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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1954
Page
3
Dover Township trustees approved a 22500 annual budget with over 17000 earmarked for road improvements in 1955. They reviewed a 1356 dust control project, planned further conference on payment, and authorized 250 for fire run payments for a volunteer unit built outside Chauncey.
An ad touts stainless pain relief products for piles with rapid itching and swelling reduction. Claims of painless case-by-case relief, soothing inflamed tissues and preventing cracking. Supositories or ointment marketed with a focus on fast relief.
The Community Garden Club decided not to sponsor a flower show this year due to festival features concentrating at the athletic field. A lawn fete is planned for later this fall. The decision was made at a Friday night meeting at Mrs. R. A. Snackenberg's Fayette Street home.
Mrs. Roy Pendergrass hosted a yellow and green shower Monday night for Mrs. Jack Hamer at her Chauncey home. Guests included numerous local women and Arlene Lester showed flower show films. A dessert course followed with prizes awarded to Mrs. Thomas Dew.
Robert L Young of 15 Currier St Athens was arraigned in Chauncey before Mayor Earl Hilleary. He pleaded guilty to crossing a yellow line on a state highway in a no passing zone and was fined 10 dollars plus costs. The Chauncey report notes the Friendship class of the Chauncey Church of Christ meets at 7:30 p m in the home of Mrs Hollis Stalder.
Glouster residents host a park gathering for Virgil Grandy and family as they return from overseas service. Attendees include S Sgt Charles E Grandy, Sgt Glen Grandy, and relatives from Sioux City Columbus Trimble and Jacksonville. Picnic and lake swim followed by supper at Glouster Park. Garden Club picnic set for Memorial Park with pot luck and town table service.
Chauncey Dover Band Camp at the Isaac Watton Club House lists mothers volunteering as chaperones cooks and helpers. 57 bandsmen are registered and the group will perform at the Athens County fair today 1 to 3 30 p m and again Thursday 1 to 3 30 p m with a concert 7 to 8 p m.
Murray City Floyd Stiff court cases reported by Marshall Floyd Keeton include Robert K. Newman of Glouster pleading guilty to speeding and fined 13.70 dollars. Harold Dean Barnhart of Athens Route 2 was jailed in Logan for non payment of fine after disturbing the peace.
A double birthday party was held Sunday at the millfield farm home of Mr and Mrs Ben Simpkins honoring their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Norman Simpkins of Dayton who are visiting this area in vacation. Attending were Mr and Mrs Norman Simpkins the Rev Haines Mrs Helen Gillespie Robert Simpkins Mrs Anna Keish Mr and Mrs Ben Simpkins and afternoon callers Mr and Mrs Allen Chadwell Mr and Mrs Joe Morgan and Victor Robinett.
The annual Bennet t and Traugh family reunion will be held in Logan at Rachelmacher Park on Sunday August 29 with attendees from both families expected to gather for the event.
Mrs. Jessie Baker of Columbus spent the end of the week with Nelsonville friends. Mr and Mrs H L Hall of Dayton were week end guests of his mother Mrs Sylvia Hall.
Jacksonville WSCS will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Methodist Church to arrange plans for the Labor Day dinner. Recent visits include Mr. and Mrs. Al Huber of Dayton, a niece of Mrs. Antle. Gordon Meade and sons from Columbus visiting Mrs. Meade’s parents. Joan Hall from Newark vacationing with her grandparents. and other local guests including Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Wallace, Mrs. Dorothy Guess of Zanesville, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Easler and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walton with their families.
Fifty Kiwanis members and their families attended the annual picnic in Memorial Park. Menu included ham sandwiches baked beans potato salad slaw and ice cream. Entertainment featured baseball and horseshoe pitching with many members and guests listed. Next Monday the club plans a visit to the Athens Club at the Berry Hotel at 6 pm.
Chauncey Water Works awaits a new well pump delayed by a federal release from a Pennsylvania warehouse. C. K. Dye of Columbus will install it on arrival. Beginning August, each water customer will be charged 50 cents monthly to help cover the heavy costs of the new pumping equipment.
Many broken relationships blamed on scratching skin blemishes. The ad promotes Peterson's Ointment for fast relief from itching including pimples eczema and angry red blotches. One application delights or money refunded. Also advertised for tired cracked feet at 45 cents in all druggists.
The Rev. and Mrs. Roy Barnett of Hardwick Georgia announce the birth of a daughter Frances Ro Anne on August 4 at Richard Bunyan Hospital in Hardwick. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. R Balderson of Glouster and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett Sr. of Atlanta. The Barnetts also have a daughter Jo Dell who is visiting Balderson in Glouster.
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