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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1940
Page
6
Sunday crowd fills the church as Britons listen for blitzkrieg drills for children. Disjointed notes mention Margot Voter and names like Nak and Roa amid scrambled lines about exercises and warnings.
Glouster social notes describe a Monday evening gathering with beige tables, guest prizes, and awards for Sea Me Yat Hawkins and Wahnetta Rapp. Attendees included Mex Haskins Mire Jeorelm Sayre and Mrs Bonnie Oakey, with many others playing games and enjoying refreshments. A Saturday surprise party at a home featured family members and neighbors, Chinese checkers, ice cream and cake, and a birthday gift for Mr. Lunsford.
Garden Club activities dominate the page with members from Glouster and surrounding towns noted, including Shick and Whaley family references. Social events, church gatherings, and hosting duties at Fairlawn Avenue churches appear alongside travel and visiting guests from Jackson and Columbus, plus classroom and graduation mentions. A Catholic Ladies Study Club plans a June 20 fundraiser in Glouster church hall at 8:30 PM.
Personal notices from Straitsville and nearby towns list residents and events. Hettie Reeves aged 8 dies at home of Mrs Kate Stobon. survivors include Reeves family. Various names appear with travel, schooling, and church happenings. price talks and municipal notices are oddly interwoven with local family items.
A Doanville benefit party at the Doanville schoolhouse raises funds for church utility purchases, a community garden, canal work, and a town ordinance fee. Residents donate monthly amounts toward the Sunshine class and other local improvements, with officials recording receipts and approvals.
Virgil James and family prepare to move from Glouster to New Towington New location on Alee Town Ave. They plan to occupy a new home after repairs and will reside with Don Withem. Household changes announced to Mr and Mrs Don Withem.
Masons Meet 1 Glouster Lodge F. and A. M. No. 67 will be held tonight at 7 30 o clock. Plans will be made for St. John's Day for next Sunday.
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