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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1938

Page

2

Nelsonville Auditor Reports $38,361.66 Treasury Balance

Nelsonville city auditor FE F DeVore reports a July 31 treasury balance of 38,361.66 with receipts of 3,942.65 and expenditures of 5,758.91. June balance was 40,177.92. Fund balances include General 2,313.51 gasoline 1,894.27 waterworks 35.18 electric light 95.36 special light improvement 3,311.56 auto registration 3,155.04 property owners street fund 273.18 sewer and street bonds 27,283.56.

Nelsonville FE. F. DeVore

Start Drive To Buy New Football Uniforms

Nelsonville launches a fund drive to raise about 400 dollars for twenty two complete football outfits. The Nelsonville Elks opened donations Wednesday and the committee plans to visit all local merchants this week. Citizens may contact Coach George Abraham or the committee to contribute.

Nelsonville

Class Thanks Pilgrim Church Men for Summer Co operation

Rev. B A Awe thanks the Men s Class of Pilgrim Church Chestnut Street for summer cooperation. Attendance averaged about 100 with Aug 7 set as the last Sunday before the Ohio District State Camp assembly. The goal for next Sunday is 125 men.

Nelsonville B. A. Awe Pilgrim Church Chestnut St Ohio

Freak Storm Hits City with Heavy Rain in East End

A freak storm struck Wednesday afternoon in Nelsonville with heavy rain in the East End, soaking Chestnut Poplar and Walnut streets while the west side stayed dry. clouds rolled in from the southeast and water flowed curb to curb.

Nelsonville Chestnut Poplar Walnut Sts

Giants Trim Camp Nelson in Twilight League clash

In Nelsonville the Hocking Valley Giants beat Camp Nelson 6 to 2 as Hope Woodson allowed four hits on the mound. Shumaker led Camp Nelson with two hits in three at bats while Chapman and Tucker paced the Giants offense. Game notes mention a postponed nightcap between Nelsonville Greys and Dr Walker's All Stars due to wet grounds.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Giants Camp Nelson Hope Woodson Giants Shumaker Camp Boys Chapman Tucker Checko Nelsonville Greys Dr. Walker All Tipton Weneess Hocking Valley Riley BCAM Roberta Eee Woods

Plan Vote Broadcast To Relay Election Returns

Pomeroy announces a loud speaker broadcast of election returns next Tuesday night. The event is arranged by the Board of Elections and The Democrat. Speakers will be on the Masonic property between the Masonic Hall and the Courthouse, with the courtroom as fallback in rain.

Pomeroy Board of Elections The Democrat Masonic Hall

Rail Time Card and Air Service Details

The notice lists rail timetables for Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Diplomat routes with arrivals and departures. It also notes Athens Municipal Airport Airtaxi service with sunrise to sunset flights and connections to T W A and A A airlines, including listed west east and north departure times.

Baltimore & Cio Diplomat National Limited Chesapeake & Ohio NEW York Central South NEW York Central North Athens Municipal Airport Airtaxi A. A. Airlines Athens East

Nelsonville Bride Weds in Simple Columbus Ceremony

Esther Jones and Kenneth Kinneer united in an informal Wednesday evening ceremony at South Methodist Church parsonage in Columbus. The bride wore a white lace gown and carried briar cliff rose buds and delphiniums. Both graduates of local schools and Ohio University, they plan to reside at the Kinneer home on Bessmer Road while continuing teaching careers.

Nelsonville Esther Jones Kenneth Kinneer Columbus South Methodist Church C. A. Hutchinson Miss Jones Ohio University Central School Kinneer Buchtel Ohio State University Nelsonville High School Bessmer Road

Death of Shepherd Dog Ren Distresses Nelsonville Pair

Billy Monks mourns the death of his five year old shepherd dog Ren poisoned Monday night. Ren was a constant companion to his owner’s sister Margaret who is ill.

Nelsonville Billy Monks Clarence Monks Ren Margaret

Langsville Social Notes

Langsville residents share a busy social week with relatives and friends across Ohio and nearby states. Many visits span from Sunday to midweek with families including Kennedy Harman Ledlie McCorkle and Gillenwater, while others travel to Buckeye Lake West Virginia and Columbus for gatherings and news.

