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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
14
Miss Gertrude Kirby will direct a gram at the Hattie Jackson Guild Girls meeting. The event takes place Sunday at 11 a.m. in the First Baptist Church.
GLOUSTER Trimble Grange held a Saturday session with visiting Albany degree team conferring the third and fourth degrees on 13 candidates. Representative Baughman spoke among others from Albany and the local Grange. About 90 attended as sandwiches doughnuts and coffee were served. A program marking the anniversary is planned with refreshments to follow.
Thirty two boys attended the opening session of a special visual aid course for boys on the Life of Christ at the Glouster Church of Christ. Hugh Sweeney, Lenlon Grubbs and Frank Price assisted in telling the Scripture stories as color slides were shown. Classes will continue weekly at 9 a.m. Sundays in the church social room. all boys 9 to 15 are invited, with plans to include girls later.
An electric organ only recently installed at Millfield Church of Christ was played for the first time in Sunday services. About eighty people attended. The church has been remodeled redecorated with new chancel railings and the basement completed.
James Elroy Triplett died at his son Floyd's Cross Street home Sunday. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Bishopville Church of Christ conducted by Rev. Daniel E Teater. Burial followed in Beech Grove cemetery.
The body of Pfc. Glenn Jones, killed in the war in the Pacific, is being sent to Zanesville, Ohio, where his father Isaac Jones Jr. resides. The Jones family are former Glouster residents.
Due to the Community Concert in Athens Friday night services at the Church of Christ Chauncey will begin at 7 p.m. instead of 7 30 p.m. announced by Gilbert Courtney.
Mr and Mrs Ray Pidcock and Mr and Mrs Lewis Adkins with children Benny and Rodney Ray visited Frank Pidcock who is ill at Grace Gibson’s home near New Marshfield.
Mrs. Ethel Blower led a business session of the Orpah Class of the Methodist Sunday School Thursday evening at the Hill Street home of Mrs. Ansel Gamwell. Hostesses were Mrs. Lester Zimmer and others. Mrs. William Stephenson led devotionals and sales tax stamps were checked. Refreshments were served to several members including Mrs. Holly Rogers and Mrs. Willis Blower.
The Pythian Sisters sponsor a bake sale in front of the city library on High Street Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Bakers must bring goods to the library by 12:30 p.m. for preparation.
The Park Recreation Committee announces the park will close to cars and people after 8 p.m each day. A permit may extend closing time for groups or organizations, and police will enforce the rule.
Plans for a policemen's ball on St. Patrick's Day March 17 at Lamborn pavilion to raise funds for police uniforms and equipment.
Mrs. Minta Hiller of New Lexington spent from Saturday until Wednesday in Glouster visiting Mrs. Onie Stump.
Glouster Lodge 607 F and A M hosts a father and son banquet in the lodge and club rooms Friday at 7 30 p m Masters Masons may bring a boy or young man as a guest The Rev John Devol and Miss Ronnie Kittle will sing Supt Karl Bodenbender and the Rev Daniel K Teater will speak
Bishopville Masonic Lodge 470 sponsors a father and son banquet at 7 30 this evening. Each member should bring a son or another young man as a guest.
Chauncey VFW Auxiliary held a Monday night meeting at the VFW hall with Mrs. Elizabeth Canter presiding. Officers will be elected at the next gathering. They discussed plans for a relief fund and selling greeting cards through Mrs. Canter. Birthday anniversaries for Mrs. Eleanore Hiles, Mrs. Ruth Thomas, and Miss Elizabeth Gretz were noted with handkerchief gifts. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Edith Cochran.
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frazee were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hudnall and daughter Lona Kae of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Heightland of Poston, Mrs. Bertha Heightland and daughters Jean and June, Mrs. Anna Belle Kachman and children Pauline Phyllis and John, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Heightland of Coal Run, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scurlock Barbara and Donald Lee Scurlock of Brooksville, and Ted Frazee of Chauncey.
Chauncey Mrs Elizabeth Spears Dotson of Chauncey is in White Cross hospital Columbus where she underwent surgery several days ago. Her condition is reported favorable. She is the daughter of Walter and Elsie Wilson Spears. Mrs Spears is staying at the Dotson home May Ave Chauncey.
The senior choir will rehearse Friday at 7 p.m. in the First Baptist Church. The Board of Deacons meets Saturday at 6 p.m. A 7 p.m. called church meeting will transact church business.
Glouster The N T Club will gather at the home of Mrs Grace Zimmerman on Friday at 7 30 p m for an evening meeting.
A group of 24 youths from the Pilgrim Holiness Church Nelsonville visited Chauncey Sunday afternoon to present a religious program for county home inmates. The event featured an orchestra singing and speaking under the direction of Mr and Mrs Robert Gastin Haydenville.
Chauncey residents Mrs. Clifford Banfield and Mr. and Mrs. Glennis Phillips of Athens visited their brother Elmer G. Phillips in Bethesda Hospital Sunday. He underwent major surgery days ago and is reported in favorable condition, with plans to return home to Shawnee soon. Elmer is a former Chauncey resident.
A Friday night shower for Mr and Mrs James Chercony was postponed because Mrs Chercony's mother Mrs Marie Sayre was seriously ill and admitted to a hospital, announced by Mrs Cecil Antle.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Cline Jr of Chauncey were in Columbus last week with Mrs Gaynol Banfield and Clifford Banfield Jr and his son Tony. The group spent the weekend in Chauncey with the Cline and Banfield households.
A meeting of the Men’s Class of the Trimble Church of Christ is set for Thursday at 8 pm at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Addington in Trimble. The gathering was announced by class president John Penrod.
A missionary meeting will be held next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Chauncey Pilgrim Holiness Church. Speakers will be the Rev and Mrs Harold Crossers who have served abroad.
Cottage prayer gathering of Chauncey Pilgrim Holiness Church set for Friday at seven p.m. at the home of Mrs. Martha Bullock Bailey Run inviting members and neighbors to attend.
The Millfield Choir will sing Friday night at services in the First Christian Church Chauncey Dr. Lester F. King will speak.
Members of the Junior League were entertained at the church with a Valentine party. Rollie Swart was elected treasurer to fill a vacancy. Prizes in games went to Roberta Murray Bobby Snyder and Eddie McNutt. Valentine favors were given to 31 members. Guests included Mrs Gerald Bryan and Mrs Leo McNutt. Parish youth rally and banquet in Trimble drew Phylis Bulstrom Violet Chesser Dianne Swart and Wilber Chesser. Visitors to Mr and Mrs Leo McNutt included families from Mineral Mansfield and Jacksonville.
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