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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1935
Page
10
Glouster High Tomcats will close the basketball season here Friday night in a league game against New Lexington High. Several players are ill with scarlet fever and others are too sick to play, leaving the team greatly weakened for the finale before the tournament.
The Gilouster Post Office will close for most of Friday in observance of Washington's Birthday. General delivery opens 10 p.m. to noon, mail dispatched on trains as usual, no bus mail, and city and rural carriers take the day off.
GLOUBTER W D Christman of Oakdale Road, one of three remaining Civil War veterans in the area, is back out after months confined at home with an infected leg. He will be years old next September.
A birthday party for Joan Christman celebrated her third birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Christman. Guests included Frances Vaisteen, Carol Duckler, Jack Nott, Ruth Ann Zutavern, Sue Ann Harry, Billy Christman, Faye Christman, and Joan Christman. The pink and white color scheme and games marked the event with refreshments served.
Mrs. Edna Bingman hosted the N. T. Club meeting on Main Street with Zennith Embrey in charge. After business there was a social hour and a handkerchief shower for Sylvia Blaxwell. Lunch served to 11 members. Next meeting planned at Mrs. Embrey’s home on March 1.
Glouster Lodge No. 336 members attend anniversary celebration in Corning tonight. Supreme representative MN EB Kidd from Marietta will be principal speaker with Judge John D. Davis of Shawnee. Luncheon served by Corning Pythian Sisters.
Mrs Mary A Davis aged 68 died Wednesday night at 9 15 at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs E E Faires on Broad Street after months of illness She had lived in Glouster 46 years except two years in Columbus Husband Phillip Davis died over 32 years ago She leaves five children Louis David and Mrs O E Stak of Columbus Mrs E E Farres and Mrs Emmet Anderson of Glouster Two sisters Mrs Martha Turner and Miss Myra Reese of Columbus Funeral plans not yet set but service likely Sunday.
The GLOUSTER group of Church of Christ Junior Loyal Girls met at Charlene Webb’s home Tuesday night. Lois Kinney Donna King and Shirley Roberts won games and contests. Luncheon was served to a long list of attendees including Alice Keith Deloris Stansberry JoLavon Faires and many others.
The Catholic Ladies' Study Club gathered at Mrs. Elizabeth Chute's home Tuesday night with president Mrs. Agnes Clark presiding. Members contributed Bible verses and readings including "Old School House," "The Vision of Washington," and "Washington, the Man of Mind." A lunch was served. In GLOUSTER Don Burt, former Quality Bakery manager, is seriously ill after a bout with the flu.
Glouster route 1 missing carrier Roy Davis out with flu. Substitute Ralph Shepard handles mail run for several days.
Columbus Ohio plan for a liquor control branch on Summit Street was halted after protests from 25 North Side residents and the W C T U. They argued the site near a junior high school would be unsafe. Ohio State University lies in the district.
Cheshire notes cover O E district meeting at Wellston, Baptist Missionary Society gathering with sewing and rug work, and multiple visits and birthdays. Neighboring families attend events, with reports on Sunday visitors, a 125 person Parent Son Daughter banquet, and plans for church and Legion auxiliary activities.
Multiple households report weekend and weekday visits. Guests include Rexal Boggs Earl Kincade and families at Leroy Boggs home, Arthur Cole, Fred Justice, Ralph Golden, Wayne Jeffers, Frank Caldwell, Fred Runnion, H R Watkins, L T Runnion, Ethel Vandyke, Freda Barnhill Ruth Atherton W A Barnhill, Emma Chevalier and family, John Chevalier, Narra Calvert and daughters, Marie Bennet Freda Miller, John Butts Joseph Kerr, Bruce Robinson family, Lena Ackley family, George Ackley John Bachelder Paul The Plains, Netta Nichoson, Lewis Ludwick, Harry Carleton, Bar Kincade, and Arthur Zickerfoose. Also note: 800 private planes in France, 450 privately owned, 350 clubs.
G C Genheimer buys J T Dailey farm two miles south of Albany and takes possession. D H Russell sells half mile west of Albany to L G McConkey of Athens with immediate possession. The Russells move to Wilkes Street property vacated by Cusac family. Both deals via Chase Bolton real estate. Cusac moves to Florence Strong property on East Clinton Street. Also notes bake sale by Methodist Ladies Aid at Tewksbury Dept Store Saturday Feb 23 and obits for Mrs Jane Andrews and Mrs Jacob Gilkey. Funeral services for Andrews at Albany Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Aaron Chaffin age 65 were held at Zaleski M E Church. He was the last of a large family of brothers and is survived by a sister in Springfield. His wife died five years ago. After leaving Zaleski the family lived in New Marshfield before Mrs Chaffin died. He died while living with a son in Port Clinton. The column also notes the death of Mrs Margaret Malone and funeral details for her in Logan. It mentions various locals visiting and gatherings and ends with RAF flight mileage in 1934.
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