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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1939

Page

7

Two Presidential Balls Planned in Glouster for Paralysis Fund

Two charity dances in Glouster February 4 and February 9 raise funds for infantile paralysis research. The Moose event at Moose Hall on Feb 4 is led by Mrs. William Kinsel and Mrs. Myron Marquis with Charles Wolf providing music. The Eagles ball at Lamborn’s Pavilion on Feb 9 is chaired by Vern Lamborn with Ben Skinner Albert Zimmers and Frank Darling assisting. Harold Shumway calls, Dutch Wade plays. Half the proceeds stay in Vinton County and half go to Warm Springs Georgia. Admission is modest.

Glouster Women of the Moose Moose Hall William Kinsel Myron Marquis Charles Wolf Lamborn Order of Eagles Vern Lamborn Ben Skinner Albert Zimmers Frank Darling William Winefordner Harold Shumway Orndorf Dutch Wade Harold Kittrell Warm Springs Georgia

Glouster Boys to Play in Gallipolis Tournament

Glouster enters a Class B junior high basketball tournament at Gallipolis with games Feb. 2 and Feb. 4. Harrisonville faces Wilkesville and Pt. Pleasant plays Oak Hill on Feb. 2, followed by Gallipolis Lincoln vs Vinton and Rutland vs Glouster on Feb. 4. Team members include James Dennison, John Cunningham, Donald Cunningham, Arthur Mathews, Charles Carter, Robert Bryson, Gene Rice, Frank Wolf, and Allen Jago.

Glouster Gallipolis Harrisonville Wilkesville Pt. Pleasant Oak Hill Lincoln Vinton Rutland Kemeter Wollenhaupt James Dennison John Cunningham Donald Cunningham Arthur Mathews Charles Carter Robert Bryson Gene Rice Frank Wolf Allan Jago

Krogers Edge Luckoffs in City League Sweep

Krogers defeated Luckoffs in two games on Wednesday to move one game ahead of Blowers for the City League lead. Luckoffs and Blowers were set to meet next Monday to decide the standings.

Glouster — Krogers Luckoffs

Social Notes and Probate Notices from Athens County

Social notes recount visits among Blake, North, and Wines families in Mt. Vernon, Nelsonville, Barberton, and Athens with trips to Columbus and Akron. Following, officials publish appointment notices for Lottie Parmeter, Ella Morse, and A B Wells, plus a probate hearing for Calvin James Smith regarding absence presumed dead.

Eugene Blake Doris Blake Mt. Vernon Elaine Wolfe Floyd Champs James North Marion Lambert Starling North Nelsonville Mildred Wines Carolyn Barberton Flora Shultz Lottie Parmeter Guysville Ohio William H. Parmeter Athens County Francis D. White Ella Morse Albany Peter D. Morse Said State of Ohio Calvin James Smith Calvin Smith Dorthy Frank

Machines Replace Hands in Pecan Industry as New Minimums Are Set

The Wages and Hours division sets a 25 cent hourly minimum for Texas pecan factories, accelerating mechanization in San Antonio. Despite job losses, many workers are replaced by machines while some families may keep home wages near prior levels. hand labor remains in nut meat cracking, yet output per worker rises with new equipment.

San Antonio Tex Texas Labor Department Southern Pecan Shelling Co C. I. O. Union

Glouster Women Host Meetings and Club Activities

Glouster social notes report Catholic Ladies Study Club and Progressive Study Club meetings at local homes with readings, hobbies, and a future gathering set for February 7. Birth announced for LeNora Alene Henderson in White Cross Hospital. Moose steer plans for a President’s Ball on February 4 with ticket sales underway. Methodist Women host fellowship tea with devotional program and readings. Quilt and bridge clubs meet with refreshments and prizes. Junior and Senior American Auxiliary member Merle Danford shares Europe trip impressions focusing on Coblentz.

Effie T. Brown Columbus LeNora Alene L. P. Henderson Ferne Tucker White Cross Hospital Europe Merle Danford Coblentz

Kiwanis Meet Hears Soil Conservation Talk at Glouster

Glouster Kiwanis Club met Tuesday at Hotel Gordon for dinner and a songfest led by C F Wallace. C E Haskins spoke on soil conservation and erosion control and urged rural urban understanding. Wendell Jones of Hollister High School sang two selections. New member R K Benedum, local representative of Western and Southern Life Insurance Co., was announced.

Glouster Glouster Kiwanis Club Hotel Gordon C. F. Wallace C. E. Haskins Wendell Jones Hollister High School Heiskell R. K. Benedum Western & Southern Life Insurance Co

Spanish War Vet Honored at Chauncey

Chauncey native Sherman Keasey of Company C 2nd Regiment G S V Engineers was honored at the Athens County Camp No. 78 Spanish American War Veterans meeting on retirement as camp commander. C E Scott presented Keasey a machete sword from Cuba used after the war and later returned to him. F H Staffinger of Chauncey became the new camp commander.

Chauncey Sherman Keasey G.S.V. Engineers Athens County C. E. Scott Nelsonville Scott Keasey Cuba

Chauncey Personal And Social Mention

Chauncey local social notes list visits and gatherings with Betty Jane Phillips and Clara Simeral in Shawnee and other relatives visiting Frank Phillips and family. Marinda Cruikshank and Dorothy Staley were in Athens. Claudius D. McClanahan and Dr. E. E. LeFever attended events in Columbus related to education and county governance.

Chauncey Betty Jane Phillips Clara Simeral Shawnee Frank Phillips Clifford Banfield Mill St Clifford Misner Donald Little Hocking Gaynor Banfield Marinda Cruikshank Dorothy Staley Athens C. D. McClanahan Crooksville L. D. Stoneburner Drell Goff the Plains Edward West Millie Musser Columbus Millfield Claudius D. McClanahan Chauncey-Dover State Department of Education The General Assembly

Shingler to Speak at Nelsonville Church

Rev Edward Shingler of the Independent Holiness Church Nelsonville will be guest minister at The Plains Nazarene Church on Sunday Feb 5 with a 1045 sermon titled The Christian's Ultimate Victory from 2 Timothy 2 7. He and his two daughters will sing during Sunday School and church hour programs.

Chauncey Edward Shingler Independent Holiness Church Nelsonville Plains Nazarene Church Drell H. Goff the Nazarene Church

Hollister Invades Chauncey for Saturday Night Game

Hollister journeys to Chauncey for a seniors night showdown with the Blue Devils on Dover floor led by the return of Jack Smith. A girls game opens at 7 30 followed by the main event.

Chauncey Dover

Stanso Trade Mark Laxative Tablets Ad

A vintage advertisement for Stanso Trade Mark Laxative Tablets in orange color promotes relief for constipation and sluggish liver. It claims the product is a pleasant substitute for calomel and suggests taking one tonight for morning improvement.

Stanso Ady

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