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Smyrna times., 1953-10-29
TayIOr's Bridge

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shahan of
Millington, Nd, spent Thursday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Row.
an.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Thomas
and family of Smyrna, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Elliott of Milford,
and Mrs. Greeley Webb and daugh-
ter of Townsend spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Newman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson A. David
entertained at dinner Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. William ]. David of Am
bled Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren F.
Drumm, of Glenside, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dudley Kemp and daughters and
Miss Nora David of Smyrna, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles z. Dukes and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w.
David. =
Miss Pauline Shockley spent the
weekend with MIR. and Mrs. Ear
Yokum in Middletown.
Mrs. Emma Barber and Mrs
John Shetzler and Miss Caroline
Shetzler spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Andrews and Mrs
Sally Wroten in Denton, Md.
Friendly Neighbors Home Dem.
onstration Club will meet Tuesday
Nov. 3rd at 1:30 o'clock in the
Taylor's Bridge Community Cen.
ter. The Townsend Club and Odes.
sa Club are guests. Subject: "Gifts
and Party Suggestions" Mrs
Heinold and Mrs. Lee David, lead.
ers.
Mr.. Ray LIE Van of Wilmington
is visiting Mrs. Estella Numbers
and Mr.. T. Tush.
Friendship Methodist Church
will have their annual chicken
salad and ham supper in Steller's
soda house Thursday evening, Oct.
29th. Suppers served from 4 to s
o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29

Mrs. Rhodes Heald of Chester and
Mrs. William Teer of Media, were
Tuesday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas P. WaddeH and Miss Mary
Waddell. Sunday guests of the
Waddells were Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Cross of Prospect Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Price and
daughter Sharon, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Lord in Cambridge, Maryland.
Mr.. Luther Lucas made busi-
ness trip to Washington, d. c., Fri
day evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Wood OF
Norwood Pa, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Steph-
ems at Sunny Bend Farm.
M-Sgt. and Mrs. Charles Meam-
ber entertained Saturday afternoon
in honor of their daughter Yvette's
eleventh birthday. The guests were
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29

By the accidental upsetting of
or exploding of a lamp which had
been left down in the hole of
Steamer G. F. Brady at Arch
street wharf, Philadelphia, about
four o'clock Thursday morning, a
serious confagration was narrowly
averted. The Brady had left Smyr-
ma the afternoon before with a
cargo composed principally of can
ned goods and baled straw. In
some unaccountable way the lamp
which had been left down in the
hole either upset or exploded and
falling on the baled straw set fire
to it and the flames sprang up
rapidly. However, the damage was
slight.
The prettiest wedding of the sea-
son was solemnized at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Boggs at 200
o'clock this afternoon, when their
daughter, Miss Lulu Estelle, was
united in marriage to Mr.. ]. Ralph
Stout of East Orange, N. J., son of
DR.. and Mrs. H. v. S. Stout, for
merly of this town.
Mr.. John Wilkinson of Philadel-
phia is spending a few days with
Smyrna relatives. On Wednesday,
October 7, he gave his daughte.
Miss Lucil G. Wilkinson, away in
marriage to Mr.. John Mcconnell,
Jr., at a very pretty church we'd
ding at West Park Presbyterian
Church.
Miss Eunice Anthony left last
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Dover, who has been transferred
from rural route No. 2, out of Do
ver, to the Cheswold route.
Miss Marian c. Melvin, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Melvin
of near Hartly and William M.
Urian, son of Mrs. Presley Urian,
of near Dover, were married at the
parsonage of Peoples Congrega-
tional Christian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson FAIRIES have
moved into the property of Miss
Anna B. Beckett adjoining her
home on Main Street, vacating the
property on Market Street of
Grant Garis.
Mrs. Anna Draper and dauagh-
ter Roberta and Miss Cora Ford
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles w. Biting at Stonehurst,
Pa.
Miss Sarah Longshore of Phila-
delphia, has been visiting her sis
ter Mrs. James S. Turner and her
niece, Mrs. Thomas H. Lamb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. HAZEL
and son of Wilmington, were Sun
day visitors of DR.. and Mrs. c. j.
Prickett.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Davis Draper of
Bethlehem, Pa, were guests of
Mrs. Bertha Bailey Clifton over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Norris at
tended on Saturday the wedding of
Miss Emily Madeline Reeve, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Joseph S. Reeve of Eel
ton, and A. Clinton Bennett, son of
Mrs. Miles Bennett of Greenwood
held at the home of the brides
mother at FELTON,.
Mrs. Frank S. Busser of Phila-
delphia, and Mrs. ]. Herbert Stit-
zer, Jr., of Germantown, Pa, visit
ed their sister, Miss Anna B. Beck
EFT on Saturday.
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week for Valley Falls, N. Y, where
she will be gone until Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mrs. L. r. Chance of Edesville,
Md, is visiting Mrs. E. H. Hynson
and receiving greetings from her
old Smyrna friends, which she
made during her residence in
Smyrna several years ago.
Miss Elizabeth Denney received
a telegram last Friday morning an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Clar-
ence Meyer of Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, formerly Miss Kath.
crime Cairns. She had been sick
but short while. The deceased
was a frequent visitor to Smyrna
Invitations have been issued by
the Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Brown
Turner to the marriage of their
daughter, Elyne Mair, to Harry
Cox Louderbough, of Jersey City
on Tuesday, November 8.
st. Paurs M e. Church which
for several months past has been
undergoing a thorough renovation
with some neat improvements will
be reopened Sunday, November the
8th with all day services.
BY one train "side swiping" an
other at Middletown Monday even
ing, passenger traffic on the road
was held up for about three hours.
A freight train was being taken
on siding at Middletown station
and a north bound fast feight ran
into it.
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29
Asbury Methodist Church

