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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1947
Page
3
The Board of Commerce in Glouster elected Ernest Jones secretary at a meeting in the mayor's office. Jones had served as temporary secretary prior to the permanent organization two weeks earlier. The board will study a shoe factory relocation proposal and report recommendations later.
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co. of Athens, Pomeroy Cement Block Co. of Pomeroy, and Plymale Wagner Co. of Gallipolis. The notice lists these firms as the distributors.
Glouster High School band under J Richard Simcox performed marches popular tunes and solos on Depot Square. Sharon Gamwell led baton twirling with team in absence of head majorette Betty Brunton. Doris Chambers played bari tone horn solo A Perfect Day Lavonda Saulters sang Because Richard Simcox played Merriment Polka as a clarinet solo. Audience contributed 10.04 to Booster Club instrument fund.
Miss Betty Jane Courtney daughter of the Rev and Mrs Gilbert Courtney Chauncey preached at Trimble Church of Christ Sunday morning She has served as assistant pastor at the Lakewood Church of Christ for four years and will enter Yale Divinity School this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Scott of Athens Mrs. A. L. Carpenter of New Marshfield and Mrs. Nan Baughman of Trimble returned home Sunday after four days visiting relatives in Washington Pennsylvania. Mrs. Baughman is living at the home of Mrs. Lydia Kittle in Trimble.
Harry Vaughn was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital Tuesday in the C. F. Wallace ambulance for observation and treatment after a year long stomach ailment. Monday, Mrs Ida Lantz was transported to the Osteopathic Hospital in Marietta for observation and returned home Tuesday.
The Hooper's Ridge Church of Christ announces services begin Monday September 1 at 7 45 p m with Daniel K Teater as evangelist and Mrs Harold Brown as pianist.
The Thea Chapter OES invites members to attend Friends Night at the McConnelsville chapter on September 2.
Glouster Mrs Roger Williams Laura Mildred Lantz of Columbus is in Trimble as a guest of her parents Mr and Mrs E H Lantz. Mr and Mrs W H Shamel of Athens called on Mr and Mrs L R Gooding in Trimble. Mrs Max Antle and children Susan and Gregory Wayne of Columbus visit Mrs Lucy Barstoe in Trimble. Violet and Dorothy Belle Vaughan and Harry Vaughan of Columbus spend the week with their parents Mr and Mrs Isaac Vaughan in Trimble.
At the Old Settlers Reunion Committee meeting the J.T. Elementary PTA will run a lunch stand for the three day event and the WSCS of Jacksonville Methodist Church will host a chicken and ham dinner Monday at noon in the church social rooms. Barbara Mettler and Marcella Baker, two Athens girls who acted in The Green Grass of Wyoming, will lead the parade riding their film horses from Lancaster.
Members of the Lend A Hand circle met at Mrs. Adriene French home with Mrs. Alma Atkins assisting. Mrs. Alice Epple led a devotional program and refreshments were served by hostesses. Several local visits and family events are noted including Felix Alkire attending a reunion in Indianapolis and Betty Smith visiting Dayton.
Local relatives gathered Sunday at Petrea Baptist Church for the funeral of Mrs Effie Channell with Rev John Kemper officiating. Burial followed at Fairport Cemetery in Jackson. Mrs Channell is survived by four sons and four daughters with many relatives attending.
Chauncey Mr and Mrs Noah S Harvey entertained as their dinner guests Sunday at their Ellis Ave home Mr and Mrs Harry Blick Frances Harvey and daughter Mary Ellen and Miss Lizzie Moody of Lancaster and Wilma Kranyik and Susan Donaldson of Athens
Chauncey Regina Reed returns to Wheeling West Virginia from a five week visit with grandmother Mrs Mary Dew in Chauncey. Mrs Dew accompanies her to the Reed home and will stay a week.
A daughter weighing eight pounds and fourteen ounces named Donna Jean Hintz was born Sunday in Lancaster City Hospital to Mrs Woodrow Hintz and her husband Woodrow Hintz of Sugar Grove Ohio formerly Chauncey. The mother is a daughter of Jesse C Atkinson of Beaumont.
Chauncey Methodist Church changes midweek plans with Rev. H. H. Lafferty preaching Wednesday at 7 p m. The public is invited to attend.
Clyde Juniper Jr and his wife of Painesville announce the birth of a son at their home. The baby is a grandson of Mrs. Grace Juniper formerly of Oregon Ridge. Also noted are vacation visitors Chauncey John B Ley and Miss Barbara Deford Richmond Kentucky visiting Chauncey, and Cincinnati visitor James Brown from Cincinnati staying with Mr and Mrs Harry Sheen. Prayer meeting and Ladies Aid Society activities planned in Chauncey near Morristown Holiness Church for Thursday evening.
The Women's Council of the Church of Christ in Glouster will convene in the church social rooms on Thursday evening. The meeting opens with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Mrs. C. E. McCune of Trimble Heights is reported to be recovering satisfactorily from a surgery performed last Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital and will stay about two more weeks.
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