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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1940

Page

6

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Dover District Sets New Relief Record at Chauncey

Report from City Hall shows 1 140 relief clients received commodities, including 8 730 pounds of potatoes, 3 508 pounds of white flour, 3 152 pounds of corn meal, 1 364 pounds of wheat cereals, 972 pounds of lard, 996 pounds of bacon and 883 dozen eggs. This marks the largest relief quantity and client count to date in Chauncey.

Chauncey

Chauncey Chauncey Daily Vacation Bible School Commencement

Commencement exercises for the Chauncey Daily Vacation Bible School were held Wednesday night at the Holiness Church in Morristown. Mrs. Fred Thompson and Miss Betty Jane Courtney led the program with Ruth Frazee announcing. Betty Bullock read scripture and Rev. Gilbert Courtney gave the prayer. The program featured memory work songs and displays of handicraft sewing and student work.

Chauncey Ritfe School Morristown Holiness Church Fred Thompson Deanville Betty Jane Courtney Ruth Frazee Betty Bullock Gilbert Courtney

Chauncey Council Shifts to Monday Evening Meetings

Chauncey Council meetings have moved from the first Wednesday to the first Monday of each month. The next regular meeting is set for Monday Aug 5 at 7 p m. Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge will gather tonight at 7:30 in Chauncey K of P Hall.

Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge Chauncey K P. Hall

Letart Falls Church Notes Roundup

Sunday services conducted by Rev. C. L. Thayer at Plants and Letart Falls with a sermon on August 4 and another at Fairview on August 7. Local residents and visitors share weekend trips and family visits including Hill, Sargent, Bays, and Roush families. Ice cream sale planned by Harriet McClintock's Sunday School class at Community Hall.

Letart Falls C. L. Thayer Fairview Joseph Hill Carroll Pickens East Liverpool Albert Hill Doris Hill Charleston Harry Farrell Solon Butcher Columbus Emma Sargent Florence Bays Spencer Cora Mae Miller Howard Roush Routh Wheeling Harriet McClintock Community Hall C. G. Buntin Ll. R. Powell H. B. Powell Ella Mae Shields Walter McDade Troy Ran Smith Chesapeake Kay Fork W. Va Ernest Allen Gladys Crow Beaver California Gilbert Spencer Apple Grove Richard Roush Darrell Roush FE. W. Balser Henry Balser Ella Barnhart Ripley Sherman Barnhart Barnhart Rochester

Hold Party in Honor Of Twin Sons

Mr and Mrs Fred Gabriel hosted a birthday dinner at their Lower Plains home honoring their twin sons Carl and Clyde. Attending were Carl and Darla Lou Gabriel and Clyde and Donna Jean Gabriel plus Mr and Mrs Carl Gabriel and their daughter Darla Lou and Mr and Mrs Clyde Gabriel and their daughter Donna Jean.

Chauncey Fred Gabriel Lower Plains Carl Clyde Carl Gabriel Darla Lou Clyde Gabriel Donna Jean Larry Lee Wiley L. R. Wiley Seventh Ave Larry George Childs Frank Knopp Robert Tasker Chappelle Talbott George Schaaf Childs Betty Ruth Marjorie Earley Clarence Earley Detroit Larry Lee

River relics museum planned by Pioneer Rivermen group

Ohio River EAST LIVERPOOL. A committee of the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen will select quarters for a permanent river relics museum. J Mack Gamble of Clarington, president, says several communities have offered space to house photos, drawings, pilot wheels, bells and other craft equipment. The museum, led by Fred Way as head of the committee, notes a rare half section hull model of the Eclipse, a racing packet from the 1850s.

East Liverpool Sons and Daughters J. Mack Gamble Clarington Yesteryear Fred Way Eclipse Louisville New Orleans Pittsburgh Wheeling Steel Corp Harmarville Steubenville Wheeling Portsmouth Dravo Corp Dravo Cincinnati Manchester Island Ohio River

Zion Mission Home-Coming to Include Picnic Dinner

The Zion Mission annual home-coming is on Sunday September with forenoon quarterly meetings and a picnic lunch at noon Plans for the afternoon program will be announced later. Visitors include Mr and Mrs William Colemer Sharpsburg Ohio and Mrs Flora Kyle Canton Ohio among others.

Zion Mission William Colemer Taylor Sharpsburg Ohio Pratts Fork Church Flora Kyle Canton Eugene Davis Kyle Labor Day Frank Goldsberry Columbus Maxine C. L. Goldsberry Mary Barnhill Plains Methodist Church Bobbie Smith Pratts Fork Frank Louks

Garden club forms and social notes in Middleport

The Middleport social page reports a newly organized garden club with meetings set and committees named. Members added include Miss Dorothy Sauer Miss Louise Drake Mrs C E Blakeslee and others. Upcoming events include a September meeting at Mrs George Schaafs and members typing their own programs.

Middleport Garden Club Gordon Harris S. Third Ave Frank White Robert Rawlings C. E. Blakeslee Emmett Schuler George Schaaf Civic Robert Coats Calvin Reichman Leo Kennedy Roy Barnes Elizabeth Joachim Kelly Grogan Dorothy Sauer Louise Drake Lucille Dutton Ruby Byers Harris Silas B. Waters

Mushroom Growing Prices Tied to Weather Variations

Mushroom growing depends on weather with seasonal price swings up to 300 percent. Crops are cultivated underground in dark caves and tunnels affecting supply and costs.

England Earthquake Death Sparks London Remembrance

A London resident was killed by a falling stone during the 1580 earthquake, the sole recorded fatality in England from that seismic event.

England London

Daughter Doris Ann Smith Born in Chauncey

Mr and Mrs George Smith announce the birth of an eight pound daughter Doris Ann at home on Converse Street Chauncey on Sunday July 28 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dudley Lemaster and Mrs Zimmie Smith Chauncey

Chauncey George Smith Clara Lemaster Doris Ann Converse St Dudley Lemaster Zimmie Smith

Centenary home coming planned for Cutler

Cutler social note reports a Centenary home coming set for Sunday Aug 4. Residents visiting include Mr and Mrs Homer Howell and Mr and Mrs Ralph Taylor from Columbus visiting family. Several others, such as Mr and Mrs J A Carothers and daughter from Roswell and Mrs Olive Allen and two daughters of Columbus, are mentioned with weekend visits and vacations in progress.

Thomas Stone Imogene Pt. Pleasant Ferde French Paul Taylor Columbus Homer Howell Ralph Taylor West Dennis Jarvis Olive Allen I. V. Leyda Louise Place Lucy Place Clay Ridge George Carothers Roswell New Mexico J. A. Carothers Glenn Rock New Jersey James Carr J. S. Devol Farl Jones Harmony W. Va Orlan Kee

Tuppers Plains Social Notes and Local Notices

Death reported for John Hamilton 83 of Fairmont. local social notes include visits, game results, church event, and upcoming baseball and junior league games. Population peak estimate of 1908 cited at end.

Ippers Plains John Hamilton Fairmont George Hamilton

Tent Meetings at Jobs Junction At Chauncey

Tent meetings at the Jobs Junction by Rev. John Currens and Frank Walton of Chauncey attract strong attendance. Sunday August 4 offers afternoon and night services with Mabel and Eileen Martin providing guitar backed singing.

Chauncey Jobs Junction John Currens Frank Walton Mabel Eileen Martin

Tungsten Trade Shaped by US Imports and China Supply

The United States has produced about ten percent of the world’s tungsten yet consumes around twenty percent of global output. Most of the gap is filled by imports from China and British Malaya, reflecting the international balance of supply and demand.

United States China British Malaya

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