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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1963
Page
2
Nelsonville Rotary members call for change and smoother planning after the 1963 Parade of the Hills. committees should gather ideas, improve publicity, and preserve artifacts. Residents enjoyed the event, but issues like a broken fountain and litter show the need for cooperation ahead of Labor Day and school.
Chauncey area residents hosted and visited multiple friends and relatives including Myrtle Tippie Georgia Morrison and Jessie Johnson with Don Rouse family Beach City and Don Rodgers family in several trips. Notable events include a Chauncey-Dover Band concert at the Ohio State Fair and visits by the Earich Kempton families to Bass Lake and Columbus.
Admission notes from Mount St. Mary Hospital list numerous patients by name and hometown including Wilbur Midkiff Nelsonville Route 2 Mona Dickerson Nelsonville Sylvia McMaster Haydenville Isabel McCauley Falmouth Va Grace Carr Chauncey Sherman Dailey Nelsonville Route 1 David Meadows Corning Maxine Smith Lancaster Bernard Wagner Buchtel Patricia Talbot Nelsonville William Hardy Nelsonville Route 1 Chester Pittgers New Straitsville Route 1 Jack Malone and daughter Nelsonville Jack Taylor Buchtel Elmer Ward Logan Eleanor Fox Shawnee Minnie Ji den McArthur Baby William Pantin Athens Fred Van Sickle Nelsonville Garnet Colvin Shawnee Charles Pettit Gloucester Beatrice Stephenson Murray City Mary Bungard Carbon Hill Marie Mills Nelsonville Norma Hogue Glouster.
The I Yok Ee Hi Group of Camp Fire Girls in Nelsonville will gather at the First Christian Church at 11 45 a m Wednesday for a hike and cook out. Each member should bring an uncooked hamburger patty and a raw potato for cooking tests.
In Nelsonville the Homemaker Class of the Nazarene Church met at the Mormans home. Officers elected include Roger Morman president Alice Smith vice president Janice McKnight secretary and Marjorie Moore treasurer. Prizes were awarded to several members and a pot luck lunch followed.
Murray City Post 420 American Legion will install officers at 8 p.m. Friday in the Legion Home. The public ceremony will be followed by a free fish dinner. Dancing at 9:30 p.m. for adults only with Ray Cline and his orchestra providing music.
Nelsonville Troop 66 meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Pythian Building. Members are asked to wear uniforms.
York Local schools reopen with spotless interiors after summer cleaning by custodians William Newman Joe Schenz and William Hewitt. The 100000 square feet building houses 34 classrooms offices a gym and a multipurpose room while 36 acres of grounds plus three at the football field await care and lights.
At Nelsonville city pool Byron Andrews and Tommy McMannis logged long hours teaching classes and lifesaving. McMannis a Red Cross volunteer. 115 beginners 72 intermediate 42 swimmers 22 advanced 22 junior senior lifesaving trainees. 45 boys and girls competed in swimming against area groups. Mothers auxiliary Troop 69 will not meet this week. joint session with the Troop Committee at 7 p.m. Sept. 4.
Weekend visitors join Mrs. Clara Neal Doanville and Laura Stephenson of Lancaster. Mr. Floyd DeWees, Columbus, is Neal’s son. Claiburn Shelton from Logan visits Joanna Evans and her child. Parade of the Hills guests at the Stage home include Harold Robinson Robert Lermer and son Ronnie from Toledo, with Harvey Cullum also from Toledo. Carol Hewitt of Nelsonville visits Columbus nurse and Piketon Lane Bowling Center staff. Francis Huffman improves after surgery. Edith Huffman to stay in Doctor's Hospital. Charles Hayden and family visit Ethel Riley and Kathleen Breeze. Hayden moves to Grand Rapids for a teaching position. Hayden to pursue doctorate at Ohio State in October. Nelsonville-Connett Church homecoming and basket dinner planned with song, music, and speakers.
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