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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1936

Page

7

Mrs Errett Tanner Dies in Columbus Hospital

Mrs Errett Tanner 39 of Trimble died at St Francis hospital Columbus early Wednesday after a March 5 operation she was recovering from. Surviving are husband her mother Mrs Nina Johnson and brother Earl Johnson all of Trimble. She was a former teacher in township schools. Funeral set for 2 pm Saturday at Trimble Church of Christ with Rev Gilbert Jourtney officiating burial at St Branch Cemetery.

Trimble Errett Tanner St. Francis Hospital Columbus Nina Johnson Satis Tanner Earl EB. Johnson Trimble Caurch of Christ Gilbert Jourtney Chauncey St Branch Cemetery

Priscilla Class Holds Meeting at Main Street Home

The Priscilla Class of the M E Church met Monday evening at Mrs. T. W. Figley's home with several assistants. Mrs. Emmett Rogers led, prayers and a Sunday School lesson were read, songs performed, and a turkey dinner report showed a $23.70 profit. The group planned a $25 donation to the church fund and a St Patrick’s Day lunch for 25 members and two guests on March 31.

Martin Murphy John Binderbasin Ralph Woods H. Taylor General Church Fund

Glouster Couple Wed in Athens Ceremony

Miss Ken Sorrell of Glouster married Pearl Whitlareh of Jack Boonville last Thursday in Athens. Rev. A. G. Jenkins officiated. Bride a Glouster High School 1932 graduate, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Sorrell. Groom son of Mrs Clara Whit latch of Jacksonville and a Mine 255 day man. They reside on Walnut Hill.

Glouster Ken. Sorrell Pearl Whitlareh Jack Boonville Athens A. G. Jenkins Glouster High School Charlies Sorrell Clara Whitlatch Jacksonville Walnut Hill

Uncle Sam To Play Host To Cuba's First Family

President elect Miguel Mariano Gomez and his family will spend a vacation in the United States as a gesture to cement friendship promised before his January election. The Cuban leader and Senora Arais with their daughters are pictured in a recent photo confirming the visit plans.

Sam Cuba United States Miguel Mariano Gomez Senora Arais

Glouster Seniors Stage The White Elephant Play

Glouster High School seniors present the play The White Elephant. Cast includes Johnny Allen Dave Roberts Silas Green Elson Stephenson Wallace Waldo Lilly McGrew Fred Forbes Andrew Roberts Bill Morrison Wilfred Millington Ed Johnson Carl Craig Mary Lake Pauline Clemons Jane Justice Effie Stephenson Mrs Waldo Florence Slick Amelia Forbes Ruth Dunnett. Date to be announced. Director Miss Kasler.

Pauline Clemons Jane Justice Effie Stephenson Mrs. Waldo Florence Slick Amelia Forbes Ruth Dunnett Miss Kasler

Postponed NYA Amateur Night in Glouster

The NYA recreational program event set for Friday night in the high school auditorium has been postponed due to insufficient applicants. A new date will be announced later as organizers aim to stage a satisfactory show.

Glouster NYA

Loyal Women Celebrate March Party At Church

The Loyal Women class of the Church of Christ held a March party in the church social rooms with twenty seven attendees. Birthday honors for Mrs Kasler and two others, car nations, readings, and prayers featured the event along with a new Bible on display. Revival services are planned for March 22 led by Rev Gilbert Courtney and Rev F I Gardner. Glouster OSU students from the city plan spring vacation trips to Columbus.

Trimble Church of Christ Roy Kasler Edna Kasler Zoe Herrold Susie Kasler Sawyer Sylvia Kasler Gilbert Courtney F. I. Gardner Middleport

Chauncey Church of Christ Rehearsals Underway for Sunrise Cantata

The Chauncey Church of Christ conducts choir practices led by Mrs. Christine Courtney Brown as preparations begin for the Haster cantata to be featured at the annual Sunrise prayer service on Faster Sunday.

Chauncey Church of Christ Chauncey Church of Christ Christine Courtney Brown

Weekly cottage prayer meeting at Morristown church

Morristown Holiness Church holds a Friday night cottage prayer meeting at 7 o'clock in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Houston at Bailey Run.

