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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1948

Page

8

Glouster Club Members Aid Health Unit

The Senior Progressive Study Club gathered at Mrs. Thomas Rose’s home Tuesday. They read a request for volunteers to assist with registration and clerical work for the Tuberculosis Mobile Unit at Glouster High School on April 8. Volunteers named include Mrs. T. G. McAfoose Mrs. W. G. Hughes and Mrs. L. G. DeLong.

Glouster Progressive Thomas Rose Giouster High School T. G. McAfooes W. G. Hughes L. G. de- Long Ann Williams Ralph Darling Carrie Jacobs-Bond Sondra Rose Mrs. Bond

Glouster Personal News Items Span Easter Visits

Glouster residents report Easter and weekend visits across Ohio. Akron guests rejoined relatives in Glouster while Ed Ley Cecilia Chute and Robert Chute accompanied by Mrs Cecilia Echstenkamper attended Columbus events. Mr and Mrs Healy toured Columbus to see their children.

Ohio State University Guy Faires Fritz Schwabach Akron Sinde Glouster C. G. Faires Aan Crawford Charles Roberts Warren Clyde Vernon Roberts

Dr James E Campbell dies in Columbus at 71

Dr James E Campbell 71 of 2894 North Fourth Street Columbus died Tuesday evening reports say. He was a Glouster High School graduate 1898 and Starling Medical College alum. He practiced medicine in Columbus from 1919 until retirement five years ago. Survived by wife Ora two sons James and Robert and two grandchildren. He is brother to Mrs Charles Hyde Elton Campbell Gus Campbell Hadley Campbell.

Glouster Columbus James E. Campbell North Fourth St Campbell James Campbell Maplewood Starling Medical College Charles Hyde Elton Campbell Gus Campbell Wellston Hadley Campbell Ora James Robert

Sunday School Program at First Baptist Church in Glouster

The First Baptist Church Sunday School in Glouster sponsored a program with Richard Fultz as master of ceremonies. Participants included Rosa Williams, Rev. A. G. Freeman, Joan Jenkins and others. The day featured a 9:30 a.m. program and an 11 a.m. sermon on “The Immortality of the Soul” followed by communion.

Ethel Riley A. G. Freeman

Minstrel Show Plans Discussed At Bandboosters Meet

At the Bandboosters Club in the school building on Monday plans were discussed to stage a minstrel show and reach a large audience.

Glouster Bandboosters Club

Rankins Visit Akron Trio with Local Hosts

George Rankin Vernon Woods and Edna Rankin drove to Akron on Tuesday. They called on Jack Mullen Mrs. Jean Rankin and Clarence Gross. Mrs. Sarah Ann Esselstein joined them in Daylestown.

Glouster George Rankin Vernon Woods Edna Rankin Akron Jack Mullen Jean Rankin Clarence Gross Sarah Ann Esselstein Daylestown

Women of the Moose to Meet in Chapter Room Thursday

The Women of the Moose plan a meeting in their chapter room on Thursday April 1 at p.m. Members are urged to attend and discuss chapter activities and upcoming events.

Glouster Women of the Moose

Weekend Visit Notes From Westerville And Beyond

Long list of social weekend visits and family travel across Westerville McConnelsville Reading Columbus Pittsburgh and other towns. Names include Freeman Cheadle J A Hayes Charlotte Billy Calendine Dick Pierpoint Roy Patterson Nelson Hawkins Harkins Locke Wade and others with relatives and hosts in multiple households.

J. A. Hayes Charlotte McConnelsville Billy A. Calendine Bill Howe Cambridge John Deere Plow Company Columbus L. E. Pierpoint Glenn Evans Lorena Myrtle Henery C. V. Chadle Roxbury Blanche Patterson Waverly Roy Patterson Nelson Hawkins Charles O. Hawkins Newark Sloan Shaffer Marietta Lowell McCoy W. H. Broomhall Mary K. Bilis

Funeral Notices and Easter Guests Chronicle Local Five County

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Perry Bond 68 in Little Hocking after she died at her sister’s home in Athens. Burial was in Rockland Cemetery. Nearby obituaries note Sarah Wrightsell 81 of Columbus and extended Easter visits among local families including Rhodes Azbell Hayes and Betz relatives and friends from Columbus, Lancaster, Muray City, and Chillicothe.

Zaleski Little Hocking Perry Bond Archa Shuster Athens Bond John Shuster Sarah Louise Wrightsell Columbus Wrightsel Benjamin Ansel Henry Wrightsell Gibbs Conneaut Alonzo Azbell Lancaster Azbell Albert Pennell Harry Jonas Murray City William Carrick Frank Hayes Ray E. Canter Donna Maxine Hayes Paul Hinkle Springfield Maggie O'Leary Charles Chapman E. L. Bardin John Chillicothe W. G. Betz James Cox James McKibben

500 Club Entertained Hosts Three Guests

Mrs. T. A. Noon hosted the 500 Club on Monday evening at GLOUSTER. After two table play, awards went to first prize Mrs. W. R. Drury, second Miss Josephine Hedfelt, and third Mrs. Vern Lamborn. Attendees included Mrs. O. A. McDonald, Mrs. Ed Ley, Mrs. Thomas Vaughn, Mrs. Jessie Hill, and guests Mrs. Frances Gibbs Akron, Mrs. W. R. Drury, and Miss Josephine Hedfelt.

Jones Services Held in Methodist Church

Funeral services for R. W. Dick Jones, who died at Sheltering Arms Hospital from a heart ailment, were conducted at the Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon sang with Mrs. J. H. Elias on accompaniment. The Rev. Eugene Brown delivered the sermon. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery.

Glouster R. W Dick) Jones Sheltering Arms Hospital Elizabeth Gordon J. H. Elias Eugene Brown Maplewood Cemetery

Local Residents Host Houseguests and Visitors

Porter and surrounding area residents report guests from Columbus Ashland Kentucky Cincinnati West Virginia and Winchester. Families include Kritners Bowlings Stevens Cotrells Guillet and Large property owner developments with ongoing home improvements.

Accidents as Major Killer of Youth In Article

The piece notes accidents are the leading cause of death for youths aged 2 to 28 and are nearly three times as deadly as tuberculosis for ages 15 to 19, highlighting a public health concern.

Rice siblings visit Dayton with mother over Faster weekend

Bernard and Gene Rice of Dayton spent the Faster weekend with their mother Mrs. W J Rice, enjoying time together in the city.

Glouster Bernard Gene Rice Dayton W. J. Rice

Funeral rites set in Columbus with burial to follow

Funeral services were to be conducted in Columbus at 2 p.m., and burial was planned in Columbus.

Columbus

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