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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1944

Page

18

Bridge Club Teaches Guests Monday Afternoon

Mrs. R. W. Fupsterwald of 26 Church St entertained her bridge club Monday afternoon with a dessert at one. Three tables formed, prizes went to Mrs. Frank X Rauch for Ingh' s corme honors, and guests included Mrs. C. B. Nye Mrs. M. E. Swiss Mrs. Harry Z Foster and others.

R. W. Fupsterwald Church St Bridge Club Frank X Rauch Ingh Corme C. B. Nye M. E. Swiss Harry Z Foster Water Davis Phyllis Logan W. J Trautwein Rauch

Development of Music by Miss Grace Morley at Delta Kappa Gamma

Miss Grace Morley spoke on the development of vocal and instrumental music from ancient Greece to the present before Alpha Lambda chapter at the Women's Faculty Club. Victrola records illustrated music types as Miss Beatrice Barber presided over the meeting and dinner with numerous attendees listed.

Grace Morley Alpha Lambda Delta Kappa Gamma Society Estella Reynolds Treva Black Ellen Shannon Edna Felt Ethel Reese Charlotte Bell Beatrice Barber Beryl Cone Doris Wells Ruth Cook Mass Mabelle Durst C. E. Heft Mary Bridge Adda Maccombs Mane Hoskins Phyllis McDaniel Leona Calvin Margaret Laverty Cook Morley

Albany Baptist Band Christmas Luncheon Meeting

Albany Baptist Missionary Band will hold its annual Christmas meeting with a covered dish luncheon at noon on Wednesday December 6 at the home of Mrs Lloyd Bolin. A gift exchange will honor members who have cheered the group. At 2 PM the business meeting opens with Mrs Sylvia Andrews directing the program. Election of officers will follow.

Albany Baptist Missionary Band Lloyd Bolin Sylvia Andrews

Social and Personal Notes From Ath ens Area

Social items recall week end visits by Mr and Mrs 8 G Foster of Strathmore Blvd and guests Albert Tudor Dr and Mrs Allen Alsprich from Chillicothe. Mrs J E Brannan returns from Indiana where Colonel Brannan at Camp Atterbury is living. daughter Barbara attends Ohio University. Potluck supper at Miss Ellen Buirdle's with many guests. Edward Clifford and wife visited from Columbus. Mrs Claude Parker returns from Holzer Hospital with hip fracture. Doris Chesser and son Lynn visit Albany, returning to Jacksonville Fla. Boyd Potter of Athens hosts Richard Livingston family from Dayton.

J E Brannan Indiana Colonel Brannan Camp Atterbury Athens ASTP Ohio University Barbara Brannan Ellen Buirdle Biddie Sherrard L C Baker Dorothy Hovie Janet Wilson William Durkovic Gerald Stauffer Clarence Flowers Fimsterwald He . Biddie Clifford Columbus Curtiss-Wright Corporation Doris Chesser Lynn N A Giles Albany Jacksonville Fla Armour A Chesser Fic AEM Naas, Municipal

Bible Exhibit at Logans Book Store this week

Plan Bible Exhibit will be shown at Logans Book Store on Wednesday Thursday and Friday of this week by the Good Literature Committee of the First Methodist Church in connection with Bible Sunday December 13. ATHERMS BIRD CLUB Athens Bird Club will meet Wednesday 8 pm at the home of Mr and Mrs T M Wolfe Utah Place. Bud Fheht and Aerial Dynamics topic led by Dr King Adamson. Dr H T Grier will review Auk and the Journal of Wildlife Management. Bird records will be taken. REBEKAH LODGE officers to meet Wednesday night at Mall O OF Mall er LATTHELT VEW Faithful Few Club will meet with Mrs Stanie Nida 156 Morris Ave Thursday 7 34 pm.

