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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
5
Athens society notes list visitors and travels including Mrs E C Schloss and guests from Detroit and Columbus. Local church meetings, grange officer installations, and New Year events are announced with related addresses and names. A birth is recorded for Charles William Pierce, and residents plan January moves and visits across Columbus Akron and Martins Ferry.
Miss Faye Lippincott returns to Cleveland to work for Union Trust after Christmas with mother Mrs. Emma Lippincott of South High street. Ruth Lippincott visits Columbus area, John A. Ford also in Columbus after time with local friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Arbogast and daughters Margaret Wilhimina and Betty Lee travel back from Cincinnati and Blanchester. Beatrice DeWees goes back to St. Louis after Christmas with F. S. Grones family.
Four generations attended the Chauncey Christmas dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs James Lock on Monroe avenue. A Santa Claus gave gifts to children and grandchildren. Attendees included neighbors and relatives from Chauncey Columbus Detroit Logan Nelsonville and Indianapolis. The event featured a turkey dinner and reunion of families including the Murphy Fewell Lock and Furr families.
Mr Vian evangelist and musician will play piano accordion and harp at Sunday school and preach at morning and evening services. He will sing solos and lead a large junior chorus at the evening service. Mr and Mrs Vian will stay with Mr and Mrs Harvey Nye on High street during their visit.
Mrs. Drake's sister Mrs. Jewett Estolder of Marietta visits at East Converse street home of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ke. Mrs. Charles Montgomery announces the birth of a son Frank Glenn at their South Solon home on Monday December 27. The mother is formerly Miss Margaret Cline. the baby is grandson of Mrs. Anna Cline.
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Dr Lindley V Sprague a Madison Wisconsin physician and University of Wisconsin teacher spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Chauncey visiting his parents Dr Warren V Sprague and Mrs Sprague, and sister Floride Sprague, and Mrs Charlie Stack of Millfield.
Mr and Mrs George Williamson and daughter Jo Ann left Chauncey by car for Jerome Pa after Christmas with Mrs Williamson’s parents Mr and Mrs Charles Bradfield Sr and relatives. Grace Savage and children of Hocking visited Mrs Savage’s sister Mrs Myrtle Olson. Mrs James Powell and Sons Ken neth and Wilmer Hocking visited Elmer Coon’s home. Wanda Powell and Gay McDoulala visited Roy Jones at Pomeroy. Jay Powell works in Marion Ohio. A M Humphrey and wife spent Christmas with sister Mrs John Smart at Danville. Jess Harrison and Frances visited Chillicothe with Frances’ grandmother Mrs John West.
Frank Cook of Jerseyville spent the end of the week at his home here. Fred Bumgardner and wife from Morgantown West Virginia visited Charlies McDonald at Hocking. Mr and Mrs Davis Lottridge spent the end of the week here with Mr and Mrs Leslie Morris. Russell McHarg and his wife returned from a visit in Athens with Mrs McHarg's parents Mr and Mrs W E Helrich.
Return bout scheduled for February 4 at Madison Square Garden pitting Eddie Roberts of Tacoma against Joe Dundee of Baltimore. Roberts expected to arrive in New York today after a surprising victory by Dundee over a Pacific coast foe earlier in the year.
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