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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
6
readers note a string of weekend visits and social gatherings across Poplar Ridge. Residents from Troy, Huntington, Columbus, and Kananga joined families including the Elkins, Jones, Hood, Chapman, Davis, Crouse, and Swisher households, sharing hospitality at multiple homes and reporting travel to Lorain and nearby towns.
Murray City reports a death for Mr. Mike Pieres at a Detroit hospital. Numerous local residents and families are noted visiting relatives in towns including Athens, Dearborn, Columbus, Bellefontaine, Orion, and Zanesville. The piece lists extensive weekend visitors from Shankwiler, Snedden, Speer, Harvey, and others, with multiple trips to see aging relatives and hometown connections.
Mr and Mrs Robert Jackson and children hosted visits from Potka and Clay families. Charleston guests included Arnold Jackson, Mr and Mrs Harry Shater with their children, and Mr A W Rupe with Sam Hutton. Local households entertained W V residents, with multiple informal calls and shared meals noted amid community chatter.
John Bormuto & Sons Inc of Waterbury Connecticut joins Slover Farm Stores in a joint announcement by Adam J Box mutto president of New Neg and wholesaler and Grant A Anson president of Clover Farm stores.
Mrs Ber tie Bahr of Athens visited friends at Rutland Mex Letha Koblents of Chester visited Lex Lelia McClain and Mrs Frankie Parker Mr and Mrs Dale Spencer of Columbus called on his sister and brothers in law Mr and Mrs Wayne Brickles. I Mr and Mrs Abner Stout visited their daughter and son in law Mrs Frank Dorst Long Bottom IPStex lla Stone of Vienna were sites of Mr and Mrs Williem Ceme Mr and Mrs Fulton returned home with her for a visit Mrs Lillie Hardway visited her daughter in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Wayne Brickles visited Mr and Mrs Mure hy Calloway Ridge. Mr and Mrs Harold Watson were in Cincinnati to attend the wedding of Mrs Watsons sister Mr and Mrs Douglas Adams and two daughters of Wheel talled on her mother Mrs Vivian Hottman Evelyn Brickles.
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