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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1943
Page
9
The Chauncey high new auditorium hosts a benefit concert directed by Mrs. Katerine Millikan. The Dover High School band performs with a varied program and special numbers, followed by food sales to raise funds for the band.
Chauncey ladies to the United Mine will host a benefit dance on Dec 4 in the Rob Building Converse Street with Wolfe Orchestra. The auxiliary holds its regular meeting next Tuesday night in the K of P building led by Betty Pencelli. Men of Athens County Church of Christ plan a quarterly meeting tonight at New Marshfield church with officer elections a program and refreshments. George Barrows Nelsonville presides and Karl Gardner Chauncey serves as secretary.
Chauncey Mrs. George Wilson celebrated a birthday on Saturday. Four generations gathered at the home of Carl and Mrs. Shafer for a birthday dinner with a cake baked by Reena Shafer Simpkins. Present were George Wilson Elsie Wilson Spears Elizabeth Bailey and family Clifford Shafer Lois Ann Shafer and the Shafer couple.
Chauncey resident Mrs Lena Cunningham is unable to leave her home due to a fractured bone in her right foot.
Miss Lucy Lamity of Columbus visits her parents Mr and Mrs Mike Lamity Sr in Corning. Mr and Mrs Shelmer Pyle and son Lanny of Lancaster visit James and Marg Welch. Marcel Levion and daughters Harriet and Florence travel to Zanesville and visit. Emma Jane and Sonny Quinn see their grandmother Mrs Janie Jacobs in Columbus. Harriet Levion of Florence Alabama and Florence Levion of Cleveland stay with Marcel Levion’s family. Mrs Margaret Dawson and her Columbus daughter attend funeral of Mr Garrett Reich. Roberta Dawson and Carolyn Paxson spend Thanksgiving in Columbus with relatives. Lt Owen Duffy transferred from Wilmington Delaware to Palm Springs California for pursuit school. Terry Knott of Columbus visits grandparents John and Grace Duffy. Cpl Harold Pedicord at Camp Butner North Carolina on 15 day furlough with wife Grace.
Chauncey Mr. and Mrs. Sam McClelland returned to their Greens Run home after a month in Columbus. Mr. McClelland spent three weeks at Grant Hospital for a goiter operation and is recovering satisfactorily. Mrs. McClelland visited relatives in Columbus during his stay and thanked friends for cards and letters. Thanksgiving visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Albert Skinner and family and Mrs. Francis Sabo and daughter Betty Lou.
Pedicord Corning and his parents from Glouster visit with Mr and Mrs George Parsons while Mrs George Overling Wellston spends weeks there. Jay Koch and Janie Jacobs of Columbus called on the Quins. George Phillis and children visited the Frasures of New Straitsville on Thanksgiving. Dorothy Baldy was in New Lexington Friday.
Jobs News Notes lists several households hosting relatives during Thanksgiving. Names include William Woo ten and son Johnny, Walter Shaw Logan, Elmer Gears Groveport, Joy Gears, Gene Brown Groveport, Effie Bateman improving, John Vasko Buffalo, Pfe Vasco radio school Florida, Ralph Gill Camp Beale furlough, Stover Haydenville, Ruth McNabb family, Ira Jean White Columbus training, Elizabeth Turn Barberton, Harry Turn family, Lonberger Camp Pickett fur lough.
A Thanksgiving harvest observance at Millfield Church of Christ featured a display of fruit and vegetables from victory gardens canned by church women. Mrs Elizabeth Kolar Free man led the standout exhibit, with Mrs Robinett and Mrs Edith Heffken coordinating. Special music by the youth during Sunday School and by Mary Lee Blower and Donna Blower during the service accompanied by Lucille Sanders. Pastor Glaze Thompson delivered the sermon.
Charles Canale from an Air Corps base at Sioux Falls South Dakota has returned after a ten day furlough spent at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Canale Sr Lower Plains. Clifford H Banfield Seaman Second Class has returned to New York after a furlough spent in Chauncey with his parents Mr and Mrs Clifford Banfield and family.
Funeral services for Lonnie Biram of Parkersburg were held at Hazel with burial in the Biram grounds. George Cottle attended his brother L R Cottle's funeral in East Liverpool after a gas jet accident. Mrs Cottle was saved. Local visits included M L Brooks and son Jack of Columbus.
Pvt Charles Linscott returns to Seattle Washington after a year in service following a 10 day furlough spent with wife Alberta and his parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Linscott in The Plains. His wife accompanied him to Detroit on departure.
An important meeting of Forest Rose Rebekah lodge will be held tonight at 7 30 in the Chauncey K of P building.
Chauncey Morristown Church holds a prayer meeting at 7 o'clock this evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Hiles with members gathered for worship and reflection.
E E Stethem, an employee in Midland Pa, spent Thanksgiving at home. Mrs Stella Chevalier has come to Columbus to spend the winter with her son W S Chevalier and wife. Mr and Mrs C L Brooks of Columbus visited their sister in law Mrs Mary Matlack over the weekend.
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