Asbury Methodist Church, the
Rev. W.. L. Beckwith, pastor, will
hold services on Sunday, Nov. LIST
with morning worship at IL am;
Sunday School, 10 am; Mr.. Harry
e. johnson, general superintendent.
Glasses for all ages. Evening SER
vice, 7:30 pm. The Youth Choir
will sing. Prayer service Wednes-
day evening, 7:30 o'clock. Official
Board meeting Tuesday evening
7:30 o'clock. M.Y.A.F. will meet
Friday evening, November 9Th. Es-
pecially invited are all members OF
Young Adult Fellowship and pros
Ipective members oft he Hospitality
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HartIv

Services in Hartly Methodist
Chruch Sunday, November 1: Reg
ular worship service with Com
munion at pm; Rev. Donald E.
Dewey, pastor. Sunday School at
IL am; Mrs. Margaret King, su-
perintendent
Miss Janet Phillips spent several
days this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Phillips in Gollsboro, Md.
Mrs. Charles C. Roadway was the
weekend guest of Mrs. Walter Gull
lett in Philadelphia.
Mr.. George L. Galley spent Sun
day in Columbia, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hintz of
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Noble
Slaughter of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Kouschak of near town.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchins spent
the weekend with her brother, MI:
Floyd Melvin and sister, Mrs. Mary
Faulkner in Camden.
Mrs. Olin ]. Phillips accompan-
led Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hilyard
and daughter, Miss Barbara De
Lauder of Kenton on trip through
the New England States this week.
Miss Sarah Aument and Mr.. Pet
er Miller of West Chester, Pa, Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Lloyd and son Le-
roy Jr., of Woodbury., N. j., spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Gay near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Kreworuka of
Coatesville, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs,
William Smith of Parkesburg, Pa,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pearson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dreaver,
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Waity and
son Ray, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Anna Lambert
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Foltz, Jr., near town.
Mrs. Anne Pearson, chairman of
the Kent County Women's Demo.
cratic Club, wishes to thank every
one who so generously contributed
to make the covered dish supper a
success on Tuesday evening at
Hartly School.
Mrs. Anita Tweed and Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Suppl of Newark, Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Leslie and daughter
Jean of Marydel, spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Leslie and family near town.
Don't forget the Halloween
party in Hartly Church basement
Friday evening, October 80, spon
sored by the Sunday School
Everyone invited and come mask
ed.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Aida Carroll o.
Townsend spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Barber.
, Mrs. Blanche Parramore of Up
land, Mrs. Joseph Atkinson anC
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Club of Asbury to join in the COW
cred dish supper and the important
business of this meeting.
Evangelistic Services
The final evenings of the inter
charge evangelistic services will be
held at Asbury Thursday and Fri
day night of this week, 1880
o'clock. Rev. William B. Kitchens
of Clayton, will be the speaker.
All are invited. Choir rehearsals-
Due to evangelistic services the
Senior choir rehearsal will be held
on Saturday night this week. jun
ior Choir Friday afternoon at 400
o'clock; Youth choir, arranged by
choir and director.
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29

