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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1930
Page
6
Stewart and Laurelville residents hosted visitors including Joe White and the Fast family. Local births, illnesses, and visits are noted among families in Stewart, Athens and surrounding towns. Accidents near Chauncey and Parkersburg are reported with injuries, plus two pioneer Athens County funerals.
A Woman's Music Club met Monday evening at Mrs. C. C. Millikan's home. Miss Beard chaired the program featuring papers on Chopin and Brahms characteristics, vocal and piano solos, and an instrumental trio. Several guests attended and local members received updates on members and friends. Deborah Class of the Christian Church to hold a Halloween party Thursday at 7 PM at Mrs. Pearl Helwig's home.
Mrs J Detwiler Thelma Lehew of Springfield visited her mother Mrs Maud Kittamiller at 69 North High Street on Tuesday evening.
Regular monthly meeting of the Bishop Sunday School Class at Central Avenue M E Church will be held at 7 o clock Thursday evening. The social hour will feature a masquerade, hosted by Mrs. W O Jones at 1 Central Avenue.
The D P Ledge Program Committee will host a Halloween masquerade at the Hartley home on Saturday night November 1 with prizes for unique costumes. Members are asked to bring doughnuts or pumpkin pies as part of the menu.
Kenneth Simmers four year old son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Simmers Chauncey suffered fractures of both bones in his right arm below the elbow after falling while running after a rubber tire near John Y Davidson home in Mill Street Doctor Warren V Sprague Chauncey reduced the fracture The boy's father Clarence Simmers is in White Cross Hospital for leg injury treatment last week
A Chauncey Methodist church gathering Friday at 2 pm invites all local prohibition supporters. speakers include Mrs. Samuel Starkey addressing the state convention, with Mrs. Helen Lawrence and Mrs. Copeland among others. Chauncey W C T U president Mrs. Elizabeth Knode chairs.
Chauncey and Dover Township schools will dismiss Friday October 31 so teachers can attend the Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association meeting in Portsmouth. Superintendent Wesley Walburn notes Chauncey Dover teachers hold 106 percent membership in both the Southeastern Ohio and Ohio State Teachers Associations.
Mrs Burg Johnston was omitted from the list of Forest Rose Rebekah Lodge Chauncey delegates at the Rebekah Lodge district convention held in Athens.
Chauncey Oct 29 The Rev I H Stanley of the Church of the Nazarene The Plains conducted funeral services for Mrs Ora Munn Burke age 91 of Hebbardsville Tuesday afternoon from the Alexander Presbyterian Church. Music was provided by Chauncey singers Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery Mrs Burke a former Sugar Creek resident is survived by her husband and several children A daughter Bessie formerly attended Chauncey high school
Mrs. Jennie Sanders and Lewis Sanders from Millfield traveled to The Plains Monday to visit Jobe King. They were joined by Mrs. R. King who had spent the weekend in Millfield visiting Mrs. Sanders.
In Chauncey on Mill Street Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stanley hosted their children Miss Elizabeth Stanley of Dayton and Miss Bertha Stanley employed in Columbus. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. William Robinett Jr. with Mary Stanley, and John Stanley who recently visited the Robinetts returned home with them.
The Young People’s Bible Class of Millfield Church of Christ holds a masquerade Halloween party Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Herman Theisen Jr. Attendees include class members their husbands and friends dressed in masks.
The marriage of George Searles and Miss Iva Bulloch was solemnized last Saturday at Mayor W. D. Hines home on Converse Street Chauncey with the mayor officiating. The couple plan to reside in Chauncey.
Mrs G B Courtney and three children and Miss Hazel N La Hugh Chauncey returned Saturday from Washington D C where they attended the International and World Convention of the Churches of Christ. They were gone two weeks. George H Nye Chauncey also attended the convention.
Mines active in the district include No. 9 No. 255 No. 16 No. 6% Ohio No. 1 No. 24 No. 28 Poston No. 6 No. 119 Chauncey No. 25 L. D. Poston and Hocking.
The Standard Bearers Society of the M. E. Church and their mothers will meet Thursday night at the home of Marie and Evelyn Aleshire in The Plains for a masquerade party.
The Brown home hosted a Sunday party for Mr. and Mrs. W P Brown as their son and grandson's family joined to celebrate Mr Brown turning 57. A noon two course chicken dinner preceded a large cake with 57 pink candles and many remembrances. Guests included Wayne Snyder Ruth Emmett Olbers Georg Brown Bert Williams Vivian Mia Clars Brown Ralph Chauncey Chris Don William Bob Isabelle Merle Lola Devore and Sam among others.
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