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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1945
Page
7
Glouster Kiwanis Club plans to reverse dwindling turnout after 16 members and guests attended July 24 meeting. Officers urge all Kiwanis members to attend weekly dinners at 6 30 pm Tuesdays at the Hotel Gordon to discuss club business and community projects.
Mr Ruth Watkins and Miss Marilou Evans both of Columbus with Mrs Watkins son Cpl David Watkins recently landed in the states from France on furlough at Mrs Watkins home in this city His furlough ends August 27 and he will report to Camp Atterbury for special work He was overseas 20 months and wears Bronze Battle Stars Mrs Watkins other son Harold in the Philippines expects furlough in September Sgt William Morris Jr arrived in Glouster Thursday July 25 for a 30 day furlough with his parents He was overseas about 17 months mostly based in England
Farmers report only two inches of rainfall Tuesday and Wednesday with a total of over three inches for the week. They say crops suffer from too much rain and seek more sun and less rain to aid growth. Local growers note the pest Yendaya is unaffected by current conditions.
Aboard the carrier off Japan the task force watches B 29s returning from bombing missions over Japan. The B 29s briefly soar above the fleet as Lt John I Masters of Los Angeles reports on radar and radio chatter.
Glouster residents note Virgil Fears Slay LTC returning home on a 28 day leave from sea duty to visit his wife and son Kenneth after 11 months at sea. Miss Janelda Hoisington of Jacksonville returns from Dayton with brother James McCall of Detroit. A Okinawa tale describes Masters finding a Japanese medal after a photo errand near Yontan Airfield with Seabees nearby.
GLOUSTER Mrs Hannah Hall age 78 died at the home of her son Clarence Hall at Newark Tuesday afternoon Her husband preceded her in death She is survived by two sons Roy Hall of Glouster and Clarence Hall of Newark The body lies at the Roy Hall home Madison Street where friends may call Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 00 p m Rev Gilbert Courtney officiating Burial will be in Glouster cemetery
CORNING Joseph A. Siemer age 83 died Tuesday at the home of his son Joseph Jr after an illness of two years. Survived by 10 children including William Edward Clarence John Francis Joseph and two daughters in Lancaster plus Cecelia McTague East Lodi Catherine Newton and others. Thirty six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral details not provided.
Return from a 12 day vacation near Coshocton for Mr and Mrs Frank lBu it s and Evangelist and Mrs Harry Anguish of Shawnee. Anguish preached at the Coshocton Church of Christ. In Roseville Mrs Ira Stansberry and son Pfe Frederick Stansberry on furlough from Europe visited Mr and Mrs Stewart Taylor on Tuesday.
Zaleski and Oak Park residents share visits with relatives in McArthur New Plymouth and Red Diamond areas. Funeral services for Jerry Martin draw widespread attendance with relatives from Zaleski and nearby towns. George Cram sustains a work accident injury while James Cram returns home from Italy after two years of service.
Trimble Grange in Glouster held a meeting with forty members. The local degree team conferred the third and fourth degrees on three candidates. Roy Kasler reported on a meeting at the Carpenter Experiment Station. State Grange officers attended and spoke. The next meeting is August 11 with an invitation to the Athens Grange degree team. Potluck supper served.
A Kroger store picnic at Kittle Grove in Glouster on Wednesday July 25 ended when manager Eugene Jones attempting to catch a ball jumped on a log and fell injuring his right elbow. Doctors reduced the dislocation and placed the arm in splints.
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