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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1931

Page

8

Christmas program at Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School

Chauncey Dec 15 The annual Christmas program of the Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School will be held Sunday night Dec 2 at 7 oclock. Children will perform songs recitations and exercises while the choir directed by Mrs Ralph Brown will sing carols. The service includes a white gifts ritual with canned goods and groceries donated to needy families. Public invited.

Chauncey Chauncey Church of Christ Bible School Church of Christ Brown

The Plains P. T. A. To Meet Thursday

The Plains Parent Teacher Association will meet Thursday night in the Grade School auditorium led by president M. O. Bryan. Ohio University Professor W. A. Matheny will be the principal speaker. Superintendent Co. S. Rice urges all parents and patrons to attend and hear the address.

the Plains Plains Parent - Teacher Association M. O. Bryan W. A. Matheny Ohio University Supt Co. S. Rice the Plains Schools

Mrs Bryan suffers arm fracture in porch fall

Mrs. M. O. Bryan slipped on the porch at her Lower Plains home and sustained a fracture to her arm. The incident occurred in Chauncey on December 15.

Chauncey M. O. Bryan Lower Plains

Chauncey News Highlights Personal Visits and Christmas Plans

Community notes show Miss Stella Carter moving to Columbus for a new position while relatives from Glouster Zanesville and Millfield visit Chauncey. Local church activities include Choir rehearsal at the Church of Christ and Christmas observances at the Chauncey Church of God with schoolchildren rehearsing under Lucille Spearry and Elsie Lenigar.

Chauncey Chauncey Church of God Lucille Spearry Elsie Lenigar

Millfield Needle Club Plans Christmas Meeting

Dec 15. Mrs. Chester Sanders of Millfield will entertain the Millfield Needle Club members at the Christmas gathering Wednesday night.

Chauncey Chester Sanders Millfield Needle Club

Newsroom byline and contact details in The Messenger

C S Bradfield Jr Messenger staff correspondent Chauncey Millfield The Plains Get Your News in The Messenger Phone 126 Chauncey.

C. S. Bradfield, Jr Chauncey

Thirteen Mines Active in Chauncey District

Thirteen mines in the Chauncey district reported work today. Chauncey Hocking Poston No 6 Millfield Greens Run are four large operations active, with most mines idle Monday except Poston No 6. Mines listed include Luh rig Hocking Chauncey No 25 No 255 No 9 No 10 Ohio No 1 Poston No 6 No 28 Black Diamond Lick Run No 90 and L D Poston.

Chauncey Hocking Poston No Millfield Greens Run Luhrig Chauncey No Ohio No Black Diamond Lick Run L. D. Poston

Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs William Collins Jr

Mr and Mrs William Collins Jr announce the birth of an eight pound daughter at their home in Athens on Monday December 14. The baby is a granddaughter of Mr and Mrs William Collins Sr of Chauncey.

William Collins Chauncey Athens NEA Leavenworth Kansas Emerson Salisbury St. Louis

Lower Plains Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mr and Mrs Harry Bobo of near Athens spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs Lois Stage. Mr and Mrs Ralph McCathran of Columbus visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Arthur Burchfield. Miss Inez Smith of Fisher Station stayed with Miss Lena Margaret Powell at week end. Mrs Anna Waymer of Columbus spends three weeks with her son Sam Wymer and family in Beaumont.

Lower Plains Harry Bobo Near Athens Lois Ralph McCathran Columbus Arthur Burchfield Inez Smith Fisher Station Lena Margaret Powell Anna Waymer Sam Wymer Beaumont

Famous Officer Dies Sanford Stanberry

Cincinnati obituary notes Brigadier General Sanford B. Stanberry age 60 a lumber dealer and Southern Railway trustee died Monday night He led the 145th Infantry to France and was promoted to Brigadier General October 1 1918 after notable Baccarat service and received the Distinguished Service Medal.

Cincinnati Sanford B. Stanberry The Southern Railway Stanberry Officers Training School National Guard James M. Cox 145Th Infantry

White urges old ideas to lift business mood

Governor George White told the Cleveland Traffic Club on Monday night that a return to thrift economy and energy will solve the current business low mood. He expressed confidence that during the transition period the American people can solve their problems correctly.

Cleveland U.R George White White Cleveland Traffic Club

Oyster Supper for Bates Church Benefit

An oyster supper will be held at the Bates M. P. Church next Saturday night. Music will accompany the event and the proceeds will support the Bates church, one of six in charge of Rev. O M Davidson of New Marshfield. His other charges include New Marshfield Pleasant Valley Union Putnam and Bethel.

Bates Church Bates M. P O. M. Davidson New Marsahfield New Marshfield Pleasant Valley Union Putnam Bethel

Chiang Kai-Shek Resigns as Nanking Tensions Rise

Chiang Kai-Shek resigns as head of the Chinese National government. Lin-Sen assumes acting presidency as martial law is declared near the Japanese consulate to quell student riots. Students wreck the foreign office and disrupt a government leaders meeting.

Chiang Kai-Shek The Foreign Office

First School Bank of Athens Opens Its Doors

The Fifth Grade at Rufus Putnam Hall inaugurates a real bank with deposits loans and checking. Mayor Robert S. Wood and local citizens attend a ceremonial opening with student made desks curtains and a plaster frieze. Directors include John Marcinko president Paul Beasley vice president Doris Dewey secretary and Thomas Haller treasurer.

Bank of Athens Rufus Putnam Robert S. Wood Organization of Athens Billy Mansfield Phil Swanson Dickey Burdett Ira Archer Gerald Ramsey John Marcinko Paul Beasley Doris Dewey Thomas Haller

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