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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1953
Page
4
The Priscilla Class will gather Friday at 6 45 p m at Mrs Goldie Ahles home with hostesses Mrs Ahle Mrs Enid Cox and Mrs Ina Morgan. The Willing Workers Class meets at 7 p m in the church social rooms with Mrs Hulda Swarts committee in charge.
Glouster High School opens the term with new faculty and course innovations. New staff include Richard Vaughn teaching industrial arts and crafts, John Dunnette an assistant from Ohio University training at Glouster. Band instructor Mr Rhodes introduces a stronger football season program. Elementary adds physical education for grades four to six, with Mrs Wilson and Mr Powless assisting. Miss Ley, Ohio University education senior, aids Commercial Department with typing and business training.
Encyclopedia Britannica notes that early peoples viewed rivers lakes springs and wells as inhabited by spirits able to take human or animal form. The idea reflects ancient animist thought influencing mythology and ritual.
The Catholic Ladies Study Club met Tuesday evening in the church hall with Mrs. Aelred Healy as hostess. Miss Josephine Hedfelt led opening exercises while readings were given by Mrs. T. A. Noon and Mrs. Joe Wolf. A sacred reading came from Mrs. Mary Jennice.
The Past Matrons Association of Thea Chapter Order of Eastern Star met Friday at the Masonic Temple. President Esta Haskins led a brief business session. Two contests awarded prizes. Refreshments were arranged by Haskins Vaughn and Sayre. Attendees included Reese Anderson Williams Eddy Thomas and guest Sara Willis of Mt. Sterling.
Glouster members led by Mrs. C A Bingman and others attended the WCTU Convention at the First Christian Church in Athens. A noon dinner preceded the highlight speech by state president Mrs. Esther Madsen of Ashtabula in the afternoon.
Trimble Township reports enrollment totals for Jacksonville Hollister and the high school. Reading shows grades one through six at Jacksonville and Hollister with a combined district total of 570 students on Friday Sept 11. Class officers and dues are listed for grades nine through twelve with leadership names and a $2 annual due.
Warren Ohio report states Peter Morosko aged 63 of Girard was wounded slightly on Tuesday while squirrel hunting. He received first aid at the scene and was not hospitalized. The incident is under local investigation.
The Flying Eagle Patrol will complete 2nd class field requirements Friday at 6 p.m. in the Scout Room. This local event outlines advancement steps for scouts in the troop.
A meeting of the parents of seventh and eighth grade pupils transferred to Hollister is set for Friday at 7 30 in the Sayre Building. All parents are urged to attend this discussion of the situation.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Canter of near Athens hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robinson and Diana from Columbus. Dayton visitors Nim Wamsley stayed with Rice Thomas. Carolyn Heffkin of Athens weekended with the Hemricks and Debbie of Corning. The Hemricks and Linda Lou Hemrick drove Heffkin home. Columbus residents Floyd Braid visited the Patton home with Florence Moyer. Clarence Sanders dined with Grover Patton and Florence Moyer. Arthur Smith Sr Jack and Rickey visited relatives in Detroit.
Glouster residents hosted guests Tuesday and Wednesday including Mr and Mrs George Campbell with Jimmie and Cathy Guess from Zanesville. Barney Molnar, son of Mr and Mrs Alex Molnar, joined the J B Ayers Ship on the Great Lakes after graduating Glouster High School 1953. Mrs Pat McCauley and her two children returned to Alexandria Virginia after a two month visit with her parents George and Isabel Carter. Mr and Mrs John Darling and daughter Sandra visited over the weekend with Frank Darling and family.
The weekly cottage prayer service at the Morris town Holiness Church will be in Mrs. Sarah Lester's home Friday at 7 30 p.m. James Brown will lead.
Olive Brookins hosted the Millfield Needle Club gathering on Thursday evening. Attending members included Eda Heffkin, Bertha Sanders, Edith McDaniel, Elizabeth Patton, Jessie Fulton, and Nellie Brookins.
Weekend guests included Rolland McCreanor of Springfield Gladys McDaniel of Hemlock and daughters Betty and Jan Karl Koch of Cleveland Murrillo Grinstead of Trimble Heights Horce Cunningham of Murray City Walter Carsner and Bobby Carsner with son Terry Dean of Columbus Harvey and Lorain and a 2 ye Jane Doris Day and granddaughter Melody. Johnny Sheets of Orland and sons John Wayne and Roy Eugene Cora Grinstead local.
The Rev. Mullkin delivered a brief sermon at a Sunday worship service held at the County Home. Christine Brown and Helen Courtney performed special music, and Courtney also read a passage during the service.
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