Gilkeys celebrate 55 years with open house on Harrisonville Road
Mr and Mrs C E Gilkey marked their fifty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house at their Harrisonville Road home. They were wed Sept 5 1894 and hosted friends and kin including two wedding attendees Mrs Gilkeys cousins Ben Elberfeld and Georgia Williamson. Their daughter Mrs J M Thornton and son Dale C Gilkey live in Pomeroy. The couple’s longtime home sits on land adjacent to the Hysell family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Williamson
Gilkey
Izaak Hysell
Portland Community Picnic Successful Despite Rain Showers
The 1949 Portland Community Picnic at Portland Park drew sizable crowds despite showers on Labor Day. Linda Ours and Shirley McKelvey won amateur talent, with many contests including hog calling won by Mrs. Pearl Irwin and male laurels by Thomas D. Sayre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Portland
Portland Park
Linda Ours
Shirley McKelvey
Pearl Irwin
Thomas D. Sayre
Billie McKelvey
Helen Smith
Chester Proffitt
Open House At Citizens National Bank In Middleport
The Citizens National Bank of Middleport hosted an open house Friday night to celebrate remodeling and air conditioning upgrades. President John B. Downing and staff guided guests including Mrs. Downing Paul Smart and other employees while visitors learned about new features. Flowers from local banks and businesses decorated the interior. bonds were awarded in a guessing contest won by Jack Cowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Citizens National Bank
John B. Downing
Downing
Paul Smart
Smart
L. E. Reynolds
Harold Hubbard
Gene Grate
Allen Jenkinson
Mary Louise Thomas
Reynolds
Jenkins
Virginia Seyfried
Hubbard
Pomeroy National Bank
Farmer's Bank
Pomeroy
Meigs Grocery Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Jack Cowie
Boosters to Elect Racine Band Officers
The Racine High School Band Boosters will elect officers Thursday at 8 p.m. in the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Racine High School
Middleport Social Notes Weekend Visits and Plans
Miss Rose Hackett and guest Joe Tribble of Charleston spent the weekend with Miss Hackett's parents in Gravel Hill. A family picnic was held at Roadside Park with relatives and friends listed. Miss Edna Miller, graduate of Holzer Hospital School of Nursing, will remain to make up excused absence after her mother's death. Edna visits her sister Mrs. Robert Hysell during the holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Rose Hackett
Joe Tribble
Charleston
Miss Hackett
George Hackett
Gravel Hill
Michael Hackett
Jimmy
Diane
Don Mullen
Barbara Hackett
Shean
Mary Hackett Spencer
Michael Shaffer
Tribble
Edna Miller
School of Nursing
Holzer Hospital
Miss Miller
Robert Hysell
M. L. French
Edward Townsend French
Birthday Dinner Honoring C M Hennesy at Garfield Ave
Mrs. Hennesy hosted a dinner Saturday night at their Garfield Avenue home for C M Hennesy's birthday. Guests included Miss Lenore Giles and Mrs. Crary Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
C. M. Hennesy
Slumber party honors Misses Lucas of Logan West Virginia
JoAnn Wood hosted a slumber party at her S Third Ave home in Middleport. Guests included Misses Sue and June Lucas of Logan WV and their hosts Mr. and Mrs Hermas Lucas of the Wood Apartment. Also present were Rosemary Fisher Katherine Bathel Mary Lu Smith Carolyn Clark. A Saturday picnic honored the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
JoAnn Wood
S. Third Ave
Sue and
June Lucas
Logan
W. Va
Hermas Lucas
Wood
S. Fifth and
Palmer
Misses Lucas
Rosemary Fisher
Katherine Bachtel
Mary Lu Smith
Carolyn Clark
Bridal Shower Honoring Mrs Millican At Leading Creek Road
Mrs J A Young Sr hosted a bridal shower for Mrs Marvin Millican at Leading Creek Road. Guests included the bride’s mother Mrs Bertha Rife and many others such as Mrs John Fife Mrs Horace McElhinny Mrs Cash Johnson Mrs Hurley Gilkey and Mary Jane Young assisted in serving cake and ice cream.
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Middleport
J. A. Young Sr
Marvin Millican
Leading Creek Road
Bertha Rife
John Fife
Horace McElhinny
Cash Johnson
Hurley Gilkey
Hershel Gilkey
Raymond Fufe
A. P. Bradbury
Suzanne
J. A
Missionary Society meeting at Mrs Winston home
Middleport Mt Moriah Missionary Society met at Mrs William Winston’s S Second Ave Thursday evening. President Carrie Cassell led the gathering as Mrs Mintie Green of Pomeroy celebrated a birthday with a cake baked by Mrs Winston. Guests included Margaret Bowles Beatrice Payne Lula Belle Hampton and Nan Barnett from Columbus. Don Young will host in two weeks to celebrate Helen Harper’s birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Mt. Moriah
Graduates Return From Holzer Hospital School
Patricia Mc Elhinny Martha Haggerty and Janet Russell arrive home after graduating from Holzer Hospital School of Nursing on Thursday night The three are daughters of local families with two week vacations for Mc Elhinny and Haggerty and continued plans for Russell.