Logans Book Store Good Literature Committee First Methodist Church Atherms Bird Club Athens Bird Club Wednesdas T M Wolfe Utah Bud King Adamson H T Grier Auk Journal of Wildlife Management W.C. T.U Wi Cc Op U Bekmeljae Rebekah Lodge O OF Mall Vrs Stanie Nida Morris Ave Dhursdar

Round About Town Christmas Gifts From Other Lands

Ath ens readers share vivid stories of Christmas gifts from service members overseas. Grass skirts sea-shell beads carved ivory elephants and Chanel perfumes arrive from New Guinea Italy France and Africa. Letters from loved ones describe gifts and the Navy SeeBees provide humorous glimpses of life abroad.

Athens G. I. Joes

New Bond Sales Leader Emerges in Trimble War Loan Drive

Lawrence Colbert tops Trimble Township bond slips with four thousand four hundred twenty five dollars in sales while overall drive lags Fifth War Loan. Local leaders urge immediate bond purchases to meet December thirteen quota and support servicemen. Trimble Township committee meets tonight at the mayor's office in Glouster at 7:30.

Glouster Lawrence Colbert Trimble Trimble Township

Pfc Virgil Strohmeyer Jr Killed in Palau Action

Pfc Virgil Strohmeyer Jr U S M C, son of Mr and Mrs Virgil Strohmeyer of Glouster, was reported killed in action on Palau Island in the Pacific on September 26, 1944.

Pfc Virgil Strohmeyer Jr Virgil Strohmeyer, Glouster Palau Island Pacific

Past Noble Grands To Meet on Thursday

GLOUSTER The Past Noble Grands Club will meet at the home of Mrs Ed Harry Thursday evening at 7 30 o clock There will be a gift exchange among the members The club decided to send a silver offering this year to the Odd Fellows Home at Springfield Previously a box of linens was contributed by the local Noble Grands Club The difficulty of obtaining linens this year prompted the change to a silver offering

Glouster Noble Grands Club Ed Harry Odd Fellows Springfield

Glouster Notes on Service Members Visits and Leaves

Glouster residents note service members on leave. John Walliams of Seattle and Eleanor Parenteau of Providence visit Johns parents in Jacksonville amid his Pacific duty. Eleanor returns home after visiting. James Easley, Norma Guinther and Lucile Thompson host weekend family time in Akron and city. Barbara Richardson, student at Manetta, spends weekend with Richardson parents. Harry Rankin returns from Columbus visit. Richard Eddy, pre flight student from Dayton, arrives for ten day leave before Camp Atterbury assignment.

John Walliams The Pacific Seattle Mass Parenteau Providence James Easley Norma Guinther Akeron Lucile Thompson Barbara Richardson Manetta L. E Richardson Harry Rankin Nina Carrigan Columbus Richard Eddy Dayton E D Eddy Camp Atterbury Indiana

Meet at Athens 72- Quarterly church meeting set

Chauncey men from Athens County Church of Christ will meet Thursday at 7 p m in the Athens First Christian Church for quarterly business and social meeting. Peewee men from Chauncey planning to attend should meet at the local church at 6 40 p m led by president Carl Shafer.

Chauncey Athens County Church of Christ Athens Glass Carl Shafer

Bake Sale and Bazaar at Odist Church School

The Priscilla Class and Mrs John Sabo's group of the Meth Odist Church plan a bake sale and bazaar at Lancaster Hospital on December 1, starting at 1 o'clock and running through the afternoon. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Great-grandparents are Mr and Mrs Lewis Mesaros of Glouster. The event will have no lunch or dinner, served ter. F Painate Sabo is in the 88rd Battalion in France. Twin girls born to James Frederick and wife in Scottsdale, Ari. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ralph Hamer, formerly of Murray City and Glouster. Great grandparents Mr and Mrs Winefordner of this city recently visited Scottsdale.

Glouster Priscilla John Sabo Odist Church Lancaster Hospital Duane Kitznuller Mullersport Catherine Sabo Glous Ter Lewis Mesaros Painate Sabo 88Rd France James Frederick Scottsdale Arizone Ralph Hamer Murray City William Winefordner Winefordner South-West Invest

Plan Annual Party at CHAUNCEY Country Club

The CHAUNCEY Country Club plans its annual Christmas party all day December 33 at the home of Mr. Clara Theisen in Millfield. A potluck dinner is planned at noon and a gift exchange will follow.

