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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
5
Jacksonville WSCS hosts a Christmas gathering at the Davis home with a Nativity pageant led by Mrs. E C Shirkey and readers including Mrs. Ern est Shirkey and Miss Arlene Davis. A $19 missions gift replaces a gift exchange.
Lena Davis hosted the Bishopville Missionary Society at her home for a luncheon with Christmas decor. Mrs Miles Easler led singing and Lena Davis read the Christmas Story, offering prayers. A church building fund donation of fifty dollars and ten baskets for the sick were noted, plus a gift exchange and carols. Edith Canter to host January meeting.
The Orpha Class of the Methodist Church in Wooster Ohio heard the origin of The First Christmas Tree In America read by Mrs Dave C White at their party in the home of Mrs Forest Strohmeyer Friday night The program opened with Christmas carols and prayers then the story of the first Christmas tree followed by a closing prayer Gifts were exchanged and Mrs Gene Winans and Mrs Willis Blower won contests
Glouster residents Mr and Mrs Norbert Johnston and Mr and Mrs Harry Flora hosted Neal Johnston family in Lancaster. Byron Shirkey of Columbus visited his parents BE Shirkey and family. Sam Easler and son Scott from Dayton joined Ansel Gamwell and Millard Kasler families for a pre Christmas dinner with guests Sam Nasler Scott and Florence Bulen.
Pocahontas Lodge held its annual Christmas party in the K of P Mall with a turkey dinner and gift exchange. Visitors to Columbus included Helen Smith and others. Southern Perry Lions Club shared a church dinner and watched The Birth of Christ. Local visits covered several towns as residents traveled between Columbus Newark Logan Lancaster and New Straitsville. The wandering albatross biomedia exulans is noted as the largest sea bird and Venezuela plans a city Santo Tome de Guayana for steel production.
George Atkins and James Atkins of Lancaster were Sunday guests of Mrs. Andrew McKinney in Morris Town. They visited George Atkins as well as his brother and family. Mr and Mrs Lewis Atkins of Bailey Run and Mr and Mrs Robert Freeman with sons Jeff and Bob moved from Chaun to Columbus. The Freeman family and Mrs Virginia Riggle with daughters of Columbus are guests of Mr and Mrs Clyde Canter for the holiday.
Bidwell WSCS members and families shared a turkey dinner at the Dewitts home with grace by Mrs. Wickline and a closing prayer by Mrs. Spencer. Emma Lawless led the program, a sympathy card was sent to Mrs. Linard, and a gift exchange occurred. Several neighbors and relatives visited or moved, including Raymond Watts moving to Rodney and students presenting a Christmas program at Bidwell Elementary.
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