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Middleport
Patricia McElhinny
Martha Haggerty
Janet Russell
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Miss McElhinny
Charles McElhinny
Miss Haggerty
Ed Haggerty
Miss Russell
Leo Russell
Allen Family fiftieth wedding anniversary observed
Mrs. Don Allen of Buffalo visited her mother Mrs. A. H. Bradbury before traveling to Rio Grande for the fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen. Attendees included Mrs. Bradbury and Mrs. James Arnold with daughter Judy and Mr. and Mrs. Co. P. Bradbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Don Allen
Buffalo
N. Y
A. H. Bradbury
Rio Grande
Allen
Frank Allen
Bradbury
James Arnold
Judy
Co. P. Bradbury
Local residents host relatives and service members over weekend
Mr and Mrs James Shields of Kensington Md visit grandparents in Meigs County as Sgt Edgar Vale and family plan to report to Ft Eustace Va. Remainder of notes describe visits by Pvt Esther Jackson and others at Camp Lee Va and gatherings in Columbus Cleveland Detroit and Charleston with family and naval assignments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Shields
Dann Joan Hamilton
Kensington
Thomas Longstaff
Herman Ohlinger
Birmingham
Ala
Edgar Vale
Bettina
Dayton
Ft. Eustace
Set
Akron
Clara Murray
Esther Jackson
Joyce Miller
Mary Archuleta
Woman's Army Corps
Camp Lee
Robert Jackson
WACS
Pvt. Jackson
Middleport High School
Carl Vanderhoof
Margaret Lee
Vanderhoof
I. E. Miller
L. W. McComas
Miller
Edward Lee McComas
Portsmouth
Louis Smith
Mary Miller
Columbus
Doyle Miller
Chester Rice
Susan
Atlanta
Homer Rice
Winnie Mayer
Donald Mills
Cleveland
Duke Bitler
Albert Faehnle
Frieda
Donald Marsh
Donnie
Cincinnati
Mr. Faehnle
Elizabeth Faehnle
Faehnles
Roger Emmish
Betty
Sally
Detroit
C. A. Emmish
Walter Mace
LaSalle Hotel
Mace
Maces
Howell James
Meigs County
Jameses
Winnie Russell
Lincoln Hill
Custer St. James Weber
Meigs
P. F. Klein
Charleston
Norfolk
U.S.S. Massey
Global Plan For Students Is Outlined At Rotary Club
Middleport Rotary members heard Gov Burkhart of the 231st district outline the Paul Harris Memorial Fund for a global student exchange. He urged focus on attendance fellowship and service as the five club priorities and praised the Memorial Fund honoring Rotary founder Paul Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Vernon Burkhart
Rotary International
Fellowship Foundation
Paul Harris
Rotary
Heath Methodist Church
Burkhart
Rotary Club
C. L. Tannehill
J. Clinton Fisher
Probation Violator Sentenced In Non-Support Case
Ernest Smith 30 of Racine was sentenced by Judge Edgar Ervin to one to three years in the Ohio Penitentiary on a non-support charge. The plea followed a grand jury indictment accusing him of failing to support his 11 year old child for four years.
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Pomeroy
Ernest Smith
Racine
Edgar Ervin
Ohio
Smith
Common Pleas
Charles Russell
John C. Bacon
Meigs County
Bacon
Carpenter Schools List Teaching Staff for 1949 50
Carpenter schools opened Aug 29 for 1949 50 with Eddie Lew Howery as principal Max Crabtree in industrial arts Lois Bradford home economics Mildred Roush music grades 5 6 Eugene Atkins Harrisonville grades 3 4 Mary Amende Racine grades 1 2 Ruth Starkey Carpenter vocational agriculture Grafton Stout Harrisonville as staff.
