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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1960
Page
5
Glouster Garden Club sponsors annual outside home decoration contest with cash prizes. Judging occurs December 23. Meeting led by Mrs. C A Bingman. Christmas arrangements for Athens State Hospital collected for delivery December 22. Members shared decorating ideas and plant care tips.
Glouster High School hosted a Christmas party Tuesday evening for the band members and guests in the band room. Records provided dancing music and games and contests were played. refreshments were served by band students' mothers.
Loyal Daughters and Berean Classes of Glouster Church of Christ hosted a Christmas evening with 28 attendees. Tables in white linen bore holly and candles as Timothy Teater played piano for a service featuring scripture readings, solos by Kathy Norris and Bonnie Christman, a girls trio, and a gift exchange. A collection benefitted Grundy Mission in Virginia with officer elections planned for January.
Mr and Mrs Roy Walsh returned from a weeklong visit with relatives in Michigan. Mr and Mrs Robert Grinstead and family attended funeral services for Mrs Grinstead s brother Mr Grimm in Mason City. Mrs Winifred Hooper accompanied Mr and Mrs Leo Hooper of Athens Route 1 to Newark where they spent the day with Mr and Mrs Arthur Adair.
At the Glouster Methodist WSCS meeting held in the church social room the regular meeting date moved to the first Thursday. Vice president Mrs. Ralph Hines conducted the business session, devotions were by Mrs. John Markley, and about $100 was netted from the bazaar. MYF sang Christmas carols with Miss Mabel Le Fever detailing the carol’s writer and purpose. Refreshments were served to 13 members and one guest by Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Harold Strohmeyer.
Glouster High School Library has added many titles this term including Little Women, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Bambi, Wind in the Willows, The Secret Garden, and more. Additional works cover fiction for girls and boys, classics, biographies, and children’s literature.
Duane Hupp of Glenford and his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Hupp attended the National 4 H Dairy conference in Chicago last week. The event was part of the International Livestock and National 4 H Club congress showcasing state dairy efficiency award winners.
Dog tags for 1961 available at Kittle Farm and Supply Store located at 6 Main St in Glouster. Limited quantities offered through the local shop serving residents with military identification needs.
Funeral services for Thomas R. Reese, who died Monday, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Wiley funeral home with Rev. Gilbert Courtney officiating. Burial will follow at Maplewood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home anytime. Glouster Lodge 7, F and AM, will hold services Thursday at 4 30 p.m.
A series of local visits highlight weekend entertaining. New Straitsville hosts include Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Don Vernon and children Mary Lou and Susan. Bartlett, Nelsonville, Dayton, The Plains, Millersburg, Sand Ridge, Granville, and Granville area families are noted as guests or hosts among Evelyn Burchfield, Fred Ross, Hughie MeCune, George Kaylor, and others.
Mildred Ervin 58 died Sunday evening in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a long illness. Survived by daughter Mrs. Carl Moody of Dayton, mother Mrs. Nellie Penrod of Athens, and four grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 1 p.m. at Norbert W. Johnston funeral home with Rev. Ernest Williams officiating. Burial in Hollister Cemetery. Call at funeral home anytime.
The Cub Scout Pack 78 in Chauncey has canceled its meeting. An alternative date will be announced later.
Cottage prayer meeting announced for Morristown Holiness Church to be held Friday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Mabel Hiles on Mill Street with local parishioners invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Paul Dale of Dayton visited Mrs Essa Cairelli in Glouster over the weekend and returned home Sunday evening.
Trimble Grange will meet at the hall on Saturday at 8 p.m. After the meeting a Christmas party with a gift exchange will follow. Members are asked to bring an inexpensive gift for the tree. Master Ray Case invites all members to bring their families.
The Sunday Creek Valley Sportsmans Club meets Friday at 7 30 p m at the Eagles Hall for a fish fry event.
Glouster village council will convene Thursday at 7 p.m. in the mayor's office at the City Building. The public is invited to attend.
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