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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1951
Page
3
In 1866 Jefferson Furnace located in Jackson County paid its stockholders a return of 200 percent on their investments, reflecting a remarkable gain for the era and the company.
The Rev. C M Pomeroy led the double ring ceremony uniting Shirley Hysell and David Diles at 11 45 AM in Middleport First Baptist Church. Attendants included Mrs Gerald Kelly and Robert Grimm with reception at the bride’s grandparents home Five Points.
The B. H. Sanborn Missionary Society met at First Baptist Church with Mrs. Paul Smart presiding. Roles changed as Mrs. Edgar Vale resigned as secretary and Mrs. H. M. Cross was appointed. Reports from Circles Love-Joy Electa and Dorcas covered sick calls, plastic kits, box shipments to soldiers, and county home care. A reception for Mrs. L. A. Bangerter was announced. The group planned the all day meeting for the forty seventh annual session of the Pomeroy and Rio Grande Baptist associations and a banquet. Members heard poems and reports from Youth Camp Tar Hollow and Granville House party. Dorcas hosted the gathering for thirty five members.
Mrs Clifford Manley guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by her sister-in-law Mrs Norman Van Matre 810 South Second St Middleport. Guests received refreshments of sandwiches and ice cream and gifts were placed in a blue and pink bassinet under a stork holding twin babies.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Fink reveal the approaching marriage of their daughter Nancy Ruth to Howard Raymond Ervin son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Ervin Racine. The ceremony is set for Sunday September 23 at three oclock at the Middleport Church of Christ with a reception in the church social rooms following.
An invitation extends to Middleport church women to a 3 to 5 pm Thursday reception at Mrs. O. P. Klein’s Rutland Street home for Mrs. L. A. Bangerter wife of Heath Methodist pastor, hosted by Mrs. L. W. McComas W S C S sponsor group. Bertha Bangerter mother of the minister also attends.
Cpl. Robert Casto on furlough from Puerto Rico was guest of honor at a Sunday family dinner hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs George Casto. Guests included Mrs Henry Casto and Mr and Mrs David Oiler.
In Middleport the 90th birthday of Mrs E T Mulford was marked with a Sunday picnic at Bailey's Lake. Present were the guest of honor and many relatives including Mrs Homer Kennedy Mrs Edith Thomas the Schuler and Mulford families from Pomeroy Cheshire Col umbus Ryger Marion and others.
Middleport residents report visits from J D Pomeroy family and other relatives. Paul Burton faces four more months of hospital care after leg surgery. Several couples and individuals return from trips to Washington DC, Columbus, and Lexington with weekend visits noted.
Middleport Ohio Valley Jamboree benefit entertainment scheduled for tonight at Middleport High School auditorium has been postponed to Tuesday evening September 25. Rotary Club president Young Jr says circumstances beyond control caused the delay. Ticket holders should hold their tickets for the new date. Proceeds support the club’s community projects.
Danny Mees Rosenbaum son of A H Rosenbaum and the late Alma Rosenbaum earned a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from Ohio State University. He now works in the research department at the Battelle Institute in Columbus.
The Athens Messenger section lists numerous residents visiting family in Greensburg Pa Columbus Cleveland and Canada. The report notes extended family visits and weekend travel including returns from Florida West Palm Beach and Niagara Falls with several military family movements and weekend arrivals.
An advertisement touts Wonder Salve and Wonder Medicated Soap for eczema and skin troubles. Inventoried as safe for children, the greaseless antiseptic salve promises relief with a stain free formula and a PYLOX variant. Sold in Athens by Quick Gallaher and Athens Drug Stores and local druggists.
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