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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
20
Trimble Grange will meet Saturday at 8 p.m. to confer the third and fourth degrees and plan entertaining Pomona Grange on June 10. Members aiming for the Pomona degree should attend or inform a member. Strawberry shortcake will be served Saturday and June 10.
Mr and Mrs Mer rill Ogg spent the weekend in Pittsboro Indiana with Mr and Mrs William Nothstine to attend the automobile races at Indianapolis Memorial Day event.
In Glouster the Bible School of the Glouster Church of Christ and the Junior Young Peoples Church were honored in three Lookout Magazine items. The Mother's Day program report, directed by Mrs Wanda McDallis ter, highlighted the event.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zimmer and daughter Ruth spent Sunday and Monday at Taylor Ridge with Mrs. Zimmer's parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Binderbasin. Mr. Binderbasin and Mr. Zimmer also made a business trip to Athens on Monday.
A color cover shows the Liberty Bell as Ames-Bern School marks its 48th commencement on May 21 with Paul M. Kendall as main speaker. The program includes introductions, songs, diplomas, and a postwar alumni banquet for 148. Additional community events feature church fellowships, music notes, and local visits through late May.
Glouster residents Mrs James Bulloch and daughters Mary Elizabeth and Barbara returned Monday after visiting James Bulloch and daughter Emma in Lorain. Evan and Mrs Davis of Taylor Ridge hosted. The Rose and Palda families joined from Cleveland for the weekend. Bobby Bulloch and two sons from Lorain spent time with relatives. Frederick Stansberry and Wanda Baker of Chillicothe visited Stansberry family in Glouster.
The First Baptist Church Sunday School and BTU plan a program on Sunday June 6 at 11 00 a m with a pew rally. Captains are Mrs Rachel Bland Richard Viney and Clifford Johnson. Readings by Mrs Hall Nelsonville prayers by Mrs Helen Leach.
Memorial Day visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoisington in Jacksonville included Dayton pairs Carl E South and family Bar bara and Phylis Belford. Bonnie Barnett and Riola Dawn. Knoxville Tennessee’s Carl Eldon South Jr. Detroit residents Ronnie and Richard McCall. Nelsonvilles Harold Dickens. Columbus residents Catherine Tyne and Mary McMellen. Additional guests were Detroit’s James McCall and son James Gordon. Dayton’s Gladine Hosington. Zanesville’s Ralph Hosington. Columbus families Talbert Crooks Bruce Crooks and Leslie. McConnelsville’s Thomas McGrath and Walter Brooker.
Glouster resident and longtime blacksmith Iden Brown of Akron spent Monday visiting oldtime friends. He ran a shop across from the ice factory near the Route 78 bridge before leaving for Akron about 30 years ago.
Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Strausbaugh in Redtown included Mrs. Homer Strausbaugh and several Strausbaugh relatives from Dayton. The visit also brought Mrs. Ovid Javiehn with her sons June and Budd from Wellston.
Lewandowski 51 died at his Locust Street home after a year long illness. He lived in Glouster all his life and is survived by his mother and five brothers in Ohio and Michigan. He belonged to Glouster Lodge 468 FOE. Funeral at Holy Cross Church Saturday at 9 a.m. with Fr. Charles Walsh presiding. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Locust Street home.
Women of the Moose held initiation ceremonies at Moose Hall on Thursday evening with chapter night observed. Officers nominated include Lena Yonkoski S.R., Grace Dugan J.R. and chaplain, Myrtle Olbers Ree, Tillie Hoffman treasurer. The lodge will meet Thursday at 8 pm.
Five year old Elden Grinstead Jr. son of Mr and Mrs Elden Grinstead Sr fell at home on Madison Street Saturday fracturing his right arm. The fracture was set by a local physician and the child was sent home.
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