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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1943
Page
8
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Grain prices list No. 2 soft red wheat at 1.63 and No. 2 yellow corn at 1.06 to 1.07 with other grades noted. Pittsburgh eggs graded by consumer standards show various large and medium sizes from 50 to 59 cents. butter prices and vegetable carots noted. Live poultry OPA base ceiling prices set for farmers and wholesalers across multiple categories. overall dairy and egg case readings included with total sales at 450 cases.
Hogs sold slow with wide price spreads and downgrades across weights under 160 and over 270 pounds. Cattle and calves show weak to uneven declines in slaughter types with limited demand, while sheep lack enough data to establish a market. Pittsburgh receipts include hogs 350 with prices down 25 cents on some grades and mixed livestock activity overall.
Chauncey Church of Christ schedules its third religious service for service men and families Sunday at 7 pm. The Young People's choir will provide music and support an old hymn sing. Letters from service members will be read and a special prayer period observed. The sermon is by the pastor with a report on letters written. over 100 were reported at the last meeting.
Chauncey social notes list Mrs. R yer of Chauncey visiting with Mrs. Flossie Ewing in Jackson. Guests include Miss Selah Vandyke of Athens and Mrs. Carrie Channel of The Plat. Several locals, including John Bullock of Bailey Rup, Sharah Lester, and families, travel between Mt. Vernon Pittsburg and Murray City for visits with relatives and friends.
A gathering at Mr and Mrs Oscar Adkins home welcomed Lewis Adkins back from service in the Hawaiian Islands with a medical discharge. Refreshments were served and attendees included H S Severing Dorothy McKinney Beulah Heights Ky George Adkins family Lan caster residents Elaine McKinney Ersel Bullock Dannie Mae Adkins O B Adkins.
In Chauncey the Church of God appoints the young people to lead morning and evening worship in the pastor’s absence. Sunday School starts at 9 30 a m with Howard Pennell as superintendent and the Young People’s Society meets at 6 15 p m under Mrs Flo Kelzenburg.
The Church of Christ parish lists Sunday services with speakers including Gil bert Courtney at Trim ble 9 30 am and 7 pm in Chauncey and Taylor Ridge 10 30 am Greens Run 9 30 am Millfield 10 30 am Trimble 7 pm Glaze Thompson will speak at Greens Run 9 30 am and Millfield 10 30 am.
Mr and Mrs John Bullock of Bailey Run near Chauncey hosted last week end guests including Mr and Mrs James Bullock and daughter Wanda and Mrs Lizzie Jones of St Paris Ohio Mr and Mrs Floyd Bullock and family Mr and Mrs Delmer Bullock and son of Columbus Mr and Mrs Julius Manning and family The Plains Mr and Mrs Blaine Bullock and family and Lewis Adkins.
Pfc Thomas Chauncey recently transferred from Florida to Camp Atterbury Indiana is home on a 15 day furlough to visit his wife Nellie Stalder Thomas and their son Tommy Nellie and Tommy stay with Mrs. Thomas's parents Mr and Mrs William Stalder The family spends the weekend visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas J. Thomas at Doanville.
Miss Marjorie Darnell daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Darnell The Plains, a student at the Office Training School Columbus, returned home and went to a Marietta hospital for a tonsillectomy Tuesday. She was accompanied to the hospital by Mrs Carrie Channell The Plains and returned Wednesday to The Plains.
Announcement of services at the Church of Christ in Chauncey for Sunday December 5 begins with 9 30 a m Sunday School The Communion of the Lords Supper at 10 30 and morning worship The 7 p m service for families of service men will include letters from servicemen followed by a sermon by Pastor Gilbert Courtney Cincinnati Produce price list provided with various egg and fowl grade figures and weights
Chauncey Francis Hiles, four years in the U S Navy, is on a day furlough visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Hiles and Chauncey relatives. Brother Roy Hiles, stationed at a Louisiana camp, had also been on furlough but they missed each other by two days. They had not seen each other for two years.
The Plains resident CHAUNCEY-Ashford Matheny was taken to Mon Carmel Hospital in Columbus for observation after treatment and underwent major surgery this week. His condition is reported as favorable and his wife Emma Matheny remains at his side.
Adventist Chauncey church holds services on Saturday December 4 at 9 30 a m with pastor Elder Charles Down berg preaching Sabbath School led by Mrs Juanita Lockado. Pvt Harold Carsey of Camp Shelby visits Chauncey family during four day furlough.
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