Johnson reunion draws attendees from Ohio towns
Attendees gathered at Lake Hope for the Johnson family reunion on September 5. Listed guests include Raymond Palmer and spouse, Roger and Alice, Howard Johnson and many other Johnson relatives from Columbus Gallipolis Middleport Nelsonville Mason Toledo Worthie Zanesville and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Johnson
Lake Hope
Raymond Palmer
Roger
Alice
Howard Johnson
Barbara
Carol
William Young
Billy
Johnnie
Bruma Johnson
Raymond Johnson
Buddy
Susan
W. ¢. Johnson
Morris Brenner
Leland Johnson
All of Columbus
Wayne Johnson
Gallipolis
Miles Nelson
Dexter
George Johnson
William Kennedy
Jack
Eddie
Joe
Sig Johnson
Nelsonville
Harold
Schwarz
Marilyn Jane
Mason
W. Va
Felix
Patsy
Alan
Gary
Toledo
Clay Evans
Gene
Madelyn Johnson
Elder Johnson
Ruth
Maurice
Johnny
Worthie Johnson
Pomeroy
Arthur Johnson
Susan Wallar
Zanesville
Insurance compliance notice for Northwestern Mutual Life
The Superintendent of Insurance of Ohio certifies that Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee Wisconsin complies with Ohio law to transact mutual insurance business in the state for the current year. The 1947 annual statement shows assets of 2 166 001 80 and liabilities of 2 011 824 268 60 with net income 6 07 and expenditures 1 186 855 789 138. Dated Columbus July 1 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Oho
Northwestern Mutual Lipe Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Columbus
Ohio
W. Lee Shield
Ins. of
District Flower Show Set For Middleport Thursday
Middleport Garden Club hosts Region 11 clubs of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs for a flower show at Heath Methodist Church starting 10 a m. 38 clubs in Athens Gallia Meigs Hocking Vinton Morgan and Washington counties may enter three arrangements each. State president Mrs Wolfe and regional director Mrs Richards attend. attendees provide own lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Middleport Garden Club
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Heath Methodist Church
Garen Stansbury
Walter Harris
Rodney Downing
Lewis Sauer
D. B. Hartinger
Clinton Fisher
R. Ctansbury
Helen Terry
Daisie Saunders
David Farmer
Dea Hayes
John Kincaid
Roscoe Meadows
John Duerr
Robert Harris
John B. Downing
Stansbury
Leo Beeson
J H. Grate
F. M. Wood
Walter Hayes
A. W. McKay
Lawrence Milhoan
Arthur Stuart
Max Roller
R. A. Miller
Clifford Ervin
Harrie Marie Smith
W. H. Juhl Ing
M. L. French
Athens
Gallia
Meigs
Hocking
Vinton
Morgan
Washington
Wolfe
Ohio Association
James Richards
Rio Grande
Middleport social notes celebrate Charlene Dav is fourth birthday
Thirty two children attended the Tuesday party at Charlene Davis home on Broadway Street. Favors, a pink and white cake with ice cream, and playground play on swings and slides marked the celebration. Charlene is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs J J Davis and niece of Jane Harris. Other local relatives and visitors shared in families dinners and greetings as news of weddings, funerals, and travels filled the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Davis
Broadway St
Chat- Jene
J. J. Davis
Kathleen Bush
Jane Harris
Chester Russell
Gon Jackie
Indianapolis
Jane
Walter Burns Harris
Mr. Russell
Harry Russell
Harris
Wilbur Theobald
Rutland
Pamela Barker
Ferne Barker
Margaret Sauer
Dayton
C. J. Sauces
Stewart Adams
Pittsburgh
L. D. Dilex
Dana Hamilton
Edward Adams
Ronnie
Carl Johnson
Los Angeles
Nick Bengal
Johnson
Raymond Root
Mary Root
J. E. Parsons
Inlaw
Ralph Parsons
London
Ohio
Marvin Roush
Charleston
Earl Roush
Carla Clark
Cleveland
Carl Hobart
Columbus
Middleport
P. F. Klein
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Clifford Stumbo
Paul Stumbo
Anstead
W.va
Kathryn Poindexter
Earl McGreevy
Agnes Russell
Maxine Russell Ray
New Orleans
L. K. Lewis
Jackson
Boyd Dil
Nurses Headed for Nine Month Training at Cincinnati General
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Russell take their daughter Janet and Miss Patricia McElhinny to Cincinnati for nine months of special training at Cincinnati General Hospital. Also traveling are Martha Haggerty Edna Miller and Betty Koehler from Middleport, classmates at Holzer Hospital School of Nursing in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Leo Russell
Janet
Patricia McElhinny
Cincinnati
Cincinnati General Hospital
