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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1938
Page
12
On August 31 1938 Chauncey officials distributed Federal relief foods to 540 people at the City Building. Commodities included 794 pounds of powdered milk 1334 pounds of prunes 474 pounds of raisins and 648 cans of peas. Mayor W D Hines Marshal Lawrence Reeves and the Dover Township trustees oversaw the operation.
Four generations were represented at a Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dicken in Lower Plains. Attendees included Eva Smith of Carbon Hill, the Dicken family, Wendell Moore and sons Roger and Richard, Frank Hysell of Athens, Belle Burns aged 85 and her granddaughter Daisy Burns of Amesville.
Chauncey W E Dicken of Lower Plains employed at the Lumber Company was crushed between two trucks Monday morning. No bones were broken and he was taken home to recover. Guests and family notes follow with social items and a birth announcement for Wilma Jean, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed win C Echelbarger.
Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m All members are urged to be present.
Mr and Mrs E E Parker with guests plan a visit to Akron relatives. Local attendees at Heaton reunion. Leo Shields returns home from East Liverpool after two weeks with his mother. J C Chapman ill. Pearl Keehler hosts for dinner with Milo Caldwell. Sadie Klinder and son return to Erie Pa. Miss Nelia Parr accompanies. Garden Club gathers at Georgia Springer. next at Lambs. J K Swindler travels to Procter to visit son Max Swindler. Walter Shields hosts dinner with Ed Parker, Mrs Kemp, and Mary Cole. Gerald Lamb visits Gallipolis. Reed family visits FE E Parker home. 4-H Club girls at State Fair. Reverend Clary preaches at M E Church. conference soon. Chester Barnett's family with Holemans at Racine. Elma Fay Kincade visits sister Marguerite in Athens. John Archer and family visit Carrie Gainer. John Arbaugh and Luther Cook attend Jr O U A M convention in Dayton. Emile Matlack visits Bellville family. Ruth Larkins and children visit sister in Long Bottom. Lee Sisson family visits George Hamilton. Clyde Jones and daughter Joanne Pomeroy visit Vietta Springer.
Pomeroy RFD social notes list visits and family gatherings. Harry Beards and family of Pomeroy visited Mrs. C. L. Christy. D. R. Will and son C. E. Will attended the Athens County Fair. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Frederick entertained daughter Mrs. A. C. Betzing and family of Zanesville. Montgomery Will of Bellevue visited Clyde Will. Dana Young entertained Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers of Downington. Asa and Ada Haskins visiting uncle Augustus Ashworth of Middletown. F. O. Saunders and daughter Miss Jessie visited H. C. Bolin. Milton Will plans to teach in Columbus term.
Murray City personal notices list multiple weekend visits and family events. Residents including Mr. and Mrs. Gears with two sons, the Devols at a Webb reunion, and several travelers from Columbus, Dayton, Athens, Lima, and Newark share updates, while local deaths, illnesses, and church activities are noted.
Mt Zion hosts Sunday school at 9 30 am with service at 10 30 am and Thursday prayer meetings at 8 pm. Eva Mohler returns from Athens after visiting her daughter Mrs Weatherby. Dwight Burton’s 22nd birthday gathering fills his home as Mrs Burton leads Happy Birthday. Arnold King hosts Ralph McAfee and family from West Virginia for Sunday. Dorcas Lowther returns from South Bend after summer visit. C L Goldsberry hosts Sheridan Dolan and William St Clair from Columbus over weekend. Jerseyville Garden Road being resurfaced by county. A bryophyllum plant propagates tiny plantlets along leaf edges that drop and root.
Mrs Neva Morrison and daughters Donna and Gladys returned to Upper Sandusky after visiting Chauncey with her father C W Ferrer and family. Mrs Russell Ally and daughters Patty Lou and Janet Ann from Ashland Ky visited her parents Roy Gabriel. Dean Hamilton, visiting, returned to Wellston with his mother and Addie Tippett. Clifford Shafer returned to Bridgeport Conn after vacation. Loretta Yankowski and Joann returned to Detroit with husband. Frank Sikoria Irene Sikoria and sons visited Andrew Guy family.
Spearrys entertain Chauncey guests at their country home near Albany Sunday. Visitors include Roy Walsh and Elsie Spearry Wellston, Harvey Courtney Clinton Court ney Beaumont, Luther Cruikshank Ruth Cruikshank Leslie Cruikshank, Wilbur Grandstaff and daughters Florence Betty, Frank Palmer, Evelyn Patterson and son Everett of Chauncey. Only on great days such as a minister visit did colonial forebears serve dessert.
Mrs Vera Bri water Chauncey Mrs Marian Ohio and William Maffin Virginia Lou Williams and Ralph Woodard Logan attended the Holiness Camp Meeting in Circleville Rev James Maffin will start a tent meeting at Logan near the depot tonight Services run nightly at 7 30 in the evening
British workers lose about 25 million dollars annually due to illness. The common cold is blamed for roughly 40 percent of this total, contributing significant productivity losses across industries.
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