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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1953
Page
2
UMWA Local 358 of Chauncey will convene in the show building at 10 a.m. Saturday. The article notes thyme’s historic use as an ancient Greek incense.
Mrs Russell Hiles hosted the Canasta Club on October 22. Mrs Clark Preston held the high score and Mrs Walter Lanning had the low. Attendees included Mrs Lester Cruikshank Mrs Lawrence Bullock Mrs James Leiber Mrs William Schoonover and Mrs Dewitt Walker. Next meet is November 5 with Mrs Dewitt Walker. Hostess served refreshments.
Mayor Charles Wadley announces Chauncey will hold beggars night on Thursday for local children. The message urges participants to follow safety rules and enjoy the event.
Glouster Catholic Ladies Study Club staged its annual Halloween party in the church hall on Wednesday. Miss Josephine Hedfelt led the regular meeting, then games and fortune telling followed. A decorated lunch table was served to several members, with Mrs. Frank Darling to host the November 10th meeting.
Mrs Bessie West hosted the N T Club gathering Saturday with Mrs Anna Conway presiding. Plans were made for a Halloween party at Mrs Bessie Thompson s home. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Ola Eddy and Mrs Sylvia Maxwell, with a mystery prize to Mrs Blanche Strohmeyer. Readings by several members followed and eleven members attended lunch.
Mr and Mrs Frank Binderbasin of Jacksonville hosted a birthday dinner Tuesday for their son Jack who turned 24. Guests included Mr and Mrs Mark Ginnan and their sons from Glouster and Miss Frances Roof of Millfield. The Rev L N Covert of Trimble Methodist Church entered Sheltering Arms Hospital for a tonsillectomy, with Mrs Jessie Hill teaching in his absence. Lt and Mrs Frank Darling Jr and daughter Linda visited with Mr and Mrs Frank Darling Sr and Mr and Mrs John Boothe of Corning. Darling is stationed at Fort Meade in Maryland. Lloyd Antle and wife from Atlanta spent the weekend with Howard Antle and traveled home after the Notre Dame Georgia Tech game.
Burr Oak park manager Earl Shipley reports no fires permitted in the area until further notice. A new Druid Hills parking lot will hold four rows of cars, about 120 by 600 feet. The lake water level dropped two more feet to 710 feet elevation. Five hundred fifty four cars visited the dam last week. Temperature reached 86 high and 31 low with .02 inches of rain.
Mr and Mrs Orland Kee visited Denvertown. Mr and Mrs Karl Place stayed with Roy White in Columbus. Paul Welch and Es mond Welch hosted Stockport visitors. Sharon and Diane Goddard from Marietta spent a weekend with grandparents Ray Goddard and John Landers of Glouster. Eva Landers hosted. Edward Foster of The Plains visited Esther Goddard. Louise Dunbar visited relatives in Columbus. Robert Kee of Lima and Helen Kee of Athens spent time with Orton Kee. Mrs Lyle Basim.
Mr and Mrs Ed Davis Glouster purchased the Robert Marshal home on Cross t. Mr and Mrs Fred Hambel Jacksonville bought the Robert Marshal home at 26 Spring St Glouster. Mrs Eleanor Williams Galion bought the Effie Brown home 20 Morgan St Glouster and the John Williams home on Taylor Ridge.
Greens Run Church of Christ officials approved a long discussed interior refinishing project. The plan calls for fiber board paneling to cover ceilings and walls once bids are received and workers are available. A committee led by Fred Leake and William Hanley will oversee the work.
Chauncey social notes list a string of Circleville and surrounding area visits and gatherings. Attendees include Rev. Gilbert Courtney at Camp Christian and Mrs. Bessie Weymer along with numerous guests visiting from Montgomery West Virginia, Shelby Ohio, Springfield and Columbus.
The Rev. R. S. Lawrence of Glouster Methodist Church will preach at Trimble on Sunday morning November 1 at 9 30. He will then return to Glouster for his own 10 30 pulpit service. Rev Lester Covert of Trimble is recovering from a tonsillectomy. Lawrence previously pastored the Jacksonville charge.
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The Methodist Youth Fellowship will conduct a paper drive Saturday starting at 8 a m. The public should bundle and tie newspapers and place at the curb for pickup. Magazines should be bundled separately.
The Director of Public Service Safety of Athens Ohio invites sealed bids by November 12 1953 to furnish labor aid and materials to recodify city ordinances. Bids must include full names and a 10 percent bid bond or certified check. Bonds returned if bids fail. if awarded, check returned on contract execution.
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