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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1961

Page

6

York Education Board Hires Poston Principal

The York Education Board appoints a Poston principal and plans to adjust age requirements. Kindergarten eligibility will apply to children five before December and first grade entry to six before December, with age dates moved to September 1 next year. Roy Bookman may use the old high school band room for Boy Scout meetings until cold weather arrives. Murray City American Legion Post granted permission to use facilities.

Roy Bookman Murray City American Legion Bert Barnes Sand Run Deeds Dairy

Mrs Coon Dies At 71 In Darlington Pa

Mrs Linnie Pitt Coon 71 died at her Darlington home Monday. Born May 11 1890 near Lowell she was a daughter of Sylvester and Annie Rummer. Survived by husband Emory Coon mother Gordie Rummer Olive Willford and others. Funeral 1 pm Thursday Lowell Methodist Church burial Green Lawn Cemetery.

Linnie Pitt Coon Darlington Lowell Sylvester Annie Rummer Emory Coon Gordie Rummer Olive Willford Chandlersville Lowell Methodist Church Green Lawn Cemetery

Strolling Through Nelsonville Shops Recreates Elegant Era

Marilyn Dicks reflects in Nelsonville's business district on displays, letters from war front homes, and artifacts that evoke a bygone era. The piece envisions civilians imagining life in the 1800s, contrasting romance with war’s cruelty and detailing fashions, furniture, and delicate comforts of the period.

Nelsonville Battlefront Korea Germany Lincoln Pigeon Creek

23 Merchants in Two Day Sidewalk Sale at Nelsonville

Nelsonville organizer Jack Maurer announced 23 uptown merchants will join a Friday and Saturday sidewalk sale with prices aimed at real savings. Civil War era dress colors mark vendors north and south of the Public Square fountain as events include Miss Parade of the Hills visits, Go-Kart races, 4-H skit, and a civil war dress contest.

Maurer Miss Parade of the Hills

Platform Goes Up For Coronation in Nelsonville

Carpenters wrap a large platform around the Public Square fountain for the coronation dais of Miss Parade of the Hills 1961. Decorations chief Mrs Phillip Stevenson leads the final dressing before Thursday night’s crowning and judges’ decision from the reviewing stand.

Nelsonville — Carpenters Nelsonville Phillip Stephenson

Births and Admissions at Mount St. Mary Hospital

The Mount St. Mary Hospital notes report births for Frank Keeney’s family in Millfield a daughter and James T Deible of Logan Route 3 a son. Admissions include Laura Wingo Albany Route James Lent Nelsonville Bruce Neal Nelsonville Carl Boley New Lexington Route 1 Shirley Murphy Nelsonville and others. Discharges list returns and transfers including Mrs Larry Coffey and son Za leski and Mrs Ronald Dupler and daughter Carbon Hill.

Frank Keeney Millfield James T. Deible Logan James Lent Nelsonville Bruce Neal Carl Boley New Lexington Shirley Murphy Bessie Cunningham Chauncey Charles Bickley the Plains Chora Leach Wellston Ronald Dupler Carbon Hill Felix Patton Terri Lynn Wagner Shelby Anders Shawnee George Sufronko Nellie White New Plymouth Bobby Coe

Services Are Friday For Mrs. Haughton

Funeral services for Mrs. Rosene Haughton former Glouster resident who died Wednesday at Courtland will be held Friday at 1 p m at Johnson funeral home Nelsonville. Burial will be in Maplewood cemetery Glouster.

Nelsonville Rosene Haughton Glouster Courtland Johnson Funeral Home Maplewood Cemetery

Return to Duty for Nelsonville Sailor and Wife

Petty Officer 3rd Class and Mrs. Tom Leake depart Bay Side Virginia after a 20 day leave with Mr. Leake’s parents Floyd and Mrs. Leake of Buchtel. They visited Mt. Morris Michigan to see Mrs. Leake’s brother John Cable Jr. Verna Cable formerly of Nelsonville accompanies him.

Nelsonville Tom Leake Bay Side Leake Floyd Leake Buchtel Mt. Morris Mich John Cable Verna Cable

Free lunch after Nelsonville parade at Red Men’s Lodge

A free public lunch will be served after the Nelsonville parade at the Red Men’s Lodge on Thursday night.

Nelsonville Red Men’s Lodge

Presbyterian Women's Association Opens Fall Meeting

Nelsonville reports the first fall gathering at 7 30 p m Monday in the church social rooms. Circle One Watts Evans will serve as hostesses for the event.

Nelsonville Presbyterian Women’s Association Circle One Watts-Evans

Nelsonville Bond Forfeited in Intoxication Case

William Fick of Nelsonville forfeited a $30 bond posted on an intoxication charge. The action was recorded as a legal disposition in the local court records.

Nelsonville Wiliam Fick

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