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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1946
Page
3
Chauncey a Prince of Peace Declamation contest announced for Sunday at 7 30 p m in The Plains Nazarene Church. Several contestants will take part in the program.
Missionary Society of The Plains Church of the Nazarene will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Chauncey church with Mrs Ada Lakin in charge An Indian program will be presented and an offering received for the foreign missionary work announced
Mrs. Nettie Shields of Lower Plains entertained Sunday with dinner guests including her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Carl Wilson and their sons Barry and Bobby of Athens along with Herbert Shields and Robert Shields.
Mrs Lenora Wade of Sugar Creek travels to Kansas to visit her husband Pfc Clifford Wade who is stationed there.
Mrs. Frances Gabriel known as Grandma Gabriel of Lower Plains will celebrate her 84th birthday Sunday with a noon family dinner for children grandchildren and great grandchildren. An open house from 2 to 5 PM will welcome relatives friends and neighbors. Daughter Mrs Irene Deweese is arranging the celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burchfield of Lower Plains entertained this week with visitors Mrs. Kenneth Reeves and daughter Kenna Lee of Chauncey and Mrs. Bobby of Athens joining the gathering.
During 1904 to 1939 a total of 1126 students from 211 colleges won Rhodes scholarships to Oxford. The awards were suspended during wartime and planned to resume in fall 1946.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Hillyer of Columbus spent a weekend with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Pearl Hillyer. Several Columbus couples and Ohio University students visited relatives here including Mr and Mrs Gearold Bryan, Mr and Mrs Charles Vancuren, Donald Cook, and Martha Robison among others.
Mrs Wanetta Radekin celebrated her birthday anniversary on November tenth with her parents Mr and Mrs A D Morrison and her grandmother Mrs Martha Mace in attendance. Mrs Bertha Dennen is reported still ill. More than seventy relatives and friends attended the bel ling and shower for Mr and Mrs Clyde Morris at the Morris home. Mr and Mrs John Bable Union Ridge were recent guests of his parents. Mr and Mrs Robert Molden visited the Morris family recently.
Chauncey resident William Wemmer died in Dayton on Sunday. Surviving family includes Emma Withel Goldie Moore Ella Davis Delores Brown Ray Guy and Francis all of Dayton and Glenn of Chauncey plus 13 grandchildren. Relatives at the funeral Tuesday included Nell Jorden Nellie Blackford Edward Jones Juanita Jones Arthur Swart George Swart Harvey Smith Elizabeth Wemmer Mae Boudinot and Clarence Sanders.
Chauncey residents hosted Sunday guests including Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burchfield of Lower Plains. George Gabriel of Lower Plains visited Athens with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Barker and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McClellan of Columbus. Guests from Lockbourne Army Air Base stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bellelchies of Peach Ridge. Other visits included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hart of Sugar Creek, and Mrs. Robert Hillyer returning from Akron. William Klein and son Jerry Lee of McConnelsville stayed with grandmother Lydia Dailey. Charles Shields and family of Sugar Creek entertained Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Coon. Henry Shields visited in Sugar Creek with his son and daughter-in-law Charles Shields.
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