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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
2
Glouster Supt Karl Bodenbender announced registration for grades 9 to 12 at the high school on Monday and Tuesday August 23 and 24. Hours are 1 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm Monday and 7 to 9 pm Tuesday. Students will choose courses with staff guidance to ease schedule conflicts.
The Past Chiefs Club met at Memorial Park with hostess Anna Exhstenkemper. A supper was served to eight members and five guests. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Maggie Hemsley.
Gallipolis notes list admissions including Earl Matteson Wellston Clark Jiiden Racine Anna Mae Mount Rio Grande and others with several from Gallipolis. Births recorded a daughter for Mrs Kenneth Williams and a daughter for Mrs Fred Scott. Discharges include David Beaver Andrea Gilmore Andrew Gilmore Milton Ord and Dorothy Warner.
The Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ will gather in the church social rooms Friday at 7 30 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. Mary Roberts Mrs. Lennie Snowden and Mrs. Agnes Eddy.
The Women of the Moose plan a Thursday gathering at 8 p.m. in Moose Hall. Members from the group are invited to attend and participate in the meeting.
The Baptist Missionary Society will meet at the church at 7 30 p m Thursday.
Dayton visitors Bob and Bobby Jewell join Jack Russell and kin for weekends. Eugene Sabo on Army furlough from Fort Lewis visits family after Pearl Harbor service. Several other relatives gather for church events, trips to Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo and Buckeye Lake, and attendance at a Moose convention in Chicago.
Funeral services for Henry Howard Rife 77 will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Bulaville Christian Church with Rev. E C Venze officiating. He died Tuesday at his Addison Township home after months of illness. Born on his farm he lived there most his life. Surviving are wife Della Coughenour died 1935 two sons Raymond Addison Township and Joseph Springfield Township two daughters Fannie Rutten Gallipolis Ferry W Va Georgia Burris Gallipolis a brother Levi Rife Addison Township Interment in Rife cemetery under McCoy's funeral care.
Gallipolis report describes three years of disturbance as a prowler tried to break in at the Charles W. Holley residence on Clay Lick. Two shotgun blasts were fired. the prowler is missing and a torn shirt fragment is the only clue. James Holley fired after one son alerted others. The Holley family sits on Ottie McCall place on Clay Lick.
GLOUSTER Trimble Grange met last Saturday with no program or degree work. A routine business session was held and the group announced the annual inspection for August 28 at 8 p.m. with Everett Carbaugh of Dayton as inspector. Potluck supper followed.
Kiwanis International ruled out lotteries and games of chance for the Child Welfare fund. The club plans next week’s picnic in Memorial Park on Thursday afternoon. Committee members include Joe Williams Dick Guinther E D Coffman Bill Meyer C F Wallace and Sam Walden with many local residents noted.
Charles Frederick Guinther 57 died at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two year illness. He led Guinther and Son Insurance for 20 years. Surviving include wife Elizabeth son Richard daughter Mrs William Stephenson mother Mary Jane Guinther Akron. brother Fred Akron. sisters Mrs Harvey Luther and Mrs William Briggs Akron. Funeral rites planned in Glouster with Masonic service Thursday night and Methodist Church service Friday. Burial Maplewood Cemetery.
An advertisement promotes Peterson's Ointment for eczema pimples and red skin irritations. It claims fast itching relief and improved skin with a money back offer and 35c price. It also notes soothing cracked feet and toes and promises satisfaction at druggists.
Mrs Stella Weldon and Mrs Bernice Carter depart Jacksonville Sunday for Las Vegas Nevada. Carter will teach in the city schools while Weldon expects to secure a winter teaching position there.
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