Burr Oak Homecoming and Family Gatherings
The Burr Oak home coming featured a noon basket dinner. A surprise 62nd birthday dinner for Mrs. William White was held at their Hatfield home with all children and grandchildren in attendance. Mrs. Ida Dew returns from Sheltering Arms Hospital after a stroke. Visits included Mr. and Mrs. R. Voss and George Coffman with Burland Coffman in Athens. The Van Horns spent time with Addison Van Horn’s parents at Spencer Ridge. Anna Vossman and granddaughter shared an evening with Grace Weaver and Eva Ivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr Oak
David White
Hatfield
William White
Ida Dew
Sheltering Arms Hospital
R. Voss
George Coffman
Burland Coffman
Athens
Raymond van Horn
Addison van Horn
Spencer Ridge
Anna Vossman
Grace Weaver
Eva Ivers
Guests Entertained At Sanborn Home
CHAUNCEY Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sanborn during the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. George Sanborn and children Connie and Garry of Sandusky, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Rutter and son Carl, Miss Doris Rutter and Dwight Sanborn of Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sanborn and sons Ricky and Tommy, William Hiles, Charles Roof of Morristown, Helen Pancake and children Carl and Wanda, Deanville, Mrs. Edna Jones and children Billy, Betty and Charles New Straitsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Cecil Sanborn
George Sanborn
Connie
Garry
Sandusky
Woodrow Rutter
Carl
Doris Rutter
Dwight Sanborn
Columbus
Elmer Sanborn
Ricky
Tommy
William Hiles
Charles Roof
Morristown
Helen Pancake
Wanda
Deanville
Edna Jones
Billy
Betty
Charles
New Straitsville
Chauncey Garden Club Plans Special Monday Meet
Chauncey Garden Club will hold a special meeting Monday August 13 at 8 p m in the home of Mrs Gack Hamer. A pot luck dinner is planned. Members will discuss plans for the Athens County Fair starting August 19 and the State Flower Convention in Athens September 13 14. President Mrs Mildred Pendergrass will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Garden Club
Gack Hamer
Athens County
Athens
Mildred Pendergrass
Birthday Observance Is Arranged
Mrs. Mary Roberts hosted the Past Noble Grands Club at her Broad Street home with Mrs. Glenna Reese presiding. A mystery prize from Mrs. Reese went to Mrs. Grace Zimmer as others, including Mrs. Mary Cheney, Edna Embrey, Nellie Jones, Louise Zimmer, Anna Echstenkamper, and guests Eva Zimmer and two daughters, attended. A birthday dinner is planned for Odd Fellows Hall, with Grace Zimmer, Edna Embrey, and Nellie Jones on the dinner committee. Birth days observed include Mary Roberts Irene Morris Mary Cheney Madge Harry Lennie Snowden and Nellie Golding. Games with prizes were played and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Hall
Grace Zimmer
Edna Embrey
Nellie Jones
Mary Roberts
Irene Morris
Mary Cheney
Madge Harry
Lennie Snowden
Nellie Golding
Confusing Wedding Ties Create Distant Kinship Web
Allan Charles Wightman married Vivian Munro the bride’s sister and aunt, producing a tangle where Wightman is both step-brother and uncle to two children, with Doreen Connors and Margaret Wightman as bridesmaids and in-laws. Complex relations emerge from a widow mother and intertwined families in a 1951 Ohio notice section.
