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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1947
Page
6
Nelsonville incident led to Mr Black Burn being moved from 236 Jefferson St to Mercy Hospital Columbus for observation and treatment. Mrs Blackburn and Mr and Mrs Raymond Powell accompanied him to the hospital.
NELSONVILLE Mrs Dave Burnelli who suffered a paralytic stroke at the Monroe Street home Sunday night is reported slightly improved tonight. The medical update follows the incident which occurred in the family residence.
Earnest Evans of Sand Run pleaded innocent to breaking and entering in the Nelsonville court. He was bound over to the grand jury under a $1,000 bond and jailed in Athens County. Evans was charged in connection with the July 5 burglary of the Jack Ashton Cafe on Fulton Street. William Matheny, who pleaded guilty to the same offense and escaped custody, remains at large.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Powell and eight other couples traveled from York to Cedar Point for the Elks state convention. A local Elks quartet, after taking first in the district, placed seventh in the state finals.
Nelsonville mayor Oral Daugherty will resume duties in mayor's court on September 1 ending a several week leave. He traveled through the New England states and Canada and visited Stella Niagara New York related to Mount St Marys Hospital. Council president Charles Shafer has presided in mayor's court in his absence.
Nelsonville York Grange No 2436 schedules a regular meeting at the Grange Hall Friday evening September 5. A potluck supper will be served and members are asked to bring their favorite covered dish.
Kenneth Hawkins of Ohio University spoke to the Rotary Club about the Po Valley in northern Italy. He said the area yields crops on par with the United States, noting intensive industrial development and wartime resilience, with modern cities north of the Po River.
Mrs C H Bartlett formerly of Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus was moved to her sister Mrs H J Nolte in Lancaster. She is recovering satisfactorily from a recent operation.
Nelsonville residents note social happenings as Mrs. Charles Parks hosts a Tuesday afternoon party for David Parks for his fourth birthday. Attendees include Sue Powell Sharon Betts Vicki Watkins Bill Wright Barbara Brooks Quigley Siddle Jerry Stalder Martha Weller. Also listed are visitors arriving for a funeral in Athens and relatives visiting from Cleveland Walbridge and Miamisburg among others.
Nelsonville Glouster Merchants were to play Dr Walker's Old Timers on Buchtel field at 5 p.m. today. Glouster Legion will meet Buchtel Colts Sunday at 2 30 p.m. on the Buchtel grounds.
Kenneth Snyder and Betty Snackenberg relocate from E Colum bus St to a newly furnished home at 128 Fayette Street. A note states approximately one third of the earth's surface is land with the remainder water.
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