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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1950
Page
3
The Athens County Odd Fellows Association will meet with Charles Thomas Lodge in Jacksonville Friday at 8 p.m. A program of speaking and music will be followed by refreshments. Glouster Encampment IOOF to meet Monday at 7 p.m with representatives from other encampments attending.
Glouster Kiwanis Club members attended an inter club dinner and meeting at the First Christian Church in Athens Monday evening. Names listed include Ray White Lawrence Colbert Joe Williams Richard Guinther Roger Kittle Enlon Grubbs L F E Richardson B R Angle Dan Kovach Ray Lange Porter Dugan Dr C F Patton and Karl Bodenbender.
Mrs T A Noon hosted the Rothwell Club at Main Street. Program leader Mrs O A McDonald presented a paper on the first half of the 20th century highlighting advances in science agriculture manufacturing and travel and urged fighting communism to preserve freedom. Hosts served candy to club members including Mrs Johns Blower and Mrs Henshaw.
Priscilla Sunday school class met Thursday evening in the Methodist Church social rooms hosted by Mrs. Enid Cox Mrs. Elizabeth Guinther Mrs. Ina Morgan and Mrs. Grace Judson. They served refreshments to a list of ladies and a Miss Gamwell.
Mrs Jessie Johnson presided at a Chauncey Auxiliary meeting of the United Mine Workers Tuesday night. Attending were Lucille Showalter Myrtle Tippie Hazel Hammond Iva Hillyer Hazel Perry Mary Adams and Jessie Johnson.
Chauncey Auxiliary members and guests of the United Mine Workers recently held an outing and picnic at Buckeye Lake. Attending members include Lucille Showalter Lena Bailey Hazel Perry Myrtle Tippie Etta Schoonover Elizabeth McKee Jessie Johnson Susan South Ollie Hillyer Iva Hillyer and Jean Bell. Guests listed are Elmer Orn and his mother Ella Mae Tippie Donna Hillyer Mary Lahugo Dela Lahugh Melvina Pincelli Betty Pincelli and Marie Hanley.
Chauncey Mr and Mrs Elmer Russell and family hosted Sunday dinner at Millfield. Attending were Mark Grueser and sons from Pomeroy Dr John Greenlees of Glouster and Carl McDaniel visiting. Afternoon callers included Mr and Mrs Charles Frederick Wood of Savannah Ga and Mr and Mrs Charles Wood and Carl Lee of Athens.
Raymond Vanhorn of Burr Oak is home on leave from the national guard before potential call to duty. Charles White joins Naval Air Corps training at Great Lakes Illinois. Mr and Mrs Adda Embrey visit son John in Drakes. Mrs Dawson of Kimbolton visits Mrs Lytria. Grace Weaver’s guests include Mrs Jessie Duncan and son Robert of Washington and Forrest Dennis of Hemlock. Mrs Pearl Wallace in Chauncey hospital after months of illness moved from Trimble to Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville.
The Faithful Class of the Jacksonville Methodist Sun Gay Shop meets this evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Walter McCaskey for a gathering and discussion.
Amy Moody 63 died after a heart attack at her Millfield home. Survived by husband Joseph, father Jess Wilson of Columbus, five daughters including Gladys Myers and Mabel McGlaughlin, four sons Carl Raymond and two others, two sisters Zelma Roach and Nora Halbit, and a brother Robert Wilson. Funeral plans not set.
Lieut. Col. Erle Bridgewater and Mrs Bridgewater reside with their children Stephen and Gregg in Bennington Georgia where Lieut. Bridgewater is assigned.
Oakfield residents Mr and Mrs Keith Pryor and daughter Sharon visited Chauncey Sunday as guests of their uncle and aunt Rev and Mrs Ray Pedcock and daughters Sylvia and Adrien at 35 High Street Chauncey.
Hazel Mills of Millfield is reported improved after being discharged from Sheltering Arms Hospital. She was brought back to the home of her mother Mrs. Minnie Willis in Millfield for recovery.
Chauncey Linscott an instructor in Waynesville Ohio schools hosted Miss Jesabel McClain over the weekend at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Linscott in The Plains Dayton area guests from the region visited the family home during the stay.
Mr and Mrs Sam Tippett of 30 Mill Street hosted Sunday dinner for their son Carroll Tippett and his wife and children Carolyn Russell and Mary Lou of Chauncey.
Glouster social notes list weekend visits by Mr. and Mrs Byron Shirkey of Columbus to Jacksonville with E C Shirkey and other relatives. Columbus residents Mr and Mrs C K Rogers visited Mrs Jennie Jones. Williams Byers and son David of Melrose Mass left after ten days with Ernest Byers family. Mrs Mary Kelly and children moved into an Angle property on Cherry Street. Roy Hall and grandson Peter J. Jones visited Newark. Mrs George H Campbell returned from Sharpsburg with cousins Gail Harris. Clara Hartley spent 70 days visiting relatives in McConnellville and Pennsville.
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