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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
8
Mrs. Noah Harvey of Chauncey hosted the Past Chiefs Club of Pythian Sisters at her Ellis Avenue home with co host Mrs Georgia Kilpatrick. The club president led the meeting and prizes were awarded to Garnet Engh Thelma Linscott Margaret McHarg Ola Atkins with Lillie Coknougher earning the mystery prize. March gathering set for Mrs Bess Cunningham home on West Main Street with Valentine refreshment decor.
Returned missionary from China Miss Fern M. Sinkey will address the Coolville home of Mrs. H. C. Parrish Saturday evening at 7 30. Members of the Methodist Missionary Society Helen Macleod Service Guild and Standard Bearers Society invited. She will also speak at the Coolville Methodist Sunday School at 10 30 Sunday morning. Miss Sinkey is the guest of Mr and Mrs H C Parrish.
Chauncey services were conducted for four months old William Baker Tucker at the home of Ray Tucker on Converse Street. Burial followed in Tucker cemetery at Strouds Run with pallbearers James Ley Paul Ley Billy Abdella and Eldon Robinson. Survivors include parents three brothers Raymond Preston and Victor two sisters Eloise and Inez and grandparents Mrs Lara Tucker Chauncey William Donaldson Amesville and Mrs Maude Shaffer Columbus. Eloise and Victor Tucker attended with Chauncey Dover basketball teammates joining the service.
Currens entertained the Mothers Jewels Class of Zion Church Lower Plains with a regular meeting led by teacher Mahe Swartz. The session opened with In the Garden and included Dorothy Gabriel in charge and Helen Christian delivering the secretary's report. A Valentine party at Dorothy and Thelma Gabriel's home is planned, and refreshments were served to Mabel Swartz and class members including Donna Barstow Adalyne Barstow Helen Christian James Christian Lewis Christian Roger Moore Thelman Gabriel Dorothy Gabriel Maurice Currens.
Mr and Mrs George Harvey Nye long time Chauncey residents celebrated their sixty second wedding anniversary at their High Street home on Wednesday February seven. Friends called during the day and a congratulatory cablegram arrived from their son Dr Robert Nye in London England. Their daughter Mrs Bessie Long wife of Rev James A Long of Sidney Ohio had been visiting and left for home today.
Chauncey residents travel and visit relatives across Sugar Grove Salem Chester Hill The Plains and Lower Plains Including Mrs Charles Clary Mrs F H Staffinger Sherman Keasey Mr and Mrs James Robertson Mrs George Potts Miss Jessie Bullock and Eileen Bullock Lawrence Smith and Leland Rivers all noted in local social updates Rev Melvin Dunn and Rev Guss Graham conduct Zion Church services The collection of refuse costs London 4 000 000 annually.
Bartlett and surrounding area residents share weekend visits. Emily Randall and Shirley. Hazel Arnold hosts. Birth announced for a son to Harold and wife in Marietta. Waterman house fire. occupants displaced. Ladies Aid to meet February 15 at Harry Mills home.
Chauncey Carl Shafer president will lead the Everymans Bible Class of the Church of Christ at the monthly gathering tonight. Henry Cass Rev Gilbert Courtney and Dannie Johnson head the program committee. All men of the church invited. Refreshments served.
Harold Brown and his father W. H. H. Brown attended Don Baker's funeral at Union Church on Sunday. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Carmi Shaffer and Mrs. Elia Burt of New Marshfield. A note mentions Julius Caesar bringing the first giraffe to Europe, with 1500 years before another followed.
Brookins and daughter Thelma Jean of Chauncey, Mr and Mrs Morris Porter and daughter Sandra Lee of Athens, and Mrs Shafer who visited Tuesday with her daughter Mrs Victor Grinstead in Athens.
John Shafer entertained guests this week including Mr and Mrs Floyd Courtney of Columbus with Walter Wharton Jr of The Plains who is undergoing treatment in Columbus and stayed for another month. Also present were Mr and Mrs Elmer Bingman Analee Cannon of Athens and Mr and Mrs Guy.
Federal relief supplies including flour oats apples and oranges will be available at the Chauncey City Building on Saturday February 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
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