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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
12
Chauncey Mayor W. D. Hines calls on all residents and property owners to join the spring cleanup campaign. The city truck removes rubbish and cans only when placed in containers and at curbs or in alleys, with no refuse collected otherwise to keep the town clean and sanitary.
A candle-lighting dedication service at The Plains Methodist Church honored contributions for the Crusade for Christ program. The Plains community service marked the event with choir music a radio playset presentation and a sermon by Rev. Charles Carfrey.
Glouster community notes include church class reports social hour meals and upcoming meetings. Loyal Women’s Class at the Church of Christ led by named members with 18 attendees plus a guest. Orpah Class of the Methodist Church to meet at Mrs. Blower’s home. Rothwell Club changes meeting day to Friday.
A womanless wedding is set for tonight at 8 in Chauncy-Dover High School auditorium. The Music Department presents the program directed by Christine Brown with sixty students performing old and new songs.
Chauncey report notes Mrs Mary Ab della Preston Chauncey has received a second box of articles from her husband Virgil Preston with Patton's Army in Germany. Items from the Germans are displayed in the Abdella store window Con verse Street. Andrew McKinney to preach Friday night at 8 in the Coonville Mission Church. Sunday School 10 am led by Mrs Ethel Taylor. Condition improves Caroline Tigner 87, long a patient of Rev C B Tigner.
Samuel Johnson Jr flight officer stationed at Blytheville Arkansas spends a 16 day furlough with his wife and parents at Trimble. Lt Helen Zalupski leaves for Miami Beach Florida for a 14 day vacation from the distribution center and is an army nurse recently back from England. Mrs John M Bryson who trusted in the army as a nurse is called to Fort Knox May 22 and now works as a nurse at St Anthony's Hospital Columbus.
Kiwanians met at the Hotel Gordon Tuesday evening. Dan Kovach reported progress on the used clothing drive and urged members to contact as many people as possible in the final days. Attendees included W G Hughes Rev A G Winkle L E Richardson Ben Goldbergs George W Rose Enlon Grubbs and Marcella Jonas. CHAUNCEY Sunbeam Class will meet next Monday at Millfield Church of Christ with Mrs Eda Heffken teaching. Wednesday’s meeting was postponed to Monday night.
Chauncey residents hosted relatives from Charleston Ohio Columbus and Canton visiting East Mound Street Converse Street and nearby Chauncey for several days Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Hitchings Mrs Ethel Muller Mrs Walter Hitchings Miss Nella M Dawson and Mrs Isabelle Bradfield plus Dee Daugherty and Ruth from Canton The Andover area readies a cottage prayer meeting and church event at Mullins home in Chauncey School social reports cover JT High School class party with a grand march and refreshments Grange to meet at Gloster Trimble with degrees conferred and a supper to follow
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