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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1962

Page

5

Hartmans Celebrate 20th Wedding Anniversary

Nelsonville area residents Mr. and Mrs. Hartman will host an open house from 2 to 4 p m on Sunday marking his 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married November 27 1912 at Athens County Court House. Their family includes seven daughters and one son plus 26 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Nelsonville Charles Hartman Athens County Court House W. J. Warren Hartman Norma Heightland Monterey Park Calif Garnet Johnson Little Hocking Beatrice Allen Carbondale Waneta Kennard Edith Bobo Donna McLean Athens Evelyn Marecki Reynoldsburg Mona Merriman Columbus Wilbert Hartman

Postal Service History Traced by Nel sonville Rotary

Nelsonville Rotary Club heard a program by William Fraedrich on U S postal history. He traced early post offices and stamps, noting 40 varieties and high value errors, plus pony express era details and a Boston origin for Route 1.

the Messenger Athens Ohio Postal Service Rotary Club Nelsonville William Friedrich U. S Friedrich Sheppard Martha Sheppard Fraedrich David Fraedrich Fice Boston Virginia North Carolina New York Pony Express St. Joseph Sacramento Calif R. E. Butts C. R. Hubbard Lions Club E. Porter Zanesville Alva Oakley Whitesville W. Va George Utley Lancaster Walter Ott Bud Greenman Logan Ira Burnfield Porter Russell Cline Charles Corrigan

Floyd E. Davis 67 Dies Near Wilkesville

Floyd E. Davis, 67, a farmer and trucker near Wilkesville, died Wednesday at Holzer Hospital after admission Tuesday. Born in Meigs County to Homer and Orilla Davis, he is survived by wife Leona Lyle Davis and a brother Dette who predeceased him in 1943. Strong funeral home will host services Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. R. H. Woltz. burial in Salem Center Cemetery. Friends may call at the residence until noon Saturday.

Wilkesville Floyd E. Davis Holzer Hospital Meigs County Homer Davis Orilla Johnston Davis Leona Lyle Davis Dette Strong Funeral Home

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births Admissions and Discharges

Births listed for David Davis and Lewis Gloeckner families. Admissions include Merle Martin Jennie Day Philip Spra gue Na omi Skinner Eva Koontz Sonja Sutton Joseph and Esther Lowery. Dismissals include Glen Harkins Sandra Zeune Raymond Zeune Teresa Watkins Flossie Spencer Teresa Bush Jennie Day and Wayne Fee.

David Davis Logan Lewis Gloeckner Athens Admissions Merle Martin Murray City Jennie Day Nelsonville Philip Sprague New Lexington Naomi Skinner McArthur Sandra Zeune Raymond Zeune Teresa Watkins Waynesburg Flossie Spencer Corning Teresa Bush Gore W. D. Witham Wayne Fee

Nelsonville volunteers respond to smoke at Jackson Street

Fire Chief Clarence Hall and volunteer Gerald Forbes found half the double dwelling smoky at 475 Jackson St from a kettle filled with rags on the kitchen range. Hall carried the kettle outside, searched for tenant James Sowards who was not home, opened windows, and used an electric fan to clear the smoke after Mrs Campbell called the alarm.

Nelsonville Clarence Hall Gerald Dallas Forbes Jackson St Hall James Sowards Sowards

Wanda Gillette Named Judge for Parade of the Hills

Nelsonville Ohio Wanda Gillette of Proctorville will help judge the Miss Parade of the Hills finalists Monday. Other judges are Carl Plummer of Lima and Gary Spires of Columbus both high ranking bank executives.

Nelsonville Charles Corrigan Ohio Wanda Gillette Proctorville Carl Plummer Lima City Loan & Savings Co Gary Spires Huntington National Bank Columbus

River traffic on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers listed

Vessel movements and channel readings across the Ohio and Kanawha systems show boats and locks with varying elevations, down to the minute. Entries include Montgomery and Greenup gauges, Lock 15 through 38 statuses, and named boats such as Queen City and Creditor with up and down readings recorded in the late morning to afternoon.

Ganges Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy - Mason Point Pleasant Hoagland Queen City Lnake Ovec Lock Roger. Downey Rosalyn W Craig M City of Huntington San Sadler Titan V. Criss Soe Soseeenti Creditor Bayou la Reine Beckford Invader Cotton Queen Northern H. E. Bowles S Zephyr Miss Iivere Mark Eastin Esso Tennessee John J. Rowe Ravenswood R. H. Bosworth I Samuel Clemens Phillip Sporn Triple Power Prosperity Stevenson Illinois

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Hartmans American Legion MR. and Mrs John McCauley Glen Garry Paul Sachs Haney's House of Fashion Berkshire Wiechous United States Floyd Davis Mount ST. Mary Hospital S.E. Ohio U.S Borden's Treat Logan Ohio West Hunter Street Wes Cannon Ivy Collins & Young W. Columbus St Collins & Young's Frigidaire Credit Thrift Plan Thrifty Motorola Womar Brooks
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