BEATING THE DRUM to catch
the attention of all motorists is
lovely Nancy Woodruff, Miss
Anti-Freeze" for 1858. She joins
the DUPONT Company, makers
of "Zerone" and "Zerex" anti
freeze, in urging car owners to
have their cars made safe now
for wintertime driving. Besides
installing anti-freeze and check
ing the entire cooling system, the
battery. windshield wipers, tires,
brakes and transmission should
all be examined carefully and
needed repairs made. (ANS)
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times, win call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29

Barbara Buzeuski, Rita Ergenzing-
er, Nancy Morris, Richard Dahn,
Newlin Wood, Jr.. Chappy Lucas
and Billy oxley.
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29

Temporary storage facilities on
the farm will hold your corn after
harvest until the price is more
favorable.
Smyrna times., 1953-10-29

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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Shrine Po+entate
Visits Columbus

Imperial Potentate, Harvey
Beffa of the Ancient Arabic Order
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of
North America, will be the guest
of Potentate John c. Martin and
the other officers of Aladdin Tenn
pie, Monday, June 8, it was an
nounced today by Ray Zirkel,
Aladdin Temple Recorder.
The Imperial Potentate is
past potentate of Moolah Temple
in st. Louis, Mo. and is visiting
Columbus in line with program
that is taking him to many of the
Temples throughout the United
States, Canada and Mexico dur
ing his term as head of the Shrine
Imperial Potentate Beffa is ex-
tremely enthusiastic concerning
the Shrine Crippled Children's
movement and has shown intense
interest in the Shrine's IL hospi-
tails for cripped. children in various
parts of the United States and
Canada. He himself has been re-
habilitated. One of the Shrine's II
hospitals is located in Beffa's
home town of st. Louis.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Mrs. Mary Mitchell
Dies Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Jester Mitchell, 79, who had resid-
ed most of her life in West Jeffer-
son, who died at midnight Thurs
day, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j. F. Strothers, West Jeffer-
son, were at the RAIDER Funeral
Home Sunday. The Reverend
George w. Eley was officiating
minister. Interment was in Pleas
ant Hill Cemetery
Surviving are two other daugh-
ters, Mrs. w. M. Worley of Galena
and Eva Leona Mitchell cf Hunt
ington Park, California; a son,
John William Mitchell of Colum-
bus; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Cham
bers of West jefferson and Mrs.
Martha Bettes of Columbus; one
brother, Oscar Jester of West JEFF
ferson, five grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Rev. EIey Re+ires
From Ministry
Po+-Luck Dinner Given
In Honor Of Service

Reverend George w. Eley, is re-
tiring from active service when he
and Mrs .Eley attend the Ohio Con-
ference of the Methodist Church In
session at Lakeside this week.
Reverend Eley for the past six
years has served the West Jeffer-
son and Alton Methodist Churches
faithfully and efficiently and both
congregations have expressed their
regret at losing him and his fam
lily from their midst and wished
them we'll wherever their lot is
cast after leaving West Jefferson.
In recognition of their feeling of
deep appreciation for his services,
on behalf of the West Jefferson
church, about one hundred men,
bers came together after the MORN
ing service Sunday for a pot-luck
dinner and farewell for the Eleys.
AS material evidence of their
gratitude, leather-topped desk
and matching chair and a purse of
Sl75 was presented to Reverend
Eley at the dinner by Everett C.
Ellinger, superintendent of the
Sunday School.
On the committee that planned
the dinner were, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Ellenger, DIR. and Mrs. j. c..
klle, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Elliott,
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett c. Ellinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Baber.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Percy harbage
Doubles Champ

Though it is not nef ex-
perience to Percy Harbage, Lon
don-West Jefferson Pike, to win
all kinds of honors when he COM
petes in trapshoots be they Grand
or State. 1t Is always a thrill to
break more 'clays" than the
other fellow and come off at the
top of the heap, especially when
one unseats q friendly enemy" +,
says Harbage.
Shooting at the Ohio State
Trap Shooting Annual Tourna-
ment at Middletown. Saturday.
that's just what Percy Harbage
did when he knocked Joe Hell
stand of Hillsboro off the pedes-
tai as doubles champion. break
ing 96 out of 100. It seems to be
kind of a game between Harbage
and Heistand. In 1851 Harbage
took the money from Heistand in
the doubles; in 1852 Heistand
staged q come back and wrested
the championship from Harbage;
in 1853 along comes Harbage and
with steady aim, gets back his
doubles trophy. And now comes
the $64 question-Who's going to
be 1T in 1954?"
Harbage also was acclaimed
"All Round Champion" at Mid
dletown.
It was back in 1899 that Percy
Harbage won the honor that is
dearest to the hearts of all Trap
Shooting enthusiasts, when he
made a perfect score. breaking
200 out of 200 at Vandalia giving
him the Grand American Champ
ionship.
Harbage 2O-year-old-son,
Charles. who has been shooting
for four years and took the
Junior Championship of Ohio in
1851, accompanied his Dad to
Middletown and broke "a out of
100 in the Preliminary Handicap
Saturday. On Sunday when Gov
ernor Frank J. Lausche was pres
ent to award the Governors
Cup, Charles was not "in the
money" but bettered his Satur-
day score by two, breaking 96
out of 100.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Birthday Party
For Mrs. Graves

