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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1938

Page

2

Polling Places Announced for Nelsonville Special Bond Election

Nelsonville voters will choose on Tuesday whether to issue 20 000 in bonds as the community’s share of a 550 000 swimming pool project. The Citizens Committee urges turnout, noting broad civic support and a required 65 percent majority. Polling locations include West and Central schools Ward 1 2, City Hall Ward 3, and East School Ward 4.

Nelsonville Citizens Committee Friends of the Pool Election Board Central School City Hall Town House East School

Hilltop Men's Chorus to Perform in Nelsonville Concert

The Hilltop Men's Chorus of Columbus presents a varied program in the Church of Christ auditorium in Nelsonville on Tuesday evening April 26 at 8 15. W Hayden Jones directs with Fern Buckingham at the piano. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Nelsonville Hilltop Men's Chorus of Columbus Church of Christ Hilltop W. Hayden Jones Fern Buckingham Jolly Rogers Candish Steiner Deepen Little Red School House Crennan Paul Nuss Crusaders Protheroe Mr. Griffith Nuss Radcliff Nichols Goin Dvorak Sullivan

Parked Car Crashed By Hit Run Driver

In Nelsonville a car owned by John Jolly was badly wrecked near Poplar and Grosvenor Streets at about 4 o clock Sunday morning after a passing motorist struck it from the rear. The vehicle stopped against a sign post at a railroad crossing. One license plate from the other vehicle was found at the scene.

Nelsonville John Jolly Poplar and Grosvenor Sts Jolly R. R. Crossing

Nelsonville church to resume benefit parties Tuesday

Nelsonville St. Andrews congregation will resume their benefit parties Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock in the parish hall.

Nelsonville St. Andrews

Trustees to Meet Nelsonville Church of Christ Tonight

The trustees of the Church of Christ will meet at 7 30 this evening in the church study to discuss church affairs and plans.

Nelsonville Church of Christ

City man plead guilty to intoxication in mayoral court

Joe Bagley of Nelsonville pleaded guilty on arraignment Sunday in Mayor C G Dew s court. He was fined five dollars and costs. The rest of the text discusses ancient Egyptian morticians removing parts to prevent suffering from hunger or thirst.

Nelsonville Joe Bagley C. G. Dew Egypt

Glouster Lodge To Give Degree Work

Hock Hocking Lodge No 339 I O O F will confer the Third Degree on a class of candidates April 28. Degree staff from Magic City Lodge Glouster and visitors from nearby lodges are expected. Members urged to attend.

Nelsonville Hock-Hocking Magic City Lodge Glouster

Nelsonville Social Notes Highlights Local Club Event

Oma Beagle hosted the M. M. Club with Mrs. Bea Schaefer and Mrs. Vivian Kirken dall assisting. Prizes went to Mrs. Minnie Scott and Mrs. Golda Craig as games were played and refreshments served. Lillian Young is set to host May 6. Also reports of visits to Columbus and hospital news.

Nelsonville Oma Beagle Bea Schaefer Vivian Kirkendall M. M. Club Minnie Scott Golda Craig Lillian Young Flossie Crawford Converse Crawford Ruth Myers Logan Charles McGiffen Columbus

Parran Family’s Son Keith Seeks Surgical Care at Cincinnati Hospital

Mr and Mrs Mont Parran and their son Keith were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati on Saturday. Mr Parran returned home Sunday and Mrs Parran will stay until the boy undergoes a surgical operation.

Mont Parran Gay Ervin Keith Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati

Faithful Workers Class Meeting on Jackson Street

A faith group will hold a day and night class led by Mrs Netta Stewart with Mrs Frank Neikirk assisting on Jackson Street. The event invites local members to participate and learn in a community setting.

The Methodist Church Netta Stewart Jackson St Frank Neikirk

Grandmother and Granddaughter Visit Logan for Birthday

Mrs Blanche Swartz and Wanda Lou Jenkins visited Logan to see her daughter Mr and Mrs Carl Littlejohn and to attend a birthday party in honor of Amy Jo Littlejohn.

Gladys Morman Delbert Morman William Keplar John Culp Theresa Clarence Victor Clarence Reider Mary Lou Arlene Joe Ashley Theodore Culp Ronnie Leonard Culp Fred Morman Eugene Morman Blanche Swartz Wanda Lou Jenkins Logan Carl Littlejohn Amy Jo Littlejohn

Clerks Union To Meet Tuesday Evening

Clerks Union 908 will meet at the ILO O F Hall Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock. President Coffman seeks a large attendance. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

Glouster — Clerk's Retail Union ILO O. F. Hall Coffman

Planning a Dream Wedding On a Budget and Etiquette

A guide to affordable wedding planning covers formal and informal styles, bridal attire ideas, and groom attire options. It promotes a 32 page booklet from The Athens Messenger Home Service, priced to mail for 10 cents, including how to budget and arrange a smooth ceremony.

