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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
6
Trimble Grange will meet Saturday at 8 p m with the degree staff practicing in the first and second degrees. A potluck supper will be served.
Construction advances on Burr Oak site road as Army engineers finish grading and lay limestone from Route 13 to the dam turn around. Spillway work nears completion with a wide concrete weir to stop flood water washing the clay floor. Gates for the diversion tunnel and lake formation likely after year start. land must be secured for inundation and parking and caretaker housing plots prepared. A church class meeting in Glouster has been postponed indefinitely.
Tuppers Plains WSCS met October 4 at the home of Mrs. Stella Ritter with Gertrude Hoffman presiding. Es telle Baker led the program and Lena Keller offered prayer. Guests included Mrs. Betty Adams and others. Weatherman's Feed Store installed a hammer mill and feed mixer.
Langsville residents report Farm Council met Sept 19 at Mrs. Cecil Bolin’s home with next meeting at Mrs. William Harmons Oct 21. Ladies Aid held all day quilting Sept 22 at Ethel and Daisy Miller’s home. Homecoming at Langsville Church Oct 2 drew about 100 attendees with readings by Rev R Woltz and Rev E Dickinson. Out-of-town guests included Mrs Ethel Jackson Lena Pickens Rutland Mrs Garnet Entsminger and others. Kenneth Longstreth broke an arm playing football locally. Stork shower hosted for Mrs Raymond Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Humphrey of Columbus visited Mrs. Jennie Dougan. Edith Harkins plans Cleveland winter stay with daughter Ilah Wilson. Jane Van Fossen hosted weekend at home. B W Yager of Columbus visited Myers Van Fossen. Several families including Jones Ellis Wagoner traveled to Columbus on business. Niceswanger couple moved to vacated McPherson home. Taylor family to move into Mary Price home vacated by Alta Hiatt. -G. H. Van Fossen.
The Rev. John Devol opened a two weeks series at the Glouster Methodist Church on Wednesday with Rev. Melvin George participating. The final day October 31 will be an all day event with a basket dinner at noon. The choir directed by Mr. George and organist Mrs. J. H. Elias will sing each evening.
Funeral services for Mrs. John Lamborn were conducted at her Town Street home on Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. John Devol and the Rev. Melvin George sang three duets. The Rev. Mr. Devol led the service with burial in Glouster Cemetery.
Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Homer Abbott included William Abbott Clayton Spencer Randy Donald and Denver Abbott all of Columbus and Mrs John Brickles and grandson Danny Brickles of Middleport Also Mr and Mrs Guy Priddy moved to Rutland Recent guests of Mr and Mrs Wesley Ward were Ed Thompson of Addison Leo Swisher and Lowell Swisher with son Michael of Cheshire Wesley Ward visited Miss Wilma Herrmann and Mrs Wesley Ward.
The Rev John Devol and the Rev H H Lafferty conducted the funeral for Donna M Fishley who died in an auto accident at the Sayre home in Trimble. The service occurred Wednesday at 3 p.m. with Rev Devol singing and burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Glouster and Columbus residents spent weekends visiting relatives in Jacksonville Utica and Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Lee McDonald visited Mrs. McDonald's mother, Mrs. Ruth LeFever McDonald, in Columbus area. Other travels include Mrs. June Baughman in Jacksonville with her parents the Safreeds, and Mr. Maurice Brinkley in Columbus visiting Brinkley parents in Jacksonville. Mrs. Ella Altman from Bridgeport WV visited William and Lena Deal in Jacksonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Butler Safreed and their Jacksonville grandson visited Columbus to join their daughter Mrs. June Baughman. They attended a surprise birthday party for Mrs. Charles Murphy hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Murphy at 4223 Hudson St.
Mrs E W LeFever of Cisco Texas visiting Mr and Mrs D E Carr fell at the Carr home and fractured her hip. She was hospitalized at White Cross in Columbus accompanied by Mr Carr. She is widow of J Webb LeFever and sister in law of the late Dr LeFever.
Mrs Mary Kelly and her seven year old daughter Barbara went to Children's Hospital in Cincinnati on Tuesday for a heart ailment examination. They returned Tuesday evening and plan to return within a few days for further tests.
Orval Coons died unexpectedly at his home in Albany Indiana. He was a welder at Mine 255 years ago and was well known in the Greens Run area. Relatives from Greens Run attending the funeral included Ed Cartwright and Clarence Wilbur Cartwright and William Cartwright.
The Charles Thomas and Nineveh Re bekah lodges announce a joint Halloween party at Odd Fellows Hall Jacksonville on Saturday starting at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend with games and refreshments provided.
Grayson Kentucky speaker Lowell Lusby president of Kentucky Christian College will address the Christian Clinic program at Gilouster Church of Christ Friday evening October 28. He will discuss The Christian's Hope in his address.
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