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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
11
Chauncey township board met in the town hall with President Thomas Fennell and Clerk Guy Osborn presiding. The Hamley Run road in Dover was turned over to county commissioners for extensive improvements. Dover trustees Clarence E. Sanders and Oscar Simpson from Millfield attended.
The Chauncey Dover Band Boosters Club sponsors a meeting and social at the high school with a covered dish supper. Attendees include band members parents and club members. Ohio University students will direct the recreation.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Is Canter Chauncey hosted weekend visitors from Columbus. The guests included Mrs. Canter's son Edward Stewart and her brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. William Savage along with Beverly Sonny Sharon and Billy.
A Sunday service at the Church of Christ in Chauncey will dedicate the newly installed Hammond organ. Robert Bingman of Columbus will play the console.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E Riggle announce the birth of their daughter Pamela Sue on April 4. Grandparents are Harry Riggle of Athens and Clyde Canter of Chauncey, with great grandparents John Wenger and Sarah Lester of Chauncey and Minnie Riggle and Harriett Evans of Athens. The mother and baby will move to the parental home this week.
Mrs. Viola Platt hosts The Plains Church of the Nazarene Ladies Bible Class. Elzina Wharton is president and Gertrude Cabeen serves as the class teacher as members gather Thursday night.
The WSCS will hold its annual Easter banquet at the community hall on April 16 with supper served at 6 p.m. Readiness for the event includes notes on illness and visits.
Carbon date reports the death of Will Milar of Florida, former postmaster in 1910, with survivors including brother John Milar and a sister in Athens and two sisters in Chillicothe. Relatives visitations and family birthday observances are noted, with several Ohio local connections and weekend visits. Chauncey church seeks attendees for a Friday cottage prayer meeting at Grace Crabtree's home.
The Advisory Board of the Assembly of Rainbow Girls will convene at 7 p.m. Thursday in Masonic Hall for a scheduled meeting.
The Loyal Daughters of the Church of Christ will assemble in the church social rooms Friday at 7 30 p m for a regular meeting and social program.
The WCTU unit met at 14 Broad Street hosted by Mrs John Bulloch with Mrs Charles Swartz and Mrs Ola Eddy assisting. President C A Bingman led the gathering discussing training future leaders and national Diamond Jubilee excerpts while readings and papers by Mrs Temple Jones and Mrs R B Smith were shared. Refreshments followed the session.
Glouster dog warden Harley Freman warned owners of missing dogs to report at once and pay for the keep of their animals in the local pound. He will hold unclaimed dogs three days before sending them to Athens.
Glouster fire department responded to a Redtown call around 7 30 p m Wednesday. A blaze started from a defective flue in an outside chimney and was easily extinguished. Damages were reported at 20 dollars.
Mrs. J. L. Altman of Jacksonville shows improvement after surgery at St. Francis Hospital. Her husband reports he is with her, and she may be ready to leave in two or three weeks.
The Jacksonville Trimble PTA met in the grade building and voted to contribute $10 to the Red Cross fund drive. The program featured recordings of eighth grade boys and girls cocies.
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Smith who died Sunday were held Wednesday at the Methodist Church with Rev. John Devol delivering the sermon. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery.
Mrs. Lena Safreed, who underwent major surgery at the Osteopathic Hospital in Mari etta, has returned to Jacksonville and is recovering satisfactorily as of Tuesday.
The Rev. John DeVol announced baptismal services will be held on Palm Sunday April 10 instead of Easter. He urged parents to see him beforehand and asked others desiring reception into the church to be present. Those seeking baptism by immersion should arrange with him.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Hoisington and Mrs Ida South of Jacksonville entertained at their home in Jacksonville last weekend. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Carl E Seth South Mr and Mrs Carl Eldon South and Belford Ray South of Dayton. They returned to Dayton Sunday evening.
Glouster residents hosted weekend visitors from Dayton Akron and Charleston West Virginia. Families shared visits in Columbus with extended kin including the Cairellis Cochranes and Jones households. Perkins and Byrd families also hosted travelers. Humboldt Lodge held a Master Mason degree ceremony during a Columbus outing.
A three day meeting will be held Friday to Sunday evenings at the Redtown Free Methodist Church. Services start at 7 30 p m each night. The Rev Mr and Mrs McConlies will conduct the services.
The Rev and Mrs De Pideon and several locals joined Chauncey for Tuesday night services at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Logan. Also attending were Mr and Mrs Thomas Buckley Susie Scott Sylvia and ashauacock Lois Simpson and George Walton.
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