Annual Banquet of Richwood Alumni Association Attended
The 31st Richwood Alumni Association banquet was held Thursday night May 29 at the high school with 263 guests. 1947 Jr. Class served dinner. program featured speeches by Mike Shuman and Sheldon Robertson among others. officers elected: Dallas Sullivan president and George W. Keigley vice president. Guests came from multiple Ohio towns and New Castle Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood Alumni Association
H. S
Richwood H. S
Margaret Matteson
H. R. Fisher
R.H.S
Mike Shuman
Alumni Association
Don Davis
Mary Lou Matlack
Janet Zuspan
Marianne Hunt
Lena Chiesa
Marvin Fogt
Robert Allen
D. J. Weber
Sidney Layman
Ruth Rosenberger
New Castle
Robert Sanders
S. A. Layman
Aaron Darnell
Sheldon Robertson
Bride-Elect Dorothy McElroy Honored With Shower
Miss Dorothy Jean McElroy bride elect was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Janis Patrick and Miss Martha Keigley for twenty five guests at the Keigley home on South Franklin street. Prizes were won by several guests and gifts were opened amid blue and white decor. McElroy, daughter of Mrs. Agnes McElroy and the late Dwight McElroy, will wed William Davis of Landon Road at 12:30 Sunday, June 8, at Richwood First Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jean McElroy
Janis Patrick
Martha Keigley
Keigley
South Franklin Street
Culver Harris
Tom Navin
Chloe Sanderson
Joe Davis
H. C. Warye
Miss McElroy
Agnes McElroy
Dwight McElroy
William Davis
Charles Davis
Landon Road
Richwood First Baptist Church
Russell Lowe Injured In Automobile Accident
Russell Lowe nineteen son of Mr and Mrs Dana Lowe of Leesburg township suffered serious face and head injuries early Saturday when his car struck a bridge over Blues Creek. He is confined in Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus. His father is secretary of the Richwood Fair Assn. Lowe was returning home after taking a companion to a home near New Dover and it is thought he fell asleep and crashed into the abutment. He was unconscious for a time but later walked to the John Lowe farm for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Lowe
Dana Lowe
Leesburg Township
Blues Creek
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Richwood Fair Assn
Young Lowe
New Dover
John Lowe
New Daughter Born to Ostrander Couple at Marion City Hospital
A daughter was born Friday morning May 30 to Mr and Mrs Charles C Oman of near Ostrander at Marion City hospital. Mrs Oman before marriage was Miss Rachel White daughter of Mrs Blanche White of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Oman
Near Ostrander
Marion City Hospital
Oman
Rachel White
Blanche White
California
Callahans Entertain With Family Dinner Friday
A Memorial Day family dinner at Mr and Mrs Charles Callahan home on Grove Street drew relatives from Wilmington Columbus Marion Richwood and Anderson Indiana including Dr and Mrs A O Thomas and daughter Mr Dan Bending and several Callahan families and afternoon visitors Mr and Mrs Ben Van Atta and Mrs Rice of Richwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Callahan
Grove St
A. O. Thomas
Wilmington
Dan Bending
Gilead
Albert Beal
Columbus
Allen Callahan
Marion
Curt Callahan
Richwood
Ben van Atta
Anderson
Indiana
Charles Rice
Near Richwood
Memorial Day Observance in Richwood and Surroundings
Memorial Day activities began at the Legion Home with a parade to Richwood fair ground then by bus to Claiborne cemetery. The Richwood High School band provided music and Scouts decorated graves. Services at Price and York cemeteries drew sizable crowds. Rev. B F Reading spoke at York Church afternoon service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood
Legion Home
Richwood Fair Ground Street
Claiborne Cemetery
Richwood H. S. Band
Luther Liggett
Price Cemetery
York Cemetery
B. F. Reading
York Church
Richwood T N T 4 H Club Elects Secretary Treasurer
The Richwood T N T 4 H Club held its first vacation meeting in the high school home economics room. Sarah Speyer was elected secretary treasurer to replace Sandra Thomas who left for the summer. The weekly meeting time was set for 2 a m. Tuesday. Janet Sieg Kathryn Sieg and Juanita Payne reported on a county trip to Lazarus in Columbus on May 28. A posture clinic was held and Janet Sieg led games after light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood T.N.T
Sarah Speyer
Sandra Thomas
Janet
Kathryn Sieg
Juanita Payne
Lazarus
Columbus
Janet Sieg
Relatives Attend Kramer Funeral From Distant Cities