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Blain and
family of Lafayette entertained at
their home Sunday for Mr..
Blaine's sister, Mrs. Hoyt Graves,
for her birthday. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt Graves
and daughter, June, of West JEFF
ferson; Mrs. Rebecca Holloway
and son, John of Logan; Mr.. Clyde
Brown of Delaware; Mr.. and Mrs.
Byrd Blaine, Mrs. Erwin Blaine
and daughter, Jean, of London;
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Graves and
family of Big Plain; Mr.. and Mrs.
Gene Graves and daughters, Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Campbell and
daughter of Columbus; and the
host and hostess and family.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
IT'S FUN TO BE A scouF

Boy Scouts of Troop 134,
were guests of The Kiwanis
Clubs of Columbus last Friday
night, at the Red Bird Stadium.
The Kiwanis Club as an an
nual program invites all
Scouts, Explorer, and Cub
Scouts of the Columbus area
to the big annual Youth Pa
rade conducted at the Red
Bird Stadium. There were
twenty Scouts from troop 134
of West Jefferson, who were
taken to the game by members
of the troop committee. Fran
els Blauser, Donald Collins,
Paul Lafferty, and Schoutmas-
ter Harry Jackson. The boys
were, Bill Martin, Donald
Travis, David O'Hara,, David
Cox, Bill Mckinley, Brian
Blauser, Jerry Blauser. Charles
Morris. Douglas Guildean, Paul
Miklos, Gary Compton. Ross
Nixon, Tom Landlord. Jerry
Clark, Denny Stratton, Bob
Horton, Terry Collins. Jimmie
Hockenberry, Bill Pfeil and
Tommy Tinker. The Scouts
all enjoyed the. game and
would like to thank our COM
mittee. Russell Stratton our
neighborhood commissioner and
Charles OHhra and Mabel
O'Hara. A den Mother and
some Cub Scouts were also
there.
A Boy Scout has a very In
teresting program to follow, If
he will but take the opportu-
nifty to do so. The merit badge
selection covers about every
hobby a boy desires. Bird
study is very interesting. Did
you ever stop to think of the
different kinds of birds you
can, see in your own back
yard? There is the Robin, the
Cardinal, our state bird and
what a CHEEKY. whistle he has,
you can hear it most any day
from spring to early fall, also
the Blue Bird, the Cat-Bird.
Dove, Black Bird, Crow. Blue
Jay, Sparrow. Black and yell
low Warblers, Red Wing Black
Birds, Red Headed Woodpeck-
ers, the Flicker, all these birds
most of us see every day.
These are just a few a Scout
looks for. There are forty diff
ferent kinds of birds a Scout
may learn of, their habits, such
as, nesting and feeding of the
birds that are found In the
woods, along the creek, In the
meadows, yes, scouting, is fun.
take an interest in your boy If
he is a Scout, go with him If
he takes field trip, try some
good old bacon and eggs that
is cooked over an open fire,
um-um-is 1t good.
Your boy as a Scout Is a
wonderful investment for the
future men of America.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09

The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved. We
discussed ways to make money,
also what to do for project tour.
Programs for the year was CIV
en- each member.
We divided into groups and
worked On our books and pro-
jectS.
The me, ing was adjourned,
our next meeting June IL.
Refreshments were served by
the committee in charge.
We planted flowers and shrubs
in the school yard for our COM
munity project, 81 of our men,
bers were present.
News Reporter Norma Dillyon
Junior Leader Carolyn Gilliland
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
WEST JEFFERSON NEWS
Recreation Program Under
Way Swimming Featured
full PROGRAM
FOR SUMMER

The Summer Recreation program
Is under way here and, according
to Clarence Gueth holds great pros
poets. Much enthusiasm has been
shown by both children and adults
and the community should receive
much benefit from the efforts of
all those aiding in the work.
Supervised swimming is a real
ity this year through the coopepa-
ton of the London Swimming Pool
it was said. The swimming pro-
gram has been arranged for Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday each
week and all swimmers will meet
at the athletic field here where
transportation will be furnished
free of charge. The only cost is
the 25 cent admission fee at the
pool
Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
softball league games will be play
ed. Three games each night have
been scheduled for boys from the
third through twelfth grades. Over
1S0 boys are participating in the
softball program, Mr.. Gueth said.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Education OF Three
Boys Not Easy Job