Holzer Hospital School of Nursing
Gallipolis
Martha Haggerty
Edna Miller
Betty Koehler
Four Appear In Court In Martin Hotel Altercation
David Fannin and C E Stewart pleaded guilty to intoxication and assault charges from a Friday Martin Hotel incident. Fannin paid $49.20 and was released. Stewart paid none and stayed in jail. Clarence Ash labeled a chronic offender received 100 fine and costs and returned to jail. George Moore was fined 25 dollars and costs with both suspended due to no prior intoxication record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
David Fannin
Cc. E. Stewart
Martin Hotel
D. A. Canaday
Fannin
Stewart
Clarence Ash
George Moore
Canaday
Two Seamen From LST Have Meigs Reunion
A Meigs reunion was held in Middleport over the weekend with Owen Bratten hosting Ray Shaffer and his son Stephen of Flat Rock Illinois. The two seamen served together on the same LST for 27 months during the war, both at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Owen Bratten
Ray Shaffer
Stephen
Flat Rock
Ill
Best Sellers Added To Pomeroy Library
Pomeroy Public Library adds new titles including Elissa by Taylor Caldwell Woman with a Sword by Hollister Noble Ghost Town on the Yellowstone by Elliot Paul Malabar Farm by Louis Bromfield The World Is Not Enough by Zoe Oldenbourg and I Love My Doctor by Evelyn Barkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Public Library
Elissa
Taylor Caldwell
Hollister Noble
the Yellowstone
Elliot Paul
Malabar Farm
Louis Bromfield
Zoe Oldenbourg
I Love
My Doctor
Evelyn Barkins
Births at Mason Clinic Note Two Daughters Born
Mr and Mrs Howard Proffitt Portland welcomed a daughter on September 9. Mr and Mrs William H Johnson Letart Route 2 welcomed a daughter on September 10. Discharged are Mrs Retha Brooks Letart and Mrs Walter Grueser and her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Proffitt
Portland
William H. Johnson
Letart
Retha Brooks
Walter Grueser
Scott McQuigg Dies at 63 in Columbus Home
Scott McQuigg 63, retired salt manufacturer and former Pomeroy resident, died yesterday at his Columbus home after a long illness. Native of Pomeroy he lived in Columbus 28 years. Survived by his wife Lora D. McQuigg. Funeral at 8 p.m. Wednesday at D. Harvey Davis funeral home Columbus with calling hours tonight. Services follow Thursday at Pomeroy Methodist Church. Burial in Beech Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Scott McQuigg
Columbus
Lora D. McQuigg
D. Harvey Davis Funeral
Pomeroy Methodist Church
Beech Grove Cemetery
Slack Fire Extinguished At Kerrs Run
Mayor D A Canaday ordered the burn ing slack at the Marion L French coal tipple near Kerr s Run sprayed with water by three ward fire departments starting Monday afternoon. By midnight only steam rose and officials expected possible flare ups within days.
Revolver Accident Injures Man Near Silversville
Ed Ihle of Pomeroy and his brother Charles were on a practice shooting trip when a .45 automatic revolver discharged injuring Ed Ihle below the ankle. He had half-cocked the hammer for safety. taken to Meigs General Hospital for treatment and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Ed Ihle
Charles
Silversville
Thle
Meigs General Hospital
Pupils To See Train Free Day Frontier Event
Pomeroy schools will close Sept. 23 to allow pupils to visit the Freedom Train at Parkersburg West Virginia or attend the Second Frontier Day at Rio Grande College. Parents may choose either event. Local buses will not be used for transport. The closure followed a board of education meeting held last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy- Pomeroy
Parkersburg
W. Va
Rio Grande College
Board of Education
Trial Continues Hartinger In Meigs County Court
Dan C Hartinger stands trial in Meigs County on charges of embezzling about 65 dollars in oak lumber and conspiring to defraud the county. Affidavits were read 39 total with 15 sustained objections by Judge Earl Parker and 24 remaining as evidence. Photostatic US government checks were admitted as defense exhibits during cross examination of Clyde Millhone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan C. Hartinger
Hartinger
Earl D. Parker
Parker
Clyde Millhone
Dan Hartinger
VeElhinny Descendants Hold Annual Reunion in Middleport
