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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1941

Page

3

Nelsonville inter-city meeting hosts Southeast Ohio clubs

Southeast Ohio District Business and Professional Women's Clubs guest Nelsonville Club for a spring inter-city meeting on April 20 at the Girl Scout Little House. Attending clubs from Athens Logan Marietta Union Furnace Jackson Gallipolis Ironton McArthur Welliston Portsmouth. Mrs Marie Schaffter of Wooster and other state officers invited. Dinner at 12 30, program theme Women in a Democracy.

Nelsonville Ohio Athens Logan Marietta Union Furnace Jackson Gallipolis Ironton McArthur Welliston Portsmouth State Federation Marie Schaffter Wooster Scout Mothers Gerald Dykstra Maxine Hall Nelle Dowler Blanche Moorehead Patricia Clifford Kathryn Lee Lillian Huddy Pauline Fierce Helen Largent Jean Betts Anna Riley Nettie Davis Miss Hall Irma Willson Mrs. Dowler Mabley Haffner Lillian Butts Frances Bennett Lillian Stover Helyen Largent Helen Chappie Gertrude Cordis Pauline Ball Helen Jackson Edna Backus Treva Shaw Helen Stewart Margaret Johnson

Nelsonville Social Notes and Local Club Activities

Nelsonville social news reports a Girl Scout Mothers Club April shower for the Little House kitchen with potluck invitations and gifts for the kitchen. The group will help fund maintenance and Helen Shaw spoke on summer camping at Tar Hollow Camp. Other items note Eudora Chapter OES gathering, a three course dinner, and church class meetings with local hostesses and a poetry recitation by Bess Warehime.

Nelsonville Girl Scout Mothers Club Frank Jackson Edward Sharp Cletus Mellinger Helen Shaw Tar Hollow Chillicothe Leland Krie

Athens and Nelsonville Firms Endorse Phey for Office

The campaign lists Attorney Athens Phey of 7 N Court St and Gem Phey of Nelsonville as supporters. Endorsements emphasize local roots and community service as parts of the candidate’s platform.

Athens Phey N. Court St Gem Phey Nelsonville

Buchtel High Alumni Plan Dinner and Dance

The Buchtel High School Alumni Association met at the school last Thursday. Don Shirley is president. Lenna Whitmore is treasurer and Mary Alice Wagner is secretary and in charge of invitations. A banquet and dance are set for May 31 with food by the Methodist Church ladies and serving by the home economics class.

Buchtel Buchtel High School Don Shirley Lenna Whitmore Norma Worthington Mery King Winifred Shirley Mary Alice Wagner Donald Tolliver Miss Wagner Malachy Byron Duard Mohney Charles Mohney Gertrude Maccombs Bernard Clobert Opera House the Methodist Church

Readings and music at Agnes Woodard’s meeting

Mrs. McDowell led readings and sang a solo "Grandfather's Clock" for 18 members. Refreshments followed. The next meeting is at Mrs. Agnes Woodard's home, Nelsonville Route 2, with Miss Bessie Warehime assisting.

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League Leaders To Meet Friday In City Hall

Nelsonville City Twilight League convenes Friday at 7 30 p m in City Hall after a Thursday postponement. All league managers entering teams this year must attend.

Nelsonville City Twilight League City Hall

Nelsonville Senior Play Postponed Amid Illnesses

Nelsonville High postpones the senior class play June in January due to illness among cast members. An announcement will be made later for a new presentation date. The On to Washington paper drive continues with pickup calls for 177-R or 248-J this week. The Camera Club met and displayed Kodakrome technicolor slides while planning a contest for best school related photos to conclude next week. Frederick Wilhelm Bessel discovered a star unseen before.

Nelsonville Washington” Club Camera Club

Rain Halts Nelsonville's Lopsided Loss to Logan 29 1

Nelsonville Greyhounds lose 29 to 1 at City Playgrounds as Logan Chieftains pour in runs from the first inning. Fick fans five and walks four for Nelsonville. Snyder and Dawley help Logan, with a rain halt ending the game in the sixth.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Greyhounds Logan Chieftains Fick Cloyd Dawley Logan Snyder Barber Nelsonville Logan Co Fick P Snyder Johnson Buchanan Westfall Brehm ‘Nichols McGonagle Barber Ab Roberts Linton Hoskins Howard Huffman Carter Scott Valkinburg Bryan

Brooks Team Wins In City League

Brooks Shoes topped Beasleys in the Nelsonville city league as Johnny Johnson scored 223 and 598 for the Shoe Factory while Steve Wilson had 567 for Beasleys. Tonight Neimans meet Coverts.

Nelsonville Brooks Shoes Beasleys Johnny Johnson Shoe Factory Steve Wilson Neimans Coverts S. Wilson

Daughters of America Sponsor Benefit Party in Nelsonville

The Daughters of America will sponsor a benefit party at the IOOF Hall in Nelsonville Friday night starting at 7 30. Central P T A plans a meeting Friday afternoon at 3 at the Central Building with a skit by the parents.

Nelsonville the Daughters of America Ioof Hall Central P.T.A

Don Sipe Wins Merchants Headpin Tourney with 117

Don Sipe rolled ten strikes plus two pin breaks for a 117 to take first in the Merchants Headpin Tournament at Wolf Bowling Center in Nelsonville. Gardner and Bumgarner followed with 113s, while the women’s division saw Mary Cope lead with 106 and other scores listed for participants.

Nelsonville Don Sipe Merchants Wolf Bowling Center Doc” Gardner Don Bumgarner Kenny Cope Harry Smith Steve Wilson Henry Kimble Robin Gardner Sid Cook Below Ray Ashby Austin Cope Chuck Shafer Bob Blair Mort Pairan Raymond Patton Mike Brooks Floyd Barber John Brooks Bill Watkins Carl Campbell Buck Kelly Jack Haffner Letha Silcott R. Gardner D. Bumgarner W. Eddy G. Stephenson H. Kimble S. Wilson S. Cook Mary Cope M. J. Howe N. Ward V. Lemady L. Silcott M. Ambrose L. Butts M. Brown

Eight U S Presidents Born British Subjects

Mrs H D Krieg to speak at Dorcas Society meeting at the Doanville Community Center tonight announced. Eight U S Presidents were born British subjects including Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe John Quincy Adams and Harrison.

Doanville H. D. Krieg Dorcas Society United States George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison

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Southeastern Ohio East P. T. A Nelsonville Social Notes Eudora Chapter No. 72 Masonic Temple The Methodist Church Bernice McDowell Emma McManamay Pearl Johnson Besse Bland Margaret Woolery Agnes Woodard Bessie Warehime Wool C. H. Dooley Vinton Pilgrim Church Congress Washington Sts Luckoff Buchtel High Nelsonville School Frederick Wilhelm Bessel By Charles Pedigo Holland Shoe Store Edington Nelsonville, Ohio Brooks PTA Nature Dean Doan P. and GS. Soap Phillips Milk J&j Nursola Aerte Arrid American Institute of Laundering
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