A large list of relatives and friends traveled from multiple states to attend the funeral of Charles H. Kramer. Attendees included Rev. J. A. Currier and daughter Elizabeth, and numerous named relatives and associates from Columbus, Newark, London, Marion, Green Camp, Milford Center, and beyond. They also visited Decoration Day exercises in Galton after the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhe
Charles H. Kramer
J. A. Currier
Elizabeth
Eston Miller
Ted Bauder
Delaware
Lee Elsom
Ostrander
Cleo Kramer
Newark
Burr Kramer
Dayton
Elmer Woodard
Roland
Robert Herriott
Bobby Joe
Della Herriott
Foster Gossard
London
Ralph Herriott
Frank Kramer
Ann
Floyd Chapman
Nannie Currier
Frank Currier
Pete Lewis
Betty Davis
Mary Gerhart
Bill Bauder
Ellsworth Bauder
Winifred
Kathryn
Columbus
Josephine Evans
Raymond
Wbarl Sager
Flora Sager
Bertha Taylor
Bertha Brown
Nellie Crow
Carrie Currier
Margaret McKitrick
Joe Herriott
Plain City
Charles Woodard
George Woodard
Valparaiso
Indiana
Fred Leuszler
Amherst
Ohio
Flooding Strains Farms As Bokes and Rush Creeks Spill
Early June brings heavy May rainfall that floods streets fields and basements. Farmers report half plowed and only part of corn planted with June 15 deadline near. Oats crop partly saved and wheat looking good despite widespread inundation along Bokes Creek and Rush Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richwood
Essex
Rus
Bokes Creek
Newark Captain Among 9200 Nominated for Regular Army
President Truman submitted to the Senate nominations of about 9200 National Guard Reserve Corps and U S Army officers for permanent commissions in the regular army. Captain James R. Whitehead of Newark, son of David B. and the late Winifred Whitehead, is among eight chosen from Licking County. Whitehead, born in Richwood, a Richwood High School graduate, is stationed in Norfolk, Virginia and intends to pursue a life in the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Senate
National Guard Reserve Corps
Army of the United States
Licking County
James R. Whitehead
Newark
David B. Whitehead
Winifred James Whitehead
Richwood
Blanche Hostetter
Captain Whitehead
Richwood High School
Norfolk
Mrs Brown Visits Daughter in Marysville
Mrs Charles Brown is spending a few days with her daughter Mrs Hal Yarrington and family of Marysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brown
Mrs
Hal Yarrington
Marysville
Union County Achievement Day at Broadway High School
Students and families are reminded of the Union County Achievement Day to be held Thursday at Broadway High School. The event highlights student awards and community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Broadway High School
Wedding Dinner for Niece in Marysville
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Beard and family of Richwood attended the wedding dinner for their niece Miss Audrey Kisamore at the Vincent Liebhart home west of Marysville. Kisamore a Marysville high graduate class of 1947 married Sunday morning to William Liebhart a First Class Airplane Mechanic and WWII Navy veteran. They will live on his father’s farm west of Marysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Beard
Richwood
Audrey Kisamore
Vincent Liebhart
Marysville
Miss Kisamore
Gabriel Kisamore
Newark
Kisamore
William Liebhart
Conrad and Son of
Missionary Trip Pictures At Union Baptist Church
Evangelist Marvin Lewis presents a slide show of his recent Central and South America Haiti and Jamaica trip at Union Baptist Church next Sunday night June 8 at 8 o clock. Dr C E Hershey of Marion joined him for over four weeks visiting mission stations and Bible institutes covering nine to ten thousand miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Lewis
Union Baptist Church
Central
South America
Haiti
Jamaica
Rev. Lewis
C. E. Hershey
Marion
Lewis
Gospel Fellowship Hour
Social Roundup of Dinners and Guests Across Communities
Mr and Mrs C D Sidle hosted numerous relatives for dinners including Max Taylor and family from Los Angeles and others from Richwood Springdale and Summersville. Detroit visitors Earl Slemmons and family joined, while Columbus and Bellefontaine connections were noted. The Cook family reunion drew about 150 guests from several towns and the Frum home hosted Jenkins of Fairmont West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Sidle
Max Taylor
Jack
Jeanette
Los Angles
California
Clara Moehn
Richwood
David Sidle
Billie
Springdale
W. H. Taylor
Summersville
Ray Slemmons
Earl Minke
Lonnie
Earl Slemmons
Harvey
Detroit
Michigan
O. W. Frum
Helen
Columbus
Hamilton Newman
Eugene Fogle
Charles Perkins
F. H. Nicholls
Bellefontaine
Virgil E. Wynn
Carrol
Pharisburg
C. C. Bowen
Frank White
West Jackson
Grover Fields
