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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1942
Page
8
Chauncey Mayor W. D. Hines warns Halloween observers that soaping windows and property tampering will not be tolerated. Officers are instructed to arrest violators and protect businesses homes and machines in Chauncey.
Chauncey hosts include Mr and Mrs Jack Evans of Columbus as guests of Mrs Nettie Hawk on W Main St. Homer Cunningham of Columbus visits Chauncey and attends a wedding dinner at Milo C Stalder's home on E Main St. Glendon Palmer, Johnstown employee, spends weekend visiting his mother Mrs John Palmer and family. Mrs Frank Sands of Chauncey recently visits her daughter Mrs Edward Linscott in The Plains.
Chauncey group honors new Home Makers Club members at a dinner listing freshmen and others. Guests include Miss Ruth Fiske and Mrs John Heffken, with Mrs Heffken a former home economics instructor at Chauncey-Dover high school.
Rev. Gilbert Courtney of the First Church of Christ led funeral services for William H. Chadwick age 80 at the Sugar Creek Community Church with burial in Augustine Cemetery. He was a lifelong Athens County resident and is survived by two sisters Martha Chadwick and Viola Sands Trimble and two brothers Frank and Fred Chadwick of Sugar Creek.
Chauncey Miss Lorena Mae Sisson of Washington DC spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs William Sisson and Anita. A family dinner was held Sunday in her honor with a special guest Mrs Elizabeth Robinett from Millfield.
Chauncey near Chauncey state native H Hershall Kirkendall son of Mr and Mrs Kirkendall is with the infantry truck drivers corps. After basic training he will attend a Tech school for seven weeks at Camp Wheeler Ga. Also planned is a Greens Run Church of Christ meeting to plan rally day set for Sunday Nov 8.
Mrs Dorothy Cunningham of Chauncey, after major surgery four weeks ago in a Marietta hospital, was brought to her Lexington Avenue home Sunday and is reported to be making a good recovery.
Mt Vernon guests including Mrs John Palmer Janice Stanley Mrs Willard Watkins Reena and Nancy Watkins Chauncey Mrs Wilma Brickles Jo Ann and Deanna Brickles Athens and Mrs Gene Bryson Pensacola Fla visited Miss Virgene Palmer and Miss Ruth Schoonover at the Mt Vernon Hospital Sanitorium Sunday.
Pvt Gene Bryn has returned to Fort Barrancas Florida after a week visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Bryson of Nelsonville formerly Chauncey. Mrs Bryson remains in Florida for a longer visit with her mother Mrs Minnie Palmer and other relatives.
Jacksonville church night set for Friday evening with the Sunday School program beginning at 7 30 o clock followed by a masquerade party in the church social room
GLOUSTER Walter Harper, a former Glouster resident now at Pearl Harbor, says food is plentiful and life is nearly normal despite nightly blackouts. Also updates Abe Wilson of Chauncey in Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens, condition unchanged.
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