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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1953
Page
5
Volunteer firefighters will tour on Saturday April 11 and Saturday April 18 collecting unused clothing and scrap iron from yards. The materials will be sold to fund new firefighting equipment and upgrades to current gear. Call Charles H. Courtney to arrange pickups.
George Daniels, 34, of Newark, was killed when two trucks collided in a sand and gravel loading pit on Monday, crushing him between them.
At Mrs. Roy Lester’s home the Chauncey Garden Club held a Monday meeting with fifteen members present. They voted a ten dollar donation to the Cutler Scholarship fund and assigned bake sale duties for Tippett’s Grocery. A July flower show was planned and slides of flowers from Australia Malaya and India were shown.
Drivers told to verify liability coverage as new Ohio law requires financial responsibility up to 15000 for death or injury and property damage over 100. Insurers warned to print bold statements clarifying policies that only cover fire theft and collision do not meet the act.
Chauncey Dover schools close at 3 p.m. Thursday for spring vacation. They reopen Tuesday April 7 at 8 30 a.m. Schools affected include Sugar Creek Chauncey East and West Millfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lee of Columbus spent a weekend with Homer Lee in Harrisonville. Fred Thomas of Amanda and Robert Blackwood hosted Sunday dinners with relatives. Visits included E. W. Warner at Arthur Roush’s in Middleport and other family gatherings in Columbus Chillicothe Racine and Parkersburg.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at The Centenary Church for Pearl E. McAtee a lifelong resident. Attending were relatives including Donald McAtee Lewiston Montana and Mr and Mrs Robert McAtee Smithfield NC as well as Mr and Mrs Raymond Ewers Coldwater Michigan.
Chauncey Lions Club announces a dinner meeting on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish House. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming community service projects and club activities.
Bloomingville residents hosted and visited during the weekend with several names listed. The South Bloomingville Church plans an Easter program at 9 30 a m with Rev Phyllis LeMaster presiding. Easter Sunrise Breakfast is set for 7 00 a m at Red Men Hall.
Frank Allen, 82, of Wellston was killed Sunday when struck by a car at a city intersection. Police investigated the fatal accident and identified the victim. Further details were not immediately available.
Chauncey and nearby residents visit family members in Circleville and Columbus. Mrs. Lettie Hentz hosts Denzil and Alfred Gabriel families with sons Ernie and Alan. Mrs. Abe Pickett remains seriously ill near Circle Hill, while Emanuel Crabtree and family spend weekend in Columbus visiting Albert Bell and Grace Crabtree who underwent major surgery at University Hospital. Crabtree's condition is satisfactory.
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