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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1945
Page
8
Glouster records a light rainfall Monday evening easing a drought impact. An unofficial gauge showed about three-eighths of an inch by 10 pm with continued showers. The rain affects field corn and late crops, though more rain is still needed to aid maturation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bingman of Glouster announce the marriage of Miss Joan Williams of Shawnee to their son Sgt. Kenneth Q. Bingman. The ceremony was Sept. 6 at 3 PM in St Marys parsonage. The bride, a Shawnee High School 1942 graduate, works in Columbus. the groom served 18 months overseas with the 30th Division and returned Aug. 21 aboard the Queen Mary. He begins Camp Atterbury on leave.
Ida Vanney and daughter Patty and Mrs. John Vanney with son visited East Liverpool relatives. Robert Holland S2c to Shoemaker California and George Holland S1c returned to Seoul Wash naval repairs. John Holland Sr. in Columbus hospital after operation. Patience Truex family from Newark visited Hatfield. Local moves include the Latta farm sale to Dale Dew and a Daw son/Millertown tie. Reunions noted at Jacksonville Labor Day with Hatfield residents.
With service men of Glouster area St and Mrs William E Peugh announce the birth of a daughter born Sunday. Grandparents Mr and Mrs William Opperman Chillicothe and Mr and Mrs E K Peugh Glouster. Lt Peugh stationed in Lincoln Nebraska. PyM 1c Dean Peugh writes he is transferred from a camp in Oregon to a receiving ship in Seattle Washington. Mrs Della Landon of Columbus and son Ralph visited Jacksonville with Mr and Mrs E C Shirkey. Ralph on leave after boat training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, left Friday to return to Great Lakes for reassignment.
Twenty four persons pleaded guilty or were found guilty in Mayor Thomas Williams court during August. Ten cases involved intoxication, eight for fighting, one for carrying concealed weapons, one for operating a vehicle under alcohol influence, and four for unsafe driving. Tests were conducted by local officers and the State Patrol.
Glouster High School Alumni Association holds an eight o clock meeting at the High School to reorganize after years of inactivity due to the war. The group plans to resume the annual banquet and dance, and all alumni are urged to attend.
A birthday dinner was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Kelly with Mrs. Robert Hanning and daughter Glenna as honor guests. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Delno Kennedy and son and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Kennedy and family of Lancaster and Mrs. Clea Cavey.
Miss Anna Shepard, member of this year's junior class, returns to Glouster Saturday from Elyria where she has been recovering from an appendicitis operation. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Gaskalla and son Larry visited Glouster with Miss Shepard to see their parents during the trip. A meeting of the 3W.S.C.S. of the Jacksonville Methodist Church is announced for Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the church.
Monthly meeting announcements and social notes from Taylor Ridge and nearby communities. Entries cover Ladies Aid Society plans, visits from residents and relatives, transfers of Pvt. Edward McNutt, and church meetings at Glouster and Millfield with hostesses named.
The Plains notes list numerous visitors and relatives from New Straitsville Akron Athens Columbus Huron and Nelsonville as residents hosted gatherings over Labor Day. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Mel Talbert W L White James Gardner Herb Welsh Earl Trodehaver and others visiting family in nearby towns with trips to Columbus Dayton and Athens.
Bishopville residents share social calls and family news from Chauncey and surrounding towns. Guests include Sgt. Dean Watkins, Mrs. Clara McMullen, Mr. and Mrs. George O’Hara, and many local families visiting in Columbus, Glouster, Millfield, and Sand Ridge. Community events feature the Old Settler’s Reunion pulling contest, church homecoming in September, and local residents’ moves and hospital updates.
Chauncey radar man 3c Harry H. Oliver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oliver of Converse Street, serves aboard the USS Shangri-La in Tokyo Bay, an aircraft carrier of the Pacific Fleet. The carrier joined 16 other carriers and major ships under Admiral William F. Halsey to advance occupation of Japan. Oliver has been on furloughs since enlisting at war start and has a brother, William, in the South Pacific.
The Chauncey group Friendship Bible Club will hold its first fall meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the home of Miss Lois Ann Shafer on Lis Avenue. A potluck supper will follow. Mrs. Jexances Higgins is club president.
Sergeant Paul A. McKinney who arrived from France last week stayed in Chauncey on a 30 day furlough to visit his wife Lavella, daughter Paulette, and his parents Mr and Mrs Andrew. Other family members joined for dinner with guests Lacey McNutt and Clay Walraven from Columbus and Cassie Williams of Charlinton W Va. George Wilson hosted Sunday dinner with daughter Martha Shafer and Lois Ann Shafer in Chauncey.
An Athens resident reports relief from bloating gas and constipation after trying ERB-HELP. The ad claims 12 herbs cleanse bowels and improve digestion and kidney function, with testimonials of regularity and renewed well being. Sold at Athens Pharmacy and Batts Drug Store in Nelsonville.
Corporal Robert Simpson returned from a 45 day furlough to Chauncey Ohio after visiting his wife Margaret and his family in Chauncey. He had spent several months in New Guinea before returning to the United States. An accompanying note announces a weekly prayer meeting of the Morristown Holiness Church in Chauncey at 7 p.m. at the home of Marion and Mrs Walton on High Street.
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