Chauncey Morristown Holiness Church Edward Houston Bailey Run

Townsendites to Meet Chauncey Club Meeting

Townsend Club Chauncey holds a 7 30 p m meeting in K of P Hall led by President Frank A Cline with growing attendance and new members. Loyal Women class Church of Christ to meet Friday night asks members to bring baby photographs. A new carbon monoxide detector in closed cars shows inside gas levels.

Chauncey Townsend Club K. of P. Hall Frank A. Cline Glouster Church of Christ

Glouster Man Weds Thelma Carrier in Circleville Ceremony

Glouster resident Joseph Cheney and Miss Thelma Carrier of Columbus were married last Saturday morning at Circleville. Cheney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cheney, is a Glouster High School graduate class of 1934 and works in the cake department of Richardson Baking Co. Carrier, a Central High School Columbus graduate class of 1934, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Carrier. The couple will reside with Carrier’s parents in Columbus while Cheney stays in Glouster.

Glouster Joseph Cheney Thelma Carrier Columbus Circleville Joseph Harry Cheney Cheney

Neutrality Dilemmas Press Near in War Supply Debate

The text argues about U S neutrality during conflict noting we should bar weapons and loans yet risk heavy losses in trade. It warns that stopping all exports to belligerents could hurt major customers and domestic interests while partial bans may still entangle the nation as in 1914 17. It questions public support and the whether better war prevention approaches exist.

Chauncey Students Honor Seventh Grade Teacher

Mrs Gladys Pickering seventh grade teacher at Chauncey School was surprised by 35 pupils at a birthday party after school in the music room. Isabel Courtney Geraldine Parry and Elizabeth Spears presented gifts and three birthday cakes. Ice cream was served after games and singing with Mrs Christine Brown as special guest.

Chauncey Gladys Pickering Chauncey School Pickering Isabel Courtney Geraldine Parry Elizabeth Spears Christine Brown

Womanless Wedding Draws Six Town Casts in High School Auditorium

Sixty men from Trimble Jacksonville Glouster Chauncey Greens Run and Millfield performed in a Womanless Wedding staged Monday and Tuesday nights in the Jacksonville Trimble high school auditorium. The show was produced by the JT High School Alumni Association with Eunice Jelanger directing and Ada Frances Darling of Trimble as accompanist.

Chauncey Trimble Jacksonville Glouster Greens Run Millfield Jacksonville-Trimble High School Jt’ High School Alumni Association Eunice Jelanger Ada Frances Darling

Chauncey Area Personal Notes and Local Life Update

Chauncey residents attend events in Marion and Columbus as families visit relatives. Delmar Bullock, 14, ill for weeks, is now able to go out. A Trimble marriage license issued at St Marys West Virginia for Lewis Schoeman and Fisie Grinstead.

Chauncey Charles Sweeney Charles, Jr Mary Helen Sweeney Marion Ohio Robert S’hillips Ona May Sweeney Delmar Bullock William Theisen Millfield Nelsonville Pocahontas Lacey McNutt Walraven Columbus Mariah Hlunter Peach Ridge Ezra J. Karns Trimble St. Marys W. Va Lewis Schoeman Fisie Grinstead

Heart Disease Fatal to Rushville Man 75

CHAUNCEY Herbert Wyatt age 75 former Chauncey resident died Wednesday at his Rushville Ohio home of heart disease after months of ill health He survived by his wife Hattie Wyatt a sister of Minnie Koons and Ida Pendergrass Funeral plans were not yet announced A revival service begins Sunday March 22 at Morristown Holiness Church led by evangelist Rev Browning Huntington WV with former pastor Rev Charles Hook assisting with singing

Chauncey Herbert Wyatt Ida Pendergrass Rushville Ohio Wyatt Hattie Wyatt Minnie Koons Morristown B. C. Browning Huntington W. Va Browning Charles Hook

Absences Mount in Chauncey Schools From Illness and Weather

Illness and bad weather kept Chauncey pupils home with 111 students reported absent across grade schools. Poor road conditions hindered bus service in outlying districts. The text also notes a historical tidbit about a thimble dating back nearly two centuries.

Chauncey

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