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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1952
Page
3
The Glouster Kiwanis Club stages a hillbilly talent show on July Fourth at Glouster Stadium to raise funds for underprivileged children. Prizes include 50, 25 and 10 dollar bonds. Entrants must submit to Glouster Kiwanis Hillbilly Show PO Box 6 with June 21 deadline and list entertainment type.
Mrs. Cora Davis returned Wednesday from Kingston and Chilli cothe after ten days visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis and three children Shirley Cheryl and David are spending a week at their cottage on Lake Burr Oak. Mr. and Mrs. Noel Bryan and daughter Sandra of Columbus were weekend guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Williams in Jacksonville.
The Board of Elders and Deacons of the Bishopville Church of Christ will meet this evening at 8 in the church. Pastor Edwin Carpenter Jr. requests every board member to be present.
The Glouster Alumni banquet and dance will be held Saturday May 31. Dinner starts at 6 30 p m in the Moose social room and the dance runs from 9 p m to 1 a m in the high school gym. Tickets available from Dick Guamther Mary Pappas Charlie Beshara Wonder Bar or City Dry Cleaners.
GLOUSTER The WSCS of Trimble Methodist Church met at Mrs Grace Sayre home with president Mrs Georgia Sayre in charge. Officers for the coming year were elected and new officers will be installed by Rev Franklin Cooley at the church service June 5.
Glouster minister Daniel K. Teater and officials from Butter Springs Assembly met in Washington D C to set camp dates for the Tri State section. Junior camp runs August 3 to 9, intermediate August 10 to 16, senior August 17 to 23 with registrations due by July 21 and payment by July 29. A camp rally and banquet will be at Ferry Church near Wayneville on June 13 at 7 p m with reservations due by June 8.
The Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met Thursday evening in the church auditorium with Mrs. Ethel Riley presiding. Mary Goodman read the Scripture, George Murray led prayer, and the group conducted a devotional period.
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Crabtree visited Mrs. Cora Bell in Junction City where she remains seriously ill. The trip included stops at Bristol and Bremen to see relatives. In Wellston, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Fink with son Paul David visited Avril Barnhouse. Other visitors at the Barnhouse home included Otis Hudson James Barnhouse Audrey Barnhouse and infant Randy from Wellston. Neill Tippett of Columbus visited their parents in town. The group attended the local commencement exercises and Russell Tippett, ill with virus pneumonia, was said to be recovering.
The Shawnee Circle 1 WSCS met at the Methodist Church with group singing of America and America the Beautiful. Margaret Hopkins was chosen president, Elizabeth Davis vice president, Althea Heidelbaugh secretary, Hazel Ricketts treasurer. Jeanette Jones retires as president. The next meeting will be a potluck lunch.
Mrs Lula Mills of Jacksonville received voluntary contributions for a bicycle fund to aid Glenna Rummel a Salvation Army captain in Calcutta India. Donors include Vera Sayre Trimble Joe Stephenson Russell Davis Anna Bernard Jeff Johnson J L Altman Ernest Shirkey Ott Brinkley Gertrude Taylor Henry Exenkamper William Hammond Lula Mills Jones Athens Stanley Herman Taylor and others.
Harold Yesney and Emily Mildred Yesney were married in St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cleveland on May 24 in an open ceremony attended by about 200. After a 6:30 p.m. reception at Sunny Brook Garden, 300 guests, the couple will spend two weeks in Florida before residing at 3602 Burgher Ave. Cleveland.
Mrs Henrietta Braid and daughter Kathy Ann of Columbus visited the Chauncey area last week at the Heffken home. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Don Hamrick of Corning and daughter Deborah Jane. They came for the graduation of Carolyn Heffken.
Carolyn Tippett hosted a Sunday evening farewell for Douglas Kern who will move to Annapolis Maryland. Attendees shared baked beans hot dogs potato chips ice cream and cake as they bid him goodbye. The event included many Chauncey community members and relatives. An auxiliary meeting of the UMWA is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the old Luckoff building.
The Millfield Needle Club met at Edith McDaniel’s home last Wednesday night with five members present, namely Donna Thomas Kathryn Mac Daniel Olive Brookens Nellie Brockens and the hostess. The next meeting will be with Elizabeth Robernette on June 5.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's All-Bran as a ready-to-eat cereal providing bulk for regularity. It claims high cereal protein and essential vitamins, promising double money back if not satisfied after 10 days.
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