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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1956
Page
7
Glouster Trimble Town Jaycees met 18 members at the mayor’s office to discuss a fishing derby planned for August 19 at Lake Burr Oak for children up to age 14. They also presented art for an off street parking area and noted weed mowing along Summitt Street.
Glouster Church of Christ members plan exterior painting next week after extensive interior repairs near completion. Interior redecorating will follow, with interested men asked to provide names and available times to the minister.
Chauncey Church News reports a Friends and family event at Rachelmacher Park Logan where birthdays for Mrs. Claude Brandon and Mrs. Lawrence Wolfe were celebrated with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Moorhead and granddaughter Linda Logan. The piece also lists church services and meetings in Chauncey Millfield Trimble and surrounding areas.
Out of town friends and relatives attended services for Joseph Meade in Glouster Monday morning including numerous Blazier Linscott and related families from Athens Millfield Crooksville Marion Lot Lancaster and Columbus. Guests then toured Lake Hope Marietta Fenton Glass Works Williamstown and Cedar Point before returning to Trimble and Columbus.
Church listings from Glouster and surrounding towns note multiple denominations with minister names, service times, and activities. Highlights include Bible school at 9 or 9:30 a.m., morning services around 10 or 10:15 a.m., evening services in the 7:30 p.m. range, and weekday prayer meetings.
Local notes list a string of visits and family gatherings across Chauncey Athens Columbus and Zanesville. Names include Karen Baugh Paul Ite Ruth Ann McKinney Melvin Hoar Dan Johnson Everett Russell Elaine McKinney Garnet Aten George Sweeney and others. Several trips to Buckeye Lake Letari Falls and Ash Cave are noted with relatives visiting and returning.
Morristown church to hold a prayer meeting at the home on Friday at 7 30 led by Mrs Mabel Hiles with emphasis on hardware and sporting goods supplies for inside or outside projects to be discussed by Mrs Marie Perry from The Plains.
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