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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1938

Page

2

Outdoor Camp for Girl Scouts Nearing Realization in Nelsonville

Nelsonville progress on an outdoor Girl Scout camp advances after a community drive secured funds. A sponsor committee with Hyperion Club and Business and Professional Women's Club oversees planning. Camp Nelson CCC volunteers will build a 20 by 40 foot log cabin on Poston Farm near Lick Run Mine with stone foundation and a large open fireplace.Logs donated by Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. Funds include Clover Farm Stores picnic proceeds to be allocated to the Southeastern Ohio district troops.

Nelsonville Hyperion Club Women's Club Poston Farm Lick Run Camp Nelson CCC Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Clover Farm Southeastern Ohio

Local pleas set in Nelsonville court docket

Edgar DeFord pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle under the influence at the arraignment before Mayor Co G Dew and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Dick Merz admitted to quarreling and fighting and received a 10 dollar fine plus costs. A project lists Mrs Joe Davis, Mrs Edward Sharp, Mrs Lorenzo Butts, Mrs Cecil Shafer, Mrs W H Hyde, Miss Margaret Johnson, and Miss Verna Hand.

Nelsonville Edgar DeFord Co. G. Dew Dick Merz Joe B. Davis Edward Sharp Lorenzo Butts Cecil Shafer W. H. Hyde Margaret Johnson Verna Hand

Nelsonville Social Notes Annual club swimming party

Fourteen members and three guests attended the annual swimming party of the Business and Professional Women's Club at the Sayers Pool in Buchtel. Miss Regina Whyte hosts these events. supper followed the swim, with a meeting at 7 30 pm and Harry Meyer as a guest.

Patricia Clifford J. L. Webb Edith Stiers Business and Professional Women’s Club Sayers Pool Buchtel Regina Whyte Harry Meyer Ohio Grand Lodge Weston T. Dressel Belpre Elmer Siddie Nelsonville

Faithful Workers Class Meet at Mrs Freer Home

Mrs Freer hosts Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Church at 7 30 tonight on W Columbus St. The 15th annual picnic for the Frazier Johnson and Dishon families is set for Sunday at Rising Park Lancaster near the children’s playground. Relatives are asked to bring a basket dinner for 12 o’clock. Miss Mayme Keplar is the group president.

Fred Freer Faithful Workers The Methodist Church W. Columbus St Frazier, Johnson and Dishon Rising Park Lancaster Mayme Keplar

William Brooks Guests in Sault Saint Marie on Business

William Brooks of the William Brooks Shoe Co. spent a week in Sault Saint Marie Michigan on business, accompanied by his wife. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Moyer. Other Nelsonville notices list Mrs. George Merritt of Athens visiting J. W. Wood, and several families traveling or staying with relatives in Columbus, Lancaster, Fort Snelling Minnesota, and Sunbury plus a long 2000 mile East Coast trip by the Dawson family and companions.

William Brooks Sault Saint Marie, Mich Nelsonville George Merritt Athens J. W. Wood Frank Mary Wesley Hawk Park Byers Columbus Helen Roscoe Lancaster W. L. Cooley Roscoe Leighton Aumiller

D. of A. Benefit Party For Nelsonville

A benefit party to entertain Nelsonville will be held in the 10. C. F. Hall on Friday night at 8 15. The event is sponsored by the D of A.

G A Club Benefit Party Planned in Nelsonville

The G A Club will host a benefit party at the L C C F Hall on Saturday night at eight o clock. Proceeds support club activities and local helpers.

Nelsonville G. A. Club L.C.C.F

Married women May Live Longer Than Widows or Spinsters

A historical note suggests middle aged married women fare better in longevity. The estimate contrasts life expectancy among married women with widows and single women, indicating a longer life span for those in marriage.

Mrs. Dalton Dies in Athens

Mrs. Lucretia Dalton, 62, died at her daughter’s home in Athens after five months illness. She leaves five children King Dalton Nelsonville Route 2 R. D. Graham Athens Fred Walbridge Joe at home, three brothers, two sisters, and 16 grandchildren. Funeral at 3:30 at the Graham residence, burial Greenlawn.

