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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1931
Page
5
Readers chronicle numerous local residents visiting relatives over the holidays, plans to attend church gatherings, and extended family travels. The report notes social visits, travel to Dayton and Cambridge, and holiday gestures among neighbors and parishioners, with occasional brief community updates.
Chauncey district report states three brothers Herman Theisen and others were injured at a local mine. The report lists mine IDs and notes all mines in the district were operating on the holiday. Local residents and visitors include Poston, Rankin, Harvey, and Patton among others with various holiday travels and visits.
The Nazarene Church at The Plains selects new officers for the Sunday School and church. Superintendent Mrs. Carrie Chan N leads with Ray Shaffer as assistant and secretary, Thelma Kenton as treasurer, Ray Shaffer as pianist, and Bernie Stanley as chorister, with services at 10:30 and 7 p.m. on Wis iong Day observances.
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Bradshaw Miss Edna Bradshaw and Mrs. William Brin ager and son William Mahlon. Harley Ayers of Willoughby and family were visiting when Harley Ayers father Charles Ayers 55 died suddenly of heart trouble Wednesday night. Funeral likely Saturday. Isabel Hilson at Millfield and L. E. Woods at Millfield reported improved.
Attendees including Jan gob Liord Thomas Miss Ann Thomas Dwight Adams Bill Franz Chalk Fiske and Esla Rankin traveled to Athens to attend a New Year's Eve party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Permites at their home.
The San Souci annual New Year’s event at Hotel Berry featured a grand march led by Misa Aileen Pendergrass and John Cline with fifty couples. The Delinarvians provided music and two specialty numbers by visitors from Logan and Toledo.
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