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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1950
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Harry Elick and daughter Mary Jane of Lancaster visited Mrs Elicks parents Mr and Mrs Noah Harvey at 7 Ellis Ave in Chauncey during a recent trip.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Dew and daughter Marilyn Dew visited Lancaster to attend a birthday dinner at the home of Mary Dew and other family guests were present.
Two semi trailers collided at Route 35 near a narrow bridge causing slight property damage. Drivers were William E. Dudley and FE. Roy Mandalask. Philip Kanouse escaped injury when his car overturned. Elbert Muse was jailed for driving while intoxicated. Saunders, Blankenship fined for speeding and license issues.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Adams 87 died Saturday afternoon at her son Thomas Adams home in Kanauga She was born May 21 1863 in Rocksprings Meigs County She married John Q Adams in 1881 and lived in Kanauga since 1895 Funeral services will be at 2 pm Tuesday at Fair Haven Methodist Church with Rev A H Perry officiating Burial will be in Pine Street Cemetery She was a charter member of Fair Haven Church and survived by sons C R Adams Thomas Adams and Harry H Adams. a son J B Adams died in Georgia
Daily canal navigation notes list vessels and times on the Kanawha and Ohio rivers with several boats at Gallipolis locks and Kanawha Falls readings. Dams show varying heights and rollers indicate water levels. Also notes a guest visit by Chauncey Bullock and a historical remark on President William Henry Harrison’s death in office.
Holzer Hospital reports births including a son for Mrs Warren Keefer of Leon W Va and daughters for several residents such as Mrs EF Boggan Point Pleasant Mrs Elmer Caldwell Gallipolis and others. Discharged list includes Erna Mitchell Avanell Oliver John Isaac Alma Jaynes Stanley Haskins Nelson Bostic and family members Walter Selby Rob ert Peart and wife and others.
Dave Matthews was severely injured at the FE M Wood Mine on Route 554 when a pony pulling a loaded car turned and reversed, causing Matthews to roll into a water hole with his head under the tracks. A broken leg and possible hip injury are feared. he was transported to Meigs General Hospital.
Mrs. Harry Denny of Wilkesville owns a rare Civil War pencil drawing by her grandfather Simon B. Petree. The work depicts Charleston, Libby Prison and Macon prisons, created during captivity and hidden under clothing. Petree, a Bolivar resident and Lincoln funeral guard, survived to 92.
Post commander TABER urges Gallia County residents to support the American Red Cross annual roll call. He praises the chapter for aiding veterans and disaster cases, notes its role during the 1948 floods, and stresses that only modest budget funds are needed to meet needs.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society gathered at Chauncey Methodist Church for quilting. Attendees included Mrs Lyda Spearry Mrs Elizabeth Harvey Mrs Clara Wallace Mrs Mary Dew and Mrs Bess Nicholson. They will meet again next Thursday for quilting.
Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith Sr spent the weekend in Lancaster and Columbus visiting relatives. In Lancaster they were hosted by son Jack Smith and daughter in law along with Donnie and Rickey. In Columbus they called on aunt Mrs Sam Kenesah. Former Chauncey resident Garfield Grimes and wife visited friends in Chauncey. Mrs Tillie Six visited sister Mrs Ernest Glass in Jacksonville.
Mrs Flossie Speelman Mann 50 wife of Earl Mann sister of Mrs Russell Cunningham died in a February 24 fire that destroyed the family home in Richmond Indiana She carried her grandchild to safety before being engulfed by a gas explosion She leaves six children her parents and several siblings Funeral services were held in Richmond with burial at Elham Cemetery
Mrs A J Smith registrar for Ohio auto license plates announces sales run 9 a m to 5 p m each day at her home 61 Main St with Saturday hours. Applicants must show title and registration cards and may reserve old license numbers.
Mrs Elsie Spears of Columbus has aided her sister Mrs Martha Shafer and husband at 9 Ellis Ave Chauncey in caring for their father George Wilson who remains in serious condition after surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
Mrs Arthur J Smith hosted the Chauncey Euchre Club at Main Street Chauncey with guests Mrs Lawrence Bullock and Mrs Maxine Smith. Elizabeth Ray won high score, Betty Wintermutt second, Virginia Rowland low. refreshments served. Larry Smith son of Arthur Smith Jr. Chauncey Hill is reported improved.
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