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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
7
Nelsonville Elks Quartet captured first place in the South Central District contest here over quartets from New Lexington and Newark. The New Lexington group finished second. The quartet includes Charles Evans and Dr Robbin Gard.
A vintage advertisement touts Ostrex Tonic tablets as a iron rich tonic to restore pep and vitality for husbands and wives. It claims exhausted couples need iron and vitamin B with a money back guarantee and says the product is sold at drug stores nationwide.
Mrs Rex Flowers received a call Sunday afternoon Aug 10 from her son S2-C Bill Flowers stationed at San Francisco informing her he was shipping out for China at 9 00 a.m. Monday Aug 11. He serves on the Destroyer USS McKean and said the ship would return stateside in May 1948.
Tom Wolfe and Joe Galvin captured a silver loving cup after winning at the convention here where 300 members from 12 lodges registered. On August 25 they will vie for the state championship at Cedar Point. A Saturday dance featured Lewie Meyer's Orchestra of Lancaster Ohio and Sunday hosted a card party for visiting ladies by Emblem Club hostesses.
Misses Beatrice and Mildred Barber with Mrs William Barber and son Billy of Cambridge Mass spent a month here then left for Cambridge They will tour Maine Mr Mrs Leland DeVore with Dorothy and David left for Rittman Ohio after visiting relatives Lieut Helen C Jackson and Philadelphia guest Erle C Jackson with Frank R Jackson visited L A North family in Columbus Earl Streets had major surgery in hospital in Columbus Mrs Virgil Moore of Jacksonville visited sister Hazel Verity They spent Tuesday with friends in Wellston Mrs Bill Hall Lucille and Betty Verity were in Lancaster.
Mr and Mrs Ed ward Brewer of Little Hocking visited Mr and Mrs H M Stice on Tuesday. Huntington guests included Mr and Mrs Cecil Pollock Mrs Hattie Messersmith and Mrs Ola Goodson who dined with Mr and Mrs Grover Saunders. Harold Edwards is recovering after surgery at Holzer Hospital. Gallipolis visitors were Mr and Mrs William Frailey with Mrs Frailey’s parents Mr and Mrs A T Murray. The Soles family visit Columbus for a week with their son Paul. Rosemary Woods and daughters Susan and Cheryl of Columbus spent time with the Chicks. Gerald Hull and daughters Janet and Jean from Clifton visited Mrs Hull’s parents. John Thompson will drive the new school bus this winter.
Nelsonville report says the Buchtel Band Boosters will hold a bake sale Saturday in the Buchtel mayor's office. The event opens at 12 30 p m with proceeds benefiting the band.
Angles' Restaurant served a chicken dinner to the Kit and Kin Club with Mary Morgan snagging high prize and Wanda Martin low. Others present included Ruth Bell and Josie Stobbs among many locals. several visitors from Columbus and East Liverpool were noted. Monthly meeting details, family visits, and a bridge party led by Nell Brown are listed along with a few local notes on real estate and a July Kentucky wedding.
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