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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1944
Page
2
An irregular fragment recounts a Methodist worship with reverent music and prayers. The scene mentions Rev Adams Henry and Mrs Barano, with organist, choir, and a ceremonial procession at a church service. Lily, Walter, Louise, and John appear in scattered cues among hymn singing and piano accompaniment.
Earl T. Hilleary of Nelsonville leads 116 Athens County Selective Service Board No. 2 examinees to Clarksburg West Virginia for pre induction tests. Assistant leaders are John Newton Cordray and Irvin P. Badger. Results expected within 48 hours and those classified 1 A receive 21 days before induction.
Ray O'Dell age 68 former railroad man died Monday night at his Lancaster Street home. He worked for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad until retirement three years ago. He came to Nelsonville in 1918 from Fairfield County and belonged to First Methodist Church and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He is survived by wife Nellie Lancaster O'Dell, mother Mrs. Wm. O'Dell, four sisters May Healy Frank Fey Lancaster Mrs. Jack Fierce Columbus and Mrs. John Bownes Logan, two sons and a daughter from a former marriage. Funeral arrangements are pending with Warren Funeral Home.
Mrs Beatrice Jones and Mrs Hope Woodson with family visited Miss Ruth Woodson at 224 N Washington Ave and Harley Harris at 1435 Cole St Columbus. The group hosted a 7 PM dinner Saturday as Pvt Hope Woodson of Ft Sill Oklahoma phoned home for Easter greetings. Sunday dinner was at Mr and Mrs Tutt Riley’s 553 E Spring St residence.
Nelsonville announcement says the Camp Conference Club of the Church of Christ will hold a rummage sale Friday April 14 from 1 to 5 pm and all day Saturday April 15 in the Beattie Building on Hocking Street with Thursday donation drop offs for those who wish to contribute.
The Past Matrons and Patrons Association of Eudora Chapter OES will host its regular monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday at 6 PM in the Masonic Temple. Hosts include Miss Stella Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker, and Mrs. Ida Hill. Members unable to attend should phone Mrs. John Saltz tonight.
A large group of Eagles and their wives gathered at the Eagles Club Saturday night to honor Ward Phillips who leaves for the Army. He received an identification bracelet during a program that featured a lunch and dance as friends wished him a safe return.
The Degree of Pocahontas will hold a regular meeting Wednesday night at 7 30 in the W B A Hall. Initiation of candidates will take place. Members are asked to attend and bring their favorite dish.
In Nelsonville a Rosary will be said at the Welch home on Chestnut Street Tuesday evening at 7 30 for Mrs Anna Welch as part of a local service notice Wisconsin-era style.
Stanley Wagner, 65, a patient at the OHLE for 35 years, died suddenly Sunday night at the institution. A well known Gallipolis musician with a rich baritone, he sang in local churches. He worked as a bookkeeper in the OIE storeroom. Funeral plans await the arrival Tuesday of his Chicago sister Miss Edith Wagner. another sister in Cincinnati also survives.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference will be held this evening at 7:30 at the First Methodist Church in Nelsonville. District superintendent Dr. Harry Bright of the Chillicothe District will be present to conduct church business and reports on all departments for the year will be given. all church officials are urged to attend.
Nelsonville home scene features Seaman William H. Ritchie on leave with his mother Mrs. Virginia Ritchie at Buchtel. His tanker was torpedoed in October after six overseas voyages. he was rescued after two hours in the water. His brother Pfc. Claude R. Ritchie was severely wounded in England last October. Meade A. Whyte transfers to New York City for four weeks of specialized schooling before ship assignment.
Nelsonville social notes report the Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Church prepared a birthday surprise for Mrs Stella Betts at her Fort Street home. Twelve members and one guest, Mrs Hurle Hannahs of Pomeroy, shared a buffet dinner. The class gifted a present through teacher Mrs Thomas Spencer as devotional and business sessions were led by president Mrs C G Kreppel. The next meeting will be a glove social at Mrs Anna Raine’s Adams Street home. Treva Shaw hosted Sunday dinner for Helen Shaw from Fort Wayne and Emory Shaw Jr. Guests included Mr and Mrs Emory Shaw Jr C D Shafer Miss Blanche Moore head F E Dowler and Emory Shaw Sr.
Mrs. Howard Beveridge who had a major operation six weeks ago at Cherrington Hospital Logan returned to her Marion home Sunday. Her daughter Beverly Jane will stay with grandparents until school ends. Others visited or traveled for Easter with relatives across Ohio including Columbus Lancaster and Cleveland Heights.
Mrs Emma Comstock died at her Kanauga home Sunday after illness since December 27. She was 84 until her last illness and active in the Methodist Church and WSCS. Mother of Homer Comstock a well known marine engineer. Funeral services held at Kananga Church Tuesday at 2 p m with Rev Julius Chandler presiding.
Funeral services for ten month old Leo Rodger Waldrop son of Mr and Mrs Leo Walrop were held at the Church of the Nazarene in Gallipolis with Rev Vernon Shafer officiating. Burial followed at Pine Street Cemetery.
