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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1947

Page

6

Pomeroy National Bank marks remodeling with 75th anniversary open house

Pomeroy National Bank plans an open house from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday to celebrate its 75th anniversary and the completion of its enlarged quarters. President Edison Hobstetter announced details of a rebuilt lobby, new vault, murals, and expanded banking rooms reflecting a major expansion between the Lust Building and its former site.

Pomeroy Pomeroy National Bank Edison Hobstetter Safe Deposit Box Meigs Pomeroy Bend A. D. Russell D. H. Peoples Manning D. Webster L. Crary Davis Justice of the Peace Percy L. Peoples Mr. Hobstetter Ficers Eldon Weeks Robert S. Coates Mildred M. Stanley George S. Hobstetter, Jr Maxine Ogdin Pomeroy Cement Block Co Frecker Plumbing Co Pasquali Terrazzo and Tile Co Huntington W.va Smith and White Hobstetter United States

Legion Post Plans New World War II Honor Roll

Drew Webster Post 39, American Legion, dismissed its honor roll board and approved dismantling it to purchase a complete, more fitting roster. A dedication will invite the public to view the Meigs County World War II veterans list. About 55 members attended from Pomeroy and nearby towns.

Wealth Brings Nervous Strain From Choice Overload

The rich are said to be more nervous than the poor due to the wide variety of choices wealth affords. Indecision is described as a stress on the nerve-control mechanism.

Christmas Plans Formed By Two Baptist Classes

Middleport church notes show Zeta Chi Class led by Mrs. Harry Houdashelt and High School Class led by Mrs. Willis Anthony meeting Monday. New member Mrs. Mabel Keller welcomed. A Christmas party at the church is planned. Election results list Jean Clark as President and David Diles as Vice President among officers.

Middleport First Baptist Church Zeta Chi Harry Houdashelt Willis Anthony Charles Lambert Mabel Keller Jean Clark David Diles Malcolm Miller Sara Daune Hartley Marilyn Knopp Dorothy Chase

Sacred Heart students attend Rutland-Middleport game after dinner

Billy McGhee hosted six Sacred Heart School pupils from Pomeroy at his home on S Fourth Ave Friday. Guests James Donovan Jack Hawley Don Horack Charles Allensworth Leroy Ruschel and Jack Raub attended the dinner before going to the Rutland Middleport football game.

Billy McGhee S. Fourth Ave Rutland-Middleport James Donovan Jack Hawley Don Horack Charles Allensworth Leroy Ruschel Jack Raub Sacred Heart School Pomeroy

Family outing includes Roller Schaaf in Columbus

Mr. and Mrs. Max Roller with son Jim and Mrs. Eleanor Schaaf with son Jon spent Saturday in Columbus.

Max Roller Jim Eleanor Schaaf Jon Columbus

Pomeroy Senior Shakespeare Club Meets for Charity Sale

Pomeroy notes show the Senior Shakespeare Club gathering Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. A. H. Rosenbaum’s Lincoln Road home. Before the business meeting, items made by the blind will be sold to support the Ohio Commission for the Blind.

Pomeroy Shakespeare Club A. H. Rosenbaum Lincoln Road Ohio Commission For the Blind

Ohio University Students Visit Betsy Ebersbach Family

Dorothey Raines and Betsy Ebersbach of Ohio University spent the weekend with Betsy’s parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Ebersbach.

Dorothey Raines Betsy Ebershbach Ohio University Raymond Ebersbach

Stewart Family Visits Lincoln and San Diego Friends

Mr and Mrs Vance Stewart spent time in San Diego where their son Vance Stewart Jr teaches. They visited daughter Mrs Kermit Wiseman in Lincoln Sr. Also guests at the Wisemans were Mr and Mrs Ralston Vale and daughters Sandra and Shirley from Cleveland.

Vance Stewart San Diego Calif Vance Stewart, Jr Kermit Wiseman Lincoln Sr The Wisemans Ralston Vale Sandra and Shirley Cleveland

Social Roundup Counts Visits in Middleport Area

Mrs Helen Whalen and Mrs George Darnell return to Columbus after visiting Miss Nora O Leary. Deputy Sheriff Henry Rose and Mrs Rose visit Middleport. Misses Agatha and Barbara Joachim visit from Cedar Grove with relatives in the Healy family. Several others travel or visit in Charleston Glouster and Buckeye State towns including Rutland Beckley and Belle.

Helen Whalen George Darnell Columbus Nora O'Leary Henry Rose Rose Thelma Braley Warren Middleport Meigs County Agatha Barbara Joachim Cedar Grove Glenna Holcomb Charleston Mary Margaret Healy Joachims Laura Handley Glouster Charles McMaster Frank Pendergrass Frank Beckley W.va Richard Fink Judy Mr. Fink T. A. Giffin Belle W. Va Herbert Finks Rutland Andrew Kish Sue

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