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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
16
Federal relief commodities will be available in Chauncey Saturday August 31 from to 12 o'clock noon. All uncalled for commodities will be returned to Athens at noon Saturday. They include wheat flour salt pork raisins and pears.
Clarence Willis 34 mine foreman and Millfield Local president died recently. His funeral was held Wednesday at Millfield M E Church with Rev. Gilbert Courtney and Rev. S C Elsen. Burial at Green Lawn Cemetery with Elk and local members assisting. survivors include wife Elizabeth, son Clarence Jr., parents Fielden and Mrs Willis, brother Carl, and sisters Edna Dodds and Lillie Woods.
Chauncey hosts the Russell family reunion on Sunday September 1 at Howell's Park Coolville with a basket dinner at noon and officer elections. Courtney family reunion follows Monday September 2 Labor Day at Rachelmacher Park Logan with lunch, entertainment, program and officer elections.
Mrs Victor Norris of Glouster spent Friday with her parents Mr and Mrs J M McDonald. Doris Milhoan visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs John Milhoan of McLeish. Mary Jo Withem of Glouster spent the weekend with grandparents Mr and Mrs J M McDonald. Dorothea Milhoan and Mary Margaret Milhoan with Howard and Harry Taylor of Ferndale were at Buckeye Lake Sunday. Mr and Mrs I N Price hosted guests including Mrs Lance Brown of Peoria Ill Mrs G W Brown and children of Crooksville Mr and Mrs J M Watkins and Mrs Adaline Kimball. Mr and Mrs Dwight Smith and children Ronnie and Carol Ann visited Mr and Mrs Carl Welling of Taylor Ridge. Mr and Mrs Don Withem and Mrs Victor Norris of Glouster visited J M McDonald Sunday.
Fairview residents welcomed guests including Paul Satterfield of Randolph Field Texas and Clyde MacMillion of Flint Michigan. Local attendees listed from U S M C Portsmouth Virginia to Graf ton West Virginia and Springfield Ohio plus May Cole returning home from Columbus.
Mr and Mrs George Wilson of Coal Hollow hosted a Sunday chicken dinner to honor grandson Clifford Shafer of Chauncey whose marriage to Viola Heigle of Columbus is planned for late September. Attendees included Miss Heigle and Shafer family members. Grant Russell of Coolville RD visited Chauncey with Hollis Stalder family.
Chauncey council schedules its regular meeting for Tuesday September 3 at 7 p m instead of Monday due to Labor Day. In other news a uniform from the German army was found in the wardrobe of the former Kaiser Wilhelm.
The Straitsville 4-H Sew-So Club met at Mrs. C M Osborne’s home with seven members and one visitor and planned a party. Various local residents visited family and traveled to Columbus and Zanesville. Woodbine Rebekah Lodge held its last meeting in the I C OF hall, with plans to relocate and the 1 0 0 F Hall sold and razed. Swastika Council hosted a wiener roast at Mrs Elizabeth Reynolds home. Families from Dayton Logan Columbus Marietta and Saginaw gathered for visits and celebrations over the weekend.
Mrs Hazel Lin scott Miller and her children Mary Frances Shirley Ann and Betty Jane visit Chauncey to see Mrs Miller's parents Mr and Mrs D H Linscott Miller. Doctors Sanders Nelson and Walter Musgrave with Michael Heine were in Columbus on Wednesday.
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