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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1951
Page
2
Chauncey officials announce strict village trash dumping rules to be posted and enforced by Mayor Charles Wadley. The dumping area, leased from New York Coal Co for Chauncey and Dover Township residents, will impose fines for trespassing and requires bulldozer clearance to continue disposal.
A benefit baseball game is planned for Sunday at 2 30 p m at City Playgrounds in Nelsonville to aid Bill Watkins who is hospitalized after fracturing both bones in his left leg sliding into second base. A Columbus semi pro team will face an All Star lineup from the Hocking Valley league. Watkins is a former high school star and active booster for local sports and clubs.
Robert G. Jack of Nelsonville passed the state bar examinations announced from Columbus. A Duke Law School graduate and WWII Army Air Corps bombardier, he recently joined government service in Washington, D C, with his wife.
Miss Jessie Pergrin R N recently visiting nurse for the New York City Health Department spent Monday and Tuesday with her mother Mrs. Doris Pergrin in Nelsonville. She is en route to San Diego where she has accepted a similar position.
Nelsonville representatives of a Columbus decorating service will visit Aug 31 and Sept 1 to arrange contracts for decorating store and office fronts for the Parade of the Hills festival and homecoming Sept 9. Paul Betts says William Bollenbacher will contact local stores. eight tavern keepers helped decorate Public Square.
Mr and Mrs Frank Maffin of Nelsonville Route 1 welcome a son. Admitted: Mrs Henrietta Standall Nelsonville Clarence J Robinson Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs James W Boswell Athens. Discharged: Leslie H Kennison Murray City Lawrence Pitts Nelsonville Route Mrs Edward Banik Murray City Bernardin Crooks Nelsonville.
Barbara and Patricia Nogrady daughters of Mr and Mrs John Nogrady Oregon Ridge have come home from Westerville where they worked over the summer Barbara plans to enter Ohio University this fall and Patricia will be a junior at Chauncey Dover High School
Local couple Mr and Mrs Ralph Keiffer announce the birth of their son on August 12 at Mount St Mary Hospital. The baby is named Ralph Steven. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Pearl Keiffer and Mr and Mrs Jesse Matheny.
Chauncey Lloyd Pendergrass had surgery Tuesday at St Francis Hospital in Columbus. Courtney and Mrs Brown visited and report his condition satisfactory. The Rev and Mrs Gilbert Courtney planned to visit him on Wednesday.
The Past Noble Grands Club of Nineveh Rebekah Lodge met in Jacksonville at Mrs. Maude Davis home. Plans were set for a lodge picnic at Lake Hope on Aug 29 and the next meeting to be at Mrs. Mayme Cominsky’s home. Readings included works by Mrs. Whetstone Cominsky Householder Davis Roberts and others. Prizes awarded for contests with Mrs. Whetstone taking first.
The annual Sunday school picnic for Presbyterian families is set for Thursday evening at the Presbyterian Farm on Union Furnace. Attendees will assemble at the church at 5 30 p m with picnic baskets. parents of younger children are asked to attend.
Dr Joe Stocklen of Cleveland spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs John Stocklen. Jacoby reunion held at Lake Hope during a Sunday picnic. H C Paulus of Lakewood visited here with her parents on Sunday. Robert Sowers, son of Clarence and Mrs Sowers, has been on duty at Booth Memorial Hospital Covington KY and now takes a two week Colorado vacation before returning to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine as a senior.
Walnut Hill resident and World War I veteran Mike Dudash went to Veterans Hospital in Huntington West Virginia for examination and treatment after months of declining health. He is a local figure with a long service record.
Junior Courtney S N son of the Rev and Mrs Gilbert Courtney arrived home Sunday from California where his ship landed recently. He has been in the Navy for the past year and spent about nine months on the waters around Korea and Japan. He expects to be assigned to a Navy school upon his return to San Diego.
Mr and Mrs C A Preston hosted Friday guests Mr and Mrs H C Collins and Glouster residents Mrs Clarence Gossman and Rodger Crooks while their parents visited relatives in Dayton and Michigan. Robert and Linda Lou Preston children stay with grandparents.
Jackie Lester and Lowell Davis left Sunday for Columbus to rehearse with the All-Ohio Boys Band this week before appearing at the Ohio State Fair. Both graduated from Chauncey-Dover High School last spring and plan to enter Ohio University in the fall.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Long report the birth of Margaret Bess to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Nead in Bloomington Indiana on August 20. The baby has two brothers James Monte and Arthur William. Mr. Nead teaches mathematics at Indiana University and is pursuing a doctorate in mathematics.
