Pilgrim Church Holds Chauncey Prayer Meeting
The Chauncey weekly cottage prayer meeting of the Pilgrim Church will be held Friday at 7 50 pm at the home of Mary Meinhart on Converse Street.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1947
Page
2
The Chauncey weekly cottage prayer meeting of the Pilgrim Church will be held Friday at 7 50 pm at the home of Mary Meinhart on Converse Street.
John L. Baird 64 died at Sheltering Arms Hospital Monday at 8 a m after a back injury from a 1946 mine accident. He served as township trustee, belonged to Trimble Masonic Lodge 7 years and Mohawk Aerie FOE in Jacksonville. Survived by wife Gertrude, daughter Mrs. Frank Binderbasin of Jacksonville, and sister Mrs. Weltha Williams of Glouster. Masonic services and Concord Church funeral rites are planned with burial in Concord cemetery.
Nelsonville board accepts resignations of Earl Freeman mathematics and science teacher who will join Belfast Ohio as supervisor principal. Mary Canaday also resigns for August marriage. Wanda Lu Quest and Sarah Wiseman join next year as English Spanish and Latin Spanish teachers. New hires include janitors Carl Coakley Irvin Pritchard Blaine Bland James Bland. attendants Jeane Smith and Elvyra Thompson plus bus driver Preston Dexter.
An advertisement touts Warner's Compound as a reliable diuretic after 70 years of use. It claims relief from backaches dizziness low energy and nervousness caused by overworked kidneys. The ad lists 75c for 40 tablets or 1.00 for 60 tablets postpaid with a pamphlet.
Nelsonville social items recount visits and travel among local families and friends. Members of VFW auxiliary plan a Wednesday 8 p.m. meeting with a pot luck lunch, while residents report trips to Buckeye Lake Dayton Columbus and Royal Oak Michigan and short mentions of kin in Lancaster Newark and Toronto.
Mrs Grace Kelch and Mrs Emma Beard traveled to Zanesville on a Sunday to attend the July meeting of the Post Officers club of Athens Shrine held at Mr and Mrs Earl Schloffman home in Nelsonville.
Newcomerstown Ohio holds a dedication Aug 3 for Route 21 between Cleveland and Marietta as the 83rd Division Memorial Highway. Gov Thomas J Herbert will speak while Highway Director Murray D Shaffer presents the highway to C John Clark commander of the 83rd Division Veterans Association.
Mrs. Fred Thompson returns from Columbus where she spent three weeks with her husband, who is recovering after surgery at Grant Hospital. If his condition improves, he will be moved to their home in Nelsonville later this week, his wife said.
Nelsonville funeral notice states William E. McCollister aged 79 died at home after a long illness. He was a retired miner and leaves wife Mary and sons Frank and Floyd. four children preceded him in death. Rev. L A Griffiths leads services Thursday at 2 pm at Warren Funeral Home. Burial at Mt Zion Cemetery.
York Grange 2436 will conduct a meeting Friday evening to initiate a class of candidates in the third and fourth degrees. Serving committee includes Lottie Patton Charles Wood Edith Wood Helen Bumgardner Joan Bumgardner and Herman Bumgardner.
Funeral services for William Powell 85 father of William W Powell and James Powell of Nelsonville will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Her Mies funeral home Corning burial in New Lexington cemetery. He died Sunday morning after a two month illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gulley Wanda Bateman announce the birth of a daughter at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan on July 12. The baby weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces and is named Dame Rita. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Joe Gulley Kontner Sr and Ed Bateman.
Mrs Tom Riley Jr. is recovering at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan after an emergency appendectomy performed Wednesday.
Mrs. Emily Morgan of Detroit arrived in Glouster on Saturday to stay with Mrs. Margaret Gibbs on Summitt Street. She plans to visit her son and daughter in law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morgan, in Shadyside, a departure awaited today. Morgan left Glouster 23 years ago.
Mr and Mrs Ev an Morgan Jr and their son Evan II moved to Columbus Monday. Mr Morgan, previously employed at Nye Chevrolet in Athens, will join a Chevrolet company in Columbus. They stayed with Mrs Elizabeth Gordon during their visit.
The Past Chiefs Club and the Pythian Sisters held their annual picnic Thursday at the K. of P. Hall due to rain. A potluck supper was served at 6 pm with games and entertainment. The next meeting will be August 14 with Mrs. Nell Lawson as hostess.
Mrs. Charles Thomas and daughter Frances hosted weekend visitors Mr. and Mrs. Chester Ball from Denvertown and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dusz with children Susanne and Greg from Columbus. The Duszs also visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dusz in Jacksonville.
The WSCS of Trimble Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the church. Each member is asked to bring her sales tax stamps. A program will be presented and a potluck supper will follow.
