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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1941
Page
7
Chauncey Village Council appoints Watt Ferrel as finance committee chairman. Meeting set for Saturday January 18 at 7 PM in City Building to discuss waterworks and sewage system plans with Carl Shafer and Herbert Wise as other members.
The body of Mrs. William Hyde age 82 who died at her home near Athens was brought to Chauncey for burial in Nye Cemetery. Funeral services were led by Rev. I. J. Cahill of the Athens Church of Christ. She was a former resident and is survived by her husband two sons two daughters and several grandchildren. She and her husband marked their 62nd wedding anniversary last September.
Clyde Palmer of the U S S Tahoe, stationed at New Bedford Massachusetts, is on furlough in Chauncey to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Isaac Palmer on Mill Street. He enlisted in the coast guard four months ago.
Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge meets tonight at 7 30 in the K of P Building. The lodge held a successful bake sale Tuesday raising funds.
Mayor W. D. Hines announces that 1,057 people in the Chauncey Dover district received Federal relief commodities at the last Chauncey distribution housed in the Robinson Building Converse Street. Local officers and Dover Township trustees helped by a committee. total supplies included 6,790 pounds potatoes 2,988 pounds corn meal 856 pounds dried peaches and 856 pounds lard.
CHAUNCEY Mrs E T Abdella Chauncey has returned from Clarksburg West Virginia hospital where she went for observation after a major operation. Mrs Minnie Stalder Chauncey was at Marietta hospital Saturday for treatment and has received care there for the last year. She was accompanied by her daughter in law Mrs Hollis Stalder Chauncey.
Twelve mines in the Hocking district reported work on Thursday per the Wednesday night update. The active mines listed include Nos. 9 90 10X 107 219 255 Poston No 6 Chauncey N Y 25 Carbondale Coonville Kimberly and Black Diamond.
Chauncey-Mazon Council No 93 of the Degree of Pocahontas sponsors a benefit supper party Friday January 17 at 8 pm at the Millfield D of P Hall.
House Majority Leader John W. McCormack of Massachusetts is shown reading House resolution 1776 which calls for all out aid from the United States to Britain in its war effort. The historic phrase reemerges as a call to rally support for Britain during World War II.
Emperor and king penguins balance a single egg, held securely in a skin fold between the abdomen and legs, while standing erect to brood.
Mr and Mrs William Cochran of Chauncey are seriously ill with influenza at their West Main Street home and Mrs Cochran has developed pneumonia Severe illness also reported for Mrs Jake Bowen on May Avenue and Samuel Savage on Lexington Avenue all at home. no further medical updates given.
Ladies Aid Society met for an all day quilting at the Methodist Church with Elizabeth Harvey Mary Dew Myrtle Pidcock Effie Fennell and Bess Nicholson present. The group will meet again next Wednesday for another quilting day.
An important meeting of band mothers will be held Friday at 2 30 p m at Chauncey High School announced by Harry McMahon instrumental instructor.
Mr and Mrs Don Morgan and family moved from Hysell Run to the Lindley Stiles farm. Mr and Mrs Marion McClure were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Robert McKinney. Mrs Gerald Morris and Mrs O E Bratton made a business trip to Pomeroy. Mr and Mrs Norman Will and daughter were Sunday guests of Mrs Lena Saxton. Mrs Don Morgan and family spent Sunday with Mrs Bert Glaze and family. Mr and Mrs Merle Davis and family Parker Run were Sunday evening callers of Mr and Mrs Marion McClure and son. Miss Hazel Lee and her brother Kermit Bedi Hill spent the bed with their mother Mrs Dan Epple. Mr and Mrs O E Bratton and family were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Don L Wood and son of Pomeroy. Mrs Katie Davis Parker Run visited Mrs Anna Hutton last week. Mr and Mrs Fred Kincaid and a family of near Rutland visited Mr and Mrs Robert McKinney Sunday evening.
The double installation of officers for Canaan and Rome Granges occurred last Thursday at Canaan Grange Hall. The Albany installing team led by Elta Miller and Don Sanders announced an Officers' Conference and outlined next year’s program. Officers for Canaan Grange include Edith Mansfield as Master and Louis Williams as gate keeper. Rome Grange names D. C. McInturf as Master and Harold McCune as steward, among others.
Ohio grange women prepare cake baking contests for the year. The project is discussed at county meetings and a large number of contestants are expected to enter.
Mrs. Alice Dew Reed and her daughter Lynn visited Chauncey and returned to Wheeling, West Virginia. They were accompanied by Mrs. Reed's mother Mrs. Mary Dew and her brother Thomas Dew who spent the last week end in Chauncey.
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