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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
7
A local town issue explains emergency call procedures after a Sunday jam near Lake Burr Oak. It lists Fire 2222 Police 2682 Emergency unit 2711 County Sheriff Athens 31803 State Patrol Athens 31657 and lines for gas, electric, and water outages with day and night numbers.
The Jacksonville Mothers Club plans a Wednesday 7 30 p m meeting at Mrs Virginia Ginnan’s Glouster residence. A stork shower will be held for Mrs Grace Ann Kempton.
Mrs Rose Craig was hostess at the Hotel Gordon Friday evening for the Get-together Club birthday celebration. A chicken dinner was served on a table centered with a bouquet of pink and white carnations and snapdragons.
A list of weekend guests includes Mr. and Mrs. William Welch of Charleston and Mrs. Nettie Heiser of Jacksonville visiting Hubert Welch in Wyandotte, with many other Columbus and Cleveland visitors spending time with local families over the weekend.
Mrs William Simpson and family hosted visitors from Dayton and Millfield including Frances Cox and Karen Lynn. Gerald Robinson from Chanute AFB visited his mother Beulah Robinson and sister Delores as did several other relatives and friends from Amesville Columbus Hooper Ridge and Cleveland.
Mr and Mrs Bryan Simpson of Columbus visited his parents Mr and Mrs Chester Simpson in Racine for a weekend and attended the Racine High School alumni dinner and dance. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Charlie Eynon Belpre and Mr and Mrs Carroll Neigler with Linda of Syracuse and others such as Mr and Mrs Albert Smith and rey A from new sentientinn.
Syracuse 4-H Sunshine Girls led by Mrs. Jane Teaford held a picnic at the roadside park on Thursday. A long list of Memorial weekend guests visited local families, including visitors from Columbus, Cincinnati, Nashville, St. Albans, Baltimore, and other towns, with extended stays and weekend outings across many households.
Mrs Margaret Bullock and Mrs Maxine Smith hosted a stork shower for Mrs Rolland Slisher. Games were played with prizes won by Mrs Leta Lavia Mrs Pergy Schoonover Miss Fitza Whetstone Mrs Eleanor Hiles and Mrs Mary Dowler.
Mrs. Ethel M. Williams 59 of Glouster Route 2 died Monday afternoon. She leaves husband Frank and daughters Marcella Bullock Sadie Parks Wanda Williams and sons Harold Clyde Robert Rom aid, 11 grandchildren. Sister Marie Sayers and brothers Homer Sisson Clarence Sisson survive. Visitation at Marcella Buttock residence 38 Republic Ave after 7 pm today. Funeral at Glouster Methodist Church at 1 pm officiated by Rev Lawrence. Burial Maplewood Cemetery.
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