Earnest Fields
Grover C. Fields
Robert Meader
BE. €. Fields
Cook
Lloyd Matteson
St. Marys
Urbana
Springfield
Kansas
Wapakoneta
Spencerville
Auto Accident on Route 31 Near Broadway Corners
Two cars collided shortly after noon Saturday on Route 31 north of Broadway Corners. Ottie Gray of Richwood and Mrs. Lee Thompson of Columbus drove the vehicles. Mrs. Thompson cut knee, Gray head cut and knee bruised, Dana Jackson riding with Gray injured. Both cars badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway Corners
Ottie Gray
Richwood
Lee Thompson
Columbus
Local Soldier Visits Richwood Parents Before Hospital Run
Cpl. Marion Smith Jr. visited his parents in Richwood last week en route to taking a patient to Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Marion Smith Jr
Richwood
Veteran’s Hospital
Chillicothe
Couple Welcomes Boy After Caesarean Birth
Mr and Mrs C B Rockhold announce the birth of a son by Caesarean section on Thursday May 29 at Marion City Hospital. Mrs Rockhold, formerly Miss Alice Monroe, daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Monroe of Richwood, also has a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Rockhold
Marion City Hospital
Visit to Gallia kin ends for Betts family
Mrs. Robert Betts and her son Bob traveled from Gallipolis to stay last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Betts
Bobby
Gallipolis
Charley Field
George Battles Wins Trotting Trophy at Wapakoneta Meet
At the Wapakoneta race meet Rita Castle won the first heat and placed third in the second heat of the 2:24 trot stake for $1000. The fastest heat earned a trophy awarded to George Battles of Richwood, owner and driver. Donna Warner from Marysville visited her parents in South Franklin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapakoneta
Rita Castle
George Battles
Richwood
Donna Warner
Marysville
Roy Warner
South Franklin Street
Detroit Woman and Cleve land Guest at Langstaff Home
Miss Ruth Jolliff of Detroit and Miss Lois Langstaff of Cleveland spent their holiday weekend at the home of Mrs Tabitha Langstaff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Jolliff
Detroit
Mich
Lois Langstaff
Cleveland
Tabitha Langstaff
Langstaff Visits Richwood Home This Weekend
Richard Langstaff of Toledo visited over the weekend at his Richwood home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Langstaff
Toledo
Richwood
Taylor Family Visitation Spreads Through Summersville and Richwood
Max Taylor his wife and two children of Hollywood California are visiting the home of Mr and Mrs W H Taylor near Summersville. They also visit Richwood and nearby relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Taylor
Hollywood
Cal
W. H. Taylor
Summersville
Richwood
Fifth meeting of Merry Munchers 4-H Club held at Potts home
The Merry Munchers 4-H Club met at Anna Lee Potts residence with roll call naming a dish made recently. Demonstrations were given by Mary Alice and Anna Lee Potts. The next meeting is planned for June 4 at 2 30 at Lula Bell Holycross. Reporter Betty Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Munchers
W S C S Postpones Guest Day to June 18
The W S C S of the First Methodist church postpones the guest day program from June 11 to June 18. The event will now be held Wednesday June 18 with a notice to all members to note the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
First Methodist Church
Claiborne Rebekah Lodge Holds Meeting and Plans Euchre Night
Claiborne Rebekah Lodge No. 267 met in due form last Tuesday with Noble Grand Retha Schmelzer presiding. Two membership applications were read and two petitions baloted on. Degree practice followed. A euchre game is set for June 10 at the 11.0.C.F. hall and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claiborne Rebekah Lodge No. 267
Retha Schmelzer
Marriage of Ramona Mulligan to Albert Sellers
Mr and Mrs John H Mulligan of Richwood announce the marriage of their daughter Ramona June to Albert Sellers son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sellers of Radnor. The wedding was held October 16 1946 in Newport Kentucky by Rev Charles O Derrick. The couple have resided recently in Radnor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Mulligan
Richwood
Ramona June
Albert Sellers
Arthur Sellers
Radnor
Newport
Kentucky
Charles O. Derrick
34 graduates at Union County Normal School ceremony
Friday evening in Richwood High School auditorium saw 34 students graduate. Pauline Gill of Richwood married Ernest De Lauder of Columbus in Marysville on May 27 by Rev. J H Hoffman. Robert F Elliott died after a long illness at his home near Claiborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Normal School
