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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1939
Page
9
Chauncey residents will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 in the mayor's office City Building to work out a program for Chauncey Community Playground. Mayor W. D. Hines urged members of committees and interested persons to attend.
Trimble Church of Christ reports record attendance across Bible School 148, morning worship 98, and evening service 250 as revival closes with 14 added to the church. Special music featured Trimble choir Lucy Harver Christine Brown and solo by Bernarda Danford. Visitors came from Washington D D H Glouster Chauncey Greens Run Jacksonville Taylor Ridge Millfield and Ferndale. Baptismal baptism administered and sunrise service planned for next Sunday with baptismal certificates to new members.
Chauncey Mr and Mrs Stacey Sayers of Trimble entertained guests at their Trimble home for a chicken dinner. Assisted by daughter Nellie Linscott, attendees included Rev Fred Gardner of Washington D C who led an evangelistic Trimble Church of Christ meeting, and Rev Gilbert Courtney with Mr and Mrs Lewis Clark, Mrs Gertrude Rainey and Mrs Nina Johnson, all of Trimble.
Chauncey Rebekah lodge announces a benefit party tonight at 8 o'clock in the K of P hall. Also notices list juror drawing for Athens County Ohio on April 14 and a public hearing by the Director of Highways in Athens on April 18 regarding changes to U S Route 50 and extensions to State Route 690 with details on locations and dates.
Map shows Tongue Point at mouth of the Columbia River as the logical site for a proposed U S naval air base to guard west coast shipping under a congressional plan. Funeral services for Collins Shields 20 were held at Zion Church Lower Plains with many attendees and floral tributes. burial followed in Nye Cemetery Chauncey.
Chauncey Joseph Grandy aged 78 died Sunday at his home in New Straitsville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the New Straitsville M. E. Church. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth four sons and four daughters. Sons include W. T. Dude Grandy of Nelsonville Charles and Walter Grandy of New Straitsville and Chester Grandy of Chicago. Daughters are Mrs Nellie Shuttleworth Mrs Lula Hazelton Mrs Thea White all of New Straitsville and Miss Hannah Grandy of Chicago.
Chauncey Church of Christ hosts the Friendship Class program Tuesday night with Millfield Church of Christ. Mae Boudinot leads the Millfield group and Eleanor Sharick serves as president. Pearl Henry leads the Chauncey class with Andrew Simpkins as president.
An all oven menu for Sunday includes roast shoulder of lamb with potatoes and carrots, scalloped potatoes, green salad, and an apple pudding. Directions cover seasoning, layering, cooking times, and temperatures, plus a tart apple pudding and a hearty sausage breakfast option with English muffins and eggs.
Revival services led by Rev. Elmer Spencer and Rev. Evan Edwards in Athens plan two weeks ending Sunday night. Special music featured. attendance was good at The Plains Nazarene Church.
Mrs. Lurene Wade Truitt of Cleveland and Mrs. Rose Kendal spent the past week with Truitt’s Millfield based brothers and sisters in law Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wade and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wade.
Chauncey Dean Sayers son of Mr and Mrs Silas Sayers of Concord returned home Saturday after a mastoid operation at White Cross Hospital Columbus. He was accompanied home by his mother Bertha Sayers and brother Ray Sayers.
Chauncey Council will meet at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening in the City Building. Members will discuss routine municipal matters and hear reports from department heads.
Floyd McDonald announces the birth at their home in Sand Ridge of a seven pound daughter named Lura Anna born Sunday.
Mrs. Rice Thomas will host Wednesday afternoon for the Loyal Woman's Class. Mrs. Carl Shafer will lead the business meeting and Mrs. Floyd Nye, the class teacher, will present the lesson. All women of the church are invited.
Mrs. Drell Goff, teacher of the Primary class at The Plains Nazarene Church Sunday school, entertained the group at her home Saturday afternoon with an Easter party. Favors were small Easter baskets filled with candies. After games and entertainment she served refreshments.
Grapefruit will be available for old age pensioners and those on direct relief Monday from 9 to 12 noon at the City Building. Announcement came from Mayor W. D. Hines.
Gas used for refrigeration at the Athens Messenger Cooking School will power a 1939 Server gas refrigerator on the High School auditorium stage. The model demonstrates silent operation with a small gas burner doing all cooling and ice cube formation without moving parts.
A 1939 letter from Mrs. R. Be Hall of Pt. Pleasant West Virginia accompanies payment for Stanse Arnica Lotion. The Stansbury Drug Co in Middleport Ohio is addressed for mail order. The note praises Stanse Arnica Lotion as superior to other brands for chapped hands face and lips. It states Texas accounts for large pecan production and mentions the location and date.
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