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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1949

Page

7

B&PW Names Officers Delegates and Alternates

NELSONVILLE delegates and alternates to a state B&PW meeting were announced at a Sacrificial Dinner. Officers elected include Doral Pergrin president Ruth Daugherty VP Dorothy McAfee sec. Ella Burnell treasurer. Delegates: Gay Circle Treva Shaw Venice Brown Margaret Johnson. Alternates: Jessie Shafer Ella Burnell Beatrice Adamson Dorothy McAfee. Dinner decorations noted. new officers to be installed June 14. advance 1949 motor vehicle license tax distributions totaled nearly 13 million dollars to counties and municipalities.

Nelsonville Business and Professional Women's Club First Presbyterian Church Cincinnati Gay Circle Treva Shaw Venice Brown Margaret Johnson Jessie Shafer Ella Burnell Beatrice Adamson Dorothy McAfee Doral Pergrin Ruth Daugherty Pearl Hartley Daugherty B&pw Mabel Haffner Harriett Sayers Columbus

Coal Mine Safeguards Recommended

Federal coal mine inspector J. B. Vanity reviewed New Town No. 1 mine run by New Town Coal Co in Murray City. He urged exclusive use of permissible explosives and lamps, smoking bans, timbering, roof tests, ventilation, escapeways, and proper electrical safety in a detailed report.

Murray City New Town No Bureau of Mines New Town Coal Co J. B. Vanity Tipple

Chauncey Dover High Band to Perform on Public Square

The Chauncey Dover High School Band will give a concert on the Public Square Saturday night around seven o clock as part of a Retail Merchants Association series. Warren Robinette announced the event and noted the Nelsonville band played last Saturday for the merchants series opening.

Nelsonville Chauncey- Dover High School Public Square Retail Merchants Association Warren Robinette Merchants’ Ground

Arthur E. Byers Rites Planned

Funeral services for Arthur E. Byers will be held in Chillicothe Thursday morning with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Racine. He died at White Cross Hospital Columbus Monday after retiring from a Columbus firm where he worked 25 years. He moved to a farm near Frazersburg three years ago and is survived by his wife Frankie Bigley Byers, two brothers and a sister. he was a brother in law of Mrs A J Schaefer of Chillicothe.

Racine Arthur E. Byers Frankie Bigley Chillicothe Greenwood Cemetery Byers White Cross Hospital Columbus Frazersburg A. J. Schaefer

Teenage Dance Plans In Nelsonville With Local Orchestras

Nelsonville Band Boosters Club and the Knights of Pythias cooperate on a teenage dance set for Saturday in the K of P Hall. Bob Holloway's Logan orchestra and the local high school orchestra will perform. A dancing contest with prizes is planned.

Nelsonville Band Boosters Club Knights of Pythias K. of P. Hall Bob Holloway Logan

Soldier Returns With AWOL Wayne Warren

Military Police from Fort Knox Kentucky detained Wayne Warren in Nelsonville on Monday and notified authorities after his reported AWOL status. They returned to their station Tuesday with Warren.

Nelsonville Fort Knox Wayne Warren

Mrs. Lyons Dies at 41 in Nelsonville Home

Flora Lyons 41 died unexpectedly of a heart ailment at her home near Carbondale. She leaves husband Donald Lyons a son George Polling Jr stationed with the U S Army in Boston and her parents Mr and Mrs John Chilcote Kimberly. Funeral arrangements are complete.

Nelsonville Flora Lyons Carbondale Donald Lyons George Polling, Jr U. S. Army Boston John Chilcote Kimberly

Herbert Green 76 Dies in Akron After Tuppers Plains Roots

Herbert Green 76, a former Tuppers Plains resident, died Tuesday night in Akron at his son Berns home. He leaves another son Clay in Akron and daughter Florence Boothe in Logan West Virginia. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at the Methodist Church of Tuppers Plains with Arbaugh Funeral Home viewing. burial in Christian Cemetery.

Tuppers Plains Herbert Green Akron Bern

Nelsonville Social Notes Easter Parties And Club Gatherings

The fourth birthday of Eta Cox was observed April 16 at an Easter party at the Cox home in Nelsonville Route 2 with guests Dixie Sylvia and Francis Marstilier. Co hosts are Mrs Charles Scott and Mrs Randall Steenrod for a Goodwill Club meeting on Cross St Circle 3 WSCS plans a Friday 6 pm pot luck at First Methodist Church. Several residents including Willam Whitmore and daughters Emily and Salfly, Mrs Harriet Burgess, Thelma, Paul Rex, Vernon, Louis Pearce and Mrs Walter Kien will host Friday at 7 pm at Pearce home Poplar St for a club meeting. Easter visitors include Mrs Harriet Taylor and family, Mr and Mrs Dan Wooty with Stephen from Columbus, and Mr and Mrs Hans Fischer and son John Phillip from Cleveland. Mrs Fischer and son stay with Earl Pinker family in Nelsonville for several weeks while Mr Pinker visits Etna Ohio.

Eta Cox Merit Cox Nelsonville Dixie Sylvia Francis Marstilier Charles Scott Randall Steenrod Goodwill Club Cross St Harriett Taylor

Whitmore birthday dinner honors Caro lyn Whitmore

Mrs C Egbert Whitmore hosted a 6 pm April 2 dinner for family and friends including Mr and Mrs Leonard Whitmore Mr Harrie tt Taylor and children Rikky Mike and Julie Columbus Mr and Mrs Hans F Fischer and Vernon Perrigo whose residence is unknown The event celebrated Caro lyn Whitmore birthday in Athens County Ohio

C. Egbert Whitmore Carolyn Leonard Whitmore Harriett Taylor Rikky Mike Julie Columbus Hans F. Fischer Cleve Court OF Common Fleas Athens County Orito Vernon Perrigo Gladys Perrigo Court of Common Pleas Athena County Ohio

Riddlebarger Return Home After Brother’s Death

Mr and Mrs Ira Riddlebarger return to Mabscott West Virginia after traveling here due to the death of Mrs Riddlebarger’s brother William Teel. They were hosted by Mr and Mrs C Egbert Whitmore who had them as their guests for the occasion.

Ira Riddlebarger Mabscott W. Va

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