Hunter Family Celebrates 75th Birthday in Nelsonville

Mrs. H. Hunter of Nelsonville RD 3 celebrated her 75th birthday on Friday. Mrs. C. T. Hunter baked a large cake served with ice cream. Attending were M. J. Hunter, Bertha and Donna Lee, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hunter and family, and other honored guests.

H. Hunter Nelsonville RD C. T. Hunter M. J. Hunter Bertha Donna Lee

Edith Kinneer Resigns Holmes Liberty for Toronto High School

Miss Edith Kinneer, formerly of Holmes Liberty High School near Bucyrus Ohio, resigns to take an advanced position at Toronto High School with a substantial salary increase. In Nelsonville a WBA benefit party is planned at Red Men’s Hall tonight at 8.

Nelsonville Edith Kinneer Buchtel Holmes Liberty Bucyrus Toronto Ohio Miss Kinneer WBA Red Men's Hall

Hunger and speech strike by 300 prisoners in Lebanon

In Beirut 300 inmates protest omission from recent amnesty by the Lebanon Chamber of Deputies. They declare a hunger and speech strike and refuse to answer questions from officials visiting the prison.

Beirut Lebanon Chamber of Deputies Lebanon

Birth of a Son in Upper Sandusky

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stephan announce the birth of a son on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at Bucyrus Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Morris. Mrs. Morris is in Bucyrus with her daughter. Martha Class of the Methodist Church met Tuesday evening at Mrs. Julius Fisher’s home with devotional readings, musical numbers, a Biblical quiz, and a social refreshment hour for 21 members and six guests.

Hannah Rachel Urick Ironton Julius Fisher Pearl Graham Cleveland Hocking County Nelsonville Charles Beard Charles Jr Chicago Charles Hanning James Beard Harry Wallace Ross Moline Ill Betty Rife Charleston Mary Adaline Wilson Ambrose Wade Huntington W. Va Langsville Ira Kennedy Hilah Barker Wade Kennedy J. E. Chase Dorothy Margretta Hughes Middleport Rollin Stiles Pomeroy Ferry Kenneth Chase Cincinnati Gertrude Gillenwater Katheryn Janice Roger McCorkle W. C. Harman Kermit Thomas Helen Whitehead Pittsburgh J. T. Ledlie William Musser, Sr Roseville William Musser Pearle Russell Buckeye Lake Nora Amos Dexter Burdell Doron South Salem Dorothy Ledlie D. S. Miller Columbus Cecil Bolin Dwight Brown Rutland H. E. Miller Elsie McKnight F. A. Miller Martha and Lenville Harman Millard Gillenwater West Virginia B. E. Lyle Jackson W. E. Wright Dale Wright Anne Davis Davis Wellston Frank Braley Orient von Miller Downie Entsminger L. E. Entsminger Goldie Chapman Austin Millard Grimm Raymond Palmer Mildred Johnston Amos Chris Diehl Clay Gardner Indiana Allie Gardner Eugene John Braley Frank Allen George McFarland Vinton Clair Lamp Allen Braley Clara McCann R. L. Grapes Robert Fetty Alice Jean McClurg F. C. Taylor John Clark Roy Lansbury George Titus Pickenses Gallie Pickens and Esmond Egnor Paul Stephan Marion Morris Upper Sandusky, O Bucyrus Hospital P. C. Morris Morris Bucyrus The Methodist Church Miles Howe Fd Crone Pete Slough Slough Alva Patton Crouse

Faithful Winslow society and Maine mission history

CHURCH group in Winslow Maine notes the 1819 founding of Ye Female Society for Ye Support of Ye Gospel at Winslow Congregational Church. It claims to be Maine’s oldest missionary society, meeting on the third Tuesday each June since inception. Marion Vincent, a district cattleman in Glennville California, plans a gun upgrade after tallying his 37th cougar kill. his last mountain lion weighed 200 pounds.

Winslow Ye Female Society Winslow Congregational Church Maine Glennville Cal U.P Marion Vincent

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