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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1945
Page
10
The Dover Township Red Cross Committee schedules its first meeting Monday night March 5 at 7 in the Chauncey Dover High School. G B Courtney says canvass areas will be assigned and turnout has begun strong with Poston Graine Herman Theisen Jr reporting an 82 percent local vote amounting to about $420 toward the township quota of $1800, needing about $2 per family.
Funeral services for Friend Love age 72, former Chauncey resident, were held Monday in the Dowler Ferguson Funeral Home Athens. Rev. Gilbert Courtney of Chauncey Church of Christ officiated with Chauncey singers. Burial followed in Nye Cemetery Chauncey. Survived by wife Kathryn, son Dr Claude Love of Williamsburg, a brother Fred of Akron, four sisters Mrs Josephine Lott, Mrs Zane Sapp of Chauncey and Mrs Lillie Barrows, Mrs Leah Morganthau of Cincinnati, and two grandsons.
Morristown Holiness Church opens a weekend series led by Helen Tatman of Newtown Mission Murray City with the Grate Sisters singing. Cottage prayer meeting is canceled tonight as Rev. Ray Pidcock invites all to attend.
Rev Charles Caffrey will lead a revival at Trimble Methodist Church starting Sunday night March 1a with daily 7 30 p m except Saturdays. Mrs Grace Sayre is pianist and W D Phillips song leader. Church members and community urged to attend.
Mrs. Alice Carr of Millfield received letters from two sons serving overseas. Coxswain Richard Lee Powell writes from the Philippines that he is well after 17 months abroad. Corporal Philip Powell reports from Dutch New Guinea after 21 months away. his wife Ruth resides in Columbus.
Chauncey Charles Caffrey pastor of the Methodist Church Charge including Chauncey The Plains Millfield Jacksonville and Trimble announced a 63000 apportionment for the Crusade for Christ. Millfield Methodist first on the charge to pay 5000. Regular lodge meeting Chauncey Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge 7:20 pm K of P building. Beulah Robinson Chaucer in Germany letter from Pie Fidon Robinson overseas after service in England France Luxembourg Holland Germany.
Miss Pessy Hazlett received souvenirs from Corp Russell Hazlett who took part in the invasion of France. Miss Phyllia Wooten of Gallpolis visited Miss Anita Belle Sheets. F A Graybeal sold his farm to Roscoe Houck for 7500 dollars. Graybeals now in California.
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