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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1947

Page

7

Mrs. Laura Tedrow Dies in Tennessee at 74

Laura Moorehead Tedrow aged 74 died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Knoxville Tennessee after a brief illness. The body to arrive at Warren funeral home Tuesday afternoon with funeral services planned at 4 pm and burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. She was born in Trimble and taught in Nelsonville schools. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church the DAR and the Hyperion Club. Surviving are daughter Violet Briggs Knoxville son Frank Tedrow Canal Winchester brother Mark Moorehead San Diego and three grandchildren. Her husband Frank preceded her in death.

Nelsonville Laura Moorehead Tedrow Stanley Briggs Knoxville Tenn Warren Funeral Home John Lloyd Evans Greenlawn Trimble Albert and

Spring Weather Boosts Easter Church Attendance

Sunny Easter Day brings record worship turnout across Nelsonville churches. Sunrise services at Methodist Christian Presbyterian Pilgrim Holiness and Nazarene churches noted with Holy Week led by Dominican Father Sullivan of Somerset at St Andrews in Fr William Kelley’s absence. He conducted Easter services.

Nelsonville Christian Presbyterian Pilgrim Holiness Nazarene Father Sullivan Somerset St. Andrews Church William Kelley

OSPE to Convene Nelsonville Meeting at Berry Hotel

Hocking Valley OSPE will hold a meeting at the Berry Hotel in Athens on Thursday evening. James Seward of the U S Forestry Department will be a speaker at the event.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley OSPE Berry Hotel Athens James Seward U. S. Forestry Department

Sister Succumbs in Logan County Death

Mrs Reed Harden, sister of Mrs Richard Collins, died Saturday at her Logan home prompting Mrs Collins to travel from Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Richard Collins Logan Reed Harden

Phone Exchange Accepts Only Emergency Calls in Nelsonville

Nelsonville Ohio Bell Telephone Co announces the local exchange will handle only emergency calls due to a nationwide telephone strike. Identified emergencies include fire, death, and illness.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Exchange of Ohio Bell Telephone Co

Personal Notes From Nelsonville Over Easter Weekend

Local residents share holiday visits and family gatherings across nearby towns. Ednah Backus of Columbus spent time with Barron and Tedrow families. many others from Canal Winchester Dayton Montgomery Athens and Sandusky offered Easter greetings and extended stays with relatives and friends.

OBS Plans Dinner At Masonic Temple

The Past Matrons and Past Patrons OBS will hold a dinner meeting at the Masonic Temple in Nelsonville on Wednesday at 6 30 p m Reservations can be made with Helen Washburn by Tuesday.

OBS Masonic Temple Nelsonville Helen Washburn

WSCS to Meet Glou ster Jacksonville Church

The WSCS of the Jacksonville Methodist Church will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the church. Mrs Wahneta Exenkamer’s Sunday School class will present the program.

WSCS Glouster Jacksonville Methodist Church Wahneta Exenkamper

Vinton Man Suffers Neck Fracture In Auto Wreck

AWOL sailor Theodore Henderson of Vinton Route 3 was hospitalized with a fractured neck after a wreck in a stolen car four miles west of Gallipolis on Route 35 Sunday. Henderson was a passenger in a car usually driven by Municipal Judge William Jones. companion John R. Stone of Bidwell 21 was jailed on auto larceny charges. The vehicle, owned by Frank Janes and John Janes, was found parked before the Janes home on Second Ave. in Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Theodore Henderson Vinton Holzer Hospital Henderson William Jones John R. Stone Bidwell Frank Janes John Janes Chamber of Commerce Janes Second Ave

Meigs Man Dies at Age 60

Frank Sapp of Pomeroy aged 60 died Monday at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. Survived by wife Mary a son Alfred of the home two foster children Lloyd Moore Hazel Moore two brothers George and John Columbus a sister Mrs Charles Tullins Akron. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Radford Church with burial Radford Cemetery. Friends may call Ewing funeral home Pomeroy until services.

Pomeroy Frank Sapp Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens

Community News From Bishopville and County Notices

Local updates report visitors and illnesses in Bishopville and nearby towns. A marriage birth announcement notes the Day family expecting a daughter March 26 with Chris Day as grandparent. Legal notices include a divorce petition filed in Athens County and a juror drawing date. State highway bids seek road improvements in Athens County with a $10,000 bid bond requirement.

State Highway Director of Ohio Columbus Athens County Athens-Hockingport Road Canaan Township Ohio State Employment Service N. Court Street Athens Department of Industrial Relations State Highway Department Department of Highways Murray D. Shaffer

Two 12-Year-Old Girls Attacked In Glouster Case

Two 12 year old girls were accosted Saturday night while walking home on Cherry Street. A man named Mike Kovach, from Cleveland, was held in Athens County Jail as a suspect after the assault near a brick garage.

Glouster Mike Kovach Cleveland Athens County Cherry St Leo Bradey Ed Kurtzman Thomas Williams Republic Ave Kurtzman George Bateman Bateman Columbus

March collections reported by Mayor Williams in Glouster

Glouster Mayor Thomas Williams reports March collections from all sources totaling 275 dollars with breakdowns including sidewalks 3 dollars cemetery lots 15 hauling lime and trees 10 overparking 20 juke boxes 20 pin ball machines 20 cab licenses 5 and fines and costs 182. He also notes cash and bonds on hand in all funds totaling 38706.36 dollars.

