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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1953
Page
8
The Chauncey-Dover school music department presents the High School Chorus and the school band in a Friday concert at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Nearly 100 students perform under directors Mrs Christine Brown and Miss Kathryn McCoy featuring solos ensembles and group numbers.
The Chauncey Dover Band Booster Club met Monday night in the band room. Orphan, vice president and Pauline Bowe, secretary led a business session. The club voted to purchase summer uniforms for band members and to contribute $25 to the Cutler Sesquicentennial Scholarship fund. A committee was appointed to inquire about possible band camp.
Mrs Esther Lamborn returns home from a ten day visit with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dail Thompson. Thompson, who had surgery in Columbus, is reported improving satisfactorily.
At the Sunday School talent portion held last Sunday at First Baptist Church Glouster Mrs Helen Leach performed a musical reading The Hand of You with piano accompaniment by Ms Ethel Riley. Future talent day will feature Mrs William Parhan.
Mr and Mrs George Adkins of f hosted weekend guests Chauncey. Mrs John Hushower and granddaughter Jean Ann visited Friday with Mrs Lewis Sanders. Bertha Sanders visited Monday with Chet King and Jennie King in Athens. Elizabeth Robinette and Jessie Fulton were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs William Snedden in Murray City.
Mrs. Jessie Fulton reports the death of her brother-in-law Leslie Fulton on March 2 at Ollin Iowa. Fulton was a brother of Daniel Fulton of Millfield.
Glouster elementary schools announce honor roll for the fourth six weeks. Grade 4A includes Judy Antle Kenneth Conaway Judy Davis Virginia Dorris Diana Gierhart Patricia Harrison Janet Hooper Arthur Janchius Donna Jonas and Judy Kennard. Grade 4B lists Jerry Molnar Sharon McManaway Ralph Phillips Janet Trace Teri Williams and Helen Yount. Grade 5 features Nancy Lemoine Dianne Patton Jacquelyn Russell Cayle Sarisky Jimmie Yeaman Ronnie Craig Janet Harmon Tanya Harper and Susan Janchius. Grade 6 names Helen Kittle Shelba Knott Leon Lane Michael Mudrie Judy Nott Rose Sikorski Robert Smith Karen Williams and Larry Kinneer.
The Women’s Fellowship of Millfield Christian Church will meet at Mrs Edith McDaniel’s home Friday evening. Members are to bring their sales tax stamps.
Chauncey Millfield Home and School sponsors a square dance at West Millfield School Saturday night inviting families and community members to join in the event.
Mayor Charles Lee of Jacksonville issues warnings to dog and chicken owners to pen up animals during spring and summer. He also cautions residents against discharging firearms within the city limits.
Cottage prayer meeting of the Morristown Holiness Church will be held Friday at 7 30 p.m. in the home of Mrs Annie Huston The Plains Mrs Pearl McKinney will lead the gathering.
In GLOUSTER Urbancrest on Sunday friends and family gathered at the Keith home to surprise the couple on their 40th wedding anniversary. The couple married in 1913 and have lived much of their married life in Glouster.
GLOUSTER V F W Post 9866 Jacksonville will meet at the Post Home Sunday at 2 p m for officer elections a dinner will be served to members and their families social and active members invited
Detroit couple Mr and Mrs Richard White stayed with Trimble hosts Mr and Mrs Arthur Palmer. Mrs Armol Rainey of Trimble visited Columbus relatives. Columbus couple Mr and Mrs Noel Bryan stayed with Mrs Bryan's parents in Jacksonville. Mrs Clyde Moore and Mrs Maxine Pennell visited Parkersburg. Lewis Hounstine of Jacksonville visited Athens to see his son-in-law Lawrence Dupler who recently had surgery.
The Jacksonville VFW Post will sponsor a dance this Saturday in the Post Home from 9 p.m. to midnight. Stan LeMaster and his Pioneers will furnish music for the occasion. The public is invited.
Lt. Cmdr. J. E. Clark USN son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Clark Sr returned to Norfolk to resume duties in the Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force. He is one of 23 Navy men commended for participation in Operation Ivy tests at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands. He serves as executive officer of the USS Oak Hill which supplied small craft and acted as harbor control vessel during the tests.
GLOUSTER-Trimble Grange schedules a Saturday 8 p.m. gathering to confer the 3rd and 4th degrees on several candidates and share a pot-luck supper after the ceremony.
Juanita Pettit was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville Friday evening for an appendectomy performed Saturday. Her mother Mr. John Pettit and brother Charles accompanied her to the hospital.
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