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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1938

Page

8

Chauncey to Receive Federal Relief Saturday

Chauncey residents on direct relief and old age pensions will get parcels of potatoes oranges raisins and cheese at the town hall starting at 9 a m Saturday. Mayor W D Hines Marshal Lawrence Reeves and the Dover trustees will supervise. Similar distribution is planned at Glouster town hall on Saturday August 13 from 9 a m to noon. The note adds a stat about 17 000 motion picture theaters and 13 000 000 nightly attendance.

Chauncey W. D. Hines Marshal Lawrence Reeves Dover Earl Worden Harvey Courtney William Smart Glouster

Mrs Merry Dines with Three Generations at Chauncey

Mrs Nelle Merry hosted a chicken dinner near Chauncey for three generations. Attendees included John Merry and Mrs Stella Witham of Chauncey, Mr and Mrs C B Close, Elizabeth and Ruth Close, Mr and Mrs Paul Geis and Merry Eleanor of Columbus, Mrs Bird Stout and daughter Nell of Pomeroy, Dr and Mrs Darrel Witham and children Dayne Jayne and Caryl Sue of Glouster.

Chauncey Nelle Merry John Merry Stella Witham C. B. Close Elizabeth Ruth Close Paul Geis Eleanor Close Merry Eleanor Columbus Bird Stout Nell Pomeroy Darrel Witham Dayne Jayne Caryl Sue Glouster

Van Meter Couple Celebrates 54th Wedding Anniversary

CHAUNCEY Mr. and Mrs. George Van Meter Route 6 celebrated their fifty four th wedding anniversary Sunday. Dinner was served to their children grandchildren and great grandchildren. Two children Clifford Van Meter Toledo and Mrs Lavina Sullivan Columbus were unable to be present. Present were Alma NicholsWilliam Van Meter Paul Van Meter George Van Meter Laneive Baughman Jimmy Billy Baughman Sharon Van Meter. Mr Van Meter is 78 and Mrs Van Meter is 75.

Chauncey George van Meter Route 6 Clifford van Meter Toledo Lavina Sullivan Columbus Alma Nichols William van Meter Paul van Meter Laneive Baughman Jimmy Billy Baughman Sharon van Meter Mr. van Meter Mrs. van Meter

Chauncey Socials and Weddings Report Local Visits

Chauncey residents host and visit relatives across Indiana and West Virginia. Notable items include Chauncey gatherings with Lowerys and Mullins families, Norma Virginia Wallace’s marriage in Grayson Kentucky, and plans for trips to Tippecanoe Lake Indiana. A shower for Frank Hysell is announced and visitors return from Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia trips.

Chauncey Luther R. Wallace Lewistown W. Va Murray City Norma Virginia Charles L. Lemon Grayson, Ky Isabel Bradfield Leonard Koenig South H. A. Leiber Jimmy and Hodge, Jr Tennessee Virginia West Virginia

Will Elect Officers In Bible Class At Church Of Christ

Officers will be elected at a meeting of Every Man's Bible Class at the Church of Christ Parish House tonight. All members and any men interested are invited to attend, with Henry Cass in charge. Refreshments will be served.

Church of Christ Henry Cass

Chauncey visitors to East Fultonham sisters visit

Chauncey residents Mrs Bessie Wilson and sister Mrs Sarah Leffler left Wednesday for East Fultonham to spend a few days with another sister Mrs Lucy Wyckoff. They were joined by Mrs Wilsons daughters Mrs Martha Shafer and Mrs Elsie Spears who returned Wednesday night. A separate note from Selby Cal reports the tall 600 foot smoke stack of American Smelting and Refining Company drawing many observers and highlighting local unemployment figures based on watchers at the site.

Chauncey Bessie Wilson Sarah Leffler East Fultonham Lucy Wyckoff Selby Cal American Smelting and Refining Company

Chauncey Lodge to Hold Initiation at Meeting

Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge Chauncey will meet tonight at 7 30 oclock Initiation will be held All members of the degree staff are urged to attend.

Chauncey Lodge Chauncey — Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge Chauncey

Oxford Group gains in Papuan jungle tribes

Geoffrey Baskett of the Wwata mission reports rapid progress for the Oxford Group among Papuan headhunter tribes. He states 300 headhunters have been won over in 16 months and that sorcerers are apologizing to relatives of those they killed.

Sydney Oxford Group Geoffrey Baskett Wwata

Man Sits On Rattlesnake Head, Escapes Harm

In Cal if Ornithologist Sey mour Rodgers rested after wood chopping, he sat on a rattlesnake and felt the warning rattle. The snake’s head was beneath him, he jumped off quickly and avoided a bite. The incident occurred on a warm Thursday in August 1938.

Waddell Cal Seymour Rodgers Rodgers

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