The Kiwanis Club will hold its weekly dinner meeting in the dining room at Hotel Gordon this evening at 6 30. Members are reminded to attend and discuss club projects and community service plans.
Members meet at Rosa Love's home on Thursday at 7 p.m. to discuss plans for a community picnic.
Mrs J V Yaw of Glouster and Bob Yaw of Athens took Mrs John Milton Yaw daughter Dianne to Columbus where they boarded a train for Adrian Michigan after visiting Mr and Mrs J V Yaw in Glouster and Mr and Mrs O V Yaw in Athens A family dinner was held at the home of Mr and Mrs O V Yaw in Athens with several Yaw family members attending
Mr and Mrs Michael Zenko and daughter Karen from South River New Jersey visit Mrs Zenko s aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Carl Antle on Trimble Heights for a weekend vacation Also visiting are Mr and Mrs W L Clark of Toledo and Ralph White a student at Oberlin College All three are former Jacksonville residents and graduates of Jacksonville Trimble High School
Robert Tipton, formerly of Murray City and once linked with C. L. Stout in Nelsonville undertakings, died Sunday in a Toledo hospital. Funeral services will be in Toledo on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Albert Hall and their guest Mary Jane Hall of Morgantown W Va with Bill Parker Dora Harry Bob Russell Charlotte Cotter Lois Golding all of Columbus Carl Dunbar Marion Ohio motored to Lake Hope Sunday where they spent the day fishing and swimming a picnic dinner was served at noon They returned to Glouster in the late afternoon and were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Hall at their Fairlawn Ave home
Paul R. Sellars and son Paul from Zanesville visited Glouster on Sunday to spend time with his mother Mrs. Ella Sellars and his siblings Mr. and Mrs Clyde Sellars. Sellars recalled his boyhood and early manhood in Glouster during the trip.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion will meet in Legion Hall Thursday at 7 30 p.m. After the business meeting, refreshments will be served. Miss Merle Danford returned Friday to Trimble after a week with friends in Youngstown Girard Warren and Kent. Helen Brown of Warren accompanied Miss Danford home and spent the weekend with her, leaving Sunday evening for a conference in Columbus.
Chauncey residents join Dover area folks for a lake outing and picnic at Lake Hope Sunday. Attendees include Howard Brookins Hannah Brookings Floyd Brookins Frances Brookins Linda Brookins Athens Helen Howard Rose Dickerson Neil Tippett Harve Courtney Guy Brookins Nellie Brookins Thelma Brookins Jessie Fulton Elizabeth Robinett Ida Hill Olive Brookins Millfield.
A joint meeting of the Berean Class Advisory Committee of the Berean Church of Christ Bible School is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Berean classroom. The church board named Finance William Curran Far Pough Emmett Byers Missionary Hugh Sweeney Bess Henshaw Daniel K Teater Property Improvement Clyde Sellars Dale Thompson Roger Kittle New Building Hull Kittle Wilbur Balderson to committees.
Mrs C M Clark, who is seriously ill at Mrs W W Bryson’s home in Glouster, received Friday visitors including Mrs Cora Spurbeck and Mrs Mae Albee plus Mr Tine Easler from Crooksville. Also in town were Mr and Mrs Fred Bentley and two daughters. Mrs DuWayne Jessop arrived from Columbus to spend several days, and Miss Anna Bea Bryson of Cleveland visited.
A Chauncey meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 pm in the city building to discuss maintenance of the Chauncey Dover Honor Board at Main and Converse. The board may need repairs repainting and relettering of names. residents of Chauncey and Dover Township will vote on the maintenance decision.
Chauncey A church group announces a business meeting of officers teachers and congregation members for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Millfield Church of Christ led by Richard Wilcox.
The Rev. and Mrs. Ray Pidcock host their daughters Sylvia and Adrian with visiting relatives Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pryor of Corning Route 1. Prayer services are set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Morristown Holiness Church and a cottage prayer meeting Thursday at the Lyons home.
Chauncey notes members of the Millfield Needle Club will convene Tuesday night at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Patton Millfield for a gathering.
Mary Wade Chauncey of Columbus, formerly of Millfield, is visiting her brother and sister in law, Herbert Wade, at Malta and the home of Mr and Mrs C N Sanders in Millfield. Mrs Sanders entertained at dinner Thursday for Miss Wade and her brother.
Miss Zelda McKinney returns from a week in Lancaster with brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs George Adkins. The Adkins family and McKinney children John James and Rose visit the Rev and Mrs Andrew McKinney over the weekend.
CHAUNCEY The annual Pilgrim Holiness Camp meeting at Beech Grove Camp Grounds near Nelsonville concluded Sunday night with attendees departing after services and gatherings.
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