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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1940

Page

10

Greens Run Church of Christ Homecoming October 13

Greens Run Church of Christ in Chauncey holds a homecoming and Bible School rally on Sunday October 13 led by Pastor Gilbert Courtney. Bible School starts 930 am service follows at 1030 am with Rev Charles Freer as guest speaker. Basket dinner at noon then 130 pm to 3 pm program with music and a youth chorus.

Chauncey — Church Church of Christ Gilbert Courtney Bible School Charles Freer Nelsonville

1150 receive federal relief commodities in Chauncey

A total of 1,150 persons in Chauncey received federal relief commodities on Saturday. Distribution included 3,792 pounds of wheat flour, 5,776 pounds of potatoes, 1,582 pounds of cereals, and 983 dozen eggs.

Chauncey

Ladies Aid Society Quilting Party At Chauncey

The Chauncey Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. Church held an all day quilting session at the church on Wednesday. Attendees included Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey, Mrs. Mary Dew, Mrs. Bess Cunningham, Mrs. Myrtle Pidcock, Mrs. Lydia Spearry, Mrs. Bess Nicholson, Mrs. Effie Fennell, and Mrs. Rose Dickerson. They will meet again next Wednesday for more quilting. The note mentions steaming to remove marks in dyed velvet and velveteen garments.

Chauncey — Ladies Aid Society M. E. Church Elizabeth Harvey Mary Dew Bess Cunningham Myrtle Pidcock Lydia Spearry Bess Nicholson Effie Fennell Rose Dickerson

Church Women Meet at Chauncey Hostess Home

Mrs Rankin hosted the Loyal Women of the Church of Christ at Converse Street. Ten members attended a devotion and business session led by Class president Mrs Carl Shafer. A contest awarded to Mrs Homer Johnson and Mrs Florence Watkins. A Halloween program was planned for the next meeting at Mrs William Hartley’s home.

Chauncey Peter Rankin Converse St Loyal Women Church of Christ Carl Shafer John Shafer Thomas Hamilton Homer Johnson Florence Watkins William Hartley Mill St Rankin Hamilton Ses Brookins Lillian Sweeney Pearl Rutledge Vira Shafer Martha Shafer Kate Johnson Nell Brookins Clara Hartley Hattie Hamilton Jean Rankin

Millfield Social Notes Highlight October HOA and Local Visits

Live Wires Bible Class meet at Mrs. Rosa Crabtree home in Fast Millfield with games and refreshments. District Pocahontas delegates from Mazon Council attend Murray City convention. October birthday party planned. Vera Wemmer recovering from appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. Wemmer welcome a son on Crescent Ridge. grandparents listed.

Millfield Live Wires Holiness Mission Church Fast Millfield Rosa Crabtree Genevieve Moody Mildred Smith Mary Hale Charlott Mayles Ruth Miller Josephine Moody June Vincent Leona Love Lena Love Annabell Misner Roland Crabtree Buddy Moody Cleo Crabtree Mia Josephine Gleason Mabe Love Gleason Mazon Council No. 93 Degree of Pocahontas Murray City Helen Dunkle Frances Wallace Lucy Howard Delena Funk Virginia Cheatem Helen Funk Bertine Sanders Im Evans Everetta Simpson Beatrice Theisen Clara Theisen Mae Boudinot Vera Wemmer Mercy Hospital Columbus Floyd Wemmer Ella Tracy B. F. Wemmer Crescent Ridge R. H. Wemmer Frank Semons

Chauncey District Social News Highlights Local Visits

Chauncey social notes recount weekends in Middleport and Marengo with visits from Frank Neighbors family and Misa Lucille Taylor. Chauncey residents join relatives in Indianapolis for a Church of Christ convention while others host and visit across Athens Greens Run Columbus and Carbondale.

Chauncey Frank Mildred Majorie Middleport Misa Lucille Taylor

Bradford Social and Brief Personal Notes

Bradford Church announces revival services starting Sunday Oct 13 conducted by evangelist L E Evans of Hebron. A birthday supper honored Mr Clarence Might with relatives from West Rutland Pomeroy and Bradford attending. Charles Lambert, 43 World War veteran, died suddenly at home. funeral at his brother Dana Lambert’s home in Middleport. He leaves a wife four children a brother and a sister. Thomas Roger named son of Ralph Frye and his wife.

Bradford John Eskew J. E. Kaylor Tuppers Plains Charles Lambert Bradford Church L. E. Evans Hebron Clarence Might John Sisson Charles Buck Nancy Might West Rutland Willard Ebersbach Pomeroy Neva Might Philip Lawrence David

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