Athens Messen Home Service Sixth Ave York N. Y

Glouster High Seniors Stage Class Day Program

Glouster High seniors present a class day program in the high school auditorium on May 6 featuring musical selections williams, poems, prophecies, class history by five girls, vocal duets, and a machine of prophecy. Advisors Miss Esta Cunningham and Harold LeFavor supervise with no admission charged.

Glee Club Theodore Williams Rita MacMenamy Delores McAllister Florence Moody Julia Marshall Kathryn Zimmer Thelma Conley Gloria Bell Smith Nannie Viney Jack Croushore Donald Cooper Neva Golding Virginia Morris Jack Millington

Glouster Boy Scouts Open Air Meet Planned

Glouster Troop 72 of the Boy Scouts of America will hold an outside meeting Tuesday evening at 6 30. Scouts are asked to bring something to cook. Registrations must be in by Tuesday night as the old charter expires April 30 and enrollment goes to Scout headquarters on Wednesday. Scouts heading to Old Man's Cave next Sunday must have written permits to the Scout masters by meeting time Tuesday night.

Glouster Troop 72 Boy Scouts of America Old Man's Cave

Glouster Social Notes Highlight Community Visits and Meetings

The Glouster column records the King's Heralds and Dayne Withem gathering with prizes awarded to Joan Orris Barbara Dunlevy and Dorothy Lee Skinner. Guests included Donna Rogers Roy Dean Rogers Joan Morris and others. May meeting set for Phyllis Robinson's home.

Glouster King's Heralds Dayne Jayne Withem Joan Orris Barbara Dunlevy Dorothy Lee Skinner Donna Rogers Roy Dean Rogers Joan Morris Genevieve Dunlevy Jerry Dunlevy Mona Lou Cunningham Dorothy Strohmeyer Dora Harry Selah Hambel Lois Harry Anna Mae Strohmeyer Mary Isabel Bryson Donna Jean Parker Phyllis Robinson Anna Louise Logue

Bishopville Club Meets At Townhouse For Gathering

The Bishopville Get-Together Club met Thursday at the Townhouse with Mrs. Hattie Watkins presiding. Thirteen members and five guests attended. Ill members were listed and flower committee appointments made for Mrs. Orlena Harbert and Mrs. Lucy Pedicord. The guess box prize went to Mrs. Harbert. A potluck lunch followed and next meeting hosts were Mrs. Ruth Triplett and Mrs. Gertrude Jewell at the Townhouse.

Bishopville Hattie Watkins Orlena Harbert Lucy Pedicord Mae Stump Ruth Triplett Gertrude Jewell

Eleven Practice for Senior Class Play

GLOUSTER Practice on the Senior Class play has progressed from the first to the second act within less than one week's practice. The Obstinate Bride is a modern sophisticated comedy of three acts. Seniors taking part include Pauline Nelson Pattie Dennison Anne Weymueller Helen Gyure Margaret Dunlevy Pattie Hoffman Howard Dodson Orland Richardson George Tolliver Jack Munden and Rodney Linscott. The play is produced under the direction of Miss Kathryn Dennison of the high school faculty. It will be presented for an evening performance on May 12.

Glouster Pauline Nelson Pattie Dennison Anne Weymueller Helen Gyure Margaret Dunlevy Pattie Hoffman Howard Dodson Orland Richardson George Tolliver Jack Munden Rodney Linscott Kathryn Dennison

105 Year Old Former Slave Tends Chickens in Missouri

Aunt Clorinda Sampson, 105, described by a granddaughter as a former enslaved woman, still tends chickens and gardens in Rockport, Missouri. Her only apparent vice is drinking large quantities of coffee.

Rockeport Clorinda Sampson

Relic Beer Bottle Marks Dry Law Era in Michigan Museum

An empty beer bottle and opener, given in 1917 as the last legally opened bottle after Michigan's dry law, sits in the State Museum. A journalist’s joke, the piece is treated as an authentic relic as times change in Managua where Nicaraguans abandon new traffic rules and return to oxcarts amid U.S. marine influence.

Lansing Mich State Museum Michigan

Oakland civic groups push to name cruiser USS Oakland

Oakland Navy Mothers Club and the Oakland Foreign Trade and Harbor Club join 30 other civic organizations in supporting naming one of 35 new naval cruisers USS Oakland. The effort aims to honor the city’s naval ties and maritime heritage.

Oakland Cal Oakland Navy Mothers Club Oakland Foreign Trade and Harbor Club

Gum Chew Thief Steals Counter Vending Machine

Lorain detectives pursue gum chewing thief who entered a candy shop and took a counter vending machine containing several score packages of gum. The police describe the case as an unusual burglary and continue investigations.

Lorain, O

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