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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1963
Page
16
Local society notes reveal visits across multiple towns. Margaret Cottrill reports relatives and friends from Washington D C to Huntington and Columbus spending time with Ag ness White and Richard Duckworth, joining graduation events and picnics at Camp Echo Hills in Logan.
Miss Ann Chisler of Pittsburgh visits New Haven with her parents the Chislers. Several local youths attend Camp Luther at Cowen West Virginia for two weeks with staff involvement by Rev Jack Welch. Families travel to Pittsburgh California and Charlotte while others attend conferences and camps including Future Homemakers at Cedar Lake Ripley West Virginia and Camp Caesar Cowen.
Aura Basford transfers one acre in Lot 11 Pleasanton to William Cooley. Mike Charles Brooks conveys part of the J. C. Matthews farm in Albany to Carl E. Hawk. Frank Wolfe transfers 7.77 acres in Ames Township Amesville to Henry Eugene Wolfe.
Mrs Ben Gabriel hosted guests from Barberton and Canton after a week's visit. Attendees celebrated a relative’s graduation in addition to recent visitors from Athens New Plymouth Barberton and Nelsonville. The New Marshfield Methodist Women’s Society met at Mrs Harold Stright’s home with devotions by Mrs Ben Gabriel. Plans for a September country store were discussed. Next meeting at Mrs Ben Gabriel’s home.
Tycoon Lake residents and surrounding area families share greetings and visits. Mr. and Mrs. H C Allison celebrated his 73rd birthday with dinner in Hamden. Guests included Parsons and Hamiltons families as well as numerous relatives and friends from Columbus Wellston Nitro Gallipolis and Akron.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Buckley visit daughter and family in Phoenix. Several relatives travel to Parkersburg and Forked Run Park. New park manager Robert King moves from Amesville to Forked Run State Park. A son born at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. Hospital patients include Mrs. Lee Wallace. Local gatherings host multiple families from Belpre Logan Cheshire and Little Hocking.
Wilkesville home demonstration club met with Mrs Frances Montgomery. Fifteen members and guests attended. They spent the day making purses and held a potluck dinner. The next meeting is July 10 for a Lake Alma picnic. Session leaders met at Presbyterian Church with Rev. Phil Henderson moderator.
Chesterhill records show Lucy Parsons returning from Tempe to visit cousins in Elliott and Malta. Teresa and Gary Schofield arrive from Ft. Myers to spend summer with grandfather William Schofield. Several families, including the Bowmans, Carter, Hale, Hodgin, McInturf, Michener, and Matheny clans, are mentioned with visits and temporary stays.
Mr and Mrs Dana Haning Burlingham hosted visitors while Rev Earl Cowen and Mrs Cowen visited Elsie Haning Harrisonville. Kenneth Doty Burlingham went to meet Ther man Doty in Washington. Several families from Columbus Racine Athens and Letart are noted visiting relatives in Darwin and surrounding homes.
Mrs Virgin ia Sayre and Barbara returned to their Floreffe home after visiting relatives Mr and Mrs Bill Musgrave and John Dan and Harry. Lindville spent a day with Mr and Mrs Charles Hern. Mrs Lucille Bott Free dom Pa is visiting her mother Mrs Erma Shoemaker and sister Mrs Bob Cornelius. Mrs Raymond Clark cares for her daughter Eunice Fosters three grandchildren in Cincinnati. Miss Beulah Thomas Big Tyler Rd visited Mr and Mrs Bert Hern.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wells announce the birth of a daughter Mil dred Leslie at Meigs Memorial Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wells. Numerous local visits and social mentions follow, including hosting guests and attending events across Long Bottom and nearby towns.
Mrs E C Johnston reports visitors and family updates from Ewington. Families from Flatwood Kentucky and Cabin Creek West Virginia are noted visiting relatives in the area. The column closes with a trivia line about the Salish Indians known as the Flatheads and a prompt about their popular image.
Alfred B Helen Woode and about 55 attended a Sunday School picnic in Woodegrove with horses and softball. 63 people joined the Meigs County Youth Rally in the church yard where the Rutland group led devotions and Pomeroy members provided music. A picnic dinner followed and families like Mr and Mrs Hobart Swartz and Mr and Mrs Ward Swartz from Amesville and Athens attended. Daily vacation Bible school will be held June 24 28.
Mr and Mrs J E King of Columbus visited relatives in Zaleski and noted Mr King’s long Columbus career before retirement. Mrs King, a 43 year teacher, plans retirement this year. Other entries mention patients in Chillicothe and Huntington hospitals, trips by families, and visits among McKibben, Tripp, and Springer households in Arcadia The Plains Barberton Torch and other area towns.
The WSCS group met at Mrs. Carl Roush's home and the Young Adult Class gathered at Mrs. Harold Adkins's residence. A family picnic is planned for July 20 at Mrs. C. J. Lemley's home. The next meeting is set for July 9. Silver Bridge Sky Larks 4-H Club met at Kananga school. Mrs. Michel Crump from Iceland visited relatives in Kanauga. Eva Stewart spent a weekend in Athens with the Biggens. Forest Smith and family from Chillicothe visited the Jenkins household.
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