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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1948
Page
9
The Glouster Homecoming committee meeting in the mayor's office elected John Crawford as chairman with Mayor Thom Williams as vice chairman C F Guinther as secretary and Pearl Brown as treasurer. The event includes a street carnival July 5 hours of festivities and a church focused Sunday as well as dinners dances and a fireworks closing.
Troop 78 Boy Scouts plan a camporee at routes 280 and the Edwin Carpenter and Howard Burns farms. Members listed include Richard Eby Thomas Pappas Jack Stephenson Don Olbers Robert Cotter Richard DeLong George Hughes John Crawford Jr Jerry Hartley Kenneth Price Charles Hoffman Charlie Gage Edwin Carpenter Jr Ted Byers directs May 27 departure 9:45 a m headquarter check and transport by Frank Forgoress. The event features advancement swimming hiking and contest preparation for the Kootaga Area Council Camporee in Spencer West Virginia June 4 5 6.
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shumway and their daughter Mrs. Cecil Kisor included Mrs. Iva Hillyer of Chauncey, Mrs. Crystal Cannon of Columbus, and Lester Pickering of Lorain. Mr. Pickering is a cousin of Mrs. Shumway and a former Glouster resident.
Bernard Glouster, Gene Rice and their mother Mrs. W. J. Rice welcomed them back to Dayton Sunday after a weekend visit.
Jacksonville Trimble High School schedules baccalaureate May 23 at 10 30 a m with Rev Gilbert B Courtney delivering the sermon. May 25 at 8 p m Dr Galen Starr Ross will address graduates with Betty Joanne Gooding valedictorian and Lawrence Cominsky salutatorian.
Miss Freda J. Phelps and Jack M. Seipel both of Glouster were married by Mayor Thomas Williams Tuesday in the city building. The couple were attended by the bridegroom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seipel.
CHAUNCEY Mr. and Mrs. Dan Johnson have moved into the D. T. Johnson property now under extensive repairs. Excavation was done for a basement and a furnace installed. The Johnsons sold their nearby property to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shields, who now occupy it.
The Millfield Church of Christ Women’s Council met at Miss Olive Brookins home with Mrs Mabel Shaner presiding and Mrs Elizabeth Patton leading devotions. Edith McDaniel Ruth Owen Elizabeth Willis Elizabet h Robinett Helen Howard Jessie Fulton and Ida Hill spoke on Home Mothers and Children.
Mrs. Cecil M. Kisor sails to join her husband M M i c at the Great Lakes Naval training station where he will receive shore duty orders in Cincinnati. She has been living with her parents Mr and Mrs Harold Shumway and plans to join him at the new post.
The Loyal Women's Class of the Church of Christ will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the home of Mrs Edna Bingman.
Mrs Edith Mac Daniel will host the Millfield Needle Club gathering Wednesday night at her Millfield residence for its members.
Chauncey-Dover High School seniors will stage the class play Wedding Spells at Mechanicsburg School on Wednesday. A double cast includes Joan James Jo Ann Ley Elaine McKibben Katharine Merritt Eleanor Meszaros Donna Sayers Donna Leiber Junior Courtney Bob Watson James Stanley and Bill Wade.
Mrs. Marcia Johnson hosted a Sunday dinner in Chauncey attended by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith and their children Sandra and Pat, Miss Alice Johnson, Russell Johnson, Grant Russell, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Johnson.
Chauncey Mrs Carson Sanders and daughter Mrs Carl Moody hosted a dinner at their Millfield home honoring Mrs Theo Moody of Mooseheart Ill Mrs Moody returned to Mooseheart Sunday.
Mayor Thomas Williams calls a council meeting for 6 30 p m due to commencement exercises starting at 8 p m in the school auditorium on Friday.
Mr and Mrs Anthony Levandosky of Detroit are visiting his mother and brother Edward who has been ill for nearly two weeks. Arrangements are made to take him to a hospital for observation and treatment. Columbus notices Bertram E Wiggins 73 who supervised physical education in Columbus public schools for 16 years died yesterday.
Mrs Pauline Keck Bowe of Chauncey visited Sunday with her husband Lawrence at Oak Ridge Sanatorium in Green Springs Ohio. She joined her cousin Robert Keck of Athens on Saturday for a family visit in Tiffin before heading to Green Springs.
Kiwanis Club members report at a Chillicothe divisional meeting. E D Coffman notes three members completed iron lung training and announces Memorial Park ice cream and soft drinks will fund the Underprivileged Child Welfare Fund for school necessities. Eighteen members attend with guest Bobby Angle and pianist Mrs Ralph Darling.
Mrs Frances Wallace entertained the Thursday Night Bridge Club at her Millfield home with two tables. High score went to Helen Sanders, second to Louise White, low to Georgia Nagle, and travel to Grace Border. Present were Bertha Sanders, Jessie Fulton, Elizabeth Patton, Frances Wallace, Louise White, Georgia Nagle, Grace Border and Helen Sanders. The next game will be at Mrs Louise White's home.
GLOUSTER The Auxiliary of the American Legion will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m Plans will be made to conduct the poppy sale May 28 and 29 Mrs Arthur Banfield chairman of the committee will have teams canvass the town May 28 and conduct sales on High St May 29
GLOUSTER W RUMER Yaw of Wabeek Farm Pontiac Michigan spent Monday and Tuesday in Glouster at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs J W Yaw He returned to Pontiac Tuesday
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