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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
13
Mrs Elsworth Dean 73 longtime Millfield resident died after illness. Funeral held Wednesday in Athens with burial in West Union Street cemetery. She leaves her husband John Dean and several children. family had lived in Athens the last decade.
Mrs Amanda Yeager a Chauncey resident dies at her daughter Ethel Eby home in Zanesville after a year of ill health She previously lived with her son William Yeager at The Plains since her husband Charles Yeager died last July Surviving are her son daughter and several grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services set in Athens County at a later hour.
Chauncey Lloyd Blackford son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Blackford May Ave Chauncey has been promoted to Private First Class He serves in the Air Force in a Technical Training Command stationed at Louis Falls South Dakota Previously he worked at the Chauncey Company Store
Mrs Jennie Jackson hosted the Friendship Class gathering at High Street. Mrs Dorothy Daugherty led the business session with reports from the secretary and treasurer. Easter devotions by Mrs Reena Simpkins featured scripture, church magazine article, and two Easter poems.
Chauncey Simpson son of Mr and Mrs S N Simpson has been inducted for Army service and is stationed at Harding Field in Baton Rouge Louisiana for training and assignment.
Chauncey Mr and Mrs Clement McBride entertained a group of friends at a Sunday chicken dinner at their home in Converse Street. Guests included Mrs William McBride Barberton Ohio and several couples and children from Maumee Marysville Nelsonville Millfield and Chauncey.
Revival services at The Plains Nazarene Church near Chaun-cey closed Sunday night. Pastor Rev Frank Noel led with evangelist Rev R S Fitch of Cincinnati assisting. Large attendance with many visitors each night. Mrs Vera Bridgewater Chauncey led song service and Mrs Lizzie Shafer played piano as the evangelist stayed with the Noels.
Chauncey Doroty 12 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmett Pickett Chauncey underwent an appendectomy Sunday at a Marietta hospital Her condition is reported favorable She was accompanied to the hospital by her parents Mrs Earl Edwards Chauncey is recovering from a weeks illness with influenza
James Frazee and his family relocate from the Robinson property to a new home on Mill Street, Mullins context.
Harold McBride, stationed in Hawaii, reports he is well after a long separation. He recently met Frederick Ross in the same division, the first time they have seen each other in over a year. Five Chauncey boys went over together, but he has not met them since leaving the states.
The Morristown Holiness church announces Sunday services begin at 8 p.m. instead of 7 30 p m. Young peoples meeting led by Mrs Myrtle Simpson starts 7 15 p m Sunday school led by Andrew McKinney begins at 10 a m.
The Morristown Holiness Church schedules a weekly cottage prayer meeting Friday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mr and Mrs Napoleon Bulloch in Bailey Run.
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