Nelsonville group hosts a stag party at their home Friday at 8 p m featuring a corn eating contest and other games and contests as entertainment.
Plans for a Red Men zone meeting in Nelsonville include a Sunday event and a local group gathering tonight at 7 30 at the home.
Mrs Gladys Viney returned home Sunday evening after attending a five day session of the Providence Missionary Baptist Association at Paint Creek Baptist Church in Gallipolis.
Nelsonville hosts a reunion of World War II veterans Richard Plauck of Montpelier Ohio and James Pitts of Nelsonville. Both were gunners on a bomber shot down off the coast of France February 13 1944 and captured by Germans. They spent the war in camps from east to west as the Russians advanced.
In Glouster the Rev Fr Charles Connor will lead a Rosary at the Zalupski home for Mrs Kathryn Bulanda on Wednesday at 8 p m Funeral services are set for Holy Cross Church Thursday at 9 a m Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery
Seattle reports the USS Sgt. Sylvester Antolak, the 20th troop ship back since May, bringing home 1430 combat troops. Of the 1306 enlisted men and 124 officers on board, Ohioan Cpl. Kenneth E. Glaneman from Glouster is listed among the crew. The convoy has carried 28,373 troops in total.
Funeral services for Mrs Addie Almond of Jacksonville were conducted at Jacksonville Methodist Church Monday by Rev Frank Cooley and Rev Gilbert Courtney with music by Thelma Mambourg Ada McCakey and Helen Courtney. Burial followed at New Marshfield.
Mrs. W A Craft, secretary of the Garden Club, announces dues will be sent to headquarters in the next few days. Members who have not yet paid are asked to deliver dues to her promptly.
Advertisement promises fast relief from piles with Peterson's Ointment. Claims cooling, soothing formula provides quick itching relief and 40 years of trusted use. Sold at druggists with money back offer.
Rev. and Mrs. John Devol and daughter Diana Lynn were honored at a seventh wedding anniversary dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Caudill at their Columbus home. Rev. Devol returned to Glouster Monday afternoon and Mrs. Devol and Diana planned to stay in Columbus visiting relatives for the rest of the week.
Rev John Devol pastor of the local Methodist Church will be guest speaker at Ebenezer Church homecoming in Hocking County on Sunday afternoon August 26. He attended the church as a boy and will deliver a message in song. The church sits six miles north of Carbon Hill.
Wesley Walburn former superintendent of schools and his wife from Enterprise West Virginia were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tippett on Mill Street. Also visiting the Tippetts were their niece and nephew Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lantz.
CHAUNCEY The Millfield Needle Club met Friday night with Mrs. Rice Thomas at Circle Hill. Mrs. Thomas granddaughter Susie Vore helped serve refreshments to members present including Lizzie Patton Eda Heffkin Jessie Fulton Elizabeth Robinett Edith Mc Daniel Nellie Brookins and Olive Brookins. Guest Marjory Bennett attended.
Sheriff George Ehman said Milton Little of Pity Me near Cheshire was arrested with others for aiding in the May 12 beating of Pete McCloud in Middleport. Little is charged with assault with intent to kill and held in Pomeroy jail. Golden Little is free on 1000 bond awaiting Gallia County grand jury action.
The Jacksonville Homecoming committee and interested residents will meet at 7 30 this evening in the town hall. The session aims to organize events and coordinate activities for the upcoming homecoming celebration.
Advertising copy presents Wonder Salve and Wonder Medicated Soap for eczema psoriasis infections and athlete’s foot. Claims antiseptic greaseless formula safe for children with money back guarantee. Rectal remedy PylOx offered with applicator and key sold by local Athens druggists.
Clarksburg West Virginia resident Marshaal Bandfield arrested for failing to stop at a red signal and forfeited a 15 dollar cash bond for failure to appear in mayor's court. Akron resident Jack Allen Miller fined five dollars plus costs for red light violation in Wadley court. Ath ens resident Lawrence Edward Brown cited for speeding in Chauncey and fined five dollars plus costs in Wadley court.
Mr and Mrs Enos Lookado hosted weekend guests from Meigs County nephew Kerr Lookado his wife and daughters Anna Louise and Mary Belle in a family visit to the Plains.
Nagging backache and low energy blamed on slowed kidney function. Doctors stress kidney health and warn against neglect. Doan's Pills marketed as a mild diuretic offers relief by flushing waste from kidney tubes and filters, claimed to have helped millions for over 60 years.
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