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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1937
Page
13
The Chauncey residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Howard suffered fire damage when paper around a bedroom flue ignited at 10 o'clock Thursday. Curtains bedding and furniture burned before neighbors halted the blaze. Mrs. Howard was at the rear washing clothes while Mr. Howard was away.
Mrs Jessie Fiske and Mrs Ruth Bridgewater, both suffering hay fever, travel from Chauncey to Michigan and plan a month in Canada before returning home. Esther Class at M E Church raised 20 dollars from a Thursday soup and bake sale at Minister store. Albert Mees and family visited Chauncey before returning to Pomeroy. Miss Alice Johnson in Dayton attending Miami Dayton business college.
Mrs. Herbert Rivers reports her brother John McLean of Sugar Creek now living in Southview Pa is seriously ill in an Aspinwall Pa hospital with small hopes for recovery. She plans to leave Saturday to be with him. Chauncey Church of Christ announces services Sunday Sept 19 with Church School at 9 30 am and morning worship at 10 30 led by Rev Gilbert Courtney.
Mrs Ralph Young employed at Marietta spent the weekend at home in Broadwell. Mrs Lotie Evalina and Keith Brill visited friends in Dale and Stockport. Lewis Sutton of Haga Ridge visited his sister Mrs Joseph Conant. Several residents attended the Sand Rock homecoming. Mrs Oscar James and two children plus Mrs Lotie Evaline and Keith Brill attended the Mc Connelsville Fair last week.
Funeral services for James Newman son of Mrs Elizabeth Waldie Chauncey and former Chauncey and Sugar Creek resident who was killed in the Stewart mine of Rail and River Mine Co Powhatan Ohio were held from the home of his sister Mrs Vera Shannon in Powhatan with burial there. Newman a motorman in the mine was crushed beneath a train of cars. The funeral conducted by the United Mine Workers was largely attended with men from the mine present. Survivors include his five year old daughter Barbara Jean his mother Mrs Elizabeth Waldie and three brothers Thomas Roy Leon and three sisters Leona Jennie and Vera. Relatives listed include Mrs Waldie Mrs Jimmie Webb Roy Newman Charles Newman Mr and Mrs Charles Minister Mr and Mrs Charles Mills Mr and Mrs William Davis Mrs Eva Morris Leon Newman and Mr and Mrs Thomas Newman.
Chauncey Mrs L L Sweazey entertained week end guests at her Main Street home including her children and grandchildren from Columbus. The visitors were Mr and Mrs William Kellenbarger Logan Mr and Mrs Charles Martin and two sets of twins Robert and Roberta and Harold and Gerald from Columbus. Also Mr and Mrs Harry Herman Mr and Mrs Melvin Sweazey and children Dorothy Mae and Marvin Mr and Mrs Jack Fridley and children Earlene Jay LaQuinta Jane Mr and Mrs Paul Sweazey and son Paul Edward all of Columbus and Maxine McAtee Chauncey.
Chauncey residents Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Mingus hosted guests last Sunday including Mrs. Ernestine Hanning Guss Hanning Mrs. Henry Heffkin Betty and Carolyn Heffkin and the Millfield couple Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hanning with Marjorie David and Esther. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Heffkin Glouster and Mr. and Mrs. Voltve Lancaster. Bobby Lee Martin three elated with an aeroplane ride Thursday with Pilot Bob Swift. He wishes to fly when big and his father is a member of the aeroplane club. They reside in Mrs. L. L. Sweazey apartment on Main St Chauncey.
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