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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1953
Page
7
Friends and family gathered at the Fraley home to celebrate Frances Fraley’s eighth birthday on a Saturday with relatives including Mr and Mrs Randolph Fraley and Mrs Homer Abbott and Mrs Denver Abbott among those visiting or hosting during the weekend.
Coolville in the Carthage Troy district began the fall and winter term with a half day Monday and full day sessions Tuesday. Improvements to area school buildings were completed over the summer. James Parr and John Taylor, Carthage Troy High School seniors, each received a $150 scholarship to Ohio University Athens for the term. Mrs. Clara White visited daughter Mrs. Margaret Tyson in Crooksville and returned with Mrs. Tyson and Mrs. Matthew Tyson Tuesday. Alva Harper moved from the William Root property to Jack White’s Galbreath property. Ellis Chalfant returned to Washington DC to work for the FBI after visiting his parents near Coolville. Ed Daugherty is improving after illness. The Cooley Sunrise Lodge IOOF meets Thursday at 7:30 pm in Main St IOOF Hall with Larry Henry and Bob Barnett as new officers. A rehearsal for Centennial Ireland Coolville Congregational Churches program Sept 13 at Ireland church was led by Mrs. Ralph Henry. Oscar Gunder attended the Ohio state fair in Columbus.
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Clarence Clark of Jackson with a daughter and Mr and Mrs John D Jones of Point Pleasant with a son. A series of admissions include William H Foster of Jackson and Harriett Ann Rhoales of Point Pleasant as medical and surgical cases, with many others from Oak Hill, Mason, Waverly, Middleport, Gallipolis, Arlington, and beyond. Discharges include Emerson Truesdell and daughter, C W Halley, Rebecca Conn, Val Williamson, and numerous others.
Mr and Mrs Jim Wiseman and children visit with relatives while Elmer Wiseman’s family plans a Columbus trip. Several locals host visitors from Buckhannon and Columbus. Arch Ogle of Magnetic Springs dies, survived by Zula Camp Ogle and four children.
Mr and Mrs James Reed and sons along with Mr and Mrs Gerald Parks and daughter of Marietta visited Mr and Mrs Paul Nichols. Several families spent weekends here including Mrs B L Edwards of McArthur with daughter Mrs Alfred Cashdollar. Barnhart injured a arm at play treated in Parkersburg hospital.
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