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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1951
Page
7
The Jacksonville Trimble banquet will be in the school gym Saturday with a 6 30 p.m. dinner. Carroll Widdoes Ohio University athletic director will speak. Dancing 9 p.m. to midnight with Lenny Gutkowski and his Dreamliners. Both events open to the public.
Dr. Donald Baker, medical missionary to Africa for the Disciples of Christ, shows color films at Midfield Christian Church. He explains Congo missions work and leads a question and answer session. All interested are invited.
Evan Morgan, severely ill at his home on The Plains, is reported improved as of now. He has been under care and his condition shows signs of stabilization. Local friends and family await further updates on his recovery.
Members of the Millfield Thursday Night Bridge Club met at Mrs. Mable Smith’s Athens home, three tables in play. Georgia Nagle won high, Helen Sanders second, Elizabeth Patton travel. Guest players included Grace Bordersow, Louise Nagle, Betty Patton. dessert served. Next meeting with Mrs. Lulu Barr. Members present listed.
Chauncey Pearl Davis of East Millfield was taken by ambulance to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens for observation and treatment. His condition is listed as serious. Chauncey Joseph Cniki of Sugar Creek is also in Sheltering Arms Hospital for observation and treatment.
A reception for new members of the Glouster Church of Christ will be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Daniel K. Teater, minister, will introduce the members and speak on The New Creation. The evening includes singing, a social hour, and a later Hour of Power prayer meeting at 10 p.m. Thirty three baptized, eight transfers, six awaiting baptism, twenty five returned to active membership, and four youths dedicated to ministry will be honored. Public welcome.
The Fourth Quarterly conference at the local Methodist Church heard Dr. George W. Wilson deliver the morning message and administer communion. Reports from church departments and Sunday school were presented. Several members praised Rev. John Devol’s work and urged his return. the conference unanimously recommended him for the coming year as pastor.
Trimbie Grange will observe family night at a Grange meeting in Grange home Saturday. A chicken dinner opens the affair with members to bring two crust pies. The gathering is open to Grange members and their families.
Mr and Mrs Frank Butts received word that his brother died in Coshocton. Funeral services will be held in Coshocton Wednesday at 8 p m. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery in Coshocton.
Funeral services for Bob Philips were conducted at the Baptist Church in Great Bend with burial at Mt Olive WooVa. He left a wife and a small baby. Several relatives and friends visited and hosted guests across multiple towns including Fort Bragg North Carolina and Columbus. The notice lists many names and kinfolk attending Easter gatherings and family events.
Glouster area notes show Julius Bratka recovering at home after surgery in Mount St. Marys Hospital. Vern Bratka to enter Army service April 5. Several relatives and friends from Columbus, Akron, Pittsburgh and nearby towns visited, travelled, or socialized across Easter weekend and over the week.
A Canton area update notes Easter visits by Brier Ridge residents Freemont Stevens and Frank Bar nette to relatives, along with injuries to Holland Ward from a falling tree leading to hip and pelvic fractures treated at Meigs General Hospital. Additional Springfield and Rutland area events include church activities, social visits, and a hospital transfer for Ernest Ward.
Mrs. Antle III Chauncey, wife of John Antle, is reported seriously ill at her residence near Concord. Local friends and neighbors await further medical updates on her condition.
Mrs Mable Smith and her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs W A Smith spent four days in Washington D C visiting Mrs Smiths brother E H Bert Learned who is a patient in Veterans Hospital.
A fragment lists Elizabeth Patton Georgia Na gle Lulu Barr Florence Howard and Mable Smith among names connected to a court or official notice. The readable items imply affiliations with local residents or participants, indicating an ongoing legal or civic filing.
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