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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
5
Miss Mae Rodgers birthday surprise brings relatives to Corning for lunch and supper gatherings. Hostesses include Miss Rodgers and Mrs Violet Walters with guests from Corning and nearby towns. Neighboring birthdays, visits, and weekend trips feature among Corning social highlights with families from Hemlock, Nelsonville, Columbus, and Glouster.
Hemlock Grove Grange met Saturday evening with 31 members present. Jim Clark spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Wilbur Midkiff. Ziba Midkiff visited Mr. and Mrs. R Y Heilman and family. Eldon Clark and Mrs Eldon Clark sealed on Mr and Mrs Conrad Mulligan and family in Athens R D Tuesday afternoon.
Blue Lake residents share family visits and moves amid local updates. Porter Midkiff and Mrs James Hill attend to belongings, while 77 year old Mrs W Matthews passes at Belle, West Virginia. Various local families, including the Romines, Welkers, and Shee, report shopping trips, house moves to Kerrs Station and Glouster, and a nurse graduate and arrival in France.
The Athens Messenger notes Sunday visits by Naughter Sally Jo and Eldon Clark family, a weekend with Mr and Mrs Vitari Micile, and Frank Clark and daughters at Pomeroy. The piece also mentions Lola Jean and siblings with grandparents Wilbur Midkitt, plus a farm purchase by Clan Cox from Mrs Belle Thivéner estate and Harold Smith and wife from Miami visiting relatives in Ohio.
The report notes Rev E Z Coffey preached at Elizabeth Chapel and will again in three weeks at Elizabeth Chapel. Sunday School attendance was 57, with services starting at 10 30 a m.
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