Nelsonville Lucretia Dalton R. D. Graham Athens Jackson St Charles Dalton Dalton William Patton King Dalton Graham Fred Walbridge Joe Greenlawn

Nelsonville Youth To Serve in Navy

Mr and Mrs Robert Bateman of Lyle Ave report their son William Lee Bateman has passed the Navy enlistment exam and will go to Norfolk Virginia for three months of preparatory training after leaving Cincinnati. The Nelsonville graduate was among seven boys to pass.

Nelsonville Robert Bateman Lyle Ave Cincinnati William Lee Bateman U. S. Navy William Lee Norfolk

Frasure Baby at Logan Hospital Charles Robert Jr.

Mr and Mrs Charles R Frasure welcomed a son born at Cherrington Hospital on Thursday. The infant is named Charles Robert Jr. Mrs William Tippie and her newborn son left the hospital for home in Jacksonville on Thursday.

Logan Hospital Logan Charles R. Frasure Cherrington Hospital Charles Robert, Jr William Tippie Jacksonville

Mrs Pidcock Dies at Home in Nelsonville

Mrs Della Pidcock aged 76 of Nelsonville died at her Columbus Street home after a week long illness her husband James predeceased her she leaves three children Mrs William Fleck Athens Gus Pidcock and Hiram Pidcock both of Nelsonville a sister Mrs John Coffman Columbus and a brother Dr C O Rizer Kansas City MO five grandchildren Ralph Fleck Ruth Klingenberg Mrs Edward Pedigo Archie Clinton and Gerald Baird funeral services will be Sunday at 1 30 PM at the residence with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery

Nelsonville Della Pidcock Columbus St James Pidcock William Fleck Athens Gus Pidcock Hiram Pidcock John Coffman Columbus C. O. Rizer Kansas City Ralph Fleck Ruth Klingenberg Edward Pedigo New Athens Archie Clinton Detroit Mich Gerald Baird Greenlawn Cemetery

Plot the Curve Of Your Fall Figure Now

Alicia Hart advises shaping a feminine silhouette through fashion and routine. The piece suggests nine hours of sleep, daily exercise, and eating green salads with milk between meals. It promotes rest periods, organized daily duties, and consulting a doctor about underweight concerns and vitamins.

Mrs. Newman Rites Sunday

Mrs. Mary Newman aged 78 died at the Murray City home of her daughter Mrs. Charles Strum. Survivors include daughters Mrs. Strum and Mrs. George Smathers of Buchtel and Mrs. Myrtle Stephenson of Buffalo, O., sons Sam Newman of Nelsonville Frank Newman and Zennie Newman of Zanesville, with funeral Sunday at 10 30 from the Murray City M E Church and burial at Greenlawn.

Nelsonville Mary Newman Charles Strum Murray City Edward Newman Strum George Smathers Buchtel Sam Newman Frank Newman Guy Stalder Byesville Myrtle Stephenson Buffalo Zennie Newman Zanesville M. E Greenlawn

Masonic Officers To Meet in Nelsonville

Nelsonville gathering of the Officers Association of the 17th Masonic District set for Thursday September 1 at the Masonic Temple. Lodges from across the district expected to be represented and all lodge officers and members are welcome.

Nelsonville Officers’ Association of the Masonic District Masonic Temple

Snake battles thrill Rod and Gun club picnic

At Marysville California a Rod and Gun club picnic features staged battles between rattlesnakes and king snakes. The king snake, natural enemy of the rattlesnake, wraps around and squeezes the rattler to death as a high spot of the event.

Marysville Cal Rod and Gun Club

Relief Food Distribution Planned at Buchtel

Mayor Max Krottche announced a shipment of surplus commodities at Buchtel town hall. The items will be distributed Saturday to old age pensioners and eligible relief clients in the village.

Buchtel Max Krotche

Police Cake Baker of Dallas Says Highland Park Police Chief Known for Pound Cake

Capt Millard Gardner of the Highland Park police department in Dallas is an expert cake mixer and baker. He often treats fellow officers to slices of his pound cake, gaining fame among his colleagues.

Dallas Tex Millard Gardner Highland Park

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