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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1940
Page
8
Partial ad for Bargain Counter 59 in Nelsonville offers specials on household goods including cupboards ironing boards and studio couch reads like a fragmented sale notice with multiple items and prices. The readable text mentions Margaret Freie and family store items alongside general discounts in a small-town catalog style.
McArthur social notes detail residents visiting Columbus for hospital care, family visits, and weekend trips. Entries include Mrs C E Wolfenwelder’s return from University Hospital, and numerous families such as Hamiltons, Wrights, Smiths, and Foremans visiting Columbus or Chillicothe for personal business or to see relatives.
Taylor Ridge Church for Christ hosts a Friday meeting by the Ladies Art Society with Man Lee Moody as hostess. Needle Clickers Club gathered midweek, with refreshments for a long list of locals including Della Olvers, Gorm Davia, Emily Angling, Eileen Leake, and Lee Moody. Various families hosted children and relatives at home in Athens Gant McGaughey Joe Wiltof and others attended gatherings. Weekend visitors included Chester Lowery, Tom Judson, Frank Moody, and Roger McGaughey. References to multiple families visiting, touring, and church events appear throughout the item.
Laurel Cliff items report PTA meeting at the school opening with the Lord’s Prayer and song. Socials include a Lake Alma picnic, chaperones listed, and Sunday visits to Columbus and Shade. Local gatherings cover a Saturday Night Club host and weekend guests from Athens and Shade. A rattlesnake bite incident near Poplar Bluff is noted with recovery.
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