Glouster Thomas Williams

Pedicords Move to Bremen Farm

Mr and Mrs Har old Pedicord move from their Trimble area farm to a Bremen area farm. His parents Mr and Mrs Dean Pedicord and his brother Mr and Mrs Garold Pedicord had moved to Bremen previously. Garold will operate the new farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Pedicord Glouster Harold Pedicord Trimble Bremen Dean Pedicord Garold Pedicord Garold

Glouster Homecoming Committee Meeting Postponed

The Glouster Community Homecoming Committee meeting scheduled for Friday is postponed to April 14 at 7 30 p m to avoid a conflict with the Benjamin Franklin Magician program. The event is sponsored by the Bandboosters Club and will be held in the High School Auditorium Friday evening.

Glouster Benjamin Franklin Bandboosters Club

Fire crews extinguish soot fire at Morris residence

Glouster fire department answered an alarm Saturday at George Morris’s home on Morgan Street. They extinguished a chimney soot fire with no damage reported by Fire Chief Johny Crawford.

Glouster George Morris Morgan St Johny Crawford

Joe Nelson Jr Marries in Columbus

GLOUSTER Word has been received here of the marriage of Joe Nelson Jr 24 of Columbus to Maude Dale Murphy 22 also of Columbus. The bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs Joe Nelson Sr former Glouster residents now living in Columbus. Joe Jr is salesman for a Columbus firm. GLOUSTER Marcella Bryan Dayton spent Easter in Jacksonville where she visited her parents Mr and Mrs George Bryan.

Ednah Backus Columbus Charles Barron Frank Tedrow Canal Winchester Tedrow James Sharp Mary Sharp Joe Keller Dayton Keller John Edington Gilbert Young Montgomery W. Va Mary McCune Cleveland Charles Pensyl Barbara Adamson Ohio University Athens Glenn Allen Irah Hanning Elizabeth Bell Helen Jackson Wright Hundley Naval Air Station Patuxent River Frank Jackson C. A. Hooper Verity Hubert Lowery Sandusky Andrea Inez Courtney Frank Shay Chillicothe Earl Campbell Waterville John North Clyde Anderson Cleve Linton George D. Hall Veterans Hospital Jane Roberts East Branch Orlena Spain Lucy Pedicord Glouster Victor Norris J. M. McDonald Jack Day Zanesville Chris Day John Holdcroft Burgess Carpenter James Smith Joe Nelson Jr Maude Dale Murphy Joe Nelson Joe Jr Marcella Bryan Jacksonville Mrs George Bryan

Cincinnati Livestock and Produce Markets Report

Markets show sales: hogs 2,000 head with various weight grades, cattle and calves active, vealers and sheep listed with prices. Cincinnati produce includes eggs, poultry, butter and butterfat quotes. Nelsonville Egg Auction noted.

Cincinnati U. S

Past Glouster Woman Florence Croy Dies at 82

Florence B Croy age 82 former Glouster resident died Tuesday in Columbus. She leaves two daughters Mrs W H Calland of Columbus and Mrs Grace Day of Springfield a son George L Croy Morton Miss two brothers Dr E W Heston and Dr H E Heston both of Columbus and one sister Mrs Lydia Lovel New Lexington Funeral services were held at Fawcett Stone funeral home Chesterhill Friday at 2 pm burial in Chesterhill Cemetery

Glouster Florence B. Croy Bert Heston W. H. Calland Columbus Grace Day Springfield George L. Croy Morton Miss E. W. Heston H. E. Heston Lydia Lovel New Lexington

Elmer Tracey Dies at Newport News Home

Mr. W. H. Tracey of Glouster Route 1 received word Saturday of the death of his son Elmer Tracey at his Newport News Virginia home. Elmer, 55, was a former Glouster resident. He leaves his wife Elizabeth a son Billy and his father W. H. Tracey and a sister Ethel Tracey Morganton North Carolina. His mother died here a few years ago. Funeral services and burial will be at Newport News.

Glouster W. H. Tracey Elmer Tracey Newport News Elmer Elizabeth Billy Ethel Tracey Morgentin N. C

Dinner Guests Feted At Bryson Residence

M. M. Bryson and wife entertained Sunday evening guests at their home. Attending were E. K. Bryson and family with Ernie Arthur and Billy, Jean and Jane Bryson, C. A. King, Mae Putnam, Ida A. King of Columbus, and Albert Hall, Earl McGee and wife from Athens.

Glouster M. M. Bryson E. K. Bryson Ernie Arthur Billy John M. Bryson Jean Jane C. A. King Mae Putnam Ida A. King Columbus Albert Hall Earl] McGee Athens

Kiwanis to ConveneGlouster Hotel Gordon Dinner Meeting

The Kiwanis Club will gather at the Hotel Gordon Tuesday evening for its weekly 6:30 p m dinner and meeting.

Kiwanis Glouster Kiwanis Club Gordon

Classified Phone 0242 Advertising Policies

Advertising rules for three or six day runs explain charges only for appearances and adjustments at the earned rate. Instructions cover blind ads, proper addresses, full box numbers, and the office's responsibility for one insertion error. Read the first night and report any mistakes by phone.

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