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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1938
Page
20
The Dailey Townsend reunion was held in the Temple Grove on Sunday with more than 300 in attendance evenly representing each family. The gathering elected officers and plans to make the reunion an annual event, while several older family members were noted among attendees.
Rutland social briefs report Mrs R W Fra Jey and daughter visiting Mr and Mrs J M Bogges for four weeks. Don Murray and Violet Hunter from Meadville join Clarence Murray. Clair Taylor and children in Columbus. A shower for Mr and Mrs Robert Brown in South Rutland. Mrs Fred Winn attends Farm Bureau conference in Lancaster. Rutland M E Church Ladies Aid to host minstrel show and one act play August 26 at High School Auditorium. Nora McNaughton returns from Columbus and Huntington trip. Charlie Musser family vacation in Washington DC and other eastern locales. J E Dennison family on vacation in northern Michigan. Carl Dennison visits Eaton.
Murray City notes several local and visiting residents. E A Person of Murray attended Guthrie reunion in Alfred. Lem Penny and family visited Bauers and attended M E Church Home-Coming. Harold Potts and Elaine visited relatives in Maxville. George Potts and Cecil Lunsford visited Loper family. John McNamee and William visited Wein. Stanley Brown and Jimmy visited England family. H L Williams and Henry Chaney from Columbus were guests. Chaney aged 90 attended homecoming. Shaffer family visited Greens Run with sister Lottie Cannon, who was seriously ill. William Thomas Jr. spent weekend with Mary Thomas. Grace Thomas returned from visits to Bicknell, Detroit, Columbus. Ralph Hayes and Donna Sue Hayes spent Sunday at Buckeye Lake. PNG Club to meet Friday at Homer Anderson home. Ruth and Ladonna Craft visited parents in Columbus. Bertha Jonas and Effie Jonas visited Bertha Bryan on the Plains. Bertha Sanborn and two daughters and Lily Mitchell visited Albert Spencer. Mary Ann James spent weekend with son Thomas James in Blaine. Phyllis Jean Jonas visited grandparents Jonas. Mark Shelton and daughter from Pontiac spent weekend with father Mark Shelton.
The ninth Nicholson reunion met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Nicholson with fifty eight guests. Guests included the Melsons and Will families, plus Rev. Crawford and Rev. Miller. Local visits occurred among many area families with news of Mr. Nicholson’s recovery from a serious illness. In Adelaide Australia, an expedition to assess Anarectic Wilkes Land mineral resources will be led by John Rymill.
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