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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
10
Chauncey Street grading on Main and Converse to rebuild damaged edges started Wednesday under the state highway department. The work follows sewer and water line installation and involves trucking excess dirt from the highway to the nearby sewage plant area.
Many former residents came back to Chauncey for Memorial Day and to spend Sunday with relatives. Nye Cemetery saw numerous visitors though no special exercises were held this year. Soldiers of six wars rest there. Mrs. Robert Hixson remains in Sheltering Arms hospital with family visiting daily.
Chauncey social column lists weekend visitors including Mary and Virginia Hall from Springfield, Charles Dent family from Columbus, Glennis Daugherty of Marietta, and Josephine Carter of Columbus visiting B. E. Carter. Memorial Day guests in Columbus included Walter Hawk family and Hubert Shrieve family from The Plains.
Funeral services were held for Samuel J. Smith born in Hartford who died at Wheel Day. He spent most of his life in Hartford and later Wheeling where he worked for Reass Advertising. In Hartford he was known as Sammy Grit for delivering the Grit newspaper. He is survived by a brother and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs Christine Brown entertained guests with a two course dinner at her High Street home on Wednesday. Covers were laid for Mr and Mrs Paul Courtney of Springfield Mr and Mrs Harvey Courtney Mrs Florence Pender of Chauncey and Mrs Christine Brown and her son Ralph.
Mrs. Nellie Burson was injured when she fell on a street near the Company Store on Monday. She was believed to have fractured her left leg at first, but later reports indicated only slight injuries.
Mrs Viola Howsard will host the June meeting of the Ladies Aid society at her home in Millfield. Mrs Mabel Smith, president, urges strong attendance for business and fellowship.
Edward Jones resigned from Chauncey Board of Public Affairs at a City Building meeting Monday night Floyd Nye was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Jones Other board members are Max Wilson and Ray Pendergrass Jones and Jack McAffert y will read meters for Chauncey water system Paul Theisen and Mrs Theisen and two children visited Chauncey relatives over the weekend in Chauncey with Lloyd and Herman Theisen Sr
Rehearsal scheduled at Chauncey Church of Christ Thursday at 6 30 p m for the Children’s Day observance. All children urged to participate in the program tied to the church school on Sunday June 14 at 9 30 a m. The song America was first sung on July 4 1832 in Deaton.
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