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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
6
Mr and Mrs L L Howard of Millfield recover from illness at home. William F Corefield of Chicago travels to Chauncey due to the death of his sister Mrs Lillian Sweeney.
NELSONVILLE The Senior Class of Ward Rural High School Carbon Hill plans a May 6 to 9 education trip to Washington D C They depart Ath ens on the National Limited and return on the Cincinnatian They will tour Washington Arlington and Alexandria and view historic sites The trip is financed entirely by class projects Chaperones include G O Devol superintendent and Miss Blanche Moorehead sponsor with Jim Sanborn Hugh Brooker Delores Coe and other members.
Donald S. Shafer spoke to the Nelsonville Rotary Club about a recent Milwaukee trip. He described visits to two of the world’s largest plants making automobile frames and steel lined pipe and gave details of operations. Visitors included Ralph Helber, Junior Wonn, and Frank Betts.
Mrs. Mary E. Bartlett, local and national treasurer of the Supreme Shrine, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, was re elected to the post for the ensuing year at the annual convention in Atlantic City. She is a member of Athens Shrine No. 6.
The Rev. Lena Brandenburg, pastor of The Plains Church of the Nazarene, visited Jackson to participate in a Nazarene Church zone meeting.
Episcopal Church school teachers from the Southeast Region of Ohio gather at the Church of the Epiphany Nelsonville on Friday at 8 p.m. for the third assembly directed by Miss Irene Scudds diocesan of religious education. Topics include curriculum doctrine visual education and vacation church schools with participants from Good Shepherd Athens St Luke's Marietta Grace Pomeroy St Peter's Gallipolis and Epiphany Nelsonville.
Nelsonville city auditor Harry A. Evans reports April 30 total funds at 38 517 17 down from 41 711 61. April receipts 10 033 36 and expenditures 13 227 80. General fund ends at 5 590 65 after receipts 2 575 38 and disbursements 3 091 76. Light plant and other funds show varied balances and activity. sewer and cemetery funds shift minimally. sewer disposal plant funding eliminated by engineering fee disbursement from federal advances.
The Chauncey Dover Band received an invitation from the Lancaster Promotional Committee to perform at the world premiere showing of Green Grass of Wyoming in Lancaster on May 25. Arrangements were made by a committee member after a visit to Mrs Grace Hoffman, band director. The band had performed for National Music Week with a concert on Wednesday May 5 featuring students across sections including clarinets, cornets, saxophones, trombones, and drums.
Dr. James Hull former Ohio State basketball star and All American will address the Boosters Club banquet Monday at 6 30 p m. The event honors high school varsity and reserve basketball teams and coaches with dinner and program at the First Presbyterian Church social rooms. Tickets are at the News Stand The Colonial or Mechem's Shoe Store. Hull a Greenfield native is a Columbus dentist and earned state level basketball fame as both a high school star and at Ohio State.
Nelsonville reports York Grange will hold its first May meeting Friday. The serving committee includes Raymond Patton Nel Patton Ethel Rosser Orland Gandee Bessie Gandee James Holdenbaugh and Violet Holdenbaugh.
Chauncey-Dover High School seniors will present the comedy Wedding Spells in three acts on May 19 at 8 p.m. in the Mechanicsburg school. Tickets sell at the door. Ruth Andrien directs the production after two Chauncey showings.
Mrs. Lillian Sweeney 60 wife of Charles Sweeney died Sunday at her Chauncey home. Funeral services were Tuesday at 3 pm at the First Church of Christ Chauncey with Rev. Gilbert Courtney leading. Burial followed at West Union St. Cemetery Athens. She leaves her husband two daughters Mrs. Ona Mae Phillips and Mrs. Mary Helen Shively and a granddaughter Betty Louise Phillips. Survivors include a sister Mrs. Margaret Butler Elmwood Ill and brother William F. Corfield Chicago.
Leroy Perry, known as King Perry, visited Chauncey cousins Mr and Mrs Henry Morgan after fire destroyed his Chauncey home last winter. Mrs Perry died soon after the blaze and Perry, recently released from Dayton hospital, plans to rebuild on the original site. He stays with his brother in Floodwood for now.
Chauncey weekly Morristown Holiness Church meeting is set for Friday at 6 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Nettie Baker. The informal gathering invites local parishioners to pray and share offerings in a small-group setting.
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