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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1950
Page
5
In Nelsonville the PTA Council sponsors a Pre School Roundup and clinic at Mount St. Mary Hospital health clinic Tuesday, Aug 29. Children aged two to six with no prior clinic attendances may participate with a parent.
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Mitchell 59 will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ewing funeral home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. She died Thursday. Survivors include sons Ervin Delbert J. and Thomas Mitchell all of Columbus one sister Fannie Kindle Columbus and one brother David Love Pomeroy. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
Mrs. Jennie Sweeny of Zaleski hosted a Tuesday dinner in honor of her sister Mrs. Clara Potts of 311 Fort Street celebrating her 74th birthday. Guests included their brother R. R. Sands and niece Miss Dorothy Steincamp of Columbus.
Miss Sally Hall daughter of the Rev and Mrs Hall and Bernard Conrad son of Mrs Lueville Conrad were married at 6 p.m. August 19 at the bride’s home 350 North Culver Street Logan Rev John Lloyd Evans officiated with the bride given in marriage by her father. The reception followed with many relatives and local residents in attendance.
Mrs. Phil Weekley hosts Hoyt Weekley's visit while Mrs. Hoyt Weekley visits Mansfield. Fred Porter of Arizona visits Rose Liggett and local residents. A birthday gathering at Mrs. Weekley's home. wiener roast canceled by rain. pot luck planned with attendees listed. Visits include Chauncey Millfield Pomeroy Cleveland Athens Chauncey.
Multiple churches in Nelsonville announce services for the week. Presbyterians and Epiphany hold joint and separate services, with morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Other churches list ministers, parish activities, picnics, youth events, and midweek prayers.
The Women's Missionary Society of the Dorr Run Chapel in Nelsonville plans a bazaar in the Gas Co office. Proceeds will aid building a Sunday school room at the chapel. The event runs Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. featuring handmade articles and pottery.
Admitted patients include Mrs. Maud Guess of Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs. Fred Scott of New Plymouth and Mrs. Julia Byers of Glouster. Discharged are Mrs. Dale Martin and daughter of Logan and Mrs. John Drake of Buchtel and Mrs. Jack Whyte of Nelsonville.
The Bethel WSCS August gathering at Mrs Mary Calloway's residence featured opening by Mrs Mabel Hopkins and children's program led by Mrs Verla Calloway. Refreshments served to numerous members and guests. A surprise birthday for Ralph Calaway accompanied games and gift giving with many relatives listed as present.
The Rev and Mrs Stanley R Whitson and Mr and Mrs R B Whitson of 323 City View Terrace Cumberland Maryland were guests Thursday of their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W L Barker of 106 Fayette Street Nelsonville Ohio.
Chauncey and The Plains residents Mrs Alvira Shafer and family visited Mr and Mrs Dave Shafer in Nelsonville. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Gates from Jackson Michigan Roland Syx and daughters Barbara and Shirley from Dayton and the Nicholsons of Columbus. Daisy Syx of Dayton returned home with Roland after three weeks at the Preston home. Mrs Syx and Mrs Preston visited Mrs Sarah Lowery in Greens Run where she lies seriously ill at her daughter Effie Cartwright’s home.
Chauncey Mr. and Mrs. Willard Simonton, superintendent and matron of the County Home in Chauncey, attended the Superintendents and Matrons picnic of the Southeastern Ohio district held Thursday at Buckeye Lake.
A listing of churches with pastors and service times across Chauncey Millfield Greens Run Morristown and The Plains. Includes combined Sunday School and worship times, midweek services, Sabbath worship, and youth meetings.
Nelsonville report says Frank Beitelchiess of Buchtel pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Mayor Earl Hilliary fined him $100 plus costs after Patrolman Everett Hewlett stated Beitelchiess drove from an alley on Hocking Street, crossed the street, and stopped against C. L. Matheny's parked car with neither vehicle damaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Evans of The Plains return from an eight day Michigan trip. They visited East Harbor Lakeside Mackinac City St Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie with stops in Ann Arbor Flint Saginaw Bay City Standish and Lansing. They were joined by their son Bill from Bucyrus for the weekend.
Members of Chauncey Auxiliary UMW of A will depart by bus Sunday at 9 a m from Converse and Maint streets for their annual outing and picnic at Buckeye Lake. Members may invite guests.
Chauncey Bullock Cpl Paul F. Bullock enlisted 1948 transferred from Fort Benning Georgia to Japan. He is son of Mr and Mrs Blaine Bullock. Chauncey and his wife Patricia have been living here with her parents in law. She expects to return to Columbus Georgia.
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