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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1951
Page
9
Mr and Mrs T J Spurlock travel to St Albans West Virginia after the death of Mrs A D Spurlock. Reed Jeffers and spouse visit Centerbury Ohio as guests of the Neases and Rev and Mrs Bowen. Robert Diehl Fos toria Raymond Nelson and Keith Nelson Youngstown stay with Earl Nelson and Ruth Starkey. John Ellis Cambridge and family spend a week with John Hamill family. W A Ogdin with children Gary and Lynn and Mrs. (rest cut)
Mrs. Thomas Mitchell and Mrs. Veney visit Youngstown relatives while several families publish travel, births, and hospital stays. Ronald Roy Reuter is born to Roy and Margie Forbes of Pomeroy. Ronald’s grandfather is Lorenzo Parker of Minersville. Roger Grindley and Ruth Hood are hospitalized in Columbus and Gallipolis respectively.
Mr and Mrs William Deer hosted guests from Columbus including George and Linda MacInturff and Carlos MacInturff. Birthday celebrations marked Ronnie Lauderback and George Fletcher. Cathryn Davis moved in with grandparents in Columbus. Barbara Humphrey vacationing in Columbus with relatives. Esther Tolliver of Columbus visited friends here. Floyd Brown.
Hemlock Grove grange hall hosts a July 1 fundraiser play by the Sun Day School class to support the church basement fund. Local families visit and stay with relatives across Marietta Canton Harrisonville and Gallia County. Mrs. Frances Romine undergoes eye surgery at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis.
The Hollister Workers Class gathered at Leta Westfall's home for lunch. The Robert Cooper family moved from Columbus to the area. Cottage prayer at Ona Dew's home with Dew ill. Inez Murphy returned from Columbus. Helen Aberts and son Lester Lee visited Carroll. Tempie McGee visited Dell Troyer. Florence Cavey visited Shawnee.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Hampshire and children were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Orval Hampshire. Charles Justice visited Mrs Fern Linn. Allene Whitcraft called on Mrs Gayle Weaver. Edwin Notestone and children called on Mrs Freda Walters. Charlotte Brown dined with her aunt Esley Davis. Several couples and families hosted and visited across local households, including Shaw and Davis families, with Maxine Johnson noted.
The Ladies Aid of the Dexter Church of Christ will host an ice cream supper on Tuesday, July 10 at the church. Wilber Braley has returned home after winter in Florida and plans to move to a rest home. Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClure and daughter of near Athens visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion McClure. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thomas of The Plains stayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Minor. James Nicholson and son Ronald attended Harley B. Pickett's funeral at Pomeroy. Mrs. Pickett and Mrs. Nicholson grew up in the same community. Harvey Erlewine and daughter Joetta Kay were dinner guests of Ward Nicholson and family. Ward Nicholson and family visited in Nitro, West Virginia.
Junior McAtee attends Shirley Trade School in Columbus with Dana McAtee from Zanesville. Lakin Kee enjoys a week at MYF camp in Lancaster. Numerous families host relatives from Pinehurst Akron Glouster Bellaire Corning and Glouster including the Landers Basim and Rodgers households.
Relatives and friends from Sandusky Columbus McArthur Chambersburg Wellston Dundas and Kentucky visited at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Quick Mrs Nel lie Snider and the Lafferty Karns Hoskins families. Velma Karns also traveled to Columbus on business.
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