Chauncey—Country Club Clara Theisen Millfield

Relieve Cough Quickly With This Simple Home Syrup

An in home syrup mix promises rapid cough relief using Pinex honey sugar and water. Stir 2 cups granulated sugar and one cup water with Pinex to create a potent cough remedy that lasts long and tastes good for children and adults.

Chauncey Personal News Highlights Local Visits

Chauncey residents hosted and visited family members this weekend. Reena Simpkins with children Donald Rita and Johnnie stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Shafer in Chauncey. Isa e Barber of Nelsonville visited sister Mrs Gabriel. Sharon Peyton of near Fisher joined the Gabriel home. Harold Wadley, recovering from a foot injury in Cambridge hospital, spent weekend with his parents in Chauncey. Cpl Fred Russell Jr of Camp LeJeune visited grandparents in Chauncey. Golthe Childress and daughter returned to Williamson W Va after being called to Chauncey by the death of her father James Oliver.

Chauncey Reena Simpkins Donald Rita Johnnie Athens Charles Wadley Lexington Ave Fred Russell, Jr Camp LeJeune South Carolina Clarence Russell Ellis Ave Golthe Childress Williamson W. Va James Oliver

Fire Crew Extinguishes Blaze at Mrs Mhiler Residence

Fire department responded to a blaze in the No. 6 district Monday afternoon at about two. Flames, likely from a defective flue, were brought under control with little damage reported as the department arrived and extinguished the fire.

Sixth War Loan Show To Be Presented at Chauncey

CHAUNCEY The Sixth Victory Loan show will be in Chauncey at the high school auditorium with no admission and no bond sales. A Navy sound picture from the South Pacific will be shown, plus chorus, band, tap dancing, and an address.

Chauncey Factuel South Pacific

Visit Corning Lodge GLOUSTER Friends Night Guests

Thea Chapter CES members attended Friends Night hosted by Sunflower Chapter Corning on Thursday evening. Attendees included Sara Willis Glenna Reese Eleanor Anderson Frances Thomas Ann Williams Dorothy Howard Isabel Vern on Essa Haskins Laura Handles and Ella Morison.

Glouster Thea CES Sunflower Corning Sara Willis Glenna Reese Eleanor Anderson Frances Thomas Ann Willams Dorothy Howard Isabel Vernon Essa Hasskins Laura Handles Ella Mor Hrison

Birthday Party Honors Nettie Shields in Lower Plains

A surprise birthday gathering for Mrs Nettie Shields of Lower Plains was hosted by Mrs Freda Shields and Mrs Hazel Webb. Guests included Mrs June Staley, Mrs Bessie Moore, Mrs Arthur Burch eld, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Shields, Mrs Emmie Hawk, and several Shields family members. Refreshments featured light and dark cake, fruit salad and coffee.

Special Meeting Called for Marcellite Rebekah Lodge No d01

Glenna Reese noble grand calls a special meeting for Saturday at 7 30 PM in Odd Fellows Hall with District No 54 representative Flossie Crawford inspecting. Rankin Brumton, just graduate of Midshipman’s School Ithaca NY, visits parents before reporting to Norfolk VA. Greens Run Ladie Art Society donates 25 dollars to National War Relief Fund.

Glouster AID War Relief Fund Lades Art Society Church of Christ At Greens Run National War Relief Fund

McKinney Family Weekend Visit and Church Services

CHAUNCEY Mr and Mrs Andrew McKinney and daughter Zelda Mae spent the weekend visiting Mrs McKinney's parents Mr and Mrs Charles Love near Port Pleasant West Virginia. They attended weekend services at Gillespie Chapel Church at Gallpolis Ferry where Miss Elaine McKinney is pastor assisted by Garnet Aten. Andrew McKinney preached at the Chapel Saturday night and Sunday and played the trap drums.

Chauncey Andrew McKinney Zelda Mae McKinney Charles Love Port Pleasant W. Va Gillespie Chapel Gallpolis Ferry Elaine McKinney Garnet Aten

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