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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1949
Page
6
Middleport residents recall Charles Gilfilen as a pioneer in television in Gallia County.
Funeral services for Sgt. Lewis Shumway killed in action overseas January 23 1945 will be held at Tuppers Plains Methodist Church Sunday with burial in Reedesville Cemetery. American Legion Drew Webster Post will lead. Survived by father Elmer Shumway Norfolk Virginia three sisters Anna Boyd Mildred Woodruff Winifred Camp and brother James Shumway. He was an honorary member of Mingo Junction Post American Legion.
About 75 members and friends attended The Plains Methodist Church silver tea marking the Naomi Bible Class twenty seventh anniversary. Elva Cooper presided and a program featured Mrs. Nora Graves of Columbus and song by Ruth Kavocik.
Mr and Mrs W A Gibbs of Butternut Ave entertained at a family buffet supper after the Coates Gibbs wedding held Saturday. Their two sons Bill and Jeffrey had birthdays this week and were honored along with numerous relatives and friends in attendance.
4 H Club Activities Co. FE Blakeslee county agent organized the Alfred Boys 4 H Club at the home of Charles Carr on May 13. Seven members enrolled with Charles D. Carr as president Gerald W. Swartz vice president Charles Burke secretary treasurer Harold Swartz recreation leader Robert H. Robinson news reporter. Other members Phillip Boyles Clarence Atherton. Projects include potatoes watermelons and calves. Gerald Douglas is leader and Charles Carr assistant leader.
Members from Grace Episcopal Church Pomeroy attended the annual meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary to the National Council in the Diocese of Southern Ohio at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus on Tuesday. List includes Miss Grace Horton and many area residents. Also, Chauncey social note mentions Simpkins Parker families from Dayton visiting Millfield.
Chauncey resident Chauncey Jo Ellen Meredith spent the weekend in Chauncey with Mr and Mrs Clif ford Banfield at Mound Street in Columbus.
During World War I the homing pigeon John Silver delivered a crucial message despite severe wounds to its foot and breast from shellfire, showing remarkable endurance and service in wartime communication.
The CHAUNCEY event saw Mrs. James Wallace host the Millfield Bridge Club. Three tables played with high score by Mrs. Helen Sanders, second by Elizabeth Patton, travel by Georgia Nagle, and consolation by Grace Border. Members present included Elizabeth Willis, Bertha Sanders, Florence Howard, Mabel Smith, Ruth Omen, Jessie Fulton, Louise Nagle, Frances Wallace, Georgia Nagle, Grace Border, and Elizabeth Patton. Refreshments were served.
Officers were elected at a Chauncey-Dover High School FHA club meeting in the Home Economics Department. Barbara Nogrady is president, Jo Anne Lewis vice president, Helen Loper secretary, Woodena Ferrell treasurer, Barbara Staley historian, Jean Matson recreation chair, and Carolyn Heffken press reporter. Plans for installation and a party Friday. Mrs. Mary Ransom is club sponsor.
Chauncey couple Paul and Pauline Gilkey announce the birth of a son Gary Keith on May 10 at Shelter ing Arms Hospital. Grandparents are Samuel Waymer Chauncey and Thomas Gilkey Athens. Great grandparents are Anna Waymer Sugar Creek and Lucius Hart Logan.
Miss Isabel Courtney, music instructor at Norwood Schools in Cincinnati, spent the weekend in Chauncey with her parents Mr and Mrs Gilbert Courtney. They attended the Mc Cafferty Johnson wedding at the Church of Christ Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Muzio and daughters Lucy and Deloris hosted Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Guerra and daughter Ann and Mr. and Mrs. John Heffken and children Teddy Mark and Susanne from Athens.
CHAUNCEY Mr and Mrs Harold Thomas of Millfield announce the recent birth of a daughter. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Herbert Clancy of Millfield.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Ingraham were Mr. and Mrs. George Kilcollins of Denver and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wall of Marietta. Kilcollins recently traveled in Maine and Canada and have returned from Florida. They plan to leave this week for their Denver home.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith of Columbus and several relatives from Logan Huntington California and Pomeroy attended a picnic dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Carman on Sunday.
Miss Jessie Moyers spent the weekend at her Speedwell Tennessee home and attended graduation for her sister. Pom eroy High School was accompanied here by her sister who will guest for the rest of the year. Mrs Walter Schreiber returned to work at Elberfelds after a two week mumps absence. Mrs Roger Spencer and infant daughter returned home from Holzer hospital on the Athens road. Mrs James Radford, long a Holzer hospital patient, was returned to Laurel Cliff home Monday. Mr and Mrs Charles Zaulasky of Fairfield spent the weekend.
Olive-Orange High School seniors depart Sunday from Parkersburg on the Baltimore and Ohio Cincinnation for a two day Washington visit. Graduation exercises are tonight at 8 o'clock.
Mrs Wallace M Riggs formerly Rose Marie Nease has returned from a 10 day visit with husband Lt Riggs in Washington and Quantico Virginia Lt Riggs on temporary duty at the Marine Base Quantico The family will soon join Lt Riggs at Camp Lejeune North Carolina with son Ronnie in tow
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