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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1949
Page
5
Nelsonville group Jimmy Jones Post will host an Easter Dance at their home this Saturday night Don Harris and his orchestra will perform and dancing will run from 9 to 12 local time
Police Chief James Cope announces strict rules for motor bikes and scooter bikes in Nelsonville. License and muffler requirements apply. scooters need license plates, pedal bikes do not. vehicles must stay on streets, observe signals, and open cut-outs are banned to curb complaints.
The American Legion Auxiliary chose Nancy Dowson as delegate to Girls State with Nancy Robinson as alternate at its Murray City meeting. A public party is planned for Tuesday evening hosted by the hostess committee led by Mrs. Mary Thomas and Miss Grace Thomas with Miss Elizabeth Thomas and Mrs. Eleanor Ayers providing refreshments.
The BUCHTEL Valley Farms softball team will sponsor a benefit show at Buchtel High School gym on April 19 at 7 p.m. Entertaining acts include Doc Williams and his Border Riders, a radio comedian.
The Murray City Eagles observe their 44th anniversary with a sequence of events Friday through Sunday. A free dance opens the celebration at 9 p.m. Friday, followed by a benefit party at 8 p.m. Saturday and initiation with refreshments at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
The Christian Church choir presents The Dawn of Waster at the sunrise service Sunday at 5 30 a m. Robert Brashares directs with Sigrid Love as organist and Janet Cope as pianist.
Nelsonville will host the annual Easter Egg roll on the church lawn this Saturday at 2 p.m. sponsored by the Presbyterian Sunday school. The event draws many children from the congregation. it has been a community Easter tradition for four years.
Glouster welcomes Mr and Mrs James E Williams and daughter Marilyn Arlene of Detroit arriving Tuesday to live temporarily with Mrs Gladys Viney while Mr Williams seeks housing in Athens. Mrs Russell Brewer and son Georgie of Dayton and Mr and Mrs Hubert Guess of Zanesville arrived Wednesday evening to be Easter guests of Mr and Mrs George H Campbell.
The Oakdale Friendship Circle met at Mrs. Della Loomis home Tuesday evening led by president Mrs. Sophia Vegso with Sun shine sister gifts exchanged. Contest prizes went to Faye Nott Donna Mae Brunton Lillie Galloway and Zenith Jewell. Lunch served to a long list of members and guests. May gathering planned at Zenith Jewell home with Lorena Jewell assisting.
Nelsonville churches publish a full Holy Week outline. Good Friday services at 7 p.m. feature a service of the Cross and sermon The Old Rugrees Cross. Easter Sunday includes sunrise service at 5 30 a m Cantata by the choir and Morning worship with communion. Additional services and youth activities noted across Methodist Presbyterian Baptist Holiness Nazarene churches with times, pageants, and special programs.
The American Legion dance scheduled for Nelsonville tonight has been postponed, delaying the community event and related activities.
Regular meeting of Kimberly Local No. 3006 UMWA will be held at the wash house Kimberly Mine Saturday at 1 30 pm Leonard Christian secretary reports the notice
Nelsonville resident William Teel aged 69 died Friday morning at his daughter’s home on Nelsonville Route 2 after months of illness. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. at Stout funeral home with Rev. J. L. Evans officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn. He leaves wife Effie and two children, plus three sisters and three brothers and two grandchildren.
The Methodist Sunday School junior department presents The Easter Trail pageant during the Easter sunrise service at 6 o clock. Miss Bessie Stephenson supervises with choruses by Mrs. Philip Welles. Local youths perform multiple named roles in the Easter program.
Athens Presbytery schedules its spring session at First Presbyterian Church Nelsonville on Monday starting 10 a m. Highlights include moderator and clerk elections, committee reports, mission treasurers, and a communion service. Afternoon sessions cover education and missions reports with elections to General Assembly and Synod of Ohio.
The Nelsonville Presbyterian Church choir led by Walter Prather as tenor soloist and Glen Hanes as baritone will perform The Seven Last Words by Dubels tonight at 7:30. Mary Louise Howen is organist and Louise Wolfe serves as assistant director.
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