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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1949
Page
6
The Old Settlers Reunion Committee will meet in the mayor's office Wednesday at 7 p.m. to review entertainment and concessions. The three day event starts Saturday night Sept. 3 and ends Labor Day Sept. 5 with an all day program. The committee aims to contact many former residents to return to Jacksonville for the reunion.
Pattern No 5807 offers a rust brown green and blue horse head embroidery suitable as a pillow top. It includes iron transfers stitch guides color suggestions material lists and finishing directions. Send 20e in coins with name and address to Anne Cabot The Athens Messenger New York.
William Rutter 29 a World War II veteran died Friday at 5 p m in Veterans Hospital Dayton He served in California during the war He is survived by wife Anabel two sons Gary age five and Leroy three his father Clarence brothers Ervil Charles Oberlin and Clarence Jr Michigan sisters Mrs Marie Brooks Middleport Mrs Hazel McNutt Zoar Ohio and Mrs Mary Misner Chauncey Funeral services were held today at 2 p m at Oakdale Church with Rev Clarence North and burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery
Description of a junior date wardrobe puffed sleeve dress with tiered skirt and flattering waist. Pattern No 8503 covers sizes 11 to 18 with 5% yards of fabric. Send 25 cents and details to Sue Burnett for Fall and Winter FASHION book offering 64 pages and a free pattern.
Eight youths and six adults from the senior group depart Sunday for a week at the Tar Hollow Christian Service Camp near Chillicothe. An intermediate group will attend the following week. The site features a lodge, cabins, lake, rustic chapel, and shower houses. A service is planned August 14 open to the public. Regular Bible School and worship occur mornings with an afternoon picnic and speaking.
Mrs Dorothy Cartwright hosted Greens Run Church of Christ Ladies Aid in her home. Mrs Lena Leake presided and Evelyn Russell led devotionals. Irene Stahl assisted as refreshments were served to a list of members including Patty Showers and Lizzie Mingus. A Wiener roast is planned for Sept 7 with Clarissa Smith as hostess.
Glou ster women who attended the Past Matrons Association, Thea Chapter, OES meeting at Mrs. Donald Howard’s Crooksville home included O A McDonald, Annetta Lewis, John Bullock, C B Vernon, Ernest Williams, John S Blower, Sara Willis, J E Anderson, W W Wallace, Clyde Price, and Alfred Howard.
GLOUSTER The Sunday Creek Valley Board of Commerce meets in the mayor's office Monday at 8 p.m. A new fiscal year begins with newly elected officers taking charge.
The high of 87 degrees was reached shortly after noon in Glouster on Sunday as temperatures then cooled to 74 by 7:30 pm and 70 by 9:30 pm. No rainfall occurred in the past week except a light shower Thursday afternoon.
Glouster residents report family visits from Chillicothe relatives Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Stans bury with De Lores. Akron guests Mrs. A Hall stays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bryson and M. M. Bryson. Eustice Love returns from two weeks in Dayton. he came to Glouster with son in law J. O. Duncan who then returned to Dayton.
A fragmented OCR item presents a series of crossword like clues and answers. The list includes numbers, multilingual hints, and names such as England and Simage, with entries spanning flags rivers and chemical symbols. The piece reads like a standalone puzzle section.
The reading notes possible success in major objectives for expansion if plans are efficient and well founded. Foresight and organization offer bold initiative, but danger from foggy reasoning and indecision could jeopardize prospects. Readers with birthdays may see fortune growth and popularity if they maintain sound logic. Loss.
Racine and Gallipolis clash as home runs ignite a two-game set with Racine winning 9-6 in one contest and Gallipolis capitalizing on late rallies to take the other 8-5. Key performers include Ed Moe Pann for Beedeville and pitchers handling multiple innings in a Texas League style shootout.
Bridge Springs Pa reports 18 year old Johnny Mastrangelo, Notre Dame guard, leaves the Steelers to join the All American Conference after demanding higher pay. Mastrangelo cites not meeting terms as his reason. Steelers deny plan to cut salaries. He states he will report to the Yankees if needed.
The Ashtabula area will host the annual Ohio Amateur Association championship with eight clubs. Lincoln Hackim, OABA president, announced the event at the Battle Creek area late in September. District eliminations begin August 18 with registration due by August 15.
The St Louis club signed Harry 8, once Jackson Town School pitching standout, who now pitches in the city league. Next spring he is set to move to Albany Georgia, Card Klein said.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde dlebrated their sixth anniversary at the home of Mrs. Dave Woltz. Guests include Mrs. Charlie Meyers and Ed Woiltz with Gail, Grandma Woltz, Jen V. Bowers visiting from Mich. and Ohio. Betty May Kitstmiller guests and more family members attended events and a school reunion at the Rock ers.
The Logan Mingos beat the Glouster Miners 14 to 5 in a Hocking Valley League baseball game on Sunday. Logan pitcher Leonard allowed five hits and Er rors by Glouster led to five runs. Mingo left fielder Cook had three hits, while Mowery scored four times to pace Logan.
Saint Paul gained a two game lead after sweeping Columbus 7-4 and 10-1 to break a tie with the Indianapolis Indians as Kansas City beat Louisville. Edson Bahr and Morrie Martin pitched five and four hitter respectively in the doubleheader. Louisville moved to fourth by beating Minneapolis 2-1. Toledo won 7-2 over Milwaukee in the opener and then lost 5-4 in the nightcap.
Cleveland area station WGAR reports more than 15 Ohio radio stations will broadcast Cleveland Browns games. Opening day Sept 5 against the Buffalo Bills will air in Cleveland and Cincinnati and other cities, with additional stations joining for the Oct 9 game.
Mrs Hattie Bumgardner returned to the Patton home after weeks with the Daltons in Nelsonville. Bob McCalment from near Sandusky stayed with the Pattons and Bumgards. Regina Wolfe and Susan Kay of Union Furnace visited the Wolfs and Ladonna Wolfe. Chester Six and Milford of near The Diamond joined the Todds for an evening. Herman Bumgardner hosted a Sunday with Jacob Gleason near Logan. Mrs Walter Mason spent a day with her daughter Mrs Charles Wood.
The community group presented a playlet titled The Word In Advance and set the year’s budget at 75 dollars. Refreshments served for 10 members and five visitors. Various residents and guests from Lorain Cleveland Lakewood Huntington Dayton Athens Alfred and Columbus attended family visits, dinners, picnics, and funerals across several towns.
Mrs. John Antle returns from Sheltering Arms Hospital after heart ailment. Mrs. Webb Lent of Canton visits the Sayres. Mrs. George Chapman, Ruth and Dana and Mrs. Edna Mohring back from a 10 day Oxford Michigan trip to see Mrs. Letta Lewis ill at the Hicks home. Phyllis and Linda Antle of Lynchburg visit relatives. Guests of Cecil Antle include Gus Bailey and Carl of Van Dyke Michigan and Wilbur Everett with Larry and Gary. Several listed visitors from Murray City, and a breakfast at the Statler Hotel in Detroit for Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Mohring. Mrs. Chapman a Messenger news reporter and Mrs. Mohring at Berry Hotel Coffee Shoppe.
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