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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1953
Page
2
A Jacksonville Methodist Church family social gathered in the church social rooms Thursday evening with a 5 30 supper. Guests included Mrs Florence Haisington and grandson Lloyd Haisington and many members and local families. Rev Cavert led a discussion about Palm Sunday through Easter Sunrise Service and baptismal rites planned for the week.
William Shaw 66 died Friday morning at his daughter Mrs. Delores Fulton’s Newark home where he had been visiting. A retired miner, he had lived with his sister Mrs. Elizabeth Clark in Glouster since his wife’s death three years ago. Surviving: son Walter Canton two daughters Mrs. Virginia Moore Glouster a brother Arthur Shaw Jacksonville seven grandchildren one great grandchild. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at C. F. Wallace funeral home led by Rev. Daniel K. Teater. Burial in Glouster Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Boat owners at Lake Burr Oak held an organizational meeting in the mayor s office in Glouster Thursday evening. Officers named were Ray Case president, Carroll Eddy vice president, and E K Bryson secretary treasurer. Directors chosen: Co V Junod Athens, Ernest Parker Glouster, Harry Sayre Jacksonville, Emmett Andrews Athens.
Effie Woltz suffered a leg fracture last Monday. A list of recent visitors includes Mr and Mrs Kenneth Meyer and children of Lancaster, Rev and Mrs Robert Learned and daughter Faye of Junction City, William Goss Sr, Lawrence Ellinger of Logan, Eddie Mathias, Shirley Meyer and David Flowers of Rockbridge, Mary Bowman of Amanda, Andy F Woltz, James G Moltz, Whey Rhodes, Mrs Emma Meyer, and Belen Goldsberry. The Trimble Township Home Demonstration Organization will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Grange Hall in Trimble with Athens County home demonstration agent Florence B McBride to assist.
The Jacksonville Trimble PTA meets Monday at 7 30 pm in the elementary building. T C Porter of Trimble Township schools will speak, with a program by Miss Rowan's second graders. The Daughters of St George meet Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Mrs Cassie McCormick's home. McCann Frederick Post American Legion meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm. Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion meets Thursday at 7 30 pm in Legion Hall. Kiwanis Club holds weekly dinner Monday at 6 30 pm.
GLOUSTER The Pythian Sisters met in K of P Hall Wednesday evening. After completing ritualistic work the group honored the 52nd wedding anniversary of Mrs Edna Embrey and Mr and Mrs William Embrey who married in 1901. Lunch served and Mrs Embrey received a gift. Next meeting will be in the Pythian club room with Past Chiefs as honor guests. GLOUSTER-Cpi, biury zimmer 31 New St arrived Seattle aboard Marine Adder from the Far East. Other area men aboard CP Ervin F Barbee Wellston Route 1 FM TO MEET GLOUSTER Glouster Lodge 607 FM will meet Wednesday at 7 pm Master Mason degree conferred on one candidate Refreshments served.
Mr and Mrs E D Coffman moved to Logan last week. He will enter employment at Keynes Mill Company. The couple formerly lived in Glouster for many years where he ran a grocery and meat shop on Madison Street and later built a self serve supermarket. They recently sold the business to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Stephenson who now operate it.
Donna Leah Johnson of Columbus, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald D Johnson once of Trimble, is elected president of the Pleiades Independent Women's Organization at Ohio State University. The junior will sit in the Student Senate and Women's Self Government Association and serves as public chairman for Sigma Alpha, a professional society for social administration students.
Mrs Robert Caldwell of Columbus arrived Wednesday to visit her mother Mrs Lucille Thompson. Mr Caldwell joined Saturday, Mrs Gladys Viney returned from Detroit and visited her children Mr and Mrs James Williams, Mr and Mrs Robert E Viney, Andrew J and Miss Emma Viney. Mrs Viney also visited a television studio and appeared on the Cinderellas program.
The Willing Workers Sunday School class met Friday evening at Mrs Norman Lowery’s home. The theme was Godly Love. Marlene Brunton won the prettiest homemade Valentine prize. Kay Nott and Wayne Lowery were honored for birthdays. Refreshments were served to members and guests. The next meeting is set for March 20 at Geneva Jewell’s home.
Glouster encampment of Magic City IOOF will meet in Odd Fellows Hall Monday at 8 p.m. The session aims to organize events and discuss lodge activities. Members are reminded to bring prior notice of any pending reports.
A hat sale and luncheon were held at Moose Hall in Glouster after a chapter session of the women of infantry in Germany and a social gathering. Pvt Ralph Canter and family attended with Bonnie and Edith Canter. The event followed a meeting of the 43rd Infantry Division in the prior year in Glouster.
Funeral services for John Wesley Thompson were conducted Thursday afternoon at the C. F. Wallace funeral home by Rev. Daniel K. Teater. Burial followed in Glouster Cemetery after he died Tuesday afternoon.
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