Descendants of the late Mr and Mrs Noble McElhinny gathered Sept 5 at the home of Mr and Mrs Cash Durst in Middleport for their yearly reunion held near the late Mr McElhinny birthday. About fifty attendees registered including multiple McElhinny relatives and spouses from Ohio towns such as Belle Huntington Columbus Gallipolis Chillicothe Pomeroy and Cheshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Noble McElhinny
Cash Durst
Rgger
Mr. McElhinny
Charlies McElhinny
Patricia
Marvin Murray
Robert McElhinny
Karen
Dana Lambert
Sidney Pickens
Frances
Kenneth Mossman
Kenny
Glenn Lambert
Paddy Jo
Shirley Evans
Jack Abbott
Faye Greathouse
Sylvan Gardner
Floy Scott
Kathleen Butcher
Woody Burnett
Glorianna Foster
Gallipolis
Frank Abbott
Belle
W. Va
Max Lambert
Richard
Chillicothe
Howard McElhinny
Kenneth Farrell
Judith
Wally
Charleston
Roy Wright
George Wright
Pomeroy
Bertha Baumgardner
J. ¢. Miller
Huntington
Ernest Plantz
Milwaukee
Maxine Darst
Columbus
Comer Bradbury
Billy Darst
Robert Conkle
Cash Darst
Cheshire
Soldier Mulford Returns to U S After 30 Months Abroad
Middleport residents learn that Charles Mulford, a U S Army sergeant, has arrived in the United States from Germany after 30 months overseas. He is slated to be discharged September 28 at Camp Kilmer New Jersey per a call to his mother Mrs Otto Mulford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Charles Mulford
Germany
U. S. Army
United States
Otto Mulford
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Garden Club meeting distributes year books
Eleven members attended the Reedsville Garden Club meeting where dues were collected and new year books were distributed under the direction of Mrs. Emma Whitehead. The program featured Mrs. Lucie Barnett, Mrs. Lillian Pickens, Miss Kate L. Kibble, Mrs. Blanche Ruth and Mrs. Ina Massar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reedsville
Garden Club
Emma Whitehead
Lucie Barnett
Lillian Pickens
Kate L. Kibble
Blanche Ruth
Ina Massar
That Ain't Popcorn Tall Iowa Corn Tower Says Engineer
George Wittmer an engineer on the New York Central railroad reports a 16 foot tall corn row in Middletown Iowa that he can reach only with a stepladder. He notes Iowa is not the only state with tall corn and that’s no popcorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebort
George Wittmer
George
New York Central Railroad
Iowa
Local Hospital Roundup Notes Patient Recoveries
Mrs. Arthur Skinner is recovering from minor surgery at Holzer Hospital Saturday morning. Mrs. Arthur Covert sprained an ankle in a fall on W Main St and is improving. E. M. Wood was hospitalized briefly after cutting his hand while operating his mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Arthur Skinner
Holzer Hospital
Arthur Covert
W. Main St
E. M. Wood
Ohlinger brothers on three day leave from Camp Meade
Phil and Bill Ohlinger sons of Mr and Mrs Herman Ohlinger Condor St are home on a three day leave from Camp Meade Md where both are stationed Miss Clara Zier and Miss Minerva Pryor of Pomeroy and Mrs Effie Warren of Reedsville spent Saturday in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil
Bill Ohlinger
Herman Ohlinger
Condor St
Camp Meade
Clara Zier
Minerva Pryor
Pomeroy
Effie Warren
Reedsville
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middleport Social Notes
William Hallam
Jacksonville
Paul Davis
Cash Johnson
Ray O'Donnell
Pfc
John Clinton Fisher
Washington, D.C
William Mayes
John Barker
Betty Lou Haines
Lima
John Clinton Fisher, III
Mayes
Charles Mayes
Ash Cave
Logan
G. W. Frank
Jerry
Mariam Ruble
Donald Frank
Pete Stegner
Jack Terry
Stegners
Cincinnati Hospital
Doan
Jonathans
Grimes
Romes
New Haven Orchard
New Haven, W. Va
LST
Pomeroy Library
Bendvue
Walt Disney
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Donald Duck
Mickey Mouse Jimming
TEMPS
Rita Hayworth
Larry Parks
Marc Platt
Roland Culver
James Gleason
Edward Ef, Horton
Adele Jergens
George Macready
Bob Steele
Fred Scott
Meigs Theatre
Meigs County
Frick Co., Inc
Waynesboro
Penn
Sigmund Romberg
Ecex
Babe Ruth
I Iit
PAN
Mbia Pic
Susan Peters
the Sign OF
Te Ram
Alexander Knox
Phyllis Thaxter
Peggy Ann Garner
Ron Randell
Dame May Whitty
Allene Roberts
America
Central Park
Deanna Durbin
Dick Haymes , Vincent Price
Kerrs Run
U. S
Thur
Janes Rendering
Farmers Hardware & Supply
F. A. Cain
Rutland, Ohio
Year Books
Pomeroy Personals
Downie
N. Court
Tappan
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