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Pomeroy
Carpenter Schools
Eddie Lew Howery
Max Crabtree
Lois Bradford
Mildred Roush
Eugene Atkins
Harrisonville
Mary Amende
Racine
Ruth Starkey
Carpenter
Grafton Stout
Hobstetters Visit Nelsonville Relatives Over Holiday Weekend
Mr and Mrs Geo Hobstetter and daughter of Nelsonville spent the holiday weekend with relatives in town, sharing time and hospitality with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Geo. Hobstetter
Nelsonville
Pomeroy Social Notes and Community Weddings
The Smith family held its third annual reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith in Pomeroy with officers elected: Mrs. Thelma Nelson president, Mrs. Estella Smith vice president, and Mrs. Mildred Morris secretary. Miss Margaret Ann Studer, summer Meigs County home demonstration agent, will wed Kenneth Brown September 18 at New Hope Lutheran Church Adamsville. Brown is a fresh Ohio State University graduate and dairy herdsman, and Studer will teach home economics in Perrysville Schools. The couple plans to reside in Loudonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Zuspan Clan Reunion Honors Members at Middleport
Eighty one Zuspan relatives and friends attended the twenty first annual reunion at Middleport Roadside Park. O L Bush noted the only attendee with perfect attendance was himself. New officers were elected led by Clarence E Zuspan as president and Vera Martin as secretary with numerous local attendees noted. The group voted to hold the 1950 reunion in Middleport Roadside Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Zuspan
O. L. Bush
Co. E. Zuspan
L. O. Gaskins
Point Pleasant
Frank Wood
O. B. Zuspan
Carolyn Morrison
Bend Area
Bertha Zuspan
C. J. Zuspan
Janet
Ruth Blessing
Wood
Arch Dale Martin
Shinniston
W. Va
James Morrison
Leonard
Hale Blessing
Warren Morrison
Naida Gaskins
Helen Louise Long
Clarence E. Zuspan
Missouri
Vera Martin
Nadia Gaskins
Sam Halstead
Samuel Jr
L. A. McMillen
Crosby Picture Booked Pomeroy
The free motion picture show in the Sacred Heart Church auditorium Tuesday at 7 30 features Pennies From Heaven with Bing Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby Picture
Pomeroy
Sacred Heart Church
Bing Crosby
Pomeroy Auxiliary to Meet Tuesday Evening
Mrs Ben Turner announces the Auxiliary of the day will hold a meeting Tuesday at 8 p m at the Warner Beauty Salon on Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ben Turner
Warner Beauty Salon
Second St
Buffet Dinner Honors Mrs. Baer of Columbus
A Sunday evening buffet at the Ed H. Condon home honored Mrs. A. H. Baer of Columbus, with guests including Mrs. Edith Mallory Lydia Ebersbach Marion Ebersbach and the Mitchell Reed Ebersbach families and Mercedes Condon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ed. H. Condon
Mercedes
Family weekend trips and visits across Ohio and D C
Mrs. F Ray Wilson and Dorinda depart for Washington D C over Labor Day weekend. Mrs Dora Beards remains in critical condition. Mr and Mrs Richard Crow of Warren Ohio visit Judge and Mrs Fred Crow Sr. over the holiday. Mr and Mrs John C Bacon and son Jack travel to Peebles Ohio to visit Mrs Clara Bacon and attend the Adams County reunion at Serpent Mound State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Ray Wilson
Dorinda
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Dora Beards
Richard Crow
Warren
Ohio
Mr. Crow
Fred W. Crow
John C. Bacon
Jack
Peebles
Mr. Bacon
Clara Bacon
Adams County
Serpent Mound State Ark
Funeral Services Held For Daisy A. Robinson
Daisy A. Robinson aged 75 died Saturday at her Racine home. Born February 1, 1874 to A. B. and Emily Roush Robinson of Chester, she was survived by brother Earl Robinson of Apple Grove and sister Mabel Robinson of Racine. Services were to be held at the Racine home with burial in Gilmore Cemetery, Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Daisy A. Robinson
Racine
Robinson
A. B
Emily Roush Robinson
Chester
Earl Robinson
Apple Grove
Mabel Robinson
Gilmore Cemetery
Banner
Daughter Ellen Kathryn Born to Sniders in Seaman
Mr and Mrs Tom Snider of Seaman announce the birth of a daughter Ellen Kathryn on August 31 The paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Snider of Seaman formerly of Middleport
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Tom Snider
Seaman
Ellen Kathryn
Charles Snider
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. E. Gilkey
Ben Elberfeld
Melvin Roush
Don Dailey
Tommy Ebersbach
Hubert Johnson
Kathleen Ward
Bob Hart
Portland Community Club
William McKelvey
Gail Price
Harry Swah
Pedro the Pig
Vernon Cady
Athens
Gallaher
Quick
L&z
Main St. Ph
Middleport Social Notes
Miss Wood
Leo L. Vaughan
Union Avenue
Logan Monument Co
Pomeroy, Ohio
Mason
Domeroy
Tyrone Power
Gene Tierney
Robert Stack
Jackie Cooper
Robert Young
Susan Hayward
Tarzan and
the Green Goddess
Alan Ladd
William Bendix
Calcutta
Hoosier Hot Shots
Pomeroy Social Notes
Liberty
Middleport, Ohio
Richard Denning
Catherine Craig
Russell Hayden Ann Doran
Pomeroy Personals
Tyem
Fredricus
Federal Land Bank
United National Farm Loan Ass’n
A. C. Gibson
Sec'y-Treas
Ohio Valley Bank Bldg
Gallipolis, Ohio
Tonite & Wed
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Heart OF
Virginia
Ata
Valley Drive
G Aeris
Jre Lawton
the Prince OF Peace
Nolin
Meigs Theatre
Frick Company
Waynesboro
Meigs Pomeroy
Tombstone
Barry Sullivan
Broderick Crawford
Marjorie Reynolds
Guinn Williams
Temple Middleport
Betty Grable
Doug. Fairbanks, Jr
Cesar Romero
Harry Davenport
Reginald Gardiner
Bendvue Pomeroy
Robert Newton Simone Simon
Bud Eed Pup Restakt
Fagle Lion
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