The last few weeks, starting
with the middle of May, have
been busy times for Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hay, who have
three sons, who. in 1853 are in
three stages of their education.
The youngest of these three
is Don who started the ball roll
ling about the middle of May
when he graduated from the
eighth grade of the Jefferson
School. He expects to enter
jefferson High School in Sep
tember.
Then comes Gary who grad
uated from Jefferson with the
class of 1853. Gary expects to
make application to several
colleges for entrance in the
fall, but his hopes are center
ed on Miami University, Ok
ford, where he wants to regist-
er come fall to start his studies
looking toward a career in
aeronautical engineering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hay will at
tend their last commencement
exercises of the year Thursday,
June II, when their son, Ter
rill, the third in the graduating
triumvirate, completes his four
years of 1pre-medics at Ohio
State University. At the same
time he will receive a commits
sion as a second lieutenant in
the R.O.T.C., us. Air Force.
Terrill has been accepted by
the College of Medicine at
Ohio State and come October,
hopes to start up the road for
the first flight in his final
training as an IN. d..
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Kenneth kiIe
Gets Promotion

KEY WEST, Fla, June 2-Sub-
mariner Kenneth E. Kile, USN,
son of DR.. and Mrs. j. c. Kile,
of West Jefferson, Ohio, has been
promoted to sonarman third
class.
He is among many sailors of
the Atlantic Fleets submarine
force to get raise in the Navy's
first blanket promotion this year
The advance in rating, which
took effect two weeks ago, is the
result of Navy-wide competitive
examinations held last July.
These petty officer examinations
are held every six months for all
bluejackets.
A graduate of w. Jefferson
high school, Kile entered the
Navy in Feb. 1851. He is present.
ly serving on board the SUBJ
marine Sea Poacher.
IN CHILLIcOTHE
Mrs. William Strosnider spent
last week in Chillicothe, the guest
of her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McCabe.
RETURNS TO CAMP -ErW
Sgt. George E. Ogilvie has re-
turned to Camp LeJeune, North
Carolina. after a 10 day leave
. with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Ogilvie.
RECOVERING
) Mrs. Kenneth Ogilvie is recov-
ering after a recent operation at
Grant Hospital. Her room number
is 116.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Mrs, Baber Attends
Social Conference

Mrs. j. d. Baber, South Center
Street, who is Director of the
Home Service Department for
Franklin County Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross, was in Cleveland
the past week attending the Ma
tional Conference of Social Work.
Previous to that time Mrs
Baber had been in Alexandria,
Virginia, for conference of
Home Service Directors for Group
2, Chapters of the American Red
Cross.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
Receives Degree
At O++erbein

Eugene Keel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Keel, West Main
Street, received Bachlor of
Science Degree in Education at
the graduation at Otterbein Col
lege, Westerville, last Monday.
Guests at the Keel home, who
came to attend the commence
ment exercises were, Mrs. Edna
Coon, mother of Mrs. Keel of
Linden, Michigan, who remained
in West jefferson for visit; Mr..
and Mrs. Burton Coon also of
Linden; Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Mil
Ter of Hamilton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Keel and their daughter, Marlene,
accompanied their guests to the
graduation.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-06-09
TdyIors Entertain
Church Members

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Taylor,
members of the official board of
the Alton Methodist Church, well
coined others of the board and
members of the church at their
lovely country home on w. Broad
Street last Wednesday evening,
June 8.
The affair was planned as a
special courtesy for Reverend G.
w. Eley, who is leaving the Alton
charge soon, and Mrs. Eley. After
a short business meeting the
Eleys were presented with, a bill
fold containg a gift of money from
the church and with it wish from
the congregation for ."Godspeed
and good luck whatever their
plans for the future may be-"
Refreshments were served to the
following Reverend and Mrs. Eley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ingalls,, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Bradley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Siebold, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Siebold and son, Roger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Stovall, Mrs.
Mary Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Bradley, Mrs. Minnie Do
herty, Mrs. Jennie Doherty, Will
Doherty, Mrs. Florence Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. John O'Harra, Mrs. Mary
Ellen Newland, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Purdum, Arthur Purdum,
Beck, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Leach
Mrs. Walter Elliott, Mrs. Fern
and the Taylors.