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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1961

Page

5

Double Ring Ceremony Unites Lambert Hopkins in Westerville

Marjorie Lambert and Edward R. Hopkins wed in a July 8 ceremony at the Rosselot home Westerville. Rev. L Kemmerle officiated with a silk organza gown, mantilla veil, and a bouquet of stephanotis and mums. The couple resides at 194 East College Avenue Westerville after a trip to Kentucky.

Shawnee Marjorie Lambert Edward R. Hopkins A. P. Rosselot Westerville Sharon Main Ostrander Patricia Hopkins Lloyd Shupe Columbus Edward B. Hopkins Rosselot Otterbein College Tau Delta Social Sorority Ohio State University Hopkins Shawnee High School Ohio University

Slumber Party Marks 13th Birthday

A 13th birthday slumber party for Connie Sue Leadingham was held in Syracuse with guests Daryl Guinther Debby Guinther Jean Sauvage Lois Sewell Polly Decker Barbara Leadingham and the hostess Mrs Willis Leadingham. The evening featured hamburgers hot dogs baked beans potato salad marshmallows chips and Kool Aid followed by ice cream cake and candy. Decorations included a four tier cake blue streamers moon and stars and hand painted napkins marking each place.

Syracuse Connie Sue Leadingham Daryl Debby Guinther Gallipolis Jean Sauvage Lois Sewell Polly Decker Barbara Rose Marie Leadingham Willis Leadingham

More Entries For Contest In Parade Of The Hills

Nanette Jane Ogg and Jean Marie Crane join the Little Queen Contest lineup for Parade of the Hills week. Ogg is sponsored by Ogg Wholesale Co and escorted by Chuckie Matheny of Nelsonville. Crane represents Milky's Phillips 66 Station with escort Jimmy Conner of Nelsonville Route 1.

Nelsonville Nanette Jane Ogg Verl Ogg E. Columbus St Jean Marie Crane Walter Crane Buchtel Miss Ogg Ogg Wholesale Co Chuckie Matheny M. A. Patton C. L. Matheny Miss Crane Milky’s Phillips 66 Jimmy Conner Raymond Conner

Esther Class to Meet at First Christian Church

The Esther Class of the First Christian Church will hold its regular monthly meeting in the church social rooms Tuesday evening. Hostesses will be Mrs. Anna Lowery and Mrs. Sadie Linton, with Mrs. Mabel Davis conducting the devotional service. A potluck dinner starts at 6 p.m.

Nelsonville Anna Lowery Sadie Linton Mabel Davis Esther First Christian Church

Lady bowlers to meet Nelsonville

All teams in the Wednesday Night League of the Women's Bowling Association are to send a representative to the league organizational meeting at 7 30 p m on Wednesday. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Sally Harmony on Pine Grove Drive.

Nelsonville Women’s Bowling Association Sally Harmony Pine Grove

Revolver Missing From S. Davis Grocery Store

A .32 caliber six shot blue steel four inch Smith & Wesson revolver was reported missing from under the checkout counter at S. Davis Grocery and Meat Market in Nelsonville. Manager Roy E. Davis notified police after noting the weapon had not been fired for years and ammunition is very old. Police Chief Max Valkenburg urged families with children who visited the store Monday to question them and search homes for the revolver.

Nelsonville Smith & Wesson S. Davis Poplar Fourth Sts Roy E. Davis Max Valkenburg Davis Store

Clyde Merle Rutter Rites Held at Johnson Funeral Home

Funeral services for Clyde Merle Rutter 64 of Kimberly are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. Langley Gullett of the Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial follows in Soldiers' Circle at Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.

Nelsonville Clyde Merle Rutter Kimberly Johnson Funeral Home Langley Gullett Church of the Nazarene Soldiers’ Circle Green Lawn Cemetery

Nelsonville Personal News Highlights Residents Visit

Nelsonville couple Mr and Mrs Frank Oakley have returned from a two week Crooksville visit with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred Hill and a further week with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Richard Anderson in St Clairsville Flavis Tigner of Fort St is reported recovering satisfactorily from surgery at Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital Room 124

Nelsonville Frank Oakley E. Columbus St Crooksville Fred Hill Richard Anderson St. Clairsville Flavis Tigner Fort St Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital Neil Tippett Columbus L. J. Adkins Martha Bullock Lee Bullock Dalmus Ernest Bullock George Adkins Lancaster Conda Webb Mansfield

Auxiliary to Meet Glouster at Eagles Hall

The UMWA Auxiliary will meet at the Eagles Hall on Tuesday evening at 7 30. A potluck lunch will follow the meeting.

Glouster UMWA Eagles Hall

Mrs Warren Celebrates 92d Birthday in Nelsonville

Mrs Caro line Warren former District 29 resident was honored at a 92nd birthday dinner hosted by her son James E Warren in Corning Route 1. Attendees included Sam Warren Nelsonville Henry Sparks Bertea Warren Haydenville and many relatives from Nelsonville New Straitsville Jeromesville Logan and surrounding areas.