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Sydney
Allan Charles Wightman
Wightman
Vivian Munro
Allan Wightman
Allan
Doreen Connors
Mrs. Wightman
Margaret Wightman
al- Jan
Doreen
Vivian
Margaret
Eight year old Bass Angling Brings Doctor Father Costly Loss
In Quincy Massachusetts an eight year old boy kept a bass alive in a bathtub to give it fresh air. A thief climbed in through an open window and stole 300 dollars in cash a 300 dollar camera and 400 dollars worth of silverware. The doctor father says the incident cost him about 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Mass
Frank J. Rubin, Jr
Church Praised for India Student Aid Donation
In a letter from the Methodist Church Foreign Missions divisions, the local church was praised for giving $100 during the last conference year for student aid in India. The gift supported the church's advance asking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Divisions of Foreign Missions
Board of Missions of the
Methodist Church
South India
Friendship Class Meets at Davis Home Chauncey Church
The Friendship Class of Chauncey Church of Christ met at president Irene Davis's home. Mrs. Davis led, Zenovia Courtney gave devotions, then a business session followed by refreshments for members including Mrs. John Dunlavy, Mrs. Rowena Simpkins, Mrs. Pearl Henry, Mrs. Opal Poling, Mrs. Helen Courtney, Mrs. Grace Liggett, and Zenovia Courtney with Cathy, Claudia, and Glenna assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Church of Christ
Irene Davis
Davis
Zenovia Courtney
John Dunlavy
Rowena Simpkins
Pearl Henry
Opal Poling
Helen Courtney
Grace Liggett
Cathy
Claudia
Glenna
Germans Seek U S Market for Traditional Sausages
German meat dealers push to return to the American market with bratwurst bockwurst frankfurters and sauerkraut saucers. The U S agriculture department will review Germany s food and meat laws for sanitation and quality and inspect about ten percent of plants. If the report is favorable American sausage lovers may again enjoy German specialties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Water Safety Program Urged by Red Cross
Pittsburgh colleges University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Institute of Technology add a 50-pound pack to student swims to teach safety for summer trips. Freshmen and sophomores cover 100 yards with packs, a joint course by the colleges and Red Cross. Dr. Homer D Butts Jr says active people will find this training valuable as an accident safeguard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Red Cross
Homer D. Butts Jr
Red Cross Water Safter
Nuclear Power Station Ready To Be Built
The Daily Mail reports British atomic scientists are ready to begin building the world’s first nuclear power station. Approval of a government grant of 900000 pounds is needed to start construction, yielding a plant independent of coal supplies that currently provide most of Britain’s power.
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London
The
Daily Mail
the Mail
Britain
Westerners Visit Glouster as Lewis Family Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford Lewis of Long Beach California are vacationing in Ohio and Michigan visiting relatives. They stay with Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Lewis in Glouster this week and plan time with Mrs. Lewis' relatives in Nelsonville before returning to their western home.
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Glouster
Clifford Lewis
Long Beach
Calif
Ohio
Michigan
Mr. Lewis
T. D. Lewis
Chauncey Chauncey Personal Visitors Gatherings
Chauncey residents hosted guests from across Ohio and Louisiana. Mrs. Ethel Carmen and daughters Pat and Sue visited Chauncey home residents, with Ruth He Center bury and Mary Ruth Wharton from Lake Charles also present. Friends Janis Davis visited Sunbury and Marengo, and Carolyn Boler from Canal Winchester visited the Guess home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Henry
Chauncey
Ethel Carmen
Pat
Sue
Galena
Ohio
Ruth
Centerbury
Mary Ruth Wharton
Lake Charles
C. B. Green
Janis Davis
Sunbury
Marengo
Lewis Liggett
Trimble Grange Meeting At Grange Home Saturday
Trimble Grange will meet in Grange home Saturday at 8 p m Members of the degree staffs are urged to be present to aid in conforming the third and fourth degrees on several candidates Following the meeting a pot luck supper will be served
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Glouster
Trimble Grange
WCTU Booth Plans Highlight Athens County Fair
Mrs Ola Eddy hosted a WCTU gathering at Broad St to appoint a committee for the Athens County Fair booth. Rev Devol led music and Bible reading, while Mrs Esta Cunningham spoke on scripture and prayer. Mrs Bingman praised the Visual Education Committee for church displays of an American home scene with the caption No Alcoholic Drinks in Homes of Distinction. Mr Devol reviewed Alcoholism A Sickness from the study book and noted agreement if sickness is defined as poison from drink.
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David Cox
Ohio
WCTU
Devol
Esta Cunningham
Della Gessell
Iva Price
Elizabeth Gordon
Abigail Galbraith
Lalla Danford
Priscilla Class to Picnic at Memorial Park
The Priscilla Class of Glouster Methodist Church invites members and friends to a picnic in Memorial Park on Friday August 17 at 5 30 p m A brief social gathering with refreshments and fellowship is planned in pleasant outdoor surroundings.
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Glouster
Priscilla
Glouster Methodist Sunday School
Memorial Park
Extra Dinners Planned at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church committee will serve chicken dinners on Thursday Aug 9 in American Legion Hall. Those desiring take out should bring their own containers. A limited number of extra dinners will be available. Serving is 5 30 to 7 p.m.
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Glouster
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Gilbert Courtney
Florence Pendergrass
John F. Newcomb
Athens Township
West Union Street
Trustees of
Vernon O. Shaw
Common” Pleas Court
Athen Gout
Max A. L. Lent
Mary Virgene
Virgene Lent
Camden Street
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Washington, D. C
Court of Common Pleas
R. Finsterwald
Mojud
Denier
Hartley
Glouster, Ohio
India
U.S
Bowman's Dept
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Payro's
Percales
Chambrays
New Fall Line
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Chambray
Big Yank
Roper
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Kittle Stony
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