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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1956

Page

11

Autopsy Planned After Man Found Floating in Creek

In Nelsonville a state tuberculosis meeting toured the new Mount St. Mary Hospital site with plans for the Christmas Seal drive and county TB groups. In Gallia County a 73 year old man Marion Blaine Jones was found in Racoon Creek near Winton Dam with an autopsy to determine cause of death underway in Columbus, with officers considering accidental natural or suicidal death.

Gallia Creek Nelsonville Ohio Ohio Tuberculosis & Health Association Columbus Mount St. Mary Hospital Robert W. Stuart Tor State Association Fred Kilgust Southeastern Gallipolis Marion Blaine Jones Raccoon Creek Winton Dam Tal J. Gordon Gibert Donald Warerime Ohio State University Hospital Jones Shane Lawn Vernon McCoy Vinton McCoy

Nelsonville Church News Snapshot of Local Services

Multiple listings show weekly worship times for Nelsonville and surrounding churches. Notable entries include Nazarene, Presbyterian, Latter Day Saints, Methodist, Epiphany, and Pilgrim Holiness churches with morning services, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and midweek activities led by named pastors and archdeacons. A diocese notice references Ralph W. Parks and the Diocese of Michigan.

Garntlan Rortana Long Church of the Nazarene Langley Gullet Sékmon Arthur E Warren Ohio Young Wire Presbyterian Church Latter Day Saints Jackson St D. C. Norris Methodist Jefferson F. M. Wentz Zion Church of the Epiphany Presbyterianity Holy Communion E. E Ralph W. Parks Diocese of Michigan Young Peoples Ested Longstreth Pilgrim Holiness Duane Saylor Church of the Trinity Arthur Ship

Sewer Project Advances in Nelsonville on Chestnut St

Service Safety Director Homer Adams reports progress on repairing a broken 24 foot deep sewer tile near the Nelsonville Foundry. Workers built a cofferdam around a crumbling manhole, the Columbus Rotorouter Co. will return with special gear to ensure the line is open to the next manhole, and 18 inch tiles will be installed to finish the project. Also notes a giant Victoria Regis water lily with leaves up to four feet wide.

Nelsonville Homer Adams E. Chestnut St Nelsonville Foundry Columbus Rotorouter, Co

Monroe St Resident Dies in Columbus Hospital

Cletus Mike Mellinger, 54, of 33 Monroe St, Nelsonville, died Thursday at University Hospital, Columbus after 10 days of treatment. He worked over 20 years for Nelsonville Lumber Co. Survived by wife Cora, daughter Kathryn Davis of Logan, son Harry at home, brothers Charles of Nelsonville and Orville of Dayton. Funeral Sunday at 1 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home, Rev F M Wentz officiating. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Nelsonvile Cletus Mike) Mellinger Monroe St University Hospital Columbus Susan Mellinger Nelsonville Nelsonville Lumber Co Cora Mellinger Kathryn Davis Logan Harry Charles Orville Dayton Johnson Funeral F. M. Wentz First Methodist Church Green Lawn Neral

Mount St Mary Hospital Births and Admits

Births listed for Clifford Laing and a son. James Hook and a daughter. Walter Forrest and a son. Admissions include Dr. Hubert Howard and Mrs. Shirley Owens among several others. Dismissals include Claude L James and son Robert Rawls. Additional names: David Cline, Mrs Mary Mohney, Mrs Zola Hull, Elsworth Cline, Mrs Ethel Worthington, Jefferson Bowers, and Alberta Barrows.

Clifford Laing Crooksville James Hook Glouster Walter Forrest Nelsonville Hubert Howard Youngstown Shirley Owens New Straitsville Donald Duncan Judy McClelland Billy Gray Gladys Sayers Trimble Robert Hatfield James Barney Athens Clarence H. Jones Hamilton Ohio Larry H. Jones Kay E. Jones Ronald Owens Bess Owens Claude L. James Glous Robert Rawls Chauncey David Cline

Mayor Hilleary Hears Patrol Court Cases

Two cases from the State Highway Patrol were heard in Mayor Earl Hilleary's court on Aug 8. Henderson Oliver of Logan pleaded guilty to unsafe operation of a motor vehicle and was fined $15 plus costs. Patty Lee Cavote of locals pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speed and was fined $15. Bond of $20 posted by Joseph E. Rowland of Lancaster for appearance to answer a charge of passing without a clearly shown distance was forfeited. The charge was filed by Sheriff A J Waldron of Hocking County.

Nelsonville Earl Hilleary State Highway Patrol Henderson Oliver Logan Patty Lee Cavote Joseph E. Rowland Lancaster A. J. Waldron Hocking County

Eagles To Host Murray City Aerie Meeting Aug 12

Murray City Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will host the District 4 meeting and initiation on August 12, announced Charles Roberts, worthy president. Also notes Mrs C A Brooks and Betsy from New York visiting Columbus relatives plan to return next week. Geologists describe volcanoes as surface phenomena with heat and energy originating 25 to 30 miles below the Earth’s surface.

Murray City Order of Eagles District 4 Charles Roberts Nelsonville C. A. Brooks Betsy New York John V. Wood Harris Wood Columbus

Local Man Completes Army Duty in Europe

James Cope, son of Mr and Mrs James Cope, finished an overseas tour of a year and a half in Europe. He arrived in New York on Aug 6 and is at Fort Sheridan awaiting discharge, with expected release by Sunday.

Nelsonville James Cope Europe New York Fort Sheridan Ill

Soldier to Join Family Vacations on Lake Erie

A serviceman set to join his family on vacation at Lake Erie. He has spent two years in the Army attached to the Medical Group and stationed in Mannheim Germany, with overseas service across Europe.

Will Lake Erie Cope Manneheim Germany

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