Nelsonville Caroline Warren District 29 James E. Warren Corning Route 1 Sam Warren Henry Sparks Bertean Warren Warren Haydenville Nick Collins Steve Janet John New Straitsville John Kraunitz Mike Logan Curtis Chase Jeromesville Robert de Long Anita Debbie Tim Donald Morman Terry

Cub Scouts Hold July Pack Meet at Glouster Memorial Park

Cub Scout Pack 78 met for a July pack meeting at Glouster Memorial Park with Ralph Brown leading the business session. Awards went to David Kostival and Don Richardson for Lions and Bear badges. various Den I to Den III members earned athletic honors in discus, baseball throw, standing broad jump, thirty yard dash, baton relay, and three legged race.

Chauncey Glouster Memorial Park Ralph Brown David Kestival Don Richardson Greg Henry Butch Biff Brown Greg Sorrels den I den II den III John Abdella Jeff Lenigar Ted Gretz Butch Brown Greg Sorrell David Kostival Mike Gretz Greg Sorrells Bill Ralph Charles

Levering Family Reunion Set in Logan at Kachelmacher Park

The Levering family reunion will be held at Kachelmacher Park in Logan Sunday. A basket dinner will be served at noon, followed by election of officers. All friends and relatives are invited to participate.

Levering Nelsonville Kachelmacher Park Logan

Chauncey Friends Plan Wednesday Homecoming Prep

The Friendship group meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the parish house to wash dishes and silverware in preparation for the Homecoming event. The brief session aims to ready tables and serve guests.

Chauncey

Buster Nolan Hall Pleads Guilty in Canal Street Speeding Case

Nelsonville resident Buster Nolan Hall of 664 Morrill Ave Columbus pleads guilty in Mayor Hilleary's court to driving 55 mph on Canal Street Route 33. He is fined $20 plus court costs.

Nelsonville Buster Nolan Morrill Ave Columbus

Jacksonville Mothers Club Picnic Planned

The Jackson ville Mothers Club will hold a picnic on Thursday at Gloucester Park for members and their families at 6 p.m. Members should bring a covered dish, table service and beverage. Meat will be furnished.

Jacksonville Jacksonville Mothers Club Glouster Park

Boosters to Meet Nelsonville York Athletes Group

Athletic Boosters will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the York High School building to discuss support for Nelsonville York teams and upcoming events.

Nelsonville York Athletic Boosters York High School

CDC to Meet Glouster Common Development Corp

The CDC will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 in the mayor s office to discuss community development plans with the Glouster Common Development Corporation.

Glouster Glouster Common- Development Corporation

At 7 90 At The K of P Hall

Readable fragment notes an event time around 7 90 at the K of P Hall. No further details or context available from the fragment.

Friendship Club Pledges Charity Aid

Friendship Club held its weekly meeting with Mrs John Simpkins as hostess and Mrs Carl Taylor presiding. Reports by Eugene Wyatt and Fred Taylor outlined finances. The club pledged support to heart cancer and polio funds and to Middleport Fire Department and Emergency Squad.

Storys Run Storys Run Friendship Club John Simpkins Carl Taylor Eugene Wyatt Fred Taylor Simp Kins Ways and Means Friendship Club Middleport

Mr Gibbs Dies At 60 In Ohio Funeral Held Thursday

James F E Gibbs 60 died Sunday in Dayton after a short illness. Born in Trimble he was a GM Frigidaire foreman in Dayton and a Mason, Scottish Rite and Shrine member. Survived by mother Anna and five siblings. widow Lena preceded him. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday at Norbert W Johnston Glouster with Rev Larry Kline. burial Maplewood Cemetery after calling hours Wednesday.

Glouster James FE. Gibbs Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Trimble Two William Gibbs Anna Love Gibbs Frigidaire Division General Motors Trimble Masonic Lodge Valley of Scottish Rite Antioch Temple Shrine Anna Gibbs Denver Sycamore Ohio Chester Zanesville Janette Jonas Grace Pratt New Carlisle Mary Lancshur Illinois Harold Vaughn Lena George Norbert W. Johnston Larry Kline Maplewood Cemetery

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes and Admissions

Hospital bulletin lists newborns for the Smith family in Corning Route 1 and the North family in Logan Route 1, along with multiple admissions including Sarah Lent Nelsonville Patricia Williams Logan Route 3 and several others across Nelsonville Trimble Buchtel Chauncey Athens and Carbondale. A note mentions Bleed used 3 units and a historical line about the Louisiana Purchase negotiated with Napoleon in 1808.

