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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
1
Local letters recounting visits and social events across Wells Township. Mentions Mr. Knifth and Margaret, Charlie Newburn, May gatherings, Waggoner of near, Oak Grove school program, and church services. Observes temperate spring activity, road improvements, and community illnesses with funeral notices for Miss Sarah Jane Taylor and Jacob A. Brown.
Mrs Jennie Christian spent Friday with Mrs Eula Green of Mingo. Many attended Mrs Mattie Harris funeral in Smithfield. Mrs J W Christian hosted weekend guests from Steubenville. Oscar Monroé Atkins Jr recovered from a bruising fall. Several locals visited, shopped, and tended the sick as Rev J W Christian and other townsfolk kept up with family events and illnesses.
Easter services held with Dr. Fowler of Delaware Ohio delivering sermons. M E Sunday School presented a program. Evangelists to stay through Saturday. Woman’s Home Missionary Society to meet. girls invited to hear Mrs Fowler. Womans Auxiliary to Camp 5 meets in April town hall for Memorial planning. Three funerals at Presbyterian Church Wesley Blackburn J W Megrail Jen Reydon with large attendances. Local families mourn as attendance rises despite bereavement.
Copeland left last week for her home. Dozens of residents and visitors from Steubenville, Canton, Alliance, and surrounding towns are listed with travels, illnesses, and social events. W. I. Tipton, Mrs. Megrail, and many locals greet guests, attend services, and plan gatherings at Easter and springtime events in Hopedale, Cadiz, Adena, and nearby communities.
GermanO notes Old Fogg concert at the M E church on Saturday evening April 2. Admission 100 and 25c. Chester Johnson and family spent Sabbath at the home of Wm Hoobler and family. Ross Winnings and Davidakil were at Jowett Friday. Mr L D Graham and wife visiting Mrs Saaie Miller this week. Mrs Mattie Snyder spent Sabbath with Mrs Anna Gelbraith. Roy Wilson and family of Rose Valley rented the Aken property and will move here this week. The J H Smith property will be offered for sale Saturday afternoon April 2. Communiot services at Reformed church Sunday morning at 10 30. Mr Ermil Snyder and family of New Phila spent weekend with their parents here. Wilbur Kohler and family spent Sabbath at Kilgore. Miss Wilma Cleman visited relatives at Steubenville. Mr Joseph Snyder spent weekend with his daughters near Cadiz.
Mrs Margaret Shively of Riverview was seen in Stephen ville on Friday while Mrs Charles Brindly paid a miscellaneous social call making a brief local community note from Rush Run Ohio.
Easter services at the Presbyterian Church in Rayland drew large crowds under Rev. R. C. Stewart with new members added to the church roll and a baptized child. A successful Ladies Aid chicken pie supper raised 315 dollars with the socks fund over 200 dollars. a M F church bazaar and Sunday school program also occurred. Numerous visits, guests, and local errands filled the week, with preparations for a Community Pie Social on Friday April 1st and civic notices about upcoming events and illness in town.
Announcement for a Friday April 1 pie social at Town Hall to raise funds for hall repairs. Reports say a large crowd attended a prior Oak Grove event with good entertainment. Other local notices mention residents visiting relatives, new homes, and a memorial meeting rescheduled for April 8 due to the pie social.
A Mayfield area paper notes a bright sunny Sunday with a union service at the Methodist church led by Rev A N Crowe of the Presbyterian church, praising the Risen Lord and unity. The piece also covers a surprise party hosted by Mrs Sylvia Patterson for her daughters Beatrice and Genevieve, plus multiple family visits, travel, school matters, and Easter gatherings across local households and institutions.
Richmond society page reports sewing at the Methodist church on March 31, charity dining at noon, visits by Cooper and Torres, and moves by the Halls. Easter services attended in Steubenville. reflections on home ownership in Richmond. local travel to Bloomfield for a funeral, and notes on residents and illness. Community groups meet, religious services planned for April 2 3, and a Grange meeting April 5. A Le Sucre Recital Party April 9 at United Presbyterian church features Miz Le Suerer and Lena Fryer with admission 50 cents.
The Knoxville Grange hosts a Saturday bazaar at the hall with needlework, home made candy, refreshments, an embroidered quilt raffle, and an evening entertainment to aid starving Europeans. The April 1 meeting program features songs, recitations, a discussion on wash days, plant care, and several members presenting readings and duets.
Liberty Grange features roll call stories of April Foo Pranks and jokes plus a song by the Grange Quartette. The program asks whether Grange growth relies on sociability ritualism lectures or finance and legislative gains, with speakers W Scott W D Thompson D L Tarr and Leslie Puntney debating. A second piece titled The Patrons Pride discusses beautifying the farm home and money spent on it.
Wesley O Blackburn aged 74 in his 74th year died March 26 1921 after weeks of illness. Born Bloomfield October 1 1846 he lived near the village all his life. Survived by wife Catherine Mpton and three of four children George W of Hopedale La ban C Steubenville and Mrs Sara J Cole of Bloomingdale. A longtime ruling elder of Bloomfield Presbyterian Church funeral Monday at 11 with Rev Gans delivering a Job and Philippians verse reading and a male quartet singing. Burial in Bloomfield cemetery. His sister Adella Moore survives. nephews carried the casket. Rest in peace.
Allen Boyd born January 1 1848 in Coshocton county died March 28 1921 at age 73. He married Mary Dodds in 1877 and had two children. A Republican and Presbyterian, he lived in the community almost forty years and leaves a wife and son Frank with one son Robert in North Dakota surviving. Funeral held Wednesday at the Presbyterian church with Rev Gans and Rev Reed officiating, burial in Bloomfield cemetery.
George Doski of Mingo Junction seeks an injunction against Mary Tomash left Oct 15 1919 after drawing 3600 from a local bank. Tomash allegedly with agents Tate Turk and Mike Kopas withdrew remaining funds. about 6000 was in her credit with 1300 still in bank. Doski claims lawful possession of funds. Funeral of Corporal Lionel Rothrock attended by Fred and Mrs Simeral. Rothrock 20, first Pennrail man to enlist from Pittsburg, killed May 17 1918 on Picardy front. Funeral by Frank R. Kirk Post 145 American Legion.
The court ordered partition of real estate involving James Sanders, Eleanor Sanders, William Wilking, Frank Wiking, and Igrtha Pyle. Proceedings specify division of property among the named parties as directed by the court.
J W Megrail 54 janitor of Senegé avenue school Alliance was killed Saturday morning when a scaffold board gave way. He fell head first twenty feet to ground from a second story window. The body was taken to Blume's parlors. He had lived in Alliance a year, was born July 7 186? near Mt Gilead O. He was married to Mary Ann Thompson and leaves a daughter Sara Kidwell and brothers and sisters. Services held at Presbyterian church with hymns and a flower-laden casket carried to the tomb by nephews. He united with Mt Moriah Baptist church at 13. He was remembered as a man of integrity and Christian faith.
Joseph Kovalenky 25 of Wolf Run and Lottie Evnesky 16 of Bergholz were granted marriage licenses here today. Several others faced legal actions including bound over to grand jury for assault, fines for liquor violations, and divorce petitions with alimony and name changes noted. local news covers a smallpox scare and vaccination urgencies in Martins Ferry.
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