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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1946
Page
17
The GLOUSTER article reports the Sunday Creek Valley Sportsmen Club gathering at American Legion Hall with strong intent to curb rabies by culling gray foxes. Athens speakers Dr Swartzell and Harry Dalton warn about 80 percent fox infection and risks to livestock and people. The group plans an March 14 meeting in Le gion Hall and invites farmers and locals to join.
Magic City Lodge will host Jacksonville lodge members as guests at 7:30 Friday evening. Initiatory degree work will be performed for several candidates from both lodges. All Odd Fellows are invited to attend.
The Glouster Junior Progressive Study Club elected officers for 1946 47 and planned an Easter sale to aid Memorial Park fund. Member lists show many attendees. Local personal notices include hospital surgery recovery, furloughs, and visits between Glouster and nearby towns.
A man learned he is a count er ambulance patient at Marietta Osteopathic Hospital Monday and underwent an appendectomy. He is grateful for letters, cards, and books received. Mrs Eddie Whitehair and son Jack of Cadiz visited.
Corning Captain Owen Duffy son of Mr and Mrs John Duffy received an honorable discharge from the Army Air Corps after service since August 1940. He recently returned from the China Burma India Theater and earned the Oak Leaf Cluster three battle stars a Presidential Citation the Distinguished Flying Cross and CBI medals. He now attends Ohio University Athens as a freshman in aeronautical engineering.
GLOUSTER Trimble Grange will meet in the new Grange home Saturday evening at eight o'clock. After the business meeting sound pictures will be shown and potluck supper served. All Grange members are invited to attend and inspect improvements to the building. Remodeling is not complete.
World Day of Prayer to be observed Friday evening at 7 30 at the Methodist Church. The event is international and interracial with all races and creeds invited to participate. Originated in 1927 and by 1936 spread to more than 50 countries where it is still observed.
GLOUSTER The senior class at Glouster High School will represent the school in the Senior Scholarship Tests to be held in Athens on Saturday, March 9. Named are Andrew Wolf, Max Morris, Arthur Shepard, Twila Williams, Margie Bryson, Anne Davis, Jeanine Hines, Donna Rogers, Anna Lou Davis, and Pat Smith.
Murray City notes list social and business visits. Names include Lester Sorrell and Lois Relick of Columbus, Ruth Alice Tignor, Adrian Hoskins, Tessie Camp and Ralph, and James Shuttleworth among others visiting in Logan, Columbus, Nelsonville, Athens, Glouster, Haydenville, Willoughby, Union Furnace and Willoughby.
Local residents appear in routine social notes. Harry Lin Scott and James Nyse visited the Nyes. John Baird moved from Sheltering Arms to White Cross in Columbus. Ralph Meeks and Dorothy Meeks stayed with Robert Meeks in Columbus. George Householder moved into Cora Householder's property. The Faithful Class met February 27 at Leona Orme’s home with readings, valentines from mystery sisters, two short stories, and a George Washington piece by E C Shirkey. Refreshments for eight members and two guests. Next meeting at Glydis Kempton’s home. William Swartz, William Rozmanowski mentioned. Clarence Williams, Adie Williams of Akron visiting James Williams. Williams bought the Clarence Williams property on Sixth Street.
Buchtel Brief reports on visits and gatherings among residents. Names include Hopstetter Dearing Robson Smathers Odenthal Johnson Corwin Fiddler Liming Rife Yates Sayre Sabo Woodley Stevens Corwin VanBibber Hickman and Johnson. Pfc Hickman returns from overseas service. many ill or traveling relatives noted.
Mrs. Dorothy Saulters has recovered after an operation in a Columbus hospital and is back home in Glouster. She plans to return to Columbus on Saturday March 9 for further medical care and thanks everyone for the cards and flowers received during her stay.
Teofil Dolph Orzechowski 36 died at home on Braun Street. Born in Poland he came to the United States in 1905. Survived by wife Stanislawa and son Adam. Funeral Saturday at 11 at Holy Cross Church with Fr. Charles Walsh officiating. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Body at the Braun Street home for calling.
Scoutmaster Ralph Hines of troop No. 72 announces a salvage drive for Saturday weather permitting. Scouts will meet at 9:00 AM in the scout room to cover town collecting newspapers and magazines tied in bundles for pickup. The article notes the U S Marines first landed on foreign soil on March 3 1776.
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Glouster bowlers top Columbus team 2487 to 2344 at Hemsley alley led by D Price 560 and F Winn 531. Shingle Inn beat Van Fans 1405 to 1099 with F Lantz 422. Gold Bricks win two games in three against Guinther Ins led by Stephenson 492. Mrs. C E Haskins attends American Legion Auxiliary midwinter conference in Columbus with event at Deshler Hotel.
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