Gallia County election headquarters opened on Easter Sunday for the first time with absent voting. Herbert Evans of Fourth Ward B was the first to cast a ballot at 8 a.m. Twenty seven absentee ballots were cast during the day. Other voters listed include Jane Rothgeb, Gerald Gills, James Shato, and many residents from Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton, Akron, Harrisburg, Camp Lee, Barberton, and others.
Captain Billy Bryant arrived from Cincinnati and will bring his show to Gallipolis this week. The famed Bryant Showboat once anchored spring traditions, now he tours as a lecturer, with aging parents moving to the Gallia Hotel. He hopes to attend the Gay Nineties Revue Wednesday night and may perform.
Clifford E. McCormick aged 72, former manager of the Western and Southern Insurance Company in Gallipolis, died Saturday at his Richmond Indiana home. He left Gallipolis twenty five years ago and was active in local politics. He is survived by his wife and three daughters Ruth Edith and Mrs Norvell West. Funeral and burial will be in Richmond.
G. W. Cook of Gallipolis sells his 87 acre farm on Bulnville Road near Bethel Church to Leona Frye of Logan West Virginia. Frye takes possession of the property featuring a new eight room house and new improvements, per Willard Grover who finalized the transaction.
Dr. H. B. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas joined Dr. W. Lewis Brown Clyde Mitchell Ernest Wiseman and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jarvis at the district Rotary Clubs convention held in Cincinnati on Sunday and Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Dolan announce the birth of a son, Richard Stephen, on April 2. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jenkins of near Grande.
Mrs Hugh J Barr announced the mid year session of the Wo mans Missionary Society of the Teays Valley Association to be held Friday April 14 at 10 am at the Main Street Baptist Church. Principal speaker will be Mrs L C Hylbert wife of a China missionary. The Hylberts were held in a Japanese camp for 18 months and exchanged earlier this year. She will speak at 2 pm and attendees are welcome to hear her.
The Four O'Clock Club will meet with hostess Mrs E Heiner at her Main Street home Thursday evening for the last session until fall. The group concludes its India studies with a forum on independence led by Mrs M C Byers of Baltimore visiting the McCulloch home.
Pvt. Virgil Roberts of Camp LeJeune spends ten days with his parents at 22nd St. in town while radar technician duties. Mrs. Hiram Daugherty returns from New York City after two months with her husband, who will soon go on foreign duty. Rex Casey works as mate aboard the Duncan Bruce towing oil from New Orleans to Pittsburgh area. Miss Grace Stone visits Mt. Vernon with her hospitalized mother Mrs. Logan Burdette. Easter visit planned with sisters in South Point. families from Clarksburg and Henderson are mentioned in nearby gatherings.
Social notes list residents visiting and staying with local families over Easter weekend. Names include Bradbury Bible School attendees, Elder Waters of Zanesville delivering a sermon, Sergeant Wallace Russell and wife visiting relatives, Bertha Neymier of Pomeroy, Wilbur Pierce and daughter Carolyn Jean visiting Dexter, George Waters and family of Zanesville, Joe Gardner and Olan Rife households, Frank Beach of Leading Creek, Edith Russell returning from Middletown, and Rev. George Koch of Rutland slated to preach April 16 at 7 30 PM.
A marriage license has been issued to Fred Tucker of Montgomery and Ethel Painter of Mason County, authorizing their wedding proceedings.
Gallipolis reports Fred J. Entsminger, funeral director, ill with pneumonia at home since Saturday. condition unchanged.
Willard Hesson president of the Mason County Court and Republican candidate withdraws from the race. J E Watterson of Ashton becomes the remaining contender. Hesson cites conflict between his job as foreman at the International Nickel Plant Huntington and farming duties plus recent injuries and longer plant hours.
Mrs. Joe Barr announced the resignation of Dora Ellis from the Mason County Library. Mrs. Barbee Rothgeb was appointed to succeed Ellis and began duties immediately.
E. S. Matheson remains at Point Clinic for observation and treatment. Miss Nellie Siders of Mt. Vernon Ave underwent major surgery at the clinic Monday. Mrs. Granville Edmunds and her infant daughter were discharged yesterday and taken home to Apple Grove.
A would be thief broke into Senior High School between Saturday evening and Monday morning. He drilled two holes in the door but could not open the safe, which contained about $100 and graduation funds. Local and Charleston detectives investigate the break in a series of area school burglaries.
Funeral services for Mrs. Abigail Henson age 75 who died Sunday night at Deacon Hospital Ironton will be held Wednesday at 2 PM from Franklin Funeral Home with Rev. Chalmers McCutchen officiating. Burial will follow at Lone Oak Cemetery. Surviving are a son Frank W. Henson of Point Pleasant and three daughters Hazel George of Philadelphia Florence Costello of Morris Illinois and Thelda Henson of Ironton.
Hollywood dispatch reports Mary Karl Scott of Cheshire has been awarded a prize in a nationwide radio writing contest.
Paul Boggs state director of school transportation toured Mason County with transportation director Clyde McDermitt. Boggs praised bus conditions and noted Mason County ranked fourth in the state in adequacy and equipment condition.
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