia Carsey
Gordon Short
Henderson
W Va
Elmira Kerwood
Garland L. Messica
Gertrude W. Sprouse
Tuppers Plains
James Sparks
London
Laporer
Lucille Fellore
Earl Haynes
Belleville
Farmer
Juanita Allen
Charlies Haley
Evelyn Schuler
Robert N. Anderson
Navy
Mary K. Kirkpatrick
Sporting Goods
BROWN
2Nd St
Middleport, O
Meigs
Robert Taylor
Audrey Totter
Herbert Marshall
H. B. Warner
Moroni Olsen
Dorothy Patrick
Temple Middleport
Pink Horse
Robert Montgomery
Wanda Hendrix
Thomas Gomez
Art Smith
Bendvue
Tom Tyler
Jungle Girl
Attach-A-Tools
H. J. Hysell
Stew
Te Schmoll
NORGE
Nerga
Schmoll
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