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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1948

Page

4

V J Day Memorial Ceremonies in Nelsonville Set Saturday Night

Nelsonville prepares a candlelight V J Day memorial on the Public Square with a parade from Riverside to the square led by Buchtel York High School Band. Veterans from VFW Post 5467 and American Legion Post plan remarks by Rev J A Long and Arthur Kennedy with taps and a rifle salute.

Nelsonville Raymond Juniper Clyde Finn Nelsonville Post 5467 Veterans of Foreign Wars Grenford Dugan Post American Legion Jimmie Jones Post Buchtel J. A. Long The Christian Church Arthur Kennedy Nelsonville Post Vfw VFW

Nelsonville Eagles Officer Heads to National Convention

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jacobs travel to Seattle Washington to represent Nelsonville Aerie No 391 Fraternal Order of Eagles at the FOE National Convention. They drive by auto with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jenkins of Murray City accompanying them. Jenkins represents Murray City Aerie at the event. The trip includes sightseeing across the western states.

Nelsonville Gerald Jacobs Seattle Wash Jacobs Nelsonville Aerie Order of Eagles Dan Jenkins Murray City Jenkins

Meeting cancels as weekend revival takes over

Morristown Holiness Church voids Friday cottage prayer meeting due to a weekend church revival led by Rev. Roy Deeter from Thursday night through Sunday with nightly services at 7 30.

Chauncey Morristown Holiness Church Roy Deeter

Rotary official visit and bake sale at Nelsonville club

In Nelsonville Dayton district governor Lou S. Jacobson will visit the Rotary Club at Little House Tuesday Aug 17 at 6 pm. Corwin Cookson asks all members and committee chairs to attend. The Plains Methodist Church class plans a Sept 4 bake sale at Chauncey with Mrs Violet Bryan presiding and Mrs Carrie Nida teaching.

Louis Adrian Zanesville Chauncey Plains Methodist Church Violet Bryan Bryan Gail Slater Carrie Nida Helen Weller Mary Horn McCoy Alberta Linscott Marietta Goldsberry Pauline Knowlton Betty Derring Donald Weller Sue Ann

Illness Reaches Family From Phoenix Letter

Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Joe Davis report their son Earl Davis wrote that his wife Madonna Hull Davis is seriously ill in Phoenix Arizona. The Davises, who visited relatives there six weeks ago, relay the news from the letter.

Chauncey Joe Davis Earl Davis Madonna Hull Carl Hull Phoenix Ariz Davis

Stalder Family Weekend in Dayton Visit

Mr and Mrs William Stalder The Plains stayed in Dayton over the weekend as guests of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Leroy Moraskey. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Dudley Stalder and their son to visit Mrs Stalder’s sister Mrs Ardith Bowles.

Chauncey William Stalder the Plains Dayton Leroy Moraskey Dudley Stalder

Beatrice Theisen Improves at Columbus Hospital

Theisen family reports Mrs Beatrice Quinn Theisen wife of Herman Theisen Jr of Chauncey and Millfield is improved at White Cross Hospital Columbus. Officials say she will likely be allowed to return home this week after treatment.

Chauncey Beatrice Quinn Theisen Herman Theisen, Jr Athens Chauncey and Millfield White Cross Hospital Columbus Theisen

Duncan Family Visit Across Dayton and The Plains

Harold Duncan and children Billy Dean and Mary Ann of Dayton visit their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William Duncan in Trimble Heights and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Channell in The Plains.

Chauncey Harold Duncan Billy Dean Mary Ann Dayton William Duncan Trimble Heights Ervin Channell the Plains

Sanders Family Traveled to Columbus on Monday

Dr and Mrs C N Sanders and sons Bob and Bill and Miss Isabel Courtney spent Monday in Columbus.

Columbus Chauncey Mrs. ¢. N. Sanders and Sons Bob and Bill Isabel Courtney

Weekend guests visit the Courtney home in Chauncey

Weekend callers at the Rev and Mrs Gilbert Courtney home in Chauncey included the Wilcox family of Sylvania Ohio Mrs Hazel Cable Mr and Mrs Frank Lambracht and son Christian of Columbus Ohio Mr and Mrs William Keasey and son Michael recently returned from Albuquerque New Mexico Mrs Elma Cass Jo Ann Paul Lou Lynn and Larry Cass of Hebron Ohio Mrs Elsie Worden Wright of Nelsonville Marshal Smith of Wonderland Ohio and Miss Dorothy Jane McCafferty of Chauncey.

Chauncey Gilbert Courtney Wilcox Sylvania Hazel Cable Frank Lambracht Marjorie Courtney Christian Columbus William Keasey Michael Albuquerque N. Mex Elma Cass Jo Ann Paul Lou Lynn Larry Cass Hebron Elsie Worden Wright Nelsonville Marshal Smith Wonderland, O Dorothy Jane McCafferty

Minister Injured From Fall At Stallings Home

The Rev. Kelly Lowery pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church at Stallings West Virginia fractured his left arm in four places after falling from a ladder at his home. Relatives report the injury and describe his family connections to Chauncey and nearby residents.

Chauncey Kelly Lowery Stallings W.va Apostolic Faith Church Thomas Lowery Marshall Ward Near

Chauncey Family Ministered To In Kentucky Visit

Mr and Mrs Blaine Bullock of Chauncey were recalled to Kentucky this week due to the serious illness of Mrs Lynn McKinney, mother of Mrs Bullock. The family message notes Mrs McKinney is aged 65.

Chauncey Blaine Bullock Kentucky

Church Social at Millfield Sponsored by Church of Christ

The Millfield Church of Christ will sponsor a social Friday at 7 p.m. in the West Side school building. The event features a bake sale a parcel post sale and music by the Chauncey Dover band.

Chauncey Millfield Church of Christ West Side Chauncey-Dover

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