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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
9
At a Chauncey congregation meeting on Thursday January 13 1944 officers were elected for the Sabbath School Superintendent Mrs E W Lockage Assistant Superintendent Tolliver Tayo Secretary Mrs Minnie Palmer and Treasurer Esther Ferrel.
Dover High School will host Hollister in Chauncey Friday night. The reserve game starts at 7 and the varsity at 8. Next Tuesday January 18 Chauncey hosts Nelsonville with games at 7 and 8.
Oscar B Adams of Chauncey is reported in serious condition at Mercy Hospital Columbus after several days of sinus trouble and developing complications affecting his left side His wife and children were summoned to the hospital The children are Dannie Mae Adkins George Adkins Lewis Adkins and step son Conde Webb of Mansfield
Mrs Thomas Oliver returned home to Chauncey from Detroit after spending holidays with daughters Edna Branham and Ethel Scott and families. Grandson Billie Scott accompanied and attends Chauncey School. Guests include Pvt Clarence Staley of Camp Shelby and Mrs Elsie Staley.
The weekly cottage prayer meeting for Morristown Holiness Church will be held Thursday at 7 PM in the home of Mr and Mrs Blaine Bullock Bail ey Run. Mrs Polly Bullock will lead the gathering.
Mrs E W Look ado Chauncey Sunday School superintendent announces Dr George W Allen a Seventh Day Adventist missionary physician and his wife are en route to Nigeria to head a fifty bed hospital at Ile Ife in Yoruba territory Nigeria has over three million people and 42 Adventist Churches Chauncey church raised 72 40 in the three months Thirteenth Sabbath overflow offering to fund schools and missions among 35 million residents on that region.
Mrs Bertha Sanders entertained at her Millfield home on Wednesday with an all-day quilting session and a noon two course chicken dinner. Guests included Mrs Edith McDaniel, Mrs Jessie Fulton, Mrs Lucy Howard, Mrs Viola Howard, Mrs Viola Wade, Mrs Edan Heffken, Mrs Elizabeth Robinett, Miss Olive Brookins, Mrs Lucille Sanders and Mrs Bertha Sanders.
Chauncey residents visit family and attend a funeral in Wellston. Anna Mullins Kulik of Nelsonville visits Chauncey relatives. Andrew McKinney visits Oscar Adkins in Mercy Hospital. Chauncey natives travel to Wellston for the funeral of Chauncey Tippett, 88, with burial in New Lexington. Church of Christ men’s class meets at Carl Shafer’s home tonight.
Analysis estimates deferred demand from wartime restrictions will total around 20 billion dollars for new homes improvements autos appliances and furnishings within six months after the war ends, signaling a rapid postwar surge in consumer purchasing power and economic activity.
A Page Nine note reports that among all new workers hired in west coast aircraft factories in a month, under six percent had any prior airplane building experience, indicating a largely inexperienced workforce entering the industry.
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