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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
6
The article notes that in years ahead a new department will employ staff at Adamson's and that G Holland plans to relocate stock from the local store to Columbus soon.
Delbert Kuhn owner of Adamson Clothing on W Columbus St announces an August 22 start for a new line of men s shoes at his Nelsonville store Hazel Edington long time Holland Shoe Store and Edington Co clerk described in the notice and its prede cessor as part of the expansion.
Southeast Ohio Egg Auction Association will host open house at Chestnut Street offices and plant in Nelsonville on Friday. Event includes a 9:30 a.m. auction board meeting, noon to 2 30 p.m. plant tours, 2 30 to 4 p.m. program at Little House led by D D Moyer, 4 to 6 p.m. Farm Bureau marketing officials with Federated Egg Cooperative, 6 p.m. dinner at The Colonial, and a 7 30 p.m. Federated Egg Cooperative board meeting. Attendees include managers, producers, and directors from Wooster New Washington Napoleon Versailles Milford Columbus Pittsburgh.
NELSONVILLE The annual Kelch reunion was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Ringheiser in Columbus last Sunday.
The Tseo people of southeast Uganda wear elaborate hairstyles made with hair from the heads of deceased ancestors. The strands are bound with blood and finished with feathers as part of their ceremonial decor.
In Gallia County Mrs. Holley aged 72 is found dead. Constable Johnson reports she had a purse with small change, no visible scratches except after death, and a hidden wallet in bedding. Born 1877 in Guyana Township she had marriages to James B. Smith and George Goody with complex marital history.
Mrs. Millie Griffith of Charleston West Virginia spent a week visiting her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Moses Perry. Mr and Mrs Vernon Perry of Columbus were weekend guests at the Perry home. Mrs L V Lowher was reported recovering from a recent illness.
Elizabeth Blackwell earned her M D from Geneva College in 1849 becoming the first woman to receive medical diplomas in the United States.
The Britannica notes cattle were first tamed for use as draft animals and for milk rather than meat. This emphasizes early cattle roles in agriculture and dairy production beyond consumption.
Minnie Orr and family attended the Theiss reunion at Pomeroy. Ed ward White hosted guests from Chillicothe. Michel Bentz moved near Bashan. Several visits among Orr, Theiss, Morarity, McKay and Buckley families across Pomeroy Columbus Antiquity Parkersburg Springfield and Reedsville.
Mr and Mrs R B Sellers guests of relatives in Columbus and Cleveland return home Mrs Irving Karr Sr visits her mother Martha Echols St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg Mr and Mrs F A Shumway and granddaughter Jane Gilmore back from Canada trip Mr and Mrs John Bowen and son Don Quisenberry spend a Saturday in Parkersburg Miss Bertha Lawrence Youngstown and Mr and Mrs Olivier Rollins Cincinnati visit local friends and property interests Mrs Rucker Carr and daughter Nancy return to Rayford after a week with J C Terrells WSCS Asbury Church serves dinner to Meigs County Pioneer Society members Mrs Annie Will and daughters Faye and Barbara Jessup Ga visit Meigs County relatives Marcia B Karr
The Protestant Churches of America present an hour of music drama and entertainment at the Christian Church in Nelsonville on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Featuring Pat B. Withrow Jr. as head, the program includes Ivy and Al Walsh with accompaniment by Withrow. The event is under Veterans Hospital Programs, a nonprofit aiding veterans hospitals and bedside radios. Admission is free with a free will offering accepted. Rev. J. A. Long chairs the local committee.
NELSONVILLE The Legion Auxiliary will entertain at a benefit card party Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at the Legion home.
Mrs S Steenrod deputy registrar of motor vehicles attended a district meeting in Marietta. The gathering, attended by deputy registrars, explained provisions of the new driver licensing law passed by the recent legislature.
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