Sarah Lent Nelsonville Patricia Williams Logan Emily Chalfant Trimble Virginia Simonton Charles R. Clark Buchtel Kenneth Huntley New Plymouth Beatrice Matheny Chaun Harry Wolfe Glouster Leslie Blair Athens

LL All Stars Triumph 5-0 in Playoff Quarterfinal

Nelsonville Little League All Stars meet Oak Hill today at 6:30 in Wellston for the tournament quarterfinal. Nelsonville beat Franklin Furnace 5-0 after four trips to Wellston. Jim Schultz pitched a two hit game as the team collected eight hits. Carloads of fans travel to watch.

Marriage Announced in Williamson and Columbus

Mrs. Mary Harmon of Williamson West Virginia announces the marriage of her daughter Wada to Charles W. Thompson son of Mrs. Betty Thompson of Nel sonville. The double ring ceremony was held August 2 in Sparta North Carolina. The bride works at Swan Cleaners in Columbus and the groom, a Buchtel York High School graduate, is employed by Westinghouse in Columbus. They will reside at 1482 Sullivant Avenue Columbus.

Nelsonville Mary Harmon Williamson W. Va Wada Charles W. Thompson Betty Thompson Grover St. Nelsonville Charles L. Thompson Sparta N. C Gerry Brown Swan Cleaners Columbus Buchtel- York High School Westinghouse Sullivant Ave

Chiefs Plan Picnic at Glouster Memorial Park

The Past Chiefs announce their annual picnic at Glouster Memorial Park Thursday at 4 p.m. Pythian Sisters are invited. Meat will be furnished and attendees should bring their own table service. If rain occurs the event moves to the K of P Hall.

Glouster Glouster Memorial Park Pythian K of P

Chauncey Families Share Weekend Gatherings Across Counties

Chauncey residents hosted relatives from Columbus and Mentor for Sunday visits and dinners. Air Force Staff Sgt Robert Freeman returns from Biloxi on leave before a long France deployment. Nearby gatherings included trips to a Bethel camp meeting near Coshocton and a Coshocton roadside picnic.

Coshocton Charles Clarey Delmus Bullock Robert Bullock Lewis Adkins Pilgrim Holiness

Fire damages sign at Bob Wilson Photo Studio

A grounded wire touching a neon sign in front of Bob Wilson Photo Studio at 67 W. Washington St. sparked a small fire about 11 15 a.m. Monday. Fire Chief Hall used a hand extinguisher to extinguish the blaze, burning the wooden frame of the sign.

Nelsonville Bob Wilson Photo Studio Washington St Hall

Child Injured When Struck On Route 33

Eight year old Michael Wayne Welch of Nelsonville was hit on Route 33 north of the Athens Hocking County line by a Wooster driver Glover Triplett 31. He was taken by ambulance to Mount St Mary Hospital with a fractured right leg and a severe scalp laceration. The accident was reported at 1 30 p.m. and the driver was not held.

Nelsonville Michael Wayne Welch Thomas Welch Athens- Hocking State Highway Patrol Glover Triplett Wooster Welch Mount St. Mary Hospital

Weekend Travels Mentioned by Athens and Newark Residents

Cedric Antle of Athens spent the weekend in Columbus. Hud Olbers and family along with Mrs Gyure and others visited Waynesboro Virginia and Luray Caverns before moving to Smithers West Virginia. Gertrude Brown returned from Newark Ohio visiting Ocea Sands and Dorothy Hay. Neil Roberts announces birth at 6215 Ranch View Drive Independence Ohio.

Cedric Antle Athens Columbus Hud Olbers Pete Gyure Dennis Madalena Waynesboro, Va Newark Ohio Ocea Sands Dorothy Hay National Road Neil Roberts Ranch View Drive Independence

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Lambert-Hopkins By Catherine Hoy Revolver Conal Mrs. Warren Cub Scouts CDC K of P Hall Bangkok Thailand London Hollywood Bing Crosby Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Bob Hope Frank Dean Monaco Bing Bob Hong Kong Finch Club Ranooiph Fraley Mr. Gibbs Mount St, Mary Hospital Robert Smith Corning Paul North Cey Ethel Sheeran New Lexington Terry Bartlett Millfield Laverne Spencer Michael Welch Miles Stump Carbondale John Wolfe Arthur Hewitt Thomas Griffith Dana Buckley Cindy Adams Alan Neiman Burl Lanning Brian Pedigo LL All Stars Nelson Wellston Eugene Devore Sheltering Arms Hospital Robert Freeman Biloxi Miss Air Force France Ella Devore Fred Amspoker Edward and Jerry Devore Ruth Freeman Jeffrey Karl Weiss Rt. 1 Francis Howard Billy Howard Monty Brown Mentor George Fischer Willoughby Charles Weiss Jr Hudson Howard French Parma Howard Sycks Mokadore Athens Messenger Athens County Twilight Racing Tubrsday Featuring Kiwanis Better Calves Club
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