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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1951
Page
9
Mrs Alvira Shafer longtime Chauncey resident observed her 83rd birthday Saturday though ill for three weeks she joined family at her daughter Allie Bingman in Athens for the celebration. Four of her five daughters attended along with a great grandson Gerry Ian sang the birthday song.
Army sergeant Chauncey Leland Pyle, stationed in Knoxville Kentucky, has been transferred to a camp in New Jersey. He recently visited Millfield, home of his parents Mr and Mrs William Pyle, for two weeks. Victor Wayne Chauncey Byers Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Byers, underwent a tonsillectomy in Columbus and is a great grandson of Mrs Jessie Fulton.
Chauncey Ladies Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Pinceili building. Committee to discuss the convention. A pot luck supper will be served.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Keirns and daughter Bonnie were Mrs. Dwight Price and Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Parks of Glouster Arthur Parks and Gerald Roofe of the U S Army stationed at Indiantown Pa and Mr. Harry Stump of Barberton visiting his father and brother Arthur Stump and Ossie Stump Saturday afternoon Mr Stump visited his mother Mrs Onie Stump of Glouster.
Mr and Mrs William Sission and daughter Anita of Trimble with Mrs Elizabeth Robinett of Millfield spent the weekend in Columbus as guests of Richard Hadden and his sons Bill Mike and Pat Hadden. Bill and Mike returned home with their grandparents for a week-long visit.
In Chauncey over the weekend Miss Billy Jane Courtney planned a week as an instructor at Camp Christian Ohio. She serves as a state worker for OCMS in the children s department with headquarters in Columbus.
Chauncey resident Jud Skinner who has lived in Millfield and Chauncey with his daughter Marvella has relocated to Glouster following a stroke suffered several months ago.
Long bottom residents and visitors are listed, including Thurman Babcock’s surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg and relatives from Marion Indiana visiting H A Hensley. Parkersburg families S R Swan and Eugene Whytsell join Kester Matheny and Grace Louden with Pat O Connor. trips to Pennsylvania. families at Dr Stanley cabin. Vacation Bible School at Methodist Church to close Saturday with commencement. Jessie Fulton Albert Fulton and Grace Border visit Nancy Sanders ill at Pred Sanders home Trimble Heights.
Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Harve Courtney and daughter Cathy joined Mr and Mrs Russell Johnson for a Sunday picnic at Lake Hope.
Mrs. Gertrude Rainey returns home to Trimble with granddaughter Judy Rainey for a week’s visit after family visits in Columbus. Dozens of local households host guests from Gallipolis Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Canton Redtown and elsewhere, including Peters, Mayors and naval service family connections amid a flurry of short trips and hospital observations.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. McLaughlin will host an open house at their Shawnee home July 1 to celebrate their golden wedding. They wed June 30, 1901, at the bride's Shawnee home. The couple, with children and grandchildren, will serve a noon dinner. The note ends with a casual aside about the whippet, noted as the fastest dog.
Mrs Elinor Anderson librarian of the Athens County library says the local library will be closed from Monday July 2 to Tuesday July 10.
A letter to Rev. John Devol from Mrs. Albert Anderson, WSCS district secretary of youth, notes that the George Robinson School and Kindergarten in Santurce Puerto Rico will receive Christmas party gifts from the senior MYF Institute. Each youth registering for the Camp Lancaster institute this year is to bring a gift.
Mrs. Roy Strausbaugh of Redtown is in Columbus visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Sharp for a few days due to the serious illness of her father who suffered a coronary thrombosis at age 71.
In Monday’s paper the name Karen Preland, who gave a recitation, was omitted from the participants list in the Sun day children’s day program report.
Recent guests of Mr and Mrs R H Thomas included Mr and Mrs John McNamee of New Lexington and Mrs MecNamee and her sister from Akron plus Mr and Mrs Woodrow Thom SOR David Athens. Lou Nickels Rutland and Mrs Lucy Randall with Miss Margaret Scott Columbus visited relatives here. Mrs Charles Robb daughter Mary and S P Wilson McArthur spent an afternoon with friends and relatives. Miss Sarah Vanderford Columbus is on a month long visit with her father and brother near Red Diamond. Miss Edna Dearth Pratteville visited friends here. Guests of Mr and Mrs C E Vansky were One Johnson and another child of Chillicothe. Vicki O Leary is visiting relatives near Hamden. Mrs Watt Hill spent last week with relatives in Nelsonville. Miss Etta Egleberry and Jeanie Egleberry with Linda Lea Tripp visited Lancaster Youth Fellowship Camp for a week. Postmaster J R O Leary and family attended a postmasters picnic at Lake Hope. Mrs Arthur Tripp 1A Miss Nora Egleberry Columbus spent a weekend with relatives. Mr and Mrs Charles Chapman Cincinnati and daughter Carol Anne visited the Rev and Mrs F H Chapman. Miss Reba Pinney employed in Columbus spent a weekend at home Mrs James M ben.
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