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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
16
Members of Local Union No. 648 UMWA voted to have a fixed amount deducted from each paycheck to buy a $25 Defense Bond for every member. With 260 members, total bonds reach $6500 once complete, marking the largest local push yet in the district.
GLOUSTER reports Robert and Ancel Gamwell swapped their Spring Street residence, long occupied by their father, for Louis Messaros 179 acre farm on Trimble Route 1 near the Willard Buchman property. Gamwells are moving to Fairlawn Avenue while Messaros plan to occupy Spring Street home Friday and remodel their new residence.
Made Corporal GLOUSTER- Howard J. Bolling of Gloucester son of James Bolling 12 Locust Street Gloucester promoted at Randolph Field Texas the nation s largest and oldest basic flying school Bolling a chauffeur is a member of Randolph s Negro Quartermaster Unit.
Glouster High School Alumni Association plans an 8 o'clock meeting at the high school to decide on an alumni banquet and dance for this year and urges a strong turnout.
Corning community reports include a Boy Scout Troop 39 banquet at 6:30 PM in Methodist social rooms with parents as guests. Framed by local obituaries, meetings, visits, and birthday events, the notes list residents in Corning, Rendville, Glouster, and Columbus with social and church activities.
Glouster society pages report the Wednesday Bridge Club at Mrs. O L Easley on Spring St with high score by Mrs. L K Heiskell and other awards. Anna Louise Logue hosts Junior Progressive Study Club on Republic Ave with plans for a mid summer tea and talks on Industry of Ohio.
The Magic City Lodge I O O F holds a regular meeting Friday evening with plans for degree work. Members are expected to participate as part of the lodge's activities.
Revival services at the Church of God in Chauncey concluded Sunday night after two weeks. Rev. Charles Givens of Bay City Michigan led the meetings with strong attendance and special music by Violet Proctor of Bridgeport who served as pianist. Pastor is Rev. Clarence Way.
The article notes the first public motion picture showing occurred on February 5, 1870, in Philadelphia. It identifies an early milestone in cinema.
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