Richwood High School
Pauline Gill
Richwood
Ernest de Lauder
Columbus
Marysville
J. H. Hoffman
C. F. Gill
Richwood H. S
Robert F. Elliott
Claiborne
Born to Cary Mosher in York township
Fifty years ago on May 25 a 9 pound boy was born to Mr and Mrs Cary Mosher of York township. A fire about 9 20 Tuesday evening damaged several local buildings including O D Brownings meat market the Deposit Bank Building and other shops. A pleasant surprise marked Mrs William Nichols birthday near Magnetic Springs and neighbors celebrated Mrs T H Biddle's 40th birthday in ghostly attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary Mosher
York Township
O. D. Browning
Deposit Bank
C. F. Gill
Ed Finnefrock
T. H. Biddle
Biddle and Cahill
Bent Cahill
J. M. Flickinger
Toledo guests visit area couples for weekend stay
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lapp and Miss Jo Ann Kyle and Kenneth Marshall of Toledo were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Winter and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Mowrey and family. Mrs. Lapp remained for several days at the Winter home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lapp
Jo Ann Kyle
Kenneth Marshall
Toledo
Lloyd Winter
Wilson Mowrey
Michael
Vacation Church School Opens In Richwood June 2
Vacation Church School under Miss Eletha Rogers and the Richwood Ministerial Association opened Monday with 134 enrolled. Classes run 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. through June 13, with staff including Miss Alice Boda director and Rev. Brewster, Rev. Elwood in crafts, and numerous teachers and assistants. Transportation aid provided for Claiborne and Essex children. A mid morning lunch is offered by local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eletha Rogers
Richwood Ministerial Association
Alice Boda
Lois Ann Fisher
Ellen Nedds
Ralph Howard
Edward Brewster
John Elwood
Perry Allen
Dora Wheaton
Kindergarden
Joan Reese
Helen Collier
Imo Navin
Rev. Hobbs
Betty Jolliff
Beverly Brobeck
Patty Warner
Barbara Curl
Janet Zuspan
Patty Battles
Joycelin Evans
Geo. Keigley
Lecy
A. C. Warner
Maurice Warner
W. E. Fleming
Claiborne
Essex
First Methodist
Central Methodist , Baptist
Church of Christ of
Rural Life Sunday Service Draws County Granges
Rural Life Sunday at Springdale Baptist Church in Union County drew a large audience for a rejoicing picnic dinner and program. Dana Lowe Pomona Grange Lecturer led group singing and choral selections with Aaron Darnell directing. Rev Cordray and Rev Holdridge led devotions. memorials for deceased grange members were observed. Rev Reed gave an inspirational talk on nature and country life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Springdale Baptist Church
Dana Lowe
Pomona Grange
Aaron Darnell
Cordray
Little Sons
Peoria
Hiram Holdridge
Magnetic Springs
Lefa Davis
Grange
Reed
Springdale
Local H. S. Teacher Resigns After Twenty Years
Mrs. Alta Stearns resigns from Richwood High School after twenty years of service due to ill health and increased duties at home caring for her aging father whose health is failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Stearns
Richwood High School
Piano Recital Friday Evening at McWilliams Home
Mrs. Helen McWilliams presents twenty three pupils in a piano recital Friday at 8 p.m. at her West Bomford street residence studio. Parents and friends of the pupils will be guests. Miss Virginia Van Winkle of Ft Wayne and Mr and Mrs John Paul Van Winkle with sons of Columbus were weekend guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen McWilliams
West Bomford Street
Virginia van Winkle
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
John Paul van Winkle
Mr and Mrs Willis A Brown Attend Races at Wapakoneta
Mr and Mrs Willis A Brown were at the memorial Day races in Wapakoneta. The couple joined spectators to watch the events and enjoyed the holiday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis A. Brown
Wapakoneta
Memorial Day
Mrs Wallace Dies at Daughter's Home Near Richwood
Mrs Wallace mother of Mrs Syl via Pierce died at her daughter's home west of Richwood around noon Wednesday. Funeral arrangements in charge of Marion Winter were not complete at press time.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Callahans
Kramer
Jennie Grindell
Valera
Ethel Reed
Ia Grindell
Westerville
Galton
John F. McFarland
Rush Creek
Richwood Bay
Broadway
Rev
4-H Club
Claiborne Rebekah Lodge
Vacation Church
Rural Life
McWilliams Home
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